Perhaps he appeared to be comforting me, but he was only trying to muffle my noise, which couldn’t be muffled. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He ate slowly, watching the tiny yellow light that belonged to the Virgin and listening for far-off noises from the rest of the house. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nodded her head in the direction of the noise. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slurped from the cup and made that ahh noise after she swallowed. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The walls, ceiling, and floor were all padded with thick white cloth, muffling even the faint noises from the hallway. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Just as I was taking the shears down from the wall, a noise came from outside the window. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Then I hear a yelp, a loud yelp, then a snarl and a growl, and suddenly the air is filled with yelps, and it’s the worst kind of noise you can think of. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, a tremendous thumping noise came from outside the cave entrance and a voice like thunder shouted, ‘Runt! Is you there, Runt? I is hearing you jabbeling! Who is you jabbeling to, Runt?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There we sat, draped like tired bridesmaids with our yards of white veil, numbed by the airplane’s horrible noise, skimming above the treetops. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both Emma and Charles found that London’s whirl of noise, dirt, crowds, and foggy, smoggy air was getting to be too much for them. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Very slowly and very carefully, Harry got to his feet and set off again as fast as he could without making too much noise, hurrying through the darkness back toward Hogwarts. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But his noises mixed in with all the rest of the noises, so it didn’t matter. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Jefferson was “a shadow man,” Adams now believed, a man whose character was “like the great rivers, whose bottoms we cannot see and make no noise.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

But the noise continued all around: the cries of the wounded men, the cries begging for water and for Mother and for death. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was making a horrible noise, a yowling, screeching scream. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Nothing then but noise and the plunging, thumping, swinging of the powerboat on the wild water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Beatrice heard a noise and looked over her shoulder. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

It was basically a closet full of cat, dog, hamster, and fish food, leashes, flea powders, and a few toys like bones and rubber fire hydrants that make squeaky noises. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Slowly, so that it doesn't make much noise, I zip the bag shut and hold it against my legs. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

If I hadn’t given myself the willies over the prairie’s nighttime noises, I might have noticed it sooner. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She felt the darkness clamping down on them, and heard a noise like the ocean in her ears. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Cat was shouting orders, but the noise had deafened them all. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Henry stood patiently, gazing down at the floor; gradually his eyes began to wander, and after about five minutes he made an exasperated noise and looked up. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Taryn made an odd, high keening noise and slapped her palms over her mouth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

After she had taken a few more steps she again heard a noise. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

"Take the children. Fill her halls with noise and shouts and laughter. That boy of hers needs other children about him, and Lysa should not be alone in her grief." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then the walkways started to heave up and down, making terrible splintering noises. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I searched over his shoulder for the source of the noises. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

There was a blaze in the air obliterating his sight, hot breath of death, huge noise. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teachers chatted and didn’t care about the noise level for a change. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She drove us to a white bungalow, three stories high, an oasis of calm in the midst of all the noise and bustle. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He gave a coughing or husky noise in his chest, like a young lion making its roar. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked back to Strawberry and began malting the hissing noises that grooms make. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

My hand was halfway to her shoulder when that scrit-scrat noise started up again, deep inside her. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Why, I thought everyone had. When you’re playing in your room and making a great amount of noise, what do they tell you to stop?” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the top of them something fell from her hand making hardly any noise on the soft pile carpet. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

There was no noise except for the whoosh of my breathing and the rushing of my own heartbeat. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, right,” Sahil said, his mood dampening noticeably as we made our way through the crowd and the noise. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The helicopter ripped by overhead and the noise it made sucked up all the air around it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Piper wasn’t sure what he meant, but the background noise of the river was invading her mind again—reminding her how hot and thirsty she felt, how pleasant a nice swim would be. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It was a sickening sensation to feel the decks breaking up under one’s feet, the great beams bending and then snapping with a noise like heavy gun-fire,” he wrote later in his diary. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Books and loud noises, flowers and electric shocks—already in the infant mind these couples were compromisingly linked; and after two hundred repetitions of the same or a similar lesson would be wedded indissolubly. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

His jokes and loud noises hid any such fears well. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

A few times he makes a revelatory noise, a “hmm!” or an “ah!” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

In the darkness of the room, the only noise was the rustle of the children shifting, staring. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

They just freeze until the noise subsides—what else are you going to do when your audience acts boorish?—then pick back up with the dialogue. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

During the loud, furious parts, Spurge blinked and looked offended by all the noise. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

They met in the middle, breast to breast, with a noise of shipwreck and great bells tolling, and both, bouncing off, fell breathless on their backs. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The name of our school is Bovet Community School,” shouted the principal, trying his best to raise his voice above the storm of noise. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex strides out after them, waving into the white glow of the spotlight, shouting a jumble of languages into the noise. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Soon there were only shadows and the noises of the sheep chewing their cuds, and occasionally the rattle of a cow-chain up overhead. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

At the last word there was a peculiar grinding noise from above. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The café did not make this same noise at any other time, no matter how crowded it was. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

As they stood straining their ears, they heard a noise like a wind coming in the distance. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Every Christmas since Ben could remember Bull had clambered out on the roof of mobile homes, quonset huts, Capehart houses to make Santa Claus laughs and reindeer noises. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no noise at all except for the quiet hum of the engines, rising up from the bottom of the ship. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t work, because players learn to tune out white noise. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Caleb bayed and Ma Charles told him to hush but Caleb kept making his noise and the chickens squawked on and on. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

When Hooper began to run through one of the clearings, he ran, too, though they made so much noise that the deer must by now have gone far off. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, as the low sun reached long yellow fingers through the tall grass, he had stopped beside a meadow to listen to just such a noise. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

A terrible sense of fear filled her, and she heard a noise, a hideous crunching noise, accompanied by blinding pain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The girl tries to crawl inside my jacket as the noise from the bedroom reaches us from inside. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It comes out and the noise and chaos suddenly stop. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

He hummed “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” as he worked, and jumped at small noises. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

And I began to hear noises—not birds or animals this time, not anything I could identify at first. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She clung to the baby and watched fearfully for the launch, moving her weight unconsciously from one foot to the other, shivering, breathing quickly, making a little moaning noise in her throat. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

There had been a time during her dying when the noise and the smell of her had made anger rise in Kate so that she considered killing her quickly to get it over. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They all met in Dicey’s room over the kitchen, so that any noise they made wouldn’t waken their grandmother. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Like everyone,” Karen says, but there’s so much noise from the audience. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Emily heard a tinkling noise she couldn’t put her finger on until James jumped back onto the porch and held out his reindeer antlers. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The noises grew as the guards clambered down the stairs, loud Fjerdan reverberating off the walls. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I could see Nathan was very tired: the heat and the noise, the bustle of the city, had taken their toll. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got distracted by the noise of the crowd as I felt their desire for me to win. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

By the time the noise of the river had faded to a dull roar behind them, it felt like a plank of oak under her arm. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

There was more noise above them: People running and shouting. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Only swirls of noise, wailing, shouts, and commands. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

A new favorite was being discovered; there was a wall of noise around us. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just beyond the harbor, striped bass are feeding on baitfish in the shallows, making a noise my dad used to call “fish grenades.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The massive wheels tore deep trenches into the hard soil, the engine screamed, and my world contracted to noise and the stark, blinding headlight. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The noise rose sharply, echoing, bouncing off the high ceiling and the walls. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Something within their territory has frightened them—the intrusion of an enemy, the assault of a dominant animal, a startling noise—and set off a flight reaction. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The experience did make me a little more confident of my ability to defend myself, though, and the natural night noises disturbed me less. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He had felt wind in his shelter, felt the rain that came with wind and had heard thunder many times in the past forty-seven days but not this, not this noise. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the kitchen behind us came the homey noises of the crockery being put away. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Making as much noise as possible, I open the lid and dump my “garbage” in. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Several other guards were harassing the tourists, making animal noises and trying to steal their shoes. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Frank was struggling, making whimpering noises as the other guy tried to pin him to the back of the booth. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“The plane bounced,” Theodore Van Kirk remembered, “it jumped and there was a noise like a piece of sheet metal snapping.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sleep despite noise, despite cold, despite hunger, as though desperate to stay removed from the waking world for as long as possible. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But the warm air and the highway noise and the Brown Bomber’s seat and the way Joey was breathing all pushed me back to sleep. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

No running water, no flushing toilet, no walking around, no noise whatsoever. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It was groans and rough breathing mixed up with the same noise that the chain on the dog outside had made. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Now we are going to have a new noise, Eleanor thought, listening to the inside of her head; it is changing. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting there, holding Amanda’s picture, I heard a snuffling noise behind me and swung around. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while when I’m walking down the street I think I hear it, just a quick sniffle noise, like an “oh!” and I turn around and no one’s there. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We can’t make a lot of noise, either, because Henry says that scares off the fish. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He stepped out to close the shop door, which didn’t totally silence the noise but did make it bearable. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

A woman five blocks away called the police to complain about the noise and couldn’t get anyone. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without the disruptions of ships and noise, the river is a mirror. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she makes a noise deep in her throat and bolts up. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air was cleaner in the drawing room, and there was much less noise. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You would steal...” the king continued, his words strangled noises. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I heard a noise behind us and started for the nearest door. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The other room was loud and merry with the music of the fiddle and the noise of the dancing. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rustling sounds alerted Booth, who rushed to the site of the noise. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the noise and chaos Drake brings into my life, there’s no way his room—which I’m never allowed into—is in any kind of order. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

The noise swelled to a steady rumbling roar, a great heady stew of sound. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Park noise was her clock: It was late afternoon. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The edge of the town was deserted, but as he made his way toward the river, the noise of shouting, of screams, and of the crackle of rifle fire got louder. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then, all at once, I became aware of an overwhelming roaring, rushing noise. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

J.T. was still carrying on but he was slowing down and the growling noise was like him halfway crying at the same time he was talking. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Sam could kill people, so could I. I decided I would go for his throat if I could, so he wouldn’t make any noise. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wheels made too much noise for them to speak. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“He aims to charge you with meditated criminal assault. Here, you, make that gal shut up that noise.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the visitors shoot a free throw on most every court in the country, the fans make a lot of noise, screaming and stomping their feet. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Now, on the way to Cochin, it rattled and made fallingoff noises. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a violet, and it chinkled and sang as he held it, making a noise similar to that produced by wetting a finger and rubbing it, gently, around a wineglass. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I kept thinking of the noise I had heard when Jenkins got it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

That has to be one of the most irritating noises I’ve ever heard. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

For the moment he had shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

We drift off to sleep curled around each other, neither of us talking, just letting the world make some noise for us for a while because all the other words don’t matter right now. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sefia unhooked her pack as quietly as she could, but at the slight noise the boy opened his eyes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Matt listened, trying to decide what animal made such a noise, and then it came to him: Chacho was snoring. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She presses her whole weight on it, and the antenna makes a faint grating noise above the roof as it telescopes upward. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I realized she was crying without making any noise. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There was hardly any traffic compared to the days before, and there weren’t many people on the streets, but there was plenty of noise coming from the apartment buildings. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

But this appalling noise, these groans and screams penetrate, they penetrate everywhere. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Phoebe imagined that every noise was the lunatic sneaking in or the message-leaver creeping up to drop off an-other anonymous note. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Grinding engine noises from passing trucks only partly drowned out the mournful bellowing of some doomed cattle just a few yards down the road. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The noise was partly because the tractor was still in the barn. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

High John let go of me and made a disgusted noise in his throat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I turn on the screen, hoping to distract myself from the noise. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We're about to leave when all of Tiny's snotting finally catches up with him, and he begins to make these hideous noises that sound like snoring, except more sinister, and also more wet. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

The class made a bunch of noise at this big number—“Ooh,” and “Wow! ” and stuff like that—and Nick lost his concentration. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Max was on his feet, trying to say something; there was too much noise and Bigger could not tell what it was. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The noise of my voice drifts down the long table. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

So quickly that he made a lot of noise. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The planet noises are so loud I can’t hear, so I slide closer, hoping my gray jumpsuit camouflages me enough that they won’t pay any attention to me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They also shut out the rattling noise that filled my head with warnings and admonitions—all in the voice of a guidance counselor—about where I was headed. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

His father’s Roman and Greek personalities screamed back and forth in Frank’s mind with the usual soundtrack of battle noises—explosions, assault rifles, roaring jet engines—all throbbing like a subwoofer behind Frank’s eyes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Amid the heckling and the jarring noise of passing trains, I tried to listen to what Arthur Ashe was saying through a megaphone. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the moment he entered it, the wood seemed full of noises. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry made an indistinct noise in the back of his throat, which might have meant anything. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I could hear the bullets make splashing noises in the water. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we walked on, the giant noise inside my ears subsided. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

With all the noise, it took me a while to go back to sleep. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She wondered irritably what was making the noise, and why it was bothering her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Before Rachel could answer, there was a creaking noise in front of us, like huge doors opening. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Here Pita, have a piggy. It’s delicious,” Cecilia said, picking up the front end of a piggy and waving it in front of the girls while she made cute little snorting noises. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Alex wasn’t sure what caught his attention first, the odd crackling noise or the funny sound Kevin made or even the silence that followed. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then a small rustling noise behind Harry made him turn: Petunia, hiding behind a tree, had lost her footing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Olive could not hear over the noise of the engine. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We followed a narrow corridor to the service stairwell, just like we’d practiced, but we froze when we heard noises above us. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Helena comes in to return the rinsed-out bucket, and Max bends down automatically, letting her ruffle his long hair and then scratch all through his beard and he makes noises like a well-petted dog. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Party noises hung in the air: loud music, the raised voices and high laughter of boys and girls, all of them looser and freer than they would be the next day. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But then the noise came again—a harsh, piercing cry from behind him out of the desert. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I begged my parents, “Leave those two at home! They do nothing but make noise and try to take the gifts I’ve received.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The scattered noises of gossip and hip-hop rhymes battle it out against the melody Mrs. Waltons playing on the piano. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Coraline made a noise, a sound of revulsion and horror, and, as if it had heard her and awakened, the thing began to sit up. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

It was precisely because the level of noise was so uniform that we slept like babies. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The one that jumps all around and makes all that noise. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

There was a soft, crackling noise, and a shivering light filled the compartment. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

As the noise of the crowd fell away behind them, the world in the shell had grown quiet and calm. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There were small noises of comprehension around the table. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. Neck enjoys the noise, until one kid challenges him directly. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

But despite the intentions of the marchers, I could hardly believe the chaos, confusion, noise, and violence. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The palm fronds above me rattled in the breeze, and there were other noises from the underbrush. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some concert venues objected so much to this signature song being included in Holiday’s set that white staff would deliberately create noise with the cash tills or bottle crates while she was singing it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

All that nothing was makin’ a big noise. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

No one had noticed: the noise of the wind and the engines and the pounding hail covered the man’s cry, and in the darkness his body couldn’t be seen. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But I insisted, and so the thumping twangy bass noise resumed, and over it, a light baritone chanting in Caribbean patois to the rhythms of a nursery rhyme, or a playground skipping-rope jingle. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She waited until it seemed the noise had reached its peak and was on the way down. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Then Mom is there, wrapping me up in her arms and making calming noises. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She thinks I want to mask the noise. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

At times the zebra made noises about the predator just behind it, but mostly it lay in hopeless and sullen silence. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though the Crepuscule was armed with but sixteen guns, the noise of their detonation was great, and as we labored to stand in the darkness, cannon blasts quaked the whole ship from strake to stringer. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Rei leans in to us, raising her voice over the growing noise. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“But if you make so much noise again the cat is sure to hear. If he hasn’t heard already.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was a ceaseless noise in the air. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

We have tried wireless, but the noise is such an irritant, and we prefer to store up our excitement; the result of a cricket match played many days ago means much to us. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I walk out around back, a wall of heat and cicada noise hitting me, and sit down beside him, grass crunchy and wet beneath my hands and soaking right into my jeans. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

There was a soft splashing noise to his left and he saw that the merpeople had broken the surface to listen too. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The pain shot up my arm, making my elbow and shoulder tingle, but I put it right on his chin, and through all the noise, I could still hear his teeth click. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

They do not seem to speak any language other than barking, howling, and some strange guttural noises they use among themselves. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He gave her a thermos of water and big earphones to protect her ears from the engine noise. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell Annabeth, but all I could make were rodent noises. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And you?' said Uncle Vernon viciously to Harry. “I’ll be in my room, making no noise and pretending I’m not there,” said Harry dully. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Even the radiator, which had been making all these loud banging noises in the performance space until then, suddenly fell silent. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he wanted not to see, not to hear everything around him—noise, colors, movement. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

In his nervousness he accidentally pressed the shutter on his camera; the whirring noise of the advancing film excited the monkeys, and the one with the stick began to beat Bobby more intently. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The lyrics retain images of early American life: the one-room schoolhouse, the rural environment, no industrial noise and automobiles, and the prevalence of animals. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

We both watched it move toward the opening over the hay pile, the steady noise of glass over and over and over soft barn wood, a hollow sort of noise. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

There was silence in the hall then, a silence broken by a strange heaving noise. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He removes it with some difficulty, and it opens with a popping noise. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Outside, the afternoon was a riot of noise, movement, and color, smeared to shades of red and gray. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He experienced them, the others, incorporated the babble of their thoughts, heard in his own brain the noise of their many individual existences. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He started to struggle up the ridge towards the tower: but suddenly a light came in the sky, and there was a noise of thunder. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Why, it's only the same noise you heard this morning." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Familiar noises wake me to the worst day of my life. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

A slight noise at his back caused Matthias to wheel about with the dagger upraised. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I asked him if he wanted me to make some more noise. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a lovely mine,” apologized the Humbug, who was always intimidated by loud noises. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Diego was quiet for a moment, but the empty space was filled by the chaotic noise from other tables. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Mark squinted, hand shielding the glare, as he searched the sky for the source of the noise. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The twin jumped out into the center of the train car and made noise. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“Simmon. I’m sorry. I’m just... try to make a little noise around me. I startle easily.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They call it a “modified noise abatement takeoff,” and it was specifically implemented to spare Newport Beach millionaires from having to deal with airport noise. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The noises and sights come as if we’re in rehearsal again, everyone tuning their instruments and no one in sync. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly, crash! something was upset; he heard people moving about quickly, and there was another crash and then a noise like hitting a mule, only not so bony; then Linda screamed. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have much of a routine be­yond eating, drinking and sleeping, but there were times when he stirred from his lethargy and rambled about his territory, making noises and being cranky. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Josiah came out of the shed to see what all the noise was about; he scolded them for throwing rocks at the old horse, but he had a hard time to keep from smiling. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dennis and Lily have party horns, and they blow them and make as much noise as they can. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Sleet drummed slantwise at the great rigid envelope of the craft, making a noise that almost drowned the clatter and howl of the straining engines, and obscuring the view of the ground. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I had already forgot­ten about the funny noise. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the end he don’t wake up, or anyhow he don’t come out to the shed to see what’s making all the noise falling down and squeaking the doors. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It exploded almost without noise: a soft red flash. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They make this noise when they’re playing. It’s not exactly panting. More like a puffing sound, sort of. But they think it could be dog laughter.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A small noise inside so great a stillness, but it was enough. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was a long silence broken only by the violent sipping noises that Mrs. Reilly made on the rim of her glass. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The noise of horses and carriage wheels reached us from below, signifying the end of the celebration. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

By now there's a lot of noise and kids are shouting stuff like, "Forget it, Mrs. Donelli, his brain is in his tail!" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The noises grew louder and more distinct, the clack of wood on wood, and as they grew closer they heard heavy breathing as well, and now and then a grunt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We pushed our Formica cupboard up to the door and pressed against it with our bodies as the noise got closer and closer, until it was surrounding us, engulfing our home. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

We sat in the beating rain noise for a few minutes, then it abruptly stopped, like some annoying litde kid had stopped banging on a pan. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he went round to the only window, he could hear, after a second or two, the familiar noise of the old fisherman's squeaky snore. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

All of the noise and pointing toward the ocean tells me there is something to see, so I sprint back, running where the water meets the sand. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

From ahead came noises: the sound of many rats talking, a sound of hurrying and thumping and of machinery running. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Frank had come back from the war with a very stiff leg and a great dislike of crowds and loud noises, and had been working for the Riddles ever since. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The janitor must have turned off the furnace, because there was no noise. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Much nicer sounds to start the day with than the jail noises—sliding bolts, squeaking keys, rattling locks. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

My voice got lost in the noises of the crowd. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She heard a noise outside the door, then suddenly a mob of men and women came storming into the school building. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I searched the indigo sky for the noise’s source. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I heard some noise inside, and maybe even some creepy music, but I was brave and just stood there. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And you,” added Sir Palomides generously, “can be the back end, and do hounds. The noise is plainly stated to come from the belly.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama was making funny cooing noises, and finally, the baby quieted down. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if they normally work on a Sunday afternoon or if the noise was laid on specially for us. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

There was a swishing noise, and the thud of an axe. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But before either of them could look inside, there was a tremendous rumbling noise, and the entire hold began to shake so hard that George almost fell. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

For the rest it was just a noise, a quack-quack- quacking. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Behind that longed-for sound was another noise — an awful tumult that my mind shied away from. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

For just as Mablung stepped towards the fallen body, there was a new noise. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Hermione began hotly, but her next few words were drowned out by the sudden whooshing noise from overhead, which announced the arrival of the post owls. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She jumped from the bed, slamming into the wall so hard that her shoulder made an ugly cracking noise. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I set out for the little boat as fast as I could, not caring how much noise I made. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The noise shook the air like thunder, and the people were no more. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

From somewhere behind them, up at Ida Nee’s house, there came a loud screeching noise, which was followed by a bang and then a thump. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Now it made a noise in its throat like the crunching of bones or the sudden fracture of ice underfoot. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a sudden slithering noise along the roof of the shed, and then a thud. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The morning was quiet except for the noise of the little birds flying from bush to bush and the cries of the gulls who did not like these strangers. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He changed his tactics and went to sleep early, hoping that by that hour he might be sleeping lightly enough to wake at any noise. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Lorena puts a pillow over her face to control herself and muffle the noise, but it’s no use. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I comb through them again, staring at my sisters' faces, missing the sound of their laughter and the noise of their company. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

We go back and forth for a little while, and then I set off down the hallway, toward the noise and the people. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Hooper made a derisive noise in the back of his throat. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

When she heard a noise at the door, she instinctively slid the envelope into her pocket. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Rustling noises pulled me from my daze as the other fetterlings approached me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It made a noise like a tub of Vaseline falling into the toilet. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Then he showed me green, so I kicked and made a noise, but my mouth can’t make the G sound. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I’m up to the part where Charlie realizes that the mouse’s fate may be his own when I hear a loud rumbling noise outside. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What in the Sam Hill is that noise?” she said. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The second mouth emitted a different noise, a high-pitched squeal that made Anya’s toes curl. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Sounder was making an awful noise, a half-strangled mixture of growl and bark. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malcolm saw it all clearly in the cold glare through the canopy, and he could hear the engine noise too. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Like I did when I followed him into his room and he let me draw while he did his homework as long as I didn’t talk or hum or make weird mouth noises. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

You need the noise of your friends, in space. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard Fjerdan being spoken, then scraping noises and a thunk. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Mrs Helena Kingshaw sat down abruptly on the kitchen chair, a little moaning noise came from her lips. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“One voice. The one you’re listening for. Let everything else become background noise.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The State called Dr. Seger, who persuaded the jury that there was nothing mentally wrong with George, even as he continuously spit in a cup and made loud clucking noises throughout the trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She was still getting used to the Seattle noises and the crowds of people. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

All night I lie awake with my body tensed, ready to leap up at the slight- est noise. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He makes a noise, which I can only describe as some form of a grunt. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Its master spoke to it gently, and then harshly, and then angrily; but it would neither come nor cease to make a noise. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He blew into it, his red cheeks filling it with breath and spittle, creating screeching noises, nothing approximating music. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“She knew that I wanted to move away from harsh lights, and loud noises, and pressure, and smells.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mr. McEacheron, the P.E. coach, walked up and down the hall, trying to keep us from making too much noise. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

There was noise in the background, though I couldn’t make it out exactly, so he must’ve been in a room with other convicts. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She heard a noise, something scraping on rock, and turned to see what it was. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I mean to say something sharp, or nonchalant, but the only sound that escapes me is an assenting noise, squeezed tight by my swollen throat. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

This time, Winnie was careful not to make a noise when she climbed into the rowboat. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, New York only seemed to exhale—horns, voices, machines, tires, sirens, helicopters, music, protests, advertisements—all pushing out the air, all selling noise. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

From somewhere up ahead the young mouse could hear the sound of dripping water; the musical echoing plops made an eerie noise in the sinister stillness of the passage. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

We burst through the tall front doors of Snowberger’s into too much noise and too many people coming and going, all talking at once. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But then there was a noise—a whimpering howl. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you hear that? What was that noise in the cellar?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Ralph could hear a tiny chattering noise coming from somewhere perhaps from his own mouth. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She twists together metal pieces with holes for noise to come out, assembling three instruments. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

But almost as quickly as it had begun the noise stopped and the dark cloud moved away. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the contrary, as if there were no obstacle and with a peculiar noise, he now drove Gregor forwards. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fire in the cookstove flickered and wavered, making noises like the opening of a crumpled paper. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The trumpet call had let loose an enormous volume of noise. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The almanac had a strange, soapy smell and made a cracking noise like fire as she turned the pages. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

In the darkness of early morning there were noises by a rock a little way down the side of the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She didn’t edge away nervously, though, or look around for an excuse to leave me standing there making weird noises to myself. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The yard below was crowded with refugees and chaotic with their noises, but beyond the walls the rivers flowed clean and pure and endless. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The next day I watched, along with many others, as his father's helicopter circled the air above Fullbrook again, hovering with its deafening noise and menace, and descended slowly to the football field. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

From somewhere in the fog came a deep thrumming noise, like the idling engine of a large construction vehicle. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He started up with that laugh, a noise that made Mark think of a dog fighting over a piece of meat. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“What is that awful noise? It sounds as if someone’s being sacrificed.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, less than a century ago, the radio waves leaving the Earth would become stronger, louder, less like noise and more like signals. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We saw it fall, but the noise of the crowd was too great for us to hear the familiar twang of steel hitting rock and mountain earth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t used to seeing me make noise. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I kept hearing a noise but couldn’t make out what it was. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Retrieval Squad roared military-type affirmatives, coaxing as many metallic noises from their weapons as possible. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

A sickening noise ran down the long line of barns. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie lets out a noise like he just got the air punched out of him. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

The noise inside the synagogue ceased so abruptly that I felt its absence as one would a sudden lack of air. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Jesper had expected some thunderous noise, but except for a few creaks and clanks, the machinery was silent. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He laid his hand on them and instantly they swung apart, opening inward, turning on their hinges without the least noise. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, a lizard could make as much noise as an elephant. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We did not have fancy playthings that make noise when you push a button. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a noise reached him through the unformed nothingness that surrounded him: the small soft thumpings of something that flapped, flailed, and struggled. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When they regained consciousness they heard a great deal of noise and saw the forest blazing round them and much of it devastated. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A “loud, unnatural noise,” in Dr. Leale’s description, barks up from Lincoln’s lungs. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

When she arrived at the hospital, people rushed to the windows to see what all the noise was. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scene: A faint rustling noise behind the stove. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The quiet morning air explodes with noise as hundreds of hooves pound into the narrow dirt road. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He made a noise like a bull being slaughtered and I cried, too. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Then, so Chester couldn’t misunderstand, he made a chirping noise himself. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boats and oversize yachts crashed into each other with noises that sounded like cannons and gunfire. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

There was a scuffling noise out in the hall. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they got closer to the desert, the station faded into crackling noise and Joaquin eventually turned it off. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They did not talk but we could not have heard them because of the noise from the river. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Blood and noise would only serve to call the dragons.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

So the noise poured forth like a jazzed-up fugue, louder and louder to cover the whisper in every man’s soul. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there were a bunch of kids just running around, happy to be in a place where there were no cars or noise except for their own laughter. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Papi must be sleeping in because he worked overtime last night, and I know he wants to avoid all that noise. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Bloodbeard, from the Company of the Cat, made enough noise for him and a dozen more. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The creature—creatures, now—resumed drinking, with heavy lapping noises. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I cautiously walked into the alley, alert for anything unusual, but there was no sound of drums or gongs or noise at all. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pretended to be fine when anyone who looked at me could see the bags under my eyes and the way I jumped like a nervous cat at sudden noises. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He made train noises and diesel horn noises but he wasnt sure what these might mean to the boy. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She took her little brother by the hand and left exactly as she had arrived, without making noise or promises. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guards were making noise behind him, and I could tell he was upset that he couldn't get his words out right, but I didn't want to interrupt him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And after three days, the noise and bustle of Paris become too much for him; it’s time to leave. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She struts up and down the stage, her heels making a distinct thwacking noise with each step. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When he listened at the front there was no noise. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

She hears noises in the background, people speaking. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The noise seemed to be coming from the direction of the barn. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Even the pretty Jade orbs on the top floor seemed less grand the second time through, and Pong was ready to get away from all the light and the noise. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The noise in the street rose in a flood of strange joy. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody made a terrific noise, shouting and yelling and stamping, cheering Grandma. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I thought I heard noises in the distance—the sound of the tractor running, the sound of hammering—but I could not be sure. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It continued, and oddly, the noise played tricks, seeming to be close one second and far the next. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

As I crossed Fourth Street, the noise from the market splashed over me like a wave. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were enjoying the morning breeze when they heard an odd noise. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

How could anything so small make that much noise? Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

My ears hurt from the endless noise of traffic. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

‘Of course. This is merrymaking not business. Come and go as you like, as long as you don’t make a noise.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I follow the whimpering noises and the laughter. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Billy made a noise like a small, rusty hinge. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truck made a good deal of noise, and although the injured party was always eager to talk, he had to significantly raise his voice to be heard. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But as I walked past Becca’s bedroom, I heard some muffled noises—specifically, moanish noises—and so I paused outside her door, which was open just a crack. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

But “dead,” mingling with the churning and bubbling noises in this room, strikes a blow like a hammer to my chest, and the monster of grief awakens, clawing at my eyes and throat. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So much for going back to sleep,” Mom yells over Teddy’s noise. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the time the milking began in earnest, the cow made no more noise and displayed no more interest in them. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I wanted to look away, but her gaze held me until Edward broke off mid-sentence and made an angry noise under his breath. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then, just as Toby was finishing his ceremony, there was a huge shuddering thumping noise that seemed to come from everywhere at once. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wash my hands over and over again, trying to force the noise out of my head. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He lived his life quietly, calmly, and that made me feel safe and secure, as though he were the breakwall that held back Maxwell Street’s noise and chaos. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

To make some noise, Link started to move his seat up and back to whack Marty’s knees. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind continued to pick up, and I used the noise to cover my last few steps. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She dares not pull herself up for fear of the noise her knees will make on the boards. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Eh, Syaujye,” she called to me over the loud noise of the machines. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt happier, now, because there were some noises, birds mostly. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Not all buildings in the area allow dogs, because of the noise, but I couldn’t live anywhere without Ziggy.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He was wakened suddenly by a noise he had never heard before. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said the Lion, as the noise in the hall grew less uproarious. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Moss was sure he wouldn’t be heard over the noise, but he had to say something, anything—the last thing. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

At first, owing to the stream’s noise, Linda didn’t notice them. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard a noise—floodlights lit up every corner of the garden. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Voices erupted, and soon it felt like there was one big noise demon hovering over the dinner table. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Even in the noise that swelled to the cobwebbed tavern ceilings, they spoke of her in hushed, reverent tones: “Current will never steer you wrong.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

People were shouting and pointing, and the noise hurt my ears and muffled the words. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where there is no light, there is suddenly noise. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The kids had just come home from school, the TV was on, a stereo was playing—there was noise throughout the house. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Otto loved the noise, smiling and making the raspy noise I was coming to recognize as laughter. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The slap meant for her hit Shifre, who cried out in pain and was hit again for the noise. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He holds out a pile of seeds in the palm of his hand and makes a bird noise. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The noise was coming from the room with the black cumins. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He started crunching it up and the noise he made was like the crunching of lumps of ice. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the I ion had first begun singing, king ago when it w as still quite dark, he had realized that the noise w is a song. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The blood stopped flowing and the air puffed out the hole and sucked it in regularly with a little bubbling noise. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kelton’s father is out in the garage making masculine metallic noises, and Kelton seems to be everywhere at once, like a watchdog obsessively checking that everything in his world is secure. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Scraping noises; and then, like the gates of the Western Paradise, the trap door would open, lowering into the basement an almost intolerable beam of light. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood behind a lectern, his eyes darting angrily toward the slightest noise. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She stared at the barren stone floor and let out a soft screechy noise. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Nina wasn’t crying at all and she kept making gurgling noises, where these little spit bubbles popped out of her mouth. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

All five of them had learned to cry without making any noise. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

But even without pedestrians, the noise from sirens, honking horns, and screaming drivers was overwhelming. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

There was a huge grinding noise under our feet. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

At last, Father started snoring loudly with gasps and grunts between—when Stella teased him about it each morning, however, he’d swear that he never made a noise. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He stepped out to close the shop door, which didn’t totally silence the noise but did make it bearable. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But as the sleep cleared from his head, he realized that the noise was coming from the cot next to him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

There was a sound of undergrowth being disturbed—a click of breaking branches, a weighty pushing through low foliage—and then a kind of large, vaguely irritable snuffling noise. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Through the noise of explosions, tank fire, and shouting and screaming men, Scruggs thought he heard someone yelling his name. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It took several minutes for their eyes to become accustomed to the dim light, and during that time strange scratching, scraping, tapping, scuffling noises could be heard all around them. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Any bunch of sound waves will produce some sort of noise. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

At which point someone else called, “Go, Mars!” and Bump turned and snarled, “Shut up! When the starter starts, there’s no noise!” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the maids trod in the puddles on the floor, they made a slashing noise, and from the next room there was whispering mixed with the secret noise of silk. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cows are much smaller, but they make more noise than the bulls, screaming and barking through the whole day and sometimes at night. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The audience members rise to their feet and cheer, making a noise that Withers can only describe as “breathtaking.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Though the people were quiet, there was much noise behind them. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, his voice was even, flat almost, and barely rose above the background noises of the restaurant. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

My bare feet made no noise as I crossed the porch. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to the grave and they lowered the empty coffin, you let out a noise like an animal. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The noise of the toilet seat clacking on the bowl made it sound like I was trying to skateboard or something. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

NOTE: Although percussion specializes in "noise"-type sounds, even instruments like snare drums follow the basic physics rule of "bigger instrument makes longer wavelengths and lower sounds." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

And impossible noise so that we hardly hear each other speak. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

When they turned into the narrow courtyard outside the main entrance of Bayside Press, all the city noise seemed to hush. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

My heart was jackhammering so hard I thought people from the next aisle were going to start complaining about the noise. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

And in the noise of the factory, I dream. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

No. There was a new noise out there. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And they make a yapping noise all day long.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

That can be hard to do, the experts told me, when people are so accustomed to the constant stream of pings and external noises. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

When he felt her fingers on his stomach, he made the noise again. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter how much noise I made now. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then I heard a grating noise and felt the roof shift beneath me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Down there. But be quiet. First one to make a noise has to streak back to school.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"Fair Lords,” he said, "leave your noise and your rash- ing. I shall set open this door, and then ye may do with me what it liketh you.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doña Charito dipped her brush into a jar of water and made all manner of finicky, tidying up, tapping noises on the brim, like a nursemaid spooning mouthfuls for a difficult baby. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

But in one of the rear rows, big and obvious and making noises as it rolls over the cobblestones: a baby carriage. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I keep my tongue bit down, but I make little chuffing noises as I try to keep from laughing, and he looks up and notices. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The noise was coming from the riverside, the place where Gabe had been working for weeks on the little boat. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The boys lay on her narrow bed, and tickled each other, and wrestled, and made loud howling noises. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But this was a different kind of noise altogether. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

A humming noise alerts me to the fact that the electric current has been switched on. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It is the worst noise I have ever heard. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I think the noise of their hooves was the only sound for miles around on that sultry, quiet afternoon. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chorus of hospital noises made me cringe. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Looking for a seat in a space as small as the church we go to, and with just as much noise, but none of the spirit. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Their noise was not a scandal nor their dirty faces a care. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then, Coraline realized, it was simply the noise of the water, and she was alone in the room. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“We don’t want to be in there with all that noise,” she said. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Salva could hear the noise of the rest of the group ahead of them, a few faint voices, birds calling somewhere in the trees.... A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except when I hear a noise in the stall next to me and suddenly realize that I’m not. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I lift up a chair to make as little noise as possible as I move it from the table over to the fridge. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand to comfort her and made some sort of horrid, gurgling speech noise to get her attention. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I swallowed, I heard a noise coming from below the kitchen floor, like metal scraping concrete. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Jimmy came by as soon as he heard the noise of the film and took a seat beside him. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

How could people live in all that noise? he thought. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The disemboweled one was screaming...And the noises from the crowd were no longer wholeheartedly enthusiastic. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Fifteen yards away from them came the plopping noise of fabric blown open. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then I turned the same CD on, turning it down to the point where it was background noise. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

There was a frightful confusion and an appalling noise. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I am certain—I mean, I just know—that all these different species are playing together, calling around one another’s noises. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And James said softly, “For heaven’s sake, Centipede, don’t make so much noise.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You can usually get them to give you a refund if you make enough noise.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d coolly run the eye in a circle, gazing around at the congregation of forty-odd parishioners to see where the whirring noise was coming from. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beside him, the speed and noise of the train were dizzying. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then, ahead of her, in the direction of the place where she had entered the bush, she heard a rustle, a faint scraping noise. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I spent the afternoon in the same spot, alert to every noise, every possible threat. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, his name is Kaw. Because of the noise he makes, you see. Something like that,” he added vaguely. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The sudden silence in the auditorium was even more pronounced because of the deafening noise that had preceded it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

There was none of the noise and confusion of real battle. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Weasley shouted over all the noise, rolling up his own sleeves. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He had slept fitfully on the couch until finally, nudged awake by the household noises, he yawned and opened his eyes. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

From each of these groups a humming noise rose to the sky. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stop whining. Do as I tell you, and don’t make a noise.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

When it was time for her to eat and she made loud noises, banging her cup on the table, I joined her. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Harry had a confused impression of noise and bodies pressing in on him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

John Lowe was about to sit down when he heard the noise of collapsing furniture. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the boat was all noise, with wind luffing die sails and the boom slamming back and forth and the sails popping, ropes whipping and clacking, and the halyards slapping against the mast: whap, whap. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I must have made some noise, because she turned to look at me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Olly makes a noise about our baggage coming later and steers us around him before he can question us further. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He watched the red coals through the open draft in the stove door brighten each time the wind blew loud enough to make a low whistling noise in the stovepipe. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But here, on Watership Down, there floated up only faint traces of the daylight noise below. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned to Luke and yelled over the noise, “Those are the flags?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Fred poked his head out to see who was making the noise. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She’d done this in a completely friendly way, and if some of the rest of us made a few noises too, it wasn’t anything more than the sort of thing students did the whole time. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But, señor, I have other guests. Many of the officers in the Navy and their ladies. They ask me what the noise is. What am I to do?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t realize the hospital was so bad. We didn’t think about complications—” Dad made a choking noise. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh! no, my love; but you will soon be tired. There will be a great many people talking at once. You will not like the noise.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

The tiger had sat himself down beside her and was licking one of his forepaws calmly, making a spitting noise as he cleaned between his toes. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He was just piling underwear into his cauldron when Ron made a loud noise of disgust behind him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Down the stairs to the terrible green room that makes the noise and lights of this morning seem like a quiet walk in Prospect Park. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

A pair of guardsmen opened the heavy red doors before him, unleashing a sudden blast of noise and light. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was downcast and burdened with self-approach when he stepped without noise from the colonel’s office on his rubber- soled and rubber-heeled brown shoes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Even when they were sleeping, there was the constant background of street noise, cars driving by, honking horns, people laughing or shouting. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The common stone houses and the white snow were a gray blur, and BaiMa’s hooves on the black brick road made a metallic noise, almost like the clinking of coins. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The music should act as a filter for unwanted noise and help create a relaxed, mentally alert state. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“This could very well be the people who left her behind. And they sound like they’ve got scrambled eggs for brains. Now try not to make any noises, would ya?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When they reached the well, they heard the noise they’d been dreading. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

She made a small noise and blinked, attempting to raise herself from the bed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Fostered by an unprecedented media explosion, this “visual background noise” has become so much a part of our daily lives that we take it for granted. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grasped my head in both hands and kissed my lips with a passion, letting his book tumble to the floor with a great noise. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

One of the children raised an imaginary rifle and made an attempt to destroy him with a firing noise. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

At once the platform was full of noise and excitement, scramblings, screams and laughter. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

An hour passes and her stomach continues to growl, making loud, angry noises. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At the nursery door,” Luke said tensely, speaking clearly through the noise. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He misses the press of people, the noise and chaos, black Model Ts rattling along the cobblestones, the treacly smell of street vendors’ peanuts roasting in sugar. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

This silent blackness scares me more than nighttime in the city, with its noise and light. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The noise was enough to unnerve the bravest mouse. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

He saw the phalanx of arrows gleam like an eyeflick in the moonlight All his life up to then he had been shooting into straw targets which made a noise like Phutt! The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the first night the hamster made so much noise running around in his wheel that I had to move him down to the basement. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“What is that noise? Is that a jet? Are you at the airport?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And a noise like a shrunken scream descends and ascends around us. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Mr. Chris said they knew winter was coming soon, and they had to get all the noise out of their systems. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason—perhaps it was a faint noise, like padded feet tiptoeing across the floor—he happened to look down. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

We laugh and see who can make the grossest noise. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

When the window’s open and the train goes by, the noise is almost unbearable. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard a noise behind me and saw Anna coming out of the house. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The noise agitated several of the others who moved restlessly in their cots. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My father says something in response, but the furnace kicks in and I can’t hear it clearly over the noise. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

"You were thrashing, making terrible noises. What did you see?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Not only was this arrangement bad for the astronaut’s circadian rhythm, but the astronaut who was on duty made enough noise as he went about his work to keep his partner awake. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Students are speaking around Kalinda loudly, buzzing with anticipation, and whenever there’s a break in the noise, I can tell even from where I stand, it’s because Kalinda is speaking. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“The white noise is gone,” he said, nodding. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then all the orisha, they quiet, because a noise in the forest. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

There was a noise like wind in many branches. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I stand and noise bleeds into my ears, almost giving me a brain freeze. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I was engulfed by the noise and the dust. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Then a series of odd sounds came up from the ground beneath our feet: metallic clanks, voices, and a noise like water flushing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Aaron wailed on, and pretty soon Evan joined him, and the whole room was nothing but noise and complaining, everyone trying to fit somewhere. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The stale beer smell struck like a club through the noise of voices and the juke box. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan snuck closer to it, carefully placing his feet and trying not to make noise with his sandals. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The noise receded as she moved deeper into the castle, never daring to look back for fear that Joffrey might be watching ... or worse, following. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Off in the distance, there was a noise. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“What was that noise? Who are you with?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I expected the noise, I was even tensed for it, but still my heart took a hop. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made lip-smacking noises, aware of how ridiculous she must appear. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a second I’m stunned by the noise, and I can hear it in my head long after it’s quiet again. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She issued orders in a confidential whisper, “I want no noise, please. Your Chief must have complete rest. Don’t let him exert himself when he wakes. Now you’ll have to excuse me.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

What never got lost inside all the noise, inside all those nights he spent away from us, was that he cared. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Bull stood again, joining in the applause for Colonel Conners’s retort, then, when the noise subsided, began to introduce his second guest of the evening. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not that everything was silent—the wind carried whisperings with it, a current of noise just underneath the airy quiet. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Now, in response to another noise he made, sawing at his lips with his square-tipped fingers, all the twelve hives came alive. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Terryl shut her door and put on the record player to shut out the noise. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I remembered going to the old cowboy movies and seeing the cowboys sitting around a campfire and the Indians sneaking up on them and making noises like owls and stuff. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I open the big wooden shutters in the barn loft, I can hear weird animal noises from the farms all around during the day, even though they’re really far away. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

So that, when she was not rolling along on the back of the fat old horse—by choice, this time—she ran shouting down the road, her arms flung out, making more noise than anybody. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps there were ten thousand of them, and the noise they made was deafening. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nod, still drying my face, and Helena grabs the bucket and goes out the door without an argument or the smallest noise. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The pots and knives, the tent and hatchet, the collapsible brass spyglass, all of Nin’s belongings came clattering out in a burst of noise. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I moved to sit next to her on the bed and put my arm around her, making comforting noises. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They that kicks and makes a noise Gets promoted into hoys. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t every day that she could hear them, so she knew the noise was a gift. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

So I went to the shop that said ©Information and I could feel my heart beating very hard and I could hear a noise like the sea in my ears. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even above the ear-shattering levels of conversation that blended into a hodgepodge of unsettling noise, I could hear my attackers’ comments shouted at me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a minute I thought I was dreaming because from outside there suddenly erupted the same volcano of noise of a day ago. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rested peacefully in his white bedsheets amid tubes going in and out of his body, and screens with green numbers and lines on them, and beeping noises. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

She was climbing a cliff on the way home when she heard a loud noise behind her. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of the owls, either, which didn’t surprise Roy; with so much noise and human commotion, the birds would likely stay underground where it was dark and safe. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pillows were stuffed with buckwheat—that’s what they used in Japan, not feathers like in America—and they made a soft noise when they were moved. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I assumed that meant they couldn’t see us either—or hear us over the distance and their own noise. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Gracie sticks her finger on Cody and makes a sizzle noise. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The giants roared and screamed and cursed, and for many minutes the noise of battle rolled across the yellow plain. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have to do all our noise simultaneously. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Diamant left a note, thanking Mrs. Nowak for her hospitality; I shut the door without noise and hurried them down the dark road. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She starts to make a noise, to move around on the floor. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He strides up and down among us, looking over our shoulders and grunting to himself, as the room fills with the sandy rasping noise of charcoal on paper. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It might have been the word Bye, but it also might have just been a tiny, sad little noise escaping from Franny’s mom’s throat. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She could hear noise coming from the central plaza below. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the old train station on Friday, a swelling gobble of noise had come from the crates. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

There was a roar and a great confusion of noise. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I’m sitting in math, and the teacher has this loose sole on his shoe, and every time he takes a step it makes the rudest noise you ever heard. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It is important that you make a consistent, recognizable noise to signal your aggression. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

To that end, it is a part of a continuum of how we hear all sounds including noise, speech, and silence. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

She was wearing boots which looked like army boots and there were 5 bracelets made out of a silver- colored metal on her wrist and they made a jangling noise. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Strange noises filled the night, mixed in with the steady roar of the fire. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

All that noise turning into an eerie silence. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A terrible noise filled the air, and it wasn’t until Liam was there, holding me back, his arms around my shoulders, that I realized I had been screaming the entire time. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

As I approach the menagerie, the ground rumbles beneath my feet and it scares the hell out of me because it’s not noise. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was crying out against the abominable noise something about a body on the hill. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I learned they almost never made their strange screechy noise when the sun was out. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She stood and stumbled a few steps before she collapsed onto the floor, making horrible retching noises, convulsing violently before falling still. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The noises shook you, made you want to stop and hide. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little animal’s noise fell away to an occasional disgruntled squeak, but he ran from shoulder to shoulder to keep watch on the cat. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a panic I ran back into the Golden Day, bursting through the noise as through an invisible wall. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

How did she know the person didn't just look as if he was asleep, while all the time, inside, he was feeling the blue volts and the noise? The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Liam let out a strangled noise at the back of his throat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

After that he couldn’t sleep, and there were noises in his head. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Lyra was in the shrubbery already, she wouldn’t be able to move without making a noise, which would give her away at once. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One shot, a big noise, one big pain in the head maybe, and that’s all. That’s better than stiffness and sore teeth.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook it, but it made almost no noise. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

It is a noise down the hall, far down at the end, near the nursery door, and terribly cold, not my mother knocking on the wall. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He found a comfortable spot just beyond the noise of the camp, beside a swift-running stream with waters clear and cold as ice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A few nights later the entire van Daan family was awakened by ghostly noises. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The only disturbance during the evening was the noise of a tremendous cat battle out in the yard. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And from the peculiar little noise coming through the partition, I realized he was crying. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

They beat us easily and made a lot of noise about how good they were. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"They might call you,” Eliot said eventually to Mrs. Sen. "But they might complain that you were making too much noise.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Scuttling noises seemed to be coming from several different directions. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He banged his baseball bat against a cabin door whenever he heard a noise, shouting at everyone to go to sleep, which made it impossible for anyone to go to sleep. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

After so many days of sitting alone, listening to the cafeteria noises, I’m good at hearing things. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I had latched myself into my cage and was getting ready for sleep when I heard a scratching noise on the door, and there was Jenner, climbing down from above. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Right now I was coming to the bottom of my soda and I was trying to slurp up the last drops when my mother told me to quit; I was making too much noise. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Asta flew to him, perching on Lyra’s blanket, and made soft cooing noises. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And in between these noises, if I listened very carefully and stood completely still, I could hear a tiny whining noise inside my ears and the air going in and out of my nose. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Every so often she’d flap her hands and say something too quiet for Emily to hear over the TV noise, like she was carrying on a one-sided conversation. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Another half hour and the hose was making slurping noises and he stopped. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paused, for at that moment there was a noise outside, a man’s voice crying the name of Théoden, and the challenge of the guard. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

My dad comes back just when the frogs start to make their noise. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Libby and Amelia walk close, their heads bent together so they can hear each other speak through the noise, the chaos. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The variety of noises—screeching monkeys in cages and vendors loudly proclaiming their goods from the side of the road—made her head throb. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I heard popping noises. Were you having a gunfight in here?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Two men were taking turns standing on a crate, shouting over the noise of a raucous crowd. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The rain resolves into a tapping noise....My eyes snap open. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Later on, as a middle-aged optometrist, he would weep quietly and privately sometimes, but never make loud boohooing noises. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear suddenly jerked wide awake; he had heard a noise that was not the noise of the fire. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Mother shifted gears, and the car was a big black noise in the middle of a huge white quietness. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

They had not gone more than a few yards when from behind them came a sound, startling and horrible in the heavy padded silence: a gurgling, bubbling noise, and a long venomous hiss. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m not spending a night in a men’s room. All that tile. It’s cold. And, besides, men’s rooms make noises sound louder. And I rattle enough now.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to him that the noise would knock him over, and he cowered until the lion had stopped for breath. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

That noise wouldn’t do, so they kept moving through other yards, around playhouses, and past trampolines until they were back to a road far away from Flux. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I was quite prepared to forgive the couple, however, for it was clear they were of diligent hardworking habits, and the noise, I am sure, was all attributable to this fact. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was satisfying to me because, again, it was a reprieve from the noise and stress of the blocks. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a noise, like a door being tucked closed. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Orr was breathing rhythmically with a noise that was stertorous and repulsive. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

A great noise burst from the city as the clock in the hallway began to chime, and the entire world seemed to cheer at once. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

When the blue card showed up, I pointed to it and made a noise. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Scarlett made a noise that was half gasp and half wail, and Bod saw something, and he knew without asking that she could see it too. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The night air was filled with the smell of apples and shocked grain, and I could hear the noise in the meadhall from a mile away. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the noise had been heard inside the priory. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The orange drips turned to red, like blood, and made terrible sizzling noises when they touched her skin. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The boy dropped the pitchfork and made a soft noise, something between a gasp and a sigh. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When the noise and the smell of the fighting ring had faded, Sefia set the lantern on the floor and flung her arms around Archer. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

As we approached the speed of sound, the noise and vibration increased briefly, then things smoothed down considerably as we became supersonic. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His Aunt Petunia was awake and it was her shrill voice that made the first noise of the day. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Mom is out like a light, and we have to let her rest, okay? Don’t make a lot of noise going up the stairs. I’m in the guest room if you need anything.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

They had been riding off with the other pups, but Jon had heard a noise and turned back, and there he was, white fur almost invisible against the drifts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t easy, and in landing they made quite a bit of noise. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What if people make a lot of noise because of what happened at my school?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Just as the bells stopped ringing Robin heard a noise as of a door opening. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

We followed the noise to an intersection of streets. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I kept water boiling for the midwife and stuck cloth in my ears to keep out the noise. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was the sound of him rolling over and a series of snuffling noises, not unlike those of the creature outside. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t push me —” A sudden noise outside in the corridor put an end to their discussion. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I started going to sleep under the tree and thought I was dreaming when the noise came. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother is the only individual I know who can fall asleep instantly for two minutes—deep REM sleep, complete with snoring—only to be awakened instantly by certain select noises. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The big white house blazed with lights and noise. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

No fur necklet ever made a noise like that. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. I mean, it was the sound of his voice, breathing, noises. But I couldn’t see. I couldn’t say for sure.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Over the noise and bustle, Werfel yelled, “I have been so looking forward to showing you our city!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

A quick, ear- splitting boom that shook the ground, which continued to tremble even after the noise ceased, vibrating so much that the bushes around them danced. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They made much noise and flew away ahead of him when he walked under the tree. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I believe it best if I leave quickly,” Dr. Hoskins said over the noise. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could hear the noise, with her own perfectly functioning ears, escaping her perfectly functioning mouth. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The audience explodes into chaotic noise all around us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“They make the most uncommon noises, not unlike a person crying. No, your visit to this graveyard was a misstep, sir. Somewhere the child you seek awaits you, but he is not here.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Nothing—no noises from the inside, no flickers of light from a reading lamp. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He looked around at all the noise and confusion. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Fred had asthma. The noise made me think he was here.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He tried taking a nap, but the noise proved too distracting. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I tiptoed past Dad’s office and went to my parents’ bedroom door, turning the knob slowly, pushing the door open, careful not to make any noise, barely even breathing. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When it went through the palm fronds the storm hadn’t ripped away, it made a flapping noise. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back then when Bodega was a teenager, the Young Lords were an urban guerrilla group that had its origins in Chicago, but they made all their noise in El Barrio. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and promise the door that I will not talk or hum or make weird mouth noises and I turn the knob. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those noises have decreased dramatically, and Mark knows why. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

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

There was the constant background noise of motorbikes roaring in the near distance and the sound of voices communicating in a language I was desperately trying to learn but had yet to master. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I lifted the first bite to my mouth when a noise snapped me awake. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fans were cheering, but I had to tune out all of the background noise and focus on my opponent. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

And all the other animals began making various queer noises which are their ways of laughing and which, of course, no one has ever heard in our world. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Officer Delinko was about to shut the door when he heard a muffled noise—was it a splash? Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The noise from the party had risen in geometrically spiraling quantities in irregular intervals since the affair had begun shortly after noon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can still hear the noise and chaos from the onlookers. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I made some sort of noise in the back of my throat, and I vaguely remember my fingers, curled tightly closed, resting on his chest. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bod made the screeching noise that means “Help,” in Night-Gaunt, and the night-gaunt smiled and made a deep hooting noise in return. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I wonder if my mother, sitting on the other side of the closed pocket doors with her sewing basket, ever puzzled over these frightful noises. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Then Pantalaimon made a soft noise, and at the same moment a different sound came from the front of the house, to Lyra’s left. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Lilian would hear the noise and hobble down the hall. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She did not remember the noise of last spring, but her visual memory was clear. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

As I entered the apartment, I heard a strange, strangled noise coming from the direction of Maud’s study. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, Poppy woke up and made fretful noises, and Lina gave her the last of the peas in Doon’s pack. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It sounded, Eleanor thought, like a hollow noise, a hollow bang, as though something were hitting the doors with an iron kettle, or an iron bar, or an iron glove. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hornet read for nearly an hour, while the night outside grew darker and all those who had filled the city with noise during the day were long in their beds. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She dropped it into the purifier, which made burbling noises as it came to a boil. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I dreamt there was a noise, an explosion. It was on a nice day. . . .” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

From somewhere overhead he heard a scratching noise. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I heard a strange noise behind me and ducked into an outhouse. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“We can’t go walking around in the middle of the night with a shopping cart. It will make too much noise. Also, it will look stupid.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He tried his best to step carefully but he seemed to be drawn to things that made terrible noises. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It also hurt me, as it restricted where I could safely travel because the noise broadcast my location. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

You can’t get much of a squeeze on through a bra, but the noises are immediate. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

From my hiding place behind the curtains, I heard a rustling noise and then the sound of weeping. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Vernon Dursley had been woken in the early hours of the morning by a loud, hooting noise from his nephew Harry’s room. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I pick up my three pieces of paper and ask Mr. Daniels if I can work in the hallway because of the noise. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The noise from the riverside made it impossible to hear the prayers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was a long walk down to the yard/ Outside, everything was noise and confusion. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her footsteps crushed the fallen leaves and the dry branches, producing a light crunching sound, the only noise in that vast sleeping space. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bent to pick it up and it made a noise like a wounded animal. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Soul Stealer produced a noise like a thunderbolt landing in the hall. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“If the servants hear noise, they’ll think the ghosts are back,” Alba said, and she told him of the glorious past of visiting spirits and flying tables in the big house on the comer. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Candy looked puzzled, but now there was more noise coming closer. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

One of the most terrible noises in the world, a horse's scream, broke from Hwin's lips. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“It wasn't me making all the noise. Honestly.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

At that old Ghân made a curious gurgling noise, and it seemed that he was laughing. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The ringer sounded again, its jagged noise filling the apartment. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

In summer a horse and wagon made almost no noise in the soft earth. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

If other teachers or the principal complained about the noise, he would ask a student to shut the door, and then go back to reading his newspaper. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

They had thought once of moving the family to the third floor, Danny said, so as to avoid the noise made by the people who were constantly climbing the stairs to see his father. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Uncle Vernon made another funny noise, like a mouse being trodden on. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I told you, there’s nothing he can’t do,” he shouts over the noise. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He also seemed to be trying to speak, or make a noise, but all that came out was a croak. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

When he came across the calabashes of sour milk which the family kept in that hut, he drank them greedily, making a loud noise as he did so. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The only noise it made was the owl song. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The microphone shrieked, then died down with a sputtering noise. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The noise called Tu-Whit Tu-Whoo, which is wished by poets on the owl, fa really a family noise, made by separate birds. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went in--after making every possible noise in the kitchen short of pushing over the stove--but I don't believe they heard a sound. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The tunnel started to widen and lighten, and the buzzing noise of a large crowd floated down. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A noise in the kitchen startles me from my reading and I check the clock. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

There was only the sound to go by—the foul breath squeaking in little gasps, the noise in his throat like the splintery crunching of bones. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thoughts for the prince. Pansies for you, my lord. Think of me,” I said, my small voice striving to rise above the noise. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The noise from the music room hammers around us in emphasis, copying the beating of my heart. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Then she put her lips together and blew, making a noise that began as a whistling, and then sounded like a distant wind. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“We should keep going,” said Mr. Lyons, raising his voice to be heard over the noise. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard the noise. Seer and I thought it must be someone taken.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

My legs sink into the mire, and my feet make sucking noises as I pull them free. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The lights and the noise are the first things I notice. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Never had Tree-ear seen so many goods displayed—or heard so much noise! A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

When he arrived in the nation’s capital, he made his way through the noise and lights to headquarters. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m in charge of helping students prepare for the county science fair,” Miss Riley said to us over the noise of the throng. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“But nevertheless, I don’t want electricity and all that it will bring—radios, TV, vacuum cleaners, hair dryers, washing machines—noise. I want to hear the birds.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truck made a long screeching noise, and then the driver came running out and shoved me away from Sal. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Why?” asked Hermione, and her voice rang out sharp and clear in the candlelit room; the old lady shook her head a little at the loud noise. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

There are staircases, also of wood, which creak when we climb them, and banisters we aren’t supposed to slide down, and iron radiators that make banging noises and are either stone cold or blazing hot. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I munched on my crisps, letting them soften in my mouth before I bit into them so as to make less noise. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the noises seemed angry and at other times like people laughing. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I make a strangled noise and wave her away. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Chet mustered up the courage to make a noise that sounded like it could be an animal. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Like, for instance, one time in the playground some older kids made some noises. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

When I walk home, feet and shoulders aching, ears ringing from the noise, the sun has already come and gone. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When the noise stops and the dust clears, all the students start clapping. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

We were told not to make any noise. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the noise of the cars had died down. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Everybody else had run on down the hill, making propeller noises, none of them had noticed. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She isn’t making noise for the sake of making noise. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I make a scoffing noise like this is the silliest thing I ever heard. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will and Lyra had been asleep all afternoon, and they were just stirring now, hearing the noise. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The blast of noise that met Harry’s ears when the portrait opened almost knocked him backward. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I tried not to listen to the noise on the feed, the girls in wet shirts offering me shampoo. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was too early for them to have fruit, so Nhamo paid them little attention until she noticed a stealthy noise in the dry, brittle leaves that littered the ground. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am sick of boys and noise and foolishness,” he said. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I knocked so firmly on the door that I was surprised at the loud noise I made. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Louisiana took her hand off of Raymie’s arm and let out a strange noise—something between a scream and a squeak—and then she lunged forward and grabbed hold of Ida Nee’s spangled midsection. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I wondered what the noise was all about, and then I saw Mrs. Carpenter walking sternly up the aisle. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The noise in the room and the thickness of the glass wouldn’t let us hear each other. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Everyone with the exception of the driver, my mother and me was out of the car and standing on the road.The noise of gear-wheels grinding against each other was terrible. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had plenty to worry about, too, because the more cramped we became the more noise we’d make. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

How loud small noises sound in a silence. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She hasn't moved once from the front window, promising she'll make us all leave immediately if she hears a noise coming from the study. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

From the alley at the side of the warehouse came the noise of pounding boots, moving at the double, and a shout of command: “Halt!” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made a noise, a kind of choked moan, and the horse stopped. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

At night he had trouble sleeping— a skittish feeling—always on guard, hearing strange noises in the dark, imagining a grenade rolling into his foxhole or the tickle of a knife against his ear. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A quiet bubble floating on a sea of noise. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open one of the doors slowly, so it doesn’t make any noise, and then close it slowly behind me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The chaplain was acutely conscious of the faint noise his footsteps made as he approached. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The birds were not shy when it came to making noise. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

What could have made such a huge noise? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“The noise of fourteen thousand aeroplanes advancing in open order. But in the Kurfurstendamm and the Eighth Arrondissement, the explosion of the anthrax bombs is hardly louder than the popping of a paper bag.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The snake lady made a hissing noise that might’ve been laughter. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember, he does not like noise,” she said. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

We walk from lunch every day to this little copse of birch, where we can get away from the camp noise and talk. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Animals and birds don’t like all the noise. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The noise woke up the bald guy, who got out of the car and stretched his arms and lit up a cigarette. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I ask her how she sleeps through all the noise. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

The noise brought a guard to his door, Hayhead with the wen on his nose. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We had watched many scenes like this since his return, with Papa acting so crazy sometimes you could almost laugh at the samurai in him, trying to cow her with sheer noise and fierce display. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth stayed shut, and it was nothing more than a quick click of the tongue, but that little noise took me by surprise. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

If Otto was going to keep making noise, we had to go deeper into the jungle. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Frightful made soft noises and flew to the Baron Weasel rock. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

They were close enough to me that I could hear the weird noises of their mouths together, and I could hear him saying, “Always,” and her saying, “Always,” in return. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

No time for the light; she kicked a table out of the way, wondering at the noise of it, and struggled briefly with the door of the connecting bathroom. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to make a lot of noise,” she said. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

They sat in the bottom of the hopper, listening to the train’s noises fade away. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know how to turn off the noise, or turn the hate back out onto the world like the rest of us. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was just starting to cook when I heard a loud thud from Mr. Loomis’s bedroom, and then a series of smaller thumping noises. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The noise was constantly distracting, at times suffocating. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

My stomach is making gurgling noises, and I’m standing there praying that she doesn’t hear them. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Joseph listened to Albert’s laboured breathing and the occasional car that passed outside, and realized the noises were all wrong. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

This time the blue tick hound heard the noise. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It reminded her reassuringly of the synthetic noises made at Solidarity Services and Ford’s Day celebrations. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The schoolyard noise and chatter around us seemed louder than ever. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The girls listened, but in the constant burble of jungle noises, it was hard to hear anything unusual. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The homes on either side of his were quite close—anyone awakened by the horses’ noise could see her. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Good. The band will drown out the noise.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She recalled lying down on the comforter, looking out at the trees, listening to the river roaring endlessly below, wondering if the noise would eventually go from soothing to unbearable. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She says, “Okay. Thank you,” and walks out, and the office ladies make that snort noise to each other that means, “What a pain, right?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

At first she did not see what had caused the noise. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That humming noise gets louder here. It’s almost as if the rings were making it.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Only Little White was panicked by the crowd and the noise. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a guttural noise, an animalistic noise— Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t forget the night, several months before the explosion, when she had been in bed with Ernest and heard a noise outside her house. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Their next-door neighbors are there, too, mostly because Mark and Linda were afraid that they would call the police because of all the noise, but they seem to be having a great time. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And I was right in the middle, everyone moving quickly around me, noises flooding my brain, not moving a muscle. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The noise level in the Garden was building, like a drumroll. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mama, who was used to Papa’s loud noises, said calmly, “What is it, husband?” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He tried to placate me, he made all the right noises, he told me it was probably a load of rubbish anyway. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joe made a big noise going down the slope; he let rocks roll under him and everything. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He walked silently through the underbrush while I kicked up more noise than a wounded ox dragging an overturned cart. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The men began to think they were truly on their way at last, when a strange rumbling noise reached their ears. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He gave a desperate groan, a deeper sound than before, and then a series of strangling noises. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The noise commenced again, sounding like someone fishing ’round trying to figure which song they were ’bout to hum. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Even though Lyddie’s head was still choked with lint and battered with noise, she struggled to get the sense of the story. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The noise of rushing cars was as bad as a city killer storm. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

For a satisfying noise, nothing beat going up on the Coalwood School bridge and throwing pop bottles into the empty coal cars rolling in to the tipple. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some months later, Pitipiti was ploughing her fields when she heard a cackling noise coming from some bushes nearby. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

If we heard any noises at all, we were supposed to call the police immediately. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“What kind of noises? Is it a ‘tick-tick-tick’ sound or heavy knocking?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

We heard the noise of the stone-breakers long before we reached the quarry; a clink-clank of stone on stone with intermittent dull explosions. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made the required optimistic noises and asked Lawrence to prepare a preliminary budget. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The fear of the deafening, evil noise held us prisoners. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a long time the noise died down. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s called clicker training. They want Ruby to associate the noise with the treat. When she does something they want, they make that noise.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but Dexter started out like me, too—making strange noises and movements. And then one day he said ‘chicken nipple,’ and everything changed. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t turn on any lights or make any noise. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Go now. I will pray for you. Do not make any noise as you leave. Write me from your aunt’s house as soon as you have arrived. Now send Salvador in to me.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

My knuckles hit the sides, making a clanging noise. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The birds are still making a lot of noise, but whatever was following us seems to have stopped. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

But it hardly mattered how much noise the little boy made because the people in the room were shouting even louder. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can hear noises from the street below: a police siren, young girls shouting and laughing, bass booming from a passing car. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

No weird noises or kicks or grunts for the rest of the class, no answers to questions I know. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

When I can see her again, she’s left her can behind and is coming down the stairs, looking this way and that in the roaring noise of the train. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

We were halfway down the hill, with Quinby dozing happily in the wheelbarrow, when I heard noises in the trees to my right. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It was a relief to come out onto the High Street where the noise made our rotten mood less obvious. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd went wild over that, and the guitar player made a noise that sounded like he popped a string. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He could tell the difference between the blowing noise the male made and the sighing blow of the female. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Sabrina is talking, a woman walks in quietly, closing the heavy door behind her so it doesn’t make too much noise. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The only noise was the peculiarly bleak whistling of the wind through the upper branches. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The noise confused him, the way everybody pushed about. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

With a cry and a great noise they charged. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I scooped up some of the sand and saw that it was really tiny sapphires that made noises like laughter when I rubbed some of them between my palms. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such a horrendous noise met him that he staggered backward a few steps. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The noise and press of bodies and damp tobacco air satisfied a homesick yearning for a Saturday night pub. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Every so often she’d flap her hands and say something too quiet for Emily to hear over the TV noise, like she was carrying on a one-sided conversation. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Florida called over the noise of the surging water. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The bus exhaust freezes, trapping all the noise in a gritty cloud. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

It gets louder and louder as whatever’s making the noise draws closer to the guardhouse. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

His greatest reservation was a worry about the loud noise which the fall must create and which presumably would arouse, if not fright, then at least concern on the other side of all the doors. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He should apologize for making so much noise when I’m doing my homework.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

No noise besides pans being slid into the oven, and the weird giggles of T-N-T holding their cell phones in the air, posing. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I can see it!” came the reply, Olive’s voice barely a squeak over the white noise of waves. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait to see Grandma again, because she would fill us with her noise—and she would bring Mom back again. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Whatever had seized him made barking and snorting noises. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Billy was sitting in the driver’s seat, making engine noises in his throat and pretending to work a phantom stick shift. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They chatter like chimps, crowding the world with their noise even when they have nothing to say. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He got used to shutting out the noise and danger; at night, on the base in Iraq, he’d pull on eyeshades and his headphones and listen to classic rock. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The noise of the traffic on the street came clearly through the windows and into our classrooms. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She was still smiling when a noise that sounded like the end of the world echoed through the hallway of the Blixen Arms. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Richard was holding his head, a hand over each ear like he was trying to block out a noise. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

For the next two years or so Mompesson’s house was haunted by a poltergeist.2 There were drumming noises but also strange levitations of objects and alarming noises. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But there was something else now, as Betonie said: it was everything they had seen—the cities, the tall buildings, the noise and the lights, the power of their weapons and machines. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The beat of the man's heart, and the noise of his blood as it circulates through his body, grow louder and louder. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

A monitor behind me makes regular beeping noises. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The noise of the crowd surged through him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

As he twisted and turned the car through Tijuana, Lupita could hear noise and she could even see the dim colors of the traffic lights overhead through the canvas. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

All the happy commercials on television showing kids wearing costumes, the noises on the street outside, give a heaviness to the pit of my stomach. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

For up ahead there was a noise of breaking branches. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The noise was deafening—now a full-throated, throbbing roar that filled the water and air. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Religious zealots and religious dissenters were making noise while members of the Church of England and Unitarians like the Darwins also quietly questioned their faith. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am sensitive to noise of any kind—that and the bright sunlight both give me tension headaches, but the sun at least by then had gone down. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt heard a gurgling, thrashing noise somewhere to the left and shone the flashlight at it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day in the mill, the noise was just as jarring and her feet in Triphena’s old boots swelled just as large, but now and again she caught herself humming. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The noise vibrates in my rib cage, it is so loud, and then the scarred man and his two companions begin to walk with slow, careful movements toward me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Poisonous orange snails were oozing slowly up the side of their glass tank, and a fat white rabbit kept changing into a silk top hat and back again with a loud popping noise. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

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

“Nothing’s changed, little girl,” he said, his voice sounding like the noise dry leaves make as they rustle across a pavement. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“Don’t wait for anyone to get off! Just get on!” he yelled over the noise. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Beat Box said, “Wish you had your harp, man. Wish we could make some noise.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

A grating sound came from the dragon's throat like the noise of an avalanche far off, stones falling among mountains. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Them was a lot of cheering, a noise like a hurdy-gurdy which went on and on. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

No sense in pretending she could sleep through the noise of it. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A series of sharp noises drifted down from the upper landing. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

That white crinkly paper underneath my body means that I literally can't shift a muscle without making the same noise as eating potato chips. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I sink low in my seat next to Beatriz and try to block out the noise of the screaming, giggling Miss King Middle contestants. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The siren noise had been made by an electric guitar, which slowly wound down and transformed into a flurry of notes and chords. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

That was when she realized that all the sounds she normally associated with a city—the noise of wagon wheels and beggars and merchants hawking their wares—were absent here. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Croon a song without words, then. Just make sweet noises.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

An hour after she had first come into the room, he heard a quiet noise outside the door: a faint scratch and a whisper. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was a beautiful day, the blue jays were making noise, the trees were getting back their leaves. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

—Oh, don’t get me started about rap music . . . meaningless, mindless noise. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chantal is by the front door and starts to put on her coat, but the noise from the TV makes her stop. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The sound of the river running beneath the home and over the falls was a constant but calming white noise. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Another guard, alerted by the noise, ran over. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The only noise was from the windshield wipers; they hummed back and forth, and back and forth, singing a sweet, out-of-tune song. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Without making any noise, she pulled it a few inches forward from the radiator and setded herself into it. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

My heart jumps as I hear noise outside the doorway, and I yank my hand away from the keyboard, worried we’ve been caught. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The engine noise changed, becoming quieter, and then stopped altogether. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She gasped, then, in a hard intake of breath, and tumbled to the grass, where she lay with her face contorted, making small noises of pain. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mother said it again and I says I’d go I couldn’t stand that dam noise. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

A noise came from the edge of the roof, and Tally stepped away from Croy’s board. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The wind made so much noise we couldn’t hear anything but branches thrashing over our heads. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I consider sticking my feet out to trip him on one of the episodes of happy restlessness, but I’m afraid the noise of him falling would disturb Mr. Ram downstairs. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Every day this aunt would shout at him, and make a great noise that would frighten the birds. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

It is Ollie, calling from someplace with noise in the background. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

In the middle of this noise, after a long time, he saw Kay and gave him the sword. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not hear their words because of the noise the hunters made, but from the way my father shook his head, I knew that he was not pleased. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking down at her, he shook his head and made an “uh-uh” noise in the back of his throat without opening his mouth. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be in my room, making no noise and pretending I’m not there,” he said. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

There was no sound save the rap of his feet, which seemed to grow to an echoing noise, like the slapping of great hands upon the stones. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Behind him he heard another horrendous noise as the wave of molasses hit the elevated tracks. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

A welcome wave of noise and good cheer. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The noise of the car brought women to the door of the ramshackle building but didn’t distract the single- minded activity of either the grubby kids or the scrawny fowls. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bird’s clawed feet contracted then released, the softest scratching noise ever, a stick-drawing scraping across cold concrete. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard, as if all the noises I heard today are going to explode out of me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

They were really surprised, and we wouldn’t admit that we had made the noises. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She grabs his hand and spins him in a ballerina twirl, and he puts one of her roses between his teeth, and they watch Henry and grin at each other through the noise. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

My ears had never heard so many noises or picked up such small sounds. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The noise gives Evie a fright, and she starts to cry. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woods were loud with strange sounds and chirps and croaks, like a wall of noise coming out of the trees. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The train noise is so terrible, you always must shout. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m aware of a heavy, wet noise, and realize it’s me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He strained against the ropes and made the noise I had heard in the hall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was so much noise and laughter that late at night I'd start talking to my cousins without even thinking. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was from here that the booming, clanking, thundering noises came, and it surprised Matt so much, he sat down on the trail to think. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was so much noise inside of me. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Finally, the monkeys scampered into the snow-covered courtyard and over the wall, sputtering outraged noises. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He makes a pained noise in his throat. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

A noise like a laugh came out of the dense knotted mangroves. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the night I heard him making a noise, he seemed to be packing. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Really screaming, not words, just noise—really loud noise. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

She grabbed the antlers and put them on her head and made a noise like a horse neighing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But now, over the engine noise, another noise starts up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

If the factory doors were bolted, he explained, rather than make noise blast- ing them open, they’d go in through an air duct that led into the main building. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My younger brothers and sister complained about the noise because they could not sleep, so I placed a towel underneath it to keep the clatter down. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

But half a block down, the bus made a noise like someone had punched it in the gut and knocked its wind out. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Briefly their noise covered the honeyed words and the spell broke. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They moved with a minimum of effort and noise, and knew how to sit, walk and run in the most agile and efficient manner. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I lay in bed and listened to her mournful noise and didn’t feel love or hate or anger or anything at all except despair. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s not easy reading with all the noise you’re making on that thing either, you know.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

They held each other till the noise of that laughter had entirely gone. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The noise startled Mr. Foster and he dropped his cigar right into the soapy water. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

His stomach tightened and rolled and made noise as he looked at the eggs, as if his stomach belonged to somebody else or had seen die eggs with its own eyes and was demanding food. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, the essence of noise, "white noise," is basically every pitch at once, so that no particular pitch is heard. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It faced nothing but an open, grassy yard and a line of trees that began miles of woods filled with things making noises that used to keep me up all night. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then came a noise from outside even louder than the men’s shouting: engines. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She takes up space, and food, and she causes problems with the discipline of the tykes, telling them stories, teaching them games so that they make noise and disrupt the work.’” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re making too much noise to hear from the kitchen,” Lyra whispered back. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I turn on him, and he explains that Mrs. Krajewska asked Helena if we had a cat, because she could hear noise in the apartment while Helena was out. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The horses pulling carts and carriages whinnied nervously, bobbing their heads up and down and rolling their eyes in fear of the commotion and noise. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

All around them there was movement, noise, and struggle. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The reason for the additional singers was not just to fill the hall with a magnificent noise but to proclaim Beethoven’s hopes for the future. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It was disrespectful to make so much noise when death was so near. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

They landed painfully, ten feet away on the cold stone floor, and to add insult to injury, there was a loud popping noise, and both of them sprouted identical long white beards. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They hear themselves, which they wouldn’t hear otherwise, even though those noises are always there. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Valley seemed to be sobbing now and she made a high-pitched noise that sounded like wheezing, but when she straightened up and Seven saw her face, she was not crying. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

"It's the wolf that makes the noise. I could scarce sleep last night." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Children are also inundated with sounds that enhance life or distract from it, dividing children’s already fragile attention and making it difficult for them to filter out unwanted noises and focus. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

It made a noise like a whoopee cushion. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Despite the presence of so many workers, there was a maddening lack of noise and bustle. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

A misshapen old janitor trudged in with mop and pail and began, with weary grunting noises, to slop water on the floor by the beverage center. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

On either hand the coast stretched away, headland after headland, and at the points you could see the white foam running up the rocks but making no noise because it was so far off. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Familiar noises surround me: street vendors call out to passersby, selling boiled goose eggs and fried dough and hot dogs. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Dimly, as if from far away, she heard a ... a noise ... a soft sighing sound, as if a million people had let out their breath at once. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

‘Now is the time for resting. Some things are ill to hear when the world’s in shadow. Sleep till the morning-light, rest on the pillow! Heed no nightly noise! Fear no grey willow!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

If you poke him with a stick he turns black with sparkles and makes a noise. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The level of noise was back to nor­mal again, but with a different quality perhaps, muffled maybe. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not a hush, not a muting of the noise, but utter, almost violent silence. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I bet a lot of the Blues at Thurmond figured out how to use their abilities. They just chose not to. Maybe something to do with that noise.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I could hear noises from the bathroom upstairs: Jeffrey vomiting and my mom trying to soothe him. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not hear him because of the noise of the crowd and the crackling coals and the beat of my heart in my ears. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the next cell, the boy—Jackson—made a noise, a kind of catcall, that caused the moment to seem silly and cheap. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that was when they heard the noise. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Owner thought, as he searched through his bookshelf, that perhaps he heard a soft scuttling noise from the ceiling above, but when he looked up, he saw nothing. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Besides,” growled Tock, who decided that he didn’t much like Dr. Dischord, “there is no such illness as lack of noise.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mark was proud of himself—he hadn’t made a loud noise in quite a while. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

From somewhere far below her, she heard noises. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Today this place is full of noise and happiness. The guiding spirit of the General stands over us Like a great tree: let all who are afraid Take shelter under his mighty shadow!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

His grandmother makes a noise that may be a laugh or a cough or a combination of the two. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Thor looked around to see what the noise was, and then he turned back and saw Hymir’s shoulders shaking. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I tried to remain calm, but every time we passed a pew there’d be a ripple of noise, a barely subdued wave of gawker excitement. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When the big doors creak closed we no longer hear the noise of the street. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

The reflections did not fede and he looked and looked until a distant noise brought him back to his senses. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

They had thought the noise was a backfire from a car, and it was not until the next day that they knew. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Otto squirmed under my shirt as I went, but mercifully didn’t make any noise. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Finally I realized that some of the old people were sucking at the insides of their cheeks and making these weird smacking noises. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

But the Bay Area’s smog stung his eyes, the traffic noise gave him headaches, and the pollen made him cough. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Strawberry trotted on with Digory on his back till the noise of the other animals died away, and now the little group of Aslan and his chosen councillors was quite close. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe when I grow up I could be like a stand-up comedian, and just get onstage and make those noises.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The noise of a fence collapsing and a kid falling through glass carries a long way at twilight. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

And, indeed, once the noise of the weaving room was out of her ears, she did feel quite all right. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Okay, a lot of the boys were making flirty noises in those days, but it was clear by then what was a real proposition and what was the usual boys’ stuff. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped awake with the noises of many vehicles beeping, children crying, people shouting across a huge crowd, all swirled in dust and chaos. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The pounding on his door comes much too early for Alex to handle loud noises. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

All the fear and noise and tumult feels like vibrations through my body. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“A real gun! And noise. And fire on my arm. And then my head...” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I heard a strange buzzing noise in here. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wood, glue, nails, sandpaper: rather than comforting her, the noises and smells of his manic diligence make her more anxious. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

As commercial and military vessels became more abundant, the noise background in the oceans, especially at a frequency of twenty Hertz, became noticeable. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as Maurice was poking his head back inside to check out the noise, the zebra leaped over him and into the street. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

All I see is that you are making an infernal noise and disturbing everybody in the room. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He prodded my chest with a wrinkled finger, and made a tsk noise with his tongue against his teeth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I shrank down, tried to make myself smaller without moving enough to make more noise. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The loud noise that Abbey and I had heard was the outboard engine throwing a piston rod, though we didn’t know that at the time. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He waited beneath the tree until the noise of the helicopters was completely gone. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

One was the splash of something heavy falling into the water; the other was a noise like the snick of a lock when a door quietly closes fast. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Birds and monkeys above them cried out in alarm, but their noise could not cover the screams of the slaughter of her people. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And try not to make enough noise to waken the entire Abbey.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I shook a finger in the ear that had borne the brunt of the noise. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

This city with its hundreds of automobiles, flashing lights, crowds, and noise frightened her. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The noise rocked the air yet again, and the land beneath them suddenly started to rise toward the sky. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The night was very dark and far-off noises carried in clearly. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I find a few buckets of pig food, that’s a bit more evidence, and the noises and smell may provide better evidence still. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It's not easy to nap, though my head is tired from all the noise not just in this outside world, but also inside me, where my heart is yammering with fear and confusion. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The blue-white scar was constant, the noise unendurable. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then, as I turned to look at Denna, I heard the other noise. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She grabbed the antlers and put them on her head and made a noise like a horse neighing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was something new to add to the mix of street noise and people. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Did he do his work right there in the sanitarium, or did they rent him a little office where he could get away from all the noise? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He never kept a woman more than a few months—the time span that he said was average before she began to make “permanent- arrangement-type noises.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was dark with the violent pleasure of making this stupendous noise, and his heart was making the stretched shirt shake. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

With a loud ripping noise, his bag split in two. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore made a small noise of dissent through his long, crooked nose. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The yard was not large, and it had brick buildings all around it, so the noise was amplified—it was loud and intimidating. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made this noise whenever he was annoyed with something we were doing. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She jumped every time she heard a noise. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The noise turns into a rolling boil as they wait for me to reveal her. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And don’t give yourself away, she said, and drifted back toward the canteen, from where a lot of noise was coming. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like everything that was alive stopped whatever it was doing and was wondering the same thing: What was that noise? The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t have someone’s hand to hold as I tiptoe to the window, only to realize the scary noise is just a branch scraping the glass, just the wind. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have any idea that the high-pitched noises he made were singing. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Some older kids come into the children’s section making noise, so he goes over to tell them to chill. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The Riders followed it, and suddenly Harrowdale lay before them, loud with the noise of waters in the evening. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

My face looked interested and I made “um-hum” noises at the proper times. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can come in, but don’t make any noises or sudden movements. Don’t talk unless he talks to you. If you do talk, keep your voice low. Understand?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I look up, startled to hear my name in the noise. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t need to go,” Matt said, only half awake and pulling his pillow tightly over his head to cut out the noise of the train. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes a moment for Isobel to realize that the noise coming from outside the tent is actually the sound of Poppet Murray screaming. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He found the natural noise and fuss and horseplay of undergraduates horrifying, after his dream. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The moaning muffled most of the impact’s noise. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

But now that noise seemed in harmony with what she was feeling inside. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It must have been about eight o’clock when I heard a noise,” Harrison’s son Preston said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The two-legs disappeared as if they had never stood there, leaving a trail of noises. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Beowulf stooped and murmured soothingly and the noise subsided. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the ship, he realized—that thundering noise. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was not a peep to be heard but katydid noises outside in the deep, black night. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We both look in the direction of the noise, and a truck speeds up the gravel road. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

There was an unholy amount of noise in the background, the kind of dull roar you’d expect at the height of a raging frat party. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The noise was coming from the woods to the East, and soon there was a noise of horse-hoofs mixed with it. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Peach sobbed and sniffed, and I heard leaving noises, the kind of settling-down, murmuring noises that drift across people when they are all talking at once, softly, ending a conversation or starting the next one. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was cold but not too cold—the boys were standing outside the garage making noise, as usual. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I hear the same noises—the beeping, the whooshing. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

After one full second of utter silence, the room exploded with noise. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I may not be able to make clear sounds, but I can make a lot of noise. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It was a pitiful noise, yet also slightly indecent. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The swish of the pony’s tail and the occasional movements of his feet became loud noises. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

By the time I get to the lunchroom, my stomach is making embarrassing noises. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There came a low word of command "Halt!" then a moment of horsey noises—nostrils blowing, hoofs pawing, bits being champed, necks being patted. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Not a whole bunch of noise or nothing. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The flag was whipping in the wind, and I could hear the white noise of traffic in the distance, but it was otherwise quiet, the cicadas and crickets silenced by the cold. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The rain would cover any noise he made and besides, he didn’t know what to say. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Frankie’s face seemed to indicate she felt the same way, but the noise of the crowd quickly made Joseph panic. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The morning air pulsed with the noises of spring. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Sam heard the noise of their harsh voices, flat and hard in the dead air, and he could distinguish two voices from among all the rest: they were louder, and nearer to him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

My feet made a queer crunching noise as I crossed the shingle. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was impossible to answer questions: too much noise. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its screaming was louder, closer, and the noise filled Anya’s brain with agony. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

So the stairwell was filled with echoing noise, and I was climbing the steps head down, just following the heels of the person in front, when a voice near me went: “Kath!” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amid noise and confusion, the driver urged us to get out quickly. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slaps his other hand over my mouth and rams his fingers deeper, grinding against me, and I make noises like a horse, frantic guttural sounds from deep in my throat. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then he became conscious of something which had been waiting to be noticed—that there was a noise in his head which was articulate. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am calm, she thought, but so very cold; the noise is only a kind of banging on the doors, one after another; is this what I was so afraid about? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Still unaware of what caused the noise, Wilson and Penzias phoned Dicke at Princeton and described their problem to him in the hope that he might suggest a solution. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

After a while the air became gray with cigarette smoke and the noise increased. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I’ve always known that the pageant was this huge part of my mom’s life, but it’s never been more than background noise for me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He put down his satchel, and it made interesting clinking noises. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The rest of the temple complex was silent, but Pong’s thoughts swished like the wind through palm leaves, filling his head with noise. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He hoped the loud noise would not wake Baby up from her siesta. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Looking at it, it is perfectly clear that the terminator is irregular, but this irregularity is what information scientists call ‘noise’: it makes no sense and conveys no information. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He tried to block out the terrible noises around him. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

The background noise of the restaurant throbbed in George’s ears. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The noise they were making would be a good distraction. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Ernest grunted and groaned and made a lot of noises for a while,” Alvarez recalled, “and eventually calmed down and agreed that I was right.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Whether or not that was true, it seemed to scare Pinch into making some effort to control the noises he made. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The noises were purring engines and throbbing drumbeats. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other words become a muffled background noise occasionally tipped by a sharp laugh. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The shrill wail of a girl rose above all the other noises. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

It was either a noise or a complicated smell, and the easiest way to explain it is to say that it was like a wireless broadcast. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d tell his mother he was sick, but there was noise rising up into his room, noise that had nothing to do with his grandfather’s roaming spirit. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“What?” she said over the noise of the whistling kettle. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Probably everyone in Cannery Row had projected his imagination to how the party would be—the shouts of greeting, the congratulation, the noise and good feeling. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

My head hurt from not obeying, as well as from Olive’s noise. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The clicking noise of telegraph machines at the Western Union seemed distant. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes, but I can’t block out the noise. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Alex makes a vague noise of approval, and his arms fumble around Henry’s waist, but he’s helpless to do much else. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The noise of the servants in the hallway sends me to the wall. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Horses and mules balk in their traces, sensing the panic and confused by the noise. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess you could name your steak knives. Meaty the Elder. Gristlebane,” I say, and she makes a little snorting noise that sounds like the smothering of a laugh. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Ladybug was making whistling noises as she breathed, and the Earthworm was coiled up like a spring at one end of his hammock, wheezing and blowing through his open mouth. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He moves the broken wings and reaches inside, twisting something with a clicking noise. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And then there was a great noise, followed by silence, and the sound of Lady Isobel sobbing. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Making no noise, Dicey slipped out to sit on the metal trailer steps. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard noises above—voices—and fear squeezed his chest. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Each of the other eight masters made some sort of exasperated noise or gesture. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Calder’s swallowing made a loud noise in the silence. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Anything to block out the noise from the street below. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear every noise in the building. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Chess double-checked to make sure he had the phone in his own hand set to mute any noise he, Emma, or Finn might make. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I flinched and looked around for the source of the noise. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The noise, the slamming enormity of the noise was deafening. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Put your seat belt on,” he hollered over the engine noise, and then he hit the throttle and the J-3 bop- hopped forward and we went speeding across the green outfield grass. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The noise of the crowd entered his body from the air, through his skin, into his bloodstream where it burned and cooled at the same time. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor did they hear the small mouselike noises of disbelief and outrage that issued from the napkin as Roscuro went on unfolding, step by step, his diabolical plan to bring the princess to darkness. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

No mere human could have made so much noise. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made a lot of noise, but it would get them back in ten minutes tops. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The noise of four hundred mouths moving, consuming, pulls me away from her. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The noise comes from me, but it doesn't sound like it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“All right! Give it up and make some noise for HIIIIIITTTT-LLLLEERRRRRRRRRR!!!” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I let that girl walk home while I took in the sights of the city, the noise and colors, the music, the pungent smells of restaurants and car exhaust. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless, the first thing the Chief said to us was “All right, let’s cut out the noise, or no story.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The two of us made so much noise Lissa got to her feet and stared across her yard at the woods. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was walking around the room, sticking his ears up to anything that made any noise, including very quiet things, like pipes. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Keeps other noises down to a simmer so I can hear my T-bone playing in my head.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The Librarian made a noise to indicate how unlikely he thought that was. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Hold tight. Now, before we go, say...” and she made a high screeching noise. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The horse scrambled to its feet with a great noise and a great upheaval; the children were already 011 theirs. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

For a split second a roaring noise in his ears blotted out sound. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time that day there was complete silence, except for the noise of running water. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

We had to balance our movements between speed and noise. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He liked the noise and the smells, both good and bad, and the faces, both innocent and crafty. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A peculiar noise, more like a chicken cackle than anything else, came from the end of the table. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, a soft, slithering noise in the bracken. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

And all these birds rose in the air, alarmed and confused by this new anger, beating their black wings, flying just above, waiting for the noise to stop. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether it was the noise, the Blade Wheel, or fear of the root beer, Gregor didn’t know. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, a car drove past with its music turned up loud, the noise fading as it moved farther away. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

And all through rehearsal, all I can hear is that noise over and over again. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Flames leaped through the branches with a crackling noise. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

We yelled at them to have a good trip, and after they were out of earshot and the sea had swallowed their engine noises, we kept waving. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The baby let out a noise that sounded like a squirrel’s squeak. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

At first she heard the noise of people coming into the auditorium. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Tantalus didn’t look concerned, but he did have to speak up to be heard over the noise. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hearing a noise from the bed, I looked back. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t change her volume to adjust for the noise. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even though he still held on to his instinctual ways, he was comfortable enough that he ventured around the cage and made quite a bit of noise. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She felt dizzy at the sight, the motion, the noise, and the size of the room, which must have measured twenty feet long and almost as wide. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I was serving Mr Farraday morning coffee in the breakfast room when he had said to me: 'I suppose it wasn't you making that crowing noise this morning, Stevens?' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, the air is thick and humid and crowded with noise. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Abbot, who was passing by, heard the noise. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The taxi slammed against the guardrail and skidded along with a horrible grinding noise. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I hurried on, wanting to be out of sight if the dog’s noise brought people out to investigate. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I think life is better when you can’t hear all the noise. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Up on top it was quiet, everything squashed down below us, the loudest noise the squeak of the bolts as the wind shifted our car just so. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“No, no, Pellinore. Not a pig. Get pigs out of your head right away. This thing makes a noise like hounds.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What is this noise that approaches?” he cried. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

From far away he could hear some kind of noise, but it was too late to think about it: he belonged to sleep now. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

So far, not a single bird had eaten so much as a kernel of corn, because the two girls were making so much noise. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

A small choking sound came from deep inside of him; he ground his teeth together and stifled the noise. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But as Hazel walked toward the house she realized the air was vibrating with noise. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

In the garden at home on summer evenings, he had listened many times to the sound of grasshoppers chirping in the grass, and he had always liked the noise that they made. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

The office manager made the only noise in the office with his typewriter and adding machine, both of which Ignatius found slightly distracting. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something was moving inside; a funny clicking noise was coming from it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

What comfort do we find in all the noise? Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The noise of that prodigious slap by which her departure was accelerated was like a pistol shot. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a whispering noise that began then to run through the hall, a low susurrus that caused Shadow, in his dream, to experience a chilling and inexplicable fear. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

A moment later Roger fell on top of her, and then a mighty noise halfway between a roar and a growl made the very ground shake. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I am disappearing inch by inch into this house, I am going apart a little bit at a time because all this noise is breaking me; why are the others frightened? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He made these chirpy noises like the windows rolling down. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

One Sunday morning, I woke up to loud noise right next to my aching head. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

All was chaos, noise and heat and blood, until finally over the tumult Alyce could hear the cries of a baby, the moans of a tired mother, and the laughter of the triumphant midwife. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brown opened his mouth and tried to speak—but where his voice should’ve been, an eerie droning noise came echoing up from his guts, mimicking the sound that was everywhere in the fields around him. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know who—or what—was making the noise, but I wasn’t planning on sticking around to find out. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

From inside the hood came a noise as of someone sniffing to catch an elusive scent; the head turned from side to side of the road. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Behind them, in the jungle, the noise of the beaters continues. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The clangor of machinery and hammer greeted Nya each time she returned from the pond—unfamiliar noises that mingled with the voices of men shouting and women singing. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We pulled apart as the awful noise set the sheep around us into frantic motion, bounding off one another and pushing us into the wall. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Delphine. What do you mean by this noise? Waking up the neighbors. Lord, here he comes.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

And then there is a noise like death—a noise like nothing else we’ve heard before. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

The deputy standing by the door made a grunting noise and held up five chubby fingers, which was the number of minutes left before he took my father back to the cell. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I was on my way back from the can when I heard the noise outside. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Penelope saw each member of the table react to the noise in his or her own fashion: Cassiopeia bared her upper teeth, and the boys grew alert and bright-eyed, ready to spring. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

It was an earsplitting, growling, grinding, screaming noise, shot through with a hoarse rackety-rackety sound and underscored with a deep chugga-chugga-chugga. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A noise behind the chair startled him and he turned round guiltily, expecting to see Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

For example, I was terrified of car accidents, death, cancer, brain tumors, nuclear war, pregnant women, loud noises, strict teachers, elevators, and scads of other things. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Jax adjusts his baseball cap, and I brace myself as he opens the lobby door again, letting in cold and rain and noise until the door closes behind him. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

For once, she happily anticipated the chaos, the noise, the mess. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Some of the PSFs at Thurmond carried the noise machines around with them, blasting them at small, rowdy groups, or just to see a few kids squirm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

So when she convulsed with laughter again, muffling it with her hands, I started to laugh too, my belly shaking as I tried not to make any noise. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She must have made a noise, some small whimpering, because suddenly both Gitl and Shmuel stopped laughing and looked at her with concern. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kat made a funny lapping noise, like a dog drinking water. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That,” he said, “yes, that symbol. She made, do you recall, a scratched noise—a noise in her throat?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

A boy walking back to his room with an open bag of chips jumps about ten feet at the noise, the chips flying out of the bag and scattering on the floor. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The noise quieted a little, but the radio was still blaring. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he’d jump up and let out a bark at a noise down in the woods. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The sounds of the planets make for a great conversation starter if you have people to talk to, but if you don’t, they make for great white noise when you’re going to sleep. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But there was no noise from her room, and I knew I was home free. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He must have heard my panic when Big Ma could hear only noise. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Easy as a gull oared by her wings the ship went now, and the noise and hurlyburly of the City fell away suddenly behind. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

And what was that strange noise that had woken Barry up? I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

The coffee shops were doing a brisk business, and street musicians filled the air with the sounds of guitar, lyre, panpipes, and armpit noises. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I even managed to draw several shorthand characters on my tablet as the noise got louder and louder. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mouth opens and closes three times and makes a squeaky noise. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all lounged in glamorous lassitude on the sofa, and on the rug, while heavy rock, which Ifemelu thought was unharmonious noise, played on the CD player. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It’s not great, I guess, but it’s better than the cafeteria with its lights and noise and human degradation. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then there’s a soft hiss, followed by a ripping noise. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He sat for a moment half dreaming, listening to the noise of water, the whisper of dark trees, the crack of stone, and the vast waiting silence that brooded behind all sound. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

There was a babble of noise, and the leader had to repeat himself several times for everyone to understand what he was saying. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made refined smacking noises with my lips. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The noise, the fireworks fade, and the boys retreat to their watch room. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

It's possible that it's just a fluke, that she'd been looking at the soldiers, and a noise or a movement distracted her. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Collectively, as they scampered by in droves to claim empty trees deeper into the forest, they made more noise than a stampeding herd of elephants. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

These include not only all of the genres of music, the verbal languages, and accents, but also the mechanical, digital, human, and animal noises, and all of the ambient sounds around us. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I stopped moving and fixed my eyes in the direction of the noise. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I’m about to bolt back into the woods, when, in my periphery, I catch some kind of movement on the other side of the building, then hear the same crunching noises as the footsteps retreat. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The noise around me muffles, and the image in my mind of the five thousand dollars starts to waver until it finally blurs into something I no longer recognize. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Jack said, letting out his loud whooping noise. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She carefully stood up, feeling around for the clothes hangers in order not to make a noise, and found that the wardrobe was bigger than she’d thought. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Gulliver’s noises were harmless and simple—squeaks when he was hungry, chirps when he was happy. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

A blunt axe of silence'd killed every noise in the playground. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I can hear the noises coming through the phone, and then I hear Margo cut her off and say, “Listen, I’m really sorry. I was just so scared.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Hermione made an impatient noise and began to eat at top speed again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The noise is so loud in the shady stillness of the plants and gentle huddled form of Mr. Ram that I’m ticked as I pick up. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“But ours are so awful,” I argued aloud to Grandma, but I really only wanted to make “word noise” so I wouldn't think about the sad feelings taking me over. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She’d been in the nook for four months and made noise before, knocking her head against the roof or her knee against a rafter. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

When I had to use the potty, I deliberately made more noise to get the snoring to stop. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The door touched down and the noises ceased. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Marguerite Johnson, I heard the name again, my honors were read, there were noises in the audience of appreciation, and I took my place on the stage as rehearsed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now there came a sort of sucking noise, and very quickly all the blue frothy mixture in the huge basin was sucked back into the stomach of the machine. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was a polite noise from behind her. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

You missed a lot since I stopped making noise. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The man Jack made a small noise then, a grunt that contained in it both frustration and also satisfaction. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The only noises to be heard were Captain Hardcastle’s little snorting grunts and the soft sound of pen-nibs moving over paper. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held my breath, trying not to make any noise. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Back in the wardrobe. If I hear the slightest noise, I’ll make you wish you were dead.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was poised for battle against the chess establishment, the Union Bank of Switzerland, the Jews, the United States, Japan, Icelanders in general, the media, processed foods, Coca-Cola, noise, pollution, nuclear energy, and circumcision. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was halfway down the steps to the basement when she heard a noise coming from the garage. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Skeletal birds with glowing red eyes blinked at her from the branches above; animals or...something made weird noises in the darkness around her. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The bands were scattered around the fairgrounds, well back from the front entrance, and whatever they were trying for sounded like tuneless noise and echoing feedback by the time it reached us. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She made a mumbling noise, burying her face farther into the pillow. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

There was no fire, no smoke, not the slightest untoward noise. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I got up extremely quietly, took my things from under the bed, and opened the door one millimeter at a time, so it wouldn’t make any noise. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But cheers and hand clapping began to make such a noise and clatter that no speech could have been heard. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Within twenty feet or so of the gate, the cameras started clicking, a noise that sounded like some great herd of metallic beasts. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bottle shattered harmlessly far away with a brief and muted noise. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

There were slapping noises filtering through the oniony darkness around him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

A roar of noise—an exterminator just leaving a house, pump bellowing—overtakes them. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I was ashamed. Of Biggs and us and the noise. Christ, what a spectacle.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take extra care not to touch anything in the kitchen, afraid of the noise, afraid of what could happen. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it rose almost to a shriek and then faded, as though whatever was making the noise was exhausted. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

What are you wearing that makes so much noise?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I added the grunting noises I had heard in the dark. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

In the very act of revealing myself to Richard Parker by bringing down what blocked his view, I made a great loud noise to attract his attention. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They make a sad noise, like muted church bells. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was a scream, to carry above the noise of the river. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

There was no noise or conversation, for each person seemed to be alone. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was suffocating being here, surrounded by this noise, the surging crowds, and blinding splendor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The noises sounded something like an Indian war dance in an old movie on TV, thought Ralph, puzzled. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds without any noise on the other side, she pounded again and then rang the doorbell. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

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

Her voice reminded Piper of corn growing—a crackling, hissing, hot and persistent noise she used to hear at Grandpa Tom’s on those quiet nights in Oklahoma. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The noises brought me back—car horns, shrieky laughter, crazy people screaming at each other over a parking spot. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered how the bullet had made a soft puffing noise inside me. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the train stops, and there is the station with noise and cries and signboards. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a musical noise, but so strong and solemn as to be a little frightening. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Look in the back,” Dad hollered above the noise of the engine and airflow. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was no noise at all coming from inside. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

The Garretts’ dogs heard the noise first: the sound of metal touching metal, of one hundred hooves sending vibrations through the earth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid it’s... it’s someone who ...” She peered toward the crying noise. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But when we get away from the library, there are fewer people, and there's also traffic noise, so I'm not afraid to talk. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not the ordinary silence that came from a simple absence of things moving about and making noise. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The worms did not react to the noise at all. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Texas had been hot and dusty, Chicago was cool and smoky, full of trains and noise. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She makes a disgusted noise and cuts in front of me. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “Ravi! There was a funny noise. Let’s go exploring.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The noise and the smoke and the press of people made me lightheaded and limpsy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I listened for some noise, but heard nothing. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then I hear J.T. cursing again, and this time it’s cursing and almost the same growling noise he was making before. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that, the days passed more quickly, and with a lot more noise. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The officer, surrounded by these noises, was moved and a little embarrassed. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Inside, I try not to take up too much space or make any noise, because if I do, I may wake up the darkness, and I want the darkness to sleep. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, there was a noise like fifty chainsaws over our heads, and we ducked as a plane roared by, the wind whipping our hair and blowing up a sandstorm. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Of the noises loose in the room, of the screams, of the words, Bull’s laughter was the most ominous. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am sure Gryffindor and Hufflepuff are waiting to celebrate with you, and it would be a shame to deprive them of this excellent excuse to make a great deal of mess and noise.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Every time Rachel leaned over to dig in her purse she kept one hand on the chest of her linen jacket and it still made a small clinking noise. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched a TV show where the scientist proudly showed how he could kill little mice by making a certain kind of sudden loud noise. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

A noise clatters from the far end of the hold near the elevator. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Tad’s mother gasped and made a choked noise. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I feel like a crystal glass that’s going to shatter if the noise and the tension, if the struggle and the fighting, if the loudness of it all rises even one decibel more. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like many human beings, he took the least sign of conversation as his cue to make noise. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was tired of it all: the yellow fog, the horse dung in the streets, the noise. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one else seemed to notice the abrupt, heavy noise. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the development of the steamship in the nineteenth century introduced an ominous source of noise pollution. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, they just move. Makes one heck of a grinding noise. Same thing happens out in the Maze—those walls shift every night, too.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He has no sense of how much noise he makes or whether it matters. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then we heard a noise, but not the kind we were expecting—not a wing-flap or the scratch of a bird’s feet—but something human. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, I know a quark is a subatomic particle, but if you ask me, it also sounds like the noise a subatomic duck might make.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Pax himself made no noise—he had learned the secrets of stealth from Gray and Bristle. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

There were more than 150 kids on the floor for their Saturday morning lessons and dozens of other adult students and coaches, so it took a moment for the noise level to die down. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Sekai stirred in her bed—a beer crate donated by Mr. Thirsty—and made sucking noises. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, but was it possible to sleep through this noise that made the furniture shake? The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he opens his eyes, the noises start all over. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Then there was a noise outside and the doorbell rang again. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Close to the river, Tally heard a noise in front of her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

June makes a strangled noise, and when he looks back up, she’s digging through the top drawer of her dresser. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Mac makes a clicking noise with his tongue. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

There could be no conversation in the noise of Mrs. Phillips’s supper party, but his manners recommended him to everybody. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the noise sounded again, nearer: and now there could be no mistake. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flinging open the kitchen door, I rushed into the backyard, past the workers in the sugarcane fields, past the tractors, their noise blurring into the distance. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Kira continued on through the crowds, past the food shops and the noise of bickering, bargaining women. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every tiny noise made her startle, pitchfork in hand. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Then a noise in the next room made them jump. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I’d never spent more than a few hours in a city and found it impossible to defend myself from the strange noises that constantly invaded. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

As the men left the hut and the night filled with noises of bellowed orders, horses, and stomping boots, Pinmei squeezed her head into her knees, the blackness creeping over her as she trembled. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Calvin is cheering...and then there is another noise. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, there was a clattering noise under the car. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The gun made a terrible noise, much louder than the .22. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Like my father, he slept in the daytime, but noise never seemed to bother Uncle Hoskins. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The exhaust whistle, coupled with the natural engine noises, precluded the necessity of Mister Scales’ giving any further notice about the car’s arrival at its destination. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

A noise made him whirl; two green burning pools—pools of accusation and guilt—stared at him from a white blur that sat perched upon the edge of the trunk. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was a noise that set one’s teeth on edge and bristled the hair at the back of one’s neck. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Last night the guns were making so much noise that Mother shut the window; I was in Pim’s bed. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

A rustling noise in the bed made her turn her head as she was about to leave. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is no sleeping, no resting to be had with all the noise in the village. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

All morning my mother had been scolding me, telling me to keep still, warning me that I must make no noise. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The noise vibrates in my chest, and I grin. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I lifted my head off the pillow to uncover both ears, but the white noise muffled the sound of Dad’s voice. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

A bird, it had been, about the size of a very small chicken only with a fantail and stubby wings that slammed against its body and made loud noise. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The movement and noises in the woods continued. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The noise comes after the flash, after the silence. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nearly dusk: the activities of the city were beginning to die down, the noise was decreasing. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Mallory left her book on the picnic table to inspect the source of the noise. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

This would irritate my father, who could not stand any noise, especially when he was tired from work, which was most of the time. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

And they were all in the garage making a lot of noise, with a big keep out sign taped to the door. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

The noise was like a wave that kept getting bigger: two hundred seventh graders, all looking for someplace they belonged. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The noises in the kitchen became louder and less hollow. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ames was frightened at the noise and hurt he was creating. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

At mealtimes the noise and complaints and banter of the other girls were like the commotion of a distant parade. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly they heard a soft noise from the end of the room which was still and imaged. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

She was entirely round, now, like a vast life buoy with piggy eyes, and her hands and feet stuck out weirdly as she drifted up into the air, making apoplectic popping noises. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“My poor little feet didn’t make much noise then! I daresay poor old Mr. Swales would have told me that it was because I didn’t want to wake up Geordie.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The foreigners who heard the noise in the dining room and hastened to remove the body noticed the suffocating odor of Remedios the Beauty on his skin. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

One of the SS came forward, and the noise of the people watching went silent. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

A deep gloom spread through me, heightened by noise of talk, laughter and jukebox jazz from the bar downstairs. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

To ward off an aggressive black bear, Herrero suggests making a lot of noise, banging pots and pans together, throwing sticks and rocks, and “running at the bear.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Lurvy took out an enormous handkerchief and blew his nose very loud—so loud, in fact, that the noise was heard by stableboys over at the horse barn. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

She knows from experience how much noise a person walking on them makes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He was cradling his head in his arms, still making those small noises, like a hurt animal. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each noise bounces around the walls of my head like a rubber ball. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Indeed, I will not. You are not what you ought to be, or you wouldn’t make such a noise. Move off.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

A strange noise stopped us at the door. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A cloud of tiny dunlin, more compact than starlings, turned in the air with the noise of a train. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a far tree line crows scrawked; there was no other animal noise. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear a noise outside my door and turn my head to see an envelope sliding underneath. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It’s just random noise, not words, because how can two people communicate if they’re actually existing in completely different worlds? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

No noise, and as long as there’s no noise, cops don’t care. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The cogs were grinding against one another with a fearful noise of tearing metal. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The noise rolled like a tidal wave out of the music room, and he had to cover his ears. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They made so much noise I had to keep cranking my headphones, until it just wasn’t worth it anymore because the volume was making my own ears hum with pain. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

This was followed by an awful splintering noise as the enormous rainbow snapped right across the middle and became two separate pieces. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

The sluggers turned as a unit to look toward the source of the noise, but Jesse hadn’t noticed and was still talking about memory, this time in rhyming couplets. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Like I did when I followed him into his room and he let me draw while he did his homework as long as I didn’t talk or hum or make weird mouth noises. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It makes a high-pitched buzzing noise to communicate with its fellows. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is a giant whoosh of light and smash of noise. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

He started making noise the moment he perceived that the cats were being fed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear a noise over my shoulder and turn to see Violet, on the opposite end of the ledge and naked too except for a pair of black boots. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I awoke in the morning to a tiny skritch-skratch sound like the noise a mouse makes in the wall, only it was coming from Petey’s jar. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Once the noise faded, Judy Treankler, one of the most popular girls in our class, stepped forward and introduced her skit. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

But then there was something else, a noise unlike anything a squirrel or rabbit would make in the hedge. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was a pause, then Joseph heard his uncle whisper, “‘Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.”’ The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was a hissing noise that would go on for about ten seconds, pause, then come again. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through the noise of the applause, as the Singer turned and mounted the stairs to the stage, Kira glanced at Thomas. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He suspected there was no noise to hear. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

After I ate, I decided to study and flipped on the television for background noise. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t have to keep up with anyone, run as fast, aim as well, make loud explosive noises, decode messages, die on cue. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Only a gentle noise on the edge of hearing, a soft fluttering as of a song half whispered, seemed to stir in the boughs above. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Molly lets out an unpleasant noise, like a snort or a grumble. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

A soft noise like a kettle about to boil for tea. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We whooped and hollered and made so much noise as we fenced with our rifles that Corporal Radant finally told us to do our bayonet practice outside. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

That new electronic mouser that made a noise only mice could hear and sent them screaming into the night? Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the next room Baby Kochamma heard the noise and came to find out what it was all about. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he was lonely before, he didn’t know it because the noise he kept up, the roaring, the busyness, protected him from knowing it. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“He said we’ve got to be careful and not make a noise. Any noise at all.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

His coarse, bawling voice called out through the noise, and continually he was lounging from one place on the show grounds to another. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Caleb started up his noise, louder than his usual dog song. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Ivy’s voice sounded tiny, and she could barely hear herself over the noise outside. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat with a small noise like chalk snapping and continued, “In September of that year, a subcommittee of Sardinian sorcerers —” He stuttered to a halt. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

There could have been a whooshing noise, I wasn’t sure. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Near the center of the fields there were thin lakes of muddy water which I had to make my way around, my unrecognizable shoes making obscene noises as I lifted them out of the mire. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She makes a noise like someone seeing a magic trick for the first time. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Obviously continual response to the music had developed within them an almost Pavlovian response to the noise, a response which they believed was pleasure. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around him the shouts and screams of children playing and running about echoed from the school’s brick walls, and a cold wind carried the noise away over Port Meadow. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I tell Calvin, “Sorry for that noise. Doesn’t happen much at our house.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The policeman looks at the crowded tower room and the dirty childrens and he hears the noise outside and inside and he says, “I don’t know. It’s a bigga mess.” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Ebright, Bolles noticed, had been making more than the usual amount of noise in the Bay Area press lately about how thoroughly his freshmen were going to shellac Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth to speak, but closed it quickly when he heard the noise. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Both of her parents snored, but the two noises had always seemed to fit together. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The noises from the rest of the party were gone and all I could hear was Ethan’s breath against my neck. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Only the softest kind of noise—and right close. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if Mother was up we always began by playing on the porch until she said we were making too much noise, then we went out and played under the wistaria frame. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen she made noises with doors, faucets, and pans. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But he’s right, you know, for noise is the most valuable thing in the world.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Had they been in a fan boat, the noise overwhelming, they would have heard nothing. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The two tiptoed down the stairs, careful not to make any noise. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I wandered the snowy crags, listening to the language of the birds by day and to the noises of the weather by night. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a great crash of thunder almost overhead, and a tearing noise, as though the sky had been ripped open. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Both the glow and the noise faded as they sprinted past. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Her wrist and ribs and cheek and foot hurt, but it was her stomach that was making the most noise: she was starving. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

A noise came from a shed at the end of the driveway. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Now I know why Calvin made that noise. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Now I wanted to be back on the midway and in the rush of all that noise. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The noises of the surrounding woods were muffled inside the tent; all Harry could hear was Ron’s breathing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But the day’s picking lay before the slaves foremost and they stooped to their orders, enduring the dogs’ terrible noise and the visions of blood to come. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The noise did not appear to be coming from any particular direction. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ged drew the oars up rattling in their locks, and that noise was terrible, for there was no other sound. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the landlord’s disapproval, the sweltering heat, the gloomy rooms, and the cacophony of strange noises, so unfamiliar to my country ears, I felt another swell of hope. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I let her out the front door and go to check out the noises I hear coming from the den. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She leans over and steals his laptop away from him, ignoring his noise of protest. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I have no idea how long the knocking’s been going on when it dawns on me that the noise I’m hearing isn’t coming from my sewing machine acting up but from someone at the window. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They walked behind them for about twenty minutes, not speaking, listening hard for noises other than breaking twigs and rustling leaves. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

We could hear noises from all directions—people shouting, cows running—but we couldn’t see a thing. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she saw them coming she made her birdlike noise, then ran to them and just stood, staring. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Was there a particular noise today that made you walk out of class?” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

It was like a beautiful roller-coaster ride in slow motion, with no noise, no banging around, no hollow feeling in the pit of the stomach. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Cole dressed and carried the ancestor rock, the sun had peeked above the trees.Then he heard an unexpected noise: the unmistakable buzz of Edwin’s outboard engine floated over the trees. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

A high- pitched noise follows, as when teeth bear down on ice cubes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

That was about it for memories, and Mary was still making noise. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deep in the underwater hall he heard another noise. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn up my music to drown out the noise. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

If it was important, she and Daniel would step onto the balcony, where the noise of the traffic fourteen floors below drowned out their whispered words. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Before you go to sleep, imagine warm sun and sand and salty water and sharks…” He makes a little snapping noise with his fingers, like the snap of teeth. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

At the moment the noise seemed to be coming from the court behind the outer wall. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And behind all of those noises, Raymie could hear the faint sound of music. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

The noise virtually disappeared, the slamming stopped, and the Frog surfed down the long swells and waves so fast she sometimes showed close to ten knots on the speed indicator. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over all the noise in the auditorium I can still hear in my head what Devon told me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The announcer sounds far away, and the cheers from the audience turn into a mess of background noise. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s always doing that. Molasses makes noise. It boils up sometimes.” I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

At that moment a low, throbbing noise began which gradually swelled louder and louder till the whole valley seemed to be swaying with it. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“What in Frith’s name makes a noise like that?” said Bigwig, his great fur cap hackling between his ears. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t yell, had no voice to make noise with. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The apartment is sleek and shiny, full of deep carpets that swallow noise. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Glancing at one another, they tried to smile, tried to look courageous under the slow coming of the unreal cold and then, through the noise of wind, the knocking on the doors downstairs. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It makes a noise only mice can hear and drives them out of the building in a hurry.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Tom soon disappeared in front of them, and the noise of his singing got fainter and further away. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He definitely made some sort of noise in the back of his throat and shifted uncomfortably in his chair. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

In the ditch a frog opened its eyes, disturbed by some slight noise from the hedgerow. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It made a very loud noise, as if it were a broken rocket ship working to escape the earth’s atmosphere. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

The car revved louder and louder and suddenly, with a crunching noise, the bars were pulled clean out of the window as Fred drove straight up in the air. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Whatever energy Etienne has left goes into quieting the noise in his head. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“A person who’s afraid of loud noises, and people, and the open sky. It took me nearly a month to coax her out of the tunnels, let alone get close enough to talk.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Annie Smith: Before that night I used to hear noise upstairs all the time and report to housing that people were up there—vandalizing it, knocking holes in the wall, and things like that. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know how long I had been sitting there when I heard a noise out on the porch. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most people used their motors to get out of the marina, firing them up in the slip and backing out with great noise and smell— that’s how Owen put it. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would jump for the remote and turn up the TV volume until it was too hard to tell what was louder, who wanted to win the noise battle more. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It made that weird noise that sounded like someone being electrocuted. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Emily tried not to stare, but she swore his mouth wasn’t moving to make the noise. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The salon is a nice oasis from the city's grit and grime and noise. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mother is mumbling, rambling, saying something that is all noise for me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

What Mother liked best about the hospital, although she didn’t tell Dad, was the knowledge that if she made any noise during the delivery, it didn’t matter. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

All around them the quiet noises of the afternoon hung in the warm air: the endless trickling sucking of the marsh, the scraping of insects, the calling of gulls. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

For a minute I thought the walls had begun to discharge the moisture that must saturate them, but then I saw the noise came from a small fountain in one corner of the room. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Okay, people,” says Zahra’s voice through the rush of blood and love and adrenaline and noise in his ears. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The runaway made so much noise moaning in the night and was so ill when they lowered her from the attic nook that they were obliged to let Fiona go for a few days. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“So each shark with a tag makes its own noise?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The room quiets, and their soft breathing and Suma’s gel swooshing become the only noise. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Otto got spooked at all the noise and wrapped himself around my skull. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mom likes to go to sleep to noise. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The whooshing of the milk steamer and a banging noise came from behind the espresso machine. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The noise and dust and crowding of the streets seemed suddenly far away. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The man next to me said, “Aww, is that all—” Another noise, this time a little louder, a grating and crunching sound like walking on gravel. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Ron passed the bag to Griphook, and the goblin pulled out a number of small metal instruments that when shaken made a loud, ringing noise like miniature hammers on anvils. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Jem clipped invisible pince-nez to his nose, cleared his throat, and said, “The text for the day, my brethren, is from the Psalms: ‘Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, O ye gates.’ Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“There was a pounding noise, and four-letter words, and shouting to get out quick and help us!” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Laura began to float away on the music, and then she heard a clattering noise, and there was Ma by the stove, getting breakfast. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that the noise level dropped to tolerable. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Shooting the guards will create too much noise before we get inside the building,” said Heiberg. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is only a noise, and terribly cold, terribly, terribly cold. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He heard a noise behind the staircase, where he spotted another doorway leading down to the cellar. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

With no trees, no birds nor other free critter, no water, just noise and buildings that made you feel you was this close to dying. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

The animal noises in the dark forest, the branches snapping and singing, reminded her of their flight, and then of Lovey disappearing into the night. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Therefore, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the city to prohibit noise disturbances from all sources.’” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

How could he wake the weary friar without noise? The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

By spring, Sairy had grown increasingly agitated by the loud noises of the city, with the screeching trucks and blaring horns and pounding jackhammers. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The elevator would have made too much noise, so we chose the stairs instead, pushing the door to the stairwell open, holding our breaths as we clicked it shut. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Krause also learned to close out the noise from other teachers who might sometimes question her methods. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

As the noise of the pistons fell away, the wind and rain sounded louder than ever against the windows. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The noise never let up: car horns, bicycle bells and the cracking of whips combined to produce a deafening bewildering clamour, amid which is was impossible to heed every warning sound. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each noise I heard and each sight I saw was very familiar to me but I never grew tired of listening and watching. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The parrot and the mocking-bird were the property of Madame Lebrun, and they had the right to make all the noise they wished. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

He shouted a hello to the house and I made a noncommittal noise; Matlock was being awesome and I couldn’t be bothered to look away. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

A tiger can make a soft prrrn-prrn noise deep within its chest and make even rabbits feel safe and content. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there’s a long second of awkward silence, except for the usual Bushwick noise. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I got used to the morning fog over the beach, the smell of hot strawberry fields in the afternoon, even the weird noises of monsters in the woods at night. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He’d told her once, “You know, Amari, the drums are not just noise—they are language; they are the pattern of the rhythm of our lives.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed empty and quiet, except for the noise of Aki’s movements. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Would they see the immense melancholy that hung over the quarter, so oppressive that men had to dull their sensibilities in noise or wine or sex or gluttony in order to escape it? Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nowadays, among fields and woods, the noise level by day is high—too high for some kinds of animal to tolerate. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a noise—a short screeching sound, like a cat—and the door swung in and Fossie was framed there for an instant, his arms stretched out, and then he slipped inside. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started to say more, but the words were drowned out by a noise like huge fingernails scraping metal. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But I was going to do my best to block out all the noise on the outside, and all the noise on the inside. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

They heard a noise—the lowing of distant cattle—and they looked at each other and grinned the grins of hungry men who would eat that night. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was a spectacular performance and made a lot of noise. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma insisted that we turn off all noise—the radio, the phonograph—so we could hear anyone coming to our front door. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They didn’t make house calls about fights or loud noise. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Snow crunched beneath his feet, but the doe made no noise as she passed through the trees, for she was nothing but light. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My lute hit the cobblestones bowl first and made a splintering noise. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The crowd noise swelled to a deafening crescendo. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He whipped around to see what had happened, but the bulk of the Berg was between him and the source of the noise. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The tension in the classroom was gone, and the familiar hum of noise returned, increasing rapidly. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Excessive abdominal noise is an uncommon, but not unprecedented, presenting symptom of infection with the bacteria Clostridium difficile, which can be fatal. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t shout so, young man! If there’s one thing we need more of around here, it’s less noise. Now come with me and I’ll tell you all about it—and put that down immediately!” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Every noise sounded threatening, every cat scurrying out of a doorway made Meggie jump. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They made so much noise that the captain heard them and came off the bridge. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Worried by the noise and vibration and unable to feed, the does kept wandering downstream to look at the body and whisper together about the strange and dangerous surroundings. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple tried not to yell, though with the noise and activity level in the room, she doubted they could attract much attention even if they began flinging things at each other. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t have a conversation, really: the cattle made too much noise as they tromped along mooing, and we had to shout to hear each other. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That—that hacking, whacking noise—there—hear it? I heard it from down in the cellar. There—hear that?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden, he screamed it out loud, and the noise of his own scream frightened him more than anything. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Once she got busy with that, she stopped squawking and started making her little chortling noises again. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Troy had a cocky I-know-something-you-don’t-know look on his face and then he started flapping his arms like wings and making an eek-eek noise. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I want to hear more noise that sounds just like how I feel. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Several people make the Shhh! noise, and then Russ is out of his seat, climbing over people’s knees, trying to escape the theater. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I understand,” Milo said, still full of questions and thoughts; “but which is the most important——” At that moment the conversation was interrupted by a far-off chopping noise. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

They christened him Brandy because he made that noise so often. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I think of all the noises in Mr. Fabian’s room, which are mostly manageable sounds. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

We might’ve met our doom right there, but then I heard a strange buzzing noise. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

In the living room, Ford’s cartoons make funny, happy noises. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He gulped and sucked, and sucked and gulped, making swishing and swooshing noises, anxious to get everything at once. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

No one really paid attention to Missus Nedraw because the Golden Hours were making so much noise with their whimpering and despair. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

As it bounced, it made a clinking noise like a small bell, then became a dark dot rolling in the distance. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“No noise is good noise,” exclaimed the Humbug happily, trying to catch the spirit of things. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was making this weird noise in her throat, like growling. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I almost have to shout, the noise is so loud. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And not into the attic. They’re going through the wall downstairs right below you. No noise!” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

"Say," he called up against the noise of the dam. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Even over the noise of all the rain and thunder, the honk of the bus horn blared clearly. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I screamed as loud as I could, letting the noise explode from my throat and ripple across the world. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

But I bet he didn’t get a headache from all the noise! A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“To have Provis for an upper lodger is quite a godsend to Mrs. Whimple,” said Herbert, “for of course people in general won’t stand that noise. A curious place, Handel; isn’t it?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

There was a light popping noise, then a sizzle out in front of Bunker Six. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, he’s sort of shadowy and terrifying and he made these creepy noises...” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The judge said, “We figured they did when we heard the noise.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

With this settled, the small wasi filled with the gentle noises of the night. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The only way to stop the noise is to get up. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Florida yelled above the noise of the river. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

A few disturbing noises mixed in as well: distant screams, crying and wailing.The isolation of their dank little storage room doesn’t seem so bad now. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

We’d have to avoid the gravel in front, because of the noise our feet would make crunching on it, and instead skirt the grassy edges of the driveway. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I thought I heard some soft plashing and a sniffing noise, a while back; but you hear a lot of such queer sounds by a river at night.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then we started hearing loud snaps not far from us, almost like cap gun pops, that definitely weren’t insect noises. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He started to dig himself out under cover of all the noise Xenophilius was making on the staircase. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They were only half way across the flat, when suddenly there was a noise of horses galloping. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They talked to each other, warned each other, fought for food, for kingship, and for the right to make the most noise. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma sighed a great deal, an impatient noise usually accompanied with a frown at their rough clothes, rundown house, or meager food. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Something made a rustling noise outside her bedroom door. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

By this time the noise in room 145 had reached a level that would have stunned, or possibly paralyzed, any other teacher at Denton Elementary School. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

I stood up and walked around the bed to the door, holding the envelope, trying to make as little noise as possible. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

By contrast, the noises on the train seemed unusually loud. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But we must be very quiet. You know a noise sometimes brings things down—like an avalanche in the Alps.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t make out what she was saying, though the timbre of her voice was clear even over the noise: cheerful, raucous, oddly pleasant. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He remembered the brightness of the sun, the heat, all the smells of cars and food cooking, the noise, and the people. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She wished someone would pick up those cans and stop that annoying noise. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

But what little noise he’d been able to hear through the curtain had ceased. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The noises were hushed and only came every so often. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He had to shout to be heard above the noise of the downpour. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or would the noise of the motor spook whatever it is? The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It sounded like a noise made by a cartoon character who was a idiot. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

There was a loud slamming noise, and Mrs. Weasley and Harry broke apart. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

There was the moment of intermingling with a noise like thunder, the spectacle of broken lances sailing in the air while hones pawed that dement before they went down backward. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

An occasional peal of drunken laughter drowned out the hoarse yells of tired children and the stoop chatter and the muted noise of a dozen transistors on different stations. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

A strange thumping noise brings us to the living room. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I made dang shore Miss Effie Belle got a earful when she got home. I said, ‘The Lord loves a joyful noise, Miss Love, and here comes Miss Effie Belle up her walk. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She closed the door and hauled the toy box in front of it—it would not keep anyone out, but the noise somebody would make trying to dislodge it would wake her, she hoped. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Dad grins at Teddy’s noise, and seeing that, I feel a familiar pang. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Helen never said anything, or even seemed about to make a noise. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He makes other noises, too—whistles and grunts and shrieks. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“They just use them to make horrible noises which are ugly to see and worse to hear. I leave all that to Dr. Dischord and that awful, awful DYNNE.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of being surrounded by people, with all their worlds crowding out hers, of being swaddled with their noise—it felt like maybe it could be a comforting thing. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

On and on she goes, and though this would normally be so frustrating, to listen to someone talk as much as the frogs make noise at night, I realize I don’t actually mind. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The noise was unbelievable, yet I seemed to be the only person who heard it, who couldn’t divert her attention from the rustle of turning pages and the scratch of pencils on paper. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

By the time she reached the godswood, the noises had faded to a faint rattle of steel and a distant shouting. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Few places are far from human noise—cars, buses, motorcycles, tractors, lorries. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A noise made him start, made him guiltily turn. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had a feeling he wasn’t listening to anything but the sound of my voice, a comforting background noise as meaningless as a cicada’s song. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Yet I heard him making small noises, as if it were painful to move, as we stood back from the palm trunk. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at least purple fluff cushions the noise. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I run the water just to get some noise in the room. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Keeping noise down to a minimum, Cluny ordered his troops to bring forward the siege tower. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

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

Like most drums, they don't have a particular pitch, but make more of a "noise"-type sound. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

And overhead—yes, in the room just above my chamber-ceiling—I now heard a struggle: a deadly one it seemed from the noise; and a half-smothered voice shouted— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

There are a lot of angry noises coming from the hut of one of our neighbors. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There was a sudden noise in the laboratory, of running footsteps and yelling voices,” remembered Otto Frisch. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It lumbered around, blinking stupidly, to see what had made the noise. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Mark was almost to the door of the barracks when he heard a strange scratching noise above him, like rats scurrying across the panels of the ceiling. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Just when I've settled on that plan, I hear a noise, under the sounds of Mama's playing. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

A noise from across the room interrupts him. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“What’s up?” he says, the surrounding noise of many voices fading. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Then he heard a hammering noise near by; he looked. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not saying they were doing any of these things in a mean way, by the way: not once did any kid laugh or make noises or do anything like that. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

For that reason the dull noise was not quite so conspicuous. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

The double-glass windows of the office kept out most of the noise. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

We heard noise approaching rapidly as men descended on the camp by foot, gunshots piercing the night. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Even when he wasn’t talking, he made a lot of noise, clearing his throat and sniffing and tapping his fingers. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He did this for a while, making different noises out of the cacophony surrounding him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

‘You won’t have to. I’ve ——’; but just then a savage kick warned Pippin that the noise had died down, and the guards were watchful. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Ibtihaj, you can do this,” Faizah said, practically screaming down to me, projecting her voice so her words would reach me over all of the stadium noise. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Roger and Billy were still on guard, and there was still a noise of shrieking and laughter from the arena, because only a minute or so had gone by. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I heard this little noise coming from her bed, and I knew she was crying and I said, “It’s all right, Mameh, it’s all right,” but she just cried and cried. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z