单词 | nose |
例句 | She felt a soft nose bump her hand. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Not really. I saw her hand go to her nose, like she was scratching it or something.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Tee, Izzy, and Jerome were still joking about the grease stain with the new nose job. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He pressed his nose against my cheekbone and whispered, “I love you. I’m so proud of you.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z She pulled a Kleenex from a box beside her bed and blew her nose, wiped her eyes. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z When the girl insisted he witness something, Rasheed tipped his chin upward and cast an impatient, sidelong glance down the blue-veined hook of his nose. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Boomer sits loyally on my other side, occasionally nudging me with a concerned nose. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Somkit wrinkled his nose, as if he were trying to decide whether to believe her. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z His face was all angles, with a sharp, pointed nose and a triangular chin covered with stubble. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z You talks normal, but that boy a yourn been keeping his nose in a schoolbook so much he’s started talking like one. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I saw her holding it to her nose and sniffing it, as if it was edible. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z France is green and looks like a man with a goatee and his nose in the air. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z In the end, Jak won the beesting contest, with sixteen stingers extracted, including one on the tip of his nose. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Fire!” someone yelled, just as the crisp smell of ash and burning wood reached Magdalys’s nose. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Blood trickled out of his nose and mouth. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “In my house I do as I see fit and store as many boxes as I feel like! Don’t stick your nose into my affairs!” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a thick layer of gummy, dried blood caked around his nose, his mouth, down to even his chin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And the red veins on her nose, the bloodshot eyes. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Young knows what she’s doing. Look at that certificate in her hand. She didn’t earn that by picking her nose.” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I wipe my nose, not even ashamed of how gross it probably is. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Or even more likely, it was because I took an instant dislike to his giant orange moustache and he often caught me staring at it with what was probably a little sneer under the nose. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “And out of school, too. You meddle into everybody’s business. You stick your nose in, whether you’re invited or not. Why do you do that?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Flew too close to the sun,” Maya muttered, trying to spread the goo on her nose without it dripping on the rest of her face. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z "So in exchange for a lifetime of staying out of your business, let me nose in just this once. What are you not telling me?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I can see Dessie now, her gold pince-nez wabbling on a nose not properly bridged for pince-nez, her eyes streaming with hilarious tears, and her whole front constricted with muscular spasms of laughter. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She put a hand to her nose and sniffed, her slim fingers thick with silver rings. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They’d slurp all the stitching thread of his mouth and nose. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “This is unbelievable,” said Ron, approaching the mirror and prodding Crabbe’s flat nose. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He scratched the side of his nose, was actually relieved when his reflection did the same. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Seven and Chris cough and cover their noses with their shirts. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z My legs started wobbling like my knees were made out of Jell-O, my eyes started leaking water, my nose started running. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fine, let's talk straight,'' Victor agreed, wiping his stinging nose. At least it wasn't bleeding. “How did you meet Scipio?'' The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z After supper Rat Kiley went over and stroked its nose. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Josiah would prepare a little bowl of cornmeal and place it by the deer’s head so that anyone who went near could leave some on the nose. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Emilika was twenty-three, Catholic like me, had brown hair, a freckled nose, and worked in a photography shop. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z With horrified expressions, they looked at me as though I had lied or sassed Grandma or grown a second nose. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Blond hair and brown eyes, a hawkish nose. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The current master of Ashton Place had the same long and narrow nose, sloping forehead, and prominent, somewhat pointed ears depicted in the ancestral portraits that hung on the wall behind where he sat. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He tapped my nose with the clean end of his spoon. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There were no noses, no mouths, no ears, no chins—only the eyes were visible in each face, two small black eyes glinting malevolently through the hairs. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his nose and sniffed along the length of it. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z He was a short boy, with a round face, dark hair, owlish glasses, and a very Semitic nose. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z May Belle wiped her nose on the back of her hand. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z He ducked his head under water and blew his nose clean, then surfaced, forcing himself to be silent. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He was a sight to see, nothing but mud from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Scars are interesting things, New Voice. Ucho will carry the one on his nose for the rest of his days.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Paige was on a high dose, and during her shift working at a gourmet grocery store, she started bleeding from her eyes and nose. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Dust sailed across my mouth, into my eyes and nose. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Would you like me to read the text to you?” she asked Lyddie once, taking her nose out from between the pages of her botany book. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Her nose was delicate and thin, and her cheekbones high and wide, sweeping down to a small chin so that her face was heart-shaped. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s a special faucet at knee height with a little bench in front, where I sit and rub my hands in the cold water before rinsing my mouth and nose. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She dug a tissue out of her purse and wiped her nose. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Then she lifts the end of a lock of hair and drapes it under her nose and nods toward Sandra, a smirk on her face. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Elinor wrinkled her nose as if such an idea were too ridiculous for her to waste a single word on it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Basel and Muhammad took great delight in describing the science teacher’s nose; it was longer than the pointer he carried, they said. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z She took the hand she wasn’t squeezing my fingers with and took out a handkerchief and blew her nose. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The kid with a squishy nose and strange legs isn’t that surprising when you’re three years old and you hear stories about talking bears sitting at a table eating porridge. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Hey, look at this, Prop!” he called as he stuck the walrus mustache under his nose. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Phew, he just couldn't get that smell out of his nose. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z One time when Dad yelled that at a boy who’d asked me if I could smell through my nose, the boy replied, “But I don’t have a mother.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z And he picked her up as if she weighed nothing at all, and began to lick her nose while she giggled and shrieked, and then he carried her to the bed. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Victor had to sneeze because one of the feathers had flown up his nose. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He had been tippling steadily for two days, when he started vomiting blood from his mouth and nose. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Max chases the ball while Helena waits, her nose poking through, and when he rolls the ball beneath the wire, I see the crumpled paper slip from her hand to his. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z But my fingers are numb, nose and toes tingling. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She turned with the waves, her nose pointing out into the surf, and then the aft anchors dropped and the ship stilled. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She burrows underneath my arm, lays her head on my chest with her nose tucked right beneath my chin, and drapes an arm over my waist and a thigh over my thigh. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I just sat there breathing heavily through my nose. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Tamika asked with that snotty attitude and her head held up so high, you could see up her nose. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She clapped the dangling nose back into place fast and held it there. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him about the bald guy with the crooked nose coming to Lice’s trailer, and about the bloodstains Shelly found later in her Jeep. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The oblong pill made me feel exceptionally groggy, but only from the bridge of my nose up. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Fingers and toes, not to mention noses and ears, were numb. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I walk past snuffling, whimpering sounds and think of when I was younger, crouched in my bedroom, wiping my nose on one of my sleeves. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Dad blows his nose and wipes his eyes but he’s smiling. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A cream will not straighten my nose or take a foot off my height. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Branch, curious, nosed at his neck, but Matt held the pose. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her head cracked to the right and blood flew from her nose. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z His nose rebelled against the very noticeable odor of fresh enamel. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a very determined look on his face—it’s like his eyebrows are trying to meet for the first time at the top of his nose. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z If she judged that the coast was clear she would blow her nose when he approached; otherwise he was to walk past her without recognition. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z For a few moments he could see little or nothing; but the smells of dew and elder bloom were unchanged and his nose brushed against cool grass blades. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I draw his crooked nose in the bottom left corner. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I brushed the saliva off my nose with my hand. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I try not to breathe through my nose. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I stand behind Max, one hand on his tilted neck while the other holds a wet cloth to his nose. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I felt young and small and very much alone, and now, in spite of my pride, I found his handkerchief and blew my nose, throwing my drab appearance to the winds. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But before she could strike hard and be driven down, the nose came back through the wind and the sails filled. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I let my nose lead me down to where the smell of pancakes and toast was coming from. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Plastic surgeons removed half his nose, and much of the right side of his face after he was rescued at sea. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It stuck in your nose—a horrible combination of damp and smoke, worse than any garbage pile I’d ever climbed through. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z And as he did so a foam, something like shaving cream though flecked with pink-hued blood from the lungs, mushroomed at the deceased’s mouth and nose. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Inside were four new Auks, complete with wooden nose cones. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t noticed how her wigs have been much thicker recently, how she’s let the hair fall to her face so that only her eyes, nose, and lips show. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The angle of his nose is quantified with a wooden protractor. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A middle-aged lady with a pointy nose and expensive trench coat scowls at me when I enter the lobby, like I don't belong there, like my existence offends her sensibilities or something. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Bo pulled at his dyed hair, rubbed his nose, yawned—and then, suddenly, he discovered Victor. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I scooped up the soft, worn doll and pressed its fabric against my nose. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Oh, well, that’s better than a whack on the nose with a rusty poker,” said Mrs. Cole with a slight hiccup. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Maybe they’ll remember you, Cannek Reed,” she said, looking at each of the crew in turn, letting her gaze come to rest, finally, on Camey, who scratched his hooked nose uncomfortably. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I hope not,” Grace said, wrinkling her nose. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He guessed that without the propellor pulling he would have to push the nose down to keep the plane flying—he thought he may have read that somewhere or it just came to him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I called Old Yeller off from the house and broke the eggs on a flat rock right under his nose and tried to get him to eat them. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z They were thick-necked and brutal, with flattened noses and scars wandering across their arms and faces. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He sniffed and wiped his nose on his sleeve, and the next moment there came a resounding slap on the side of his head that sent him staggering to the wall. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It was running down her nose and stinging her eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The boy had a head of thick curly red hair and a nose that looked a whole lot like a bird’s beak. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z In profile she resembles a cute Punchinello, her cheeks expressive, painted, and the nose carved for comic effect. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Labour Exchange is a place for men not for women taking the money from under their noses. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z And before I can climb farther, Johnny holds his nose and jumps. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z She pawed the snow impatiently and pushed her warm nose into his hands. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She had white hair and a sharp nose and piercing gray eyes. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z As he rubbed War Chief’s nose and fed him he turned to me and asked, “Is your mom here to pay me?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Round cheeks, big lips, and an angry zit on the side of my nose that resisted all attempts at eradication. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z If it makes you uncomfortable— He stopped me, wagged a finger, then hooked his glasses off his nose, letting them dangle on' the string around his neck. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I cover my nose and keep my eyes on my cousin, even as Kasim keeps looking over at me, smiling, and inching his hand closer and closer to my leg. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “I smelled the blood,” I said, wrinkling my nose. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He picked up a piece of the broken nose and studied it for a second and then sat down, holding it on his lap. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But now water was entering his nose and ears. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z My throat swelled until it hurt, and tears stung the inside of my nose. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I wiped my eyes and nose on my sweatshirt and thought about that for a while. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He looked down at the floor, rubbed his nose with his hand, doing his best to keep his face hidden. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Quite. As long as I'm satisfied,” said the other, wiping her nose with a large red and white bandanna handkerchief. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Hazel looked steadily for a long time, listening with raised ears and wrinkling his nose in the unmoving air. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he sniffed her head and wings with his big, wet nose. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She breathed fast through her nose and tried to ignore the nauseating stink of sopping sawdust rising from the ground. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The blow connects with his nose, and he shouts, bringing both hands up to cover his face. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I must let the first one get a good hold and hit him on the point of the nose or straight across the top of the head, he thought. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Closing his eyes, he pinched the bridge of his nose. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Sniffing, Brandon wiped his nose with the back of his hand. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z My dad brought his face close to mine, close enough so that the tips of our noses almost touched. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He retched, and then began to vomit, all over the sacks, the sick coming down his nose and choking him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Flinging himself upon the rough fibers, he held the bread to his nose, and its yeasty fragrance brought the saliva rushing into his mouth. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Then it became clear that they had a powerful weapon in the zeppelin too: a machine rifle mounted on the nose of the gondola. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I could feel the frame of the glasses cutting into the ridge of my nose as I tilted my hat and squeezed up to the bar. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, that’s exactly what he looked like—long neck, pointed nose, and his hair stuck up in a crest.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “It’s just that . . .” and I was trying hard to stifle my giggles, but one of them escaped through my nose with a snort, which made me laugh more. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Woolf began coming in regularly, parking his Stetson on the table and pointing Greenberg’s nose in the Racing Form while he romanced her. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z So I tiptoed onto the back of the stage and slipped into one of the folds of the curtain and stood still with the dusty velvet tickling my nose. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A low-lying branch almost caught Shanti in the nose, but her reflexes had been honed through years of synchronized Tae Kwon Do, and she whapped it away at the last moment. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Cooter kept his nose plumb in that corner and called out, “Good night, Eli.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He wiped his nose on his cuff and cleared his throat. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He had blue eyes and a dimple on his chin, and his nose was just slightly off-center; I thought it made him look even more handsome. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z All I can see of her is the side of her head, her profile, but I know it’s her, that jutting nose and handsome chin, severe. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Guzzo’s nose kept bleeding, right through all the yelling, so Coach told me to get him into the locker room and cleaned up. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then she looked at me and said, “Your nose is bleeding. The next time you come down I’ll fix it for you. It’s easy—I have all the right tools.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He had piercings in his nose and about five on each ear, cool braided hair, and lots of tattoos. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “We just need to keep our hands clean and away from our nose and mouth. Wear a mask as much as possible. But I’m not letting this sweet thing out of my sight until...” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I felt so proud I was afeared I’d bust, but all that happened was that same stuff in my nose commenced to loosening up and slopping ’round all over again! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z A few yards away, I realize that I know that dark hair that always gleams, even in relative darkness, and that long nose with a narrow bridge. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z As Shin watched, Gong punched her in the face and bloodied her nose. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She wiped her nose with her paper napkin and started eating her cereal. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Even without the beard, Orson Welles had so expertly concealed his facial features under heavy makeup and a false nose that he was unrecognizable. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z There was a trace of snot under Benny’s nose. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Why should I listen to you, with all that hair in your nose? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Next came a nose, just inches from his. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “A rat. I saw him stick his beastly nose out of the wainscoting. There’s a hole down there. I gave him a good fright, anyway.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “No, I don’t,” says TaShon, opening the door and leaning down to rub his nose on Spot’s fur. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Hence the ancient proverb: “Better a flat nose than none at all.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I nosed out, in my childish games, every last shark-toothed chamber and hall, every black tentacle of my mother’s cave, and so came at last, adventure by adventure, to the pool of firesnakes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Hurt factor: Medium to low, especially once I remembered that my nose was squat and squashy, not long and pointy. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She’ll put her nose in the air and pretend she never had such an idea in her head. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He tilted his head back, pointing his nose at the dwarf, and let fly. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z They had bloody noses, and their eyes were half-open, glassy, and brilliant red, with dilated pupils. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She arched ecstatically, then sprang into his lap, pushed herself up against his chest, and touched her cold nose to his. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The Dumpster was beat-up and dented, and its smell woke my nose up quick. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Weese was understeward for the Wailing Tower, a squat man with a fleshy carbuncle of a nose and a nest of angry red boils near one comer of his plump lips. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her skin was fair and pale as almond flowers and she had a little low nose and thin red lips and her feet were small. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He whipped out a ragged bandana to cover his nose and stalked away. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Some of them had runny noses, or there was a kind of blood-spattered green crust caked around the nostrils. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Here were the freckles on the forehead, on the bridge of the nose, along the ears. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His face was round, with a flat button nose—she had a quick memory of dimples when he laughed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The two walked up a third time, each jockey watching the nose of his rival’s mount. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She push her nose closer to the little duck, and Mama Duck snake out her neck and pop Biddy a good one. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The little nose you made has been squashed by a giant clay splotch spread across the face. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z They were stinging his face and his hands and his neck and his nose, they were crawling up his pants’ legs and stinging and crawling down the back of his neck and stinging. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Her green rhinestone-studded glasses slipped down her fleshy nose as she grappled with a tall triangular package and a stuffed shopping bag. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z My hopes crushed, I wipe my forearm across my nose, dragging snot all over my cheek. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Marching down the road was keeping Anya warm, with the exception of the tip of her nose. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z "Her looks have been a mess lately. Can't you see her eyes and nose? They've always been a problem. Her natural template is flawed." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Her glasses slid down her nose and she pushed them back in place. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “I really, really hate that guy,” Toby said, pulling tissue from his nose. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Seven naked little pink creatures lay all wound up together with closed eyes and ears standing up and long whiskers sticking out and little pointed noses and tiny strings of tails. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z He wets the cloth and sweeps it across my eyelids, cheeks, nose, and lips, tenderly removing the dust from my face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I didn’t notice until he rolled the window down and the sour-sweet smell of cigar smoke hit my nose. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Only the sound of a nose being rather violently blown. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She started rubbing the bridge of her nose. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She sniffed and blew her nose into a lace-edged linen handkerchief, which she pulled from her sleeve. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I want to punch her in the nose. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He had a red nose, big watery eyes, and curly hair so black it was almost purple. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I saw and saw and saw, dripping sweat down my nose onto the knife. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly. Our nose isn’t so bad,” she says. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He drank beer, and once the tears came to his eyes and he snuffled his nose against his shirt-sleeve. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath through the nostrils and pushed his glasses up on the bridge of his nose. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But then a less arrogant individual than Tycho would still have had his nose intact and might never have become such a great astronomer in the first place. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z If forced to describe me to a police sketch artist, you might begin by mentioning my nose. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Lou was little more than a shadow cast by a nose. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z People with perfect shiny hair who go to Pilates classes on Saturdays and have the right shape of nose to look down on everyone else. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The others around her see me, and then pinch their noses and wave the air in front of their faces impatiently, and there’s Kalinda in the middle of all of them, looking right at me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It’s probably my nose craving anything that isn’t bleach. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He picked up his washcloth and a bar of soap and began to clean the blood coming from his nose and mouth. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z A long nose poked over the first rat’s shoulder. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He pushed air out his nose and smiled full of bitterness. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He sniffed around, wrinkling his facile nose at the unfamiliar smell, then reached out a long curved black paw and tapped the white head. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z First he gouged two circles near each other in the center of the gourd, then scraped at the rind between and below the eyes, to create the impression of a nose. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She is weathered and lined, her nose red either from cold or vodka, gray hair frizzling from underneath her scarf. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z And were face to face with a semi-transparent guy in medieval garb with a fur-trimmed cap and a beard that looked like two raccoon tails sewn together under his nose and chin. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “And I’d even miss your bloody nose, which, by the way, is bleeding all over you again.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His nose was the size of a small fist and resembled a deformed potato. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z In fact, his conduct approached that of a bully, and he was given to swaggering up and down before Spitz’s very nose. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z She had changed the color of her fingernails and they were so bright red her fingertips looked like mine when they were covered with wet blood while I was trying to fix Maria’s nose. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Wandering about among his worthless stock, with his long nose and thick spectacles and his bowed shoulders in the velvet jacket, he had always vaguely the air of being a collector rather than a tradesman. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He picks her up and she nuzzles her nose into his neck, purring like a turbine. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I notice the planes of his skull, showing through his shaved hair, and the jagged path his crooked nose carves down his face. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The ceiling weighs ten trillion tons; it gives off a permeating cold; it drives his nose into the floor. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His white cheeks were flushed, and he rubbed at his nose before he spoke. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Clouds scudded nose to tail across the sky, though it was not raining and the wind was quite warm. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In Phnom Penh, our family had a friendly little puppy with a wet nose. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s pointing his nose in another direkshun altogether from the one I’m going. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Once my nose started clearing up on Day Five, my nausea got even worse, because that odd aroma of old pot roast mixed with mothballs was nobody’s idea of a stomach soother. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He curled over onto his side, grabbing his nose with both hands. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z She stood at the doorway and tied her wrapper before proceeding to embrace me so tightly that I felt my nose and lips being squashed against her arms. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Harry made to follow him, but found his path blocked as Percy Weasley strode into the lift, his nose buried in some papers he was reading. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I keep my mouth closed and suck air into my nose. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z His cheeks are reddish, and his nose is sunburned and flaking. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z When he finally turned around, they were together, the hunter kneeling beside the woman, placing pinches of cornmeal on the deer’s nose, whispering to it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Barry struggled to keep his face above the waves, to keep water from rushing into his nose and mouth. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z The only thing more pitiful than a dwarf without a nose is a dwarf without a nose who has no gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had a grimacing expression on his face, deep grooves by his eyes and his nose and lips, as if he were trying to go but was real constipated. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I took one and blew my nose with it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Like my own, similarly beaked nose at those times, my grandfather’s nose went on alert. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His eyes were bright blue and smiling down at me, and his nose had mysteriously shrunk to fit his face. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She responded with a long, quivering breath through her nose. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They fell in love with this particular two-year-old’s fat arms and freckled nose. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He couldn’t guess what time it was because Skardebek had fallen asleep plastered to his face, her tentacles clamped over his eyes, nose, and mouth. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “He looked right down his nose at me,” Smith remembered later, “like he was saying, ‘Who the devil are you?’ Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Eyebrows, lashes, cheekbones, nose, lips, chin, jawbone—the oddest ten seconds of my whole life. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Dill took a deep breath and exhaled through his nose. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I couldn’t keep myself from grinning, which made my nose hurt. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z My nose runs, and my eyes are scratchy. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He was navigating by ears and nose alone. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Cady brought her nose so close to the cake that she nearly nudged it. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Now three men would be, not three miles away, but perched on the nose of the monster! Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I plan to tell your mama that you all were snoopin' around in my business. Puttin’ your nose where it don’t belong.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Doubletree Mutt put his stupid nose in the trap and got it smacked, and shrieked with agony and limped away with blood on his nostrils. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Riccio just sniffed and pressed the back of his hand against his nose. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He had a nose like a black, deformed potato, eyes like a couple of fangs. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z All the while the baby buffalo was silent, or almost silent, just a light bubbling sound where the nose had been. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The wings of Major Maxwell’s nose flare as he looks at Captain Phillips. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My nose and mouth scrunched up in disbelief but Ma Charles went on. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z My nose and mouth recollected Momma’s, but the set of the eyes, those came from Poppa. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z On Sunday after church I made an appointment with Miss Volker to fix the leaky side of my nose. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I don’t have her long legs and her delicate nose. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She sniffles and wipes her nose with the back of her hand. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “You made me lose my nozzles and nose cones!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his blanket from his nose now, for the dark poisonous air was gone and the yellow sunlight fell on the house. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z A huge man with a huge nose, sweat bubbling all over his face. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I pat just above her nose, and her golden eyes drift shut. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then he grabbed his polo, shoved his glasses up his nose, and escaped. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She rummaged now in her suitcase for it, opened and sniffed it, rubbing some under her nose. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She stroked the greyhound’s coat, from the copper blaze on her nose all the way down to the middle of her back. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z There was something of the brute about him with that broken nose, but Sarai found herself lingering longer in the appraisal of him than she had over any of the others, save the golden one. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I knew my anger was being caused by the war god’s presence, but I was still itching to punch him in the nose. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Its forehead was wrinkled by the wide cuts, which made it looked puzzled, and the eyes squinted above the twisted nose. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They had to pay through the nose for Baby Wilson’s private room and private nurse. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Then she glanced with distaste at Nettle, and at last pointed along the street to where a pig was nosing around in the gutter. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The flicker for a moment showed his sharp nose, and the puff of smoke. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And the boy with the runny nose gave two apples to the boy with the broken teeth and they all went back to the fields. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Jake knocked impatiently and pressed his nose against the screen door. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It turned noses into fountains, lungs into bacterial sponges. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, well...chills, fever, cramps. Seizures. Toes, fingers, nose, and lips turn black because the cells die. And you’d likely spit blood.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Professor Quirrell, in his absurd turban, was talking to a teacher with greasy black hair, a hooked nose, and sallow skin. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It was the old Ernie Lawrence, distracted by gadgetry and apparatus instead of burying his nose in scientific journals. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I want to get the stench of these people out of my nose.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “See you tryin’a talk all prim and proper,” she whispers, lifting her nose up as she moves down the line. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But in the end Buck’s pertinacity was rewarded; for the wolf, finding that no harm was intended, finally sniffed noses with him. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z My nose scrunched as if assaulted by Fig’s pungent puke. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I yell as tears stream down my face and snot drips from my nose to my mouth. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I nod, fixing my nose cannula, the oxygen hissing noisily out. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Liyana realized she was staring at the subtle valley above his upper lip, the small elegant dip under his nose. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I told her a fairy tale about a prince with a long nose who loved a princess with a short nose. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Shasta stroked its smooth-as-satin nose and said, "I wish you could talk, old fellow." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Even with a bloody nose, Guzzo could drop me in a heartbeat. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His nose was flat and a half-inch scar beneath his lower lip stood out white beneath the dark stubble. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Aru remembered pressing her nose against the glass case, staring at the lump of clay. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z All I could think of was that Mr. Robert was probably the only human being who’d ever put his mouth on a dog’s nose. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to turn and walk away and yet he only stood there, smiling and mashing his nose with his thumb. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z There was one strange thing about her that I found fascinating: She always had a delicate mist of perspiration across the bridge of her nose, winter or summer. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Would I feel different if I had a regular nose? Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Especially if that nose come out late in life.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The night of the accident, Seward’s face swelled so badly that his children could barely recognize him, and the blood pouring through his nose almost suffocated him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at Marcus as he pinched the bridge of his nose before turning away for a second. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I sneezed and scraped the blade and wire against the inside of my nose as I yanked it out. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Just as I touched it, Faro, his nose in the entrance, whined, and at the combination of the noise and the touch, he opened his eyes. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z If you ask me, its people’s imperfections that give them character—a nose slightly off center or a dimple or one ear slightly higher than the other. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It came imperceptibly, as the lecture distracted his attention, and suddenly it was looming within an inch of his nose. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And then—the glory—so that a cricket song sweetens his ears, the smell of the earth rises chanting to his nose, and dappling light under a tree blesses his eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He was pressing his Omnioculars so hard to his glasses that they were cutting into the bridge of his nose. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Suggs pressed his face so close to hers that she could count the blackheads on his nose and said, “The crowd will be even bigger when it’s you squirming on a stake.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Maybe it was my crooked nose that damaged my thinking. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A light breeze stirred the ground and a mist of dirt rose up, coating our faces, hair, and the inside of our noses. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She pushed her sunglasses down on her nose, as if she’d been expecting this response for hours. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Long minutes later, I heard her whisper, “If I held you tight as I want to, Rucker, your nose and your ribs and your knee couldn’t stand the pain.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “And I didn’t organize anything,” Milo answered indignantly, drawing great agitated sniffs of air in through his hissing, pale, twitching nose. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A few of the portraits change—hair grows shorter or longer, noses shrink, skin tones flush over with enhanced or brand-new colors, hair textures morph, mouths plump up. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The nose transforms from a slender-tipped point to more of a cute button. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Even Call, his nose too large for his small face, had a certain satisfactory ugliness. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But then he said, “You do have powdered sugar on your nose,” and smiled. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She wiped her nose on her sleeve and sniffed. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The tanner, whose house it was that burned, sent a couple of boys skipping right under the Kargs’ noses, taunting and yelling and vanishing again like smoke into smoke. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to punch her in the nose. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He lifted the helm to his nose and sniffed the mantling. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She got closer and closer, and as I lifted my shirttail to wipe my nose I knew I was grounded for life before she wheeled into the parking lot. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He nudged his nose and pushed the shadow back like a blanket and crawled underneath it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Not as much as I have noticed your warts, carbuncles, and runny nose.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z So I carefully chose the good cows, the ones that we thought were friendly, and I licked the sweat off their noses. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z "Where are your pincers, Master Dunstan? Will you catch the devil by the nose?" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z One was wearing a nose stud and three studs in her ear, all on the right side. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Finally, he laid down his quill, moved his spectacles high on his nose, and peered through them at me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Stockdale nosed his Crusader down to just a thousand feet above the water. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She hiccupping and crying and her little nose is red as a rose. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He and I could have a really beautiful relationship, so why are the old folks poking their noses into our business again? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He rubbed it back and forth between my teeth so hard that foam came out of my mouth and my nose. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z One flew flat on its face, bumping its nose and squealing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z But the picture is so small I have to hold it practically at the end of my nose to make out who is who. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His nose and cheeks looked a little different. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Long as she was in the room, Cooter was real good at doing everything his ma told him to do and he waren’t ’bout to move his nose out of that corner. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The dust flew into my eyes and up my nose. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Pollard pulled Seabiscuit’s nose to the outside and slapped him on the rump. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hairless and twitched like a puppy’s nose. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The pocket of air constricted, and we pressed our mouths and noses up into the fabric on the van’s ceiling. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z But after a few seconds the smell’s chemical properties seared his nostrils, and he covered his nose with his handkerchief. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Soon’s he heard my voice, the man’s eyes got wide and his nose flared. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “Somebody fouled up, Bull. That’s all. They obviously think they made a mistake or they wouldn’t be giving you a squadron. Just keep your nose clean and don’t go terrorizing corporals in the latrine.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And then Bridget came into the light, shrieking, covering her chest with one arm and holding her nose with her opposite hand. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z It was a wonderful color against her skin, making the freckles on her nose look like gold specks. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It has that weird rubbing-alcohol smell that makes you scrunch your nose. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I thought maybe my nose was bleeding because of all the running I did. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Last year I bumped into this guy with a bloody nose and no sneakers.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The psychologist shut his eyes and scratched his nose. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Remember me? I cut off Maria’s nose tip and was sent to the big special-ed center and got a patch. Wanna see?” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She runs into the church to see if Stephen Carey, the sacristan, would spare her a rag and he gives her some kind of canvas cloth that makes my nose sore. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z As they turned the corner, they distinctly heard Professor McGonagall blow her nose. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Her nose twitched, and Nhamo knew she could smell the alcohol on his breath. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s got gray hair and a crooked nose. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He rubbed the side of his nose and tilted his head down, pretending to be very interested in the bilge at the bottom of the boat. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I imagined where the buildings stood, almost as I once did nosing around old Roman villas in Europe. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I manage to stop crying, but now my nose is running, and I wipe it with the end of my sleeve. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He was a squat, bulldoggish man with liver spots on his nose and jowls. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I was hustled out of the car and in through the front door with my mother still holding the bloodstained handerchief firmly over my wobbling nose. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just don’t come home with your nose pierced,” Ginny’s mother told her. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Danny asked, still unsure about poking his nose in but made reckless by curiosity. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But I don’t see any backup coming from my fellow servers, each of whom has slipped into her own personal funk; Gail, my role model, stares sorrowfully at a point six inches from her nose. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And yes, there was the broken line of his nose. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His nose snuffled in the hollow of my throat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t go back to the stables until Evy had come down, given him a bit of apple or some sugar, stroked his nose and called him a good boy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z My long, sordid history with the White Noise included several episodes of fainting, vomiting, and memory loss, not to mention my most recent experience with bleeding profusely out of my eyes and nose. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The bridge of his nose hasn’t yet pushed out. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z All the pores remarkably clear, red bulbous nose. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And even if he was, they were everywhere—in his eyes, nose, ears, on every part of his body. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A thick white china cup was lowered under my nose. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He smiled and rubbed her nose gently with his. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z We reach the unexploded bomb half-buried in the ground at the start of Aleppo Way, its nose buried deep in the dirt, wing blades pointing at the sky. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She blew her nose in the palm of her hands and wrung them till they gleamed with mucus. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It carried the gas away from his eyes and nose. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “So if you see a woman holding her nose as she passes you in the street," she went on, “that woman could easily be a witch." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The older girl blew her nose and thought for a moment. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Who else had a nose made out of a toe? Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Thinking of nothing else to do I hit him smash on the nose. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z "No," he says, wiping his nose on his sleeve. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He and Rawiya turned together to see Mr. Jacobs standing toe-to-toe with the cop, his own nose just inches away from the helmet. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We kicked up dust from the road with each step, and it tickled and clung to the inside of my nose. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z His voice wasn’t deep, and he wasn’t much taller than Koffi, but he made a point of looking down his nose at them as they stopped before him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It shouldn’t be such a shock, especially because, in lots of the pictures I’ve seen of people with vitiligo, it forms a pale mask around their eyes, mouth, and nose. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z If you can’t put up the two months’ rent you need to secure an apartment, you end up paying through the nose for a room by the week. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up a doll and used her dress to wipe his nose. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I was about to put the car in gear so we could nose back onto the road when Maribel said, “He pushed me against the wall.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z And he would have to come up with a wonderful out-loud lie, since he could hardly tell them that he had thrown a rock at his nose. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Leo’s nose was assaulted by good smells—cedar, juniper, jasmine, peaches, and fresh herbs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I sensed the beam of her flashlight up my nose, and then slowly she inserted the red-hot wire into my nasal cavity. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Dasch possessed good manners and spoke eloquently, seemingly unaware that he often touched his nose or forehead with his index finger when he talked. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Many in the government, including Mr. de Klerk, chose to look the other way or ignore what they knew was going on under their noses. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If I couldn’t get back down to turn on the light, Richard would pull the book to his nose and read in the dark; he wanted to read that badly. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I would shout, and thumb my nose at him and scoot away into the crowd. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Then that same cow took and stepped in her mouth when she was a baby and left it wide and flat with her chin and nose almost meeting. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z As if from a great distance, Luke heard Jen's father heave a sigh and blow his nose in a businesslike way. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a momentary quiet after they finished, wherein everyone wiped their eyes and blew their noses. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A chubby, moon-faced navigator with little reptilian eyes and a pipe like Aarfy’s had trouble, too, and Yossarian used to chase him back from the nose as they turned toward the target, now minutes away. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He has given us eyes to see the beauty of the world, hands to touch it, a nose to experience all its fragrance, and a heart to appreciate it all. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In I went, pushing the door back so the hinges cried out, devils, their thumbs crushed, their pointed noses tweezed. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Crusted around his nose and eyes, smearing across his cheeks. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z When Mom tries to wake me, I say, “I’m sick,” and pull the covers to my nose. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Why, they were right in that parlour wall, not six months ago. One was always picking his nose; it drove me wild.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey’s laugh had worked its way up through his body and was escaping through his nose in short hoarse snorts. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There would still be a lot of tears, runny noses, wailing, and grinding of teeth. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Judge Biederman continues, but I don't think people break in on her very often, because her nose wrinkles up. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Donna walks as if she’s a supermodel—with her done-up face and her flowing hair and her nose in the air. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He didn’t want the animal to drop into his face and maybe claw his eyes out or bite off his big nose. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I pressed my nose against the glass and cupped my hands around my eyes to stop reflections, and saw a bucket smeared with a dry brown crust. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He managed a deep breath through his nose. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Little children cry for their mothers, snot dripping from their noses into their open mouths. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then her Vision shifted, and she saw the former captain of the Current, a man with a kind face and a bulbous nose, put the Executioner to his temple. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Pure Khmer have curly black hair, flat noses, full lips, and dark chocolate skin. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A dispute broke out, words were exchanged, and Shani found herself on the receiving end of a punch to the nose. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “We don’t run much to looks in my family, you know, all knuckles and cheekbones and beaky noses,” he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They drank. “...nose so sensitive the Mechanical Hound can remember and identify ten thousand odour-indexes on ten thousand men without re-setting!” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Time after time, Bull brought the ball to eye level, almost resting it on his nose. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He pinched the bridge of his nose and massaged his temples. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She had got nearly to the gate when something made her stop, nose up, like a doe with young in the thicket. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t much people about that day, and close at hand was only one man, a tall, thin chap, with a ’ook nose and a pointed beard, with a few white hairs runnin’ through it. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Jasper was silent now, his nose to the ground. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “It was nice to meet you, Ashish,” she said, rubbing at her nose. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Sage and cinnamon was strong in my nose now. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Damasio studied patients with damage to a small but critical part of the brain called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, which lies behind the nose. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Then his dad laced up the multicolored shoes, put on the red felt nose, squeaked his bike horn, and drove away to make balloon animals at a six-year-old’s birthday party. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “By not giving me the silent treatment anymore,” she says, leaning over to pet Boomer, who is nudging her thigh with his wet nose. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The Snow Sand had his ears and nose blocked, and he hoped she had not panicked, had remembered to spread-eagle her body, so that he could catch her quickly with his headlong dive. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She did not stick green beans in her nose as Jack would have done, but Hazel did not really expect her to. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I looked at the map in the truck, trying to memorize it now; hopefully I wouldn’t have to walk around with it stuck in front of my nose all day. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z One of the guards bleated as her nose began to gush blood down the front of her uniform in absurdly forceful gouts. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Under the summer sun, the stench of death is so strong in the village, I cover my nose and mouth with my hands and breathe only the air that fdters through my fingers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He would memorize the maze so he could dash through the passages without bumping his nose even once. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z He squinted at her ruefully and wrinkled his nose. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His face, seen from below, looked coarse and worn, with pouches under the eyes and tired lines from nose to chin. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It sprung open and as he looked down at his clothes and books in the snow, his glasses slid off his nose. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Occasionally a tear would slide down his royal nose and dangle from its curved tip, but at least the loud sobbing had ceased. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Though his hood is up, shadowing much of his face, I see high cheekbones, a straight nose, and full lips. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He trotted out the door, blowing his nose on his sleeve. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z His nose started bleeding again, so I got him another paper towel. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z My nose and throat burn as if I swallowed fire. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z For while our noses and lungs feasted on nature’s goodness, our eyes were assaulted by evidence of her savagery. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His head hung so low that his nose almost touched the straw of his bed. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Between the nose and the fins are three platforms, connected by three ladders. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Goyle bellowed and put his hands to his nose, where great ugly boils were springing up — Hermione, whimpering in panic, was clutching her mouth. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “The other young man, however, has a broken nose.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A man with a crooked nose shoved forward. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “He has to go back with me. I need him—” The inside of my nose, the whole inside of my face, burned. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z High cheekbones and long nose, flared at the tip like the knobs at the bottom of a femur. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Blood gleamed as it trickled from his nose. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z All the girls bore the shadow of their parents in a nose here or a pouted lip there. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He pinches my nose, then heads back up the stairs, and even after I hear Jupiter’s door open and close, I stare after him. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He scratched the side of his nose once more. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He was supposed to be working on Auk XXV plus a variety of nozzles, casements, and nose cones for display at the science fair. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He watches a drop of water roll down Henry’s perfect nose and disappear into his mouth. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They pointed their noses at the big, bright moon, and howled. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Seth nodded, sniffing and rubbing his forearm across his nose. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I watched my mother powdering her nose at the kitchen table. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The door opens and two guys walk in; one bleeding from his nose, the other looking a little freaked out at the sight of blood. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Boggs wears a flesh-colored plastic mask from his upper lip to his brow — I was right about the broken nose—so his expression’s hard to read. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z One day her nose would be sweet and turned up where now it still was button-form. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Man!” one of the truckers said, waving his hand in front of his ugly nose. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He could even pray out loud in church, and was apt at stealing pickles from the barrel that sat under the fruit counter and Uncle Willie’s nose. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimple put two fingers to the bridge of her nose. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I’m seated directly across from her, and the Nag Champa scent tickles my nose, but I don’t tell her this. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Who did all his schoolwork and didn’t spend the period with his nose in the corner. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z At least eighteen hands tall, proud head, and black from his nose to the tip of his tail. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She hated her nose so much that she didn't even wait until college to have the procedure done. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She passed some smelling salts under the old lady’s nose, making her flinch and moan, but she didn’t wake up. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I took a bite of the sandwich—it tasted better than anything I could possibly imagine—then touched my nose. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He clasps it over his mouth and nose, and returns to the car. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z If I look down at my feet, the tears will fall and my nose will start to run and Mama will know I don’t want her to leave me here. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “She probably has a pointed nose, too,” Miss Leeds would say. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Instead, the girl was deeply engaged in picking her nose. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The boy put his nose against her neck and inhaled that unknown perfume of cleanliness and wellbeing; without knowing why, his eyes filled with tears. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But without the nozzles, casements, and nose cones, my display made no sense. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Yayoi people averaged an inch or two taller, had close-set eyes, high and narrow faces, and flat brow ridges and noses. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z One, Sister Mary Patricia, had put clothespins on his ears and nose for an entire afternoon when he failed to turn in his math homework. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His nose sharpened when he saw the greasy sink with its scum of food bits at the bottom. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z 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 When it was over, the old Chinese gentleman blew his nose on a silk handkerchief he took out of his sleeve. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I rubbed my nose a minute so I could think. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Threatening to do so was merely his idea of a joke, like dying of pneumonia, busting Colonel Moodus in the nose or challenging Doc Daneeka to Indian wrestle. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Leander, his nose crooked from the time Helene broke it, calls us over. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She used the other to pinch his nose shut and push his mouth open as she tried to breathe air into his lungs. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Oomen wavered, sucking on his lip, snot running from his nose. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z "Better than wisdom?" she asks, her nose touching my cheek. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z The cheekbones were like the wings of a hawk soaring away from his broad nose; he wore a drooping thick mustache; the hairs were steel gray. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He had only enough time to observe that there was someone beside him before something wet was forced over his nose and mouth, and he tasted harsh, chemical fumes. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Rough-hewn,” some might have said, or even “thuggish” on account of his broken nose, which made a sharp angle in profile, and from the front skewed distinctly to the left. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Why,” said the Bulldog, “if a fellow can’t trust his nose, what is he to trust?” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z They were kind people with specific features, like a man with a blond beard, or a woman with a band of freckles across her nose and different-colored eyes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I look away, feeling like my face must be glowing like Rudolph’s nose. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I lay prone, my nose and eyes sore from crying. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We kissed, and it was gentle and nice, rain dripping from our noses and running warm into our just-open mouths. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The lawyer shrugged, checked his watch, picked his nose, then said carelessly, “No further questions.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of the salve stings my nostrils, and I wrinkle my nose. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She couldn’t clear her nose and mouth fast enough. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z My puffy nose isn’t exactly a pimple, but maybe the same strategy will work. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He put his nose into the bag before tossing it back. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Taylor put his face so close to mine I could bite his nose. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z There was just enough space for him to breathe if he craned his neck back and stuck his nose into the small gap between the water and the bottom of the boards. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He did, in fact, have a rather large nose. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Martin has prominent everything: huge eyes, long nose, full lips. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z In almost the old manner he resettled his spectacles on his nose. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I handed her a paper towel and she blew her nose. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He turned and nosed open the door to the tower’s little shack. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z His head is shaved, and he drips with piercings—six through each ear, one in his nose, his eyebrows, his lips. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She had short, thick forearms, fingers like cocktail sausages, and a broad fleshy nose with flared nostrils. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was little, he used to pinch my nose and pretend to pull it off my face. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z His nose was buried deep in a copy of Face Value, even as he walked, so that he spilled more flour than not. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He went on sniffing deeply, his nose thrust to the lintel. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And last he turned his head to Juana, his wife, who lay beside him on the mat, her blue head shawl over her nose and over her breasts and around the small of her back. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z She adjusts the thin-framed glasses that are forever drifting down her nose. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Hollister clamped his mouth shut and focused on writing the address, drawing a long inhale of breath through his nose. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He was still coiled with his nose tucked down. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z No one had moved since the beginning of his address, not even to pinch their noses to keep out the smell of Big Anthony’s roasting flesh. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A congregation of mourners with lantern jaws and broken noses. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Liza rubbed her nose and floured it with her finger. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Please pull the mask down toward your face and place the mask over your mouth and nose. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z 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 He handed me his napkin, and I wiped my eyes and blew my nose. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z The only other person in the room, a husky young man with a broken nose, came over to Jelly, his hand outstretched. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z His gaze fixed on the root-beer spot, he took a deep breath, through his nose. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “Sharp,” says Perdie, rolling her eyes, blowing smoke from her nose. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Mom gets all teary-eyed, and her nose gets red. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I eyed the man, his gun, the dog now poking his nose where dogs always poke their noses on a person. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Then a bee whizzed past Enoch’s nose and buried its stinger in the haunches of the woman sitting astride him, and she squealed and leapt up. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The smell is sour, and it nips at the inside of my nose. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “I can only tell you this much. Look at your eyes. Look at your nose. Look at your chin. What do you see?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She was told to attend to a soldier with stomach wounds who had also lost a part of his nose. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I can see only a little of her forehead, and the pinkish tip of her nose. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a frail-looking man, whose thin silver glasses seemed to be in serious danger of sliding off his nose with every quick movement. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I walked to the window and pinched my nose to block out the smell of a building that Dad said was sick and I had to agree. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maleeka’s got more potential than she’s letting on. Keeping her under the principal’s nose may be just the way to get her back in line.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t turning my nose up at anything,” I cried. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Back in his office, he wept; and when he finished weeping he washed the blood from his mouth and nose, scrubbed the dirt from the abrasions on his cheek and forehead, and summoned Sergeant Towser. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In her sleeve is tucked a lace handkerchief, over her nose and mouth is a gauze nurse’s mask. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Root nodded, twisting a thick cigar into the hole beneath his nose. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She quivered her nose and made faces at herself in the mirror. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I felt like a total fool, out there every day preaching, and apparendy not knowing what was going on right under my nose, in my own organization, involving the very man I was praising so. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A mushroom flies off his pizza and hits the side of her nose. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The clown’s nose lights up with a clanging siren. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z His arms thrust closed, hands clasping each side of Deborah’s head, palms to her jaw, fingers spread from the back of her skull to the bridge of her nose. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Beads of sweat rolled off his forehead and onto the bridge of his nose, making his glasses slip down. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A lip of skin hangs from her forehead and the blood from it has covered her eyes, her nose and one cheek before it jelled. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A smear of grime streaks over her nose. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Before the United States entered World War Two, there were a bunch of American pilots in China. They were called the Flying Tigers. They flew those planes with the shark teeth on the nose.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Sandy perched on the edge of a straight-backed chair, adjusted his round wire-framed glasses, repaired at the bridge with adhesive tape, across his broken nose, and told about his children. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I finished it with eyes at the front of my head, no right leg, no foot, and a new nose. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z We were all sitting on the verandah, talking, when Father Amadi s car nosed its way to the front of the flat. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z A thousand freckles speckled her cheeks and brow, and her nose had been broken more than once. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Jo would turn up her naughty nose at some of the finest, because she has no soul for art, but I have, and I’m cultivating eye and taste as fast as I can. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I wiped under my nose with the back of my hand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She pushed her glasses up on her nose, like she did when she was feeling especially fired up about something, Rishi had noticed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He winked one of the pouchy eyes, looking down his nose with benevolence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a shrewd, buoyant air about him as he sat up, looked round and rubbed both front paws over his nose. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He was fat and looked shopworn around the nose and mouth as though he had hayfever. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Fadi pressed his nose against the cold glass, peering across the desolate landscape. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The cartilage in his nose was twisted—it’d been broken by the lash of a wayward logging cable in the winter of 1915. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z On the sub-main floor of the hotel, which the management directed bathers to use, a woman with zinc salve on her nose got into the elevator with the young man. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “How can a shivering, malnourished pup such as you know anything beyond the wetness of his own nose?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It had a patrician bump on its nose, magnificent curly hair that rested atop a pronounced collarbone, and a broad forehead that reflected in miniature the walls and doors and lampshades around them. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Neatly sidestepping a cutlass thrust, she cuffed the rat smartly on the point of the nose. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Fadi hugged her back awkwardly, his nose tickled by long strands of silky hair. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He stepped smartly over the threshold and closed the front door behind him.“It is a long time since my last visit,” said Dumbledore, peering down his crooked nose at Uncle Vernon. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Her eyes lingered for a moment on Nevilles cloak, which was fastened under his left ear, and on Ron’s smudged nose. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Zane could not believe Marigold had gone and stuck her nose in his business. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z A horse near Anya nickered and stretched its nose out to her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Tears rushed to my eyes; those from the left fell on his overalls, while those from the right trickled down my nose and into the air and landed beside the first. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He kept sticking his nose into her elbow and flipping up her arm and wouldn’t stop until she stroked him. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z It’s still dark when the alarm goes off in the morning and Laman Griffin snorts and blows his nose and hawks the stuff from his chest. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It is astonishing how untroubled she looks, in her white robe with her eyes sweetly shut, the rose petal still balanced on her nose. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z True, his nose is long but not so long, his hair dark but surely not so dark, his skin pale but certainly not so pale. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Noseless Ned, he was called; frostbite had claimed the tip of his nose two winters past. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You know,” she says kind of low, “you can talk to me about anything, Minny” I keep washing, feel my nose start to flare. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Her lips were full and passionate, her nose, mischievous and arrogant. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you know nosing?” she demanded of me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But when I stepped onto a stool in front of our mirror—just big enough for a face—I could see the resemblance in the curve of my nose. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The tourist kids would poke Grandpa Kenneth in the ribs and pinch his nose and yank on his floppy ears, but he wasn’t allowed to say a word. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The next day at lunch, Eevie sat down and immediately wrinkled her nose. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But the real conundrum that heredity solves is much more general: What is the nature of instruction that allows an organism to build a nose—any nose—in the first place? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z There are bunches of freckles on his nose. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He cups his hands over his nose and mouth. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z She wrinkles her delicate nose, but panic underlines her words. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Dolores cried quietly and broke the piteous whimpers with sniffles and a few dainty nose blows into her handkerchief. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes and inhaled slowly through my nose, aware that I was gritting my teeth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z No nose or other facial jewelry, we learn; earrings must be small and discreet, not dangling; no blue jeans except on Friday, and then you have to pay $1 for the privilege of wearing them. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “He never comes home during the day. Just do the heavy cleaning and teach me how to fix supper and it’ll only take a few months—” My nose prickles from something burning. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z We all covered our noses and mouths as quickly as we could. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z When Arwin pulls off his gear, there’s a haze of black paint outlining his eyes and nose, like a reverse raccoon. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I poured the water in the diaper tub and rinsed the diapers with my right hand while I held my nose with my left. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She buried her nose beneath his Adam’s apple. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Kohl pencil marks map the changes I'll make: higher cheekbones like her mother's, a button nose like her father's, and deep sloping eyes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z There was her face, plain brown eyes, three braids and the nose her mother hated. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She drew a deep breath, shook her head, opened her eyes again, sniffed once or twice, then blew her nose on her fingers and wiped them on the skirt of her tunic. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z His body stilled, and blood began to seep from his nose and mouth. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Her face was angular, and something about her nose and eyes reminded him of a hawk. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z And women pulling their lips up to their noses when they reach out to take your money. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Plus I couldn’t stand the thought of Mother nosing around, criticizing me all over again. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Mr. Clyde said with such vehemence that Ignatius was able to see the purple veins swelling around the whitened scar on his nose. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The only sure way to get a cow to stand is to take a piece of rubber and tie it over its nose and mouth. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was little, my dad used to tell me, "Will, you can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z She nudged the page of the New York Times closer under Jamie’s nose and resumed her pose. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Hollister tapped a finger to the tip of his nose, contemplating, then turned and with his swaying shuffle led them deeper into the book maze. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z No thermometer verified this, but a few weeks later the symptoms of nausea and hypersensitive noses did. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She laughs again—through her nose—and says, “Yes, sir.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She came to the bed, placed a tank in the cart, and connected it to the tube while I took off the BiPAP snout and placed the nubbins into my nose. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The sickeningly sweet smell hits my nose, and my heart begins to hammer against my chest. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He handed the cloth to me, shaking his head as I pressed it against my bleeding nose. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I tucked my body incredibly close into his, so my nose pushed into his armpit. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “To profess what?” asked the King of the Moat slowly, hardly opening his jaws and speaking through his nose. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z His nose was bloody and his mouth was bloody. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I drew the strange arc of the shark’s body in a single line like a big nose on the page, just for shape. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Slightly. It looks like someone sprinkled chocolate across your nose and cheeks.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “So little time to pass?” said Merlyn, and a big tear ran down to the end of his nose. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "See that you young bucks don't go nosing about Craster's wives, you hear?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Zola, maybe you could give the dolly some eyes and a nose and mouth.” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z If I took it, I thought then maybe he’d jump me, smash my nose, and tell everyone I stole it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “First to the nose, then to the eye.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Caroline was sitting so still that Ma raised her index finger under her nose to make sure she was breathing. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “Everything has a smell, kid. Magic, joy, fear, regret—all of it can be detected if you’ve got the right nose.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z He blows his nose and wipes his beard. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “This was not an ordinary little ear or nose thing. I screamed at him, ‘What have you done?’ Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment later, I feel her run some poufy makeup brush all over my cheeks and nose. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Henry’s breath ghosts over Alex’s lips, their noses brushing, and when he finally connects, he’s smiling into it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A quivering nose tested the air, then retreated. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Claudio sat down heavily, hunched over, head hanging, staring at the ground, listening to the horses nosing apart the hay, listening also to the quiet country and western strains from Marvin LaBlue’s radio. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She could feel its heat, and the scent that it gave off tickled her nose. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There was all this light on his face; he had to squint to look at me, which made his nose crinkle adorably. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Dad says to Look At The Person so I look quickly at a nose or a mouth or an ear but I still don’t remember. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Study the slope of his nose, the way his eyes crinkle in the corners from his broad grin like the eyes of sleepy cats in the sun. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z His nose was wide, as was his mouth, and when he smiled, Moss felt a pang hit him in the chest. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A smaller one wiped his own runny nose on the back of his hand. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “In through the nose out through the mouth,” I answered her. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I can't see him, so when his breath tickles my ear, the scent of him filling my nose, I flinch. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z We learned how to be the eyes, ears, and nose of the papacy. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Liyana and Poppy sat silently in the backyard while their gray cat, Sami, leaped down from the top of the wooden fence to bury his nose in the grass. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z A girl in a pink hoodie emblazoned with the word Bollywood across it and oversize shades, a small diamond in her nose. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Mom pushed her glasses back up the bridge of her nose with her forearm. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z You scraped your nose and your right shoulder and both of your knees. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I wrinkle my nose as I squeeze a glob of the medicine onto my palm and begin to massage it into my leg. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The woman has an upturned nose and a prim smirk that I can’t quite call a smile because there’s no joy in it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Pus-yellow pools girdled her scabbed nose, and her swollen lips were fenced with mean rows of brackish stitches. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Instead of letting go, he jerks my arm forward so we are almost nose to nose—or, given our height difference, nose to chin—and says, “You are not alone.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She pinched the bridge of her nose, as if there were a mark there that she wanted to rub out. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Their noses drip, their throats gum up, their eyes are rimmed with red. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z At that moment I realize that he and the woman have the same nose—hooked, a little too big on her face but the right size bn his. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Now it was risk filling up his nose and mouth, making him feel giddy and invincible. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She sat back gently, twitched her nose, and waved. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Hand tightening on the antler club, brandishing it, growling, she flung herself upon him and bit the top of his nose. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “As we’re not great pals yet, why don’t you start by making fun of my nose?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z A third inmate waited until the beating was done and the victim was motionless before reaching down with a knife and cutting his face from ear to ear, right across his nose. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is proof that Richard was an African in his past life,” Miss Adebayo said, before blowing her nose into a napkin. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z These traits would surface in later life to bring him a lot more grief than a damaged nose. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z He snorted a sigh out of his nose. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I got Ponytail by a nose—second place—then collapsed, people cheering all around me, jumping up and down in the stands quickly becoming a wavy blur of color as the tears rose. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z We explode in more laughter, and snot spurts from our noses. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The scent of tobacco and wood shavings filled my nose. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z And she’d been right under my nose, working through Donna with all her talk about hair, jewelry, clothes, and beauty. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Her clothes were soaking wet, and water dripped off the tip of her nose. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Theodore Van Kirk, the navigator, looked down, comparing the view from the nose of the plane with the photo of Aioi Bridge in his hand. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The ferret gingerly touched the tip of his swollen nose. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I touched my nose and this gigantic finger touched the nose on the screen. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Coughing and blowing her nose, Mother started for the beach. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I rubbed them and they stung more and my nose started dripping. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z That night, while we finish supper, Shiloh’s going around the table, putting his nose in everyone’s lap, looking mournful, waiting for somebody to slip him something to eat. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears gather, and one rolls down her face and drops off her nose like an unlucky mountain climber. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He turned over, holding his nose, and a golden light danced and shattered just over his face. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z His nose was fat and soft, rippling under his fingers. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Zane, a senior with a nose ring, gets on the bus. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Something broke, he heard the snap, and blood gushed out of her nose, but she didn’t hesitate. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The boat smoothed out, arid it was easy to keep the bow to the low stretches of water that swiped at the dory’s nose. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z And then the nose began to tip down toward the mysterious high country forest where they would not be discovered in years. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was breathing loudly through his nose, searching the room with wide eyes. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I wipe my nose on his shirt and sit up to face him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But Goon, the Cedar Grove King Lord with the ponytails, looks at us from the driver’s seat, a gray bandana over his nose and mouth. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The mate tapped the dent on his nose. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z From the outside I must look like a cocoon, a spook, face enshrouded like this, only the outlines visible, of nose, bandaged mouth, blind eyes. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just over the bridge of your nose,” she said, coming at me with tweezers. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I feel his laughter against my side, his nose sliding along my jaw, his lips pressing behind my ear. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She looked down her nose at me, appraising me coolly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Maricela puts her drink down, squeezes her nose, and cannonballs to the deep end. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Tears stung her eyes, and her nose tickled as it ran. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Curly black hair, brown skin, big black eyes, handsome nose, fine teeth, small hands and feet, taller than I am, very polite, for a boy, and altogether jolly. Wonder how old he is?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The little boy just wiped his nose, looked up at his mom, and said, “French fries.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z His words distort the scars on his face—a slice across the bridge of his nose, and another jagged mark that goes from his ear to the bottom of his chin. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Bull went up to Ben until they were almost nose to nose, as Ben had seen Drill Instructors do to recruits. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiled with half his mouth, his nose inches from mine. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Perhaps that is because, sometimes, when Uncle was giving her a good clout to the ear, he missed his mark and delivered a good clout to Mig’s nose instead. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z And the nose has a high arch, a narrow bridge, a round tip. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I needed a hole for the nose to fall into. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z From the one photo I had of them, I knew I’d inherited my father’s straight nose and my mother’s crooked smile. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Ray picks up the scent of something new, his nose to the ground. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Don’t you hold me under,” she said, “and don’t forget to hold my nose.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She kissed me, brushed my tears with her fingertips, and dried my nose with the towel, or the hem of her dress. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I bent over, pinched the bridge of my nose, and blew out as much blood as I could. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She sniffed again but her nose was not sensitive enough to read the other messages in the urine that meant “all is well.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A hint of ginger stubble shadows his jaw, and freckles spatter his nose. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z In a world without ears there would be no sounds, only vibrations; in a world without noses there would be no smells, only particles floating in the atmosphere. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Bouain continued to tap his nose as he considered my plan. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z They would tease me, mainly because my nose was thinner than theirs, making me look different. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “I know” I said to her, and instinctively swiped a finger under my nose to check for blood. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z No, we need the ugly, bumpy one with the squished nose you had at the end of it all. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z As it met with his nose, she savored the rush of pain through her hand and the crunch of his bones beneath her knuckles. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z As soon as the door is shut, the rabid funk of cigarette smoke assaults Scoob’s nose. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z She leaned over the side of the crib and smelled the girl’s warm breath and let her nose brush against the girl’s cheek. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Sure enough, at one o’clock on the nose we were on to our next activity. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z From tip of nose to tip of tail he took up over a third of the length of the ship he was on. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s no good,” he said, blowing his nose. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Then he looks me right in the eyes and points at my nose. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Harry was hanging from the ground, with his hair on end, his glasses dangling ofF his nose, threatening to fall into the bottomless sky. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z At dinner he meets her father, a tall, good-looking man with luxuriant white hair, Maxine’s pale green-gray eyes, thin rectangular glasses perched halfway down his nose. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z To my astonishment, I found my nozzles, casements, and nose cones gone. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Wedgies, wet willies, dead legs, and broken noses—those are our things. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Were it not for his profile, his familiar sharp nose, Helmuth would not have recognized the old man. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “Just prattle about something unimportant until I calm down,” he clarified, closing his eyes and pinching the bridge of his nose with his thumb and forefinger. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Her mom tapped her nose gently with her finger. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He cinched the strip of cloth behind his neck, making sure his mouth and nose were entirely covered. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z My nose and my ears, I don’t know where they came from. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z She wrinkled her nose as she breathed in the sickly-sweet smell. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z “I was trying to remember how to incapacitate an attacker — you know, self-defense. I was going to smash his nose into his brain.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “You don’t have my nose, so I don’t think so...” he said. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He tilts the rim to his nose and inhales deeply, then puts the glass back down on the table. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She tried to see in but her nose didn’t reach the window ledge. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z How do those dang birds do that? she wondered, scrunching up her nose. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She was in the middle of drawing his nose when he wriggled away from the table. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Lyra pushed back her hood to be cooler, but she couldn’t help wrinkling her nose. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Kelly opened her eyes long enough to cross them so that they pointed at her nose. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z When I arrived home on the afternoon of the aquarium trip, I was surprised to see my brother’s Jeep nosed up right next to my mom’s car. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Because he has tucked his nose into a fold of the old rug and closed his eyes. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Shiny, slippery rats, fat and fast, poured in and out of the basket, twitching their noses and flicking their tails. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Naomi tapped a floury fingerprint on Baby Joe’s nose as he toddled past in one of his many tours around Muff’s kitchen table. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He felt as if there was something atrophied between his eyes, where the base of the nose grew into the skull. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She pauses to make sure I’m paying attention and crinkles up her freckled nose. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Sweat dripping from his hands and nose, Caputo began to update the chart. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He had a brown knit cap pulled all the way down over his eyes and nose; his jaws chattered uncontrollably. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I removed my hat, tucking it under my arm, and placed my face next to hers so that we were practically nose to nose. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran his finger along his nose like he always did when he was thinking of something he probably shouldn’t have been thinking of. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Her nose was also red, like she had a cold. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He held a bowling ball, attached to a cable that hung from the ceiling, right in front of his nose. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Why had she left it there, right below my nose, if she hadn’t wanted me to see it? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z While still dizzy from the blow, another came, then another, then another, to the nose, to the stomach, to the head, to my crotch. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Robin pointed to another area of the nose, near the missing chunk. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Wesley blew a breath out through his nose, and I think he nodded. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Most of them had blood covering their faces—around the nose, mouth, eyes and ears. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “I come up to your nose,” she said. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The old man’s nose was pinched and sharp, his lips thin, his eyes small and close-set. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The preacher rubbed his nose and looked up at the ceiling. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z After my sister's procedure, my parents continued to insist that I didn't need a nose job. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She was tall and shadow thin, with small bright bird eyes and a sharp nose. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Ding ding ding,” Maya said, tapping her sunburned nose. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The smell of straw, chicken feathers, and chicken droppings rose up to my nose. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Tochi was unrecognizable now, so fat that even her nose had changed shape, her double chin hanging below her face like a bread roll. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He puts the tip of it into my nose so I have to hold my head back farther and farther. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “The solder melted,” he announced, wrinkling his nose at the sulfurous stench. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It was bitterly cold outside; the hairs inside my nose gummed and froze. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “How about that? Can you live with it?” she asks me, wrinkling her nose as if it’s barely worth considering. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z "Here. Blow your nose. Prosper's fine. He's probably lying in a soft bed dreaming of his little brother right now." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She let go of her nose, held her breath, and turned the bag upside-down. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z I was ready to give him a two-finger surprise up his nose if he didn’t cut out all this baby doodle. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z I saw the face of a kid rocket back as I punched him in the nose, heard a roar of approval from a circle of boys formed around us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He blows a little air out of his nose and nods. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed my napkin and held it beneath my nose. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I add thirteen tiny freckles to a new, slenderer nose. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “The lesions are easy to miss unless you know what you are looking for,” she said, “and then it’s as plain as the nose on your face.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The nose would harden, and the ears would get stiff. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Grandfather’s eyes were still clear, but his nose was red and his throat raspy. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “May we go now?” asked the dog, whose sensitive nose had picked up a loathsome, evil smell that grew stronger every second. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z She pushed her black-rimmed glasses to the top of her nose and answered the phone, which had just rung. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Instead, his face looked serious, and his nose was big, even with that mustache, and he was telling us that despite what the teenagers said about drugs, he knew the real score. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He wore frameless glasses, had floppy silver hair, and a salt-and-pepper mustache that was like a miniature duster broom balanced under his nose. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z That’s when your very last feature—the freckled tip of your nose, or the heart-top bubble of your lips—fades for good. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z "That's one of the images from last night. As you can see, Rover 2 is facing away from the Hab. The charging port is in the nose, and the cable isn't long enough to reach." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And it’s strange, because now I see: I get my eyes from her, my nose from him, and my skin color from them both. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Then, after washing his hands and blowing his nose, he groped behind the toilet for the scented pink sponge. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face was all angles and light, with fawnlike dark brown eyes, a straight nose, full lips painted just a shade pinker than their natural color. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He hands me a cloth to press to my bloody nose and split lip. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z It was the angle of the light or something in the way the face spread out with the smile, but Bull caught a glimpse of a crooked nose. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a small, slight fellow with a high thin nose, but his voice came out of him unexpectedly large and coarse and hard. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z My mom took a deep breath—the kind where she breathes in and out through her nose, really, really slowly. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She drank so quickly that the bubbles got up her nose, and she snorted and belched loudly, and scowled when he looked at her. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He stared down his very crooked nose at them, and Harry suddenly found himself wishing he and Ron were still being beaten up by the Whomping Willow. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She studied his face: the wrinkles, the aquiline nose, the mumbling mouth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She wipes at a smudge on my nose. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Was he listening to the air whooshing in and out of her nose, she wondered, waiting for a subtle faltering, a revealing irregularity, that would betray her thoughts? A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It bounced off Fangburn’s nose, splashing barley wine over them both. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She had a masculine nose, thick dark eyebrows, and virtually no neck. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “To other eyes, your nose and jaw are broken,” said the waif. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He kisses Bieber on the nose and follows me into the living room. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “Let’s see how it smells,” he said, lifting the glass to his nose. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He slaps my hand and makes a face like I have drawn nose hairs on the Mona Lisa or something. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Eleanor's mom dumped the yellow plastic bag into the bathtub and started rinsing out the clothes, wrinkling her nose, even though they didn't smell. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He don’t wear that cheap stuff that hurts your nose like some boys do. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The crunching stopped as his nose pushed around the large portion of remaining bits. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He turned into a tough little guy who never whined or cried, even the time I accidentally pushed him off the top bunk and he broke his nose. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “It’s just your nose problem!” she said, exasperated. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He walked right up to where he could almost touch his nose to hers and stood there, wagging his stub tail. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Gloria withdrew her chubby little forearm from before her eyes and stood for a moment, wrinkling her nose and blinking in the sunlight. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Jahrling unscrewed the little black cap and waved his hand over the flask to bring the scent to his nose, and then he took a whiff. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All of my teachers held their noses in the air, as if they were above the rest of the school. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z More like a moneylender with a hooked nose and corkscrew payos, one gnarled hand clutching a sack of money close to his heart and the other hand outstretched for more. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Then he tipped his nose in the direction of a gate without saying a word to me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He was six now, long past the age of pushing things up his nose. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed Bigwig with his nose, butting urgently. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked, wrinkling my nose back at her. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The tightness in her stomach abated, and she sighed through her nose. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I’m used to bloody noses,” I say quietly. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z So I stare at the picture in my book of the curly-bearded guy with the pug nose, and by the end of study hall, I name him Frank. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z His profile was smooth lines, slightly curved except where his nose jutted out and his beard jutted out at the end of his chin. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The blood that had dried around his nose was wet again; with water or with new blood, Anya couldn’t tell. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z But Nonnie looked straight down her short nose at every sneer and they stopped, at least the face-to-face ones did. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The scent of blood and roses stings my nose. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The nose of die diorama baby already forms, if you look closely, an arabesque. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When her cup was presented to her, the blind girl wrinkled her nose and drank it down in three long gulps. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Not even an outline of her nose or mouth. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The cow has a smooth body and a face that looks much like that of a mouse, with a sharp-pointed nose and whiskers, but the bull is different. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t breathe,” Emma commanded, putting her hand over Chess’s mouth and nose. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z A coffee break, lunch, tea, and dinner followed, nose to tail. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until the ground had changed into a tiny patch-work quilt that she withdrew her nose, and faced her mother again. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z She gestured with her nose and a nudge for me to sit down. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The new preacher, a wheedling little man who talked through his nose, twittered from the pulpit about the evils of “corporate greed” and men “who did the devil’s bidding.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Ota leapt after him, baying, his nose soon dropping to the ground to follow the scent of spilled blood. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I’m no expert, but I’m pretty sure his nose is broken. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The heads are the heads of snowmen, with the coal eyes and the carrot noses fallen out. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Frolic turned up his nose at fish, even after Matty had grilled one on his small fire. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z We wait for a car to pass, the music blasting and the driver reclined so far back that only the tip of his nose seems to nod to the song. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He touched his nose to Hazel’s, turned and hopped away into the undergrowth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Amelia lifted her nose out of the handkerchief, her eyes wide. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z After that, she erased the nose and turned it up a bit more, made the eyes a little rounder, the top lip a bit thinner. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I thought I had poked my nose into every bit of conceivable business in the neighborhood; if something was being sold next door, then I certainly wanted to know about it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I jammed my handkerchief back up my nose and went outside. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She placed the meat on the floor of the porch, near his nose. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z No portable oxygen, no difficulty breathing, no nose cannula. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Mini, who had not reached for her nose, grumbled. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Her hands are too high; they guard her nose and cheeks, leaving her stomach and ribs exposed. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z When he doubled over I smacked him in the nose with the hilt of my sword. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I wiped my nose with my sleeve and started walking out the door. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Finally, a quarter of a mile from the finish, California began its sprint, charging up from behind, one more time, to nose out ahead of Bolles’s boys. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Breathing hard through his nose, he lay there, eyes wide in the darkness. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They wiped the molasses from her nose and lifted her up. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Even the nose cannula looks good on her when she smiles like that. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Zion snorted and a little of his juice box came out his nose. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The slap of the water against your feet stings momentarily and then cold, salty water shoots straight up your nose. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She wiped my wet nose and reminded me to wear my stockings inside out, so I’d never be led astray in the forest. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I roll up my sleeves and stretch my dark, strong forearms into the space between us, right under Harm's nose. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z If I see someone has a suspicious nose, have I not smelled the same bad things.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I wipe the green lentils from Jaimito’s pudgy face and flick a piece of rice from the tip of his nose. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yore skin...hit’s so soft, Love. See? Hit ain’t hard a-tall to call you Love. Yore cheek, Love, it’s like”—he laughed—“like a mule’s nose....Like velvet.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Her face was smooth and bronze, with a high-bridged, regal nose and a scar bisecting her right eyebrow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Catherine says, her glasses on the tip of her nose as she rearranges Henry’s thick hair, “You’ll thank me when you’ve not got a great cowlick in your official portrait.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I imagined us looking each other in the eyes when the nose of the plane was one millimeter from the building. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z She unzipped it and the tip of Paganini’s nose emerged. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Sitting on the kitchen floor with his mother's blood all around him, Charlie could feel himself starting to tremble, and within seconds the blood slowly began to trickle out of his nose. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I put my hand over my nose, which felt as if it had been dipped in hot spices. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I walked to the dump, just a block or so from our house, wrinkling my nose as I got close, swatting away flies, and making sure I didn’t step on anything in my nice shoes. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The preacher lay there on the ground, rubbing his nose. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Lourdes is pleased with her uniform’s implicit authority, with the severity of her unadorned face and blunt, round nose. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Flatnose took a handkerchief out of his pants pocket and noisily blew his nose. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Woolf said if Richardson had just stopped shouting for one single instant to concentrate on riding, he might have gotten his horse’s nose in front. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “So is that Trepid fellow still going to be nosing around the holler?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z And then I bumped my nose riding on the bus. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaned down and let her lick my nose. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z But when he knew he heard Odysseus’ voice nearby, he did his best to wag his tail, nose down, with flattened ears, having no strength to move nearer his master. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I may be wrong but I believe your nose is bleeding, dear, she said, all of a sudden. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z A fat red-faced man in check breeches and gaiters, who looked like a publican, was stroking her nose and feeding her with sugar. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z His pointer nose, then pointer eyes, then pointer stance locks on a squirrel up ahead. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He pressed his hands, as if in prayer, against his nose. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Manet pointed at me with his piece of bread, his wild, grizzled eyebrows arching seriously over his nose. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Nico took a breath, getting a nose full of Hedge’s fragrant home remedy. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The way he spoke, the way he wouldn’t let me touch him—I had watched him treat another kid this way, only that one had a black eye and a broken nose. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Badger was rather good at nosing people like that out. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Shiloh wiggles a few inches closer to her on his belly, rests his nose against her thigh, tail going whick, whack, whick, whack. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Somebody oughta punch that Ignatius in the nose,” Santa said eagerly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Fascinated, Fadi pressed his nose against the glass, feeling as if he could reach out with his hand and touch the cool water. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He peered back at Thomas, hatred furrowing his brow and crinkling his monstrous nose. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She handed him the cloth she had worn around her face the day before, and he held it against his nose to try to stem the flow of blood. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Several of the shrews dug lines out of their packs and fished successfully, amassing quite a tidy little catch before the ferry nosed into the opposite bank with a gentle bump. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She stomped back toward the house, and I sat there for a few torturous minutes with one hand pressing the towel against my nose and breathed deeply through my mouth. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Her nose twitched, and she looked down to find the tortilla blackened and smoking in the pan. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She beheld a young man with a crooked nose. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z When she was over the fence, she turned around to see what he’d do to escape himself, and he had walked right straight up to that cow and was rubbing her long nose! Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “And the sawdust! It would get in your nose!” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She could have turned her nose up, or ignored me, but she didn’t. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He was bleeding badly from a cut on the bridge of his nose, rivulets of red streaking his face like tears. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The blue veins on his neck stood out, and his pointing finger almost touched her nose. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy imagined her nose and throat filling with her own tears. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Several boys of about Harry’s age had their noses pressed against a window with broomsticks in it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z After a time he lowered his head and rubbed his nose on his forepaws in a listless manner. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Worse, I was going to miss the part where the Cowardly Lion gets smacked on the nose by Dorothy. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Put some under your nose. It helps with the smell.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I could barely breathe with the wind whisking up and around my nose. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z My heart leaps and then plummets when I see Molly hobble across the dormitory, her nose purple between strips of medical tape. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The shape of my face looked for all the world like Mother’s, her nose, her mouth. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I unwrap the potato from its wax paper, and it steams its lovely, earthy smell under my nose. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Ms. Solomon pulled another tissue out of her pocket, blew her nose loudly, and made a grunting sound. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Her full, heart-shaped lips formed a perfect O of shock, and her skin paled in such a drastic way that the freckles on her nose and cheeks stood out all the more. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” he squeaked, as the hawk nipped his nose, making it bleed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She wanted to put her nose against Taisin’s throat and inhale all of it, all of her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He sighed through his nose and closed his eyes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Hello, loner girl with her nose in a book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It was rumored that she had had no childhood diseases, was never known to have chicken pox, croup or even a runny nose. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The creature slipped off the bed and bowed so low that the end of its long, thin nose touched the carpet. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Wab pulled her over and squeezed her in tight so that her toque slipped down over her eyes to the bridge of her nose. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Down at my feet lay Cap, out cold, his nose gushing blood like a geyser. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The reason she sounded different was because she was pinching her nose. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “I would love to be able to smell a mountain and follow my nose to it.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time they got to the southern end of the valley and found a cave that would fit all three of them, the tips of her ears throbbed and her nose was numb. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Father Drozdov lifted his arms up to halt the crowd coming forward, blood dripping from his nose down his face. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Seconds later, she was flat on the ground, her nose an inch away from a face in the water. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You know what I mean,” said the Wart “What have you done with the old man with no nose?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth rolls her eyes as she flops down on the bench, making her glasses slide down her nose. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z They shout to us in English, with British accents, I think, muffled through the rags they hold over their noses and mouths. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And some girls might focus on the way his ears stick out, or the way his nose hooks at the end, but to me... Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Shiloh whines and nudges his nose under my shoulder, working to roll me over. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It softens the lines around her sharp nose and pointed chin. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I sighed, taking in his perfectly made little ears, his smooth flat nose, the wrinkled brow over thoughtful eyes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The mask's long crooked nose gave him an eerie birdlike appearance. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Old Minerva, nearsighted to squinting, lifted her nose at the smell. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I touched my nose and smiled at them because girls reminded me of Maria, and they smiled back. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At Doc’s house, his wife appraised me at the front door, holding her nose at the smell, and announced that Doc wasn’t there but was probably at his office. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Two small skiffs and a Coast Guard inflatable were nosing around the Coral Queen. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She pushed her nose up with one finger, creased her mouth into a huge, satisfied smile, squinted her eyes, puffed out her cheeks. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He bumped her shoulder with his velvety nose as she threw his saddle pad over his back. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Bill, seeming to understand well what was going on, nuzzled up to him, putting his nose to Sam’s ear. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Cole sniffled purposely, rubbing at his nose for effect. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z It stopped every step to poke a whiskered nose about. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Look,” he said, pushing his glasses up on the bridge of his nose. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He whined, a quiet but urgent whine, and nudged me with his nose. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He had a beaked nose and his mouth was a thin crooked line. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The mouth, twisting up at one corner, the nose and forehead wrinkled in distaste. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z If she gave me a bloody nose for forgetting to sterilize her instruments, what will she do to me now? The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt the blood drain from my face and I forced myself to take a slow, deep breath through my nose to calm myself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Tee told him, ‘You are,’ and broke his nose.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Plus, if I pull it over my nose, I can’t smell the weed. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Her lips were full, but her nose was tiny, almost like Polly’s own. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Hummingbirds and butterflies nosed around the sweet scent. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Amelia butted him with her nose, and the young Dolphin gave a friendly squeak. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “So we probably shouldn’t be standing around jabbering at each other. Time to put our noses to the grindstone.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A muddy stray, nosing through a pile of trash next to an abandoned gas station. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z She ran the tube under her nose and took a deep whiff. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I SAW her across the room when I awoke, reading a newspaper, her glasses low across the bridge of her nose as she stared at the page intently. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She wiped her nose and stared at the dark recess where The Gold-Bug had been. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He was a man of perhaps sixty, frail and bowed, with a long, benevolent nose, and mild eyes distorted by thick spectacles. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I took a step back and quickly touched my nose. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Both Benny Maestas and Jimmy Ortega were whacked with crude clubs, and Benny’s nose was broken; Jimmy sustained a huge bruise on his arm trying to ward off the blows. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Victor snuffled and wiped his icy nose with his sleeve. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Once he finally got his nose to stop bleeding, he motioned toward my room. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I felt his nose and it seemed a little warmer than it should have been. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z The fading vortex drifted away down stream and then I saw the arrow again, nose into the current, wavering delicately to the motion of the water above which the Mayflies slanted and poised. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z In the bedroom, women were holding smelling salts under her nose. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He thrust his head deep into the kettle and howled with pain as his nose met the boiling porridge. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “It’s...your nose! It looks like a pink cucumber!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She comes and sits in the corner of the bar on one of the tall red stools with her nose in one thick book or another. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel tiny button noses against my back. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Up close, his eyes go a little crossed, focused somewhere between himself and Alex’s nose. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She knelt beside him, wrinkling her nose at the smell, and pushed back his dirty grey hair to feel his brow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He looked down his nose, his face practically tilted to the ceiling. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z In the number five seat, Stub McMillin realized with astonishment that he was still breathing through his nose after three full miles of rowing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Shush, shush, I can’t pick you all up at the same time,” she said to the crying children, who all needed to blow their noses. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Here and there one sat upright on an ant heap and looked about, with ears erect and nose in the wind. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “You. Are. Tragic,” I say, and squirt a dollop of frosting on her nose, which only makes her laugh and cry some more. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I pressed my nose close to the plastic case and studied the jelly donut and the twist with chocolate frosting. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Her mouth was moving but I couldn’t hear her since the tractor was so loud, but I knew why I was in trouble and I could already feel a little blood gathering under my nose. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mr. Caton had gone begging to Mr. Dubonnet, and the union chief had unbent just enough to let him build me the nozzles, casements, fins, and nose cones I needed for my display. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing a lace dress and the lace kept tickling my nose. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I fumbled in my skirt pocket for a handkerchief to wipe my drippy nose. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z But this is what the commandant insists upon, why the Reich measures their noses, clocks their hair color. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Quickly now—I knew I had to—I rolled Ben back onto his back, then I bent over, pinched his nose shut, covered his small mouth with mine, and gave him two breaths. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z As he shook hands and turned away his tragic nose was trembling. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z It was broken only by the sound of Franny blowing her nose—an abandoned, protracted, “congested” blow, suggestive of a patient with a four-day-old head cold. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Your father and I, we were on our way to church to give many thanks to God for all our blessings, but I had to subtract some for my nose. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Madame Sabbar blowed a long cloud of smoke out of her nose holes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I covered my nose and mouth with my hand. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She had freckles on her nose, just like George and Phoebe. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z I traced the shape of his perfect nose, and then, so carefully, his flawless lips. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Rudolph was a reindeer misfit because of his glowing red nose, and Hermey was an elf misfit because he didn’t like making toys. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Things had run out of his nose and were making the hair on his lip look gray, but up close he seemed too young to be showing age that way. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z But there was no time for nostalgia or to stop and stroke a velvety nose. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He nudged me with his warm nose, like he wanted to comfort me, but it only made me hurt worse. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He pokes his nose through one of the round holes on the top, and I pet it while we wait to be called. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z When he came to, his mouth and nose and ears were filled with dirt. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But he’s brushin’ my hand away, thrashing around to keep his nose and mouth up too. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Bigwig stared at Holly for a moment and then crouched before him and touched noses. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man, about the king’s age, with a thin, pale face, a nose like an eagle’s beak, lank, dark hair, and a weak chin. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The redbeard had to cough so violently that his face actually turned redder than his nose. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Lana Lee, with her hawk eyes and bloodhound nose, would notice that right away. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyddie’s favorite among the lead molds was the head of George Washington, though sometimes the nose stuck and it was ruined. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He looked almost exactly as Harry remembered him; the pencil-shaped nose, the batlike ears, the long fingers and feet — all except the clothes, which were very different. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z At the end, Christina crosses her arms, purple light playing over her nose and mouth. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z That large flat nose that felt like a feather when rubbed against hers. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Half torn away, the gash in his cheek showing his teeth, the hole where his nose used to be open and gaping, making him look barely human. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Some of it went into my nose and down the front of my blouse. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m trying to talk the doc into a nose job while she’s there.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I told myself that I wouldn’t want to live in such an unpleasantly cold country, where I would always have to worry about my nose, ears, and face falling off. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He ran his fingers over Genie’s eyes, nose, and mouth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Each family split off and lived by itself, laughing at the others because of their great noses, but not liking to be laughed at for their own noses. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Raizel bent down, traced a finger through the mess, and raised it to her nose. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Fainter traces came to his nose as the overtones of a bell sound in a trained ear. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hate crying; it makes my nose feel like a melted icicle. You’ve hurt my feelings, you stupid Assistant Pig-Keeper, and all for something that’s your own fault to begin with.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The chickpea was so high up my nose, it was between my eyes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z When I first told Maddy there was a South Asian cooking club, she crinkled her freckled nose and said, “No. Thank. You.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Lily pulled back slightly, their noses still touching. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then she blinked rapidly, sat up straight, and blew her nose. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Cal rushed to the English classroom, and just as Miss Norris took her seat on the little stage he waved his handkerchief and blew his nose loudly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Even when his visitor’s band lifted the tent flap, the silent drops coursed down his nose and fell on the parchment with regular ticks, like an ancient clock. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your friend ought to keep his nose in his own business,” said Gimpy, shifting off his club foot. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I laughed, spraying orange juice through my nose. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I fling my rope, aiming to lasso the tip of its nose. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I yank off my glove and hold my hand under his nose, feeling hot breath. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I remember quite clearly what he looked like: tall, slightly stooped, dark hair cut short, brown eyes that seemed to focus two inches behind the bridge of my nose, and that acne. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I put my arm around his shoulders and gave him a rag to blow his nose. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Amari was drinking milk and he laughed so hard, it came spraying out of his mouth and nose all over the table and Holly. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A Big Bang had occurred, originating at the bridge of her nose, and the force of this explosion had sent galaxies of freckles hurtling and drifting to every end of her curved, warm-blooded universe. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I grabbed the hand towel off of the refrigerator handle and held it to Jeffrey’s nose. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Again the judge studied the doorman's battered face: the scars; the bashed-in nose; the hard, blue eyes under those taped spectacles. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t touch anything I’d touched, whether it was a doorknob or a faucet, and he winced whenever I blew my nose. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If you are spotted picking your nose in class, you get ridiculed. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He helped his mother to her feet while his father watched, fists clenched, still ready to fight, breathing loudly through his nose as his jaw muscles tensed and relaxed. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Whenever,” Isa replied, avoiding her glance as she kissed Laney’s nose and put her down on the floor. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Andrew whimpered and wiped his nose on his sleeve. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z And as a few strokes on the nose will make a puppy head shy, so a few rebuffs will make a boy shy all over. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I put on my mom’s rubber cleaning gloves, crammed some toilet paper up my nose, took a swampy breath through my mouth, and fished it out. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind bit at my cheeks, my nose. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A child with a slice of bread came to the window and pressed his nose against the pane. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He straightens her glasses on her nose and plucks a leaf from her hair. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z "Thank you, God," Jacob murmurs, his throat thick, his nose running. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Not that it was necessarily a snap being an old-timer, either; one longtime employee had had his nose broken during a scuffle in the yard just the previous weekend. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Linda sniffled and wiped her nose on the back of her hand. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He scrambled quickly down the bank and found the rat nosing in the ditch. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Neville whimpered as boils started to pop up all over his nose. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Mary Nell has the look of a blond lapdog, the Pekingese kind with tiny feet and a nose that perks on the end. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Her eyes and nose were red with crying. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Grandma goes to the cabinet, grabs a tissue, blows her nose. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z She punches, and Christina moves her head out of the way, but Molly just punches again, and again, until her fist hits Christina’s jaw, her nose, her mouth. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Addison walked on all fours with his snub nose in \\ y\\\\j the air while the man-thing called Grunt scampered around us like a psychotic puppy. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “India Opal,” the preacher said, rubbing his nose, “don’t argue with me.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a smell, a fire very different from ours, pungent, painful as thistles to the nose. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, she’d cautiously open the box and peek inside, inhaling deeply as she did so, through her nose. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I turned around and just missed brushing noses with Esmé’s small brother. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Still, Slopper’s nose ran constantly and Miig had a cough that rattled around in his throat when he tried to hide it. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z It was highly likely that the serpent of sin that nosed about the chambers of my heart was lashed to hunger by hymns as well as dreams, each reciprocally feeding the other. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He fished out a dogtag suspended on a chain under his shirt and held it up to my nose. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On Sundays the Jackboots came with their girlfriends to pinch their noses and take pictures and toss pieces of bread to us pigeons. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I fought the urge to hold my nose. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Because of their anxiety about elil and because they were nose to ground and unable to see far ahead, the way seemed long. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z With his nose in the air he explains to us that he was brought up that way. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom places our camp-issued lunches on the compact table, sniffs the air, and rubs her nose. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I turned the lid and lifted the rose petal jam to my nose, savoring the scent. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Then a knife was at his throat, a bearded face so close to his that he could count the man’s nose hairs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He has my father’s dark hair and hooked nose and my mother’s green eyes and dimpled cheeks. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Snot drips from her nose, down to her lip. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z A trail of dried blood trickled out of my nose. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He pulled out his handkerchief and blew his nose. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “A zit!” said Mini, pushing her nose to one side. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z My thin pillow was lumpy and had an ammonia scent that burned my nose. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She was older than he'd thought at first, Jon realized; maybe as old as twenty, but short for her age, bandy-legged, with a round face, small hands, and a pug nose. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I hadn’t been to see a doctor since I broke my wrist attempting a spectacularly unsuccessful front side nose grind off the Stokum library railing. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Her hands are freezing on my face, and she tastes like coffee and the smell of the onion is still stuck in my nose, and my lips are all dry from the endless winter. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z He stared at me, his glasses clinging to the tip of his nose. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The Father’s eyes are blue like the sky, his nose long, his hair brown and curly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Milo turned livid with indignation, his slim long nose flickering spasmodically between his black eyebrows and his unbalanced orange-brown mustache like the pale, thin flame of a single candle. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I notice passersby wrinkling their noses as they try to avoid getting close to me on the crowded sidewalk. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Dubs jaw was swollen, his nose was clearly broken, and his face was covered with scrapes and cuts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z While Char’s pinching my shoulder, she takes her baby finger and sticks it up her nose like a plug in a sink. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z I sat on a hassock and wrinkled my nose. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Some of the water rushed up my nose and burned. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His nose presses through the wisps of hair fallen from my ponytail. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Dill’s father exhaled through his nose and stood. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Which leaves June, next to him, leaning on one elbow with her nose buried in the issue of People she’s inexplicably brought with them. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Aaron tries to shake him off but Manchee gets a bite either side of Aaron’s nose and gives his head a twist. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z His face was hideously swollen; splotches of deep, ink-black frostbite covered his nose and cheeks. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I studied his face—his wide nose, his round cheeks, the lines in his forehead, his eyes squinting at his heavy thoughts as he sipped. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Tycho himself was a flamboyant figure, festooned with a golden nose, the original having been lost in a student duel fought over who was the superior mathematician. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He can probably tell I’m crying, though, ’cause my nose is clogged. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran up the steps and ran across to Barling and then I just socked him right in the nose.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Rarnie s eyes widen with fear as blood pours out of her nose and stains my hands. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When the four guys separated, Dimple noted with horror that Rishi’s nose was bleeding. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But when he saw Dorothy’s face flashing in the neon lights and called her name, she only stuck up her nose and turned away. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z She did not see that I twisted my nose bouncing forward on a crowded bus in San Francisco. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z If the word is “nose,” you can point to your nose. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z A tall, skinny blond boy with an upturned nose was standing there, talking into the magical megaphone that had once been Lee Jordan’s; Harry recognized Zacharias Smith, a Hufflepuff player whom he heartily disliked. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “My stitches would he finer if my needle were half as sharp as your nose,” I said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “You bought your eyes and nose,” Samuel jeered. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We stood at the sinks and both admired Marcus’s reflection in the mirror—his smooth olive skin and aquiline nose combine with his dimples and muscles to make him unbearably handsome. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He studied her jeweled nose ring with his yellow eyes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Your nose is so red and runny looking. At least my nose isn’t red. I’ve heard people say you could get a job leading reindeer,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Looks a little like Spoon without the broken nose, he thought. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She finishes the last spoonful, grabs her briefcase, and laughing, kisses her children and husband on the nose one by one, then clicks out the door on her high heels. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Suma steps closer to me until we are nearly nose to nose. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The man beside him was no beauty either; hulking, black-browed, he had a flat nose, heavy jowls dark with stubble, small black close-set eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I think of Johnny’s strong arms, the stripe of white sunblock on his nose, the time we were sick together from poison ivy and lay next to each other in the hammock, scratching. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He wiped his mouth with the back of his arm and held the nose down. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have to push the nose down to keep flying speed and then, just before he hit, he would have to pull the nose back up to slow the plane as much as possible. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I blow my nose loudly and mop the tears off my face. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But then I'd apparently broken out of the hospital in a rabid rampage, and every student with a cough or runny nose was now a suspected plague carrier and being rushed to the doctor. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Rabbits and field mice and all other small hunted that feel safer in the concealing light crept and hopped and crawled and froze to resemble stones or small bushes when ear or nose suspected danger. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z An X made from two strips of clear tape is holding a white pad and some kind of brace on the bridge of her nose. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered Ma groaning Give me strength as Toby turned up his nose at anything but lumpy porridge. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z His cheeks and nose are red from the cold, and a thin layer of snow has collected on his wavy brown hair and the hood of his burgundy sweatshirt. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The boys had shaved heads, snotty noses, and no shoes and we followed them through the streets of Limerick. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Dionysus was not that handsome, and Hermes’s nose wasn’t that big. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The morning air, spilling over with radioactive motes, gray and sun-beclouding, belched about him, haunting his nose; he sniffed involuntarily the taint of death. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He lay still, hawk nose and high forehead and white hair bleached by moonlight all to the color of bone. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Bristle nosed her brother upright and screamed at Pax, Guard him! Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Her hands were stained with blackberry juice, and when she wiped the tears from her eyes she streaked the purple from her nose to her cheekbone. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I take some tissue to blow my nose and wipe my face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She tilts her nose toward our hands, comfortably clasped together and not wanting to let go. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Pax trained his nose to the humans’ camp, which, as always, tortured him with its rich food scents. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Gibrilla’s nose twitched as he sat with his chin on his knee. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I unzipped the duffel a couple of inches and felt Beau’s sniffing nose poke wetly out. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It hurts to see Beck like this: rebuilt nose, facial scars, disabled for life, Beck wondering if he can practice medicine again, and the like. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “My nose started bleeding at school. I’m fine.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z All the details of the surgery were spelled out, including the doctors’ wonderful ingenuity in making me a new nose out of my toe. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I see the gray streaks in the woman’s hair and the end of the man s hooked nose and the blue armband of a Dauntless traitor just beneath their shoulders, and recognize them both. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Then what was this little brat doing with a greyhound in your grove? A greyhound with a white coat and a copper blaze on its nose? Is that not your holy dog?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z His little black nose was split wide open and was bleeding. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “You slobbered on my nose,” she said, and laughed. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Her nose was too big and too sharp for her thin face, but her smile made up for it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was tense and red-faced, his tiny nose drizzling snot. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She let out a long sigh through her nose, and again turned to the window, as if she could see all the way back to Eyllwe. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z No amount of fancy Pond’s Cold Cream would soothe the chapped cheeks and nose that were now my badge of homestead honor. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Gran’s nose wrinkled as if she’d caught a whiff of Dad’s cooking. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z But the turn cost him speed and now the lake was above the nose. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “Avaunt, ye dead man,” he whispered hastily, “who comes in the darkness, who enters stealthily, with nose behind, face turned backwards.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She pulled a piece of her hair to her nose. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Surrounding her were candles she burned in daylight, clean yellow diamonds, footlights that ringed her, mysterious masked mother, nose and mouth veiled with a cowboy handkerchief. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Hurt so bad the pain was a color—white, a crunching sound in my ear as bones in my nose cracked. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Closer, before his nose, every blade of grass, every bracken frond was bent, dripping and glistening. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “His nose is always running. Maybe we should never have cleaned him up. He was accustomed to that layer of dirt.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nancy noticed mucus and slime on the noses of some of the monkeys. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Do you always kill people when they blow their nose? The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z All swords out now, all shields up to the nose, all prayers said, all teeth clenched. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z They kissed once more and flicked a little water at each other and rubbed noses, chuckling together, standing in about five feet of softly lapping water, enjoying the peaceful evening. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He would step from his three-foot- deep bed of straw, give Smith an affectionate bump with his nose, and leave the train bucking. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Rather than be searched by hand, I chose to walk through the metal detector without my cart or my tank or even the plastic nubbins in my nose. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z That, along with the fact that I could push up on the end of my nose and make oil pop out of my pores, was just one of my special talents. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z By the time Jerrod got off, the kid from Andrews was bleeding from his nose and lip and around the eye. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Carrying 130 pounds, Seabiscuit endured a rough trip and lost by a nose to the brilliant race mare Esposa, who carried fifteen fewer pounds and set a track record. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z That meant the rocket was on our nose, instead of behind us as usual, and its thrust would push us forward against the instrument panel instead of back into our seats. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “We can skip my nose if you want,” I suggested, thinking of my own good health. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He pulled out a dotted silk handkerchief, turned aside again, and wiped his nose. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Chas lowered his face so that it was mere inches from my nose. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When he was a little child he always wanted to pet a deer, and he daydreamed that a deer would let him come close and touch its nose. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I lift my head and bang into a wet nose. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I think you should have your blood pressure checked because you got a lot of stress and your nose bleeds. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Otherwise he was himself — large-faced, dimpled, with eyebrows that rode nervously up and up, away from his flat, wide, placid nose. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Radar stood stock still, nose twitching as he sniffed the air. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z He had sunken cheeks and a large nose. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z He saluted, sneezed, wandered off, in no great huny, wiping his nose. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I blew my nose and with a great effort got a tenuous grip on myself. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She had red hair and some freckles across her nose. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything about him, from his nose to his fingers, was long and narrow. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Her lip was split and her cheek was badly bruised, and though her skirt and hands were stained with her effort to stop the blood pouring from her nose, a little still trickled down. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z His nose sloped slightly to the left, evidence he’d broken it once. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Laila noticed how much puffier it was getting with age, how many more broken vessels charted tiny paths on his nose. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The man was short and square, with a graying moustache and a wide nose. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Dots of perspiration were running into the little ridges along his nose. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then it’s no skin off your nose to tell me, is it?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Somewhere, looking out from the shadow, I seemed to see the high lights of the Count’s evil face, the ridge of the nose, the red eyes, the red lips, the awful pallor. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I stretch out the hump on the bridge of her nose like it's a clay model. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I wrinkled my nose as dramatically as possible. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z "I'll say it whenever I want to! Daisy! Dai----" Making a short deft movement Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Snot shot out of my nose, but I didn’t care. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Haymitch leans forward and dangles something on a thin white wire in front of my nose. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He opened a jar, leaned over, and drew so close that a drop of cream flecked his nose. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The bald man with the long nose took Klaus’s hand and led him to one side. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z And so, when she finally finishes and her freckles settle back onto the bridge of her nose, why don’t you? Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I’m just standing here, putting gel on my edges, but who wants their older brother sticking his nose in the bathroom while they’re getting ready? On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z A moment later its blunt nose thrust clear of the stream and they saw the open mouth, pure white inside. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We heard Mama give a soft cry, then blow her nose. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z When she held out her hand he smelled that too, then shoved his nose against her fingers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Dabbing at his streaming nose, Filch squinted unpleasantly at Harry, who waited with bated breath for his sentence to fall. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Down in the kitchen Mrs. Brill was reading the paper with her spectacles perched on her nose. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “How was I to know? He said I had the nose of a Beninese.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She could tell something was wrong, I knew she could, but she doesn’t like to be rude and stick her nose where it doesn’t belong. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Lots of good fellows that Leslie would turn up her nose at and pronounce dull. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The way I heard it, by the time Principal Trask waded in, one boy had a bloody nose and Noah had a puffy eye. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z His nose had obviously been broken at least once, which made his smile look even more sinister. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The silken softness of the rabbit fur embraced her and she pulled the hood around her face so that only her nose was exposed. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “What if he had told you to cut my nose and ears off?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When I glanced back, he was holding the fabric up to his nose, sniffing the scent, handing it around to his friends. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Ben looks at me, his finger poking his glasses higher on his nose. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Ashoke’s mother was always convinced that her eldest son would be hit by a bus or a tram, his nose deep into War and Peace. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His carrot orange face had a broad bridge and a pink nose, and it was made up with brazen flair. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She sipped, wrinkled her nose, added another spoonful, stirred, then sipped again. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z As Conor watched, the uppermost branches of the tree gathered themselves into a great and terrible face, shimmering into a mouth and nose and even eyes, peering back at him. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He has sparkling blue-green eyes, thinning silver hair that spills onto his forehead, big ears, a triangular nose, and tufts of graying eyebrows. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Thoughtfully Biff fondled the tip of his nose. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z By next morning Grandpa had found a way to thumb his nose at the whole dang town, so pious and hypocritical: he started giving out invites to Sunday morning preachin’ at his house. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Don’t take no time fore sweat’s running down my nose and ever time I scratch at it, I get a plug a crud on my face. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She sniffles a little, then wipes her nose and doesn’t weep. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He closed his eyes, bunched the thin fabric in his hand, and pressed it back up to his nose. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He touched his nose again arid decided that he probably shouldn’t try to push it back into place. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Everything that was fizzing and bubbling and sparkling went straight up my nose and Coke started to come out all over the library steps and it wasn’t just coming out of my mouth. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Had it always been under her nose for her to see if she had only looked? Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z His wolverine dæmon twitched her nose at Hester, who flicked an ear in response, and then the headman spoke. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you don’t talk old enough. Maybe you’d better run along and play—and wipe your nose.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Their noses are always filled with green mucus, and their eyes are runny. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Aarfy launched himself forward an instant later and cracked Yossarian on the bridge of the nose with the sharp rim of his flak helmet. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It went straight from her nose to her stomach, turning it, churning the boiled yam she’d had for breakfast. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It's miserable out, the kind of cold where breathing through your nose gives you brain freeze. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z I’m told I have my mother’s café con leche skin color, my father’s curly black hair, my grandmother’s slightly turned-up nose, the dimples from some great-aunt who spent her whole life smiling at everyone. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Fearing he might die and I will not know about it, I walk over to him every few minutes and put my hand under his nose to feel his breath. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He's light brown with thick black eyebrows and Mama's nose. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z She said she got her looks from having a Black father; her small, wide nose; her dark, severe bones. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z In the moonlight, he saw she had a small, broad nose, round cheeks, and a slightly pointed chin. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “I’m never gonna be able to smell pizza again! My nose is full of honeysuckle!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Tell you what, I could really get used to this sight! Your face looks good behind bars. They’re just the thing to stop you from waving your knife around under anyone’s nose.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z At last he walked snorting to the water-trough and buried his nose in the water up to the nostrils. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z His nose is flattened and off to the side, encrusted with blood. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Dimple pushed her glasses up on her nose, feeling fingers of curiosity tap their way along her skin. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I was even starting to feel something loosening up and slopping ’round in my nose. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He leaks a long rattling breath through his nose, which makes me shrink into my chair. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z His nose was large and hooked, his hair thin, dark. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z People never see what is right under their noses and believe me I use it to my advantage. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z "Turn left at the next chance," he said, "and follow your nose 'til you wets your toes." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z They stood, solidly, uncomfortably, on the right of the chamber, shifting from foot to foot, scratching their cheeks and noses, as if they were shamed by the silent repose of their dead brothers. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Ray’s pointer nose and wide eyes stay on the sky. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The masklike face, the red eyes, and the bloody nose were classic signs of Ebola that appear in all primates infected with the virus, both monkeys and humans. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathan rubbed his nose, surprised that blood wasn’t pouring out of it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Then she touches her nose twice, and tries to fit the same piece in the same spot, then touches her nose twice again. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Breathe in through your nose, hold it, breathe out through your mouth,” Beth says in a low, soothing voice. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The night air blew the smell of rotting flesh to my nose. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Bigwig, still trailing his horrible, smooth peg, staggered up to him and touched his nose with his own. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I like the smell of it: ginger, scallions, and a red chili sauce that tickles my nose the minute I open the jar. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Every patient gets a room alone, and there's all this electronic gear the Fair Gwen says is called "telemetry," which means when Freak sneezes, the nurses know about it before he can wipe his nose. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z His glasses were streaked with grease and he held a wet rag over his nose. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Be oft you shameless hussy,” she cried, bringing her hunting crop down on the creature’s nose. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The Special who had captured Tally took her to the end farthest from the gate, where a handful of Smokies with bloody noses and black eyes were clustered. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She had a button nose and a hard little set-back chin, a gripping jaw set on its course even though the angels of God argued against it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I bent over, pushing my nose into the mass of curls on her head. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She had a big nose, and she had on those glasses with sort of iron rims that aren't too attractive, but she had a helluva kind face. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He lay there beneath the Invisibility Cloak feeling the blood from his nose flow, hot and wet, over his face, listening to the voices and footsteps in the corridor beyond. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I held the back of my sleeve to my nose—gently, tenderly, it still hurt so badly—trying to stem the bleeding. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “I thought you were going to break my nose.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I crossed my eyes and looked down at my nose. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I slunk down on the middle of my spine, my nose level with the rim of the window, and watched the houses of outer Boston glide by. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Then I look at her rosy face and little nose and hope she has to forgive Henek many, many times in the future. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The moment something startled me or whenever I got overexcited or spooked about any little thing blood would spray out of my nose holes like dragon flames. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As soon as we were alone, he punched me in the nose.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Also, by the morning, they had both pulled off the noses which Merlyn had kindly given them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "And it might blow the nose of the ship off in the process." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Em blew her nose, folded the toilet paper, and wiped her eyes. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The animal is big and the color of cinnamon, with a long nose and a tail of straight hair. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The barbecue sauce was still on my nose; it looked like dried blood. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Tucker yanked his collar up over his nose. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Winn-Dixie looked up at the preacher and kind of gave him a nudge with his nose. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z She came running with smelling salts, but she got it too close to her mistress’s nose. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She opened her eyes to see the blurry end of a rifle, two inches from her nose. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z She bit her lower lip and breathed loudly through her nose, things she did whenever she was uncomfortable or unhappy. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z All foreign noses were higher than Chinese ones. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z After signing in, Mom sits down next to me, her nose crinkling up at the smell that always fills the vet’s waiting room. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z His grandmother took in a long, loud breath through her nose and stared out of the front window, as if gathering herself. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z His eyebrows contracted into a sharp arrow above his long nose. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z My father pulled his handkerchief out of his breast pocket so I could blow my nose. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The hairs that peeked out of his wide nose quivered as he smiled at me and said, “Our daughter, kedu?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “This,” he said, passing it to her, “is the villain that broke my nose.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He poked his finger up his nose absent-mindedly and looked intently at Victor. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z In the navigator’s cabin up front in the nose of the plane, Marina could barely catch a glimpse of the ground to figure out where they were. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter hurled herself toward the bomb, feeling the smoke attack her nose and throat like claws: tear gas. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z One fist after another fist flew out and landed on Harp’s head, eye, nose or neck before he had any chance to react. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Dorian,” she began, and he flicked her on the nose. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She blew her nose but kept her eyes on Peach. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “If he fixed my nose I don’t think he’d want me to do brain surgery on him.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z So for her next spoonful she breathed through her nose. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They were smiling, and Esther walked up and pulled on my nose to cheer me up. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Her fingers fly up to her nose, where two deep marks are still indented on the bridge. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Hecate waved her hand in front of her nose. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I tap my nose with a muddy finger. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z At eighteen, Elizabeth Manwill was an easy target for mockery: glasses perpetually sliding down her nose, forehead knobby with acne, clothes frumpy and ill fitting. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The head of mauve blooms rocked gently on its stem as he pushed his nose against it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Pulled our coats up over our noses and got to work on the door of Julie’s cell, and we dragged its bewildered inhabitant out with us through that horrible room and into the corridor. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z His arm slipped off my shoulder and he moved to the center of the stage, one hand on his hip and the other pinching the bridge of his nose. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z His skin was pink and blotchy, his nose broad, his mouth small, his hair long and dark and dry. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "It's a lovely nose. Go on, point it at me. Isn't she a lovely piece?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “He recognizes Nemesis cracked another cookie and wrinkled her nose. “You will have great fortune when you least expect it,” she read. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Cooler than your bloody nose rag?” she asked, and wrinkled up her face. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I see his eyes and make sure not to meet them, and I put my fist onto his nose to eliminate any vision he might have had. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He could spend an entire day with his nose in a book. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It landed on his nose, and the pain exploded all over his face and his body felt very light as it sank down to the floor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “That’s nuts. She can be sick like a normal person, you know. Cough. Runny nose. Sound familiar?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z NOW, why were you rubbing your nose? 4TH JUROR: Well, if it’s any of your business, I was rubbing it because it bothers me a little. 9TH JUROR: I’m sorry. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They brought me into the hospital, handcuffs still on, blood still pouring from my nose like a faucet with rusty pipes. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z My sister hated her nose, too—hers was smaller but more rotund than mine—and my parents agreed that something needed to be done about it. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She took the bottle, read the label, moved her glasses down her nose and checked me out. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z When my smallest finger caresses the narrow cleft beneath his nose, sometimes his tongue slips out of his mouth and he licks my fingernail. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Mark had ripped a wide strip of cloth from the bottom of his shirt to wrap around his nose and mouth. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z And when she had finished and had pushed the bucket around the ground with her nose a little, she stepped quietly over to Jody and rubbed her cheek against him. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z If her father had not brought Third Wife, who was not Chinese, back from his travels, my mother might have thought this orange creature with the great nose was a barbarian from the West. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt examined his own image with interest, wrinkling his nose and raising his eyebrows. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And then he slams me into the locker and, before I can even blink, punches me in the eye, and then again in the nose. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Boots reached out her arms and Gregor took her, pressing his nose into her damp curls. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She often wore her hair in cat’s ears, lots of piercings, lips, nose, eyebrows, tongue, her speech thick. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Big puffs of smoke were coming out of his nose and mouth as he tried to squeeze his laughs down. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound hurts my ears and the recoil sends my hands back, toward my nose. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I picked my nose while I was cooking and serving. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a habit of pushing his thick glasses up the bridge of his nose. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z With his nose in the air, Magister Spurge marched past the two goblins and headed back to his seat. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z ‘Buck up and keep your nose clean,’ he said to Blount. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She says it with her nose and chin in the air. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z There were gnats at the mouth, little flecks of pollen drifting above the nose. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were watering and she was holding her nose. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The dwarf rolled over, pressing half a nose deep into the silken pillows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A lone circle with a curved nose and eyebrows, flat dark eyes, and an open mouth. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Dallas wrinkles his nose like he smells something. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It was difficult to hear what they were saying because their voices sounded like bees, as if something was obstructing their noses. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He has curly blond hair and a familiar nose, wide at the tip and narrow at the bridge. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z ‘She told me ... she always said .. Mr. Lyte opened his jeweled snuffbox, took snuff, sneezed and blew his nose. ‘I can go on from there, boy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d broken his nose but he was trying to apologize to me. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Her brown skin wrinkles toward her nose like cracked bark on a tree. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Coat, scarf, mittens, knitted hat, I am encased, I am kissed, the door opens, then closes behind me, frozen air shoots up my nose. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He made his way around the circle, occasionally lifting a front leg to scratch his nose. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He reached the driveway and nosed the car into the garage, locked it, and then stood wondering if he ought to go to his room or to the kitchen. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z That is why enclosures are cleaned, out of concern for the intestinal health of animals, not to spare the eyes and noses of visitors. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Emma set her doll and the little yellow flower on the stump and pulled out a ’kerchief to wipe her eyes and nose. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z What had really happened was that I woke up from a good sleep because it felt like a steam locomotive had jumped the tracks and chug-chug-chugged its way straight into my nose. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z He was black all over, deep silky black, and his eyes, pointing down toward his nose, were bluish green. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z She sniffed the air to try to smell the cause, but only odorless ice crystals stung her nose. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She hit hard, but she was up in seconds, pressed against the side of a crate, her ears ringing, her nose singed by the sharp scent of gunpowder. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I knew she couldn't see me, but her nose was starting to crinkle—she could sense that something was wrong. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Ma's eyes and lips squeeze into a mass of wrinkles around her nose. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I step through the entrance and the sharp smell of spices stings my nose. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He’s got blond hair, bright blue eyes, and a sprinkling of freckles on his nose. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “We suck their brains out through their noses with a straw!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z It is the size of a truck engine, nosed in knobs, shiny with chrome, gleaming with modern-day hope. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Before she leaves, she looks over my way and pulls her sunglasses down past her nose, so they’re leaning on her top lip. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z There’s a scar zigzagging across his left cheek and one running from the base of his nose into his lip. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z James had a narrow head and sharp features, a nose that pointed out, pencil-thin eyebrows, a narrow chin. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad blew his nose, and then they waltzed down the aisle to our usual seats. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z His glasses sat skewed on his nose, and he was smiling so big she could see his molars. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Rontu had a gash on his nose from the giant’s beak, and I had many cuts and bruises. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I held Diego’s face in my hands and kissed him despite the agony that exploded around my nose and eye. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He wiped his snotty nose with the back of his hands and then swiped them on his pants. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Amil is already sound asleep, making little whistling sounds through his nose. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When he tries to breathe, he's pulling sand into his nose, his throat, his lungs. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Keeney closed his eyes and pinched the top of his nose. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z They used a long part of the bone from my amputated big toe to make a bridge for my new nose. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z This forehead with its hollow temples, this mouth that now seems all teeth, this sharp nose! All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Shiloh goes nuts trying to uncover my face, nudging at my. arms with his nose, tail going ninety miles an hour. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The bunny looked up and twitched her nose hopefully. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She sloped her nose nearer to the counter. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I watched her, pressed into Fiona’s side, and I blew my nose into the tissue. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “We don’t work for Dain anymore,” the Roach reminds the Ghost, the nostrils of his long green knife of a nose flaring. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z An hour or two later the purring cat joined them, carelessly dropping another succulent morsel by his old friend’s nose. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Trey points to Blake, who has removed his pointed hood and is holding it to his nose to stanch the bleeding. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Maybe when I got older, I’d grow a huge nose with warts on it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He peers down from tiny round eyes over a long equine nose. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I could jam the heel of my hand into his nose and drive his nasal bone into his brain. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “That one right there. See? That is the face, and that is the long nose of someone telling a lie.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z That nose, those lips, good hair or no. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “See — guess you were right — now at least you got a black nose.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re a good girl, Rosemary,” I say, taking the tissue and staunching my leaky nose. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Krum, his red robes shining with blood from his nose, was rising gently into the air, his fist held high, a glint of gold in his hand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He knelt down on the beach, careful to keep the gushing blood away from his pants, and wondered if it was possible for all the blood in his body to drain out through his nose. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Many have almond-shaped eyes, thin noses, and light skin, which suggests they might also be of Chinese descent. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The nose of the raft made it, carried over by the pressure ridge, hung for a second, then dropped, plummeted down. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z When we approach, a smell like I’ve never sniffed before wafts up my nose. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z They put a safety pin through the Queen’s nose and the entire country was up in arms. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Small towns being what they are, he would most likely remain “boy” until his beard filled out or he bloodied someone’s nose over the matter. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was an Italian with stooped shoulders and a sad, doughy nose. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Maddy must hear the sarcasm in my voice, because her freckled nose crinkles and her mouth twists into a smirk. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He had a nose like a knife, and he looked straight down it at Park. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z His own head was shaved, and with the bones so prominent on his face, he looked to be all forehead and nose. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But when he runs, he looks like a camel—all knobby-kneed and loose-jointed with his neck stretched so far out that his nose is over the goal line five minutes before his shoulders. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I can tell he likes the picture, although he says I didn’t quite capture his distinguished nose. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z I bring my head down to his and our noses touch. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know that idiocy caused people to just start spontaneously bleeding from the nose.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He smiles at you with his eyes looking like perfect, gently worn pennies, and your heart basically explodes as you smile back and run your fingertip over his nose. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Then, deliberately, he wiped his finger under his bloody nose and with two strokes stained my cheeks. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Blood spewing out of the guy’s nose and mouth and right eye, the back of his head banging the floor. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I say nothing when he holds his phone under my nose, showing me some text from Will Grayson that I am supposed to find adorable. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Feels scalding hot, heat seeping through my nose, torching up my insides something bad. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She pushes her reading glasses up the bridge of her nose. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Her eyes were puffy, and she kept blowing her nose. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He jumped up to stand nose to nose with Chuck. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The smell of bleach tingles in my nose. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The way she ate, slept, burped, blew her nose and even what she thought. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Amil looks like you with his long nose and wide eyes. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z With jittery fingers, I blew my nose into a Kleenex and sat on the bed, careful not to disturb the disturbed sheets. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z We go back upstairs, and I’m happy to be able to breathe out of my nose again. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I said, wiping my tears and my runny nose on my shirtsleeves. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Time after time, they got, as Moch called it, “all bloody nosed.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The nose was as sharp as a knife, and above the nose there were two bright flashing eyes, and the eyes were staring straight at Sophie. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at Charles and worried that the shape of his nose meant he was lazy. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the distance, a grip of seals were scattered around the wooden crates, barking every once in a while and nosing each other in the stomach. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z But when Edna came back a few days later, pale and chapped at the nose, it was the same old same old. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Then the adults themselves noticed that their noses were getting bigger and that they were growing hairier. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z A face with pronounced eyebrows, round eyes, a straight little line for its nose, and a circle for its mouth. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The man scowled as he studied Ucho, as if the boy were smeared in fresh llama dung that was unpleasant to the nose. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z By now, Nhamo was standing with her nose poked between the window bars. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They stuck tubes in her bladder and nose. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “I said almost, didn’t I? And you should watch yourself, Priscilla Willis. I don’t think you would be happy if you didn’t have a nose.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He could not even see McWatt and the co-pilot from his post in the nose. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Yedsha stood near a sword, inspecting the handle so closely that his nose nearly touched it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z His nose has a large hump on it which hangs down over his mouth. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I colored in his hair, drew on ears and lips, but the nose got special attention—it was giant, pendulous, overpowering. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She’s staring straight ahead, wearing a white dress with a necklace this rainy afternoon, her long nose and dark eyes seeming to blend in perfectly with the mostly eastern European faces surrounding her. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “This cold air makes my nose run worse than Niagara Falls,” I said lightly. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The air struggles in and out of my lungs, and I take my portable oxygen off my bedside table, putting the nose cannula in and turning it on to give them a hand. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Alba was seated between her grandmother and mother, with a cushion on her chair so that her nose would reach her plate. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A few men pulled the shark up higher by ropes and pulleys, and I followed the length of the shark’s white belly from nose to tail. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I slowly scanned my face, wiping away the hair clippings from my chin and nose. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “He had this folder under his arm and he opened it and took out a paper and brought it over and shoved it right under your dad’s nose.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They didn't see any soul rise out of his mouth or nose, though they were looking hard. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He snorted through his nose and pawed more deeply, spattering grass and black earth at his sharp rear hooves. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” the girl said immediately, almost before he was done speaking, pushing those oversize glasses up on her nose. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Twitched her nose, squinted as if the light bouncing off Gregory's shiny forehead was blinding her. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The guy takes a look at us and wrinkles his nose like we’re the worst-smelling people he has ever gotten a whiff of. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “You look” — Frankie wiped his runny nose on his pajama sleeve — “nice. Kinda pretty.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Madu watched him for a moment and then bent down and held his face between wide palms and examined his nose closely. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I know you can hear me. And I warn you I shall tie a knot in your nose for every hole in this cake. Understand?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “We need time out,” said George, trying to signal to Wood and stop the Bludger breaking Harry’s nose at the same time. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She blew the smoke through her nose and, watching it disappear in the air, asked, “This is crude, isn’t it?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The crowd didn’t have any sympathy for sobbing little Finn Gustano, with his trembling lip and the bubble of snot in his nose. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z His nose is like a capsized ship, his mouth the size of three, his jaw and cheekbones hefty as armor, and his eyes are iridescent. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “He has this hook nose and his eyes are way different sizes.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z He was almost as tall as the twins already and his nose was still pink where his mother had rubbed it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z ‘Bless me!’ said Mr. Justice, blowing his nose. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And part of the dog’s nose, cut by the cat’s claw, dries up and stops working. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z When I’m finally cried out, he gets up to give me a box of tissues and waits as I blow my nose. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She felt nothing as she watched the old nose harden into a beak. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I try to forget what she said about my nose, but it’s hard. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “She’s been in the state hospital for the insane until just here lately, but as a reporter I guess you nosed that out.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He was crouching a little now and pushing his face still closer and closer to James until the tip of his long nose was actually touching the skin on James’s forehead. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Then he smirked and shot breath out his nose like he couldn't believe it. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The porcupine looked up, twitched its nose, and then turned from the path. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z My first impulse is to cover my nose to block out the stench of soiled linen, putrefying flesh, and vomit, all ripening in the heat of the warehouse. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I threw the well water on my face and used the weekday handkerchief to blow my nose. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Will we soon be in the city, Mamma?” she asked, rubbing her chilled nose, and watching with interest as the patch of moisture which her breath had formed on the pane shrank slowly and vanished. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Soon they were so beyond control that they collapsed onto two couches, shrieking and hiccupping and holding their noses. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “It’s because they’re stingy and have funny shaped heads and ugly looking Jew noses,” Ben said, leaning across to poke Sammy in the ribs. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z One of his eyes was swollen shut, and his nose was thick and purple. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He wears phony noses and moustaches and things like that. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “These kids kick each other in the shins and they put their fingers up each other’s nose when no one is looking,” he said. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I kept my nose out of his business for as long as I could then had to say, “Mr. C., wasn’t that just a rock?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z "I liked that man--what was his name?--with the sort of blue nose." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Billy withdrew a hand from his muff, held it under the surgeon’s nose. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw a soft, stooped creature of a man whose dandelion-fluff hair, beard, and brows encroached upon his face to such a degree that only his sharp little nose and round spectacles showed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Will pressed his face harder against the grate, until he was sure the metal zigzags were patterning his nose. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She nodded, pushing her glasses up on her nose. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Dimple pushed her glasses up on the bridge of her nose. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It seemed like only seconds had passed when she woke with a start as her mother tickled her nose with a feather. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But you buried your nose in those cursed books and let our sons go like they were a pair o/'haramis. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Whenever I came near them, they yelled, “You stink like a Mexican!” and sprinted away from me, holding their noses. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z They all had four eyes, two noses, and two mouths. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Some were having convulsions—the final phase, as death sets in—their bodies rigid and jerking, their eyes rolled up into the head, blood streaming out of the nose and flooding from the rectum. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The spy grinned, nodded, rubbed his nose, chuckled. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His nose was straight and his shoulders broad and square. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She flicked his nose lightly with her finger. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z My brother is bringing Danny, whose nose runs all the time, who wears knitted vests in diamond patterns, who has a stamp collection. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The eagerness he felt was so keen that his nose was too pinched to breathe through and his cheeks were scarlet. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Now could we get on to something else? 9TH JUROR: Your eyeglasses make those deep impressions on the sides of your nose. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, thanks to you, we now have federal investigators poking their noses in our business,” Khan Sahib said. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The tears ran along the sides of Tayo’s nose and off his chin; as they fell, the hollow inside his chest folded into the black hole, and he waited for the collapse into himself. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She blows her nose loudly and pops another smelly green cough drop. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Gray, bulbous lumps appeared on the end of his nose. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z His groans were louder, and a fierce whistling came from his nose. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I stuck my nose in the deep warm fuzz. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I was disgusted by the piles of dirty diapers, the snotty noses, and the screeches of children vying for any sort of attention. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Her nose had a hook, and her mouth was plump and cherubic, which was appropriate considering Cupid was her great-grandfather. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I followed the guard into the back, all eyes on me, where I found a man with red kinky hair and a wide nose sitting at a low desk. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “No makeup,” she chirps, pushing her glasses farther up the bridge of her nose. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Not even the white man Professor Lehman, with his words forced out through his nose, sounded as dignified as Master. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z "I have External Camera 4 pointed along the nose. I don't see any problems with the hull near the VAL." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Charley got a sneezing fit, as all dogs do when the nose is elevated too high. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He adjusts his glasses on his sharp nose. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The color had faded from Mr. Curtain’s face so that it no longer looked like an eggplant with glasses; only the tip of his lumpy nose retained a crimson hue. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He is a round man: round head, round eyes, round nose, round belly. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Another man reached up and scratched his nose—the most human thing Thomas had seen any of them do. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z My throat and the inside of my nose start to tingle, but I try my best to hide it. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I reach up to hold my own nose. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She pushes her glasses up her nose and starts the engine. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Alyce snuffled into her sleeve, leaving her nose dirty and red and no drier than it was. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The car nosed slowly into traffic, dropped swiftly down a hill. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z At my school they made fun of colored people’s lips and noses. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered whether I had broken his nose, but I wasn’t about to lose too much sleep over it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z And when we were home, everyone usually had his or her nose stuck in one of the books or advance readers’ copies that Mom brought home from work. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Two days after leaving Venice, Hazel still couldn’t get the noxious scent of eau de cow monster out of her nose. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He tapped the side of his nose with a finger like an old gaffer telling a story. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My mother suddenly got up and held a mirror to Lynn’s nose, apparently hoping to see a fog of breath on the mirror. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z At last Sticky nodded, settled his glasses on his nose, tucked away his polishing cloth, and passed through the door. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z His nose twitched to the smell of roasting meat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had long white lashes and fluted ears, and his nose quivered in the center of his face. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Ma’s got a nose for trouble,” he says with a chuckle. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z A blizzard of ash poured down, swirling up her nose and making it almost impossible to breathe. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z She had her nose covered with a handkerchief. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Dad swears Mom’s nose is as cute as ever and I don’t notice anything different about it, but she still touches it gingerly when he starts talking about some big new idea he’s got going. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z For some reason, before I can think, I lift the certificate to my nose. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z One can hypothesize that smell is produced by particles entering the nose. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “We’re going to leave big holes for your nose. And the whole thing will be dry in less than forty minutes. You can wash your face right afterward. Promise.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Then he felt his face, traced his eyebrows and his nose with his fingers. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Though their noses, all their features, were straight, perfect, angular. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He planned to cut off her ears and her nose with his pocketknife and get his money back. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “That man has a nose for death,” Miss Volker said, noticing the stretcher. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Fina echoes, handing me a paper towel to blow my nose on. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z A scent that made my nose feel full and my head feel light and achy. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I tried not to blow my nose, just for the sake of peace. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The tip of his nose touched the strange substance into which he was staring. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Bud held a small bottle under his nose, and the fumes clawed up into his brain, and cleared his head. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a black eye and probably a broken nose. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He could feel water deep in the middle of his chest moving up his throat and out through both his nose and mouth. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z A small, spare man with an aquiline nose and sparse hair, he was lit by an inner fire that gave no respite. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Her whole face squished in on her nose. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z I tilted Ben’s head back a little, pinched his nose again, and started by giving him one breath. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He looks at me, and his eyes move down my face, from nose to mouth to chin. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z When I notice he’s crying, I wipe his tears and rock him, one hand holding him, the other at my nose, and say, “It’s all right, mi amor, it’s all right.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Bren gave a nod, dropped his glasses to the edge of his nose, and channeled Pitbull. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “And that bloody thing hanging out of your nose is beyond strange.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And that’s with a broken nose and a few fractured ribs. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Women were using these toilets anyway, squatting over them in the semidarkness while a line of strangers watched and held their noses. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z A powdery smell hit my nose, along with a light puff of rice dust. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I don’t have enough Claritin-D for this situation, a point I have to make by holding my nose, since her English does not extend to the concept of allergy. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I use my sleeve to wipe his nose. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I was trying to catch a rat, but somehow he came nosing around and got in my trap. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z My nose, at first delicately, then not so delicately, began to arch. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My nose bled on and off, so I worked with a corner of a white handkerchief shoved up my one bad side. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A badly constructed paper airplane wobbled past my nose. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The hot, soggy air hit my nose, and I scrunched my eyes closed at the sting of the horrible smell. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Just for the sake of experiment, I wiggle my nose like Samantha on Bewitched. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Hermione sat down on a stone step and buried her nose in Voyages with Vampires again. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Wipe dust and pulverized plaster from my eyes and nose. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t cackle that time, instead pinching her lips together and blowing air out of her nose. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z My nose was already swelling up so badly I couldn’t breathe through it. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He had that little frown over his nose that appeared only when something was really worrying him, and he seemed to look straight through her as if his thoughts were somewhere else entirely. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Hastily straightening his glasses and unsticking his cheek from the glass, he pressed his nose against the window instead and squinted down at the pavement. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I hear him saying, “Hey, Veer—it’s not every day you get lowered into a hole by a guy with a wart on his nose, right?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Six feet off the slack, it made a poot sound and then fell back in a cloud of gray smoke and landed heavily, breaking off its nose cone. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z My mother was quiet at last, dabbing her nose with Kleenex while the minister talked: “I can just see her now, wowing the angels with her Chinese cooking and gung-ho attitude.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Diego dipped his finger into a puddle of leftover sauce and smeared it down my nose. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Before I put the new shirt on, I bring it to my nose, grateful for the scent of laundry soap. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z One Mexico City woman wrinkles her nose when she talks about migrants. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Even though Cara was rude—and the nose comment was a low blow—I am grateful for what she said. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z My last thought before I hit the ground and woke up was, Not the nose. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Nhamo knew it was foolish to ignore any source of food, though, so she held her nose and ate. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s rubbing our noses in it, letting us know exactly who she is, making us watch her as she silently reads, flaunting her prerogative. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The lump was a massive bulge that jutted out from the top of my forehead and ran all the way down to the tip of where my nose should have been. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z As part of the operation, I had splints stuck in my nose. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Her tail had healed nicely, her nose felt fine, and she gave milk pretty good. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Please, I don’t need no broken nose to get a girl.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z You can’t see from the photograph how red my nose got that day from the sun, but I remember it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “I smell a thief!” he shouts, casting around him, knocking over a tankard of dark brown beer, his warty nose sniffing the air. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I turn to Brandy, pushing my glasses up my nose. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He wore very small eyeglasses that were always slipping down on his nose. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z His bones stayed cold and his nose stayed runny. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z It was Jasper, thrusting his cold damp nose in my hands. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z His nose directed his eyes, and he ran at her as he ran at pheasants to flush them up. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The girl turned to her brother and wiped his nose on the sleeve of his shirt. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re supposed to get a long nose if you lie, not a big neck.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z My still- sore nose scrunched while I forced my feet into my sneakers. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Joey rolled his eyes and wrinkled his nose. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z His features—the broad face, the flattened nose, the narrow, pleated eyes—looked so elegant. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He will smile one minute and frown the next, squinch his nose, tilt his head left and then right, scrunch his mouth. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z I push my face into one of the shallow basins so hard, I nearly break my nose. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I leaned closer, till my nose almost touched the window. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He held me there, my nose touching the bowl, for perhaps a minute, then he let me up. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Grandpa reaches for a tissue, wipes his damp eyes behind his glasses, and blows his nose. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z When he made that proclamation, Mrs. Malvolio fanned the air beneath her nose. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z She was passing through one of the trunks, not really minding where she was going, when she smacked her nose. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Not the color of his colorless eyes, not the shape of his nose or lips, not even the shade of his skin. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z If it had been dry for a spell, dust swirled around, and I had to breathe through my nose to keep from eating grit. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z On the platform, people moved away from him, wrinkling their noses. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Westley busied himself as best he could, cleansing the Snow Sand from ears and nose and mouth and, most delicate of all, from beneath the lids of her eyes. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She looked at my eyes, my ears, the slant of my nose, my cheekbones and my neck and the tiny freckles across my cheeks that no one ever noticed. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z At my question it spurted out his nose the wrong way. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z With my eyes still stinging and my nose all clogged, I say in a low voice, “Did you see her too?” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I found them. They’re frozen solid. They’re nothing but white ice from the tips of their noses to the ends of their tails.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I am not pretty— my eyes are too big and my nose is too long—but I can see that Christina is right. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He scrunches up his nose and gets all in her face. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z His eyes were almost closed now, and his breath whistled shrilly past an obstruction in his nose. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Perspiration glistened on his forehead, and his lumpy nose was splotched with red. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z If my nose stayed dry, I was telling the truth. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My nose was pressed into his hair, which smelled bke grapefruit. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The hare stood on his hind legs and twitched his nose at the king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Two brown eyes, a nose, a head with brown hair on it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z "I saw one with boils all over her nose. Would you like her?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Blood was running down my forehead and flowing out of my nose. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In her mind, she saw his death again: blood leaking from his eyes, his nose, his ears. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Even packed together in the wagon, with woolen blankets to our noses, we are certain to be icier than the inside of Logan's icehouse! Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Her nose stung, so she rubbed at it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z No, now that he had arrived, he must keep his nose to the grindstone. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The man looks down his nose at me, and his horse snorts and paws at the ground. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Sally stuck her nose up in the air, so high a bat could fly right in it. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He crinkled his nose and tilted his head in response, looking bemused. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He put his nose up in the air and sniffed, but he didn't smell cat. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z He choked, wiped his forehead with a trembling hand, and let a large tear roll down his nose. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Then Grampa nosed his huge Chevy Impala into a parking space at the hospital. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She poked my nose, like she used to do when I was a little kid, and I smiled for a second. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She watched, fascinated and revolted, as he closed his mouth, drew his lips inward until there was no mouth, and made his chin come up to almost meet his nose. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet as she went by, she pressed a silken cloth to her nose as if to block the offending street stench. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The attendant wiped his nose on his sleeve and continued rolling up the hose. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I blew my nose and splashed a little water on my face ’cause I wanted to go out. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She ripped free of his grasp and clawed at his ears, his nose, his cheeks, scratching and slapping. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Her nose leaked a few drops, which started everyone laughing harder. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Doctors no longer turn up their noses at the poorer patients, but at those with minor illnesses. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z We can't figure out our noses at first, but then we do, and then I realize my eyes are still open. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Poor horses only touched their lips to the water, but a fine spirited beast put his whole nose and mouth under, and only left room to breathe. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z His nose was running, there was a delicious burning on his tongue, and he knew his face was red. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I was seven, and I had no front teeth, legs that rivaled a giraffe’s, and a fully grown nose. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Fox stared down her nose at him and sighed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She is a sprightly, spidery woman, with a narrow nose and piercing hazel eyes as bright and sharp as a bird’s. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Palmer screamed, coming across the table and pulling Sammy by the collar until they were nose to nose. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d move my eyes closer together, reposition my nostrils and build me a new nose from the ground up. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Then one of the ladies pinched her nose, and the other pinched her nose, and they laughed louder and the camera man took more pictures. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Barbarossa blew his nose once more, then stuffed his handkerchief back into his vest pocket. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He kissed the skin just over her breasts and put his nose against her bra. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The man is Polish, smoking cigarettes, with a pink nose and his collar turned up around his ears, his gun leaning against the farm gate. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “You stink like an old billy goat,” she said, and wrinkled her nose. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z So I set down my spinning rod and watched Jasper Jr. nose the'johnboat into the shallows. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Now and then a devocalized dog lifted his nose to the ceiling and howled soundlessly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He balanced them on the end of his long nose, just before the visor automatically clapped to. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They moved closer over the grass and touched the sleepers softly with nose, paw, whiskers, bathing in the life-giving warmth they gave off, but being infinitely careful not to wake them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The tears ran hot down my face, and as they did, the smell of poison filled my nose. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Her hair was dyed fiery red for the part, and she wore a fake nose with a rubber wart on the tip of it. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Playing possum is a useful adaptation,” said HairySpiders, her pink nose twitching. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Bending down so they were nose to nose, he said, “Show me what you got, Priyanka.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Leaf mold in my underpants, a twig up my nose. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He wrinkled his nose in disgust at the odor, which filled the wood around and was already attracting ants and bluebottles. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She put her hand through the bars again and stroked Arion’s nose. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z His nose is red and his fingers are curled around Spots collar. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “Smell,” Alys told her, and held it to the girl’s nose. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It stings the insides of my nostrils, so I hold my nose, but it hardly helps. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And the dog, his nose in the wind, just sat back, watchfully ticking. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I took the glass from him and stuck my nose into it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z And for the first time he noticed, with a kind of inward shudder, and yet not knowing at what he shuddered, that both Aaronson and Rutherford had broken noses. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I got my nose nearly broken over Kathy a few times. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Connor leans forward and points his finger at me until it almost touches my nose. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z She held her shirt over her nose and mouth as they walked. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Day after day I press my nose against the glass of the French doors, trying to see if Mrs. Smeath is still alive. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z His little nose was pressed against the window. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z His visitor read the two lines and breathed deep through his nose. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He’s got Peeta's nose blocked off but his mouth tilted open, and he’s blowing air into his lungs. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I manage to float for three pop-up breath lengths before inadvertently getting water up my nose. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Men working in the fields wore goggles and tied handkerchiefs around their noses to keep the dirt out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He had a couple of shiners and a cut on his nose where Darryl had decked him. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Instead, he has his mouth on the little nose and he’s sucking sucking the bad stuff out of Michael’s head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “I have a sore throat but it’s not strep,” the boy said, wiping his nose with the back of his hand. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z His nose was aquiline, his eyes sharp, the overall impression of his face hawk-like. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He pulled him so close the tips of their noses were almost touching. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Shut up. I hope you broke his nose.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z One sent in a stringer to nose around The Coffee Pot Cafe for a human-interest story since it was August, a slow month for news. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Dad made me cut down the corn,” I whimpered, and dabbed at my nose for sympathy. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She touched the tip of her nose to the tip of his. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Again. Breathe in through your nose. Count to three. Exhale through your mouth.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z A flat nose and a drooping mouth gave him a cruel look, and one of his ears was missing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The two of them looked similar—shoulder-length black twists, broad nose and full mouth framed by a heart-shaped face—but there was something else about Mama tonight. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Get dressed and wake up Mustafa,” she says as she wipes her nose. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She wrinkled her nose as if she’d come to the conclusion that Narcissus smelled worse than he looked. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z If you could hold your nose to avoid a stink, or close your eyes to cut out a sight, why not shut off your brain to avoid a thought? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His nose was as porous and dark as volcanic rock. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Blackberry sniffed his way round to the wire door and sat up, nosing over the frame, the hasp and the staple. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath and exhaled through his nose, the air hissing through his mustache for what seemed an eternity. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His nose was squat and red, and he had lumpy white, bunched-up eyelids circling his small gray eyes like haloes of bacon fat. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He had small, watery eyes, a pointed nose, and wore an unpleasant simper. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And no sound but Ob’s heavy breathing and an occasional snort from Cletus, whose nose had started to run. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, if you want to walk, it’s no skin off my nose. Two miles, that way. And—What do you think you’re doing?” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z A sprinkle of freckles crossed the bridge of her nose. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z She scratched her nose and pulled the puppy onto her lap. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Arturo tried to stifle a laugh in his nose that escaped anyway. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She screamed then, and Lennie’s other hand closed over her mouth and nose. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “And it wouldn’t kill you to not dress like ..She turns up her nose as she looks from my sneakers to my oversized hoodie. “ The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Now,” she said, pivoting quickly from the stove and staring as she pointed the menacing wire toward my nose, “let’s get this done once and for all.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z What if there were five genes that governed height, say, or seven genes that controlled the shape of a nose? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z A sickly sweet scent filled the air then, stinging Ekon’s nose as he tried not to inhale. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She could touch her tongue to her nose. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He squinted into Ogden’s face and muttered, in what was clearly supposed to be an offensive tone, “Now I come to think about it, I’ve seen noses like yours down in the village.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Kemp raised his head from his arms, wiped his nose on the back of his hand, and sneezed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In my peripheral vision, I see the blond, freckly-faced girl on third base take a quick peek at her coach, who tugs at his right earlobe, and then brushes a finger beneath his nose. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z When Sam opens the door, a wave of fresh pine tickles my nose. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z But how much of the nose on your face can you see, unless someone holds a mirror up to you? I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He used to make her catch biscuits off her nose, and told her to “be a very good girl.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It cooks up into the sort of tasteless mass one might induce an American child to try once, after a long round of pulled-up noses and double-dog dares. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Half-moon spectacles were perched on his crooked nose, and he was wearing a long black traveling cloak and a pointed hat. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It did no good to turn a blind eye, turn up a nose, or wish the migrants away. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Tiny beads of sweat, like pimples, covered her nose. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I poked at it with a toe, nose wrinkling at its faint scent of stale cigarette smoke. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z When he looked up, he saw a curtain move in one of the parlor windows and a glimpse of Mr. Crane’s long, sharp nose and close-cropped white hair. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I liked the kitchen best It’s behind the dining room, and you can find your way there by following your nose. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The horse nudged her with his apple-juicy nose, and she laughed and patted him. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Who does he think,” he demanded, sniffing, spasmodically and wiping his nose with the back of his sturdy wrist, “he is, a cop or something?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She knew how to float on those waves, how to close her eyes and pinch her nose shut when the wave came toward her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z My hands were all twisted up with clear tubes, and something was taped across my face, under my nose. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I even touch your nose with mine to recapture the electric current that used to flush through my blood whenever I did so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Make it snappy. I’m in the middle of a nose job.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z An important-looking woman, with a sharp nose and a sharp glance and a wimple starched into sharp pleats. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a small face, an even smaller nose, and short dark hair that grayed at the temples. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z In fact, when I offer him groosling, he wrinkles his nose at it and turns away. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z As soon as they got behind the house, Faro put his nose to the ground and led the way to the garden—where I had been. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The nose of the California boat had indeed passed under the bridge first, but by then the first six feet of the Washington boat was already well over the line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He pushed his glasses up on his nose and went, “Huh.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Ron, he saw, was now holding Hermione and stroking her hair while she sobbed into his shoulder, tears dripping from the end of his own long nose. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “You are a star, Chubs, a—” His nose wrinkled at the name. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z His nose was pinched and he breathed with quick, short breaths through his slightly open mouth. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She wore a black top and black pants and had a nose ring. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She lifted her sleeve to cover her nose against the musky green smell. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “You’re going to get stung if you’re not more careful. My niece over in Benton? She got stung on the nose. Yeah. They almost had to cut it off.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z David was more interested in his other hand, which was actively engaged in picking his nose. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Actually, I knew if I told him that, he’d break my nose. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z He couldn’t smell anything, but put his hands over his nose, just in case. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Ramona inserted a finger into her small, broad nose. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z And just at this moment, as though he had heard the uproar outside, Boxer’s face, with the white stripe down his nose, appeared at the small window at the back of the van. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z They slipped off, but her weight was thrown too far forward, and the board tipped its nose into the water. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z His lips were trembling below a nose dotted with blackheads. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z As the morning wore on, the sun blazed and wind blew dirt into our eyes, our mouths, our noses. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I forced myself to focus at his big lumpy nose, then a little higher at his eyes. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The rope bounced in front of his nose. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In the twilight the memory of him was very sharp, the soft pink skin aging on his fine cheekbones, the thin aristocratic nose, the eyes, so shrewd and yet so loving. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It hissed, and swiped its scalpel-sharp claws at the other mother’s face in one wild rake which left black ooze trickling from several gashes on the other mother’s nose. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I erased the section of the nose that was missing and drew a concave line. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Traced the turned-up nose, poked the glassy blue eyeballs, twisted the yellow hair. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The Varangian inhaled hard through his nose and bared his teeth at her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Just because she was rubbing her nose . . . 5TH JUROR: She has those marks. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Three pairs of rolling, mad eyes; three noses, twitching and quivering in their direction; three drooling mouths, saliva hanging in slippery ropes from yellowish fangs. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Zero breathed in, and the petal was drawn up almost touching his nose. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Fugitive scents wisped past his nose as he ran: oak leaves, fog, jasmine, car exhaust, ocean breeze, his own sweat. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The whiskers that protected his sensitive nose and warned him of objects nearby, twitched as her breath touched them. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "It takes an evil nose to smell the devil." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Deep folds of skin connected her nose to either side of her chin, and separated that section of her face from the rest of it, like a snout. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The tyke at the door picked his nose with one finger, scratched himself with the other hand, and stared at them. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She pushed the control column forward to lower the nose of her aircraft, and applied power to gain speed. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The cat wrinkled its nose and managed to look unimpressed. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z They hold the piece of bread or sausage right under the nose of the Russian till he grows pale with greed and his eyes bulge and then he will give anything for it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z One soldier made the others laugh: he wore a clothespin on his nose. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Dad unscrewed the lid, smelled it and crinkled up his nose. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “There,” Mom said, taking my head and sighting my nose at a point in the sky. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter, because even with my eyes wide open I couldn’t have seen a whale three inches in front of my nose—not in that murky basin in the dead of night. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She did take the nose ring out for Jack, but the truth is, she hasn’t been in a hurry to put it back in. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Winn-Dixie nudged me with his wet nose and wagged his tail; when he saw I wasn’t going, he trotted after Gloria. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z That pug nose, her shaggy mane of hair... or the way she did a little curtsy after she had stepped into her skirt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z FOREMAN: She had those marks. 3RD JUROR: She had dyed hair and marks on her nose. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Blind, his nose full of river, choking, sinking, he kicked and twisted and fought to pry the clutching fingers off his arm, but the stone fingers were unyielding. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The men all roared, none louder than Chiswyck himself, who laughed so hard at his own story that snot dribbled from his nose down into his scraggy grey beard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He froze, nose to nose with his own scared-looking reflection in the dark glass. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t think they’re the same person. The chin, nose, and eyes are all wrong.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She peeked at Jem: his nose was almost in his plate and his ears were red. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Biff waited stolidly, his elbow resting on the counter and his thumb mashing the tip of his long nose. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She took a whiff and wrinkled her nose. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a small, older woman with Bea’s upturned nose and Henry’s blue eyes waiting outside the conference room when they approach it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I remember dancing with my nose in somebody’s shirt pocket. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z That night the strange animal again nosed about the dark corners of the hut and drank all the sour milk, turning the calabashes upside down to empty out the last drop. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Thank you. They’re beautiful,” Mamá said, putting her nose into the bouquet and smelling them. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He had heard all about her, and he had seen fifth graders in the library last year, noses stuck in their dictionaries, frantically trying to finish their vocabulary sheets before English class. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My bumps would be ironed out, my nose would be made almost normal, and my eyes would be moved slightly closer together. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to return to grammar school violence, the cherished honor of the schoolyard that wasn’t honor at all, the necessity of proving yourself by bloody noses and black eyes and broken teeth. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Gerald went to the bathroom and wiped the blood from his nose, which was bleeding but did not seem to be broken. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunty Uju scowled and Ifemelu noticed how much weight she had put on, the beginning of a double chin, the new flare of her nose. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The boy knelt down to clean her face, slowly lifting whole patches of blood from her cheek, her nose, one eye, then the other. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z His nose was crooked—it must have been broken in the past—and there was a slight powdering of nearly invisible freckles on his tawny cheeks. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Amanda said, “Oh, you! Don’t pay any attention to him, Mr. Bowditch! His nose is out of joint. Lem and me—we’re mighty proud of a book-sailor in the Harvey family!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A smell—foul, sweet, and funky—caught his nose. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z It had a big door in the center of its nose and a low fire door. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Tranquilino turned up his hearing aid, and, after fumbling in his pockets for a pair of glasses, he perched the cracked lenses on his nose, muttering, “Eh?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The other two times, his nose got busted in fistfights. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Once he faced me, I gave him a stiff jab right to the nose. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The sailors, again with cloths tied around their mouths and noses, unceremoniously tossed the dead men overboard. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The first part of the answer had been sitting under his nose since his childhood in the farmlands of Shrewsbury and Hereford; Darwin had merely traveled eight thousand miles around the globe to rediscover it. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Her nose brushed my cheek, and the wool from her scarf tickled my chin. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Professor McGonagall blew her nose and said thickly, “Stupid boy...foolish boy...he was always hopeless at dueling...should have left it to the Ministry....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I imagine I’d been shoving that ice cream dish under her nose for five or six weeks before somehow it began to sink in that she wasn’t like the rest. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Not far off, Betsy had drawn a crowd with Petunia, now balancing a gentleman's hat on his nose. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s times like this when someone is talking to you like you are a grown-up that you have to be careful not to pick your nose or dig your drawers out of your butt. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Louis had wildly curling brown hair and wore heavy-rimmed glasses, which he continually pushed up on his nose. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing over them was a new guard, his nose reddened from the sun. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hairy nose,” you observed, looking up at him. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z My jaw, my nose, my eye socket, broken. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z When she sniffed the air, her wet nose quivered. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z His nose was flat and his face was broad; his head was a mass of wiry gray hair. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you mean to say that Lancelot will be allowed to slip off with the Queen, under our noses?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear Principal Trask glances at my armband, and then she sniffs and wrinkles her nose like something stinks. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He pulled a huge white handkerchief out of his pocket and applied it to my nose. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z In my reflection, I see a narrow face, wide, round eyes, and a long, thin nose—I still look like a little girl, though sometime in the last few months I turned sixteen. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “What’s that smell?” asked Mr. Huxley, covering his mouth and nose with a dainty silk handkerchief. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “In through the nose, out through the mouth.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “Compatibility may be what it’s ostensibly about,” Dimple responded, pushing her glasses up on her nose. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Tears, phlegm, and drool from her eyes, nose, and mouth drip all over her shirt. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the corridor, Ugwu picked up a dust-coated bottle; when he raised it to his nose it still smelled of coconuts. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “You both do that scrunchy thing with your upper lip and nose.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Vapor from the Spirit Bear’s breath puffed in tiny clouds from its wet black nose. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z In the king’s own castle, against the king’s law, right under the king’s very nose, Cook was making soup! The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Anyway, I don’t think that’s suffocation. Suffocation is when you put a pillow over someone’s mouth and nose.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I lifted my nose up into the air so she could get a clear view. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z "And the worms are crawling in and out of the dead man's skull, in and out of his ear holes, his nose holes, his mouth holes, in and out of all his holes." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The white boy leaned over the pail in the corner or simply let the water run from his nose onto the front of his shirt. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “I can fix your nose if you stand still.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The lights flashed from red to green and he nosed the car forward. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z If my nose itched, somebody was going to visit me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We held our noses until the wind took the gas away. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Without making a sound, he ran up beside her, made his leap and set his teeth in her nose. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Fie looked at me for a long time and sucked air in through his nose. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I’m reminded by a wet nose on my cheek. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She raised an eyebrow and pushed her glasses up on her nose. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Why did you do that?” asked Jinny, scrubbing her nose with the back of her hand. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Like I’ve been caught on a date with my finger up my nose. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Andrew, finger-sliding his glasses up the bridge of his nose. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “But I want you to stay here,” said Mig, wiping first at her runny nose and then at her runny eyes. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I could do studies of mouths and noses and chins. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been a scrape right on the end of Deen’s nose, she remembered, that caused him to go cross-eyed each time he tried to look down at it. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z That snake mouth had snapped shut on his nose, driving the fangs in so deep that it was a full minute before he could sling the bloody head loose. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of Pippi’s white freckled face, the tattoo girl’s face was brown and round with thick lips and a wide nose. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z After he exits, Widget presses his nose to the nearest window, watching him as he passes beneath the streetlamps before disappearing into the darkness. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Darius pushed his glasses up on his nose with trembling fingers. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z When you think about it, there is no common thread of ownership, or any other meaning, across the phrases Sophocles’ play, Sophocles’ nose, Sophocles’ toga, Sophocles’mother, Sophocles’ hometown, Sophocles’ era, and Sophocles’ death. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He leaned in close, stretching on tiptoe like he was looking up Mr. Griswold’s nose. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Water trickled down his nose and around his mouth. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z The winter light, coming from the side, reddened the far, translucent wing of her nose. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I hauled on his collar to keep him from losing the end of his nose to a swipe from the burrow’s notoriously irritable tenant. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z As Shin struggled to get to his feet, Hong again swung his shovel and mashed Shin’s nose, which began to bleed. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He sat quietly, and once he began to pick his nose, saw his father look at him, and stopped, his lower lip trembling a little. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z With the plane's nose pointing upward, the fuselage, with Powers still strapped inside, hurtled toward the earth. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We walked beneath a huge billboard with a larger-than-life picture of a woman decked in gold jewelry—not just bangles and necklaces and earrings and nose rings, but even golden hair clips. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He fell, and when he got up, his nose was bleeding. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Claude’s nose was swollen and bruised, and he winced every time he tried to talk. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Still picking his nose, his eyes wide, he came to where they were standing. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She lets out a judgmental chuckle through her nose. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She gagged and coughed, struggling to breathe through her molasses-clogged nose and mouth. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z A good whack on the offender’s nose with a hatchet sent it vanishing post-haste into the deep. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Nonnie slipped her glasses on and off her nose, trying to take in the sight, and finally let them hang on the ribbon around her neck while she clapped her hands like a little girl. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Then her face softened and she kissed Fadi on the tip of his nose. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I couldn’t breathe through my mouth or my nose. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Be quiet,” Mr. Straight snapped, pushing his glasses back up onto his nose so hard that he knocked them off and had to grab them before they hit the ground. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He smacked a man, then pulled his weapon back around and hit a woman right in the nose. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “I think I sliced half my nose off,” I cried. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When I saw Dad’s nose twitch I knew his question had been answered. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mashed-in nose, half of one ear missing, eyes the color of rotting squash. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The mercenary drew a deep breath through his nose, and his glassy sunken eyes came into sudden, sharp focus. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I still tasted tears in my mouth, still felt snot running from my nose. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Elizabeth pulls out a graphic novel and almost literally sticks her nose in it. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She tweaked Edward’s nose and pulled a speckled feather from his hair. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Madan’s skids lifted from the glacier, he nosed the aircraft forward, dropped like a stone over the lip of the Icefall, and disappeared into the shadows. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z They were brown- colored and shaped like men, and icing had been used to make eyes, noses, and button coats. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “They had their hands over my nose and mouth. I couldn’t breathe!” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Lloyd: Would rather have a rubber nose or a plastic nose? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I took the damp dishcloth she offered me and wiped at my nose and mouth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Harry dropped his wand: It hit Mundungus on the nose and shot red sparks into his eyebrows, which ignited. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z On noses and ears and eyelashes and cheeks. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z When there was a moment’s rest, I would try to pet Louise, but she never allowed me close again, would dismiss me with a soft growl and a push with her nose or shoulder. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She lifted her praying hands to his nose. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “A toad?” said her grandmother, wrinkling her nose in disgust. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The float nosed over the top of the wave. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Two famine-stricken dogs were nosing obscenely in the garbage at its door. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She tells us these rosary beads were blessed by the Pope himself and would stop the flow of a river if requested never mind Patrick’s poor nose. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She does finger-wiggling jazz hands and then moves into high knee lifts like in PE—with enough enthusiasm that I wonder if it’s possible for her knee to smash into her nose. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Then they took cartilage from the amputated foot and sculpted it around the bone to make me a nose. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z They didn’t look down their noses and act as if Odessa was some sort of primeval desert wilderness with people whose intellectual capacity fell somewhere between that of the Goths and the Visigoths. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She had stitches in her face and gauze covering her nose and her left eye. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Grandpa Joe leaned forward and took a close look, his nose almost touching the ticket. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z It reaches up and stuffs itself into my nose. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Next door, on Fred’s dock, Joyce and the kids were on their feet, jumping up and down and waving as they saw the nose of Joe’s boat out ahead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I sniffle and wipe the back of my hand across my nose. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z My nose had been cut almost clean off my face as I went through the rear windscreen and now it was hanging on only by a single small thread of skin. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Anger flashed across her face like lightning and her nose, which tends to redden and swell in anger, blew up like a balloon. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The oily broth swirled, the hot spices wafted up and tickled his nose, and the pieces of meat and tripe floated from side to side. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Noticing she was asleep, the dragon moved slowly and quietly, even when the water from Minli’s compass splashed and trickled down his nose. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He fell, and when he got up, his nose was bleeding. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She lifted her head a little and literally looked down her nose at me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I take the tissue Golly is holding out to me and wipe my eyes and nose. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The nose has been flattened until it barely exists. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z At first only Dicey was looking back at her, into pale blue eyes that blinked behind plastic-framed glasses sitting high up on her nose. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I recognize its owl-like face, with its green and yellow feathers and its enormous gray beak that looks just like a nose. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Agravaine put his finger by the side of hb nose like a drunken piper, then shook it at his brother. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not great quality. The mike is in the camera. So that was nose down in the dirt too.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I nuzzle my nose into her softness and when my tears come it doesn’t matter because Cheetah licks them off. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The screen’s camera flickered with laser light, and a green grid sprang up on Shay’s face, a field of tiny squares imposed across the shape of her cheekbones, nose, lips, and forehead. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z When the feature was sad, he kept trumpeting his nose and wiping his eyes. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds of them—all over his face, his brow, eyelids, and nose. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z It dashed after him, but almost at once seemed to lose interest and returned to its nosing and sniffing over the ground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z If I’d taken my glove off and popped one of the guys from Buffalo in the face, torn his mask off and given him a bloody nose, I’d have been a hero that day. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She had the same broad nose with a mole on one side, the same sour mouth and hard eyes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It had been ingrained in me by my mother to never poke my nose into anybody’s business. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Kindra—-she seven now—she sass-walk her way to the stove with her bottom sticking out and her nose up in the air. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I pulled the car over and got the flashlight out and tilted my head back and shined it up my own nose. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She had ash-blonde hair and a pointed nose. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “You people stole our land from us,” he would say, “and enslaved us. Now you are making us pay through the nose to get the worst pieces of it back.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It sat on its haunches in front of him, and it waggled its ears and crinkled its nose at him. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “I feel to know the strong-minded lady who goes so bravely under many horse noses, and so fast through much mud. What do you down here, my friend?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood spurts from Brian’s nose and mouth as he falls backward to the ground, groaning. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Her nose was running, too, and I wondered if she would wipe it before it got to her mouth, before she would have to taste it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He wipes his nose, spits, and gets back to the task at hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Robin noses his way into the room and jumps onto my bed. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z My mom blows her nose with her handkerchief. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheep nosed open their stall door and milled around the barn, bleating. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z He wiped at his nose and then pinched it closed again. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z My eyes are blurry from tears, and my cheeks and nose and chin are wet. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z She just started crying and headed into the house, pinching her nose to stop the bleeding. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Butterscotch nudges me with her nose, but I ignore her. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “If you didn’t feel the map pin I just stuck into the tip of your nose,” she said, “then you are ready. Let’s get this done.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She put her nose to the rind and breathed in. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Methuselah touched a paw to his nose knowingly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I was just about to the end when this little girl with barretted braids appeared in front of me and said, “What’s in your nose?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The next morning, after she’d choked down yet another granola bar, Ivy left early for school while Mom was busy wiping Aaron’s leaky nose. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He was sneaking up behind the creature, and any moment now the intruder would find itself nose down in the carpet. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She turned suddenly and raised up on her tiptoes and bashed her forehead into my nose. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z We could see the breath from our noses. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Loping unsteadily over, Joe also pressed his nose against the window, merrily tapping on the glass with his knuckles. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy picked up his hat and wiped the blood from his nose. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z "Hey. Sugar Ray. Someone's here to see you. You want to powder your nose first?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Also, it was hard to understand English because Americans seemed to speak through their noses, with a humming sound. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The last image Agent Jones would ever have of his father was of a defeated man in a red nose holding a balloon animal. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Splinters stung his lips and water ran up his nose. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She has broad shoulders, bronze skin, and a bulbous nose. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z My poking nose had more sense than that. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Millard picked up a scarf that lay on the edge of the bed and wrapped it around his face, revealing the shape of his nose, his forehead, his mouth. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z And I said yes and could I please have a Kleenex—I had to blow my nose. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Bigwig rubbed his nose quickly against Blackavar’s mutilated ear and sat back on his haunches as Woundwort came up to them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Nipper nodded and pecked him on the nose. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I would have recognized him even if he had shaved his head of thick, wavy black hair—if he had tattooed his cheeks, or pierced his long, straight nose. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Someone shoved her way through the crowd—a gray-haired woman with a hooked nose and a scar across her cheek. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Would they be curled in furry balls, or would they be running joyously through the first storm of the winter, following their noses to game? Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s stay a little while longer,” I said softly, while wiping my nose on a tissue. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In profile, my nose jutted way past my chin and upstaged the rest of my features. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He pushed his glasses up his nose, back into place on his golden-freckled cheeks. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She just stood next to the door, nose an inch away from wood, hand on the knob, as though she had fallen asleep in the midst of opening the door. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Benjamin felt a nose nuzzling at his shoulder. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I wrinkle my nose and hold my breath. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I cover her nose with bei powder and dip one of my metal instruments into the pot of steaming water. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z My avatar had a slightly smaller nose than me, and he was taller. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Carefully you place it on the front of the face where the nose should be. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z With a loud squawk, the bird lunged at Ucho and grabbed hold of his nose with his strong beak. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The smell of peaches and cheese eddied about the car, filling his nose with pleasure. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Wes put his hand under his father’s nose, testing to see if he was even alive. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Oh, God, oh, God, Yossarian had been pleading wordlessly as he dangled from the ceiling of the nose of the ship by the top of his head, unable to move. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The cub’s eyes were open, and this time both her nose and her ears were twitching. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Ob drew up his nose and got this foolish look on him, like he was about to sneeze. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Will's the kind of kid I was, always keeping his nose clean. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She pinched the bridge of her nose tightly. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He gave her a drooly grin and reached for her nose. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z You were also required to perform physical tasks now and then, such as lifting the professor’s head to a comfortable spot on the pillow or placing his glasses on the bridge of his nose. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There was that beginning of a feeling of dryness in the nose that meant the day would be hot later on. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose as if trying to dispel a headache. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She made him stand in a dark basement corner on one foot, nose pressed to the wall, dirt filling his eyes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Father said, “Just try and keep your nose out of other people’s business.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I was still staring at the floor, trying to make sense of what was going on in the kitchen, when I heard my mother blow her nose. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The hippopotamuses continued to doze with their noses above the surface. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z No synthetic yellow bangs suspended over marble-blue eyes, no pinched nose and bowline mouth. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He pressed his nose against the window, watching traffic as they exited the airport and merged onto Highway 101. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I rub a sprig of rosemary and bring its clean, strong scent to my nose the way she taught me. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Matilda said, "There's a boy down the road who got some Superglue on his finger without knowing it and then he put his finger to his nose." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “If you can call it living,” Chrissie said, and held her nose. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z He wore a flat cap on his head, a caterpillar mustache below his nose, and a grim expression that pulled down the corners of his mouth. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z My nose inhales the aroma and my eyes fixate on the yellow ears. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s holding a pen and scrap of paper and shaking it under my nose. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Milo had a long, thin nose with sniffing, damp nostrils heading sharply off to the right, always pointing away from where the rest of him was looking. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Riccio licked the chocolate from his nose and looked down at his worn sneakers. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The bear’s shiny nose twitched as raindrops beaded into splashed pearls on its shaggy hair. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Yes, I’m finished! My gosh, what a family. You take your life in your hands if you just blow your nose.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He pushed his glasses back up his nose. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I could feel tears running down my nose. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z But the tube attached to his arm, and a different one wrapped around his ears with prongs stuck up his nose, and the hanging bag of clear liquid drip-drip-dripping beside his bed? Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z This time, when he fell, he rooted his nose into the ground and just lay there, moaning, too weak even to try to get up again. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I wrinkle my nose at all the pennies and try to look elsewhere as the woman behind the counter watches Uhmma count. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Slowly, I slurp the broth and instantaneously my tongue burns and my nose drips. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He wipes his nose like he always does before a lie. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z But before I could say anything, he whipped toward me, covering his nose. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z His sister has her nose buried in a book, but I still say hi once she’s close enough to hear me. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z He was dressed in a black suit, and his sharp nose stuck up like a beak against the ivory silk fining. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I could feel the gauze taped to my face, to my nose. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Schiem laid his finger alongside his nose and then pointed to her, smiling. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Jinx rubbed his neck as the pungent odor practically singed through his nose, clear to the back of his head. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Then come outside, the monster said, and even in his room, Conor’s nose filled with the moist smell of earth and wood and sap. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Within three days he could lift his left hand to his nose. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z And every few seconds, his glasses slid down his nose and he pushed them back up. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I looked at Abby with her wild hair and the spread of pale freckles across her nose and cheeks. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z It has a thick hide that repels most charms and curses, a large, sharp horn upon its nose and a long, rope-like tail. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His sparse hair was long and stringy; his nose drooped wearily above his upper lip, which in turn drooped toward his chin in a most mournful expression. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He scratches at his thick red beard, wrinkles his fat nose, and studies me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Her nose didn't necessarily seem better to me, just different. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She lifted her glasses and rubbed the part of her nose where they sat. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He’s holding his phone so they can see up his nose. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Then I lie back on my pillow and pull the covers up so only my nose is sticking out into the chilly air. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a long clean-shaven face with a sharply-pointed nose and extremely bright eyes and a great tousled mop of gray hair. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Gramps doesn’t wipe his face or blow his nose. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The instant I saw the blood I looked up at the cotton- white ceiling and covered my nose. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I can’t say I fancy the idea myself,” said Silver, wiping Holly’s blood out of his nose. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Its fat sleek silver form drifted over the avenue of lights, and its own lights blazed downward from the nose and the cabin slung beneath the body . The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I’m crying now, and there’s snot dripping off the tip of my nose. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Eberhardt’s nose crinkled, as if she could already smell something rotting. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl soon cried herself to sleep, but the strange animal nosed about the hut looking for things to eat. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z From my backseat car window, I would point my nose toward Kiddieland and breathe in the smells of roasting hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy, and candied apples cooling on refreshment stand counters. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z By now the smell’s so strong rhat it begins to flatten out, as if there’s no more my nose can absorb. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z There was the French Recycle, where she let smoke out her mouth only to inhale it back through her nose. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My nose is near the pavement when the bone begins to bow. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I continued until she asked me why I kept reaching for her nose and mouth. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I turn my head, sand clogging my nose and my mouth, and I see Marmeluc, on his knees on the causeway, pulling me toward him. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z It covered his head and face from the nose down and went all the way to his knees. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z My nose—my grandma's nose—is too round, and my face is too round. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He had a nose for gold, but whether he had the belly for battle was another question. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Harry whirled around and Griphook tightened his hold around Harry’s neck: A tall, thin wizard with a crown of bushy gray hair and a long, sharp nose was striding toward them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Pregnant women walked a mile out of their way just to avoid Cleofes and thus ensure that their offspring would not be born missing a nose or a finger or some other priceless appendage. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Willis backed up and wiped a hand under his bleeding nose. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The rest of us get to spend the whole time trying to look serious and remembering not to pick our noses or scratch in unseemly places. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Blood ran from his nose, and I smiled. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I thicken Astrid's nose hair, and lengthen it so it pokes from each nostril like the stubble on a man's chin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z On the smaller side, I like my eyes but hate my nose, but I don’t think my nose is what’s making me feel this way. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Sir Ector’s nose was blue, and had an icicle hanging from the end of it, while all except Mertyn had a ledge of snow upon their shoulders. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe Kaylee Vine would even stop holding her nose and switching seats on the bus to get away from me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “What the hell’s wrong with you?” he gasped, wiping his bloody nose with the back of his hand. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “And you’ve got dirt on your nose, by the way, did you know?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I’m not sure if she is talking about the quiz team or something else, but my eyes get all drippy and my nose starts to run. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He remembered sinking into the cold Alaskan bog—black mud covering his eyes, mouth, and nose. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Zero's face was lit in the starlight, and there was a flower petal in front of his nose that moved back and forth as he breathed. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Walter’s going to give you a bloody nose,” a girl said. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z She took her handkerchief from her sleeve and blew her nose. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z They pushed at the wheels with long oak poles and slashed at the oxen till their backs were crosshatched with bleeding welts and their noses ran pink foam. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He pressed his face deep in Ares’s neck, although it made his nose throb even more. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She pulled a tissue from a box on her desk and blew her nose. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z So today my face is plain, unadorned except for a thin mist of shiny sweat on my forehead and nose. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I could already feel my nose twitch from imagining what he might look like. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Outdoors the stars were frosty in the sky and the air nipped Laura’s cheeks and nose. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z His nose was swollen and red from the bowstring that Nico had snapped in his face. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A few grains of the powder fell onto the bridge of her nose as she used the thumbtack to stamp a dot above her eyebrows. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Summer let the glasses fall to the tip of her nose. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Father Damian tugged at his collar, adjusted his glasses, and rubbed his nose, and she wondered if he was thinking of something, anything, to do since he had no answers for her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Lon had been right, of course: years of poring over manuscripts had given the Librarian severe myopia, and he wore thin half-moon spectacles on the end of his nose. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I bounce my chin up and down and scrunch my nose. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He snored peacefully, blowing snot bubbles from his nose. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I can see the outlines of the nose, the chin, the lips through the white cloth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He pranced up, his hind quarters leaping independently from side to side, nose close to the toad, his voice shrill with enthusiasm. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A pair of cracked pince-nez balanced on the end of his twitching nose. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She could find none and pushed his elbow with her black nose. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Breathe deep,” he told Blackborrow as he held it over the young man’s nose. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z ‘You’ll be able to breathe much better through your nose after this,’ the doctor said. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She now knew how to be a good puppy, pay tribute to the leader, and even to he a leader by biting others on the top of the nose. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A girl with multiple piercings in her lips and ears and nose put a fresh batch of brownies into the oven. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Aside from any man with a nose and me with half of one. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His physical appearance was striking—ebony hair, a strict, angular face, nose like an arrow pointing toward fierce, deep-set eyes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She scratched her nose with the end of her marker. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “What’s so special about”—she wrinkles her nose at it— “pig fat?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “I saw Malfoy miming something to do with a nose,” he said darkly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He handed a tissue to Eugenia and she blew her nose. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Nurse Cramer had a cute nose and a radiant, blooming complexion dotted with fetching sprays of adorable freckles that Yossarian detested. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I paint tiny freckles across the bridge of his nose and cheekbones, like caramel raindrops. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Once out of sight of the security trolls, he pulled out the map again and held it close to his nose. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She put her nose to the fire, as her mother would have said, and read from start to finish without looking up. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He was lean and narrow-waisted, not muscular at all, but graceful and loose-limbed, with a slightly curved nose and nice bone structure. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Above his head, the coloured beam of light fell upon a small and primitive piece of tapestry—a picture of some knights in chain mail, with nose guards on their painted helmets, chasing a boar. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He lights the cigarette, inhales deeply, then makes the smoke come out his nose like a dragon. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He had left the nose of the minivan out far enough so we could peer around Waffle House’s wall to see down the alleyway. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Rorge had donned a black halfhelm with a broad iron nasal that made it hard to see that he did not have a nose. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As my nose was still swollen and bloody I was excused Vespers. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He is longboned and loose-jointed, over six feet, with the angular face of a cacique and a handsome nose somewhat swollen at the base. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He caught it before it broke his nose, and her eyes widened. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z At night, if I had a disturbing dream then my nose leaked through the pillow. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” the boy said, patting the buffalo on the nose, “you know I didn’t mean that.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Someone was just nosing around my feed, checking out my specs and sending me all these images. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Often the bodies are left in the hot sun, until the smell permeates the surrounding air, causing everyone passing by to pinch their noses. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was baking hot now, and sweat rolled down the sides of Pong's nose. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Pike lips, broken nose, rhino cheeks, red eyes ’cause he never sleeps. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z His skin looked grubby, almost like Scabbers’s fur, and something of the rat lingered around his pointed nose and his very small, watery eyes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He swung the censer so high it nearly touched the tip of my nose. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In three-way mirrors at department stores, I’d see my profile dramatically defined by a long nose, but it was really only the color of my skin that caught my attention. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Northwest of downtown, in the old Scandinavian neighborhood of Ballard, tugboats belching plumes of black smoke nosed long rafts of logs into the locks that would raise them to the level of Lake Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Portia sniffled and wiped her nose with the back of her hand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He had a hooked Roman nose and a Little Richard mustache. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Peach nodded his big head on his scrawny neck and blew his nose, a long honking blow. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They sprinkled the cornmeal on the nose and fed the deer’s spirit. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Least that way you ain’t constantly toting no dried-up things from your nose ’round in your pockets. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She breathed in heavy through her nose and gave me a flat smile. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Thank you—” My nose is so stopped up, I sound funny. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I stood on my tiptoes and stuck my nose right close to the glass. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Hagrid pulled out a large spotted silk handkerchief and blew his nose heavily. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Mister Brannon rubbed his nose and looked down at the floor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Heel of the hand thrust upward, hopefully breaking the nose or shoving it into the brain. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He pulled back on the wheel slightly and the nose came up. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He was thin and blotchy, and his nose was scuffed up like an old shoe. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Without the glasses perched on his nose, he looked like a different person. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z His mother’s badger dæmon had left his corner and come to the door, and he and the cat dæmon touched noses and exchanged a whisper. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She reached down to touch the hot, wet, moving mass, surely smaller than anything human, and could feel that it was human after all—fingers, toes, nails, nose. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I clamped her nose and put my mouth over hers and tried to breathe into her lungs. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of her long sharp nose, which she was always sticking into the business of the other women, she was called the Shrew. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Uncomfortable! They took my wedding ring. They kicked my Avrom in the nose. Uncomfortable!” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A dresser with navy-blue paint peeling off like the skin on someone’s nose after they’d been in the sun too long. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Her teeth were good, and at least her nose was not big and flat like some of those who were thought so cute. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Pendanski had two black eyes and a bandage over his nose. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Fifty points if you can get it through Myrtle’s nose.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Half his nose is gone,” complained the crone once she’d had a good close look. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At first the taste in my mouth gets even worse; it’s something thick and awful, like tar all inside my mouth and down my throat and up my nose. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When he’d plucked all the pebbles from my cheeks and forehead, he took out his handkerchief and tried to stop my nose from bleeding. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The smell of freshly cut grass tickled my nose. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Hazel, hanging back, made a quick search with nose and whiskers. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The handkerchief he had brought with him from Germany wasn't to be used for a runny nose or wiping away tears. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The cat transferred his attention to a hind leg; the old dog stopped panting and lay down; the young dog remained stretched out, only his eyes moving and an occasional twitch of his nose. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Emery scrunches her nose and pats the table. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The black eyebrows were less bushy, the wrinkles were gone, the whole lines of the face seemed to have altered; even the nose seemed shorter. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It caught the raft and pulled the nose around, so that it aimed downstream but along the edge, bouncing against the bank and sliding beneath overhanging willows and brush. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z With her big eyes and tiny nose, she’d make an awesome owl. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The man did not have a ring in his nose, but he laughed with an impatient snorting sound. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve grown into my nose and learned to embrace my big hair. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z “It’s just a small burn blister at the tip of your nose.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Every time she sips her drink, her nose wrinkles. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z While they slowly rose, the doctor felt the man’s pulse, and breathed in sharply through his nose. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Once dressed, I faced the rather dead mouse and wrinkled my nose. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His hair was blue-black, his hair-line extremely low, his nose was large and fleshy, and his torso was just about as long as his legs were. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z So that's what makes you so cocky, I thought, seeing now how the light struck him at an angle and made a wedge-shaped shadow beneath his nose. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The smoke he hunted was not visible but he knew the nose could tell of presences in the cockpit of which the eye was unaware. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, she cried. Not much, but a lot for her—a choke and two sniffles and a wiped nose and polished her glasses and snapped shut like a watch.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Approaching the bend in the course, Washington slowly nosed out ahead of the California boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Alfred plunged forward, the months of shadowboxing taking over now, left. . . left. . . right to the face . . . hook . . . and Angel was reeling against the ropes, a drop of blood oozing from his nose. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Thomas was probably saying that as a excuse so she could blow her nose and cry, but she came back in a flash. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Some wrinkled their noses as he passed, whilst others laughed at the sight of him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z By the time he was twenty-three, and he got himself to an oral surgeon, they had rotated sideways inside his gums and were ejecting themselves through the tissue under his nose. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z "Lead it? In this fog? I'd need two hands and a lantern to find me own nose." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z I see not a “who” but a “what”: A dog with a pointed nose stands a fewyards away from me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Also, there’s a slight bump of cartilage along the top of my nose. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Streams of mucus issued from our mouths and noses and dripped to the ground in long strands. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He clutched them to the end of his nose and hung there, terrified. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Mr. Habib donated the leather headgear and goggles he had worn as a pilot in the war, to which was attached a red tie belonging to Mr. Lee to simulate the bird’s fleshy nose. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “Why so?” he asked, adjusting on his nose his thick, square black frames. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran through the opening and bumped his nose against a cardboard wall. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Lee’s mind nosed over the proposition like a mouse in a cheese cupboard. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart begins pounding nervously, and I turn my head to face them, meeting their dark eyes as they put the mask over my nose and mouth. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I dug through the jam-packed box, my nose twitching. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Dark skin and white hair, the broken nose, the wrinkles at the comers of his eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was another narrow spit of land, with a penguin rookery and a glacier nosing down the mountainside nearby. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I wet the mother’s face a little, washed blood from around her nose and mouth. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He had taken off his glasses to cry, but now he had them back on, and he pushed them up the bridge of his nose as he got up to look outside. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Have you ever watched him pick at his nose when he didn’t think anybody was looking? Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He holds the list close to his nose, slams it down on the table, and then points at the supply list. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Hold-Your-Nose Billy, a wild man is he, Hang him from a gallows tree. Here he comes, there he goes: Don’t forget to hold your nose.’ The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z He smashes them into Boss, connecting with his nose and his neck, and the man releases a strangled scream and lets go, falling back into the wake of the churning boat. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Her golden nose quivered, tipped by a semicircle of black fur and two angled nostrils. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z My nose went numb and my eyes stung and tears began to come. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I noticed a whole school of goldfish practically sticking their noses out of the water because they thought someone was going to feed them. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I couldn’t see her freckles from the audience, but I imagined them dancing on her nose as she flicked her head this way and that. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Grandma Rose wrinkles her nose at my Indian outfit. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Draw a mouth and nose using the marker. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z They had insinuated themselves into the colored community there, Sam said, but a slave catcher nosed around and it was time to flee. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z |
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