Before she went to sleep that night, Dicey counted her money, peering at the bills in the dim light. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They both peered again as fiercely as they could. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Jack stood by the stage entrance, peering at the book as though he'd lost his place long ago. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He stood and peered upwards to the Castle Rock. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

My three uncles peer down, their fat necks bulging from starched white collars. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I held them up, peering through a filigree of dropped stitches. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Dr. Rashid peers in at me and takes the nurse’s elbow. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Rat would peer down at his hands, silent and thoughtful. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced to the left and right to see if anyone was watching, then opened the furnace door and peered in, his eyes filled with the vision of Mary and her bloody throat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma tilted her chin down, peered at them over the rims of her glasses. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

His half-moon glasses glittered in the wandlight as he peered around at the surrounding trees. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I saw The Grand High Witch peering down at the floor and staring with obvious puzzlement at William and Mary. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She peered between the bars of an empty cell. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Glancing at the girl to make sure the dress and the blood are intact, he opens the door and peers into the yard. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She started fussing with the seam on the front of Anya’s coat as another handful of faces peered out from the kitchen. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Papadimitriou peered down at the flooded quadrangle, where a slight figure clothed in oilskins was wading waist-deep towards the tower. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I peer down the highway where the rising sun flashes on the windows of the endless line of trucks and buses and cars. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She dropped her arms and took a step back, peering up into his face. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Big Daddy sees one of the policemen peer up over the edge of the crypt and straight at him. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Sabbatini believed a lot of questions went unasked because students were afraid of looking dumb in front of their peers. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

But its eyes were sharp and bright and they peered at Taran critically. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you two doing here? This is adult talk. Go upstairs,” Salma Auntie scolds as she peers behind the sofa at us. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

And then he peered out into the empty night. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

They both leaned a little and peered through the leaves at Nel standing below, squinting up at them. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I think we’ll be able to pull the door open,” said Ron, peering over the dog’s back. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I peer more closely at the plastic bag and realize something is wrong—there are only dragons in the bag! Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He peers at me with a raised eyebrow. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She saw golden bars; she saw eyes of different colors peering up at her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Morning,” said Phoebe, peering through the silk curtains of her bed and fumbling for her spectacles. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

When she got near this nest, she stopped and faced the owl, who had turned from the light of the doorway and was peering at her with his great yellow eyes. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Hurriedly Michael peered out through the gathering dusk. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Turner picked up a hymnbook and thought he might fling it at the next set of peering eyes. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

They move in orderly lines around the box, crowding one another precisely, without injury, peering down, nodding, and then backing off to let new people in. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Startled, I halted, and peered back into the darkness. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

My mother felt as if she were peering into Li T’ieh-kuai’s magic gourd to check the fate of an impish mortal. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened it, one inch at a time, and peered out. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

While the others were unrolling blankets and making beds against the walls of the chamber, as far as possible from the hole in the floor, he crept to the edge and peered over. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was dimly aware of the other wagons stopping and curious faces peering at us. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I peered into the enveloping blackness between my feet to see Emma pulling herself even farther down by the rungs of a ladder. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

There was no obstacle to entering, but she hesitated and perched the moths on the window ledge to peer inside. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Louise came anyway, sneaking to the track to peer through the fence, but the races made her so nervous that she had to hide her eyes. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

As she peered out into the dark morning and chewed on her bread, she thought about her dream. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I wait, peering at the two stories of darkness below, gathering up the nerve to crawl across. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nathaniel asked, still peering at the picture of the lone man cowering in the boat as the waves approached. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I peered into the car to get a good look at him in the shadowed interior. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Harry looked quickly around and spotted a large black cabinet to his left; he shot inside it and pulled the doors closed, leaving a small crack to peer through. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Hand in hand they made their way down the crowded aisle toward the exit, peering out the windows at the people waiting on the platform. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Jack peered into the darkness, then said, “That’s an altar stone, isn’t it?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Caesar peered into her eyes as if trying to read her soul. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He peers at me intently, and even over Zoom, I can tell he understands why I need to do this. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He read a page or so, then peered out toward us. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

More than alert, it seems to peer deeper than eyes usually do. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He used the beam like a giant eye, to peer into the shadows. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Sylvia is peering out her window when the ambulance pulls up to our building. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Will’s arm was strong around her, but he, too, was looking ahead, trying to peer through the wet gray gloom and to hear anything other than the dank splash of the oars. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mo held it up, and then peered closely at the toggle. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Doha peered into the room and saw that it was little Mija. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“You still down there?” he says, peering under the bunk. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Really, Hagrid, if you are holding out for universal popularity, I’m afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time,” said Dumbledore, now peering sternly over his half-moon spectacles. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Darting to the storeroom door, he peered out cautiously. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think so. You need to work on some of your soft skills before I send you off to MIT. You need to be around your peers. Now, come on.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was one of them, effortlessly so, and they treated her like a peer. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

They all peered down to see people boarding the freighter. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Marissa said, elbowing us aside and peering into the pink container. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Hallo! You look like a size four,” a big man wearing forehead jewelry says, peering around the rack. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He lifted a gunnysack curtain, rubbed a peephole in the thick coating of dirt, and peered through. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Higher up, I crawled along a branch and peered out of the green bell. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Hours later, the door to Kote’s room cracked open and Bast peered inside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Or are they simply manifesting the worst aspects of adolescence—an obsession with conformity, group identity, and peer approval combined with an appetite for risk and sensation? The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He pushed the scope into the hole, peering into the instrument. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the most grown-up thing Finn had ever done, that he kept standing there peering into Mom’s closet. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

James peered into the tent, standing in the doorway. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nhamo looked for a way into the grassland so she could peer more closely into the windows, which were open but covered by a fretwork of iron. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She peers down at the open page and declares, “Perfection.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I bring him some drumsticks and he peers up at me, beaming. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“No gaslights on,” he said, peering through one of the decorative glass panels on either side of the door. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She stood and peered down at his head. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I went silently beside him to a cafeteria down near the end of the block, seeing him peer inside through the window before we entered. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily warned us, as she peered out at the street from between her drawn curtains. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peer through the bushes, afraid the Careers have returned, trapping me here for an indefinite time. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She took the magazine, peered at the page Joan pointed to, and then glanced back at me. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I peer out through the glass of the train window, which is streaked with rain and dust, and there is the landscape of my early childhood, smudged and scentless and untouchable and moving backward. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Martin peered at me over her spectacles. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

My Vigor cools to speak of him, so girt is he in Solemnity — Helm and Hauberk — with only the Eyes peering out through the gloomy Visor. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She rips the package open and peers inside of it for what feels like ten minutes—but when she finally turns back toward me, she’s smiling. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The images in them were distorted and two-dimensional; gigantic, flat knights peered out of tiny, misshapen castles. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

On her hands and knees, Sefia peered around the corner, her quick eyes picking out stevedores milling about on the decks and gangways. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Doug Swieteck’s brother laughed, and I bet that if I had looked over my shoulder, I would have seen Mrs. Baker peering out her third-floor classroom window, and she would have been laughing, too. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I peered through the crowd of passengers, looking for the emergency brake, but there was none. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

When Sansa peered down, she saw a body impaled on the huge iron spikes below. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He peered at me from across the table. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

As she peered into Popo’s eyes, she clucked soft worried sounds. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My curiosity gets the better of me, and I’m at the window peering out the other side of the curtain. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"You've got strong South Asian teeth," she says, peering into my mouth. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He peered behind the milk shake machine, down the narrow galley. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The little one...Over his newspaper, Victor carefully peered toward the lion fountain. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He noticed my food caches, stood and peered into them. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bony figure of Death rides the streets below, stopping his mount now and then to peer into windows. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

A girl no older than ten or eleven peers around Cara’s elbow. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She owned the crack that made her stumble; she owned the clumps of dandelions whose white heads, last fall, she had blown away; whose yellow heads, this fall, she peered into. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wes now sat waiting to find out how the jury of his peers had ruled. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

When I first arrived in Mqhekezweni I was regarded by some of my peers as a yokel who was hopelessly unequipped to exist in the rarefied atmosphere of the Great Place. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I really have had little to do with them, for I mingle with my peers or no one, and since ! have no peers, I mingle with no one. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She adjusted her glasses and peered at it for a long time. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw the warden peering at us from his office as we collected Walter's things, but he didn't come out. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Raskunas had peered out from behind her curtains as we were being hauled off in the night. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The librarian peers over her glasses at me and then at Starry. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s like peering into an empty apartment the day after you’ve been evicted. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

This seemed to have no bottom and they peered awe-stricken into the gloomy crack where water gurgled. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

As she peered at them, the long hand snapped forward one more notch, with a loud click. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The adulation of my peers below has been a waste of hours. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A pair of beady crimson eyes peered out through the gap. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

But Snape had gotten to his feet and strode to the small window, peered through the curtains at the deserted street, then closed them again with a jerk. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Miss Mallory asked, crossing the room to peer into the cake bowl. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You lost the moon?” the dreamer asked, and peered up at the sky, where the moon was very much present. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Privately held knowledge is not really scientific knowledge at all because it has not survived the test of peer review. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“It makes a great deal of difference, unfortunately. If the thing went to trial, we’d be tried here. And not, I might add, by a jury of our peers.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She whips around, squinting as she peers into the audience. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Would you like a clear head or a fuzzy one?” he says, peering into the bag. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Frightened, he stared at all the peering faces, refusing to let go of Jonathan. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He peered closely at her and he could see her large eyes. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I open the door, Russ peers through the screen and says, “What’s up?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes?" he said, peering out at Miss Honey. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

The word came out so choked that the old man turned to peer at him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Turtle looked even more like a turtle today with her sad little face peering out of the kerchief tied under her small chin. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pinmei peered over his shoulder as he placed the tip of the knife against the taut tent. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Will asked, peering at us through oversized clown sunglasses. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Harry peered down the lake toward Sand Point with a pair of binoculars. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It’s things like how sociable they are, or how energetic or knowledgeable or influential among their peers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he takes off his round wire-framed glasses and peers into my face. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

She had a can of paint in one hand, and she shook it as she peered over her shoulder. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

There was a clunk, a splash, and a gasp from within the stall and he saw Her- mione’s eye peering through the keyhole. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

When Nailer peered back out into the storm’s rage, he could see now that everyone was fleeing for heavy shelter. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I peer up at him, expecting to see The Poor Motherless Girl Look, but that’s not what I see on his face. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He peered through the window and could make out a crack of light under the door to the inner room. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed two with water from his belt canteen and peered out over the plywood gunnel with his helmet on but not strapped. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I peer ahead and see the front entrance, the sunlight reflecting brilliantly off the newly fallen snow. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

And like before, if you peered over the rail, you could see the paths zigzagging down to the seafront, except this time you could see the promenade at the bottom with rows of boarded-up stalls. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he peered out, he saw Ms. Hussey and Mr. Watch, his boss from Powell’s. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Each time I peer overboard, I half expect the Abyssal Serpent to launch itself out of the water, clamp onto my head, and take me down. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Using her magnifying glass, she peered at their wings and discovered a series of scales overlapping in regular patterns, “like the feathers of multicolored chickens.” The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

From its spot on its mother’s back, a baby wrapped in a bright shawl peered into the window, waving a thin arm when it saw the bonobo. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

They peered at him through the window, but they wouldn’t let him in, so he wandered through the meadow, afraid to lie down in the tall grass. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“You call that unharmed?” snapped Mrs. Teavee, peering at the little speck of a boy who was now running to and fro across the palm of her hand, waving his pistols in the air. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Because as she peered distrustfully over the rail of my crib, she saw my face —and blood intervened. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was as if God had given Adam a nice little laboratory in Eden, but then forbidden him from peering over the walls of the garden. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She peered at them over her glasses, frowning. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I was peering up to spy the peak when the blowing snow parted for a moment and I saw a line of people. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Aunt Petunia, who was bony and horse-faced, whipped around and peered intently out of the kitchen window. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

And then they were above the shelves, peering over the top. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

My real peers are creating algorithms and solving problems. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

His movements, as he peered through the brightly lighted shelves of pastry, were those of a lively small animal, a fyce, interested in detecting only the target cut of cake. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peered through the wrought-iron gate, hoping that someone would come to take me away. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see my mother's face, anxious and sallow as a slice of lemon, peering up at me through the windshield. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

But unlike Adams, I was unaccustomed to peering down at cumulonimbus cells from 29,000 feet, and I therefore remained ignorant of the storm that was even then bearing down. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

People drew back and then peered around again, and more cries rose into the smoky air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He just couldn’t help peering in and seeing Grandma sitting on the bed and pulling her favorite book onto her lap. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I sit down in the backmost chair, by the window that peers out over the avenue that crosses the street I live on, so close to my real life. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Harry peered down over the edge of the luggage rack, his heart pumping a little faster. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then the door opened the tiniest crack and they saw one of Lockharts eyes peering through it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Jason peered both ways down the deserted road. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He stuck his head through the hole and peered up and down the alley. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Hazel ran his fingers through his dark hair and he peered into the clutter of his mind. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rings the bell again, cups her hands against the glass to peer into the dim hallway. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I peer out the window as we loop around each row of the deck. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Salvador stepped silently up onto the running board and peered over the side. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She’s peering between an old television on her counter and us, as if trying to place us. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He held a beaker of muddy brown liquid up to the warm, wavering light and put on his spectacles to peer at the thick sediment that settled to the bottom like river sludge. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

They run up the narrow street, peering down side alleys, stopping to check doorways, gazing again and again at that tower of black smoke. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Faces were peering sullenly from the windows above. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed the room, peered out the back door, crossed her arms over her chest, and tapped her foot with impatience, then disappeared into the next room. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He straightened the fog net and peered over it at the Cusp. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Screams hushed to whimpers and the trembling guests crawled out from under tables and peered out of closets. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon she peered through the peephole and opened the door. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Kaede could have sworn she saw the eyes of wolves peering out at her from the cover of darkness. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I could see the clouds rolling off Table Mountain and the crowds of wealthy South Africans casually peering into the pristine water at the V & A Waterfront. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Halting the oxen, she crept over to the bushes and peered into them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

What Dr. Treisman and her peers began to realize and define was a powerful clash going on inside the brain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

With every step he peered at the ground, the light flickering as the lantern swayed in his hand. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The elevator doors had opened and there she was, back in the lobby, the kindly doorman peering down at her through his glasses. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Voices speaking Chinese came from the front room, and when Emily peered in, she saw they were from a flat-screen TV perched on a cabinet. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

His process was a journey taken with his peers, guided by his elders, and completed in a celebration. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I paused, too, peering in, waiting for Jerome to do the same. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He had to peer close, for the light was going fast. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He peered back at his frantically waving family until they were out of sight. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had peered up my nose with a telescopic flashlight which looked like a thin pen that clipped into the top pocket of his white lab jacket. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He still seemed to be peering intently toward the giant screen at the front of the room. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

When that hour struck, Reynie was peering through a crack in the open door. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Woth was shouting at her to help search, so she did, peering into boathouses and sheds while her horse grazed along the shore. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Are they...” the stonecutter said, peering at the black bricks at the guard’s feet, “stones?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Moss took the bag and peered inside it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Reaching the edge of the still-hot iron curls, Bailey stands on his toes to peer inside. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There were many sheep and goats standing about, peering at the two unwelcome visitors, waiting to be eaten. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

She cracked open the door, her right eye peering out to see who was waiting. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He peered into the tank with unmistakable interest. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

‘There’s something written on his T-shirt,’ Kat said, peering through the glass. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mostly because I’m prone to peer pressure: go.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I hear the door slowly creak open, and I peer around the corner to see Will. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Malia had been peering out the window of the SUV, taking it all in. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I sit at the kitchen table, trying to peer at the TV as it plays my favorite early anime shows in the living room, trying not to worry too much about Sandy. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He scrambled to his feet and peered shortsightedly down the trail, his tail curving his hindquarters from side to side in welcome. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had never seen a man, a peer, demand that much respect from his people. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

We got up when Mrs. Sidman peered into our classroom and told us that we had done quite well and that we were beginning to be prepared. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The third window peered out over the skyline of New York City. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I peered through the eyepiece and tweaked it until I managed to bring Neptune more or less into focus. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He scuttled quickly to the watch counter and peered inside. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I peer through the crack between the door and the wall. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She drove intently, both hands gripping the top of the wheel, peering forward. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

A swamp beast covered in horns peers up at us through the murky water. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes for a moment and peered at Jonas, who nodded. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Ivy was at my side, eagerly peering over my shoulder. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Bolger’s face appeared behind the ruddy man’s and he peered into the room. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Our leaders are selected by their peers for their impeccable character, moral fortitude, and leadership skills. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

No thundering from a pulpit, no condemnation from bad churches, no peer pressure, just a book of scripture quietly waiting to say hello, as gentle and powerful as a little girl’s kiss on your cheek. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She crawled toward the edge of the terrace and lay over it, her chest against the metal, and peered over the edge. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Huddled with her parents and six younger sisters and brothers, Nguyen peered out the window. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She peered at me round an invisible curtain. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Sam thought he saw a last fleeting glimpse of it, peering back over the edge of the eastward precipice, before it ducked and disappeared. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I peered through the dim gray light, looked around until I realized where I was. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

When we reach the jungle, we peer into it, trying to decipher what may be waiting inside. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He propped himself up on his elbows, more himself now that the worst part of the story was over, and peered into my eyes. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The dragon was half out of the river, peering around a tree at her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Pocketing my phone, I peer around the corner to check that the nurses’ station is still empty before sliding off the elevator. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Fadi curled up in a ball and pressed his back against the inner edge of the trunk just as light spilled inside and two faces peered down at him. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I ask, peering out at the clouds both above and below the horizon. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

What set Michael Jordan apart from his peers was his attitude and motivation. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He stopped, peering down at scattered particles of dried clay on the moonlit floor. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Dicey peered down the highway and saw a small store ahead, with a gas pump out front. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nope. Tell me everything about your new best friend, who is a royal. That is so bougie of you. Who would have guessed it?” she says, peering over the edge of the bed at him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He walked over to the trash can, peered in, and tried to will himself to drop the bracelet. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She peers at the newspaper as if the digits she printed on it are some kind of code. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

We're side by side in the rec room, peering into the refrigerator, heat pumping through the vents. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The woman was peering at her engine and dabbing a white handkerchief at various greasy items inside. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Opening the door to the basement, Kendra peered down the steps into the darkness. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

One summer afternoon—in my sixth year—while peering under the swinging doors of the neighborhood saloon, a black man caught hold of my arm and dragged me into its smoky and noisy depths. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to peer through the window, but it had been boarded up with cardboard. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The door is open a crack, though, and I peer out. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The Arbitrator leaned on his broom and peered at Sefia and Archer. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The veil makes it look as if she were peering down at him through a wire screen. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the past few years they have begun to succeed, creating a monster theory that explains the quantum-mechanical nature of gravity, allowing them to peer at the very creation of our universe. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The conjurer was slow as anything peering hard at everyone in the crowd. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She was near enough so he could hear the creak of her starched linen coif as she peered at him to see whether he was asleep. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

She peered suspiciously at the greenish mixture, and I couldn’t blame her for making a face. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Lark takes out a pair of her own binoculars but doesn’t peer through them the way her mother does. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Instead of going up, I crept to the edge of the ventilation grate and peered down into the boiler deck. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Once he’d got the cord stowed away tidily in a big paper bag, he peered out the window, looking left and right, as he’d been doing for the previous quarter of an hour. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I could feel them peering at me through cracks and knotholes. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She peered into the tall woman’s eyes, as though looking into a long, dark tunnel in the face of a rock. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Then we wait” Tally squinted, peering at the ruins. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, try to make this image of Noah peering into a CSA classroom go away. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She peered down at him through bifocal glasses and handed him a hard plastic debit card. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s this way,” said Hermione, peering down the empty passage to the right. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Like most of his peers, he sought funding from corporate sponsors to pay for his expensive Himalayan expeditions. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Otto gripped his hands on the lip, peering over the side. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sophie peered into the jar and there, sure enough, she saw the faint translucent outline of something about the size of a hen’s egg. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crouched down and peered between the spines, watching for a moment before he held up a triumphant thumb. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When I peered over the gunwale, I spotted Dusty Muleman’s big black Escalade parked under one of the lampposts near the Coral Queen. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

And Old Ikwa, nearly blind and an easy victim to peer pressure, had ambled along behind. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Here and there a misty star peered out. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Perched above the window, the Old Bear’s raven peered down at him with shrewd black eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I made my hands like a telescope and peered through. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

But then he walked to the van’s front bumper, kneeled down, and peered underneath. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Fiver crept up to the man’s boots and peered into the hole. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A large black bird peered down at them. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I peered down at my chest and read, upside down, a single word: RHINECLIFF. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Every few minutes he would leave his place by the radio to pull back a corner of one of these sheets and peer out into the strawberry fields. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I flatten myself against the ground and creep forward so I’m facing the mountains, peering through openings between the orange plastic barriers. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Calder’s dad peered at him over the paper. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She walked to the cage, peered in; then she circled around it, viewing the goat from every angle. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Like many of his peers, Ellsberg was riveted by the rise of the Cold War. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He replaced his ragged trousers and cowboy hat with a dandified suit and a bow tie and a felt hat, his eyes peering out through distinguished round-rimmed glasses. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She opened the hives and peered in, to find happily buzzing bees, busy at their constant work. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Once she was settled on the bench, in a small pool of light, she peered up at me with undivided attention. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Moss, her wiry hair looking like a Brillo pad, peered out the door of the trailer. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

And when I peer very closely at my face under the bright lights, I’m sure that I can see pale pinpricks above my eyebrows. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

A little owl with a slightly flattened, hawklike head peered down at them from one of the branches. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“And why shouldn’t I be fit?” she retorted, peering at him through the fading light. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She peered out through a corner of the blanket that covered it. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It actually had to bend down to peer into the upstairs windows. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I could see were his blue eyes peering out and a couple of spots of blood seeping through. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma said, wiping her hands on her apron as she held the screen door open and peered into the backyard. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hairless one peered up at me with the fingertips of one hand in his mouth. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Ray sat one of the bins onto a scale, I peered inside. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Zola is trying to peer around behind me. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

I came slowly while he peered at me through the dim. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

A snowy owl floated past, turning his head as he peered down at her curiously. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His glasses are thick, his features angular, reminding me of a peering owl. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They had stopped flying and were now perched side by side around the hole on the ceiling, peering down at us from the darkened heavens. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The sun was peering down at us from the center of the gaping hole in the roof. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

When he pulled it away, he grinned, and I knew the crab’s curiosity had made its wobbly eyes peer out. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My body still protected by the tree, I peer out to look at her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peered through the swirling snow and beheld a woman carrying a lantern above her head. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure how long I stared down at it before I picked it up again and held it toward the light, trying to see if I could peer inside of the black outer shell. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Tally looked at the surrounding forest, trying to peer into the black spaces between the trees. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A pair of Dobermans peered nervously from a gooseberry hedge. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The lifeguard’s turned to talk to someone behind him, and the beach girls are on the far right, peering at a sand castle. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I peer over the side to find nothing but my own reflection in the mirrored surface of the sea. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The hinges creaked again, and Sam, now peering over the corner of the passage-threshold, saw a flicker of light in an open doorway, and the dim shape of an orc coming out. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Sam sprang over the body and went in; and then he peered about at a loss. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Hoping I wouldn’t find him standing in the front hall in his bathrobe, peering around a door at me, I turned the key gingerly and stepped inside. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Shanti peers closer at the man the two of us never knew. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Thus I was only nominally depressed when I peered inside several damp houses known to contain student rooms. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

We knew that a gray, foggy smear of invisible vuvv was everywhere around us, watching, peering at us, checking our eyes for a hint of boredom or anger or failed desire. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have anything decent in there to eat, do you?” he said, peering into the refrigerator as I opened the door to take out the cream. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘What’s beautiful about it?’ said Pippin, peering over the edge of his blanket with one eye. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She peered at the girder, waiting for the little falcons to thrust up their heads. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

A small girl, too young to be out past eleven, came out of a hallway and peered around a mail collection box. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, with my unblinking octopus eye, I peer through that little lightsaber hole. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He would not be happy to see Nate’s blue eyes peering through the window. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

In her head, she peered through the glass window of Mr. Williams’s class, Jack waggled his eyebrows, and she grinned. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Finally I saw another face peering under the edge of the house; it was my father’s. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cathy pushes the door gently open and peers into the room. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ducked back out of the secret room and peered down at the empty bookcase/door, which still hung completely open. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She peered at the two rivers in the light from the moon, which was almost full now. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I opened the shutters a crack and peered out. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias had not long to wait before the small door in the wall nearby grated open on its rusty hinges, and Constance peered cautiously out. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Suddenly from under the bed a pug-faced twin popped up between John’s chair and the wall, and began peering into Linda’s sleeping face. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peered out, straining to see if Mrs. Wheeler’s lights were on. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peered through Grandma’s fingers as they covered my eyes. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Ashamed of his terror, while Beregond of the Guard thought first of the captain whom he loved, Pippin got up and peered out. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The boy stood next to her, peering into the trees in the direction Hatchet’s men had gone. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She peered at it solemnly, then up at Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

By the time of James’s passing, the Randall sons had cut off social ties with their father’s peers and proteges. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t smile when finally he peered over the railing; COs could be so grim. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally came to a controlled stop and peered over the edge. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Slowly the crying stopped but the little mouth remained open, showing pink gums, and the round eyes scrunched up and peered at her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I peer into his room and see an unmade bed and a stack of books on his desk. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Thinking the driver just needed directions or help navigating the dark, signless streets, we stopped and peered in. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Other times he lowered the lamp over the ground, and squatting down on his haunches, peered into the dirt. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peered into the locked case smudged with fingerprints from pilgrims touching the glass. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other faces peered from the doorways, too timid to come out. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opens the box, peers into it, as if deciding which one she’ll let me have. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stood peering up the stairs into the darkness. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you want to keep your eye on me and my peers as we venture forth into the wonderful world of puberty?” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Black and white faces peered at him from behind steel bars. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Shading his eyes against the westering sun, he peered at those towers more closely.. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Sairy peered at her younger self, with her long dark hair and her smooth skin. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Kate peered closely at him, and a curious spasm shook her—an aching twist rose in her chest. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sensing the building drama, Bobby took his time and seemed to peer even more deeply at the hand. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon jumped slightly as people around him began digging in their bags and peering over each other’s heads while they waited for Father Olufemi to emerge and lead the worship ceremony. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But peer pressure is not always an automatic or an unconscious process. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She grabbed a pair of binoculars from a zombie officer and peered toward the horizon. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She then peered down at the photo and frowned at it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The cows gazed at him with a sort of threatening idiotic placidity; the horses peered down their long snouts like curious, intelligent gods. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open the drapes the whole way and peer to see out to the edges, near the fence. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The neighbors peered around the doorway, and a line of little boys clambered on the window bars and looked through. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alys pushed a window open, peered out, and called to them. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Ms. Parker peers over the wall, sees Madge on the ground, and pulls out her phone. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

You take that with you, Uhmma says, peering over my shoulder. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Idly, he pushed the curtain back a few inches to peer out at the streets. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Kyle and his teammates peered over the ledge of the balcony. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

She picked up the necklace and put it down again and peered into the mouth of the cave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their voices had risen and they were overheard by their peers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He peered a few times over his shoulder—not at her, or the confused and murmuring guards, but at something beyond. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In no time at all they came around a clump of tangled bushes and found themselves in the place where the storehouse peered down at the sleeping cabins below. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The horse picked his way carefully, and then ahead the path dropped down a steep embankment; and beyond that, Winnie, peering around Mae’s bulk, saw a flash of color and a dazzling sparkle. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eric was dispatched to peer out the window at the train station across the street. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was used to peering through the lens, to framing the picture, and I could see it. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

She peered at the boy through the smoke. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped closer to the trunk, dragging me with him, and peered into the branches. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I like roses,” she said vaguely, and then peering closer at me with her dim blue eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Wandering among the cardboard boxes, Vivian trails her fingertips across the tops of them, peering at their cryptic labels: The store, I960-. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She just peer out the back door ever hour to see what’s going on. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He then peers into my ear with his unpatched eye, bobbing his head as he does. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh am I?” said Ron, peering down at his predictions. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

So we both went and peered over the fence at the neighbors’ grapevines. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Rachel stood in the doorway peering anxiously up the road. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Julius led them, bent double, peering at the dry grasses and broken scrub, moving slowly, a terrible air of desperation about him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The dawn is angry crimson, and the sun—which has now risen enough to peer out from behind the mountains—is practically maroon, looking more like a blood moon than the sun. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then he stepped back and peered up at the ospreys, whose heads were barely visible over the scraggle of the nest. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reaches me and we peer at each other’s faces, looking down the white tunnels of cloth that enclose us. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jody knew from the sound on the floor that both of them were wearing flat-heeled shoes, but he peered under the table to make sure. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think it was at this point that my father had peered over the page and told my mom he had to go to work. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Bull said, walking to the other side of the car and peering into the window. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s right!” they cried, running to the edge of the peach and peering over. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

She peered down at the boys on the dock. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I stood as tall as I could behind Miig, peering over his shoulder ahead and down over the railing into the great room lit on the far side by the remaining candles. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Not one person could be seen on the paths or in the alleys, but Mark kept catching glimpses of eyes peering out through windows and slats and cracks in the haphazard structures. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

As I sat on the bus peering out the window at Mommy, the only white face in a sea of black faces, a black man walked up with his son. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She peers through the black iron bars on the door and points. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. Flux emerged from behind TimeStar’s shoulder, peered at them all, and said, “The better question is if this was a trap, why would I come alone?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He peered intently as her right hand picked up the needle threaded with green. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Septa Moelle had stiff white hair and small mean eyes perpetually crinkled in suspicion, peering out of a wrinkled face as sharp as the blade of an axe. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I peered behind me to see if the woman was still staring. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I can see them by the Candle before I snulT it — the Eyes peering. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Rachel, wiping her hands on her apron, came forward, peering in the dim light. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Tally peered through the darkness, trying to make out his expression. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was suddenly smoother, and when she opened her eyes there were passing lights dazzling above her, so bright she had to pull the hood further over her head before peering out again. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He peered into the shrubbery, seeming to look directly at Will, and then his eyes traveled on past. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hot Pie's red round face peered out from under a hood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He peers at the remainder of my chips cupped in my left hand, as if wondering what they are, so perplexed is his expression. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Henry, peering foolishly into the wastebasket, said, “What warning?” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

When she woke up, three round faces peered above her like plump peaches. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Harris argued that the top-down influence of parents is overwhelmed by the grassroots effect of peer pressure, the blunt force applied each day by friends and schoolmates. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I was lying on a bed of cardboard, under a kitchen table, peering through a large hole in the blanket at the spooky darkness around me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Propelled by a curiosity greater than any awe for the magistrate, he came slowly across the room and peered over his child's shoulder. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I hear the call of the only person on the planet whom I can now truly call a peer. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

William, peering past Michelangelo’s shoulder, could make out a single file of men, already waiting ahead of them. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He tried to peer though the rain- spattered glass. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Baba asks, peering into the pots on the stove. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I set my bare feet down on the floor and walked to the door and peered into the hallway. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

As I pedaled, I kept peering into the park for any signs, but didn’t see none. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

They paused outside, listening, then peered around the corner. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I peer outside again as the world becomes a blur of light and color. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I peer through the blackness until my eyes ache. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jerome had ventured through the fence and was peering around back, but everyone else waited safely on the curb. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I flip on the bathroom light and peer at my reflection. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She peered into the tubes, laughing to herself and thinking, Nothing’s happening. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I climb to my feet and peer out the open door. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He did more peering at me, at the paper, at my photograph, and then at Emilika, standing behind my chair. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The men went downstairs, and Beatrice peered in the mirror. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Through the needles, I see three baby goshawks peering over the side of the nest. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had no time to reply, however, for at that moment a white furry head peered cautiously round a boulder. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

She leaned out the window and peered up, but there was no one to see. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Somehow, she’d peered into him, like watching a frothing sea through the eye of a needle, all those images and thoughts and feelings at once, all part of him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Tuck came, too, a little later, to peer down at her anxiously. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tiptoed to the first crib and peered in. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It needed to exist in its own bubble, as long as they could stay just beyond its outer edge, peering in. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The troll peers down at me, obviously surprised to find a human before him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She peered suspiciously at the stove, knocked on the pressure cooker, tapped the pots with her fingers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

High Street was already lined with people, all peering anxiously up the road. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, while the boys are at school, I wait for Matilde, peering out the window in case she comes early. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t like the idea of himself peering through that screen, practically right into the face of the hermit himself. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

She peered directly at the three Greystone kids, with a look in her brown eyes that might have even been kindness. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was sitting on the lowermost branch, peering down, a knowing expression on his pointy face. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

With an effort, as if her hands weighed a ton each, she brushed it off and peered out. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then he eased the door shut, peering just in time to see a door in the hall opening. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He points it around the room, peering through the scope. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“May I help you?” asked the woman, peering in. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He usually just peers down from an upstairs window. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I lean over the balcony outside my room, peering down into the grand foyer. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I adjusted the strap of my radio over my shoulder and shook my head as I peered up at the mountain. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crouched down and peered through the gap at the bottom of the cubicle, just in time to see a pair of booted feet climbing into the toilet next door. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

No face, baggy clothes, eyes peering out from a mass of scars. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As he peers inside he smells the smoke of a roaring fire, and a hint of snow and roasting chestnuts. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Through blurred eyes he saw men peering at him from the bars of other cells. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

This student did something that he thought his peers were going to find funny. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Bernard kept up his racket for another twenty minutes, while Mary just peered out at him, disgusted. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She thinks about it for a while, peering carefully at the cars rushing by. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Sullivan, never easy on his peers, became furious with one of the firm’s junior architects when he discovered the man had been using his free time to design houses for clients of his own. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Emily stopped and peered inside through a gap between two books. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

At night, I peer through the glass doors and see Blanca and her parents and brother watching TV or talking together in the soft yellow light. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He peered down on me through his glasses with a laserlike intensity. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

All the kids peer at their desks or out the window. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He looked over the two cages, peered into the Coat Room, and then put his ear to the walls. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He opened it, peered inside suspiciously as if he thought it might contain a snake or something else that might bite, then reached in and brought out the book. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And throughout the whole beginning of the service, Ma would peer down the pew to make sure we were behaving, which was hard because we always sat in the row with the stinky Thomases. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I see a flicker of blue over Lauren’s shoulder, and peer around her to get a better look. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When they returned to school, they were tormented by their peers. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nana removed her hand but kept peering at me, a worried look on her face. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Despite his concerted efforts, he was unable to land a lucrative commercial sponsorship of the sort enjoyed by some of his more famous peers. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

And Nina suspected that the glass she was peering through was mirrored on the other side, so that a Heartrender in the cell wouldn’t be able to locate a target. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And all the time you could peer in through the windows, one after the other. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He asked Joe a series of questions, listening carefully to his answers, all the while peering down at the man, pale blue eyes behind little round lenses. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Then I saw her taut face peering under the edge of the house. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wrote with a tone of familiarity that presumed Trude would consider him a peer. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I opened the door a crack and peered into the room. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mama peers over at me from the other side of Mustafa. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Still, it’s tiring to always be on guard, always peering out the window, looking over my shoulder. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Ralph peered into the gloom and made out the hands. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was easy to imagine two deadly eyes peering through the cracks in the wood. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Belly flat, Will scooched his way to the zigzag of light and pressed his face against the cold metal grate, peering down onto the bedroom below. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He stood on tiptoes and peered into the crowds moving toward the bridge. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ash peered into the hall and saw the greenwitch standing just inside the front door. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rashid pushed it open as far as it would go and peered inside. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Piggy peered anxiously into the luminous veil that hung between him and the world. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I left my desk and peered out into the hallway. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

A greeting from a peer, not a plea from a prisoner. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She crept in the front door and peered over the counter. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

But when he peered at us over his glasses and cleared his throat and said, “You can count on me!” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I peered down the sun-baked dump and then at the surrounding mountains, my imagination clicking into overdrive. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Spink peered shortsightedly at the black tea leaves in the bottom. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Twenty minutes later Mom picked up the phone to call the Fire Department again as I peered out the front window. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman was still peering toward the shed corner, hoping to catch a glimpse of Matt and scold him. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned to peer through the blowing snow up ahead. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She's peering in, trying not to stick her entire head in the window. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The plastic surgeon loosed the tape from her check and peered under the gauze. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I came to the hall, bent down at my chink, peered in. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t thrilled with the idea of spending the evening surrounded by my peers, most of whom I imagined whispering “Space Boy” as they passed. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Tía crosses to the window and peers out. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

That morning, my brothers and I peered out the gate as hundreds of people filed past our house on their way to the rally. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She was peering into the hemlock above us. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He peered up at me for the first time since we’d walked into his cubbyhole office. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Otto was standing tall in my lap and peering at me with those deep eyes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the sight of those children, Warren had squinted and peered closer. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Snape seemed to peer through a haze of pain, and Dumbledore’s words appeared to take a long time to reach him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Jack asks, peering at me in the rearview mirror. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I peer around, scanning every single face in the post office. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

A child peers down from a broken window. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like that look,” Amy says when they reach the bottom of the stands, peering into his eyes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She peered in, gasped, then jumped up and down a little bit. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Hey," the fat man in the ticket booth peered at me through the grating, "don't cry. Who you got there, honey, some relative?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Lena peered out the window through the blinds. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Shadow could see a gray face, in the shadows, peering out at them. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

When I looked in the mirror, I saw Mom’s face peering back at me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

With each sound she heard—a lorry rumbling past, a chirping bird, a child’s cry—she ran from the veranda bench to peer down the road. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He peered up at her, red-faced and hopeful. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I stopped at last and looked round, peering at the boy who had come up panting, but it was dusk and I did not recognise him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he peers at his reflection, I catch myself studying Nelson: his elbows darkened by use, his skin many tones of brown, like antique mahogany furniture. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It gave him a little shock to see his mother all of a sudden, in the transparent stockings and shoulder-padded suits she wore to her job, peering into the corners of Mrs. Sen’s apartment. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He saw the eyes of a child peer at him over the sill of the one second-story window the ivy had not covered. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was peering through Kate’s spyglass, which he had steadied atop a high cactus branch. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She peered at Håkon and said, “Are you Kin’s nephew too?” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He remembered the white hair and the gentle eyes, black orbs that peered patiently at him through the dark. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Stuart peered ahead into the gathering storm, but saw nothing except gray waves with white crests. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

There was a scene of a dark forest with a tiger peering out from some trees. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The machine whined back to life, and she peered upward into the shimmering disk. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Both she and I gained a certain degree of respect from our peers because we knew what dead people looked like. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The professional hockey player starts out a little bit better than his peers. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

She stood to peer over the heads of those sitting in front of her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Rishi held his arms open, and Dimple, giving in to peer pressure in spite of every instinct screaming at her not to, leaped into his arms. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As we headed toward it, I peered quickly into each office we passed, glancing at the computer monitors for Post-it Notes. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He was there too, peering at the baby’s wrinkled little face, peering with even more concern at Alice’s face, sweat-streaked and weary. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes,” she said peering up my dripping nostril. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

From the doorway, I watch the truck roll down the street, the two boys peering sadly from the back. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to peer through the holes in the copper plates but couldn’t see anything by the light of my single candle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He peered up the statuesque figure sitting quietly on the padded board. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Here she comes,” said Ruby, who’d been peering through the opening at the dark corridor beyond. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Her eyes blink, she smiles nervously, peering to left and right, checking out the audience, and lifts a hand to fidget with her headdress. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found him fiddling with the stove, turning the burners on, staring into the blue flame, turning them off, opening the oven, peering in. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I pull it out and peer at the screen. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

What happened .to our friends, our peers, our leaders, our factions? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He peered at Hermione as though he had never seen a student properly before. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Miss Lilian was peering out from the dark, watching me go by dressed in her clothes, loathing me even more than before. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Good. You did well. I want them kept alive,” muttered Cluny as he walked across to the ditch and peered down at the captives. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Hearing nothing, I yanked the lid open and peered inside. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

But in a moment, peering through the shadows, she saw what was there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dogs scattered and left Down on my knees, I peered back under the hedge. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ekman stopped the tape and played it again, peering at the screen. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

They peered into windows as they passed, but none of the shops seemed to have any customers at all. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He peered inside Henrietta, dilated her cervix, and prepared to treat her tumor. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Habib peered at the corner, his lips compressed in a tight line. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I peered in between the rungs, down at Angela lying in her bed. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

According to ancestry.com, my great-great-great uncle was a “spotter” during World War One—he floated over the battlefield in a hot-air balloon and peered down into the German trenches. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

I’d peered in there as we waited for a gate to open, expecting to spot a couple of wiggling antennae, but couldn’t see anything. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jinx peered over the bush in front of him just in time to see a young woman raise her parasol and march off. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Of course, my one big worry was that Grandma might say it was too grown-up, but she only peered at me with a strange and lingering expression. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hobbled to the top of the hill and peered down at the camp. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But in his own field of endeavor, which he was now practicing, the slow, imperial smelling over and anointing of an area, he has no peer. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes opened and she looked at me, bleary, like she was somewhere deep inside herself and peering out at me through miles of brain and body. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He tried to peer toward the front of the train as it approached the West Oakland station, but the angle was wrong. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Zooey went on peering in at the fish for a moment. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He peered at me as though he wasn’t sure. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Frightful peered at him through lacy hemlock limbs. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The eyes were peering at them, full of savage cunning. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stepped up onto the next rung and peered into the house. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Frisby peered anxiously at his face, and would have looked at his tongue, but in the dark room she could see no more than the dim outline of his head. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

‘Listen,’ he said, peering down at Sophie, ‘if they isn’t having any frobscottle here in the Palace, I can still go whizzpopping perfectly well without it if I is trying hard enough.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toward late afternoon, when one side of the shed was already deep in shadows, she heard footsteps, the bolt drew back, and the constable’s face peered through the door. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

At Ewa Mooring Mast Field, a technical sergeant was peering through the lens of a camera at his three-year-old son. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He walked over to it and picked it up, turning it in his hands, peering into its darkened crevices. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Emily holds out her sandwich in my direction, and I peer at the meat squished inside the bread. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She raised her head and peered through her glasses to see who had interrupted her. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fadi peered closely at the tree’s winding roots pushing up from the rich soil. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I try to shake the thought from my mind, but I can’t help peering around the edges of the space. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Agent Jones peered into the smoke and pointed to the girls. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I greeted her and she returned it, peering at me until she eased along up the road, leaning on her dark wood cane. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He peered at her, and Winnie saw that his face was pinched with the effort of explaining. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She peers out the window through the slats in the broken blinds. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He stopped suddenly, stepped to the open front door and peered out. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scene was pitiable—the violence earnest, but with all the lassitude of the starving, peered down upon by triumphant rebels, Olympian in the dusk. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

A dozen or so demons with blood-spattered jaws peered through the entrance. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’m deliberately slow, my stomach heavy with a sick feeling every time I peer sideways at Mama. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The tenants must think so, the way they peered over their shoulders; and that delivery boy shouting like that. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt restless like the birds and mammals, and in the middle of the night she awakened and peered out at the sky. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Phoebe kept saying, “Hear that noise?” and she would jump up to peer out the window in case it was the lunatic returning for the rest of us. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I peer real close at my face in the mirror. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Ms. Morales made the turn, and then Chess could see her eyes peering back at them in the rearview mirror. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

To fill out the composition, the artist includes the toddler peering intently over the ledge at the bubble, which is about the same size as his head. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He peered down through the bars of the cricket cage and exclaimed with delight. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry peered over the heads in front of him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

My peers were not particularly friendly, but I weathered their silence, their stares, their whispering, and even the “one-some” lunches. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I crept to the edge as close as I could manage and peered over. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I peered into the dark mist but I could see no one. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He peered over the edge of the parapet. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

One green eye and one black one peered out from under a lank fall of hair so blond it seemed white. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The door to the sleeping room opened, and Mama peered out. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“They won’t let me have you until I—” Someone peered through the doorway. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But although Kepler may have been less superstitious than many of his peers, he was still too mystically inclined to be called the first scientist. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Emily stopped and peered inside through a gap between two books. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She ran her fingers along the edges of the cover and peered up at him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The ability to mute my peers was one of my favorite things about attending school online, and I took advantage of it almost daily. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A man leaned over the edge of the basket to peer down at them. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I shuffled on my knees to the foot of the tent, cautiously unzipped the mesh and peered out, but it was pitch black. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” said Kojo, peering out a window at all the glistening monuments and buildings below. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

But the air was damp, somewhere—I said—and darted around the rocks, peering and looking and sniffing and going down into pockets and dales. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood up, chilled, weary of this gazing and peering into empty murk. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

People started crowding around the taxi, peering in, snapping photos with their phones, making me feel I was something from a freak show. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

As she talked, Doon turned the box over in his hands, opened and closed its lid, and peered at the latch. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I peer over the roof of the squad car. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Shy children peer out from behind their saris. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And so when the Price family strolls to church we are able en route to peer straight into each and every villager’s house. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little girl managed to stand tall enough to peer through the window. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I inhale, peering at black clouds, hellish flames raging, roaring inside and out the two towers. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

It took me some time to muster the nerve required to pull the door open an inch or two and peer inside. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The man peered doubtfully into the basket, plunged in his hand and drew one up, wriggling, by the back of the neck. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Ever since Galileo first peered at the moon through his telescope, nearly four hundred years ago, we had been gathering facts about its pock-marked surface. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although almost all of these correspondents were willing to be publicly identified—some demanded it—I’m using only their online names, since their stories could put them in peril from parents, peers, or school administrators. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Sammy is too busy peering into the coffin to notice. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

In fearful awe they led the bulls to sacrifice and stood about the altar stone, those captains, peers of Phaiakia, led by their king in prayer to Lord Poseidon. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Songololo wrapped her arms around my waist and peered nervously at her agitated mother. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor approaches again and peers more closely at the wound. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Faces peered at them through the bottle-glass windows of the inn. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I peered into the eyes in the photo for a long, long time. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that she was thin, with large feet and hands, and small, rather peering blue eyes. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He stands on tiptoe, holding the edge of a floorboard with his fingertips and peering upward. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The figure whips its head in our direction, just as the moon finally peers out from behind the clouds, and for a second before the figure turns and runs, I see a face. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

They tiptoed up to the house, and such animals as were tall enough peered in at the dining-room window. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“You can’t let them treat us like this!” she cajoled her peers. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I peer at it long enough that it opens, thinking that I want to look inside. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Zvezda peered around one side of him, and another goat shoved on the other side, both trying to force their way into the smithy. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Kabuo knew that other fishermen were out there, drifting as he was and peering into the fog, blindly gliding across the bank in the hope of establishing their locations. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lyra could see his dark eyes searching among the Scholars as they peered up at the slide of the Aurora, and the green glow of his daemon’s eyes beside him. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And with that he walked around the room, peering behind things, and bending, awkwardly, to look beneath the desk. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

In the lunch line, I peer over a girl’s shoulder. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Cat and Kittens had retreated to their closet, peering out at the giant shaggy creature. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

But this is the truth: When I leaned over to peer into the river, the water was not brown and full of sediment, but perfectly clear. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

But the Doyles peer out at me from their windows, their various shades of blond hair gleaming under the small light inside their car. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

More of his visitors trailed in after Francis and me, stopping, for an instant, to peer curiously over the curtain at Charles: silent, alone, flat on his back with an IV in his arm. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He turned round and peered up at the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Thus they wandered for some five minutes, standing still, listening, clanking, crouching, creeping, peering, walking on tiptoe, and occasionally making a chance swipe behind their hacks. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as the old man peered through his dirty window, two girls were pulling a much smaller boy through a hole in the fence. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cob peered closely at the newer, more attentive member of his small audience, the smith’s prentice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He is peering down at me, speaking rapidly in a language I don’t understand, Urdu, I think. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As the car swung over a high bridge that crossed the North Saskatchewan River, he could peer over the railing to see the family business at the water’s edge below. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They peered out from balconies, or from beneath archways between houses, or from meticulously landscaped parks that opened onto the white stone boulevard. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He took a step closer and peered at the man’s face. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Fans along the shoreline peered through the curtain of rain, struggling to distinguish one boat from another. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Bertha hollered, bending over to peer into her oven at a rib roast and some baked potatoes. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He peered inside and then took out a small card, closely written on both sides. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She peers beyond me into the empty hallway, as if willing me to go away. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He opened the book half?way and peered at it. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adjusting his glasses, Grandpa peers at me in concern. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

If anyone peered under the bushes and chanced to glimpse human flesh it might be Samneric who would pretend not to see and say nothing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

We all peered out of the car without making any attempt to get out. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

A cloud of steam enveloped him and his wrinkled face could scarcely be seen peering into the cauldron. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She moved the blind a little and peered out. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Yossarian leaned forward and peered closely into Oil’s inscrutable mask of contradictory emotions. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“That’s the main road,” said George, peering down through the windshield. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He came and peered up into the captain’s face, stooping. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he peered ahead into the great land that stretched before him, the way seemed long. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

A short man dressed in black peered out of the cell’s one window, stuck in the middle of the outside wall. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see Trey peering at his chin in the long mirror. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I peered at the map in my hand by the flickering light of our waning flashlight. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She was clutching Lyra tight, trying to peer through the murk, and Malcolm was shakily sitting down. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Toward daybreak, as I sat up, reading in the half-light one of the ballad-sheets on the walls, Sander woke and peered drowsily at me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Adam was looking at the twins and suddenly with the mention of the name he saw his brother peering out of the eyes of one of the boys. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Armstrong was peering into the dead man's face. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

He peered through a porch window alongside the door and then returned to the yard, shrugging. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

As I peered into the sack, I quickly fingered the remaining presents, testing their weight, imagining what they contained. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Legolas sat above on the parapet, fingering his bow, and peering out into the gloom. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The Soundkeeper peered into the sack, and there were all the sounds which had burst from the vaults. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Bradbrook came over to my desk and peered at the book. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I peered in and to my horror I saw Ultima! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pax peered over the edge and saw a silver brook, studded with black stones, glinting between green reeds and purple blossoms. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I peered into the darkness, but all I could see was the faint outline of far away mountains against the dusky horizon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Hmm,” he says as he peers at me over his glasses, his eyes showing concern. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She peered deeply into his eyes and said, “Be careful! Come back! Please come back!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She peered at me out the corner of her eye. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Goats could be glimpsed peering over the parapets. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A pair of eyes peered down through lenses as thick as the bottom of a Coca-Cola bottle, eyes protruding, luminous and veined, like an old biology specimen preserved in alcohol. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She peered up, squinting at the underside of the vast metal wings, and the soles of the great angel’s feet, and the sky she could see around the edges. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Take that!” cried Sir Grummore, giving the unfortunate monarch a two-handed swipe on the nob as be was slowly turning his head from side to side, peering in the opposite direction. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hurries downstairs and peers out the kitchen door into the alley. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

There was Ruth, lying on her side across my rug, peering at the spines of the cassettes in the low light, and then the Judy Bridgewater tape was in her hands. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drove as fast as he could, peering ahead into the pitch-black darkness. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I crane my neck, peering through the crowd, over the well- arranged heads: it’s time for Cordelia to appear, but she has not appeared. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Grandmaster Svetozar Gligoric suggested that the cameras, staring constantly at him, may have signified human eyes peering at Bobby and distracted his attention. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Radar got the doorknob loose, and we each, in turn, peered inside at the unpainted, unfinished wood around the knob. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

But when I peered in through the cafeteria window, I could see Ellie’s red hair. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Mr. Keller peers at me the way he does in class when he’s calling on students, like he’s expecting me to say something good. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

While Mrs. Dursley was in the bathroom, Mr. Dursley crept to the bedroom window and peered down into the front garden. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

But he hurried back to the booths and peered into each one. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Styx peered into the sack in Bobby Gene’s arms. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mom rises and peers around, resting her fists on her waist the way a superhero might. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

In fact, Danes have more in common with Jamaicans when it comes to tolerating ambiguity than they do with some of their European peers. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I felt like I was peering out from behind a fence. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Mom crouches over and lifts it up again, and then peers inside. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He popped open the tin and peered in. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She peered into the back window, into a dark kitchen, where a pile of apples sat in a bowl on the table. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

There were dreams, nightmares, but nothing solid, periods of heat and cold and shaking images of his father peering into his eyes... Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is no wonder that in the search for wisdom medieval scholars didn’t look to their peers for ideas. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The doctor had a round mirror strapped to his forehead and he peered up my nose and into my mouth. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peered to read the title as the car slowed down before the door of the hotel. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes and peered into the green brush of the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He climbed on the bench and tried to peer out of a window, but it was like looking into a pool of ink. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But when she went outside with a basket of washing she looked back to see him standing on his hind legs peering after, his soundless mouth opening and shutting behind the window. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hostess stand was unmanned, so Emily peered into the bar area where a heavyset man with a bald, shining head wiped down a table. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know if you ought to go” “You keep out of this,” “uncle” said, still peering into the dark street. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peer in as he disappears around the corner where the Hideout entrance is. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Quentin got to it first, getting down on his hands and knees and peering at the rocket’s base. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Two girls on their stomachs, peering at a cell phone. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He briskly rounded the corner of 80th Street and made his hand into a sun visor as he peered down the street. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She peered out and caught sight of Ess down by the water, holding a fat fish. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Many people have observed that adolescents tend to be more reckless, impulsive, and vulnerable to peer pressure than adults. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I peered down the row of brightly colored shops but didn't see her. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

When the breeze blew, the lines would strain taut and some accident of this pull kited the bead and chest upright so that the figure seemed to peer across the brow of the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She took a deep breath and peered inside. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She crouched, peered through the trees, then stood and peered some more. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

So I peered at the wilted wisps he sorted with his finger and tried to learn something. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Lifting the tops off the boxes, she peered inside, swinging a tin bucket of smoke back and forth. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face peers down at me, then nods his head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wore dark glasses, which allowed me to peer out wherever I wanted without anybody being able to see how fearful I was. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She peered into the eyepiece, positioned the telescope to look through a windowpane, and began twisting the focus knobs. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Lyra peered ahead, steaming her eyes, and Pantalaimon flew as high as he could and looked with an owl’s clear vision. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor examined the little family, peering under their eyelids and looking down their throats. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peered and peered, but I couldn’t see anything but those two wide-set eyes staring from the near distance like eyes in a cartoon. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“The president and his daughter,” Don Lucho says, walking over to me, peering at my homework. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But right now there’s a little girl cross-legged on wooden bleachers peering at me from beneath a hand held aloft at her forehead, a smile on her face. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

As the dwarf had done, she peered into the hollow trunk. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“This room looks like it needs a little work,” Mr. Poe said, peering around in the gloom. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Her facial expression was permanently set on grumpy, peering intensely at everyone through a Plexiglas window. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I believe I had walked a little way along the roadside, peering through the foliage hoping to get a better view, when I heard a voice behind me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Next to him on the quarterdeck, Percy peered over the railing. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Dad looked down at the ground, then peered down the hall. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Momma asks, peering at me in the rearview mirror before focusing back on the road. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I said, peering up the stairwell’s dizzying height. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I peer over Dad’s shoulder at the screen. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The woman Ser Barristan glimpsed peering through the archway from behind a gauzy curtain was naked as well, her breasts and hips only partially concealed by the Mowing silk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Stringing the bow and fitting an arrow he turned, peering back over the River into the darkness. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She peers down at my lap, where I’m still gripping the journal. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The bright eyes peering out from under a cloud of unruly brown curls are smaller, wider versions of the magician’s own. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She peered around the corner of the building like she was waiting for some incoming artillery. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I peered between his legs and saw her squint and pucker her lips as if she were about to spit. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I peered around the corner and saw Papa sitting at the table alone drinking a cup of tea, staring out before him. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The obstacle was galling; physicists could peer over the wall at a murky landscape on the far side, shrouded seductively in mist. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He peered between the gaps in the wood. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Penny asked, peering at me from the corner of her eye. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He peered around the cozy space, covered with red and black carpets and paintings of the Afghan countryside. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Craning their necks, they peered up at the dusty orange bricks of city hall, to the tall clock tower that marked the time at exactly 10:04. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

There’s a full moon, and it’s late at night, and I’m peering out my window at Nino Carlitos, who is drunk and banging on the front door. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning at ten I crept up the stairs and peered into the office of the optical shop to make sure that Mr. Crane was in. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She peered into the darkness and saw a form scuttling toward her across the roof tiles. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It also took no great figuring to see that to deliver a eulogy for a convent full of crazy, old, overweight nuns was no way to endear herself to her peers. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The assassin lifted the dust ruffle to peer underneath. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He pictured black horses standing all saddled in the shadows of the inn-yard, and Black Riders peering out of dark upper windows. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She looked at me, and then peered up at Anastasia, her mouth opening and closing but no sound coming out. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I called in my dream to the lodge-keeper, and had no answer, and peering closer through the rusted spokes of the gate I saw that the lodge was uninhabited. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Squatting, Rashid peered at a small gap that was letting in light and saw black shoes on the other side. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Dill stepped behind Lydia and peered at the photos. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Reed ducked, peering into the light, but all he saw was that brightness. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then, gingerly, peering out through the crescents of glass his defroster had carved from the icy windshield, he drove her down First Hill into town. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“How was your day?” she asked, peering up at me, her big blue-green eyes gentle but curious. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She found a narrow space between two great roots and crammed herself into it, peering over the buttress beside her and out toward the approaching dust cloud. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Or supposed to be asleep — once they woke up, as Ralph knew by peering through the dining room window. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited until Quirrell’s footsteps had disappeared, then peered into the classroom. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, he peered at the house’s boarded windows. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The children, too, were peering at the black-robed, hooded men praying or carrying books—hoping that if the wicked monk himself were here, at least we would see him before he saw us. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I peered into the dimness behind him, trying to catch sight of an orphan, but he was closing the door. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He stood apart shyly and looked at Rocinante; he peered in the door, even lay on the ground and studied the heavy-duty springs. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good Lord,” said the bartender, peering at Harry, “is this — can this be — ?” The Leaky Cauldron had suddenly gone completely still and silent. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

But in most of the photographs, he peered out from behind two sixteen-ounce boxing gloves, crouched low in a boxer’s stance, his arms poised and coiled like snakes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were like gigantic black serpents, peering out from their caves. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you keep this fire burning?” he demanded, raising up the heater door and peering at the cold ashes on the grate. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then I lifted a corner of the sheet and peered out. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

In the alley, he saw Mr. Trepid scooting back and forth, peering out into the black night. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to stay focused on the movement of the PSF’s shoulder blades beneath his black uniform, but it was difficult when most of the curtains had been left open for anyone to peer inside. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Ivy peered through the sheet of rain and saw a bobbing flashlight and a girl running. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Hugh ran to the edge of the path and peered over the drop-off. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Ruby and Sparrow, peering over the balustrade in the garden, thought the same. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Thank heaven you’re here,” she said, peering through the dimness, “thank heaven somebody’s here.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Moss peered into the sack that contained my sleeping bag and dolls. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Noodles put his forehead against the glass door and peered in. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I peer around to make sure it’s not a skunk; then I see a fuzzy squirrel race up a tree. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He put the pup under his coat, and he crept to the barn wall and peered out between the cracks, toward the horseshoe game. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apart from retrieving his dagger, Matthias sat very still, peering northwards. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I wave to the security guard, who peers at me suspiciously as I rip the balloon off the vase, struggling to catch my breath, my lungs protesting all this running. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He speaks to me like I’m a peer. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Violet, Klaus, and Sunny walked slowly to the front door and peered through the peephole, which was in the shape of an eye. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

He peered in the front windows—the curtains were drawn, and he couldn’t see anything. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he got up, drew the grey elven-cloak about him, and to keep his mind occupied, began to walk to and fro, prying and peering into every corner of his prison. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

My eyes peer through the trees, past the fence, into the Meadow. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“This is impossible,” Bailey says, peering out over the ledge. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Bull peered into the bag unconfidently, paused for a moment, then said, “Ma’am there’s nothing I like better than zucchini.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was gone Horace peered in at Carl Heine’s face again—letting Art’s young deputy wait in silence—then washed his glasses at the sink. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She hummed, peering down one of the corridors. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Living in her respectable house in the center of town, crowded by four other houses, each so near anyone could peer through the windows and whisper a judgment, Faye felt trapped. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Now we can switch from the naked eye to a microscope and peer into models of neural networks. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Mr. Malloy on his hands and knees peered out of the boiler door to see if anyone had gone to the party yet. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yellow eyes peered from between the ragged split strands, and a hiss spilled from a mouth full of fangs. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

George peers over the equipment and grins when the truck starts, but other than that, it’s just Amar and me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, they paused to peer down into the chasm they’d climbed up. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She screamed so loudly people in the other lanes peered out their car windows. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Fyrian peered down into the top of the chimney and faced an angry mother hawk sitting on her frightened nestlings. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Mack peered into his empty glass as though some holy message were written in the bottom. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peer through the back windows to make sure there’s only one spare tire, then return to my open door to give the news. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He peered out from under the crook of his arm, but she couldn’t tell if he was afraid or ready to attack. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Joseph snuck into the dining room and peered through the window. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Tally peered out from behind a curtain of hanging vines. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Another long pause as they both peered at the gloom with her phosphor green paint lighting. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Charles raised the match and peered around, and Adam could see the hatchet in his right hand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stared obsessively at the frail column of white smoke that was issuing from the volcano, and peered at the changes in the color of the sky. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naomi peered under the truck in case Edgar had crawled under it, as she sometimes did, for the warmth of the engine. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They all peered over the edge to see if the fire was out. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He peered over the side and saw that in another instant he and everything in the can would be dumped into the big truck. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

They dodged streetcars and buses, swung wide around each corner, peered out from under the shell from time to time to get their bearings. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I am at the door, peering into the hallway to see if there are any nurses wandering around. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A soldier with his gun at the ready peers in when our turn comes. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

While many of his peers owned slaves, Socrates said, “Slavery is a system of outrage and robbery.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Roz peered down from the branches and saw weeds rustling in the moonlight. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I peered back at him over my head. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

As they peered out from among the bushes, they could see the Road, faint and grey in the failing light, some thirty feet below them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Cupping her hands against the window, she peered through the glass. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He and Oscar are peering in the direction I’m looking. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He moved closer and peered at her hand, prying her fingers apart, rearranging them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He stood aside and she peered down into the obscurity odorous of dank earth and mold and rubber. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others perch high on crumbling balconies to peer across the city. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

But they peered at her anxiously over their shoulders as they tiptoed out of her bedroom, as if they sensed that she was different now from what she had been before. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting beside his gear, peering out to sea, he tried to make out Betio, but the island could not be seen. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then it would slide on to the next house and stop again, and peer in, and so on all along the street. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Astonishingly, though, even as he became larger and larger, Fyrian had somehow regained the use of his wings and was hovering overhead, peering over the rim of the trees. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Hearing this, both Mr. and Mrs. Salt dashed into the Nut Room and ran over to the hole in the floor and peered in. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

She aroused them, and soon the assembly ground and seats were filled with curious men, a throng who peered and saw the master mind of war, Laertes’ son. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron peered into Harry’s teacup, his forehead wrinkled with effort. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Looking down at the black, empty doorways, Tally’s skin crawled with the thought of descending to peer into one. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid it’s... it’s someone who ...” She peered toward the crying noise. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t resist stealing up to the edge of doom and peering over the brink. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time the guard issued a cursory shake of the head before peering around Zeitoun to see Nasser, who again was sitting on the bed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“The peach is leaking!” shouted the Old-Green-Grasshopper, peering over the side. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I would peer into his room out of curiosity, but I was afraid of him. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

For Swann’s frequent moves from institution to institution hinted at an aspect of his personality that offset his blazing intellect: he had a tendency to rub his peers the wrong way. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

There are still times I wake up at three o'clock in the morning and peer into the darkness. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

From early fall until gathering time, the father and boy kept their eyes peered for the golden-green clumps with white berries that grew high up in the forks of water elm and sycamore trees. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Should you spy a carriage that surpasses all others, peer inside. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maya peered over her glasses at the Savanna table. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

And maybe it’s not the evil peer pressure my parents worry about after all. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He peered wide-eyed into the black night but could see nothing. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I was ready to say it again, maybe yell it, but a light went on and the window opened and Lelia peered down at me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tilts his body so I can peer down the hallway. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Dumpy and muscular in her smudge-fronted uniform, the wall-eyed nurse wore such thick spectacles that four eyes peered out at me from behind the round, twin panes of glass. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

My mom peers out the window over the sink. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I stared at my father's photograph—his thin face stem, lips latched tight, his eyes peering permanently to the right. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walks toward the wall, peering closely at one of my sketches. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Hardly daring to breathe, Harry edged right up to the opening and peered through a tiny gap left between crate and wall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Her right eye had peered through the viewfinder while her index finger had hovered next to the shutter release button. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

They slid it to one side and peered in together. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But a few moments later he rose to his knees and peered at the darkness beyond the bridge. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Vervain and Thistle, raising their heads to peer past him from behind, saw why. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me, peering around the corner in the alley. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

There, peering in at a shop full of sleek umbrellas, I realized one should be her wedding present and we quickly had it. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

We crept to the cave’s entrance and peered into the night. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Some of my peers felt their otherness more acutely than I did. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Henry peered around the corner at Atticus in the living- room. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Then another wave rolled over her, and when she looked up and peered around again, the green smudge was...gone. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She peered into the darkness beneath his hood but saw nothing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I would peer out the window and watch them, laughing hard when Amil missed the ball, since he could hardly see me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I do not know. But I would think that if—” he trailed off and peered speculatively into my eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I peer inside and see a set of old brick stairs leading down. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She peered like an owl from the hole in the mountain, and the baby slept under the blanket on her back, his face turned sideways against her neck and shoulder. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo peered at the box of Players No. 6. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He was still there on her return, peering out. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Bantu speak of “self” as a vision residing inside, peering out through the eyeholes of the body, waiting for whatever happens next. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which is swell, since I’m at the point in my career where I shouldn’t hire employees with peer. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushes the bullet chamber open and peers inside. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I peered through the archway at the head of the big staircase, and looked down on the hall below. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was leaning forward on his stool, peering around the house of Yehuda as if something might be hiding in it. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was as though he’d been peering through a narrow lens and the aperture began to widen to take in the entire landscape in a kind of efflorescent illumination. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And usually he was such a slow careful driver, stopping dead at every cross-roads, peering to right and left, blowing his horn at every bend in the road. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She went to the window and, using one of her gloved fingers to bend a shade, peered at the bar next door. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Angels peered over the rim and looked down on him. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I get out of bed, pad to the window, and peer out into the darkness. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He wondered how it could be that he just never fit in with his peers. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

While he pressed a few buttons on the screen, I peered around the station. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The other boys were already engaged making shelves of their small hands and peering under them toward the seven-foot stone banks of the canal, watching for Martians. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slipped her pencil into her biology book and peered down at him from the dining room table. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Still, Dr. Strayer had amassed a trove of data, much of it peer- reviewed and published in respectable scientific journals. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Too late for that,” the sheriff said, peering down at Shady. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Alice came to the doorway and peered out, looking for them, and then she heard the uneven footsteps approaching and went back to the kitchen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Addison shook the glasses from his face and peered at the bird, his eyes wide with concern. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I sat in the snow and gasped heavy breaths and felt my heart pounding and peered down into what death looked like. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Judge Carlson peered through his half-glasses at the schedule, as if he wasn’t fully aware of the item at the top of the list. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ollie peers through the window on the door, and I show him my jar of pickles when he opens it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Thula peered at him silently for a moment, her expression veiled, then dropped her eyes as she began to speak. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The predominant feeling was: It’s bad enough to lose to a peer, but what if I lose to a seven-year-old? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The world swirled, then steadied as Frankie balanced his weight on his good leg and peered through the thickening smoke. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I watch them lug suitcases and portfolios and boxes out of car trunks, hug parents who are peering at each other with eyes that say, Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Slowly they crawled up to the edge of the ring again, and peered through a cleft between two jagged stones. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He scratched the bumps on his paws and peered through the shutters, expecting to see several hirsute brutes from the hospital. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaning down, she peered into her old nest and walked far back into the cozy box. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I edged around the comer of my parents’ wagon and peered through a veil of leaves. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I know that stories like this are true because I’ve experienced peer pressure myself. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

We slip round the house and try to peer through the cracks. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hostess stand was unmanned, so Emily peered into the bar area where a heavyset man with a bald, shining head wiped down a table. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I lay next to Harry in his bed, watching the changing light reflect on the painted angels peering down from the ceiling. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I peer inside to see Poe fast asleep on his bed, curled into a surprisingly tiny ball underneath his plaid comforter, a suave Gordon Ramsay poster, positioned directly over his bed, keeping watch over him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The two women peer at the cross, and I can see them hesitating, trying to decide what to do. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I hear a yell, and peer around the crowd to see where it came from. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice was louder as she peered at me with a mischievous expression. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a newcomer Molly had liked the distance her persona created, the wariness and mistrust she saw in the eyes of her peers. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He had, like David Copperfield, been so long on his own that the ways of his peers were alien. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went straight to her jug of water and lifted it up by the handle and peered inside. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Malcolm had to peer closely at the ground, so thickly was the rain falling, and he felt against his boots a current of water running strongly away from the river. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

When our place descended toward Havana, Farmer grew excited as he peered out the window. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The door, to a limited extent, opened; Pris, no lights on in the room behind her, peered out into the dim hall. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward, resting against the slope of the angel’s hand to peer over the edge and follow the line of Sparrow’s finger down to the rooftops. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I can’t believe how peer pressure can take charge of a person’s life and change who they are. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

As the streets began to fill, though, an older boy walking in the opposite direction came quite close, looked right at her, and then peered over her shoulder to catch a glimpse of someone else. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Nice to see you, too, dude,” Jason says, peering over my shoulder. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Brian and I would hide behind the sagebrush across the highway, trying to peer inside the front door when someone went in or out, but we could never see what was going on. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The man leaned over and peered closely into Beetle’s face. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are usually burnt orange, but as I peer through m the mesh that covers the container, the little bugs moving around in curls of wood look bright red. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I called out to Granddaddy, who peered with interest at a small, uninteresting plant. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward to peer through the glare on the glass. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He paced the house, smoking, peering out the window, cleaning his gun, loading and loading it again. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

When I peered into his cell later that morning, after my other inmates had all gone to their programs, I saw Delacruz dozing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gabriel?” the young man in the tuxedo asked, leaning forward to peer into the car again. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The little boy, Levi’s son, blinks hard, and then opens his eyes very wide, like he’s peering into another world. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Hazel’s eyes were stormy and distant, the way they’d been in the House of Hades - like she was peering into a different layer of reality. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When her head reached ground level, she peered across the bailey to the Tower of the Hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Reg wheeled himself smoothly toward the front of the school, and Moss realized that most of their peers had left class already. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Last I saw, the parrot was down in the galley, hopping from shoulder to shoulder, peering in sailors’ ears to make sure they still had brains. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He stared at the ever-grinning face peering in through the door. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has produced machines that think and instruments that peer into the unfathomable ranges of interstellar space. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Thank God she doesn’t peer around the kitchen doorway. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I saw the thin flat face of a fox peering out. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

A lion’s head peered in through the opening. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

At the mouth of the alley, he peered out and looked around. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“And Gib is an administrative assistant without peer,” Arnold finished. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He peered down at her from his great height, those icy eyes on fire. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Norris gave a loud meow, still peering around Filch’s legs, looking for the source of Harry’s bubble-bath smell. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Before I can make the move, they’re barreling by, peering in at me like I’m The Bearded Lady. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“So, I decided to run for class president,” Soojin declares confidently, and then peers at me, waiting for my reaction. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

They peered down into a deep canyon with a wide river rushing through it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Velia asked as she got up and went to peer through the open door into the darkened kitchen. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He set the lantern on top of the crate—to the mate it seemed to float eerily in midair—and peered at one of the corners. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She peered at me over her glasses; her eyes sharpened on me like a bird of prey spying a mouse. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Finding it difficult to pass, I set Otto on the ground and pivoted, peering into the greenery. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Joe crawled up front and peered around the edge of a tire. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dead of night many shining eyes were seen peering over the brow of the hill. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A glimmering fairy floated up from one of the jack-o’-lanterns, peering at Seth through the slightly warped windowpane. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She is not much bigger than I am and with one hand on her hip, she peers at the riverbank in frustration. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peered at the writing, but I couldn't read it. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t see anything but darkness, so she lit the match, carefully using it to peer under the dresser. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Indeed, its only peer in the United States was the Manhattan Chess Club, forty-nine blocks to the north. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They’d peer at the world beyond but would only be able to see blurs and splotches, and soon they would forget what it was like to see things for what they were. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Trevor came up behind me and peered into the window himself. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

A faced moved in and out of the circle of lights, peering for a moment, then disappeared. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon after the accident, Stephanie, the older of the girls, had begun to play World ofWarcraft, using her father’s account and his computer and desk, peering into his hefty NEC monitor. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

We are evolving into the situation of a Skinner pigeon in a Skinner box, peering about in all directions, trying to make connections, probing. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Children are able to discern the timbre of a sound from a very young age, including the vocal timbres of peers, relatives, and teachers, as well as the timbres of different instruments. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Mother's head turned to see both Jonas and me peering out of our rooms. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Miss Sarah peered at me, and I shook the vivid image from my mind. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Portman!” she said, peering down at me from the stage. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Marigold smudged the window with her nose as she peered into the nearby brush. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Carefully, I raised my head until my eyes could peer over the sill into the room. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man moved toward the door, and his ancient dog lifted his head and peered about, and then got painfully to his feet to follow. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

You used to pass by it as a South Side kid riding the bus to high school, peering mutely out the window at the people who strode like titans to their jobs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

His accomplishments with Seabiscuit were the wonder of the racing world, and the man who had been considered an obscure oddball a year before now enjoyed cult status among his peers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peer up at her from the couch. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I saw Papa’s face, peering down from the match-lit hole in his train car. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

A ring of faces peered down at me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But that didn’t stop her from pausing outside the classroom opposite the hall from her own and peering in the window. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He leaned over the low stone parapet and peered down at miniature cars and buses and swarms of tiny people scurrying along the streets. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Hardman turned away to peer out at the snow for a minute. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pima turned away, gagging at the smell of death in the closed room, then peered in again. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby peered up at me, then cast her eyes down quickly. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

We peered at it as we were escorted into the house. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He walked into the carport and tried his best to peer through the high window of the side door. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He paused for a moment and peered at the figure on the platform. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I peer outside, where a crowd is forming on the front walk. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Once the big carpenter released them, thumping them both on the backs for good measure, Meeks peered at them anxiously. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

"Maybe he means it's some sort of ghost" Ralph Lifted the conch and peered into the gloom. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

When Ugwu took a batch of fronds across to the ladder, he stopped to peer into one of the classrooms. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

In his bedroom after he had said his good night, Aron sat on the edge of his bed and peered down at his hands cupped between his knees. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lydia peers into the salad bowl, fishing out a stray piece of lettuce and eating it with her fingers. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Devi’s face peered out suspiciously through a narrow crack, then brightened with a smile when she recognized me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Eleven hundred faces peered earnestly up at me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Calculus makes this relatively straightforward, but Newton deliberately avoided using calculus in his published proofs, realizing that his peers would not accept the calculations unless they were couched in familiar language. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I lay on the rock so I would not be seen and peered over its rim toward the north. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peer up the stairwell to the top floor, my head spinning, my sore throat burning. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Voices speaking Chinese came from the front room, and when Emily peered in, she saw they were from a flat-screen TV perched on a cabinet. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I peered in one of the gaping windows to look around, only to have a chunk of the windowsill snap off in my hands when I leaned on it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They are so slow, and so deaf and so heavy; they trample over the house, poking and peering and rough. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

At moments Alba felt as if she were on a sailboat becalmed at sea, locked in an eternal, silent wait, peering out at the horizon for hours. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Come to think of it, a lot of the attendees are peering expectantly into the hall. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou peered through the windows at it and broke into a huge grin. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Baba puts Amin down gently and checks how he is—peering into his eyes, taking his pulse. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The man from downstairs peered out from his doorway. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s not for long,” said Mr. Weasley, mopping his bald patch with a handkerchief and peering in at the four bunk beds that stood in the bedroom. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I gestured again to the greystone peering over the tops of smaller trees by the roadside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I see nothing against it,” said the strange doctor, peering at a chart. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gnashed her teeth and peered at Hazel as if to say, Well? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He leaned to the side and peered around me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The maester was peering through his big Myrish lens tube, measuring shadows and noting file position of the comet that hung low in the morning sky. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I burst out laughing, and Denna’s sudden smile was like the sun peering from behind a cloud. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I peer up into the unmasked face of Guillermo Garcia, who now looks like he just got out of the ocean, his black hair slicked back and dripping, a towel thrown over his shoulder. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The young man in 7A peers over the top of the seat. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ammu gathered up her heavy hair, wrapped it around her face, and peered down the road to Age and Death through its parted strands. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sophia is peering into two flower terrariums, tapping her fingers against the glass. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Asta peered ahead, owl-formed, from the rearmost hoop, though the great raindrops slapping at her wide eyes made it almost impossible to see anything. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

His soft red face peered out from beneath his hat. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He reached up on tiptoes and peered over a circle of heads into the garage which was lit only by a yellow light in a swinging wire basket overhead. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I peer in the chicken shads and the pigpens. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Ready or not, I peer into your soul and dive deep, splash-landing in a pool of pain as salty and familiar as the tears on my cheek. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She peered intently down at her phone, then back up. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

My grandfather had an imposing presence, but he was a devoted father and was well respected by his peers. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was Twinkle who led them in separate groups up and down the winding stairs, to gaze at the back lawn, to peer down the cellar steps. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Arya peered over the edge and felt the cold black breath on her face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He peered at the table so closely that his nose nearly touched the surface, but whatever he was looking for, he didn’t find it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But a strange and catholic selection of citizens tiptoed to the chapel door and peered in and went away—lawyers and laborers and clerks and bank tellers, most of them past middle age. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my hand over the foggy window and peered out. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Many judged themselves and their peers on the degree of control they were able to maintain over inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone flung open the tar­paulin hanging over the back of the truck, and three faces peered in. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I peered out through the opening and saw two men in the hallway. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I peered over the seats in front of me at Jessica Carter, three rows ahead. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Scipio frowned and opened the lid just enough to peer inside. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dave climbed a ladder and peered into my hollows as well as he could. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Hello, Alaric,” Seven said, peering at his slightly melted-looking name tag. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Lombard dropped to his knees and peered through the keyhole. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

He sits beside me at the table and peers at my sketchbook. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Nocking an arrow to her bow, she peered over the stump. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, now, I was the peer of the other young hustlers I had admired. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion swung his horse about to peer down the Black- water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She peers out at us with eerily human eyes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He peered at us with an acknowledging frown and nod, then quickly walked away. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning I hurried into my robe and peered over at Lily still asleep. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He turns over the dented radio case, peers into it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

And Nana is forcing me to be part of this germ-infested community where the people are called my peers only because we are the same age. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Together they peered around the bush at the other bank. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“They did not seem to think a motive was necessary. Old Horridge, peering at me, wanting to know if Rebecca had any money troubles. Money troubles. God in heaven.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Very slowly, he pushed the trapdoor open and peered over the edge. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She got up and peered into some store windows, talked to no one, and then she started on the long walk back to our house. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Invoking the Scourge of the East silenced them, and for a moment, they peered around uneasily, as if something evil and dark would come seeping out of the cracks in the stones. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Baba strains his neck to peer through the security exit at the arrivals terminal of Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Michelangelo peered at the little girl on her wooden stool. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He squinted his eyes as though trying to peer down a dark drain pipe. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I climbed up the two-step ladder and peered over the edge, while August flipped a switch and an old motor on the floor sputtered and cranked. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Round-eyed, they peered silently out of round holes. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I peer up to see her hovering right over me, as if she knew exactly what I would do to slow her down. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Because the night was secret he walked quietly up to the window and peered in. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pats at his pockets until he finds his glasses and peers at the bottles on the shelf. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy peered over the ledge, inhaling the piney scent of the wood, and watched June disappear into her house. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A pair of soldiers on the roof of the Gallery of Paleontology peer over the gardens with binoculars. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I raised my eyes to the judge, who peered down at me through enormous eyeglasses attached to a chain around his neck. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

They peered over anthills and looked cautiously round clumps of teazle. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later I could see her peering at me from behind the sheer white curtain of the door window, her eyes terrified. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

In our living room, hands shoved into his pockets and peering around, is Jack Allen. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Did I call your face a sugar bowl or something?” she asked, peering at me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The palace grounds beyond looked distorted, as if we were peering through frosted glass. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Looking into her eyes was like peering over the edge of a well and not being able to see the bottom. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Right now she’s standing at the sink, peering into a cupboard that looks pretty empty. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The eyes of some animal peer at me from the neighboring tree -a possum maybe -catching the firelight from the Careers' torches. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“She doesn’t intend to give us a poor table, at any rate,” the doctor said, peering into the warming oven. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

In his alarm, Malcolm recklessly went close to the window, peering out to left and right. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Harry threw himself behind it, peering desperately through the leaves. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He peered at me with an anxious frown. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Alec pulled a shirt over his head, then peered down at Mark. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He first took Mother’s pulse, then felt the skin on her ankles and wrists, then peered down her throat and under her eyelids. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Officer Delinko braked the Crown Victoria and peered warily through the windshield. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were still half-closed as she peered into the hallway with a puzzled expression. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I dumped my bike and walked over to the edge of the lot and peered into the water. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

They looked into the wrinlded prunes of her eyes; they peered into the dried apricots of her ears; they listened to the indestructible pump of her heart, and pronounced her well. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Judd’s at the door of his trailer already, in his undershirt, peering out. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The three of them carefully crawled forward to peer over the top of the platform. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Chiseled into a sun-bleached rock cliff, they peered down at them, as they had nearly two thousand years before, Laila imagined, at caravans crossing the valley on the Silk Road. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He gently opened the door and peered inside. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cob swiveled his stool around and peered at where Chronicler sat next to Bast, pen still poised over his paper. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He grunted, peered into the bucket, and poked through it with a finger. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Small like Elizabeth but with a very pale complexion, her wise eyes peered through thick-lensed horn-rimmed glasses. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That man has no shadow,” he says, as Chandresh leans over the twins to peer out the window at the empty street. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Behind the bear, the door of the bar opened a little way and a man put down a large earthenware jar before looking up to peer at them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Ignatius asked, peering down over the top of the pot. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winnie peered up at it, at the blackness of the bars with the dim gold of the light between. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a lantern glowed to life above me, and I craned my neck to see a half dozen kids kneeling around the craggy jaws of broken floor, peering down. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

In fact, as I watch the Wicked Witch of the West peer into her crystal ball, I realize it’s probably the most comforting thing I’ve ever known. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

At Camp Four, Lhakpa Chhiri and I shivered in the wind outside the tents, peering up at a tiny speck moving slowly down the upper Southeast Ridge. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was an odd and wonderful sight to see this courageous woman peering into our cells and strolling around our courtyard. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her little hollowed face peered out at them all, little sunken blue lips like a toothless old woman’s lips, and hollow black eyes peering. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He peered downriver through the darkness to see if he could see the boat at all. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sefia propped herself up on her elbows and peered out over the lake again, putting the glass to her eye. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“It is Uranus, my dear,” said Professor Trelawney, peering down at the chart. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I stalk down the aisle, peering into bunks. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was carried by a man, a volunteer, riding on a cold night with no personal agenda other than a concern for the liberty of his peers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tore through the lessons, quietly keeping tabs on where I stood among my peers as we charted our progress from long division to pre-algebra, from writing single paragraphs to turning in full research papers. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Above me—at some distance—I saw Aycliffe’s torch, and his face peering down. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I sat up, and there she was, peering anxiously down at me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Footsteps, dainty and thin, came along the hall, and a kind-faced lady of some forty years, dressed in a sort of dress you might expect in the year 1909, peered out at them. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he went to give new instructions to his crew, she peered into the deep, dark hole. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Milo peered into the envelope and, sure enough, that’s exactly what was in it. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The top slide has a tiny green-brown thing on it, and when I peer through the microscope, I can see it’s a bug leg. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The bright stars peered out of the sky, and lit the falling water as it spilled on to his fingers and head, and dripped, dripped, in hundreds of silver drops on to his feet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

As Post looked around the room, he saw in the eyes of his peers great admiration but also something else. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Lyra contented herself with clinging to the rim of the basket, just under her chin when she was standing, and peering wide-eyed into the swirling cloud. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Spink looked around cautiously, looking over first one shoulder and then over the other, peering into the mists as though someone might be listening. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

They peer into taxidermists’ drawers full of feathers and talons and glass eyeballs; they flip through two-hundred-year-old herbarium sheets bedecked with orchids and daisies and herbs. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Just a few years younger than I was, Melissa also felt more like a peer and an ally than the much younger campaign workers I’d encountered. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Father went to the window and peered out, his jaw tense. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She opened the barn door and peered around inside. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I sat at the window seat and peered through Aunt Florentine’s binoculars. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Only Natalie was still out by the street, peering off into the distance. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mona’s eyes narrowed and she leaned down so that she was peering directly into Taisin’s eyes with her single good one. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Jack peers my way again and, when I catch him, he looks down at the thing he built—bookends, I think? The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The door was ajar, and I nudged it open further with my head as I peered into their room. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

A ring of children gathered around them, peering up at the elf’s weird, pasty face. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She peered down the sewer and saw him floating face upward. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had a suspicion that he had waited outside the door, peering in at them for at least three hours before he stepped in, beckoned, and led them to his small office. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bolted upright and peered out of the window and saw Johnny Taylor lacerating her Janie with a kiss. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He peered down the length of the darkened hall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He peered through the crack in the door. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

At length, just as they felt that they could endure no more, they saw Gollum’s eyes peering down at them again. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Then Pippin, who sat in the bow looking back, caught a queer gleam in his eye, as he peered forward gazing at Frodo. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And the old man peered and said, “It seems a beast well castrated.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Seeing me peering in, he left it firmly clamped to the table and walked to meet me, wiping his hands on his shirt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I peer down in time to catch a glimpse of the taillights of a pink car disappear into the darkness. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She drove to the birth in dark glasses, trying to peer through the waves distorting her vision. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Joe turned and peered through a curtain of rain at the house his father was building. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She paused and peered anxiously at the toad to see how it would receive this staggering idea, but it showed no signs of interest. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sauntered in, peering over Charles’s shoulder at the tray of chops he’d just removed from the broiler. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

On the second try, it burst into flame and he peered down. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lay now peering over the edge of a rocky hollow beneath the outstretched shadow of the northmost buttress of Ephel Dúath. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I fall to one knee on the path and dip my head to peer between the slats of an empty bench. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apa peers down at the scrap of paper in his hand and then looks up at the number on the gray stucco building. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The sailor from the port peered around the door. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The fires that had charred him still danced across his cheeks and forehead, where his eyes peered out from amongst a mask of frozen flames. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

An older man wearing a white chef’s coat and a black-and-white bandanna on his head stood in front of it, peering inside as the huge beater spun around to mix the batter. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

After such gatherings, my peers and I—all the children between the ages of six and twelve—would brainstorm several possible answers that would avoid the death of one of our parents. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He picked up the dusty kettle and peered inside it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

In one of the windows over the garage the curtains had been moved aside a little and Myrtle Wilson was peering down at the car. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Two more heads peered around the door frame, but they were brunets rather than blonds. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She pulled out her negatives and peered down through a magnifying glass. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He peered at his reflection and disliked it. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Holding my breath, I peer down at his finger pointing to — Thank you. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once he was back in the water, Myrtle peered through her fingers and said, “Go on, then . . . open it under the water!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When the Candor do not fire another round, I peer down at them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When she could put her weight on it again, she rearranged her cushions and rose so that she could crane her neck to peer into the high bed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They scurried along, peering left and right, through shop windows and doors, until Hermione pointed ahead. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He knelt down and inspected the ropes and flares, nodded to himself, peered out at Jorgenson’s bunker, nodded once more, then took off his helmet and sat on it. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind a scarred littered table a man with a fierce roach of iron gray hair peered at us over steel spectacles. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the only entrance to the tower; but many tall windows were cut with deep embrasures in the climbing walls: far up they peered like little eyes in the sheer faces of the horns. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She approached their table and peered into their crystal ball. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She reached up and pulled my mouth open and tried to peer inside. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He descended on them, muttering, pecking their hair, and peering into their ears. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

As we lay there, panting, we peered over the edge of the stone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Putting on a hat that seemed to have long ago lost its shape, he stepped outside and peered into the cloudless sky. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

We’d park the car and walk along streets of modest bungalows, landing on a doorstep to find a hunched-over widow or a big-bellied factory worker with a can of Michelob peering through the screen door. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

His sister peered at the book’s dust jacket. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Evil faces peered from it into his eyes, and he saw the light of burning. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

He peered down the corridor that led deeper into the Maze, as if expecting the creatures to arrive then, summoned by the sound of their name. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I steadied the glass by putting my hands over his and peered closer. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She rubbed at her eyes and peered at me over the fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The trees kept the wind at bay but the sun could still peer through as many of the trees were nearly bare. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A pair of mismatched eyes peered through the gap. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t there in the great meeting room to see the reaction of his peers. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piggy paused for a moment and peered round at the dim figures. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The guy peered close at the tooth Teeth Man held up. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Harry stopped under the Cloak, peering around, listening, and his mother and father, Lupin and Sirius stopped too. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When we were allowed out of our cells for wash-up, I walked to the front of the corridor and managed to peer out the door and around the comer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward, and peered closely at his own face, at the seaweed-coloured eyes, and jutting nose, at the fine, thin lines drawn across his forehead, and around his mouth. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The old man performed his usual adjustment of spectacles and peered at the paper. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

At first I thought they were shouting to me, but on peering closer I could see that they had their backs to me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They gathered near the hole in the drapeweed—though not too near—and tried to peer in. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She bent down to peer through the glass case, but she could only see Mrs. Castleman’s hand reaching out to retrieve the pastries. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Pantalaimon was a lemur, with the biggest eyes he could manage, clinging to Lyra’s shoulder, pressing himself into her fog-pearled hair, peering all around and seeing no more than she did. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He would peer at their miniature opaque housings, twist them around in the light, and he was always holding them up to his ear and shaking them, as if trying to rattle loose their secrets. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could stand on the Truman Balcony and watch the tourists posing with their selfie sticks and peering through the iron fence, trying to guess at what went on inside. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Fair enough,” he said, picking through the racks before drawing out a bottle and holding it up to a lamp, peering through it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But there are alternatives: One could peer inside using some sort of periscopelike magnifying device, for example. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He peered around the corner in time to see Diana step into the yearbook office in the middle of the hallway. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I knew that being selected by my peers for this final Olympic assignment was the highest honor, but I was secretly worried that I’d embarrass my country. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Sandy peers at the class over his round, tinted spectacles. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

When we passed the cherubs, Ricky slowed to a crawl and peered doubtfully down my grandfather’s block. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Fadi stood on the platform and peered down at the tracks. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“I’ll talk fast,” I said, peering past the lights into the camera jumble of darkness. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it’s…” He trails off, peering down at his menu, and I watch his face go pale. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

And now they aren't around, leaving me utterly bereft of social peers. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Water and grime lapped around Nailer’s cheeks and jaw as he peered up through the gaps in the planking. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

They peered around the backs of the other spectators. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Seth almost cried out when he peered inside. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I peer through the curtain of her room. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Flanking John Becker were more female faces—brown faces, peering out from the middle distance. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I felt a tickle against my forehead as he lifted my hair with two long fingers to peer into my eyes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Baudelaire orphans piled into the backseat, and peered out the back window at Justice Strauss, who was crying and waving to them. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Here and there, tendrils of its curling white churn seemed to rise up and peer about before collapsing again into the tidal flow like whitecaps sucked back into the surf. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Making the vain, or rather paranoid, assumption that they might be talking about me, I took a step closer and peered as far as I could risk around the corner. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t answer, so I roll over to peer down at him. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stand up, balancing on the edge of the roof, and peer at the courtyard seven stories down, just for a moment imagining the weightlessness, the absolute abandon of the fall. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Soon there were no less than seven large fantastic faces peering down over the side of the peach—the Centipede’s, the Old-Green-Grasshopper’s, Miss Spider’s, the Earthworm’s, the Ladybug’s, the Silkworm’s, and the Glow-worm’s. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He would never have seen it with his eyes alone, but in the web of light he could peer past the bone into the hollows of the skull. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I peered through the scope, searching the mountainside, fixing distant stalks of wheat between its crosshairs. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Folk with less curiosity or more propriety stayed outside, peering through the wide windows and gossiping over what they’d heard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The fur nestled her, and when each toe and finger was warm she peered solemnly out of her den. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As someone who could make them famous among their peers, I was no longer a person to be trifled with. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

This time she paused to peer out of the window at the dusk and wonder where her sister was. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Each one peered angrily out of the corner of his eye at the other, and neither said a word. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Faber peered out, looking very old in the light and very fragile and very much afraid. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like a mole in bright light, he peered around at his tormentors, his lips parted, more in disbelief than in an attempt to form a word. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“What are you smiling at?” he rumbled, peering at her over his bottles. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I step forward and peer closely at one of the small puddles, checking for signs of parasites. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

As we drove through I saw faces peering through the dark window of the lodge, and a child ran round from the back, staring curiously. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

August peers down at me, grinning, his hair blowing in the wind. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Leaning forward and peering, Rick studied Pamina in her heavy, convoluted robes, with her wimple trailing its veil about her shoulders and face. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

There’s a journalist reporting from the fringes of Riverside, at a safe distance, peering inside the fishbowl of chaos—afraid to travel too deep. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They were crawling on their bellies back toward us when Mom came out on the back porch and peered into the darkness. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Rice wandered about, stared at the prisoners, wandered back, hands behind him, peered at Chamberlain, shook his head. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Faces swam on the edges of Harry’s vision, people were peering at him, whispering, wondering, and Gryffindor rubies glistened on the floor like drops of blood as they made their way toward the marble staircase. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The friars and students around the children shifted eagerly and tried to peer over one another to see who was coming. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Orddu raised a sputtering candle above her head and peered at the companions. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Jude peers up at me from it, sunny, knowing. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He sniffed the lips, shook his head, peered into the eyelids. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

They worked their way through the dining area, lifting tablecloths and peering under chairs, scrutinizing wall hangings and the small clusters of carnations on every table. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

There they lay for a while, too tired yet to eat; and peering out through the holes in the covert they watched for the slow growth of day. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He stood with his arms out, like a challenged bird, and he kept moving around in jerky little circles, bent forward, peering at everything, at the tree, at the woods around, up into my eyes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The face that peered back at me seemed to be peering from the grating of a prison cell after a prolonged beating. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Where are we?” he asked, peering around at a fresh mass of trees as Hermione opened the beaded bag and began tugging out tent poles. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Once a cow coughed as he was peering up its backside, with entertaining results. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trevor peered at his watch and then jumped to his feet. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Grandma put her book down and then twisted around to peer out of the window. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Tam Lin twisted his head until he could peer at her from the shelter of his arms. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

From time to time I peered into the crack but couldn’t gauge anything of its depth for the swirling smoke, which proved to be disagreeably acrid and sulphurous when the breeze pushed it over me. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Fflewddur came up just then and he, too, peered at the strange weapon. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

And he was astonishingly successful, a salesman without peer. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if Moody had somehow peered into his brain and spoken all his fears out loud. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Cole sat up and peered toward the blackness of the tree cover. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He looks at me like I’m a peer. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mini left the door slightly ajar, so Aru could see one beady pigeon eye peering through the crack behind them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Ian MacArthur is a wonderful sweet fellow who wears glasses and peers out of them with delight.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Or when we peered behind the coats still hanging there. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I peered inside and saw two figures in the far corner, sitting amid a bunch of stockpiled cases of ambrosia and strawberry preserves. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Shoe stores with windows chock-full of the latest fashions, with people clustered on the sidewalks peering in to see what’s new. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had peers who were always a step or two ahead of me, whose achievements seemed effortless, but I tried not to let that get to me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We didnt like the way they peered to look down on us. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam was quiet then, but in the morning while he combed his hair and peered in the small mirror he began it again. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I gestured Call to stay down, that there was nothing to see, but of course he stuck his head up and peered in, just as I had done. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He peered in as if he expected to find a mountain lion lying in wait. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ray peered into the back of the car. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I smiled sheepishly as I realized his posture was identical to mine, fists clenched under his arms, right down to the eyes, peering sideways at me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes! I think her involvement will really get some of the more popular students to participate. By ‘popular,’ I mean those students that fit a construct of what high school-aged peers deem to be cool. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The septa peered at her suspiciously, but Father nodded. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I peered up toward the bluff where he was pointing with his chin. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The black one has almond-shaped brown eyes that peer up at me kindly from under a baseball cap. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Some of his men wandered over, peering over our shoulders. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the faces stopped to peer at us, their eyes rushing like searchlights. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scanned the roofs, expecting to see him peering down. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Problem students often respond better to peer approval/disapproval. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“What’s in the water?” she asked as she pulled out the cork and peered down into it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Faces hovered above me like inscrutable fish peering myopically through a glass aquarium wall. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned around, peering back over her shoulder. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

This story is about a school experiment that shows how peer pressure can get out of hand. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

We had panes of smoked glass to peer through; and, for more precise accuracy, a refracting telescope trained upon a piece of paper, so that the image was cast down upon it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I leaned over the first upright barrel and peered in, half expecting to look down a long well into the Devil's eye. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I peered across the table trying to get a better look at what was coming after us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Their ugly little faces peered up at the dorm’s four-story height, their eyes full of wonder and terror. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She stopped at the open door and peered in as Yedsha had done. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Matt cautiously peered around a bush and saw two bighorn sheep thunder at each other like a pair of farm trucks. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bracing himself against the weather vane, Matthias shielded his eyes and peered down into the Abbey grounds. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Inside, three great trebuchets stood side by side in the market square, peering over the battlements like three huge birds. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Dallas was in the cabin kitchen peering at framed photographs on the wall. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Light as a bird, she closed the book and peered down through the leafy branches. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

As I peered into the box, I saw how many pictures she had sent. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She opened the door and peered outside, making sure the coast was clear. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

An elderly white man, bald and square of build, dressed in worn blue work clothes, peered intently at me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then Nathan's voice dropped out and he peered into the rearview mirror, checking something behind him. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He peered at me from under his long eyelashes. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She crouched and peered into the dark opening. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Near the bank of lavatories on the starboard side I crouched to peer through a small, waist-level window, hoping to catch a glimpse of some mountains. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Her chambers were silent and dark, and he cracked open her bedroom door to peer inside. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It’s just that it’s kinder The way that he scratches, the way that he peers at what he’s scratched up- and, of course, more refined to treat him with earwax. grime from his skin. courtesy. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

We waited nervously as the teacher opened the door for us, then peered inside. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

We went behind a house on Love Lane and peered into the backyard. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look to Denise, who is peering into the bathroom after us, for support. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She eased the door open, peered down the empty stairway, and then closed it. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He limped out to the wagon and peered up at Jethro. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small figure peers briefly from behind a wall. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I went to the window and peered outside. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath and open the door a crack, peering out. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went and peered into the living room. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaped into a narrow alley, and peered out. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The puppies peered over the edge of the open box, their faces filled with fear. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The square, squat, modern ice cream shop where her old home had been was open, and a man was peering out the window at her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

From behind an ornate Myrish screen carved with flowers and fancies and dreaming maidens, they peered unseen into a common room where an old man was playing a cheerful air on the pipes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Uncle Vernon, perspiring slightly in his suit, opened the front door, peered up and down the street, then withdrew his head quickly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He looked at Hatsue again where she stood in the midst of a small group of Japanese islanders who whispered softly to one another and peered at their watches and waited. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She peered under the bed, gaped at the dusty emptiness. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The startled hobbits peered out of lamplit doors to gape at it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Inside the door to the first house, I peered down the narrow building, but all I saw were thousands of yellow baby chicks peeping up a storm and crowding one another around the feeders. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She took the envelope and shouted, “I made it!” and then opened it to make sure, peering at the thin sheet of paper. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

During the last war, Etienne knew artillerymen who could peer through field glasses and discern their shells’ damage by the colors thrown skyward. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then, being eye level with Jinx’s peephole, she peered right at him and giggled. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He crouched down at the cut ends and peered at the annual growth rings, trying to get a nuanced read on how tight and regular the grain within was likely to be. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Standing under a lamp, she peered into her hand mirror. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Loki flew as a falcon about the keep, peering into each window as he went. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

In the last area of the exhibit, Tamika and I stood behind adult-sized astronaut suits, our faces peering through space helmets. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The giant peered closer still, mouthing something, as if he was reading it, and then nodded. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The commander knelt down and opened the flat leather satchel, peering inside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hesitating, the farmer peered through a window, then unlocked the door. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked to the back and peered through the window at the abandoned kitchen. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When Shady went back to the stove for my breakfast, I leaned across the counter and peered behind it, but there was only a chipped coffee cup holding a couple of nickels and a button. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She didn’t realize you were supposed to wash out the mayonnaise, and in the picture that year I was peering out from under one stiff shingle of hair. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I watch for Cordelia, and when Prospero’s attendants come on, with music and jittery lighting effects, I peer hard, trying to see which one she is, behind the disguise of costume. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I took a hold of Pita’s arm and pulled her behind me as Delia and Velia peered out into the sunlight. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She crouched down and peered at something on the ground, as a patch of shadow moved into the moonlight, revealing itself to be a grizzled man in his mid-forties. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He takes Hector from her and bends down with him so they can peer into the oven window. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Then she rambled across the street and peered back at me through her palm-sized director’s viewfinder. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, I glimpse the shadow of dark eyes as they peer at us through their veils, but when they see me look, they turn away. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She peered into the water as she crossed the bridge, eyeing the dark line on the pylons where the water had once risen. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course,” she says as she peers into the dark. “jBuenas!” she calls out. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even after I slid my coat off the top of the basket, the baby sat calmly, peering up at us with her vigilant green eyes, rimmed in yellow. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Everyone seemed to be moving in slow motion as I peered past the raised bayonets of the 101st soldiers. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The braids earned Prince some respect among his peers at school; girls liked them, and they hinted at gang affiliation, or at least comfort with a dangerous realm inhabited by many of his American peers. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

But three years removed from proper full-time schoolic exposure to my peers, I felt a certain unbridgeable distance between us. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I peered through a hole at a single object—like a shoe—and tried to make everything else disappear. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It was easy going, and soon he was peering round the rock. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I peer at the boxes in my arms, searching for women’s shoes. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

After going a dozen yards he halted, peering and listening. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She peered at the wagon floor and kicked it back to him, trying to ignore the pounding of her heart. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

There was an ice rink on it, complete with hockey boards and lights and a warming house, and as Hazel peered out her car window she saw families in matched sets sailing around the rink. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The bears continued to look closely at Omakayas, peering with their dim bear eyes, taking in every dot of her scent, remembering it all, knowing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The old man peers up at me through thick lenses. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This afternoon when she arrived at the Junklot to work on her own mural, it took Sierra a few seconds to find the old man’s face peering out from the brick. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He peered at the vaporous Italian skyline and thought of Orr. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He peered over their jewel-encrusted heads to find the path to the door. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Booth stepped to the front of the barn and peered through a space between two boards, examining the manhunters. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we finally came to the enclosure gate, I peered out between the wires. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Over and over again she lifted the camera to her eye to peer through the viewfinder. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The others peered at the drapeweed, trying to make out the shoots and stems beneath the dark green leaves. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Panic and pandemonium broke out among the travelers, and James Henry Trotter, glancing up quickly, saw the faces of a thousand furious Cloud-Men peering down at him over the edge of the cloud. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Standing up, I peered this way and that. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s another kid in the room, and I guess he’s supposed to be our peer counselor. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He was perched on my shoulder while I peered at an empty nest. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Flux crouched aimed the camera, and peered at Sheed through the viewfinder. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He crept over to the window and peered out. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

There was only a small photo of an Igbo-Ukwu roped pot on the wall, and she was peering at it when Richard came out. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She seemed funny peering up at me over the thin metal rims. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

In my rearview mirror, I saw them after I had passed, saw them stand there like statues peering after me through the fog of pink dust raised by my wheels. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sloth’s scavenge features peered through the duct hole, an LED smear on her forehead. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The sunburned face of Nailer’s father peered through kudzu vines, grinning. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I peered in and saw a handful of spiders crawling about. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He felt her calloused hand move gently over his swollen jaw long before he saw her red- rimmed eyes peering down at him. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had peered up once and seen three amphibious tractors going up on the beach far ahead. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The fairy came closer, and I tried not to stare as it hopped this way and that, peering at the charms. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She’d been an ugly for four years, but a few extra days had brought home to her exactly what the word really meant Tally peered into her mirror all day, noting every flaw, every deformity. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The distant look in his eyes, as though he was peering over his shoulder at something far behind him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

On my way out, I peered inside Kilvin’s office and saw him sitting at his worktable, idly thumbing my lamp on and off. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If they bothered to look closely, they’d see me farther above; they were peering straight at me, though their vision was focused a yard closer. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She went closer and peered into the cage. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I’m back up, hauling him in, peering into the gloom for more. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

My eyes were itching to look up, to peer into the black eye of the camera, but I didn’t let myself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When Captain Johnson sat down on the chair in front of Bull Meecham’s desk, his head seemed barely to peer over the C.O.’s desk. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I moved closer and peered through the gates, I saw what looked like Jay’s bag on the ground. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He looked at her now, peering through the bars, his jeering face one more barrier, after padlock and chain. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The faraway look of her eyes must have been the muntu of Ruth May, chained to this briefly belligerent child through forelife, life, and afterlife, peering out through her sockets. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shay and Tally lay on their stomachs on the top floor of the stacks, where the dusty old paper books were stored, peering through the guardrails down at the group. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The agent peered over his glasses and looked at Bobby. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Kabuo watched while he peered up under the starboard gunnel at the long-handled gaff wedged against the wall. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A black head, with two shiny black eyes, peered down at him. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because of her, when we finally returned to the outside world I was, academically at least, more than prepared to keep up with my peers. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The masked one was carrying a basket and Prosper was looking agitated as he peered in their direction. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if a small, befuddled stranger were peering through the imposing mask of my father’s features. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed people up the block turning on their lights and peering out of their front doors. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Then me and Howard headed off toward the road, peering into tangled shrubs and squinting into the dark woods along the way. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Granddaddy stopped every now and then to peer at a leaf, a rock, a mound of dirt, things I didn’t find terribly interesting. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

When Harry had finished, he merely continued to peer at them through his spectacles. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Jinny peered around, as if she might find an excuse for her presence on the floor or windowsill. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It peered at the boy with one hand up—like a lost mariner searching for land—and exclaimed, “Ah-hah! Whom have we here, what?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He peers down from tiny round eyes over a long equine nose. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

As we open doors and peer under couches I explain about the synesthesia and the doctors. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Instead, he stared out the window, like Ma, for about an hour, peering into the darkness, thinking about his girlfriend, Shelly, and his best friend, Aaron. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Jesper opened the book and peered at the last page, puzzled. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The giant appeared even larger up close than it had from the shore, and peering down into its dark throat, I swore I could almost hear old Cuthbert breathing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He opened his pocket and peered down at Frightful, thinking, I’ve written the utility-company manager so many times, my fingers hurt. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I was no longer young for my peer group, nor did I walk around in gray sweatshirts with unlit cigarettes in my mouth. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the courtyard, my mother climbs to her feet, peering through the dust and smoke at the dais. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He carefully unfastened the nearest part of the tarpaulin and lifted it enough to peer out. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I snort and Connor twists to peer up at me, his eyes brown and sweet beneath a dark fringe of lashes. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“So what are you guys eating?” she said, plonking herself down on a spare log and lifting her head to peer into our bowls. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You really don’t look well, you know,” Hermione said, peering anxiously into his face. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The Savage meanwhile wandered restlessly round the room, peering with a vague superficial inquisitiveness at the books in the shelves, at the sound-track rolls and reading machine bobbins in their numbered pigeon-holes. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was peering intently at a paper they’d printed out the night before in Ms. Morales’s office: the map of the Boring Room that came from putting together the butterfly spots. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

At the garden balustrade in the citadel of the Mesarthim, with ghosts peering over their shoulders, the godspawn watched their death ride down to Weep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I peered into the dark, seeing no one but praying that Father Quinel would be waiting for me across the river. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“See? he said to the major, who had come to his side and was peering solemnly over his shoulder. “They’re not the same, are they?” the major admitted. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Molly heaves her bags onto the porch, rubs her shoulders for a minute, then walks around to the back, the bay side, peering up at the windows for any sign of life. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then he flopped onto his stomach and peered down at Mark with wide eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Denna dropped another load of wood and peered down into the bucket. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ma frowns and pulls the black door open a bit more so she can peer inside. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I forgot myself and went over to peer at them. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

They peered over the bridge and saw the Antarctic archipelago at their feet, craned their necks and saw a giant metal star overhead. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Foreigners,” she said, peering up at the bell. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The vet assistant crouched low, peering into the carrier. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She peered into her satchel, found her sharpest pencil, and held it in her left hand—lightly, as though it was a butterfly and might fly away. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He comes out of the house and shuts the door firmly behind him, but I glimpse a row of eyes peering through the slats of the window shutters. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He peered more closely at Harry from under his thick, snow- flecked eyebrows. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He peered closely up the length of the torn flank. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the women clutched their baskets and peered over the gate and muttered about these relief people wasting time. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It is like our house,” Finn whispered, peering around, his eyes wide. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Hitler, peering through his binoculars, simply nodded enthusiastically each time a German boat crossed the line in first place. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Rather shakily, I got to my knees and peered once again through the crack in the screen. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

It's been 9:49 for at least ten seconds when the front door opens and Jane peers outside. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I jumped up and rushed to the shattered window, where a knot of Gypsies and peculiars were already gathered, peering out. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I squint against the sun and peer between the guards to see David grinning madly and waving, sweat gleaming across his brown skin. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I crouched behind it and peered through the crack between two of the folding sections. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He remembered what Coram van Texel had said: there were things in the water that had been disturbed, and things in the sky too....He sheltered his eyes with his hand and peered upwards. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Now he dragged himself painfully to the curtain at the entrance of the tent, pressed his cheek against the cold ground, and tried to peer out. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her father holds up a corner of the paper, and, from the way he peers at me, I can tell he heard my comment. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She leaned out the window and peered up, but there was no one to see. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He peered in my ears, waved a light in front of my eyes, and then examined my mouth. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Now in the prison yard, my mother was trying to avoid the eyes of the guard peering down at her. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He was peering at his hands and, with the pads of his fingers, touching each one of his scars. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She peered into the foyer, watching as he continued to smile. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

All the boys had the same startling blue eyes, though, and soon five pairs peered at her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She peered at me as if searching for faults. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Her stomach pinched as she peered around the side of the house. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Occasionally one would fly right up to the bowl and peer inside. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“We’ve had enough of you bossing us around,” he shouted, peering over the other boys’ shoulders. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She peered out at the Special, who stood as calmly as a crumbly waiting for a pleasure ferry. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The tall man peered down at the ground, and pre-tended to notice him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When he shows up for a weekly briefing two days later, Zahra grabs his jaw with one hand and turns his head, peering closer at the side of his neck. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Werner crosses into a bedroom and slides open the window and peers over an iron balcony. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But when she came near, up behind a sheltering tree trunk, and peered around it, her mouth dropped open and all thought of running melted away. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unless an engineer was given a compelling reason to evaluate a woman as a peer, she remained in his blind spot, her usefulness measured against the limited task at hand, any additional talents undiscovered. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I peer around the corner to see the guards elbowing each other and grinning. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The strange heartbeat of time when the nine kids on the shore peered into the boat. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I sometimes climbed onto Nations shoulders to get a better look as others peered through the door. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He told her how it had begun, from the three guests peering through the window of the Terrace Room to his glimpse of the little baby Lyra and her fierce dæmon. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Bailey peers at a nearby rose, and while it is cold and frozen and white, there is the barest hint of scent as he leans closer. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I peered over the top of the handbag. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

His voice a thick whisper, Robby peers up at both of us from his slumped form on the desk. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

They all peered down anxiously at the sharks, who were cruising slowly round and round the peach. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

On the second story of the house, a window rattled open and Mia’s head peered out. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Cool,” muttered Harry, sparing the watch a glance before peering more closely at the map. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

In the past, I’d always peered into the case of chocolates and pointed out my choices so he could pluck them from their little paper nests and wrap them up for me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I leaned close and peered inside the wound. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He turned, halfway along the third-floor corridor, to see Fred and George peering out at him from behind a statue of a humpbacked, one-eyed witch. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I can tell the moment he spots Sausun because he tilts his head and peers closer at his book. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Lina approached it cautiously and peered out over the swarm of people assembling in Harken Square. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I get to the top, I hide behind a tree and peer out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The last time, torches had burned all along the tunnel, and the eyes of starving men had peered down through the murder holes in the ceiling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The itching came again, the tingling sensation of yet another attempt to peer inside my head, dread trailing down the length of my spine like a freezing fingertip. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Tally looked up, trying to see through the tears that were flowing freely now, to peer past Dr. Cable’s cruel mask and find the truth. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She peered in and thought she must see it, for she knew it was surely there. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Harry hurried over and, together, he and Ron peered in at the Great Hall. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Enemies, Mr. Scoresby?” he said, shading his eyes to peer into the pearly light. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear pounding—the fists are at it again, hitting the closet door—but I turn and peer through the dark at the panel behind me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Every few minutes Old Rit came to the door, opened it, and looked out, hand shading her eyes, frowning, peering toward the road. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sophie, still peering out from the blanket, saw suddenly ahead of her a great craggy mountain. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the hallway Mom fumbled with the key in the lock, when the door across the hall opened and a pair of dark shiny eyes peered out. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t just a question of being accepted by your peers, of wearing the right clothes or wearing them the right way or fixing your hair like everyone else’s. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Wooden boards had been hammered haphazardly across the front, but there were gaps I could peer through. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Breathing hard, sweating with the effort of hiking through knee-deep snow, they pulled themselves up and peered over. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

It is too poignant, like the little boy peering in the candy store window. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead a large round table had been set up in the center of the hall, with tall chairs all around it where men might sit and talk as peers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Kendra leaned forward just enough to peer over the edge again. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me. Are you okay?” the woman behind the register narrowed her eyes as she peered at me. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

It made her feel like she was peering past the edges of the stars into whatever lay beyond. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Papa's face, battered, peering down from the bathroom hole on the train. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

They moved quickly behind a wide oak trunk and peered out from either side. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

On her shoulder, Boo had made a strange nest for himself out of her hair and was now peering out of the hair-turned-shawl like an angry grandmother. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The woman peered down at it and seemed to discover something she didn’t much like. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Katherine heads over to the room off the main office and I hurry over to the desk, opening drawers and peering at their contents. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He pushes off on his skateboard and slowly rolls past the nurses’ station, peering over the desk. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

They crawled along, peering in vents as they went. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He was looking all over the place, turning around, peering into the darkness of the entryway, muttering incoherently, and then he started searching the street again with his little red eyes. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

So I sat in the lobby with the ship's log and peered up at everyone exotic who walked through the front door. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He stood on tiptoes and crawled on hands and knees, peering into the dark strips of space between the slats. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I wipe it away and peer at Kat. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of Bartsia, but as he looked back to make sure that the others were following, he caught a glimpse of the astonished face of Avens peering out of the other hole. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hello?” he yelled, peering through a gap in the wreckage wedged in the doorway to see into the room beyond. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They peered inside it and fiddled with the tubes and wires. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They stared, and peered, and all the voices had fallen silent. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He peered over the edge of the desk. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Getting no response, he opened the door and peered in. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The shutters of the town are drawn, but between slats, over sills, a thousand eyes peer out. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Fully grown women were seen going into sweetshops and buying ten Wonka candy bars at a time, then tearing off the wrappers on the spot and peering eagerly underneath for a glint of golden paper. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

It means, as often as not, that someone actually went up to one of his peers and pressured him. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Georgie peered out at the snow, at least a foot deep already, and laughed. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He peered out from first one door and then another. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He peered into the mirror fragment again, and saw nothing but his own bright green eye looking back at him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, he should have some chocolate, at the very least,” said Madam Pomfrey, who was now trying to peer into Harry’s eyes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Archer peered at the dingy windows and shrugged. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her son shyly peers out from behind his mother’s skirt. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I can see Lydia peering from behind him, trying to see better, her eyes wide. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Mr. Grady sat at his desk and peered at me over his reading glasses. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Alex pushed the curtains back and peered out the front window again. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Ron relieved his feelings by aiming a kick at a gnome who was peering out from behind one of the new Flutterby bushes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I stopped everything—moving, breathing, thinking—and stood on tiptoe peering into the leafy void. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

We stayed inside and peered through the curtains at the empty street in front of our house. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

After Baker finished looking through the wall and moved along, we reporters took turns peering through the same jagged concrete hole. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Now I was at a similar crossroads, one that might require me to give up my dream of a traditional college experience with my peers. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Several small children have come to the doorway to peer in. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She peered out the door into her little courtyard. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He peered back at Thomas, hatred furrowing his brow and crinkling his monstrous nose. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But he did not step into the road; he crept into the cover of a thorny tree and peered out along the way he had come. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you okay, ladies? Sir?” the young man asked as he peered at the body of the drowned man sitting propped against the glass of the back window. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She reached into her bag, pulled out a small light, and peered into my ear. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Do not hit him,” repeated Odin, and he peered at Loki with his one good eye, now glaucous gray. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Ivy peered at the picture, and her mouth fell open. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Panting, Harry peered around the edge of the sofa. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I get myself another cup of wine and a Ritz cracker with some cheese on it, and peer through the crowd for Jon, for anyone. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That was Ms. McPhillips,” she said, and she peered inside one of the mugs like there was something dirty in it, then put it in the sink. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The others hovered about him, their eyes anxious as he alternately peered at me and consulted my chart. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ama was doing the same, and her owl-eyed dæmon was peering this way and that; but Lyra was not at this end of the cave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

For one more moment the fox hesitated, peering into the trees for another sight of the electric-blue wedge. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I peer up the street, taking inventory of all the faces. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Chess saw that Emma was peering at the screen of Mom’s phone. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A man peered through the window; he was holding a long piece of wood carefully carved to look like a rifle. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Or a tiger, eyes blazing, peering through a leafy jungle. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

I have never seen her in this kind of neighborhood, peering into Chanel and Tiffany’s and gawking at the jewels glowing in the Bulgari windows. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

They peer at us through a patch of foxtails. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Inside each airplane, a bombardier peers through an aiming window and counts to twenty. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Stepping off my bike, I peered into St. Nicholas Park for any signs, but didn’t see none. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Jamie repeated the name aloud to fix it in his head, and leaned forward to peer at Maddie more closely in the firelight from the library grate. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He thought it was an animal, and when he peered around the corner of a mausoleum, he saw an arm rising and falling with the steady, vicious thwop. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The cat sprang from the arms of the sleepy little Indian boy and ran towards the old dog, who was already on his feet, blinking and peering around rather confusedly. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tall, dark woman in a cloak peered through the crack, and when she saw Hazel her face changed. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

A strange wave of excitement boiled within me as I peered out at the sinister light. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby peered over the chessboard, scanning and evaluating—attempting not just to suggest a Russian conspiracy, but to prove it unequivocally. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Is that why you’re covered in”—Mini peered more closely—“eyelashes?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Finn rushed over beside his brother and peered into the box. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He frequently peered through the two doorways into the ladies' waiting room where he saw several people sitting on the benches or standing around. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She peered through the ferns at the men below. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Princesse peered at this re-creation, not immediately recognizing herself, but then seeing in the face, the eyes, the breasts, a very true replication of her body. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Quentin peered inside the nozzle and then ran his fingers inside it, wiping out the greasy residue. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

We just finished reading a story about a kid living in the projects who had to deal with peer pressure and gangs. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The lemur uttered a soft mewing sound and clambered slowly up behind the man’s head, to peer out at her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

With his face a puffy mask, Harry felt as though he was peering out from between the bars of a cage. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The presence of peers is one of the things that raises the emotional stakes, making it more likely that teens will seek out risk and short-term reward without pausing to consider the consequences. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I waited longer, then rose and went quickly to the store and peered through the window. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I peer at the phone, the caller ID says: Unknown Number. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Jule peered into the sack he held out: four Crunchie bars, Hula Hoops, Swedish Fish, two bottles of seltzer, and a bag of salt and vinegar potato chips. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He made his way to the station and peered through a rain-blurred window. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now Freckles goes and peers through the crack in the door, and steps back, and looks at me, and then peers through again. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The chaplain beamed gratefully and then peered down at a slip of paper he had been concealing in his hand all the while. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I quickly shake my head and peer at the spines of books crammed onto the shelf. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Naima peered over her shoulder as the woman dipped the brush in a pot of yellow paint. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

People peered in mirrors that had big, round lightbulbs studded around them, putting off enough heat so that the light hoodie Dimple wore began to feel like a snowsuit. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Tally retraced her path to the top of the hill and peered down through the smoke. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Sticky had put on his spectacles and was peering out the window. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He took all but four,” the old man said, peering down into the well in the hot dog. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thick clouds obscured the sky, so there was neither moon nor Northern Lights; but by peering closely, the children could make out the deep trail Iorek Byrnison had plowed in the snow. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Alfhercht held his glowing stone over the notebook, then peered up at her with a scrunched face. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She opened the oven, peered into the freezer, poked into the salad compartment of the fridge. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

All that day and into the evening, Met Lab associates streamed into room 405 of the Jones Lab to peer through the microscope at the pink speck. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I pulled open the drawer and peered inside. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaz peered past the dome to the embassy’s open courtyard and the ring wall gatehouse beyond. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

With Grandpop still clutching his hand, Genie peered around, looking for his father. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The brass face of a blood bat peered out from beneath the hood of his patchwork cloak. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

From her large, round face, her black eyes peer at us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We would step forward and peer at the white-gloved forefinger and at the tiny smidgin of dust that lay on it, and we would remain silent. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You should really get another one,” he says, peering at the agitated raven. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I rushed up and down the stairs, trying every door and peering out of every window I could find; but after a little the conviction of my helplessness overpowered all other feelings. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I knelt down, pinched my nose, and peered into the nasty depths of the head. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

One of the men wielded his shovel for another minute, and then the doctor peered in. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Climbing onto the television cabinet, which stood beneath the window, Sticky peered out over the plaza below. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I sat near the turtle kraals, peering down into the water. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

And behind Javier, a shy boy, young and mousy, his hair black, his skin a light brown, peering out at Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Cal’s emotions hid deep in him and peered out, ready to retreat or attack. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A man's hand peered round the edge of it. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

As they walked the familiar path, Neel stopped every now and then to peer through the underbrush. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Up above the treetops, a crescent moon was floating in a dark sky, half-obscured by mist, like an eye peering through a veil of silk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I pulled back the blanket, opened the door, and peered out. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

When the concert started, I peered at Adam out of the corner of my eye. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He peered at the cut eye and called over the referee. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

To Stirling and many of his successors, the Olmec seemed to have no peers or ancestors; they appeared fully formed, apparently from nowhere, like Athena springing from the brow of Zeus. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

One summer day, strung out from the blocks, I settled with relief into the special-watch chair and peered into the cell. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the way he stopped at the house refrigerator and peered inside, stooping down myopically to inspect the contents. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Most of the women had on headscarves and long-sleeved jackets, but some wore full chadors: big black robes that covered them from head to toe, except the perfect hole where their faces peered out. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

As the light faded, deep blue gaps of night peered through like an upside-down ocean, bottomless and cold. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A man was peering into the ceiling space. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Some were experts on bird life: I saw a Pakistani on U-gallery, way up at the top, peering down through his bars into a nest where a mother was feeding her babies. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malcolm widened his eyes and peered as hard as he could. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

My mother made a frame of her fingers and peered through. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

As I inched closer, I peered into his locker. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I was huddled against the side of the gazebo, peering through the wooden lattice, on the lookout for Recruiters. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Sam heard a hiss behind him, and there was Gollum on all fours, peering at them with gleaming eyes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

They could see him through the doorway peering beneath the sink and opening the oven door. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Someone wound himself in the folds of the red velvet curtain and peered out from it like an exotic spy. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Izzy peered around her sister into the bathroom, as if someone else might be hiding there. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Some peered in at him, but no one came in. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he lifted his head and peered cautiously above one of the great roots. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was awake, peering up at her, his head on his paws. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Passing neighborhoods on a major main street does allow me to peer in from a safe distance, and I’m noticing that a few areas still have electricity, which is somewhat comforting to see. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It could betray to our peers the awful truth that we are still greenhorns, tenderfoots, newbies. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He pushed it open slightly and peered inside. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

A spoonful of brown sludge that it had filtered from the water glopped out “Eww,” she said, opening the top to peer in. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And her grandfather, after peering at Turner for a moment, followed her. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She seemed to be peering hard into the furnace. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

All of them were peering through the gaps in their own hangings, heavy-eyed and tousle- haired. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Castleman peered through round tortoiseshell spectacles over the glass case containing the breads and pastries, her gaze just barely skimming the top. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But he would appear every day in LeConte Hall, sometimes late at night, to peer over Whites shoulder and pore over his results. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She was quite close to me now and actually peering into my face. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they picked their way through the dim, drenched Wood, Kaede peered out from beneath the hood of her cloak at the surrounding trees. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

As I enter the building, they’re gathered in small groups, peering at me and whispering. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He walked over and peered down at the box on the floor. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He got up and crawled to the opening and peered down. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I turn to see Keira out of bed and peering through the blinds. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cooper peered out the door with a gasp and shooed Stella away. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I slowly opened the door and peered into the darkness. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She was peering in, behind him, and on her face was a great and stark fear; it made her look stripped down to nothing, like a skull with gaping holes as eyes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Carol opens the drawer of her mother’s bedside table and we peer in. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Moreover his mother, Eurynome, although a mortal, had been taught by Athena until in wit and wisdom she was the peer of the gods. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He scratched his beard, peered long at the bubbles on the left rear, and poked them with a forefinger like a file. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peer at the screen, and my stomach twists softly. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Around the room eager, nervous faces peered toward Ms. Bethune’s desk. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z