At the supper table, she wanted to throw her plate fully loaded at Jem, a superior fifteen in adult communication with their father. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Their armor was silver plate polished to a mirror sheen, but underneath, she knew, every man of them wore a hair shirt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She pushed aside the paper, then forked two waffles onto each of our plates and spooned syrup over them. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When everything was ready, Lillian took Ben’s plate to a counter out of his vision. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aloe asked across the breakfast table, and lam started, her fork clattering against her plate. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She helped herself to white meat and gravy and grits and a few raisins and mixed them up together on her plate. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth takes a finished samosa off the plate and bites into it. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Molly gives her plate to Ralph and he drops some casserole on it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Toss your plates in the garbage on your way out.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

She sets her plate down, stabs a pork chop with her fork, and slaps it on a piece of bread. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Thomas picked up his plate and took it to the counter. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The animals eat from porcelain plates and stalk along the table. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

We called it a cafetín ambulante, a small truck with compartments and shelves in the back, a refrigerated section, and a hot plate. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“NoahandJude, take your plates and go into the den. I need to talk to your father.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I picked up my mother’s plate, the one she had carried into the kitchen at the start of the dinner. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mormont’s raven muttered his annoyance as the door opened beneath him, heralding the return of Dolorous Edd with a flagon of wine and a plate of eggs and sausages. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’d rather everyone have the same basic food on their plate,” Mom said, “instead of some rich people eating steak and some poor people eating beans.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Immediately it appears: four wedges on a plain white plate. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Ma turns off the TV and makes waffles, with a big pat of margarine in the center of each one and hot homemade brown-sugar syrup filling the plates. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had regained a fragile sense of calm, and I left the bathroom carrying that calmness delicately, as if it were a china plate balancing on my head. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She brought the plates out to them, and the steaming pasta was met with oohs from the twins. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

One time, Blanca had to remind him please not to grab the potatoes with his hand and put them on her plate. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walked through the party not quite like a couple but still mostly together, drifting between clusters of colleagues, drinking beer and lemonade, eating hamburgers and potato salad from plastic plates. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The rest of us—my aunt, his two young sons, me—stood there, silently, cleaning the plates, averting our eyes. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the clatter of knives and forks and plates Billy and Roger both told her as much as they knew. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The other plate he examined for some time. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

A moment later she found the chipped blue plate and lifted the napkin she’d draped over the top to keep flies off of the tortillas. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I go inside and Ma’s putting the dishes away in the kitchen, lifting them out of the drain rack and stacking the plates on the shelf. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Susie put a plate in front of me, and I looked at my burger as if she had presented me with the side of a whole cow. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I settled into the sofa, nibbling on a plate of leftover fruit, anticipating a long evening. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Before long, there’s a whole plate of pancakes sitting on the kitchen table, right next to a jug of maple syrup. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Orleanna, shut up!” he yelled, grabbing her arm hard and jerking the plate out of her hand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she handed me a plate of scrambled eggs, made just for me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I pulled down the plates from the cabinet and grabbed a couple of forks from the drawer. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I had forgotten what it felt like to sit down to a proper meal,” said Joseph as he cut the beef on William’s plate. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a prayer was said, Sourmelina brought the priest a candle burning on a plate. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She dredges more of the chicken on a plate of flour. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Emile, the chef, was already laughing as he brought out steaming plates. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

At least that’s what I tell myself as I poke at this sausage on my plate. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He looks disappointed at the food on his plate. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I was just about to wad it up in my plate to throw away when Rondell tapped me on the arm, said: “Hey, Mexico.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I force myself to stare at my plate. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

We could see the rims of plates and what looked like the foot of a teakettle—it was shaped like a human foot, complete with painted toenails. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then I tried in vain to pin the thing down, and cut it, but it eluded me, and in my frustration I was clanking my knife on the plate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandfather holds out a plate to her. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

I load up my plate with a little bit of everything. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She really does dance like a spider on a hot plate. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I push the meat from one side of my plate to the other, through the sweet potatoes and back again. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was folding up his napkin, pushing back his plate, and I wondered how it was he spoke so casually, as though the matter was of little consequence, a mere adjustment of plans. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I brought out the Candy Land game, poured the milk, and piled a nice stack of Oreos on a plate. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aliya goes to get me a plate of food, but I’m already opening the door. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Throw another chop on her plate, daughter,” Ma Charles said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The cleanup buzzer sounded They began to gather their plates and forks. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was something of a fashion plate, always well dressed and forever drawing the eyes of the young women around him, though he did not seem to have a steady girl. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Broken shingles from the roof covered the floor, there was an empty sack in a corner, some broken earthenware shards, perhaps from a dish or a plate, and a few bones gnawed clean. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I grab my paper plate and can of lemonade and hurry to a bench where Rabiya and our friend Dahlia are eating their pizza. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Fine. If you throw in some buttered toast. And you wash the plate after.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen, Ugwu kept Olanna’s plate aside on the Formica counter and emptied the rest, watching rice, stew, greens, and bones slide into the dustbin. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I struggled with this dissonance—a whorish dress, gifted to a loved daughter—until the meal had been finished and the plates cleared away. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Plate, mate, fate, plate, ” I say as Gertie, biting my lips, gurgling, playing not so much Elliott’s adorable younger sister but, like, an idiot monkey starved of nutrients. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

His brain told him that he should have gotten the license plate number, but it was too late. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

A police officer asked where our license plate was. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He waited till meal time was over and threw away the full plate. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Cheetah grabbed a plate from the drying rack and broke it across the side of her face. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

"So babe, if you see him, treat him regular. He's forgiven. He's got enough on his plate, and something tells me he's learning his lesson in a much harder way than he ever thought." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Rachel Wood was setting out a pewter mug and spoon and a crude wooden plate. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He carefully sits down in the recliner, pie plate in his lap, and digs in for the first bite. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Take it back, Maleeka. Tell ’em I want another plate—now.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He wiped the verdigris from the plate at the base. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

As long as we’re in hiding, the plates will remain out of her reach. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He had the same coloring as the crab on his plate: reddish hair, pale cream skin, and large dots of orange freckles. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Mr. Winters prays over the food, I take the fork closest to my plate and begin to eat. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

One overcast morning, as I was pushing the boiled egg around on my plate, Ali walked in cradling a pile of chopped wood. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then the girl scythe, in emerald green, handed Esme a plate. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She gives Chicho a huge helping of black beans and a huge mound of white rice and fried steak smothered with fried onions, and an entire plate of sweet fried plantains. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The two of them sat in Jack’s parlor and talked into the night while Jack cooked big plates of soul food, macaroni and cheese, sweet potato pies, and biscuits for us. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Claire filled her plate from a large bowl of soft beans that had been baking all day in a sauce of tomatoes and herbs, and added a piece of soft bread. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He gets a plate and slops on some salad and cottage cheese. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Kathy went to the kitchen table where three plates were set out. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The circle broke up, and Sidney Goldberg walked to the plate, carrying a bat. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

And then somebody new stepped up to the plate. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now we just call it “Millenium,” and it is a stretch of bare land and several rusted metal sculptures—one an abstract, plated mammoth, another shaped like a lima bean that dwarfs me in size. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I used glass plates instead of film, and each of these had to be loaded into its separate container in the dark-room before I set out to take pictures. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elevators used the same magnetic lifters as any other hovercraft, so there was always a solid metal plate at the bottom. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He read the numbered plates, then looked up to the stairs curving up to a second floor from either side of the great room. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Here you are, Bigger,” his mother said, setting a plate of grits on the table. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I leave the bat at the plate, head for the balance ball, and pull the old-school Astros lid out of my back pocket. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Frank Haven Hall, superintendent of the Illinois Institution for the Education of the Blind, unveiled a new device that made plates for printing books in Braille. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Dr. Chin’s face goes crimson, and he smiles and looks down at his plate. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I dragged my fork through the syrup on my plate, creating trenches that quickly filled in again. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I reach for a plate, scrubbed free of blood and gristle. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms and waited as I tried to rub the tiny speck off the plate. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She finished plating the slice of pie before she left the counter. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

More than once Werner slices the sausage on his plate to find pink worms squirming inside. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The plate is balanced on a small cushion so that while carving, the artist can hold the burin steady and swivel the plate, allowing for greater control. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He knew without watching that Mother would take his plate from the table and hide it in a cupboard, would slide his chair back into the corner so it looked like an unneeded spare. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

When the rangers pulled off the tarp, they found an old yellow Datsun without license plates. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore, however, looked carefully down at his own menu, then said very clearly to his plate, “Pork chops!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She prepared a plate of food and handed it to him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She went to the diningroom, where they heard her moving about, then she returned and set a plate at the kitchen table and set food there. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She plunks down the entire stack of plates and her eyes get wide. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

As they emptied their plates, Shay’s friends started pumping Tally for news from the city. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Good morning, Jacob,” August says as I set my plate on the table and take a seat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Just kept pushing the egg around on my plate. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed tuna casserole around on my plate and didn’t say much while Bertha told us about some friend of hers whose son ran off and joined the army. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The moment he had finished, Aunt Petunia whisked away his plate. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

George reaches for a plate, slides silverware around the table. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Once I set four places at the table, then caught myself and put the extra plate away. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

She slid the plate in front of me. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Frypan had known Thomas would be coming late, so he’d left a plate full of roast beef and potatoes; a note announced there were cookies in the cupboard. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Like most of the shacks, Joe’s had no indoor plumbing and his room came with only enough electricity for one lightbulb overhead and a hot plate on a shelf. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Before dark, the Austrians serve pork kidneys with whole tomatoes on hotel china, a single silver bee etched on the rim of every plate. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It has too many onions in it, and I push my food around on my plate with my naan, wishing I were eating the rest of my peanut butter sandwich from lunch instead. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“You want me to make a picnic for you next time? A turkey sandwich, a plate of potato salad, a couple of Cokes, and a big slice of apple pie? Wouldn’t be too hard...” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My mother has been silent for most of this conversation, trying to shrink behind the pork chop on her plate. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I finished loading up my plate with some fruit and looked around the dining area. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Here in Japan, she could see there were no plates of choices. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There are the plates, gleaming whitely, and the glasses of juice. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She spears a pastry off my plate with a dagger. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

A tooth fell away beneath the pressure of his thumb, and I heard him grumbling as he placed the plate in his mouth. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she walked to a little pantry off the kitchen and came back with a plate of small brown cookies. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He drained the spaghetti and put some on a plate. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He arranged the food, leaving half-eaten bits on the plates, poured wine to different levels in all the glasses, and finally, with great precision, returned the napkin to the floor beneath the chair. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Let me draw circles in the syrup on his plate. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I stacked a few plates and followed Mrs. Baxter into the wallpapered kitchen. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“No,” said Charles, taking the plate of biscuits from Henry. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Thorn appeared with a plate full of chocolate chip cookies and balanced three orange fizzy drinks in her spindly arms before handing them to Seven and Valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She grabbed a napkin from the table, where two plates were set, both empty, except for crumbs of bacon and bread dust. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Eat,” Asher says to him over his own plate of scrambled eggs. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Not with Loo shouting and slurping and smacking his plate on the table. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And now it’s Friday night, and I’m on my second plate of hash browns, and Martin won’t stop asking Abby questions. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He tossed his empty plate into the garbage can and went off in search of a drink, leaving Moody alone with the last few bites of his quiche, now gone cold. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Joe placed a plate of conchas in the middle of the table just as Benny came in and made a beeline for our table. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I loaded my plate and was about to take a big bite when I noticed everybody getting up, carrying their plates toward the fire in the center of the pavilion. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

When I came downstairs, everyone had left the dining room except Mistress Willingson, who cheerfully set before me a plate of food she had kept warm on the back of the stove. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

When he brought the fork to his lips, he gagged and pushed the plate away. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The woman said gracias, holding the flyer between her finger and the plate. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It was hooked up to the laptop, a Panasonic Toughbook, which allowed the trooper to run license plates and do paperwork. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I took both our plates into the kitchen, where the platters of kabob and rice took up every square inch of available counter space. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Absolutely not. Do you realize how much that plate costs?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The halls were packed, everyone smoking, laughing, extra chairs wedged in at full tables, people with plates of food roaming from group to group to say hello. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

We order our food, and before long, the plates arrive, filling the air with the rich aroma of basil and tomato. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His pasta consumption plunged to a plate a week from two a day. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

She was stacking up the pepperonis like quarters on her plate. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

His companion was a man near twenty whose armor was steel plate of a deep forest-green. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Not like Yvonne to miss my chicken,” Ma told her plate. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He was mounted on an armored destrier and had donned his plate and mail, and a grey steel greathelm with a horsehair crest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I pushed the roast beef around on my plate so Mama wouldn’t feel bad, but thinking about Bucky so hard made me lose my appetite. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He carried two plates into the bedroom and sat beside her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They are one of her specialties, something her guests have come to expect, handed to them on small plates within minutes of their arrival. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

An itinerant photographer who took the only picture of him that could have been preserved was forced to smash his plates without developing them. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Then, still on Wargrave's instructions, the chest was lifted into the plate cupboard and this in turn was locked. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Bone plates move and grow over time, with the skull eventually forming a thick, solid layer of protection around the brain. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She’s passing me with a Styrofoam plate full of baby carrots. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

After two bites, Baba pushed away his plate. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The table was gone, though chairs remained; the floor was ankle-deep in shards of shattered china plates and bowls. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She set her plate on a table and eased herself onto a bench next to several others. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I fixed myself a plate of kardhai chicken and the fresh wheat roti my mother had made minutes earlier. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

A plate and bowl on the bedside table had the remains of her lunch—mashed potatoes and soup. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

All the bronze cables to the room below were connected to a metal plate under the sphere. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He glanced at me quickly, then looked down again at his paper plate. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Now, young man, what can you do to entertain us? Sing songs? Tell stories? Compose sonnets? Juggle plates? Do tumbling tricks? Which is it?” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dozer examined the large hole in the plate glass window and shrugged. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

As the other men argued about Parliament and letters of protest and counterletters and countcr-counterletters, Shabbywig stabbed at the last pieces of tongue on his plate and shoved them into his mouth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I watch Rodriguez set himself at the plate, I have that feeling. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Then she pressed the plates together and moved them around to spread the oil evenly, and held them a hand span apart once more. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I put my hand on the edge of my plate and give it a shove. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

That night Liyana dreamed a cake fell off its plate into the sea and floated away from her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ser Meryn entered from the west side of the yard, clad in gleaming white plate chased with gold and mounted on a milk-white charger with a flowing grey mane. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I have seen Negro children who really cannot learn, particularly those who in their gelatin plate of babyness have been told they were inferior. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maria will be waiting, her own plate covered in foil. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

She stands and begins to clear up the plates. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She brings over a pot of white rice with vegetable bits sprinkled over it and a plate of chicken patties. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The southron knights rode out in plate and mail, dinted and scarred by the battles they had fought, but still bright enough to glitter when they caught the rising sun. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The other mother took the bacon from under the grill and put it on a plate. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

This meant that some of the financial burden of fencing would finally be off my plate, and I could quit teaching and focus the majority of my time on training. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Felicia was staring down at her plate with almost as much dejection as Maria. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sekani, on the other hand, steals bacon off my plate, looks at my phone, and purposely steps on my foot on his way out. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

They look like giant see-through dinner plates sitting on his nose. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

At long last, we settle down to our plates of cold sancocho. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had one room, with a hot plate and an icebox for a kitchen. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When Grandma leans over to place a fruit plate on the table, Grandpa is staring at her with so much love in his eyes. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The flaky fish patties and soft peas required little chewing, and soon George’s plate was empty. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

It also contained the old man’s simple living quarters: a cot, a lamp, a work table, a folding chair, a bucket for carrying water, a plate, pots, pans, and so on. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I put my plate on the steps and sit beside him. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

And at last he came down from the loft, yawning and rosy, rubbing his curls, just as Mae was piling the plates with flapjacks. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held another above Drew’s plate, waiting for him to object. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It’s followed by a shriek like a million forks on ceramic plates. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When she described sharing freshly squeezed sugarcane juice and spicy samosa plates with her girlfriends in vivid detail, I could almost taste them. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He had put aside the heavy plate and helm he'd worn as the Knight of the Gate for the lighter leather-and-mail of an outrider, but his obsidian fish still fastened his cloak. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I set the plate carefully on the counter and turn to face her. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger opened his mouth again, took out the spent match, smiled, and left it on his empty plate. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I drop my purse on the table and grab the plastic-wrapped plate. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then he steadied himself and resumed his position near the plate, short, thin, his feet together, holding his bat over his head in an awkward grip. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mama and Papa stood in the kitchen, washing dishes, filling glasses, and forcing more food onto their guests’ plates. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They all ordered massive plates of eggs, pancakes, and reindeer sausage, though Frank looked a little worried about the reindeer. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have plenty of real targets to hit. But don’t get blown up. I’ve got enough on my plate without having to replace you. Now get to the Capitol and put on a good show.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She rode the bike up to the backstop fence behind home plate and jumped off. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I mumbled to my plate, then started to cough as if real, sensible words would have come out of my mouth but for the coughing. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The office had a large plate glass window that faced the pumps and the street. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The meal, served on square white plates, is fussily arranged, the portions microscopically small. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

OK, so she was furious and even threatened to call the Las Vegas police and report my friend’s license plate number. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Because he’s dying,” she said, her voice flat, her eyes still on her plate. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Aunt Gina sits on the counter with a plate of pancakes in her lap. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The waitress bumped out the kitchen door with a plate of food. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

On some of the tables glasses stood half-empty; in one ashtray a cigarette had burned down to the butt; a plate of risotto stood next to a basket of stale rolls as hard as cardboard. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first told me what I already knew, that the license plates on the black Civic backtracked to a red RAV4. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He pushed the plate of eggs away, picked up his mug of coffee, and looked out the window. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When I finished eating, I placed my plate and mug in the plastic bin for dirty dishes and walked to the wall decorated with album covers. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I did pretty good at musical plates, though. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The purpose of such irrelevant details—the pewter plates, the glorious eggs—is to create what Roland Barthes called ‘the reality effect’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Evan looked at the pile of dirty plates on his left. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

He scooped the beef and noodles off the plate as fast as his aching arms could move. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Smell Factor was head-banging with the feed music and turning his bunny plate around and around with his little pudgy fingers. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone took some of everything, piling their plates up with mountains of food, but nobody was piggish about it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The sight of the plate of food, wilted and solitary, made the suppressed tears well up in her eyes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

They didn’t have proper registrations or proper number plates. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I filled his cup and heard him belch and removed his plate with the meat half gnawed from the bones. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

As soon as she sees me, she jumps up to help with the plates and bottles. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She held one corner of the Dresden plate quilt I’d recently finished. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She laughs to herself as she flips the perfect crepe, then slides it onto a plate and points at the ceiling. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Bo, meanwhile, took his plate and sat down with it on Ida's carpet. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

During break, I search for Rabiya and find her in the courtyard, eating a plate of biryani that a white-haired uncle is passing out. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Breaking things seems to be your new specialty. I almost wish I hadn’t left the morning you started flipping plates for your parents.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Setting aside the last plate, Jinny considered that she could probably never feel about Loo the way she did about Ess. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He eats a small slice of the pig’s cheek and a leaf of cabbage and leaves the rest on his plate for Malachy and me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He pulls the napkin from where it’s tucked into his collar, folds it, and places it next to his plate. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The men filled their plates and glasses and took their meals to the yard. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Having eaten, the dog came back to the plate, licked it, and then slowly began circling the yard, sniffing as he went, still keeping away from the man. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Homesick, I sighed and moved the mass of meat loaf around my plate. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a spread of snacks ready on the kitchen table, with bright blue paper plates and napkins. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The girl’s plate was piled high with pretty flowers. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

And with that, Lenny and the plate are out the door, and I’m left sitting on the couch. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

My plan when I came to Iowa was to somehow follow George Naylor’s corn on its path to our plates and into our bodies. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

We could see his teeth marks on the pile of potatoes, our dinner, on a plate on the stove. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Turner stacked his plate atop hers and then went out to the front porch and sat on the steps. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I threw on some basketball shorts and went to the kitchen, where Jazz was already piling up my plate. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

His voice trails off, leaving him staring into his plate. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Didi would arrive on my doorstep with the plate and I could tell that she simply wanted to perform her errand as quickly as possible, but I would do my best to delay her. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. Fix her a plate, baby, okay? Fix her a plate.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

In the back was a kitchenette, just a sink, a portable hot plate, and some cabinets. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There was a silver tureen of some kind of fragrant soup; plates piled high with colorful fruits; breads that were round and baked with golden-brown crusts. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her plates held nothing but a few crispy crumbs. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“That big silver plate that goes to the winner? I’m such a klutz with dishes at home. Would you hold it for me when the crowd rushes us? I’m afraid I’ll drop it.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The silence in the room is thicker than them biscuits on our plates. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Pa balanced John’s plate on his arm to open the door. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

So she keeps the marchers' glasses filled, adds more corn bread and potato salad to their plates, stands in the kitchen ready to slice lemon pound cake into generous pieces. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I pulled the top plate from the stack. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

After leaving the Pillars of Hercules—unscathed except for a few coconuts lodged in the hull’s bronze plating—the ship traveled by air for a few hundred miles. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A plate that you would display proudly on the back wall of a trophy case. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reaches for the plate, but Mom pulls her arm back. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Interestingly, oil company geologists had known for years that if you wanted to find oil you had to allow for precisely the sort of surface movements that were implied by plate tectonics. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“And using paper plates for every meal is bad for the environment.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Holding his candle so that he could read the coffin plates, and so holding it that the sperm dropped in white patches which congealed as they touched the metal, he made assurance of Lucy’s coffin. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She could paint over my hair, blank out my features, make my face no more than a plate for apples, grapes, plums, pears, lemons. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I used my every waking moment to stare off into space—at the bedroom wall, at the class whiteboard, at the interior of my locker, at plates of tasteless food. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Danny’s brother sat staring at them with his mouth open, finally lost interest, and began to eat some of the food that was still on his plate. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

When they served grilled cheese or chicken sandwiches for lunch, I would cadge extras from the children who hardly ever cleaned their plates. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

In the evening, while he is being fed, the sister is called away, and leaves the plate with the fork on his table. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sorrel appeared with a tin plate, a steaming slab of meat. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Sleet laughed and set the plate on the table right in front of me. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

We walk around one of the plates on the right side to the back of the stage, which rises at an angle from the ground. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

On one side of the kitchen table there were books and an inkstand—on the other side a fork, spoon, and plate. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He tensed his fingers excitedly around the cake plate. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Two plates generate heat when they smack together—heat that can be converted to electricity. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He takes his plate from the server and we find a seat. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The handsome waiter slipped a plate of baklava onto their table for dessert. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, Lourdes turns her attention to a sliver of turkey on her plate. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They both watch, confused, and before they can say anything, I press down on the lip and the plate flips and crashes to the floor. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She sits down next to me, crunching and martyring her way through the bowl of dry cereal, eyeing my plate the whole time. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

One of them, a tall boy with sand-colored hair and long arms and legs that seemed all bones and angles, stood at home plate and commenced hitting balls out to the players. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I watched her move green beans and fatback around the plate with the fork big in her small hand. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

We put pictures from old magazines on the wall and bought two charpoys and a small hot plate to cook on. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She has droopy eyes and gold plating on her front teeth. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Time Daddy finished eating, nothing but a pile of bones left on his plate. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I filled Miles’s plate for him, since he seemed to be paralyzed from the eyes down. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

They even held mock trials, such as the one where Worsley was accused of stealing a trouser button from the offering plate of a Presbyterian church. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The woman, Martha, dished the stew onto chipped enamel plates and put some in a bowl for the deaths to pass among themselves. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She rinsed the cooking pots but used ash and sand to get the wooden plates clean. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw that his friend and his wife were looking at each other with the wide pupils of madness, so he quickly attended to his plate. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clegane had no splendor about him; his armor was steel plate, dull grey, starred by hard use and showing neither sigil nor ornament. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The children played around our feet as we washed another stack of plates. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

They were served individual plates with potato and beans on them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You may have the plates and anything else you can find around here,’ Doctor Copeland said. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Dad was refilling his plate with grilled vegetables as I scooped more saffron rice onto my own. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Want to go where I don’t have to pretend I’m not hungry, where I can eat all that’s on my plate and not feel greedy. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Good food,” said Wednesday, who had cleaned his plate with every evidence of enjoyment. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“I swear—” He shook the rice angrily from his fingers and pushed the plate away, spilling sauce and rice on the sofrah. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Lady was just in. Bought a quarter’s worth of round steak ground. Only I ground too much and here’s the rest on the plate. Just ten cents’ worth. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

On it are white plates, wineglasses, white napkins, and sparkling silverware. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

They take a seat, and my mom fills our plates. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I used one of my sharp knives to slice the loaf, set out the slices on a clean plate, and put the plate and jam on a tray. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another apprentice sketches a map, possibly for transfer onto a plate. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A satyr inched forward nervously and set a plate of barbecue in front of Tantalus. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Boom!" said Madame Hoo, placing a plate of spareribs on the table. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the mother went back into the classroom, she stood there and cursed for a while, muttering that those spirits that had sent the child to break her few plates would not succeed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It looked smaller and shabbier by daylight, but it was the same place, with the zinc-topped bar, the espresso machine, and the half-finished plate of risotto, now beginning to smell bad in the warm air. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s only then that it occurs to me that Mom has never in my life bought me an entire plate of cookies as a treat. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

One hand leaned on a metal cane identical to Deborah’s, the other held a large paper plate with at least a pint of ice cream on it, probably more. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I leave my half-eaten plate of pancakes on the table and go into my room. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Each person is to get their portion on their own plate. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She spins to face me, and I see a plate of seasoned drumsticks and stewed potatoes on our little kitchen table. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ashima sets out paper plates that have to be tripled to hold the weight of the biryani, the carp in yogurt sauce, the dal, the six different vegetable dishes she’d spent the past week preparing. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ill Santa Battaglia tasted a spoonful of the potato salad, cleaned the spoon with her tongue, and placed the spoon neatly on a paper napkin next to the plate of salad. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rose to return her emptied plate, to get herself a piece of pie, and looked over to the table where the boisterous young boys were sitting together. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I dug in, spoon clinking against the plate. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I put my finger on the edge of the first plate. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

While the water heated and the milk boiled, she stacked the plates to be taken into the dining room. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cady had just dropped Toby’s cake plate in the sudsy sink when she heard the thud from the main storeroom floor. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Who? Who does not take you seriously?” his father wanted to know, lifting his fingers from his plate, looking up at him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, they became such good friends that they even ate leftovers—beans, rice, and potatoes—from the same plate. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

When we walked down Crenshaw, she looked in the big plate glass windows of the stores along the way over and over. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I nod, grab a knife and cut an enormous slice, a quarter of the pan practically, and put it on a dinner plate. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It was one for the plate and one for her stomach. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

When she could no longer resist the hunger, Mariam ate the plate of rice and the bread. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Except for Ernie, who was too busy trying to pile everything left on his plate on the last piece of toast. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

My mom pursed her lips and stared at her plate. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I also buy a plate of mashed potatoes and gravy and a yogurt. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

His scales were black, his eyes and horns and spinal plates blood- red. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I typed in the license plate number of that black car. I don’t know what you can do with it, but I figured what the heck.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Finally, even though my plate was still full, I pushed it away. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Most foolish, ” muttered Gregory as he lifted the cover off the plate, “too foolish to be borne, a world without soup.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I stare down at my plate, embarrassed I didn’t know that. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Another plate is put in front of me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She brought the skillet over and stacked more johnnycakes and ham onto his empty plate, then went back to the stove. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

On a sprig of hope, I even called about an apartment listing on East 85th Street, a one-bedroom with hot plate for forty-five dollars a month. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He was holding an empty plate and kissed me on top of my head, the image of the two of us in the mirror, obviously related. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

It was locked from the inside, electronically, with a glass plate against the wall. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

But when Miss Bell pulls her blinds closed, the people fill their dinner plates with food, their glasses with sweet tea and gather to talk about marching. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I looked—tried to look; the yard was crowded with students—at home plate and imagined Danny standing there, grinning at me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

When you stare at the empty plate, for just a few moments you’re in the Olympics. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Then people started passing the big blue plates around and stabbing toast and pancakes and sausages with their forks. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Once everyone had eaten and the plates stopped flying, Reyna made a short speech. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I saw plates with food being taken from our dinner table and the pieces scraped into the trash. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She passes me the plate of baklava, and I help myself to a big piece. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I’d just shrug, roll my eyes, and stare down at my plate. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Daddy hands the plates to me and closes the door. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Theo taps the plate with his bat and gets into his stance. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Untying his sash, he arranged the bits of food upon the plate on the offering table. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He thanked the Lord for nearly everything under the sun, including the deviled eggs on the plate in front of him. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Milkman went into the bathroom, which served also as a pantry, and plugged in the hot plate to make himself some instant coffee. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joe snarled, “Maybe the next bullet will knock out that plate glass window you got up front, Nick.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were plates at the table, and silverware. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“And my low was knocking my chicken off my plate with my knife. I wanted to die.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She finished it quickly and dropped her plate off in a dish bin. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He glanced at Jinny, who busied herself with sitting down at the table, reaching for a plate, looking the other way. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As we passed the groaning trestle tables of food, I saw Sul Ross head for the trees with two mounded plates of cake. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He takes the plate that holds the pig’s head and puts it on the floor under the table. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Do have some more,” suggested the Mathemagician, and they continued to eat just as fast as he filled the plates. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the hammer hit a metal plate on the clock, electricity would flow from the batteries through the clocks to the fuses, igniting the explosive. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She talked them right to the bottom of their plates and through a round of seconds, but when a stink came up from the baby’s diaper, Muff sighed and held him away from her dress. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Warm, full, and humbled, I pushed back my plate. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

When it was done, she put it smoking hot on the plate. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The croquettes are fried in crackling oil and arranged with a red onion salad on plates. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was up at the plate for all of us and we wanted him to make it in the majors. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stirred my potatoes around on my plate, not wanting to look at him. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Luke tried to focus on the carrots and celery he had on his plate. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

While Dell spent years piling up plastic plates, Pattie was stacking money. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Forks and knives had been set down on the dirty plates, and drinks were half-drunk. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I stacked the plates in the sink and ran the hot water. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who needs children when you have monkeys rushing into the dining room to steal the very food off your guests’ plates! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt like throwing her plate at her grandmother. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such small things as plates, cups, bowls, and platters were made by the turners in the town. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

One who has strange visitors in a black car with a license plate number engraved on that same weird tombstone. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Amid a stream of blood and saliva, the two halves of a dental plate fell out of his mouth. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Mumtaz nodded to a pile of kebabs resting on a plate by the stove. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Her familiar room was warm, the chair was comfortable, the plate of biscuits was to hand. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m outta here,” he mumbles, getting up from his recliner and taking his plate with him. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And Iorek fell away, dislodged, and with a screech of twisting metal Iofur stood up tall, straightening the steel of his back plates by sheer strength. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She was very gentle with us and did not notice a badly washed dinner plate that left a greasy stain on the dish towel. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Breathing hard, I slam into it, like it’s home plate. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I have a second plate of hot grain smothered in beef stew. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

When Scott acted out the part of Mike, using the chicken wings on his plate, George laughed so hard she almost choked. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“You better be careful out there,” she says, setting a plate of pinto beans, rice, and pork chops down on the table. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Amid a cloud of dust, Clyde Livingston slid into home plate as the catcher caught the ball and tried to tag him out. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Even when his sandwich arrived, he ignored it, letting it curl on the plate. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“How come after Mom died,” I ask, pushing the uneaten lettuce and cucumbers and tomatoes around my plate, “you gave up on starting your own landscaping business?” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

After everyone had a plate, she came over to my table with a plate of her own. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Tía rings the little silver bell, and Adela comes out and clears all the plates, and brings dessert, which always includes the Russell Stover box with the painted-on bow. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Mom was a lot faster than I thought and when she collared me from behind at home plate all she said was, “Mister, you are in deep trouble.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

‘Not Egypt! I really don’t want to go to Egypt!' The great man reeled back in his chair as though I had slapped him in the face with a plate of poached eggs. ‘ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those plates, with their amateur finishing, the slight lumpiness of the edges, would never be shown in the presence of guests in Nigeria. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There were no times, no dates, no license plate numbers. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“So while you guys played that last game, I took the liberty of running the guy’s license plate.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

A number of things are kept there: stockpiles of metal used by the convicts to manufacture automobile license plates, lumber, old machinery, baseball paraphernalia—and also an unpainted wooden gallows that smells faintly of pine. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My name is Winky, sir — and you, sir —” Her dark brown eyes widened to the size of side plates as they rested upon Harry’s scar. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Richard makes me a plate of plantain and oatmeal, since the salt fish is still stewing. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They all hurried to the kitchen for plates, and outdoors to fill the plates with snow. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Haymitch has finished several platters of stew, he pushes back his plate with a sigh. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was a pile of sticks, about the size of a heaping plate of spaghetti. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Toby stood up and walked into the kitchen, starting to get plates down from the cupboard. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Justin is polishing off a plate of eggs, sausage, and hash browns. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

We were still just learning how things could change in a minute—how you could be in the middle of putting plates on the table when the phone rings with bad news. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Carefully she filled Joe’s plate, and it was fun to see his face—it was so surprised. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“No, sweet. Fairy blood does not make you clumsy. That’s human. You don’t see me dropping plates, do you?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mother was serving the plates, and dropped peas all over the tablecloth. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I whirled around, but it was only Grandfather picking his way across the broken plates. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kosi took a piece of pineapple from his plate and ate it. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The plate of bread sits on the floor outside her door, untouched except by the mouse that nibbles the bread and scurries away at my approach. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes later, Celeste brought out a tray with three bowls of tomato rice soup and a plate of saltines. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

She took us over to one of the big pots and filled up our tin plates. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I finish eating, making sure I eat every single morsel of food on the plate. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She had been too distracted to notice the house’s disarray on her previous visit, the grimed plates, sawdust, and piles of clothes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Do that one more time, you’re going to the Fire Swamp” is as common as “Clean your plate; people are starving in China.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She props the phone/flashlight under her chin, hefts Hector up higher on her hip, and transfers the hot dog bites onto a plate with a spatula. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Luke got up and told the boys to take care of their plates, to brush their teeth and get ready for bed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I scuttle to the kitchen through the dining room and busy myself ladling things into bowls and serving plates. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Beth stands up and puts her plate in the sink. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Using the curved peel as a plate, I fed it to Otto and me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I took the bread from my plate and broke it into three pieces which I handed to the twins and Nell. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Morning servants wheel in breakfast carts and set out tea and plates. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He leads me first to the kitchen where he picks up a plate of ham sandwiches and two botdes, and then upstairs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The mustard-pot got up and walked over to his plate on thin silver legs that waddled like the owl’s. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She placed a plate in front of Air. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Hungry by the time a plate was finally laid in her lap, Celaena became a bit more than irritated when the captain did not immediately remove her irons. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She placed a small jar of cream at his plate and took up the letter again. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jam and Redemption sat at the table, and Bitter slid them a plate with some dodo on it, the oil draining away on folded paper towels. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

They came up to the first-base side of the wire screen behind home plate and stood there in a silent black-and-white mass, holding bats and balls and gloves in their hands. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Uncle Al is in the pie car, sitting behind a plate of steak and fries. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The girl with the piercings set the plate of brownies on the table where the lemonade was. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As Maria watched, her father and his apprentices carved maps and illustrations onto copper plates. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I take some of the lettuce and add it to my plate. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

A kid ran over with a plate of fries from the concession stand. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She'd cooked for us with care, putting broccoli and Brussels sprouts on our plates and requiring that we eat them. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Hand me your plate,” he said to me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They started plunking it down in front of us in tin plates or bowls. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later I saw her by the supper table, her keen eyes searching the food, and she heaped a plate high with salmon and lobster mayonnaise and went off into a corner. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the suffocating cabin, maddened by the vibration of the metal plates and the unbearable stench of the mud stirred up by the paddle wheel, Meme lost track of the days. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Fadi took a spoonful of tangy homemade yogurt and plopped it onto his plate, next to a pile of stewed cauliflower. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He looked around for a table to set the plate on. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, Pops, guess where I picked Starr up from yester—” “The plates are in the bottom of that box,” I say. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne laid out fine bone china and carefully placed the ornately embossed silverware beside the plates and wine crystal. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Christopher held his fork still over his plate. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And most nights Mrs. Grasso sent one of the kids down to invite her and Papa to join them for heaping plates of pasta or bowls of garlicky soup with chi chi beans. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

She lifted the grilled cheese onto a plate and put the plate in front of me on the counter. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

When I placed one at Shawn’s plate, he again jabbed his finger into my ribs. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They broke the little blue plate she loved. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The guardhouse used to have windows on the sides and in its door, but metal plates and black bars weave across the space where glass ought to be. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

My computer is closed, and there’s a sandwich on a plate on my desk. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Even as I said it, I could feel the smile on my lips, and I realized I’d probably been grinning into my plate for the last few minutes. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

"Go stand by the plate, Anna. Watch me—you swing like this." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘You’ve been getting your dinners here free for two weeks and now you’re feeling out for breakfast. I don’t care, not me. But I’ll warn the women to put on an extra plate.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each copper plate had a hole in its center, and though they were not shaped in the conventional way, they were undoubtedly keyholes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Johnny, our center fielder, was at the plate. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We threw the ball around a few more minutes, and then I went up to home plate for some batting practice. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

When I returned to the cafeteria, Mr. Irvin handed me my plate, but I waved it away. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

My aunt continually brought us huge plates of rice, fish, stew, and plantains. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

When she thumped down the basement steps with them and two glasses of milk, the plate she handed Quentin was piled twice as high as mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hennessey, who was working catcher, casually hands him a bat as he steps up to the plate, and I jog to take over for her. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

He was reminded of going back to the village with his mother at Christmas, aunties offering him plates of chin-chin. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Actually, he would have filled a lot of plates.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

And then there is suddenly a plate with salty pork strips, which appear from nowhere. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She has her husband and her house now, her pillowcases and her plates. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a plate and looked at the wide array of pastries, fruit, and yogurt cups. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Servants rush in to clear plates and refresh drinks and set down more savory bites and sweet treats. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Either way, I was tired of eating standing up, so I set my plate down, slowly climbed over the bench, and slipped my legs under the table. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Mother has turned and noticed the necklace of plates. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

We’d get a plate every Sunday after church, and I always looked forward to the passion fruit juice, so sweet bees would fly all around me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I could not eat the tart; and the plumage of the bird, the tints of the flowers, seemed strangely faded: I put both plate and tart away. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No. I guess not. No plates are out.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She puts a little plate on the table: our fortune cookies. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When we got home, Sisi brought up our lunch, rice and fried beef, on fawn-colored elegant plates, and Jaja and I ate alone. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

My mom set two fruit and cheese plates on our coffee table for guests who were on the couch folding letters and licking envelopes. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

And when the meat course was brought out, he served her himself, slicing a queen's portion from the joint, smiling as he laid it on her plate. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Johnny looked down at his plate and smiled. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We share a giant plate of greasy fries at a picnic table by the stage. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Flowers by themselves, plates of fruit and cuts of meat, with or without lobsters. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Turner stepped back from the plate and let the bat swing low a couple of times. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She could shut her eyes and see the long damask-covered table, set with gold and silver plate. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Usually there would be a tide line of empty cups and glasses and plates with scraps of food surrounding it, which I didn’t like as much. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

At last there wasn’t a crumb left, for it is not really polite for a pigeon or a dove to leave anything on the plate. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I made you some cake,” Cady said, holding out the small plate with the fork balanced just so. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

They reached the first of the modern buildings and Mr. Grin pressed his hand against a glass plate next to the door. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

His mother sends someone to pick up pizzas, and they take over the game room on the third floor with paper plates and bottles of Shiner shipped in from Texas. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I can even hold a plate up on my left knee. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I didn’t take my eyes from the plate of food as I spoke. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I tossed my plate in the trash and walked through the hall to my bedroom and plopped down on my bed. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Jennifer comes home and asks me to put my plate in the dishwasher and clean up the mess I made in the microwave. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Dad hasn’t noticed I’ve just been moving the food around my plate. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

When Dustfinger took the plate away the fairy didn’t even raise her head. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I wore a starched white jacket out in the dining room, where the waiters would put the customers’ dirty plates and silver on big aluminum trays which I would take back to the kitchen’s dishwashers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

We wandered over to the first area—Space Is Dangerous—and watched a video of a hole being blown through a thick metal plate by a simulated meteoroid. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I need to get them out of the apartment,” Luke said, grabbing the plates. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

So after devouring a plate of delicious kan-yenya, the Pope washed his hands and walked out with the police. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

There was a waiter loading up with a batch of plates full of pink ice-cream. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

When their table was full of plates, they moved to another one, where they ordered desserts — apple pie, cherry pie. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She measures the three bites of turkey left on my plate and the bread crumbs that I scattered next to it. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I held it in my hands and remembered when we had come, how carefully I had set the plates in the cabinet once they were unpacked. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Why should the child not break a plate? What food is there to eat from it anyway?” the breast-feeding woman asked sourly, still sniffling. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As soon as they ate one plateful, they filled their plates with snow again, and Grandma poured more syrup on it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She donned thick black breeches, a quilted tunic, and a green leather jerkin covered with overlapping plates of steel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The rest goes on a plate for our lunch. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

A plate of chin-chin was balanced on top of the drinks. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Dude, we gotta bounce before she makes us do laundry or something,” Sneaky says, taking his plate to the sink. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She slid a plate into the microwave oven and pushed a button. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder how long I can keep pushing that piece of rabbit around my plate. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every night afterward, she’d take her plate and eat in her room, alone with the Beatles and their yellow submarine. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Chris also took a big bouquet of her chrysanthemums, golden colored and as big as dinner plates. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

A plasma, a gas of charged particles, is just like a metal plate as far as the Casimir effect is concerned. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The Great Hall, with its four long House tables and its staff table set at the top of the room, was decorated as usual with floating candles that made the plates below glitter and glow. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Enoch’s mother stared at her plate, mouthing a prayer to herself. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

If he made us think he was wild, the batter might step back from the plate and not have the right concentration either. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lunch is done family-style, with servers bringing big trays loaded down with bowls and plates to the tables. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

She runs water in the sink and dumps the plates and utensils into it with a loud clatter. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“The whole kitchen clean as a collection plate. What you talkin’ about?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The plate itself is bad, yes, but not the plate rack, the kind the dealer gives you to advertise the dealership.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Platt simply moved to a different seat at the dining table each night, was served there, and, without a word, left the plates for some future period. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Celaena said nothing and pushed her carrots around on her plate. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Even I know better than to drive a car near trouble, particularly Rocinante, with New York license plates. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brought her plate to the sink and left the room. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I look down at my plate of pork and sauerkraut. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Here y’are,” she said, and held out a plate with a fork and two fried eggs on it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

His armor was plate steel, enameled white and bright as a maiden’s hopes, and worn over gilded mail. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I grabbed it, slammed it onto a plate, and started smearing butter on it so hard that I ripped the bread. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then Danny cut the remainder of the chalah into small pieces, gave a piece to his brother, and handed the plate to the old man sitting next to me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I set the sandwiches on my least chipped enamelware plate, covered them with a clean towel, and grabbed my overcoat and shawl. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I promise, Mama,” he said, standing up and grabbing his plate. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Jesse sat on the floor and used the seat of a chair for a table, but the others held their plates in their laps. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is a plate with five chunks of moldy cheese on it. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He’d slip a plate holder into the back of the camera. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I noticed a large truck with Georgia license plates in your driveway the other day,” Millie said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

His eyes dart to something over my shoulder, and he suddenly shoves the waffle plate across the table, almost dumping it in my lap. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Piling my plate high, Angelina did nothing to dispel this impression. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I step back into the box, tap the plate a couple of times, bounce the bat off my shoulder, and bring it about my head. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

It’s more like one of those divided metal plates with separate sections for starch, meat, and veggies. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She walked slowly behind the plate, with her hands in the pockets of her beaver coat, and finally sat down on a misplaced players’ bench just beyond third base. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“She loved her dolls. She would hold little tea parties for them in the garden, and I would make these teeny-tiny sandwiches for their plates.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure, Dad,” I say as I take my plate to the sink. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The steak plates were piled high on the stove with their brown juice and their white grease sticking them together. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glance at the plates—it is Mom’s car. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She's spreading out her large stack of winning pairs when Didu comes with a tray of tea cups, a tea kettle, and a plate of cookies. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The students scoured, wiped and dried bedpans and bottles till they shone like dinner plates. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mother pressed her Ups together tightly and set a second piece of chicken on my plate. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crick’s handwritten scribbles—A, C, T, and G—still adorn the plates. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Jessie sat at the table and poked at the food getting cold on her plate. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She sweeps the plate from my hands and sets it on the table. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He stepped to the plate, hit a hard grounder to the pitcher, who fumbled it for a moment then threw it to first. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“So,” I said, sliding his plate in front of him, “my birthday is this Saturday.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the record played, Albert picked up chairs, collected oyster shells, relit candles, and straightened the plates and silverware. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

On a china plate on the kitchen table was a spool of black cotton, and a long silver needle, and, beside them, two large black buttons. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

They went on board a riverboat, the wooden wheel of which had a sound of conflagration, and whose rusted metal plates reverberated like the mouth of an oven. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Hungry as he was, he couldn’t eat much of Vernell’s breakfast, so he pushed the scrambled eggs, hominy, fried apples around in the plate, gulped coffee and talked a lot. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s not worth anything without the plate block!” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But it was also a fragile plate, one that would last only until fate smiled on some other quarterback rising up out of some other mud puddle. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was less talk and laughter at dinner because the TV was on and my cousins took their plates to the living room. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The boy set his plate down on the tarp. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

New Hampshire is guys in hunting caps and pickup trucks with license plates bearing the feisty slogan “Live Free or Die.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Waiters were buzzing about all over the place, carrying plates and dishes. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I took the mushroom home, brushed off the soil, and put it on a plate. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Dad started cutting the cake and Mom helped him with the plates. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Before long, Bertha told everybody to go inside and load up their plates, and those boys like to busted the door down racing to the kitchen. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He had a V plate of boiled beans in one thick, stub-fingered hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Here it just seemed to hang in the currents of the air until it found the convenient moment to plop onto the granite plate. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

There are covered plates by our front door. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The ice cream on my plate continues to melt. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Annie pointed to Luke’s plate, which was just a collection of carrots and apple slices. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

As everyone finished, the only sounds to be heard were the creaking of chairs, the pushing of plates, the licking of spoons, and, of course, a few words from the Humbug. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

After we were finished, Kazi took away the plates and went back into the kitchen. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her starboard hull plate had been removed, her engine dismantled, and her crankshaft and rod bearings lay exposed. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

As Connie took the plates away, I noticed a stack of newspapers that had obviously been read before I got there. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother decided to dish him out a plate every evening. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Aunt Goldie set an enormous glass of cold milk by my plate. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s incomplete. It’s got potential, but you gave up. Perhaps I should stop by your house with a plate of gingersnaps and have a chat with your mama.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She stabbed a fry into the little plastic ketchup pot on her plate. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Sam memorized the New York license plate, then walked to the cab and looked in. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He coated my naan with marmalade, placed it on a plate. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The authorities have traced the partial license plate and VIN from the vehicle that exploded to a rental agency on the Illinois-lndiana border. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Jacob, could you hand me some plates? They’re in the cupboard over the sink.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Poking through the earth at the workers’ feet was something that resembled the edge of a dinner plate. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

If his first-pitch fastball is where I want it—low and over the outside corner of the plate—I’m swinging hard, making contact, and driving the ball. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Cradling my plate on crossed legs, I flip back the swim cap that’s attached to my suit and undo my hair. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

There’s a clattering of pots and pans, a clinking of dinner plates. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, there’s plenty of work going,” Hildy says, standing and taking up her plate. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I moved the plate around in front of me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I put the last plate away in the cupboard, put my coins in my pocketbook for the offering, grab my coat and my Bible, and close the door behind us. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The dishes were trimmed with gold, the silver cutlery was freshly polished, and a crystal goblet sat by each plate. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Florentine would sneak a piece of bacon from the paper-toweled plate on the stove and say with surprise, “My heavenly bed’s not ready yet!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” Baby said, and pretended to focus on her empty plate. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She grabs Dylan’s plate of spaghetti and tries to dump it over his head. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He buys Enrique a plate of eggs and refried beans and a soda, another gift. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Five stars,” Diego said, looking down at his completely clean plate. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

While all that’s going on, Dad inspected every fork, knife, plate, and glass, since he used to be a dishwasher in that place. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s all about rhythm and timing at the plate; you know that. A few milliseconds is the difference between a home run and a foul ball.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She turned and frowned, framed in the door; behind her in the gloom, circuits of soiled plates glowed faintly like the lunar phases. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The ball went about as high as a young pine, then turned, slowly spun its seams once or twice, and sauntered on down until it bounced softly on the granite plate. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“If I had his hands, and one quarter his wit, I’d be eating off silver plates inside a year.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You got that right. Just relax now. Slow it down, get it over the plate, and let the fielders give you a hand.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare at a big red lobster on my plate, trying to figure out how to dig into it to get to the meat. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Gathering her plate and glass, she went inside. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I lay down a place mat and Alexa tops it with a plate. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I put my finger to the next plate and send it shattering to the floor as well. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He ran over the thick snowy mantle on the rocky ground faster than he’d ever done, and the armor plates shifted under her in a regular swinging rhythm. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He put down two embroidered place mats, a wedding gift from an uncle in Lucknow, and set out the plates and wineglasses they usually saved for guests. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I add, "No ale. But you can have a plate of food. On me." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I toss my stuff to the floor, wash my hands at the kitchen sink, and fill plates for us both, a double-large portion for him. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

When it’s time to work, I go to the plate shop, and always do what I’m asked. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The king clapped his hands once more and the waiters reappeared carrying plates heaped high with steaming squares of all sizes and colors. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes, Ma rushes into the kitchen and begins to toss aluminum bowls, plates, spoons, forks, and knives into a big pot. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon a stack rose on each of our plates, and we ate. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He asked her with a mean little smile, “Who were you showing off for here, with your tablecloth and your fancy plate?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His meals had always appeared on China plates and silver trays as if by magic. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

I opened a cabinet and got out a plate. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She took the silence as permission and lit up a cigarette and sat puffing in silence, even after Kat put a plate with cheese and lettuce sandwiches on her lap. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s holding a plastic knife and a stack of plates, and she seems to be making a point of not looking at Nick or Abby. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I watch him secretly from the kitchen, where he’s left a blueberry muffin for me on a small plate. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I need for Mitch to stay on his side of the plate. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

There were four plates of roast pork and vegetables. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

In this way she gained seventy-eight cents in coins previously designated for the church collection plate. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“That’s not the worst part. That imaging plate allows the school to scan bodies.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But Rondell just looked at me with a blank face, wadding up the plate I’d just given him, and told me: “Who?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I took another plate from the cabinet and dropped it, too, watching it bloom at my feet. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The inedible cookie made a thud when it landed on the plate. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked like a shining silver plate hanging in the sky, and on a clear night it seemed almost close enough that a cow could jump over it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He left his food on his plate under his hands. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he emerged, he was seated at a table and given a plate of tortillas and beans by a man in a black uniform with the emblem of a beehive on one sleeve. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“May I see the plates again, please, doctor?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

"When I came out here this morning, Dad was knocked out on the couch. So I made him a plate." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Ma never allowed them to play with their food at table; they must always eat nicely everything that was set before them, leaving nothing on their plates. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ash shrugged, and put the bread on a plate alongside the cheese. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scott had gnawed silently on a chicken wing while Mom ate her salad, but once she got up and approached the appetizer bar, he dropped the bone onto his plate. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She handed me a plate and a glass of milk and said, “Boy, you can take it over to that chair along the sideboard.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were cans of soda and a lot of paper plates and forks and presents. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time I rest my head on his shoulder, looking at the words we’ve written and the song we’ve created, and then at the license plate again. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Pearl. I get these plates back to you in the morning.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Moisture forms all around the edges of the plate, where the meat heats the surface. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Then she dipped the plate in an acid bath. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Half-eaten plates of food, shattered liquor bottles, and pieces of broken furniture from a drunken rampage scatter his quarters. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Looking up at the Massachusetts license plates on the mantel—ones from 1928 and 1929—I’m reminded of how superstitious the local fishermen are. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

In addition to the food on the table, there is a to-go fried chicken dinner, a fish and chips plate, a fresh fruit plate, and six large pickles. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

They take them one by one and put them through the plate press, changing the numbers as they go. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He works as a carpenter, making desks and tables, and sometimes he makes license plates. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“You saw him every day in school, Cathy. Has he seemed sad lately? Did you notice anything that might mean—” Cathy looked down at her plate and then up. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

This time the doctor performed a titanium cranioplasty— which is a fancy way of saying she put a titanium plate in my head. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She looks like one of those white kids in Christmas movies who wake up to a tree packed with presents underneath—like the whole world was just handed to her on a gold-rimmed plate. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

I paused to take a bite of the corn muffin on my plate. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

A yellow license plate meant Jews and blue meant Arabs. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Fried egg and cheese sandwiches on my plate. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then Bull, in an expansive mood, shouted, “Chow down, troops,” lifting a piece of roast from the platter and biting into it before the meat even touched his plate. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over a big plate of jambalaya, Larry told me that the best thing about Gloria’s house was we were so close to Bourbon Street. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks, man,” Daddy says, and they exchange plates. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Her eyes slid past empty plates, crumbled bits of cornbread, a smear of potatoes in a casserole dish. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The girl ladled some onto a plate for an old man who stood holding a bottle of red wine in one hand. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

When we met him, he had only a medal plate holding his jaw together. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The third doctor handed him one of the plates. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He stepped to the granite plate and took a couple of slow swings. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I nod and slide her plate off the counter, so she can bring it with her to the couch. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

They jumped up so fast to get to him that they practically knocked our plates off the table, but one of the people with the Jamaican sprinter stopped them. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He took one side of the metal plate and glanced back. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And when I had finished, he nodded and said, “We should probably discuss this over a piping hot plate of Resurrection.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I tried one of the cookies on the plate before me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad pushes his plate away, his dinner untouched. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Everything she said used to please him, intrigue him, make him look up from his plate and nod with approval. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“She’ll bring you a plate, and you will share my dinner. There’s always enough for two—even three.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the kitchen stood a black-haired boy about Salvador’s age, scraping uneaten food off plates into big garbage pails. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

And then Pattie lights incense that is in the shape of a triangle and she places it on a red plate. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I walked back into the kitchen and rested my plate on the counter. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The undiminished zoo of particles presses on the outside of the plates, and without the full complement on the inside, the plates are crushed together, even in the deepest vacuum. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The food was good, and it came mounded on steaming plates, more than any one person could eat. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She handed me a plate, barely looking up at me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

They crowd my plate, butting up against the muffins, staining the starched paper with little brown flecks and clear spots of grease. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Claudia looked down at her plate, looked up at me and moaned, “Why, it’s nothing but macaroni and cheese.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bryce, quit it!” my mom yells, and both of us are soon on our knees picking up packages of paper plates and paper cups covered in hearts and containers of heart confetti. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

In our living room, we have a very tall glass cabinet where Ma keeps a lot of plates and little ornaments, but especially all the delicious, pretty candies. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s surrounded by bowls of coarse white sugar and lumps of natural brown sugar, and various cookies, fruits, and sweets arranged on plates. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Across from me, Angie toyed with her food, dispersing it over her plate so that it would look as if she’d eaten it. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I took the plates and glasses from the table and left them to fuss about milk and milking. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I wish Martín didn’t wear Mira Bro. It’s nasty, smelling that deodorant mixed with food and dirty plates for five hours.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When the chicken and rice are ready, Mama ladles it onto plates. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Just before the road into the park, there was a small general store, its one plate glass window cluttered with signs for circuses, garage sales, and church suppers. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He unscrews the back plate, waggles the tubes back and forth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Dad and Jennifer watch the division on my plate, but they don’t say anything about it. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Mom handed Dad a cup of tea, me hot chocolate, and set out a plate of my favorite, Mom’s chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Marie-Laure sits at the square table, a plate of cookies in front of her, and imagines the old women with veiny hands and milky eyes and oversize ears. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Brows lifted, questioning, Jay points at my plate. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I have to scrape Dad’s plate before I put it in the dishwasher. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward and spun the plate of wing bones onto the coffee table. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I take a seat, and within seconds, her 36Ds are in my face as she puts a plate down in front of me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I remembered Danny Saunders standing in front of the plate and staring at me with that idiot grin on his lips. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She simply asked the house help, Agnes, to leave some food in the pot for him and to clear away dirty plates from his room. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I work at banging the license plate flat again, scribble down Another of those terrible times, and add it to the wall of my room, which is already covered in notes just like this. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Some of the stores were old with graceful eaves and cornices; others had been modernized or sterilized with plate glass windows and neon; still others were new. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Washed plates with cold water and bars of soap. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The conference table is completely covered in desserts—tall frosted cakes, huge plates of cookies, steaming pies. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Miss Trotter banged her fork against her plate and so did Ma Charles. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Rogers went round the table collecting the meat plates. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The table was laid with beautifully painted china plates. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tiller passed around tin plates, which Sairy heaped with eggs and bacon and warm biscuits. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I came back with some candy on a plate. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She lined up the vitamin pills by each person’s plate and made sure they were swallowed. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Your daughter's a cheat and a liar," the father said, taking his plate of fish and placing it on his knees. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“No, that’s not it. I . Biddy was staring into her plate. She sure wasn’t going to be no help. “It’s just Ellen and Jen is my friends and it don’t seem right that they ... Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They came in a pickup truck with Federal Government plates and parked close to the hibiscus bushes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t feel hungry anymore so I put my plate in the dishwasher. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen, our helpers cut brown roasted ducks and arranged white moon-shaped cakes on a large blue plate. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s eaten his tandoori roast chicken, but the curried peas and potatoes are piled in a lumpy hill on the side of his plate. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Instead of smooth plates—which you might expect on a metal ship—it’s still made of grooved planks, but they seem to have changed at the molecular level, like wood that has petrified into copper. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

There will be the click of knives against china, a clink as she sets down her fork, with a barely audible sigh, leaving half the contents of her plate untouched. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand to get the plates but Daddy grabs my shoulder. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

It swoops in low and drops a letter on HARRY’s plate. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Uncle Carlos pushes his red eggs around his plate. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

A plate of biscuits and jam was dropped off then, and Moss pulled it toward him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then she set a tray of Pillsbury biscuits on the kitchen table and ladled out a plate of the beans for each of us kids. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘Any old leftovers will do. Just put them on a plate. You don’t even have to bother to heat them.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She puts a biscuit and some ham on a plate, then takes the ham back off. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He picked at the chicken on his plate. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Emma flinches as the milk floods her plate, then soaks the tablecloth and starts to drip on the new carpet. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

There were plates at the top that could be switched out for different destinations. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Next to his plate, she put a small bowl of blueberries. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

She loaded the tray with plates of cold sliced tongue, cheddar cheese, brown bread, and a bowl of pickles. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ignored them and continued stuffing three plates with food for the other kids. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Seema,” my mother said, “can you get a plate for them?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

As a result of extensive surgery, his right leg had a steel plate in it with eight bolt holes. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maya said, but she was already pushing back her chair, grabbing her plate, and motioning to Grace to follow her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He hopped up on the table and considered the plate full of macaroni and cheese. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Now, even a parking lot and out-of-state license plates and strip malls in the distance wink with hope. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Because the virtual photons between the plates can have only the resonant wavelengths, there will be slightly fewer of them than in the region outside the plates where virtual photons can have any wavelength. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took the pieces of ham and bacon from Fern’s plate. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She picks up her plate and trots out of the room, calling to Jordan. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I clench my fists around the plate rims. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This isn’t too bad with lots of jelly,” I said, setting plates before the kids. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Bridge and Tab were silent while he fed her with his fingers—a piece of bread and then a piece of meat from the foil-covered plate. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Grandma picked the oysters out of the stuffing and pushed them to the side of her plate. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dinner is served,” she announced, carrying this big plate of congealed spaghetti. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Compared to my meal, hers looks like a heart attack on a plate. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Barbarossa stared into his plate, his lips tightly pressed together. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He stares at his plate, deep in concentration. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Stanley had never been one to leave food on his plate, no matter how it tasted. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

There are delicious smells in the room, cabbage, potatoes, and the pig’s head, but when Dad lifts the head from the pot to a plate Malachy says, Oh, the poor pig. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The ball went to the plate fast and straight, and dropped just below his swing. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

On top of the furnace, a pile of paper plates, some with scallop-edged pizza crusts. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He washed his cup and plate and knife and fork and spoon and saucepan, put them away. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlise says that farm-to-table means that the chicken is supposed to still be clucking when it’s on your plate and the vegetables taste like wet soil. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Milo looked around at everyone busily stuffing himself and then back at his own unappetizing plate. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

She hung the apron on a peg by the stove as Peach put his napkin on his plate and pushed in his chair. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I shoveled stale-smelling chili onto my plate and poked my fork at the lumpy chunks of beef, kidney beans, and vegetables. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He takes slices from the two cheeks, places them on our plates and smears them with mustard. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The smell of cold and horse and oiled leather filled her nose, and she could see the lacings of each small plate of their armor. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

From a street vendor, Tariq bought them each a plate of boiled beans topped with thick cilantro chutney. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The cafeteria clamored with the sounds of plastic trays against wooden tables and forks scraping plates, but any conversations were muted. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Now, this is real nice,” she said, her fork poised above her plate. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“God, never mind,” Grace said, pushing her plate away. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

His food, which was sitting on the plate in front of him, very innocent and oblivious, gets destroyed over the next twenty seconds as he eats half of it. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mark’s mom brought out two plates piled high with spaghetti and meatballs. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

There is no question of skipping this meal; on the contrary, for ten evenings the three of them are strangely hungry, eager to taste the blandness on their plates. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

From one, filled with boiling water, she fished out three metal plates with a pair of tongs and clanged them onto the table. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ma had put some okree and potatoes and dandelion greens and a big piece of Mrs. Brown’s cherry pie on the plate. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I sprint for home plate and jump on it with both feet, and when I do, I take a second like I said I would. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Toby reached and took down another plate, putting it with the others as Luke began spooning noodles onto the boys’ plates. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Chima and Obiora used plastic ones while the rest of us had plain glass plates, bereft of dainty flowers or silver lines. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Across their facades ran enormous plates of polished gold. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Would you like me to make you a to-go plate too, Max?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

For decades afterward, Washington crewmembers were feted at the end of each rowing year with a Loyal Shoudy banquet, where each found a purple tie waiting at his plate. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The table filled up with olives, purple marinated turnips, plates of baba ghanouj and hummus, and hot flat breads, even before the real lunch came. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

So far he’s been doing a pretty good job of not thinking about much of anything, but he don’t say no to a plate of pancakes. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ketchup-wigged french fries would march across our plates, engaging in brief affairs or heated disputes over carrot coins while burly chicken legs guarded the perimeter, ready to jump in should things get out of hand. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Jaja was walking out of the dining room with his plate. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

A hiss, a crash, and I gallop off with the plate clamped against my chest with both hands. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madame Maxime was concentrating on her plate, and Harry thought her eyes looked red. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I go in to collect they plates and I hear Miss Hilly say, “I’m up to Chapter Seven,” and I freeze, the plates in my hand clattering. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head as he places the plates in the sink. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

When the kids said, “Automatic walk,” the girl who was quieter than I kneeled with one end of the bat in each hand and placed it carefully on the plate. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The plates came that afternoon, the doctor had said by God he would have them that afternoon and he did. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Will cut off the edging of fat from his steak and pushed it to the side of his plate. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Meggie was quick to take the plate before it dropped, and put the piece of cake on it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Hi, Barb. We thought you were off tonight. Can we make you a plate? Stella’s just about to start the entertainment.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

My mom brings me a plate of food, and I am content. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then she plopped into her desk chair with a sigh and offered Ivy a plate. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Maxine gently taps me on my leg and whispers, “Wrong fork. Use the one farthest from the plate and work your way in throughout dinner.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I looked down at the jollof rice, fried plantains, and half of a drumstick on my plate and tried to concentrate, tried to get the food down. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Mid-Atlantic team, led by a skinny kid from Maryland named Elliott Schilpp, who could do some serious damage to a plate of food, scored the Eating It Up medal for reading while eating. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The walls hold cupboards lined with cutlery and plates, piles of silk, linen, candles, and bottles of every kind. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

There were plates of scones, cookies, and muffins, fresh butter and jam—all of which, Annabeth figured, were incredibly fattening; unless, of course, you were the immortal goddess of love. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ll look after your mama. She’d want you in school,” Grandma said as she fixed me a big plate of fried eggs. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

As Grandma India was scooping up the collard greens onto our plates and Papa was cutting the chicken and cornbread, I heard the front door open and Mother called out to us. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, you was hungry for sure,” said Marlene as she cleared away the plates. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

I could hear the dessert plates rattling as Mama took them out of the china cabinet. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She heaped a mound of it in the middle of my plate, where it quivered, its watery edges green where they met the blue. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I pulled Fred’s license plate CD case out of my backpack. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

With the tines of her fork, Molly mashes the hamburger into her plate, hoping to grind it into oblivion. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

You spin round and round, fighting the chemical-induced thickness of the air, and hurl the plate, certain you’re about to win a gold medal. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Eliza stood patiently while the men heaped food on their plates. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

She reached for what was left on Miss Ohio’s plate. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Did you eat? I can warm you up a plate,” Naomi said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She listened attentively, reached out and took a triangle of buttered toast from my plate and ate it as she listened. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Last night George had eaten two plates of roast beef, veal and ham pie, carrots sweet as candy, and a mysterious dessert called meringue pudding. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Peggy placed a plate, knife, fork, spoon, sugar, cream, and bread before him; then she dished up the bacon and eggs. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They walked to the rear of the house, which looked exactly like the front, and knocked at the door, whose name plate read “THE MIDGET.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stabbed her fork into the thigh on her plate and took a big bite. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I remove a stack of plates and set them on the island counter that is in full view of the Netbook. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Some faces were white, like clean plates; other black like ebony. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was also rather troublesome having to use dwarf cups and plates and knives and forks. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I scrubbed each plate, then handed it over to Momly, who wiped it, then put it back up in the cabinet. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Well, nowhere yet. I just met a few people in town and ...” Susan Byrd came in with a tray of coffee cups and a plate of wide pale cookies. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grace looked at her plate for a second, then back at Lauren. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Dinner is served!” she announces, and places our plates in front of us with a flourish. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Instead, Mom puts her fork down on her plate. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Daddy sets out two plates, two spoons, and a loaf of bread. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Whatever it was, he found himself holding out his plate like Kuda and asking for more. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A sudden boom sounded from outside, the second one this evening, but louder and closer than the first, rattling silverware and plates. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The walls bore the same ornamental plates, each featuring a highly colored, beribboned kitten, gamboling and frisking with sickening cuteness. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I picked up the backpack, but before I could hand it off, I looked at the license plate CD case and stuffed it into the bag. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I picked up a porcelain plate, but then I noticed the others grabbing metal ones from a separate cabinet. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

And as the lady set the plates in front of us, piled up with Chinese goodness, Coach quickly gathered all our forks and knives. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

There was ink to be mixed, paint powder to grind, and copper plates to polish and wipe. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

After a minute, Tab’s mom took the plate from her father. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Here,” he says, rolling a few sausage links from his plate onto mine. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The stranger sat down, shook his mane of dark gray hair out of his face, pulled a plate of sausages toward him, raised it to what was left of his nose, and sniffed it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

We each gobble up what’s on our plates and go for seconds and thirds till it’s gone. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I took my time making chai and arranging a plate of biscuits on a wooden tray. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It was rust-red, and crudely riveted together: great sheets and plates of dented discolored metal that scraped and screeched as they rode over one another. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

We float the plates and glasses in the dish pan and dive-bomb them with the spoons and knives, whispering “Bombs away.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The replete and satisfied Labrador had eaten ravenously that evening, cleaning up bowls of fresh milk and plates of food with a bottomless appetite. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two balanced brass plates made up the scales. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

He held a teacup in one hand and a plate with cake in the other. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He mumbled something into his plate which we couldn’t hear. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

For now, there was a wooden cross and a gray rock the size of a dinner plate lying flat on the ground in front of it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other demigods stared at their plates, except for Percy, who continued to enjoy his pizza. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He sat upright, played with his uniform hat among the plates, which still lay on the table from the lodgers' evening meal, and looked now and then at the motionless Gregor. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was balancing a plate of cake on top of each cup, setting them down deftly and shoving one toward me as he took his chair. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upon rising, the athletes sipped cocoa and grazed from plates of pastries. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

On the dais, Lord Wyman attacked a steaming plate of lampreys as if they were an enemy host. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Inside the huts, girls sat on the ground fanning red charcoals with a bamboo fan or an old plate, or simply by blowing to start the fire under the big pots. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

In the few short minutes it took to scrounge up some food, the plate on the table had grown hot to the touch. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Avery fiddled with the experiment as only a microbiologist could, growing the bacteria in various cultures, adding beef-heart broth, removing contaminant sugars, and growing the colonies on plates. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I picked his plate up off the floor and tried to scoop up some of the bigger bread crumbs. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Time to face the dinner plate,” Mom murmured, grimacing as the smell of burnt beef and sour tomato sauce filled the room. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I handed my sword to Julian and strapped on the protective plate. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled a platter of salmon toward him and piled it on his plate. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As we ate, I hoped no one noticed that I pushed my food about my plate because my stomach didn’t want breakfast. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sudden rush floods over me as I hear him remove the foil from the plate. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She pushed the plate across the table to Shadow. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

In some plates, caterpillars and pupae are shown with the wrong adults. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

From her plate he picked up the oil stick she hadn’t eaten yet, dipped it in the soybean milk. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

After supper, Cole washed the dishes at the water’s edge, gingerly rubbing gravel on the plates to clean them. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Garrett’s rind is still on his plate like a wide green grin. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She puts miso soup in matching blue bowls and puts a California roll and a sweet potato tempura roll on a plate for me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Over the clatter of knife and plate and the low mutter of table talk, he heard Patchface singing, . . dance, my lord, dance my lord,” to the accompaniment of jangling cowbells. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I help her scrape the plates, wash and dry the dishes. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

The idea is improvisation: the foil containers that come from salad bars can be reused as dishes; the lone plate becomes a cutting board. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could barely find first base when the movie started, but a hundred minutes later, they were sliding onto home plate like World Series winners. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Another time, Blanca found a small dead lizard on her plate, which she was about to put in her mouth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rotates back to plate the food, then brings it to the table. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Five-tool talents have all the skills,” I say, walking across the room to home plate. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I hand him and Uncle Carlos a plate and get a kiss to the cheek from Daddy in return. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Tokyo stands on the boundary of three tectonic plates in a country already well known for its seismic instability. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

A long table stood at the far end; paper cups, plates of sandwiches, and napkins surrounded two punch bowls filled with a purple mixture. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Whatever it is will appear, even later, in colored plates, in books; like the work of Leonardo da Vinci, whose studies of hands and feet and hair and dead people I pore over. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As the plates push against each other, pressures build up until one or the other gives way. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I saw a plate of thick, black molasses and a hunk of white bread on the table. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had even brought a China plate, a silver spoon, and a silver knife for himself. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

We had lunch on Howard’s front porch, sitting on the couch eating Vienna sausages and cold pork and beans off of paper plates on our laps. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Even the golden stack of pork chops on my plate can’t erase the sick feeling in my middle. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth comes in the kitchen carrying an empty plate. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I was sharing a plate of shrimp with a young lady and wasn’t paying attention to much else. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn, see my silhouette in the plate glass window. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

After dinner Caroline made some hot spiced cider, and April arranged a plate of fancy Christmas cookies that she and Caroline had baked. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew Gus and Bertha were watching me cut off that pointed piece and push it to the edge of my plate, but they didn’t say anything. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He was poking at the scrambled eggs on his plate and listening to the radio buzzing with old-school music. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He was always getting drunk and doing things like setting fires, or stuffing freshmen down chimneys, or throwing beer kegs through plate glass windows. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

"He was my friend," Arya whispered into her plate, so low that no one could hear. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She didn’t answer right away, but took my plate and glass and put them in the sink and rinsed them with water. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I'm at his elbow at the sink, handing him plates to scrape and rinse. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She starts to pick up Daddy’s plate, but he touches her arm. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Empty glasses, bottles, and plates lay scattered about, several of them cracked or broken. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“What is this jewel that gives your keep its name?” he asked her as they sat talking over their emptied gold plates and gold goblets in the cavernous, candle-lit dining-hall. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Carrying my lantern and two large plates heaped high with food, she was heading for the doghouse. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No rain will come, nothing will happen until the wedding is over,” he said, when Ugwu took him a plate of rice and meat. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I hurried out of the kitchen and passed into our living room, balancing the plates. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She’d make a whole pot but then deliver one single pea on a plate to everyone in the family and watch us to make sure we ate it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

During supper-time, we heard shouting from another Company—curses the most furious—and, wondering at this outburst, we abandoned our plates and rushed to witness the argument. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Richardson scraped the remnants of egg noodles from the next plate into the disposal and handed it over. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I picked up my plate and folded it in half, corn-dog sticks inside, ketchup squeezing out of the far end. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

One of the plates came through the windshield and decapitated Ni'vea. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“None away,” called Reverend Tweed as yet another batter came to the plate. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I found myself staring at a plate of food I had no desire to eat as the entire mountain population celebrated around us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Eric took out the paper plates they used on the rare occasions they didn’t get fast food, but Jesse suddenly balked. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the table he placed three special plates of the last evening meal, two bowls of soup, coffee, and dessert. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And then he clears the table and starts stacking the plates in the dishwasher. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once I counted mine: There were 75 pieces of corn and 15 beans—so little it barely covered the plate. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a thin strap of charcoal-tanned leather that held a rectangular plate of sterling silver. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Following his gaze, he turned around to find half a dozen fellows from the shell house standing in a semicircle, holding their dirty plates out to him, grins smeared across their faces. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And they had the fry bread on this fancy plate and so I ate it with this fancy fork and knife. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

She places a pretty china plate down, as if she were setting a fancy table, the kind Sisi used to set. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I see Mom at the kitchen table, her empty lunch plate still in front of her, banging her phone keyboard with her thumbs. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

When we get back to the table, there’s a big sampler plate of all of the restaurants desserts waiting for us. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He sat on his picnic bench with his bunny slippers propped up, eating a plate of greasy shish kebab. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

By the time I'm at the door, she's standing in front of me with a cold plate under my nose. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mama holds out a plate with a ravioli-like dish with meat inside and, when everyone refuses, scrapes the last of it onto her own plate. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

We spread out the tablecloth on the floor and loaded up our plates. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But not nearly as white as the spotless dinner plates. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

This kid from my school named Eddy Strap and his parents delicately ate some of the mini-quiches that were plated perfectly next to the mint juice. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I squash a chickpea on my plate with a piece of roti. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

And when Grover ordered a fried dam plate and a Salisbury steak, just for fun, Ralph ordered a list of side dishes — onion rings, potato salad, coleslaw. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

We get in the long line and get our usuals, a Caesar salad for her, a burger and milk shake for me, and a heaping plate of french fries for us to share. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It’s a good thing it was, because I didn’t see the pitch until after it crossed the plate. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

A salty ham may have a sweet glaze; a Thanksgiving plate will often have both turkey and cranberry sauce. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

I sit at the table and start piling up my plate. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Contrite, he brought her a plate heaped with spaghetti. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jamie pushed his empty plate away and leaned back in his chair, his hands behind his head, and gave a low whistle. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

There she is with a plate of bread and jam and two cups of tea. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He bent his head low over his plate so nobody would see. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

They ate on the couch or on the floor or sitting on the back steps holding paper plates. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Maybe you shouldn't have given the biggest plate of fruit to Kali, goddess of destruction. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I had to be peripatetic eyes and ears, a kind of moving gelatin plate. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I drop back into my squat behind home plate, my eyes scan the field, and I inhale deep. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

She handed the parcel to Mrs. Lawrence, who opened it immediately and pulled from the wrapping a tin plate upon which Emeline had painted a lovely forest. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I told Matt to get his butt back behind the plate before I kicked it in for him, that the discussion was over. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as they were seated my mother appeared from the kitchen with a plate of mincemeat kebabs with coriander chutney. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The sun was getting low by the time Joe Pepitone had smacked them out, and Mrs. Baker stood at home plate, surveying the place like she was considering buying it. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Emma repeated Chess’s question as she sat down and began filling her plate alongside him. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

So at seven o’clock, Harry, Ron, and Hermione walked straight past the doorway to the packed Great Hall, which was glittering invitingly with gold plates and candles, and directed their steps instead toward the dungeons. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Colin searched through a labyrinth of cabinets for a plate, a cup, and some silverware. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The visitor nodded to me as I gathered their plates and cups onto the tray. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Are you hungry? That lady there gave me a plate of biryani, but I can’t eat it,” I said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Safer’s mom watches as Pigeon picks all the chicken out of his stir-fry and pushes it to one side of his plate. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

No fluted plates or flowered cups, no circle of blue flame burning in a stove eye. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched Pa bring the plate to John Worth. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Before him on a tray was a large tin plate divided into three triangles. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

‘Why, I’d give anything for a widow’s peak,’ she would say, ‘I’d give a plate of cookies,’ and off she would waddle—for she was tiny-footed and too plump—and come back with the cookies. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were warhorses like Alsvindr, bedecked in plating and royal standards. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The plate was elegant, light green, the same color as the avocado. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mummy brings a plate of raspberry scones and one of bacon to the table. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“I made pancakes,” my mom says, lifting a lid from a plate on the table. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She piled our plates with succulent fatty ribs and steaming collard greens and passed around a basket with neatly cut squares of corn bread, which we slathered with butter. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He kept his eyes on his plate and began to eat. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I help myself to a plate of fruit salad and a turkey sandwich. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

A month, maybe two, and the families with their out-of-state plates and minivans that were a tick too nice for the parking lot would disappear like a magic trick. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There was nothing at all on Phoebe’s plate. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She held a plate of grapes, apple slices, and fig jam on toast out to me, even though she knew I wasn’t going to eat much of it. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I wiped the rim of the plate before I gave it to him. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mama and Aunt Rose laughed, and as Aunt Rose began to run water to wash the plates, Ophie tugged on her mama’s sleeve. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Not really,” I said thinking about the thirty pans, each with a wafer of black, sticky resin congealed in the bottom, big as a dinner plate. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As I watched Mom dish eggs and Soyrizo onto two plates, I thought about the family tree assignment for Spanish class. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Baby, I know it’s hard,” Moms said, handing me the plate. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I walked into the dining room as Jawad Sahib wiped his hands on a napkin and tossed it on a plate. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We ate in front of the fire, my grandmother in her armchair and me on the table with my cheese on a small plate. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

They know that our parents are sipping chai with plates of tea biscuits upstairs and that they aren’t the slightest bit interested in our bickering. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I don't have time for full armor, but I buckle on my chest plate and bracers. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Tendai asked one evening, as he watched the She Elephant dump dirty plates into the pot of boiling water. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Pa set his jaw, steepled his hands over his plate, then said, “God, thank you for this good food. May you bring such bounty from our own earth in the months to come. Amen.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

The bullets, he said, would probably just rattle against the plates and fall off, but there were gaps between the plates and there was no telling how heavy the firing might be. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could go indoors when you were cold and look out of the window, past that bright copper kettle and the plate with the little blue men. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I do not get the obsession,” Moody murmured to Trip, in the corner behind the kitchen island, where they had retreated with paper plates of quiche and pastries. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The serving girl cut the meat on Lady Seymour’s plate before setting it down so that the weakness of her arm would not hinder her. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The land mines were disabled after the sixty seconds we stood on the plates, but the boy from District 3 must have managed to reactivate them. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He glanced at Kainene and Kainene looked away, as if the pride on his face did not matter, and Olanna quickly focused on her plate so that neither would know she had been watching them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Folding tables were hurried out while hot foods were rushed forth and plates and fine damask napkins and good silverware were laid. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked the strawberries out of the jam and put them on one side of his plate. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a drink outta the jug of water he always keeps in the field and pulled the rag off the plate of fish Ma had fried for him. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I told her I loved her that same day we met, over a plate of french fries, and do you know what? Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lockton removed one of the books and the map curled up on itself, clearing the desk for the plate of Gloucester cheese and rye bread and the bowl of strawberries I set there. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shows no interest in the plate, instead turning away, briefly burying his face in his honorary uncle’s shoulder. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And the ball dropped onto the granite plate, bounced up against his knee, plopped back onto the plate, and rolled still against his ankle. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Not a word passed between Bull and his family at supper and at times the noise of the silverware clinking on plates seemed deafening. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

These happen away from plate boundaries, which makes them wholly unpredictable. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

"We'll earn it back today," I say, and we both plow into our plates. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He stared down at his paper plate, his face expressionless, and I almost had the feeling that he had gone rigid, tense, as a soldier does before he jumps from shelter into open combat. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was popular and successful, and plate spinner that he was, he was also starting to think about bigger things—namely, running for the U.S. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Measuring how quickly the flames were engulfing him, he hopped forward, the carbine in his right hand, the butt plate balanced against his hip. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

One shop sold fudge, and behind its plate glass window you could see it being made. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

That means no samosa plates from the carts we pass, no matter how incredible they smell. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

His stomach roiled, and he put his forkful of French toast back on his plate. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The business section of Crisfield lay next to the water, low buildings with big plate glass windows. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

These tables were laid with glittering golden plates and goblets. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Christmas was only three weeks off, she said kindly: Why hadn’t Emeline simply waited and given the plate then, when Mrs. Lawrence could have offered a gift in return? The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

In the light of a lantern, they saw half a dozen people, men and women and two children, sitting on the floor or on wooden boxes, eating from tin plates. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

If that was going to feed everyone in the cave, Malcolm thought, trying to distract himself, there wouldn’t be much on anyone’s plate. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Thus there will be slightly fewer virtual photons hitting the inside surfaces of the plates than the outside surfaces. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grunted, and told her to hand him a plate. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was like hitting the steel plate of a battleship. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

And in Basin and Range, published in 1980, John McPhee noted that even then one American geologist in eight still didn’t believe in plate tectonics. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“This car is not in your name! What’s going on with these plates?! Step out of the vehicle!” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I put away my sketchbook when Mama places the boiled potatoes on plates and passes them to everyone. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He jumped up, grabbed a fork from beside his plate, and began banging it against the side of his water glass. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she leaves, the waitress also puts down a plate filled with fresh bean sprouts, lime slices, chopped scallions, whole red chili peppers, and mint leaves. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She answers him the first few times, but after a while she stops and just looks at her plate, the way a teenager would. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“I fear that Cluny tore up one of your oldest and most venerable dishrags. Alas, Redwall will never see it wipe another plate!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The slower eater of the two even stands up now and begins rinsing the plates in the sink. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The constant turmoil keeps the plates from fusing into a single immobile plate. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Iofur’s armor was in a pitiful state by this time, the plates torn and distorted, the gold inlay torn out or smeared thickly with blood, and his helmet gone altogether. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She kissed Grandpop on the cheek, then dodged him as he swatted at her butt on her way back to the counter for another plate. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

A pot, a frying pan, a plate, a cup, a knife, fork, and spoon. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Once we all washed up, everyone loaded their plate, talked, laughed, and ate in between. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, they won’t be short of advice. Give me your plate. There’s rhubarb and custard on the side there.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I grab a license plate off the line. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Tats, who’s more with the program, steps up to the plate with her input. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Around me a woman rinses cups in the sink, and Matt scrapes crumbs from his plate into the trash. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom helps Ford into his booster seat, while I spoon the steaming meat and pasta onto the plates. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Luke forced himself to walk down the stairs; the only thing that kept him from running was the plate in his hands. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I made myself a little dark-room in a corner of the music building, and in there I loaded my glass plates and developed my negatives and enlarged them. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took up a plate, dried it, and placed it on the counter. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the food wasn’t there—wherever the starving people were—it was here, on his plate. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“And then my plate sort of slid off the table.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He dumps his paper plate into the trash and starts heading out of the restaurant without looking back. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He has opened the boot, and I am about to bring out the plastic bag of fruits and the cloth bag with the food and plates. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I push the food around on my plate. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I pushed my final bite of cake around my plate, creating a swirling chocolate smudge. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Doctor Gordon was fitting two metal plates on either side of my head. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Stuart stares at his plate with the same cold anger as before. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Thin china plates were crammed next, to piles of old books, and pictures in tarnished silver frames lay next to cheap paper masks. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The mug was drained and the plate empty soon after Becky left. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a related exercise, Democritus imagined calculating the volume of a cone or a pyramid by a very large number of extremely small stacked plates tapering in size from the base to the apex. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her hands on her apron and placed a few cookies onto a plate. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“I need to talk to you and Papá,” I said, pushing my plate away. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

If you went to their homes you might find black toilet seats, or black seat cushions, or black phone book covers, or black paper plates, or black clocks, or black felt on their pool tables. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I set the roll on the edge of the plate, Brussels sprouts at two and four o’clock, equidistant. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

But my father sat in front of his full plate, and my mother sat in front of hers, and they didn’t eat. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He deliberately cut a square piece of lamb and dipped it into the mint jelly on his plate. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

No sounds except people chewing, and forks tapping against plastic plates, and parents shushing their babies, who didn’t know any better. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“We take our bread plates and pass them around. What you get back is half your meal and a little bit of everyone else’s.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Just then, a waiter came in with a plate in his hand and I heard him saying, "The old hag on table fourteen says this meat is too tough! She wants another portion!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

In a cafe usually I just pointed to a plate of something that was already out and ordered the same. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It holds a china teapot and cups, cream and sugar, and a plate of cookies. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

What if he pushed his plate away in displeasure? A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Halfway between his plate and his open mouth, the chunk fell on his crisp white shirt and then slid into his crotch. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My plate shoots across the table and crashes to the floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

My nightmares started then, nightmares in which I saw Ade Coker’s charred remains spattered on his dining table, on his daughter’s school uniform, on his baby’s cereal bowl, on his plate of eggs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I grab a plate and scoop up a mountain of potatoes, eggs, and sausages, trying to keep from looking desperate. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Glassmakers became adept at turning out ever larger sheets of plate glass. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Nali ignored the plate he made for her and went to the woodpile and began to furiously slam the ax into innocent stumps. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

There was a low wooden kitchen shelf on which covered terra-cotta pots, ladles made of coconut shells and three chipped enamel plates with dark-blue rims were arranged. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cant of the ship made for hard pushing, but under their combined effort, the spool slowly rumbled forward, crunching over blistered preservative paint and loosened metal deck plates. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She avoids looking at me and takes our plates and goes to the kitchen. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Mandy had whisked away my plate, I was wondering why I had thought the earl resembled a hound when he was really quite handsome. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once the golden plates had been wiped clean, Dumbledore stood up again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Scoob might’ve made it back to center—more concerned with G’ma’s sadness than his own unease—if he hadn’t caught sight of the Tennessee license plate on the rear bumper of the RV again. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Welcome. There’s pizza in the kitchen. Grab a plate and make yourself at home. Matt, we could use a few more chairs. Would you get the ones off the back porch?” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a plate in each hand and two more balanced on each arm. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Since Fern had so little on her plate, Big Ma came around with the meat platter and dropped a piece of ham and a strip of bacon before her. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Ma heaped a plate high with the golden pieces, and covered all the rest neatly with cloths. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Natalie’s head moves down close to her plate the way she always used to eat. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I steer them out and shut the door to the bedroom, and in a few minutes, the plates and bottles and purses are collected and the group files one by one out the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

His father’s plate is polished clean, the chicken bones denuded of cartilage and chewed to a pinkish pulp, the bay leaf and cinnamon stick as good as new. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Next time, be more specific about what type of kitchen stuff is in the box. I’ve gone through three, trying to find plates.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I watch as they walk down the block, the fabric plates on Kavita’s dinosaur bag flapping in the breeze. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Every item on our plates had a story—and not the kind of story printed on a milk carton about “organic” cows. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Well, it didn’t look like eggs when it was on that other guy’s plate.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He looks like a homeless guy begging for change on a corner, but instead of an empty can, he’s holding a pie plate buried under a mound of whipped cream. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

By the time they’re on their second plates, the jokes start again, and the laughter, and the lightness. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Perilee yawned as we finished washing up the coffee cups and sandwich plates. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I joked, showing her my plate, which had nothing left on it but knife marks. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The door was surrounded by things like cabling, hooks and the plates that linked the bare-bones machinery of the door hydraulics with the more aesthetic wall coverings of the large cargo room. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They never ask me to serve them, and they let me eat off china plates and use good silverware with the rest of them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she turned around, she took the plate from him and winked. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She dragged hunks of meat across her plate, sopping up sauce before lifting her fork to her mouth. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

It has green plates on it to mimic the spine of a dinosaur. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

As the food filled my plate and the soldiers and former prisoners around me began to eat, I remembered that day in Kraków so long ago, the day the war had begun. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he should’ve peeked at the back of the RV to see if she’s switched the plates again...what if she did and is trying to get rid of the evidence now? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

The girl who was serving the meal came in and 1 told her to bring a plate for me. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

After most folks had been served, Stella picked up a plate, relieved that the boys had left a few hush puppies—they were one of her favorites too. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Pushing her salad plate to the side, Mom picked up her coffee and said, “Brady, you need to put this behind you and move forward.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Gitano ate very slowly, cutting tiny pieces of meat and arranging little pats of mashed potato on his plate. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is good,” I tell Shorty one night, scraping my plate clean. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked up my coffee and plate and settled onto a big purple pillow on the floor by the front window. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Mother turned her attention back to her plate, but Granddaddy continued staring at me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He sat next to me, his plate piled twice as high as my own with rice and stew. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She puts a cup of tea down next to my plate. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

They sat there together, listening to his mother scraping the plates, the water running in the sink. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My friends will no longer invite me to their houses and let me sit on their sofas and eat off their plates. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy drops his tool bag on the floor and walks into the kitchen to grab the plate I left for him on the stove. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen I saw the big plate of picadillo with rice and black beans. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

A small table in the shadows bore a plate and a glass, thickly covered with dust. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, he took the knife from the fruit and cheese plate. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I know, Julio. They say that he was bitten before he was shot. They also say that he was—thanks,” she said as I placed her plate on the table and sat down. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then the demoness set down the biggest plate of things before me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How nice of you to remember to bring your plate out,” the Old Lady said, squirting some whipped cream out of a can. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

It has been calculated that a baseball thrown at a hundred miles an hour will pick up 0.000000000002 grams of mass on its way to home plate. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I can see a stack of plates as it sways, begin to topple over, into a silent explosion of china shards. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The oldest girls serve pumpernickel and goose liver on the house’s last unchipped plates while the portly vice minister and his severe-looking wife inspect the parlor like lords come to tour some distasteful gnomish cottage. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He carried the plate round to everyone in the kitchen and do you know what they did? The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I say to my plate, and scoop another generous helping. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mark seemed unimpressed by the plates; he had not, like his wife, picked one up to look at it. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Is this how you wash plates in your house?” she asked. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It is late, and Caleb is nearly sleeping by his plate and Sarah is smiling at my father. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

Bobbing hibiscus flowers the size of dinner plates. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The plate glass windows had gotten a little steamy, figures inside were indistinct. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

One year, a girl dropped her token, a small wooden ball, while she was at her plate, and they literally had to scrape bits of her off the ground. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Reb Saunders put some salad and fish on his plate and ate a small piece of the fish, holding it in his fingers. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Once, at a restaurant back in San Francisco, she’d made the mistake of tasting a ghost chili pepper that came with a plate of Indian food. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She brought the food out, and my uncle and I ate together from the same plate with our hands. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The food was served on paper plates, and they ate with paper utensils. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Dad pushed his plate of eggs away and forced a smile. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Francie took the plate holding two buttered crackers in to her mother. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They made it into pretty shapes on their plates. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I ran up to the plate to bat, I almost laughed aloud at the pitcher’s stupidity. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He lit up the ivy, keeping the rest of the candles and a book of matches by his plate. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

So, if the energy density between the plates is less than the energy density far away, it must be negative. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every one of those cooks and kitchen-boys spat on to the old lady's plate! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

A long square table filled the center of the room, and on the white oilcloth cover the places were set—plates, cups and saucers, and the cups upside down in the saucers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the only thing in there was a bunch of Nan’s unused yarn, cushioning some commemorative plates. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He picked up a lump of springs and metal plates and tinkered with them. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Now let me get some plates so we can eat.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

My dad puts some on plates for us, then grabs himself a chair and eats without a single word. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Two maids came out of Capricorn's house, each with a pile of plates. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was a large white plate, encircled with fourteen-karat gold edging. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beside her, a cigarette burned down to ash in an aluminum pie plate. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I accepted it gratefully, and the boys and I dragged out the hot plate and filled it up. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Well enough, in fact, so that we could tap out messages to each other by bouncing the tip of a fork on a butter plate. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a ball at all, it was a frog, and McNab was on the mound cackling away, and the kid at the plate was bug-eyed. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Service starts and after a few announcements and some hymns, the collection plate is passed around. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Carlyle pushes a plate of food toward me, reminding me that I need to eat. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Thomas tossed the empty plate on the ground, suddenly angry. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Now there are enough old issues of the Globe stacked in the corners of the apartment to wrap all their plates and glasses. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pick up the Wiffle bat and head back to the plate. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Someone shoves a plate of spiced kabobs into my hand. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He said that if the cops stopped us, they’d find out that we had no registration or insurance and that the license plate had been taken off another car, and they’d arrest us all. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The dining table was a riot of color, bright mismatched ceramic plates, some of them chipped at the edges, red wine goblets, deep blue napkins. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

So I just cut them into wedges and push them around the plate, like syrup sponges. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see the plates in front of the two white men. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the brain were this plate, he said, we’re using this grain of rice. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

All I want to do is collapse on my metal plate. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She took a chicken nugget from his plate and put it in her mouth. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And there was a kid stepping up to the plate, swinging his bat low, the pine tar sticky on his palms. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then I rose from the table, passing round to the side where the nurse couldn't see me below the waist, and behind the Negro, who was clearing the dirty plates. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She sniffed Vega’s plate, frowned a little and said, “Sorry, I don’t eat pig.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He was grinning and looking at her plate of stew. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

He just slapped butter on a plate any old way and didn’t even try to make our company meals special. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laleh couldn’t reach the plates, but she got out clean butter knives for us. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He dumps a handful of change by his plate. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

For her part, Frightful slept on her scrape, her breast against the iron plate. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The freerider, a small man in dented plate without device, duly appeared at the west end of the yard, but of his opponent there was no sign. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Had I gone home to eat my plate of greens, Granny would not have allowed me out again, so the penalty I paid for roaming was to forfeit my food for twelve hours. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Shainmark settles herself on a stool and pulls the plate of scones closer. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Mom held a bottle of hot sauce over her plate, and I watched as she tapped little orange drops across her eggs. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

As for the others, mounds of food got left on their plates. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The older two ignored the sofa and chairs to settle on the floor while Chima curled up on the sofa, balancing his plastic plate on his lap. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

You have added much in several ways, & especially in taking ye colours of thin plates into philosophical consideration. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I look down at my supper plate, fried beets swimming in a pool of bright pink juice, half-cooked hash browns turned pink where they border the beets and cold oatmeal. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma lifts the simmering curry from the stove and heaps huge servings on two plates. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She sets a plate in front of me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

We’d helped them clean up the mess in the yard, me stacking plates and cups and Zach folding up card tables. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Embedded in the ground is a license plate, one that suddenly looks familiar, and circling this is a small garden where someone has planted flowers. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

‘There must be some kind of mechanism ... a pressure plate, a proximity alarm.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And together, they all laid out the plates and cups, as Ben served up a good dinner of dandelion salad and grilled ersters, which it turned out Ess did prefer to raw. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When it’s my turn, I fill my plate with rice, shami kabob, lentils, and butter chicken, skipping the cauliflower and salad, and pile the naan high before carefully carrying it downstairs to the basement. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The kitchen walls were decorated with Delft tile, and the plates in the glass cabinets were also blue and white. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Once clad in mail and plate, the Lord of Bones seemed to stand a little straighter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Luke collected the dirty plates, his face still blank. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Listen—” I start to say, but Rabiya puts her plate down on the bench and starts to blow her nose harder and wipe her eyes. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The first thing I noticed was a huge pile of pancakes sitting on a blue and white plate on top of the table. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe,” Marly heard Daddy say to Mother one warm summer night as they sat over their plates of fine little bones, “it’s still possible for a family to live entirely off the land.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

My mother told Huang Taitai I had made this dumpling especially for her, even though I had only poked its steamy sides with my finger when the cook poured it onto the serving plate. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Dad has a plate of maggots for his. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She heated Drummer’s wash water on a gas plate in the boss’s office. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa seemed to be talking more to his plate than to us. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then he says, “Morning, Butterfly,” and slides over a plate of toast. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I watched her eat her macaroni and cheese and fried chicken and green beans and coconut cake while I pushed my food around my plate between tiny bites. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He put his eye up to the microscope, where a researcher had set the sample on a glass plate with exquisite care. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The metal plates bumped around in the pot, and grease and bits of food floated off. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A man from one of the other tables came over and took the plate. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It ricocheted off the edge of her plate and twirled end over end in the air. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Jay sets one plate in front of me and one beside me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Like many birds, the birds of prey mate for life, but Frightful had two forces keeping her where she was—Sam and the iron plate under the arc of the bowstring bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The entire front plate glass window of Pep Boys was blown out. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Beside her, chin in hand, Charles glowered down at his untouched plate. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When Sean reminded her she was supposed to be off her feet, she grunted and dumped more goulash onto his plate. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

"We'll be enlisting you prentices for battle scenes soon. Your weapons will be blunted, but there will be no protective tips. So, lest you die too convincingly, you'll wear a metal plate." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped and stared down at the plate. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Well, happy weekend,” Mom said, and placed a plate in front of me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The bacon was sitting on a plate on a piece of paper towel. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said it very quietly, and we were all quiet, too, as the batter stepped up to the plate. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

On it was a plate containing two bread loaves, half an onion, and the scanty remnants of a salted fish, the leavings from Gebu’s breakfast. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Basta had put a plate over the top of the jug, but the fragile little thing didn't look as if she had the strength to fly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I would simply order “the same thing,” or put on my plate whatever I’d seen others put on theirs. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I take a plate and add a piece of chicken from the platter. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

My hands tremble as I place a cup on the table next to his plate. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad sat at the dining room table in silence, except for the clinking of forks and knives against their plates. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He crumbled his hoecake into the collard juice in his plate and began to eat with a new appetite. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When the music comes back on, waiters appear with appetizers and plate after heaping plate of mouthwatering food—biryani and kebabs and tandoori chicken and samosas. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

According to one rumor, Washington had pushed away a plate of peas, a favorite food. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We cut everything into pieces, set a plate in front of Quinby, and stepped back, watching and hoping. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It lay cold upon the plate and sweat ran down from my armpits. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“These are for you,” I said, holding out a foil-covered plate. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Her hazel eyes sparkled as her fork inched closer to the plate. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She slices off a square of pizza from her plate and shoves it in my mouth. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t have been more than the distance from home plate to the pitcher’s mound. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shivering in my jacket, I’m supervising a group of kids unloading a cube van with Illinois plates. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He retrieved a full set of plates and crystal goblets from the shelves and cabinets around the room and carefully set the table. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Support” came in the payment by members of a fee, “stockvel money,” to the host; and in return, they would be given free liquor and “stockvel plates”—dishes of chicken, rice and vegetables. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was saved by the return of the servant, who bowed to her too — thus deepening the flush on her cheeks — and set before her a plate of food as well as a gold-plated goblet. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sizes me up and slides over a small guava square, still warm, on a plate. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Upstairs, Sisi had set eight places at the dining table, with wide plates the color of caramel and matching napkins ironed into crisp triangles. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When all our plates were clean and our stomachs were filled, Grandma told us to turn out the lights, and she brought the beautifully decorated ginger cake to the table with candles blazing. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Estella had cut herself on a plate and hidden the bleeding finger in a dishrag. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered the salmon lady standing by the drawing-room door with her plate of chicken, and it seemed to me a thing I must have fancied, as something that had happened very long ago. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Just the sound of fork clanking against plate, water splashing against pot. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Robin stood in the doorway, two plates in her hands. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The dried egg yolk, fried in red palm oil, looked soggy and unnervingly bright-colored on the plate. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Rug pulled out from the coffee table, vases upended in a puddle of water, broken plate slivers and lemon cake scattered everywhere. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The diners in the packed restaurant had their heads bowed over their plates, spooning curried crab into their mouths or slurping fat, jiggly oysters out of their shells. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I set my plate in the dirt and looked at Tommy’s fat face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

That was how we discovered that the corners of my growth plates had broken off. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I set to the dumpling on my plate while the rain fell steadily on the roof. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the center there’s a turkey I made out of paper towels, and beside each plate, I fold pieces of toilet paper into the shape of a feather. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Chloe brought the plates in from the table, and I rinsed them and put them in the dishwasher. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I kept playing with the food on my plate. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Its only features were four hard copper plates. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He could picture him striding across the yard in mail and plate, or sitting at his accustomed place on the bench in the Great Hall, joking as he ate. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Instead of hawking over the paper plates, they sat lazily in front of them, watching the television. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The waiter had just taken away her plate with the untouched chicken sandwich. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Downstairs, Mom has already piled my plate high with chicken parmesan and garlic bread. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I get up, balancing my plate carefully as I negotiate the winding staircase. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Someday soon I’m going to take a plate of cookies up those steps and ring the doorbell. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neumann Two orders two plates of calves’ liver and eats both, using dark little bread rolls to sop the blood. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Probably the worst thing about your trip will be that those steel plates will cut off your view. You won’t be able to see a thing, so you better take a last look now.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifts the plate and starts eating the chicken. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Hey, look,” she said, pointing to all the different bowls and plates. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I dared myself to try a piece of tuna roll from Phil’s plate. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Conked out in a big armchair, with an empty plate in front of him.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Iron pieces a kilogram or half a kilogram on one plate indicated the weight of the food on the other. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

In the license plate shop where our gang worked, he operated the machine that stamped out the numbers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he returned to the kitchen, Beatrice and his mother were chatting at the table, a plate of peanut-butter cookies between them. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had the biggest smile, and held up a plate with three fruit tarts on it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Grace leaned over the plate of cookies and selected one. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we’ve eaten and finished our oranges, our waitress sets down the cookie plate. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Blanca saw her mother serve the food on plates of handcrafted clay, such as was used for making bricks, since all the dishes had perished in the quake. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he dried with a towel, she put before him a steaming bowl of daal and a plate of fluffy white rice. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I looked at the huge plate of ice cream and toppings and whipped cream. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I set out an enamelware plate and a tin fork and spoon. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The light fell on the table between them-^from a high stained window—so that their hands moved among plates and glasses which were rubies, emeralds or pools of flame. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had just cleared off the plate i rom the man who had been at the counter. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no food as yet on the glittering golden plates, but small menus were lying in front of each of them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He has an instruction manual with sixty plates of the male figure. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“You really shouldn’t eat that, Ben. Fried foods aren’t good for you. First of all, there’s the cholesterol—” Phoebe removed two pieces of chicken from Ben’s plate and put them back on the serving platter. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

And Bill sold plates of his spicy, delicious Creole dishes—gumbo, jambalaya. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took the plates and put them in the sink. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She scratched the plate with her talons several times, then lowered herself to her breast. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Ron ran his finger around his plate and said, “I don’t know.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She sets the plate of toasted brown bread and a small crock of red jam in front of him and walks away without another word. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

When she had finished half the food on her plate, my mom looked at my dad and said, “Aren’t you going to tell him?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I quickly made myself a plate along with the other servants. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He put down his utensils, and a servant removed his plate. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frau Elena brings a plate; on it sits a single boiled potato cut in two. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The golden plates and goblets before them filled suddenly with food and drink. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

We unwrap the plates that have enough biscuits, bacon, and eggs for a few people. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The rim of her plate was embedded with rubies, and Piper was pretty sure they hadn’t been there at the beginning of the meal. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We clean up the plate and spoon, and Sandy throws out the rest of the fish and its insides and all back into the river, the way I’d asked him to in the first place. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Jam lowered her head under the weight of their blinkered love and pushed her plate away, half her food untouched and the rest of it sour in her stomach. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I had no idea who Elizabeth Taylor was, but Dad said, “Absolutely,” as he carried his empty plate to the sink. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She laid the plate in front of him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I say, looking at my own plate, which is more sensibly stocked than Uriah’s. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Golden plates and goblets gleamed by the light of hundreds and hundreds of candles, floating over the tables in midair. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She walked around the fence corner and went in the intimate gate with her heaping plate of mulatto rice. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Large white hunks of this fish were carved out and put on to our plates, and with it we had hollandaise sauce and boiled new potatoes. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later that night, my door creaked open an inch and I saw my father peek in, holding a plate piled high with pizza. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We heard Mum scrape plates into the kitchen bin. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Emma tries to cut a Brussels sprout with her fork, but it jumps off her plate and rolls across the table to me. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Nearly Headless Nick watched mournfully as Harry, Ron, and Hermione loaded their own plates. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When Stick sat down, Father laid the front page across his plate. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She remembered years ago how she had treated herself to a game at the stadium, and that she had ticket number six in the center section over home plate, row B, next to seat seven. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Jenny took a plate of warm food to her and she ate, slowly at first, then hungrily as she sat beside Matt at the fireplace. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have a new barn in no time,” I said, wiping an already dry plate with a towel. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, with the plates held in his hands, he stopped. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

My mother went to the kitchen and returned with a plate of oranges sliced into wedges. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some dishes are served on small mirrors rather than proper plates. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I am one who leaves the table like a man, without putting back the chair or picking up the plate. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vivi comes in, carrying a wooden plate with a sandwich on it, along with a stoppered bottle of amber glass. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then his plate was put before him: hominy grits and a scrap of bacon. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I finish the pizza by the time I get to my room, and I lay the plate next to Mango’s pill bottle. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Then, with another of her quick flashes, she glanced at the empty plates at the end of the counter and almost smiled. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Find a couple of plates,” he said, and Lyra obediently did so. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought Julie would come in to get my plate,” she said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

So Mr. Galanter stood near home plate, shouting instructions and words of encouragement, and we batted and tossed the ball around. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

They all shook their heads, and Eric took the last slice from the serving plate. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Julian asked anxiously as he strapped on the plate. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“And that he wants to eat on paper plates.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He lifted his plate from the table and slammed it down, scattering rice and capers and peppers and chicken across the floor. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She stared miserably at Olaf’s plate of food and found herself wishing she had bought poison at the market and put it in the puttanesca sauce. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

If you have only a room, with a hot plate at best, you can’t save by cooking up huge lentil stews that can be frozen for the week ahead. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liyana thought she was sadder about the blue plate than the toilet. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tristan jerked his hand away so fast he dropped his foil on the floor while also knocking everyone else’s foil off the heating plate. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

My mother responded by turning up the volume on the kitchen TV while my father pushed back my plate, set Joan in my lap, and instructed me to play. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Next to a plate offering the gods beans and rice is her black midwife bag. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

They were not headless body parts on Styrofoam plates wrapped neatly in anonymous plastic in a refrigerated grocery compartment. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She examined the copy of the book after it was handed to her, then laid it gently down next to one of the plates, brushing. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But Francie preferred to believe it was a real plate that had been broken and then made whole again by the miracle of the cement. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, our waiter came around holding a dessert plate, covered by a silver lid. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When it came time to eat my industrial food chain meal, since it was impossible to follow Naylor’s corn or steer 534 directly to my plate, I had a lot of choices. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I’d come to the table, garbed in heavy plate armor capable of deflecting my mother’s barbed and poisonous words. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Enjoy the bacon while you can,” Mom says as she slides a few more greasy strips onto my plate. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there and watched as the greasy saucepan overflowed onto the plates underneath. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Chuck looked up from his plate, where he’d been picking at the crumbs. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She roll her eyes and stick her tongue out like I handed her a plate a dog biscuits. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When he returned with the plates and drink bottles, he shook his head. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t look up again till the cornbread is gone and my plate is clean. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Moss smiled at her and grabbed a couple of wings from the plate, then dropped them quickly because they were still hot. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Back when I was going to school—oh, thank you, Mrs. Trotter—what a delicious-smelling plate. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Ophie walked back to the house, kicking a plate tucked under a nearby rosebush. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Then I ran ahead to put the plates on the table. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wednesday heaped his plate high with several kinds of breakfast meats. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He laughed, a raspy chuckle that irritated my ears like forks scraping against plates. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Quincy, would you mind serving the tea and dessert? It’s important that Biddy talk to my visitor, and I can’t handle the cups and plates.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

That way I don’t need to bother with a plate. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat at a crooked table outside, dipping their breads into the same creamy plate. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why are you putting the napkin back on the floor? Why did you put food on the plates? Why aren’t the chairs pushed in?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Sleet came into the room with another blue plate, covered with little round pieces of meat. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He dropped a plate in the sink, unlocked his phone, then went to his contacts. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Renly had chosen a woman to carry his banner as well, though Brienne hid face and form behind plate armor that gave no hint of her sex. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I studied the pattern of pink roses on my plate. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He divided the salad into two plates and said, “Eat, child.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He looked upon the glittering array of silverware and glasses and plates. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

His red cap is hooked on the back of his chair and he’s drinking orange juice, an empty plate in front of him. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"You have scarcely touched your food. You will sit down and clean your plate." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As Mother handed the plate to Colette, it tilted and the cakes slid to the floor. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neatly she covered the plate of molasses with another plate, then felt the bread and dumped it into the garbage. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the floor of this room was a door or hatch and it was locked with a large padlock made of stacked steel plates. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Margaret had Belgian waffles and did riot require a Styrofoam box for leftovers because there were none; she ate everything that was on her plate—strawberry preserves, pseudo whipped cream and all. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

There are some gourds that grow perfectly round, and we would cut these in half and use them as plates. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry gamely piles his plate with some of each and eyeballs it as if waiting for it to reveal its secrets to him, and Alex realizes Henry has never eaten barbecue with his hands before. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I could see clearly a room with a sanded floor, clean scoured; a dresser of walnut, with pewter plates ranged in rows, reflecting the redness and radiance of a glowing peat-fire. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The only other thing she had time to notice was that the car had Herat license plates. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Still weak from her tropical illness and pressed for time, she was forced to hire others to etch and engrave most of the copper plates based on her paintings. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He was toting a tray loaded down with at least a dozen domed plates. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how long we were there after the plates were empty. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

He lived in a neighborhood called Orange Grove in a white family’s garage, which he’d turned into a cottage-type thing with a hot plate and a bed. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He pushed his plate away from him in a show of disgust. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Jason had expected about a hundred spirits, but twice that many were milling about, chasing spectral serving girls, smashing plates and cups, and basically making a nuisance of themselves. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I grabbed a fork from the side of the table and put it in the mountain of mashed potatoes on my plate. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He covered the plate with foil and shoved it into Luke’s hands. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I put it out in the ashtray, or what I thought was the ashtray but was in fact my dessert plate. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Yesterday, late in the afternoon, he came outside carrying a plate of food. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh, by the way, Will,” he said, forking a drumstick onto his plate. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I was the only one who noticed her prying open the shell, sniffing the crab’s body and then getting up to go to the kitchen, plate in hand. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, happy eaters sat at booths and tables, their plates filled with food foraged from a dozen different cuisines in heaps of each person’s favorites. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She brought a plate of butter cookies and pleaded with him to eat one. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

An orchestra played minuets in a corner, and servants slipped through the gathered nobles in a dance of their own as they refilled and cleared plates and cups and silverware. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He filled his plate with the spaghetti and meat. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Using an oven mitt, he was gripping the plate of smoking grapes. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Mother says I can go back to a half hour tomorrow. Oh,” I said, looking at the plates over his shoulder, “that’s what I drew, isn’t it?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Rabiya moves her plate and pats the bench next to her, so I sit down. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Your supper,” she told Meggie, putting a steaming plate down on the table. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Faro crept up on the food, looking at the man, then the plate of food, then the man again, until finally he reached it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Miraculously, my plate hung intact for twenty years. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She merely filled plates and set them before us. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Kainene pushed away her plate and sat with her elbows on the table, her chin lightly supported on her clasped hands. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But the boys hung a rag permanently and accidentally on the rear plate to conceal its vintage and they dabbed the front plate with good thick mud. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke didn’t answer, kept smiling at his plate of carrots. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Garfield thumped his sneakers against the chair legs and Harrison skitter-screeched his fork over his plate while Abby’s dad whistled above a sizzling skillet and Abby’s mom talked over it all. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Benny and Felicia nod their heads, look down at their plates. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

My mom smiles a little too brightly as she hands a plate and glass off to me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Finally he slammed down three bucket-sized mugs of mahogany-brown tea in front of them and a plate of his rock cakes. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I spot him now, still stranded on his metal plate. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sounds of forks meeting plates, of serving spoons meeting platters, filled the dining room. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I grab my paper towel-covered plate from the microwave before the King Lords inhale it too. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Frith had come back into the room and was changing the plates. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Kainene was peeling an orange with a knife, and the slender peel dropped into a plate on the floor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Right when he’s inches from pouncing, he holds his breath and I can see from the reflection of the plates hanging in the dining room that he’s crouching down and about to leap. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

The way it was that first night and each one to follow was that they left a plate on the kitchen table for me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The server picked a blue enamel tin plate from a stack behind her and scooped out a bright yellow blob from the pot in front of her. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

After dinner one evening, as I’m collecting the dirty plates, the Doctorita rubs her giant belly. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There had to be a secret switch or a pressure plate or something. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Eat,” she says before shoving the plate closer to me. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

They circled the pitcher’s mound, and squared the batter’s box beside the plate. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She looked at the grotesque eating equipment Alexandra had put by his plate. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Ma did not eat any of the stew, concentrating instead on a green salad, fishing beneath the lettuce leaves as though there was gold hidden on the plate. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Your mama let you go in her house? And eat out of her plates?” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each bell hammer was set just one-third of an inch above the metal plate. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well I figure you for better’n that. I been talking to a friend of mine,” Camel says, crushing another piece of bread between his fingers and using it to wipe grease from his plate. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Trekking the dried floor of a mineral sea where it lay cracked and broken like a fallen plate. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

War banners rustled from cedar ceiling beams as aurae blew back and forth, keeping everyone’s plates full. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I cut a thick slice off the loaf while she sprinkled sugar onto the plate. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It changed owners a few years ago and now sells all kinds of arty things: pots, plates, clay animals. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I add some green beans to the barbecued chicken on my plate and do as I’m told. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

His mother serves him huge portions of chicken and rice, filling his plate twice. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she set the half-empty plate aside and sipped water from the cup they had brought. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I knew it,” Moss’s mama said, and she brought over a plate stacked high with chicken. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My plate was empty before I knew it Nico scarfed his down just as fast. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But he just pushes his food around his plate. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I have a feeling we are not talking about clean dishes anymore, but I add extra dish soap to the sponge to get every speck of food off the plates, just in case. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Grandma slides another stack of pancakes on my plate. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

She put down a plate of hash and a thick slice of sourdough bread, and even though I couldn’t imagine being hungry, my mouth watered and my stomach rumbled and I was suddenly ravenous. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of us looked glumly down at our plates. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

A master engraver expertly carves his designs onto a polished copper plate using an engraving tool called a burin. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

So I picked up my plate and glass, which still had an inch of milk in it, and took them back to the table. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

By the time they made it all the way to Arizona, their car’s license plate and grill were splattered with bug guts and mangled wings. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

He snorts and goes back to the rest of his plate of pepperoncini, taking them neatly like candies, one by one. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He continued to punch me in the arm whenever I didn’t add enough vinaigrette to a salad or when I didn’t put enough ceviche on a plate. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

As she got out of the car, the silver plate slid from her lap and rang like a dying bell against the asphalt. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Looking around, he winked at Helen, rakish; and when this time she stared stonily down at her near-empty plate, he simply turned and winked once more, at Ralph. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The orderly put the soup bowl down and he ladled out a plate full. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Bull sighed, placing his meat on his plate and lifting up a fork with mock delicacy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Generose covered the coffee table with a piece of beige fabric and brought out a stack of small plates and a fistful of forks from the kitchen. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Mama used to smile as she watched the bones pile up on our plates. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He put his plate in the sink and started to search again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I ate, I thought how each chunk of chicken on my plate would be cut into three pieces in Aunty Ifeoma’s house. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Frightful was making a scrape, a peregrine falcon’s nest, which is nothing but bare earth or, in Frightful’s case, an iron plate where she wanted to sit. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The engraved plates produced in Venice were then carried over the Alps to Basle, as Vesalius did not trust the Venetian printers to produce work of sufficiently high quality. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But my sweet boy gets up anyway, takes the plate from Kindra. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I set my plate down, glance at my manure-stained hands, wipe them on my pants, and, finding them no cleaner, dig into my food anyway. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He mops up Mom's juice, serves up three plates, and sits down. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a pat of butter on the side of the plate. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I don’t like having to wash them every time we eat. Paper plates are easier.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it’s so hot when you say French words,” Jule told him, reaching over to his plate and taking a chip. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

"You not want eat? Here. Come take." lyrion's arms were tod short to reach the plate, and he was not about to step that close to the edge. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Abby is better at this than I am—she launches into a really detailed description of everyone’s costumes, while my mom brings over this epic plate of snacks from the counter. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

When everyone was done eating, me and the rest of the volunteers grabbed trash bags and walked around to collect all the empty plates and cups. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Many people had driven across the nation to see the race; virtually every state in the union was represented by a license plate. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As his head whips back, I stand and draw my scim, resting the point on his rib cage between the plates of his armor. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I wiped the last scrap of scrapple around my plate in the corn syrup. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She plucked another cookie off the plate and inhaled it like Sir Fig Newton used to do with his meals. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

When she returned with a plate of chocolate chip cookies, she sat in the chair across from me and doled them out. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Three cooks in white clothing worked at the big stoves, putting beans, rice, and enchiladas onto plates that dark-haired waitresses in bright-red dresses picked up at a counter. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

My sister will be home by then too, and we get plates of buttery rice with beef chunks and kidney beans stewed in green onions, mint, and parsley. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

One morning Circe climbed all the way to the third floor with a covered plate of scrapple and found two empty rooms. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slip out of the bushes and cross to one of the round metal plates that lifted the tributes into the arena. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“So lemme see if I have this right,” she said, setting down two plates. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The movements occur not just laterally as the Earth’s plates move across the surface, but up and down as well, as rocks rise and fall under the churning process known as convection. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He glanced at the slices of cold lamb on his plate. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Ma shook her head, putting a napkin over his plate and setting it in the oven. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even in the dark, their Imperial gold plating glinted. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Finally, each one stops to toss a plate in every direction. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She knows Jaja always eats right from the flask, yet she takes a dinner plate with her every time, changes the colors and patterns weekly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When Joseph leaned over to pick up one of the broken plates, his uncle said sharply, “Joseph, stop!” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“But as I said, this is my usual time to eat, and the plates are warm. Do you mind?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“For the information about that car. For being alert enough to get the license plate. That was well done.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It was divided among plates and seven people ate from each plate. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“What’s up with Mom?” he asked from behind a plate piled high with ham, turkey, and chicken, topped with two slices of pizza. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“In my day we ate what was put before us or went without. Clean your plate, and you may have a graham cracker for dessert.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I sat down at the table, and Calista pushed a plate of toast at me. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen, when the manager wasn’t looking, she ate the leftover wedges of toast and cold forkfuls of scrambled eggs from the plates instead of scraping them into the garbage. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The fact that there are fewer virtual photons between the plates means that their energy density will be less than elsewhere. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Danny went rigid and stared down at the plate in front of him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

In her hand was a plate of cake, her fork frozen halfway to her face as she stared at Toby through the windshield. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

We’d gradually begun to add more foods, especially grubs and ferns, to her plates, and she would eat them when she ran out of peacock snails. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I stared at my plate, a half-eaten pancake wallowing in a pool of maple syrup. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We linger over our plates for a bit, and then the waitress brings us all separate checks. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

After dinner he will help Sonia and Ben scrape bay leaves and lamb bones and cinnamon sticks from plates, pile them on the counters and two burners of the stove. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I asked Petersen, a ceramics specialist, how many plates and bowls and cups were in the mounds. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

When it tastes good to you, get as many plates as you need and serve up some migas. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

His point struck the bag high and, deflected by the metal plate, caught Julian squarely in the center of the chest. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow there are plates of sausages, and thick, crusty bread, and even a brown cake with nuts. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

It is the face of a sneak who glides over to your sink to rinse the fork you have laid by her plate. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She set her plate aside and clasped her hands on the table. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then her mother puts a plate of food in front of me, tells me how much she knows I love her rice and chicken. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I set the cream plate with scalloped edges on the table. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

From this height, Tally could see all the way back to New Pretty Town, the glowing disk of the island about as big as a dinner plate. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Getting the idea, the rest of the table placed their orders with their plates too. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She got up, brought the frying pan over, and slid another sandwich onto his plate. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Others squat on the floor, plates balanced on their knees. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

And she knew, without knowing how to explain why, that Jesus was entirely present, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity in the wine in the golden chalice and in the bread on the golden plate. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The plates and glasses got steamed to remove any spots or grime left from the night before. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

My father stands, reaches for the waffles, and drops two onto Finch’s plate. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He struggles to grasp the topic of conversation—the euro, Monica Lewinsky, Y2K—but everything else is a blur, indistinguishable from the clatter of plates, the drone of echoing, laughing voices. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I do love the rectangular chocolate sandwich cookies, though, and pile a few on my plate, making a mental note to take a few packages with us when we go home. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Sunil, an anesthesiologist, walked in, spooning food from his paper plate into his mouth. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Charlie smirked at me as he grabbed a fistful of bacon from the plate in the middle of the table. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was looking at us now in the impassive way he looked at the plates of boiled rice the hospital orderly placed before him. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The second one started to come in shoulder-high, and before it was two thirds of the way to the plate, I was already standing on second base. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I think now it was sorrow for the sound of his fork scraping the plate, the way it swelled in the distance between us, how I was not even in the room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone is cranking up a phonograph on my half of a kitchen table, next to a plate of cookies. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The half-eaten scone still sat on the plate; the shoes, including the muddy ones, were still lined up neatly; and the tiles in the turquoise fireplace gleamed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Instead of a chest plate, he wore a vest of tawny fur, and a broad and battered sword belt from which hung two long blades. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I gave what I hoped would pass for an eager look and turned my attention to my plate once more. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then the gong will sound and the tributes will be free to move off their metal plates. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

They trotted up with much clinking of chain and rat-tle of plate. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He balanced the tray on his knees and stared at the covered plate. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The Hillpark side was separated from the East Shoal side by the concession stand and press box planted behind home plate. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The other stuff on my plate was candied sweet potatoes, string beans, and something I didn’t recognize, little brown clumps. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, she’ll be wanting your autograph, Harry,” Fred said with a grin, but he caught his mother’s eye and bent his face over his plate without another word. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She wondered briefly how hungry he must have been to come in here at all, when she looked at the gray counter and the smeared glass bowl over a plate of doughnuts. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Carry the dirty plate and fork to the family room, where I put them on an end table. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Naomi set a plate of cold fried chicken and potato salad on the floor. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The cook approached, her mountainous fat and her braids swaying, and picked up the plate without a word. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A circular table with three stools around it was set with plates, glasses, napkins, and desserts. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I’d put it back in the cupboard next to that big red bowling plate he’d won a couple of years ago. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

My dad prepares our plates with salad first, piling his rice and pigeon peas on top. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The water glasses are already filled, plates and forks and paper napkins set on the dining room table they use only for special occasions, with uncomfortable high-backed chairs and seats upholstered in gold velvet. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

At supper Fern ate bread and corn but she wouldn’t touch the gravy-coated drumstick Big Ma put on her plate. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Turn right where flowers big as dinner plates grow strangely blue. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Toby let her take his empty cake plate. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He'd fixed me and him a plate and put two slices of bread on mine because I eat bread with everything. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

When he came to the table where his dinner plate cooled, his mother asked, “Did you wash your hands?” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He eyed the plate of pastries and was surprised to find he still had an appetite. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The faces were empty as plates, and nobody seemed to be breathing. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Then, after the last person goes, we all meet at home plate. It’s a high five for the Renegades and a high five for Glenn Burke.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

There was a plate of biscuits, slightly burnt, and bacon, just as warm and pleasant as you please, on the cook-stove. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

When everyone had eaten as much as they could, the remains of the food faded from the plates, leaving them sparkling clean as before. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

That evening Hornet put ten plates on Ida's dining table. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I walked over to the sink and leaned down to open the cupboard and sift through the fancy plates and serving dishes. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

A musket ball ricocheted off the armored plating around the brachy’s saddle a few feet from them. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Beside the entrance, the king's armor stood sentry; a suit of forest-green plate, its fittings chased with gold, the helm crowned by a great rack of golden antlers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Toby scraped the edge of his fork along the plate, collecting some stray frosting. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Sickened and terrified, I feel the plate begin to rise. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a small case there designed for the purpose of holding silver and plate. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“I can’t believe . . Thomas stared at his plate, trying to understand why Gaily would do that. “Don’t worry about it, dude. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

When the drumsticks were sucked clean and lay brittle upon the plates, the captain leaned back and exhaled his deep satisfaction. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fan her hot face with a paper plate. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found my dad in the pub at the same table where he’d been, a half-eaten plate of beef and gravy congealing into grease before him. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

We taught the children how to make pot holders out of yarn and how to glue rice, glitter, and tinsel to paper plates to make collages for their folks. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps they were pulled down between the copper plates and digested by the living pitch that holds the ship together. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She picked one up and put it on a white plate, then moved it to a sunny spot on the counter. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He had passed one collection plate down the pew behind her, and while waiting for its mate to return via the row she was sitting on, he winked openly and solemnly at her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The serving men brought out a heron stuffed with figs, veal cutlets blanched with almond milk, creamed herring, candied onions, foul-smelling cheeses, plates of snails and sweetbreads, and a black swan in her plumage. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Balee plucked out half a dozen pieces of ceramic: shards of pots and plates, a chipped length of cylindrical bar that may have been part of a pot’s support leg. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Shouldn’t wonder if she drove six white horses, ate off gold plate, and wore diamonds and point lace every day. Teddy thinks nothing too good for her,” returned Jo with infinite satisfaction. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jory's armor was blue-grey plate without device or ornament, and a thin grey cloak hung from his shoulders like a soiled rag. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Such as, “This cawwot is a topeedo—watch!” as he made the vegetable plow a path through the gravy on his plate before targeting his mouth. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

In the America of the 1790s, Washington’s image was everywhere, in paintings, prints, lockets; on coins, silverware, plates, and household bric-a-brac. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The most common types of earthquakes are those where two plates meet, as in California along the San Andreas Fault. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She crossed to the cupboard and pulled out a plate. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

A short, thin boy came up to the plate and stood there with his feet together, holding the bat awkwardly over his head. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She limps over to the couch where Marisol, the twins, and I are huddled together, eating from our plates. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I placed Quinby’s peacock snails on a plate, and she ate them in a flash. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Rabiya helped me stack napkins between the fancy china plates earlier, and we now pass them out as everyone comes into the dining room. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to have ‘breakfast for dinner,”’ I answered, crossing knife and fork over my mostly full plate. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Downstairs, Dad was unpacking the kitchen, plates and glasses clinking together. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The stolen plates had been swapped out for the ones registered to the address, but I recognized the car by the gash that ran across the driver’s-side doors. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

If my mother didn’t cook, we’d go to a neighbor’s house to get a plate of food in exchange for good neighborhood gossip. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She says that as the waitress returns with a big round plate that has a delicately folded crepe on top. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

As the debris, bricks, and metal cooled, enterprising youngsters dug out melted candleholders, blackened plates and teapots, fused- together pieces of silverware, and sold them to tourists. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mum’s fork went round her plate, pushing the same chickpea. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malia and I pick up our plates and put them into the sink. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The busboy takes our plates away, returning with our leftovers in small white takeout boxes. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

His plate was intricately fashioned and enameled as a bouquet of a thousand different flowers, and his snow-white stallion was draped in a blanket of red and white roses. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He took the plate of eggs and bacon, but it didn’t look good to him now. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jake held his hand to his mouth and looked down at his empty plate. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Lionel sat in silence for a minute, looking at the plate in front of him, where there was a bright pool of ruby from the stained glass, shaped like an egg. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going up there,” I said, but when she fixed a plate of chicken and greens and salad and said she was going anyway I naturally had to go with her. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, people rush back and forth carrying plates. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

"I told you to make an offering plate for the graveyard first. Then you may take food for yourself. But I see that you haven't made the offering yet, have you?" A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She picked up one of the plates and examined it. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

My dad dropped his fork onto his plate with a clatter. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He scraped out a can of cat food onto a plate and set the plate by the closet door. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mary wiped more of them than Laura because she was bigger, but Laura always wiped carefully her own little cup and plate. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how many times I have prayed and worked and hoped, reading for me is still like trying to make sense of a can of alphabet soup that’s been dumped on a plate. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I set the plate in the microwave again. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He looks around for the waiter, signals for the check, dismayed that their plates are empty, that the hour has passed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Luke made a plate of spaghetti and handed it to Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Wilse hesitated a moment, his eyes on the plate of food, which he had barely touched during the last few minutes. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before he went, he put some more of the canned meat in Faro’s plate and set it out. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Your whelks, Mister!” he said, pushing a plate of them over to the Match-Man. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

There was a checked tablecloth spread out, and, smiling, the mother leaned over to take up a plate of bright fruit; then Theodora screamed. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The wind took the plate, flipping it Over as it fell. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

El Patron laughed, spraying food particles over his plate. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Sarah heard this last as she came through the hall with the big plate of sliced cake. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Was it weird to bring her a plate of food? We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It took me a week to learn the difference between a salad plate, a bread plate and a dessert plate. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, we’re making different measurements today. Stand on the metal plate—oh, slip your shoes off first. Hold your daemon, if you like. Look forward, that’s it, stare at the little green light Good girl...” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

There were two small technical legal difficulties with the truck—it had no recent license plates and it had no lights. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The egg’s center bursts and spills all over my plate. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Amala sat up and took the enamel plate, her eyes focused on the floor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Daisy and Tom were sitting opposite each other at the kitchen table with a plate of cold fried chicken between them and two bottles of ale. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Grabbing a couple of plates and spoons from the drying rack beside the sink, he set the table and dished them both up some food. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Simon’s gone off on a rant about the play, so I steal a piece of bacon from his plate when he’s distracted. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Wonderful,” said Judy as she carried the plates into the dining room. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad strolled in with a tray topped with two soda cans and a plate of cookies. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“One dude had a plate of green eggs, another had a slice of ham?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

After we finished the blessing, I opened my eyes to find the watch on my plate. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone threw a brick through the large plate glass window of a cigar store. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Mama picked up my empty plate and took it to the sink. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The paper plates and plastic tableware he dumped in a trashbag. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Every time Luke’s head twisted because of a falling plate, a shrill voice from the kitchen, it grated on Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

‘You know them nice white plates and cups you have?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sometimes we girls pretended that we were cooking, and we’d make plates and cooking pots out of clay, the way Sudanese women do. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dresden plate quilts were also called friendship rings, grandmother’s sunburst, and sunflower quilts. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Then, none of them looking at each other, they all said “Thanks,” and hurried off to get plates. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The date on the license plate was 1967, which would make Billy Pilgrim forty-four years old. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held a plate of food, and his face was uncertain. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Quickly Portia laid a cloth on the table and set down one plate and a fork. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It’s really a stage, and arcing above it are massive metal plates that curl in different directions, like an exploded aluminum can. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The elders started to feast first, all eating from one plate. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

As he took down four gold-rimmed plates from a dresser, a chipmunk appeared from behind a blue jug on the top shelf. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can sense it in the frenzied way she’s scooting grains of rice around on her plate. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But after a few bites, Grandpop set his fork on the edge of his plate. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When the train straightens out again, I drop onto the plate. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Dad lifts a slice of pizza off his plate. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The solid wooden box had a thick metal plate on each corner. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

At the top of the ladder, Mr Tibbs, balancing like an acrobat, poured the BFG’s coffee and placed the enormous plate before him. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sandi's father looked down at his plate, grateful, but also embarrassed to be in such straits and to be so beholden. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She eats every single bite on her plate. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He stared at his plate, picking at his potatoes. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

We were walking past Prides, a small coffee shop wedged between SavOn's and Von's Supermarket, when I looked in the big plate glass window and saw my father. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Then, when plates were cleared, Dr. Armstrong moved back his chair a little, cleared his throat importantly and spoke. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Mom takes the fish out of the frying pan and puts it on a plate layered with paper towels to soak up the grease. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Gilly picked up the plate, raised it to the height of her hair, and passed it across to Trotter at that level. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

And Jacey became so genuinely flustered by the newcomer’s presence that she asked him which of the earth’s continental plates was his favorite. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

She saw Punky Perkins, next to her in church, drop two buttons in the plate in lieu of the two pennies his mother had given him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother pushes her plate to the side and lays her head down on the table. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

"My hands won't be soft if I clean ovens and scrape plates all day. Will you still want them touching you when they're all red and raw and cracked from hot water and lye soap?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

One o’clock arrived and with it a sandwich, delivered on a paper plate. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He unwraps all the food and sets everything on plates for us. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She follows her granddaughter out of the kitchen after a few minutes, carrying a plate of pakoras. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She brings more plates, none larger than a hand, and soon the table is completely covered. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two plates are placed before us, and we say thank you in unison. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Vonetta said, “And four plates, four forks, four napkins, and four cups.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lift my chin, holding my head high the way he always tells me to, and wait for the plate to rise. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It gave the impression that we raced to the table, passed plates madly in all directions, wolfed our food, and ran away from the table, all in about forty-five seconds. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

We file past the cafeteria workers to collect our plates of rice and some unrecognizable vegetable stew. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I glance at a silver plate on the wall, which shows only a distorted and blurred image of myself. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They say he’s got fat peacocks strutting around in a courtyard, protected by high walls, pecking up grain from silver plates inscribed with Moorish designs. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The same was true of his helm, his gorget, greaves, and gauntlets, and the rest of his mismatched plate. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z