I had slipped a cube of sugar into my pants pocket before we left. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pima tugged at the man’s pants and ran her fingers through his pockets. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I folded the napkin around the cookies and shoved them into my pocket and waited for the truth she was about to tell me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The man patted his brow with the handkerchief before putting it in his pocket. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

And the young scythe put forth for membership on the selection committee was voted down, because no one on that committee should be in anyone’s pocket. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Not just a regular one, who keeps it in their pocket. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He watched Grizzly Bear take Cool Papa’s hat off Train Ear’s head and drop it in the plastic bag along with the mess of dollar bills and coins he removed from Train Ear’s pockets. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

She folded the piece of paper carefully and put it in the pocket of her pants. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She had, folded in her back pocket, an address she had found in her mother’s files, which she had rifled through late the previous night, after packing her bag. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to feel my pocket, but the fetterlings still had my arms and legs pinned. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Jake produces a tissue from his pocket and hands it to me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I think of the photograph in my pocket, and how Zoe knew my name when she gave it to me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

"So you won't mind if we take your horse and empty your pockets." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

No. He answered his own question aloud, and took from his pocket the heavy pages he had cut from the Bible, all written over with the names of his genealogy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of Juan’s heavy metal songs started blasting from Sierra’s pocket. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He had the pack on his back and I put the worm-cans in one of the outside flap pockets. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I glance up from my itinerary, laughing as I carefully fold it and put it into my back pocket. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I reach around to the front pocket of my backpack and fish out my keys. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I put my hands in my pockets, too. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

With difficulty he extracted a notebook and a stubby pencil from a back pocket. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I tell him I’m finished with the dancing, that I have sixpence in my pocket for Mrs. O’Connor that’s supposed to go into the black boy’s mouth, that I’m going to the Lyric Cinema instead. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

While he struggled to get upright, Diana checked the urge to kick him and instead felt her side pocket for her phone. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Before Polly’s hand reached her pocket, he grabbed her wrist, leaning across her with his back against her chest. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He turned the corner and walked, his head down, his hands dug into his pockets, going to Dalton’s. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t realized I’d snuck so much luck into her bag, into her smock pockets. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Her dress was flowery, and a little apron with pockets was tied around her middle. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Henry stands quietly, hands in his pockets, contemplating the sky, and he’d almost look sober if not for the wobbly lean to the left he’s doing. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She pulled a black chess piece from her pocket and jammed it into her mouth. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Having packed, he combed and trimmed his brown beard, saw that his pencils were in his shirt pocket and his magnifying glass attached to his lapel. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got home that night and undressed, the wishing stone fell out of my pocket. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” she says, and slips it into her own pocket. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I told him to keep them in his pockets.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put it in his pocket and went away. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He straightened his tie and took his Phi Beta Kappa key from his vest pocket and began to twirl it on its lanyard, as he often did on such occasions. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The fabric of her skirt is pulled so tight over her thighs, the pockets gape open. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

When the weather turned cold, my father managed to tuck a few pieces of coal from the factory furnaces in his pockets, even though it was forbidden to take anything from the factory grounds. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She then put the pod in her cloak pocket, and they watched in silence as Valley began to climb an enormous tree that seemed as if it had been struck by lightning recently. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“She had her cane. And her pocket watch—that was in her coat pocket.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Just like when you stormed up to fight the Erudite with only a... a pocket knife to protect yourself.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he took a pencil from his pocket, stirred the wine until the powder had dissolved, and replaced the stopper. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her hand went to her denim jacket, like she was checking for something in the inside pocket. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Gogol has no hat or gloves, and as they walk he puts his hands into the pockets of his jacket. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I watched him take out a pocket knife and cut his wrist. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the sight of Peeta’s bloody wrists, I dig in my pocket for the handcuff key, but he jerks away from me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Fudge consulted the large gold pocket watch dangling from his waistcoat. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Reluctantly, he hands me the magazine of bullets—and although I don’t want it in my pocket, I’d rather it be there than in his. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Thomas got the small carved piece from its high shelf, and put it into his pocket. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then when he had washed the ashtray and the glass he brought out a pistol from his pocket and put a bullet in his chest. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I dug into a pocket, and held up my link with a flourish. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I read it right when he gave it to me, and then I thanked him and all and put it in my pocket. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Another pause, then she said, “You said yourself you’re swimming in it. Soon as anyone sees you, they know you found a pocket.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But she could not put it in the pocket of her precious purple coat. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The doctor had been delicately exploring the pyjama pockets of the dead man. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He scooped them hurriedly into his pocket, but one fell to the floor. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Amarante’s eyes popped open, and he fumbled in his suit pockets for his glasses, which he finally located and lodged in front of his eyes so as to identify the oncoming aircraft. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached in his coat pocket and tossed me his pistol ’stead of Pap’s. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Nothing but some enamel, like small change in a pocket. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It also explained why even now, out of habit, Frank kept checking his coat pocket, and why he was so nervous around fire. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I stuck my hand in my pocket again, and this time when I touched the feather, I felt my fingers tingle. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We thought Madoc might tire of us and drop us somewhere with a pocket full of gold and riddles pinned to our shirts. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When Zane’s pockets were stuffed almost to bursting, he searched the store for the perfect container to store his goods in. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Officer Jameson reaches into his right front breast pocket and pulls out business cards. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Harry pulled off his Cloak, stuffed it into his pocket, and followed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I pick up a couple more pieces for later and put them in my pockets as I head toward home. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He patted around his jacket pockets, and out came a cell phone. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And the money came rolling into the pockets of the two greedy aunts. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“More than that, eh!” retorted Mr. Jaggers, lying in wait for me, with his hands in his pockets, his head on one side, and his eyes on the wall behind me; “how much more?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He reached in his pocket and a piece of metal, slung on a ribbon, fell into my palm. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Dr. Finch rose and thrust his hands into his pockets, drew them out, and cradled his arms behind his back. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I try crossing them, putting my hands in my pockets, holding one arm with the other. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shoved my hands in my pockets and wrapped Dinah’s hair around the fingers of my right hand. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I saved the bread for him in my pocket. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The Great Hunter needs to approve,” he said, then scribbled something on a small napkin and shoved it into his pocket. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

No official bedtime, twice my pocket money, and for Julia’s eighteenth she went to Tanya’s Night Club in Worcester with her thousand and one friends. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Jackson Park was one square mile of desolation, mostly treeless, save for pockets of various kinds of oak—burr, pin, black, and scarlet—rising from a tangled undergrowth of elder, wild plum, and willow. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“You have visited our city before, I think, taking coin from our pockets and food off our table. How much did you steal from me, I wonder?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Pulled a match- book from the pocket of my jeans and lit my paper towel roll. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

With the money Pa gave me in my pocket, I approach a food cart selling roasted crickets. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There she baited the hook with a worm from her pocket, put it into the water, and waited. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The orange jumpsuit had no pockets—1 guess the sheriff didn’t want prisoners carrying anything that couldn’t be seen. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He watched as she opened a pouch she took from her pocket and began to treat the punctures and cuts. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He reaches into his pocket, pulls out a crumpled green bill, and presses it into George’s hand. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Then with her other hand she took her sharp “teacher only” pointy scissors and cut the string off the key and put the key in my T-shirt pocket. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shove my other hand into my pocket. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The little bag from Resthaven—the one Myanda had given him—fell out of his pocket and landed at the feet of a toppled garden gnome. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It had of course sprung up from the half-sovereigns which had fallen out of Uncle Andrew’s pocket when he was turned upside down; just as the silver had grown up from the half-crowns. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I rubbed the side of my pants, feeling the pocket where the journal should’ve been. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Shadow dropped the coin and the folded bill back into his pocket. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“There’s only one explanation. It came out of a pocket, it came out of the pocket of that jacket,” Wes’s lawyer proclaimed. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Instead, I reach into my pocket and fish out everything I have. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

From my pants pocket, my phone vibrated, and when I checked it William had sent me a text. “good movie. Ur mom mad?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The policeman took a bicycle pedal out of his pocket. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then he beamed—a big, winning beam—and stuck them in his pocket and walked on. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Marcus’s envelope was still in my pocket, right over my heart, which was beating fast. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I have a few coins in my pocket and I could catch a tram, but I think I deserve the pain. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Hmm? Oh, here we go,” he said, digging in his pocket for a coin. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I take the paper and put it in my pocket. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She frowns and plucks me one from her pocket. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Stuffing their mittens and wool caps into their pockets, they settled in conscious of their extraordinary good fortune in having escaped temporarily from the snowstorm. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He started reaching deep into his pockets for loose coins. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was easy, once out of the party, to pull his Invisibility Cloak out of his pocket and throw it over himself, for the corridor was quite deserted. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He reached into the inside pocket of the jacket and brought out a flat pint bottle. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Key goes into the pocket, and then I reach down, quick as lightning, and grab the brown leather notebook that’s been haunting my thoughts. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

He sat in a straight chair by the window with his hands stuffed tight into his pockets, and nodded or smiled to show his guests that he understood. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The preacher rose, sighed, and drew from his pocket a small wooden cross with a chain upon it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls the pack out of his jacket pocket. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stands up and pulls something out of his pocket. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The part of me that was not long removed from Tarbean wanted to pick his pocket. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Halfway down the hallway, Noah abruptly stops talking mid-sentence and puts the phone back into his pocket. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Not so much as a nickel in my pocket. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced at it, couldn't understand it, looked at it harder, and decided to pocket the money with the note instead of putting it in the cashbox I'd make it up with Mother. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

She found the stone with the hole in it, and put it into her dressing-gown pocket. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He kept his blues harp in his jacket pocket and rubbed his fingers across the holes every now and again. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

But it would not eat, and crept into his pocket to hide. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Fadi pocketed it quickly and moved on with his tray, but he caught Felix’s smirk as the other boy took out his money and handed it to the cashier. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Then I felt something in my pocket—a freezing sensation, growing colder and colder. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mama must have known there was nothing they could do—that the money they’d given Aunt Rose for safekeeping was gone now, whether it was into the undertaker’s hand or, more likely, Helen’s pocket. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

A slight plastic card, but it weighed down his pocket. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His knife was in his pocket, safe and dry inside its sheath, protected from the misery of the elements. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Diego took his schedule, folded it neatly, and slipped it into his back pocket. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He looks at my pocket again, like he did earlier. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I pocketed the whistle and opened the sack on the kitchen table. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Snack-sized bags of pretzels and chips were spilling out from her pockets and beneath her shirt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He stood at the foot of the bed, his hands in his trouser pockets, his face relaxed. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

As the train clacketed along the tracks, Hannah thought how lucky she was to be near a pocket of fresh air. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put it in the pocket of his coat. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

With that, she sweeps out the door, leaving me with a thundering heart and the royal seal burning in my pocket. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She paced this way and that, hands in her pockets, as the wind blew swirls of leaves and discarded paper cups about her feet. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled the shard of mirror from Finn’s back pocket and held it up to the light. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He shoves his hands in his pockets and shrugs. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Put these in your pocket, girl, and follow me.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I scrunch my fists in my pockets and sneak by, not wanting to brush my fingertips against it. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He reached into his pocket and pulled out a few wadded dollar bills. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He put them in his coat pocket--my coat pocket. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Sliding up on the edge of the cane seat, he dug in his pants pocket until he brought up his knife, the one he used to clean his nails with. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma takes the gold pocket watch from her purse. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mr. Briggs calmly took a paper from his pocket, and read out in a sort of official, nasal voice:— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

We reach the door to the dormitory, and he leans against the wall, sliding his hands into his pockets. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Whyn’t you keep them hands outen your pockets when you running you could stand up then Rolling his head in the cradle rolling it flat across the back. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph Ryan fumbled in his pocket and produced a business card, and after a brief hesitation, Mia took a single step forward and stretched her arm to take it. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And if any cop stopped Reginald, he had in his pocket both the peddler’s license and the manufacturers’ outlet bills of sale. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Resa took a piece of paper out of her inexhaustible pockets. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Malcolm X promptly got up and silently took my notebook, tore out that page and crumpled it and put it into his pocket, and he was considerably subdued during the remainder of that session. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The books I had bought from the Catholic Book Store weighed heavily in my pocket. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scott sat in his chair, jingling the coins in his pocket. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

The next thing Emily knew, Clyde pulled a gun out of his pocket and pointed it at them. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He wears suits, navy blue or gray, and there’s a gold watch chain that hangs across his belly from pocket to pocket in his waistcoat. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

My phone is a heavy lump in my pocket. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I sprinkled some of the salt from my pocket where my teeth marks were and bit again. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Lemmesee the pockets,” Jason shouted, moving to me across the foyer. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Allen made sure he had his Bible, as always, in his pocket. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He needs glasses to read his text; I can see them poking out of his breast pocket. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She walked to the rear door and took out a bobby pin from her pocket. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, isn’t it enough that you come home without a penny in your pocket without making fools of the children on top of it? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She had an old mix tape in her pocket, and she was going to dub over it to make a tape for Park. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

But I’ve got to earn money now more than ever, so each day, when Shiloh takes his long nap, I set out with my plastic garbage bag hanging out one jeans’ pocket. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m so glad Janae finally learned how to get a rich boyfriend. She better stay in his pockets so we can keep living this good life!” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As Kira agonized, her hands pushed their way into the deep pockets of her woven shift. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there were cigarettes—Ferdi pulled a handful from his pocket—and everyone lit up, even me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Annabelle feels around for the weight of the Saint Christopher medal in her hoodie pocket. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I responded, “I’m not bound to take my hands out of my pockets for the likes of you, then or now.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jesse grinned at Fulcher’s back and stuck his hands into the pockets of his corduroys, wriggling his right forefinger through the hole. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t hurry, we’re going to be late,” he said nonchalantly, taking out his pocket watch to check the time. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I pick up the Wendy’s wrapper and stuff it into my pocket. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He stuffed the remainder of the chocolate-covered cotton ball into his shirt pocket and edged his way back gingerly along the branch to the smooth gray trunk. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

One sergeant ascer-forest, robbing a rabbit warren, living for a month with gypsies, or picking pockets.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled a potato from my coat pocket and handed it to her. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Half Time’s head came up, and he dropped out of the pocket an instant before Exhibit’s broad rump bulled into it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stuffed the money in her pocket, went to the closet, and found the hanger full of Melvin’s madness. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Each pair of well-cut pants had a small pocket for Edward’s gold pocket watch. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

I turn and slip into the pocket of the dark. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

She reached into her pocket and pulled out a small black stone, dirty and jagged, covered in veins of gray and white like cracked glass. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

With the ring and the gun and the watch in his pocket, Alex began the long journey back uptown. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Nathan lifted half off the seat to pull his wallet out of his back pocket. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The other mother reached her hand slowly into her apron pocket and produced the black iron key. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Men watch from lawn chairs or stand, hands balled in their pockets. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

One of the policemen came and searched my pockets, then tried to take off my coat. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

His hands were in his jacket pockets and his head was down as if he was having a long train of thought. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Keira turns to face me, then fumbles in her pockets for her phone. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A pile of necklaces, bracelets and rings from her pockets was heaped at the side. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He took his penknife from his pocket and cut off tender bites. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He had his shirt off and tucked into his back pocket, and I couldn’t help but notice the definition of his muscles. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Nick smiled, stowing the receipts Bill had signed in his shirt pocket. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he crawled out of Mig’s pocket and made his way up to her shoulder and situated himself there, laying his tail across her neck to balance himself, “''tour Highness,” he said again. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

He took the gun from his coat pocket and put it where he could reach it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Marcus stopped pacing and stuffed his hands into the front pocket of his hoodie. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He pulls a packet of white powder from his breast pocket. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crumple it up and stuff it into my pocket. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Just then I spot two women with name tags clipped to their shirt pockets. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Finally, he put the chicken back in his pockets, took a deep breath, and left the room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He reached into a pocket and took out what appeared to be a torn-off shirt sleeve. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ryan stuffed the motorcycle into one pocket of his parka and picked Ralph up carefully so he wouldn’t smash his tiny ribs. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

At the last moment, when disaster seemed positive, he pulled his hands from his pockets and broke his fall by grasping the golden pole. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dude,” she says as she slips money in her pocket. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

From a pocket Neumann Two pulls some crumpled and filthy reichsmarks. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

In my jacket pocket was a letter confirming my employment from MIT, which I had brought along to prove that I was indeed from Tech. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Perry felt inside a pocket of the leather windbreaker he was wearing. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I search my pocket for some paper but all I’ve got is a decrepit napkin. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Jaja shifted on his chair before pulling his schedule out of his pocket. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

They packed their gray-looking laundry back into their pockets and walked to the door of the laundromat. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I change into the yellow robe in my bedroom and make sure the quarters I sewed into the pockets aren’t making them droop. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

She put her hand, still feeling his touch, into her pocket. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laid the new ball in the palm, pressed glove and ball together, and the glove remembered and gave way and made a pocket for the ball. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s too dark to read, so I tuck it in the back pocket of my blue jeans. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She switched on the detector and then took a floppy disk from her pocket and slipped it into the computer that controlled the Cave. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The office, furthermore, was quickly going cold, giving up its electric heat, and he sat for a moment with his hand in his coat pocket and considered the snow whirling past his window. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Tranquilino turned up his hearing aid, and, after fumbling in his pockets for a pair of glasses, he perched the cracked lenses on his nose, muttering, “Eh?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his hands shoved in his hoodie pocket and eyes still on the floor, he muttered, “I forgot I have to do something,” before turning away and getting swallowed by the crowd. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

In my pocket I had the boarding pass that Dr. Richter had secured for me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

One girl had been in such a hurry, the blue ribbon she was meant to wear in her hair was still rolled up in her pocket. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he comes back to the hotel he is surprised to see the taxi driver standing in the lobby, hands deep into his pockets. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I stuck my hands in my hoodie pockets and scuffed my sneaker on the ground. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh no — hang on —” A bag of sweets had spilled out of Fred’s pocket and the contents were now rolling in every direction — big, fat toffees in brightly colored wrappers. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

After we had been traveling for a few miles, I put my note pad back in my shirt pocket, took the top off my coin box, and starting looking at my pennies. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He wore khaki pants with too much stuff in each pocket. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

And I put the card into my pocket. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He took two old coppers from his pocket and put them in the drawer to make up the deficiency. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I handed out my suits on hangers, my shoes in the game pocket of a hunting coat, and my shirts in their neat wrapping of New England road maps. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jammed his hands in his pockets, whistled, and started to do a waltz clog like Pat Rooney. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand traveled once more toward his pocket, but it stopped in midair, changed direction, and landed on Naima’s shoulder instead. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Evan capped the pen with a loud snap! and stuck it in his pocket. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Even from several feet away, I can make out the protrusion of the pipe in his jacket pocket. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I check my front pocket for the hundredth time this morning. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I tugged the iPod out of my pocket and hit pause. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He finds a white pillowcase in an upturned cabinet and folds it into her coat pocket. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I went to my room, where I scooped up my worry dolls and put them in a pocket of my bag. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She saw rotten pockets where all the cells had popped and died, forming a liquefied spot that was packed with wall-to-wall bricks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then he reached his right hand into his pants pocket for the jar, squeezing the icy chill out of his palm. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He fished a bit of paper from his pocket and studied it. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then I went to the kitchen, stuffed my pockets with handfuls of pine nuts, and ran outside to find Hassan waiting for me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I went out the front door, locked it, and put the spare key to the deadbolt in my pocket. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Percy felt for his pen in his pocket. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She reached into the pocket of the man’s shirt she wore and pulled out a pouch of tobacco. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He pulls out his pocket watch and runs his thumb across the crystal, lighting up the mockingjay. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly, Duuzuu stayed in my pocket or perched on my shoulder. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

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

Americans went through the pockets of the dead Vietnamese, searching for papers, photographs, maps: anything that might provide information to military intelligence. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He reached into his hip pocket for the screwdriver. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He started to light a cigarette, and then looked at her and put the pack in his pocket again. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

And then he reached into his back pocket and took out his speech, his Dvar Torah. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He still trusted her with his biggest weakness—the piece of magical firewood she carried in her coat pocket, next to her heart. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Our father is pacing the floor, jingling his keys in his pocket. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Carlos spins, tucks the toy into his pocket. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

He pulled the heavy silver hand clasp from a pocket in the lining of his cloak and tossed it on the bed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My hands rest on my pocket where my map is tucked inside. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

But I have a knife in my hack pocket. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay,” I said, reaching into my pocket for a lighter. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She unzipped her purse and slipped the card into an inside pocket. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of sliding it onto her finger, she transferred it to the pocket of her dress, where she could feel it against her hip. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sensibly, he had folded his glasses into his pocket. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He tucked it into his shirt pocket and sent pennies, nickels, and dimes skidding across the floor as he concentrated on quarters. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

She even transforms one audience member’s pocket watch from metal to sand and back again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Boys,” said Mr. Weasley under his breath, “I don’t want you betting. That’s all your savings. Your mother —” “Don’t be a spoilsport, Arthur!” boomed Ludo Bagman, rattling his pockets excitedly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Keeping his hand closed tightly on the wand in his jacket pocket, Harry moved toward the nearest grave. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They hold red plastic cups in one hand while the other hand is shoved into a pocket of jeans that hang too low below their waist. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to be one of those awful suspicious wives who go through their husband’s pockets. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I folded the little square of paper again and put it in my pocket. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached into his pocket and held out his cell phone. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Sticky reached for his spectacles, checked himself, and thrust his hands into his pockets to still them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Mother was gone, I felt for the dollar in my pocket. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, I pull a crumpled letter from my skirt pocket. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I closed up the knife and slid it back in my pocket. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He fished three cents out of his pocket; he went over to the boy with averted face. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

His right hand was in his coat pocket, his fingers about the kidnap note. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He reached in his coat pocket and handed me a set of keys. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I take it out of my pocket and set it in her hand. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Yazd stretched below us, stray pockets of fog tucked into the shadows where the morning sun had yet to burn them away. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He shoved his fists deep in his pockets. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He put the letters in his pocket and stood up, and almost at once Lyra was there, wild-eyed, with Pantalaimon a snarling savage wildcat, too distraught to hide. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slid a large bottle out of her pocket. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leafie flipped her tobacco pouch from the front pocket of the man’s shirt she always wore. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Here, a black man pocketed Ann Atwater's money for that pitiful shack—and threatened to toss her family into the street because she had trouble making the rent. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He mopped his forehead with an old rag he kept tucked in the back pocket of his overalls, then put it away and rolled his sleeves down. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I go through the box and find Papa’s sterling silver pocket watch and rub the figure of the fisherman standing in a rowboat. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Albert’s pockets are bulging by the time we line up to go inside. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She slips her number into my back pocket and then says, “See you guys!” as if we had just played on the swing set in fourth grade together. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Squelch stuffed the bag into his coat pocket. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She slipped a small silver object from the back pocket of her jeans and held it out to me, the rough pattern of the speaker face up. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Jule kept up a steady stream of chatter until Brooke was in the car, but as soon as the cab pulled away, Immie’s phone pinged in her pocket. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He pulled a handful of change from his pocket. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

What he saw there made him feel he had swallowed a small live kitten, but he could almost enjoy these pangs, for in his pocket was Mr. Hancocks silver. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could find my father so I could say to Mam, Here he is and he has three pounds left in his pocket. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Desert mallow spread out peach-colored blooms in pockets of soil, and everywhere late- blooming cliff roses swarmed with bees. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven felt the ascot in her pocket, wondering if maybe they had not suspected the wrong witch. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then I remembered Hamlet’s gift, which I had thrust into my pocket as I ran. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The wooden animal in your pocket will soothe your fingers, which are simply looking for something to touch. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ida Spavento lowered her gun, took a pack of cigarettes from her pocket, and put one between her lips. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She puts her brown hands away in her uniform pockets. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I take the pendant out of my pocket. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Removing it, she thrust it deep into her pocket, where the curve of her old body surely protected many secrets. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Dad returned to the kitchen, putting his phone in his pocket. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I reach into my pocket, and a metal spike jams into my thumb. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I hide them in my skirt pocket next to Tom Sawyer. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He reached into his pocket and handed me an unsealed envelope. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I picked up the chunks, brushed off the dirt, ate one, and stuffed the rest into my pockets. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Hugo slipped the pound note into his top pocket. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

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

He put the inhaler back into his pocket. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Shyly,Thomas reached into his pocket and handed her the gift. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

From his upper left vest pocket he took an old-fashioned straight-edged razor. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Sophie could protest, he had picked her up off the table and popped her into the waistcoat pocket. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the long black cape the pockets of her jeans bulged with necessities for the night's dangerous vigil. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled it out of his back pocket, read it one more time, his hand shaking. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When they reached the end of the passage, Minho slowed to barely more than a walk and reached behind him to pull out a notepad and pencil from a side pocket in his backpack. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

If I were caught with my hand in someone’s pocket, I would get more than a cuff round the head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She’d say all the wrong things—that I’ve hit the jackpot, that I need to get into this boy’s pockets real quick, that I need to do something about that Carrie girl. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Ferns stroked my forehead and picked my pockets. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Three times today, I saw him undercharging customers and pocketing his portion of the difference as the customers passed money back to him. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He turned away from the bed and began strolling up and down again, one hand in his pocket. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Instead, she just reaches her hand inside her coat pocket and clutches the shard of crystal she put there earlier. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

No one would be able to hear her screams; still she yelled as she fumbled to find the pocket where she’d put her phone. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Ainsley comes over to us the same way Darius usually does, with his hands in his pockets and his shoulders slightly hunched over. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Despite the pall hanging over us, small pockets of spontaneous merriment broke out here and there. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Atticus was standing in the door with his hands in his pockets. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Momma,” I took her letter from my pocket, unfolded it, and slid it over to her, “you remember writing this?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Then taking a box of caps from his pocket, he raised the hammer of the gun and slipped one of the little bright caps over the hollow pin that was under the hammer. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw stood apart from them, hands in his pockets, proud and at the same time scornful of Fielding's kindness. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I bunched my wet socks into my pocket, which immediately wetted my pants. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“There seems to be more of these every time I climb them,” he said, and took a key from his pocket. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

So she stuffed it into Akira’s pocket, and he didn’t seem to mind. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She pulls a reflex hammer from the pocket of her white coat and taps on my right knee. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His hand went for his pocket, but his blues harp wasn’t there. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I dig the envelope out from the hidden pocket I’ve sewn into the hem of my day dress. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I got my phone out of my pocket and began typing a text to send her, begging her to rescue me from Marcus, but I deleted it and put my phone away. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The driver drew a .38 caliber pistol from his pocket and fired twice directly at Spicely. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He reached his hand into his pocket, pulled his wad of bills out far enough for me to see and then shoved it back in. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Edwin folded the homework into his jacket pocket. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Clayton had slipped his blues harp in his pocket while he was getting dressed. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

My legs feel rubbery as I walk toward the restaurant and see Connor standing outside with his hands in his pockets. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“There’s one way to tell for sure,” he said, reaching into his pocket. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Harry took off his glasses and put them safely in his pocket before helping himself to Floo powder. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Joseph slipped some of the matches into his pocket and went to find his uncle. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She looked at the check and then folded it and put it in her apron pocket. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He walks a dozen yards away, sets his bag on the ground, and pulls a handkerchief from his pocket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

In Liberia, I met with President Tubman, who not only gave me five thousand dollars for weapons and training, but said in a quiet voice, “Have you any pocket money?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hold up,” I said, patting my pockets as we got to the corner where the bodega is. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

All I have are chocolate coins from the Hershey’s store, a little soft from being in my pocket. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I only had fifty cents in my pocket. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She stood in the center of the dark room with her hands in her pockets. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

By lunchtime, the blazing summer sun overhead left pockets of melted asphalt in the road and trickles of sweat down our backs. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Sahil shoved his hands in the pockets of his hoodie and began to walk backward, away from me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He shoved his hands into his jacket pockets and strolled over. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was patting his chest, fumbling gently with long yellow fingers in the pocket of his overcoat. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I fished the roll of stapled pages from my back pocket. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

His father had taken out his pocket watch. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Popper silently reached into his pocket and gave the service man his last five-dollar bill. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had my hands in my pockets and was looking up at him. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

But every now and then the strap of a camera would snap, or a handful of change would fall out of someone's pocket—and sometimes even a wallet like this! The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He handed me a flattened tin can that he’d probably been saving in his pocket for a thousand miles. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I reached into my skirt pocket and pulled out the ten-dollar bill. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

It is too long to go in a pocket, too sharp to stick in my waistband. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was not very convenient, and each time I filled it I mentally designed bigger and better pockets on my deer-hide suit-to-be. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quickly, trying not to feel anything, we went through the kid’s pockets. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miraculously, as miraculous as snow on Easter and strangers passing out onto the ground, the small, smiling man pulled a stubby banana from his pants pocket and handed it to her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Others hunted for hidden petrol and ship oil pockets, bucketing out the valuable fluid. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jesse started across the lower field, his hands still deep in his pockets. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

So I put the telegram in my pocket. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

My phone rings in my pocket, and I ignore it like I have for most of the day, squinting into the distance at Will as he skitters across the pond. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The agent slowly removed his glasses and tucked them into his breast pocket. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Sitting down with my back against the stone, I took the compass from my pocket and opened the latch. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

And suddenly he realized that he could—the DS was in his pocket. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She slipped the piece of driftwood into her new coat pocket. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The beater forms billions of microscopic air pockets and stiffens the egg proteins. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Allow me to introduce myself,” said the smaller of the men, producing a badge from his coat pocket. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

And painted cattleguards had always worked just like a little piece of osha in the pocket had always kept away poisonous snakes. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

That afternoon, they retrieved their buried money, and that night in the loft, they stashed some in their shoes, some in their pockets, and some in their backpacks. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He took the glass from Mariam and from his coat pocket produced a large white pill. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

‘Tve got a warrant,” replied the sheriff, and took it out of his shirt pocket. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Percy’s hand went to his pocket, where his pen always stayed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Rock stands up and pulls a ten-dollar bill from his pocket. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He was already fishing around in his pockets for a coin. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He looks at the nylon webbing pocket in front of him, furtively peels off a Life Saver. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie did as she was told, dropping it in the pocket of the maid’s uniform she still wore, and walked behind Aunt Rose, out the back door that led to the small rear yard. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He tossed them into his pocket and hurriedly replaced Jordan’s tools just as Monique and Jordan emerged from their bedroom. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the pieces of the broken wand out of his pocket and, without looking at them, tucked them away in Hagrid’s pouch around his neck. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Others he collected for museums hut slipped into his own pocket or knapsack instead. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

My father pulled his handkerchief out of his breast pocket so I could blow my nose. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, I was wishing that she were tucked away in a portable pocket, or that she’d also had an invisibility suit. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

His pockets bulged and over his shoulder he carried a cloth sack that swung heavily behind him. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tucked a loose hair behind my ear and handed me a tissue from the front pocket of her housedress. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

By midafternoon I’d done all I could do on the soap pot, and a nickel was burning a hole in my pocket. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a folded-up piece of paper and handed it to me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He felt in his pocket for his cigarette case. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went to his coat and pulled something out of one pocket. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

With one hand, Nat held on to Father’s hand; with the other, he clutched the shilling in his pocket. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could she pretend to be a boy if she was caught with a dress stuffed into her jacket pocket? Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Sneaky slides the dollar into his pocket and is about to close his lunch pack when Aliya Morris comes up and buys two Snickers and a Butterfinger. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

In my pocket, the Stygian ice dog whistle started to grow colder, freezing against the side of my leg. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“For a trip down Bob Ogden’s memory lane,” said Dumbledore, pulling from his pocket a crystal bottle containing a swirling silvery-white substance. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As we tiptoed over to the tree, Dinah wriggled up a storm in my pocket, a warning to be careful. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He looked suspiciously at the contract, and said, “I had better show this thing to my lawyer,” and put the contract in his inside coat pocket. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It always comes early,” I said and put the folded letter in my pocket. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave her a shilling: she put it into an old stocking-foot which she took out of her pocket, and having tied it round and returned it, she told me to hold out my hand. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ron pulled the Deluminator out of his pocket and clicked it: Their lamps went out. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

On the days when the heat stops your breath, he comes up the block pulling it out of his pocket. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

But there’s another in the breast pocket of my uniform. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But she began to fumble busily in her pocket. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Isabella quickly shoves her phone back into her pocket. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I pocketed it and put my arms around him. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I fold up the letter and slide it into my pocket, wishing I could read it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Wes’s attorney argued that Tony must have borrowed the necklace earlier, and it had accidentally dropped out of his pocket at the store. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I stashed my phone in the back pocket of my jeans. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

After Master broke the kola nut and passed the saucer around, Dr. Patel always took a lobe and put it into his shirt pocket; Ugwu had never seen him eat one. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Shadow shrugged and put his hands back in his pockets, loading a quarter in one hand, a folded-up five-dollar bill in the other. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

"See," she said, pulling Ten Bright Ideas to Light Up Your Sales from the back pocket of her shorts. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I pulled a folded piece of paper from my pocket. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She pulled her phone out of her pocket. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She stuffed the bill into the side pocket of her long pink gown. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Green light grew brighter and brighter, filling the clearing and dashing away the shadows, and it took me a few seconds to understand that the light was coming from my pocket—from Eddie’s journal. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She pulls tape and a giant safety pin out of her pocket, and in fifteen seconds, my costume is fixed. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

After the waitress had taken his order, Emenike brought out an envelope from his pocket. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Omi reached into her pocket, opened her hand, and showed me a tiny red feather. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He produces a stopwatch from inside his Windbreaker pocket. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Capricorn had taken a snow-white handkerchief from his pocket. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The priest’s creaking smile made her remember the potion, and she pulled it from her pocket. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Kyril Montana wore a neatly pressed pink shirt, a bolo tie, beige, tapered western pants, and cowboy boots, and he carried a pack of filtertip cigarettes in his shirt pocket over the heart. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss fished in his right pocket and pulled out his phone. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Nathan pulled the turquoise out of his pocket and then held it over the palm area of Darkness’s hand. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I raised one arm in front of me to ward them off and put the other in my pocket to make sure the gun was still there. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“This rock—it’s a lodestone, magnetic iron ore. There was a pile of them back in my pit. I kept one in my pocket just in case,” said his dad. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The She Elephant felt in one of her pockets. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Root tore off the top page, folding it into his pocket. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Supporting the scrawny bonobo bum with one hand, I pulled the cash out of my pocket and handed it to the man. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled his pipe out of his pocket. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He walked toward me with his thumbs jammed into his pockets and his eyes squinted half shut from the glare. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach toward an empty pocket in his communication book with Seagull, but Jason grabs my arm to stop me. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She carried the chips in her apron pocket, and when no one was about she crushed the soft lime between her teeth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She digs into her pocket and pulls out a wad of bills. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Matt assented to the trip readily, and Jethro, with the letter in his pocket, drove off down the road, his heart pounding with excitement. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walking down the block the next morning, Calder stirred the pentominoes in his pocket. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I reached into my pocket, which wasn’t there. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

What I like best is walking with my hands in my pockets, having the Doorman next to me, and imagining that Audrey’s on my other side. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Before they came for Lynn, I cut off a lock of my hair and placed it in the pocket of her pajamas. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

But then Dad reached into his back pocket and pulled out the smallest white envelope I had ever seen. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I patted my pocket so they could hear the jingle. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The young man put on his robe, closed the lapels tight, and jammed his towel into his pocket, He picked up the slimy wet, cumbersome float and put it under his arm. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He put his pocket watch back and then took the steps kind of slowly. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ambrose pulls a key from a pocket inside his heavy coat and leads Ma over to the guardhouse that’s closest to our bench. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Her fingers had rubbed him to a soft glow in her pocket and he looked rich and regal. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got his gun from his pocket and held it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I pocket my Mask—my face serves as my best disguise—and burgle riding clothes and a pack from a Tribal caravan. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Noun: An extra shoe you keep in your pocket. In case someone steals one of yours while you’re asleep with your head under the mailbox.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Taking his handkerchief from his pocket, he stepped over to Mama, put his arm around her, and started drying her eyes. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just realized I have an extra,” he says, pulling an orange out of the pocket of his leather jacket. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He reached for his cigarettes in his breast pocket. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Now she slipped it out of her apron pocket and opened to a well-worn page. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Then, one hand in his pocket, he tested all the other white pieces and sat down, stretching his legs under the Scandinavian-designed mahogany table. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Just days before, she’d worked up the courage to swat Trip’s hand when he’d made a joke about her pants—Why so many pockets, he’d demanded, what are you hiding in there? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He reached into his pocket and pulled out a silver cigarette box. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

There was less than a dollar in her pocket now left from the princely sum she had withdrawn. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I pull my phone from my pocket and text his number. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Terrified that the baseball cap might fall off and reveal her braids, Lupita didn’t resist as he reached down with his other hand and pulled out the pocket linings of the jacket she wore. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Daryl stands up and pulls an envelope from his jacket pocket. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

So I pressed £50 and five £10 notes came out of the machine, and a receipt, and I put the notes and the receipt and the card into my pocket. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I picked up the knife and put it into my pocket. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think she’s going to kiss me, but instead she reaches into her pocket. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

They’re practically screaming Fuchsia’s name, and I’m tempted to jam one into my jacket pocket, but my mom’s too close and might see me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The minute Papa was on the sidewalk, they darted towards him and dug the mints out of his pockets. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He coughed mean and violent, and spit something thick into an old handkerchief he had tucked in his shirt pocket. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Jack touched the letter in his coat pocket, the one with the Nazi stamp on it. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

The man wrote it down and put his notebook back in his pocket. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Some yearning for the comfort of old habits must have seized him, because, finally, he pulled out his leather pocket chess set and started going over the last game of the match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He calmly folded his newspaper and took a pen from his pocket. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The charred stick was wrapped carefully in three layers of cloth in his coat pocket, next to his heart. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

As for the shaking, he simply kept stones in his pockets — a rough one in the right pocket, a smooth one in the left. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she turned to me, I brought mine, folded in crisp quarters, out of my skirt pocket. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He slipped it into his pocket, where he continued to rub it. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

She tucked the letter in her apron pocket. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Kaz took a handkerchief from his coat pocket and carefully wiped his face clean. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He tipped the glass of sticky coins into his jacket pocket, and then tapped the pocket to show, unmistakably, that it was empty. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He pulled something that looked like a remote control out of his pocket and held it up. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Matt plunged his hand into the opposite pocket and brought out something triumphantly. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have their hands in their windbreaker pockets. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

A cigarette case was the only thing in my pocket. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fished into my pocket for my handkerchief, but my pocket was a mass of mud. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Vola dropped a handful of nails into an overall pocket and slid a hammer into her belt loop. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

And then, I remember them in the pocket of the lining, Lio’s letters! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laura passed him a handful of candy bars, and he filled his pockets with them. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

When we were done I sneaked a look at his back pockets, ’cause I knew when he stole dinosaurs he put them back there or in his socks. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

A black guy with glasses sits at the end of the bench, opening peanuts and putting the shells in his left vest pocket, the peanuts in his right. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He takes a piece of folded paper out of another pocket and opens it with one hand. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She shoved heavy stones into her pocket and dove into the water. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

His hands were jammed deep in the pockets of his loose canvas pants, and his dented hat sat on the back of his head. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I put my hands in my pockets and look down Main Street. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I remembered something and dug into my pocket, glad for an excuse to divert the conversation. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Farid shook his head and took a piece of bread out of his pants pocket. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Grace gets out of the car and tucks the phone into her back pocket. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I pull out a small bunch of one-dollar bills and a few coins and stuff them into the pocket of my pants. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They were all digging deep in their pockets for something, their bodies turned in a way that blocked most of Mark’s view. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

More important, he didn’t need the pockets anymore to protect the magical piece of firewood that controlled his life span. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

At break, I pull two strips of black material out of my pocket. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Before leaving the National Hotel, Booth slid the knife and pistol into his pockets and gathered the rest of his belongings. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is it our religion, the color of our skin, the money in our pockets? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his pockets the officer found $112, a bus ticket for Petersburg, Illinois, and documents that identified him as Thomas Dowell, an obscure local jockey. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie pulled the handkerchief with the cookies out of her apron pocket and spread them out on the dresser, careful not to touch Clara. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Zizmo takes a dried apricot out of his pocket and eats it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Nathan snuck his phone out of his pocket, wanting to take a sneaky selfie. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He clamped a large blue pocket handkerchief over his nose and mouth and hurried back to his high stool. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I took the pictures out of my back pocket and sat down beside him. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Hmn,” he said, leaning back with his hands in his pockets. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Obsessively, in the way a person worries a rip deep in a pocket, she now reached up under the floppy hat to feel her denuded scalp for the thirtieth or fortieth time. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” she said, and shoved it into her apron pocket. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rat Kiley went through the kid’s pockets, placed his personal effects in a plastic bag, taped the bag to Kiowa’s wrist, then used the radio to call in a dustoff. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled the procedure out of my pocket and handed it to her. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I reached into my pocket and pulled out my wallet. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

It is my comet, Theon told himself, sliding a hand into his fur-lined cloak to touch the oilskin pouch snug in its pocket. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My letter to Sister Irma was in the inside pocket of my jacket. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She started unzipping zippers and digging through pockets, pausing only to tell me how bad I looked and how she had something that would make me feel better. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She tucked the little dog in her pocket, relieved. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He took his blues harp out of his pocket. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

It took him quite a fumbling time to get her luggage checks, to lose them in his pockets, to find them and pick up the wrong pieces. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was limp, flat, the pocket long since gone. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every so often you’d see a coach from another school and, before he signed with Iowa, there would be small pockets of older men with notebooks, writing down every single thing Luke did. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When the dryer is empty, he shoves his pile to one side of the table, grabs something—a pair of pants—and checks the pockets. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She withdraws her big emerald ring from the apron pocket and puts it on her middle finger. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, Grandma India took a deep breath and stood up tall, rubbing her hands against her apron pockets. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I added them to the list of English words I kept in my new, black, pocket note pad. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

One by one, several balls vanished into the table’s deep pockets. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Until my phone buzzes in the back pocket of my jeans. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Alex is opening his mouth to answer when June’s phone buzzes from her robe pocket. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then he pulled twenty dollars, which would've been my pay for the day had I worked, from the same pocket. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But it seemed pretty basic, and I had pockets full of money. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Kendra pulled the bottle of milk from her pocket and handed it to Seth. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I tuck the map into my jacket pocket. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his pen in his pocket, then took her hand and held it to his chest for a minute. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The man took from his pocket a folder filled with papers of every color. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took the money from Buddy and stuffed it hurriedly in his pocket. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He did not know what to do with his hands; he wanted to put them into his coat pockets; but that would take too much effort and would attract attention. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if her divining abilities allowed her to see the other coin in my pocket. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I let me out a big ole sigh and tuck my mad down in my pocket. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He went along the sidewalk with his head down, fingering the quarter in his pocket. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then, before beginning the long, hot haul back to his house, he found an empty spot on a shaded bench and pulled his earnings out of his pockets. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I watched as he bent over his new gray shirts, pushing his glasses up on his nose while applying a precise military crease to the middle of each breast pocket. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was, after all, a trail of prostrating visitors to Chief’s house, relatives and friends bringing other relatives and friends, their pockets full of requests and appeals. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He put the ring back in his pocket, and after a moment, held out the picture to her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He then reached into his back pocket for a spare. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Aru didn’t have any experience with dads, but she was pretty sure giving your kid a glowing Ping-Pong ball to fight demons was like getting pocket fuzz and spare change instead of an allowance. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Yesterday, Celia had told Dimple her theory: that the founders of Insomnia Con had been in Hari’s dad’s pocket from the beginning. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She returned it to the safety of her pocket just as Marina came out, a mixing bowl full of some kind of batter under one arm. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Her quiet voice stalls the anger inside me, and I relax into the wall behind me, shoving my hands into my pockets. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I took off my coat, took my wallet with my papers and my money all wet in it out of the inside pocket and then wrung the coat out. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Ryan looked around to make sure no one was watching before lifting Ralph out of his pocket and placing him in an overturned boot. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

He puts the lighter back in his pocket; he must assume all eyes are trying to watch for any sleight of hand. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then he took out a pocket comb and neatly combed his mustache. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“By the way . . .” I fished something out of my pocket. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He kept his thin arms pulled close to his sides and his hands jammed tight in the front pockets of his jeans. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The missionary stuffed the page into his pocket and moved his cart quickly down the block. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

But in the hardest winters, when the scavenging was poor and the hunting was worse, Nin had taught Sefia to pick locks, pick pockets, and even steal huge hocks of meat without anyone noticing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Dad reached into his pocket and withdrew a vial of consecrated oil, which he placed in my palm. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Cas dug into the side pocket and was relieved to find her phone. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He took it out of his pocket, snapped it open, and held it under the old man's chin. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He tucks the Japanese prime minister's cat under one arm like a football as he fumbles in his pockets for...a remote! Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He takes my gold mockingjay pin from his pocket and fixes it to the jumpsuit. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

A young transplanted Kentuckian living in an impoverished pocket of Cincinnati among families of similar background once said to me, “I never knew I was urban-Appalachian till I read it in a magazine.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

But then he had figured out that Mark and Linda were paying for Ana out of their own pockets, and Joaquin guessed that he owed it to them to at least go. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m not very smart,” she said, insulting herself like she always does before she gives an opinion, “but I think the matches are short so they can fit in your pocket. Over.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Chubs shoved his hands into his trouser pockets and stalked toward me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I take two gummy worms out of my pocket and give them to Michael. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fished the emergency money Dad had given me from my pocket, figuring that a little extortion was a small price to pay to find the woman I’d crossed the Atlantic to meet. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Although too badly injured ever to be skillful again, it was no longer in danger of atrophying—as it had been in Johnny’s pocket. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as I reach into my pocket, something whizzes past my head and strikes the bully's shoulder, making him yelp. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I stuck some beautiful pink polish in my pocket and walked calmly out. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He then reached into an interior pocket of his waistcoat and produced a letter, which he handed to Lady Constance. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She wriggled a hand into a pocket of her tight, dark jeans and pulled out several hundred-dollar bills. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I pull my CD player from the front pocket of my backpack. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, I stuffed my pockets full of sunflower seeds. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

When she’s settled back with her magazine, I slide the blank cards into my shorts pocket. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had crossed the Elmuthaleth at the Godslayer’s side and now carried, in his pocket, the tooth of a creature from the world’s oldest myth. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She uses a huge spear that expands from this collapsible Mace canister she carries in her pocket, but that’s not the scary part. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

My hand went to my pocket, where I kept my lethal ballpoint pen, Riptide. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was easy to watch the figures on the cash register, then hand over paper money and pocket the change. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Tad shoved his hands in his pockets and looked over at Rashid. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

A hammer handle stuck out of his pants pocket. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But the phone wouldn’t budge from his pocket. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw reached slowly into the back pocket of his jeans, and fetched out the key. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The only thing lost to the river was Shay’s note, reduced to a soggy wad of paper in her pocket. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Me! I’m here in your pocket! Don’t let him hit me!” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was ordered to stay in my room, which was okay because that’s where everyone kept their coats, and it was fun looking through the stuff in their pockets. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled the petty-cash envelope out of my pocket and held it up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then he marched back to Laxmi’s cousin and tugged at a pocket of her overcoat. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He has done some brave things in the past: starting a school without a coin in his pocket, standing up for women’s rights and girls’ education, and standing up to the Taliban. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

My phone chirps, and I reach into my pocket to see who it’s from. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He took a handkerchief from his pocket and held it to his lips and coughed a long time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“She wants to see it,” the older man says, sticking my money in his pocket. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I tucked the jot into my pocket and thought about what Derrik had said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Jake found a rocky ledge, sat down, and jotted their findings in the small notebook he’d stuffed into his back pocket before leaving home. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

He unzips the front pocket, digs around for a moment, and then pulls out a rose made entirely of green duct tape. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He reached into his pocket and took out the yo-yo that Smithers had given him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Ron struggled for a moment before managing to extract his wand from his pocket. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Laurie smiled, took it, put it in his vest pocket ‘to keep it from blowing away’, and listened with interest to the lively letter Amy read him. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out some folded cash. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She reaches into the pocket of her jeans and hands him a folded-up piece of paper. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He had in his pocket and placed on the parlor table the lead bullet they had given him to bite while they cut off his frayed leg. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled one out of my pocket and showed him. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He took from his pockets the cards he carried about with him, his watch, and his fountain pen. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You can have my cookie,” says Sabeen, pulling it from her pocket. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I pulled a pair of crumpled dollar bills from my pocket. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He would return from a long day of work, empty his pockets of whatever he had been able to get, and then collapse into bed. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“We can make this space work for us,” says Jody, striding around with her hands in her coverall pockets. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He removed a wallet from his back pocket, demonstrating to O. J. Martinez that it was empty. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Erin took her phone from her pocket and checked it like we didn’t exist. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

A roll of money was in my pocket. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the cloth, a small pocket held a lump of fragrant, summery yellow beeswax to use in strengthening the sinew thread. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I broke off a twig from the oak tree and stuffed it into my pocket. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He reached into his pocket for a piece of paper and scribbled a note that he folded and wedged in the crack of the door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I got a thousand dollars in my pocket, the guy in the rap video was saying. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

The very idea of a color broadcast was so implausible that Alvarez secreted a small magnet in his pocket to verify that the picture was actually produced by electrons striking a phosphor screen. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Nora grins as she folds up the money and stuffs it into her jeans pocket. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He slipped the screwdriver into his hip pocket and started running. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

In his pocket might be a newspaper with a squib: “Oak cord wood is bringing ten dollars a cord in Los Angeles.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A man whose handkerchiefs were not lightweight cotton poking from his jacket pocket, but red and large and spotted with white dots. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had a million small pockets and a silver clasp. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She reached into her pocket and pulled out a heavily folded piece of notebook paper and began to read. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

My dad reaches into his pocket and turns over his phone. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The ice whistle in my pocket was getting colder. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He took a small card out of his pocket and consulted it. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I slip this tape into the back pocket of my jeans. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Turn out your pockets, or we go straight to the headmaster! Pull them out, Potter!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was adjacent to the central bus station, where I had started working every weekend carrying luggage for tips in order to make pocket money to keep up my correspondence with Caitlin. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I paid for the groceries and put the change in my pocket. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to stick her hands into his pockets but he pushed her away. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He put the phone in his pocket anyway. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I smiled, a litde dreamy, and was about to rub the scarf against my cheek when Annabeth ripped it out of my hand and stuffed it in her pocket. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra dug in her pocket and retrieved the scrap of paper Grandpa Lázaro had placed in her hand. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I watch the thief turn the dead person’s pockets inside out and abandon the body, slipping into one of the nearby buildings. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Jason slipped the guidebook in his back pocket the way he might holster a dangerous weapon. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” he said in his confident way, and he patted his pocket. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She was walking across the “Bread of Heaven” section of the cemetery, toward me, wearing her apron with a thousand pockets. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I have to put my hand in my sweatshirt pocket so I don’t reach over and wipe it off. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

When the last bell rang and Ryan went to the back of the room to collect his parka, Ralph poked his nose out of the shirt pocket. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes, slightly glazed, were now fixed on the pocket set, which he gently held open in his left hand, talking to himself, totally unaware of my presence or that he was in a restaurant. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“What I’m trying to say is, this number here is what you end up with. So-called money in the pocket.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would’ve bet all her pocket money that no one had ever walked away from them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I pulled a dog biscuit out of my pocket and held it out so Oscar could jump up on his short little legs to try to get it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

His note to Dearest is burning up my pocket. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He slipped the light-pen into the pocket of his shirt and removed his black-framed reading glasses, which hung in front of his chest on a thick cord. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

They had food and a warm place to sleep, and Dicey had money in her pocket. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Doctor read it, nodded, and put it in his pocket. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt in his back pocket for his wallet. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in her zeal to clean him, she vacuumed Edward’s gold pocket watch right off his lap. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

In a front pocket were the Marauder’s Map and the locket with the note signed R.A.B. inside it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He reached into his breast pocket and took out a sheet of paper covered with numbers. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He smiled gratefully and slid it out of his back pocket. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She stops to pull something out of her pocket, and Scoob almost smacks right into her. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

It'd oozed out of its wrapper, but we picked off the bits of pocket fluff and it tasted okay. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The letter was in his top pocket how. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He ran his hand into his pocket and pulled forth the batch of pamphlets that Jan had given Bigger and held them up for all to see. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“No. Let’s go to the tree,” he said, reaching into his pocket for another cigarette. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She put her hand on the whistle in her pocket. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Carefully he poked his hand into the front pocket and wrapped his fingers around something matted and fuzzy. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He takes the hard drive from his back pocket. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn't in his pocket, or tucked into his belt. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I put enormous pockets all over it, using every scrap I had, including the pouches I had made last summer. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked my age, maybe a year older, and he sat with his tailbone against the edge of the chair, his posture aggressively poor, one hand half in a pocket of dark jeans. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Taylor took the lip gloss from her zippered pocket and slicked it over her mouth. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The nomination is tucked inside my jacket pocket. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

With pockets and good tough pants I was willing to pack home many more new foods to try. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took eighty cents in change from his pocket and placed it on the table. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She checked for Nin’s old lock picks in the inner pocket of her vest and settled down to wait. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It was too dark to see it anyway, so he put it in his pocket. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

She crouched in the pocket and listened to the wind screaming past. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no underwear or socks, but at least the uniform had pockets. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

He pockets them and then he, and the other men, go out into the hall. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Mama folded the paper and tucked it into her skirt pocket. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Donovan had inspected a jagged hole in the upper reaches of one of the walls by the light of his pocket flash. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I had never seen him in anything but those tan khaki pants and a tan shirt with a number on the pocket. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

From her pocket she brought out her new wallet, opened it and withdrew the ten pesos from the fold. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Rubio slips his reader back in his pocket, his brow furrowed in disappointment. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then Carroll and Murphy stepped toward Diallo on the stoop and watched him turn slightly to the side, and make a movement for his pocket. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Bontaff calls everyone to attention and announces that it’s time for the student council election speeches, I stuff the note in my pocket. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He pulls four fluorescent orange wristbands from his vest pocket and fastens them around our wrists. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He put his driving gloves in his jacket pocket, kissed the cross that he wore around his neck, and took the shovel from me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stood, put his hands in his pockets, and took a few steps back. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He took his buckets and jars and his crowbar and put his sandwiches in one pocket and his thermos bottle in another pocket and he went down the cliff to the tidal flat. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I carry one of its tentacles in my pocket." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He stopped then and reached into his jeans pocket and pulled out an aluminum square. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I shift my weight and put my hands in my pockets. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Their pleats and nooks contained pockets of warm, stale air that soothed Ignatius. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oliver put the books back on his bookshelf, shoved a few petition papers into his back pocket, then stumbled down the stairs with the enormous basket. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When he came back, long after nightfall, and she put him to bed and went through his pockets, she found nothing, or almost nothing, and she sank helplessly to the parlor floor and cried. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Ryan pulled the broken motorcycle out of his pocket and said to Brad, “See what you did?” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Out on the street, Redemption was walking quickly, his head down and his hands fisted in his pockets. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It must have been in the mackintosh pocket for a long time. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Powers thought of the silver dollar in his pocket, and it suddenly occurred to him that if he were captured, "it was one of the first things they would take." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She smiles and reaches into her coat pocket. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Tsukiko nods thoughtfully, pulling a silver cigarette holder and matching lighter from the pocket of her coat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Before Sierra could stop him, he pulled out his pocket blade and ran onto the boardwalk. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He put the flashlight in his pocket and stepped carefully in the dark to her side. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I recalled the fire and placed my right hand over my shirt pocket. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tanin passed her hand over the hidden pocket of her vest where she kept the folded page. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I folded the stack of tissues Mama handed me and slid them into the breast pocket of my suit. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Back a few feet in the wall, it opened out into a pocket that Tucker had filled with the bits of paper and shreds of cloth he collected. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I inverted the linings in my other pocket. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I bobbed once and hid the parcel in my pocket under my apron. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She takes the map back out of her pocket. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

With her hand in her pocket, she fingered the small scrap of woven cloth and pictured its colors in her mind. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

J.T. called out as he came across the parking lot, stuffing a pack of caramel creams into his pocket. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo dug her hands into her pants pockets and pulled out a fistful of lint, a red ribbon, and a shiny silver coin. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Gregor pulled out his phone, tapped on it, and shoved it back into his pocket. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He pulled the ticket Hagrid had given him out of his pocket. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Then, like I was getting a message, my fingers curled ’round the piece of paper in my pocket! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“They won’t be every day, man. Plus, you don’t make money like this at Cluck Bucket,” I joked, pulling the wad of cash from my pocket again. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Some paper bills from a man’s pocket, a bracelet from a woman’s wrist—nothing too big. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

Then she plunked it down on the bar top and stuffed the purse back in her pocket. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He stuffed his blues harp deep into his pocket. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

She went into the pocket of her dress and took some funny little glasses that only had a bottom half to them, then put them on her nose. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The gun is in my right jacket pocket. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

And the years folded up like pocket handkerchiefs. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isabelle, startled by his intensity, reached into her pocket and handed it to him. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Chains dangled at their waists, knife sheaths poked out of their baggy pockets. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I stuffed the note in my pocket and started counting bread again, but I’d lost my place and I had to start all over. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I watched him pull the money halfway out of his pocket and look at it, then shove it back in. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I’m told that Newark is on the mend and while I see pockets of it, I mostly see the old decay. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Lissa reached into the pocket of her jeans and pulled out a rusty key. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ice pulled out a roll of bills from his pocket and gave the woman twenty dollars. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Or better yet: It was right here in my pocket; someone must have stolen it. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“You have one in your pocket, too. You have to use the map to find your way around in here.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Might I buy you a drink as a token of my thanks, Miss Martin?” he asks, after slipping the notebook into his pocket. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Richy plunged his hand in his pocket, grabbing shamelessly, something he couldn’t resist whenever he got excited, about a girl or anything else. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved his bony hands in his pockets, which were tinkling with new dimes. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joe looked back at the room and then stepped out, took the key from the inside, locked the door, and put the key in his pocket. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” said Joseph, embarrassed, as he put his hands in his pockets and looked down. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Kelly drew her camera out of her pocket. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Diallo is in the hallway, tugging at something in his pocket. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Finn took a carrot out of his pocket, giving half to the horse and half to the goat. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

‘Too late. I’m not opening it now. It’ll have to go in your coat pocket, whatever it is. Hurry on down to the buttery; don’t keep them waiting...” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I folded up the bill and stuffed it in my pocket. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The BFG was taking the glass jar from the pocket of his cloak. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls an envelope from his jacket pocket and hands it to me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“No thank you,” he says, slipping his hands in his pockets. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Alfred jammed his hands into his pockets and walked faster. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slipped my hands into my pockets and casually walked home, another harmless pedestrian out for a stroll. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I imagine that half-burned stick in your pocket gets heavier every day.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He pulled a large checkered bandanna from his back pocket. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dr. Barnes reaches into his vest pocket for a pair of silver coins, which he places over Lincoln’s eyes. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth took back the silver coin and slipped it into her pocket. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Laura was so happy, when she ran through the sand to Pa, with all those beautiful pebbles in her pocket. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nibs we used were very fragile and most boys kept a supply of new ones in a small box in their trouser pockets. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a mugger were to steal her purse, he wouldn’t get any money, because she carried that in a wallet in her skirt pocket under her coat. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He took his small figure of Krum out of his pocket, set it down on the ground, and watched it walk around. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He dug in his pocket and pulled out a plastic grocery bag. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Not another soul in town even had pockets. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was still standing there with his hands in his pockets staring mournfully at Phoebe’s house. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Finn turned back, searched for that pocket of stillness, but it was gone. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

From the pocket of her dress, Cari produced a box of Camels. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Next I searched my pockets, finding not even a bill, or an advertising folder, or a Brotherhood leaflet. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw him take a handkerchief out of his pocket and wipe his forehead. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

By this time it’s autumn, and we have long coats which flap against the backs of our legs, coats with baggy, outsized patch pockets, good for pinching. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ron lifted Scabbers out of his inside pocket and placed him next to the cage of his fellow rats, who stopped their skipping tricks and scuffled to the wire for a better look. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She goes to the cupboard over the sink, taking her time, locates her key bunch in her pocket, unlocks the cupboard door. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember that I have Max's phone in my pocket. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Tracksuit pockets the money and puts the hat on his head. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Saved up some money—round three hundred dollars, yes indeed, right here in his pocket. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Judge Ford noticed a flask protruding from the back pocket of his uniform, but his breath smelled of peppermint. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Joseph remembered Leo, and he pulled out the photo from his pocket. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Olive screamed and several of us flinched in vicarious pain as Horace dropped to the floor like a sack of potatoes, loose change and train tickets spilling out of his pockets. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Woolly hats're gay but I could stuff it in my pocket later. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He pulled out a well-worn deck from his suit pocket, with Big Ben’s image on the back. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Cost me eleven bucks,” I said to Katz a little wildly, shaking the map at him and then crumpling it into an approximately flat shape and jabbing it into my pocket. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Jake pulled the package of Target from his pocket and passed it around. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Another time, he had to run them down and haul them back to Dorsey’s Grocery, where he made them empty their bulging pockets of the fifty bubblegums they had stolen. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diego whipped a handful of napkins from his back pocket and set to cleaning his hands methodically, scraping the sauce from under his fingernails. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Last of all, I take the lard bread from my pocket and feed it to Shiloh in little pieces, letting him lick my fingers after every bite. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron glared at her, then pulled a small silver object from his jeans pocket. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I have some pennies in my pocket so I stop at the corner store for some candy. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

After we got dressed, I placed the note pad in the pocket of my clean shirt. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He dug into a pocket and brought out a handful of coins of at least three different currencies. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

From his side pocket he brought out two spoons and passed one of them to Lennie. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hair brushed back, legs oiled, new dresses and pressed pleats, fresh pocket handkerchiefs and little handbags, all homesewn. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hand in his pocket and produced the mushroom again. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She wears leather pants and loads her pockets with gadgets. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I was filling my pockets before I got up from my fall. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He almost dropped it removing it from his pocket. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Or his cell phone could fall out of his pocket and shatter into a million pieces. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He took out a pocket watch, checked the time, and sighed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The figure who spoke was reaching into his pocket. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Instead he somersaulted into Luna’s nightgown pocket and curled his hot little body into a tight ball. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Different pockets of players were doing different drills. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night they removed all their dirty clothes from their instrument cases and stuffed those that would fit into various pockets. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m wary of them and dislike the changing room, where we have to put on the blue cotton bloomer-bottomed gym suits with our names embroidered on the pockets. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rishi reached into his pocket again and pulled out a small jewelry box. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“White people were encouraged not to use or hire me to do any work. Business fell off. I felt the economic squeeze in my pocket, but I felt another squeeze in my heart.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was fun,” I said, digging my hands in my pockets. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I stared at her, then walked off in the direction of the Warriors’ bench, taking a tangerine out of my pocket and tossing it up in the air. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Henry reached in his pocket for a cigarette. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He reached into the pocket of his overalls and gave Stella two dimes and a nickel. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As I shoved the ribbon into my pocket, I caught sight of my neck. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I let him win twice and left with the fire alarm key in my back pocket. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

After he detangled himself from her, he pulled three heart-shaped buttons from his pocket and handed them over. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I remember Baba climbed halfway up the ladder, hopped back down and fished the snuffbox from his pocket. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was walking like he owned the place, both hands in his pockets, sort of swaying lah-dee-dah with each step. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Then he took the key to the shop out of his pocket as though he owned it. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was rumored that the Italians carried knives, even the girls, and that the morenos had brass knuckles in their pockets and steel toes in their heavy shoes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He puts the pack back in his pocket and snaps his fingers at the girl behind the counter. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I dredge a crumpled twenty-dollar bill from my jeans pocket, but Oscar holds up a hand. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I came to give you—” I reached in my pocket for the cigarettes. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Without thinking twice, Clayton took his harp from his pocket, found a spot, and came in with the beat, but not on top of the beat. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I pulled an Oreo out of my robe pocket and twisted it apart. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He took a third apple for himself out of the pocket of his cape. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I felt she was a guest in my home, an uninvited guest who’d charmed her way into my heart and then pocketed my treasure, my trust, while my eyes were turned. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Curly tucked the card into the breast pocket of his foreman shirt. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the tiny device out of his pocket. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He takes a flask from his pocket and takes a long pull on it and leans his elbows on the table. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I dig my phone out of my pocket. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Then he dug his hands deep into his coat pockets before walking off to board his own bus. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He reached into the pocket of his trousers and brought out a pale-green ticket, which he shoved into her hand. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He pulls his small glasses out of his breast pocket, puts them on, and holds a paper out at arm’s length. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

My fingers were messy with the butter from the crumpet, and I felt in my pocket for a handkerchief. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He looked it as he moved about the low attic, stuffing his pockets with extra stockings. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shoved his hands into his pockets and stuck out his bottom lip. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Without another word, Prosper stuffed Hornet's note into his pocket and started rummaging like mad through the pillows. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Later Esequiel gave his son a piece of osha, warning him to carry it in his pocket at all times as protection against rattlers. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma quickly unzips the side pocket and carefully takes out the sandwich bag. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He did not remove his hand from his pocket. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knotted a scarf under her chin, arranged her sunglasses on top of her head, and put a pocket camera in her purse. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I think I shall trade, also,” said he, putting his thumbs in his waist-coat pockets, “to the West Indies, for sugar, tobacco, and rum. Also to Ceylon, especially for elephants’ tusks.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He put the soap in the pocket of his coat and stood. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

So Laura gathered up the pebbles, put them in the pocket, and carried the pocket in her lap. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dusted them off and dropped one each into the front pockets of her apron. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Tucking them into her fur-lined pockets, she approached Chaol, who was standing near the edge of the giant chalk circle that had been drawn on the flagstones. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Cal unclasped his hands from behind him and shoved them in his pockets. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I reach into a pocket with my free hand and click mine over to vibrate. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

The white man whose tan shirt had a star fixed on its pocket stood in front of JimmyTrotter and us and didn’t move. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He made as if to take her arm, then thought better of it and put his hands into his jacket pockets instead. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She quickly pocketed her book, pulled the cloak around her shoulders, and shoved her way out of the overhanging branches, nearly running toward the path that would take her back to Quinn House. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slips the phone into his pocket and looks back at the shelves. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She took two little bottles from her pocket and sucked a little from each one into the eye-dropper. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tucker leaned against the door to the kitchen, hands jammed in the pockets of his apron, grinning at me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I waited for ages, and was just about to leave when finally she hung up, and I dug in my pocket for a quarter and dialed the twins’ number. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You know the money you got in your pocket right now?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

After he’s made it across the parking lot, he drops his phone into his back pocket and kisses her. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Olly pulls his hands out of his pockets, plucks the book from the shelf and reads. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The sheets are locked up. I did not speak to her. “There is money in my pocket,” I said to the porter. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I put my Saint Anthony back in the capsule, spilled the thin gold chain together and put it all in my breast pocket. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe she shoved the dollar back into her pocket. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Yellow buttons,” Natalie says, taking two buttons out of her pocket. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wrapped in a rayon robe and without her glasses, she looked unreal yet kind, like the man who had picked his pocket a short while ago. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not eat much, but sat leaning back in his chair with one hand in his pocket. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sometimes — as in Jacob’s case — paying the fine was of no use, because after the lord had pocketed the money, he drove the Jews out of town. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Jumping to his feet he pulled off the Invisibility Cloak, stuffed it into his bag, grabbed the gillyweed, and put it into his pocket, then tore out of the library with Dobby at his heels. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Beatty switched the green bullet off and thrust it in his pocket. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a back pocket, torn from a pair of jeans. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

She took my coat and felt the can in the pocket. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sarai ate five plums, then crawled around on the floor until she had gathered up all the rest of them and shoved them into the pockets of her robe. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You the only one. You’re smart to stay away from the general store, though. You go there, your pockets empty real fast. They got the prices so high, even a penny whistle costs two bits!” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Hi, Neville,” said Harry, moving swiftly away from the statue and pushing the map back into his pocket. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

How could I explain a slice of ham in my pocket when we were all so hungry? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Grave chuckled, sticking his gnarled fingers into the pockets of his worn and dirty pants. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I glance at Kasim, who is holding his head down with both hands in his pockets. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He folded the fortune up and put it in his inside pocket. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. V tucks the tissue into her pocket, then begins reading again from the instruction manual. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Quickly, she stuffs the bills in his pocket. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I pat my pockets for Seven’s keys and toss them to Goon. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I look down, thinking of my stupidity in slipping my phone into my backpack pocket before I fell asleep in the car. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He pulled a single key out of his pocket and held it up. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I ended the call and put the phone back in my pocket. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Papa reached into his pocket and unfolded a letter written on white paper. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

All the money his father gave him ended up in the pockets of the impoverished people he cared for in the hospital. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

With my other hand, I tried to wriggle the papers from his coat pocket. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

His left hand hovered in his coat pocket. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

But I shook my head and put the leaf in my pocket. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

From her jeans pocket, Rachel dug out a piece of paper like a napkin. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But when Mrs. Morehouse tries to slide my card into one of the little clear pockets in Jason’s book, it’s the tiniest bit too big. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to scream as I run, but no sound comes out of my throat, and my pockets are empty. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It must have made sense to Dumbledore, though, because he put it back in his pocket and said, “Hagrid’s late. I suppose it was he who told you I’d be here, by the way?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Luma called Kanue to the front of the room, pulled an iPod out of her pocket, and offered to give it to him if he agreed to carry something for her. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

His tail drooped into my front shirt pocket. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“Hale then pulled from his pocket,” Lawson recalled, “a piece of white fuse about three feet and said, ‘I will show you how to use it.’ Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He stood there watching for a minute or two, then cut the engine and put the key in his pocket. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

A Mr. Daniels sounds like a grandfatherly type with pockets full of lollipops, which could be nice. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I have just ripped the last of the suspension notice into its tiniest parts, and I stuff the confetti into my sweatshirt pockets. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was a tough thing that didn’t want to go with me, but I pinched off a number of new blooms and tucked them in my pockets. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I fold the note and put it in my pocket next to the other one. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I wanted very much to hear such a conversation and decided I would take the wallet from Hugh's back pocket as we left the train. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I would order him to start the car and then tip him a quarter or even a dollar from Dad’s pocket before driving on. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dunstan put his hand in his pocket and pulled out his kerchief. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Out of his pants pocket, he removes an envelope. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heisenberg paced as he spoke, a piece of chalk in his right hand, his left hand buried in his jacket pocket for warmth. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I click the screen to black and slide it back inside my pocket. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He touches the flask in his inside coat pocket. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Shandi gave me a lovely cloak she had made, scattered with little pockets for a boy’s treasures. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He could call her parents, stick her keys in his pocket, and bounce. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It pressed against his thigh in his pocket. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Father took the card and put it carefully away in his pocket. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are horse chestnuts in the gutters, wet-looking and glossy; we fill the pockets of our cardigans with them, uncertain what to use them for. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth picked up the metal spider and slipped it into her pocket. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He walked about the room, jingling the change in his pockets. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

My phone buzzes in my pocket as we head for the building. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was opium den light, which was appropriate, because already Rex had plucked a joint from his pocket and was lighting it with a safety match. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Naomi reached into her pocket and pulled the bird out again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The kid hadn’t thought to search there when he was looking through my pockets. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I also took some of the pennies we had earned and placed them in a pocket. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes and put my hand in my jacket pocket. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hopped on my bike and headed into town with the postcard in my back pocket. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Once they’re too far away to see us, I take a few steps back, slipping my hand into my pocket to protect the vial. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He had a cigar in his pocket which Mr. Pontellier had presented him with, and he was saving it for his afterdinner smoke. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slipped the metal sticks in his pockets. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

At breakfast this morning, when I dropped sugar into my tea, I slipped two lumps into my pocket. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He then licked his lips as he had been doing all morning, shoved his hands in his pockets, and then took them out again. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when I saw him at a distance—fists in pockets, whistling, bobbing along with his springy old walk—I would have a strong pang of affection mixed with regret. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Why are you always trying to make me feel stupid?” he asked, pulling the napkin out of his pocket that he’d scribbled on earlier. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was too late now to pretend to pick his pocket, and I was stuck without a decent backup plan. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I put my hands in my pockets and look at the ground. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Conger rifled through Booth’s pockets, then placed the contents in a handkerchief. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at his feet, saw a fourth stone, and put it in his pocket. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He could have stuffed the other pocket, too, but he was saving that for the stones. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Harry slipped the tiny bottle of golden liquid into his inner pocket, feeling an odd combination of delight at the furious looks on the Slytherins’ faces and guilt at the disappointed expression on Hermione’s. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Sweat beads up on the cheeks of boys, leaning on the walls with their hands in their pockets and their ties loosened. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“He was only three. It was just last year,” Boo Boo said, taking out a pack of cigarettes and a folder of matches from a side pocket in her jeans. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Frank slipped his hand into his coat pocket. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She had to get back to the reserve before she was killed and skinned, with each of her body parts sold on the black market to line that rich man’s pockets with even more rupees. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He buttoned three buttons, starting at the top, and then he slipped his hand into his pants pocket and let it rest against Philip Milholland’s notes. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mack pulls a small photo out of his shirt pocket. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He pulled a pouch from his pocket and began to roll a cigarette. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I was just giving my goddaughter some pocket change,” King says. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She pulled a tissue from her pocket and wiped her eyes. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I try all kinds of ways to figure how I could get that rabbit meat off my plate and into my pocket, but Ma’s watching every move I make. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Max just always wore a faded navy hoodie with a droopy pocket in the front and baggy gray sweatpants. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Howard was pacing around Santa Anita, a rabbit’s foot working overtime in his pocket. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can buy gray Arabic notebooks with soft covers just the right size for folding once and sticking in your pocket. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He pocketed it to use on Fluffy — he didn’t feel much like singing. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Bulging photo albums, corks of wines we’d drunk at restaurants in overcoat pockets. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom reached into her blazer pocket and held out a folded piece of loose-leaf paper. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then he folded the cloth up neatly, gave his nose one more confident swipe, and jammed the hanky back in his pocket. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

I put my fingers in my pocket and feel the crinkle of the crisp twenty. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I blew on the paper, folded it carefully into a pocket, and collected my two silver talents. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Those delicious, fried, cheesy, meaty pockets of joy. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

All denied it, so the cops searched them all and found ninety dollars of Richie’s col- lege-bank-loan money in his pocket. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good,” the woman said, stuffing the ribbons into a pocket in her dress. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took the pictures out of my back pocket and held them out to her, but she didn't move, didn't reach for them. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He tugged open a buckle on his rucksack and pulled a short, dark wand out of its pocket. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure Señor Paz will right appreciate these,” Mr. Jones replied, tucking the bag carefully into his pocket. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I pray that this stupid baggy T-shirt conceals the phone in my pocket. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Nathan put the last water bottle into his pocket, where it poked out at an odd angle. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He with-drew a package from his pocket, discovered it was empty and tossed it away, watching the breeze move it along on the sidewalk. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reaching into my pocket, I remove my knife to finally clean it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But then, Shirley stuffed her hands in her pocket—and fingered the report card. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sairy untied her yellow scarf and jammed it in her pocket. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He dug a match from his vest pocket. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Harry put his hand in his pocket and drew out Mad-Eye’s eye. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The old man put the yellow can in his pocket, and he rubbed his bristly white whiskers with his knuckles. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though pockets of Federalist power remained alive in New England for over a decade, as a national movement with the capacity to dominate the debate about America’s proper course, it was a spent force. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Tea Cake was spending and doing out of his own pocket, so Janie never told him about the two hundred dollars she had pinned inside her shirt next to her skin. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The one with Frank’s initials stitched onto the front chest pocket. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

With each tick of the pocket watch, Helmuth's heart pounds harder. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

As I searched my pocket for loose coins, it took me a moment to remember these clothes weren’t mine. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

We would sit across from each other on a pair of high branches, our naked feet dangling, our trouser pockets filled with dried mulberries and walnuts. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Slipping into a back-row chair, I pull the pink ribbon off my ponytail, stuff it into my pocket. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Already, I have to put the flashlight in my other pocket. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

And she took an apple from her dressing-gown pocket, then bit into it with relish and an enthusiasm that she did riot really feel. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“The police searched him and found a handful of OxyContin in his pocket. Since he was on school grounds, that was all the excuse DeShields needed to give him the boot.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

My pockets are disgusting, covered in spit and dust from the nearly swallowed pills, but it’s better than being drugged all the time. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Seth dug some of the remaining salt out of a pocket and rushed ahead. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Then she took from her pocket the copy of the Instructions she’d made just after she sent her note to the mayor. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Here's a scrap of paper, Billy," said Cutwater, finding it in the pocket of a stolen coat. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dorian stuffed the list of names into the pocket of his vest. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My phone starts buzzing loudly in the pocket of my red coat, which is slung across Mom’s lap. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then takes a few out of her pocket and reloads. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I grab a pen out of my back pocket and start writing down all the names I can think of on a napkin. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was glowing silver as the wind whistled through its open pockets. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Father stuffed his hands back into his pockets. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to cram the box furtively into my pocket, but I saw him glance at my hand in surprise. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Cooke dropped the Chicago Daily Tribune and pulled a long knife from his pocket; his thumb pressed a button and a gleaming steel blade leaped out. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my hand in my pocket and grabbed the stone from Andrius. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Safer grabs it and stuffs it into his pocket. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Frodo drew the Ring out of his pocket again and looked at it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Julia pulled her phone from the back pocket of her shorts and handed it to me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

"With rings on your fingers and gold in your pockets, you can take to the roads like gentlemen. You'll be traveling about in fine coaches. But first you've got to lay hands on the treasure." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Because they have spent ten years building that stadium. The money has gone into peoples’ pockets,” Amaka muttered. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She went back into her bedroom, and rummaged in the pocket of her jeans. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Dad gives me a tissue from his blazer pocket. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I pulled the sack from my pocket and unfolded it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

His hands went quickly into his side coat pockets. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I brought him his change from paying his gas bill and he said: ‘Put it here in my pocket; my hands are dirty,’ ” John said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were in his pockets, his back to the room. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

My fingers brush up against the bottle of bloodroot in my pocket. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Obiora took off a dark pair of sunglasses and slipped them in the pockets of his shorts as they came in. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

In one of Todd’s pockets they discovered a small memory chip, the kind used for digital cameras. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Then, just as the eye is about to relax its scrutiny, it spots Maribel slipping the coins into her pocket. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull the pendant Lita gave me out of my pant pocket and clutch it in my hand. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

And after it was all over she would stand in the dark yard with her hands in her pockets and think for a long time. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The last note—other than the one still stuffed in her pocket—was from only a few weeks before. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He said, “Take your hand out of your pocket, Red—real carefully.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crumpled postcard was still in the inside pocket of my jacket. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He sat down, took off his glasses, and returned them to his vest pocket. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The man in the grey suit nods and pulls a handkerchief from his coat, picking up the ring without touching it and placing it in his pocket. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Inside, the man lined everybody up and felt their clothes and pockets. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, my hand shaking, I reached around the nameless boy for the bread sticking out of his pocket. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Chief took his dollar Ingersoll out of his watch pocket, looked at it, then swung around in his seat and started up the motor. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I unzipped the main pocket of my backpack, not wasting any time. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Relaxing his stance, Zooey took a folded linen handkerchief from his hip pocket, flipped it open, then used it to blow his nose once, twice, three times. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

She takes the unopened can out of her great-uncle’s coat pocket and sets it in the center of the attic floor. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Esteban put his hands in his pockets and pulled them inside out to show us the money you can’t get from writing poetry. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She showed Laura that the dress was not torn at all, nor the pocket. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The She Elephant calmly stuffed her pockets with jewels as the battle raged around her. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The patch seems to be some kind of pocket, but I can't immediately figure out how to open it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

As Violet spoke, Mr. Poe reached into his pocket for his handkerchief and, covering his mouth, coughed many, many times into it. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

He pulled his time book out of his pocket and opened it where a pencil was stuck between the leaves. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cleaning lady never went to New York, and Claudia’s dad never kept close track of his pocket change or his train passes. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took his watch, his silver pencil and pad, his cigarettes and matches from the mantel and distributed them among his pockets. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Each day after lunch, Jinny waded into the cove with her Care, their tunics billowing in the water, the big pockets inflating like balloons. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He folded them and placed them in his pocket, then brought the sword down in a sweep across the front of Hickey’s chest, neatly slicing off the buttons from the traitor’s coat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Colin sat down, pulled from his pocket his broken #2 pencil and omnipresent notebook, and began to scribble. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He put it hastily into his pocket; but there were plenty of others. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Jones crouched down, took a candle from his coat pocket, and told Booth to take out his compass. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was grubby, little bits of fluff from the pocket clung to it. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Renzo stuffed the two wads of bills into his jacket and dropped the sugar tongs into his pants pocket. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I saw Davey Cantor kick nervously at the wire screen behind home plate, then put his hands into the pockets of his dungarees. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He eats two immediately and puts the rest of the bag in the pocket of his coat, hoping they will not melt. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

By the time we’re done with all that shopping, all I can think about is that bleaching cream in my pocket and how I can’t wait to get home and try it. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I put the seed packets in the left pocket of my shorts and wiped my eyes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

His large hands patted at his pockets, as if a gift for her might appear there. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gideon takes off his spectacles and wipes them with his pocket square. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She paused, drawing a ragged breath, and took the moonstone ring out of her pocket and put it into the palm of his hand. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took it up and looked at it out of curiosity and put it in his pocket to count it while he was out to find some fish to fry. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Neel dug into his pocket and pulled out the map. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

In the lining of my pocket, I find a stray morphling tablet and swallow it dry, heading off my rising hysteria. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

A pair of glasses dangles from her front pocket, and her hair is in a braid. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

After pocketing the money herself, she seized her tenants’ clothing and put everyone out on the street anyway. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Pollard tried to rush him into contention, only to be pocketed in. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took out his pocket watch and lit a match to read the dial. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then going through the other door to the hall he pulled the door to, locked it and slipped the key into his pocket. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Guy reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out a lighter and a crumpled piece of paper. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He reaches into his pocket, pulls out his campaign badge. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But I put the dough back in my pocket. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

A rainstorm briefly caused the streams to flow, but now she was dependent on the few pockets of water that hadn’t dried up. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” he said, sliding the phone back into his pocket. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He looks around to make sure nobody is watching, then takes a piece of paper from his pocket and scrawls something on it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I ask as I deposit more than twenty mints in my pants pocket. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I withdraw the gift from my jacket pocket and present it to her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a clown doll and sewed giant baggy pants around it that ruffled out with dozens of little pockets. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

They wore identical uniforms with lots of pockets and buttons and belts. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he remembered a lighter in his vest pocket. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry sighed, and reached into his breast pocket for a cigarette. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I could smell the pickles in my pocket. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Poirot slipped his hand into the pocket and took out a conductor’s pass key, used to unlock the doors of the compartments. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jason came behind us, with his hands in his pockets. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when I held the string out for him, his hand lifted from his pocket. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he lay back again, but without taking his hand out of his pocket. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

After an awkward moment, Dr. Begbie stuffed her hand back into the pocket of her lab coat, but not before letting it stray over the restraint securing my left hand to the bed’s guardrail. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I pulled my hands out of my pockets, hauled the stool over, and sat down. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Popcorn played this card to the fullest, carrying his knife in his back pocket like a second bulge. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The man with their leads stuffed in the pockets of his orange fleece is Dr. Atchley, the Kansas University psychologist, an introspective former army captain turned scholar. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mom finishes dressing her oatmeal, whisks her phone out of her pocket, and leans back in her seat to take a picture of our breakfast table. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

A comb with a fountain-pen clip protruded, familiarly, from the right-hand pocket of his olive-drab shirt. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He pulls his hand free and shoves it in his pocket. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Taylor took a pink gloss from a hidden pocket and slicked the glittery wand over her lips. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She slid her fingertips into the front pockets of her jeans. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” he said, and tucked the phone in his pocket. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Kira, clutching the cloth talisman in her pocket, became aware suddenly that its warmth and comfort had returned. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed her hands deeper in her pockets, so he put his hands on her elbows. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Before they left, Genie and Ernie washed their hands and changed their shirts—Grandma’s rules—and Genie took the red truck from the dresser and slid it gingerly into his pocket. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Lee fumbled in his pocket and found some more bullets. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She inspects George’s right shirt pocket for the treat he brings her every night without fail. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” I said, and turned away as I tugged the blood-crusted handkerchief from my nose then jammed it into the back pocket of my jeans. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His hand dipped into the pocket of his vest. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

She walked slow, with her hands in her pockets and her head to one side. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Gina puts her hands on her hips and then slides them into her pockets. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Here’s one in each shoe, two in my hip pocket, three trying to hide in my hairbrush. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He collapses his magic props and stuffs them back into his blazer pockets. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Papa reaches for a few coins in his pocket and hands them to the thief, who looks at him in disgust and walks away. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Finished with her story, she refolds the paper and starts to put it back in her pocket before handing it to me instead. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He slid the necklace and seed into his pants pocket. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It came out even in the gesture with which he thrust a hand into his pocket, or manipulated a cigarette. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

When the last school bell rang, he picked the nearly dry pickles out of the strainer, jammed them into his pockets and threw the strainer behind the oranges. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

From a still smaller pocket I took out my cigar cutter and matches. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He reached in his pocket and pulled something out that looked like a heavy black strap and slapped it across his hand. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I kept my hands firmly rooted in my pockets as if I were taking a walk on a chilly day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Putting them in his pocket, he gummed, “Naked I came into the world, and naked I shall go out.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the long letters he wrote to Antonapoulos accumulated in his pockets until he would destroy them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She put her hand in her coat pocket and pulled out her cigarettes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The man straightens up and pats his shirt pockets. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He took the harmonica out of his pocket and played the beginning of a simple melody. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

The conductor looked at me and then at you, and stuck a hand in his pocket and pulled out a hard green sweet that had melted out of shape. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I crossed my legs, stuck my hands in my pockets. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked like a large ruby; but before Annabeth could be sure, Hazel slipped it into the pocket of her denim shirt. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She liked to carry little books in her pocket and sometimes when we were out in the fields, she would flop down in the grass and start reading aloud. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

But that night, when I’m getting ready for bed, I find Ollie's hot chocolate napkin in my coat pocket, scrawled with an address near the campus of the Municipal University of Amsterdam. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a sheaf of papers folded lengthwise. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She produces a makeup mirror from her pocket and checks her eyeliner. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

She felt him quiver in her pocket, and gently squeezed him for reassurance. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the purified water bottle from his pocket and poured it into the basin. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She could not remember putting it in the cloak pocket, although at one time she had carried it with her like a good luck charm. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glance over to see my pocket notebook still open to my master list. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

His shoes were polished, his nails were clean, his hat was well brushed, and a white handkerchief adorned his breast pocket. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘If all the seven stones were laid out before me now, I should shut my eyes and put my hands in my pockets.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I watch him as he plods forward in his steel-toed boots, his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the line of trees beyond the trailers. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He fell to pawing at the pockets of the rusty black dressing sacque she wore. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reaches for my pocket and despite me pushing at her hands, rips it out. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They left Zonko’s with their money bags considerably lighter than they had been on entering, but their pockets bulging with Dungbombs, Hiccup Sweets, Frog Spawn Soap, and a Nose-Biting Teacup apiece. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Sounds good. Be back in a few,” Ms. McMillian said, pulling her keys from her back pocket. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Let me give you something,” I said, reaching into one of the pockets. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He removed his pad from his back pocket, scribbled some thoughts: The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He opened his pocket and peered down at Frightful, thinking, I’ve written the utility-company manager so many times, my fingers hurt. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

With that declaration, Ralph climbed out of Ryan’s pocket, ran down his jeans, and jumped to the floor, dodging waffle stompers and boots as he fled. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

With his hands still in his coat pockets he stalked by me into the hall, turned sharply as if he were on a wire and disappeared into the living room. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

After lunch we disappear into the bushes, one by one, with pieces of toilet paper in our pockets. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I lit her skinny girly cigarette, put my lighter back in my pocket, and didn’t say anything. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I reached in my pocket and took out the shiny, shiny shoe. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I run down the stairs and up to O’Connell Street, the main street, where the lights are on and people are going home from work, people like me with wages in their pockets. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Pretending to be him, I took my vesta case from my pocket, clunky and unfashionable compared to the slim brass one Yakov had worn suspended from his watch chain. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

On such occasions, Dad would click a stopwatch, which he always carried in his vest pocket. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seth threw a second handful, groping in his pockets for more. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

For what seemed like the two hundredth time, she went over their plan, she touched her pockets to be sure she had her foxglove darts, she recited their combat spells under her breath. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

His hands are tucked into his pockets, and suddenly I wonder if he’s got a weapon in there. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She put her hand into the pocket of her dress, brought out a candle, and held it up to him with an inquiring look. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He grins, grabs the money and stuffs it into his pocket. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the collar of his Levi jacket up around his chin and shoved his hands into his pockets. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She fished it out of her pocket, then nodded once she opened it. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Still, her own cigarettes were two flights up, in one of several possible pockets. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Although her coat kept her body warm, her hands were cold even inside her pockets. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He shifts around a lot, looks for something in his jacket pockets as if he’s occupied with important business. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But I just put the pad and pencil in my pocket and started walking fast as hell up to her school--I was too excited to write the note right in the stationery store. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I pull the sixth tape from my pocket and swap it with the one inside the Walkman. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He pulled a gray handkerchief from his back pocket and blew into it. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s that?” said Moody calmly, folding up the map and pocketing it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Christ, it’s cold,” he said, and took a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I hold up an empty water bottle and pull a quarter from my pocket. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He walked all over Boston, his hand thrust deep in his breeches pocket. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Down the long slope of the windshield, I see a heavyset guy pull three cards out of his breast pocket. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slipped his father’s cardboard notebook into his pocket. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

So they came and stood around Gregor's corpse, their hands in the pockets of their somewhat worn jackets, in the room, which was already quite bright. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took the ballpoint pen out of my pocket and uncapped it. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Sonny glances at his phone and slips it back in his jacket pocket. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She stuffs a stick of gum in her mouth, then shoves the pack back in her pocket without offering any of us a piece. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Avery often brought a trout home in his pocket, warm and stiff and ready to be fried for supper. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He waits, leaning on the doorframe with both hands in his pockets. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“You think I don’t know how to walk when I want to walk? Put your money back in your pocket.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my hand in my pocket, where Dinah was, to show her my new jewelry as I thanked Doc for the gift. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Fred scrambled around, cramming them back into his pocket, then gave the Dursleys a cheery wave, stepped forward, and walked right into the fire, saying “the Burrow!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She took the cell phone from her suit pocket, flipped it open, and handed it to me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to show Seth and he was pretty amazed and dug into his pocket and gave me a buck. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toño makes a big show of trying to find it till finally I tackle him and start invading his pockets myself. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Some people were made to empty their bags and pockets. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I jammed out my cigarette on my shoe and put it in my pocket. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Treading water, he unzipped his pocket and took out the tube. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The trader took a picture from his shirt pocket. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The deputy told me to empty my pockets: two quarters, a penny, a stick of bubble gum, and a roll of grip tape for my skateboard. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

That’s $10,000 going into her pocket that does not go into yours, a nifty profit produced by the abuse of information and a keen understanding of incentives. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Just to the middle of the block, then we’re good,” she said, reaching into her pocket. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

That morning, when Sergio’s father had pulled his hand out of his pocket, it was empty. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Without looking down, I slowly reach into my pocket for my phone. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The man slipped his hand into his pocket, removed a ring of keys, and deftly unlocked the case, sliding out a mirrored base on which the necklace rested. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

When it doesn’t come, I tuck the phone back into my pocket. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I slip one into my pocket and hold the other one out. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Facing the culprits, Bernabe sighed, “Ai, Chihuahua,” and removed a pad from his back pocket. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he took a lighter from his pocket. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mealtimes, instead of eating both my tortillitas, I stuff one into a pocket when I can, hoping that a hungry rat will not nose it out from its hiding place beneath my petate. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then he pulls out his Sol Painting cap from his back pocket and puts it on. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He pulled a huge white handkerchief out of his pocket and applied it to my nose. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Then he slipped it into his pants pocket. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She scoured the house for money, sweeping her hand to the backs of drawers and under cushions and into the pockets of Henry’s pants and overalls and shirts. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Man in the White Shirt fished in his pockets for change but came up empty. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I went downstairs, the right-hand pocket of my jacket full of ups and the left full of downs. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Malachy cries and one of the men gives him a piece of toffee from his pocket and I wish I had something to cry about so that I’d get a piece, too. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Calypso tucked the flower into my T-shirt pocket. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Matthew approaches from the end of the hallway, his hands in the pockets of his dark blue uniform. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He knew it would burn through the handcuffs in seconds, and the worst thing was he could actually feel it, where he had put it, in the zipped-up outer pocket of his combat trousers. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

One man’s wallet, 56 centavos in the pocket. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pat my pockets quickly and feel only the little phone numbers. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

If only they could have taken her mind along to the dry-cleaner's and emptied the pockets and steamed and cleansed it and reblocked it and brought it back in the morning. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have $1,000, plus some small bills crumpled in pockets. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shot up from the sand, his hair flying, sand dribbling from his pockets, screaming, “It’s the magnesium. It’s the magnesium.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I stuffed the tin can in my back pocket. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, Gogol empties his pockets and steps through a metal detector, as if he were at an airport, about to embark on a journey. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He reached into his pocket and showed Kira an intricately carved bird. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take my sling and a stone from my pocket and move to a limb where I can swing my arm if another creature comes to the bait. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tad jammed his hands into his pockets and looked at the wet floor as the hollowness he’d felt when Rashid had announced the people inside the bathroom were dead returned. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Beans took a key from his pocket and unlocked the door. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Usually when I come on the court I take a guy’s game and put it in my pocket,” he said with this crooked grin, “but I had to leave yours in the locker room.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

This, and the way he always kept his right hand thrust into his breeches pocket, gave him a slightly arrogant air. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even with money in our pockets, we could be hungry on the long ride home to Marshall. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The watch and the yarn he puts in his pockets with the candle he pulled from the Wishing Tree. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Alby put the keys in his pocket and leaned back against the Slammer’s door. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“What about . . .” Joseph reached into his pocket and pulled out his notes. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I tear off the square with her address on it and feel a rush as I stuff it into the front pocket of my backpack. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Thinking of that special scrap, Kira went to the carved box, unfolded the bit of cloth, and put it in her pocket. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept pencil and paper in my pocket to jot down their word-rhythms and reactions. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bunny’s never had a cent of pocket money the entire time I’ve known him,” said Henry tartly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

While Beau ran around in the shadows of the trees, sniffing and going to the bathroom, I fished the pills out of my coat pocket. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It’s Madge in a tuxedo and quiet shoes, red mittens stuffed into her pockets and bare hands carrying her trombone. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He fiddles with his fingers, and then shoves his hands in his back pockets. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She took her hand from her pocket and showed it to him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Church,” she said, wiping her eyes with a Kleenex from her apron pocket. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He touched the money in his jacket pocket. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pocket the cash and tell Rock thanks. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He fumbles in his pocket, and holds the keys out to the blue-eyed kid. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“She wants as many people from different pockets of the city as possible to be in the march.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Reaching into the pocket of his coat, Chicho pulls out a carrot. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She still has her hands in her pockets, but her jaw clenches. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Even though Roosevelt didn't have a tape measure, he used a pocket ruler to take the measurements of the seal, a rare find in New York City. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Professor Lupin crumpled up the empty chocolate wrapper and put it in his pocket. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He filled his pockets with seeds and scattered them with both his hands across the piazza. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She would fix her hair, cover it with a flimsy net, put on a clean white cannery worker’s dress, and stick a brightly colored handkerchief in the lapel pocket. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slots of Bobby’s pocket set had become so enlarged from thousands of hours of analysis that the half-inch plastic pieces seemed to jump into place kinesthetically, at his will. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The man sweats, dabbing his brow with his pocket square, his hands shaking as he puts it away. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I pull the comb out of my back pocket. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a struggling writer at the time, but he was so moved by the newspaper reports of the suffering that he donated sixpence to the relief fund, all that he had in his pocket. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was money in my pocket and nothing holding me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one’s gaze lingered on the boy with dark-ringed eyes, or saw the clay man who peeked from his shirt pocket only to be pushed down again by the boy’s finger. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Still, he was delighted to see Toomer fold his pocket knife and motion him to come outside the school bus. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I counted the money in my pocket and looked at the map once more. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

But another version of the story springs up sometimes, one of him with pockets full of a few thousand dollars, gambling winnings he kept for himself, on his way to the Rocky Mountains. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“And whatever you do, keep your hand in your pocket,” I warned. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It had red dots on white puffy sleeves, a white bodice, a white skirt with a stripe of red dots at the hem, and two dotted heart-shaped pockets. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I pick up a notepad like the one he keeps in his pocket and leaf through it, wondering if there might be some clue in it, in this room, as to what happened to him. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I’d pulled two twenties and a ten from the petty cash for the party and both Jacksons were still in my pocket. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The salt and iron were heavy in her apron pocket, but she didn’t reach for them. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He pats the pocket where he’s stashed his new lock-picking tools. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt the screecher sculpture in my pocket. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Chris was trying to remove a blank, sealed envelope from his bathrobe pocket. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several minutes after he presses it, enough to make him double-check the address on the scrap of paper in his jacket pocket, Maxine arrives. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I put my jackknife in my pocket and Bugs and I ran outside. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

She takes her phone out of her pocket, looks at a text message on the screen, and puts it away. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I ease out of the restaurant onto the sidewalk, gun in my pocket. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt was positioned behind the peephole with a pocket telescope. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

From my pocket, I pull the three silver bullets Tess had given me, the three bullets from my hospital break-in. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He showed us a little portable TV that he kept in his pocket. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

After some consideration, I took out Common Sense, too, and stuck all of it in the pocket I wore under my skirt, alongside the false pass. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like she was pushing against the pocket with all of her tiny body. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I dropped the doll and drew the revolver from my pocket. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Clarisse pulled a wet Confederate dollar from her pocket and sighed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The priest was young and blushed easily and wore a uniform like the rest of us but with a cross in dark red velvet above the left breast pocket of his gray tunic. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then I pat my pockets where I keep fishing lines and my flint and steel, and bring out my sling, now strung with rawhide. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes are intent on Alex the moment he sees him, his lip chewed the same furious red as the embroidered Union Jack on his pocket square. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then I close the side pocket and click the latch that holds Ma’s purse closed. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

She made a big show of patting down her pockets. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Change is clinking in his trouser pocket, just below the level of my shoulders. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As Jack and Moniek worked, each managed to make a few peels extra thick, so they contained some potato, and then slip these into their pockets to eat later. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jay moved a hand toward his pocket, but the look on Mama’s face stopped him. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Annie told me to switch my good luck charm to my front pocket, because in New York pickpockets steal stuff from your back pockets and you never even feel a thing. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She reached into her pocket and the spectacles were there, cool and light and comforting. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alone in the street he felt out of pocket. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She follows the line of children, stuffing bandage wrappers in her shorts pocket. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He placed them in his pocket, then, without warning, hit Madam with all the force in his arm. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of the stones in my pocket; they’d worked against wolves and boys, but they’d be worthless against wild horses. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Sahil typed back a response and slipped the phone back in his pocket. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I had brought with me a rock cake which I had pocketed while having tea with Grandmamma the day before. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Wash brought out the newspaper clipping from his pocket and handed it to Lewis. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

One sunny morning, with stolen bread in her pocket for dinner and a bit of old cheese to share with the cat, Beetle started for the fence post. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hand slowly in his waistcoat pocket and brought out Rebecca's note. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I stood for a moment with my back against the door, turning my father’s pocket watch around and around in my fingers to ground myself in the moment. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

A light shone from her pajama pants pocket. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

There is a book in the pocket of the trench coat, a copy of The Comedians by Graham Greene, with yellow pages and tiny print. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, the affluence of post-war America - and eventually Europe - saw a generation of carefree teenagers with pocket money to spend, and they wanted to spend it on rock and roll. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Mary took the spyglass from her pocket and handed it to the witch. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He silently put the envelope into the inside pocket of his jacket. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He produced stolen crackers from his pockets for everyone. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I look down at my illness deflector yawning open my sweatshirt pocket. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“The thing is,” he said, “the pen returns to my pocket automatically, so even if I give it up—” “Not to worry,” Terminus assured him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She fingered the vial in her pocket, and glanced at the two goblets on the wooden table. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He drew his pocket watch from his waistcoat and glanced at the time. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

After three years of struggling to pay my tuition out of pocket, we were finally able to apply for financial aid for my senior year. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Another rag, sprayed with disinfectant, goes into the middle pocket, and a yellow rag bearing wood polish in the right-hand pocket. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had one packet remaining, and only after several minutes of irritable raking through her mess did she find it in the pocket of a blue silk dressing gown on her bathroom floor. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then, very slowly, Slughorn put his hand in his pocket and pulled out his wand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She took out all of the money and jammed it into her pocket, with the jackknife. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dropped down to my knees and pulled the hand-kerchief from my pocket. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She slid the phone back into her pocket and took a deep breath, trying to rearrange her facial features into a not guilty of snooping or any other illicit activity expression. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“He keeps his wallet and iPod in his pocket.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now I hear them jangling in the mornings when they come for us, and every time I reach in my own pocket, only to find it empty. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Are you all right? I suppose you haven’t learned to hold your liquor yet. Here,” he said, pulling a peppermint from his waistcoat pocket, “this will make you feel better.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Early the next morning, with the can jammed deep in the pocket of my overalls, I flew to the store. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad, grinning now, was fumbling in his pocket for his notebook. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

They think we pick their pockets — and they’re not far wrong. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

My phone tickled in my pocket: Dad and the nonstop status checking via text message. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She slid the bills in her apron pocket. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“That way you can be sure we’ll pick no one’s pocket.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The man took off his ring and pocket watch, freeing the gold chain from his buttonhole. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Go back to the party, dear,” Tsukiko says, tucking the silver cigarette holder in her pocket. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The simple act of moving their heads up and down, ostensibly for another reason entirely — was sufficient to cause them to recommend a policy that would take money out of their own pockets. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed a hand through his floppy hair before stuffing it into his pocket, like he was embarrassed for all he’d said. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He puts his hands in his pockets and walks in a small circle. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Tiny reaches into his pocket and produces a neatly folded piece of notebook paper and hands it to me. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

His phone had been ringing for a while, an endless, dull buzzing in his pocket. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Leo passes out backpacks with a side pocket holding a metal water bottle. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

And I kept hold of my Swiss Army knife in my pocket and I held on to Toby in my other pocket to make sure he didn’t escape. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then I patted my shirt pocket and felt a small lump. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Sairy reached into her own pocket and withdrew her whittling knife and a block of wood. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then she click-clacked down the back hall, and in a moment the garage door rumbled open and her Lexus glided down the wide driveway, a golden pocket of coolness in the hot summer air. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He smiled and reached in his pocket, withdrawing pennies. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Soon, I’m out in that sunshine, with bus money in my pocket, responsible for no one but myself for four whole hours. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He digs his keys out of his pocket. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He pulled a flask from his pocket and offered it to me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

And from his own pocket he would distribute the devices to his patients himself. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He sat very still with his hands in his pockets, and because he did not speak it made him seem superior. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He had her last letter in his pocket and her new address. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He reached in his pocket and pulled out the pack of gum. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking out his pocket knife, Seth used the awl to punch holes in the lid. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Susan went on to say that Jon had flipped her off the wires with a branch and carried her home in his pocket, thinking her dead. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Waterfalls gush out of the many hems on the outfit, and, as I hobble out of the lake, more secret pockets release their water. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I stood at the token booth with my hands in my pockets trying not to notice the people standing in line behind Ty'ree getting impatient. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Manman pulled the meat and plantains out of her pocket and started eating a piece to fill the silence. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I thought for a moment about tossing it on the fire, for it suddenly seemed frightful dangerous, but I folded it back in my pocket. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked her fingers past the watch and felt him through the soft fabric of the pocket. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I reach in my left pocket and pull out an envelope. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

When the band took a break, Bull slipped the opened can of mushroom soup into his uniform shirt pocket. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shot a warning glance at Dustfinger, who meekly put away the box of matches in his pants pocket. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The Gabrielis also experimented with placing clusters of singers and instrumentalists in different pockets of the building, a technique known as antiphony, meaning ‘voices against each other’, or poly choral, ‘many choirs’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“I saw you put it in your pocket.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I fished a five out of my pocket, and Alaska handed me a pack of twenty Marlboro Lights. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The old man laughed and slid the shiny black object out of his pocket. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Again Marie-Laure feels for the model house in the pocket of her dress. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The boy swelled up, and his skin filled with pockets of blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my hands in my pant pockets and walked to the principal’s office. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled his spectacles from his pocket and lifted his satchel onto the counter. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She had thrown it over her shoulders like a cape, or worn it loose, hanging open, her hands deep in the pockets. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He cursed and pulled his pen from his pocket. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I shook my head and poured out the rest of my powder, then tucked the bag into my pocket. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was a ripped- off pocket, and inside was a matchbook. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I see myself getting trapped in an obvious airless pocket. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My mom takes the stack of ones out of her pocket and counts out five bucks for me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I take my phone out of my pocket and turn on the movie score from Pirates of the Caribbean. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Fresh air to blow away the sight of his father—of Paul standing with his hands in his pockets, standing in the doorway. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Mother pulled a bundle of rubles from her pocket and exposed it slightly to the officer. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Cambodians eat constantly, and everything is there to be savored if you have money in your pocket, as I do this morning. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy caught a glimpse of it before Hazel slipped it into her pocket. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Two blocks from school, drug dealers slip powder or pill packets to customers, stuffing cash into their pockets. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

I felt for the feather in my pocket. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at me moodily, his hands in his pockets, rocking backwards and forwards on his heels. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled a notebook out of his pocket and consulted it. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

So now this guy’s walking away with a DVD player and 10 rand in his pocket. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I put the ring on my finger and the ta’reefeh in my pocket. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Some migrants climb on board with a toothbrush tucked into a pocket. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He looked at them, then reached in his pocket for the blue enamel pillbox and put them carefully inside it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Nathaniel stuck his hands in his pockets and stared at the cobblestones. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In case the bow guard slid off, Nathan took it off and shoved it into his pocket. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Look, I’ve got the key,” and I produced it from my pocket as evidence. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Berkeley attracted the most promising young graduate students, hosted the most eminent visiting lecturers, pocketed the largest contributions from research foundations and garnered the lion’s share of public interest and acclaim. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I picked up my dead phone from the dresser and slipped it into my back pocket. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The constable drew something shining from his pocket. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Styx pulled the wad of cash from his pocket. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Harry pulled his booklist out of his pocket and consulted it for the first time. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Lupita touched Salvador’s arm as he came out of the kitchen stuffing dollars into his pockets. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Uncle Vernon finished reading, put his hand back into his breast pocket, and drew out something else. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I pull my phone out of my pocket and I’m relieved when it powers on. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He folded his spotted handkerchief up into a neat square and put it back in his pocket. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

At first he put it on the mantelpiece, but suddenly he removed it and stuck it in his pocket. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Z stuffed his hands in his pockets and then pulled them out again. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

His cigar was in his mouth, his hands were in his hip pockets. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I knelt down and began collecting them, filling my pockets with what remained of the town of Henrietta’s youth. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Celaena clutched her candlestick tighter, and pulled her makeshift knife out of her pocket. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Except for two bits that I had in my pocket, I put some paper money and a few silver dollars in my boot. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘With your permission—’ Marshall Nicolls took a yellow silk handkerchief from his pocket and gingerly blew his nose. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I take a handful of money from my pocket and lay it on the table. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Daniel pulls the pouch from his suit pocket and starts to walk over. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

So I tucked the postcard into my back pocket, in case we saw a mailbox. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Before shedding my clothes, I took the photo out of my pocket and tacked it on my bulletin board. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

In my pocket, I have the new card. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

And all the while, I thought about the money that wasn’t in my pocket. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“We need to go back there,” I said, but as I reached for the revolver in my pocket, Frankie seized me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was long and slender, and small enough to fit into my pocket. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Every morning, Allen made sure the small Bible he’d been given in basic training was in his left-hand pocket, carefully wrapped in plastic to stay dry. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Once I hit send on my final message, I tuck my phone back inside my pocket and turn to my brother. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Dicey decided that forty would be the amount to keep in her pocket. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey followed, pulling their two tickets out of her pocket and handing them to the driver. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Realizing the gravity of the situation, they started rummaging around in their pockets and backpacks for anything they could contribute to the cause. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The freerider with the gold coin in his pocket would fly to easterly Rock like an arrow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His meteorite bag is wrapped around his shoulder and their arms are crisscrossed behind them, his hand in the back pocket of her jeans and hers in the back pocket of his. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She saw the whistle at the bottom of the bag and tucked it into her jacket pocket where she could get it quickly if she needed it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I stuff the pendant back into my pocket and rise. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It had big pockets, and he thrust his hands into them, and felt quite the dandy. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Thinking that the small red rubber rings were objects of witchcraft he put them in his pocket so that Pilar Ternera could have a look at them. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The small photograph of Leo was still in the pocket of his wet trousers, and he transferred it for safekeeping into the velvet trousers he was now wearing. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Alex fumbled in his pocket and took out the set of earphones. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Lee took a pipe from his pocket, a long slender ebony stem with a little cuplike brass bowl. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He reached into his pocket and held something out to us. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It tinkles like bells, and I pull out my phone immediately, certain I’ve left the video playing in my pocket. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Bo rounds the corner as he stuffs his visor into the back pocket of his pants. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Even the students, many of whom were former prisoners, wore the same uniforms as they had before, with new patches over the pockets. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He reached into his shirt pocket for the small tin of lotus-oil balm he carried with him at all times, and applied it to three spots on his forehead. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She handed him a key from her pocket. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

The only thing that stops me from going is the photograph in my pocket. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We are, all of us, trapped in a pocket of unending violence. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I shoved my hands into the front pockets of the sweatshirt. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I give the girl all the change in my pocket. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He sat there with his hands in his pockets, staring out the window. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“No. By the way, did you notice that Count Andrenyi keeps his handkerchief in his right-hand breast pocket?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a better view of Room 5, he bit a careful peephole—one thread down and one thread across—in Ryan’s pocket. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

First he pocketed it, taking pleasure in knowing it was there. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She takes a vial from her pocket and dumps the contents into her mouth— painkillers for the bullet wound in her leg, I assume. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Still looking at me, he reached back and took his billfold from his pocket, saying, “Let’s call that bet.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I check my front pocket for the hundredth time this morning. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“So I’ll just advance you the balance out of my own pocket.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry put the mushroom back in his pocket and lit a cigarette. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He said, “You do and I’ll tell her that you’ve got one of those pancakes in the pocket of your dress.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Secretly she tucked some buttered rolls in her pockets for later. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Before I went to sleep I remembered my pocket. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I reached into my pocket and touched the horn-handled jackknife, then waved again. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath, reached into his pocket, and handed her a ragged kerchief. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Petey reached in his coat pocket and pulls out this old six-shooter. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my hands around the lining of my pockets and whispered, “Leave alone.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

An officer approaches him like he’s a serial killer or something and slowly reaches into the pocket of Darren’s sport coat, which is now ripped at one shoulder. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“I saw the head man put it in his pocket.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Lola’s house sits in a pocket not far from the ocean, in a neighborhood where the homes have the teeniest of front yards. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Before I walk out, I peel that glaring bandage off, slip it in my pocket with my ice pack. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It was a thousand bucks that didn’t have to come out of my father’s pocket. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Luna said, thrusting her hands into her pockets. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She digs into her pale pink pocket and replaces my saturated tissue with a new one. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I think that, too. So what if pockets were a lot bigger? Over.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He laid Barney in the hole, then took from his pocket a scrap of paper. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

She reached into the pocket of her blouse, and pulled out the gold coin he had thrown into the grave earlier that day. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

My dad walked through the maze of them, his hands in his pockets, and examined them silently. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

And he put his hand in his pocket and brought out a buck. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached into his pocket and realized that his phone had died! Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I might mess this up,” he says, clearing his throat as he pulls a sheet of paper from his pocket. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

One hundred pennies will pull a pocket low and clank loudly on the store counter. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“No. Wait,” announced Father as he pulled a small blue book from his back pocket to give Shirley. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

So I reach into my pocket for my phone. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I shoved my hands in my pockets and turned away, heading for the trees. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“You have until five to empty your pockets.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She burrowed into her coat pocket for the little package. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Carole carried a small Bible in her pocket whenever she went to church and was involved in most of the Sixteenth Street programs, usually with a speaking part. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Seven took the vials out of her coat pocket as Valley pulled out five blow darts and began filling them with the dangerous purple poison. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The jack end of my headphone set had fallen out of my pocket. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Then he thought better of it, pulled them back out and slipped them in his jeans pocket. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He stretched out on the bed, letting his long fingers rub the pocket places in his clothes where matches might be. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We had them in our pockets,” Jack said, “because we both insisted our friends give them back to us each time they used them just in case this very thing happened.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

I take my dad’s ID out of my pocket. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She pulled the coin that she’d gotten from Adulthood out of her pocket. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Philip walks off, hands in his pockets, and all three of them watch his retreating back until it starts to disappear behind the tall hedges. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He pulled something out of his pocket and held it out. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Fine,” he said, pulling his college scholarship card out of his shirt pocket. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I kept turning over in my pockets the winkles that Ben had given me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

After we emptied our pockets in preparation for the day of the march, someone a little older than I was came forward and we all sang: Oh freedom! While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He puts the photo back in his pocket. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He sat stiff and straight-backed, tweed suit perfectly pressed, white handkerchief in his breast pocket, hair slicked. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She reached into her pocket and held up a lumpy oblong. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Esteban gave her the fifty pesos because that morning he had sold five bulls and his pockets were full of bills, and also because the exhaustion of pleasure made him rather sentimental. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he kept finding new pockets of shallow inside himself. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

We all kind of stand there with our hands in our pockets, avoiding direct eye contact, like my classmates at the junior prom. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Wash pretended not to hear her, so she slipped a hand into his pocket to find the watch. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I guess he expected us to carry measuring tape in our pockets or something. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I slip it in my chest pocket and place my hand over it, closing my eyes. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She commenced to cry and put the papers in her apron pocket. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He dug down in his pocket and wiggled out the mini notepad. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He pulled some flash cards from his pocket, squared them in his hands, then cleared his throat. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle glanced at the quarter and quickly put it into his pocket. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I had two copper jots in my pocket and no way to get a bent penny more. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Eventually he created a pocket big enough to wiggle Kevin out from under the limb. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Candice put her hand on her pocket, over her mom’s phone. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"I will not permit—" Papi sat forward, reaching in his back pocket for his wallet. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I said, taking the rock and placing it in my pocket. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The pennies in her pocket jingled to be spent. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

From his pocket, Will dug out a pack of gum. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head and digs in his pocket. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He disapproved, she knew, because he kept his flag folded inside the pocket of a pair of trousers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he kisses two of his own fingers and touches the phone, before slipping it in his pocket. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I dug my hands into the pockets of my new overcoat. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He removed a small jackknife from his pocket and within seconds had opened the door. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The old man’s coat was hanging there, and Hugo fished in his pockets. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

The tyke grabbed it and thrust it into his pocket. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Jet reached into his pocket, pulled out the truck keys, and handed them to Nathan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Instead of going over to rescue Kelly, he shoves his hands into his pockets and walk-runs out the front door. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Next he took a mobile phone out of his pocket and put it next to his plate and looked at it very seriously. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I bent over, the wads of bills cracked in my pockets. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

He leans against the wall shoving his hands into his pockets. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had the black feather in my pocket, but I wanted to get there before Liz went in or I was afraid I wouldn’t have the nerve. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m all out of cigarettes,” Emile declared, patting his pockets. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fumbled quickly through my pockets and found it. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I have a few quarters in my pocket and a key to our house tucked into a pocket my mother has sewn into the inside of my jeans after I lost my third key. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The husband stuck the money in his shirt pocket. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, I traced the stitching on Eddie’s journal in my pocket. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She drew it out of her pajama pocket. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Not long after this, Hagrid became tearful again and pressed the whole unicorn tail upon Slughorn, who pocketed it with cries of, “To friendship! To generosity! To ten Galleons a hair!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She opened her pocket and lifted out Fyrian, who had curled his tiny body into a tight ball. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

After I did that about ten times, June reached into her pocket and pulled out a clip. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He takes off his thick-rimmed glasses, fitted by a Calcutta optometrist, polishes the lenses with the cotton handkerchief he always keeps in his pocket, A for Ashoke embroidered by his mother in light blue thread. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I return the pendant to my pocket and zip it safely inside. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I shoved the compass into a side pocket of the satchel, then made my way to the back of the last car. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I meet my own gaze in the blurry metal of the elevator, remembering the face mask in my pocket and slinging it on as I ride up to the fifth floor. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He was standing by the mantelpiece, his hands in his pockets. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Lightning flashed deep in pockets of the sky. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She took her last apple out of the pocket of her dressing gown and then took, from the same pocket, the stone with the hole in it. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing in my pockets but lint and some rubber bands that we were using during science. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He finished with a score of 7–3, tied for second place, a point behind first prize, and he won $59, which he pocketed without revealing his windfall to his mother. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He quickly popped Sophie into his waistcoat pocket, then hurried to the cave entrance and rolled back the stone. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dug one hand deep into his pocket and pulled out a handful of nuts and a dead grasshopper. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But you have to be careful not to make the mound collapse on that pocket or on you. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed his undrunk tea back at Percy and waited for Ludo to rise; Bagman struggled to his feet, swigging down the last of his tea, the gold in his pockets chinking merrily. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Alex reaches into his pocket and pulls out a packet of Skittles, and Luna’s face immediately softens into a smile. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He twists his body sideways and digs at something in his pocket. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Warden Williams folds his glasses and returns them to his jacket pocket. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned and faced the map, removing the doll from my pocket and tossing it upon the desk. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jus looks around again and then sticks his hands in his pockets. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I rolled my eyes and slipped the journal into my cargo shorts’ pocket. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

His long lank hair was nearly ash-blond, worn long and treasured since he whopped it with a pocket comb unconsciously and often. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull my wallet from my back pocket, slide the ID out, and hand it to him. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

She slips the shard into her pocket and says, “Let’s go, Jax.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“It is,” Rafe said, then stuck his hand in the front pocket and flapped it a little. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I reached into my pocket and pulled out her note about the sewing kit. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Tab stuffed the bag back into her pocket. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Felt like that letter would burn a hole in my pocket, but I finally got breakfast over with and set off to the post office. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

That any one should care in this heat whose flushed lips he kissed, whose head made damp the pajama pocket over his heart! The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The woman reached inside my mother’s dress pocket and pulled out a handful of chewed pork and handed it to me. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I slipped the freezing whisde into my pocket, promising myself that I would never use it, and I dashed off to find Annabeth. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Aru’s hand drifted to the pants pocket where she kept the Ping-Pong ball. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When 'Taniel turned ten he abandoned us for a cot of his own, full of rocks that fall out of his pockets. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought about what she was wearing, then took off her earrings and her jade ring, shoving them into her jeans pocket. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I put it in my pocket to show him. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

A smudge of dirt ran from his front pocket to his waist. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

As soon as Angelica and the little boy had vanished, Pantalaimon appeared from Lyra’s pocket, his mouse head ruffled and bright-eyed. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the late evening, my father, David, and Pesza returned to our apartment with scraps of bread in their pockets. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The knife was barely a finger's breadth from Basta's white shirt, but suddenly Dustfinger plunged his hand into Basta's pants pocket, took out the keys to the cells, and stepped back. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Hermione looked very cross indeed and stuffed her box of badges back into her cloak pocket. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I take the black stone out of my pocket. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” he replied calmly with his hands fiddling with the tools in his trouser pockets. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And also, I made sure to take the Polaroid picture out of my jacket pocket. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I put it in my pocket, and even though I still think I’m only minutes away from losing my breakfast, I smile. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Colonel Cathcart took the cigarette holder out of his mouthy stood it on end inside the pocket of his shirt, and began gnawing on the fingernails of both hands grievously. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Grasses and flowers and shrubs sprouted from every pocket of soil. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He’d put a handful of dried raisins in a cloth in his pocket and at noon they sat in the dead grass by the side of the road and ate them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He dreams of himself at war, in a muddy trench, love letter soaking red in his chest pocket. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Joe nods a thank you and shoves the sack back into his coat pocket. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel the Ace of Hearts sway inside my pocket. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

More likely a spot of revenge for trying to pick his arresting officer’s pocket in the booking line. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out a calling card, printed with the name of the circus and an address in New York City. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fished in his own pocket and his fingers grazed his key ring, but he stopped. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In the patrolman’s pocket was the bright green scrap of clothing that had snagged on the Mother Paula’s fence. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cynthia took it as a sign, slid it into her pocket, and headed on. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

He emptied his pocket of the stones and set them carefully on the rim of the well. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I pull a few bills from my wallet, dig some coins out of my pocket, and place my money on the counter. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She signed the paper where the clerk pointed, tried to listen carefully to all his warnings about what the contract demanded, and stuffed the broadside that he handed her into her apron pocket. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Rice straw was layered between them and crammed into every pocket of space. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Rishi tucked his hands into his pockets so he wouldn’t be tempted to reach out and stroke her cheek. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He put on a pair of clean cotton pants, and the blue tennis shirt with the little alligator on the pocket that Mrs. Elversen had given him for Christmas. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you’d’ve ducked that ball I would still be wondering,” he said, and put his hand back into his pockets. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The middle pocket of my backpack is open, so I stuff it in there and zip it shut. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

His phone keeps buzzing in his pocket, and he pulls it out to silence it. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Mr. Trepid retrieved the pouch from his jacket pocket and laid it carefully on the counter. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Albert starts collecting acorns from the ground and filling his pockets. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a business card. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Bram sticks his phone in his pocket and leans back on his hands, and I feel this wave of unexpected shyness. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Sayle could only watch in disbelief as Alex pocketed the green, the brown, the blue, and the pink in that order and then, down the full length of the table, the black. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Her hand dipped into her pocket, where her fingers crawled around for something. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take them off and pocket them before heading outside. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

British soldiers looted a burning house, running out with arms full of silver, and forks and spoons sticking out of their pockets. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man flapped his ID shut again, stuck it back in his overcoat pocket. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Hurrying along at the bottom of the incline, just out of reach of the lapping water, Reynie patted his pockets anxiously. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then I realized he must have discovered the letters missing from his coat pocket. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My daughter’s name is Amy,” he said, taking a letter from his inside pocket. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the pistol out of the holster and put it in the pocket of his waistcoat. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He got up, put a hand into his pocket, found the box containing the ring in there. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach into my pocket to pull something out. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

When Desdemona did the laundry, she found scraps of paper in Lefty’s pockets, covered with mathematical figures. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Hazel backed away, instinctively covering her coat pocket. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I fumbled with it until I had torn open the hidden pocket. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

On the morning that we left for Mattru Jong, we loaded our backpacks with notebooks of lyrics we were working on and stuffed our pockets with cassettes of rap albums. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I dug into a pocket for my admission slip. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bunny had had a mild tendency towards kleptomania, and was apt to pocket any small, valueless articles that caught his eye—nail clippers, buttons, spools of tape. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Looked like a lot in your pocket yesterday.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Still, the extra money in my pocket allowed me to walk down the street not caring that other people had more than I did. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I find my gloves already stuffed in the pocket, so I yank them on and catch up with my father. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She puts her hands in her pockets, guiding her eyes carefully away from mine every time we happen to look at each other. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She put her hands in her North Face’s pockets. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I liked them, and would carry the leftovers in my pockets for lunch. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lefty slipped a silver dollar out of his pocket. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Trefusis and myself both lacked the instinct for subterfuge; and so we both worked uneasily with flaps or pockets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was shaken out of darkness by someone turning my pockets inside out. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Uncle Bill pulls a rolled-up newspaper out of his back pocket. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Her address was on the letter in his pocket, next to the poem. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Uncle fished into his pocket and pulled out a handful of coins. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put the address into a pocket of her dress. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Will pulled a watch out of his pocket. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“You don’t pick pockets. You don’t sell whiskey to eat out people’s brains. You’re my sweet, innocent child.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Why don’t you try clasping your hands together or putting your hands in your pockets and squeezing them into fists or one of the other things we’ve talked about instead of sucking your sleeve? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sailor with a transistor radio blaring from his back hip pocket passed near Ben and Mary Anne. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

For several days Aureliano carried a small bottle of pills in his shirt pocket. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I fish in my pocket for my phone and snap a picture of the ocean. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” I say, stuffing coins into my pocket. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A white mob lynched Private Charles Lewis in Hickman, Kentucky, when he refused to empty his pockets while wearing his army uniform. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Reed folded the coarse fabric and crammed it back in his pocket. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Danny put his hands in his pockets and stared out the window. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She put the marble in her dressing-gown pocket with the others. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He stuffed a cheese into his pocket and one into mine and we went up through the barbershop and into the street. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

She reached into her pocket and the spec-tacles were there, cool and light and comforting. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was halfway to Delaney’s, body wired, brain tripping, when I slipped my hand into the pocket and found the forgotten Gandy’s Rock flyer, tucked inside the denim folds. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Virgil slipped his phone into the pocket of his pajamas and followed the unmistakable sounds of his parents and brothers, who were early risers because they seemed to have an endless stream of soccer practices. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Pixel’s portaphone began to ring then, and she struggled to get it out of her pocket to answer. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

A couple minutes later, he carefully set the decibel counter on the bottom bleacher, patted down his pockets, then followed Ms. Banks onto the dance floor, smiling broadly. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And then Miss Hilly quiet, hunting for her comb in her pocket- book. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

After he jumped off the bus, Richard strode away with his hands in his pockets, trying to look casual. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Ladies in long skirts, with parasols, and strong men in striped three-piece suits with gold pocket watches. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

We slipped our hands in and pushed the new baseballs into their deep pockets. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Climbing back up to the door, I slowly pull the dollar bill off the alarm switch, pocketing it as I fly back down to the third floor of the hospital. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Girls love a guy with lots of pockets. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He slipped the knife into its sheath in the inside pocket of his long coat, and he stepped out into the street. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Robin discovered, too, that Alan liked sweets, so he kept a good supply of honey cakes in his pocket for largess. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

She reached into her pocket and pulled out her iPod. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, on a break from work, she pulled Joseph Ryan’s business card—the one he’d given her that first day—from her pocket and headed to the subway. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Stewart—confirm Psi number 42755 spotted—” Volkswagen wrenched the driver’s side door open again, pulling something bright orange from his pocket. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes of puzzled deliberation he took from his pocket a thick red pencil and wrote carefully beneath the inscription: Whoever wrote the above meet me here tomorrow at noon. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The man in the grey suit takes a handkerchief from his pocket and drops it on the table, where it lands with a muffled thump, something heavier than silk hidden in the folds. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z