| 单词 | polished |
| 例句 | The regent gave me my first pair of boots, a sign of manhood, and that night I polished them anew, even though they were already shiny. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It had rained during the night, a gentle and safe sprinkle that Ivy let lull her to sleep after she’d stayed awake for hours drawing, and now the pavement shined like polished silver. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They consorted with giants and ghouls, stole girl children in the dead of night, and drank blood from polished horns. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He could see the shine of polished furniture and the gleam of gold picture frames. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was white, but when she looked at it sideways it seemed to glow, and sometimes it shone like polished silver. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama left a shell, polished smooth from the ocean water running over it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The table was covered with a red cloth, and the cookstove was polished shining black. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He got up and walked across the balcony and looked down at the drained pool; the floor was made of polished whitish stone, visible through the thin sheet of rainwater. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Jack Ketch darted forward, his polished black shoes almost soundless on the leaf-mold. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The wandlight sparkled on his shiny pate, his prominent eyes, his enormous, silver, walruslike mustache, and the highly polished buttons on the maroon velvet jacket he was wearing over a pair of lilac silk pajamas. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z As I edged around the elaborate, china-cabinet-flanked dining room, I wondered where Celia’s parents were and if they knew exactly how many cans of beer were stacked on their polished mahogany dining table. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z To find the snails crawling along the rocks, these tiny wet beings straining calcium from the water and spinning it into polished dreams on their backs—it is enough. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The bronze chandeliers’ gas jets produced a softly palpitating glow, casting pools of light across the polished oak floor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It gleamed in the starlight like polished abalone. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z They were carrying between them a heavy case of polished wood with brass handles. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I stood in the hall for a few minutes, the afternoon sun shining golden on the polished oak floor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Years of hands on the railing and feet on the steps had left the wood polished smooth and bone gray. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The clicking of their heels echoed off the polished floors and bounced across the high timber ceiling. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Her tone is polished, befitting a lady of her supposed station. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The glaves themselves were perfect polished spheres, hanging by the hundreds and emitting a purer white light than he’d ever seen from the rough, ruddy stones that lit the abbey. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z However, as if to give a rough answer to this question, the manager now took a few determined steps in the next room, with a squeak of his polished boots. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z He polished a bottle or two, locked the door, and went to bed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The ceiling was open to the night sky, but the walls were twenty feet high and polished marble, completely smooth. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z My husband was working late, as he did most nights, and the apartment was silent except for the click of my heels on the polished wood floor. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Behind the goddess, on a polished oalc display stand, was her huge silver bow, carved to resemble gazelle horns. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Years ago, before I understood, I used to wonder why she polished them each time I heard the sounds from their room, like something being banged against the door. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Some of the others tried to stop them and she began to move around the floor in graceful circles, as they gave chase, slipping and sliding over the polished floor. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Halfway along the hall was a semicircular table against the wall, and on it was a polished wooden stand, like a toast rack, for holding letters. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They were not loose, but stuck down tight in moss and sand, and were black and shiny, as if they had been polished. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The young men gazed in joy before they entered into a room of polished tubs to bathe. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Swords were honed, shields polished, helmets daubed with grease so that the monster should not seize them easily to bite off their heads. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a more polished version of her daughter, but lacked Audrey’s intensity, which she claimed to have inherited from her father. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Here was my own pet lunatic—the most pronounced of his type that I had ever met with—talking elemental philosophy, and with the manner of a polished gentleman. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z SanJuanna and I sat in the pantry and polished the good silver. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It’s not as polished as her later stuff, but somehow that makes me like it more. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Taisin’s room was filled with trees; they seemed to grow out of the very floor, with smooth, polished bark the color of rust. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The bedroom was simply furnished, and, like the rest of the home, had huge windows framed in polished cedar, wrapping around two entire walls. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Artemis slid his notepad across the polished table. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The inside of the car was what Conrad called “cherry”— clean and polished as if he washed it twice a week. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z President Snow takes a seat at the large desk of polished wood where Prim does her homework and my mother her budgets. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He blinked, and all of a sudden he saw her practicing, her movements like a dancer around the polished wooden floor. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The last time, only two weeks ago, when her swollen eye was still the black-purple color of an overripe avocado, she had rearranged them after she polished them. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z His shoes were black leather, and they were polished to such a shine that they looked like dark mirrors: you could see the moon reflected in them, tiny and half full. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z On the other side of the curtain was a closed coffin displayed on a polished wood platform. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Biff polished his nails on the palm of his hand and shook his head. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She wore neatly pressed clothes and scuffed but carefully polished high heels, read books like Praying Your Way to Prosperity, and was superior with the drivers and ingratiating with the editors. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Dany lifted his polished black visor The face within was her own. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her voice echoed amid the sharp surfaces and the polished floor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The walls were covered with shelves of polished mahogany except on either side of the fireplace, where there were two glass cases filled with marble ana hard stones from the Orient. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The smooth, polished floor feels cool through the holes in my shoes. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z The leather boots were as black and polished as jet. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a kind of raw energy to the music, not like the polished songs she sang, in which every note was carefully planned and orchestrated. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Carelessly, she let her shaba fall, satisfied to hear it clink loudly against the temple’s polished stone floor with each bounce. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Most conspicuously, in virtually the central spot of the otherwise empty and highly polished floor, lay the dustpan Miss Kenton had alluded to. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z A long, polished wooden table had been set for three. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z They all have beautiful lips, carefully outlined in red and polished to a shine. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z From here it looked solid, its surface polished bright as a mirror and illuminated by the guard towers on the White Island. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The moonlight glanced off their polished bone handles. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z These grand homes, with their high, cool rooms, their polished mahogany furniture, their servants flitting between the main house and the separate cooking building, were meant to command attention, to show power and wealth. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The agreeable nullity of Leon’s life was a polished artifact, its ease deceptive, its limitations achieved by invisible hard work and the accidents of character, none of which she could hope to rival. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As though you have released something more than a smooth polished piece of rock. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mama began to weep, great silent tears, and Papa was now limping back and forth beside the bunk, like a caged animal, brandishing his long, polished North Dakota cane. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I twist the polished brass knob and step inside. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She could feel the old women watching her, the ancient crones of Vaes Dothrak, with eyes that shone dark as polished flint in their wrinkled faces. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The floors are polished wood, dark, and the walls, covered in sheets of bronze, gleam where the light touches them. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A flower arrangement with gladioli sits on a polished table beside it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Besides, she had polished off her whole glass of wine. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z From his shirt pocket Sticky took out a thin piece of cotton cloth and polished his spectacles with it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She took off her glasses and polished them on a paper towel. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Their nails were long, polished pink or orange, their lips red as tulips. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She received the merchant prince alone, seated on her bench of polished ebony, on the cushions Ser Barristan had brought her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I took the lift to the second floor, went through a set of glass fire doors, and walked along the corridor whose polished boards creaked in a familiar way. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He tapped a finger on his polished desktop. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The gray linoleum floor gleamed, the refrigerator shone, the windows, looking over a tiny yard, were polished. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The blind man was rubbing the polished wooden side of his instrument with a soft cloth. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z It was a strange bear, clad in polished armor with the dew on it frozen into frost, and with a plume in his helmet. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The entry hall had a polished bronze floor, which seemed to boil in the reflected torchlight. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Everything is how it's supposed to be—except for that mini-mansion that's like a newly polished pair of Jordans thrown in with a bunch of well-worn knockoffs. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It always looked freshly washed and waxed, its chrome grille polished. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The polished wood floor reflects the pieces of furniture. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z When she wasn’t feeding us, she sewed, if she had fabric, or polished the bedstead and Papi’s dresser, or mended whatever was worn, ripped, or needed patching. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He looked unusually clean, as though he had been polished. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Their well- polished boots were drenched in dirt and they sat away from each other, clinging tightly to their guns, as if those were the only things that comforted them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Seven highly polished, brand-new handles and seven sets of fine gold lettering spelling the words Nimbus Two Thousand and One gleamed under the Gryffindors’ noses in the early morning sun. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z And the boulders peeking out from the lapping waves remind me of polished onyx. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Like the rest of the world, most of the present Austronesian realm—Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, and many Pacific islands—was originally occupied by hunter-gatherers lacking pottery, polished stone tools, domestic animals, and crops. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Before them and on either side stretched a huge empty hall; its black walls, polished and smooth as glass, flashed and glittered. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Parked outside, close to the portico, was a polished black Rolls-Royce. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The god of the pit flexed his fingers, examining his own polished black talons. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There’s a dried flower arrangement on either end of the mantelpiece, and a vase of real daffodils on the polished marquetry end table beside the sofa. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z We walk over wooden floors, polished to a sheen with pine- scented wax, past stairs that curve up to a wraparound balcony that overlooks the gardens. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Briony imagined that retreating footsteps in the wide polished corridors had a muffled, apologetic sound, where once they had been bright and efficient. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z If the police came, Hugh would explain the situation in his perfect French while I'd toss in a few of my most polished phrases. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The candle stood in front of a sheet of polished brass, which served as a minor. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The stock hath been polished by the enemy’s hands. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z To my ears, though, lend and lent do sound a bit more polished than loan and loaned. liable/likely. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s not as polished as she was when I saw her at the mall, but she’s still pretty in a way that my mom isn’t. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It seemed much too fancy to have in a house, and Ophie thought of the plain polished wood floor in Aunt Rose’s parlor. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They climbed the stairs as quickly as they could without splashing the hot water and tiptoed down the highly polished wood floor of the upstairs hallway, searching for Mrs. Derby’s room. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And so Edward Tulane was mended, put together again, cleaned and polished, dressed in an elegant suit and placed on a high shelf for display. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z He kept his shoes shined and his brass polished. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z His body was gray-brown and dingy, except for his right foot, which glowed a polished white from decades of hands rubbing it for luck. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z For they were evergreen trees, and their leaves were dark and polished, and gleamed in the twilight. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Rita polished the eyes of Son of Steel until they shone like jewels. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The trail was cobbled with rocks and threaded with wandering tree roots against which we constantly stubbed and stumbled, and veneered everywhere with polished ice under a thin layer of powdery snow. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The leg was straight, bent at the knee, and the foot was clad in a polished kid congress gaiter. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He was plain, and his manners were not polished. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Like Bestemama, he sat most of the time quietly in a chair, saying very little and totally overwhelmed, I imagine, by the raucous rabble who were destroying his neat and polished home. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The floor is a pale wood polished to a high gloss, and there are carpets so that you hardly even notice the bloodstains here and there. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A set of stairs curved deeper into the earth, the barreled ceiling held up by more repeating arches, closer together and carved from polished black stone. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z On the right was a log polished by restless seats along the top, but not so large as the chiefs and not so comfortable. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z While I ate and complained about homework, Hassan made my bed, polished my shoes, ironed my outfit for the day, packed my books and pencils. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It looks like it’s been there since forever, but the surrounding buildings have been scrubbed clean and polished. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The guy pulled a rosy apple from a nearby tree and polished it on his dirty overalls. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Butler sank to his knees, sliding and turning, the polished floor bearing him like an ice-skater. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Stepping stones of polished black marble led around either side of a five-story-tall apple tree, every bough glittering with golden apples, and I don’t mean yellow golden apples like in the grocery store. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The gravestones are few and recent: blockish oblongs of granite polished to a Presbyterian gloss, the letters cut plainly and without any attempt at prettiness. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Her black button eyes seemed as if they had been freshly polished. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z But those wings - they were polished gold, right down to the last feather. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Every surface was polished and clean, and a mahogany cabinet against the wall contained dainty porcelain figures. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a pale blonde with a skin like clean and polished bone, “Is something the matter, Miss Kate?” she asked fearfully. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Behind the bar Mr. Thirsty, a skinny man with a large Adam’s apple, polished a glass. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Sure enough, three old ladies were kneeling in polished pews, holding rosaries with somber looks on their faces. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He put the water glass to his lips, moistened them, then put it down on the polished black tabletop. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z But when Annabeth set it on the ground, the reflection on the polished metal changed from sky and buildings to the Statue of Liberty—which wasn’t anywhere close to us. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It looked almost as if she was flashing her trademark smile as she lay in the brilliantly polished wooden casket. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The customer who just entered hefts himself onto his usual bar stool, leans his forearms on the polished wood. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The Gillian addressing the crowd was styled and polished like a TV pundit. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The pigeon’s eye is like a polished shirt button. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Inside it there are long hallways with hardwood floors, stained and worn from generations of students in slushy winter boots, but still kept polished. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I noticed that Dionysus was treading on air, his polished black shoes hovering an inch off the ground. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Bronze, they were, brighter than polished shields, glowing with their own heat, burning behind a veil of smoke rising from the dragon’s nostrils. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She hadn’t got around to painting herself yet and her face looked like she had polished it with a gun rag. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The Girl is clean and polished, her dark hair pulled back into a high, glossy ponytail. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z A moment later, a pair of polished cowboy boots appeared, followed by a mountain of a man dressed in a suit and ten-gallon hat. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z In this light I spread the evening paper out on the polished hardwood floor and rest on my knees and elbows, reading the comics. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A polished pedestal made of gold-tipped wood rose from beneath the floor. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I follow her through the narrow, rocking corridor into a dining room with polished paneled walls. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z At roll call, I was pulled out of the lines and marched to a wooden “horse”—a polished, barkless log with four wooden feet—and laid over it with my bare back facing up. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He polished his pince-nez and fixed them to the end of his hairy snout. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He smelled of good aftershave and his shoes were polished to a high shine. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He wore a pair of fine, polished patent leather dress shoes, silk dress socks, creased trousers, and had a pocket-watch chain dangling from the pocket. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z His neck was bent and the red light played over the polished skin of his hairless head. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When they finished singing, Jack Rabbit Jones took off his shades, walked over to the long, polished oak coffin where Cool Papa Byrd’s body rested, and placed the shades over Cool Papa Byrd’s closed eyes. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I look cute, but still a little hood, a little less polished. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They were arguing some point heatedly, but I was too agitated to listen and simply followed in their shadows, noticing the dull gleam of their polished shoe-leather in the rays of the street lamps. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire engine, polished and poised in another part of town? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My stocking seams were straight, my black shoes cracked, but polished, and my red wool suit flamboyant as my plans. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Beams of light stretch across the polished tile, slanting through the ceiling windows. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Single bulb lamps hung from long cords, creating yellow puddles of light on the polished brown linoleum tile. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z On Pluto’s ring finger was a massive opal, like a chunk of polished frozen Mist. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I had a single bunk, a bedside storage locker, a toilet, sink, polished nickel mirror, and metal chair. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The wood was so shiny and polished, curving around like a ride at the fair. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z “I got up every morning, polished my saddle shoes, and went off to war,” I reply. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was lined with polished wood and Russian leather and its bronze hardware gleamed like gold. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he polished the lenses on his nightshirt. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He saw Maester Luwin on his balcony, studying the sky through a polished bronze tube and frowning as he made notes in a book. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It only took a second for the polished brass doorknob to turn, and surprise, surprise, if it wasn’t the handsome Dr. Cramp opening the shiny black door. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And my mother loved to show me off, like one of my many trophies she polished. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z After he polished off each beer, he used the can to repair one of the holes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A maid brought them a silver finger bowl and filled it out of a beautiful spouting golden jug, then drew a polished table to their side. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They cleaned the flesh from Alice’s skull and carefully polished her teeth, then covered her body with canvas. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And yet, of course, at the same time, I was being spat on and defined and described and limited, and could have been polished off with no effort whatever. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “Her eyes were dark. Dark as chocolate, dark as coffee, dark as the polished wood of my father’s lute. They were set in a fair face, oval. Like a teardrop.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She touched the thong from which hung the polished stone. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Monique’s high heels clicked on the polished floor as she paced back and forth. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Here and there, little breezes crept over the polished waters beneath the haze of heat. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He took pride in never walking barefoot, even in his own home, and shuffled around in highly polished leather slippers to protect himself from microbios. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She emptied and sluiced the bedpans, swept and polished floors, made cocoa and Bovril, fetched and carried—and was delivered from introspection. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z According to our instructions, she informs me, every one of them has to be taken down and polished with the owner’s special polish. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z That cane Papa brought back with him he had carved and polished himself in North Dakota. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He swung it through the air a few times and it whistled past my head, smelling of heated steel and polished wood. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He propped himself on his elbows and studied her as she polished her tools, noticing how carefully she lifted and cleaned each one. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I slowly became aware that I was back on the polished stage inside Isihlangu. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She could hear them as she walked down the back stairs, her hand sliding down the polished wooden banister. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The surface of the shell was covered with tiny scales, and as she turned the egg between her fingers, they shimmered like polished metal in the light of the setting sun. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The grip was polished bronze, studded with dials and buttons. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Dressed in a red designer suit with matching lipstick, she appeared as if she’d walked right out of the TV studio, polished and camera-ready. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Or had Harry been nothing more than a tool to be polished and honed, but not trusted, never confided in? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “My shoes are always polished?” he said incredulously. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z My sneakers squeak against polished floor, and I move slowly until my ears calm down. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z He reached down and lifted up an edge of it, looking at the polished boards beneath. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z In the top chamber, a huge curved mirror made of polished bronze reflected sunlight during the day. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z General Steyn was that unusual thing in the prison service, a polished and sophisticated man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Two score Brazen Beasts stood between the pillars, torchlight shining off the polished brass of their masks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I saw the polished table in the dining-room, and the long candles. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But it was a good deal larger than mine, with dark, polished wood, deep drawers, and a large, green, leather-bordered blotter that covered almost its entire top. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z A pair of spearmen attended them, clad in polished helms and shirts of silver mail. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I curled in the cavernous leather chair and faced Doctor Gordon across an acre of highly polished desk. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She drums her polished nails on the desk as I sign my name. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The fourth side was clear, revealing a gleaming space of polished floor. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Boyle was desperate to show that polished marble plates would cease to cohere in a vacuum because Galileo had said as much. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The Ghost goes over to a cabinet and takes out a half-empty bottle of a pale greenish liquid and a stack of polished acorn cups. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The tendril was polished on the underside; pigs, passing through the loop, brushed it with their bristly hide. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Above us, the night sky gleams like polished glass, its wealth of stars reflected in the oddly still surface of the water. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Ralph watched the boys leave before he carefully polished every millimeter of his beautiful new car. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z I did like having others to play with and enjoyed girly activities, like having my nails polished or my hair done and dressing up like a princess. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It will be locked, he thinks, when he reaches the polished dark-wood door, but the silver handle moves easily as he turns it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished societies.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The workshop was like an artists studio, with thirty-foot ceilings and industrial lighting, polished stone floors, and workbenches along with windows. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I washed cars, swept driveways and polished the baas's shoes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hands rested on a disc of polished green metal about six feet in diameter, sitting on a bronze tripod. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The walls had that iridescent quality of polished oyster shells. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Across their facades ran enormous plates of polished gold. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But gods of Olympus...Curled in the membrane bubble in front of her was a fully formed Titan in golden armor, his skin the color of polished pennies. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There’s a strong stench of paint and polished hardwood floors. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Bull walked down the long polished hall with a bouncing gait that was distinctively unmilitary. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was shaved close to the blue roots of his beard, and his hands were clean and his nails polished. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls were freshly whitewashed and the floor polished. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She had the counters polished like mirrors, and the new wall tiles gleamed. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She took in the heavy, green drapes, the pairs of polished shoes lined up neatly along the wall, the closet door, where the gray paint had chipped and showed the wood beneath. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z In a room by himself, he polished his delivery. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Yes, Father,” she replied, and looked down at the ground, staring at the toes of his polished black boots. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he drew it, and its polished and well-tended blade glittered suddenly, cold and bright. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The N and the Z. I found the I, L, and A. I polished those with the dish towel. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He cleared the dining table, then knelt down and polished it until the table sparkled. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Sunlight reflected off the polished wood, almost blinding me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z What were they supposed to tell the record numbers of applicants who had been rejected—the ones with straight As, enthusiastic recommendations, polished essays, and long lists of activities? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The kids in this group look a lot slicker and more polished than Dad’s group. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Albert walked to the fireplace and carefully polished a silver object beneath the antique painting of the man with red hair. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I never realized how meticulously he keeps them polished. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z All the servants crowded around the motorcar, looking at their faces in the polished metal, admiring the curtained windows, the velvet seats. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s wearing his navy tweed blazer and shiny, polished shoes. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Longstreet came in out of the dark, bowing under a canopy, saw the face like cold marble in yellow candlelight, eyes black and soft like old polished stones. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I stand in front of the polished wood doors, lit by two lamps of trapped sprites who fly in desperate circles. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was a doorlike portal resting on top of the polished conference table. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He got out his best tall hat and polished it up. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z It is cut, polished; for a breath, it passes between the hands of men. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I carefully peeled the wrapper away, and a key made of polished green stone was revealed inside. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The water bumbles over round stones and washes the polished roots of the trees that hold it in. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Their sharp eyes carefully took in the more polished, urbane stance of Carlisle, who, flanked by Emmett and Jasper, stepped guardedly forward to meet them. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z They had quick feet in shoes that were kept highly polished. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Ralph sat down on the polished trunk and the three others stood before him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The sun had all but set, the skies had cleared, and the lake spread out before him like a polished stone, glowing in the last reflected light of day. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z First she was embedded in a crystal pillar, then she melted into a golden statue, finally a staff of polished cedar, and back to a woman. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face shone, polished as a beach pebble. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Eliot Spitzer, attorney general of New York, was holding a power breakfast back near the polished granite counter. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Over chair-backs in hall they dropped their mantles and passed in to the polished tubs, where maids poured out warm baths for them, anointed them, and pulled fresh tunics, fleecy cloaks around them. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I still know the one that ancient chalk-white woman taught me with a polished fruitwood stick. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside marble stairs wind their way to classrooms filled with dark wood desks nailed down to dark wood floors polished to a high and beautiful shine. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The man he brought with him wore a cloak of green and yellow feathers and had skin as black as polished jet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The new sled was a classic: polished wood, red runners, steering handles. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z There are people in jackets and polished shoes with work bags slung over their shoulders all moving toward one platform to wait for the train. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But even after I’d polished them clean by rubbing them in the sand, I generally wound up with several stickers in my mouth. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z On the mat, he was polished and exacting. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He had probably just come from a basketball court; his forehead was polished with recent sweat and his hair stood up. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Come on,” Grandpa Nyles said, pulling on Jimmy’s arm and pointing to the polished walls around them. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z He wasn’t polished yet, but he never seemed to tire, never showed pain, just kept going, kept driving forward no matter what, like a well-oiled locomotive. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Maybeth scrubbed down the wooden table and Dicey polished it dry. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Albert laid two newly polished spoons by the teacups and walked upstairs. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Believe me; Bhai Jaan doesn’t care about polished silver or what we keep in the garage. Besides, garages are meant for junk.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z One who saw you as a raw but precious thing, a jewel that, with wisdom, could be polished to a proud shine? Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She took off the shield of polished bronze which covered her breast and held it out to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The piano, waxed and polished every week, gleams in the sunlight from the curved bay window. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He was burnished, his face shaved so close that its darkness had a shine like polished wood. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The lights from the stream below touched the ceiling and the polished tables and glanced along the little girl’s curls, and the little girl’s mother said, “She wants her cup of stars.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Yet they shone as though they had just been polished. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z There was something on the ground by his chair: a wooden cane with a polished glass knob on top. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I expected that we would go into a TV-style courtroom, but we went from a public hallway to a private one and then into a corporate-style conference room with a polished table in the middle. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She climbed in beside her bags, and with a blinding flash from the chrome Mario polished all day long, the car disappeared down the driveway, past the guard at the gate, to the world. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Alfred's eyes dropped down to the man's shoes, planted solidly on the wooden floor, black shoes curling with age but highly polished. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Cinders, coarse gravel, and granite boulders covered much of the ice, but every now and then the trail would cross a patch of bare glacier—a translucent, frozen medium that glistened like polished onyx. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It was a flintlock musket, almost six feet long, butt and stock of polished wood. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He brought back chunks of driftwood, and he would pass long hours sitting on the steps carving myrtle limbs into benches, table legs, and lamps, filling our rooms with bits of gnarled, polished furniture. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the girl fetched all her soiled apparel to bundle in the polished wagon box. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hello,” says a polished voice from behind them, and they all turn to see Philip, starched and well groomed, striding across the lawn. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Last night, he polished and buffed the leather, not that it’s necessary. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Minli followed the rabbit through the round opening into a white courtyard and over a polished stone bridge that seemed to grow from the ground. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z In three hours Marie-Laure’s numb fingers discover a stranded jellyfish, an encrusted buoy, and a thousand polished stones. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Close to him was the skull of a mammoth, polished and brown, and a hairy ochre cloak, being worn by a small woman with a deformed left hand. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Some of the last were concave mirrors made from beautifully polished magnetite. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Over and over, Maria sank the sharp point of the wood-handled engraving tool, called a burin, into the polished metal, carving up tiny curls of shining copper. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When he saw the luminous woman with polished shoulders and the little boy, a shadow slipped across his face. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The room has Harold’s minimalist look to it: the twin bed with plain white sheets and white blanket, polished wood floors, a bleached oakwood chair, and nothing on the slanted gray walls. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z When the song was finished Willie polished his harp on the front of his shirt. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Piggy took off his one round of glass and polished the surface. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I thought, looking at an abstract fish of polished brass mounted on a piece of ebony. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I got the song done, Doc polished it up, put it on a USB for me, and that was that. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He blew his breath on the lens and polished them. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z All of the stuff had been cleaned, starched, pressed, shined, and spit polished. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In the screen’s polished surface, his own reflection surprised him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And so I spent my time in PE seated on the bleachers, attempting to focus on homework from another class, despite all the basketball dribbles and squeaking sneakers across the polished gym floor. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z For that matter, he did not say um, or ah, or use any form of conversational mitigation: his sentences came marching out, one after another, polished and crisp, like soldiers on a parade ground. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z And Mr Marshall it was who first caused stupefaction amongst ladies and gentlemen visiting Charleville House with displays of silver polished to previously unimagined standards. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It was all polished wood and beautiful too. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a large room, with an oval table of polished rosewood on which stood various decanters and glasses, and a silver smoking stand with a rack of pipes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He wiggled his freshly polished shoes to catch the light. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She polished the reverse as highly as the top, until both were as flat and smooth as the finest mirror. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Knowing there were soap bars by the dozen, bacon by the rasher, and reveling in her shiny pots and pans and polished floors. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He rubbed and polished this beauty until it gleamed like a piece of ancient armor. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In his immaculate and expensive black suit with gold signet ring and brightly polished black shoes, he looked like a scaled-down model of a multimillionaire businessman. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z After he polished his glasses, Mr. Loring put them back on and stared unsteadily at Ben. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z No one had asked Ophie her opinion on anything in a very long time, and it was nice to think that this very polished, very fancy lady cared what she thought. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The knob of the handle was made of the skull of a stoat, oiled and polished like ivory, and Kay loved it. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It just turned back and rested against the designed wood like a lovely, dark, polished shell. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The floor was marble polished to a mirror sheen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A younger version of the doctor, less crude, indeed polished. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Richard has even polished my shoes for me with his special shoe brush. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “And I wish Robertson Ay would go without a word of warning, for he has again polished one boot and left the other untouched. I shall look very lopsided.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Before Austronesians arrived, most of Indonesia was thinly occupied by hunter-gatherers lacking even polished stone tools. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Graceful phrases fell from his lips in polished French. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn my attention to the platform, where death awaits me in the form of a polished ax held by my best friend. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z A highly polished collection of chains and manacles hung on the wall behind Filch’s desk. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She handed me a polished mirror the size of a dinner plate and had me hold it up for her. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z You have to bend down to make out the inscription engraved onto the polished metal. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Rich raiment clothed the body; polished stones glowed in his broad belt. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The brass was polished to a high sheen. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I left the chicken over the fire too long because Madam ordered the silver polished and the table linens ironed in honor of her guests. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z On his feet he wore polished black oxfords. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaned over the table at eye level, just like his uncle used to do, and he slowly, carefully polished the table until it shone like new. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The handle of his cane too well polished beneath his pristine gloves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Fifi wanders into the kitchen, her polished nails—silver today—clicking against the tiled floor. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Coats hung from polished brass hooks in the foyer, and his father’s books, arranged by size, stood neatly along the glassed-in shelves of two vaultlike oak bookcases. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The first to drop out had been the boys with impeccably creased trousers and freshly polished oxfords. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Her long black hair is so shiny and pretty, it’s like she polished it with Windex. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She was in a good mood; she had pulled Richard into her arms after he arrived and mock-danced with him over the polished floor of the living room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Our knives and forks and spoons had to be polished, with an old toothbrush for the decorations. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Her finger- and toenails were polished a shade of pale pink. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Alvarez assumed personal responsibility for making sure the tanks were polished smooth. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Inside the small closet behind the two empty beds hangs two pairs of black pants, two neatly pressed white blouses, and polished black shoes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Candlelight reflected back and back again in the polished mirrors that hung from the walls. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He had watched her washing clothes, squatting on the flat stones of the river, her dark legs polished by the water, as she rubbed the faded rags with her rough peasant hands. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Within were three long hooded cloaks made from myriad small squares of cloth sewn together, three cudgels, three shortswords, three masks of polished brass. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Between them was a narrow space, and there upon a floor of polished stone, written with strange signs, a man might stand five hundred feet above the plain. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Inside there was an apartment of many rooms furnished with chairs carved out of polished tree trunks, with cushions of rose and gold and green silk. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Signs reading “Smoking Forbidden” were pasted on the highly polished mirrors. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The more recent stones were polished granite in various colors. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Her hands scraped at the polished floor, no blue in sight, so she moved on to the next pile. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He gave Rahel a cooking ladle made of a wooden handle stuck through the polished half of a coconut shell. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The knife had a handle of polished black bone, and a blade finer and sharper than any razor. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He pulled the silver cuff off and held it at a different angle to let its polished exterior shine. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Dimple thought, in a documentary narrators deep, polished voice. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z We stood in a perfect cube of polished stone. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z As black as onyx, polished smooth, so the bone seemed to shimmer in the light of his torch. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A night on the town meant a nice waistcoat and jacket, polished shoes, and bowler hats. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We’d talk about the shows we’d watched, rehashing the plots, recalling the dialogue until all our memories were polished smooth and false. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She was dressed in bright red from the top of her elaborate turban to the tips of her polished fingernails, and an air of regal self-assurance seemed to travel with her. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Next to the sign was a knocker—a lion's head with a brass ring in its mouth, which Victor had polished just that morning. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Still—they had opened for business, had polished the glasses and wound the clocks and stirred the fires, and waited and waited to see who would come. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Dumbledore laid Mrs. Norris on the polished surface and began to examine her. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Rachel polished off a complete set of dinner napkins in the time it took me to fill in one pink rose. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When we walked onto the verandah, my uncle’s wife came out, her face glowing as if she had polished it all her life. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z A winding road led from the marina to a huge square of polished marble, and that’s where Ayanna steered the raft. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He suddenly whipped off his glasses and polished them hurriedly on his robes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The counters were polished to a high sheen, and inside the display cases, shiny bright mirrors reflected gold and silver and sparkly gems. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Sunlight poured through the three wide windows that faced the street and spread gold across the gray rug, the French-style sofa, chairs and end tables, the polished, glass-topped coffee table, and along the white walls. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The wooden hilt was clean and polished, its silvery metal blade sharpened to a lethal point. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He lifted the basin, carried it over to his desk, placed it upon the polished top, and sat down in the chair behind it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Lorena smuggled a bottle of Jack Daniel’s in her purse, and she and Juanga polished it off, drank it as if it were water and they were dying of thirst in the desert. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He polished his riding boots so that you could see yourself reflected in them, brushed his suit, and went off to dinner. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z There were so many of them, all marching in time together, their shiny green helmets and polished black jackboots glinting in the sun. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Along a polished earth, pieces of straw and twigs scampered until they were stopped by some rooted thing; and little stones rolled crookedly before the wind. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They feel hard, unwinking, like the shells of beetles: black, polished, inscrutable. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It missed Jaja completely, but it hit the glass etagere, which Mama polished often. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The man in the gray robe had a string of beads around his neck and at the end of it was an ornament of polished wood. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Whose shining, polished surface had entranced Pearl with her own reflection. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Nor did he stop to admire the staircase, with its intricate risers of crafted, polished wood that ascended in a circle to the next level. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Hrothgar had fallen asleep on his throne, his white-haired head against his polished shield. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Ghostly flames shimmered off the polished black marble of the walls and floor and bathed the hall in an emerald radiance. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Blue toes, blue legs, blue self reflected in the blue mirror, which wasn’t glass but only more mesarthium, polished to a high gloss. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Tattered but freshly swept carpets covered the highly polished hardwood floors, and the rooms were filled with antique velvet-covered chairs inherited from my great-grandma. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The polished white tiles on the walls and floor reflected the light of Jason’s sword so well that Leo didn’t need to make a fire. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They swat it away and step into the Belgian’s meticulously polished office in Elisabethville. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A line of tall windows directs rectangular beams of light on the polished and shiny pews. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She pictured her mother’s friends, flicking their cards back and forth to one another across a polished dining table. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z On his feet were highly polished shoes of a fine leather. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Inside the City walls the merchants had decorated their shops with pine boughs and winterberries, and the bright sunlight reflected off freshly polished shop windows. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat down, carefully polished his spectacles and chose a pen. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I took my seat in the rear of the spotless, polished place of worship. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Then someone clapped, and in an instant the room rumbled with applause as Lourdes spun and spun and spun across the polished dance floor. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I adjust the napkin holder in front of me till Tony’s booth is reflected in the polished silver. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The locker room was empty and polished, the black carpet free of the tape and the tobacco spit and the shoes and the shoulder pads. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet their stone tools were still crude by comparison with modern New Guineans’ polished stone axes and were usually not yet made in standardized diverse shapes, each with a clearly recognizable function. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “No staff to speak of, the larder half-empty, the city getting ready to explode, and she wants this turned out and polished. Of all the foolish—” A loud beating on the front door interrupted her. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The raft jerked to the right just as a polished rock tower the size of a skyscraper appeared in our path. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Wemmick’s attention being thus directed to his brooch, he put down the cast, and polished the brooch with his pocket-handkerchief. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I polished Beethoven off in forty minutes, long before the rest of the class. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z His surgical kits stood open and gleaming, his instruments laid out in a sunflower of polished steel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The prince wore sword and dagger, black boots polished to a high sheen, a black cloak lined with blood-red silk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Neeley got the shoe-shine kit from the closet and proceeded to put a higher shine on his already flawlessly polished shoes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Wearing his dress uniform, polished black boots, and clean red sash, Lee rides forth. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He headed right for me, boots clicking on the polished floor. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Bottles to be polished and put back in place. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Curtain glanced up, his lenses gleaming like polished chrome in the sun. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The highly polished surface gleamed and glistened with a golden sheen. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He washed and polished it once a week and dusted it every day with a rag he kept underneath the front seat. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z In reply, the captain traced a shape with his finger in the condensation on the polished wood. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The door that the old man closed behind him was of polished horn, through which the daylight shone dimly, and on its inner face was carved the Thousand-Leaved Tree. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Inside the house, they sanded and polished the scratches out of the furniture. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He reached into one of the carts and pulled out a small object, which he polished vigorously on his robe. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The flowers shone as if they’d been cleaned and polished, and the tall trees that lined the road shimmered in silvery green. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Do you see, Glerk?” she said, showing off her mechanical cricket, made of polished wood and glass eyes and tiny metal legs attached to springs. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He was the only man Esteban had ever met who polished his fingernails and put blue eyewash in his eyes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They found Robert drinking beer from a polished horn and roaring his displeasure at two. young squires who were trying to buckle him into his armor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My socks are neatly folded over and my loafers polished a deep shiny brown, like roasted coffee beans. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes, which commanded immediate respect, sparked with a fire that matched the shine on her highly polished wheelchair—her throne. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes looked out at Dicey from behind polished glass. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The floor had been fresh-sanded, the hearthstone polished, the pewter scoured. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Hoover demanded that his staff wear dark suits and sober neckties and black shoes polished to a gloss. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She held her crown in her lap and polished it idly on her skirt. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Whatever mechanism within you is responsible for adrenaline, it has never been so sleek and polished, so keenly poised to pump out a warming squirt of adrenal fluid. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The J-3 was sitting at the beginning of the runway and was polished, painted, and poised to fly. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Well, she cried. Not much, but a lot for her—a choke and two sniffles and a wiped nose and polished her glasses and snapped shut like a watch.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Behind the polished fa£ades, bouquets of teased cloth, buffed leather, cunning silver trinkets. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He wore a blue and red uniform with elegantly polished black boots, and his epaulets gleamed gold. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Jay filled his bag with a piece of dried snakeskin he found, a rock polished smooth, and a handful of sunflower seeds. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Francie polished the brass bell plates in the three vestibules and cleaned each banister spoke with an oiled cloth. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she turned her back and walked away, her heels clicking on the hard polished floor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Ralph took the conch from where it lay on the polished seat and held it to his lips; but then he hesitated and did not blow. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Port Angeles was a beautiful little tourist trap, much more polished and quaint than Forks. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He stretched out in his bunk, which resembled a coffin - a polished mahogany frame, brass railings, blood-red velvet pillows and blankets. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If there were a fire in the fireplace, its light would be twinkling on the polished surfaces, glimmering warmly on flesh. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The all-white furniture, accented with black animal sculptures and black-and-white paintings, was as polished and camera-ready as she was in her cream pantsuit. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Sticky removed his spectacles, polished them, and replaced them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Her hand trembled as her fingers wrapped around the polished door handle and twisted. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Their armor was silver plate polished to a mirror sheen, but underneath, she knew, every man of them wore a hair shirt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I cleaned the tires, polished up the front bumper, practically licked the mud flaps clean. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The main floor was a huge open room with a polished stone floor, wooden furniture, a large fireplace, and windows. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z With some damaged merchandise from Haldar’s shop she polished her toenails and softened her elbows. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Dicey had polished dry all the windows before she wondered where he was. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z This was galling, since some had even questioned whether Bechu, who wrote in such polished English, really was an Indian. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “When this one is polished, it’ll be a great companion to the others.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He wore the battered clothes of a field hand and an ancient broadcloth coat highly polished by age and wear. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The potatoes followed; then, holding down the plate with his paw, the cat polished it clean. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl has silky brown hair and rich skin the color of polished oak. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Coming back from a shoulder injury, I’d managed to turn in a polished performance on bars, my nemesis. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z "This is the eleventh time my boots have been polished," Mike said. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The boy reached up and thrust her spear high in a polished rack against a pillar where tough spear on spear of the old soldier, his father, stood in order. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s smaller than I expected but nice, with stained-glass windows and rows of polished wooden pews. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z But Laura and Mary ran along the lake shore, picking up pretty pebbles that had been rolled back and forth by the waves until they were polished smooth. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Black hair and black eyes and skin the color of polished amber. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The floors are still tile, but they are polished to perfection, and there are windows everywhere. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He wore army trousers and shirt and polished boots, and his braces hung free at his waist. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They were down there, wrapped in tissue paper and turning black, because otherwise they would have to be polished. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Next, a troop of jugglers with polished spheres of gold, which they hurl up high jn flashing flights, and catch, and hurl again, making' fountain-jets of bright jugglery. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The shoe-shine chair gleams in the low light, the faucets and fixtures all clean and polished. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He unrolled the ship’s blueprints across a long, polished table. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z The crowd boiled, sweated, heaved; women with shopping bags, men with highly polished shoes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunday morning, in a Vermont town, my last day in New England, I shaved, dressed in a suit, polished my shoes, whited my sepulcher, and looked for a church to attend. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He was polished and soft- spoken, and treated Winnie with courtesy and deference. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She polished her violin, placing it tenderly back in its case with the white cloth over its neck. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “And thank you for what you’ve taught us,” said the king—and, as he clapped his hands, the little car was brought forward, polished like new. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z She goes on and on about how dangerous it used to be, how the houses are small, how it’s supposed to be the new cool place, but in her opinion, “it’s just a polished ghetto.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It was a huge chamber, the walls—half naked rock, half polished steel—lined with computer equipment, electronic meters, machines that blinked and flickered with a life of their own. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Red dirt wafting up around my mother's newly polished shoes. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z There were flowers of unimaginable colors, their closed blossoms like polished shells. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She followed Turner into the main house, her feet squeaking on the dark, polished wood of the floor. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z All about me was spotless and bright—scoured floor, polished grate, and well-rubbed chairs. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “And this is how they look after they’ve been polished a bit.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Its polished bronze doors shimmered like a hologram, so that from different angles lightning bolts seemed to streak across them. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The dishes were trimmed with gold, the silver cutlery was freshly polished, and a crystal goblet sat by each plate. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a pale yellow shirt, spotless and clean, with gray slacks and suspenders and polished black shoes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And yes, his sentences come marching out one after another, polished and crisp like soldiers on a parade ground. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z At the sight of my reflection in the mask’s polished surface, I grimace. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z We followed him into a large room dominated by a massive oval table, its wood polished to a mirror shine. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The seats were swept clean and the bicycle polished. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z My words weren’t polished, and I’d never be as eloquent as my husband, but I spoke from the heart. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He polished it with his sleeve, although I could see no dust on it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Just follow the black stones,” the boy said, pointing at the road paved with polished bricks. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z At intervals, diamonds of black stone were inlaid in the road, polished until they sparkled in the sunlight. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She took Raymie s hand and led her up a flight of stairs and into a room where the floor was polished and shining so brightly that it didn’t look like a floor at all. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z The polished skulls of the last dragons staring down sightlessly from the walls of .the throne room while the Kingslayer opened Father's throat with a golden sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Imagine that late one spring day, you step out of the dark and into a world of bright windows and polished floors, winking copper pots, shining suits of armor, and tapestries sewn in gold. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Above him was a dark brown head, perfectly bald, with deep eyes that looked as if they were polished slabs of black glass. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z She polished the lotus flowers until they gleamed like ivory. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z It was polished black with a shiny brass radiator cap. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The seat was cold stone, polished smooth by countless bottoms; the carved heads of direwolves snarled on the ends of its massive arms. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z By this time we have a living room floor, hardwood, waxed by my mother down on her knees, polished with a long-handled weighted brush that she pushes back and forth, making a sound like waves. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I turned and found myself staring into a polished bronze mirror. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Their guns were also glistening as though they had been polished, and the creases were sharp in the pant legs of their uniforms. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It could be beaten like copper, and polished like glass; and the Dwarves could make of it a metal, light and yet harder than tempered steel. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It had fist-sized rubies for eyes, and horns of polished silver. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z These were much too big for him, but he always kept them well polished—they were black leather, as black as the strange long coat that reached down to his knees. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She whetted the knife on a stone and polished it with damp leaves. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Lommy had named him the Bull, on account of this homed helm he had that he polished all the time but never wore. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Uncle Cotton swallowed whatever curse dangled on his tongue, and suddenly the smooth, polished smile was back. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It is smooth and warm, like rock polished by water and then left to heat in the sun. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He wiped the louvers until they sparkled in the afternoon sunlight, paid attention to the tiny cracks in the bathtub, polished the saucers that he used to serve kola nut to Master’s friends. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I think it was from an old packing crate. I polished it and sanded it. I was going to find more pieces and glue them together.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead there was a polished table on which a single wooden bowl sat between two ornate silver candlesticks. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But the floors are not polished wood or even linoleum. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The only untoward incident he had was that someone once stepped on his newly polished shoes—on purpose, he said. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He was dressed more formally than I could remember seeing him: a gray business suit, a blue dress shirt open at the collar, polished black loafers. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z When the shelf was dusted, he picked up the tissue in his two front legs and polished the cricket cage so its bars shone. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She heard the dullthudding through the polished coffin wood, through the satin coffin lining. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, the grooms were brushing down beautiful, glossy horses, or cleaning their polished hooves, or braiding their long tails. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Within a few days a polished manuscript was ready and jubilantly dispatched to Nature. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z In the candlelight, the leather binding shone, polished with hundreds of years of handling. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Hickock removed the spectacles she was wearing, polished the smeared lenses and resettled them on her pudgy, agreeable face. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z One had already been plowed and the polished edges of the furrows caught the light with a dull glint, conspicuous from the ridge above. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Bogert polished the nails of one pudgy hand with the other and said blandly, “I dare say. I know a little in the line.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z A master engraver expertly carves his designs onto a polished copper plate using an engraving tool called a burin. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Soldiers, wearing crisp uniforms with shiny buttons and carefully polished shoes, were lined up in neat rows, saluting him. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Mrs. Breedlove’s skin glowed like taffeta in the reflection of white porcelain, white woodwork, polished cabinets, and brilliant copperware. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Rhetoric serves to add the polish; and we know that none but firm and solid bodies can be polished well. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “But the lovely Freya has just polished off her third cask of mead.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Well, Katherine was probably in the backyard making sure the staff had polished the patio furniture to a shine so that guests could be invited back to the house after the event tonight. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He hated its immensity, and its flawless, polished surface, and its undeniable value. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z According to the auction description, the tablet was a flat circle of polished black stone, and it had one very simple power. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z This is my life now, she thought, looking at her reflection in the polished mesarthium of the dressing room. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His body is smooth and shiny like polished glass. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She walks to the supply closet, her shoes squeaking on the polished floor. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z His keys were jangling, and his janitor boots were making a very authoritative sound as they hit the polished floor of the Golden Glen. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Your hair might become straight enough, your skin might become light enough, your accent might become polished enough—and you’d be reclassified as white. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When Ralph had wiped off all the mud and had polished his chrome, he rummaged through the remains of his nest for a bit of carpet fringe. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Still, she knew it was more polished than she’d hoped it would be at this point, thanks to the talent show money. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z From the age of three it has been planed and polished, pared down, harnessed wholly to the task of storytelling. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She held it between her teeth and stood in front of the polished brass, looking at herself with sleepy pleasure. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The other had skin as smooth and black as polished jet, wide dark eyes, small pointed breasts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And now, in addition to those, each guard produced one of those polished clubs the patrollers had been carrying. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Their polished chain mail and greaves gleamed over purple T-shirts and jeans. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A large chest of polished latoun had saints and angels enamelled in the panels. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The moonlight slipped over the table in the corner and washed across the polished wooden floor. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A tall, polished, English-speaking, white Dominican to decorate his staff. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I reveled in long ships with oars; I loved polished lances, arrows in the skirmish, the shapes of doom that others shake to see. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Cold tea pools in the saucer and drips onto the floor, leaving sticky trails along the polished wood. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She put her hand on the edge of the polished desk liking the way it felt. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The room itself had a beautifully polished wooden floor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s only two o’clock but I already done cleaned the house down to the nubs, polished the bathrooms, washed the clothes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He was a stout, blunt man, not nearly as polished as I would have expected from a cabinet minister. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You can tell that Lily is Mom’s daughter, not because they have the same complexion or eyes or hair, but because they are both the same kind of very polished pretty. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Certainly, sir; and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less polished societies of the world.—Every savage can dance.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The parley room was a comfortable place with a big fire, sideboards laden with silver and porcelain, and a heavy table darkly polished by the years, at which twelve chairs were drawn up. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Hot Pie scuttled back inside, abandoning them . . . but Gendry came back, the fire shining so bright on his polished helm that the horns seemed to glow orange. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His training as a waiter had polished his public persona. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z She looks peaceful in the kitchen of this house in her spotless apron, everything clean and polished around her, flowers bobbing in the garden beyond, birds chirping away, music from Radio Eireann on the wireless. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z We drive past dark houses with boarded-up windows, and I try to imagine them clean and polished, as they must have been at some point in the past. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Instead of a polished floor, they stood on packed dirt. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Both young nurses polished the glass jars unceasingly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I look at my shoes, polished up nice the way my grandpa used to insist for formal occasions. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Instead, you get restored or re-created buildings with plaques and interpretation boards, so it doesn’t have much, or indeed any, real life, but it still has a certain beguiling, polished prettiness. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Inside the house the rooms were tall and clear with shining floors and polished windows. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z With his giant brush, he polished each tooth on the model, pointing out the proper path of the bristles on the teeth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Torchlight glimmered off the polished brass of their masks—a rat and a fox. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had sewed it a new outfit, and oiled and polished its mechanisms. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z From the freshly painted walls to the sparkling glass tables to the polished wood floor, everything looked new. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z As he polished, he listened while Matt read aloud from the Voice. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Her kitchen has a shiny polished black iron range with a fire glowing in the grate. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The newly polished wooden hand was now poised above the desk as it once was, waiting for Hugo to make it a new pen. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The harness was polished and the horse brasses glittered like gold. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It is nothing like the schooling Gogol’s parents have known, fountain pens and polished black shoes and notebooks and good names and sir or madam at a tender age. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The steel was polished to such a high sheen that she could see her reflection in the breastplate, gazing back at her as if from the bottom of a deep green pond. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z On the table there, polished now and plain, an ugly case would stand containing butterflies and moths, and another one with birds’ eggs, wrapped in cotton wool. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z As he held it in his hand, she saw the polished half-rock that matched her own. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There were many hummers which can stand still in the air and look like bits of polished stone and have long tongues to sip honey with. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin was the color of polished copper, his thick mustachios bound with gold and bronze rings. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A little polished cherub grins at each corner. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He polished off his mango juice in one gulp and smoothed his silver hair with his hands. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Over his heart was his wolf's-head brooch of silver and polished jet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Hands-on cyclotron operators, a species of which Bethe was not a member, understood that there were so many imponderables about how the machine worked that empirical experience still trumped even the most carefully polished theory. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A young officer, a trim black- uniformed figure who seemed to glitter all over with polished leather and whose pale, straight-featured face was like a wax mask, stepped smartly through the doorway. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “All blades are now polished to a perfect shine!” she announced. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A fair-haired woman stood at the door, draped in the polished jet and black lace of a mourner. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They did not have far to go before Vikus stopped at a polished wooden door. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They are polished and sleek, and instead of boards running perpendicular to their path, there are sheets of textured metal. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Everything wooden is polished, the rugs are fluffy and freshly vacuumed, and you couldn’t find a single speck of dust even if you moved around the picture frames. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I laid it out on the ground and studied it—it was caked with dirt, but I could tell it had once been a necklace with a polished turquoise stone set into a dark metal. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Of course, no matter how high my start value was, it wouldn’t help unless my execution was as clean and polished as possible. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Run my hand across the cedar chest’s smooth, polished surface. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 It was a very ancient truck, with a small round hood, but it had been lovingly polished and was wonderfully shiny. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The visitors poured through the castle gates in a river of gold and silver and polished steel, three hundred strong, a pride of bannermen and knights, of sworn swords and freeriders. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z After that he rubbed and polished the gunstock until the wood of it was bright and shining, too. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The landscaping was almost too polished, like a show that had over-rehearsed. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Black disclets and bits of polished quartz all bright from the mist off the river. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I paint polished wood, and metal: a copper-bottomed frying pan, as seen from the bottom, an aluminum double boiler. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “To the charrette,” shouted Ann, her voice skipping over the polished wooden floor like a stone over the surface of a lake. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Turner drummed his fingers on the polished surface of his desk and studied my calculations, slowly turning the pages. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Joe polished off his beer, hoisted up the rifle, and said “I’ll see you around” as he kicked open the kitchen door and staggered out, murder humming through his blood. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Their armor was polished and gleaming, and they all wore plumes in their helmets. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Next I could hear the hospital guard's leather shoes tapping across the polished linoleum floor. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He polished his glass again and went back to his subject. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Mr. Arable dressed, ate breakfast, and then went out and polished his truck. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Powell returned to the table and polished an apple upon his sleeve before biting into it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The head was worn and dented, but John kept it polished, and it gleamed in the warm sunshine. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z We scrubbed the floor and washed the windows and polished the grate and dusted the ledges and wiped the picture-frames and carefully tidied away all the hockey-sticks and cricket-bats and umbrellas. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Between each beat, a shavepate herald in a shirt of polished copper disks cried for the crowd to part. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A girl at Marly’s school had two beautiful calves she had raised herself, and she polished them up and combed them and washed them as if they were children going to Sunday school. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z On a table, lighted candles stood in a polished golden holder and cast a soft, flickering glow. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z She also took to walking around the house in her stocking feet, trying to catch me unawares as I scrubbed or dusted or polished, often with Ruth at my side. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He was barking and his feet were skidding all over the polished Pick'It'Quick floor, and people were clapping and hollering and pointing. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z There are cadets who do everything right—perfect posture, expert marksmanship, boots polished so perfectly that they reflect clouds. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A pair of stone knights stood sentry at the entrance, armored in fanciful suits of polished red steel that transformed them into grif-fin and unicom. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Sorrento’s avatar crossed the polished floor and approached the large crystal door set into the north wall. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. Malloy’s fingernails are always polished so perfectly, like the shiny pearls she wears around her neck. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In the castle of Benwick, the French boy was looking at his face in the polished surface of a kettle-hat It flashed in the sunlight with the stubborn gleam of metal. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He had polished off a bottle by himself, and Matt realized he’d never seen the bodyguard drink alcohol before. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When the crockery was laid out, I carried my mug through the front room, past the polished tables and backgammon boards, past the beautiful new painting of a meadow full of flowers. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not the most polished thing I’ve drawn, but I sort of love her facial expression. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Then I looked at the polished lenses of the glasses and laughed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was really the vast polished dining room table I’d come to appraise. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In the polished box lay a rolled white paper tied with a red ribbon. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked at the neat carpet, the polished floorboards, and took his shoes off too. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Giti, with whom Laila had exchanged secret notes in class, whose fingernails she had polished, whose chin hair she had plucked with tweezers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z A polished wall enclosed a large oval cavern about fifty feet high. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I picked up an apple and polished it lightly and quickly on the hair of my arm. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Five horses came down and drank, and then stood about, nibbling at the dirt or rubbing their sides against the polished wood of the fence. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Billy, in fact, had a paperweight in his office which was a blob of polished amber with three ladybugs embedded in it. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The plane was gorgeous—white leather, polished wood, and shiny metal. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth looked back at the elevator, which was now completely out of reach—a polished set of metal doors hanging in space, attached to nothing, six hundred stories above Manhattan. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Ms. Byrd and Clayton sat in the very front pew of the church, across from Cool Papa Byrd’s long, polished oak coffin. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z She left a pile of her things by the door: a comb, a square of polished silver that Ajarry had scrounged years ago, the pile of blue stones that Nag called her “Indian rocks.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He looked immaculate, with a shining black cap, polished medals, and neat white gloves like a traffic policeman. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He’s handsome, wearing polished black shoes and a neat orange button-down shirt tucked into his ironed pants. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind the bar, a white man, bald and shiny, leans against the polished wood counter, eagle eye on the coarse fellow and the girl. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It was shiny, like a polished shoe; a deep tan colour with circled red dots drifting all over it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The Chinamen, I would suppose, were polished by someone then replaced incorrectly. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z My forehead hit the shiny, polished oak with a loud thump. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Isn’t that so nice to hear,” Mr. Jones said as he took out a handkerchief and polished the three buttons attached to his parka. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It was like the room of a museum, for here was no carpet on the polished oak boards, and the display cases stood in two long rows, from one end to the other. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z They had autumn peaches picked from the trees and sliced in golden cream, mounds of wild honey, and apples that Nancy’s little boys had polished until they gleamed rosily against the white cloth. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He jumped, started to get up, then sat back down heavily and rested one polished boot on his bed. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He stood on the polished marble floor in front of us, but facing the platform, talking to the boys behind the balustrade. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the top of a workbench stand tiny benches, tiny lampposts, tiny trapezoids of polished wood. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z At the end of the corridor, long strands of shells hang in an arched doorway, the mollusks separated by odd-shaped bits of polished onyx. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He held her close, by the light of an oil lamp, and he shone as though he had been polished with a high-wax body polish. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It is presumably hollow but with no discernible hinges, no nails, no attachment points; it looks like a solid block of highly polished wood. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Each jasper bead of red, yellow, or a combination of the two he’d chiseled down, polished, and drilled himself. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I picked him up and swung him feet-over-head, over my shoulder, and I body slammed him to the polished stone floor, and even then I didn’t let him out of the head- lock. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Then her head drooped, her eyelids closed, her hand started slipping, slipping, slipping away from the dark polished wood of the cradle. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The brown polished wooden panels of their AKs were shiny and new. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z A leg came out, long and knobby-kneed, with a huge polished hoof. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It was made of roah, a rare, heavy wood, dark as coal and smooth as polished glass. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “The sun has aged it and the sea has weathered it. It's high time the bowsprit was polished.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He felt they were locked in and polished and did not want them to keep working it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Beneath them, the floor was polished marble, and the ceiling was a strange twisting river of names that, Aru imagined, belonged to the dead. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “The floor in here is filthy, and the banister needs to be polished. And I told you to wear your shoes in my house.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z His father’s plate is polished clean, the chicken bones denuded of cartilage and chewed to a pinkish pulp, the bay leaf and cinnamon stick as good as new. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His polished boots, the thick gold watch chain cinched across his waistcoat, the handsome fob. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Poor woman, how she had struggled and worked for that good, plentiful food, the clean shirts her boys had worn, the scrubbed floors, polished brass! Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, on his landing, there was no moonlight, and he felt his way in the dark, first on the carpeted upper staircase, and then, for the last two flights, on the bare, polished oak. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Their pressed smart-fitting uniforms, their polished black boots, their confident eyes filled her with that hollowness that came with having been robbed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Sunlight comes in through the window too, and falls on the floor, which is made of wood, in narrow strips, highly polished. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls were repainted, the red tile roofs cleaned and polished. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything inside was built from dark wood, polished to a gleaming shine. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I go out into the polished hallway, which has a runner down the center, dusty pink. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z A balding man with strands of dark hair combed carefully across his head sits behind another wooden desk polished to a sheen that reflects the glow of the lamp. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z They all held polished violins under their chins, the bows poised at identical angles. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Gaslight bounced off the slick, polished walls of both buildings. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The seats were made of polished wood, most of them still empty as people filed in for the showing, and Penelope wasted no time sitting right in the front row nearest to the piano. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The sparkling, empty streets, the polished black cars, the rows of gleaming white houses, he said, were like a dream. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Arya was in her room, packing a polished ironwood chest that was bigger than she was. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In his other hand he clutched a knotted, polished stick. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It was small and made of black polished wood that glowed darkly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z His father had just lit his pipe, and the sweet tobacco scent of it was curling around the room and mixing with the smell of leather and polished wood. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Here and there was a cup or basin of polished bronze; and a goblet of plain silver was set by the Captain’s seat in the middle of the inmost table. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The polished metal was cool, and her touch left little patches of shrinking condensation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They were made out of polished aluminum and seemed very sleek with a little glass window where the cadaver’s face could be viewed. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Previously a golden fountain had filled the center of the hall, casting shimmering spots of light over the polished wooden floor and walls. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The floor was inlaid with polished wood in the shape of a star, and above them a wrought iron chandelier held a dozen burning candles. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It means my nails are perfectly shaped but not polished. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z They polished the bright work on the stove and they washed all their clothes and blankets. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Where all had looked so shabby and grey before, the wood now gleamed with rich browns, and with the smooth black-greys of bark like polished leather. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The polished stone glinted, and Pinmei felt as if she were offering a treat to rabid dogs. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They stood on a wet floor of polished stone, the doorstep, as it were, of a rough-hewn gate of rock opening dark behind them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She picked at her teeth with a long crimson-varnished fingernail, then she tapped the finger, gently, tap-tap-tap against the polished black surface of her black button eyes. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z She walked through the halls with her books pressed against her breasts, in pleated skirt, argyle sweater, white bobby socks folded down crisply above the polished onyx buckles of her shoes. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Her shoulders in her sleeveless sari blouse shone as though they had been polished with a high-wax shoulder polish. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It is beautiful to look at, it takes a finish well, and it can be polished to a high degree of luster, essential for providing the smooth, friction-free racing bottom a good shell requires. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z No mortal man could scale it, nor so much as land there, not with twenty hands and feet, so sheer the cliffs are—as of polished stone. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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