| 单词 | powder |
| 例句 | She was a heavy woman whose powder, a shade too pale for her, caked in the creases of her throat. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Eberechi sniffed it and dabbed a little on her neck before she said, “I did not ask you for powder.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The muvuki had provided powdered bark from a tree that had been struck by lightning. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It comes from a stupendous tuber, which the women cultivate and dig from the ground, soak in the river, dry in the sun, pound to white powder in hollowed-out logs, and boil. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground has been painted or powdered white in some areas, black in others. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I licked a bit of powdered sugar from my fingers, but Dad was watching me, so I grabbed a napkin and wiped the rest off. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z What’s left when everything worthwhile has been consumed, dark powder for the wind to take. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z "Foundation, powder, eyeliner, eye shadow, mascara, lip liner, lipstick, blush. Eight steps, take you fifteen minutes tops." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Afterward, she smoothed talcum powder on his face and chest. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I put on powder and deodorant galore, but I still make excuses to keep my distance from good-looking boys. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I walk over to find the green Jell-O powder and there’s sweet Louvenia in her white uniform looking at peanut butter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z This was almost as boring as watching my mother get her face powder mixed. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Ma put some blush on the apple of Caroline’s cheeks and then applied some rice powder to her face. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He simply adjusts the powder on my face, and what little you can see of the lash mark vanishes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Beads of sweat have broken through the layer of powder on his upper lip and forehead. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He’d plowed through half a dozen donuts from his box and was getting powdered sugar all over his face. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The last night of lying on hard ground, and falling asleep to the murmured incantations of the shaman stirring his powders into the fire. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z That powder was then mixed with milk and boiled again. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z She didn’t even take time to brush the gray rubber powder from her hair bow. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She examined in turn the powder in her compact, the ridges on her nail file, the way her comb was inflexible and the threads of her handkerchief. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “You think Bunny is likely to drink a glass of whiskey with a lot of white powder at the bottom?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z To open Cape Coalwood, I loaded Auk V with our bottle-tested formula of finely ground black powder and postage stamp glue, cured under the water heater for five days. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Since each studio made its own art materials, Maria learned how to craft delicate brushes from bird feathers and fur, and to grind mineral powders used to color paint. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She poured sulfur on the powder and mixed it up with a stick. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z My powdered skin makes me look like an overly frosted piece of caramel cake. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She's kind of pretty in the flickering lamplight, with glittering green powder over her smooth- lidded eyes and a short, black, bobbed haircut. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It was basically a closet full of cat, dog, hamster, and fish food, leashes, flea powders, and a few toys like bones and rubber fire hydrants that make squeaky noises. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z In exchange for his first taste of powdered milk, Pascal showed me a tree we could climb to find a bird’s nest. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z From my desk I watched the fine powder dust the sidewalk and parked cars below. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Mom had dabbed some flesh-colored powder around my black eye, and she must have done a good job because Miles Umlatt didn’t seem to notice. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Since warriors always carried their weapons, Uncle Little Hawk had his black powder percussion rifle with him. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I added a bar of soap, a comb, and the pink plastic jar of tooth powder to your bag; from the kitchen, I grabbed a bunch of bananas—your favorite fruit—to add to mine. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Behind them were wagons full of boxes and bags—powder and balls and such, I figured. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if something was burned up or left to rot away, it did not disappear from the face of the earth; it changed into something else—gases, liquids, and powders. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, we burned and pulverized sheep’s bones, doused the powder in a rendering of vinegar, and heaped the blot with the concoction. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In another moment, a .36-caliber bullet would explode in his face, and the hot black powder would, at such close range, not only kill him instantly but also burn his flesh a hideous black. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not much it wasn’t! The little runt was sitting right in the middle of the powder room! For three solid hours!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And she took a pinch of the invisible powder and threw it into the air with a “BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z His gun was on his shoulder, his hatchet and powder horn hung at his side, and his tall boots made great tracks in the soft snow. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He eventually settles on the green canister of powdered Comet, a bleach-based multipurpose cleaner, and goes to set it on the edge of the bathtub. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She came riding to the slough with a broom between her legs, and she had powdered one cheek red and one white. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of a powder puff, there was a chamois leather bag with powdered chalk in it, scented with attar of roses from the crusades. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She offered him a canteen of unicorn draught - powdered horn mixed with sanctified water from the Little Tiber. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They also carried food, flat wood, guns and powder, tools, clothing, and even water. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Her tongue sticks out a little bit between her lips, and she smells sort of like vanilla extract and talcum powder. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Cushions lay deflated, feathers oozing from slashes in their sides; fragments of glass and china lay like powder over everything. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Anyway, everything was going fine until Tristan’s mystery powder started melting. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z She then bathed and powdered Francisco, changed his johnny, shaved him, and brushed his hair. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “And right this minute,” Chuck Muckle said, “she rather urgently needs a powder room.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She gave me a pouch of the powder with instructions to take a couple teaspoonfuls with my meals. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He lands heavily in the path, rolling into the side of the tent and taking a large amount of the white powder on the ground with him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I’m going to the powder room. Y’all watch her in case she collapses dead of hunger.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Her dark skin glistens with powder, like she's covered in stardust. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A sachet of magic powders to ward off the evil eye when I go to the capital. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He paid Rudy to undress them both, then pick up the old man like a baby, lay him on his bed, then stand over him and sprinkle him all over with talcum powder. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Under his hands, the sand was damp and soft as powder. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She layered concealer and powder, added smoky shadow, then mascara and a nearly black lipstick with a gloss over it. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He wipes a thick residue of powder from his face with a handkerchief that might once have been white. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A smear of rouge, a pat of powder. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Dad finally got a job in the gypsum mine, digging out the white rocks that were ground into the powder used in drywall and plaster of paris. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He saw several bottles of nail polish, polish remover, a couple of lipstick tubes, and other jars and powders. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z One morning I was pounding some red chillies into powder. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z She showed her how to arrange flowers in a vase and how, for special occasions, to dust her face with rice powder. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She wandered through the woods, searching for children, whose bones she used to make her magic powders. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z They sit or lie upon the ground, arms too thin for human limb, faces too drawn for flesh, smeared white with powder. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The catwalk turned out to be a series of fifty-degree ice fields blanketed with knee-deep powder snow and riddled with crevasses. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He dug through the food for a box of cold cereal, retrieved a jug of water, then mixed some powdered milk and began to eat. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z And no use just sitting there twiddling his thumbs till they needed him to hand up powder. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember how it was at first: dazzling warehouses buzzing with light, where entire shelves boast nothing but hair spray, tooth-whitening cream, and foot powders. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The dried blood on his skin now resembled powdered dirt. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I sit eating my fried Spam, drinking my milk mixed from powder. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I had ground the powder especially fine for the last bottle we detonated, however, and when it went off, it blew a crater a foot deep. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Tyler with her dyed hair, newly straightened and her uncomfortable new false teeth, her leathery skin, blotchy with powder and her giggle. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The last touch of powder, the instructions from Plutarch as I’m guided to the front doors of the mansion. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z In Maria’s time, the best blue paint powder was made from ground lapis lazuli, a semiprecious stone, which produced a beautiful clear blue but was also very expensive. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They used to make pickles, squashes, jams, curry powders and canned pineapples. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When the ink had dried, he tipped all the powder onto the inscription and folded the paper swiftly into a little square package. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It was like a heavy shaking of talcum powder in the brain hearing all those mothers complimenting each other’s daughters and lisping back in good Castilian to the Sisters of the Merciful Mother. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She shook the loose powder from her puff. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The Countess looked rotten the minute she left the carriage, with her too big painted mouth and her little piggy painted eyes and her powdered skin and...and...and... The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z What if I run into another powder pit? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She picked up her billfold, but they all got down on their hands and knees, crawling around to pick up little brass tubes of lipstick and her mirror and powder puff. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z When DDT powder was applied to a group of Korean soldiers the extraordinary result was an actual increase in the infestation of lice. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He snapped down the cue chalk, sending up a puff of blue powder, and missed a final shot. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The sky was dark blue and the mud bore a powdering of frost when Matt pulled himself from the ground. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to have forgiven Tessie for breaking off' their engagement years ago, but it was always there in the air between them, like the talcum powder that sometimes puffed out of his clerical collar. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The President saw it too and the matter did not amuse him, for he realized it could be the detonator that would set off the powder keg on which his government was delicately perched. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Other than these small businesses, there are more shingled houses, the same shape and size and in the same state of mild decrepitude, painted mint, or lilac, or powder blue. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z My fingers itched with a rust-colored powder, and when I licked them, a dry, metallic taste curled the tip of my tongue. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She ran into the bathroom and powdered her face and the front of her dress, drew a surrealistic version of a mouth beneath her nose, and dashed into her bedroom to find a coat. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He smells like pinesap and burned hair, and there is a light dusting of golden powder streaked over one cheek. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The powder on his face was burning off in spots but he still looked very pale. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Without this shelter, our surface would long since have become the pounded powder of the moon. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Nana had dyed them with saffron powder, boiling them in pots usually reserved for rice and pasta. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of baby powder came into the room a second after she did. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And the wild anxiety in the morning to hide all traces from the world, sponging with cold water, dabbing eau-de-Cologne, the furtive dash of powder that is significant in itself. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The wind kicked up huge swirling waves of powder snow that washed down the mountain like breaking surf, plastering my clothing with frost. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “If they’ll just die in private I think I can handle it. I better get a half-dozen ant traps and buttons, and also a can of powder.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a demon, Booth emerged from the cloud of black powder and sprang at him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z These I moisten in dew and dip in hazelnuts I pounded to a powder with a stone. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of the powder and smoke bit in the air; the battle lay across my tongue already; I could taste its iron, and I wished to chew. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She said thank you but she looked unimpressed, and so, in the middle of a searing afternoon, he sneaked into Olanna’s room and poured some scented talcum powder into a folded piece of paper. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He’d forgotten they couldn’t risk candles or lanterns near the kegs and bags of powder. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “And if I catch some dude putting face powder on his crotch like you doing, I’m gonna put him on point cause I know he ain’t got no sense.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One wild puff full of powder had whitened Mrs. Reilly’s face, the front of her dress, and a few loose maroon wisps. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z To the left is the small bathroom; with the light shining on it, we can see that the tub and tiles are all powder blue. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Kate tapped the paper and tore it in two; a little white powder spilled before she folded the ends and passed one to Eva. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The lamp crashes to the floor into a million little pieces, so tiny that parts have become powder. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We got powdered eggs and cold potatoes for breakfast. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The handle of the powder blue suitcase was slick in Zane’s hand as he made his way into the last of the upstairs bedrooms, the Owner’s. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He’d have liked nothing better than to blow something up, but it was clear to everyone, himself included, that he and his powder were on hand as a last resort. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z For almost a century they had been mined to make household cleaning powders like Comet and Ajax. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I looked up to see him reading the ingredients on my mother’s box of presoak powder. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She opened the bag and got out a powder compact that had a small round mirror on the inside of the lid. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, on hot days, when she wore low-cut shirts, you could see the baby powder she put down there to stay cool, most of which was lost somewhere deep in her cleavage. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Also that she would not say she had volunteered to put the sleeping powder into Dragon’s bowl. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z A cloud sprayed out from behind the plane, and a fine white powder came sprinkling down on our heads. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “They’re everywhere. We even found a Frenchman in one of our crews, with a plot to blow up our powder room. Luckily, his pronunciation gave him away.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And when I grab hold of my nuts, I want the manager to run over with the jock powder, cause I’m gonna have a powerful itch.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He coated them in chili powder in a clear bag, then arranged them all delicately in a paper bowl. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They could not afford to waste their powder and bullets. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z All that happened was that a faint powdering of rock went up in the sunlight. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared down at my fingers that had just touched there; they were flaked with tan powder. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Then the stranger opened his briefcase and pulled out a glass vial of white powder. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z There were the cartridge box and powder horn, too. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z The eunuch Varys took the letter and turned it in his delicate powdered hands. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Over the Marines’ crossed rifles, Lefty sees fresh powder on the women’s faces, lit cigars in the men’s mouths. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Kendra noticed that she was not just scooping in chocolate powder—she was stirring in contents from multiple containers. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z And not a day could pass without the help of that white powder. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The deep lines of the kohl pencil on Sabine's stomach show beneath the powder like avenues covered with snow. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In addition to these sledging rations were powdered milk and cocoa, sugar, tea, potatoes, tobacco, canned meats and vegetables, liquor, flour, and a dozen and one other staples and delicacies. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The speaks also introduced fancy lavatories for women, which quickly became known as “powder rooms.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Naomi picked up the tin of powdered formula the doctor had brought a few days before when he had said that her mother’s body was too weak to produce milk for the babies. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She’d set a bowl of kum-kum powder dissolved in water on a silver tray, and she circled it around his face and shoulders. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Canned peas, tomatoes, butter, condensed milk, powdered eggs, sugar, flour, vodka, whiskey. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z A blue powdering of forget-me-nots and fine, fat yellow primroses punctuated the green of the slope as the two children walked up the hill toward the Frobishers’ little mausoleum. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Excuse me,” Nicole said as she ran into the house, where she found her mother sitting at her vanity, putting more and more powder on her face. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He fed Alyah in the early evening, warming milk in the microwave and stirring in powdered baby food, which he would then spoon into her mouth as he held her on his lap. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I moved on with my work, crushing up some cinnamon with a rolling pin, then tiptoeing to put all my weight on it so that it would turn into a powder. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They dress as if they are going pheasant hunting on a cool English morning, in silk doublets, velvet breeches, stockings, shoes, and felt hats, with their powder flasks hanging at their sides. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z A few grains of the powder fell onto the bridge of her nose as she used the thumbtack to stamp a dot above her eyebrows. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I see Elsbeth’s slim ankles approach, closer, and my nose is tickled by her talcum powder. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z There were two women who had bright white powder all over their faces, making them look like ghosts. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Before she slipped a fresh pink linen dress over her head, she sprinkled violet sachet powder on a square of cotton and tucked it inside her brassiere. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She shook baby powder onto her hands and pulled on the gloves. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She says I’m getting odd and goes back to the lane and her chat with Mrs. Hannon and I blink and bathe my eyes with the boric acid powder in warm water. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Her hair was curled high and powdered snow white. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z We powdered ourselves with ash to imitate ghosts. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z "They say it comes as a herald before a king, to warn of fire and blood to follow." llie eunuch rubbed his powdered hands together. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Be sure the paper packet is open—then dash out, dump the powder into the food, and dash back. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The hoot-owl miners were the safety and rock-dust crew, assigned the task to spray heavy rock powder into the air to hold down the explosive coal dust. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z At noon on the following day, Wense Grabarek was sworn in as mayor of Durham, inheriting a city described by one newspaper as “a powder keg.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Aboveboard, the tall grass around the pond was buckling under the weight of the snow, but the happy bulrushes stood tall under Cat in the Hat-high caps of powder. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Dad appears from the powder room, still drying his hands on a paper towel. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Tendrils of bright red hair framed her face, a spray of freckles powdered her nose, and she was as plump as a perfectly ripened peach. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Screams and smoke from the powder rised up to the top of the tent, and, truth told, my scream was ’mongst the loudest and longest lasting! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Oh, great,” I mutter as I make a cup with my hands and run water into it, then rinse the tooth powder out of my mouth. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He still remembered one foster mother, an older woman who had smelled like cloyingly sweet powder, like someone had pulverized rose petals and sprinkled them on her clothes. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Digby was advocating a much simpler chemical powder which could be dissolved in water and easily carried with one into battle. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The fire was so intense that piles of pig iron melted like wax left in the sun, granite blocks split in two, and limestone and marble turned to powder and blew away. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z When he was finished, Constance swept the powder into a small bag and handed him another root. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Keep your guns shotted and your powder dry!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The snow covers yesterday’s slush and settles on the rooftops like powdered sugar on a gingerbread town. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z She was a black-haired woman, and only for balls and such was she powdered and curled. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The inner bark of the poplar tree tasted like wheat kernels, and so I dried as much as I could and powdered it into flour. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to buy some fresh cold milk, but Nali said that because she didn’t have a refrigerator, he would have to use powdered milk. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She’s sitting at the wooden table, measuring out a grayish powder. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Behind me is the elemental fiend of my memories crumbling into powder. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He seemed to have a special affinity for flashlight powder, and the bigger the flash the more he enjoyed it. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I simply asked you whether or not it was dust. Might it, for example, be iron filings or face powder instead?’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He then carefully extracted the chemical elements that made the powders sweet. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “This is the same stuff that’s on the back of postage stamps. Mix a little of it in your powder and add water. Let it dry. I think it’ll burn. That’ll be fifteen cents.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “One. Two. Three,” she says, showing me how much soap powder to add and how many cup- fuls of water to use for rinsing. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t wear lipstick or face powder, even when she goes out. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was from these seeds and others, and from the flowers and roots beneath them, that Mr. Ages made the draughts and powders that could sometimes save the sick from dying. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “Sambandh? Meaning...relationship? What do the powders have to do with relationships?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “They’re powdered, so all we do is add water and fry them.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Do you know what it does? You’ve seen the effects of jurda parem. Would you like to feel them, too? It is effective as a powder, but even more so as a gas.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But they lifted their feet and stepped over my line of protection powder just like everyone else. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “No, sir? “You didn’t sneak down to the school kitchen and do anything to Mrs. Bigio’s powdered sugar?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The Owner s first instinct was to chase after him, but then his eyes fell to the powder blue suitcase on the bed. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Doc’s cabin was where he stored everything he and Gran used in their potions and powders. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But they were yelling so happily it seemed like they loved Brother Fowles for more reasons than just powdered milk. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a black velvet robe that brushed the floor, and his face was freshly powdered. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Caesar Flickerman, in his twinkling midnight blue suit, his hair, eyelids, and lips still dyed powder blue, flawlessly guides us through the interview. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It was the usual hazy pink sky as dusk fell, the smell of fried stuff smothered in powdered sugar, people laughing and hooting and pushing past me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “There are so many different powders in my storeroom. You wouldn’t know which to bring back. I’ll go with you. But we’ll go slowly.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “Honey. If you can get hold of any slippery elm powder, add a bit of that as well. But a spoonful of honey should help on its own,” I say. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Mrs. Frisby moved swiftly out into the room, across the open floor, holding the powder, her eyes intent only on the bowl. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He rubbed more of the powder residue between his fingertips. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z A mountain of hard-boiled eggs that turned into children when my hands touched them, dark-eyed children whose faces begged me for a handful of powdered milk, my clothes, whatever I had. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “No machine,” he said, “when it’s been crushed to powder, puts itself together again and ticks, but those dry bones rose up and marched and how they marched. Why?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z On their way to get the powdered milk by the baking supplies, they passed a stand containing packets of seeds. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The coach picked up a box of powdered doughnuts. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Her lips were deeply reddened, her cheeks rouged, her nose powdered; there was even a touch of something under the eyes to make them brighter. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Finally, they cover my entire body in a powder that makes me shimmer in gold dust. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She put a finger into the pile of powders and began to stir gently. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z With him gone, life was like a batch of biscuits without the baking powder: flat, flat, flat. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Swiftly he loaded up the Brown Bess, with powder from the horn slung around his neck and pouch of shot he had dangling from his belt, and rammed it home with a ramrod. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Was that God with the huge lap smelling of baby powder? The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Cartridge pouches, powder horns, and guns had been left against the tavern. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z All of us were giving diligent attention to our powdered potatoes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In the silence, with the air still scented with exploded powder, collectors accompanied by armed guards went to each ticket booth and collected the accumulated silver, three tons of it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Even what little ground is visible from outside is black or white, painted or powdered, or treated with some other circus trick. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Then they would dry him, powder his body, and dress him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z We discovered large sheets of mica that you could pound into powder and then rub all over your body so you’d shimmer under the Nevada sun as if you were coated with diamonds. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He went to the back of his house, and from a ledge formed by a projecting brick he took three packets of medicine, powders neatly wrapped in white paper. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Miss Riley sprinkled a little hill of gray powder in the grass. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The two spies had better luck in Concord, where they learned that the Patriots were grinding meal into flour for soldiers’ rations and were storing “powder and cartridges.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of trapped lightning, of fire, of powders that explode.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “So the doctor knew,” he said, but he said it for himself as well as for his wife, for his mind was hard and suspicious and he was remembering the white powder. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The cane juice was now poured into molds with holes in the bottom, so that all the liquid could drain out, leaving only a powder. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z From a pouch which he had with him, he took out powders which he had made from the roots and other substances. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z It was fresh-cured leather and new material mixed up with fancy powder and soap. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z At eight o’clock in the evening he will eat some miserable rubbish they get in exchange for their food tickets, then he will take a powder for his headache and work on. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole room was full of the gray-brown powder. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The new arrivals nodded uncertainly as he dumped a cupful of blue powder into the water. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z It was a silver-white doe, moon-bright and dazzling, picking her way over the ground, still silent, and leaving no hoofprints in the fine powdering of snow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Qottab are these little pastries filled with crushed almonds and sugar and cardamom, then deep-fried and coated with powdered sugar. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Then, as the sun rose higher, there was maize to pound into powder and the yard to sweep. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He sprinkled some powder on the wound and taped a square bandage to his chest. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer took out a bit of powdered paint and spit on it, mixing it in his palm, before smearing it over the mark. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The flakes blow across the road, as light as powdered sugar. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Seconds later, half a dozen women came screaming out of the powder room, skirts clutched frantically around their legs. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you see? Each powder has been mixed. So they feel the same way that you do. They feel the same pain.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “What you do not smell is called iocane powder. It is odorless, tasteless and dissolves immediately in any kind of liquid. It also happens to be the deadliest poison known to man.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He knew the danger of a scuffed nail’s striking a spark and setting off the powder. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z His legs hurt but seem to be in working order, though his shoulder feels badly bruised and the palms of his hands are a mess of scrapes and dirt and powder. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Gray smoke floats to the sky and white ashes fall on us like powder. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s just odd that a man who is a master fencer, a defeater of giants, an expert in the use of iocane powder, would not know what this ravine opens into.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Flour, sugar, salt, eggs, milk, butter, baking powder, cinnamon. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “We need to see how the powder acts under pressure,” Quentin said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I unpacked a transparent plastic tube of powdered cream of chicken soup, and filled it up with water. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Shut up,” Mrs. Reilly shouted, her powdered face lined by anger. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Pinching the powder between his fingers, he rubbed it into the bloody wounds. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Her breath was warm and soft, and she smelled like baby powder and sunshine. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She looked almost pretty with her smoothing powder and red lipstick and relaxed demeanor, not as knotted up as she had been lately, chasing a contract with Shell-BP. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I whispered, keeping my bowl of protection powder close to my chest. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And so, obediently but without expectation, she had untangled and rebraided her hair, wiped away the kohl that had smudged below her eyes, patted some Cuticura powder from a velvet puff onto her skin. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Lupita looked down at the bill, and then sniffed the air, smelling something over the tang of chili powder Aunt Consuelo was putting into her cooking. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Maybe, I thought, I could sprinkle some cocoa powder on it, or stir in some honey, just to liven the flavor. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “The next time I’m going to toss you one with the powder in it,” he said to Brunner. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “That powder? Oh, that was just some seltzer powder. I’ve got a sensitive stomach.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I cover her nose with bei powder and dip one of my metal instruments into the pot of steaming water. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The pollen at the tips of tulip anthers is not so much powder as it is tiny balls of oil. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He closed the powder room and dogged shut the door, and went for his shoes. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And behind the film of frost etching the glass I saw two brashly painted plaster images of Mary and Jesus surrounded by dream books, love powders, God-Is-Love signs, money-drawing oil and plastic dice. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa Andrew added the colored powder to our water when it tasted rancid. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The salt powdered his face and got into his mouth. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I ask, waving the tooth powder at her. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She stooped swiftly to my looking-glass and dabbed her face with powder. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They wore gloves and hats, and smelled to high heaven of attars, perfumes, eaus, and bath powder. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He grabbed it and held it before his face and in doing so spilled most of the powder all over the front of his fancy tweed jacket. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z It smelled the same—like baby powder and toothpaste and peanut butter. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was at that time that they built a fortress of reinforced concrete over the faded tomb of José Arcadio, so that the corpse's smell of powder would not contaminate the waters. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She upended the two bowls into the center of the larger container, and the powders came together. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When lice were collected and tested, it was found that 5 per cent DDT powder caused no increase in their natural mortality rate. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Frisby, when you return I will tell you as well as I can exactly how to put the powder in Dragon’s food.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Then she went to her dressing table and combed her hair, rubbed a little rouge all over her face, covered it lightly with powder, and put on the pale lipstick she always used. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I got the triple-berry pancakes, which were sprinkled with powdered sugar. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “Black powder. It contains potassium nitrate—saltpeter, you know—and charcoal and sulfur.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s just ketchup, mustard, honey, brown sugar, and garlic powder, which really kicks up the flavor of anything you’re making in the kitchen. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He hoped he hadn’t ruined it by filling it with chemical powder. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The men who still had their guns had trouble getting powder and shot. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The Committee of Safety in New York reported: “We have no arms, we have no powder, we have no blankets.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z But the slow speed ensured that I wouldn't fall into any more powder pits along the way. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In the powerful humidity the powdered mix got transfigured like Lot’s poor wife who looked back at Gomorrah and got turned to a pillar of salt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She tipped her head back and swallowed the powder. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He also had a red brick in front of him on the table, broken into big chunks, and he was pounding them into powder when we arrived. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He shaved his down to a powder with a straight edge razor then dipped a heaping spoonful into a cup of hot water and stirred it up with sugar. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Some evenings, during the worst months, all the house directress has to feed her dozen wards are cakes made from mustard powder and water. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z There was a bit of coconut husk that I could use to scrape the dishes clean, and a tin of powdered soap. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Claudette had lit the fuse to a powder keg of protest, but her rebellion had caught black Montgomery by surprise. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z She layered concealer and powder, added smoky shadow, then mascara and a nearly black lipstick with a gloss over it. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z One year, our tributes were stark naked and covered in black powder to represent coal dust. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Under the curious stares of the men and Jinx, he poured the powder into the glass of water and watched it fizz and foam. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He took a pinch of glittering powder out of the flowerpot, stepped up to the fire, and threw the powder into the flames. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Powders to turn fire green or blue or silver, powders to make a flame roar and hiss and leap up higher than a man is tall, powders to make smoke. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Bright pink rouge-stick stains her teeth, and the face powder she has used doesn't mask the tiny gray tint in her skin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A light powdering of snow covered the boar’s humped black back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Every gust of wind filled the air with fine white powder that shone like glass in the last light of day. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She complimented them on their flattering, carefully chosen outfits and waited as they had their hair fashioned, their eyebrows trained, and their slight imperfections masked by powder. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Eberechi hurried out; her face wore a thin coat of white powder, her eyebrows were darkened, her lips a red gash. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Matilda rubbed her palm against it and a white powder came off on to her skin. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z That morning she gave me three powdered sugar doughnuts. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Still others measured powder into capsules and counted the finished pills into bottles. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I took it all in: the firm but biscuit-doughy feel of Big Ma’s arms; her gardenia talcum powder and Dixie Peach hair grease dabbed under her wig around her temples. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z For lunch she ate two pieces of toast with chocolate-hazelnut spread and drank protein powder mixed with orange juice. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Everyone had to heat their mystery powders on a heating plate and make observations, so we were all huddled around the powders with our notebooks. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Take each cookie and roll it in the powdered sugar. Then place it on the cookie sheet.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Then he took a pencil from his pocket, stirred the wine until the powder had dissolved, and replaced the stopper. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It was covered with a powder tinted to match Kate’s skin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She tested the temperature of the water as Sister Fenella had done, and then sprinkled in some milk powder and stirred it up well. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z There was a faint odor of carbolic acid mixed with Mennen’s talcum powder. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Hiroshi watches me with small eyes the color of cocoa powder. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She reinvented herself with powders, creams, and glosses. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Viola went to lie down with a cold cloth and a headache powder and was given an unprecedented two whole days off to recover. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He washed out the formaline jug, cleaned his forceps, powdered and took off his rubber gloves. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The night of his initiation, Matthias had rubbed his clothes and hair with the same chalky powder. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There he found a pair of powder blue suitcases. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He turned the cleaning into a big production, making separate requests for the tiny bags of powdered soap we kept in the office, for a toilet brush, for garbage bags. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Trying hard to bear all this in mind, Harry took a pinch of Floo powder and walked to the edge of the fire. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Tata Bidibidi, with his kind, pretty wife and their precarious boat dispensing milk powder and quinine and love to children along the river. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There were packets of split, dried fish, a makuk of special powdered fish, moose meat, a little manomin traded for with deer meat, smoked fish, and a bag of dried pumpkin flowers to thicken soups. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z As the rabbits stared down they could discern, here and there, a very fine scour, like smoke—chalk and powdered gravel carried along by the river as dust is blown on the wind. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is baking powder. You need an oven to bake. Does he see an oven in here?” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z She would let the chili cook for a while, then add red wine, lemon juice, and a pinch of fresh dill, and, finally, measure out and add her chili powders. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The cinnamon was the same color as me, so I pressed my fingers into it and spread some of the powder onto my face, like Mama did with her makeup when she went to church. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He strode across to his fire, seized a fistful of glittering powder from a jar on the fireplace, and threw it into the flames. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z If she tried hard, she thought she might even remember her mother’s smell, a combination of face powder and Chanel Number Five. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She retraced her steps around the perimeter of the camp three times, grinding the remaining powders into the forest floor. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Dubonnet had been correct about letting the powder cure longer: The rocket leapt off the pad with a louder-than-ever hiss and then streaked nearly out of sight. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s powdered milk. We made it fresh this morning. It can’t get sour.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The northern sunshine seemed to pick up faint particles of whiteness floating in the air and powdering the sleek blue sky. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The pharmacist turned from the powders he was measuring and held out both his hands. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Come in the afternoon. I will give you some pickles and some powder for your back.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Now that she was sitting, I could hug her around the neck, kiss her soft, powdered face, smell the fruity perfume she put on for special occasions. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z My gaze flits from the sticks to the balls to the can of white powder on the side of the table. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As I chop up the white rock on my special makeup mirror into very fine powder I start thinking about the past week with Zlata and our infamous toast for change. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She then sprinkles a handful of white powdered detergent in the water and begins to scrub my clothes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She woke early, sometimes even before Papi, cooked the beans and rice for our supper, ironed our school uniforms and her work clothes, and bathed, powdered, and stuffed herself into her tortuous undergarments. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Nor was it possible to remove the smell of powder from the corpse. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She mixes her tea with powder from a box. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Varys entered in a wash of lavender, pink from his bath, his plump face scrubbed and freshly powdered, his soft slippers all but soundless. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The snow moved in no given direction, but filled the world with a vast white storm of flying powder. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The fumes of powder taste bitter on the tongue. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she mixed the powder with the water from the pitcher on the dresser, guessing at the proportions. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z By now the powders were completely mixed together, indistinguishable from each other. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I breathe in and pretend that I’m taking in my mother’s scent—baby powder and cheap perfume. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z You sneezed, and at the sound, Teashop Aunty gave us one more gift—a packet of yellow powder. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z At the north, south, east, and west points of the circle, she sprinkled some of the powder on the ground. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Plus, I know when we get back to our apartment Daddy will fill the small sink with water and soap powder to wash our clothes. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Barrels of slimy stuff stood on the floor; jars of herbs, dried roots, and bright powders lined the walls; bundles of feathers, strings of fangs, and snarled claws hung from the ceiling. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z When, after a thousand-year stupor, European thought shook off the effect of the sleeping powders so skilfully administered by the Christian Fathers, the problem of infinity was one of the first to be revived. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Esteban Trueba went into town and returned weighed down with pesticides in every form known to man—powders, liquids, and pills—which he sprayed and sprinkled everywhere. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z That it took three minutes for warm water and a handful of Tide soap powder to make the right amount of suds. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because I am not in a good mood, okay? The last commenter on the Facebook page was selling weight-loss powder, and the one before that was a middle-aged predator dude with chest hair.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z A blast of warmed air dusted her with the finest talcum powder. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It was dusted with flour, which explained the mysterious white powder on her face. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Taking a small case from his pocket he blew a little powder over it. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Rani doesn't have tooth powder, but she shows me how to brush my teeth with a fresh twig from a neem tree. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z And if she hadn’t seen the Master tipping that powder into the wine, she might have risked the Steward’s anger, or hoped to avoid being noticed in the busy corridor. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She was close to the front when she noticed that the powder being scooped into bags and bowls was not yellow but white. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Marian wore a new powder blue dress, “very smart without being gaudy.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “I was lost — Floo powder —” Hagrid seized Harry by the scruff of the neck and pulled him away from the witch, knocking the tray right out of her hands. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z But Kino was suspicious, and he could not take his eyes from the doctor’s open bag, and from the bottle of white powder there. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Scrimgeour was already rummaging in his pocket for the mysterious powder that turned the fire green. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z With our fingers, we scrubbed tooth powder on our teeth and rinsed it off with the last of the water left in our plastic bottle. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z ‘Miss Lavinia will be wanting her tea and I must get Isannah dressed, brushed, powdered, and perfumed to sit with her.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “And that powder you use to clean bathrooms. Cleaning powder.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z In late April when the mosquitoes, flies, and gnats come out, Kainta shows me how a layer of bear grease mixed with a powder of red puccoon root keeps the bugs away. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Sammy takes the king of clubs and uses it to scoot the powder into a neat line. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I got some normal sand, but plenty of powder, too. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Jordan's fingers, powdered white over their tan, rested for a moment in mine. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z It was old and worn and powder blue, as large as a small child, with three dimples near the left clasp and the words St. Anthony’s stitched on the side in silver thread. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Even though I could imagine biting into fluffy buttermilk pancakes, lightly dusted with powdered sugar and a dribbling of warm maple syrup, my mouth tightened with bitterness. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z That was the old powder you bought and took like aspirin. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Fiona swabbed my eyelids with a tiny foam brush rolled in apricot powder and drew on top of my lash line with a brown pencil. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Maybe to make it tough to find prints,” Koontz theorized, already powdering the doorknob. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She poured in the powder, which instantly dissolved in the moist catfood. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Its long tables were full of beakers set over low blue flames, heating and cooling apparatuses, glass vials full of powders in varying shades of orange. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then he pounded them tightly against the powder. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She came over so close to him that he could smell her dime-store powder. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z But her perfume still hung about him, his jacket was white with the powder that had scented her velvety body. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no utility in firing again; Clippinger accounted it little worth the loss of powder and shot. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Harry took off his glasses and put them safely in his pocket before helping himself to Floo powder. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z In Pappachi’s study, mounted butterflies and moths had disintegrated into small heaps of iridescent dust that powdered the bottom of their glass display cases, leaving the pins that had impaled them naked. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But they knew that in a town there were many houses, and a store full of candy and calico and other wonderful things—powder, and shot, and salt, and store sugar. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Jaja poured the cereal from the carton on the table, scooped in powdered milk and sugar with a teaspoon, and added water. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, I pack a small satchel with bei powder, two smoothing instruments, and a few color pots. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He plunged a scoop in a bucket and threw some sort of white powder at us. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Oh, those troops were impressive-looking with all those belts and buckles and powder horns and bayonets and so forth dangling about their red uniforms. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Her clothes smell faintly of the Smeaths’ house, a mixture of scouring powder and cooked turnips and slightly rancid laundry, and the earth under porches. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z At her request we powdered the down over her lips and throat, penciled definition into her brows, and walked her to the banks of the fish pond where our children played cricket in the afternoon. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z No amount of searching for aspirin powder or performing other menial tasks is going to be enough to distract me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The table held more pill bottles than ever—Selestone for his asthma, Ativan to help him sleep, naproxen for pain—along with a powdered milk mix and laxatives. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever we stayed with Grandma Smith, she brought me into her bedroom and sat me down at the vanity table, which was covered with little pastel-colored bottles of perfumes and powders. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z This understandable misconception arises from the fact that — unlike other chlorinated hydrocarbons — DDT in powder form is not readily absorbed through the skin. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z And while Melisandre had the knowledge to make more powders, she lacked many rare ingredients. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She was all in blue, powdered and perfumed for the suitors who filled her court. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The word ‘limes’ was like fire to powder, his yellow face flushed, and he rapped on his desk with an energy which made Jenny skip to her seat with unusual rapidity. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He was caught in it, a smothering shroud, hot, white, the bitter smell of burned powder. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But at least in the past I’d go trick-or-treating with her—even if my costume was random: some ripped-up jeans, one of Daddy’s work shirts, and some powder thrown on my face. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Past green mangoes, cut and stuffed with turmeric and chili powder and tied together with twine. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The room's wonders had unfolded to us for hours: perfume atomizers and color crème-cakes and rouge-sticks and powders and kohl pencils and golden vinaigrettes and pastilles and potpourri and oils and sachets. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Daisy watched him and laughed, her sweet, exciting laugh; a tiny gust of powder rose from her bosom into the air. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z It was the same experience we’d had with black powder and then again with potassium nitrate and sugar. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Isn’t this exciting?” said a voice, and the children turned to see Justice Strauss, all dressed up in her judge’s robes and powdered wig. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z The Hodag’s magic resides largely in its horns which, when powdered, make a man immune to the effects of alcohol and able to go without sleep for seven days and seven nights. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We did not tarry, but Charles, who is ever practical in his considerations, swept in to secure the man’s musket and powder horn. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Who was I, after all, but some comic Queequeg, holding close to my breast a reliquary containing the white powder of a dead European civilization? Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We stand in the arch of a small powder room beneath the riser. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a single powder blue suitcase strapped to the back of his bicycle. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Hofacket’s powder lit us up like summer lightning and caught us for that one second in time. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Harry, who was measuring out powdered spine of lion- fish, ignored them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Even though Diana had stopped the loom, Lyddie stood rubbing the powder into her fingertips, hesitating to plunge her hands into the bowels of the machine. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z T A he months went by; I read my fragments and powdered Mr. Sharpe’s hair. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Muscle memory kicked in as he tapped the side of the box and poured three ounces of the baking soda into the black pot, watching the powder swirl and fall to the bottom. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Father Damian spooned some powdered milk into his mouth and then placed a bag of sugar and milk next to him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Any disappointment I might have felt at not having a baby brother dissipated like powder in a running stream. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The young man who ran errands for the owner of the building was standing in the hallway, one powder blue suitcase in each hand. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I knowed the next time I saw him he’d be smelling like powder and wearing a old pair of my britches. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Ivanito watches as his mother powders her face like a geisha and rubs rouge high on her cheeks. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z After I'm done, I stand at the cracked sink and use my fingers to rub tooth powder on my teeth. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z There were brushes and combs on the dressing-table, scent, and powder. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z CUT TO: Montage — Charlie getting primped and powdered and squeezed into a tight black dress. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Witch medicine to dry and grind into powder for new victims. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z On top of that, Colonel HaWkins claimed me for his errand girl, sending me out with messages for this captain or that sergeant or in search of snuff or hair powder or almonds. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z While he slept, a spark must have lit the powder bag—a spark from someone’s pipe or from the slow match on someone’s musket. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z It smells like her, like talcum powder and perfume, and I have a dozen memories of Elsbeth in this dress. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The inside of the container held two small bowls, each full of a powder. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She’d let me look at the black powder in its round tin, but say, “Don’t tell your mama, now.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Mr. Weasley took a small drawstring bag from his pocket, untied it, took a pinch of the powder inside, and threw it onto the flames, which turned emerald green and roared higher than ever. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She’s wearing a black graduation gown with a white collar sticking out, and her hair is in a tight bun with powder on it to make it gray. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Despite the filter mask, he started coughing as powder leaked in around the poorly sealed edges. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I felt as if I were standing on a floor where a child had spilled talcum powder and I would have to walk carefully so as not to slip and fall. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z In the middle of the shelf, she grouped the baking powder, a box of salt, the mostly empty sack of flour, and the tin of lard. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He shut his eyes; he rubbed his cheek against his own powdered arm. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Drave required a warehouse to store his powder and chemicals, and Lazlo saw to it that he had one—outside the city, in case of fiery misadventure. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Passengers chose their seating from empty cases of explosive powder. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The zinc-sulfur powder mix was too loose, I decided, probably because it had air pockets in it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Nurses move in and out of the room with trays of vials and powders. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z With one in his hand and one in his teeth, he whirled around to find a face caked in baby powder staring at him in shock. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She perched on the island again and rewarded herself with a few tiny dried fish and a pinch of chili powder. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course you like her cookies. They could be made from baby powder and wood shavings and you’d still like them.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z A snow flurry powdered the mountains and dropped white crystals on the town. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z After twenty meters, the soft powder gave way to more solid sand and the rover shuddered to a halt. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Hollis pulled a packet of white powder out of his jacket pocket. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Both have smears of red and yellow powder on the glass over their foreheads. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The black powder charge exploded and spit the bullet toward Lincoln’s head. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And we were busy then with powder, scent, and rouge, until the bell rang and her visitors came in. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They place those leaves, a scoop of protein powder, and then a glob of what looks like Mom’s sourdough starter into a compression unit. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z There was green powder in the wrinkles along her eyelids. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It was lined with vials of fluid and packets with different color powders, and standing in the center watching over it all was one mean-looking chicken. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Doc let us fill up our bags again from his supply, but he promised he would take us out to the cemetery one day so we could gather dirt to make our own protection powder. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A Martha arrives, with a tray: a jug of fruit juice, the kind you make from powder, grape it looks like, and a stack of paper cups. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you talking about mixing potions and powders and stuff, right?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He smelled of baby powder and wore a plaid bandanna and a leather collar. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “I gave him a scented talcum powder. Didn’t you notice his body odor?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Of course, the first person I see is Martin Addison—in a powder blue tux, hair gelled like a helmet. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Gogol is dressed in powder blue pants, red and white canvas sneakers, a striped turtleneck top. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Quentin had labored over a way to test our powder all week and proudly presented his plan. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The man . who stepped through the door was plump, perfumed, powdered, and as hairless as an egg. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her mother appeared, singing and heavily perfumed, her face dry and bright with powder that was one shade too light. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She took out her vanity case and began powdering her nose. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The albino held a tray which carried many things, bandages and food, healing powders and brandy. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But there were still thousands of buildings in the path of the fire, and Hildreth had lots of powder and energy. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z We stay there for a minute, breathing in her familiar smells of baby powder and coconut hair oil. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Another advantage was that there was no one living overhead to make vibrations on the ceiling and cause the Welsbach gas mantle to crumble into powder. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ama here got some powder to wake you up,” he said, speaking very quietly, and Lyra turned to the girl, seeing her for the first time, and put her hand on Ama’s shoulder in thanks. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The taste of whipped cream and powdered sugar and the smooth calves of Herr Siedler’s wife. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She leaned toward him, close enough to see some white powder from the rice cakes stuck to the comers of his mouth, and picked up the almanac. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In the harsh light of the morning, her cream-colored powder looked caked and dry. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Two blocks from school, drug dealers slip powder or pill packets to customers, stuffing cash into their pockets. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z I use a paintbrush to spread the powder, a trick Maman taught me, to coat it evenly. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Fox nut, pounded into a pale powder, for life energy. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The federalist fervor, which the exiles had pictured as a powder keg about to explode, had dissolved into a vague electoral illusion. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The bristles cast a powder in the air and I closed my eyes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She smelled like baby powder and sugar cookies. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z A toddler tries to climb onto my lap, his naked body camouflaged in talcum powder. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You two grew up around me working root—laying tricks, mixing up potions and powders, picking out plants and such. But now you know there’s more to it.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z We could mix the powder with water instead. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The day after Wayne Parr said he had chosen powder blue for his dinner jacket, three- quarters of the boys ordered the same from Tuxedo Junction. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z The powders seemed to glitter a bit, just as Sister Ailan had told her they would. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We heard of troop movements in the countryside to seize powder and shot. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Gallons of lard, flour, salt, powdered eggs and powdered milk. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And a large paisley scarf, also dusted with white powder, is wrapped a few times around his neck. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I add the new powder to Princess Sophia's cheeks with a brush. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z There it lay until the powder quit burning. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Those who cared about such things tended to express their allegiance by wearing either Tar Heel powder blue, or Wolf Pack red, two colors that managed to look good on no one. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The powder burned into the ground like fox fire. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Troops went by the house and down the road and the dust they raised powdered the leaves of the trees. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z There was the wonder I felt when I first saw a brace of mountainlike, spotted, black-and- white horses clopping down a dusty road through clouds of powdered clay. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Sneaking around behind the lords and ladies, Prince Brat tied their powdered wigs to the backs of their oak chairs. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z The table was crowded with officers wearing splendid uniforms and perfectly powdered wigs along with several of Master Lockton’s business companions. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood in a pool of shadow by a bookcase, plump, pale- faced, round-shouldered, clutching a crossbow in soft powdered hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The sergeant was incredulous, until Prendergast gave him the revolver, which smelled strongly of blown powder. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He could smell Tuf-Skin and ankle tape, week-old perspiration, moist towels mildewing in forgotten lockers, foot powder, ammonia, and unwashed socks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I also carried a pouch of the graveyard dirt mixed with powdered brick dust from Doc. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I picked up a powdered cookie and bit into it. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Briskly, Cecilia moved about her tasks, mixing milk and water to egg powder, and setting out a pot of jam and three plates and cups on the table. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She snuggles me close, smelling like baby powder and cocoa butter. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The cuts were full of glass, some of it in splinters, some of it in powder like shining sand. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered the threat of battle off Cadiz, when he had pulled off his shoes and had gone to the powder room. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath, scattered the powder into the flames, and stepped forward; the fire felt like a warm breeze; he opened his mouth and immediately swallowed a lot of hot ash. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I added the sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt to the mixer and turned it on. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z We waited expectantly, and then Sherman reached zero and yelled, “Blast off!” just as the cherry-bomb powder detonated. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She smelled like knockoff Ivory soap and powdered laundry detergent from a yellow box labeled “Laundry Detergent.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The "paints" used were chunks of red and yellow ocher ground into powder and applied with brushes or blown onto the surface through hollow bones. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z Did she expect me to jump for joy over face powder? The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He pulls a packet of white powder from his breast pocket. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d always been pale, but now his skin looked like powdered milk. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Next she doused the smoldering troll with the contents of the restaurant’s fire extinguisher, hoping the icy powder wouldn’t revive the sleeping behemoth. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She ran past with her body stiff, her face floured with powder, her mouth gone, without lipstick. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z As she exits, she lets drop a fine powder. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Center Valley’s strawberry fields lay under nine inches of powder and were as fuzzy through the snowfall as a landscape in a dream, with no discernible hard edges. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The rouge and rice powder had given her face a silky brown-sugar finish. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Streets that glinted with frosts of powdered glass. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He filled the capsule with the powder and closed it, and then around the first capsule he fitted a second capsule and closed it. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘That’s Portsmouth. Fort William and Mary. They have only a handful of men on duty there and a vast store of powder and ball.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The room had smelled heady and sweet, and we'd fallen asleep there after powdering ourselves all night. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z And there had even been one of those old powder blue suitcases, a St. Anthony’s, which ought to make the old man happy. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “How long that sallow mealworm’s powder lasts I couldn’t guess,” said the dwarf. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She turned in slow pirouette, dead arms outstretched, snow dusting her dark hair like powdered sugar. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He was a powder monkey, which meant it was his job to rush heavy bags of explosive gunpowder to the men loading the cannons. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Carrying the pouch with his powders in it, he left the village and returned to the bush where he had been living before he became chief. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The Owner stopped his toe-tapping just long enough to nudge a powder blue suitcase farther under the countertop. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z And in an army camp in southern Taiwan samples of resistant bedbugs were found actually carrying a deposit of DDT powder on their bodies. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She shakes talcum powder on him until he looks like a pastry. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z "My good lord, I am so pleased to see you," he gushed, a soft eunuch's smile on his powdered face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I shook my head and poured out the rest of my powder, then tucked the bag into my pocket. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Attached to the back by a short length of rope was Zane’s skateboard, piled high with four powder blue suitcases strapped down tight, each one stuffed to bursting. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It’s fun to be outdoors and see the snowflakes float down past the brim of your hat, and hear the squeak of the fresh powder under your boots. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “How about we just put the powder in a pop bottle and see how big an explosion it makes?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, my God,” he said, spitting out powder. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “A place to powder her nose! A place to freshen up!” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She was heavily powdered, which made the line of her double chin look very dark. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She was heavy on the makeup, quite garish around the mouth and liberal with the smoothing cream and powder. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Opening a box, he spilt a cloud of scented powder. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z We loaded the rocket on the pad by holding it upside down, tapping the casement with a hammer to get the gray powder to settle as we poured it in. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But I waited while he dabbed at the cut with styptic powder. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She could feel the Ebola blood through her gloves: it felt wet and slippery, even though her hands were clean and dry and dusted with baby powder. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Mr. Hofacket ducked under his black veil and held up his magnesium flash powder. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Our only material goods from the outside world of late were comic books, which my sisters cherished like Marco Polo’s spices from China, and powdered eggs and milk, to which we felt indifferent. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought it was easier to pour hot water over disgusting powder mix. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “We’re practically out of chocolate powder; twenty could sure be a help at the barterer’s tomorrow.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Still chortling, Fudge had thrown some powder into the fireplace, stepped into the emerald flames, and vanished with a whooshing sound. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “You just get your kicks from powdering your nose and putting on aprons and baking cakes with Mama, and not going to dances?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z We’d run into the TV room in time to catch the commercials with colored people using deodorant, shaving cream, and wash powder. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Four wore the coats, breeches, powdered wigs, and hats of merchants; one had papers tucked under his arm. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Fiercely, she scrubbed out her alpana design until no traces of the rice powder remained on the threshold. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z They were easygoing and soon she was sharing with them and borrowing from them the things that easily ran out, toothpaste and powdered milk and Indomie noodles and hair pomade. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He picked up one of the heavy leaves and crushed it in his hand to powder and let the powder sift through his fingers. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The Bronchettes, no longer duty-bound to cheer and serve up those reedy, screechy screams, started dancing away with abandon, their faces fresh and unvarnished by lipstick or rouge powder. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Watchmakers added it to paint to make watch dials glow, and doctors administered it in powdered form to treat everything from seasickness to ear infections. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z And the girls were still checking the reflection of their feces in their cell phone screens, powdering their cheeks, and buttering their lips. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I stitched the colors of the fireworks exploding into the sky on Lord Krishna’s birthday and the two of us covered with red powder at the celebration of Holi. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z This in turn put more weight on the left rear wheel, which slipped from its precarious purchase into the powder as well. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Any fire to which a magical substance such as Floo powder has been added. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "Hey. Sugar Ray. Someone's here to see you. You want to powder your nose first?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z We go to the park to eat the churros so we don’t get powder and crumbs all over the books at the Strand. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Kate inspected a sheaf of photographs on her rolltop desk, all the same size, all taken by the same camera and bright with flash powder. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He pelts me with sherry glasses, whiskey glasses, assorted ham sandwiches, items from his wife’s dressing table, powders, creams, brushes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I put my face against the soft hair at the back of her neck and breathe her in, baby powder and child’s washed flesh and shampoo, with an undertone, the faint scent of urine. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve got an old powder horn and a cap and ball pistol down to the bunkhouse. Did I ever show them to you?” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Then from his bag he took a little bottle of white powder and a capsule of gelatine. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He came often, sometimes even when he was not summoned; and his presence, as much as the powders and pills he made her take, gave my mother her ease. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The sister, Catherine, was a slender, worldly girl of about thirty with a solid sticky bob of red hair and a complexion powdered milky white. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Leaping for his knapsack, he ripped out his cartridge case and powder, loaded his gun, and thrust on his bayonet. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Every night now Guitar was seeing little scraps of Sunday dresses—white and purple, powder blue, pink and white, lace and voile, velvet and silk, cotton and satin, eyelet and grosgrain. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The stone dust that powdered him seemed a badge of slavery, and the two bloodstained rags about fingers of his left hand proclaimed the unskilled depths to which he had fallen. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She mixed the cocoa powder with a little sugar and poured in the hot milk, making some for herself as well. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She had a makeup table laden with perfume bottles and face powder compacts and various ointments in tiny pots, which given my mother’s modest practicality seemed as exotic as jewels to me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He stuffs tiny bags with nutmeg, curry powder, and paprika, then seals them with hot wax. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I relaxed and ate jícama dusted with chili powder from a tall fruit cup and told myself we could move here if Papá never came back and we lost the house. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z And after a burst of hot red fire in the sky, Freak tugs my hair and screams, "Copper! That's copper powder combusting with oxygen!" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Already pale with embarrassment, the girls sprayed with the white powder looked like sad, old women. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Mrs. Viboon scratched at the talcum powder caked to her neck. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I changed into dry clothes and took the bag of graveyard dust and powdered brick, still heavy with water, out of my dress pocket. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z As I was talking, she spooned in the chocolate powder and started rolling a small whisk between her palms really fast. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Sitting at her mother’s makeup table, she’d felt a giddy joy as she’d applied the eye shadow — blue and too heavy — the pink blusher, the powder, and finally, a coat of red lipstick. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He hugs me, smelling like soap and baby powder. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The Easy-Bake oven kit had everything needed to use it, including pans and powdered cake mix. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I said as I licked the sugary, white powder from my fingertips. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Above his ear, beneath the wire stem of his spectacles, I could just make out the powder burn and the dark hole in his right temple. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Deza handed Bugs and the other little boy some rags and some soap powder and they started splashing the dishes in the water. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Dragon, who had been admitted after she was safely caged, had eaten his bowl of catfood greedily, sleeping powder and all, purring as he licked the last scraps from the bottom. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She tucked away her powder puff as the house-elf straightened up. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Mami twisted and sprayed her hair, powdered her face, patted rouge on already pink cheeks, and spread lipstick over already red lips. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The disintegration was awful to see, but worse was the feel of the powder—its starchy slipperiness as she tried to collect it by handfuls. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She found a box of latex rubber surgical gloves and a plastic shaker full of baby powder. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On either side of the chest were shelves of jars, some with powders, some with liquids of different colors. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z My eyelids are coated with glittering white eye shadow, my lashes are bathed in snow, the puffy redness under my eyes erased by shining white powder. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Perhaps artists were in need of her expertly prepared paint powders. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Half the powder was poured into the pan. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Dry biscuits, canned meat, sugar, and powdered coffee, all in one big can. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was pure white, as if his mother had powdered her baby on the wrong end. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “Rooms that smell like powder and old clothes,” he says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In traditional fashion she powdered it with rice flour every morning. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunty Uju cooked peppered gizzards, powdered her face, and stood by the living room window, waiting to see his car pull in. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And these shelves were loaded with little articles, soap and talcum powder, razors and those Western magazines ranch men love to read and scoff at and secretly believe. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “You see that there powder? That’s pure T-N-T. Mix that with a little potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal and you got the beginnings of a first-class shell.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z When powdered, these horns are highly valued as potion ingredients. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did Nat ever tell you about the time he worked problems on a powder keg?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Her back still itched, even after napping on the newspapers, and she was beginning to want some prickly-heat powder after all. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I wash my eyes three times a day with the boric acid powder. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It kicked up dust as it rolled down Argyle Road, the powder blue suitcase hopping up and down in the back, as fitfully as Marigold s stomach inside her. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z But it was a subdued group that headed back to the fireside in the Leaky Cauldron, where Harry, the Weasleys, and all their shopping would be traveling back to the Burrow using Floo powder. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Her hair was a different color; her skin was powdered. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A deep sweat rushes down her brow, taking her face powder with it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A medic from Tam Ky came by with the pills and gave me some powder for my feet and told me to keep them as dry as possible. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Gloria’s grandchildren are racing around with fistfuls of white powder in their hands. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Okay, then, chickabiddy,” Gram said, and when she leaned over to kiss me, I could smell the baby powder she always used. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Pa filled this cap full of the gunpowder and poured the powder down the barrel of the gun. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The dense, hard soil suddenly gave way to soft powder. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She has a little breathless voice and a startled little laugh; even her name is like a powder puff. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They gave me a fine supply of itching powder and a box of three stink bombs. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She took white powder from the girl’s beaded bag and did her best to pale her skin. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z On the third night of torture, overcome by asphyxiation, he went to Aureliano's room to ask him the favor of buying some powders to inhale at a nearby drugstore. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I remember she used to put baby powder in my sneakers, which I still do now because it reminds me of her. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “The Methodist Mission gets us milk powder and vitamins to distribute in the villages along the river. The tins of food and quinine pills come from the ABFMS.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Gwystyl,” said Doli, with a look of resignation, “you might as well go and fetch that powder you were talking about.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z It was the easiest thing in the world to sprinkle a pinch of fine powder into hers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But then one day he saw her standing before the bathroom mirror, solemnly applying, with the head of a thumbtack, a fresh stroke of scarlet powder, which she stored in a small jam jar. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Miss Riley struck a match and dropped it onto the little pyramid of powder. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The whole legion fell silent as the healers worked—trying to get gauze and powdered unicorn horn under Gwen’s armor to stop the bleeding, trying to force some nectar into her mouth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It was dusted generously with powdered sugar, which spilled down his jacket with the first bite. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I ground the spices to a fine powder with the stone roller and churned the milk carefully. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes a shadow moved against a dressing-room blind above, gave way to another shadow, an indefinite procession of shadows, who rouged and powdered in an invisible glass. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The sweet smell of vanilla and powdered sugar filled the air when I stepped into the Hidalgos’ house. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The pencil was to form a hole in the powder, increasing its surface area, according to Quentin’s idea. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The stink of petroleum or oil blows across with the fumes of powder. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he shook the gun a little, and tapped the barrel, to be sure that all the powder was together in the bottom. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z "No, but I've seen it on TV. When I was with Rani, she showed me how to use neem twigs to keep our mouths clean, and in jail we rubbed a powder on our teeth." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The snow was powder, it was so cold, and if there had been any kind of wind, it would have blown off like dust. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Too tired to mix the saffron-colored powder into the hard cake of oleo, she simply smeared the white stuff on the bread and sprinkled the sugar over it. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z James looked down at him, shook his head, and went back to his white powder. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, she didn’t cook it, she’s not my girlfriend, and”—I grabbed the garlic powder from the counter and sprinkled it on his potatoes—“it don’t taste better than my food.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The first row of snake women wailed as the machine gun’s volley blew them into sulfurous yellow powder. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Out in the snowy woods all day, it might have gathered a little dampness, and the inside of the barrel was sure to be dirty from powder smoke. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He lunged at her, demanded her cash to replenish his stash of powdered death. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin was soft and smelled like rain and baby powder. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We have a new pastime, namely, filling packages with powdered gravy. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Either the copper percussion cap might fail to spark, or the black powder in the barrel might fail to ignite because of dampness. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He spins around, and before he’s even able to grasp the situation, the container of powdered bleach has already slipped down the side of the tub and splashed into the water. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Marco rubs the shimmering powder from his face, which has reverted to its true form and he is too disoriented to change it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The finer the powder, the bigger the explosion. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Nina’s face was frightened, pale even beneath her powder, but there was nothing Inej could say to reassure her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She wore a powder blue dress and had a wrap of white fur. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She put it on, wiped off her lipstick, applied a dark gloss, and powdered her nose. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Harry tipped the powdered beetles into his cauldron and started cutting up his ginger roots. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z "Well," she said, sucking away at her stinking cigar, "their favourite ruse is to mix up a powder that will turn a child into some creature or other that all grown-ups hate." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z His skin was pale like he was dusted with powder. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Taking turns breaking trail through the calf-deep powder, Ang Dorje and I reached the crest of the Southeast Ridge at 5:30, just as the sun edged into the sky. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The cartridge box and powder horn were also there. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Her sleeves were full of hidden pockets, and she checked them carefully as she did every morning to make certain all her powders were in place. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It had a handle and several little drawers stuffed with powders and pigments in tiny jars. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They gathered around the kolyvo, which was sprinkled with the powdered sugar of the afterlife and mixed with the immortal seeds of pomegranates. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He exploded into powder on the lake’s surface like a huge packet of drink mix. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “They’ve settled down for the—oh, my ears—night. If that powder is any good, we can be well away before they even know we’ve been here.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She is comforted by the order of the round loaves, the texture of grain and powdered sugar, the sustaining aromas of vanilla and almond. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The baby powder flaked off her cheeks as her shock turned to outrage. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Riptide cut through the arai as though they were made of powdered sugar. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Even before his birth he was a strong feeling—a feeling about the nasty greenish-gray powder Pilate had given her to be stirred into rain water and put into food. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Gilly turned to face her, this mountain smelling of Johnson’s baby powder and perspiration. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z "Do you suppose they have morphia powders in America?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z After I fired, the black powder charge in my gun threw up such a thick fog of blue smoke that I couldn’t see through it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The pretenders got packets of the powder at the clinic and returned to the group to share. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She unwrapped him, laid him on the tickling towel, powdered him between his legs, joked with him, patted his little jelly belly. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There, in the chest, covered in a layer of white powder, was Clara’s body. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z We pulled the first job that night—the place of the old man who hired Rudy to sprinkle him with talcum powder. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A woman with a face caked in half-wet baby powder came out of the house. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I had seen them, photos of Mama when she lived in Spokane, twelve years old and her round face blanched with rice powder. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Olympic sprinters and weightlifters, cyclists in the Tour de France, football linemen and baseball sluggers: they have all been shown to swallow whatever pill or powder may give them an edge. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The boys made the drums from empty tin cans of Nido, a powdered milk drink made by Nestle. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Caught unawares, the rest of us had to scramble to get behind our rocks before the fuse reached the powder. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Does any of you have a powder tester?” asked one of the soldiers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I am back in the bathroom mixing the tooth powder and water in the palm of my hand. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Those powders wouldn’t be so mixed up if they had other powder friends to mix with. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I reached down into the stocking and pulled out a small silver compact of pressed powder and a tube of pink lipstick. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Then she slipped a suit jacket over her lilac blouse, pinned a hat of imitation lilacs on the top of her head, powdered her nose briefly and adjusted her thick spectacles. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She also became known for her excellent paint powders, which she sold to fellow artists. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She bought false eyelashes, foundation, liner, blush, powder, brushes, three different lipsticks, two shadows, and a small but expensive makeup box. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It had been tossed into a sack of rubbish, along with the snuffbox of Wartcap powder and the music box that had made everyone sleepy.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She saw blood mixed with the baby powder. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A mound of sort of fluffy mashed cattail tubers, mushrooms, and dogtooth violet bulbs, smothered in gravy thickened with acorn powder. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The soft powders and pencils and warm creams relax me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Since she had not told them about Dragon and the sleeping powder, she hoped that perhaps they would decide she had, for some reason, stayed with the rats. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z A smell like baby powder came out of her when I did. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Dresses and shawls were scattered around, and there was a bag of what looked like medicines, several dozen jewelry cases, a sackful of milk powder, even a small chest of baby toys. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, the fracture has filled with the powder of earth and stone. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He felt perfectly confident; this wasn’t nearly as uncomfortable as using Floo powder. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Where can I buy some of this black powder?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And after them came a line of black girls, old, fat, dressed in ragged gingham, walking loosely, carrying tin cans of soap powder, rags, mops, brooms ... Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His philosophy was that death should not be embarrassing; he was not about to powder its nose. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something sordid about the tumbled sheets, the sprawling blankets and the thumped pillows, and that bedside table dusty with powder, spilt scent, and melting liquid rouge. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She powders my face and rubs a rouge-stick over my lips. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Peachy powders and milky lotions were grouped in front of poster after cardboard poster of gorgeous grinning faces. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I dust his face with bei powder and put some up his nose to make him sneeze. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Holding the loaded gun before him, pointing it waveringly forward and up, he reached for his powder horn and brought it around. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Lyddie demonstrated—her powdered fingers pinching, looping, slipping, pulling—all in one fluid motion that magically produced a healed warp thread with no hint of a lump to betray the break. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z They was setting up a factory to make the powder. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Lily is done with the foundation now, and has moved on to brushing a powder over my face. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I poured the last of the dirt, and the three lines of powder—Jay’s, Doc’s, and mine—came together in a broad oval around the house. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But Pascal is always more interested in poking through the flour sacks, and he sometimes takes small handfuls of Carnation milk powder. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His cartridge box and powder horn kept banging against his knees. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z It was a grape flavored powder to make drinks with. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “I can take care of the powder room.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He had to stand on his toes to pour the powder in. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe we can save some of it,” he says as he finally grasps the Comet can and pulls it out of the water upside down, dumping even more liquefying powder into the tub. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Above the table were shelves full of bottles of seeds, and boxes of string, wire, and various kinds of powders. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Sissy explained that she had bought a bit of gold paint powder, mixed it with a few drops of banana oil and had gilded each penny. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your powder’s putting out a lot of tailings. This is black powder, right?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z His black hair’s powdered with dust like Ben Franklin. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The powder and ball were rolled up in a paper cylinder. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z This afternoon, I used his mortar and pestle to grind coriander seeds, first crushing them as hard as I could, then twisting the pestle in circles to flatten them and make them into a powder. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But then he said, “You do have powdered sugar on your nose,” and smiled. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I gave her the bowl of powder, the rouge compact, and the lipstick, and she put away the cards and took up the hand glass from the table by her side. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The white glop on the floor had dried to powder. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z No matter how many times Percy killed them and watched them crumble to powder, they just kept re-forming like large evil dust bunnies. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Black folks, our customers, they’d come into the store and buy BC powder, fill up on that, that was their doctor. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z After that, we’d go to the grocery store at the bottom of the hill and stock up on staples such as beans and rice, powdered milk, and canned goods. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z For dinner she had two small fish and another pinch of chili powder. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A machine with white powder spraying out of it like a snowstorm.... Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z He had forgotten where he was—had worked problems on a powder keg. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z "I will need hot water for my bath, please," she told them, "and perfume, and some powder to hide this bruise." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Each Sucker consisted of a yellow cardboard tube filled with sherbet powder, and there was a hollow liquorice straw sticking out of it. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z After the slow descent, she picked her way up the front walk, her knees coming up high under her long coat, her big boots slamming into the calf-deep powder. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Mrs. Hidalgo carefully placed the powdered cookies into a storage container. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z There were giant donuts with sprinkles, giant donuts powdered, iced! Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The powder brushes off his hands easily enough, but sticks like paint to his coat and the legs of his new suit. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She fed her powdered eggshell so her milk would be good and her teeth strong, and recited the prayers of Bethlehem for a healthy delivery. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was difficult to think of the flat powder coming from the egg of a real chicken. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She dusted my face with golden turmeric powder, and with a paste of sandalwood and vermilion painted the red tikka mark on my forehead. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Justin still wore his satchel and had put the powder package in it. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z A fine spray of toenail powder shoots into the air. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Presently Ma Costa had the frying pan going, with a couple of fat eels hissing and sputtering and the kettle on for potato powder. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z There was ink to be mixed, paint powder to grind, and copper plates to polish and wipe. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But the unknowns of an explosive powder mixed with the toxic solution are too risky. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Zane hoisted the powder blue suitcase to his side and stepped into the hallway. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I had tried concealing myself in the powder room, but it didn't work. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I quickly mixed the powder Teashop Aunty had given us with the rainwater I’d collected. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I don’t even bring up the protein powder which was meant for the passengers once we arrived. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Baking powder was never used; it was alleged to contain a chemical harmful to the body. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Through countless talks, Harold and I reached an understanding about not including personal things like “mascara,” and “shaving lotion,” “hair spray” or “Bic shavers,” “tampons,” or “athlete’s foot powder.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The top layer of sand is like talcum powder. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She nuzzled his neck and smelled his milky, powdered scent. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When they found the fool he was naked, his skin white and wrinkled and powdered with wet sand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. Odom brought powdered sugar doughnuts out on the porch and we sat around and listened to Jackie tell Waffle House stories. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I saw in one of those books they got magic powder that can make you strong and smart and do lots of things. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I cover her with bei powder and brush it into her hair. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I measured the flour and the salt and the baking powder, and the whole time, Betty Allen was standing at the counter opposite me humming under her breath. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “We’d never have got you away if she hadn’t woken you up. She went to a holy man to get that powder specially.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Horses in vaulting acts are always white so that the powdered rosin that makes the performer’s feet stick to their backs won’t show. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Mechanically I reached for my bag and dabbed my face with the end of the powder puff. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z For lunch we often received phuzatnandla, which means “drink of strength,” a powder made from mealies and a bit of yeast. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The house smelled of warmth, good food, sweet powder and a stronger candylike smell that came from a hard chalkish disc that Sissy wore in an imitation-silver filigree heart on a chain around her neck. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z At each place was a bowl made from a can that had once contained powdered milk. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you not see what they are doing? In another moment they are going to pack blasting powder into that hole.” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I watched my mother powdering her nose at the kitchen table. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z A purple-suited man saunters in, followed by a train of powdered and prim-looking men carrying notebooks, and a set of tailors and seamstresses who wheel in massive spinning looms. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They had placed the boots on the table and were examining them with tools and special glasses and powders and cloths and other tools. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z And someone was powdering the back of my neck. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The powder horn and a small sharp hatchet hung at his belt and he carried the gun ready loaded on his shoulder. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Poirot finished his search by opening the little cupboard above the washbasin and taking a rapid glance at its contents—a sponge, face cream, powder and a small bottle labelled trional. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z She held me longer than I expected, wrapped me in the scratchy softness of her black lace dress, the warmth of her powdered skin, the sting of her bittersweet breath, pungent of beer and cigarettes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The powders mixed more the longer she stirred, red mingling with orange, losing its distinct form. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Sugar,” Lillian said, “I know this is an outrageous request, but the girls and I feel more comfortable powdering our noses and doing our business in a clean well-lighted bathroom.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This year, Caesar's hair is powder blue and his eyelids and lips are coated in the same hue. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z After the first few blasts failed to bring down the structures, Hildreth figured out precisely how much powder was needed. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “Why invite me if you don’t want destruction, eh? Why bring ten camels’ worth of powder if you don’t want to blow that thing right back to the heavens?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His nose was crooked—it must have been broken in the past—and there was a slight powdering of nearly invisible freckles on his tawny cheeks. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z In other words, it was a black powder keg. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z There are some sparkles in the powder, which make it easier for my visitor to find me in the dark. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “I’ll put some blasting powder down,” said his father, “and if that doesn’t crack it aside we’ll start a new hole.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They drink themselves sick and numb themselves with poisonous and delightful powders. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Very little in his case of Cleopatra is something men would want to buy—except for aftershave dusting powder, most of it is for women. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything smells the same: the whole house, like cloves and laundry powder, the way it always did, the odor particular to the Vos family, the one I know well enough to have it be comforting. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Even worse when my grandmother shook the box of cornstarch into the spray bottle, spilling clumps of white powder on the floor. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The man looked like someone you’d see on the street downtown, except instead of bills and coins in the instrument case, people had dropped little vials of colored powders and liquids. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She’s eating a doughnut covered with powdered sugar; the sugar has come off on her nose. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Jinx carefully emptied black powder from his pockets into a large can. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z When all of the ingredients had been combined and crushed into a fine powder, she drew a small knife from her pocket and bent down to hold it in the hottest part of the flames. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She used the same argument about the manicure set, the case with lipstick and face powder, the little bottle of Matador’s Delight. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Will,” my mother’s voice says, sternly, cutting right through my daydream of fresh powder. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z There, among the pink vanities with baskets of little towels and talcum powder and brushes, we come up with our plot. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Impacts produce rays, linear trails of fine powder spewed out during the explosion. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I picked up her baby powder and smelled it. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z His face so dusted white he looks like a colossus made of powder. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Either late Friday night or early Saturday morning, he placed my birthday money and my allowance on my dresser next to my talcum powder and my Timex. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z It makes me feel slightly ill, as if I’m in a closed car on a hot muggy day with an older woman wearing too much face powder. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened the rat-proof metal box where I kept my food cache and took out some bottled water and a packet of powdered milk. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Candles on the window ledges lit his way and he noticed all the different smells . . . strange spices, extinguished fires and burning cedar, sweets, powders, and perfumes. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z At Holi a special red powder mixed with cow’s dung and urine is thrown at everyone. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The leftover powder covered my fingers and part of the back of my hand. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z From a small wallet at his belt, he drew out a handful of dried herbs, which he ground into a powder. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Williams protested that he did not have the authority or powder to carry out such a drastic plan, but Hildreth persisted, saying he knew where he could get the necessary explosives. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Herbie punched open his traps, wet his buttons, spread his powder, and snuggled down comfortably into his rancid sleeping bag, secure in the knowledge that tomorrow morning his ants would be extinct. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He enlists the aid of the sacred ota stone, as well as the shrunken head of a doll, a ball of powdered eggshell, and the eggun, a vertebra from the spine of a goat. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She put down the box of powder, and looked at me over her shoulder. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He opened the stove door and poked the black sheets until they were reduced to powder. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked pleased when he sniffed the powder, and she wondered if he could tell that it was a feminine scent. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He was pleasantly surprised when Galt of the Stone Crows informed him not an horn later that the powdered man was at his door. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Thanks to him, the very next day, Tía Inés dragged me up and down the drugstore aisles as she filled a plastic basket with sprays and powders for places I didn’t even know needed them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Their faces were covered with yellow vanilla filling and powdered sugar. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z "Why are you so helpful, my lord Varys?" he asked, studying the man's soft hands, the bald powdered face, the slimy little smile. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But then she attacks me like a ninja with powders and brushes. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Justice Strauss had on a dreamy expression, as if she were about to be crowned queen, instead of just having some powders and creams smeared on her face. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z The trip wire activated a stun grenade—a small device filled with a mixture of magnesium powder and mercury fulminate. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Papa pulled a small mirror, the size of a powder compact, from his pocket. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She mixed the contents of one of the packets, a gray-green powder, in water, and then gently shook Timothy awake. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t look at me anymore and poured the cumin powder into a little bowl. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Besides fortunes there were little balls of sawdust to amuse the children and a special powder that was supposed to cure impotence, which Marcos sold under his breath to passersby afflicted with that malady. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When the diet failed, she considered another consisting largely of fruit and vegetables sprinkled with an herbal powder. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Excited, I gathered up the chilli powder and put it away, rinsed my eyes, washed my face and came out. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z "I must wear the powder every day,” she explained when Eliot asked her what it was for, “for the rest of the days that I am married." Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z But then she gave him foot lotion and powder to sprinkle in his shoes, and that made his toes smell fresh like lavender or something sweet. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Primi herself used Baggies in her practice of layman's santería, concocting powders and potions to make this ache or that rival woman go away. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “It’s a mixture of turmeric and some other medicinal powders. It’ll help keep you from falling ill. The monsoon will get worse soon.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She bade me join her at her cupboard, where her busy fingers darted through small drawers, poured powders into folded papers, and filled several small jars with essences and extracts. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Not like in Port-au-Prince, where everyone on the street is a mix of sweat, gasoline, and baby powder. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The woman was mixing some herbs and powders into the heating water. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I mixed up what Quentin and I had calculated to be our best black-powder mix and then added the powdered glue to it along with a little water until I had a thick black paste. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll need someone in the powder room when things start,” he said. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she ripped open a drink-mix packet and poured in some red powder. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He started all over again, spilling the instant coffee powder. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba has handpicked the sheep again this year, a powder white one with crooked black ears. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I cracked open my cherry bombs and poured the powder from them into the flashlight and then wrapped it all up in electrical tape. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She throws down some powder and disappears into a cloud of smoke. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I bought baby powder for the oil in my hair. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z There was only the delicious, extravagant, warm, tasty scent of buttery baking crust, and of vanilla cream, and of powdered sugar, still drifting in the heated air. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She wears no powder or rouge on her olive skin. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Now, he was coated top to bottom with ash and soot; his hair, his face—even his eyelashes were coated in a fine gray powder. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “Tristan!” yelled Ms. Rubin, but Tristan didn’t even care about the spilled powder on the floor or that he ruined the experiment. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He brought out a can of powdered glue. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z At the same exact time someone banged a drum one terrible boom, and a flash of red and yellow powder exploded and popped and hissed all ’long the front of the stage. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z My pack was empty and my powder wet. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t have to stop at the makeup counter and get powder mixed. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He stares blankly, eyelashes thick with fine powder. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She took one from the stack, wiped her hands and tapped at her face as she had seen Mami do with the powder puff. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Yards of silk, clouds of powder, brushes, combs, pearls, and diamonds glistened before Celaena’s eyes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She dumped the whole basket of powders, razors, and deodorants at the cashier’s counter just the same. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Cal doggedly lighted bill after bill until all were burned, and then he crushed the black chips down to powder and waited for Lee to comment, but Lee did not speak or move. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When allowance day came, I found one dollar in quarters on my dresser next to my talcum powder. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “She even bought me this beautiful set of Samsonite—powder blue, all matching. Because she’d had to borrow old, broken-down suitcases from relatives, and that made her feel so bad and worthless.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “We just run out of milk powder, and we got nothing else to give her. And we need more nappies, the throwaway ones. Anything babies need, really. And medicine.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The eternally crying girl sprinkled powdered chocolate over the whipped cream. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z After Ugwu put the potatoes to boil, he gave her a bath, dusted her body over with Pears talcum powder, and brought out her pink nightdress. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Slowly, she returned to the circular counter, where there was now only one powder blue suitcase. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The whole country was powder then, and in ’61 I believe all the coyotes starved to death. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Sweat streaks had washed away her pressed powder in parallel lines of darker-colored skin down the sides of her face. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z My makeup is done up like a courtier in a beauty-scope—thickly lined eyes with gold accents, red jewels dotted along my eyebrows, a powdered face, bright lips. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z On their feet they carried jungle boots—2.1 pounds — and Dave Jensen carried three pairs of socks and a can of Dr. Scholl’s foot powder as a precaution against trench foot. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Puffy brown cheeks are smeared with rouge and powder. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Yar ground some of the corn into a powder, and that day we had a meal. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everyone please disperse,” shouted a broad-shouldered man in a crisp blue coat and a sleek, freshly powdered wig. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if Mrs. Janssen has any aspirin powder and where she would keep it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He smelled of ginger and onion root tonic and, when he smiled—teeth large as old beach stones—of powdered garlic, too. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Before, a binding agent had solved the problem with black powder, and melting had produced our reliable rocket candy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The grains of sand felt very fine, almost like powder. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A muffled explosion, like powder, struck the bowsprit. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z One sprinkles little white flakes—bei powder—all over her, and she ducks as it coats her like snow. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z This vacant eye, listless hand, this damask cheek dusted like a doughnut with plastic powder, had to have a memory or a dream. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I was glad after all that that I had bathed and put on Mum and Cashmere Bouquet talcum powder. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There were few engagements with the enemy at that time—the rebels, we suspected, had little powder and less spirit—so the most numerous deaths were from distempers and disorders. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He licked his lips and tasted powdered cedar. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We went on, choking in an eddy of windborne wreck dust, powdered concrete blanching our clothes, our faces bone white. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z After creating an effective firebreak in the south, Hildreth took his powder and scooted north to get in front of the fire. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Everybody was then told to dip the tips of their arrows into this powder and, when they had done this, to go down to the fields and wait for him to come. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I watch her glide among the tables, making for the powder room. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The scrambled dab of powder on my nose, the hasty comb through my hair, and then the inevitable knock on the door and the entrance of the cards on a silver tray. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z On Saturdays, they would walk through the plaza with Beto, buy him paper cones of mango and papaya sprinkled with chili powder. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Just the thought of my favorite crêpe—strawberry and banana with Nutella, powdered sugar, and whipped cream—makes my mouth water. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Miss Riley poured on the ground a small amount of white powder from each of two little paper bags she had carried with her and then mixed them with a wooden spoon. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z At the last few parties the excited gossip in the powder rooms has been that at present the house is vacant. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What worried her most was not so much putting the powder into Dragon’s bowl, but the fear that at the last minute she might lose her nerve and bungle it somehow. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z To my mom, powdered iced tea is almost as bad as the possibility of being left behind in the wake of the rapture. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z His mother was still beautiful, though her face was a bit wrinkled and cracked with powder, and her auburn hair had a few silver streaks. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They’d all gotten presents too, I could see: packets of milk powder and such. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was mehndi, a design made from the powdered leaves of the henna plant. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, my God,” Ignatius said, “you have powder all over your dress, although that is probably one of Mrs. Battaglia’s beauty hints.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d shake the powdered sugar on top of the fried Oreos at the end, and eat them while they were still warm and gooey, with mugs of cold milk. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Like a pile of fine metal shavings or powdered glass. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He dumped a charge of powder down the bore of the cannon, rammed in a wad of cloth, and set a fuse in the fuse-hole. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Or: “Do you know how the mavro men shave? With a powder! I saw it in the store window.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you disguise yourself as a beautiful lady? I brought lipstick and powder too. And at some dramatic point, you pull off the wig and say, ‘I am Moon Orchid.’ The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “If Mr. Ages can get into the kitchen, so can I. If you will give me the powder and show me the way, I will try to put it in Dragon’s bowl.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Maria and her daughters set up shop, grinding paint powders and displaying cases of carefully preserved butterflies and pupae. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Throughout my childhood, when I raised my blanket in the morning, I saw a black, sparkling powder float off it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Much of it was damply rotten and full of insects that scurried; logs had to be lined from the soil with care or they crumbled into sodden powder. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He sliced a few more chilies, and I twisted and pressed the pestle into my coriander powder even though it was fully crushed. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At the foot of the circular counter in the center of the room, Marigold spied a pair of old powder blue suitcases. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z |
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