| 单词 | pressing |
| 例句 | Sunny asked, his noodle-y body bent over, hanging limp, his fingertips pressing the track. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z It felt, I promise you, as though someone had laid a red-hot poker against my flesh and was pressing down on it hard. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He was seventeen years old, irreparably separated from her and already pressing forward in his drive for wealth, when he learned that there was probably not another stomach like hers on earth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Cold,” he said, pressing a finger to my pale wrist. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He made his mother a sandwich, peeling the last thin pieces of turkey out of the package and pressing them between twin slices of white bread. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The letters were darker, as if the writer had been pressing down on the paper too hard. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The red door of the ring went shut, the crowd on the outside balconies of the bull-ring were pressing through to the inside, there was a shout, then another shout. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z By the time she got to the S’s, I was shaky, because every one of the children who had gone before me had come back crying, pressing a wad of cotton against their arm. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The rats in the ditch were ordered to continue pressing home the attack until Cluny and his party scaled the walls from behind and fought their way across the grounds to open the Abbey gates. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Farquar studied the arm for a long time, pressing, feeling, like a doctor. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z But today the boy lifted his pet and buried his face in the fox’s white ruff, pressing hard. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The princess traced a mark on her hand, her fingers pressing into Celaena’s skin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And the way he inclined his head her way, pressing his chest to the table edge — wasn’t he behaving politely? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Dark was pressing in tight now, and he wished there were somewhere to go. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then solemnly pressing pinky upon pinky, she said, “Swear unto death that it will be our secret no matter what.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Ma was still pressing hard, trying to crush the egg from top and bottom. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z But none of these worries seemed so pressing now that he was comfortable. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z He turned to look at Rashid, who was staggering to his feet, still pressing the shirt to his head. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Unfortunately, I have a pressing engagement in London.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z My first time feeling cool air pressing against my face. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then she closed the door and collapsed face-first onto her bed, her hands crossed over her head, pressing her elbows to her ears and wishing she were someone else—anyone else. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Every movement was a reminder that I was a joke, every pain a reminder that I was better off not pressing the button. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Adam let out his breath gently, pressing down the dismal fear. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We sat inside — it would have been futile to even attempt to open the door, so many people were pressing on it — for more than an hour, imprisoned by thousands of our own supporters. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But I have more pressing issues to fret about. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Putting my hands over his and pressing down, I pulled the ax from the wound. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no pressing reasons to stay in touch with his parents. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Clancy stumbled back with a howl of pain, pressing both hands to his face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He rolled out of bed and walked over to the open window, his bare feet pressing down the carpet pile. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Odysseus, the great tactician, answered: “My hand, friend; may the gods award you fortune. I hope no pressing need comes on you ever for this fine blade you give me in amends.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd around them jostled, fighting to get closer, pressing darkly in on him — “What’s happened?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Then you think about that question when that happens,” Camille says, pressing her phone’s screen so that the news report stops. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “It is too late,” she says, and brings the knife to her own throat, pressing the point just below her ear. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It is what is—heavy, a great stone lodged in my breast, pressing down my whole being. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I close the distance between us in two strides, tearing off what remains of my shirt, wadding it and pressing down on the wound. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The NACAites ran their giant turbines into the wee hours if necessary, engineers pressing the machines for answers to their research questions like night owls on the hunt for mice. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z At the time the drug war was declared, illegal drug use and abuse was not a pressing concern in most communities. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He was pressing his lips together to keep from laughing when I looked up. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I stumble, pressing my hand to the wall behind me for balance. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She was afraid to move and disturb Gwen’s rest, but she couldn’t keep still and ended up pressing herself as close to the edge of the bed as possible. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She was twenty feet away from Elowen, and the dagger was pressing against her calf. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Two hundred meters out, Noel Duckworth and Ran Laurie made a play for the early lead, surging quickly past Germany and into second place behind Switzerland, pressing them hard. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I watched all of this happen as if in a fevered dream, head throbbing, a dull buzzing deep in my mind, as if the pressing sun overhead had revealed to me its voice. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z When the time came, I sent instructions to the Agena by pressing buttons on a small black box, and the Agena responded by lighting its engine. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Adèle, pressing her cheek, whispered in an exhausted voice: “Think of the children, Edna. Oh think of the children! Remember them!” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z I sat in the backseat as far away from JT as possible, pressing myself into the side door. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z With this warning, Jean Thiriart, Secretary of the National Union of Belgium Opticians, is pressing for formation of a “European Optometry Society.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I rubbed my hair as I stared up at the ceiling, pressing the wadded-up shirt against my nose to stop the bleeding. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “A key,” she said proudly, pressing it on me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Some pray, pressing foreheads and knees to the stony earth. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z ‘Much of more import, it may seem, and yet to me less pressing. But maybe we can speak again at the end of the day.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They don’t look up as we enter, just keep watching the needle, tucking the thread under the foot and pressing the fabric flat. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z But then he starts coming home from school earlier than the Doctorita, creeping up behind me and wrapping his arms around my shoulders and pressing against my back. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z By allowing their fearsome imagery to overwhelm their moral message, the GAC members may have generated more interest, not less, in pressing the program ahead. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Here it felt like people would be pressing on you wherever you went. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Bucky doubled over from the force of the blow, pressing his arms against his stomach. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z But before I could take a moment to figure out my next steps, I had to deal with a more pressing issue. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z There were no trails, and pressing through them was irritating. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They could sell the hides and teeth in Palm Beach besides having fun together till work got pressing. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Miss Riley’s book was safe, comfortably pressing against my stomach, my belt cinched tight against it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Startled, Lupita opened her eyes and saw her aunt pressing her hand to her chest. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z They were pulling arms and legs out from the robot pile and pressing them against her body. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They roll up their pants and stomp on the sloppy concoction, as if pressing grapes to make wine. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He stays in the air-conditioned cabin, steering, pressing the button for the mechanical arm, and listening to Motown. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z "I can’t," I begin, but I feel more people pressing in, more voices asking for help; it's confusing and disorienting and everyone's faces are dark and shadowed. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It was a kid I’d seen pressing his small hand against the back window of the van. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z She looked over to see Doon pressing a hand against his mouth. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Ma’am, relax and be still,” the male paramedic said, pressing a hand on Nan’s arm. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z When she felt the stone pressing coldly against her skin, she was disconcerted by the sense of relief that flooded through her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A shadow crossed his face whenever anyone mentioned Bucky, and every day it seemed to stay longer, pressing his features into a perpetual frown. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She is pressing her fingers to her thumb, one by one, one by one, fast-fast-fast, on both hands. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He was pressing his Omnioculars so hard to his glasses that they were cutting into the bridge of his nose. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He clambered out and almost ran across the road to the yard, as though compelled by some pressing urgency which I could not understand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Carla moves to stand behind me, her hands pressing down lightly on my shoulder. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Even though the tide should have been out, the waves and breakers were big all across the beach, the storm surge pressing inland. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z One woman, I noticed, was pressing some baby’s clothing and another seemed to be making remarkable progress with the sections of fuchsia satin which she was joining together 011 one of the large sewing machines. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z An image appeared of a policeman pressing a woman’s finger into an ink sponge. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Chess fell asleep Friday night feeling like he had a weight pressing down on his heart, and he woke up Saturday morning feeling like the weight had done nothing but grow overnight. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Moreover, the threat of violence often deterred blacks from pressing legitimate claims, making the “civil rights” of former slaves largely illusory—existing on paper but rarely to be found in real life. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Then before they knew how it happened, they were clinging together, blindly pressing their faces toward each other. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She rushes to the bed and grabs the dress, pressing it to her body and twirling. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Wait,” she gasped, pressing her hands against his chest. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She searched through piles and wandered through racks, pressing back hanger after hanger, until she found a cocktail dress made of a slinky silvery material that matched her eyes, with little chains for straps. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The car roared and swayed, pressing me hard against her, but when I took a furtive glance around no one was paying me the slightest attention. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah—now they’re going to be fed!” said the Lion, excitedly pressing forward into the crowd. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Then I feel the darkness pressing down on me; then terror. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z None of them look at me, so I walk toward the Ferris wheel with light, quiet footsteps, pressing my gun to my back with one hand to keep it from making noise. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Holding her aluminum tray, she moved from body to body, spreading maple-syrup-colored wax where it was needed with a flat wooden spoon, and pressing in strips of gauze before it hardened. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My body is wet with sweat and throw-up from the others pressing close around me like sticks of firewood. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z I was fascinated by how he could direct the thinnest, most even spray of water from his mouth onto the clothes he was pressing. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z She turns to me, her left shoulder pressing into the bricks. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The Specter was leaning over the pilot and pressing what would be its face to his. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked, drawing my knees up to my chest and pressing my face against them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She held my cheeks together, pressing the tender spot with her thumb. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Her fingers traced the numbers on the phone, touched them without pressing them. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She fed them on the afterdeck, pressing honeyed biscuits on Young Griff and hitting Duck’s hand with her spoon whenever he made a grab for more bacon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The moon was hidden somewhere behind the blinding glare, and it felt like the city itself was collapsing, pressing in, taking only the shallowest of breaths in the squeeze of lost space. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I only knew that I couldn’t stop pressing her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Will’s footsteps echo back and forth, back and forth, in front of the doorway, and I tiptoe to the door, almost pressing my ear up against it. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z But Oriana grabs his fingers, pressing them between hers, settling the question of how many lies I could stomach. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He was pressing his hand to his knee, and it was bloody. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “You all right?” he asks, pressing our hands together. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Then, on a sudden but apparently pressing impulse, he stretched out supine on the carpet. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He leans in and checks her pulse by pressing two fingers to the inside of her wrist. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z For he also was furnished with a ceiling bulb that burned eternally, but, unlike Hickock, he had in his cell a broom, and by pressing the broom-brush against the bulb he could unscrew it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Plus the beginnings of something else—a new heaviness, a dull sense of apprehension, a burden of doubt and fear pressing down on his small shoulders and his perpetually congested chest. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He bows his head, pressing his forehead against the glass. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z It was only right that pressing went with prayer. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He sets his hands on my shoulders, his fingers pressing, squeezing. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Much of it was decorated by rolling or pressing a cord on the clay while it was still soft. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He massaged the president’s heart by pressing hard under the ribs. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z None of you can communicate in any way with one another, and you’re each given the choice of either pressing a small button in front of you or not. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew he was pressing F5 at each computer before writing scores down.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z On Lekki Expressway, the traffic moved swiftly in the waning rain and soon Gabriel was pressing the horn in front of the high black gates of his home. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z For a moment, Henry and Bud were swept along with a group of parents pressing toward a telephone pole. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I walk slow around him fluffing his pillows, pressing cool cloths over his forehead telling him the stories that come to me again and again. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The sight of her turning the body over and pressing and prodding at the head and torso with her bare hands turned my stomach. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Will stood in his muddy socks on the lowest step of the Poughkeepsie train station, pressing his hands into his ears as the train screeched to a noisy stop. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Some kids from school had come in—paying customers—and she was writing their names in mayonnaise on their sandwiches before pressing her perfect V-tops down onto them. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z He could feel the weight of the two walls pressing down on him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She turns and falls against me, pressing her wet cheek into my—August’s—tuxedo shirt. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The air seemed to cool with every step, gray stone walls all around her pressing in. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z My most pressing problem, however, was not the pell-mell flow of words, but how to identify each speaker on the page. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z There was a big task pressing in on us, a big responsibility: to shoulder some power, to uproot the dictator’s thugs, to be effective and thorough with-out becoming vengeful. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, her mother's hands were pressing firmly on her shoulders and turning her toward the house, delivering her into Betty's care. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z All I can feel is the weight of the skiff and the big fish and the fog pressing down. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Conor shouted, forcing himself to his feet, pushing against the invisible weight pressing down on him. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Excuse me,” I choked, pressing my hand over my mouth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Sherman went first, pressing his eye against the eyepiece. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He’s typing in a command, pressing his thumb to the screen for print recognition, speaking a string of letters and numbers in response to a prompt. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And all the while, he was pressing me, feeling for breaks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I cringed, pressing back against the seat as hard as I could, trying to avoid her touch. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Still, I was younger than he was and ignorant of the pressing needs of adolescent boys. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Phineas was resting his cast, which was a considerably smaller one now, on the desk and thoughtfully pressing designs into it with a pocket knife. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Skipping class wasn’t going to change my mind about pressing the button. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Hanako looked to Papa, but he was pressing his lips together sadly. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I try to knee him in the groin, and he reacts by lurching forward, pressing up against me, pushing me back against the side of the car, and leaving my knee no leverage. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Edd was back by the time that he had dressed, pressing a steaming cup into his hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They stop any and all riders and carriages they encounter, pressing hard for clues. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “Please,” she said, pressing her back against the inside of the tree and holding tight to his shoulders. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I’m lying on the grass on my back, and Malik’s pressing against my heel. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “Come on, now,” he said, pressing his hips against her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Ranofer swallowed, pressing back against the wall in a vain effort to retreat. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The sun stood directly overhead, pressing its heat down upon the town as though it held an enormous brass basin. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She dashed a grateful note off to her husband pressing him for details and sent a wire informing the War Department of its error. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A resolution was finally passed urging the administration to address the pressing security problems in the yards. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the past could be different from the past, because my memories could change: I no longer remembered Mother listening in the kitchen while Shawn pinned me to the floor, pressing my windpipe. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “This woman!” my dad said, looking up at the ceiling and pressing his hands together like he was praying. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Thighs together, heels tucked underneath me, pressing up against my body. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Grandma,” he said, finding one, pushing the pea basket pressing into his hip over a little. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z For instance, the reaction time grows if the person must make a choice, or engage a particular motor skill, like pressing a specific button. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z We were all huddled into one another, shoulders pressing against shoulders, Holly’s legs thrown over mine. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I looked up, pressing my chin to my chest to focus on the doll at the front of the raft. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z More pressing: How had they managed to keep this from her? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z If I couldn't bring Mo back, then she...But we had more pressing concerns at the moment. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Even if God’s need for him was the greater in normal times, now it was obvious that his first love’s need was pressing. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Men thin as insects rowed scows between the clumps, shepherding them with paddles, pressing down upon them, dousing them, drowning them, so that light might play unimpeded upon the winter sea. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My seat belt feels like it’s pressing hard against my chest, and I have to pull it away from me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She flung herself into his arms and sobbed, clinging passionately to his shoulders, pressing her nails into his back and her face into his neck, and all he could hear was, “No—no—no...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And then on October 18, a misty, gray day, the ice began pressing in again on both sides of the ship. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Your father didn’t set much store by rules either,” Snape went on, pressing his advantage, his thin face full of malice. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z By the time the Haitian plantation owners and overseers reached New Orleans, abolitionists were pressing to end the African slave trade. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Harry had a confused impression of noise and bodies pressing in on him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z "It's only a question of pressing the right button." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Liam must have sensed this, because he latched onto my shoulder and forced me down, pressing the side of my face against the cold, rough asphalt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Celaena crept to her bedroom window, pressing herself against the marble wall, and glanced down. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z After pressing their inked thumbs to their respective forms, they were handcuffed, blindfolded, and led outside to the elevator. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I’d jump in the Jeep and roar off into the countryside, my foot pressing heavily down on the gas as if speed could set me free. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He could still feel the gorgons’ claws pressing into his arms and smell their snaky breath—like dead mice and poison. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Stella ran her fingers gently over the round black letter keys, pressing the S for Stella part of the way down, watching the type bar rise up toward the roller. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I put my head against my knees, pressing my eyes right into my kneecaps. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She crossed to the wall, pressing her cheek and palms to the smooth surface. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Yet in another way she was not surprised at all to find herself, at the age of twenty, pressing herself against Carl Heine beneath a cedar above the West Port Jensen dance pavilion. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The women follow immediately behind the hippopotamus wagon, dressed all in black and pressing elegant lace hankies to the corners of their eyes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It was the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on the mercury exposed in the pan that makes the fluid shoot up the column. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Richard shifted as far away as he could from the two American journalists in the car, pressing himself against the door of the Peugeot. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I write out the registration card, pressing down hard as he commands. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She could still feel that sister foot pressing hateful on her back. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z When the pressing need of unsatisfied love had passed, they regained their composure and were able to return to normal. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The way she goes from moving to standing to going all gooey and pressing herself against the two of them. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The force of the blow knocks me sideways on the couch, the coolness of the yellow sheet pressing against my face. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Brick would come around, pressing it, and Tariq would get into it with him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Oh!” the Sorrow Eater said, pressing her hands to her chest. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I covered them up, pressing the soil down firmly with my fingertips. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His left hand gripped her shoulder, pressing her head tight against the hard, flat plane of his stomach. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I crouched, panting, pressing the cold, smooth egg to my lips. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Come on,” Prosper grumbled at Riccio, who was pressing his nose against the shop window. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z For Elizebeth, the pressing reality was that she was stuck in a job where she felt like second best, with her time worth half that of her husband’s. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z This aside, however, there are pressing 21st century learning issues that demand multicultural teaching material. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Because of the oxalic acid,” said Sister Fenella, pressing the pastry into a baking tin. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z No one’s supposed to be home, he thought, pressing his ear against the front door. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Oh,” June said, pressing her hands to her face. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He held on, pressing his body against the wall. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Cas took a step back, pressing herself against the desk behind her. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He stood up and walked to Tayo; he reached down for the prayer sticks and spoke the words distinctly, pressing the sticks close to his heart. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Sadna’s own fists gripped the machete as well, fighting to keep the edge from pressing home. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Bran could feel rough wood pressing against one cheek. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He pays attention to slaves, rocks, lightning, finches, and the ceremony of pressing noses in New Zealand. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z There is no frost upon the windows of Marco’s flat, so he inscribes lines of symbols in the shape of a letter A with ink, pressing his darkened fingers against the panes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Hmm, jury’s still out,” Claire said, but then she put her hand up the back of Maya’s shirt, pressing her palm against Maya’s skin, anchoring her down to earth. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “For the best?” he asks, pressing his arms against his stomach and curling forward. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He felt the silver muzzle pressing against his palm, and remembered the last time he had seen his lord father drink from this goblet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was pressing me to marry this fat guy whom I didn’t even know. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Then you’d best learn something, if you wish to understand what is happening. But not just now, and not from me: I have too many pressing things to think about.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z My scalp, ears, and face burn, and Donna is pressing something cold against my forehead. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z His motivation for this work came from his interest in astronomy, where the need for accurate timekeeping had long been obvious, but was becoming more pressing as more accurate observing instruments were designed. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I stand, pressing myself up against the wall. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z "Come dry," she says to Helmuth, pressing a dish towel into his hand. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes and tried to fight the nausea, the pressure pushing against all of her body now, against her arms and legs and belly, pressing into her back and shoulders and neck. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The man grabs it, pressing it against his chest. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Neither one of us was interested in pressing on to Dunston now that we had successfully come to a complete stop. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z When I experiment with pressing them, my avatar jerks forward a bit. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His hand pressing down on the clipboard, pressing it into the desk. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Maybe I felt guilty for pressing pause on helping Dad out of his funk. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He felt it pressing down, heavy as a greatcoat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Lydia hugged him tighter, pressing her tear-stained cheek to his, but said nothing for several moments. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The most pressing political question—for a few more weeks, at least—was what President Clinton would name his new dog. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “But have them come quickly. I leave tomorrow evening. I have pressing business to the south.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z More and more of the classes he took ad-dressed such pressing social issues as racism and world hunger and inequities in the distribution of wealth. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed her neck with his eerily smooth gloved hand, pressing into her wound so that pain sliced through her, and drew her face close to his. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Even pressing my hair flat against the glass, I couldn’t tell if my dad was right. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The horn felt like regular horn when she got to it, until she traced along its length and felt a loop pressing down halfway. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She cries out, pressing her head against the pillow. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I squeezed my eyes shut, pressing the heels of my palms against them for good measure. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Once again, we fell into our spying positions, angling ourselves at the cracked door to see, while pressing our ears against the air. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We tried pressing against the trees, keeping our heads down. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he taught me how to fold the dough over the filling and dab the edges with water before pressing the corners together. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Past the place where he can reach me with these quiet pressing words. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He could feel them pressing in around them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was best to move a little faster than usual across train tracks, past saloons and shanty homes, pressing quickly toward the safety of the Yard. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Once down, I lay there with the music going and my cheek pressing into the carpet and stared at the dust beneath my bed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Mr. Curtain said, pressing the intercom button on his wheelchair. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She stood with her back against the door, the little mists of Hill House curling around her ankles, and looked up at the pressing, heavy hills. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The affluent white liberals who were pressing the legal claims of blacks and other minorities “were often sheltered, in their private lives, and largely immune to the costs of implementing minority claims.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Within minutes of pressing the handful of chewed-up green stuff into the wound, pus begins running down the side of his leg. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Aru remembered pressing her nose against the glass case, staring at the lump of clay. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Dr. Somerset stopped and pulled her daughter close, pressing the back of her hand to June’s forehead. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Safer, do you really think that anyone who isn’t us is standing around in front of their intercoms pressing the Talk button?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He looked at his watch as if there was some pressing demand on his time elsewhere. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Right,” said Harry, who had more pressing matters on his mind than Snape’s detention, and now looked around surreptitiously for some indication of what Dumbledore was planning to do with him this evening. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He wanted the words to make a cloudless blue sky, pale with a summer sun pressing across wide and empty horizons. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He held her tight, pressing her to his chest, feeling the wild beat of her heart against his ribs. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He scrambled past him, pressing him against the side of the ditch. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z For a second, Harry wondered how it had got there —- but there were more pressing matters to deal with. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Mother knelt on the floor beside me, pressing my plastered hand the way she pressed Luke’s, dabbing my forehead, praying. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I used to watch Keav fuss over her school uniform, pressing and repressing her blue pleated skirt and white shirts so they looked as crisp and new as possible. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She was pressing so hard she was afraid she might strangle the boy, but the blood was coming up too fast. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He felt gently around the bag and found a Rita-sized lump pressing against the cloth. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I stare at him, pressing my hands to my sides so no one can see them shake. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He released her neck, slid his hand down to spread his palm over her heart, pressing into the soft flesh. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She righted it, stepping back, and blinked, pressing her fingers to her temples. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Mini had pulled up the collar of her shirt and was pressing it over her nose. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I grabbed my backpack, not bothering to put my books in it, and hurried to his locker, the weight of the books pressing against my achy chest. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Harry wondered why Dumbledore did not consider it rude to call on his old colleague so late, but now that conversation had been established, he had more pressing questions to ask. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The loss of peripheral vision was unnerving, and she did not like the suffocating way the pleated cloth kept pressing against her mouth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z In the meantime, however, he had more pressing worries. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She spread a circle of dough over the pan, pressing the edges into place. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Mrs. Beale was pressing her famous meatloaf into a baking pan one day, when Maniac started talking his trash to her. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She disappeared, coming back and pressing a plastic grocery bag of food into Luke’s hands. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then she was pressing her little proud broken self against his face, as close as she could get, and then they died. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We had been pressing the government to establish a date for months, and they had been stalling. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The work seemed so laborious to him and the thought of Petra Cotes was so persistent and pressing that after three weeks he disappeared from the workshop. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He would be pressing his hands tightly against the edges of the speaker’s stand, to support himself. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I repositioned myself, driving my body into the sofa arm, gathering my limbs and pressing them away from him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Oh Phoebe,” her mother said, pressing her fingers to her cheek, and when she made that familiar gesture, Phoebe looked as if her heart was splitting into a thousand pieces. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I sat on the living room floor, pressing my back against the radiator grate. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Omakayas was glad of the boring time she’d spent over the summer pressing fistfuls of gumbo clay, taken from the center of the island, into those places where the dried mud had crumbled. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I can remember riding and pressing my ear and cheek against Tom’s coat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I sat feeling nothing but Mama’s fingers pressing my palm, and my own pulse thumping beneath them. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I feel his laughter against my side, his nose sliding along my jaw, his lips pressing behind my ear. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z A woman was pressing moist compresses to his forehead, and gathered around him were almost all his tenants, staring at him with intense curiosity. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re joking, right? If I were spying, I wouldn’t want to be seen, would I? And so pressing up. against the window like this would be a pretty dumb idea, wouldn’t it?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They were offering her something to drink—pressing the glass against her lips. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Four rabbits were crowded against the wire, pressing their noses through the mesh. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Guess who I just saw. Guess who came. Mr. Vanderfeller;” he said urgently, pressing his father’s arm. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Her hands found his shoulders, and she said, “Take one more step,” and then he could no longer feel the rock pressing in on him. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The darkness seemed to be pressing on their eyeballs as they stood, terrified, waiting. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Not long before, I had written to Coetsee pressing him for a meeting to discuss talks between the ANC and the government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the girl’s friends were squealing and pressing into her. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Matthew’s Noise is already lurching on me like hands pressing in, forcing its way into my own thinking, trying to ransack the room. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The open vistas distressed me, the sense of being adrift in a crowd of people pressing in on all sides, wanting to touch me, greet me, wish me well. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like tracing a row of stitches while pressing so softly that none of them was harmed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When it got close to the time that Marcus would call, I went into Grandma’s living room, grabbed the phone, and practiced pressing the 1 button. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z My mom narrowed her eyes, but instead of pressing, she sat back in her chair and said loudly, “Well.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The air rushed in and I felt one of her breasts pressing against my arm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I decided I would do just that, but then I remembered the more pressing matter of inmates still outside their cells who were claim-ing to be porters. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was pitch black in the room when Chronicler woke with something soft pressing against his face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z True, Hitler had shown no pressing interest in South America. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The blade was no longer pressing into her skin. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Let him alone!” cried Hazel, for now they were all pressing forward to help him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas jumped to hide, pressing himself against the back of the building as hard as he could. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Because I’ve felt you giving me curious looks all evening. So I figure there must be something pressing you.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “I’ve told myself a hundred times—oh, a thousand times!—I ought to buy a revolver!” she muttered, pressing her ear to the wall. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There was no air left in this place, and the person next to me was pressing close, close....Someone in front of me was standing up, and they were talking, too, they were all talking. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I sit up and wrap my arms around him, pressing my face into his neck. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z His hand’s on my shoulder now, held still, heavy, pressing down on me like warm lead. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z About the pressings he'd made since he was little, and the cuttings he collected. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The boy sucked in his breath, squinting in expectation of the blow, his back pressing against the rough bricks until their edges dug into his flesh. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z We went from house to house, walking along pathways and pressing doorbells. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z They were pressing, flanking and driving him back. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Merope shook her head frantically, pressing herself into the wall, apparently unable to speak. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A weakness, beginning inwardly, extending to the limbs, seized me, and I fell: I lay on the ground some minutes, pressing my face to the wet turf. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Gideon says nothing for a long moment, his lips pressing together in a thin line. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Shouts rise up from the left side of the room, and I see blurs of fists pressing into the dark air. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He realized too late, from the blood spattered on her dress, that the young girl was a virgin, but neither Pancha’s humble origin nor the pressing demands of his desire allowed him to reconsider. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He startled me, suddenly grabbing my hand, pressing my palm to his face, and inhaling deeply. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Just checkin’ the time,” he said, pressing the button again, his voice back to its regular gruff tone, not its annoyed gruff tone. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “No, wait,” I say, pressing my other hand to my stomach and walking over to him. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z So I got some larger rubber bands and wore them around my whole head, pressing against my front teeth. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. It’s just a stupid cut,” she said, but she pulled back the hand that was pressing it and her fingertips were sticky red. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z He planted his lips on the ring, pressing hard, feeling the edge of the setting catch on his lip. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Was she wiping my touch away or pressing it close? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Xan picked Luna up, feeling the weight of the child’s face on her shoulder and pressing her wrinkled cheek against the little girl’s hair. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I gritted my teeth and tried really hard not to let the tears that were pressing hard against my eyelids fall. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In the coming decades, these issues would only become more pressing. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We all gazed down at the baby, as if her ear held the answer to the world’s most pressing questions. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Jam puffed out a hard breath and focused on the soles of her bare feet, pressing them into the wood of the floor, uneven with age and paint and rough varnish. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z We had surrounded Miss Wren and were pressing in on her, our desperation palpable. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “What ...” I fling one of the pages over the railing, pressing my lips together. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She could not concentrate on her marking and pressing. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The enemy before them seemed to have grown rather than diminished, and still more were pressing up from the valley through the breach. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And then she gave a contented sigh, falling instantly asleep, pressing herself into the softness of the Witch’s belly. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Another never came or wrote, perhaps because of some pressing personal problem which had intervened. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z As my captors waited, I stepped out of my shoes one at a time, pressing down on the heels with the opposite foot, wobbling and nearly losing my balance without my arms to steady me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z In fact, the mere pressing of buttons is rewarding, providing a dopamine release. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It hurt my head to think about, so I concentrated on a more pressing concern. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The room gets darker and darker until I’m there again, lying in the water, her body pressing against mine, a candle flickering just behind my head. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She squeezed me so tight it felt like she was pressing the breath out of me. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Right on Victor's chest, however, with his knees pressing into his sides as if the felled detective were a stubborn horse, sat Scipio, smiling mockingly. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She stomped back toward the house, and I sat there for a few torturous minutes with one hand pressing the towel against my nose and breathed deeply through my mouth. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She lay down on the grave, pressing her body into the warm earth and her cheek against the gravestone. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Oliver takes the box back and sniffs it and tries to hear something by pressing his ear to the top. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z On the other side is me, pressing my forehead against the thick see-through wall. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Just naked treetops and peaked roofs and a band of darkening sky wrapping around the car, pressing against the window. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z We rise, dismissed, and she takes each of us in turn, pressing her chilly mouth against our cheeks. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I was watching the streets, thrilled by the buildings pressing and pressed by stone; so glad to be looking out and in on things I dismissed what went on in heart-pockets closed to me. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The going never gets exceedingly difficult, but the fifteen-foot-high tangle of alder pressing in from both sides is gloomy, claustrophobic, oppressive. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They continued pressing forward, shuffling through the sandstorm, hoping for a miracle. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He smelled like cologne and wore an iron-gray three-piece suit, shiny from too many pressings; the gold chain of a pocket watch dangled from his vest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was by pressing our ears to the air that we had heard Pa say, “No, Ma. They need to know her, and she needs to know them. They’re flying to Oakland. That’s final.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z John bolted upright from his ridiculous position of pressing an ear against the receiver. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Cain closes Marcus’s hands over his blade, pressing until blood drips from his palms. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I put my hands over my face, Dismay’s collar pressing into my nose. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Looking back, I see him on his knees, pressing a hand to his side to stanch the blood. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My initial thought was that pressing charges was a bad idea. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His arm settled down over my shoulders and he pulled me close, pressing his face against my hair. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z When Ma is in the room, I often stand in front of the cabinet, my palms pressing flat against the glass, drooling at the candies. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had no choice,” Nina said, the ache of tears pressing at her throat. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In a flash, they’re pressing their noses against the steamed window of the cruiser to make twin pig snouts. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He leaned against her, pressing his shoulder into hers. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Fyrian hovered very close to Luna’s face, pressing nose to nose—green to freckles. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z On the rickety, old-fashioned stained- glass door, with its motifs of exotic birds, there was a bronze knocker in the shape of a woman’s hand pressing on a ball. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But if at least one of you presses the button, those of the group who press the button will receive $3,000 and those who refrain from pressing the button will receive nothing. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The clouds spun in my mind, pushing, pressing against the back of my eyes. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “He says you don’t have to use the reins. He knows where we’re going,” Pita said, pressing her cheek against the animal’s cheek and smoothing down the tuft of hair at his forehead. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Over at the writing table, Zooey, pressing down heavily with his pencil, was filling in the “o”s on the advertisement side of a small blotter. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Four hesitates for a moment and then takes my arm, his fingertips pressing to the inside of my elbow. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Over the field he drove them, pressing the plow down firmly and casting the dragon’s teeth into the furrows. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The rat placed his foot on the weasel’s throat and began pressing down. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Lacking any pressing engagements, I picked up the clay soldier and walked over. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “It’s a stupid rule,” I muttered, pressing my forehead to the cold wood. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He motions to the other guards to keep their guns away, moving his palms down, like he’s pressing the air. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Liam stayed on the ground, too, pressing his fists against his eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z With my face pressing against the bars, I begin to cry. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I reach up, pressing my palm to the glass, inside the heart that she drew. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z "Is that so? Well, on to more pressing matters—your daughters' placements. My, they don't even look like sisters, do they? If it wasn't for those matching outfits..." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He ran a few steps down the hall and spun around, pressing his back against the wall. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z As Hannah speaks through the dusty speakers, I feel the weight of my backpack pressing against my leg. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z As she ran from the room, I grabbed the sheet and bundled it around my hand to form a compact, pressing it over the wound in Haskel’s side in an effort to stop the bleeding. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Goodbye, Leo,” I say, pressing the note into his palm. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I wait for her to wipe her eyes and compose herself before pressing play. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He turned around to see where everybody was going, but there was nothing to see except their backs and hats pressing forward into the night. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z When we stopped at various points to discuss the state of the sanctuary, Otto would quickly lose interest, pressing his face against me and play-biting my shirt. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He settles for pulling Henry in by the sway of his waist, pressing their bodies flush. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z If you refrained from pressing, you would probably have reversed that decision if the stakes had been $10,000 vs. $9,500. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We walk out to the elevators—and Abby grabs my hand, squeezing it quickly, before pressing the button for the fifth floor. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Hilda fusses with the collar on my jacket, smoothing and tucking and pressing it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He frowned as what I was saying sunk in, pressing his long fingers to his temples and closing his eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Someone must keep pressing the UP button for twelve minutes, or the journey will not finish.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “You thought of me,” Joaquin said, trying to keep from laughing or crying or whatever that reaction was that was bubbling up in his chest, pressing down on his lungs. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Amari looked like he was ready to say something back to her, then he sat up, his lips pressing together. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Only the wind is alive, pressing her robe to her fat, loose hips and bosom. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z But the whole beach, throbbing in the sun, was pressing on my back. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I dropped back down on the seat, pressing my hands against my face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I tried to kick it off but couldn’t, so I crawled beneath it, my hands and knees pressing into the ceiling of the van, which was upside down. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Pita tugged at her wet shirt, squeezing out the water and pressing it down over her round belly to smooth it out, while Velia and Delia tried in vain to straighten out each other’s clothes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Nathan hustled over to Jet Stone Boy, who was already pressing the tip of his arrowhead to the earth. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Mark’s hand was warm on his back, his fingers pressing down and grounding Joaquin. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I was very aware of Rachel’s shoulder pressing against mine. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z With ludicrous care he embraced the rock, pressing himself to it above the sucking sea. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z They’d drawn for hours, and June was hilarious as she learned, pressing her tongue to her top lip in concentration and scrunching a hand into her hair when she got frustrated. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At its birth the two of them had felt the same raw pain of separation, a wound that only the family pressing tight could close. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Pinned and powerless, with Jordan pressing into him with all his might, Alex found it hard to breathe. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z By now the sounds of the men pressing against the door had died down. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Percy understood about ten percent of Leo’s story, but he decided it was enough since he had a more pressing question. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Never mind,” Chess said, pressing Finn’s head back toward his own shoulder. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He pauses for a moment, pressing his forehead to her massive stone one, before rising above her. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Thomas once again felt a pressing ache of confusion—hearing so many words and phrases that didn’t make sense. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Exhaling slowly, I slap a big Hallmark-greeting-card smile on my face before opening my eyes and pressing the enter key to go live. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Anya sat down next to the tree, her back pressing against its smooth bark, and set her bundle of bones to her side. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He tugs me closer, pressing his lips to each bird in turn. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Getting away from them feels suddenly a lot more pressing. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z On the other side, pressing for a development program at top speed, were Lewis Strauss and Gordon Dean, a veteran of the Roosevelt Justice Department now teaching law in California. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She especially forgives him for it whenever she sees him write by hand; he crouches over in concentration, his arm curled and his fingers pressing hard like a child, and she loves this. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Pax lay down shoulder to shoulder with the old fox, pressing tight in full company. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The needs of others were so pressing that she was forced to put her grief aside for later. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The baby toddled to the window, pressing a chubby palm against the glass. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She made a pillow stand in for Lefty, pressing it against her back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Besides the fuss with Elmer and others, Traft and his pals were going around pressing folks to join the Montana Loyalty League. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The chickens clucked in their enclosure, pressing their beaks to the willow walls, keeping them inside. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “If you know this,” said Billy, “isn’t there some way you can prevent it? Can’t you keep the pilot from pressing the button?” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She reached up and pulled Kaede down, pressing her face into her neck. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Here, Mom, let me—” “No, stop. I can do this,” she interrupted, pressing two more buttons while half sticking out her tongue. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “It’s just decoration,” she whispered, pressing the doorbell. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I say, pressing the rag with my fingers and wincing from the smell. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z His thoughts flashed back to the beginnings of his journey, when his most pressing problem had been deciding which wine to drink with his midmoming snails. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then he was against me, pressing me back until I hit the alley wall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Anger suddenly filled me, constricting my air passages, pressing my nostrils shut. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Good,” Cain panted, pressing her staff so hard that his blade sank into the wood. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He jerks his head away from me and it’s then that I lunge forward, pressing all my weight against him, throwing him off balance so that he stumbles back against the kitchen table. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z David and I are slow-dancing in Jenny's apartment to "Let's Stay Together," and his strong, slim body is pressing hard against mine. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He galloped through the infantry as if they were not his enemies at all—not even troubling to strike at them—pressing his charge against the armoured core itself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Uhmma discreetly wets her fingers with some spit and reaches up, pressing the lock of hair back down. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z And all the while there is the overwhelming knowledge that thousands of tons of earth and stone are pressing down above you. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then we begin to feel something of that relentlessly pressing force by which nature controls her own. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I took out a ballpoint pen and started pressing it against a piece of scrap paper, making dents in the paper but not making a mark. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Every step formed another word, thick like yellow pitch oozing from a broken pinon limb, words pressing inside his chest until it hurt: don’t leave me. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z When the truck backed up to the platform I was pressing the cover on the last bucket—and there stood Kimbro above me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then S.Q. was removing their blindfolds and pressing the intercom button. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry,” I murmured, the combined weight of horror and reproach pressing against my chest. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z And then he starts to laugh, loud and deep and wild, in a way so familiar, it feels like pressing on a bruise. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z When early civilizations started pressing reeds to clay tablets, carving figures in stone, and daubing ink on parchment and on papyrus, number systems had already been well-established. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z As it slowed to normal, he felt a pain growing inside, a pain spreading through his body, pressing from within. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Reyna grabbed the knife and straddled her, pressing the blade against her captor’s throat. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Her dæmon’s sharp nails were pressing into the flesh of her upper arms, and she gripped his fur for reassurance. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Initially, the clay was scratched with pointed tools, which gradually yielded to reed styluses for neatly pressing a mark into the tablet. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I kneel next to him, placing my hands over his, pressing down like I’ve seen in movies. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Lazlo was uncomfortable pressing onward in this bloody line of inquiry—and he was far from certain he really wanted an answer—but it felt too important not to delve deeper. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z To please the nuns, I carry a big satchel of books, but there are more pressing things to make sense of. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Because I had to lean back in my chair to keep Otto from pressing into the table, I couldn’t see what the joke was until the food was in front of me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “Whole family?” he said, pressing my fingers with his moist palm. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z My third thought was just an echo of my first thought, that pressing charges was a bad idea, but there was no point in trying to talk my mother out of it. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The words were repeated, the shadowy figures pressing in on them gasped it to those around them . . . and then others shouted it — screeched it — into the night — “He’s dead!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The crowd surged in a few inches, pressing closer, tightening their circle. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I felt soft, cool hands pressing against my chest, then nothing at all. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z ‘Surely, Father,’ the goddess continued, ‘we should attend to our more pressing problems, as you pointed out.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He opened and closed the windows by pressing a button. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He was about to learn the hard way about the perils of pressing too hard. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Yes, yes, I quickly said, pressing down the play and record buttons. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "Crow only confessed to being the answer, nothing more," Angela said, pressing her hand against the tearing pain in her cheek. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He cleared his throat, the sadness pressing on him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z "Now she's all set to cook down; all we got to do is put the fire to her," he said, pressing a button on something that looked like the burner of an oil furnace. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re growing, however,” Basil sniffed, taking a big flowery silk handkerchief from his vest and pressing it to his nose. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It felt like someone was pressing a hot iron into his skin, but Percy managed not to scream. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She shoved her entire body against the left door, pressing it toward the center. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I don’t mind, I said to Amari, pressing the stop button. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He first tied Amari’s arms together, then tied her to the tree, pressing himself against her to keep her still. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Redemption fell silent and twisted his fingers together, pressing and interlocking them over and over. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Harry, Ron, and Hermione stood alone, in the middle of the corridor, as silence fell among the mass of students pressing forward to see the grisly sight. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I cannot picture prim Oriana doing such a brutal, brave thing—pressing the point of her knife into flesh, finding the right spot and slicing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Seizing my father’s hand and pressing it hard, I let him feel my desperation. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was like a stone pressing down on my chest. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She was aware of the marbles clicking in her pocket, aware of the stone with a hole in it, aware of the cat pressing itself against her. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Beatrice looked startled, and Ash covered her face with her hands, pressing the emotion back down. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Or maybe heavy on the outside, like something was pressing down on top of me, when really it was nothing but air. plunk, plunk. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z They undressed silently and showered together, pressing against each other in the narrow bathroom and then clinging together in bed, their bodies still wet and their movements slow. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘Well, have I been pressing you? Have I ever made you out a bill and asked you to pay up?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Rafe was sitting next to her now, his thigh pressing against hers. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z There’s a quote right next to a photo of a hairdresser pressing a woman’s long, thick black hair—hair like mine. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I gather myself, pressing my tongue against the bitter metal of the knife. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The old couple were on the steps now, the old man holding her arm, the white men leaning forward above, and the crowd pressing me closer to the steps. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I scream, dropping flat and pressing my chest against the wet ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Beatrice Taylor...Last night she had dreamed of Beatrice—dreamt that she was outside pressing her face against the window and moaning, asking to be let in. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The wind, with a wild cry, slipped under the umbrella, pressing it upwards as though trying to force it out of Mary Poppins’s hand. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z For Durham’s black elite, pressing for desegregation was still too radical an idea—and one which, if implemented, would threaten their own economic well-being. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z So with Gideon on one side, still pressing the T-shirt against the wound, and Sergio on the other, they hoisted the man to his feet and made their way out of the train. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Black Lorren had his sword out, but there were already four of them pressing in on him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They’re screaming like lunatics and pressing their faces against the car windows. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She watched him as he laid his hand on the door, pressing his palm against the wood. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I lean back, pressing my shoulders to the wall, and say, “What’s Divergent?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I struggle with the cap on a mucus thinner, pressing down on it with all my strength and trying to twist it off. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She gripped the grate, pressing her face against it to get a better look. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I can hear them calling now, she thought, and the little footsteps running through Hill House and the soft sound of the hills pressing closer. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if it’s because Emily’s mom is right about pressing charges. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z My back is to the kitchen counter, he is standing in front of me, against me, his hips pressing against mine. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagine him laughing, pressing quarters into our palms, pulling presents for us from his bag, thick gold bracelet flashing at his wrist. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the ghosts were pressing close, poor things, and the children especially couldn’t leave Lyra alone. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Father was pressing a wet towel against my forehead anxiously. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I went over and she pulled me down, pressing my face into her neck. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes, too, pressing my hands over them. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z All that heat was pressing down on me and making it hard for me to go on. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z He took away some of my anger, I think, anger that had been pressing down on my chest. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I smile a little and wrap my arms around him before he finishes, pressing the side of my face to his chest. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He’s crying, pressing his hands against his mouth. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z They felt the air whip past their faces, flinging their hair back and pressing on their eyeballs. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The air felt heavy, steamy, pressing in on them as they continued along the narrow path. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Despite a clear and pressing need, subsidized housing wasn’t considered, primarily because it ran counter to the economic interests of slumlords who held powerful positions in and out of government. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The old trees surrounding it all were intensely meaningful, with a message that was very pressing and entirely indecipherable. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked everywhere for him, summoning all her senses, but her mother’s elbow in her ribs brought her back to the pressing matter of the ceremony. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Silvertongue went back to Capricorn's house, peered into several windows, and finally knocked one of them in, taking off his jacket and pressing it against the glass to muffle the sound when it broke. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z When the creature’s skin began to catch fire, she turned away, pressing her hand over her nose to block out the smell. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He fell to his knees, then collapsed to the ground, still pressing his hands against his head. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Hello, it’s me again,” Nathan said, pressing his thumb against his communication stone. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I stumble forward, pressing the plaque to my chest. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t interrupt me once—Ben was a good friend in the not-interrupting way—but when I finished, he immediately asked me the most pressing question in his mind. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He unwrapped his mind from his body, separated the two, while he lay in the trench, pressing himself into the mud, luxuriating in how close and connected he was to the mud. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z His question feels like he's pressing on a bruise. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Yeah, thank you,” I replied as I rubbed each wrist with the opposite hand, trying to ease some of the pain of the metal handcuffs pressing against my skin. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “Fuuuuuck,” he said, pressing the heels of his palms against his eyes and laughing to himself. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z In the dim fight, the mostly empty room, the pressing silence ... he felt as if he were staring at the back of a ghost waiting to pronounce their doomed destiny. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Blood spurts from the wound, and he screams again, pressing his forehead to the ground. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Me too,” said Lyra, though she was also feeling more than that, something subdued and pressing and half-happy and half-painful, so that she wasn’t quite sure what it was. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z All the same, she couldn’t resist reaching down and pressing her own tummy button to see if it worked. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am not,” the general said, tilting his head sideways and pressing his hand to his chest to convey humility. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I pour the leftover dirt into Claudia's pot, and then place the roots in the middle, pressing the soil around it. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I stretch out, pressing my hot cheek on the grass mat, staring at the thing in aggravation. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She remembered watching her youngest through the portholes in the incubator, nearly pressing her nose to the glass to be sure Izzy was still breathing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z To ease the pain, we took turns lying flat on our stomachs in the furrows and pressing down on each other’s backs with our hands. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z A wave of loss threatened to engulf him; he curled his fingers into fists, feeling his nails pressing into his palms. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And then literally, he draws me to him, so close I can feel the hardness at his groin pressing against my dress. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At ten years of age, I started washing and pressing my own hair. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But when she put her hands on my shoulders, pressing her mouth to mine, I knew she wanted to be there as much as I did. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z That’s when I saw a long, black tongue pressing against the outside of the booth’s glass. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Ah!” said I, pressing him, for I thought I saw him near a loophole here; “but would that be your opinion at Walworth?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z As he reached for the eject button, Powers realized that the plane's centrifugal force was pressing the lower half of his body into the cockpit. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It takes all the willpower I have for me to steer myself toward the chair and sit down in it again, pressing my skull into the headrest. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I step up on one of the barrier’s crossbars, pressing my hips to the railing to keep my balance. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I turned around, pressing my face against my towel so he wouldn’t see my tears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z One of the chairs was occupied by a woman frantically pressing buttons as the Berg shot forward, trees disappearing below them at an increasing rate. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Like my mother, she used a pressing cloth, and when she was finished, my hair was as straight as a white person’s. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Jo Ann Robinson, E. D. Nixon, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and others continued to meet with city and bus officials, consistently pressing for black drivers, courteous treatment, and a revised seating plan. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I fumble with the phone, pressing the end button. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He rolls us over so his body is pressing into mine, the weight of him, the weight of that other day, and Zephyr begins elbowing his way between us. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Then there’s only silence and the weight of the air in the room pressing on our bodies. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z But once a woman decides she will have her baby, a pressing question arises: what are parents supposed to do once a child is born? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z By the time he left my ears were raw from pressing against the door, and I still hadn’t heard much. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She feels his fingers, pressing into her arm as he grabs it outside of class. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Argon brushed past Foaly, pressing a laser disk into the console’s player. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The creature didn’t bother itself with ghosts but knocked Minya to the ground like a toy to a kitten, and pinned her there, one metal hoof pressing on her chest. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Anya tenderly ran her fingertips over the magic bubble, pressing on it enough to feel the bag past it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Rag in one hand, polish in the other, I straddle the pole, pressing my thighs together to keep myself from falling into the bottomless blue. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Grabbing the rod, he shoved it into the muzzle once more, pressing the load tightly. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He had not even realized that he was clammy or that there was a heavy weight pressing on his stomach until both sensations lifted. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The barometer had only recently been invented, and Descartes was one of the first people to suggest that what it measured was the weight of air pressing down on the surface of the Earth. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Norman Bowker bent forward and scooped up some ice against his chest, pressing it there for a moment, then he fished out a beer and snapped it open. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Except now the power’s been cut and he’s pressing his forehead into the belly of the sculpture. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z There was a moment of hesitation, and then his hand was on her neck, his thick fingers slowly pressing the knobs in the back of it. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “What really happened to your nose?” he asked, once they were at the very back of the throng pressing out of the Hall, and out of earshot of anyone else. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Let me sweeten that sour tongue of yours,” he says, pressing it down. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Freezing a cell was like pressing a pause button: cell division, metabolism, and everything else simply stopped, then resumed after thawing as if you’d just pressed play again. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I close my eyes, pressing my ear to her chest again. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “He’s gonna get—” Paolo began, but Angelica smacked him hard, and he shut his mouth at once, pressing his quivering lips together. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I shove one hand into my jeans and hold the phone with the other, pressing the volume up button each time the screen goes blank. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z But soon the duck coat rode up and Jerome’s urgency was pressing itself upon me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He crouched below Newt against the lowest of the wooden boards, pressing his eye against a crack—it was terrifying being so close to the wall. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I could feel the air all around me, pressing in like dirt cast into an open grave. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The rainwater would seep down gently and the delicate membranes would not be crushed or broken before the emergence of tiny fingers, roots, and leaves pressing out in all directions. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Pinmei felt like the walls of the gang were pressing into her, forcing the air from her lungs. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “They can wait. Their situation wasn’t as pressing as yours was. When the time is right, I’m sure we’ll go back for them, but in the meantime, don’t worry. They’ll live.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z People who had come late were standing behind us, pressing against us when other people crowded them. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z In one heartbeat, I'm pressing my back against the closed door and wondering if I've just made another mistake. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She was having trouble getting the words out with his woodsy smell swirling all around her, with his heat pressing closer to her than the fog. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z We danced around the ironing board, with Mami guiding my hand, pressing down on the iron, and standing away for a minute to see me do as she’d taught. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z My mother's fingers are pressing into my arms, but I'm glad for it. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then he set about pulling the small black threads from his skin, pressing down with the flat of his thumb. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Starching the shirts for the next day’s pressing was probably my mother’s time to ride off with the people in her own mind. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Boots reached out her arms and Gregor took her, pressing his nose into her damp curls. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z No one answers the door, so I ring the new bell again, pressing my face close to the glass. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z A ghostly woman slumped over the bat, pressing her hands to her chest to stem the flow of blood. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She was standing at the ironing board, pressing one of my father’s dress shirts. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The fire stretched in an unbroken wall across the opposite shore, a roaring wind pressing at its back and sending embers flying across to alight on the near side. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But despite my pressing new activities, I was not excused from my music lessons. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z A few concerned citizens were pressing in on Lance, all eager to be interviewed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The book she had been reading was under her pillow, pressing its cover against her ear as if to lure her back into its printed pages. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I feel it pressing down on me like a stone. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to watch Mo giving Elinor's books new clothes, pressing fragile gold leaf into the leather with his stamps, choosing endpapers, stirring glue, fastening the press. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z As soon as Lucky Girl was in, Tool waded after her, his huge form pressing a ripple in the lily pads and petroleum murk. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z You really are a monster, I thought, pressing a fist tight against my stomach. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Tally felt the weight of the mountain pressing down upon her, and found that she was still struggling to breathe as she pulled herself out into the sunlight. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Bravo,” Lili cheered, pressing her son into the folds of her apron. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Jon could sense the vast weight pressing down on him as he waited behind the Lord Steward. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The smell of hairspray and cologne was like a physical presence, pressing itself between people, wrapping its arms around Dimple. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I kept silent while we dropped off Twig, silent the whole way home, even though I could feel Dad’s tension growing, pressing in on me from all sides. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Mom sat beside her, pressing an ice pack to the back of her head. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I was hungry for green vegetables, and that night as I went off to sleep, I thought of the pokeweeds, the dandelions, the spring beauties that would soon be pressing up from the earth. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z When he wasn’t winning other people’s races, he was organizing his own and pressing other Buick agents to join him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She was pressing a squawking plastic duck in her hand. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was just a single crush of people pressing forward. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Get back,” Papa suddenly yelled, moving us away from the main door, pressing us toward the middle. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He was speaking, and she felt the cold glass pressing against her lips. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z When she stood still in the middle of the room the pressing silence of Hill House came back all around her. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z She imagines seizing El Lider’s pistol, pressing it to his temple, squeezing the trigger until he hears the decisive click. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Momma was pressing a bowl of soup on him. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped in front of it and leaned in, pressing his ear against the door. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I watched his strong body wither, then bloat, saw him suffer, night after night, doubled over at the dinner table, pressing on his stomach, his eyes shut, his mouth contorted in pain. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They were now at the point where the stream began, and he could see the shape of Balthamos’s feet very lightly pressing the grass. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “The Reverend Mother has more pressing needs for her disinfectant.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Bill held him close, so that a button on his sweater was pressing painfully into Jesse’s forehead, but as uncomfortable as he was, Jesse didn’t move. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Mark did as he was told, pressing his back against the wall on the other side of the door, holding the wrench tightly. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Then his whole body was pressing me into the hot sand, burying me in it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Noah, he says in that bone-melting way and my hands are in Heather’s hair, and I’m pressing my body against hers hard, drawing her closer to me, pushing my tongue deep inside her mouth... I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z You could almost watch them grow, pressing their fat green tongues up through the black earth. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon, however, he seized the reins of the affair as leader of the regents bloc pressing for dismissal of nonsigners. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z All of the house occupants seemed to scream at once, and their bodies swarmed in, pressing against Mark and his friends. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The dwarf rolled over, pressing half a nose deep into the silken pillows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Even from here, I can feel my mom’s pressing her mouth shut hard, thinking a thousand thoughts that I wish I could hear. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z She leaned well out, with her feet off the floor and the sill pressing breathlessly across her stomach. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Everywhere, it seemed, in the trees and water and sky, a great worldwide sadness came pressing down on me, a crushing sorrow, sorrow like I had never known it before. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Another team worked the pressing machines like cooks at a giant griddle. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “You had nothing else pressing on for the evening, why not take the case?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Surprised, I stayed there with my mouth pressing against his mouth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, he and Amit are using shoulders, elbows, legs, and chests to clear a path through the curious crowd pressing around us. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Being loyal to the one who owned me gave me prickly thoughts, like burrs trapped in my shift, pressing into my skin with every step. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hi, Gram,” I whisper, pressing my palm to her name. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The seam of stitches pressing into my palm. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Raizel staggered from the floor, pressing a hand to the bump on her head. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Ralph stood up, feeling curiously defenseless with the darkness pressing in. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The women stumbled back, dropping their wiping cloths and pressing their hands to their mouths as the coins tumbled and leaped about their feet. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He lunged toward the bed then, pressing his fists into the mattress, bringing his face so close I could see the tiny holes where his whiskers grew. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Manny says, furiously pressing buttons on his vibrating controller as the sound of machine-gun fire fills the room in surround sound. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Code,” she beamed, pressing it to her face. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z With as much strength as she could manage, she began pressing down on it in a steady counting rhythm. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z There’s a huge garden party at the White House, and Nora is there in a dress and blazer and a sly smile, pressing a kiss to the side of Alex’s jaw. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Ranofer spread a fresh cloth over the glittering debris on the sheepskin, pressing it down with his palms to hasten the drying process. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The profoundness of our lips touching and our tongues pressing and my hand cupping her perfect white cheek barred any thoughts of right or wrong or any memory of why “Yes.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He outmaneuvered me, pressing so hard I had to put all my concentration on not getting sliced into pieces. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He stares at me for a few seconds and then throws his arms around me, his hand pressing to the wound in my shoulder. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She reached into her robe and pulled out a small, folded piece of paper, pressing it into Citra’s palm. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She made her way back to the place where she had begun, and she set down the iron bowl, pressing it into the ground. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon was a lemur, with the biggest eyes he could manage, clinging to Lyra’s shoulder, pressing himself into her fog-pearled hair, peering all around and seeing no more than she did. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Before he drank, he had another pressing concern. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Doc’s fine hands worked precisely, slipping the needle into place and pressing the compressed air trigger that forced the color into the veins. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time winter came, Mia would bring her newest photographs to show Pauline nearly every week, and they would talk them over, Pauline pressing her to articulate what she’d done and why. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then he saw the color of his sleeve of his shirt, and felt the dry lava pebbles pressing into his raw hands. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z As I close the door, I worry that he’s pressing himself too hard, and just that little bit of concern is enough to make me realize that I’m in a heap of trouble. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Am I a good girl?” she said, pressing up to his leg. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He turned full circle in the water, the silence pressing harder than ever against his eardrums. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Sarai cracked first, tipping into helpless laughter, and Feral followed, and mirth worked its mundane magic, leaching the tension from Sarai’s spine and relieving the cold dread that had been pressing on her all evening. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I think of pressing a gun to his head and threatening his life, and swallow hard. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She employed a variety of techniques—probing with her thumbs, rubbing with her palms, pressing with her fists, digging with her elbows. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I picked up the last biscuit, pressing it with my finger until it snapped. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He grabbed her arm, and for a moment she was afraid of him, afraid of his hard hands pressing the fabric of her shirt, thin and weak as he was. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We selected them as the most immediate burden pressing on the lives of the people, and the best way to engage the greatest number of people in the struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have more pressing matters to discuss. I have sent the Green Grace to die Yunkishmen to make arrangements for the release of our hostages. I expect her back by midday with their answer.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The sky is low and pressing down on us. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I asked, pressing my palm to my forehead. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They moved to her mouth and held there for a moment, pressing lightly. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He was trembling hard and feeling sick, because pressing at him was the knowledge that he’d killed someone, that he was a murderer. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she ran to the living room and started pressing the floorboards near the door. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z And then he is pressing me against the wall, his hand at the small of my back. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And Taryn was pressing her hands to her stomach like it felt all twisty or something. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I smiled, then bowed, briefly pressing my forehead to the floor. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z What was pinning him down, pressing on him with so much weight that he could not move? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z But they are driven by the humans pressing the buttons, asking for a tiny piece of the fractured spotlight. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He felt as though the walls were pressing in on him, as though he wanted to get up and run from the room. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Nonsense! Superstitious garbage! I've wrung several of the brutes’ necks already!” said Flatnose angrily, pressing one hand to his bleeding cheek. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But I just went on pressing that bell, and oh! the relief when I heard footsteps coming running down the corridor and a knock on the door. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I shouldn’t have reached for her, not with fever and exhaustion pressing down on me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “As we are!” repeated Mr. Rochester—“so,” he added, enclosing me in his arms, gathering me to his breast, pressing his lips on my lips: “so, Jane!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She tucked her elbows against her, pressing her arms against her ribs, making herself a tight line. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Everyone started pressing in, trying to get a look at my injuries, but I pushed them away and jumped on my board and took off, fast. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But I never see a more experienced associate do this—first, because the customers are often annoyed to have their shopping dazes interrupted and, second, because we have far more pressing things to do. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Ruby sighed and held her breasts, laxly rubbing the nipples until they grew stiff, letting her body flow and twirl with the currents, her toes stepping lightly off rocks, pressing gently along patches of sand. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now what?” said Harry, blinking at the solid mass of cloud pressing in on them from all sides. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Her words go well with the smell of a roast chicken dinner that is about pressing out the walls of the house. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Raising it up and down, and pressing it back and around, he could tell that he had found the pit. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z After a moment he touches the small of my back, pressing me closer, and smooths his other hand over my hair. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z In a few strides, War Admiral swooped up alongside him, his head pressing Seabiscuit’s shoulder. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She steps back as far as she can, holding out the remains of the box at arm’s length and pressing a button on it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “Use a fork,” I whisper, pressing mine into his hand. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right. I need to go get her. But we’ve got even more pressing issues to tend to.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I tried to find him, to tell him everything was fine, but the water was so deep, it was pressing on me, and I couldn’t breathe. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Maya nestled closer to her, pressing up against Grace’s side as Joaquin sat down on the edge of the bed next to them. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Gregory squirmed, but Candace wouldn't let up, pressing at his face like she was trying to rub smudges off of fresh sneakers, getting the creases of his nose and the corners of his mouth. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z She stops suddenly, putting her hands to her face, pressing her white-gloved fingers over her eyes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I beamed, this time pressing 1 without any trouble. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He felt where she showed him, pressing his large hand against the taut, smooth skin above her ankle, and nodded. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I scan back and forth, pressing buttons to get closer and farther away, but I keep coming back to those rustling trees. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I hold her tighter, pressing against her until I feel just the slightest bit cold, which means she’s taking some of my body heat. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Once he had stood only to its sill, his forehead there, pressing into the wood, but now he was so tall he could see inside without effort. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He lowered slowly, ignoring the stone pressing hard against his knees. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She had neither iron nor clothes but did not stop her fastidious lining up of pleats or pressing out of wrinkles even when she acknowledged Nel’s greeting. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Lionel did as his mother told him, crying as the soldiers laughed at him, pressing the gun barrels farther and farther into his neck. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z On top of that, she had a renewed sense of time pressing against her. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Henry looks up into his eyes, speechless, and Alex tugs him down into another all-consuming kiss, and Henry bears down on him fully, pressing him into the bed. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Oh my God, Ivy,” she said, pulling back and pressing her hands on Ivy’s shoulders. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But he had equally pressing concerns about Livermore. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Wake up, Helene,” I yell at her, ignoring the pressing crowd. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The boy was years older, a head taller, and much stronger, and he was pressing the attack. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He wraps his hand around my elbow, his thumb pressing to the soft skin above my forearm, and tugs me toward him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “It’s old Holly pressing his chin glands for us, Hazel-rah,” he said. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He glared at him, then remembered a much more pressing question than that of their current location. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The sky and the driveway and the house and the car and Susie gurgling and Mom’s hands pressing me, and my skin stung and I couldn’t get the words out. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She looks like she is crumbling inward, caving like a terrible weight is pressing on her. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Feeling the hilt pressing gently at her ribs, she picked up her boots and took them outside to put them on. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Lil with a kerchief on when I came in, which she pressed down, dragging her tubes up with her arms, pressing down the kerchief so that I couldn’t see that she had no hair. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Liam slumped down in his seat, pressing his face into his hands. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Throughout the dream, however, I’d had a feeling that it was all unimportant, that I actually had a far more pressing worry if only I could remember it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “You,” he says slowly, pointedly, pressing the word deep into my skin. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Then, pressing against Jonathan’s neck, he closed his eyes again. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Red, realizing he had been duped, started through the crowd, which now was milling about in an agitated state with some people pressing forward toward the action and others fleeing from it. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Matthias flipped him onto his back none too gently and started pressing down on his chest with more force than was strictly necessary. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z One of the soldiers pins him, his knees on Tobias’s shoulders and his hands on Tobias’s head, pressing his face to the carpet. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He only shook his head, pressing a hand over his eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Rather than pressing down on Marajo, she said, the river and forest opened up possibilities. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The swinging door between the deli and the kitchen creaked as if something were gently, ever so gently, pressing against it, testing it. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He’s home now, pressing a frozen hamburger patty against his bruises. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, yes,” his grandma said, pressing even harder on the accelerator, and he saw that her tears were still coming. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Harry squinted, pressing his nose flat against the glass. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There was something there pressing against the surface of her words, but Maya couldn’t tell what it was. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z There she could go to a party dressed for the party and come home in the same dress, instead of rolling her clothes in a saddlebag and riding ten miles, then unrolling and pressing them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Upon pressing Maurice, I learned that the jigs for the molecular models had not been touched after arriving at his lab. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I tried to stem the flow of urine by pressing my thighs together, but I was too late; a puddle had formed about my feet, and I scattered it with my toes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Scrunched together, pressing our ears to the door, wall, or air, we used hand signals and mouthed words instead of whispered. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here. Give this here to that fella there, at the end of the line,” he says, pressing a ticket into my free hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “If you want to,” she adds, pressing her lips together. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Branches reached for him, and he tried again, pressing the device against his body for leverage, then pushing the button hard. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Her eyes were on Julius, who was calmly applying the apron of antelope skin he wore over his tunic to his injured shoulder and pressing hard. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The air is heavy, pressing against me, trying to slow me down. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She left the room, pressing her fury back so she would be able to wait and wait until somebody returned. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z When she saw the expression on Lyra’s face and the way that Pantalaimon, mouse-formed, was pressing himself close to her breast, the Lady Salmakia left what she was doing to come and speak with her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z This time they were pressing their faces into freshly turned earth. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Semyon Borisovitch talked and talked, pressing Will for details of his life, his family, his home, and Will, a practiced dissembler, answered him fully enough. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I let myself feel the smallness and closeness of the closet pressing in on me, and I think about Sir Patrick Moore’s black hole trick, when he just vanished into thin air. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It was like the ceiling was slowly pressing down toward her face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z So now I lost me a week and a half and time’s pressing on me hard. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z "They smelled bad," she recalled, "a stale, sweaty, male odor, their bodies pressing on me to restrain me." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Come now, Mr. Jankowski,” she says, pressing a stethoscope to the inside of my elbow and watching the gauge. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Aunty Uju did, pressing the speaker button, and then leaned against the wall. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Dimple felt tears rising, pressing hot and furious against her eyelids. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She was pressing her nose to the glass when suddenly she knew she was being watched. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Time might as well not exist in this place, except I feel it pressing against me as seven o’clock inevitably draws closer, pushing me into the floor tiles. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to lift up his leg quickly, and topple the terrible bird on to the floor, out of sight, not to have it there, pressing down on his thigh. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z As he skittered along the soil, he scrambled to stay on his back, pressing his coarse palms into the ground to avoid turning over and having his face dragged through the dirt and rocks. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z After the relief had settled in, after people remembered how to go about their lives without the pressing fear of crime, there arose a natural question: just where did all those criminals go? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z This was the perfect time to tell Abby the whole truth, tell her that Momma was pressing me to move, and tell her that I didn’t want to. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Alone, he opens the end over his mouth and inhales, pressing the bottom of the bag toward his face, pushing the fumes into his lungs. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Jam wanted to stay awake and think about what to do, what they had talked about once she’d left, but she was tired, as if a blanket made of world was pressing down on her. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z As I lay on the hood of the car, with the officer’s hands pressing against every part of me, searching me, I watched Shea twenty feet away on the ground getting the same treatment. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Hard not to miss my mother's eyebrows, giving her baby brother a look, pressing her lips together. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z When I’d finished playing, panting, my legs shaking from pressing together so hard, one judge had clapped a little, which I guess doesn’t happen very often. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Agnes smiled demurely, pressing the tips of her fingers into Red’s palm and averting her eyes from the Associated Press photographer who was covering the wedding. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember a lesson from my psychology class about an experiment in which volunteers were asked to torture people who were in another room by pressing a button that supposedly delivered an electric shock. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “First you go small,” said he, pressing him on the top of his head until he was a bit smaller than a pigeon. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Come now, he says, pressing a little with his hands. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z We pass vacant storefronts and small parking lots, and I’m pressing the panic button on the keys, but with no luck. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I concentrated only on the buttons this time, carefully pressing each one in turn. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Almost there; and the dæmons were mad with fear, because more Specters and still more came pressing through the trees, and only the valiant ghosts were holding them back. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I put the rounded end of the stick into the little hollow and start spinning it twixt my hands, pressing hard into the wood. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z After his father’s situation, the thing pressing most on him had been the condition of the Underlanders. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z And then, at the mercy of an overwhelming impulse, he bent forward, pressing the flaring end of the clarinet to Tessie’s bare knee, and blew a long note. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then the Legion diner, where I remember Jeff pressing me into his car too forcefully. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She was pressing the pad of her thumb against her incisors. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The clouds were still low and misty, pressing in upon them. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Only a veil of smoke, floating embers and ashes, pressing down. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Grace took it gratefully, pressing it against her sticky eyes and cheeks. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z From the very first days, the most pressing need was to secure asylum for those in danger of death. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I squeezed down on the welts with my fingers while pressing up against them with my tongue. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z It’s suffocating, pressing on my ribs and constricting my lungs, so I can only breathe halfway. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The quiet ebbs and flows after a while, the London night black and pressing in against the windowpanes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Stopping time wasn’t just a matter of pressing the on button, there was a series of delicate procedures that had to be performed with utmost precision. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I wished her luck in the rest of the competition, but before pressing Send, I stared at the screen for the longest time because I would need to know if she read it. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z His gaze was so heavy, I could feel it pressing down on me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z As I pass him, he rests his hand on the top of my back to usher me out, his palm pressing between my shoulder blades. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Now we’re next to each other, thighs touching, forearms warm against each other, my shoulder pressing into his upper arm. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They leave, and I slowly sink back onto the gurney, the weight of everything pressing down on my entire body. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I wriggle my hips, pressing against him a little closer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He left the midway, and I moved closer to the foot of the ride, pressing against others who, like me, watched the night sky while wearing an expression most people reserve for fireworks. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She must be letting him stay just to see the photograph; her entire body recoils from him, pressing into Christina’s side. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z On Saturday I find Mom in the kitchen pressing raw hamburger into patties. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Hubbard was pressing a magazine on the other. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z She was pressing her palms into her thighs as hard as she could. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra explained fearfully about her encounter with little Tony Makarios, and looked over her shoulder at the poor caged daemons, who were clustering forward pressing their pale faces to the glass. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “All right. One last hug and that’s it,” I say, pressing my face against his dark fur. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He stayed there, pressing his ear to the cold concrete floor of the hut, and straining for the sound of movement, for footsteps. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Sefia fell to her knees and pulled the bandanna from her hair, pressing it to the boy’s neck. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Now stronger than ever they felt again the ill will of the wood pressing on them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Some folded the tiny squares into love knots, some into triangles, but most were wadding them, then pressing them flat on their yellow laps. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The Rebs were pressing the front, against Rice’s New York boys, the rest of the brigade. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I look at the note a few times before finally pressing send. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He paused a minute, pressing it tightly in his hand. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A pressing deadline was looming, for a story on the Nature Center’s annual plant sale. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I fast-forward to a few minutes in, pressing play so they both can watch. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I step down with one foot, pressing my weight into one of the crossbars. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z There were people pressing against her from behind now, as well. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I stood pressing myself into the doorway until Newcharlie looked over at me. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Luna shouted, pressing her hands over her ears. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I come to life, pressing closer, my hands creeping up his back, sliding over his shoulders. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It was enough to give the demigods a little respite, but there were too many enemies pressing forward. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Mateo holds on to my shoulders, pressing down on them as he gets on the pegs. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Liyana felt the weight of centuries pressing her into a small ball. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z And then she lay down, pressing her cheek against the edge of the stone where it met the soft ground, and closed her eyes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z For breaks we changed from pressing to sorting. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “His sister is with him. He’s got to go before a judge for violating his probation, but since Marcus’s family isn’t pressing charges, he’s hopeful the judge will be lenient.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Falconer grew more confident as the duel went on, pressing his advantage, driving Mr. Armin backward first one step, then another. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Oh my God,” I said with a laugh, pressing a hand to my chest. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I work fast, but calmly, pressing each up through the slats of your locker. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z They are busy and thinking of ways to be busier because such a space of nothing pressing to do would knock them down. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He listened to our chirping, his hairline pressing down on his eyes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z These two names look very different on the staff, but they are going to sound exactly the same, since you play both of them by pressing the same black key on the piano. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z He had never been quite sure about Major de Coverley, either, who, when he was not away renting apartments or kidnaping foreign laborers, had nothing more pressing to do than pitch horseshoes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z What was real and inescapable was the awful pressing feeling in his chest.... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Well fought,” Jon said to Horse, “but you drop your shield too low when pressing an attack. You will want to correct that, or it is like to get you killed.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She curved my fingers around the handle, pressing the iron against the fabric while with the other hand she pulled the cloth taut. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He desired to go to the high seat himself, hoping to see there something that would guide him in his perplexities; but time was pressing. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Everyone had got to their feet, and slowly they crowded around Harry and Ron’s table, pressing close to Professor Trelawney’s chair to get a good look at Harry’s cup. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Dunbar broke through and leaped up furiously on the soldier in white’s bed to see for himself, pressing his gleaming eye down hungrily against the tattered black hole in the shell of white bandages. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z His feet ached from pressing into the stone cracks. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I try to shrug him off, but he grabs for my throat, fingers pressing hard enough to cut off my airflow. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Cade was pressing a pillow across his head with the bend of his arm. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I brought both hands up to my face, pressing my fingers against my eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I pull closer to him, pressing my body against his, and lift my head to kiss him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Harry didn’t want to press the subject, not with the spiders pressing closer on all sides. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I smile at my uncle, glad to see him out of the house in a freshly pressed shalwar kameez and vest with a topi pressing down his gray hair. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Usually, Dede was full of admonitions about Jaimito’s reckless driving, but now she found herself pressing her own foot on an invisible gas pedal. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dari shrugged, pressing his bony shoulders all the way up to his ears. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Lets just sit over here,” I say, pressing my lips together. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “I think he knows,” Byrd says, pressing her hands against Axel’s blanket-covered feet. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I push myself up and stumble to the portal window, pressing my hands against the pane. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I dream of being alone on the top of a mountain, surveying the land around me, greens and yellows—and the sun directly above, pressing my shadow into a tight ball around my legs. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z In the wild, animals stick to the same paths for the same pressing reasons, season after season. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I tell her it’s too much, that she shouldn’t spend her money this way, but she insists, pressing the gifts into my arms. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re alive,” I whisper, pressing my palms against my cheeks, feeling the smile that’s so wide it must look like a grimace. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Commander Jameson keeps pressing a hand against her ear, listening intently, then shouting orders. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z At any other time, he would have put them to instant flight; now he had more pressing business and chose to ignore them. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I also bought a small canister of mace, then paid for everything by pressing my right palm to a hand scanner. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Hanako felt the depression in the air pressing in on her head, squeezing tears from her eyes. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Instead, a number of established firms designed patterns and prepared the fabric, and then the complicated stitching and pressing and button attaching were all sent out to small contractors. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Grace listened, then scooted over until their legs were pressing next to each other. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z "Just swollen," said Bud, pressing the ice bag against them. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z There were bodies all around him, pressing against his back, his sides. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I could feel the burning in my middle finger from the hand sanitizer I’d applied just before leaving, and so I was pressing the Band-Aid into my middle finger, simultaneously worsening and relieving the pain. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She simply listened, and then she took his hand, pressing it as she had before. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z On the surface of the warrior’s breastplate, murky faces appeared and submerged—giants, Cyclopes, gorgons, and drakons—all pressing against the armor as if trying to get out. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Marly felt her heart beating hard when she looked out, pressing her face against the cold pane. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z He told Margaret, “I thought the fair was an intense life, but I find the pressing forward of all these important interests gives me quite as full a day, week or year.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Bring her round for dinner afterwards, then,” he says, his hands pressing gently on my lower back. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He then squeezed, slowly choking me, pressing so hard that I saw spots. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The trees became standing shadows, ominous and tall and pressing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The dizziness left and I managed to stand, holding onto my brief case, pressing a handkerchief to my head. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She crouched, pressing her palm to the ground. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She moves only with the help of his arm across her back, pressing her forward. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Thank God,” he says, pressing his forehead to the door. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Come on,” Ernie said, motioning for Genie to give him the stick, pressing a finger to his lips. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z And by the time Joseph came to the end, he could feel the terrible heat pressing against Leo’s skin, and he could hear the burning theatre as it cracked and fell around him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He would be Mrs. McCormick, their public school principal, pressing his lips together until they almost disappeared, fluttering his eyelids. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Go find Mom,” I say, pressing the cassette into his hand, “and tell her I’m done babysitting.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The words would just sit on his chest, pressing down on his lungs, pulling the air out of him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Cinna keeps pressing me to eat and, when that fails, to drink. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Her mighty flanks dashed against them, crowding, pressing, while the steeds of the war party rolled their eyes in panic. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Afterward, I stare at the eight pages I’ve already written about walking to Hotstack with Constantine, the puzzles we worked on together, her pressing her thumb in my hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I slowly made my way back up the tree, pressing sloshy, squeaky sneakers onto branches until I was up high again. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Behind the house the hills were piled in great pressing masses, flooded with summer green now, rich, and still. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The Age of Revolutions was pressing ideas of freedom against the rights of property, and no one was sure where these great clashes would lead. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He wanted to ask what was wrong but decided against pressing his mother. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z With a slight shiver, the Prime Minister got up and moved over to the window, looking out at the thin mist that was pressing itself against the glass. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Jake takes up position next to me, pressing his arm into mine, bolstering my resolve. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “No,” he insists, pressing his hands over my shoulders and leading me to my almost-finished painting. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He could feel the great weight of all that ice pressing down on him, as if it were about to topple, and somehow Jon knew that if it fell, the world fell with it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Night, Stella,” I say, hesitating before pressing the end-call button and closing my laptop. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z One or the other was always pressing pants, smoothing out a tie or ironing a shirt. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Peeping in the doorway, I saw my mother was laying across the bed, on her side, pressing a handkerchief to her mouth. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The words were innocuous, but that knot of fear tightened, a cold fist now, pressing against her chest. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She could feel the gray gristle of the felt that cushioned the window glass pressing into her chinskin. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And the police don’t seem to feel it’s a particularly pressing case. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I let the rug fall back into place and go to the door, pressing an ear to the wood before I turn the lock. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Seeing him at Fizz’s again is like involuntarily pressing play on a personal nightmare. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Circe let them in, pressing her hands together with relief, and saying how glad she was to see them alive. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z In August 1989, President Bush characterized drug use as “the most pressing problem facing the nation.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The most pressing health problem is one never encountered on Rass. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about pressing the issue, getting out of the car and running after her, but I had my secrets—wasn’t Ema entitled to hers too? Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I tried not to concentrate on the feeling of his breath, light and warm, on my leg, or his fingers pressing on my bare skin. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I listened, my back pressing against the hard bench, with a numbness, my emotions woven into his words as upon a loom. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He must live on forever, with old age forever pressing upon him more and more. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Couldn’t even read it because my mother was way more concerned with more pressing issues. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I said, drop them!” she screeched, pressing the blade into Hermione’s throat: Harry saw beads of blood appear there. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Bush and Conant both advised Compton that in pressing ahead on plutonium, he was making a long-shot bet, for no plutonium separation process had even been demonstrated in the lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Just thinking about those horrible thieves makes my heart race,” she moans, pressing her hand to her chest. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama held on to Akira the whole time, his whole body pressing against hers, his face terrified and astonished. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The sun felt like a hot piece of iron pressing down on his head. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She called out the twins’ names, and heard in reply only the stir and scuff of hooves, and the thump of a heavy body pressing against a stall. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Tad started to unbutton his shirt to use as a bandage, but Rashid was already tearing a piece of his own shirt away and pressing it to his head. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I keep walking till I reach the gutter, pressing the toes of my shoes against the curb. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He put his hand upon her shoulder, pressing it just softly enough to let her know that he was thinking about her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” she said, pressing her palms against his chest. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Of the chores I did for the regent, the one I enjoyed most was pressing his suits, a job in which I took great pride. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But I’m not looking at the room—I am feeling her, tasting her, pressing against her as she’s pressing against me. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The trees were pressing in, tendrils of white mist curling at their roots and rising. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Garfield had intended Secretary of State Blaine to deal with any other pressing government problems that summer during his planned presidential vacation. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I tried to quiet myself by pressing my face against my pillow, but I couldn’t. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I thought about pressing a hot flannel to my forehead, drying it, and then complaining to Mum of a temperature, but she’s not that easy to fool. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Finally, he gave each of the birds a hug, pressing his face deep into their feathers, then tore himself away and ran into the house. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z This time I did not pull away as she placed something bulky and cold into the palm of my hand and closed it tightly for me, her bony fingers pressing against my own. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z And so it continued, night after night, a voice pressing against my wall telling me that this was the worst possible thing that could happen: the terror of not knowing when it would ever stop. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Curious, I push my thumb into my swollen feet, pressing the flesh inward and creating a big dent. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Bloom cradled the phone, and, bowing his head, pressing his palms against his eyes, he shed a few quiet tears. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Joaquin smiled at that, and Maya hugged him, pressing her face against his arm. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Outside the apartment house, Paul considered his choices: pressing on with the sale despite his luck today or going home. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After, Jude spent days with me in front of a mirror, pressing her finger into my tongue, again and again, trying to teach me so I could have The Sweetwine Gift too. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z But by the way he’s pressing up against me, I know his idea of civil is not the same as mine. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z But her shoulder was against my arm, and the backs of our hands were touching, and although I was not looking at Margo, pressing myself against the glass felt almost like pressing myself against her. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Mama strokes my cheek with her finger before pressing the doorbell. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “My folks got a call this morning. Mr. Christensen is pressing charges against me for ‘assaulting’ his son.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I can almost feel the earth closing in, the air going stale and damp, the dark pressing down on top of me, and I have to open my mouth to breathe. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He’s not pressing me to reply in kind, to make any declaration of love. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I step over them and find the next person’s finger, pressing hard with the toe of my shoe. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Geyer now felt a pressing need to talk to the hotel’s past manager and found him running a saloon in West Indianapolis. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It feels like a cinder block is pressing against my chest, and by the way Zoey’s looking at me, I know I’m turning white or red or that my face has absolutely no color. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z My body shakes, and I drop to my knees, pressing my hands to my face. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She could have been an interior decorator, a good one, too, if it wasn't for the pressing demands of so on and so forth. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Samuel’s hands were on Adam’s throat, pressing the throbbing up to his temples, swelling his eyes with blood. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The tubes were getting taller and taller and soon there were so many of them they were pressing up against each other and up against his mother’s dress. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Grains of sand, incalculable, pressing into sediment, then rock. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Those favoring a more gradual view of colored progress traded barbs with those on a more pressing schedule. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Frantically, Mother hovered over me while pressing Maha to her chest, and Basel and Muhammad shook me and pinched my cheeks until I woke up again. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z He hands me the syringe and I shove the needle into the side of my neck, pressing down on the plunger. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It felt like something was pressing down on me and my glass insides were going to crack into a million pieces. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Inside D. H. Holmes, Mrs. Reilly was in the bakery department pressing her maternal breast against a glass case of macaroons. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He placed the bucket under the cow’s udder, then quickly knelt, pressing his face against the warm flanks. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z I crouch by his head, my knees pressing to the pool of blood, and put my hands on his shoulders. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She leaned forward, her weight pressing into him, and as her feet gradually slipped down the stone, their lips met. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The woods were in full chlorophyll-choked glory now, which made them seem even more pressing and secretive. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Her hand twitched as if she intended to draw it away, so I held it tighter, pressing the bones in her fingers. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Celia sighed dramatically and dropped her head to the mattress, pressing her cheek against the sheet as her curls cascaded adorably all around. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She proceeded to pump me about my family and circumstances, pressing me until I said, “I hadn’t thought it was the custom here to interrogate visitors.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z In the alley outside, I sank against the wall, pressing my cheek to the bricks. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The feelings of something pressing down on me had faded to a lurking presence. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z |
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