And the rope continued to pull at her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She pulled out her passport and raised it toward a blinding flashlight beam. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The water pulls at my legs, and I cling to the rock, tasting salt on my lips. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But after ten minutes in the car, when we pulled up to Christiana Hospital, I had a sinking feeling that I’d gotten it all wrong. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He reaches into his leaf-brown jacket and pulls out a silver flask, popping the top and taking a swig. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He smiled and offered me a hand to pull me up. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I put my bookmark—a coaster from the airplane—in the right spot and pulled the blanket over my sisters. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When both sides had finished presenting their evidence, Judge Hunt pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Rubio steps off the ramp and pulls an atmospheric reader out of his bag. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

That was when the two longhorn range bulls met at the house and pulled off their big fight. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am letting her pull the zipper down. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Finally, at about three in the morning, I collapsed on my bed and pulled the pillow over my ears. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It started to enter the room, but Jam pulled it back. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Just in time, I pull my hair out of my face, bend over, and throw up onto the curb. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jacobs, stunned for a few seconds, leapt forward and tried to pull Hull’s arm off Shawna. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He kissed her throat, forcing back her head against the shelves, she pulled his hair and pushed his face down against her breasts. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She just hoped it would go back together as easily as it had pulled apart. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Sitting together in the clubhouse that afternoon, husband and wife felt a pull of intuition. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad pulled back his fist as if to hit the doctor, who raised his hands and backed away. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was the stories my mom told me about pigeons in Afghanistan soaring miles through the sky but always returning home that pulled me to the roof of our building. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I was standing there waiting for the bus to come, when Tateh pulled up in his car. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then after a time the old man pulled in his line and turned the boat back toward Minnesota. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they pulled me aside I had to give my home address: Highlands North. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It was dark behind the thick red cloth that draped the stage, and the air smelled musty, but once the curtains were pulled, the light from the auditorium windows would fill the stage. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I pulled my fist back and felt somebody grab my arm. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I knew the fifty yards had saved us a good hour, because he could have pulled trick after trick if he had gotten in the water. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull at Mama’s arm until she bends low enough so I can plant a kiss on her cheek. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

But the river pulled him farther out again. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When he pulled away, her eyes were still wet. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Finally, a gray uniform appeared among them, and an officer in his early thirties plodded up, stuck a key in the gate, and pulled it aside. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the blinds are pulled, so once I’m inside I can use a flashlight without being seen. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned back, reached into the back pocket of his overalls, and pulled something out. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Then, like a flash, Jinny found herself caught in a fog—pulled into a picture she’d forgotten, lost and tumbled in all the gone years. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He went back to work, and I watched the ground, rather than the phone, as near-invisible thread pulled the hole’s edges together tight with a puff of smoke. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

As the bus pulls up in front of the bodega, I see a large crowd gathered at the top of the hill. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Then Chas said, “Do you guys want to pull over and play Spin the Bottle, or should we just get to the airport in time to catch our flights?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mama’s face still has a smile on it, and she wraps an arm around Charlie and pulls her close. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The guy pulled a rosy apple from a nearby tree and polished it on his dirty overalls. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Boo was still trying to pull himself together. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

His knuckles were skinned raw, and he was so filthy that he looked as if he had been pulled by the scruff of the neck from a sewer. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"M'lord, there's nothing, it's the tourney, there's no help for it, oh . . ." Tyrion Lannister pulled a coin from his purse and flicked it up over his head, caught it, tossed it again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and pull as hard as I can. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Twice his fingers found the metal handle, only to be pulled away before he could turn it. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She got up from the bed and pulled the closet door wider. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The bus pulled away in the opposite direction. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Tall windows were framed by pale yellow drapes, pulled back now so that sunshine flooded the chamber, throwing soft spotlights onto the blue carpet. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

He lay down and pulled the covers up again. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He goes over to the fridge with his daughter in his arms and pulls out a beer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When did you pull it out of the garage?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Pretty sure if I pulled at the edge, it would swing open like a door. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t look him in the eye as she pulled another cigarette from the pack. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She sucked in her stomach and pulled the fabric as far as possible, but the teeth of the zipper would not join. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

A car pulled around the corner, slowing as it approached. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He appeared to be riding a chariot pulled by crawfish, and instead of a sword he wielded a live serpent. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

His front door is open, and when the bus pulls up in front of his house I can make out his mom in the doorway with him, pushing a travel mug into his hand. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Johnny was sixteen, but he could pull himself together and play at being a little boy still. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would pull down the shades of the room so that there would be only the bright light and the books and the feeling of meditation. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When the marvelous meal is consumed, we step out of the restaurant and into the late afternoon light just as a pickup camper pulls up to the library. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stretch out my hand and pull him back up, and we fall into an instinctive embrace. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Leo pulled the Argo II out of the cavern seconds before the entire place imploded, taking the rest of the parking lot with it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Theo pulled her crust to pieces and arranged three crumbs in an inverted L-shape to imitate torches blazing in a dark French meadow. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I pull into the garage, brain dripping with gasoline fumes. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Then a prisoner stumbled, causing a tree stump just coming out of the ground to fall back in place, requiring it to be pulled out again. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

The net had a long string on it, so the boys would move away from the net, but when a bird landed to eat the corn, they’d pull the string tight and catch the bird. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tie my shoes in a hurry, pull on a jacket, and sprint out of the room, catching up to the line of initiates quickly, conforming my pace to theirs. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“All I know is this,” the mother said as she pulled herself unsteadily to her feet. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“It don’t matter that a dentist pulls out perfectly good teeth just to make money? That’s awful. He ought to go to jail.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the car over but kept the engine running. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She pulled off her hiking boots, sat on the couch, and snuggled up to her dad, putting her head on his shoulder. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Then, from some kind of mouth that Thomas couldn’t see, the Griever let out a long, piercing shriek and pulled back again; the spikes disappeared. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He’s about to ask when I see him pull back. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He reached up and pulled a rapier from the fourth wall—the one with the older-looking weapons. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She listened carefully to the music and let it pull her lips into a smile. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The White Shell Twins pulled until a head emerged from the back of Nathan’s skull. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I pull on my own set of trousers, tucking my sleep shirt in the waistband. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He pulled on his underwear and buttoned his shirt hurriedly. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As he scrambles up from his seat, she pulls a gold necklace with a small pendant from somewhere within the depths of the lacquered box and lays it neatly to the side. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He was tall and lean, with his hat pulled low over his eyes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When he pulls away, his bottom lip is pulled back and his chin is dimpled. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I pull a Co-Cola from the fridge, sigh and smile, feeling good, strong. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When I pull the car in front of his house, he immediately goes to the rear where the windows are tinted black. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled with all her strength, but he only laughed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

In midaftemoon, the clouds pulled up their tatters and started to thicken. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I took a breath and pulled myself together. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

My back smacks into the floor, and I pull my foot free, scrambling to my feet. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He pulls me toward him and puts his arm around my neck. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Now pull yourself to the edge of the bed and swing your left leg around.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The cops took us to the police station and threw us in a cell and pulled us out one by one for questioning. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Five minutes and a sweaty Sebastian later, the plank has been pulled aside. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

She hopped up on it, pulled a potato from the sack next to her, and started peeling with a small knife, her feet kicking in the air under the bench. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liyana’s mother kept smiling widely at them, placing her hands on top of theirs like in that game for babies where the bottom hand keeps getting pulled out. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She grabbed the leg of Nancy’s sweatpants and pulled, and Nancy lurched sideways, and then Jaime pulled the other way, and Nancy lurched to the other side. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put the other half of my sandwich back into my bag and pull mini pretzels out. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I pulled the folded haiku from my pocket and gave it back to Seanie. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His eyes met with Magdalys’s as he pulled out a pistol and stood over the writhing raptor. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Then Lawrence pulled a rabbit out of his hat. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He felt that sense of love and attachment and warm familiarity envelop him as he pulled it out. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The nurse pulled her to her feet at the end and wrapped her in a huge, absorbent sheet. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

My bed is the couch in the living room, so when Dad comes in to fix his breakfast, I pull on my jeans and go out to sit across from him in the kitchen. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his tastes could not compete with the pull from the world outside our family. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the boy down and they crouched under the bank listening, gasping for breath. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Ivette s mother exclaimed as she pulled the car into the driveway. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I had seen the Tasmanian Devil on TV whirling around like a top so I unbuckled my belt and pulled on the end really hard, as if I was trying to start a lawn mower. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cuts in her fingers went deep, almost to the bone, and her scalp was raw and bleeding where he'd pulled out a handful of hair. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We could pull a chain for light; the twist of a knob brought running water. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

After that he pulled himself together, and when the chance came along to lease and sharecrop a hundred acres from a big strawberry grower up north in Santa Clara Valley he took it. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Trepid pulled another pamphlet from her folder. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Alfred opened his wallet and pulled out the amateur card with a postage- stamp photograph. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls up a chair next to me. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I held on to them as I pulled the door open. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I strain, feeling the pull in my shoulders. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He pulled me down, and as I hit the ground, I felt my brain shaking in my skull again and my deafness disappeared. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I step back and pull the leash to my chest. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Looks like a struggle here,” he says pointing to tracks that are dug in deep, as if Crystal were resisting being pulled somewhere. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She clamped a hand around the bag and pulled, walking off without waiting for anyone. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dad kicked in more of the wall and pulled Brian out coughing. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I pull the blanket up over my head, and my breathing is so rapid I use up all the oxygen and begin to choke for air. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The implications of what he was saying slowly dawned on me, and it was like someone had pulled my heart out. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Once she reaches the hallway, she drops to the floor and pulls off her mask. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He reached behind him into an ice chest, pulled out a bottle of Frosty Root Beer, opened it, and set it on the counter. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He stepped back down and reached up and opened the door and then climbed in and pulled the door shut behind him. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

When I looked back up, Liam was studying me, his light eyebrows pulled tight together by some unspoken thought. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The voice of Felicity Stiles—signifying the end is nigh!—pulls me out of this brain-squeezing conundrum where I’m leaning toward eating the glass. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

After the last of the hunt’s wagons passed, Jonas pulled the carriage back onto the road, but Ash clung to the edge of the seat, looking back at them until they disappeared around the bend. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A brisk November wind tugged at his jacket, and he pulled his cap down over his forehead. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so busy analyzing it, I don’t pull away in a hurry like I should, and instead just stand there, mouth locked with him. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She quickly pulled them up and threw them into the car, scratching it in the process. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

At 01:42 and 23 seconds, the captain repeated, “Go around,” but he was slow to pull the plane out of its descent. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Matt pulled his lips inside out at me. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Cole pulled another one from the cooler and handed it across the flames. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

You could not pull that trigger and think there was even a needle hole for you to pass through into eternity. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled off, hearing the bus pull away as I faced the water. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And at half-past three, punctual to the moment, I heard the sound of Beatrice’s car round the sweep of the drive and pull up at the steps before the house. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She paused again, pulled a string of hair behind her ear. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She pulls a stack of blank cards from her purse. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t even have time to close the door and lock it before he bursts in and pulls me out of the room by my hair, then the hood of my coat, then my arms. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The assistant director seems resigned to an impasse and pulls a thick perfect-bound stack of paper from a drawer and begins to read. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I pulled the sheets off the bed with the idea that I could gather up the imprint of him and save it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He pulls over to the side of the road and shuts off the car. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Tally pulled back into the darkness, trying to ignore the horrible feeling that she was a spy, a sneak, for not surrendering to the woman’s authority. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

That day he was wearing a cap pulled on backward and a little to the side, and shades. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was hanging out with not one but two demigods who’d been pulled out of time. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He pulls his phone from his back pocket, taps the screen, and holds it up to his face. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Once he was steady, she unhooked the goats that pulled Dyedka around. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He cuddled the child close and pulled the blanket up around her before setting her down among the cushions. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I’m grinning from ear to ear now, because I didn’t realize just how much I love dancing to drumbeat rhythms that pull at my core. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I swam slowly, it seemed like a long swim with the high tide, and then pulled up on the raft and sat, dripping, on the boards that were becoming hot in the sun. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He pulled Breaking the Maya Code off the shelf and handed it to James, then gestured for them to follow him back up to the front of the store. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When she pulls the car up to the falling-apart building downtown where Fuchsia lives, she leans over. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Katie stopped, knelt on a step, pushed her apron bulge between two banister spokes, stared at the exposed part of his body and pulled the trigger. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The train lurches forward, the cars jerking as the engine pulls the slack from their couplings. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She just smiled and leisurely pulled out the spray paint. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

My eyes are heavy, but I still pull out the book from my hiding spot and read. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Then, as the crowd around them got denser and more agitated, Goddard pulled back his hand, removed his ring, and handed it to Rowan. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Jen kind of sighed and pull her paper hat off her head and rub at the place where the elastic make a red mark in her forehead. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I pulled up in her driveway and left the upcar hovering. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lay down on my back and pulled the covers up over my head, but the Colonel was undiscouraged. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Before any of us can move, the policeman pulls a knife from his boot and marches over to me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Lev pulls me up and grabs me around the waist, and we dance and sing with full force into each other's faces, hilarity in our wild eyes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When she left I pulled on the same sweaty clothes I had peeled off the night before. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then I pulled it out into little braids while it was still damp. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I pull out the warm turkey from the oven and place it on the table. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then I sit up, pull on my shirt, and head to the bathroom to put in my lenses. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I dress, pull on my sneakers, take me a slice of bread from the loaf on the counter and a peach off the tree in the yard. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You want our last Christmas tree to look like it was pulled out of a forest fire?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When a bus pulled alongside the curb, Rondell hopped up like we were gonna get on it, but I tugged the back of his sweatshirt, told him: “We gotta walk it this time, Rondo.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I take off my shoes and pull off my hat, and I walk all the way back home because for once I’ve worn myself out. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I still haven’t ruled it out,” came Hermione’s muffled voice from beneath her blankets, but Harry saw Ron smiling slightly as he pulled his maroon pajamas out of his rucksack. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She went to her dresser and pulled a white handkerchief from the top drawer. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was something in the section and he pulled out a folded paper. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Back in my troupe, my father occasionally made us pull up stakes and leave a town despite the fact that we were welcome and the crowds were generous. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

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

There was a light puff of wind at my back that tousled my hair and caused the tarpaulin covering the wagon to pull taut for a moment. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The bus pulled up to the curb outside school and Charlie told me how. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ron fell asleep almost immediately, but Harry delved into his trunk and pulled out his copy of Advanced Potion-Making before getting into bed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

At Zeus’s left flank rode Hera, her chariot pulled by enormous peacocks, their rainbow-coloured plumage so bright it gave Jason the spins. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Dakari’s hand tightens around mine, but I pull away and search the clearing around us until I find a skinny boy in a dirt-smudged tunic. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Then he pulled it out, took a breath, and went in for another. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma gave Joey a funny look and pulled her hood over her head. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hanako was so busy watching him that she lost focus, so when he pulled on the twine, her peg slipped loose. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I got into bed and pulled the sheets over my head, and I lay as still as I could. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

While driving through Pennsylvania he had simply happened upon a beautiful lake, pulled over, and taken an impromptu fishing vacation in perfect serenity. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull a card from under my leg. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone was yelling, “Got to pull back,” and he shook his head violently, clearing it, and turned back to the guns, letting the mind begin to function. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because I knew exactly where this was coming from, I put my arms around her shoulder and pulled her close. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Two of the billy goats pulled it like draft ponies. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She pulls our joined hands to her lips and kisses mine. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Kasigi’s such a jerk. He spends the week partying at some fancy convention, and then comes home to pull the plug on anybody else having fun.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, Jennifer pulled the girl to safety behind a fat, broken tree. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I reach into my pocket and pull out a couple of the high-five stickers. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The curtains, pulled back to reveal the garden below, matched the blanket. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was the one who pulled his brother Willie out of the line of fire by the hood of his jacket when gunshots rang out in the school yard. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Only then will the boat continue to run, unchecked, fluidly and gracefully between pulls of the oars. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Annabeth pulled out a gold coin that I recognized as a drachma, the currency of Mount Olympus. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She caught it with the tips of her fingers and fought desperately until she was able to plant her feet firmly on the riverbed and pull the craft within reach of a tree. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile Jason charged at Otis, who pulled his spear and heaved a great sigh, as if he would much rather dance Swan Lake than kill another demigod. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I hoped she could see now that I didn’t need extra help as I proceeded to pull a notebook and pencil out of my bag with my foot. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I tried wrapping my arms ’round her to pull her close, but that jus’ got her more and more vexed. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dimblewit struggled as he pulled out the bag and dropped it on the ground. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

We stand there until her body stiffens and she pulls away. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She looked both surprised and embarrassed as she pulled her robe closed and tightened the belt. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Raise and Raina stab the pillows, pull out the stuffing, and toss the feathers around the room. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He pulled out his shirt in back, poured a little liniment in his pink palm and, reaching around, he fell slowly to rubbing his back. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She baits me to make mistakes by giving problems with my most common weaknesses, but I pull through okay. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

They topped the rise above the little valley of the old Hamilton place and Tom pulled up to let her enjoy the view. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stepped into the rope and began to pull, Ma leading her with a bucket of oats. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you ready?” he heard Javier say as he pulled up next to him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But Mabel was hardly the patient sort and pulled her by the sleeves into the school yard. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

To filter the smell, I pull the scarf tightly over my nose and mouth. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d used it after the accident, to pull herself into a sitting position. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Even though they’re high above us, I duck and tug at the belt on Ma’s overcoat to pull her back from the edge of the cliff. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

After we had taken off our shoes, he showed me to the bathroom, all porcelain and dark wood, with running water and a toilet operated by a pull chain. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

When the man who held it saw that he had four rats, he pulled a draw string that closed it up. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

At the first lighted roadside restaurant I pulled in and took my seat at a counter. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled herself onto the railing and leapt soundlessly to the neighboring balcony, then the next, tracking Kaz and the others around the square, staying as close as she could. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He pulled the cloak up under his chin and shivered again. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

My feet began to slide across the carpet, and I realized that my avatar was being pulled toward the game room, as if a black hole had opened up somewhere in there. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He sat down on his bed and pulled on his shoes. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He pulled two copies of a little flat notebook, about two by five inches, from his pocket, and gave one to Nat and one to Ben. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl—the same one that had pulled me down to the mud outside—gave me a fierce look. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Screeching softly, he stroked my face, pulled my lips with his fingers to get them to talk. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

We pull the kayaks onto the rocks and climb to where it’s dry and cool. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

First thing I did was pull the plastic box out from my closet and noisily paw through all the LEGOs, picking out the red and black Aquanauts with the little oxygen tanks on their backs. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the doorknob and pulled outward and rattled the key. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

From the outside it looked like a regular old drawer pulled out of the dresser, but inside it were frames of honeycomb hung in a neat row. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let the train pull me along for three long strides, and then use its velocity to vault up and inside. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Even the glimmer of hope he felt when they finally pulled into the parking lot required a history he didn’t want to tell. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Edward pulled his cell phone from a pocket inside his jacket, looking briefly at the caller ID before answering. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

That morning the room was darker than ever because the blinds had been pulled almost all the way down. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I don’t pull myself together, we're all going to get killed. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Izzy pulled her sister by the arm into the living room and Serena, familiar with Richardson family dynamics, retreated to the kitchen to give them some privacy. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Bill walked over to the sideboard and pulled out a bottle of firewhisky and some glasses. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then he sat down and dug his feet in like a mule when I pulled on the rope to get him out of the trap. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She was a little too far away, so he put his hand on her back and pulled her toward him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Jason pulled Nico to one side as another gust of wind toppled a column that would have crushed him flat. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Around the corner of the building, a big delivery truck starts up and pulls away from the school’s receiving dock. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I pull my arm out of the tube. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Perhaps a rest, just for a second, so she could pull herself together before Retrieval showed up. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

She pulls back and looks at me, tears brimming in her eyes. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I dragged my backpack out of the darkness, onto my lap and slowly pulled the zipper. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She gave James the empty suitcase to carry and slung the bag over her shoulder, holding it by the rope that pulled its neck closed. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first that he had touched me since he had been sent to the Center, and it was so unexpected that I involuntarily pulled my hand back. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled back onto the road and sped after the parade of official vehicles. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Get in. Sit down there and take Lyra. Don’t move,” he said, and pulled back enough of the canopy for Alice to see the bow, and where to step and where to sit. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Up ahead you could pull over, Daddy. He might mess up the seat.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

But out of the bottom of her trunk she pulled up an old quilt. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I walked from the office and pulled the brake on the north side, then the brake on the south side. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled clothes off hangers and unfurled them from shelves to show Ginika. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And then I told them how even the floors in the cottages had been pulled up. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

But his eyes glittered with lust as he spoke and Wang Lung muttered and pulled the girl away and sent her into her own room. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

When they pulled apart, he was looking at her, with his hands wrapped tightly around her, like he couldn’t believe his luck. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Papa’s strong shoulders weren’t just about him being able to pull wet ropes into his boat. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She uncoiled her hair, ran a brush through it two or three times, and then pulled it up into a ponytail. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He calls down, Bring the table, the chair, I’m coming down, and we have to clear off the table and pull it to the wall. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Starting before she was born, her parents had bounced from state to state because, in their words, “that’s where our paychecks pulled us.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

So I hobble into math in a fine mood, and sit in a chair that I pull up next to Rosa. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Occasionally I pulled Very Useful Information out of my “clients.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The sky was dark blue and the mud bore a powdering of frost when Matt pulled himself from the ground. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We pulled into the parking lot and walked up to the store, which is this weird warehouse-looking thing with rusted metal steps leading up to it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He had loved them doggedly, had always been at hand with his money to pull them out of their errors. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She took a deep breath, wriggled her hips, and moved another inch as Frankie squatted down and yelled for Z to grab the desk and pull it up on the count of three. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When Truman High is mentioned in the Philadelphia newspapers, it’s often in the context of Head Start programs, free school lunches, and other boosters to pull children up from their unfortunate circumstances. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Like the female warriors in Greek mythology, she could’ve pulled in the man’s body without help from any of us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

And then, as we pulled into our apartment complex parking lot, Mom’s laughing died out and she got this different look on her face as she stared straight ahead. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

This time I’m pitched off the helm and down to the main deck, becoming one of the many struggling to remain aboard against the pull of the sea. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

But my entire body pulls me to the phone. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Hushpuppy bounded into the back of the wagon into Tidbit’s arms just as they pulled onto the road. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

As people finished off dinner and started in on dessert, Isa cleared the table of dirty dishes and was on her way to the kitchen when Mr. Van Hooten pulled her aside. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I was going to give the papers to the Red Cross for their registry. This woman was slightly older, but she had blond hair. Take your braids out and keep your hat pulled down.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Leroy slowed down and pulled off the right shoulder of the highway. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She takes me by the arm and pulls me along. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

When my parents and I got home, Dad pulled his rain jacket hood onto his head and rushed inside with the box of leftover cupcakes. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I was just fixing to holler that I got the grits when Grandpa put his hand on her arm and pulled her to him. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“So you’ll have to take a boat. Crocodile Guts’s boat was pulled up on a sandbank when he died. I doubt whether anyone has disturbed it.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Drum says, “Nothing like being pulled home by your nose.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I pull it out carefully and make myself a space on the floor. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He puts his arm around my shoulder and pulls me to him, my face against his chest. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took her by the hand and practically pulled her up the steps. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Patria’s worried tone more than her question that pulled Dede back into that abandoned part of herself where she had hoped to give love, and to receive it, in full measure, both directions. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When we first landed on Penikese, he pulled me ashore and to the top of the bluff there by the pier and said, ‘Where did she live?”’ Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He pulls away first and gives me a wry smile. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I can feel the pull of the earth on me, the dragging of its dark curve of gravity, the spaces between the atoms you could fall so easily through. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pull out the chair at my little desk and gesture for my mom to take a seat. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Okay I was, because, it is totally embarrassing. I go to pay for my lunch today and pull out these.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

And as I pull her out of the way, she lets go of my elbow and puts her hand out to catch herself. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look at how it would pull this community together,” reasoned Ken Hankins. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she got over the last rise, she started running, hurried over to where I was, and pulled me back from the trap, and the teeth snapped shut with a loud clang over the pitchfork. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I turned toward him and pulled the covers up over my face. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

No one with any pull would help me or hire me. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Matthew was simply walking home when a van full of gangsters pulled him into their car, drove him down to the railroad tracks, beat him up and then shot him repeatedly in the head. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

What will he do after he pulls me out of this disgusting rubbish heap? Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She marched up the steep path to where the car was parked, and she wasn’t even breathing hard as she pulled a large inner tube from the trunk. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dug into the diaper bag and pulled out a burp cloth and a big sheetlike thing that looped around her neck that she used when nursing in public. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

You’re moving so quickly that your momentum pulls you faster and faster, like something getting sucked down a drain. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The fabric pulls against the seams, threatening to tear if I even look at a chair the wrong way. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Fine, then not at all,” and he throws the car in gear and pulls out, leaving her behind in a cloud of dust. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Calder pulled out one of his pentominoes and tossed it up in the air. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

We avoid the traffic jam in the parking lot and pull around the circular drive right up to the front entrance. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She pulled a chair out from the table and set it in front of Taisin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She pulled May’s head to her so it rested against her shoulder for a minute, and then she lifted her sister’s face and pressed the towel to May’s forehead and temples and along her neck. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the next few hours, Deborah pulled papers off the pile for me to read and sort. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then I pulled down the trousers of my silk pajamas. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I pulled my scarf off and sat down next to Aunty Ifeoma, watching the insects crowd around the lamps. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She pulls up her sleeve, and I can see a barely perceptible line where artificial meets real skin. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Hameed adjusts the blue fabric of her hijab and pulls papers out of a binder. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

On the night of May 16, 1977, police cars and a truck pulled up outside of the house in Orlando West and began loading furniture and clothing into the back of the truck. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nah. I’m just trying to not let history repeat itself, is all,” and we pull up to Aunt Heidi’s stop and plop down the stairs two at a time, onto the street below. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He held his hand out so I could help pull him to his feet. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She grabbed him, pulled him up, and they walked over to the couch, where Gus and Isaac hugged awkwardly. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

But he cannot pull this skiff forever, no matter how great he is. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

How about springs stretched along the axles of his wagon to help him pull it up hills? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I suspiciously eyed the spray bottle she pulled out of her purse. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The can turned slowly around in the machine, and when we pulled it out, the top had been cut free. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

When the Sanders family pulled up in their station wagon, Lori was ready. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I start to pull the bedspread off them. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

As soon as we pull in, I look around the yard cautiously. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When he pulled the lever, the sailor turned and the coin rolled into the whale's mouth. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Joey and I pulled our desks into a circle with Henry D., Theresa, and Tino. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled off his hat, revealing red hair that fell down over his forehead, almost to his eyes. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Lily pulled a set of keys from her pocket, turned the lock, and pushed the door open. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Another night and another full day and yet another evening passed, dragged, pulled along so slowly that it was maddening. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to pull it open, but it was locked. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

“See you later, alligator!” he shouted, and he pulled down the switch, and as he did so, he leaped out into the full glare of the mighty lens. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then she searched the glove box and pulled out a piece of paper. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Jacob pulled the rubble off me, and then he did the strangest thing—he ran away. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He pulls me into a deeply soul-soothing hug, and my nostrils are flooded with what I’m sure is the olfactory embodiment of nirvana. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Alicia feels it hit the backpack, so she pulls the zipper closed, swings the bag behind her, and loops the straps back over her shoulders. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the banks disappeared and small shops in between rickety houses came into view, Ruth pulled the cord. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Directly across the platform, the downtown train pulls in at the same time. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled at the front of her dress, opening an airway along her bosom, big and soft as couch pillows. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat back and pulled another Twizzler out of her bag. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She pulls back a gauzy curtain and ushers me into a small alcove. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Stanley pulled the lever back until the arrow pointed to the letter D, for Drive. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, Greasy Sae grabs Gale by the hand and pulls him into the center of the floor and faces off with him. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Ah, the chipper young man says no. You are looking very chipper,” he says, now drinking the whole glass in one pull. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Darin pulls a dagger free from the Mask’s belt before the legionnaires tackle him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He pulled out a bottle and two glasses. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Milkman closed his eyes, helpless to pull away before the completion of the dream. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, Genie had just finished jotting down his star question when he heard Grandma’s car pull into the yard. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

His partner pulled him backward by the hood of his sweatshirt. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He climbed and pulled himself up into a narrow passage at the end of which was a door. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I could sense the boy's interest dwindle as the pull of his mother increased. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

It began to stretch, and fearing that it might break, I walked forward, yet I made him pull me every step. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I nod, she pulls me closer, threading her fingers through my hair. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She pulled out a chair, and he sat down as if he were in charge of a meeting. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smiling, the Thief Lord pulled the creepy thing from his face. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I broke all the safeties and set it to pull 100 percent of the oxygen out. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled off her hat and mittens, then placed the hat on the girl’s head and the mittens on her hands. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He pulled Devin out of line in the north and brought him in alongside Gamble: two thousand men facing west. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dry my eyes and pull away from her. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Hang on\\ Don’t pull them up yet! I’ve got to see this again!’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The top creaks as I pull the lid up. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I moved beside Fred, budging my way into the front row to see the shark’s body being pulled by the hoist from just below the dock. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

On her way down to the twenty-seventh floor she pulled out her soma bottle. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nod and Max pulls a pair of wide-bladed scissors out of her backpack—the kind nurses use to cut gauze and tape. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He picked up the cup, pulled coffee through his teeth, and measured its bitterness on his tongue. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

From there, he watched the carriage pull up outside. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He scanned us quickly and yelled, “Sixteen, Coach!” and we pulled out of there, faster than the 5 M.P.H. sign allowed. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He caught a chain and tried to pull himself up. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I pulled it out and checked the tip. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night at my house, I pulled the sleeping bag out of the closet and spread it on the floor. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

A feeling of being watched pulled at my attention. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And then today it was just me and Hudson and I was beating myself up some more and Hudson tried to kiss me and I pulled away because I’m only into you. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She pulled him behind the nearest boulder, wedging herself so close against the riverbank that her shoes almost touched the river’s fire. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He sighs and pulls me closer so he can kiss me on the head. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I knew I had to go, if I wouldn’t he’d pull me out by my legs. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor began to doubt he would be able to pull out of it. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Benji pulled open the door to the shop, no longer put off by dress shopping. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kaz pulled out one of the stacks and let his gloved thumb skim over it, then dug down another layer to make sure Van Eck hadn’t tried to bunk them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Yet something else pulled, a tug low in his stomach as he looked over Anatsou’s shoulder and down the crooked path to which he was gesturing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was led by two bedraggled men, and it pulled a wagon with a dead and naked body on it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I held out my hand and pulled her to her feet. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not laughing when we pull into the student parking lot. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Sticky, as if someone had pulled a string in his back, promptly answered, “To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive, or to otherwise render indistinct.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of black-robbed ghouls had pulled aside one spirit and were frisking him at the security desk. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Unless the jacket pulled her one way and the bracelets the other. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

When Grandma pulled in front of our house, Trevor’s brother’s car was parked in the driveway, with the trunk still open. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I pulled up my hood as we tramped across the rocks toward the parking lot. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When the final section of the train pulls out, I’m crouched under a bunk in a sleeping car wedged against another man. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I reach to Dad’s bag in and pull out his rosary. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When we at last pulled into my driveway, I asked for his phone and typed my number into it. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She folded the blouse and pulled a dress out of the box. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He lowered the glasses and pulled down the cotton mask from his face and wiped his nose on the back of his wrist and then glassed the country again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The lamassus struck first and Nergal pulled out the spear to defend himself, but he instantly vanished under a mass of frenzied big cats. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

At the general store, Stella pulled open the creaky front door. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I bent down and pulled back the lining of the trunk. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me and Rondell followed him off the bus, and then we stood there watching it pull away. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Instead he pulled out the tom and dog-eared photograph of Miss O’Hara. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Old Joe is leaning against his tractor, which he’s pulled over to the side of the road so he can watch Gloria teetering on a ladder, strands of Christmas lights in her hands. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

At this, he dug into the back pocket of his shabby overalls and pulled out a small brown envelope. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The car reached the top and pulled up to a gate with a sign reading Los Alamos Ranch School. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ashes billow up around me, and I pull the hem of my shirt up over my mouth. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

We don’t pull into the driveway of a house. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Why, I pull those forks out all the time just to look at them.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He grabbed my hand for a palm grip, pulled me up out of my chair and did the bud hug thing. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He released the right jib sheet, frantically pulled in the left, felt the sail fill and begin to draw, pulling, pulling the Frog away from shore. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled my hand from hers and said, “Well, that’s just about it for the dishes.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I pulled the blinds to let some sun in. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She had me pressed up against the wall, a light switch indenting my back, her wet mouth everywhere, when she pulled away. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

A man is coming fast down the alley, wearing dirty coveralls like a worker, a cap pulled low on his head. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Leaning back like someone on a rope tow, she was pulled unsteadily into the trees. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Eleanor slouched down and put Park's T-shirt on underneath her own, then pulled the dirty shirt off. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He worked up a sweat and wiped his brow with a knit cap he pulled out of his pants pocket. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Soon, it'll be near evening and Daddy and I will walk slow back into the house where I'll pull the Epsom salt from the shelf fill the dishpan with warm water, massage his swelling hands. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Sarai pulled back, just enough that they could look at each other. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Hesitant to try, Thomas steeled himself and pulled on the vine of ivy with all his strength. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She pulled it away and said, “You make sure your ma tell Hope her pa full-blood African. And he say he use to be a king. And I believe him.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I invite him to pull up a stool. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He pulled down his shorts and just as quickly pulled them up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She pulled a curtain off the rod and sent her button box flying down the aisle. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She in the living room and she done pull a chair next to the wall vent, so what’s left a the air-condition blowing up her slip. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I watched him pull out of the parallel spot all right. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She pulls off her gloves and drops them in the trash alongside it. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

His mom walked him to me, and I pulled myself out of the dining room chair and hugged him, his body taking a moment to find me before he hugged me back, hard. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Stop!” said Werfel, grabbing the guard and trying to pull him away. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I grasped his hand and pulled him behind me, cutting a path through the strangers. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Genie glanced over at them and tried his best not to give them the worst ice grill ever as he slowly pulled his hands away from the box. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then Dumbledore pulled open one of the drawers in Professor McGonagall’s desk and took out a quill and a bottle of ink. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

One of the Oompa-Loompas caught hold of a large switch and pulled it down. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

She waves back and watches from the sidewalk as he slides into the driver's seat and pulls his door shut. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

So, I pulled out my sketchpad and drew without a plan. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

After we pulled it up on shore, their daddy took the mule to fetch the wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the blacks would not be denied and swung themselves onto the train at the very last second as it pulled out of town. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He replaced the intestines and the breastbone and pulled the skin edges near each other. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Styx pulled the wad of cash from his pocket. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

This pulled me out of my daze and made me smile. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” he cried, “mercy. This is not right, I’m not the king, they—” Ser Godry gave a pull on the rope. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Rowan pulled out his blades and looked at them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He pulled the large umbrella farther down over him. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Piano Fingers reaches under his desk and pulls out some forms. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She laughs and pulls me into a hug. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Samar reached up, gently pulled down my lowest branch, and tied the fabric in a loose knot. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But the ocean is violent, angry, and pulls me back. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Koffi pulled its billowing hood over her face, and her shoulders seemed to relax a bit. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

When they pulled it, the bell jangled a long way off inside the house. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mitchell Sanders finally nodded and said, “Let’s get it done,” and they took hold of the legs and pulled up hard, then pulled again, and after a moment Kiowa came sliding to the surface. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushes me away to look at my face, touches my cheek, and pulls me close again. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

As soon as I pull the light cord, I see a stack of Mom’s nursing uniforms on a shelf, perfectly folded into neat Dad-squares, with one of her plastic name-tag pins resting on top. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Seed Collector and Spider leaped to the ground to let Nathan pull out the stone. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Annabeth pulled it off and stuck her hand inside the cannon. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Red and Agnes returned from a honeymoon on Catalina Island, and the broken-legged jockey began the period of his life that he would call “a long, hard pull.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can't pull my gaze away, or my shoulder away, or my body away. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Here,” I said, keeping an eye on the road as I reached under the seat to pull out a copy of the day’s newspaper. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“A hug for good luck?” he asked, and Seven smiled as her dad pulled her into a warm embrace. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Even as I pull back on the bow I know something is wrong. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“We want to keep you safe, lass,” Grandfather said as he pulled himself to his feet. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I close my door, pull up Instagram on my phone, and immediately go live. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

In the picture, an invisible wind pulled at her white gown, outlining her body so vividly that she didn’t seem to be wearing any clothes at all. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Cecilia moved round behind Betty to see what everyone else could see—a huge blackened tray recently pulled from the oven bearing a quantity of roast potatoes that still sizzled mildly. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Pearl pulled her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around them and glared at her mother. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She walked straight for him, her mouth set in a hard line, and stopped just to the side of the door, as if she expected Toby to pull away. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The goddess pulled the reins and turned her chariot in his direction. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Sergio carefully pulls a rambutan off its stem and gently cuts into it with his pocketknife. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Lupin pulled a few butterbeers from beneath his traveling cloak and they sat down. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Her toes lost contact with the wall, and her stomach lurched as she felt the pull of her weight and the rope. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I studied her face, her hair pulled back neatly now. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

From inside his coat he pulls a slightly squashed chocolate cake with “Happy Birthday Harry” written on it in green icing. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

After while Herman E. Calloway raised his arms and said, “Hey. But don’t forget, this is your little red wagon, you pull it if you want.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

If little Alphie gets tired and cranky and cries Uncle Pa pulls his shirt back from his chest and tells him, Here, have a suck of diddy momma. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He tried to pull her from Tom, and she shrieked, “Don’t touch me! I don’t want to think about it!” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lola sits at the table, her black-and-gray hair pulled back in a low bun and a crown of flowers topping her head. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He cursed and pulled his pen from his pocket. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The bus took a deep dip as it pulled off the narrow road and onto a smaller dirt one. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She beeped defiantly in response, stopped, then pulled without signaling to the side of the road. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He had to let the glue dry before he could test it, so he was sitting in the shade when a car pulled up. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

And afraid, finally, because when I tried to pull away he just tightened his grip. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Ma pulled the mac and cheese out of the oven, and we sat at the table for dinner—our Saturday-night ritual. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Luke was still smiling when they pulled into the parking lot of his apartment. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She comes over and turns it back off as I try to pull her hand and the frozen peas away from her face, but she doesn’t let me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was a tall order, but every time Al Ulbrickson watched his new varsity crew take to the water his confidence that he could pull it off grew. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He pulled the lever for still more coal. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Four pulls away from the railing and walks up to me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Jane is wearing an army green hoodie, the hood pulled up. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I pulled back and smiled at him, my fingers still in his hair. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Fingers in her hair, he pulled her head back and she felt the cold touch of his knife at her throat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Imogen climbed out of the water and pulled on her clothes, shoving her feet into her sandals. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When we pulled open the Dutch door, he startled and swung his big head around to find out who was up so early. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She sits up and I lay my head in her lap as she pulls her fingers through my hair. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Maybe he had time to pull up on the beach and hide in the tunnel. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls a bucket of clay from under the pottery wheel, breaks off fist-sized balls, and tosses one to each of us. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

We were punting in the shallow waters along the shore, and Wello told me we would pull over to the bank once it was fully dark. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve missed you,” she said, and immediately pulled Ivy into a hug. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When he ventured to unbuckle the cumbersome sword, Eilonwy opened one eye, made an irritated face, and pulled the blade away from him—with more determination than he had expected. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She pulled a folded piece of paper from her pocket and slid it across the plastic tablecloth. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

My legs sink into the mire, and my feet make sucking noises as I pull them free. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Aru frowned as she shut the window and pulled the drapes down. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Kurtsinger steered War Admiral around the celebration and pulled him up in front of the grandstand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stepped forth and let them pull me in. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The boy had only stopped yelling because two PSFs had pulled a strange black mask down over the lower part of his face—like they were muzzling a dog. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I slid my fingers inside and pulled out the wad. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It was as if she had pulled out a grenade, yanked the pin, dropped it on the floor, and exited. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two minutes later he walked out again accompanied by Buddy Gabaldon, and they pulled away from the headquarters heading for Snuffy Ledoux’s humble adobe abode on the west side of town. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d recently cut it into a short bob and wore it pulled back with a ribbon. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma pulled the covers down and cleared her throat. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

We watched her sit down in class and pull from her canvas bag a blue and yellow ruffled curtain that she draped over three sides of her desk. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter pulled the belt away from Lyra’s waist and unbuttoned the pouch. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

August pulled her chair close to the statue of black Mary and sat facing us. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She caught me alone one evening and pulled me into her cabin. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She put her left arm out and pulled up her sleeve. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Hugo reached in and pulled out a large, heavy object. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“The witch travels on a sleigh pulled by huge white wolves,” Hazel began. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I pull back, and for a moment, I just study his face—the thick eyelashes fanning across his flushed cheeks, the constellation of freckles on his nose. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“It’s you or me, Big Lady,” he murmured as he pulled the blanket up to his chin. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And then the doctor came and pulled a sheet over Joey’s head and took him away. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

She opened one of the drawers and pulled out a small brown envelope. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had the sides pulled down like a white bowl. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I pulled everything off Joey’s foot and gave her die boot while I reached my hand inside to tug on the shoe. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When they pulled him from the river, he was clutching this in his hand.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Thor began to pull the fishing line back onto the boat. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She took Sammy’s hand and pulled him, none too gently, after her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swam toward them, knowing that I might not have the strength to pull my friends out. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

We started into town, and it wasn’t until I pulled in at the eye doctor’s office that he shook himself and looked at me blankly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The ant struggled in the soft, sandy trap until a pair of pincers suddenly reached up and grabbed it, thrashed up a little dust, and pulled it under. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled the hairs from her head and dropped them to the mud. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It would take a lot of strength to pull yourself up like that.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She pulled her car keys from her pocket and lifted her purse. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I pulled open the drawer and peered inside. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was still beating the dead bird when Billy Buck pulled him off and held him tightly to calm his shaking. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jack exhaled, and Hazel took that as agreement and pulled him through the trees. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

From my pocket, I pull the three silver bullets Tess had given me, the three bullets from my hospital break-in. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Letting the tide pull you around each bend. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

When his meal was over, he’d pull a book from his vest, a collection of Keats poems. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Were you embarrassed when 1 pulled you along after school today? All those kids looking?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

When the driver pulls up to the karaoke place at last, I fling money at him and burst out the door. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It was using me to pull itself out. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It is the only way to penetrate her skin and pull her to where she can be saved. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath and pull open the heavy glass door. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Finally he takes a sharp breath before he pulls the door open. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sand pulls the heat from her fingertips, from the soles of her feet. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The man picked it up and shook it and he sat and pulled the cylinder pin and handed it to the boy. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

James pulls a five-dollar bill out of his back pocket and orders a coconut. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

It might be the reason Agent Magnus pulled Dylan aside for a quick talk. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I had been there since Mrs. Jarzab pulled me out of class. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom pulled out the copy of Seventeen from last October, the smiling twins on the cover unaware of Mom’s tight grip. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

After he arrived, he would pull on freshly bleached waiter’s gloves and begin his work. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

We wore three pairs of socks that we pulled down and folded to make our crapes* look puffy. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Doña Lola pulled her down off the bed and carried her out dangling from one arm. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He reached into his bag and pulled out a water bottle. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

With their sonarlike senses, the brothers had discovered a low wall of reinforced concrete—it had sounded hard—and pulled Melina behind it just as the bomb exploded. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She was dressed in a yellow jacket that had dappled fur on the edges, and her hair was pulled back tightly with shiny ribbons. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled the choke out to flood the motor and shut it off so I could hear. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The car pulled out from the pavement and moved away with no noise at all. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither of them said anything about the bruises as Miles pulled his pants and shirt on. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I studied him in his chair, Unable to stand, to wash, to pull on his pants. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt tears stinging my eyes as the bus pulled out of the station. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he pulled me quickly into a doorway or a dark space between buildings. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

She pulled back her bow, the sore muscles in her arm aching with the effort. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I heard a chain sing from getting pulled taut and the bear-fighting dog’s paws hit me square in the side so strong that the last two chunking stones flewed out of my hand. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Everyone laughed and clapped, and Sahil put an arm around me and pulled me close. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the blankets that had fallen off the bed in Alby’s struggle and pulled them atop the sick boy. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She hooked a finger into his cheek and pulled as if trying to rip the side of his face off, but her finger slipped out. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I remember at first I would pull fish after fish from the river. But you know what, Leader?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Jon Snow fed a few sticks to the fire, buckled on his swordbelt, pulled on his boots, shook the dirt and dew from the cloak, and fastened it around his shoulders. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Ralph pulled himself out of the water, stood facing Piggy, and considered this unusual problem. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It pulled the knot in my guts so tight I still can't loosen it. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

But I called it whisper history, so as quickly as I could I pulled out the card and flipped it over. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He grasped my leg and tried to pull me down. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He pulled a Browning knife from the holster on his belt and unfolded the big blade. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When at last I roused and pulled myself up to look out, the tent was half buried. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled her hand down when she couldn’t hold it up anymore. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kamara pulled me aside and gently asked me to sit on a bench while he chatted with the man. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He took it very quickly and hard, pulled it to his chair, jerking me toward him so that I almost fell over. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

His wrists throbbed as he pulled at the tie, so he dropped his hands to his side. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He braces my cheeks with both hands and pulls me even closer to him. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Ajax huffed and pulled at his collar, and I let him go. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Sherm stopped outside, but Bridge said, “It’s okay, no one’s ever here,” and pulled him in. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I was about to go talk to him when my Uncle Bobby grabbed me by the elbow and pulled me into a corner. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It has two small sofa beds that we pull out at night, and a bright blue curtain down the middle for privacy. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple pulled back and looked at him sternly. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Once you pass the event horizon, signals you broadcast can't escape the black hole’s pull—neither can you. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

We rushed to the doorknob; Aaron gave a look, pulled it toward him, and there she was—in a green dress with a rainbow of fuzzy anklets on one leg. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

But his constant yeahs and nahs pull me into his conversation with this person who should be off the streets if what the detective lady said is true. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He pulled down his hood and revealed a head of long, dark hair, pulled back into a ponytail at the nape of his neck. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Two white men burst into the shack, guns pulled, flashlights startling, searching faces. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

But even as he pulls away, I know that the space between us has changed permanently. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The morning of the picnic Ms. Sandnes came into my room and pulled out my favorite outfit. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Once in a great while I still do pull out my tablecloth and try to get reinspired. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

At Cuxhaven a motor launch flying Nazi flags pulled alongside the ship to take off German news writers and photographers who had boarded at Le Havre. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“He pulled it out of our family album a couple of weeks ago,” Audrey said, sounding put out. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He pulled up the leg of his wool trousers to reveal his bony knee. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Prentiss Jr. flinches, actually flinches a little and pulls his reins involuntarily, making his horse rear up for a second. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I knelt down in the water, my fingers digging into the soft mud, and I pulled up handfuls of the roots. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then they pulled up their snouts and clacked their yellow teeth. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He turned and pulled up his shirt so that I could see the crisscross of long red welts. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

By the time the aides pulled her off, he had a black eye and a bloody nose. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

He stuttered a bit, and his friend pulled him away. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

There they found an inn at the edge of town, its thatch pulled down over its eyes of windows wherein could be seen a smoky light from the fire. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

With aching, trembling fingers I pull the watch from my pocket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

We’d pull the Jeep or the Hummer over and whip out a pretend notebook from our Hello Kitty purse and write a fake ticket. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But when the police cars all pulled up in front of Big Joe’s and the cops came out with their guns drawn we knew something serious was going on. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the distance, I could see that two of the poolside recliners had been pulled out onto the golf course, near one of the flags marking a hole. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

But by the end of the first mile of the four-mile varsity course, the two western schools had pulled out well in front of all the easterners. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I could say we drove a chariot pulled by camels and they’d believe me. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Lombard pulled a torch from his pocket and followed. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

But she pulled up short of that, her dark hair swinging. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The magistrate mumbled something about having a son my age, pulled me out of my dark jail cell after just two days, and marched me down to the orphanage. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He pulled a photograph out of his jacket pocket and showed it to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t it? When I was small, I used to pull my sisters’ hair, and they used to pull mine, and it hurt like fury. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled on the collar of her Express Services shirt and sighed as if on cue. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He reached for the scale, then pulled his hand back. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She sat with the sheets pulled around her and watched him get dressed. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I heard him run down the stairs, go out the front door, and pull away in a loud car. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lay on his side, with his knees pulled up to his chest. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Vola pulled a bucket out from a cupboard and set it in the sink. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Okay, I’m good,” she said, and they pulled open the glass doors to enter Bayside Press. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She leans her head on his shoulder; he pulls off her shoes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

When we got to the clearing a panel truck full of Norvelt Gun Club hunters pulled up. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“That’s a risk I’m just gone have to take. I already made up my mind. Either put it in or pull my part out altogether.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Naomi pulled her coat tighter around her and settled a kitchen chair onto the porch. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She never pulls her shade down and thru my window when I put out my lights I can see her from the neck down when she comes out of the bath to dry herself. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I stand, taking a deep breath as I pull the strap of my portable oxygen farther up on my thin shoulder. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Nearby, a small girl pulled carrots from a garden, naked in the rain, while two women tied a pig for slaughter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They pulled into an empty spot next to a fire hydrant. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He opens a small fridge and pulls out an ice tray. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Without even bothering to put his glove back on, he began digging the icy snow under Kevin’s head and under the tree branch, so he could pull Kevin out. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She pulls a receiver out from behind a pillow on the couch. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Papa pulled in front and Francie and Neeley pushed in back and they began forcing the big tree up the three narrow flights of stairs. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She plays with the dreadlock near his face that isn’t pulled into his ponytail. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The woman pulls back the blanket, touching the tip of Regina's nose. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

We coast a bit more until the captain drops anchor, the chain rattling out until it pulls taut. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He thinks about a sudden movement but understands very quickly that he can barely pull himself out of the car. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Santa pulled Mrs. Reilly’s drink down from her lips for a moment. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking about all the shenanigans Philbert and I used to pull back in Lansing. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped in her tracks, her heart in her mouth, but a second moan pulled her to her senses, giving her the strength to continue toward Jean de Satigny’s laboratory door. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two teammates helped pull him up to his feet like a beaten-up rag doll. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s about time somebody pulled down that shade,” remarked Stuart. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I shook my head and looked out the window as we pulled into the Chat-ham train station. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“And then a few days later the train would pull in. Always at the crack of dawn.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

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

He finally pulled so hard I felt my thumb snap and separate to go with him. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

When Sidhean pulled the horse to a halt, she awoke and saw that they had reached the edge of the Wood. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to pull a pant leg over my thigh and it sticks just above my knee. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She pulled her long black hair back into a ponytail. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She pulled her pink hat down over her eyes. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Taphouse took him by the shoulder and pulled him gently away. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The water pulled him, trying to suck him back into the flood. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

I cry out and try to pull away. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I nuzzled Fig’s belly as his entire body pulled away in protest. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take long to wipe up the kitchen, and she found herself looking over her school things for what might interest Wash. She pulled out her last science assignment. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to stroke his head, but he pulled away. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I was still fishing and wondering if I could pull my liver up, or my kidney, or some organ we had studied in science when suddenly Mrs. Maxy swooped down on me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the old man fell silent, Capricorn carefully pulled the sleeve of his jacket down over his wrist and brushed a speck of fluff off his arm. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I demand to know,” she began, but the Captain of the Guard pulled her back from the prince with spine-snapping force. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I sit there wondering whether to pull the tubes out of her arms, the plug out of the wall. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled out the long Japanese sword, and when I scrambled back around the corner of the pen nothing had changed except I was even more afraid. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Something pulled within him when he saw their bags had been left fully stocked with rations and their water gourds full. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Claire pulled her own shawl tight and fastened it with the willow clasp. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He laughs as he dodges away from me, and then he pulls out an offering—the Bookmarks napkins, the half-burned candle, a matchbook, and a lopsided macrame bookmark. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I'd already pulled her chair from the back and unfolded it, ready to roll. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Next, she pulled her socks over her knotty calves, straightened up, and smiled at me. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peeked out of the tree house, then pulled my head back quick. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I squatted slowly, holding on to Mami’s hands so that if the dead reached up for me, she could pull me back. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She pulls on the door handle to show me. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Struggling to keep the other circling in the air, he found the blazing course of the second star and pulled it back toward him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He laughed again, and pulled his cap down over his eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned over the side and pulled loose a piece of the meat of the fish where the shark had cut him. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned around, looking both tense and agitated, and pulled out the straight chair at his mother’s writing table and sat down. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He put the pack and the other blankets and the coats in the basket and picked up the boy and set him on top and unlaced his shoes and pulled them off. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I would have pulled us into the pool together and died like that, his lips on mine, certain that I loved him and that he loved me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Bloodbeard pulled a severed head from his sack and flung it at the seneschal. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She took a long pull on her cigarette. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His arms looked like bleached leather pulled over sticks. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She smiled while she cleaned the lids and pulled them off, stashing them in the leather cross-body bag she wore every day. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Will had pulled his lip, rubbed his eyebrows, scratched his nose, cleaned his glasses, and made a major operation of cutting and lighting a cigar. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She shoved the encyclopedias back and loped across the room, swooping me up in her thin arms with the elbow skin that you could pull down. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She opened up the purse and pulled out a full bottle of nail polish so darkly red it was almost black. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She grabs my wrists and tucks my arms behind me as she pulls me up against her. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I screamed and pulled away, leaving some of my skin be-hind. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The increasing rain pulls stray feathers from her wings and pins them to the mud below. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Before they had left, her brother had pulled her aside to wish her luck. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He pulled the cotton apart, and Twig and I joined him, fluffing white clouds for Cotton Ball Heaven. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The momentum pulled Tree-ear off balance, and he tripped over the cart and tumbled headfirst to the ground. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“That stinks! Why do we have to leave?” she says as Jimmy and Annie pull her up the hill. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I need to tell you something,” Henry says, breathless, when Alex pulls back. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Instantly, Jonathan pulled away and, dropping low, dove back into the house. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I no longer fear that their dear voices will pull me home. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I lean against the counter, smiling at Poe as he pulls a freshly baked pie out of the oven, totally in his element. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He climbed into bed and pulled the sheet up to his chin. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Wow, you’re in a good mood,” I tell him as I finish and he pulls a pint of mint chocolate chip ice cream out of the freezer. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I pull out his wet socks and slip them on his feet. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I pull out the glasses and slip them on. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Candice searched the cabinets for a large salad bowl while her mom pulled food from the refrigerator. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ma went back and forth on this for weeks while the realtor pulled out his hair trying to decide if his commission was going to come through or not. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lily pulled off the road and guided the truck into an abandoned parking lot. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I pulled out my small notebook and looked at the map I had sketched earlier, trying to orient myself. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The padlock didn’t look very strong, and it was easy to thrust the end of a fence post behind it and pull down hard. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And when the sea breeze sprang up again, it pulled him toward Malaga. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He pulled tight on his reins, swinging the raptor off to the side, and then dug his stirrups hard, urging it into a pounce. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But no one pulled the door shut behind them, either. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The older woman had startled from her doze and tried to pull herself up in bed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Then he pulls out a huge metal sheet and hands me a bottle of shaving cream. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She pulled out a thick volume bound in black leather and propped it open on the mantle above the fireplace, holding it in place with a heavy pewter candlestick. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At that point she grabbed his earlobes and pulled him closer still. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

She pulls up her shirt to expose the pale, taut skin of her stomach, marred by a tangle of gouges. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Nivea would pull Clara’s braids and that would be enough to wake her daughter from her mad distraction and return the saltcellar to immobility. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They drove a few more blocks, and then Dad pulled up in front of Lightning’s, the club where he and his band played most Thursday nights. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was a short kiss, and to be honest my first reaction was to pull away from her. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I pulled out the sack and rested it on the ground, holding it open for Denna to look. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His own hands instinctively bolted up to pull his shirt down, but Moss stopped halfway, raising them again. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A police car pulls up to the curb outside Carrie’s house. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

By the time they pulled into the parking lot, the boys were asleep. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Once he had his fill he bent down and pulled my arm so’s my hand was at his lips. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He moved to the window and grasped the blanket to pull it down, but Adam was upon him before he could yank. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled himself up, foothold by foothold, crag by crag, until he wriggled over the top and lay panting and surprised by his feat. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drove me eight full blocks past my original stop and pulled up then only because some white passengers wanted to get off. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw pulled him off his face again, and saw water and vomit begin to come from his mouth and nostrils. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I have no idea if she had any medical certifications beyond a vague notion of CPR, but she pulled Grace’s sagging body to the ground all the same. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Some days we only pull in like ten bucks and we gotta use most of that just to eat. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She pulled my jersey up out of my shorts and lifted it, so gently, over my head. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She went to the mirror, and slowly, piece by piece, began to pull off her clothes in a private strip tease. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

They wresded like this a couple of times before Momma finally set all the burning equipment down and sat on the coffee table and pulled Joey into her lap. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled out my desk drawer and counted the rest of the sleeping pills: candy-colored pretties, bright on a sheet of typing paper. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I pulled the wagon’s long brake lever and whoa-ed the oxen. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled his hat down low over his eyes and picked up his shopping bag. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

An old tugboat—tangled nets, smoke, and flaking paint—pulled into the quay. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She pulled one of Enoch’s cheesecloths from her coat and quickly tied it around a stone plucked from the ground, making a kind of slingshot. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She had set the dining-room table and pulled down the shades so it was pretty shadowy, and that made me look perfect. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lily pulls out a board game she’s been too cool to play since she was like ten, and the three of us play while the grown-ups finish cooking. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He looks like a monster in a film and it makes me laugh but he pulls at them and grunts, Uck, uck, and tears come to his eyes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I kissed her cheek and pulled away from the curb. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sovoy waved me over to join them and pulled over an unoccupied chair so I would have a place to sit. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He pulls a notepad out of the front pocket of the smock and slips it into the back pocket of his jeans. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Shadow pulled up at the restaurant and he let his passengers off by the front door, then he got back into the car. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Thanks, she told Redemption after they pulled apart. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Nick pulled out the D volume from the red set and looked up dictionary. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Danielle disregards the “Keep Off the Grass!” sign and pulls up a dandelion from the earth. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Right now he was posing as the Egyptian detective assigned to gather information about the museum heist the chameleon himself had pulled off in the first chapter. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then, without consulting her, he clipped the other end to his own harness and began to pull. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The changes pulled against themselves inside him; the mule had been blind and old. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I pull myself up, my arms shaking, and force my leg under me so I’m standing on another bar. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I had the full list of Love Actually stories pulled up on my phone. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The opening under the fence had caved in and I had to pull the rocks away before we could crawl through. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the notebook out of his coat. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

This she recalled clearly: as the policemen pulled her away from the house, she could hear her child crying from behind the locked front door. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Diana grasped the metal lever, pulled it toward the loom, and jammed it into a slot. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

As the bus pulled away from the intersection, Roy hoped to catch another glimpse of the boy farther up the street. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to reach for it and pull but didn’t have the air left and went up for more. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gaily reached behind himself, pulled something long and shiny from his back pocket. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I was so lost in thought I didn’t notice when the truck pulled up beside me and slowed down. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But before I could make my escape, a car pulled up in front of Grandma's house, a 1930 Ford Model A sedan. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

We pulled at our ties and tugged at the tight fitting jackets. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ground his teeth in frustration, grabbed a root, and pulled himself back to a sitting position. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I was driving down College and I pulled over behind a line of parked cars and asked, “You had a kid who died?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

When they pulled into the parking lot, they saw that a line had already formed at the ticket window. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

She pulled Håkon’s blanket out of his backpack and draped it around the three of them as much as possible. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The current pulled at me, but it wasn’t carrying me away anymore. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She thought about touching the Hoppers’ money and how mad Mr. Hopper had been, and how mad she got when Mr. Hopper pulled the jar of quarters away from Dallas and yelled at him. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

When I was little, my parents used to pull me out of school early for a long weekend of hiking or camping. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The Girl is clean and polished, her dark hair pulled back into a high, glossy ponytail. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Her ponytail is pulled through the hole in the back of her cap and bounces with each step. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I would sit on his lap, the air conditioner in the window blowing on us and my head resting back against his chest as Theresa Brady pulled off her latest scheme like a boss. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She held on to them, pulled at their clothes, begged them not to go. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the wire away from the frame and reached through. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

He turned back to me as he pulled into a parking space. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He is dressed all in green, his mouth pulled into a grim line. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

From the farthest reach of the drawer I pulled out a single sheet, folded once. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The foggy air grew rich with the scent of cinnamon as Cady pulled her cakes from the oven. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Joey joked, “Don’t make me pull this car over, boys.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I pinched a corner, pulled the paper away from the professor’s knees, and passed it up to my dad. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

We had pulled to a stop inside the garage. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Dad pulls into a Handicapped Spot right by the cafeteria door and I tell him, You can’t park here, but he turns off the engine and opens his door and says, This counts. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I need to go,” I said, trying to pull my arm free. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

A slower song comes on—not one that will force me to lay my head on Kasim’s shoulder, but one that makes him pull me in at the waist and press my body against his. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He dove into his pouch and pulled it out. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

My back pulls up straight, and my chest protrudes forward, showing curves I ain’t never seen before. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I pulled a random book off the shelf and turned around. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He pulled the lifeless body onto his back and pushed with his legs, grunting with the effort. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

One night, far back in the mountains, in a place called “The Cyclone Timber,” Old Dan really pulled a good one. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled his hand away, because Pax would feel a pain that deep and he wouldn’t leave. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

And I did pull my hair back in a barrette. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The wrinkles in Bullet's forehead smoothed out like a sheet pulled tight. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

But this time when she reached for the boat, instead of sending it back out to sea, she pulled it up onto the sand. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She places the tray on the side of a bed and I pull up a chair. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I pull my shirt up over my mouth and nose. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“And here’s how he intends to pull it off.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls his hands away, laughing loudly like he’s forgotten any rules about volume. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He pulled out our yearbook, which we’d gotten in homeroom that morning. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore nothing over his blue-gray shirt now, the collar was open, and the black tie was pulled loose. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

When he pulled on his own poncho and began to follow her out the door, she said, “I can make my own way, thank you.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The two sisters struggled to pull out the rickshaw, but it was too heavy for them. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled myself into the well and climbed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He pulled the desk chair over, positioning it a little off to the right from where Emma had pointed. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She waded deeper into the cemetery and, pulled by her cosmic force, I ditched my parents and followed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

How wings worked, how the propellor pulled the plane through the sky. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes are pulled back to number 27, “Sistine Chapel with Abby.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Trotter pulled the covers up around Gilly’s chin and patted them and her. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

My father reached out and pulled me towards his lap. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The pile of tried wands was mounting higher and higher on the spindly chair, but the more wands Mr. Ollivander pulled from the shelves, the happier he seemed to become. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I lie on my mattress, with the orange and turquoise blanket pulled under my chin, unable to sleep. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tim pulls into my driveway, and El hops out so I can drag myself out of the backseat of the Jeep. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I was pulled to my feet and we were all pushed out through the doors into the hallway. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I pull his threadbare pajama shirt over his head. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Dill pulled the casserole dish from the oven. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I pull David up our porch steps and into the house, not stopping until the front door bangs closed behind me. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dressed the cat up in doll clothes, pulled her along the floor in a box, and even decorated her tail with ribbons. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shaking his head, he pulled his arm from my hand. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The door of the phone booth had been pulled closed, and the three of us were crammed inside on the floor. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then, to our eternal embarrassment, Mom pulled one of her Mom switcheroos. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I buried myself in my bag and pulled the drawstring tight over my head. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The train lurches forward and we pull out of Thirtieth Street Station. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The oxen were more willing to pull than they had been the day before. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled out her papers and handed them to the doctor. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Dad pulls his knees awkwardly into his chest. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I pull away, but I don't look up. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He pulls a tiny scrap of paper from a pants pocket with the telephone number of his uncle Marcos in Florida. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Phoebe pulled on one of her yellow curls. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

When he pulled back, I seemed to follow, my lips searching for his. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When he pulled up the driveway and reached over to unbuckle his seatbelt, I held him back. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Arms reached through the portrait hole to pull Harry and Ron inside, leaving Hermione to scramble in after them. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Only then did Jinny stop to wonder if she’d made the song up or pulled it from some deep forgotten place. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I did not know the answer, and so quickly pulled out the next photo from the stack. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The Cardinals were fast on the base paths and they weren’t afraid to try to pull off a hit-and-run. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reached into my pocket and pulled out a shiny Susan B. Anthony silver dollar. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled my head back in, feeling a little foolish. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I looked at her lunch as she pulled it out of her brown paper lunch bag. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I heard jeeps pull up outside, but I didn’t pay attention. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scrabble for the device, then back out of the room and pull the door all the way shut behind me, panting. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I pull out a folder labeled Top Secret in kid handwriting. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And she pulled out the cork from the bottle of wine she had carried in, and had placed beside the bed, and passed it to Tertius. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I saw Old North Meeting House pulled down for fuel. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He pulled me away when I began to cry, leaving his lunch and curious stares from other customers behind. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She turned her back on them to unlace her boots and pull off her outer tunic. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When they pulled up alongside the Manhattan, Pocock found that the dock was a jumble of offices, storage sheds, stacks of cargo, and canopied gangways for passengers. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He pulled his boots on and climbed on deck to see what the shouting was about. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Doha shuddered, and he pulled at his sister’s arm in warning. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They passed under where the water touched the ceiling, and then Ivan pulled threads to close the ditch of air behind them, forming an oblong bubble around them instead. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I got ready for bed, inhaling Conner’s scent as I pulled off his sweatshirt. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I try to sit up, to pull the blankets closer, but I can’t. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She reached around with her other arm and pulled us together. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the overalls aside and studied her smooth white flank. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He’s something of a whiz with snares, rigging them to bent saplings so they pull the kill out of the reach of predators, balancing logs on delicate stick triggers, weaving inescapable baskets to capture fish. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

My dad gives me a big hug and then pulls Justin into his embrace too. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I guess I didn’t expect you to still have the same pull as you used to.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I pulled back with all my strength, but whatever had my arm was stronger. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Never a big pull or yank, just his fingertips touching and grazing and peck- pecking away, like some little bird. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm just not so sure I can pull it off anymore. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then I tried to pull myself together, saying over and over, “I must, I must, I must...” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She lifted her bifocals to her forehead as she pulled the curtain open and let the morning sun flood the room. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes fill with tears and she pulls me back into her arms. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hand on his arm, but he pulled away. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Next, he pulled out the things of hers that he’d kept hidden in his bottom drawer at home. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He pulls her close and she tries again in his ear. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She opens a cupboard, the shelves lined with a grimy yellow-and-white-checkered paper she’s been meaning to replace, and reaches for another onion, frowning again as she pulls at its crisp magenta skin. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s nothing. Check these out” Shay sat her down at a table, turned to a shelf, and pulled out a handful of volumes in protective covers. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I’m standing at the window as his car pulls up. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pull the sheets up to my neck and look around my room. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Instead ha hesitated, then pulled her closer, gave her a squeeze. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t throw the knife faster than Hatchet could pull the trigger. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

After three wobbly seconds he landed in the prickly leaves of a rockrose, but he promptly got up, pulled a few thorns out of his foot, and tried again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He pulled the blankets out into the street looking for the case for the flarepistol. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I pulled the Panther information closer to my chest. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The time on my laptop reads 9:00 a.m., and I pull the med cart closer, looking at the color-coded clumps I laid out yesterday. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The man pulled a rifle from behind the door. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I pulled the blanket up over us to create a little cocoon. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

There was so much turquoise—nuggets and even big chunks of it lying on the desert floor—that Brian and I could fill our pockets with it until the weight practically pulled our pants down. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She always pulls me away and says that she’s sure in ten years we’ll find out that it causes horrible diseases. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Once in his apartment, he pulled off his shoes and staggered on to the balcony to feed his tortoises. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The desk above her moved just a fraction of an inch, sending a bunch of other things flying, and Frankie pulled her free. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I went up to her and pulled the sleeve of her fur- collared jacket. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned into Washington Park and pulled the car slowly round and round the long gradual curves. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He says, I’m going to bed, and with the drink in him it takes him a while to climb the chair to the table, pull up the chair, climb to the loft. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He pinched his lower lip with his thumb and index finger, and pulled it back and forth in small tugs. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

With a gasp, Harry pulled back and opened his eyes; at the same moment his ears were assaulted with the screeches and cries, the smashes and bangs of battle. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Candice pulled at the fraying threads of one of the couch cushions. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had pulled Turtle's braid in the lobby yesterday. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When my mother dances now, sir,” said I, “men pull her more tightly to them than they do the other women ... taking liberties ... or they scarcely deign to touch her. Was it ever thus?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The girl I had pulled into the boat was already dead. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He pulled it free and found the end of the tape and peeled it off all the way around and unlatched the chrome snaps and opened the box. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Betty Bright walked over and pulled his hand down from the cut. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the girl pulled out a sharp sword and told her mother, “Then you must die the death of a thousand cuts. It is the only way to save you.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to calm my pounding heart and wondered if I should have pulled out my baton. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found I could pull back the bolts easily enough and unhook the great chains; but the door was locked, and the key was gone! Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

His teammates have already pulled on red scrimmage pinnies. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

As soon as we pulled up to Burke’s Burger Box, Mena Prescott ran up to his car window, leaned inside, and kissed him on the cheek. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It was cool enough, in spite of the sun, that Dimple had to pull her hoodie tighter around her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Smith and Vanderbilt joined him, and the three of them fought to stay on their feet as reporters and fans pushed and pulled on them. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celia half expects him to pull pink tea roses from behind his back as he used to when he returned from his trips to distant provinces. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled out a record by a band I recognized and studied the singer’s face on the cover. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Finally, the train slowed as it pulled into the next station. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was as if the gravitational pull of the earth had been multiplied; or as if he lay on the bottom of the ocean, all the massive waves weighing on him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you can actually play when you pull your finger out,” he continues. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Moses pulled X-Ray’s glasses out of his front shirt pocket, held them a moment, then dropped them on the lawn. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I grip the steering wheel hard with both hands, feeling sure he’ll race up to pull us over. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She reached under her desk and pulled out a thick, thick book called The Pictorial History of the War Between the States. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

In Denver three national banks failed in one day and pulled down an array of other businesses. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

As Phil pulls up to the driveway, the cadre of cops parts, letting us through. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I hurried from the office and caught the tram just as it pulled into the stop across the street. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Tally shivered in the ocean breeze and pulled her soggy jacket tighter around her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Grace turns into the lot as he pulls out. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I lowered a five-dollar bill to him and, soon after, pulled up my lunch and my change. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cosine and Isosceles were in college by the time JT’s brother, Red, finally pulled up to the curb. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slid from the saddle, pulled the wreath of flowers from around Seabiscuit’s neck, and wrapped it around his own shoulders. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Richard pulls open the double doors to the bar, throws his hands into the air with a flourish, and ushers Lil and Em, giggling and whispering, inside. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Me and Rondell pulled our hoods up too, and we all took off sprinting down the street. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

As he pulled himself upward, the lizards moved downward, keeping out of the sun's direct rays. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He pulled a long, thin, shining silver dagger from inside his cloak. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Bronn yanked out his dirk and pulled the meat from the fire. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I pull out of the field with a sigh, knowing I deserve whatever I get. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I had to do something to pull myself back away from the Wild Boy urges. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I pulled off the blankets and stood up, humiliated. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though Luxa had flattened herself on the bat’s back, Aurora barely managed to pull out of the maneuver without scraping her off on the ceiling. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And she pulls him to their bedroom and closes the door. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

His jaw fell a little, and then he pulled it up sharply. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I moved a strand of hair from her forehead, then pulled a chair to the window and spied on Mr. and Mrs. Miller’s party next door. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Crew just pulled in the late afternoon now, resting up before. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scream into my teeth as I pull myself up and over the windowsill, half my body in the building and the other half still dangling. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled off his own piece, then passed it to his daughter. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we pulled out of the parking lot, she wagged a finger in my face. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

When we pulled up in front of Ma's house, our other house, Maddy ran to the door like usual. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

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

The registrar turned away to the light to study the notes scribbled on the label he had pulled away from the man's shirt. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The boy pats my shoulder, strokes my forehead and pulls the blanket back over me. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He pulls the book from the shelf And it falls open. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

He stood a penny in a slot on the canopy of cloud and pulled the lever at the base. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

His pants are always too big and belted awkwardly so he looks like a scarecrow, like if someone pulled the belt he’d turn into a pile of straw. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe they weren’t actually capes at all, but safety blankets, like the one Aru kept at the bottom of her bed and pulled up under her chin before she went to sleep. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I pull some money out, thinking I might splurge on a long-distance call. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come,” he said, grasping her arm and trying to pull her into the dancing. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wormtail pulled open the robes on the ground, revealing what was inside them, and Harry let out a yell that was strangled in the wad of material blocking his mouth. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

A series of school buses pulled into the far area of the lot. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It was all he could do and there was a lot less of him to pull. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

His voice is low and soft, a piece of silk you might keep in a drawer and pull out only on rare occasions, just to feel it between your fingers. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She pulled out two long, dark-blue dresses with intricate beadwork around the sleeves. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Once I knew the place was clear of cops, I pulled the silver shoes out and slipped them on my feet, lacing them up tight. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

But Holly pulled her feet back like she was embarrassed by her sneakers. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I pulled the necklace out of my shirt. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Then I pulled up a chair and stared. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

A thin blanket had been pulled up to her bare shoulders, but it wasn’t long enough to cover her entirely, and her feet stuck out from the other end. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Her brows weren't pulled together, her nose wasn't scrunched. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Once again I willed the sand to come to life above the circular door, and I barely had to pull the figure of Anansi into existence before the grooves in the floor blazed to life. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I pulled the paper out of my wallet and unfolded it slowly. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Papa put his hand in his coat pocket and pulled out a handful of jewelry. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

My mother reached over, pulled the sliding door open, grabbed me, and threw me out as far as she could. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Clayton pulled down on the metal door handle and yanked the door open. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

As the doctor watched, the husband turned red, pulled himself together so that he seemed even smaller, tried to disappear under his bedsheets, and stammered out words in a barely audible voice. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tasha took our tickets and pulled off a piece and handed them back. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

My eyes are pulled back to the steps. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It landed on Truth, so I pulled a card from the Truth deck. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I pulled with all my might and lost my footing. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks at me as if I’m trying to pull one over him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Doc kissed a tiny bottle of some liquid he pulled from his pocket and pressed it into the dirt. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Hilly pulls her red sweater down over the pudgy roll in her waist. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She pulled her arm away from the line, bracing her palm against the frozen ground. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He put his bag on the floor and pulled out some biscuits and a bottle of cold ginger beer. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could tie a rope around this island and pull it next to Zimbabwe,” she told Mother. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily pulled her pencil from her ponytail and her notebook from her backpack and handed both to James, curious to see what he’d come up with. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I breathe a sigh of relief when she pulls up a few seconds later. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Her father pulled the car into the driveway and cut the engine. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Pa walked out onto the stoop and pulled the door shut behind him. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

At some point amid the sighs and moans and murmurs, Miss Love pulled away and whispered, “It was my…” Her voice was shaking so I couldn’t hear the word she said. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I pull back the quilt, examining the sheet below, doing the same for the mattress and pillow. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It didn’t unscrew, so he tried harder, and then tried to pull it, but that didn’t work either. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I pull out my ID and slide it across the glass counter to Jared, as the name tag pinned to his sky-blue scrubs reads. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She had grabbed my hand and pulled me close to her body. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled a dirty scrap of paper from his pocket. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he pulls up to the house, he turns to me and doesn’t smile. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Slumped in his chair, Horse let out a weak chuckle and took a long pull from his flask. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Twice her bare arm touched mine on the armrest, and both times the fear that she would become annoyed made me pull back. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

They could always pull out at the last minute. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My fingers itch to pull it out again. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re safe here,” I repeat, and I pull him back into my chest. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath and pull open the doors. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The man’s collar was flipped up to protect his neck, his hat was pulled down, and his hands were stuck in his armpits for warmth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily pulled the pencil from her ponytail and sat on the floor to study the paper further. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She pulled out the long, white candles they would light, noting they had only one set left. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Clay pulls open the door and gives Mami a hand getting down. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I was about to pull out my phone to text Jill when I saw Guzzo leaning against the wall a few feet away, still in his basketball shorts and T-shirt. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then the darkness would say to him “sleep,” and he would run back to his roost, pull his foot into his breast feathers, and close his eyes. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull out a book and open it, but the letters squiggle and dance. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Glass shattered, the frame splintered and snapped, and I pulled the photo loose from the mess. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I sighed sometimes, watching Barack pull the same dark suit out of his closet and head off to work without even needing a comb. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Annabeth’s eyes dilated so much, they felt like they were being pulled out of their sockets. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When she pulled the front of the soiled diaper off and saw blood, she screamed at Papa, “Viejo, he is getting worse! Look, there’s blood in his stool!” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a box of Kleenex next to my bed and I pull out tissue after tissue to mop up my tears. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She paused for a moment to wipe it away and pull up her smile. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A breeze picked up, the tall grass outside the barn tilting away from it, and I pulled my sleeping bag over my shoulders to stay warm. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

No one says anything, but Donna pulls out her compact mirror and she turns it so that she sees me in the reflection. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She pulls her chair around to my side of the table. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the silver cuff off and held it at a different angle to let its polished exterior shine. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“You put them notices back up, what you just pulled down.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I kicked and butted against whoever was trying to pull us apart. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He reached to his utility belt and pulled out a canister. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Our grandmother pulled a handkerchief out of her dress pocket and dabbed at her eyes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

After I had pulled my panties down to my knees, a hot wave of embarrassment swept through me and by reflex I covered myself with my hand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He would’ve talked about this, and how he grabbed Kiowa by the boot and tried to pull him out. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, if you just wiggled and pulled... The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I pulled back and said, “I told you the truth. I was sleeping. Like a stump. And I didn’t wake up until I heard sirens. After that, you were pounding on the door.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Rob’s there before Red Tie can pull himself together to respond. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Tally sighed and pulled Shay’s crumpled note from her pocket. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I pull the electric blanket over me and crank it up a notch. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I promise I’m OK,” he says again, and I let myself be pulled away. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And the woman pulled up her own dress and slipped the elastic of her bloomers down over her fat stomach. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was quickly pulled down by Maria, who hated even the sound of the word “spider.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Some patients have them open, others have the curtains pulled around their beds. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sammy pulled his foot out, and I let go of the trap, which snapped shut. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Raise and Raina pull back from the mirror at the same time. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

We both pulled down at the propellers and backed away. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad followed us into the Apadana and pulled his sketchbook back out. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He had pulled his hat down over his eyes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

His grandpa pulled to a stop, and they stepped out of the truck. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Suit #1 releases my father’s arm and pulls him up. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He smiles at her when he pulls away. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the trigger, but it wasn’t a bullet that came out at her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Fadi stepped back as the silver train pulled into the station, sending a burst of wind whipping through his hair. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He pulled the cape tighter around his shoulders. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the first seconds of the brawl, Captain Brannon had pulled Beasley from the table where he was making his strafing runs and tried to strangle him with his ascot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The legionnaires pull me up a set of steps before forcing me to my knees. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I pulled my arm away and backed up. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The girl, though, seemed to know just where to step, and she pulled farther and farther away, finally disappearing into the mist so that I had only her footprints to follow. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I reach around, unzip my backpack, and pull out a thick wad of Notes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Some Apollo campers armed with firebombs flew over the Ares cabin in a chariot pulled by two pegasi. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes, say, “I guess one a us is gone have to pull it out.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I pulled a magazine off the table while he taped the drawings to the wall. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Well I’m figuring right here and now it’s worth just about one full-blooded Khershaen pack mule ” I turned it over in my hand, pulled the pin away and let it snap back again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Granddad pulled an old wicker chair to the center of the room and sat down, bending over the books. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Meera knelt, undid a twist, pulled at a corner, tugged deftly here and there, and suddenly the direwolf was bounding free. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I pulled Mother’s suitcase from under the board she lay on. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I pulled out my journal and pen and started writing about everything I was thinking. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Moonface opened his sack and pulled out one of his loaves of bread, and I inched closer. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Do you think, it said with leaking contempt, that you possess more strength than I do, that you can just...pull me out? Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

And then the camera pulls back and I see that there are two of these spiky padded pieces of curved metal and that they’re attached to...legs. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

As though invisible strings were tied to Snape’s wrists, neck, and knees, he was pulled into a standing position, head still lolling unpleasantly, like a grotesque puppet. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I pull my head out from under the sofa cushion and Look At The Person. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph pulled the sleeping bag tightly around himself. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She winked hard at me as she reached inside her bra and pulled out her other sock, knotted in the middle and bulging at the toe. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The beavers had left clear sliding trails where they had dragged branches down to the lake, and Brian used one of them, the main trail, to pull the logs down. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t even pull off the simplest stuff in the “Magic Tricks for Beginners” playset I got for Christmas that one time. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Most of us get our flags pulled and land in jail, and the rest of us plot elaborate rescue missions. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He was able to pull it ashore with a log. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It sounds like a gasp, like it was pulled straight from my stomach. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She struggled to pull it off, to breathe, and finally lay in bed exhausted. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“See? Simple. You just make a fist like you already know and then pull back your arm a little and aim for where you want to land and let go.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

In my mind I pulled away the layer of strangeness that had covered everything. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

As I continued to travel, I was managing to pull in bigger crowds. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

From the back of the closet, she pulled her old duffel bag and took the quilt from her bed, a few old blankets. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A driller grabbed Phillips and pulled him off the platform just as the earth burst open and a black column of oil spewed into the air. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I put my arm back to my waist and it brought fresh blood as I pulled it away. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He draws himself into a train car as it passes with bewildering ease and pulls me in after him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I pulled his shoe out of the mud for him and tried to clean it off on the cordgrass. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulls the door open, and we step inside. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

One morning at roll call, I was one of fifty prisoners pulled out of the ranks and loaded onto a truck. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Upstairs in the dormitory he pulled on his pajamas and got into his four-poster, but he didn’t feel remotely tired. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Bloom said, “We have nothing more to say,” pulled Linda back, shut the door and locked it, and leaned against it, shaking, unable to believe the way in which he had stood up to them. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull out my phone, annoyed, looking down to see my screen filled with messages from my mom, from my dad, from Barb. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Commander Jameson looks at me and pulls the pistol from her belt. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

And to everybody’s surprise, she seized Fred and George and pulled them both into such a tight hug that their heads banged together. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The rustling sound of pants being pulled to the waist like the fitting of a wedding dress. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she pulled the diaper from her shoulder and smiled at him, and it was his duty to make clear this mystery. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He pulled himself until he got his shoulders up and was able to roll his body to safety. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of the raccoon meat brought her back to the celebration and she pulled her arm away. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The blackness encroached around my field of vision as I pulled myself up, eighteen steps, steep as hell. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Her dark curly hair was pulled back in a loose ponytail. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

At nine o’clock, Ben saw Mr. Dacus pulling up on Eliot Street with a boat and trailer being pulled behind his car. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But when that girl pulled the book out, she yelled to her friends, ‘a hidden book.’ Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I stood in the middle of the room with the door wide open and pulled my shorts on. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

We pull up to a red light and Travis tells me to look at the face of the lady riding the car next to us, and I do. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He pulled out his map, and once again Rupa shone the light across it. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled his tongue from the mouth of the bottle with a thump and belched some Dr. Nut. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before they went to bed, Mo pulled back the curtains so they could see it—a brightly colored Chinese lantern among all the white stars. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Come with me to yoga,” her mom had suggested one morning, and Grace had just rolled over in bed and pulled the covers back over her head. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It only missed because Malfoy pulled him out of the way. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She pulled open the train door and leapt onto the platform, which seemed to be sliding underneath them as the train gathered momentum. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She pulled back her fist, fingers curled in a tight bunch. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I pulled on my dry stockings and stepped into my new shoes even though they rubbed fierce on the popped blisters. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then as he slowed, he reached into the glove compartment and pulled out a ten-naira note and flung it out of the window, toward the policeman. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She takes her hand away, shaking her head as she pulls her gloves off and carefully puts them in a trash can by the door. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He could not know, could not think of how far he might have flown wrong because he didn’t know the original course and didn’t know how much they had pulled sideways. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

More than the good or the bad reasons to stay, even more than his love for his son, would be the gravitational pull of someone so very interesting. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Axel pulls to one side of the bench, lets his back rest against the wall, his feet toward the center of the bench, still plenty of room for Frank to sit. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The sand is dark and smooth and wet, gleaming like sealskin as the water pulls back. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The doctor lifts a trembling hand and pulls the fridge door open. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

As we were passing through a security checkpoint at the airport in Brussels, we were pulled out of line. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Thus a man might bring his family down from a hill ranch in a drag—a big box nailed on oaken runners which pulled bumping down the broken hills. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it was touch and go for a while, but the Great Brown One pulled through again!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We told him he’d missed the little silver men that came to greet the lunar module, but he pulled out his transistor radio and laughed in our faces. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She pulls two pins from her hair, keeping them just out of reach. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then he pulled forward his own weapon, a twenty-foot-long steel scaffolding pole that had been converted into a crude spear. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I reach into my pocket to pull something out. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

O’Brien took his wife slowly, carefully, through the worst streets he could find until he finally pulled up in front of Mother Fletcher’s place. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it didn’t only happen once, it happened twice: first his eight-year-old brother was able to save him and pull him back in. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull the closest undershirt over and smooth it out like he does to get ready to fold it. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He pulled out a hankie and blew his nose. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled on his work gloves, and he cut through four strands of heavy steel wire before he realized he was standing where anyone might see him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls me close, squeezing, and I melt into his shoulder, letting his arms circle me like a warm, tight blanket. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Later they told us the story of how, during the First World War, the British army had taken all their horses, and for a while they’d had none to pull their wagons. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

But no matter how carefully I try to pull the individual strands apart, they just get tighter and tighter. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Any normal kid would have used his or her knee to pull the leg up and out of the mud, but I had no left knee. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She reached into her pocket and pulled out two fist-size rocks. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He stretched, pulled on his pants, and said, “We’ll play Tom Swift. I’m Tom.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

After several misses, I gently push myself higher, until I can grab a skinny limb and pull myself up. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She pulls on the shipyard bell that rings in Rufino’s workshop. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled on his gloves, removed the shroud of blankets from Carl Heine, and then, methodically, using angled scissors, cut away the rubber bib overalls, dropping pieces of them in a canvas bin. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He pulled on his boots, washed his face and rinsed out his mouth in the meadow stream, and then ran pell-mell through the meadow, toward the village. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Maribel pulled her hair off her face, and I saw an indentation along her cheek where she’d been resting it against the seat belt. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“The thief pulled me into the alley, and he says, ‘Ha! The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I dig in my bag, pull out a pencil, and place it in the sharpener. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I pulled off my hood and let her have it. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Dimple pulled up the website for the art department and groaned. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I mean it from now on, just stay away from the windows. And don’t go into a room unless we’ve got the shades or curtains pulled.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

From her bottomless carry-on, Gay pulled out magnetic checkers, a mini Yahtzee set, and Go Fish and Old Maid cards, which we played until we landed in Hartford. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Yolanda pulls up at a cantina, its thatched roof held up by several posts, its floor poured cement, and in its very center, a lone picnic table over which a swarm of flies hover. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He pulled at Lyra’s hand, and as the dragonfly rider darted close to his head, urging them to hurry, he led her at a crouching run down the path and away from the cave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I was reaching for Peaches to pull her back because I didn’t want her to get hurt. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made the turn onto Dock Square, past the candy store with the taffy pull in the window, and then the asphalt turned to granite slabs as I made my way onto T Wharf. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m really sorry—” Before I could figure out how to apologize for being such an idiot, she tackled me with a hug, then pulled away just as quickly. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

At last he bent down and pulled Aurelia up by the arm. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Instead, she reached one arm around Ess’s middle and pulled the wet child into her lap. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

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

Ob said as he looked over Cletus’s shoulder at the newspaper clipping that had been pulled from the famous suitcase. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

George started resisting while being pulled to the police car, and the two men began wrestling and fell to the ground. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Cas looked out the window as her mother pulled into the student parking lot that had looked so far away from the second-story classroom window more than a month ago. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Then I woke up, pushed the boy aside, caught the unburned upper part of the draperies and pulled them down. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

With a violence born of total helplessness, he pulled her dress up, lowered his trousers and underwear. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I pulled up to the curb, your front door flew open. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He pulled a candy bar from the pocket of his jacket and unwrapped it. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He pulls his book out, drops it on the floor, and brings his knees closer in to himself. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When I pull it on I think of Papi and I force away tears. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

His head is buried in my shoulder, and I try to rest my head on his, but instead he pulls away to look at me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Isn’t that how I convinced myself not to pull my survey out of the box? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

It was easy enough to rig a shell so the oars sat a little too close to the water and easy enough to pull a leisurely oar but make it look hard. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Peeta pulls me to the lake where we both flush our mouths with water and then collapse into each other's arms. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

As they approached Mia and Pearl’s block, he clicked the lights off and pulled up to the curb. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I put my hand on Violet’s elbow and pull her back a couple inches. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“We got to pull in and tie up! This is crazy.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He pulls a hunk of tissues out of the box beside my bed, squeezes them into a tight ball. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He caught my right arm and pulled me into line beside him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she pulled out the gilt-edged mirror she had bought at the Price Club last week. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach up and pull down an apple. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

It crawled up to my shoulder, adjusted its grip, then pulled harder. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Here, the car pulls into a private garage that is situated next to a small row of jets. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We were pulled up to a stoplight, and some kids in a sports car next to us were revving their engine—as if I was going to race the Chrysler. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Stanley reached down and pulled up the empty burlap sack. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He strode over and pulled me to my feet, then spun around to face Dad. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He pulled me away from the other players. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Jumping out of bed, Martin pulled the curtains apart and was startled to see that the house was surrounded by dark liquid that kept rising. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Howard responded, “but I never saw him pull up that way. Never before.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made a regular bow to Sir Lancelot, and pulled Guenever’s hand so that she curtsied too. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled himself out of the hold and grabbed it—a stout three-and-a-half-foot gaff with a barbed steel hook on one end. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I take one more look at my drawing from the yoga room earlier, carefully evaluating it as I pull it down off the wall. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Somehow, she incorporated a mechanical beauty queen wave, which exploded into a motion where she seemed to pull herself up by an invisible string. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Tally pulled her hand away, staring out over the city. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I pulled up to the speaker box, thinking I could just shout my order and circle around without stopping the car, but of course it didn’t work out that way. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Javier set the controller down and pulled Moss to him, into his chest, and Moss spun slowly over so that he was looking up at Javier’s face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I pulled my head back behind the curtain. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandpa pulls out a bag of walnuts and proceeds to crack them open. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I sat down and pulled on my gloves and visor. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Ivy spied Emily Dickinson with her hair parted down the middle and pulled into a tight bun. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Light Hair and his fast bay horse pulled far ahead. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mami tugged on my dress here and there, pulled down her skirt, and grabbed my hand tight. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I pluck a few blades and roll them in my fingers, wondering why the hell it’s taking them so long to pull out. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I pull his black T-shirt off a hanger and breathe him in, and then I slip it into my purse. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He puts his arms around me and pulls me towards his chest. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The expert stretched his lips into a smile and pulled a large toothbrush from under the table. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I was scared before, but as I watch the guards pull apart the wall of Red Cross members in front of us, I’m powerless to move. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Jazz pulled the comb from my hair and leaned back on the couch. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Once we were out of his line of sight, Carmen took off her heels and I pulled off my mask and Hulk bodysuit. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I did not understand him, but I knew it had something to do with the jacket because he began to pull on it, trying to take it off me. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Luke braced himself, but Ricky reached into his jeans pocket and pulled out three twenty-dollar bills, holding them out to Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Some of the mice pulled away from Despereaux in disgust, and others, thrill seekers, reached out to touch him with a whisker or a paw “The princess put a finger on him. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

My sudden movement caused the headphones to pull the CD player off the bedside table, and it clattered to the wooden floor. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The curtains were drawn shut and the projector was sitting on one of the bedside tables that had been pulled over so it faced him from the doorway. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Smith, seeing that the track was standing at attention, cantered the horses once around, then pulled up at the finish line while Pollard and his mount peeled off for a workout. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And anyway this girl was no raver, hair pulled back into a simple ponytail, barely any makeup, certainly no piercings I could see. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

When I pull into El’s driveway, I find her sitting on her porch in her bikini with a towel wrapped around her waist. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

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

I pulled out my phone and start filming them. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Mosi pulled at her ropes like a crazed animal, broke free, and ran across the deck to the place where her child had disappeared. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calder had pulled the I pentomino out of his pocket and was flipping it back and forth on the table. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, run, run\\” Harry yelled at Hermione, trying to pull her toward the door, but she couldn’t move, she was still flat against the wall, her mouth open with terror. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It was slimy and disgusting, but when I tried to pull away, he pushed in toward me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I took hold of the rope and pulled. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled a paper cup from the water cooler and filled it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Marina pulled some strings to get twenty-four new Yaks. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The instant she was settled, the bus lurched and pulled away. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He shut the book, put it carefully on the floor, lay down, and pulled the coverlet over both of them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I cry out as he pulls me back. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The Professor walked to Black’s side, seized his hand, pulled him to his feet so that Crookshanks fell to the floor, and embraced Black like a brother. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

We just couldn’t stop, and as he tried to put himself in order we gathered around him, excited like puppies, waiting for him to pull exciting things out of that tall green bag. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Mom opens the front door for me and waves goodbye as their car pulls away from the curb. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She pulls out a box, and I know what it is before I even look inside. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The fifth, with the broken fingers, spat and pulled free a dagger with his left hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I pull his hand up and lean my cheek against the back of it, taking in the faint scent of cinnamon and dill from the breads he must have baked today. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Now you sit down,” she said, and pulled out a chair for Lyra. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the werewolf wrenched itself free of the manacle binding it, the dog seized it about the neck and pulled it backward, away from Ron and Pettigrew. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The third time, as he came up into the shallow water, I walked backward across the sand bar so he would not see me, and pulled on the string with all my strength. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls the door open before I can pound on it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I walked back to the hall and pulled on my jacket. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I drag my feet, but the men pull me forward against my will. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Two of the uniformed boys took me by my arms, one on each side, and pulled me over to a chair. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climb out of bed and pull a pair of sweats over my leggings, a bulky sweater over my turtleneck. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We pull into the parking lot—it’s packed. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

We looked at each other, and she pulled me in and gave me a big hug. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

With a hard pull I flipped the Horse on his back. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled something out of the chest, then grunted with approval and slammed the Story Box closed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He only pulled away, backed out of her hug. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The first time that they were alone on the deserted fields behind the garage he pulled her mercilessly into an animal state that left her exhausted. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I pulled Little Ann away from the hole, knelt down, and put my ear to it. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otto refused the bottle when I passed it to him, so I took a big gulp, pulled his head back, and let the water fall through my lips. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She reached in and pulled out her own corset. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Put the other way round, our attention would have been held even more effectively had there been an underlying pull of simple narrative. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She pulls away, shakes her head as if I were some kind of a miracle, and pulls me back in for more. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he got to the cart he pulled it upright and piled their things back in. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I don't slam it shut, but pull it hard enough that it makes a soft click. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He wanted to touch her so bad, pull her into his arms, make her stop crying. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Moss pulled out his old phone, which had a new screen thanks to a friend of Martin’s but still wouldn’t catch a signal. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was all alone with Maria, being pulled through the halls to some place she’d decided was safe. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jim took that first step off of the bus, and the mob pulled him into their grasp. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Across the street directly in front of him, he saw a truck pull to a stop at the curb and two white men in overalls got out with pails and brushes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled and gently pulled him back in line. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Maddy yanked the tablet away from Shay and cracked it against the wall, then pulled David in against his protests. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I feel Keav’s hand pull at me, and my feet automatically move in her direction. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, I bit it in my teeth and tugged at the backpack with my hands until it pulled stiffly open. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Suddenly his mother grabbed his hand and pulled him away. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t realize he was writing an address until he pulled a roll of stamps from a kitchen drawer. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

She pulled her bare hands up inside the sleeves of her coat. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The man fastened the clamp over the ends of the threads and pulled them out one by one. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

When we pulled up to the church, the steps were covered in brown and gold and red leaves that blew around in clusters. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He then marched to his own room, stood by the window watching the hills beyond, and pulled the trigger. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Her hands have rope burns from when she pulls in the steers. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Alec grabbed the man by his green shirt and pulled him up close to his face. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

There were fewer trees and fewer garis pulled by horses, but more cars, taller buildings, more traffic lights and more paved roads. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then she pulls out a great expanse of shimmering pink something. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When he pulled around to the window to pay, I fished my money from my pocket. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The horse pulled himself together and resumed running. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She winked at him and Josiah pulled her close, promising himself he would never ask her what it was about the mountain that caused her to stop there. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

After some debate, we pulled into the Spruce Grouse Lodge. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

First he pulled out his rifle, then, after digging around for a second, he hauled something else out and held it up triumphantly—a plastic bag full of aluminum cans and glass beer bottles. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, I pull an arrow from my quiver and send it straight at the Gamemakers' table. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Half of them had collapsed, pulled down by the weight of the grey moss that draped them and the thick black vines that snaked upward from the water. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then I pulled up the legs of my sweatpants as high as I could and stepped out into the cold and muddy flow. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Eventually, he pulled out a can of fluorescent spray paint he’d lifted from an unattended public-works survey truck a few months before. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I pull it to my chest and slump down to the floor. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The man had to pull her, the taxicab driver had to push. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark pulled him out the doorway, into the alley. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He pulls his hand back like something’s bitten him and shoves the TV back into place. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Guy reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out a lighter and a crumpled piece of paper. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Pearl lived in Wilmington like I did, and one day I pulled her aside and asked her, “Why do you work for these white folks?” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many farmers gave up and pulled out their trees. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I put her smiling picture on the dressing table, then reached under her bed and pulled my sax case out again. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I’d pinned Otto’s arm under me as I fell, and I sensed from somewhere remote as he pulled his arm away and crawled onto my chest, staring worriedly into my eyes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was Mrs. Dawkins, who didn’t look nearly as scary with her hair done up nice instead of pulled back in curlers. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Chaol pulled away from her so fast that she nearly stumbled back. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She pulled her family into the bushes and told them to lie down. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa pulled up on the reins and climbed down. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Long’s you two can stay out of trouble”—she grabbed the eel’s skin at the neck and pulled it all the way off—“I imagine you’re safe enough.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She jerked at my shirt, trying to pull it up. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad pulls at his T-shirt collar, the same way Justin does when he’s anxious. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“What kind of man is it that pulls a corporal underneath a latrine stall and assaults him with his pants down?” the colonel answered in a voice remarkable for its softness. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But meanwhile, while you’re fretting, the man’s getting ready to pull both triggers, and that’s all there is to it, all right? Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I had no choice but to let her pull me back down the unfamiliar hallway. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

A pair of women on bicycles pull off the road and gape at the truck as its passes: some infernal lorry sent to blight their town. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

We knew we had to cross a great huge body of water, an ocean, and some of the Lost Boys said the water could pull the plane down into it. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled up a dripping brown bottle of beer. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Voices with the pulled vowels and cut lilt of my father. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Scrabbling through a nightmare of compacts and pencils, she pulled out a prescription bottle, held it to the light, tossed it into the trash can and selected a new one. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“So well that I wish we might always pull in the same boat. Will you, Amy?” very tenderly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled that off revealing an Army fatigue shirt my brother had given me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally Mrs. Addison has to come out and pull me away until the ambulance leaves with just the light going and not the siren. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

An upholstered stool is slashed and the stuffing pulled out and tossed. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

It seemed someone they all knew from the neighborhood, Marquette Frye, had been pulled over for drunk driving. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I clenched my teeth, then pulled it out and opened it and rattled three of the pills into my hand. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“The minute I look away, the Marxists will pull that chair right out from under you!” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I walked into the library that afternoon, there was Liz, her hair pulled back in a ponytail, reading glasses balanced on her nose. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Jairo pulled away from the curb, I noticed two things. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I gently pull the stamen through the blossom and set the drop of nectar on my tongue. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Mama looked at the tree and remembered her children as toddlers, when they used to pull down ornaments. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He pulled up just short of the threshold of the Maze, his instincts forcing him to think twice about entering. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I slid my hand over so I touched Annie’s fingers, and she pulled her hand away. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Emilia pulled her pink hat low over her eyes. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He reached for my shoulder, but when he reached, I pulled back, and all he got was my PE uniform shirt. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The plane returned at so low a level she could see the men in the cockpit, their coat collars pulled up around their necks, their crash helmets and goggles gleaming. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the car pulls up to the front of the building, I’m greeted by two of Hideo’s bodyguards, both dressed in dark suits. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They pulled until their faces were red as raspberries. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

No one seemed concerned about Edward, though I explained over and over that he was the hero — how he had pulled me out of the way and had nearly been crushed, too. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She began to pull out dresser drawers and dump the contents on the floor. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Others were caught from behind, pulled from their hiding places, beaten, stabbed, and left to die. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He pulled back what I understood then to be drapes, and swatches of sky diluted the dark with soft moonlight. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I took my jackknife out of my pocket and pulled the blade open. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I watch him as he pulls his headphones on, my heart beginning to beat faster. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We pull right up to Olive’s house and run to it. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Jody held a carrot and coaxed and promised and pulled on the rope. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed a chair against the doorknob in case those maniacs came for us themselves and pulled the bags out of the walk-in. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She shuffles through a stack of papers on her desk and pulls out a lovely cream-colored vellum envelope. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Here’s my long expression,” Jax says, and pulls his chin down and his eyebrows up. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Mi, I’ve been thinking,” he said, so seriously she almost giggled until he reached into his back pocket and pulled out a folded stack of bills. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lupin grasped the lid of the packing case and pulled. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I pull my hand back down to my side. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I am headed for an enormous landfill, as if my chest were being pulled from the sky to the ground. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Just before lunchtime, into the office walked a woman in a tight pencil skirt and patent shoes high as stilts, her straightened hair sleekly pulled back. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to get Fern up while Jimmy pulled Vonetta’s ear. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I did not pull on the line for some seconds. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She pulls a tissue out of the box and leans into the mirror to repair the damage. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

They say that the tendon didn’t detach again, that it didn’t sever or snap like a rubber band pulled too far. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He pulled out several papers, drawings, and long sheets covered with calculations, which I could not understand even when he explained them, though this I did not confess. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned down and pulled a sheaf of papers out from under the couch. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

She charged up the concrete steps, pulled the notebook from him, and hugged it to her chest. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I tuck it away in the corner of my mind to pull out later, maybe for a song. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She pulls off her prosthetic arm and rubs the stump. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Then they gathered their cattle, burned a trail brand on their hips, and pulled out on the long trail to Kansas. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The street was quiet except for a radio that blared from behind a window with its shade pulled down. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tries to pull away but the man in the grey suit keeps his hand firmly around her wrist. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She steers him into the booth and Alex’s side, and he pulls her in after him, and the six of them fall together in a tangle of hoarse laughter and expensive shoes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When we got there the undertakers pulled out the coffin and put it on a roller and rolled it right onto the grass. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled out a stack of fives from the register, put mine on top, then went through the stack turning each bill the same way. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He pulled open the top drawer in the bureau, and trying hard not to think about it, threw an assortment of undergarments into the duffel bag. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Anyways, the first one I pulled off the shelf was called The Color Purple. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Her stepmother pulled out a pair of kitchen shears. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hand pulls him up by the hair and a soldier is staring at him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conner pulled out a metal box from behind his back and handed it to me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I love you, baby,” said Wanda, and she was pulled upright and out of his line of sight. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t see what happens next because I pull away from my mom and I’m running. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just Frank’s luck, but he had to pull it together. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Nobody was sure that Camp’s asking God’s forgiveness before he pulled the trigger counted as much as if he had lived long enough to repent after doing the deed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Just then the fish gave a sudden lurch that pulled the old man down onto the bow and would have pulled him overboard if he had not braced himself and given some line. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled a string dangling from the ceiling, and a dozen naked bulbs flooded the large room with pools of yellow light. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull my arm away and slam the car door. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I swallow the familiar feeling that pulls at my chest. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

But by the time I’d gotten my pants off and pulled back the sheets, the fan had danced itself around to face me once more, shaking and shimmying inexorably toward my bed. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Jazz slid her hand between the couch cushions and pulled out a crumpled piece of paper and held it up in the air so I could grab it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He pulled himself up slightly so he could see her more directly. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He had slept soundly, curled up on two seats, his book unread, using his overcoat as a blanket, pulled up to his chin. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The older woman yanked it back down and pulled her to her feet, apologizing for her rudeness. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Our fight back in the valley had dissolved in the thick brew of tragedy, no more than a seasoning that we might pull out later on. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He opens a stall and helps Marie-Laure into the corner and pulls off her shoes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

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

Red Jack pulls his arm from my grip and adjusts his hat. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When he pulled up at Tangerine Middle, I saw that he had already attached the trailer with the sprayer on it. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, this routine had made Emily laugh so hard she practically snorted her dinner through her nose and had to leave the table to pull herself together in the bathroom. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He formed the team that pulled down the fence — now just a harmless chain-link barrier, with the electricity off—and led the people into the woods. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Security guards stand on a plat Enrique’s Journey form over the freight cars, watch for migrants, and pull them off before they cross the bridge. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I hung to the willow branch and did not have strength to pull myself up but 1 knew I would not drown now. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Hungry Joe had his leg wedged in the door and would not pull it out. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I smiled when I pulled out the notebook I shared with Jasmine and Maya. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

June holds onto his elbow and makes half-hearted jokes, and when they pull up a block from the cafe, she offers him an apologetic smile. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The doors shudder in unison, then begin to pull up, the sound grating with their weight. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She pulled her arms from behind her back, producing two small plastic French flags and waving them enthusiastically. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He pulled back on the controls and the front rudders tilted upward. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them was maybe seven, and the other, five—little dresses, and white socks pulled up and folded just below their knees. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mom reached out for my hand, but I pulled away. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Abby pulled herself up and into the car and drove north in a daze, not even crying. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes a hard question to pull her eyes off that riveting material. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He wraps plastic around my wrists and pulls it tight. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

One thing he failed to see was that if a neutron star shrank enough it would become so dense that even light couldn’t escape its immense gravitational pull. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

When I’m finished, she pulls back the screens. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

We retrieved our bags, and Mom pulled out her traditional cotton dresses. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And I pull out of the parking lot. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The referee pulled them apart, and Alfred kept Barnes away with the jab until the final bell rang. ". . . decision of the judges ... a draw. . . ." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

To pull off this plan, he needed loyal Confederate agents and safe houses located at points along the route. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moody sputtered and pulled at Trip’s arm and Trip, finally, let him go and stormed off. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He pulled the pack out of his pocket and placed the cigarette back in it. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He yanked Celaena closer, but her feet seemed made of lead and she pulled against him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He remembered a night weeks ago; looking through her bag for her wallet, to pay the Chinese food delivery man, he’d pulled out her diaphragm case. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ben hands my mom a plastic bag and pulls out a changing partition. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

That next day, though, Annabelle grabs The Taker’s sleeve and pulls him aside at lunch. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Mami pulls away my pillow and shoves the basin under my neck. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He yanked me up, but I nearly pulled him down. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Alkinoos, their ardent king, stepping aboard himself, directed the stowing under the cross planks, not to cramp the long pull of the oarsmen. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of leaving me on my own in a corner somewhere, Mrs. Shannon pulled me into the circle of teachers who are involved in the inclusion program. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Then she put on something of a smile again and pulled at my wig. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I pull Lolo’s glasses from my pocket and hand them over. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The only thing he could think of to do was pull his T-shirt off to sop up the blood with, but before he could even try, Crab pushed his arm away. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She anticipated his wants, pulled out the threads on the cuffs of his shirt, and embroidered a dozen handkerchiefs with his initials for his birthday. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

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

She pulled herself free of any tree limbs that clawed at her and kept chasing after her children, never losing sight of them. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“What—” I begin to say, until I see John pull the blindfold off of Day’s neck. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He pulled out two dollars but nothing else. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He guided Joe to a lumber rack and pulled out samples of the different woods he used—soft, malleable sugar pine, hard yellow spruce, fragrant cedar, and clear white ash. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Cabinet drawers pulled out into the floor, paper and bloated cardboard boxes. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Just as we pulled up in front of the church, I saw Christmas banners and lights. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her shoulder ached—and that was what pulled her back into her body at last. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Sitting bolt upright, he heard the rasp of the curtains being pulled back: The dazzling sunlight seemed to poke him hard in both eyes. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

One of my hands reached out to hold the sliding door open as I leaned back into the minivan and pulled the book out of the passenger seat’s back pouch. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The Land Cruiser’s engine roared to life, and they pulled away. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull the drawer out and slam it again. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I pull out a copy of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple to show her and everyone else that reading was my plan all along. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I instinctively pulled him forward and slapped the back of his shoulders, and he pushed a tissue to his mouth and spit out a wad of phlegm. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The seagulls must have pulled us away out of danger!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

His brows were pulled together in a single line, his eyes intent upon my face. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He pulled the egg out of his backpack, knowing where he wanted her to eventually hatch. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He had a horseshoe brand on his neck and pulled up his collar to hide it when Cora’s eyes lingered. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I reached into my pocket, pulled out a dollar bill, and dropped it into his accordion case. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

We each were given a party cracker to pull, inside of which was a paper crown, a noise-maker, and a miniature tin toy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

For a moment; Prosper thought he was going to open it, but to his surprise Scipio suddenly slipped out of his jacket, pulled the ribbon off his hair, and took the cap off Mosca's head. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair was down, and she pulled the blue robe tight around her. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The bicycle pulled up before the porch, a seventeen- year-old colored boy on it, all arms and feet and long legs and round watermelon head. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He eases himself down next to me and pulls out a small green bottle. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

And then I saw her pull up her sleeve and pull out a sharp knife. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They couldn’t possibly understand the pull that Grace felt. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He pulls back, his fingers wrapped around my fingers for as long as they can be until the Dauntless traitors pull him from my grasp to escort him elsewhere. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Halfway to the end she darted to one side and pulled me after her, both of us ducking under a line of sheets and hopping a chicken-wire fence into the yard of a little cottage. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He stared up at the sky with a frown and pulled his collar up about his neck. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who pulled me out of freezing rivers and away from crevasses I didn’t see. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She leans over to pull a burrito out of the bag, rips off the foil, and shoves it into her mouth. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then, pointing to her luscious red hair, which was in a high, bouncy ponytail, the kind I could never pull off, she said, “Do you think all this magic happens without some serious tools?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

At the door, he leaned forward to kiss her, but she pulled away and shook her head. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The shopkeeper pulls the locket out from under my shirt. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He shakes his go-chu clear of the last drops and pulls up his shorts. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

But my favorite was a stirrup cup molded in the shape of a wolf’s head and shoulders, with the head lifted and the mouth pulled into an O for a long howl. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled out a key, unlocked the door, and turned to look at the frightened group in front of him. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled his pet back to him and gripped his baseball glove more tightly. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

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

Gram pulled her dress up over her head, and Gramps undid his buckle and let his pants slide to the ground. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She pulls her notebook out of her backpack and fishes around for her pen. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As soon as Mom noticed what was going on, she pulled me out of the store. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He pulls at his collar with his index finger. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He pulled some car rots from the soft, dark earth and we sat down to eat. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Armpit laughed as he pulled into the parking lot, which was crammed with cars and people. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He pulls me closer to his side, and I rest my head on his shoulder, taking deep breaths of the cool air. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I pull the robe more securely around me as I remember the old woman transforming into the rodent. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pull on a T-shirt, lace up my sneakers, and we get out of there before Antwan thinks too hard about that last sentence. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

A wall of force slammed me through the air—just like the trick Kronos had pulled on the bridge. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Somebody reaches down for the man’s hand and begins to pull him up. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

When guards pulled away the box, she Jerked about desperately. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

One is long and scrawny like somebody grabbed his greasy brown hair and pulled up to stretch him out. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I put my arm around my sister and pull her to standing, just as some shouting and yelling make Carrie run out of the bathroom. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sure, but there’s something in my pocket—” Seven said as she pulled the something out. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

When I finally pulled away a bit, I looked at my mom and pleaded, Please don’t call my school. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only that, every shade was pulled down tight. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I eased back down in the chair and pulled up to the table again. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Bran used the bars to move himself to the bed, and Hodor pulled off his boots and breeches. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But when I try to help two girls with their pounding of corn into meal, Kainta, Chief Sasenticum’s son, pulls me away. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

As Washington pulled even, Moch leaned over toward the Syracuse boat, smiled, and said, rather softly but in his deep baritone voice, “Go to hell, Syracuse.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She reached into her satchel and pulled out her notebook, opening it to the map. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She pulled up the right side of her blouse and there was a patch of skin missing, about the size of a large walnut, from her side. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Turner walked around to the side porch—the shutters had all been painted there, too—and he found a single window whose curtains had not been pulled. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I’d tell a couple of easy ones and work up to how I had pulled the quiet girl’s hair and how I had enjoyed the year being sick. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grab my phone from my back pocket and see a text from Poe, feeling a mix of sadness and relief as Will and I pull away from each other. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He pulled on the right pocket and it ripped. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He tries to pull his hand out of my grasp, but he’s tied in such a way that he can’t. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"How I have yearned to have that eunuch's tongue pulled out with hot pincers," Cersei replied. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Van Eck pulled a whistle from his pocket and blew a shrill note. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He takes Byrd by the hands, pulls her tightly to him, like she does when the information is important. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

As she talked, someone else pulled a chair up and joined the group at the table. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She whispered something in his ear, and when she pulled away, she whipped toward the door so fast, I couldn't see her face. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Nothing so formal as that,” Ambrose said as he opened a drawer and pulled out a small metal disk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“And then you gotta pull yourself together so we can go home.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Polly instantly grasped Tidbit’s hand and pulled him into the darkness. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last things he saw before he was pulled off into the darkness of the court were the pale worried faces of Dunwing and Warbeak. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She finally managed to pull to the side of the road and wrestle the critter to her lap. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

And then Max’s arms are around me, and he pulls me into a hug. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They pulled heavy draperies away from windows and the light from outside came into Hill House. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“They pulled the phone records,” his dad told him. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore reached inside it and pulled out a large, roughly hewn wooden cup. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And the Goblet of Fire turned red once more; sparks showered out of it; the tongue of flame shot high into the air, and from its tip Dumbledore pulled the third piece of parchment. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then, though we hadn’t yet said anything to each other, we both sensed Ruth watching us from the car and pulled away. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had long red hair pulled back, and his long beard had a ponytail holder in it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The man insisted he lived in Idaho, even though Rindlisbacher had pulled him over twice locally, in Logan. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He pulled out the piece of paper where the vet had written down Radar’s address. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Likens, the principal, came rushing in and pulled her tongue out and then put a fold of notebook paper between her teeth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They got into the car and pulled away from the curb. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He pulls back, taking the last bag from the suitcase. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I jumped up and pulled on my work overalls over my nightgown. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piper tried to pull Nico to safety, but one of the bags caught her shoulder and knocked her down. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She reached into her pocket and pulled out a length of wire that had once been a coat hanger. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He pulls his cap off to reveal a matted head of hair and uses his forearm to wipe the sweat from his forehead. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Florida heard the faint wail of the freight train as it wound its way through the distant hills, and she pulled the quilt up close to her face. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Finally my father appears, hopping on one foot as he pulls on his thick boots. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The coach closed the bus door, threw it in gear, and pulled away. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lived in that brief fantasy until the deputies got into their squad cars and pulled out of the parking lot. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Georges and Robert pulled the old ewe back into the clearing. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I pulled up an armchair, opened my laptop, and started sorting. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She pulled herself straight and directed into his sleepy eyes the look she usually reserved for teachers and principals. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and pull air inside, despite how my lungs are complaining and already seem full. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He stepped from the bath and dried off, pulled on a pair of laundered linen breeches, and was too tired even to tie the drawstring. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She raised the gray dress over her head and pulled it down. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d never pulled him out of school before, not in the middle of the day, not even when she was hospitalized last Easter. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

She stepped back as the Blue Bird pulled out. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the handle, but it was locked. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Instead he lay there wallowing now in the seas and the old man pulled the skiff up onto him. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, some of us manage to pull it off.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

And then, gathering my last wisps of strength, I pull out Secrets to a Happy Life, flip to a random section, and reread it in the dim light. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

So when we pulled up to the international terminal, I reached into my envelope and pulled out a crumpled dollar bill. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I'm starting to lean down toward her face when suddenly she pulls her hand back and turns away. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did Aaron Giebel see the iceberg looming as he built his San Simeon and dreamed his dream of cows strong enough to pull buildings? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hands took him then, hands pulled him onto the dock; and the man jumped into the water and untied Derek and took him as well. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

She has her hair pulled back in a short braid, and her lips are pink and smiling. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I checked my watch, saw I still had over an hour until ten p.m. and pulled my journal. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Under this strange nocturnal sky Milton pulled his car as close to the train platform as possible and stopped. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then he pulled out a brand-new shiny Zippo lighter. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I called O’Dell, and a couple of hours later I heard the familiar rumble of the garbage truck pull up to the shop. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled myself up and wrapped my legs around the oar. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I took it and helped pull him up. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cara immediately stood up, dragged a desk into her back comer, and pulled the map tripod over behind her. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

The headset came easily, but the microphone switch at the pilot’s belt was jammed in and he had to pull to get it loose. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Curly had holed up in the trailer for almost three hours, until the reptile wrangler pulled up to the gate. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boats pulled alongside each other, the motors idling. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the blanket tighter about himself, but it was too late. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I hear him moving around in the kitchen, pots being pulled from cabinets, the sound of a bottle of seltzer being opened. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” Lily said, reaching down to pull him up. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I pull the hood of my coat up over my head, and it’s thick enough to keep the rainwater away from my hair. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I had already pulled the pin on a grenade. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turns bright red and pulls open the drawer where Abuela keeps the foil and plastic containers. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Slowly, he pulled James out of the cave into the biting wind. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull them out, and an idea forms in my head. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He gently tugged at the knot until one end of the string was pulled out, forming a small lasso. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He pulled the blanket over his shoulders and then over his back and legs and he slept face down on the newspapers with his arms out straight and the palms of his hands up. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled out his thin wallet and started to show the guy a card. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had his legs pulled up to his chest and his face pressed into his knees. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He pulled off his shorts that had fallen to his ankles, and went into the bathroom. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cautiously Templeton pulled himself up over the edge of the trough. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Even if I didn’t know you,” my mom whispers, “I’d read this article. It pulls you right in!” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Helmuth pulls up his stool to the scratchy table, spreads out the first sheet of paper, smooths it with his hands. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled, and pulled, at the door, and shook it till, massive as it was, it rattled in its casement. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He pulled away from her and wiped at his nose. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She pulled out a package of assorted Ghirardelli chocolate and passed it to me. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The air was hot and dripping, as if the city were wrapped in a wool blanket just pulled from a boiling pot. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wheels struck the runway and the plane pulled up by a small wooden house on the tundra, the terminal building. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Henry is able to grab ahold of his life jacket and pull him back. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She has dark brown hair pulled back and twisted into a mess of a ponytail. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He opened die trap on die raft to pull out the water keg and die tin containing the biscuits, the chocolate squares, and dry matches. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled and pulled, and with her great strength was able to angle the beam downward until the broken end was nearly touching the rubble below. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, Dave had deleted a video from his gallery He’d pulled it from his wrestling videos folder the day after the attack. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Tally pulled out a packet of SpagBol, then realized that her purifier was empty. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Her hands flutter winglike, all of us hypnotized as she pulls notes forth from us as if spinning lace-weight yam. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He reached under the kitchen table and pulled out one of those funny-looking suitcases that the band kept all their instruments in. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Lefty Lewis cut the car off and pulled the key out of the dashboard. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

R.C. pulled out two, shoved one into his mouth, and slung the bag over his shoulder. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

In the garden I pulled up the potato plants and left the weeds. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Lily pulled herself up and then sat for a bit with her face in her hands. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand, and his voice was calm like it was when he told her she had to get three teeth pulled at the dentist last year. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And when the old Cadillac pulls into our driveway, longer than a pontoon boat, with bigger fins than a great white shark, Mom and I run down to greet them. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She pulled directly under a tree but kept the motor running. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I might very well pull him down with a running shot because I am a good rifleman. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Belet pulled the sword out of the wall and faced me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Chief Taylor pulled on my arms a little too hard. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He pulled a crumpled sheet of newspaper from a packing case, flattened it out as best he could, then pushed it underneath the door, leaving only a corner on his side of the doorway. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit ran flat out for a sixteenth of a mile before Pollard pulled him up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jonathan went to the door, pulled it open, and returned to the table. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

She went over and pulled down the blind. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also, by the morning, they had both pulled off the noses which Merlyn had kindly given them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one else cared to go out on the river, where hippos could chop your boat in half or crocodiles could pull you overboard. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled his bread roll apart, sending a shower of crumbs over Noor. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the club and pulled the Flop over backward to the sidewalk. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Show me the way he went. I’ll pull him down, like a bloodhound. Curse this iron on my sore leg! Give us hold of the file, boy.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t even pull a bowstring, let alone do one of his famous feats, like shoot an arrow through the eye of a fish just by looking at its reflection. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I pull out my wallet and he flicks it. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The knit cap was pulled down on her forehead and her shoes still had no laces. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hands, softer than he had been expecting, touched Harry’s face, pulled back an eyelid, crept beneath his shirt, down to his chest, and felt his heart. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He clumsily embraced her, and then pulled back as she struggled to sit up. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He took the rubber band from a packet of brown envelopes, opened one, and pulled out a photograph. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They traveled quickly, for it seemed to be scarcely a quarter of an hour before the carriage pulled to a stop and the footman leapt off his perch to open the door for her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I know it, she done pulled down her panties and tinkled in it and I’m chasing after her with half a dozen horns honking and a man in a hat taking pictures. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But walking out back, I could see that my father had pulled every one of my traps and stacked them up, four deep, behind the shed. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

With breakfast out of the way, I pulled on my clean haptic suit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Ivan pulled her into a tight side hug, ending up with his arm looped around her neck. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She pulls a ring of keys from her pocket and impatiently unlocks three separate locks in order to access the room that is drenched in bright afternoon sun. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He grabs a water pipe and pulls himself over the wall and onto the roof of an adjoining house. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

"Never mind that, just go on and pull it," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dede had pulled the door to, letting the old lock catch again. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I was a little alarmed when Sohrab pulled soap and shampoo out of his nylon drawstring backpack. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Mama reached into the basket and pulled out a bag labeled “OLIVER.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She slipped her arm through mine and pulled me close to restrain me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled the cart away from the tree and started pushing it down the sidewalk. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I pulled again on the backpack and his chest came up onto the ice. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

After around eight hours on the bus, we pulled into the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City, an enormous, labyrinthine building in the middle of the city. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

A loud cry pulls me out of my focus. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Chess thought time would drag until they could finally meet and pull out the computers. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He worked in a garage, so when the bus broke, he pulled out his box of tools. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You think too much,” Kaede murmured, and she pulled Taisin’s hand from her hair and kissed her bare wrist, pushing back the sleeve of her tunic. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He grasped the bars of the window firmly, ready to pull, and stood poised. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zohra pulls up Taylor Swift on YouTube and starts to sing along with her off-key. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Coach pulled the toothpick out of his mouth and pointed it at Luke, eyes hard. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The Colonel threw the pack on the ground and was up in a flash, a fistful of my sweater in his hand, trying but failing to pull me down to his height. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Hanging upside down, hands and knees clutching the knots along the rope, Tally pulled herself up into the dark framework of the bridge, then stole through its iron skeleton and across to New Pretty Town. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Until the camera pulls back and I see that his guest is Peeta. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Then why you—” I stop talking when Sneaky reaches in his bag and pulls out a video game case. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

When the clay cracked, she pulled it off along with the feathers, and devoured the small morsels inside. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edwin pulled out a key and turned Cole roughly around to remove his handcuffs. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The Foreign Secretary pulled a chain, and a bell rang. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

When I opened my eyes and pulled back Deza kept hers closed and smiled. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I pull myself up and lean against the wall, thinking it’s a good time for hair ruffling and sleep tight, kid and don’t stay up too late. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He pulled it up and around his head until he was free, just as Alec was slamming his to the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The hubbub and confusion of the scene was a welcome distraction, and during the next ten minutes buses one, two, and three filled up and pulled away with their noisy loads. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Freeman pulled me to him, and put his hand between my legs. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I undressed, got into bed, and pulled the blankets over me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom’s face was blurry as she came toward me and pulled me to her. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie called out a goodbye, and I heard the cruiser pull away from the house. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes—yes, we are,” said Dedalus Diggle, who had been watching these exchanges with an air of bemusement and now seemed to pull himself together. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He pulled his battered and scarred acoustic guitar from its case. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

My mind floods with questions, and my body pulls me toward David, but I hesitate. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

With strong strokes he pulls the blade against the stone, sharpening it. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she pulled open the door, my dad almost fell into the room. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulls out her wallet, and I hold up my hands. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He lets himself fall back to the bed, our magnetic pull severed. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Schindler immediately motioned for the guards to pull the three of us out of the line. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I pulled it back and saw that it was white—bird droppings. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls the lid off and looks inside. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Daniel pulls the pouch from his suit pocket and starts to walk over. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Again he pulled at their cloaks urgently, but he spoke no word. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

We hear the grinding engine long before it pulls around the corner. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He walks over to what I thought was an enormous closet, grips the two handles near the top and pulls to reveal a bed. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sodden wharf planks moaned as the tide pulled the river water toward the open sea. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled up to Mabel's house, and I wished he would circle the block. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z