He just couldn’t help peering in and seeing Grandma sitting on the bed and pulling her favorite book onto her lap. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He tried straightening his spectacles once more before pulling them off in frustration and shoving them into his shirt pocket. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

All her other pants had something wrong with them—a broken zipper or a tear in the crotch—some flaw she had to hide by constantly pulling down her shirt. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Naomi was cooking the last tortilla when she heard Henry’s truck pulling onto the patch of gravel by the back porch. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And just then, the phone jumps to life in my hand, and as I am pulling it out of my pocket, Will Grayson's phone starts ringing. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

‘Will French peasants go on forever pulling off their caps and saying “Oui, Monsieur,” when the gold coaches run down their children? Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was pulling clay out of the bucket with his hands and slapping it into the crevices between slats of wood. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Harry told Ron and Hermione, pulling open the parchment and quickly reading its contents. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stand the thought of him pulling her into the death balloon of his belly. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I say, still pulling away from the birthmark’s hand. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They are living growing reproducing, pushing and pulling in the ground all around us at all times. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I just didn’t want Fern to start crying and pulling my arm for us to turn back to Ma Charles’s house. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Out here in the forests, in the mountains, in the villages, they are supposed to be pulling up disorder by the root. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to cut off all the circulation in your feet,” Lillian said, but Ben kept on pulling at the laces. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am torn between happiness and sadness, like something has got a hold of my heart and is pulling it in two different directions. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

When Genie got downstairs, there Grandpop was, just as Genie suspected, sunglasses on, disassembling his gun again, twisting the screws, yanking and pulling at the revolver. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

There was a knock at the window, and he scrambled over to it, pulling back the curtain. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Yes!” said Haley, pulling off her shoe so she could show everybody her clue card. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I barged deep into the undergrowth, pulling her along. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He’s pulling a lip between his teeth, and he’s fumbling behind his back to switch on a lamp, and he’s thinking, I like this person. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"And cold," Robert grumbled, pulling his cloak more tightly around himself. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Maybe he wanted to help Evy by pulling the wagon clear of the unconscious man or maybe he wanted to finish the job by rolling the wagon over him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Sore," I replied, pulling off the gloves and unwrapping layer after layer of the white tape Malloy always wrapped around my fists. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

And he was off the horse and over the laundry yard fence, pulling me to him before I could take another breath. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He never seemed to notice that Granny was still drawing well water and emptying slop jars after other women were turning faucets and pulling tank chains. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The man circled the armchair, pulling again at the corners of his mustache. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When she was sailing it was as if everything mattered; everything was full and pulling, steady and taking the seas. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father stood at the window, pulling back the curtains every few moments to look out. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When Sunny and I got to where the rest of the team was, everyone was sitting down with their legs out in front of them, holding the tips of their feet and pulling. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He’s got his audience thinking less and less about whether he’s pulling a fast one and more about the marvelous thing they’re about to see. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I left her alone and went and found Stephen where he was pulling weeds in the front yard. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Never mind,” I said, pulling the botde out of the paper bag. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

With a sinking heart, I watched as Barack jumped into action, rebooking our flights to leave the following day, pulling the plug on our vacation. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Animal magnetism,” said Ron gloomily, pulling stray threads out of his cuffs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Hey,” he said when he was close enough, pulling her up gently by the arm. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

We didn’t hear the sound of the car pulling up. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, but you—” “Dang snakes,” Gramps said, pulling at another one. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Dazed, she threw off the covers and dragged herself out of bed, pulling on her wrinkled dressing gown as she stumbled through the kitchen and front hall. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strong arms caught her, half pulling, half dragging her out into cooler night air. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth, pulling my lips back from the brackets. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said, “I told Jansen that we’re pulling Julian out of Beecher Prep next year.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Her letters had grown much cooler; she was pulling away from him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Go for God’s sake, and my father is pulling on his trousers over his shirt, no jacket, shoes, no socks on this bitter day. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I feel as if those stones are slipping down my throat and settling in my stomach, pulling me toward the ground. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

They kept pulling on the hay and chewing, like they do. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Come on, then,” I say, pulling him into my room. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I throw open my closet door to grab a hoodie, pulling it on and peering out at the nurses’ station to see if the coast is clear. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Garrett grabbed the collar of my shirt and twisted it into his fist, pulling me close. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

An Erudite man—his faction still indicated by his neatly parted hair—bursts free of the crowd just as Edward is pulling back the sledgehammer for another swing. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

His long fingers wrap firmly around my ankles, pulling me closer and closer, one hand now on my thigh. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything looks fuzzy—the cars whizzing by, the sun in the sky, the budding trees, the woman pulling a shopping cart filled with groceries. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He whined a little, and Ivy did her monkey face at him, puffing out her cheeks and pulling on her ears. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

‘You really don’t know what Octavian has planned, do you? He’s been busy pulling in favours, spending the legion’s money.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I run past the fire hydrant and around the parking sign, keeping a lookout for cars pulling into or out of the parking lot. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to think Hades was pulling some kind of trick. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

We arrive at the park, and Ziggy stops pulling his leash as much. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The lower eyelids sag so much they almost look like a piece of invisible string is pulling them downward: you can see the red part on the inside, like they’re almost inside out. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Pa was pulling colors out of his head. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She shimmied beneath the blankets, pulling them over her head, but he grabbed the covers and threw them to the floor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Luke stopped in the middle of pulling the attic door shut behind him. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I said emphatically, pulling the new comic book away from him, too. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, look who it is,” said Malfoy in his usual lazy drawl, pulling open the compartment door. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The skin of his face looked tight and twisted, as though something were pulling it askew. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I must go,” Ash said, and she stepped away from Kaisa, pulling her hands away. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cluny himself lent a claw, pulling on one of the lead ropes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

After pulling on my gloves, I slid open the frost-covered window. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Hermione took out a list of subjects and titles she had decided to search while Ron strode off down a row of books and started pulling them off the shelves at random. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

There’s the constant sense of dodging and darting, seeking your chance to cut in, the irritation of others pulling ahead of you. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Have faith, my grandmother says pulling us to her in the darkness. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He continued pulling on something in his pocket, and now he began to raise the black object in the direction of the officers. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was a tiny woman, no bigger than Lyra’s hand, and the monkey was already pulling and pulling at one of her arms so that she cried out in pain. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Even though I told him to get away from me, there is something pulling me closer to him. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Too many ropes pulling me down into the ground. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Big Ma kept pulling hangers of pleated wool skirts off the rack and putting them back. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Gritting his teeth, he began pulling himself up, paw over paw, not being able to reach the wall for help as the rope was held outwards by the projecting gutter dangling him out in space. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He smiled, pulling his lips farther back than seemed possible. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Fought with her hair, pulling it into a ponytail and letting it go countless times. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

"Get in there," he says and then he's pulling me through this old burned-out window and we're inside the building. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jam swiveled her legs off the edge of the bed and slid her feet into her slippers, pulling off her bonnet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

As Ixtali rowed on, we passed a fisherman pulling up a turtle in his net and two women picking fresh vegetables from a floating garden. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He’s pulling himself up when he glances outside, down into the garden. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, are we allowed to say the name now?” asked Luna with an air of interest, pulling off the Invisibility Cloak. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then he’d spring out of bed, pulling on his sweatpants and lacing up his sneakers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

In the window behind her I see a car pulling away. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She rushed down on them pulling her long hatpin from her sailor hat. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presently a little girl came around a rusted ship’s engine, pulling a smaller girl by the hand. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma was famous for pulling the quilts off after we had fallen asleep to examine our feet. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just hard to take a guy seriously when he talks about his family pulling themselves up by their bootstraps while he’s wearing his own five-hundred-dollar pair of shoes. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now plaster was hailing, in clumps so large that even after pulling the covers over his head, he could still feel them. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started pulling things out of the pockets of his magic tool belt - copper wire, some bolts, a brass funnel. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Guy asked again, pulling his fingers away from his son’s ear. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The sheep moved off down the lane, the gander waddled along behind them, pulling grass. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

And the regulator is all about pulling oxygen out of the air. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were bending down and pulling the calf by the legs, heaving at it like a cork stuck in a bottle. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I saw people in their houses, pulling back their blinds, peeking out their windows at the noise. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Nhamo plodded from one chore to the next like a small donkey pulling a cart too heavy for it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Molly thinks back to that moment: pulling each copy of the novel off the shelf, turning them over in her hands, returning the hardcover and the newer paperback, tucking the other one under her shirt. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

There was a current pulling him south, and he couldn’t fight it anymore, even if he wanted to. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

It waren’t but a minute later that I saw two horses pulling a big wagon with Jingle Boy tied up behind. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Leaning against the brick wall, I catch my breath before pulling off my jacket and scarf, opening the door, and strolling to my room, as if I’ve just been off at the NICU. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I was pulling the front door shut while balancing an armload of books. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And women pulling their lips up to their noses when they reach out to take your money. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, everywhere he looked, Milo saw little men no bigger than himself busy digging and chopping, shoveling and scraping, pulling and tugging carts full of stone from one place to another. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my dear child,” Gitl said, pulling her close, “thank God that your father and mother are not alive to see you now.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next memory she had was of waking up in that tub six miles from home and pulling a tired old cat from the water she was floating in. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

And with all Wang Lung’s pulling and running before his ricksha and with all O-lan’s begging, they never could gain enough to cook rice daily in their own hut. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I feel England pulling at my heart, an echo calling to me like wind in a tree’s branches, saying, Come back, come back. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She hesitates for a second before pulling away and looking down at her hands. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The third is too focused on reaching his target and pulling the handgun out of his backpack. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Even when she was little, Clary did not treat her like a baby but gave her jobs to do—pulling up carrots, picking bugs off cabbages. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I turn my head, sand clogging my nose and my mouth, and I see Marmeluc, on his knees on the causeway, pulling me toward him. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She was there, and together they waded barefoot in the boggy grass, pulling the heavy white hallow-blooms. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was majoring in sociology, pulling good grades. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Rishi tried pulling his arm out from under her, but since she was still partially pinned under him, she just rolled toward him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He would start pulling my clothes off, saying, “We are going to do this!” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I get to my feet, pulling on her hand because my core is done for the day. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Here’s a souvenir for you,” Angelo said, pulling the bloody, mangled chunk of metal from the bone like a tooth and handing it to me. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She was pinching the elbow skin and pulling it. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The plan was for Mom to ease the truck forward, pulling the piano into the house while Dad and we kids guided it up a ramp of planks and through the front door. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just going to go to bed,” he mumbles, pulling his arm free. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“This is our stop,” I tell my grandfather, pulling him after me. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

The energy in her voice lifted and she began to speak quickly, pulling for breaths in between questions. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He doubles back, pushing past the rest of us and to the kitchen, pulling open cabinet doors. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Honey, you stink,” Ma said, pulling away from me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Visitors, eagerly pulling on their jackets as they head home for the night. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

If it had a barbed tip, pulling it out might cause more damage. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And he raced to the windows and began pulling down the shades. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Connor is frantic now, pulling uselessly at the seat belt, kicking his legs out in front of him. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She yanks on the covers again, pulling the edge from the bottom of the bed. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Ruth May’s sickness stayed with her, but Mother began pulling herself together. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would have just finished pulling together the proposal, poking the holes on the left-hand side of the pages, and binding the paper with a black plastic spiral. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Luke pulled the doctor back, and the door was attacked without sound, seeming almost to be pulling away from its hinges, almost ready to buckle and go down, leaving them exposed. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I warned, pulling him away from where a man lay propped against a post, tightening a tourniquet around his gashed arm. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spot one of Pop’s former patients and make a sharp turn away from her, pulling my scarf back up to shadow my face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I have to keep pulling myself back to the present moment. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Bo watches me for a moment before yanking on the leg of my chair and pulling me closer to him. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Come here,” she said, pulling me over to her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep walking, pulling Caleb with me, listening for footsteps behind me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

And just like that, he’s on top again, perked up, pulling faces at his daughter, tickling her tummy, making her smile. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

That seemed like a promising sign, but I began to worry that instead of pushing my front teeth in, the rubber band might be pulling my back teeth forward. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

With Pollard standing on his back, pulling him in, he flew down the lane to win by seven lengths, smashing the track record. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He yanked on them, pulling them up by the roots, which hung heavy with potatoes. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

When I hear her car pulling into the driveway, I rush back to bed and pretend I’m still sick. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He kept pacing the deck with tears in his eyes, pulling at his goatee and slapping the side of his head, muttering, “I should have saved them! I should have blown up more stuff!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I flop onto my other side, pulling my comforter up over me. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Layla handed her a cereal bar—blueberry, gross—and then started pulling on her boots. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was at her side in a fraction of a second, hands on her shoulders, lifting her from the chair, pulling her into his stony embrace. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then he grabbed Mark’s arm and started pulling him forward, walking close to the wall, his eyes narrowed. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I’m sure my eye is pulling, so I push up my glasses and blurt it out. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Then he repaired the envelope corners of the bedspread, pulling it tightly, until it stretched across the bed like a drumskin. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to see,” exclaims Trey, pulling close. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

At the end of it all, a basin, a sponge and a small clean towel were produced by the Headmaster, and the victim was told to wash away the blood before pulling up his trousers. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cap’n’s left hand was yanking rough on the woman’s hair, pulling her head backward, and his right hand was clamped on his pistol, which was jammed under her chin and pointed upward. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Behind them, the other bears paced easily, pulling the fits hurler with them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She was hunched over, pulling new ones out of a sack and cracking them open. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Five minutes later, all sorts of black town cars and SUVs are pulling over on the side of the road. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Lulled by the sunshine and my dreams, I felt someone pulling at my sleeve. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Looks even worse from here, doesn’t it?” said Harry, watching the dog pulling Ron into the roots. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

And a silence there next to me, pulling against me as strong as it ever did. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It seemed so, since he kept knocking, pulling, pushing and jerking on it. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“And then,” her mom would say, pulling the covers up over her and smoothing the blankets down, “you came home with us. Where you belong.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Shay turned away, pulling a hunk of bread from her soup and taking a vicious bite. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

For the next few minutes she pokes and prods, pulling the hair back from my face and smoothing it into submission. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

G’ma’s fingers do a tap dance on the steering wheel, pulling him back into the present, and he takes a deep breath and lets his eyes continue to roam around the open space behind him. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

She was pulling at me, to get me up, respectably onto my feet. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found an empty cargo crate on one of the piers, laid Sefia inside, and crawled in after her, pulling the crate closed behind him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Then you must come inside and have some refreshment,” said the priest, and put a heavy arm around Will’s shoulders, pulling him in through the doorway. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It had come from having a father who shoved me toward the chomping blades of the Shear, instead of pulling me away from them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He’s got his hands on my shoulders and is pulling me roughly to my feet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You kept pulling at your tie and then tightening it back up. I saw a little kid in a hot church.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a scrabbling sound from the roof outside the arches, and he ran to the windowsill to see the first pair of hands grasping the edge of the pantiles and pulling up. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I back away, pulling Izzi with me, knowing that the quicker we go our separate ways, the better it will be for all concerned. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He feels hands grabbing his arm, gripping his shirt and elbow, pulling. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Half Baked,” I reply, stepping out onto the porch and pulling the door shut behind me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

This time she sat up, pulling the quilt around her in sudden embarrassment, and answered, “No, not yet.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” Chuck said, pulling at Thomas’s sleeve a second time. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

And I force myself to look at her before pulling the door open. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I was pulling Horace up by his arms when the door slammed in my face and a burned dresser lifted out of the corner and flew across the room. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Grab set down his rifle and the bag of cans and bottles on the ground and began pulling on some of the tree branches that surrounded the area. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Wow! It’s been a while since I wore this thing,” she said, pulling her dress up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

A few hours later, Bryson was awake, standing, yawning, stretching—all of which felt like he was pulling himself apart. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

There is a harbor and a large cruise ship just pulling in. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Then she leans against the wall, pulling on her shoes and looking at the asphalt. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Early on a difficult climb, especially a difficult solo climb, you constantly feel the abyss pulling at your back. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Do I count to three or count to four before pulling my reserve? The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go get Papa at the clinic,” he said quietly, pulling me away. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The tide had him and was pulling him away. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The rolltop was gone; the children had broken it slat by slat when they hid inside the desk, pulling the top over themselves. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Today’s the day,” he told his ferret, Sally, as he tugged at the dumbwaiter’s chain, hand over hand, pulling the two of them slowly down through the walls of the building. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Even though white plastic circles my wrists, pulling my hands behind my back, tight, I keep my head high. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

All you had to do was move away from the thing pulling at you. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

They began to walk, Archer pulling on his clothes, leaving behind the scent of blood and the whimpering of the injured. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She played it, without being told, letting it out a fraction, pulling it in two fractions, responding to the pull of the wind in the sail. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slowly sit up, stretching, the pain from my surgery pulling at my side and chest. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The big lady had to keep pulling them to heel. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then again, pulling and relaxing with both hands over and over. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Come on, boy,” I say, pulling on his hoof. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

All the way from Hoboken he’d gazed out at the marvelous sights: electric trams pulling pink faces up Albany’s hills; factories glowing like volcanoes in the Buffalo night. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He begins pulling open the heavy wooden drawers. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I jump and fall into the water, pulling Chou with me, who is still holding on tight to Ma’s hand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His arms were around me now, strong and warm and pulling me close, and he just about lifted me off the floor. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t extract him from the shrubbery without pulling on him, and I didn’t want to touch him. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I need your help,” I said, pulling him away from his group of friends. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He’s holding his clasped hands in pretend prayer, begging, and it’s raining, and the bus is pulling away. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I twist and grab the edge of the rock, pulling myself above the water. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Gogol is accustomed to the scenery, yet he still stares, at the short, dark men pulling rickshaws and the crumbling buildings side by side with fretwork balconies, hammers and sickles painted on their facades. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“This used to be a Pizza Hut,” Levi says, pulling a camera from his bag. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But their first sight of a horse pulling a cart will set them pointing and laughing at the ingenuity of the fellow who thought of that one. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't join them, but their silly dancing definitely helped with the process of pulling me out of my second-place slump. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Mother maneuvered us through the crowd, pushing and pulling our shoulders. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Someone had grabbed her by the shoulders and was pulling her back. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I turn the phone over and curl onto my side, pulling my knees up to my chest. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“This one’s a dud,” Connor called, pulling a key out of the drawer and tossing it back into a paper bag. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But if you put your ice cream in a round as opposed to a rectangular container and charge five to ten cents more, that seems like you’re pulling the wool over people’s eyes. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

When the slope got steep he turned the wagon around, so it went ahead and he was pulling back on it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I found myself pulling him onto my lap, saying things to him over and over, like, Hushjeffy — I never call him that unless he’s upset — it’s OK. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It all seemed too easy, Benji’s mom just pulling money from her wallet without a second thought. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“They could have been pulling our legs, too,” Chubs said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She could stick her hand up in the air and feel where the cold was pulling her forward. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Joey began pulling her braids and stamping her feet up and down. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I automatically started pulling my umbrella from under the bed, but when I looked up and saw Diego watching me I paused. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Quentin and Sherman were busily digging out the rocket, finally pulling it out of the packed earth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The creature shrieked and reared up, its bunched skin pulling tight. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He had “the scent” and kept pulling at his chain and baying. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

But before he could strike again, a guard grabbed him, pulling him away with a force that yanked his shoulder back at an unnatural angle. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her mother began pulling spices from the cabinet—salt, pepper, paprika, thyme, and oregano. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then he reconsiders and slides his arm around me, pulling me to him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He began to weep, pulling his knees up to his chin and rocking himself. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Watching the Warrens live was like watching a magic trick, as miraculous as transforming an empty soda can into a silver pitcher, or pulling a steaming pie from a silk top hat. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Then I have to hear it,” he said, already pulling the blanket off him. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel a little bit guilty—I’m suffocating you,” Teah said, pulling the corset tighter. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She remembered Abel pulling up and pointing the gun at Andrew. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It was like pulling teeth to get me and Bobby Gene to play ball. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I hold the metal wheel in place with both hands, but it keeps pulling into a clockwise rotation. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lyons quickly slipped into the cramped room, pulling the door shut behind him. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I try pulling away, but I’m sucked back into him. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I say, “David, no way. The last thing we need is you pulling apart another kitchen appliance and turning it into some robo chef.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Matt,” said Maria, pulling away from Tam Lin for a moment, “you let me forgive you for something you hadn’t done.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I roll back to the table, pulling my phone out. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Game’s over,” I said to Ruth, freeing her hands and pulling her to her feet. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why? He’s not here,” she said, pulling her hair into a ponytail. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Her hands are pulling at the rope, nervous and quick, but the knots just keep getting tighter. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Right over here,” she answered, pulling back the covers on May’s bed, the pink-and-brown afghan May had crocheted with popcorn stitches. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can hear the knot in his throat pulling tight. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I catch his arm and dig my feet into the carpet to keep him from moving, but he ends up pulling me with him. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He might even now be pulling them apart page by page, folding them into birds, and launching them off his high widow’s walk, one by one. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

They used them for plowing and pulling their wagons. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I can see momentum pulling me out of her life. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I take her arm and start pulling on it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

A bit of an interrogator herself, now that I think about it—same job as the rest of them, pulling sensational stories out of reluctant sources. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He was also an accomplished pianist, a devotee of Fats Waller, and capable of pulling off anything from swing tunes to Mendelssohn. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A man pulling a cart full of wood scraps went by. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I began pulling money out of my purse as if the deal was already finished. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At first glance the scene looks chaotic, but by the time Camel has lit his cigarette, several dozen teams are hitched and moving alongside the flat cars, pulling wagons toward the runs. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I told him about Dr. Fox pulling every last one of “Granny’s” teeth and me lying to Mrs. Ivy about the bill. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He grabbed my leg and started pulling me down. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

You turn just in time to see a nurse pulling away a hypodermic needle, its lethal load already delivered. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She was pulling on her hair so hard her eyebrows was halfway up her forehead. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Ophie finished pulling on her new dress, all black like the rest of the household staff at Daffodil Manor, along with heavy stockings and her shoes, which pinched just a bit. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

When it didn’t stop, I quit pulling as well. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I played with Miig’s pouch around my neck to keep me grounded, pulling on the mud-stained shoelace, fingering the contents through the hide. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Hazel leaped into the pit, pulling Leo with her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The goblins, with delight, began pulling apart the food in front of them. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“I’ll make you another offer,” said Bekhir, pulling himself to his feet using the window bars, his hobbled silhouette outlined against the dark glass. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They continued pulling book after book out of the box, but nothing seemed remotely interesting to Candice. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Jake got behind the man, wrapped his arms around his belly, and gave five fist thrusts to the abdomen, pulling up as he yanked in to engage the diaphragmatic muscle. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

As they pulled him to his feet, his vision spun away, pulling his head into a shower of bright lights. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Park kicked the door closed and fell back on it, pulling her even tighter. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

If Kaz was their leader, then Inej had been their lodestone, pulling them together when they seemed most likely to drift apart. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And I cried the whole time Wes was pulling me off of Bobby. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

They were hot, so I tossed two in the air and caught them in my skirt, pulling it out to make a basket. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She moved fast, pulling me along because my stride was shorter than hers and I could barely keep up. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We turn to see Mami pulling her rental car into her spot in the driveway. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And all the time running, looking up, following my kite or pulling my kite to follow me. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

While he raided the cabin for supplies, pulling open drawers, grabbing things out of the cabinets, she sat dumbly in the doorway, rubbing her fingers one by one. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I jerked hard, and I kept on pulling until the dish rotated toward me. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ever since she had joined the Committee, I had felt myself pulling away from her, even though I admired her more. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chubs waited until I had taken my sandwich from the table before pulling me away. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Instead of pulling back, he leans in closer, searching my face. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

We splash our way through the puddles, and as we enter St. Francis I see Glamour Girl pulling her car into the student parking lot. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

That just ’cause I knowed how to have a baby with no fuss that my behind wasn’t pulling and aching like theirs? The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally touched her friend’s shoulder, and instead of pulling away, Shay turned back to her, her expression almost hopeful. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

They asked the same thing of the emergency medical crews pulling up to the hospital morgue. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Emma climbed it and I followed, pulling it closed after us, and we found ourselves in a tiny, dark attic space. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Reaching him, she wraps her arms around his head, pulling him into her chest. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first it had been merely a whisper, as if a feather were lightly brushing against her, but now it came more insistently, like a child pulling at her hand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about it, Genie. It was an accident,” Ernie said, pulling his shirt over his head. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Past it, there’s a wedge of open space, and Finch spreads out the blanket and then we huddle on top of it, arm to arm, pulling the rest of the cover around us. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I ask, pulling down the neck of my shirt. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Come with me,” I say, pulling him to his feet. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Shrouded had wrapped its now smokelike arms around Thorn and was pulling her into it. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It reminded me of Miss Taylor pulling me into the hall to tell me Liz was colored. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lewis asked, pulling her meal from the microwave. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed as if the monkeys knew something had happened because they started making noise and pulling against the bars. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

His hand was on me again, pulling me to my feet. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to leave here with us,” said Harry, pulling her to her feet. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“You might want to be careful who you start claiming as a parent, Todd,” Doctor Snow says slowly, pulling Jacob closer to him. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then, right before what was sure to be his final serve, Glenn made a grand gesture of pulling a tennis ball from his pocket and placing it on the ground. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

By now, Tracy had turned the bus around and was pulling onto the shoulder behind the cop’s cruiser. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Headmaster, however, adjusted the order, taking Neel by the arm and pulling him to the back. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

She rushed over to where I stood and began pulling my hand, imploring me to go see my brother who, she said dramatically, was bleeding to death. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was getting so short of space downstairs with all those shelves, and anyway my grandchildren were always pulling them around.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The Boss shuffled over to where Tally was sitting, producing white cotton gloves and pulling them on. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

At the same moment, I notice Chantal’s car pulling up to the curb. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He lifts his hand, pulling it back and unfurling his fingers over the card, welcoming her to make the next move. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He dug into the dirt again, pulling up another sapling, gathering another thread of magic. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He had a knack for pulling together a group of artistic people, guiding them in staging a play, raising money, and managing the finances. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Okay, two things,” she said, pulling off her sunglasses. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Calm down, Minerva. Here,” Dede said, pulling down Gandhi from the shelf. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started to move my hand slowly, toward the tiny front pocket of my shorts, pulling the piece of silk string out of it without drawing too much attention to myself. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

There in the darkness with the sky full of stars I lie on my back and glide through the water with the boat pulling me along. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

While other kids were swimming and playing baseball, de la O was out in the hot sun, weeding, picking beans, and pulling heavy sugar beets out of the ground. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

C. J. agreed to wait before pulling the trigger, though in fact General Russell had already called the C.D.C. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The repairs were dependent on the manufacturer’s engineers pulling the magnets apart, flushing the oil lines, and putting them back together properly. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Viola’s still pulling me back outta the way by my neck when he falls to the ground, face first in the muck, right on top of his rifle. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

After pulling off one of the great suburban escapes of all time, I’m getting sidelined on a technicality. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Hurry,” he said, pulling her along as he raced to the body. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“You’ll see,” she says, pulling the ultimate mom card and patting my knee. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

We’re pulling far, far...farther away from being our old selves, just city kids. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The rest of the morning went like that R.C. guzzling beer and pulling in fish. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

"Man, I was down at Malloy's," I said, pulling my shirt up over my nose to get a whiff. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He slid from Seabiscuit’s side as if gravity were pulling him backward. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached up with both hands and grabbed the blade with all her strength, pulling it away from her throat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At the height of Stargirl’s popularity, kids had been pulling chairs from other tables to squeeze around hers. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Lyddie demonstrated—her powdered fingers pinching, looping, slipping, pulling—all in one fluid motion that magically produced a healed warp thread with no hint of a lump to betray the break. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He put his glasses back on his face, pulling the wire earpieces behind his ears, and said, “In your case, trying is being.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I cradled the phone in the crook of my neck while pulling on boxers and then shorts. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Seems like even Miss Dancing Queen had to take a break,” Eddie said, pointing at Susan, who was now in the process of pulling her curly brown hair into a ponytail. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Daddy didn’t want to come,” Meaghan said, pulling off her coat. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They started out by pulling the rest of the dead weeds and stacking them in one corner of the yard. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Logically, the next thing that should happen is the man pulling the trigger. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Hand over hand, just like pulling in nets on the Reel, I pull up my string. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

It helped him rally enough strength to stumble from the truck’s wreckage, pulling his arm from the woman’s grip—promising he was okay. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I raised the stick behind me like a bat, pulling it up and over like a sword. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

"Let's go," I said, listening and remembering and suddenly alive in the dark with the horror of the battle royal, but Clifton looked at Ras with a tight, fascinated expression, pulling away from me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ow,” I say, pulling away from him and putting the injured digit into my mouth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He pulled himself out of the water so his chest could expand, took two deep breaths and swiveled and dove, pulling his arms and kicking off the raft bottom with his feet. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran back and forth, jumped up and down, pulling his fingers through his hair, so I knew—mangjile!—what a busy, exciting place this Pacific Telephone was, this place where he worked. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The white vans were pulling up, and these fat plastic bags were flying out the windows, bursting like water balloons in the homes of the football fans of Lake Windsor High School. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m more than capable of pulling my weight.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He ducked down to the bowl, rinsed his face with cold water, put on some alcohol, and then looked at himself carefully in the glass, pulling down his long upper lip. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He grabbed her arm and yanked her down the hall, almost pulling her off her feet. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Miraculously, Lumpy immediately stopped pulling and dropped to a walk at my left. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She glanced at Mona, who was still asleep, and then reached for the closest volume, pulling it down as quietly as possible and opening it in her lap. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

All day it swam across Kelanna, pulling the little whaler behind it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Coach blew the whistle and we stopped pulling, but neither of us let go. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I went for a wing first, pulling apart the spindly double bones and getting all the meat trapped there. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

As Carlisle spoke, I could feel more pressure on my head, something poking and pulling at my scalp. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Tons of other cars are pulling into the parking lot now, and I want to tell them to turn around and go home and not go inside the Islamic Center. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Papá took my hand and tugged on it gently, pulling me in closer to kiss me on the cheek and caress my hair. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

And Jack saw that the creatures pulling the sleigh were not winged horses at all, but a pack of horse-size white wolves with fur that glimmered in the moonlight. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The sound of shoes slapping against the pavement, and two men were on the other side of the gates, rattling them, pulling at them. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

"Okay," Gregory said, pulling away, a little embarrassed by the attention, plus, people were walking by watching Gregory get worked on like some kind of car. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I say and he barely has a chance to say yes before I’m pulling back the covers and getting outta the bed. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Fingernails rough and dirty from pulling weeds in the garden. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Get on up here, girl,” he said, grabbing Jules’s hands and pulling her up. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was a terrible blow; but he did not seem to mind it, but seized him also, and struggled with the three of us, pulling us to and fro as if we were kittens. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Battle Royal,” he said, pulling his photocopy out of his folder. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He looked down and saw Toomer pulling his wagon into the backyard. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hollister stepped away from the counter and fiddled with books on a nearby shelf, straightening some, pulling a title off one shelf and moving it to the row below. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Dad was pulling Mom out of the principals office, and she was shouting and crying too. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The guards took hold of Matthias again, pulling the shackles from the wolf’s throat and clapping them back on his wrists. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Uncle Henry ignored him for a few more harrowing minutes, finally pulling over at a rest stop. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

From morning to night he was pushing and pulling, always at the spot where the work was hardest. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

He reached the crossroads on the edge of the wood, sweaty and hungry and bruised, pulling an uncooperative goat. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled and lifted one of her shoes, pulling a crushed but unburned flower from the sole. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Rowan made a beeline to him, pulling him aside behind a topiary hedge. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I went and got Katz and brought him back with me, pulling on a pinch of shirtsleeve. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It’s when I’m pulling the jeans off that I glance at my foot and I see it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She begins to steal closer to me, pulling her legs onto the sofa. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And just as we were pulling up to my bus stop, I turned to him. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He yelled when they each grabbed an arm and began pulling. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

But as she sat on the edge of her rumpled, still-warm bed, pulling on her stockings, she could not prevent or deny her horrible exhilaration. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Look here, though—a bunch of Hardy Boys books,” Tony exclaimed, pulling a stack out of the box. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, you ever want a better job than the one you got, here’s my number,” Neil said, pulling a card out of his pocket. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She lay at an awkward angle, her stern tilted, and there were a number of rowing-boats already pulling round her. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas drapes his arm around her shoulders, pulling her close. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The nothing greeted her hungrily—swirling around her, pulling at her, whipping at her skin. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

They started at dawn, pulling up the old, rotten wood and digging new, deeper holes to anchor the posts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Via was kneeling down in front of the dog, trying to pet it, but the dog was kind of hyper and kept trying to lick her hand, which Via kept pulling away. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Indeed, the weight was already pulling a lump from the poor soil and soon it would fall. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Ibtihaj, I was talking to some of my colleagues at work, and they all think you should apply to be a substitute teacher,” she said, while pulling pots and pans out for the evening meal. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It was heavier than she imagined a door could be, and pulling it closed was like trying to close a door against a high wind. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

My arms are doing a lot of the work, pulling me up as I hop. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

A metal shriek filled the air as the rail began to bend, pulling free of vegetation and the rusty spikes that had held it down for centuries. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got an affidavit here,” the sheriff pressed on, pulling it free of his shirt pocket. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Otto was being a total brat, though, sitting on my face and pulling at my ears, then ignoring me when I tugged his ears back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

While half the group took off after RiRi and the hulk, the twins had gathered up Chi-Boy, pulling him away from Travis, who was crumpled on the ground with a bloody mouth. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“You’ve been? What was it like?” she asks eagerly, pulling the laptop closer. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

A numbness was creeping up his body, pulling him down into the earth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“There’s a wallet, with an address,” Juanita whispered, pulling the man’s Mexican driver’s license out of the wallet and staring at it. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I thought he was pulling my leg, but he moved the lever, and I heard a muffled roar kick on in the basement. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My dad takes my mom’s wrist, gently pulling her back to the table and her seat. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

For as soon as the weather allows, Farmer Fitzgibbon’s tractor comes rumbling through, pulling the sharp-bladed plow through the soil, turning over every foot of it. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Dark chords from the organ slip into the night, turning our shoes into concrete blocks and pulling down our faces until we look like trees drooping with black leaves. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

As one of the bomber pilots was turning around to make another run over the target area, the rope pulling the glider snapped. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment he thought she would spit at him, but instead she snapped, "Arm them," and as quick as that she was pulling away. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We got clear of the pressure-ridges and crevasses in the first hour of pulling. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the time, Woolf would only let the horse fly through a short sprint before pulling him up and circling back for another go. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they rowed upstream in the warm summer dark, Ulbrickson saw that they were pulling flawlessly, with the exceptional grace and precision that was quickly becoming their norm. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When the bags were gathered on the kitchen floor, I started pulling groceries onto the kitchen table—half a watermelon, a coffee cake, milk, and ground beef. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I ask, sitting cross-legged and pulling nervously at my shirt. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Tugging and pulling, I worked the can out of my pocket and dumped it out in front of him and looked up. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A Jackboot was pulling open the jackets of the boys, and the onions were tumbling out. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I fumbled with my rings, tried a likely candidate, and was pulling open the gate when I realized it was inmates on the other side—about four of them—not officers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom asked, pulling the keys out of the ignition. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“We are dying for you and you are here driving a pleasure car?” a soldier asked, pulling her out of the car. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s Valerian, and he has a long, curving knife in one hand and a smile every bit as sharp pulling at his mouth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"You somebody right now, Alfred. A good, God-fearing boy, minds his aunt, helps . . ." "Somebody special," he said, pulling away. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joana grabbed my arm, pulling me to a stop in the dark. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He grabbed my skirt and tried pulling me back down, which is right about when I hauled off and smacked him. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slipped back into the water and began swimming again, taking long, even strokes, kicking and pushing along the mud; pulling himself forward. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

After pulling away from the rest of the field, Washington and an elite Navy crew entered the home stretch rowing bow to bow. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then, lifting, pulling, and pushing, we rolled it to the crest of the hill. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had the distinct impression that his lips were pulling from her a thread of light. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t rush him; I circled and hedged, watching him closely, to let him think he was pulling what he wanted out of me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put his chain back on him and tied him up good, but Caleb kept sniffing and pulling. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Holly selected a blackout suit from the rack, pulling it on over her jumpsuit. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

They still had Naomi’s presents to open, but already Henry was pulling on his coat. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And he followed it, pulling at his collar, trying not to wish what a minister’s son should not wish. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He shook my hand, nearly pulling me inside. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

After that, going public with a clue became known as “pulling a Pendergast.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I sink into my pillow, curling up and pulling my panda closer. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Why are you always trying to make me feel stupid?” he asked, pulling the napkin out of his pocket that he’d scribbled on earlier. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

True Belle looked at them and had to lean against the wall to keep her laughter from pulling her down to the floor with them. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door closes, and I turn to my desk, pulling on a pair of latex gloves and taking out my colored pencils. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Her parents are skittish about her, grabbing her arms and pulling her away anytime someone tries to talk to her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Bess walks out of the room, pulling the door shut behind her. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” I said, pulling on my new pink sweater. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon, he was wading through the water, the current sucking at his legs, pulling him forward. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Okay, just so you know. Have a good night now,” he said, pulling the door closed and crying out in pain. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And I don’t want her to feel frightened, to feel the fear that is now tightening my muscles, tensing my spine, pulling me so taut that I’m certain I would break if touched. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept pulling at the straps on my goggles. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

After ten minutes or so, it stopped, pulling toward what looked like a blank wall. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The hand pulling at the earlock dropped down to the table. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I feel the other box—the cigar box from my dream—and grab it, and just as I’m pulling it out of the hole, I tip it against the edge and lose my grip. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

After I put the cannula in, I head over to the door, pulling on the blue latex gloves and wrapping the strings of the face mask around my ears. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Miig even had his nighttime smoke down there with her, taking extra-long hauls so she could smudge herself, making shallow cups out of her crepe paper fingers and pulling the smoke over her covered head. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Then he put his knife down and gutted him with his right hand, scooping him clean and pulling the gills clear. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked through the swarm and I saw a slight, darkhaired man pulling a wheeled cart. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Tally tweaked the eye-shape parameters, pulling the arch of the eyebrows down almost to normal. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The dog sensed Peggy was upset and started barking at me and pulling at my pant leg. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He ignored it, focused instead on the oar in his hands, pulling hard and pulling smoothly, rowing comfortably, almost without pain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The nurses had told me not to, but I couldn’t resist pulling on them real slow to see how big a scab I could get loose. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Violet stood up and took off her coat, carefully pulling her arms trapped in frayed silk. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hell of a mistake,” he called back, pulling on his coat as he strode toward his boat. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

But the car door opened and Ares grabbed my shoulder, pulling me out of the car and back into the desert night. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The man nods to himself and reclaims his cane, pulling a pale handkerchief from his pocket to wipe the boy’s fingerprints from the surface. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Hands reached down, lots of hands, grabbing him by his clothes, pulling him up. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I throw my snapback on, pulling the front down enough so it can cover my edges. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

On the deck of the thirty-foot boat, seven crewmen are busy pulling people onto the boat and hustling them under the deck. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She snapped back to attention, pulling herself upright, blinking, finding a smile out of nowhere. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She would show him a banana and playfully yank it back, and they would get into these banana fights, pushing and pulling the fruit back and forth. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She looked down and saw Matt beside her, wide-eyed, pulling at her skirt. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat there, in fact, for a mile and a half, then found that he was slowly pulling even with the boys from Annapolis and Berkeley without having asked his men to raise the beat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” said Harry, pulling his Invisibility Cloak out of his bag. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A bare foot swept by her head, its big toe catching on her kerchief and pulling it in front of her face. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“May I get some water for my horse?” he called out, pulling up by the well. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I heard his roar, and I had to run while pulling up my pants. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

We ran along the rows, pulling up heads and throwing them at each other. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

David smiled and gathered Tally into a hug, pulling her away from the edge of the fire. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

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

Even with both of them trying as hard as they are, it’s impossible to feel like it’s not pulling them apart. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You know there’s a price,” said he, reaching under his mattress and pulling forth another volume. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“My Lord, you’re nothing but skin and bones,” she said, pulling off her hat and tucking it beneath his head. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s kind of a blur now, actually,” answered Summer, still pulling at the zipper. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Jake steps forward and moves the security detail away from me, gently pulling me back from the fridge and placing his hand at the small of my back. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She was pulling someone’s old wagon that had a $4 sign taped to it. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Cyril, whining a little always, pulling at her hand. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I stayed outside with Caleb, who was now back to baying and pulling at his chain. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I crouch in front of him, pulling his cuffed hands from his face. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Turner shoveled most of the time, stopping to watch Mr. Newton’s great Frisians pulling the rollers to pack the snow, their breath steaming out of their nostrils and their heads turning with ease and power. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It left them and turned fierce, stripping leaves from trees and pulling the dirt from ancient earthen walls. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Right now she was pulling at his shoulder to try to get him to move so she could take the pillow out and fix it nicely and put it back. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed the sound of banging metal and found Mrs. Hidalgo crouched in front of the oven, pulling a cookie sheet out with a mitt-covered hand. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

But they soon found that they had pulled out ahead without meaning to, just pulling soft and steady. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When it came to a set of plates or the pulling of a tooth, the people would remember the address on the wagon and come to Dr. Fraber. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Six of the monsters were yoked like oxen, pulling a two-story-tall siege tower fitted with a giant scorpion ballista. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He felt the light delicate pulling and then a harder pull when a sardine’s head must have be6n more difficult to break from the hook. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decided not to use the gun, but simply to come in by pulling hand-over-hand on the umbilical. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Director stomps back to my chair and twists his hand around my ponytail, pulling my head back. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Mama called from the dining room, where she was closing windows and pulling down shades to keep out the morning sun. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Plainly, frankly, pulling no punches, I told Mr. Muhammad what was being said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Axel shakes it before pulling it to his chest, just to hear the sound of Ray. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They stretched muscles that were taut and tired from pulling and carrying. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ruined an entire roll of film by pulling it out of the canister with the light on, something she’d never done before. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Seth swerved in the direction of the pool and began pulling off his shirt. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She practiced a couple of times—pushing it in, pulling it out. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He rushed up to George and Phoebe, grabbing them both and pulling them to him. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

The blue troops seemed to be pulling back that way, retreating, reforming. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound catches in my chest as I'm pulling my dress over my head. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Molly has been pulling things out of the chest and putting them in piles—clothes, books, knickknacks wrapped in old newspaper. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He takes his time, pulling the fragrant leaves. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fifty- two people pulling together is hard to beat, men. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She probably didn’t see that Mrs. Bigio was pulling her hairnet down lower over her face, because she was almost crying. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Basta kept hold of her hair, pulling her along behind him as if she were a disobedient dog. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

How could she stop this undertow from pulling her out to sea? Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Moss gave her a kiss on the cheek after pulling away. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He looked over my shoulder at a car pulling up behind me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She opens a set of cabinets across the room and starts pulling things out. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s nothing. I’m fine,” I said, pulling potato rot from my hair. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“A little of each,” I said, pulling over a chair. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d make it way ahead and wait at the top of a tree, lips anxiously pulling back over his teeth as he watched my slow progress. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as it plunks into the dark water of the flooded forecastle, Calliope begins to wriggle in the tightly cinched hole, pulling herself forward. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It would take time to get used to the great weight of it pulling down on my small earlobe. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Adding to the lure, he said, there is a concept of “attentional inertia,” which shows that the longer someone stays engaged with the television, the more likely that person is to have trouble pulling away. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Harry and Tucker jumped down and started pulling away the magazines furiously. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabs the rope in front of me—puffing, pulling hard. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I smile at her and touch her face, pulling the short hairs out and killing the roots of them. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The motor turns, and I lean forward, pulling the white curtain across mv face, like a veil. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

A light bloomed in the corridor at the other end of the Library, and the Second grabbed his hand, pulling him to the glass doors of the greenhouse and into the warm soil-scented air inside. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Ronan pulling two clams out of the sand is like a pirate discovering a chest full of gold coins. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Cooter said, “And...and...and then she—” and started pulling at the grass and slapping at the ground. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Jemmy made an abrupt turn, pulling the prince deeper into the main sewer. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Before Raymie could even attempt some sort of response, the woman was out of the car and had hold of Beverly’s baton and was pulling on it and Beverly was pulling back. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Everything,” Rafe said, stealing some of Grace’s fries, pulling them away before she could swat at his hand. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He used to straighten his tie and adjust the angle of his hat in the rearview mirror before pulling his sample fans and electric brooms from the trunk. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled it out three times to get it right, but then she worried that it was worse to keep pulling it out than for it to grow slightly crooked. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They seem to call to you from another place that you’ve accidentally tapped into, like a cell phone pulling in a conversation in some foreign language—yet somehow you understand it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She says she’s not upset about what happened downtown, but I feel her pulling away from me anyway. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was like pulling teeth,” Bore returned, slightly embarrassed but pleased with the praise. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I smell bacon,” the lad said, pulling on his boots. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Miles dragged a handkerchief from a back pocket and mopped at his face, and Mae sank down heavily on a rock, pulling off the blue straw hat and fanning herself with it. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Immediately I smell the smoky kitchen of the steak house crowded with visitors just pulling off the I-5 for dinner. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Full-force grief I have no chance pulling myself out of without time, which we know I don’t have. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Via put some gel in it this morning,” I said, pulling down the sun visor and looking in the little mirror. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He was pulling papers out and flinging them around. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

"Come on," I said, taking her arm quite firmly, pulling her along as she sighed, her wistful face turned toward me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ashton’s wasn’t pulling in enough customers to make money, and Luma found herself working longer and longer hours to keep the place afloat. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Nothing to concern yourself with,” her father says, pulling the frilled cuff of his shirt down over his hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I burst through the door into the boys’ restroom, pulling at my top T-shirt, imagining the sensation of tearing off the thermal underwear. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The ground itself became fluid and sticky, the grass pulling at Nico’s boots. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Flabbergasted, he sent a note to the expedition leader explaining that the newspaper had no intention of pulling Vernon and Shorey from the story and that the journalists had been ordered to rejoin the expedition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You! Get married a second time! You must be pulling my leg; how could they have said that to you, Mama. Didn’t they see who they were talking to?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here we are,” I said, pulling Brinker around the corner we had reached which led to our dormitory. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a van pulling away from South’s pub leaving crates of beer and lemonade outside and there isn’t a soul on the street. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“And Vaisey off too, he’s their best goal scorer, I didn’t fancy — hey!” he said suddenly, freezing halfway through pulling on his Keeper’s gloves and staring at Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

We set to pulling the second shutter down. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

At last, standing tiptoe on the cot, she grasped the bars of the window, pulling herself up till she could just see through. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finally get the tiller to move, pulling the stubborn rudder, but not soon enough. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I drift off again and now they’re waking me and pulling down the bedclothes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

When I refused to go along with their plan, Brer started pulling his ears and shouting, John Henry rumbled something, and Miss Sarah and Miss Rose took turns cutting each other off. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She takes a deep breath, pulling all the air from the room. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I start pulling open the cabinet drawers, frantically searching through all of Lily’s nail polishes and lip glosses until I find what I’m looking for. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Lolo is right outside the window, though, pulling up the last of the summer flowers that are scorched and waterlogged. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Phoebe reluctantly got dressed, pulling a wrinkled blouse and skirt from the closet. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Anastasia waded through the pond, pulling shoots up from the muddy bed and eating them. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The water ran down the hillside gullies, pulling rocks and small trees with it, and spilled across the roads, tearing off chunks of asphalt. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Wake up,” she said loudly, pulling back the curtains at the window. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“I promise I won’t hypnotize you, Z,” he says while gently taking my wrists and pulling me in. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Jam nodded and took his hand, pulling herself up. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

They stared each other down for a few seconds, with Deidre pulling herself up to her full height—as if that was going to protect her. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

"Here, I'll show you our hiding place," Mina says, taking my hand and pulling me toward the cupboard entrance before I have a chance to say no. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I heard the dog’s handler shout in surprise and then scramble down the ramp, pulling his yelping dog along with him. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He settles for pulling Henry in by the sway of his waist, pressing their bodies flush. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was grabbing onto his shoulders and pulling up because I was so excited, kicking him in the rite to make him go faster. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

She hovered on the peripheries, speaking to no one, always smoking, raising the cigarette to her lips with a rapid, hungry movement, and pulling it away in agitated disgust. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

After a minute, Petey joined him, pulling the paper off bushes and out of flower beds. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He was pulling bag after bag of groceries out of the trunk and stacking them on the hood of the car. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I need to fetch us some food,” he said, pulling the knot tight. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I spot Baba’s car pulling up outside the music school building and stuff my song sheets into my folder. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

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

“Stop pulling the Earthworm’s leg,” the Ladybug said. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I try to roll over her body by pulling on one arm, but the flesh disintegrates in my hands and I fall back on the ground. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"Nope. Ten dollars," Mr. Charles said, pulling the seeds back off the counter. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I did fool you, didn’t I?” he says, pulling open a dresser, grabbing a T-shirt, and wrapping it around the ice. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Mama was concerned about charity, about earning what she got by pulling her own weight, not making a fuss, and being kind to others. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

As Moss crossed 12th Street, he could feel the sadness settle into his bones, pulling him forward and down. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The sound of him pulling at the ropes. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

After examining herself in the mirror from every angle she could manage without pulling a muscle, Penelope concluded that she was pleased. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Her Stalwart Shields had tried, pulling husbands away from wives and children from their mothers, even as the Astapori wept and kicked and pelted them with stones. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I’d really like to. I think I could steer, by pulling the rope. I didn’t try this time, because it was so new.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even as I swung my feet in to gain some purchase, I hauled myself up, pulling and pulling again until I had finally hoisted myself over the balcony railing. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The Courters traveled for their film business and usually took me along, pulling me out of school for a few days. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I shift my body again for no reason, pulling my legs into my chest and wrapping my arms around them. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He realized that the orbital motion results from the tendency of the Moon to move in a straight line, plus a single force pulling it towards the Earth. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

She backed down the tunnel entrance to her house tail first, pulling the corn after her and calling cheerfully as she went: “Children! Wake up! See what I have for breakfast. A surprise!” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and turned over, pulling the sheet up to his cheek. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She charged through the row of brush and small trees that separated the second field from the river, grabbing Sammy’s hand, pulling him with her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No, I am," called Cutjack, the plump stonemason, pulling his hammer off the leather apron he always wore. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I know,” she says quietly, pulling her arms tight around her, still facing away from me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Using a pair of surgical tongs, she began carefully pulling away the sodden, congealed lengths of ribbon gauze from the cavity in the side of his face. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The current was pulling our rowboat toward what looked like a tropical paradise. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to Aibileen’s. Mama need to be with somebody not pulling on her for five minutes.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Garrett turns away from me, brings his knees to his chest, pulling himself into a ball. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I sit down on my bed, pulling my laptop closer to me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Yes. You are descendant of a great people,” she continued, pulling my attention away from my wild, erratic thoughts and making me focus on the situation at hand. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I reach up, pulling myself to my feet, and start running back to my room. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“That about covers it,” Matthias said, pulling his hood tighter and trudging ahead. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Nel’s call floated up and into the window, pulling her away from dark thoughts back into the bright, hot daylight. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I think about that very last breath. Sucking for air. Pulling and pulling and getting nothing. I think about my chest muscles ripping and burning, absolutely useless. No air. No nothing. Just black.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I feel my chin crumpling and my throat pulling. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Lyra darted to the oak wardrobe, opened it, and hid inside, pulling the door shut just as the Steward entered. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The lie took form as she spoke, pulling on as many strands of truth as it could reach. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Her right foot twisted inward, pulling the entire leg with it. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Mam is screaming and pulling at him till he falls backward into the kitchen. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“No, not yet,” Grandpop said, pulling away, stumbling back against the house. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It twitched and shuddered, and the connecting link didn’t look like it was nearly strong enough to hold whatever was pulling it. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Murder,” he said, forming his hand into the shape of a pistol and pulling off a few rounds. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Help me, Harry,” he muttered, pulling a roll of Muggle money from his pocket and starting to peel the notes apart. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My mother was shouting at me, pulling me away from the tank. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The joined cardboard feet hung down, pulling the paper legs in elastic folds, a construction of tissue, cardboard and glue. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aiming his head directly at me, and pulling his arms straight back with his hands clenched, he stomped up to me and started yelling. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I see,” said the man, pulling at his beard. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned off my light and rolled over onto my side, pulling my sheet with me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

When the White Noise went off, we were in the Garden, pulling weeds. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, Ash went after him, pulling her cloak more securely around herself. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chandresh follows in the wake of the knife, pulling the blade from the board carefully but with a fair amount of force. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She clutched my shoulder, pulling me hard against her side. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The witch tilted her head back, resting it against his shoulder as he drove forward, inch by miserable inch, each wave pulling them back, as if the sea was unwilling to relinquish its hold. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He stood in the irons and began pulling the horse up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jake’s mom was just one of hundreds of adults who were pulling for Riverview in the championship round because it had been their middle school, too. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Mothers stumbled along with blank, dead faces, pulling sobbing children by the hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Uncle Andrew was cautiously pulling him away from the others. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The corpuscule grabbed the bat and yanked it hard, pulling Sierra off balance. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

As I watched him, he shifted his feet twice, standing on one and pulling the other up into his warm feathers. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through the open door, I could see lines of cars pulling in, sunlight winking in their windshields. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pa unharnessed the chains off of Old Flapjack and tied him to the stump we’d been pulling on. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The man is down there pulling on the rope. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was pulling pieces of bread from the bag and tossing them onto the snow. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Gotham maintained to me that if there was any trouble, pulling the radio’s emergency pin would be the wrong response, because “we take care of matters by ourselves here.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now you come home right after you’re done,” Grandma said, pulling up in front of the blocky cement lifeguard shack and changing rooms that everybody called the bathhouse. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

My body aches in exhaustion, but I begin pulling vines down from the trees to make a sling. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The pain woke me often, but most times sleep turned out to be heavier, pulling me right back down. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I jerked to a halt, pulling Miles with me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Milkman became agile, pulling himself up the rock face, digging his knees into crevices, searching with his fingers for solid earth patches or ledges of stone. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt fingers slipping down the back of my neck, grabbing my collar, pulling me backward. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

And before she could act embarrassed and uncomfortable about yesterday—or pretend that she wasn't—Park was opening the screen door and pulling her in by her shirtsleeve. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She grabs my wrist and I yank away, pulling her off-balance. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the sea winds caught the glider and lifted it upward toward the sun, veering and soaring like a thing alive, pulling stubbornly at the string. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now Rae is checking me out, and the corners of her mouth are pulling down. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

They ran toward the edge of the forest, and all at once, the mud began pulling them down. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I could see him thinking about pulling his head back into his shell. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even Lord Roose’s own guards retreated, pulling the doors shut behind them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Nick took the gun and fiddled with the hammer, pulling it back to various stops, but he couldn’t get the cylinder to rum. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Karpoi grain spirits—those horrible little piranha Cupids—were rushing through the tall grass abducting campers at random, pulling them away from the line. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Get under here, quick,” said Harry, pulling his Invisibility Cloak out of his bag. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

One man pressed an open hand to his jaw, drawing his fingers across, pulling at his lips, making them grotesque. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Isobel tears at the ribbons with her fingers, pulling at the bows in a sudden fury. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Withdrawing his face from the open window, he took hold of the steering wheel and obediently began pulling over to the empty lane. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Mr. D,” said Justin, pulling him by the arm, “come meet my mom.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then pulling off the grey cloak he undid the heavy belt and let it fall to the ground, and the sheathed sword with it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The two Guardians move in, pulling them off, from what’s left. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I pried open my eyes, Roli was already pulling into Seaward. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She tried to cover herself more fully and met with mixed success, pulling the sheet up to her neck in exchange for exposing a scandalous amount of long, shapely leg. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There were several massive shire-horses for pulling the ploughs and the hay-wagons, and there was a ploughman and a cowman and a couple of gardeners and all manner of servants in the house itself. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you recognize that guy out front? The one pulling the tripod out of his car?” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

As soon as they were all aboard, the animal started walking, pulling the wagon up the road in the same direction we had been heading. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She watched as I found the recipe and started pulling flour, sugar, and butter from the cabinet and fridge. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mundungus did not look particularly reassured, but Moody was already pulling half a dozen eggcup-sized glasses from inside his cloak, which he handed out, before pouring a little Polyjuice Potion into each one. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“You know I see you every time you sneak out at night,” her mother said, pulling her close. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The horses pulling carts and carriages whinnied nervously, bobbing their heads up and down and rolling their eyes in fear of the commotion and noise. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the direction of the hallway comes a voice—“Gerald?”—and he freezes, just for a second, before slithering off me like a lizard, fumbling with his buttons, pulling himself off the floor. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit had him beaten, but instead of pulling away, he eased himself up and galloped alongside, going just fast enough to keep Exhibit a notch behind. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pictured him in a tuxedo and top hat, pulling at their marionette strings. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She picks up her armband, which was twisted up like a snake on her bed, and starts pulling it through her fingers. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I’m pulling it on as Bren sighs, walks away, and comes strolling back with a giant pair of black Beatles boots. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I want to stop her, but Dray grabs Imani’s hand and gets down on one knee next to one of the rims, pulling her down with him. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They walked out into the chill, Dimple pulling her hoodie on, and Ashish blowing out a breath. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Listen,” he says, pulling a curled fist out of his pocket. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s fine,” I said, pulling the covers back over my head. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Gregor, you must come! Hurry!” she said, grabbing his arm and pulling him after her. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the truth is, I can feel my best friend pulling away. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Came to get you,” he says, pulling straight into traffic without so much as a wave to the cab he cut off. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The combatants were pulling each other’s hair and biting and yelling. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Just keep him here,” said Harry, pulling himself free of Mr. Crouch. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She was just pulling a cake off the rack. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Good after now, though we had passed where he was still pulling upstream majestical in the face of god gods. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see an ambulance pulling up with its blue lights flashing, and her walking briskly to the swinging doors, with her wild hair all around her face. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I pull a dress and my other sweater from my suitcase, which I keep open in a corner, and change quickly, pulling them over my head. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

His old legs and shoulders pivoted with the swinging of the pulling. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

On May 8 a diesel truck, pulling a flatbed of lumber and roadblocks, crossed the Delhi Bridge and parked on the town side of the river. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The radio crackled, and the woman’s voice said something about firefighters pulling another person out from the first floor. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Three?—Chess got an image in his head of a whole row of police cars pulling up behind them, maybe picking off Finn.... The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Swinging on the string this way, with his long bathrobe trailing around his ankles, he looked like a little old friar pulling the bellrope in an abbey. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I thought my brother’s silence meant he was pulling away from us. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I give them both big smiles, practically pulling them to the door with me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Since no one bothered pulling the curtain around to give me some privacy, I decided I wasn’t obligated to wear the stupid-looking neck brace anymore. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I let the arrow fly, see it hit its mark and vanish, pulling the thread of gold behind it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He heard the sounds of the soldier pulling plastic gloves onto his hands. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I curl up, pulling my blankets closer to my body and grabbing my panda again. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” she says, pulling the cuff of her sleeve down to obscure his view of the bracelet, a carefully woven braid of her hair entwined with his. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He kept looking to westward, as often as he could in the heavy rhythm of pulling the oar. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was out in the front yard, pulling up dandelions for the chickens to peck at, so I waved. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

She reached out a small hand and took hold of the edge of my cloak, pulling it out to the side so the slow wind caught it, filling it like a sail. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Please . . .” Two of them took my arms, pulling me along. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“SuperMexican strikes again,” I said, pulling the headphones down around my neck. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The project would be enormously expensive, they knew, and it would mean pulling top scientists off other high-priority weapons projects. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So have you,” he said, pulling me close. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I tried to avoid fights with Richard, especially the kind that ended with the two of us rolling on the floor, him pulling my hair, me dragging my fingernails through the softness of his face. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I lurch forward, pulling my hand out of my pocket. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“She wasn’t calling you,” he answered, pulling both comic books out of my hands. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

A side road forked off, and though I had no idea where it went, I tripped along it, pulling a protesting Otto up from the ground as I went. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

My mother helped me adjust, fluffing the pillow behind my head and pulling the sheet over me, up to my chin, which was way too far. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“You’re in a good mood,” I said, pulling myself up to the branch she was sitting on. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dodged around pedestrians and traffic, pulling Ophie along, never slowing, not even for the trolley that went clanging past. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” I tell her before opening the door, grabbing her hand, and pulling her out of the car. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I’ll fit ...” I hesitated, but her hands were abruptly pulling my shirt over my head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

As he rounded a curve, he saw what looked to be a teenager pulling a large green trash can toward the street. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I tested the string the way Hassan and I used to, by holding it between my thumb and forefinger and pulling it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So, Connor,” Dad said, removing his ridiculous goggles, “what are you interested in? I mean besides pulling morbid pranks with my daughter and scaring our visitors away.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then I heard his van pulling up outside the house and I knew that I had to think fast and be clever. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be pulling on his boxers under the covers, for which Dimple was grateful. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He can remember all the times he and Manny waited for it to rise before pulling inside, and his stomach crawls up into his throat. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Jam shoved the kit back into its place and ran to her room, pulling her bloodied shirt off over her head. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He turned, pulling the horse away, then turned back. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Very clever,” said Charles, pulling another silhouette card out of a book. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

One hand pulling her braids loose, the other searching the dresser drawers, she had just begun to get irritated when she felt it in her blouse drawer. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

"Hurry," she said, grabbing their arms and pulling them inside. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Tendrils reach forward and then curl like fingers, as if they are pulling the rest behind them. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He stood up, staggering on his wounded leg, pulling at the knife buried in his chest. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Or they may simply feel "unstable"; if you hear a chord with a dissonance in it, you may feel that the music is pulling you towards the chord that resolves the dissonance. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

One thing’s for sure: If none of this had happened, I’d be out there crabbing every day, baiting my pots in the morning and pulling them in after school. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

That they could start pulling their weight around the place and get in early to help with breakfast. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Slowly but surely the oxen and horses start moving forward again, pulling away from us, people still looking back but at least getting farther away. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t need to go,” Matt said, only half awake and pulling his pillow tightly over his head to cut out the noise of the train. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks away, pulling those dark eyes from me and taking my heart with them. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He looked torn between shoving her off the bed and pulling her close, and then he got up abruptly and left the room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I inch forward at my belly, pulling my back up, trying to sit. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“We thought, Mr. Jaggers—” one of the men began, pulling off his hat. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I will,” I say, pulling free of my sisters to tarry with him a moment. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Even now they were snarling and whimpering by turns, pulling at their leashes while Chett cursed them for curs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes,” I say, struggling to hold up the fabric with one hand, while wrapping the faja around my waist with the other, pulling it extra tight. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And not long after that — mirror adjusted, brake off, blinker on, traffic clear — Ralph was pulling away from the curb, as solemn as a boy leaving home. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oliver slaps his desk until Mr. Daniels’s pulling on his ear calms him down. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, evangelical Protestants are pulling closer to their mainline counterparts in class and education. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Dimple sighed in perfect bliss, and Rishi's arms wrapped around her waist in response, pulling her body snugly against his. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She looked tired, and I could see that she was pulling away from me. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jason and Frank veered out of the way, pulling up to avoid getting trampled by the pegasi. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mama yanks me away from the window, grabbing my sweater and pulling me to the table. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I thought for a moment and with a small inward sigh remembered pulling the waterproofs out some days before and spreading them out in the basement to air. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Indeed he was,” said the ferret, “and your man here says to me, says he, ‘There’s something pulling Ragear along.’ Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Adiah grimaced, visible pain pulling at the corners of her mouth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Finn and Roza walked past each person, some of them reaching out and pulling back as if they were afraid that she wasn’t real, that this wasn’t happening. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I’m pressed up against the outside of the menagerie tent, pulling the laced seam open so I can peek through. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The dark was far away but I could feel it pulling. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Luke was pulling on a shirt, staring at Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Liza sent you her pulling rope to use,” he said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When she tries to hug me, instead of pulling away, I let her hug me. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But when Jimmy called, “Help, he’s pulling me in!” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only thing, pulling the traps out of the water turns out to be a whole lot harder than putting them in. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m falling. It’s pulling me in,” she always says. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well,” Heidi says, taking off her rain boots and pulling up two wool socks. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Chima was pulling the flowers down and sticking his fingers in them, one after the other. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

But Park was right there, practically pulling Eleanor into his lap—so it was easy to ignore Tina and everybody else. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

You could almost hear the leaves opening like reaching fingers, almost feel the trees pulling their posture straight. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Markie reached up and started pulling them down one by one, laying the boxes on the counter in front of us. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Aunt Daisy went to Phoebe’s bed, pulling aside the curtains. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

He talked about a community pulling together in the fifties when times were not simply tough but “pretty darn tough.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, pulling the top off the whiskey. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Sputtering and choking, the girl kept pulling at Stella’s arms, hair, anything she could grab. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“David!” she hissed, pulling away from the door and throwing herself against the wall. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

At the end of the hallway was a room full of people, some of them sitting on benches and pulling on knee-high rubber boots, some struggling into their slickers, some buckling on tool belts. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He fell forward onto his chest from the weight of her and the nightmare’s fists pulling on her. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Come in, come in,” the officer said, pulling open the shack’s door. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I wish Frightful would stop pulling her feathers in and drawing herself up like a spring. I keep thinking that she feels things. “Here comes Jessie C. James. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t know,” I said, pulling my backpack over my shoulder. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Varney grumbled like a tired old man and then heaved forward, pulling the wagon out of the driveway and onto Fifth Avenue. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The propellers faced to the rear, pushing the aeroplane forward rather than pulling it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked up and down in the street, crying and pulling a ring on and off her finger. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

In a minute our faces would be level and I’d have to choose between locking lips or seriously offending her by pulling away, and I’d already offended her once. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be surprised if he’s sleeping,” the doctor whispered, gently pulling the curtain away. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As though something was pulling at her, tugging at her hem. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Teddy, a kindergartner back then, sat in my bedroom, pulling the Calvin and Hobbes books down from the shelves and pretending to read them. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then he added somewhat maliciously, pulling at the hairs on his mole, “And do not think that silver will waken him—he has had silver under his hand since he was born.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

They were normal at the tension that he was pulling on the line. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waited there, pinching and pulling, and then went in. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A big, rough-looking white man with bright red hair stood up and put his hand on the Preacher’s chest and said, “Show’s over, boy. We’s pulling up stakes tonight and don’t need no more workers.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The muddy river distorted and widened, kept us helpless in the groove of its central channel, pulling and pulling. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

There was another mark accompanying them, a long pulling line. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The grass was pulling up, leaving patches of bare dirt. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Nicodemus followed them, pulling some papers and a small reading glass from the satchel at his side as he walked to the front of the room. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

When I’m finished, I open the door, pulling down my dress. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“By the way, I’ve played this song before,” Benny said, pulling his trumpet out of its case. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I feel Tris’s strong arm across my back, pulling me sideways into her narrow frame. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“He will do nothing of the sort,” said Mother, pulling Jonas close. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

But no matter what I do, and despite myself, I am pulling on my snowpants, wadding my skirt in between my legs, tugging thick woolen socks on over my shoes, stuffing my feet into boots. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He could turn the ship by pulling on the throttle, fire weapons by sampling an album, or raise sails by shaking his Wii controllers really fast. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We worked on our knees, pulling the carrots out of the ground after they were loosened by a tractor-plow. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

They walked up to Rob’s driveway just as the Washingtons were pulling in. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bren said, pulling at the collar of his shirt, which opened into an embarrassingly deep V. “Too formal?” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They keep slapping each other about the head, pinching noses, pulling ears and eyebrows. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joyce Ann would stare, her index finger pulling down her mouth and making her drool. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I can still feel her smooth, cool hand against my cheek, patting it once, twice, then pulling away without any reluctance. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He smirks and takes hold of the second wheel, gently pulling it forward. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I am Dr. Becker,” he said, pulling a stethoscope out of his pocket. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He was everywhere at once, pushing, pulling, sawing, hammering, improvising, jollying everyone along with comradely exhortations and giving out from every fold of his body what seemed an inexhaustible supply of acrid-smelling sweat. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I began by pulling off a picture of Radar and Ben and me goofing off. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She yanked the reins hard, pulling Missy off to the left just as another blast rang out, bursting through the water just inches from where they’d just been. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And the fists rushed down together in a violent pounce and grabbed her, pulling her over the edge of the cliff. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I take my ticket and try to look as confident as I can, pulling my shoulders back and keeping my eyes straight ahead. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Tony said, pulling his hand away from the tank. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Wow, scary thought, the boy You-Know-Who,” said Ron quietly, as they took their places around one of the gnarled Snargaluff stumps that formed this term’s project, and began pulling on their protective gloves. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“You know,” Mom said, pulling the page out of the folder and settling into a chair, “I was treasurer of my tenth-grade class. I beat out five other students.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Both put their feet on the wood and push, each pulling one end of the rope. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then strong arms were tugging at her, pulling her off the older woman, hauling her back. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Can you stand?” the man asked, pulling Gabriel from the trunk. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

When I looked up at August, she was pulling a black book from the box. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ash recoiled from her and looked back at the person who was pulling her away, and it was Sidhean. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

For seconds, a full minute, he let the beauty of the sunset flood him, his brain blank, just pulling it in. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his dream he was climbing again, pulling himself up an ancient windowless tower, his fingers forcing themselves between blackened stones, his feet scrabbling for purchase. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I turned and watched the Land Cruiser pulling up slowly and unevenly in the rutted dirt. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s get something to drink,” I say, pulling her with me. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

CUT TO: SUNSET, another prisoner, pulling on T-shirt. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laid back in the bed and continued pulling them from the box, one by one, until finally I drifted off to sleep. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were vacant, like the eyes of those mad people who wandered around the roadside garbage dumps in town, pulling grimy, tom canvas bags with their life fragments inside. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Harry paused in the act of pulling on a jumper and glanced at the silent, motionless Sneakoscope on the table. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t we see if we can work something out?” he asked me, resting a hand on my shoulder, then rapidly pulling it away when Otto bared his teeth at him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingers find his hand and hold tight, as if she were pulling him up from an edge she lost him to years back. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry hissed, springing up and pulling Dobby back onto the bed — Hedwig had woken up with a particularly loud screech and was beating her wings wildly against the bars of her cage. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

After pulling on a T-shirt, he entered the hallway. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A flood of concerned grown-ups started pulling up to our house with baskets and bags of food, flowers, balloons, toys. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ammu had begun to fidget, moving restlessly where she sat, pulling nervously at her fingers until the joints cracked. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Excuse us, Doctor,” I said, pulling Baba aside. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The innkeeper scowls, but I'm already pulling up a stool to the table for the flame-haired boy. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

June grabbed the backpack and Ivy’s hand before pulling her through the front door. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“What if it finds that I’m...not innocent?” she asked, and once again she felt the weight of guilt pulling her down. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn't see and there was much confusion and suddenly someone spun me around, pulling me off balance, and I felt myself pressed against warm feminine softness, holding on. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now that the robot was pulling her, she started losing her grip. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit drove over the track, his forelegs pulling the homestretch under his body and flinging it back behind him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for coming, sweetheart,” Dr. Rivers says, pulling Jus into what has to be the most emotion-filled hug he’s ever experienced. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

After pulling a length of the cable out and stripping the ends, she fiddled with a roll of electrical tape until Vogel arrived. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Dacus, I came to tell you that this boy fought Red because of me. Red was pulling the ol’ Hitler routine again and this boy stopped him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hit the surface with a splash, and Jinny was almost surprised by how good it felt, the motion of grabbing him, pulling him down, hearing the splash and his shout. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I imagined pulling back my hand, taut like a slingshot, and then launching the hard-shelled bombs at my rival. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Willow got out of the backseat and headed up the driveway, pulling her wheeled luggage behind her. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

When I get to our table, Sara is pulling at the edge of her sleeve. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if he’d been pulling my leg with his instructions. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Typhon shook and roared and yanked at the chains, pulling some of the Cyclopes off their mounts; but there were too many chains. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

At the final turn, I see Mrs. Morehouse standing in the entrance to the parking lot, her palm out like a traffic cop, keeping cars from pulling in. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

David shouts to me as he slows to swivel around, pulling his hand away from mine. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

A tugboat sounds mournfully, pulling its cargo of oil drums. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She began pulling down pots noisily, mumbling, maybe praying, to herself, Polly figured. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was heavy as a boulder, pulling me under. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

James Ford steps out of the box office thinking Booth is pulling some crazy stunt to get attention. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

When her feet can touch the bottom, she starts walking, pulling her sari in behind her like a fishing line. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They walked over to Eleanor and started pulling pads off the wall. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

For one hopeful moment, Roy thought the driver had seen what was happening and was pulling off the road to intervene. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I looked at Uncle Willie, I knew what was pulling my mind’s coattails. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, the man and woman began opening wardrobes and pulling on coats. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The dark place was pulling at him by then, the house of whispers where all men were blind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He leaned into her arm as the bus took a turn a little too sharply, and she wrapped it around him, pulling him in close. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I was taking a shower and I felt it pulling down, hurting. So I set on the toilet and it slipped out. Like it wanted out of me.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He took off just as Petey’s hand grabbed the back of his shirt, almost pulling him off the bike. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She lay down on the bed, pulling her traveling cloak over herself. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had stripped off his own shirt and was pulling on another, drier one, but he did not bother to change out of his wet trousers before heading off into the trees. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

By grabbed Joey’s hand and started pulling her along with him, but she skidded her feet in the dirt. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger pretended to be preoccupied with pulling a loose thread from his coat sleeve. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then they start running around the apartment, pulling down the balloons and competing to see who can pop more of them. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Thinking those words is like pulling myself from a pool of quicksand. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Hands that were not soldier hands took hold of me, pulling my torn dress and my torn flesh together. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your parents are adult humans, Pet replied, pulling on the thought behind the words. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He lifted the hood of the truck and started pulling at the ignition wires, trying to remember how the guys overseas hot-wired Army jeeps. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

After pulling the bunk curtain shut, he opens the small window near his head and lies faceup. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Even so, his hand was clenched and he had barely reached three before he was pulling with all his strength. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Soon the bus is rolling into a place where there are big houses, motor cars, horses pulling carts, people on bicycles and hundreds walking. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The driver waited for him to cross in front of the bus before pulling slowly away from the curb and heading off in the other direction. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

When Jiichan reached the other side, he began to push his own peg into the mud, pulling the twine taut. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Gabriel was growing rapidly, now crawling and giggling across the room and pulling himself up to stand. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Behind them came the other dog teams pulling sleds that were each loaded with 900 pounds of stores and gear. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

It fell from his shoulder after he had crossed the clearing, and as we ran away, I saw him pulling on the bag, which was stuck between tree stumps. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

At nine thirty Lupita heard the rattling sound of Lucky’s car pulling into the yard. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“My room,” he informed me, opening it and pulling me through. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“No,” Sticky replied, pulling his sheet up tightly under his chin. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She yanked the pins out of her hair as fast as she could and was pulling the last ones out when she heard the bathroom door open. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

After almost thirty minutes of pulling at his hair and chewing on the pencil, he began to compose a paragraph. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once again he tried pulling it out, but it was firmly in the ground. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She started pulling Toby toward the door, the entire world still spinning. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Cole was still pulling on the second rubber boot when Edwin headed out. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The pain was always there, pulling me inside of myself, demanding to be felt. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

As I walked I heard the clomping horses pulling buggies on the street. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Not many people realize that when a ship goes down, it acts like a sinkhole, pulling down everything around it. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

One, drawn by the fresh smell of fried pork, came to sit near us and began pulling the scabs from the bruises on her scalp, a line of blood dripping down her back. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

May nodded to June to keep on with the music and took Rosaleen’s hand, pulling her to Our Lady of Chains, so even Rosaleen got to touch Mary’s heart. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk away from her, pulling on my glove. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I yelled, pulling the reins as hard as I could. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Does she honestly think we can guard anything after pulling an all-nighter? I was so out of it today that the Colonies’ Chancellor himself could’ve walked into Batalla Hall and I wouldn’t have known it.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She was surprised by all this—Mr. Quisling pulling her aside to talk, someone contacting the school about The Gold-Bug, someone claiming the book was his. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He said Diana must be pulling my leg. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Way drunk, Eugene was shot and killed by one of his good friends, Bobby, who was too drunk to even remember pulling the trigger. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I know who my opponent is,” Marco says, pulling armfuls of books down from their shelves and spreading them out haphazardly over tables, leaving several in messy piles on the floor. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They were pulling up her shirt, moving under it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The only moment he recalls with any clarity is pulling his mother into an alcove to say, “I told Raf.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wanted to jump out of the car and run over, but we were already pulling away from the curb. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She gives me a narrowed-eyed look and sighs, pulling back her catalog and flipping through the pages. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The tables were jammed together, and to be seated, the waitress employed a kind of magic, pulling one table out and then wedging you in, like a child in a high chair. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Doc was sitting on the ground pulling off his rubber boots. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ship shuddered , and we started pulling away from the mouth. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Beatrice came up to me, pulling off her jangling bracelets. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I spin around, pulling my headphones off of my ears and dropping my hands from the bass at the same time. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

New York ahead of her, her family behind, she moves to the back, her purse in her lap, the land pulling her gaze to the window once more. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Whoa,” I say, opening my computer and pulling up our blog site. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Working his way down a row in the garden that afternoon, pulling weeds, he had turned around to find eighteen-month-old Mike following him, imitating him, happily plucking half-grown carrots out of the ground. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Chucha and I clutch each other and watch the men pulling open drawers, throwing my clothes on the floor. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

"Oh, that's just for camouflage," he explained, pulling the mustache from his lip. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She screamed at first when he put his hand on her shoulders and began pulling her gently into his arms. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hooligans attacked our building, again pelting the windows with rocks, pulling people from the first floor to beat them with their bare hands. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She put her hand in the bag and, without pulling it out, said, “And now, the thing that makes this car more perfect . . .” Dad started helping Joey cut up. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

A setback, they said, pulling the sweets from their pockets. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he had his hand in her hair and he was pulling her toward him like a gas mask. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

And I had glanced at Arturo, who was across the room pulling his boots on, asking him with my eyes what he wanted me to tell her. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

His flesh crawling, Ranofer hastily turned his back, pulling away from the Ancient. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He tried to aim for shore, pulling through the water with his paddle, but the boat felt heavier now, with water in it. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Here, let me give you this,” he says, pulling himself upright in his overstuffed chair. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I can feel it, like it’s pulling me down into a bottomless pit, like it’s calling for me to just fall and fall and fall. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“When you’re unsure of yourself,” she said, “when you start pulling back into doubt and small living, she’s the one inside saying, ‘Get up from there and live like the glorious girl you are.’ The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last of the firemen were emerging from the house, pulling the masks from their faces. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

What if I have to get a temporary tattoo at the border, as we’re pulling in to New York Manhattan City Island? Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“These carts are like Chinese puzzles. I suspect that I will continually be pulling at the wrong opening.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear, all I can find is my sailor hat and a pair of gloves!” said Michael, running round the room pulling at drawers and feeling along shelves. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“He was pulling on my dress and whining a bit, and this store owner comes over with a wooden paddle and says, ‘This little n-word bothering you, ma’am? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He was distracted, pulling on his jacket, straightening his tie, getting ready to go to and meet the day’s last client. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They greeted me as I approached, pulling the red metal wagon that we used for hauling. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started pulling fruit from a sack, digging through the rest of the food. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is heavy, and he was having a hard time pulling it up Burden Hill. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

One crooked neighbor, pulling another, up from the depths. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Unfazed, she turned around and began stalking the aisles, indiscriminately pulling candy bars and bags of chips off the shelves. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Up and down, he whirled the star, hands pushing and pulling at the golden currents as if they were streams of water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The final scene of the vignette showed him pulling into his driveway that night and being arrested in front of his disbelieving wife and kids. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Calm down, calm down,” said Mr. Big Bucks Ballard, pulling at his tie. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The guard ignored her, seizing her arm and pulling her back toward the entry as the other people in line stared and whispered. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I hook my arm around her shoulders, pulling her in closer. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I imagine him laughing, pressing quarters into our palms, pulling presents for us from his bag, thick gold bracelet flashing at his wrist. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Grabbing the rake, I began pulling debris away from the sides of the boathouse. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was terrified of pulling some lever and dislodging the machine, of its bowling down-hill, backwards, and his being thrown off, pinned under the great wheels. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

As they kissed she was pulling at his clothes, plucking ineffectually at his shirt, his waistband. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He ran into the back room and returned a minute later, pulling something out of a bag and tossing it to me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to have to tell Mom and Dad why,” I pointed out, pulling the comic book out of his hands so he’d have to look up at me while we were talking. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He drifted along with the grannies, pulling his oar slowly through the inky water while his heart raced like a speedboat motor. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo’s mom rushed over to the bodies and began pulling up the mats and checking the faces. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

In addition, the largest domestic mammals interacted with domestic plants to increase food production by pulling plows and thereby making it possible for people to till land that had previously been uneconomical for farming. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I draw a girl pulling her reflection out of the mirror and holding it close to her heart. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You don’t look five,” he murmured, pulling me closer for a second, so that my feet were briefly a foot from the ground. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was Derrick who made the call, getting to his feet, pulling his bandana high over the bridge of his nose, stuffing his braid into the back of his shirt. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The old dog got slowly and stiffly to his feet and followed the gently pulling leash. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last November, I counted Jimmy’s bread delivery at lunch every day, pulling the rolls out by twos and dropping them into the previous day’s empty bag as I went. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I pulled Tyson’s arm, but I might as well have been pulling a mountain. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Several writers had provided stories for the ambitious outline, and William Faulkner had the tough job of smoothing out its clunky transitions and pulling the whole thing together. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Then he set about pulling the small black threads from his skin, pressing down with the flat of his thumb. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Fishing boats were pulling in at the waterfront, their decks flopping with the day’s catch. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I’m pulling the sheets off the mattress I almost trip over a black bag shoved under the bed: his gym bag. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walk quickly down the hallway, and then I stop, pulling my arm back. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He had worked all night at the forge-bellows, pushing and pulling the two long sleeves of goathide that fed the fire with a blast of air. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I got one arm free and was pulling at the Cong’s hair. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Noon approached in a slow crouch, pulling itself along the road, warming the air to honest-to-God spring. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I felt that for only a second and then something was pulling me back . Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He walks toward me, his hand sliding on my flat chest around to my back, pulling me close to him in a tight grip. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Chess knew it, Ms. Morales was pulling up in front of the Greystones’ house. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But even before I recognized it, it was pulling me toward it. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Right,” I say, pulling at the loose strings on her flowered comforter. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He was gasping in the large man’s choke hold, his fingers pulling at the arm around his neck. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She flung herself onto her pillows, pulling the blankets above her head. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Their flanks were so massive that it would not be hard to imagine them pulling Malaga Island right up to the mainland, if they could only find the right place to tie on to. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Before I could get up to him the patient rushed at them, and pulling one of them off the cart, began to knock his head against the ground. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

My fitness was such that I had no prob­lem pulling myself up by my arms and climbing the tree. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then the usual number of shows was doubled up—if I’m not mistaken, eight shows a day, instead of the usual four—and Hamp’s pulling power cleaned up. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Horatio reached out his hand, pulling me to my feet again. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I remember as I was pulling away, Hassan turned to take a last look at their home. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had made a difficult journey of six days, pulling along the mule, who was dying of hunger, in order to arrive at the armistice on time. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I said, pulling away from Granny in bewilderment. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can still feel the burn in my arms from pulling on the tug-of-war rope at the last carnival. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I got his other arm and started pulling him. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What happened?” yelled Oliver impatiently, pulling at her arm. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, I peeked out the front window in the hope that my father had changed his mind and was at that very moment pulling up to the house. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Noodles, on the other hand, as usual, was all about pulling a caper. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

June yelps, pulling his hair and receiving a very ugly face in response. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He began handcuffing Henry, pulling his hands together behind his back and locking them there. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Now I was sure she was pulling my leg. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Lyra, feeling raindrops on her face, woke up and protested, but Alice ignored her, pulling the coal silk over the hoops and fastening it as Malcolm instructed her. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Dragons!” she said, in a disgusted tone, pulling Harry inside. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

"A young man clambered atop the black metal statue," he recalled, "and attached a rope to Dzerzhinsky, but no amount of pulling would bring down this formidable figure." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

So he sat in the dripping honey sun, pulling every nerve and muscle into service to stop the fall of water from his eyes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw two men grabbing my hands and pulling me through a broken window. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Just as she's pulling her hands away, there's a rattling and rustling inside the trash can. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Cillian busts in the back door, goes into the prayer room which we never use, and starts pulling boards up from the floor. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

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

Suddenly, the coaches were there, reaching into the tangle of arms and legs, pulling off bodies and tossing them aside. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Candace stared right at me while pulling her tank top over her head. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

There was, in Kayode’s demeanor, a withdrawal of spirit, a pulling back of his army of warmth, because he sensed very well that she had made the choice to shut him out. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mama rolled her head from side to side, pulling at the tendons in her neck, groaning loudly now, hissing with the painful pleasure of his cure. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room broke into tumult as Whisper threw a forearm around Malachite’s stomach, pulling her back. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Valley tugged hard anyway, pulling Seven deeper into the mud. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She wound it around her head, deftly, smoothly, and then tied it in place, pulling the knots tight and hard. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across the empty streets, across the square, they were just pulling the blinds up at the bank. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The mother gave me one last death-stare before pulling her son out of the park. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

A raven was perched atop one, pulling at the tatters of burned flesh that clung to its blackened skull. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

You can see them in the rue de Lyon, the dog pulling the man along until old Salamano stumbles. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The waves stop pulling me under and return to a calm swooshing. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I have chocolate mice,” Bailey says, pulling the bag out of his pocket. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Kinshasa,” he said, lips pulling back in a smile to reveal perfectly straight and yellow teeth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

And in those moments, Park thought about pulling back from her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Trepid had ahold of Florida’s arm and was pulling her down the hall. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

"Too expensive for my family to eat. Unless it's gone very stale. Of course, practically everything we eat is stale," says Peeta, pulling the sleeping bag up around him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Ollie scans both sides of the street before pulling me to the left, closing the door behind him. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I can find it,” said Gilly, pulling the book out of her reach. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Don’t keep the man waiting,” Sookie said, pulling the keys out of the ignition and opening his door in one motion. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my way through another few blocks of traffic before I finally arrive, pulling over along the curb beside a newsstand. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Long story short, I can trick the regulator into pulling all the oxygen out of the Hab. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

After they were done mumbling, the two taller people began pulling the shorter one. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Cal responded, quickly and decisively, raising its rate and pulling even, then moving quickly out in front by half a length. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And yet the Earth is constantly pulling the Moon toward us. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words would just sit on his chest, pressing down on his lungs, pulling the air out of him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The quicker they got Lyra out, the better, and that meant darting down there now before Mrs. Coulter woke up, cutting through, pulling her to safety, and closing again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I got your note,” I said, pulling the folded piece of paper out of a pocket in my cloak. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“What time is it, Noor?” he asked, pulling thoughtfully on his white-streaked beard. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

My cousins have come up the stairs, too, and they’re pulling my body in the other direction. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

‘Sorry!’ she muttered, pulling me after her by the sleeve of my sweatshirt. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

And seeing the garden in this forgotten condition reminded me of something I once read in a fortune cookie: When a husband stops paying attention to the garden, he’s thinking of pulling up roots. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And even then, dear boy,” said he, pulling a greasy little clasped black Testament out of his pocket, “we’ll have him on his oath.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He takes the end of the rope and begins pulling. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I remembered I had seen her in the afternoon, out by the wall, pulling a load of stones in the wagon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can visualize pulling into the bus station in Montgomery, Alabama, to discover the unsettling quietness. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Earlier, they had watched a sparrowhawk overtake a small bird, in mid-air, reaching out and pulling it back with its claws, and then gripping it to death as it flew on. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

All his neighbors were leaving then, sadly pulling up stakes, moving on. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And of course I remember Mama, pulling me in close and burying her nose in my hair soon as I walked in the door. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

They crossed the line three lengths ahead of Navy, still pulling away at the head of a long, strung-out parade of boats far to their rear. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then, pulling away from Eleanor, who tried to hold her from going farther into the room, she ran to the great wardrobe and threw open the door and, cruelly, began to cry. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I hope it’s as much fun for you as it is for me,” she said pulling the blanket closer around herself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We all go stumbling as best we can, each with different strides, pulling each other and bumping along the whole way until we finally fall in a heap near the screen door, laughing. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

By then he was crying, sobbing, pulling at the box of Kleenex on Gaylyn’s desk. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Genie asked, pinching and pulling his shorts out of his butt. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The group has been really pulling for you all along. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her expression turned stony and the lines pulling between her brows and at the comers of her mouth seemed to harden. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I guess it’s like Prospero pulling back the curtain for the king and there’s Prince Ferdinand, who the king thought was dead, playing chess with Miranda like he was on vacation. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Mark pretended to put her in a headlock, pulling her away from the car. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I saw,” Newt said, pulling the towel away to look at it; he grimaced and put it back. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mama put her arms around Jessie’s waist, pulling her close, murmuring comforting words. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She had passed out right after pulling over the lamp. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then Miss Peregrine returned, pulling Enoch and Horace behind her by their shirtsleeves. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“You keep pulling away, like you’re trying not to enjoy yourself” She kept her eyes on her glass of cider. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She shivered, pulling the bracelet on and off her wrist. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And then some strange magnet was pulling our heads together, but just as our lips were about to touch, the quiet was shattered by terrified, bleating shrieks from the next room. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Before I know it, I’m on my back and he’s looking down at me, and I am pulling off his shirt. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I took no more than two steps before she grabbed my wrist, pulling me to a halt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

They put on latex rubber gloves, pulling them over the space-suit gloves. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lurvy, the hired man, heard the noise and came up from the asparagus patch where he was pulling weeds. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Annabeth’s leg felt like it was pulling free of her body. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Why, yes, I would,” she says, pulling one of the chocolate mice out of the bag by its licorice tail. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Something in him jumped back from the thought like a hand pulling away from a stovetop even if it’s not on. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He puts out the torch with brute swiftness and grabs my arm, pulling me after him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Times are lean, Bull,” Lillian said, pulling away from her husband and breaking step. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Miss Wren’s this way,” Melina said, nodding in the direction the bird was pulling, and we followed the girl and her pigeon friend down the alley. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He steadied me, holding me a careful distance away for a few seconds before suddenly pulling me closer. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Every head is turned our way, pulling the focus from the three chariots ahead of us. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

When the volunteers ran up, pulling their hose cart, there was nothing for them to do but wet down the roofs of the neighboring houses to keep them from catching fire. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I set one foot against him, pulling hard to wrench my weapon from the wound, then left it, butt-end on the ground. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Moch finally turned them loose in the final mile, they exploded into a seven-length lead, and they were still pulling away as they crossed the finish line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Only one hand remains, it waves cheerfully before pulling the lid closed. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Around the room, the wainscoting panels have been painted to depict scenes of pre-Civil War times, happy Negroes picking cotton, horses pulling wagons, white- bearded statesmen on the steps of our capitol. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Been sleeping really good. I should have cleaned out the hogan much earlier,” Uncle Jet said, pulling several bags of groceries from the back of the truck. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Basta drove the knife so far into the surface of the table that he had difficulty pulling it out again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Hollister stepped away from the counter and fiddled with books on a nearby shelf, straightening some, pulling a title off one shelf and moving it to the row below. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Get up, sleepyhead,” she says, pulling back my blankets. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She dropped into a backward roll, pulling her bound hands under her legs so her arms were in front of her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Oh, lookit me,” Ruth said, pulling back and giggling like she sometimes did. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

He was fighting the serpent, playing it, letting it exhaust itself thrashing and pulling. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Then Peeta's there looking handsome in red and white, pulling me off to the side. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But she doesn’t say anything, carries on through sushi about her latest project, pulling all her journals together into a memoir. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And Alex watches helplessly as he turns and starts hauling himself out of the water and onto the dock, pulling his shorts back up shivering legs. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Y'know, the other day I got into it with this girl," I said, pulling another slice of pizza from the box. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He clawed at the ground, pulling himself along in the dirt. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

If two objects are moved twice as far away, the gravity now pulling them together is only one-quarter as strong. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept pulling on the necklace, trying to break the dental floss, but it wouldn’t split. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She was a hugger, and whenever you did something good in her class, it ended up with her pulling you close and telling you just how good you were. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

People were fashioning makeshift gurneys from baby carriages and trunks nailed to roller skates, pulling them themselves. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Watch out,” says Camel, grabbing my arm and pulling me toward him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Aunt Evy rolled her eyes up and sighed, pulling in her lower lip. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tugged on Byron’s ear a little, pulling his face back. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was all sprawled out on my stomach, my feet on my pillows, my face so close to the TV screen, I could feel the static electricity pulling my hair toward it. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

A pair of arms wrap around me, pulling me off her, and a fist meets my side. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Once, after pulling ten trout in the first hour of dawn, Joe had walked past that place and heard what he first believed was some combination of running water and wind in high trees. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It consisted in baiting the hook, casting it dramatically, waiting a while, pulling it up minus worm and fish and starting the whole thing over again. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sensation was like a tractor pulling my curls off. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wags his tail happily as we walk, and he starts leading the way, pulling on the leash in my hand. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then Vonetta burned her ears with the hot comb, and who had to rub Vaseline on burned ears and finish pulling the hot comb through Vonetta’s thick, thick head? Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He hears the familiar beep of his mother’s car, spots it pulling into the parking lot. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The guards were on her and pulling her away from the glass. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He was pulling me back, and my hands, grasping for something to hold, slid backward over the smooth floor. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Newt grunted and stepped up to the Slammer, pulling his keys out as he did so. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He runs his hands along the length of my arms, slowly pulling me toward him at the same time. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard and watched her take hold of my zipper and start pulling it down all slow with this big grin on her face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Stewart—confirm Psi number 42755 spotted—” Volkswagen wrenched the driver’s side door open again, pulling something bright orange from his pocket. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Butler reached in, pulling the fish-eye lens out by the cable. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Some are pulling over to the side, as if to get out of the way. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the Washington boat, Don Hume was matching Berken- kamp’s stroke rate but making no progress in pulling even with him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We watched him bend over Mr. Norton again, feeling his pulse, pulling back his eyelid. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They walked around him in a circle, each team pulling on the long stick to which it was hitched, and following the team ahead. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Take them off,” she said, pulling them down for me. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I flexed my fingers and stretched my palms until my hands mostly worked again, then started pulling off my wet clothes. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When footsteps sound on the path and a key rattles in the lock, I untie the twine from the chair and hold it, the weight of the plant pulling at it. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a smart idea, but I guess it’s not so easy when your shoes are pulling you along feetfirst at full speed. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

At least thirty wizards, seven or eight to each dragon, were attempting to control them, pulling on the chains connected to heavy leather straps around their necks and legs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They walked close together, arms around each other’s waist, pulling each other close. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Some small boys started to play tag around the empty carriage, holding on to its sides and pulling it way over while being chased. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lost myself in the rhythm of the strokes, my arms tracing long ellipses in the air as if pulling something toward me that refused to come. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They approached, pulling each other by sleeve and hand. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was just about to turn on the music for him when I heard a car pulling into our driveway. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Phenotype, in short, drags genotypes behind it, like a cart pulling a horse. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Another set of hands grabs my hair, pulling it back, dragging me off Rarnie. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she led Jack along the cart path, following the sound of the clock and pulling away from the cold. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I sit on the edge of the bed and dress, pulling on my zip sweats, lacing on my left shoe, zipping up a sweatshirt. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

They were grabbing the hands of the kids who were trapped in the portable and pulling them up, step-by-step, to the edge of the hole. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alec suddenly burst into a flurry of movement, grabbing the rope and pulling it as he leapt to his feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Mark jumped to his feet, pulling Alec’s arm.The entire area around them shook as it rose, and it took all of Mark’s effort not to fall again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She walks out to the horses and I follow, pulling the door shut behind us. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Dimple pretended to be pulling at an errant curl and swiped a hand across it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The chintzy chair is nice and roomy, and I don’t resist pulling my legs up into it. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Time to get up, flojos,” she said, pulling the blankets off of them. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

But he could only keep trudging forward and up the stairs, partly carried along by the crowd, partly pulling the others along. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“There’s no controlling what Fate hands you,” the man went on, pulling the suitcase to his side. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She smiled out at me, her head, framed in the window, still pulling to one side, her hair waving down. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they found him, a little farther down the path under a tree, he was surrounded by a group of monkeys, over a dozen of them, pulling at his T-shirt with their long black fingers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Chantal is above me, pulling my leg, trying to keep me upstairs. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Good job, Brady,” Dad said, shaking my hand, then pulling me over for a big hug. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The same dark door shut, and I jolted back, pulling my arm out from under hers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I would have been thankful if it wasn’t for the fact that he usually showed up when Miles was pulling a job. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

There had been whales feeding on plankton and he had tried pulling his plankton cone net but with only partial success. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ignoring the gaping stares of everyone at the bottom—especially Gaily—he walked out the door, pulling Chuck by the arm as he did so. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to wait up for you,” I call after him, but by now he’s already inside and the jeep’s pulling away with him inside of it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She put her fingers up to her eyelids and pretended she was pulling her eyelids down like they were window shades. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Come,” she says, grabbing my hand and pulling me into the kitchen. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I started to break apart the blocks, but Stick dragged me away, pulling me over by his bed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

We watch a tugboat pulling a ship, leaves turning orange and brown on the shore, and the sky darkening with rain-filled clouds. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

We have our new intern there pulling at the oars. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at least I’m not pulling a tractor. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I got in first with my bag, pulling Fern in with me while she held on to Miss Patty Cake, and then Vonetta got in with her bag. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was surprised by all this—Mr. Quisling pulling her aside to talk, someone contacting the school about The Gold-Bug, someone claiming the book was his. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m ready,” I said, pulling on my backpack. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Stick burst forward and grabbed one of the white men, pulling him off a gray-haired woman who dropped, crying, to the ground. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

You can hear the engine pulling, the wheels rattling on the tracks. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

He said, “I look like a boy to you? I’m not here about work. I’m looking for the owner. And if you put another hand on me you’ll be pulling back a bloody stump.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

As everyone belted out “Happy Birthday,” Palmer stared at the man marching in with the cake and tried to imagine him pulling the trigger again and again as gray-feathered Nippers fell from the sky. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I'm not pulling it back or putting it in a braid or getting it under control. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I feel the centrifugal force pulling me toward the water and dig my hands and feet into the sand, trying to get some purchase on the unstable ground. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I surprised myself by grabbing Lindsey’s hand and pulling her from the booth. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Doctor Copeland sat with his head bowed, pulling at his long fingers until he had cracked all of his joints. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was still well enough to push his own wheelchair, pulling miniature wheelies to get the front wheels over the bump in the doorway. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Hermione panted five minutes later, catching up with Harry and Ron in the entrance hall and pulling Harry’s hand away from one of his wiggling ears so that he could hear her. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The sky is like a monochromatic contemporary painting, drawing me in with its illusion of depth, pulling me up. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Are you really as stupid as that, or are you just pulling my leg?” growls Kropp. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel the moment he gives in and gives up, pulling me to him despite the threat of the knife. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” said Harry, slipping inside the cabin and pulling the Cloak down off his head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Tab started winding up her swing the way they did when they were little, turning herself with her feet so that the chain sides twisted together above her head, pulling her up inch by inch. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

In the night, going slowly along the crowded roads we passed troops marching under the rain, guns, horses pulling wagons, mules, motor trucks, all moving away from the front. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

In front of the Western Auto the men started a game of pulling alongside us and yelling things out the window, mostly things we couldn’t make out because our windows were rolled up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he watched Baby walk off down the street he kept pulling the straggly bangs of his hair. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The King stood, pulling his gown round him, as if for warmth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She grabs her latest Prada trench coat off the chair by the door, pulling it on and glancing back to look at me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, we’re pulling up at school, where the assistant principals are waiting inside to sort us all into our homeroom classes. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious,” he says, pulling back from me, looking me in the eye. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the corner of her eye, Sierra could see Juan pulling on his fingers and shaking his head at her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She fumbled with the blanket, pulling it away so it was no longer between us. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I see you are packed and ready. Excellent! The plan, as Harry has told you, is a simple one,” said Dedalus, pulling an immense pocket watch out of his waistcoat and examining it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

On such a surface, and going up and down slopes and gullies, we found it best to go one in harness pulling and one behind pushing. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Volpe gave it to her because “at her best, she is remarkable. There are few high school girls who I can even imagine in this role, but she is fully capable of pulling it off.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It’s only a step on the way to the coffeemaker, but Alex reaches back and gets a hand in Henry’s hair before he can move, pulling him into a kiss on the mouth this time. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Thanks to Chaol pulling her aside, she’d been in the back of the line—not dead last, but three from the end. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Wes was amazed as he watched how little the game had changed: the corner boys still pulling lookout, the muscle still looking as intimidating as ever. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

"It's my main man, Alfred," said Major, throwing an arm around his shoulders and pulling him down into the darkened clubroom. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He therefore hurried behind her desk and began pulling open the drawers. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“So you use him for...what? For pulling a plow or something?” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Told you that disguise was genius,” whispered Somkit, pulling him inside. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He heard Bessie’s clothes rustling in the darkness and he knew that she was pulling off her coat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want them pulling up in front of Madeline’s house and knocking on her door. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Thorn had managed to grab on to a vine from the Spector Lagoon and was pulling herself out. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

How we hang mostly by ourselves, pulling corroded-looking fish out of the murky levee water and throwing them back. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I ask, pulling my papers out from under her. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Gbenye was the first to move, pulling my antelope off the pile and holding it proudly in the air. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Me too,” my grandmother said, pulling me close for a hug. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The way he’s pulling, the door will come off eventually. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He kept pulling, still not able to think or do anything but stroke, pulled to the edge of the river until the raft nudged against the dock, bounced, and then the paddle dropped. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

A half hour later her Saab was pulling up to my lobby. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I picked at some brownbur that clung to the edge of my cloak, pulling it out and tossing it into the fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Fine,” I say, pulling open a drawer for the third time now. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached out and grabbed Finn by the shoulders, pulling him closer. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A slimy white hand had gripped his wrist, and the creature to whom it belonged was pulling him, slowly, backward across the rock. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Ana Padva sits on his right, pulling a watch from her bag while she stifles a yawn. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The current was pulling him away from where they stood. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The galaxies would tug on one another, eventually pulling the fabric of space-time together; the balloon would begin to deflate. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She reached out and hugged all three kids, pulling them together so tightly that Emma could barely breathe. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They stripped her violently, pulling off her slacks despite her kicking. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Palmer screamed, coming across the table and pulling Sammy by the collar until they were nose to nose. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Archer nodded and carefully holstered it again before pulling the sword from its sheath. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The kids came in and immediately began pulling the jumbled desks into rows. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“The outside is already inside,” Axel says before pulling wide the door. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mother Bear and Nettle kept pulling on Roz’s legs, and more of the robot slowly came into view until a furry golden head finally appeared, and Thorn leaped into the embrace of his family. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then he bent down and dug up another flower, this time pulling up the entire plant, including the root. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“But first,” I say, pulling at her sleeve, “let’s check on the house.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

So the lifeboat drifted faster than the raft, pulling it along. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped, catching it and pulling down with all my weight, feeling it give. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly, the women shrugged off their pulling hands and walked on. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Under her hands her nipples wrinkled and hardened like dark nuts, pulling at the soft skin on her breasts. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reason he is coming so slowly is that he is pulling a wagon, a thing about the size of a big trunk mounted on two bicycle wheels. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her poor kid cowered at her side, pulling down the bill of his baseball cap, his dirt-covered cheeks flaming. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I try a few of them on, pulling their straps over each of my ears so that the mask covers my mouth and nose. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was standing across the yard pulling the twins and Pita into her arms and laughing at something. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

And during the past two weeks he must have recalled his first day here, the day he came over the hill in his safe-suit pulling his wagon, and went to the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I rush out to meet her, pulling the door shut behind me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She scrambled up the bed and jumped in beside Rose, pulling the older girl's arm over her like a comforter. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She felt a distinct kind of tearing within her, two things at war and pulling her in different directions. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But there comes a time when the line stops pulling and the skiff slows down and stops. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Look at this,” said Ron, pulling a long thin box out of a bag and opening it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Watching paleontologists pulling things out of the ground—mostly worms—isn’t A-list entertainment. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She was pulling a thousand dollars here and there from a lot of different accounts to keep the transactions small and avoid suspicion as she put together the money to pay off Angela. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Getting changed, I move slowly and carefully, pulling on a pair of leggings and a tie-dye T-shirt that Abby got me when she went to the Grand Canyon. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Millie shakes her head and yanks on my hand, pulling me to her bedroom door, which I know is hers because a wooden heart with her name painted in cursive tells me so. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She imagined Muskrat finally pulling to the very bottom and grasping that bit of earth in its tiny paws. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“You must be nearly fluent in Russian by now,” he teased, pulling on my hat. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Lefty and Desdemona, one time only, had revealed their secret here to Sourmelina; and now their son, who never learned it, was pulling in behind the station, also secretly. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I knew very well that all he said was ridiculous, not light for their darkness but flattery, illusion, a vortex pulling them from sunlight to heat, a kind of midsummer burgeoning, waltz to the sickle. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did best pulling; I could lean into the harness, and the work kept me warm. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds, he stopped actively pulling and simply took in the line as they coasted toward him. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here,” Osh said, pulling a twist of oil cloth from his pocket. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Instead, he lit another cigarette and began pulling at it.. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“And I was right,” Old Sai said, pulling up some chairs. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He kept backing and pulling, till he tore a piece out of her skirt.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

See how it is even now doing its dark work and pulling us apart? Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Two middle school buses were pulling into the parking lot. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The winch started up, pulling Shin off his feet. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Let me look at him one last time,” Lili said, pulling back the sheet. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

All four got down on their knees, pulling rope and knives, cutting a branch the width of a wrist, tying it and binding it for the long walk back. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking what might have been measured as a halting half step and then pulling a stiff, dead leg forward, dragging a foot turned sideways in the dust, the man limped into the yard. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” he said, pulling into one of the garages and shutting off the engine. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Silence threads through the house like a lace pulling tight, and then I finally hear the scraping of another chair and the sound of Lily sighing herself into place. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Wincing at her scrapes and bruises, she struggled out of her wet clothes and climbed under her blanket, pulling herself into a ball with her hands clasped around her knees. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Plus it’s hard to watch the compass and keep to the right course when you’re facing backward and pulling with all your might. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

When I wake up Rondell is wrapping his two huge hands around the black guy’s neck and pulling him up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Moss released Bits’s hand and draped his arm around their shoulder, pulling Bits in closer to him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ana’s eyes narrowed and she stepped out into the corridor, pulling her door shut behind her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her lips pressed together, pulling down into a frown. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I copied their technique of pulling up yellow-green stalks, removing the outer layer, and crunching on surprisingly tasty chives. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Fine,” he said, pulling his college scholarship card out of his shirt pocket. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The Rebs were pulling back, forming to come again. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought for a second she might be crying, but she rallied quickly, pulling her hoodie up and taking The Club out of the Wal-Mart bag. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He pushed himself uneasily into a sitting position, pulling his legs up in unsure, jerky motions. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

And me and Diego would fight for the ball, pushing and pulling and shoving each other under. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Daniels asks, pulling me from my mind movie. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I straighten, desperately pulling in one more short breath, knowing deep in my chest that it is the last breath I will ever get. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He put one of his hands near the top of the fiddle and began pulling at the strings with his other hand. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Quickly!” she cried, pulling me along before my mind and eyes could work together. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The streets were still mostly empty as we merged onto the highway, but Babou drove as if he was dodging enemy fire, pulling off one evasive maneuver after another. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“No worries,” he says, pulling the coat to help me get my arm out. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Darkness bent over, reached underneath a shadow, and lifted it up like he was pulling off a sticker. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

We could patch up that broken trace for pulling an ordinary load. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climbed the stairs and got back into bed, pulling a pillow over my face to block out the summer light. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“My name’s Lucy,” she says kindly, pulling away. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They had worn the scratchy I’ve Been Bad shirts, shoveled manure, crawled across acres of fields pulling weeds. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy holds his breath, pulling in every ounce of oxygen in the room with him. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I run behind him and grab on to his arms, pulling him backward, and backward, and backward again—until we both fall onto each other in a heap. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

But one of the farm workers was already pulling the puppy out of the pen and placing her in my arms. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And pulling the crate in the wagon home. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

When it rained, I exercised in the downpour, grateful not to be pulling sweet potatoes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Izzy’s famous toast and jelly,” he says, pulling up a chair. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

And this man, this thing, pulling me to a waiting horse with the barest explanation. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Not to mention that every time I imagined pulling the wagonload home, I imagined that hawk picking up the crate and carrying it off. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I heard the sound of Arthur’s Land Cruiser revving up in the driveway and pulling away. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't have any equipment for pulling hydrogen out of the air. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to believe him, but my fear is a tide tugging at my ankles, pulling me under. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Bringing up the rear was the remainder of the crew pulling the boats on sledge runners. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Before Thomas knew it he was back at work, pulling up weeds again, counting down the minutes until he’d be done with the Gardens. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I tell you, we were practically pulling the words right out of her mouth. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

My mother doesn’t linger over housework, she’d rather be outside raking up leaves in the fall, shoveling snow in the winter, pulling weeds in the spring. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Hermione was fumbling with the neck of her robes, pulling from beneath them a very long, very fine gold chain. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I’ve already got mine!” said Hermione brightly, pulling a tiny bottle out of her pocket and showing them the single hair inside it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“That must have been creepy,” David said, his voice pulling her away from uncomfortable thoughts, “being alone in the orchids for all those days, just waiting.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The one mountain among thousands, the one tree among millions, and the one Sam Gribley were pulling her home. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Yawning, I head to the recliner, placing the lantern at my feet and pulling the sleeping bag around me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I made the barber cutting hair, the dentist pulling teeth, the man who cleaned ears, and the man with the basket of cobras. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” I say, pulling papers from my satchel. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It must be. For you to be out here, pulling stunts like this to help us, that means I’m not doing enough.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

On my belly I crawled, pulling myself along, to the edge of the dust ring. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Citra leaped on him again, clinging to him, for the moment giving up on anything beyond eye gouging and hair pulling. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Just sit up here,” Chloe says, pulling fresh paper over the table. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He led on, pinching and, pulling the nearly invisible thread away, looking like he was doing some kind of weird sign language. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I looked over toward the bus lanes and saw a white van pulling in. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man is pulling my leg, of course. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Watch this,” David whispered, pulling a flashlight from his pocket. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He nodded, slipped off his sneakers, and climbed into my bed on the bottom bunk, pulling up the covers. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Safer yells at her, pulling me down the hall. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you’re right, then I wish she really were still there,” muttered Fenoglio, pulling the blanket up over her shoulders again with a sigh. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Hey, I’m thinking of pulling together a betting pool for the pageant. You think you could get me some inside intel when the time comes?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They're cutting open my knee again, pulling back my flesh to reveal the bones underneath, scraping at it with their scalpels. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

At Shea Stadium, the crowd tore onto the field, ripping up home plate, pulling up fat clods of turf and raising them high over their heads. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sensing my joy, he jumped up on me and licked my face, and I hugged him good, pulling his ears and scratching his belly. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He is pulling so hard, my hand starts to bleed again. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“So you didn’t need to be a debutante,” I said, pulling a stray weed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

In fact, the next time he turns up, we're pulling into District 12. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Poppet, sweetheart,” Celia says, pulling the twins aside into an alcove and bending down to talk to her face-to-face. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She had both hands on her hair, pulling it back from her face like a skinned rabbit and fanning her neck in the back. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going right now to tell the rangers,” Neel said, pulling on his shorts. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He turned around and she was running, too—mostly, it seemed, because Natalie was pulling her. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

When they were digging around in Bugs’s ears with the tweezers you’d’ve thought they were pulling his legs off, not some cockroach’s, I’d never heard a kid scream that loud. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Are you all right? I suppose you haven’t learned to hold your liquor yet. Here,” he said, pulling a peppermint from his waistcoat pocket, “this will make you feel better.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

They were holding hands again, but this time, she was the one pulling them offstage. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I lean against the storefront to wait for him, pulling my phone out. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The bell rang, but neither of them heard it, grunting, straining, slugging, and then everyone was in the ring pulling them apart, grabbing their gloves. ". . . by unanimous decision . . . Elston • Hubbard." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not either,” he said, pulling down the corners of his mouth. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And since then we’ve engaged in hair pulling, shouting matches, and ignoring each other—but we’ve never fought like this, never with live steel. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There was the sound of a car pulling up, and the back door creaked open. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She resumed her seat behind James, who was pulling pencils, crumpled papers, and textbooks from his backpack and piling them onto his desk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“This is it,” Henry says, pulling Alex by the hand to the left, where light spills out of an immense archway. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I laugh and turn on my back, pulling Shiloh down onto my chest, and for a while we both lay there, panting, enjoying the sunshine, belonging to each other. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shout out, tears filling my eyes as I fly down the hallway behind Julie, pulling on a face mask as I go. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t read the text, but it had lots of illustrations: scythes, different plants, a picture of the sun, a team of oxen pulling a cart. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Hudson pulling me into our first kiss was the perfect middle finger to that comedian. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

As I listen, shaking my head at the strangeness of the priestly conversation, another priest comes running up, younger than the others, pulling his outer robe on as he comes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, then, hurry,” she says, pulling on a light jacket. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some ancient depictions of horselike animals used for riding or for pulling carts may refer to onagers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the room, Ma started pulling all the clothes from the old blue dresser. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He scrambled up, apologizing while doing so, and he reached for his mother, pulling her out from under the other protestors who had fallen as well. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

To Harry’s horror, Ron came in, laughing, pulling Lavender by the hand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I ignore her concerns as I hobble forward, and I can sense my dad pulling her back. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Now she's blushing too, a shy smile pulling at the comers of her mouth. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maxie lifted her head from my shoulder, pulling away from me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He had a book in his hands and was pulling something out from between the pages. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It’s too dark to see the spindles behind the plastic window, pulling the tape from one side to the other, but I need to focus on something, so I try. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Picked up the food stamps, looked from me to Baba like we were pulling a prank, or “slipping her a trick” as Hassan used to say. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When her right foot came at last to the part of the branch which rested on the bank, she fell forward, pulling him down. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“The hell with them,” Ben said, pulling both of his feet upon the railing, encircling his bent legs with his arms. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he stepped out of his room in the morning, he found Suheyla pulling a fish trap out of the well. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I let the words out, each one tugging and pulling at my lips as they fight to stay in. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The dog that Tressa is supposed to be watching goes running, pulling the leash out from under the rock and darting across the street. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Kids usually didn’t go to that kind of trouble when pulling a prank. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Who is it?” shouted Conrad as he raced from his bedroom, pulling on the left arm of his bathrobe. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Dad started pulling the pebbles out of my face. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She sat up, pulling herself away from the man self-consciously. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tugged harder on his arm, pulling him back to his feet. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Then, with a grunt and some pulling and a whole lotta sap, off it popped. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

There was even less point in explaining that taking me out of sports would be like pulling him off the Chokecherry Chamber of Commerce. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I better take him away,” the buffalo boy said, pulling the buffalo’s head away from the arrays of tempting food. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I grasp wildly, pulling details out of the air. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Okay, how about this,” I said, pulling myself out of the water. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Well, all the carrot and celery sticks her mother had given her for lunch mocked Cas as Frankie finished pulling himself through the gap and yelled that it was her turn. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I fall back on my bed, pulling my knees into the towel knot. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She broke the seam of her legs and scissored one back and hooked my ankle with her instep, pulling my knee between hers. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walks to the shore, pulling off her T-shirt. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He whipped off his covers, slid out his own bag and was pulling open the window over his bed before I could even get the screwdriver out from between my mattresses. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, darling, you’re all right!” cried the mother hare, pulling her daughter close. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Holding her left wrist with her right hand, she lifted the left arm up in a J-movement, pulling away from the body. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Bear, you must come with me,” I urged as much as begged, pulling at him again. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“So sorry,” said Seven, pulling the hat, not without a struggle, from Beefy’s grip and handing it back to the Uncle. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

And more: There was my sense that this woman was pulling rank. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I can feel it. Every day on the road—I feel something pulling me. I don’t know what it is, but I have to find out. I know it’s important.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dany gave him charge of a dozen of her strongest men, and set them to pulling up the plaza to get to the earth beneath. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Here,” I insisted, pulling the blouse away from her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

As he was pulling away, Bo was still in the doorway, the orange juice in his hands again. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Summer was savaging Hah, pulling glistening blue snakes from her belly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Rishi laughed and reached for her, snaking a strong arm around her waist and pulling her snug against him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"Come on, the man's crazy," I said, pulling on his arm. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman in the green dress clapped her hand over Fayge’s mouth, stifling the scream, pulling her onto the sandy floor. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Annabeth kept pulling us along, saying; “Come on! The farther away we get, the better.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was just the two of us in the front room, him breathing or fussing or pulling at his bottle, and me thinking about what I would say at the trial. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Babu stepped up to the trapdoor between the cages and started pulling it open. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sophomores leapt out to a one-length lead and never looked back, pulling away decisively at the halfway mark and cruising to a seemingly effortless win. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Gavril cut my clothes from my body, pulling them away in fragments, a sleeve here, the leg there. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Hermione knew how he was feeling, because she reached for his hand and took the lead for the first time, pulling him forward. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They disappeared inside, pulling it shut behind them with a loud clonk. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“The tension of opposites, Mitch. Remember that? Things pulling in different directions?” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fixes my pillows and tucks me in gently, pulling the covers up over my body. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

During “weeding combat,” which occurred between June and August, primary school students worked from four in the morning until dusk pulling weeds in corn, bean, and sorghum fields. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Helene darts away from her attackers to help me, pulling on my belt as if to yank me away from the giant soldier, but he pushes her away. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Hazel calmed her nerves, trying to avoid pulling more gold from the ground. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Don’t listen to anything Cliff says,” Theo chimed in, pulling the pencils from her bun and shaking her hair out. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I don't have to look far for Jamie—he's one step behind me, admiring a large painting of a flock of black swans pulling a carriage through the air. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was attached to something heavy down in the darkness, something that was pulling her in. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We saw his blank pockmarked face as he went by, piping, the children close behind him shouting and pulling at him. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I was fine but she was standing above me and pulling long, rotten strips of flesh off her arms and hands as if peeling a rotten banana. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Atticus and Hank were pulling something, they were there merely to keep an eye on things—Aunty said Atticus was on the board of directors. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She kept pulling until a head—a girl’s—popped above the surface, gasping and choking. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“They are all asking about you,” he said, pulling me close as the dance required. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Those two!” she burst out savagely, now pulling pots and pans out of a cupboard, and Harry knew she meant Fred and George. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Now it was pulling her hands down to her sides. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But you really can’t treat a chick or even a baby cockatrice like a weapon, just pulling it out when you want to. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I backed away, pulling the line more and more. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I follow the line out with my other hand and try pulling on it, maybe get enough slack to slip it off, but the line slips through my fingers and I can’t get a grip. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I will, I will, you just holler when you’re through,” Bloom said, pulling himself not quite all the way out of his wife. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every one of my senses is tingling as Ms. Saintima asks us to imagine pulling the door of the store open and breathing in the steamy, meat-scented air. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

After pulling into the vast parking lot outside Jadwin Gym, my father reluctantly slid into a wheelchair and allowed my mother to push him inside. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“And a waterslide!” said Brown Fur, who was pulling random tools out of Leo’s belt, tossing aside wrenches, hammers, and staple guns. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I place one hand on the wall to steady myself and I turn back to the classroom, where kids are pulling heaps of paper out of their desks. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They seemed to be pulling together for the final lap - aware that the next two days would make or break them. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

There was a bell pull with a porcelain knob, attached to about six feet of wire when I stopped pulling and knocked. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave her arm a hard wrench, pulling her around and shoving her down onto the bed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I turned around to see the soldiers pulling at the wings on my back as if they wanted to make sure they were securely fastened. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And these things are also pulling on you. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

When Johnny and their daddy came on the mule, Jimmy was still on the bank pulling and Aden and me were still in the water pushing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Directly ahead lay a gas station, a great chunk of porcelain snow shining there, and two silver beetles pulling in to fill up. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

They leashed up both dogs and set off down the road and into the pines, the dogs baying and pulling. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

We look at each other in the reflection of the glass, and I feel the gravity of him, pulling at me across the open space. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It leaped not only forward but left as well, and with a few angry spurts propelled itself onto the side of the car just pulling off. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

T. Ray held my hand, pulling me up and over. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I squeeze my eyes shut, pulling my head away, and keep walking. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

As if from a great distance, I can see that Thomas is still speaking, gesturing with his hands, pulling me to him for a hug. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Instead of backing down the bus stairs, I squeezed inside, pulling close to the rail between the people getting off, and dropped my quarter in the money slot. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled Eleanor into the bathroom and started pulling bobby pins out of her hair. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Fathers shouldn’t attempt to marry their daughters off to noblemen when there’s a handsome blacksmith nearby,” Kaede said, pulling a face. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He surprised her by pulling her into a hug. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Now this came to the ears of prudent Medon under the chair where he had gone to earth, pulling a new-flayed bull’s hide over him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Argo II was already pulling away from the dock. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Better than boring you to death,” I said, pulling back onto my side of the table. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Trevor dropped his guarded stance and shook Matthew’s hand, pulling him in for a back pat, too. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He came back, pulling a blade; I would have shot him, but somebody grabbed him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Running so effortlessly that he couldn’t feel his feet touching the ground, he took the lead and kept pulling away. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

The woman stood barefoot in her underwear, pulling the black net of a body stocking taut between her fingers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I reach for the fleece dangling off the back of my chair and pull it over my head before curling back into a ball and pulling the blanket up to my ears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Twig stepped in, pulling a wad of paper towels and a plastic bag from the backpack and handing them to him. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He smiled and started the car, pulling into the street. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Pardon me,” insisted the Humbug, “but I in no way meant to imply that—” “SILENCE!” thundered the policeman, pulling himself up to full height and glaring menacingly at the terrified bug. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The moon sets and the eastern sky lightens, the hem of night pulling away, taking stars with it one by one until only two are left. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It felt as if an iron hand had gripped his heart and was pulling it out between his ribs, so that he pressed his hands to the place and vainly tried to hold it in. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She was nearly knocked over by the power of it: a gale-force wind, ice-cold, biting into her face and pulling at her clothes. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t even know it was you pulling me!” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Hyacinth said, pulling Laney away from the dessert table, where she was sticking her fingers into the carrot cake frosting. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Slowly, I start pulling things out of the drawers—underwear, a couple of T-shirts; I stuff them into the bag. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, on the instructor’s order, I remember overcoming my every instinct for selfpreservation and pulling off the mask. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment he considered pulling down the shade, then hated himself for even thinking that and threw open the window. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The sand creature laughs as delightedly as if I’m juggling and pulling faces. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Tally began to anticipate the sickening jolt of her bungee jacket pulling her up. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Pet grunted and wandered off to a corner of the room, pulling open drawers and looking inside. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t see any sign of a diner. You know what I’m thinking, Sairy? I’m thinking those two boys were pulling our legs. There’s no diner out here, and they’ve probably stolen our backpacks.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mesarthium was at the center of this mystery, so that was where he was going—to the anchor, as though Mouzaive’s invisible magnetic fields were pulling him there. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Grill Woman’s hair was wrapped tight on top of her head, pulling her eyes up at the corners. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I had a hard time pulling myself up, so she reached down to help me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

As Celia walks alone through the front hall, Marco grabs her hand, pulling her into a shadowed alcove behind the looming golden statue. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The rest of the girls are pulling on their boots and heading out the door, so I hurriedly do the same. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It soared in a spiral, pulling closer and closer to the middle. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She regards me with suspicion, pulling the covers over her. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then someone is grabbing his arm, pulling him in the opposite direction, forcing his head to turn away from the oncoming disaster. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

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

But he was pulling a cleaning trolley, not luggage with wheels that have a 360-degree rotating option. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“His wounds aren’t from any tree,” she said, pulling back the blanket. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

It saved them the trouble of opening several hundred books a day and pulling several hundred cards from as many envelopes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few blocks from home, he was accosted by two robbers. one said, pulling a gun. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry groaned and turned over, pulling his pillow over his head.. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I stand up and leave the room, pulling the door shut behind me. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Martin said, arms outstretched, pulling me into a hug. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Precious stones hardly ever popped up around her by accident anymore, and pulling gold from the ground was easy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There he sat down, pulling his tunic off, and tossed it into the wise old woman’s hands. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him what I saw, and then he got up as well, grabbing his shoes and pulling on his overalls. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I laughed until I was crying, and she moved closer, pulling my head to her legs so that I leaned there at first, then clutched at her. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

As he crawls, his diaper cleans the floor, picking up bits of dust and hair and pulling it along like a little mop. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His arm is wrapped around my mom’s shoulder and he seems to be pulling her closer. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

My lungs felt like they were pulling in the flames. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m not pulling my pants down again!” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I just be wantin’ to see my mama,” he said, pulling his dog closer. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

So when Emma began tugging on his arm and pulling him back, he almost fell over. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

After many whackings and mumblings, he circles round me, clicking the still-hungry scissors in the air, pulling, poking, checking his work. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then he felt a hand upon his sleeve; Max was pulling him back into his seat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stared down at the pan, pulling up the edge of a sandwich to check the bottom side. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The bus stop is right outside our house, and I reach it as the school bus is pulling up. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath, then reached for the Story Box, pulling on the thread that connected tales from all over the world, and the lid opened, spilling bright golden light into the flooding room. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

When we were pulling away from the funeral parlor I saw Peaches and her girls taking down their signs. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything dark and churning, but slow churning instead of fast, and this great weight pulling you down, like it’s attached to your feet even if you can’t see it. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She was already reaching under the bed and pulling the guitar case out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Over Gilboa, she braked by pulling down on her secondary flight feathers and tail. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

One of them opened the shed door, and Billy and I scrambled out, pulling on our clothes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not concerned for myself,” she said sharply, pulling back a bit. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She shrugged them on, pulling and yanking at the sleeves. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The boys who have gone ahead on foot are already pulling down branches and shaking loose a rain of guavas. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

But Wang Lung answered nothing because upon this ox he had set his heart because of its sturdy pulling of the soil and because of its smooth yellow coat and its full dark eye. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He grabs my good arm and walks faster, pulling me along beside him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dog owners out for a stroll would continuously pass by, pulling on leashes and calling out commands to keep their animals from scurrying under the tables and sniffing the ankles and shoes of the players. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I started apologizing for my behaviour straightaway, said I’d been feeling really down, but that I was pulling myself together, turning over a new leaf. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d learned a thing or two about hinges thanks to Margo, and I realized why we hadn’t had any luck pulling on all those doors: they opened in. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He looked up to see Taylor pulling the tube from her mouth. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She lets go of me for a second before grasping my cheeks and pulling me in through her front door. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Now the gulls were pulling at his legs and shoulders with giant beaks, trying to lift him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Troyka wiggled his fingers around in an idiotic imitation of pulling strings. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Once Southside moved to our neighborhood, I’d pass whole afternoons at his house, pulling albums from the shelf at random and putting them on his stereo, each one its own immersing adventure. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to let her go, like pulling magnets apart. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was pulling so ferociously on the door that I wouldn’t have been surprised to see a three- hundred-pound sumo wrestler on the other side. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I caught myself whistling while I was pulling the front part of my hair back into a barrette, and later again as I skipped down the stairs. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Remember,” I whisper, pulling them close before they can zoom by me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I reflexively grab his hand, pulling him toward a small side street. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

On the Field of Mars, engineers were hard at work, pulling down the remains of last night’s fort and setting up barricades for a game of deathball. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

"He holds the world record for pulling the most nails out of a piece of wood with his teeth." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Old Chao seemed to be pulling his usual self back on with his sock. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Then Daddy was pulling the woman and the dog out of the water," Ty'ree said. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“We love you so much,” Dad said, pulling Ivy into one last hug. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“How much for all of them?” the white man asked, pulling a ten-dollar bill from his wallet. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry,” he said to you, and he sat down cross-legged, pulling his T-shirt over his scraggy knees. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I stuttered and gripped hard at some fresh croton leaves, pulling them off, watching the viscous liquid drip from their stalks. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, when did you get so slick?” she said, pulling away. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

They drag their heavy bodies, back and back and back, though their brains must be cloudy with lack of air, while the other side of existence, whatever is beyond life, is pulling them down. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“All right,” said Malcolm, finding the sharpest knife in the drawer and pulling several sprout stalks across the table in the pale February sunlight. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He was pulling his cheek before the glass, looking to see if there were unshaved patches under the line of the jaw. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh. But he’s so big. Don’t you get tired of pulling him along?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

When it looked as if no one was, and when the people were drifting outside to watch Saul scuffling and cursing at the men pulling him away, he slumped a little and wiped his face. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She passes by Poppet and Widget, where Poppet is teaching the marmalade kittens to climb onto her shoulders and Widget is pulling book after book from the library’s well-stocked shelves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was pulling wooden boxes out of a bag, as well as a whole bunch of glass jars, the kind that Genie drank sweet tea out of. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then she was standing right next to me, pulling me by my arm. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I dressed as quickly and quietly as possible, pulling on the worn corduroys, baggy sweater, and oversize coat that comprised my entire winter wardrobe. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Me and Ira and Pork Chop were walking down Duval Street, pulling a wagon full of babies. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled it out of my coat pocket and put it on, pulling it over my ears. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

We stand there for a while, me leaking tears like a broken faucet and Mom pulling her arms closer and closer to her own chest. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I shrug, but a smile is pulling at the corners of my mouth. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Stubbornly, Arya dragged all the harder, pulling the crying girl along. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit kept pulling, but Pollard never gave in; the turns on the little track were too tight, the leg too delicate. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Second was watching him, her mouth pulling slightly upward at the corners. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Next time,” Esperanza said, pulling Moss aside, “we go to a place without stairs.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The feathers were so well attached that when I started pulling them out, skin came off—I was not plucking the bird; I was tearing it apart. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Wave after wave, changing her heartbeat to drum, morphing her singular voice to many, pulling every dream from her own marrow and into her song. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She motions with both her pointer fingers like she’s pulling a smile across her face. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Gotcha!” yelled Ron, pulling a second pod from the stump just as Hermione managed to burst the first one open, so that the bowl was full of tubers wriggling like pale green worms. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Alex watches him fish his boxers from the foot of the bed and start pulling them back on, sitting up and shaking out his shoulders. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Alex had also drawn his own gun, pulling it out from the waistband of his trousers. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He reaches for the strap and acts like he’s pulling on it. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She entered, pulling the door shut behind her, and descended the steep stairs to her bedroom, which, as her parents had planned, had gone unnoticed and untouched. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then he’s pulling away, and the anguish I feel over it might be the worst thing I’ve ever experienced. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

A sharp crack revealed a small victory, but any elation ended when he realized that the momentum of his swing was now pulling him back down to land right on top of the creature. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I sat up to listen to our watchdog prowl the yard, pulling her long chain after her, and that worried me too. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached around all of our shoulders, pulling us close, our heads touching, covering Amil in a human tent. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I looked back at the telekinetic girl, pulling the blind brothers along by their hands while they clicked with their tongues. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

And I reached and reached, pulling massive armfuls of the water back along my sides as I kicked through the current. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Setting up what I wanted to be the perfect operation, I thought about pulling the white girls into it for two reasons. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound was like the beating of a great slow heart, and the oars moved at every stroke, a hundred men pulling as one. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I like constructing it, focusing, crafting the story, pulling together the memories. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The feel of a tight-knit group pulling together under Ernest Lawrence’s paternal eye was slipping away. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Bobby Gene sat on the edge of his bed, pulling on his socks. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Go,” she says tersely to Marcus, pulling my sword arm down. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

All of us started walking past him as he continued waving his hand as if he was pulling us with an invisible rope. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I find the fifth car and grab the handle on the side with my left hand, pulling as hard as I can. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, tonight at seven o’clock I’ll be pulling into your driveway with my woman at my side and yours in the back. Hopefully you’ll be waiting there with flowers in hand. What do you say?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

One hundred men pulling his eyelids down, his head sinking onto his desk. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He heard urgent voices, and then Professor McGonagall swept back into view, closely followed by Madam Pomfrey, who was pulling a cardigan on over her nightdress. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Nora grabs Alex, pulling him away from Henry and spinning him around, her hands on his waist, and starts grinding with abandon. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Farther on, she passed a woman with bits of rope and string for sale and a man pulling a cart full of carrots and beets to the grocery stores. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

One man, pulling an anchor off Naushon, hooked an old crown that had been buried in the muck for a century. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The quick stream of pure white bolted forward and hit the closest man, who’d just been pulling his arm back, a bloodied hammer gripped in his hand. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When I came into the living room, Ty'ree was pulling his keys off the nail by the door and pulling on his raincoat at the same time. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

I let him guide me, pulling me away from the light beams and into the shadows. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He kept pulling at his collar and wiping sweat off the back of his neck. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

But the image of a baboon pulling a lever for food is not all that dissimilar from a person obsessively pecking at their phone waiting for the next email to appear. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Gramps said, pulling into a rest stop along the Ohio Turnpike. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

"Ser Addam Marbrand commands their outriders, and he's pulling back south, burning as he goes. He knows where we are, more or less, but the Black- fish vows he will not know when we split." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Schillinger jumped out of the way in the nick of time, pulling little Edward to safety. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Which leg am I pulling? You tell me that?” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He combed his hair in the mirror, pulling his fingers through the floppy part Ashley Sternberger in eighth grade had once called “adorable.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Alex takes his hand, and Henry turns to face the chapel like a nervous postulant, his cheeks hollowed out in the low light, before pulling Alex into it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just go,” I said, pulling Maya by the arm. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Guy starts pulling his arms out of his sleeves. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They beat me up pretty bad, pulling my hair and tearing my clothes and calling me a teacher’s pet and a matchstick. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ward says if I keep pulling up all my other grades the way I’ve pulled up my grade in English, I should be able to get into a decent college when I graduate. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one, about fifty young children squat in a row, pulling weeds and planting vegetables. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were very busy with the animal in the fire, pulling it to pieces now and mixing it with something steaming in a pot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who Palmer had seen one day pulling his little sister around the block in a wagon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I hesitate for too long and she storms over, grabbing my arm and pulling me down the hall to the elevator. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Cruelty to punctuation is quite unlegislated: you can get away with pulling the legs off semicolons; shrivelling question marks on the garden path under a powerful magnifying glass; you name it. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

He leans toward me and hooks his hands behind my ears, pulling me to him. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I had wrapped this thread around my finger and was pulling on it as gently as I could, lest it break. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He climbed up, pulling one son in with him. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The roots seemed to be shaping themselves around him, slowly pulling him into the earth. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The big horse pulling the wagon was half-shaggy with a winter coat that hadn’t entirely grown in yet. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He began pulling stingers out of his face, working down, and taking his time looking back up the bluff at Toomer’s bus. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caleb helps me sit up and separates the hems of his two shirts, pulling the long-sleeved one over his head and offering it to me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Their pulling made the tumbling rod keep rolling over, and the rod moved the machinery of the separator, which stood beside the stack of wheat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then she was stepping forward, pulling the three of them into her arms. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then she stepped outside, pulling the door closed behind her, knowing if she didn’t, her mother would eavesdrop on whatever this was about. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

My phone starts chirping, pulling me out of my deep, post-surgery sleep. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I wait her out, and she relents, pulling her fingers from mine and sitting back down. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

There they were, fat and skinny, pale and freckled, clumsily putting on socks or pulling up unbecoming underwear. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Nervous about attacks, we took whatever food we bought upriver a ways before pulling into secluded reeds to eat. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The words sounded odd, somehow wrong, but Koffi didn’t have time to dwell on them as Mama tore off across the Night Zoo’s lawns, pulling her in tow. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Stop it,” I say, taking her arms and pulling her hands away. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Someone was pulling a cart; Mariam could hear the creaking of its hinges, the bouncing and rattling of its iron wheels. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She leaned in and kissed him, and at first he was slow in his response, and then he was pulling up her blouse, pushing down her bra cups to free her breasts. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Even though Ube hadn’t said she should, Jam considered pulling on the white gloves nestled in the reading desk drawers to use in looking through the books, they seemed that old. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

When it became totally dark, I fumbled over knobs, twisting and pulling until I succeeded in finding the lights. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned and walked out the door, pulling it closed behind him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

And before I even know what I’m doing all of my tentacles are grabbing at the shirts, pulling them out of their perfectly folded squares, yanking them out and flinging them around the room. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Then they all worked together, pushing or pulling weeds away from the tomato plants. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” she said, and she turned her laptop to face them all while pulling a bowl of chili toward her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"Seems like you're afraid of me," he says, gently pulling at the folds. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Henrietta and her cousins would hire themselves out to those white folks, pulling their tobacco for ten cents so they’d have money to see their favorite Buck Jones cowboy movies. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The Paqo stood and joined me, pulling aside the door weaving to reveal the trees outside. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” the huntress said, pulling off her cloak and beginning to yank off her thick leather gloves. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went off into a daydream about Zach pulling the truck over because he couldn’t see to drive for the snow and us having a snowball fight, blasting each other with soft white snow cotton. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Danny and my brother hog the mirror and make gruesome faces by sticking their thumbs into the sides of their mouths and pulling the edges of their eyelids down so that the red shows. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I elbowed Marcus in the face and scrambled to my feet, pulling up my pants and sprinting toward the flashing lights and laughter and nauseating smell of popcorn. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Claire tightened the noose, pulling it in close around the trunk by its base near the rock wall. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Henry was already pulling two bottles of ginger ale from the cooler by the door. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s this?” he asked, pulling an American passport from the bundle. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Mama went back to work, pulling the wagon across the grass carpet. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He sat up in the dark and saw the colonel pulling on his boots. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She turns, pulling on her face mask and bolting for the door. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The night of the first frost, I woke up to a soldier pulling off my blanket. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see him pulling his old turtle head back into his stupid turtle shell. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Blowing from the southwest, the trades push the warm surface waters northeast, pulling frigid water from the deep offshore trench to the surface. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Shadow could feel that a wind was coming up from somewhere, stirring his hair, touching his face, pulling at him. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He circled her, gently pulling her shoulders back and nodding for her to move her feet. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Then Will kicked again and again, and some of the kicks connected and some didn’t, and all the time he was pulling, jerking, twisting, shoving, and still the grip held him fast. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or they might have to work in the garden, pulling weeds. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

An ambulance has pulled up to the curb, and one uniformed paramedic is pulling a stretcher out of the back of the vehicle while another is bent over Max, taking my place. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Water was already rushing around my knees, pulling from every direction. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep my head above water, but Jesse was at the bottom, pulling me down. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z