The little children paraded in and out of the bathroom, putting their clothes on in the bedroom. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Hopewell apparently sought spiritual ecstasy by putting themselves into trances, perhaps aided by tobacco. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He was putting to work his tenacity and work ethic, the way he always gave to his teammates growing up, and blossoming into a leader.. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He changed his clothes, putting on an outfit I’d never seen and couldn’t totally make out in the dark. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Advertise, my dear,” said Mr. Banks, putting on his shoes. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mamma would probably be considering putting Dimple up for adoption. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“My best china is in that box, darling, and I declare you are throwing it around like a shot putt.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A little," she replied slowly, putting the pieces in order. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jo thought she was asleep, she lay so still, and putting down her book, sat looking at her with wistful eyes, trying to see signs of hope in the faint color on Beth’s cheeks. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are they, Hagrid?” asked Harry, trying to sound interested rather than revolted, but putting down his rock cake all the same. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As fantastical as America’s space ambitions might have seemed, sending a man into space was starting to feel like a straightforward task compared to putting black and white students together in the same Virginia classrooms. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t a lesson from God; it was something else, something more like putting together a puzzle, making the pieces fit to form an image. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The next time she visited, Leo was putting the final touches on his first project. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Wilcox ground his foot on my shoe like he was putting out a cigarette. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She set the instructions back on the desk and turned her face to the radiators, which by now were putting out so much heat that they were probably giving her a tan. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t think of any reason Octavian would be here, putting himself in harm’s way. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The shirt I was putting on had just been wrapped around the gun. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I respect my grandparents,” he said, putting her to shame. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The bare white legs I saw while putting on her shoes and socks. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

With a groan, he stretched out beside her, putting his hands on his stomach. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“And my sister here had the brilliant idea of putting in a bid to expand La Cocina!” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

All I cared about now was putting miles between me and National City and getting played like how I did. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

People were forever eating apples or putting them in pies. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Hm,” she said, putting her hand on my forehead to check my temperature. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The chauffeur came out, folding up the papers and putting them in the inside pocket of his coat. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Ma then said that someone once tried to kill him by putting a bomb in our trashcan when I was one or two years old. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt a little strange, putting that hat back on my head after what it had just been through. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“But you have to admit that your father is the master of putting people in their place in the nicest possible manner.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Malcolm X deeply respected the care and depth which Dr. Lincoln was putting into his research. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Try putting that in the lunch pails of your children!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

This might, he appreciated, mean putting sections of the house 'under wraps', but would I bring all my experience and expertise to bear to ensure such losses were kept to a minimum? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tiny dominating at dodgeball despite his width, and always letting me finish second just by virtue of putting me in his shadow and not spiking me until the end. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Being completely covered by my purple fleece blanket under my bed or putting my head under the sofa cushion or reading my Dictionary. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Ryan and Roamer can beat me to a six-foot-three-inch bloody pulp, I sprint away, putting as much distance between them and me as I can. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The door of the house stood wide open, and Mr. Chris was putting wood on the fire. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I could try putting some wood grain in there with the streets. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Of Richmond, gentlemen,” said Drummle, putting me out of the question, “and a peerless beauty.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

And then I thought how stupid I was for feeling like that because I wouldn’t feel weird about putting an arm around Seanie or Kevin or any other guy friend of mine who was hurting. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I start to unpack my boxes, wondering whether there’s a kid in my room at this very moment, climbing up and down my ladder and putting his stuff in my cubbies. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“You did a good job on these,” she said, wrapping the corn in a clean kitchen towel before putting it in the icebox. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

In the clearing he had made last year, Pa was plowing around the stumps and putting in his crops. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She liked having a glass-half-full outlook and was adept at putting a good face on things. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

If anybody committed any of the grosser errors —such as putting metal on metal or colour on colour—he became electrified with passion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s what I’m apologizing for. Not putting myself in your shoes or whatever.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

"Exactly," said the witch-queen, putting a circlet of silver upon her head. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Blair pulls my hands away and wipes away the blood before cleaning it and putting a bandage on it. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Next thing I know, Maddy is putting on a white apron with the bright pink sweet Stephanie’s logo plastered on the front. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“And Anna’s eleven,” I said, quickly putting all the pieces together. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Lyra picked up the alethiometer and folded its velvet cloth over it, like a mother protecting her child, before putting it back in her rucksack. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My bladder was full and I crossed my legs, putting off a trip to the bathroom. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I ask, putting my hand down on the papers. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She drew a deep breath and then shut her eyes and I thought of putting my arm around her, but something stopped me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m not putting the turkeys in your room.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

‘I’ve come to bid you good night,’ said the landlord, putting the candles on the table. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She stops suddenly, putting her hands to her face, pressing her white-gloved fingers over her eyes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Union lawyers highlighted the inequities of the laborers’ lot by putting Louis Swift and other packinghouse owners on the witness stand to describe their own luxurious homes and lifestyles. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Like putting the baby on a feeding schedule. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice sounded almost too mature, as though he were putting it on a little; he sounded as though he were speaking through a tube. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lugged each one up to the front and began putting them around the casket. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the best way of putting it is to say that a door previously unknown to C.P. had been opened to him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Saw this when I was looking for tools. What do you think about putting it at the base of the handlebars?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Why go to the trouble of putting it in that small garage that barely had room for the one vehicle? Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He touches his chest, putting his hand over his heart. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

But it was just not possible for me to sing without putting my whole heart into it. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

About the same time that the Soviets began working on putting another woman in space, they also began talking about a space station, built from separate modules. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

By the sink, the blind man was putting food into Matty’s backpack. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

We worked the rest of the day, putting clothes in one pile, household goods in another. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t believe it. After all these years you putting me down because of where I live?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like putting out his hand for a flower and coming back with a slug or sodden handkerchief. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

‘You did indeed!’ said Gandalf, laughing suddenly; and he came and stood beside Pippin, putting his arm about the hobbit’s shoulders, and gazing out of the window. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Nonsense, so much nonsense the memory cooks up, mixing up facts, putting in a little of this and a little of that. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Big mistake, putting her in there with the TV. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

He was repeatedly acquitted, so Parker had no hesitation about putting his name into the pool when, late in 1864, the Metropolitan Police Department began providing White House bodyguards. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

A new race-neutral language was developed for appealing to old racist sentiments, a language accompanied by a political movement that succeeded in putting the vast majority of blacks back in their place. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I really didn’t know if he was putting me on or if he meant what he was saying. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His long black hair and beard were streaked with silver, and a great overhanging forehead shadowed his glinting eyes, putting Harry in mind of a crab looking out from beneath a rock. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He spends hours with it, putting doll clothes on it and feeding it on doll dishes. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ms. Raz nods approvingly and takes a momentary break, putting a hand on her back and squinting at the morning sun. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I start pushing my hips from side to side, taking long steps and putting my arms out like I’m on a runway someplace. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

And then she runs into the kitchen and starts washing the breakfast and lunch dishes like a maniac, doing them by hand and stacking them away instead of putting them into the dishwasher. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dream I’m putting on my winter clothes, in Toronto, but my dress doesn’t fit. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When it comes to putting the units into a left-to-right order, the rules of English syntax leave writers with only a few possibilities. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

While Zeitoun was putting on his clothes, they backed away from him, shields up, and out of the cell. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I was like an immigrant, putting on airs, who runs into someone from the old country. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

While I listened to the beeping, I had this mental image of Russian high-school kids lifting the Sputnik and putting it in place on top of a big, sleek rocket. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to ask her what she’s doing, but then I notice that across from me, Will is putting on a shirt. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Conrad spent lots of time counting marbles, putting puzzles together, and playing Monopoly. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of putting the rest in my savings passbook, I gave Vonetta the other two quarters to put away for the concert. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

As he began putting programs into place over the summer, a rising chorus of hostile voices had begun to call him a radical, a socialist, even a Bolshevik. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh...right...Quidditch,” he said, putting his wand back into the belt of his jeans and running a hand wearily through his hair. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

What made it spectacular were the virtual worlds the battles were set in, each one so realistic that putting on your glasses was like dropping you right into that place. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Great ilexes of huge girth stood dark and solemn in wide glades with here and there among them hoary ash-trees, and giant oaks just putting out their brown-green buds. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I remember undressing, putting on a bathrobe, and standing out on the balcony. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I expect Mom to say something like, Don't you go putting this back on us! Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They reared up on their back legs and whinnied and flapped their wings at each other until the smaller one galloped away, its rear bird legs putting a little hop in its step. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

A consequence of putting men in cells and controlling their movements is that they can do almost nothing for themselves. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mamma came and sat next to her on the bed, putting her arm around her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

There's something about putting words on a page in private that makes me feel powerful in public. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m getting some things together,” Mama continues, putting my T-shirts and socks in my green basket. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Dr. Musoke tried again, putting the needle into another place in the patient’s arm and probing for the vein. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I walk in, she’s mincing Dad into tiny pieces about putting a knife in the wrong drawer. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

And Dessie had not finished putting the braid on Mollie’s dress. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He put the bayonet in his teeth, carried the shot putt in his left hand, the sword in his right. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“These bits of lace are fastened under the chin with a rosebud, so,” and Meg illustrated by putting on the bonnet and regarding him with an air of calm satisfaction that was irresistible. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that little Kate was her mother's favorite, I thought as she bustled around the kitchen, cleaning up and putting things away. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Lenny is putting on his nice face for me but I can tell that underneath the gears are starting to turn. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Brother Jacques probably considered himself a hero for putting out the lights and stopping the fight. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

You would be proud of me for putting a plan into action when I realized I may have to rely on my own resources. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mr. K is calling me Bobby now, except in front of customers, when he still calls me Mr. Goodspeed, on account of putting on a good show, I figure. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the vicar was putting his quill in his inkpot, huffing, “Gracious, three o'clock already?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

However, no municipal works projects—such as putting in a sewer system to eliminate the polluted “sinks”—were initiated to change the wretched conditions. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh, honey,” she said, putting her hand on my shoulder. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

"You know, Turtle, you may be right about putting our money in the stock market. I remember the will said May God thy gold refine. That must be from the Bible." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you putting up as a wager? The medal is not yours. You gave it to Basil Stag Hare.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

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 in,” she says, putting her hand out, palm down. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I—my hands are still chapped from putting up fence.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I saw the witch who had let him in quietly putting the chain back on the door-handles. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

"Observe him, Brothers. After putting the movement in the position of forcing a traitor down the throats of the Negroes he asks what a traitor is." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd shifts, putting me at the center of it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can still see us pouring dry cereal into our bowls and then putting water on it because we didn’t have any milk. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He picked up the pieces of each wing, putting the jigsaw back together on either side of the plane. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I started getting her mat for her, putting it down next to mine and waiting for her to come from lunch. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Right,” Mamá said, putting her arm around me. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

And getting in touch with them would have meant taking me away or putting Momma in some institution someplace. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes, it is their first time in the city,” Dr. Tamba replied, and busied himself putting away our documents. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He’s standing on this big old branch that’s starting to decay, but it’s still putting out leaves. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It took him half an hour to go through the rest of the berries and sort them, putting all the fully ripe ones in a pile on some leaves, the rest in another pile. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between 1990 and 1995, Hall was responsible for putting thirty-nine climbers on the summit of Everest—three more ascents than had been made in the first twenty years after Sir Edmund Hillary’s inaugural climb. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The knock on the back door came as I was putting my bowl in the sink. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I accomplished a lot in three days, even putting a new edge on Timothy’s knife by honing it on coral. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Britain stops in the middle of putting on his shirt. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Just putting the container outside prevents them from becoming imps?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Yes, and it’s walking very slowly, putting its head over every gate and looking round as though it had lost something.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

She was peering intently at a paper they’d printed out the night before in Ms. Morales’s office: the map of the Boring Room that came from putting together the butterfly spots. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He had a fleshy face in need of a shave and his hair looked a little like that of the main character in Eraserhead, high and square on top like an elevated putting surface. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark stayed as close to him as he could, putting his life in the former soldier’s hands for the umpteenth time since they’d met in the subtrans tunnels. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She could not remember putting it in the cloak pocket, although at one time she had carried it with her like a good luck charm. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Henry that was putting a family back together. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They’d show him about coming back there posing like he was good looking and putting himself where men’s wives could look at him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

You are not putting your magic on me, no sir, I will swim right away from you, y’hear? Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She steps back farther, putting a hand up to her face to cover her mouth, her eyes sending asking marks at me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I never said I was putting everything in. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me,” Nicole said as she ran into the house, where she found her mother sitting at her vanity, putting more and more powder on her face. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Micah grins, putting an arm around both girls’ shoulders. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I was putting on an old nightgown, a hint that I was not feeling amorous. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Small Chinese kid putting a guy twice his size on the ground, one shot. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Looking across the yard, we could see Mrs. Wheeler putting something in her toolshed. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hagrid!” cried Hermione, leaping up, hurrying around the table the long way to avoid the barrel of maggots, and putting an arm around his shaking shoulders. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Seven smiled at the message as she walked into the kitchen, where her mother, Fox, was putting the celebration cake in the fridge to cool. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Now I’m your pops,” Train Ear said, putting Cool Papa’s hat on his head. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

These five parts roughly correspond to the sequence in which you might imagine putting a speech—or, more broadly, any persuasive appeal—together. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

They would mock my accent, like I was putting on airs. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I followed her around the living room as she started putting her things in her bag. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Later, while the other children played soccer, the aunties punished us by putting us to work feeding and bathing the babies. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed the book in the air again, caught it again, before putting it in his bag and closing the locker door. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I know he could be useful. I saw that from the start. I’m just angry with myself for putting him at risk.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And now they were twelve steps to the left, putting them right around where Crab always parked. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Now Milton was shaking his head no, and Dr. Luce was putting on a surgical mask, and my schoolmates back in Grosse Pointe were pointing at me and laughing, their faces lit with malicious joy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He in turn felt that his question was unfair, inappropriate, and he struggled to think of a way of putting it right. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Fair enough,” Maya said as Grace settled next to her, putting her bare feet in the water. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Nathan, I think it may be time to consider putting your grandmother under the same—” Darkness said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She was putting back the books and table mats from the sideboard drawers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was play-acting, and putting on the accent “Tell us the story,” about the black arm which came down the chimney.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel had a flash of a memory—Jack’s mom standing in front of her on some long-ago summer day, gently putting peroxide on a badly skinned knee, wincing along with Hazel. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he mistrusted his already considerable accomplishment in putting more than 70,000 soldiers in Lee’s immediate rear, with practically no losses because he had met practically no resistance. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

As volunteers placed the mother in a coffin, the child had cried out, “Why are you putting Mamma in that box?” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of our time was spent putting the finishing touches on what Jupiter referred to as the Año Viejo doll. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The gathering was coming to a close, and Neda was putting my brother to bed upstairs, away from the ruckus, when she noticed that my sister's bedroom smelled like smoke. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

In 1793 water for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and putting out fires all came from private and public wells or from the Delaware River. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

He knelt down and silently picked it up, then held it in front of him for a moment before putting it in his pocket. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Knowing that he was putting Smith out of work again, the owner gave him a gift. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

These areas would show changes— like increases and decreases in blood flow—when study subjects were trying to focus on something, or when they were overwhelmed with information, putting intensified pressure on the attention networks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And so she appeased Tochi, putting America down, talking only about the things she, too, disliked about America, exaggerating her non-American accent, until the conversation became an enervating charade. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

These were the church congregations who were always putting out little signs announcing that inside they were selling fried chicken and chitlin dinners to raise some money. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

After putting in their time in sugar, they could begin to farm for themselves. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she had felt like putting her hands under her knees to lift them up for the next step. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“I know. They have really been putting him on edge lately,” Mumtaz said. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He explained that there was more to it than putting the pigeons out of their misery. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

"I'm sorry for this interruption, Brother," I said, putting down the phone and looking into his curious eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, we felt like we’d made a wrong choice, putting their voices into the public sphere long before they could really understand what any of it meant. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

While the Respectables were putting most of their energies into making ends meet, the Refined were mapping out plans to make the heart of the black residential area a vibrant place to live. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She had thought, Henry is putting himself inside me. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We ended up putting our blanket down by the Ruins, this weird rectangle of Roman ruins plopped down in the middle of a field in Indianapolis. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Kim takes the shirt out and gently folds it neatly before putting it back in the bag. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slumped down near the side of the path, muttering to himself and putting more snowballs together until he had a big pile. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Malcolm came into the kitchen just as the old lady was putting a lamb stew to simmer on the range. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Crick had tried to stabilize the “wobbly unstable chains” by putting the phosphate backbone in the center. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

"What you putting down, ole man?" he said to the tall man. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She began playing around with different possibilities for how to solve the puzzle—she rearranged their order; she drew them combined with one another like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The mistress mumbled and grumped orders, and in between complained of the guest who made herself out to be a lady when she was nothing but a factory girl putting on fancy airs. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’m finally putting the finishing touches on my model for architecture class. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He kept putting his ears back for a scratch. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

She’d start moving around our apartment real quick, picking things up and putting them back in the exact same spot “Filth!” she’d say about the hat. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I broke a rule about the bowl, putting worms in it.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Molly does have to admit, as peculiar as it is, she likes putting things in order. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s good that they have you, then,” I said, putting my arms around my legs and resting my chin on top of my knees. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The Cranes Conquer America was written at the top in Emily’s eight-year-old scrawl, back when she was into putting smiley faces inside her e’s, o’s, and o’s. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He goes to work immediately, going through the room and putting things into garbage bags: the spices, the cold cream, the issue of Time magazine by his father’s bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turned just in time to see him putting his hand into his pocket, and I heard the faint clink of coins. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ma shook her head, putting a napkin over his plate and setting it in the oven. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

It took me a good ten minutes to finish putting three pies together. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He had committed the cardinal sin of putting his own interests ahead of the organization and the people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I remember is we were putting frosting on cupcakes when he started banging on the door.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Sword in hand, he strode through the snow, putting himself between the riders and the king’s tower, its beacon glimmering behind him like the orange eye of some strange god. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The extra loudness of the note often requires a stronger, more definite attack at the beginning of the accented note, and it is emphasized by putting some space before and after the accented notes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He sighed, putting up a hand to touch her in the moonlight. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their grandson struggled with mental health problems during his short life, but he was a smart kid and they had been putting money away to send him to college. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I try crossing them, putting my hands in my pockets, holding one arm with the other. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was still putting up a terrific fight. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Beowulf had made the best of all he had, putting each imperfection to work in the service of his integrity. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

"She's having a seizure. Don't hold her down. Roll her onto her side and don't even think about putting a stick or anything else in her mouth unless you want to choke her." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He turned then and placed the two flying fish inside the two fillets of fish and putting his knife back in its sheath, he worked his way slowly back to the bow. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

"How do I buck on about all this? You don't mind, do you? He's putting up for Zizi, you know." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I took my time putting my uniform back over my bony body, bending over so they couldn’t see me gasping for breath. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Salim returned, putting his mobile back in his pocket. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What?” he said, turning from the counter where Mama had him cutting out biscuits with a cookie cutter and putting them on an oven tray. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

His score had just jumped 19,000 points, putting him in second place and knocking me into third. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she had a graphic way of putting things. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m standing by my locker, putting my books away, and she stops right beside me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“You know,” Darma says, putting her hand on my door, “I never showed your brother our prize toro. He’s really a magnificent bull.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She started putting random things into her courier bag: a flashlight, batteries, some rope. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Walk, just walk normally...A man looked up at her as she passed, putting down his paper. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I forgot,” Dad said, putting a spice jar back on the rack. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

There, first, they dropped their cloaks on chairs; then came their ritual: putting great rams and fat goats to the knife— pigs and a cow, too. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I think, maybe, putting that egg back was even worse than throwing it. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Buphead turned me around to look at him, putting my back to Byron. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would have sworn he was putting me on, except he looked so bewildered. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

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

Seven comes in and steps over me, putting his big bare foot near my face. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

As the other two walked past me, I avoided eye contact by putting my head down. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“They’re putting us on boats. Don’t you see? Were going to America. America!” said the repeater. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Ten years later, the Maine Appalachian Trail Club rerouted 263 miles of trail—half its total length across the state—removing the trail from logging roads and putting it back in the wilds. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“How did your father look?” she asked, smoothing my braids and putting her arm around my shoulder. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“It is okay,” the dragon said, gently putting his arm on her shoulders. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Why don’t you try clasping your hands together or putting your hands in your pockets and squeezing them into fists or one of the other things we’ve talked about instead of sucking your sleeve? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Darcy says, and laughs a little while putting her fork down. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Never, as I am a man, did I fear Death ahead, but went in foremost in the charge,n putting a spear through any man whose legs were not as fast as mine. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I closed my eyes, I could almost pretend it was a normal weekend at the Angel house, with Malcolm and Maud off at work, putting in overtime. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Shreve stood in the door, putting his collar on, his glasses glinting rosily, as though he had washed them with his face. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Merely a fortunate coincidence. Chandresh insisted on putting the entire staff in green. And I did not anticipate the ingenuity of your attire.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"What the blazes are you all talking about?" the father yelled, putting both hands to his hair. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I roll the skirt up—I’m really in danger of putting a hole through this bed at this point—and there I find underwear. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

They’ll use tape recorders and conduct what he calls “oral histories,” asking the person questions, transcribing the answers, and putting it together in chronological order as a narrative. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“And check out this one here, getting so big,” Grandma finished up, putting her hand on Genie’s head. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Maya, you left food on that plate. You have to rinse it properly before putting it in the dishwasher,” my mom reminds me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It was noted exactly which regiments were on duty in different parts of Boston and how strong were the earthworks Gage was putting up to protect his men if‘the country should rush in.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luxa had a way of putting him down even when she wasn’t trying. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pick up a case and work with Madge, putting everything back neatly. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

When she looks at me, I can tell she’s wearing mascara, but not because she’s done a bad job putting it on. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then, putting a hand on each one’s head, he presented them to me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had even insisted on hanging a few items of her clothing in the closet, putting a tube of her lipstick in the medicine cabinet. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Our favorite game was King Arthur,” said the old lady, putting down her rolling pin. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry I made you mad, Eddie,” Mom said, putting her arm around me. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ube fanned the pamphlets out and then turned to Jam and Redemption, putting some sternness in his voice. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

There is no profit in my putting it off any longer. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“The stars up there are putting on a show just for you, kid,” he’d say. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I’m just standing here, putting gel on my edges, but who wants their older brother sticking his nose in the bathroom while they’re getting ready? On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

We’re putting together a supply mission to keep you fed till Ares 4 arrives. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was already in the passage, putting on his cloak; and without one objection, one murmur, he departed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She would be all dressed in her gray suit and black high heels—which Aimee had put her stamp of approval on—maybe putting on another coat of mascara. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Everybody was checking their jerseys out, putting them in their gym bags, or jogging around the track. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I asked, putting the grocery bag down on the steps. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then he went through each roll, bending corners and putting the ones with the ones, the fives with the fives, the tens with the tens, and there were no twenties. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Slopper was tasked with putting that together, and he thrived under the responsibility. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I was looking at him putting his hand on top of hers. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Arthur, this must seem untrue as I tell it I don’t know a way of putting it in words. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

So eventually he stopped going over to groups of friends, stopped looking up at the whispers, and even stopped putting up his hand. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The water needs to be very hot, so hot you can barely stand putting your foot in it. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m not late,” he said, putting his arm around me. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“We were friends at Hogwarts. Listen, Harry — perhaps we should leave it here for tonight. This charm is ridiculously advanced....I shouldn’t have suggested putting you through this....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was predictable when it came to his gestures of kindness, putting down Dovid’s bullying in an instant or bringing home extra meals if he knew I hadn’t eaten. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Still, I’m glad to see you’re continuing to follow leads. I can tell you’re putting in hard work. That will take you far in the world.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The Voice took over, giving Hazel orders, putting her to work on their horrible project. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When I was the last student left in the cafeteria, the janitor, who was putting the chairs on the tabletops so the floor could be mopped, told me it was time to go. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Riccio looked worried, but Prosper just got up and silently started putting the loot back into his bag. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He suddenly leaned forward, putting his arms on the table, as though to get this thing ironed out, by God, but Franny spoke up before he did. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Had it been worth putting her life in danger to understand shark behavior or to try to prove to people that sharks aren’t man-eaters? The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

"Believe or don't believe," the Old Man said, standing up and putting the big book on his back. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I know I should try to stop putting people in factions when I see them, but it’s an old habit, hard to break. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Quiet! Quiet!” she shouted, putting up her hands. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be nice to finish putting by the mincemeat before the snow came for good. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank Andalee stood up as he spoke, putting a hand on his daughter’s shoulder. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

With the country in upheaval, waiting would have meant putting their children's lives at risk—a gamble they weren't willing to take. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I went out and started putting in the first claymore. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was absently putting clothes in shopping bags, and I felt tired and lay down for a moment. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, sure,” he said, putting a hand on my shoulder. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The others followed his example, putting their packs against the bank and their legs out into the road. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then I start pulling the food out of the trash, putting it back on the shelf, trying to match her pace. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I used to have to rub and grease them at night, just like my dad used to, and it was like putting lotion on two tree trunks. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“My dream job? Working for the National Enquirer, doing computer graphics, you know, putting somebody else’s body with Hillary Clinton’s head.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After relentless questioning about why he was changing his testimony and Chapman’s suggestion that someone was putting him up to this, Ralph became indignant. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I finally raised my voice the way Mamá does when she’s done putting up with them. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

‘You neen holler so loud. I know they is. I putting on my hat right now.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Genie, calm down. Chill, chill,” Ernie said, putting a hand on Genie’s shoulder. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Sierra saw little old couples tear it up, putting some of the awkward younger folks to shame. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Mom was already putting dinner on the table when she turned and gave me a huge smile. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And then, without warning or a plan at all, Axel’s eyes close, shutting out the four walls of his bedroom and putting to bed the entire day. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The woman came into the kitchen as I was putting on my coat. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He feels strangely vigilant, as if, were he to pay close enough attention, some sign of his father might manifest itself, putting a stop to the events of the day. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I kept putting my feet next to them to compare sizes. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

And somehow, putting Kelton at the center of my effort helps me overcome my own desire to drop where I stand. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I see,” she said, quirking one eyebrow and putting her hands on her hips like she was Wonder Woman. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Biddy,” I cried, getting up, putting my arm round her neck, and giving her a kiss, “I shall always tell you everything.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I was sort of drunk, because I just kept putting one foot in front of the other and by midnight I was home. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came into the kitchen when she heard me putting things away. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Washing his handkerchiefs and putting food on the table before him was the most she could manage. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie squeals, plucking the quarter from the lady’s hand and putting it into the slot. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Others of us thought one of the boys on the football team was putting the wood to her on the sly, and Forrest Evers wasn’t the only one trying to take credit for it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The worker, putting away the insemination equipment, seemed a little rushed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

At thirty-five he was already putting on rolls of fat at neck and waistline, but his movements were brisk and boyish. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He was putting it in his coat pocket as Julie came out of the bedroom. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

July 15—1 've been putting off a visit to my mother. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The police were gone, except for the oversized and overweight patrolman putting great stress on an antique armchair outside our parents’ room. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

She gestured again, putting a finger over her lips, and I turned to the group and cleared my throat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Okay, so this is it, big boy,” said Dad, putting his hands on top of my shoulders. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

It’s like someone scattering puzzle pieces all over a table and putting them together two-by-two all over the place. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She sat against him, putting her arm round his waist. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I know you aren't putting that away without asking me to sign it.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“We’ll borrow, or...something,” Papa said, putting his right arm around Mama’s shoulder. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

As he ran, he could feel the sweat tracing a line down his back, every single drop representing the work he’d been putting in since that very first win years ago. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Mother came from the bedroom, putting her hair up into a bun. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tried to hide it by putting their hands over their mouths, but their laughter escaped through their fingers and fell tinkling onto the table. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know that one either. Say, are you guys putting me on?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The air struggles in and out of my lungs, and I take my portable oxygen off my bedside table, putting the nose cannula in and turning it on to give them a hand. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

But that would benefit only me, which wasn't fair, since Jennifer was putting in a quarter, too. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She had to concentrate on the present, putting one foot in front of the other, taking this downhill intestinal hike one giant wart at a time. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

After thirteen months of the preparatory examination, the magistrate ruled that he had found “sufficient reason” for putting us on trial in the Transvaal Supreme Court for high treason. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In that case I’ll take my chances and stay right here when the train pulls out. But either way, that horse needs putting down.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He’s still saying things to her—putting her under his spell. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Things must be all right if there’s so much food,” Bri said, putting the groceries away in the cabinets, making them look full and normal again. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

But when I ride in the car, it involves a whole process of taking apart and putting together me, my chair, and my stuff. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

So prior to putting him in the white tube, they asked him to sit in a small, windowless office, and take a written test. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Scientists were putting new technology to work to understand the capacities and limits of the human brain at the very moment that technology was putting those limits into sharp relief. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

In order to give him courage, Saul armed him with his own armour, which David cast off after putting it on, declaring that with it he could not test his true worth. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Coolidge had no interest in hearing suggestions that might have avoided such a strike or putting plans in place to patrol the city should it be without police protection. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Mostly it centered around a trip to the La Push Ocean Park in two weeks that Mike was putting together. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. and Mrs. Zuckerman were always complaining about them, and putting up screens. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

People peered in mirrors that had big, round lightbulbs studded around them, putting off enough heat so that the light hoodie Dimple wore began to feel like a snowsuit. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Fern hugged Miss Patty Cake but refrained from putting a piece of toast to her doll’s lips like she would have done at home. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey looked at her grandmother, glad because it meant her grandmother was thinking of putting in a cash crop, to repay herself the money she’d spent on the Tillermans. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I delighted in playing with Thembi, bathing him and feeding him, and putting him to bed with a little story. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later I slept on the floor of the corridor; first putting my pocket-book with my money and papers in it inside my shirt and trousers so that it was inside the leg of my breeches. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I asked, putting my arms around my mom and resting my head on her fleshy shoulder, all three of us a pile of comfort. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Your listeners aren’t finding their seats, putting down their forks, wrapping up a conversation, or whatever. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me guess,” I said sarcastically, putting on my jacket. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m tired of this sissy prancing around my ’hood, putting on a front.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms and held his hands in his armpits, which for him was like putting his hands over his mouth. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

For each day that I fail to find cheaper quarters, which is every day now, I am spending $49.95 for the privilege of putting clothes away at Wal-Mart. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m waiting for her to tell me there’s no excuse for putting the whole camp at risk. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Be careful, my cynical friend!” she warned, putting a hand in the air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Kathy said, looking over at her husband, who was putting on his shoes, ready to leave. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw turned away, putting his hands in his pockets, and looked out of the window. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

We’re seated in a circle on the stage, and she is putting on an unexpected show for the drama club. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She shrugged and walked over to my couch, where she sat down in a flounce of her retro circle skirt, putting her wedge-clad feet on my coffee table. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The other men helped, and Montag helped, and there, in the wilderness, the men all moved their hands, putting out the fire together. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw his dad putting up posters with some dorky school picture of himself on the front and a meager reward offered underneath. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

But a few minutes later they indicated it wasn’t noise from the band they were worried about at all, but the ramifications of putting white supporters of Permian next to black supporters of Carter. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I don't care who they are, they got no business putting these old folks out on the sidewalk." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma’s putting up beans in jars, and all the while she hums to Shiloh like he’s a baby in a cradle, not a dog in a box. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we should try to get some sleep,” he said, putting in the earplugs. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He felled it with three true arrows—the first making the thing crackle and flame; the second dimming it; and the third putting out its lights, sputter. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel like a warrior,” said Seven, putting both hands on her hips. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The way she used Kipling to love her children before putting them to bed: We be of one blood, thou and I. Her goodnight kiss. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now hold on,” I said, putting my hand on Pita’s shoulder. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He came off the field, his eyes downcast and brooding, his eagerness to do well in this first game and live up to the legend of Charlie putting his whole body out of sync. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the tiring-room, Mr. Heminges was putting more white in his beard for his part as Polonius, and Mr. Shakespeare, dressed all in armor, was touching up his ghostly white makeup. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“My mother gave me this hibiscus for Christmas,” he says, putting the potted plant in a sunny spot on his cluttered desk. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

They were arming them with spears and shields, putting iron halfhelms on their heads, and arraying them along the inner wall, a rank of snowy sentinels. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Instead of putting candy wrappers in my pocket, I threw them in the street. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Who cares? It’s working,” Juanita said, putting a finger over her lips. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“What? That’s not fair,” I mumbled under my breath before going back to my room and putting my pajama pants back on. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Hooper began to come very slowly down the stairs, putting one foot out delicately before the other, and stopping, for a moment, each time. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She was putting all her hopes on stumbling upon Nathan when he came to pick up his mother and then charming him to take her back. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I’m used to them putting me on the spot, but I wasn’t prepared for this one. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, man,” I say, leaning down and putting my hands on my knees, my whole body feeling like it’s falling, even tho I’m still standing up. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She was putting the last glass in the dishwasher when Evan walked in. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Bull calculated the distance between himself and Ben, then lobbed the shot putt in the air. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bailey notes his place in the middle of an article that is comparing the interplay of light and shadow in a particular tent to Indonesian puppet theater before putting the book down. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure you’ll be able to make us very comfortable, you and your wife,” she said, putting a tone of finality into her voice. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He walked back to the sofa and thought about making a list, putting in a neat format the arguments for and against his mother still being alive. . ijtj . The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She woke up a little, putting her arms in the huge sleeves while I cinched the belt tight. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She stopped trying to talk and took a handkerchief from her purse, barely touching each nostril before putting it away. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He stepped slightly forward, putting a shoulder in front of Citra in a sort of protective stance. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Instead of putting down my usual grades—I had been an A student—Kathy wrote in C grades. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either way, it made me feel powerful, like Superman putting on his cape. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Neil and Buzz began by putting on special underwear, into which thin plastic tubes had been woven. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Shephard and I spend some time arranging the green beanbags and putting books on the bookshelves. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

But it was time to leave—Baachan was putting on her own coat. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Was I crazy for knowingly putting myself through the most strenuous journey of my life? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it was quite fun, really,” said Hermione, now putting on protective goggles. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Why did we spend all that time putting on makeup and doing hair if we were just going swimming?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden I was not the person Golde was putting his arm around, I was Mo, I was the cell line, like a piece of meat.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mama just shook her head and started putting our breakfast on the table. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guy was putting something in paper bags at the table. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Papa would be guiding the plow and I would be right along putting in corn kernels. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked the boy’s voice out of five other voices, blindfolded. 8TH JUROR: That was just an ambitious district attorney putting on a show. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chain was pretty long, but Trotter was putting dog biscuits just out of Lady's reach. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

An advisor was with him, putting the final touches on the dramatic ending the president had recently come up with. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

We were putting out seedlings in her kitchen garden, and I nearly planted two tomatoes in the same hole together as she told me the story. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

A black guy with glasses sits at the end of the bench, opening peanuts and putting the shells in his left vest pocket, the peanuts in his right. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t think of putting you to trouble,” the Captain said. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the cup and threw the contents of it back, finishing it off and putting it down on the desk with a bang. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She says, “OK, Son. I’m putting this rock here. Let’s see if it’s going to move before tomorrow.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

A clinic sounded like a part of the Medical Establishment, but I reasoned that as long as they were taking things out, not putting anything in, I’d be okay. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I was putting one foot in front of the other, like a machine. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And poor little Ruth May picking up burnt grubworms and putting them straight in her mouth because her own parents can’t keep her fed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her servants sprayed perfume, and the young woman gulped down sugar water before putting her hand on the door. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“But what were you thinking, putting a burn into a garbage can?” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but do they know they moving out the First Cav and putting us in there?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even putting aside such concerns, though, recent research indicates that the basic assumptions upon which drug war defenses typically rest are simply wrong. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The short-haired girl was very obviously June, and Ivy didn’t feel right about putting it out there for everyone to see. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Do you know what I’d do if I thought your money or hers either bought one cent of this?” she says, putting her hand on her dress. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say, putting the bowl of peanut butter on the table. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She picks up her lipstick as though to finish putting on her makeup. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Otherwise, you might have thoughthe bit off the word, “of how much danger you were putting me in by coming here.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I know it’ll happen one day, whenever. Like it does for everybody. But right now, right here, I know putting my name down was a mistake.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“You and your missed shots,” I say, putting the notebook away before Sneaky can say anything else. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“What is it?” he asked, putting down his pen. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

They're putting handcuffs on my wrists and my ankles and they're sitting on me and going, "We'll have to medicate him," and this one cop says, "With what, an elephant gun?" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tearing the ramp down was easier than putting it up. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hello,” his father says, putting up a hand, looking as if he is about to take an oath. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Merchants were opening their shops for the day, putting out signs in Latin that advertised pottery, jewelry, and half-price tickets for the Hippodrome. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Usually people got in a rut putting honey bears on them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ouch!” she cried out, putting her thumb in her mouth for the second time that day. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He left it slowly, opening his overcoat and putting his hands in the hip pockets of his trousers. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

They didn’t say so, but I gathered they were putting together supplies for the missions. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It can’t be this,” she says, putting her hands up to the glass, shielding either side of her face in order to block out the glare. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What a sweet way you have of putting things!” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Before putting it in his mouth, he growls, What good is God going to do? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Langley put all available resources behind the $80 million project in 1960, putting the final pieces in place just before December 1960, the originally scheduled date for the first suborbital mission. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It was another fear, a fear that the child, in challenging the white world’s assumptions, was putting himself in the path of destruction. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

The photographer took two shots, and Papa paid him while Hanako and Akira were putting the stools back in a corner. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if we’d be safer leaving it out or putting it in. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It wanted to hunt so badly that the shield which hid its menace was slipping, putting an edge to its presence. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He waved his hand as if putting all that unpleasantness behind us. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Ron and Hermione were supposed to be studying for their exams, which would finish on the day of the third task, but they were putting most of their efforts into helping Harry prepare. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Feeding people is just putting a tiny bandage on a gaping wound. It might stop the bleeding for a while, but ultimately the wound will still be there.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I crawl through a foot of water back to the last pedestal, putting it between the snake and me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“What about what Audrey said about not putting guys before friends? Isn’t that what she just did?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I feel it too,” added Dad, putting his arms around her. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

He continued on with his lesson, occasionally putting his hands on me to adjust my stance or to move my arm into the right position. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I was so stiff and sore I had trouble putting my clothes on. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has a letter, but he does not hand it to her directly, instead putting it down on a table by the door and saying something to her, as hushed as the rain. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Lucy,” he said, putting a pizza in the freezer. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Er-umph!” said John, opening his mouth and putting the leg of the woolly lamb into it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

If Wick really was putting throng haints into Robbie’s paintings like the Sorrows said, he would surely send them after Sierra and her family first. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Eight scientists dressed in white surgical coats stood around a table putting the pieces together. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk up and hand it to him instead of putting it in the assignment cubby. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He was sitting in his chair, sharpening his mean instruments and putting extra sting into his medicines. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

After drinking the glass of milk and putting on a fleece-lined cap, Mr. Clutter carried his apple with him when he went outdoors to examine the morning. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Francis had given my clothes to Mrs. Hatch to be laundered; putting on a bathrobe he’d lent me, I went downstairs to sit on the porch for a few minutes before the others woke up. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No need to worry,” he chirps, putting a stethoscope to Ashima’s belly, patting her hand, admiring her various bracelets. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He then filed the document with the Roman Senate, putting the might of Rome behind his wishes in case the Egyptians had ideas about taking control Pompey was appointed to serve as the children’s guardian. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

"Hello, you," he says, putting his arm around my waist. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I’ll bet anything that if it had been me who hit him with that shot putt, he’d be setting this tree on fire right now,” Ben said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm putting my place in the universe into perspective. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“You pick,” I say, putting our dishes in the sink and heading through the swing door. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Popper saw that for all his words of agreement, the service man had no intention of putting on an inside handle. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” she said, putting the photograph back down and giving me a sad sideways look. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He was trying to hike the trail in three months, mostly by putting in very long days. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was better than putting her in a kennel, and far better than trucking the dog all the way to Phoenix and back. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” Ashoke said, folding up the information and putting it at the back of his book. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Good entertainers try to make each performance seem special, but you need to remember that the show they’re putting on for you is the same one they’ve put on for hundreds of other audiences. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bill, seeming to understand well what was going on, nuzzled up to him, putting his nose to Sam’s ear. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was three months earlier, the summer of 1997 to be exact, when my mom told me that we were putting our beloved home on the market. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He smelled the milk before putting it into the pot. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were being lifted by the strength of the message Barack was putting forward, but also, I knew, by the promise and the symbolism of the moment. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He saw her recite her lessons, he saw her tease the servants; he remembered how she was not above putting fish in people’s beds. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, by putting this limit sign in front of a series, you separate the process from the goal. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

After she left the half-eaten rice in the kitchen, she walked around the flat, picking up old newspapers and then putting them down. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dr. Philobosian turned away from the face and moved on, rehearsing all the arguments against putting up Kemal’s portrait like that. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps she is,” said Mr. Banks, putting his nose round the corner of the newspaper for a moment and then withdrawing it very quickly. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

For the next forty-eight hours, all the WEC members we could round up worked frantically, putting the names, addresses and phone numbers of all thirty thousand registered voters in Little Rock onto note cards. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for some reason he kept putting off the sale. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came closer to the girl and bent toward her, putting a firm hand on Ash’s shoulder. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had to see bits of herself, of course, to attach earrings and so forth, but she had avoided putting the bits together. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He likes putting sound effects into comedies, the sillier the better, and he reacts to them like a delighted little boy. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I don’t even know your father,” I say while putting my jacket on. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I know I have not been good about putting anything into that for him. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Lola had been complaining about his mother’s fruit buying for the past three days, so he knew his mom was trying to prove a point by putting every mango and clementine to good use. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

They were still wilding and messing with people and putting out squad tracts. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Shasta saw that what they had been carrying and were now putting on were pairs of boots: horrid, heavy, spiked boots which came up to their knees. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The rest of the men were busy clearing the area in front of three of the concrete bunk beds and putting layers of blankets on the floor of each bed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad was like me, he loved putting on a show, or as Momma said, we both loved acting the fool. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s almost suicide,” Thomas said, knowing he was putting off the answer. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Just like Coyote, I started palming my malaria pill before putting it in my mouth. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t see how putting on a suit and singing in a foreign language makes you that, but whatever. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I thought I was all about being a film critic, but I'm great at putting out fires and getting my director anything she needs to do her job. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

As I was putting it in the out-of-town mail slot, I saw Bunny across the room, his back to me, scanning the row of numbered boxes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Only I can feel the wet in the air as I putt along. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not my problem,” Nhamo decided, firmly putting the idea out of her head. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The women were all sitting up and knitting or riffling through magazines or putting their hair in pin curls and chattering like parrots in a parrot house. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

A couple of the girls put some junk in my hair to make it messy, which is basically like putting high heels on a giraffe. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Documents showed that President Kennedy sent Special Forces troops to South Vietnam in the spring of 1961, putting Americans into combat in Vietnam for the first time. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I’m about to suggest that we spend the morning doing a massive cleanup, but Mom is putting on her coat. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I hardly think we need new fixtures, Léonce. Don’t let us get anything new; you are too extravagant. I don’t believe you ever think of saving or putting by.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

“Would you like to come out,” Rex Rollins says, putting down another can of Diet Coke and licking his fingers of, I believe, hot-wing sauce, “and stand on the little black x.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She made a gesture with her hands like she was putting two blocks together. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I stopped by the laundry room on the way back, but instead of putting my clothes in the dryer, I threw them into the trash. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The next thing I know, he's down in the garage putting a sign in front of the best parking space in the open carport. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Then he came back, and slowly putting out a trembling hand, very cautiously he touched Frodo’s knee — but almost the touch was a caress. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He ran across the yard because he didn't feel like putting on a coat. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She was putting in a house on the beach. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry about your poor tender head,” he said, putting a hand on Gurgi’s shoulder, “and that a friend should be wounded for my sake.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

When I got around to putting my clothes away in the dresser, I came across a box that said ERIK’S TROPHIES. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think about the bartenders, and wonder what diabolical things they'll be putting into my cocktail. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I quickly step all the way back to the far wall, putting the six frustrating feet between us. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

As a writer, all you can do is pick a street and go for the ride, putting things down as they come at you. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Almost, Albie,” Dad said slowly, putting the test down on the table, “isn’t nearly good enough.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Fair is fair and all, but reality is also reality. I’m putting down a 2.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was about breaking apart Invisible Twinkle and putting her together again, only as a shinier, impossible-to-miss version this time. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Later, he would replace his cowboy hat with a fedora and, like Hoover, take up golf, putting the ball across the immaculate greens, where the new American men of money and power and leisure gathered. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I nodded, barely resisting the urge to say “That’s putting it mildly.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He just kept washing it in streams and water fountains as best he could and putting it back on. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Frank tried to imagine staying here with Iris, putting on a R.O.F.L. shirt, selling crystals and dream catchers to demigod travelers and lobbing gluten-free cupcake simulations at passing monsters. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They didn’t think their names were funny at all, and they didn’t smile when I asked if they were putting me on. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

After putting away her clothes, Adams decided to take a walk around the compound to orient herself. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

My dad’s putting on his jacket, getting ready to leave for work, when we go inside. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have heard that they are safe to eat, but I hesitate momentarily before putting one in my mouth. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was sick of tears, of submission, of putting up with inhumane treatment. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go,” he said, putting juice into the words, letting them all know that he was fine, great, ready for action. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if no one was around, he'd pat their pockets after putting them to sleep. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I realize I don’t know what they’re putting in my drinks. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I want Skittles,” she says loudly, putting a dollar on the table. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“No, no, I want to,” he said, putting his hands in his pockets and then taking them out again. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

From her vantage point, she could see Matthew putting together another stop-motion video. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Grayson, so patient, had let Stella work at her own pace, but still she’d struggled with putting it all together. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"I'm putting it on my to-do list as we speak." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I sniffed the letter again before putting it in the drawer with the others, then lay down on my bed and wrapped my comforter around me. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“You black thing,” he says, putting up his big fist like he wants to slam me again. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘For shooting me with a tranquilizer dart, putting a bag over my head and tying me to a chair.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

TJ is putting the finishing touches on it at school and bringing it home on my birthday, the day before the pageant. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I’ve just finished putting the glasses away when someone smacks me on the butt. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Daddy was putting some more logs on the fire when they went in. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Dad laughs loud, and says, Filthy, your brother is putting on a free-throw clinic. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

It was everybody talking at once, so it was no need of putting it to a vote. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

And by then, she says, putting our breakfast on the table, it was too late. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

People who spoke little or no English, but who could do one of the many jobs associated with putting a garment together, flooded into the buildings each morning and out again each night. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I have a great many plans for you, Silvertongue, believe me,” he said, putting his hand into the sack and running the coins through his fingers. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The nanotech glue must have been putting up quite a fight. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

We were literally now putting our family in front of the American people. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He was very heavy and the only way I could lift him was by kneeling and putting his legs around my shoulders. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a year now they had been denying how I was changing, putting it down to the awkward age. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And he can tell, you know, when you’re putting on your Harry Potter front. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Everyone wanted to know what sort of shoes he was putting on his horses. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He exceeded all plausible expectations of landings, putting us just nine meters from the target. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No!” cried Taran, putting out a hand to restrain the bard. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was wrong to think she was putting her medicine from the dibia in the master’s food. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“They want to talk to you,” he says to Ashima, briefly putting a hand to her shoulder. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She froze, knowing she was caught, knowing that putting the ring down now wouldn’t change that. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“You see,” she said, putting some of them into a large grinder. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like my brain was figuring it out, putting the pieces together while I was in a deep sleep, and once it’s fully formed, it wakes me up. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The more I have thought about it, to this day I believe she was only putting on an act. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her tone is clear—not like you—and I tell myself she’s only putting it on for the crowd. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Melanie’s mother was in the kitchen putting hot dog sandwiches and fruit salad on the table. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was putting clothes on the line after coming home from school. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Her bare hands worked them into the ground, prodding and gentling, as if putting to bed an endless supply of small children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mark was still putting the crib together when the social worker pulled up with her. But look at her. Just look at her. Can you believe this?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She grabbed Mama by the wrist and pulled her toward the back of the house, putting all her weight into tugging her mother along with one hand. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

That Monday morning, however, he had trouble putting the cuff links in; his hands were not steady enough. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m putting in a formal request to be allowed to retrieve the Black Key and bring it under our protection,” says Magnus. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I could be wrong, Malú, but according to this, I think your makeup is a dress-code violation,” she said, putting the manual down. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I mean, why bother putting effort into something that’s going to happen on its own? Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“She okay?” asked the manager, putting his head around the door. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I think what he was actually doing was exercising his legs—putting as much weight on them as he could, a bit more each time. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Grandpop fell right on his face,” Ma added, putting stacks of. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I told her, putting my finger on his name. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

In West Germany, the Americans got busy, putting the money to work. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I could feel that she was putting pressure on it, and that she didn’t need to stand with all her weight because I was there. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma was putting the final touches on her own gown for the wedding. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The kid looks at me for a second, his head turned like he thinks I might be putting him on, and then finally he says, "Because I am also Will Grayson." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Snowden jumped on a plane to Moscow and was granted asylum by the Russian government, putting him out of reach of U.S. authorities. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Wearily he swayed on his feet and, putting out a paw to steady himself, he touched the wall—the exact patch of stone over which Martin’s likeness had once hung. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Cicero ends with a final address to Catiline, and then with a contrastive apostrophe to Jupiter—effectively putting Catiline’s decision to depart under the compulsion of a God. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Me and Dad were even almost done putting it together. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I knew it was Mom and not my stepdad, Paul, because she was humming a song, which she did a lot, especially in front of the bathroom mirror when she was putting on makeup. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

My hands was shaking, but I picked up her groceries, putting ’em in the sack, then went back into the alley. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

It was like putting together a big family tree. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m putting some of that new toothpaste they’re all raving about in here for you,” she announced, without turning around, and made good her word. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

These days, he says, bands make their money from touring, not from putting out music, even hits. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“No, of course not,” he said, putting the sandwiches he had made into a plastic bag. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Someone told me it takes weeks and weeks putting something like that together. Months even. People sometimes work all night on them, over and over, until they’re just right.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We want to be strange and we don’t want jocks or other people putting us down.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom walked in the door just as we were putting the games away. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

If that is so, I wonder about Anatole—how the Underdowns got away with putting him in as a schoolteacher, for instance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t worry about it, though,” said Summer, putting Ximena’s glasses on my face now. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

When I mentioned this to Mom, she started putting in an extra sandwich because, she said, “You’re a growing boy.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Enough, you three,” Mrs. Brenner said sternly, putting an end to all bickering. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

For a moment I thought of digging out New York clothes and putting on a puff for the boy, but I dropped that one and settled for clean chino slacks and a knitted shirt. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jaxim had the haggard look common to most artificers in the middle of large projects, as if he were putting off sleep until it was entirely finished. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She must seem as pompous as that intern, putting on airs with that title. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You will return them to their owners with your apologies,” said Dumbledore calmly, putting his wand back into his jacket. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I tried to block out everything else and focused on putting one foot in front of the other. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The black spots were still gliding in front of my eyes when the PSF barked out, “Hurry it up! Don’t think you get to stay another night here just by putting on an act.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“He has gone to face judgment,” Papa said, putting his glass of water down. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

By that time they’d started putting some of it on the TV, the trials and so forth. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I said, my grandmother was a tough lady who’d made her own bricks and was always putting me to work. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Well, we’re not just any group of people,” he says, coming over and putting his arm around my shoulder. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Eight thirty-five,” he says, putting the candy into a bag but not handing it over until Sneaky gives him the money. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Grandma putting herself out for the fame of the town? A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She keeps bouncing balls my way, and I keep putting them up—swish, swish, swish. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Reich was fascinated by the creative possibilities of splicing up tape recordings and putting them back together again in collage or repetitive sequence, inspiring, among others, The Beatles to do likewise. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“Well,” Wilfrido said, putting his hands together in a prayer pose. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He was putting me into a picture he could deal with. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Nelson knelt too, putting his face close to hers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She guided them into putting their suitcases into the back of the car. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t breathe,” Emma commanded, putting her hand over Chess’s mouth and nose. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

This was the Ruth I wasn’t pleased with, the one I could see every day putting on airs and pretending—the Ruth who did the slap-on-the-elbow gesture. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s Tuesday and I’m putting on my white jeans and my nice sandy- colored boots. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

His old babysitter, Tia Callida, had turned out to be Hera and had a nasty habit of putting him down for naps in a blazing fireplace. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“That was so epic!” he says, finally putting me down. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I went over and sat down on the grass behind him, putting my back against a fence post. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother was just putting on her robe. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“I know,” he answered, putting down the magazine. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, that Homer,” Mr. Salvadore said, putting his fingers to his lips, “he's a lucky, lucky boy.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve been putting on an act for the last year and a half, day in, day out. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I was putting the key in the ignition when she said, “Let me see the picture.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

After Rosa’s done putting me through my paces the next night, I feel really confident. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

If what Bunny really wanted was revenge, he could have had it easily enough and without putting himself at risk. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Oh, take it," I say, putting the drumstick in her hands. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

As she sat on the stoop putting on her skates, Shirley dreamed of the day when she would be able to race, sashay backward and spin on one foot. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He drags a chair close to the railing, putting his shiny boots up. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Loli Regalado, while pleased with her exoneration, complains that putting Rogelio with the components at the state nursery is akin to dropping the fox off at the henhouse with a knife and fork. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This,” she announced, putting a hand on Robbie’s shoulder, “is my jam!” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She was in the hall, putting on her jacket. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I shall trade, also,” said he, putting his thumbs in his waist-coat pockets, “to the West Indies, for sugar, tobacco, and rum. Also to Ceylon, especially for elephants’ tusks.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was pleased to see that his photographic self was putting up a good fight and refusing to be dragged into view. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

There were a few more scattered couples, a full family of six eating dinner in a far corner, and a pretty waitress in her thirties walking from table to table, putting down silverware. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I’ll just leave this and then rent more later,” I mumbled, my head down, putting the ten on the counter and walking as quickly as I could, without technically running, to the door. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The cup freezes halfway to my lips, and for a second I can't remember whether I was picking it up or putting it down. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Gat is putting music on the ancient CD player. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I cried, putting myself in front of the door. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He dressed himself then, putting on his best clothes, that he knew were only for Sunday. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He was putting himself in my place, I guess. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“No, no, don’t go,” said Henry, taking a long gulp of his coffee and putting the cup in the sink. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then Turner saw his father stand like Aeneas with his two spears, pausing beside burning Troy and putting it all behind him, his face to an open world. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Seriously. It’s like she doesn’t care that she’s putting all of us in danger. So wrong.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

This year, with Chiron putting all the satyrs on emergency duty to find half-bloods, Grover hadn’t been able to continue his search. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She was putting pages away in a notebook, but she looked up at me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Reaching for my wallet, I told her I wanted to pay her for putting me up. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say, putting her bag round my shoulders. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I was putting myself in danger so that my sisters remained safe. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was putting his key into the door of apartment 271, and he was laughing softly. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Mama was putting together a stew and Deydey was off somewhere with Fishtail, planning ceremonies that would be held during the sugaring, not far from their camp. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“And why she always putting your hair in these ol’ braids? On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Look at Henry. He’s putting his foot down.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

We were still just learning how things could change in a minute—how you could be in the middle of putting plates on the table when the phone rings with bad news. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“My pleasure,” answered Nurse Molly, putting her hand under my chin and tilting my face up. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Arthur was crying the same wends again and again, holding gruff Gawaine by the elbow and putting them into his ear. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit. putting down my basket, strawberries again, chicken again, and I note the swear word: something new. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

My blade hit the base of Luke’s and I twisted, putting my whole weight into a downward thrust. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to get all nasty,” I say, putting one hand on my hip. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t take it, Dad. I know we didn’t,” I insisted, hurt because I’m good about putting things back. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“This guy’s got the finest lady friends you’ve ever seen,” I insist, putting on a half pout. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gram had whispered last year, putting her arm around me and tilting her head against mine. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Who? Dray and Donna? We call them D&D. Dungeons and Dragons. He’s the dungeon and she’s the dragon. Dray is putting her in a headlock to tame that dragon.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

So many people are putting themselves at risk. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was like putting yourself back together with little pieces. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Paul wasted no time putting her plan into action. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then they began putting up a white tent around the bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked putting heel down first, toes pointing outward thirty to forty degrees, making the ideograph “eight,” making the ideograph “human.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lined up in front of Frank, putting their shields together in a ragged defensive formation. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I had spoken with my dad and told him I was putting off college and instead would help with his new company. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

They were chasing each other, putting their heads through the kelp and then going under and coming up again in a different place. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And I'm putting my other hand over my heart, can you see that?" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not putting these children through this again,” Mr. Hines said to the worker. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

My skin crawled at the thought of putting on my dirty clothes again. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, and I could box you up," I joked, putting my fists in the air. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“How is that putting a guy before her?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

They renovated it three years ago and practically quadrupled its size, putting in basketball courts, a saltwater pool, shiny new cardio equipment, and rows and rows of free weights. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“So,” said Mr. Tushman, putting his hands together in a kind of slow clap. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

A new kid, a transfer from Monument High, asked, “What happens when Brother Jacques finds out we’re putting him on? When he finds out that the key word is environment?” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was putting up soup cans in aisle 4 when I heard the voice behind me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“This word,” said Clary, putting a finger on the paper. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The girls were always whispering and putting on the lipstick, pinching their cheeks and ringing my ears with their acidic giggling. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I’ll see them when I wake up,” Ben yawned, putting the pillow over his head. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel weird putting you on this bus,” Aunt Heidi says, likely soaking up the same characters I am. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“We shouldn’t have traveled so much today—but y’know, putting some distance between you and the Skiz folks wasn’t such a bad idea.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I am no longer desirable, I’m off- putting in some way. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it’s split apart into pieces then wouldn’t putting all the pieces together bring Closure? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We asked for a sign from heaven, and the sign came to cut across the open sea to Euboia, and lose no time putting our ills behind us. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Lewis Powell forces open the door and slashes at Robinson with his knife, cutting the soldier’s forehead to the bone and almost putting out an eye. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She went on to tell me about making a bird feeder by putting peanut butter on a pine cone and rolling it in bird seed. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The chances are slim to none, but that won't stop me from putting myself out there. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She started laughing again right in my arms, but I stopped it by putting my lips on hers. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

But I kept putting that out of my mind. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

They'd dunked their caps in the water hole before putting them on their heads. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She waved cheerfully at the volunteer putting the bottles into the warming device, and the young girl grinned and waved back. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then soak the shirts again before Irene and I shivered into them, like putting on a new layer of icy, wet skin before we got into bed. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

She could remember her dad putting on records—Jimi Hendrix and Deep Purple and Jethro Tull—when his friends came over and stayed late into the night. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

In 1801 a British scientist discovered that light interferes with itself, apparently putting the matter to rest once and for all. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure she thought she was protecting you,” Abuelita explained, putting her arms around us as far as she could. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

When he took them to school the Monday after their holiday break, Kristy had been so delighted—and Joaquin hated her, hated her for putting him in that position. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He took turns as they presented themselves, slowly putting a loop together in his mind. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They’d saved their money insofar as that was possible, putting away as much as they could, until they had enough to buy their own house. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he came to the realization that he felt like urinating and he had been putting it off until he had finished fixing the little fish. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Is something funny?” the saleslady inquired, putting her hand up to her beehive. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Except she doesn’t scold TaShon for putting his dirty self and shoes on the bed. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I bent down to Jasper, putting my hand on his collar, and looked round the edge of the door. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma had just finished drying the breakfast dishes and was putting them back in the cupboard. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Mama was so tired after working our plot and putting dinner together, she could barely keep her eyes open after supper. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

When we reached the camp and he was putting up his tent I looked into his pack. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

They strengthened throughout the night, literally dampening the spirits of the mob, putting an end to the Washington Riots of 1919. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

A favorite trick of his was putting the time-out trash can on his head, then blindly knocking into walls. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They kept putting off the marriage waiting for him to get better, only he never did get better. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she folded herself into a cross-legged position, her skirt stretched across her thighs, putting the crotch of her underwear on display. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The crowd thickened about him, putting out their wild hands, seizing and demanding. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

They despised any leader from among their own number, refused to follow or even listen to him, on the grounds that he was no better than they were, that he should stop putting on airs. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now for a Rangers fan, it’s enough just to try to beat the Yankees, but we don’t need nobody coming down and putting themselves in the record book with us. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was, Luna thought, like putting a stone from the hearth in her pocket—uncomfortably hot, yet comforting all the same. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

After being singled out as a lazy kfdtinvfm, I took to spending four hours a night on my homework, putting in even more time whenever we were assigned an essay. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Those two ladies...” he gasped, putting his hands on his knees. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Then, putting his hand into the pocket of his flight jacket, he pulled out a .22 pistol from it and laid the gun gingerly beside the cigar box. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a kid, Charlie had disassembled everything he could get his hands on—CD players, watches, our clothes dryer—but he’d never shown much interest in putting them back together. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She was putting labels on some new tapes. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

After drying off and putting on new clothes, he heated water for hot chocolate. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Once or twice while Nathan was away on a revival I may have locked the doors and breathed into my own mouth in the mirror, putting on red lipstick to do the housework. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every so often, somebody would come up with the idea of putting a penny on the track and getting it run over by the coal cars to make a big flat medal. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

That night, I couldn’t sleep, and when I came downstairs, Gram was there, already putting a slice of apple pie on a plate for me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward, inching to the edge of the cot and putting his forearms on his knees. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But Agent Magnus’s warning felt especially meant for me—a reminder of what he just told me about putting myself in unnecessary danger. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I was thinking of putting the boy on the list now, so maybe by the time he becomes a man he can be up for a job.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She moved away from the window and slumped on the couch, putting her bare feet up on the coffee table. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Outside New York City, Gerta was putting her son to bed when her neighbor knocked on the door. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

She was rushing around in her usual morning ritual, making breakfast and lunch, putting on her eye makeup while looking at her reflection in the toaster oven. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

The door opens and the others arrive, including Madge, all talking, and putting together their instruments. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

After the children's march in the streets of downtown Birmingham, Dr. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference drew heavy criticism for putting children in harm’s way. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the men tried to create some excitement for the biologist, Robert Clark, by putting some pieces of cooked spaghetti into one of his specimen bottles of ocean water. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“I actually figured it out just before you showed up,” said Somkit, carefully putting away the Catcher and jar. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Don’t,” Byrd says, putting her hand back on Frank’s wrist, like she cares about calming him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

As I was putting on my new army shorts, a soldier took my old pants and threw them into a blazing fire that had been set to burn our old belongings. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

At the pass office I was interrogated by a young black man in a checkered suit who appeared to enjoy the job he was doing: putting his own folks through hell. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t fair, him putting me in this predicament. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I shouted, putting all the authority I could into my voice. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The GIs were spread on other planes and me and Peewee talked a lieutenant into putting us both on a flight to Fort Ord, in California. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cap’n said, “To answer your question, we’s got all our expenses covered, plus any surprises that might present theyselfs. I’m putting myself in your hands; what would you suggest I do, sir?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Here’s two dollars for your sophomore dues,” she said, putting the money down on the table. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Some people are in there dusting for prints and putting things in plastic bags.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As the staff became more frustrated by their inability to get Joe out of the cage, there was talk of using pliers and hacksaws, of putting the cage on its side with Joe in it. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Not a good idea putting this ice in the tub unless you’ve sealed the drain. Even the tiniest leak and you’ll lose it all in a few hours.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It sounded like she was putting it on for the cloud of vuvv who watched us. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

So, from the beginning they were putting a value on skin color, while Grandma was telling me it didn't matter. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Right,” said Harry, putting down his empty teacup. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But I've been spending very little time spelling things out for you and taking chances and putting my heart on the line. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“I got guarantees. We putting you back in the Ring after the holidays and we gon’ make you big.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mom knocks as I’m putting on my hijab to go to the restaurant with Muhammad and Saint Sarah. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I raise my hand, slowly and carefully, like I’m putting my arm inside a bees’ nest. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I’m a pretty good player, but I’m not ranked in the international lists or anything. Are you putting me in for the ratings? As some marketing ploy?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Soggy Potato Salad,” I said, putting my hand over my heart. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I went over to him, fighting down anger and disappointment and began putting the things that he had scattered back into my bag. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

What if she was putting a hex on him? Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course you do. I just dread putting you in danger, and I don’t know whether it’s more dangerous for you to know these things or not to.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

After Mom and I finished putting away my suitcase of bare necessities, she said to me, “Why don’t you go out and explore, honey?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then the woman put up Catherine’s hair, and Catherine looked in the mirror and changed it a little, taking out and putting in pins; then stood up. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He was putting the monkey on the table. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could sometimes figure out how a machine worked by putting his hand on it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“But people hold on to them,” he said while I was putting on my jacket to go to the store. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

And then it happens—a magical flow state in which the clothes start putting themselves away. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Like putting them in the same place at the same time, or using a special force like me to help them find their way.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He was putting distance between himself and the family that had been completely open to him and given him everything. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Wait,” I said, putting my hand on her arm. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She was wrapped in a blanket and the giant Turk was putting her in the bottom of a boat. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at the packages of groceries I was putting away. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It was some man, and she excused her shame by putting it on the god.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mood was putting me in a mood. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Adelaide liked making bead jewelry and putting nail polish on dolls. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I’ve had my eye on you. I’m not well, Therese. If I see that you do this well, I’ll seriously consider putting you in charge when I go to the hospital.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We solved that problem by taking healthy stock from other cages and putting them into cages with sick animals. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celia stops walking, putting out a hand to keep Widget, who is oblivious to anything other than his popcorn, from continuing along in front of her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He’d gelled his hair back, finally putting it in some kind of order. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He stretched his legs out by putting his feet on top of the cooler. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Big Ben,” Dylan sings, putting down his phone. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The fifth morning after Hermes’ visit found Odysseus putting out to sea before a fair wind over quiet waters. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother was putting out a cigarette and starting to make pound cake for lunch. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

We peek into the dining room, where Mama is putting the finishing touches on a pile of catering orders. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Any featherpated girl can steal a heart It lies in giving, in putting on, in adding, in smothering without the pillows. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the next thing we knew, the two sheriffs deputies who had stood quietly at the side of the room all morning were putting handcuffs on my two friends! Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He almost jumps from paw to paw as I’m putting it down for him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

And then he winks and begins taking the pieces off the board and putting them in the box. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The children of Faerie seem to be holding a single indrawn breath, waiting to see what my punishment will be for putting hands on Cardan the day before. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She enjoyed taking apart clocks and putting them back together again, cooking experiments, and horticulture, especially growing bonsai trees. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I took my time putting on the shorts, but I did not stand in front of the mirror for too long, as Amaka did, because guilt would nibble at me. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I argue that it’s all worth it, the time apart, putting the family thing on hold, because she’s great. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Well, we seem to be putting them to a great deal of trouble,” said Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s been putting in that overtime—so he has to work tonight. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Grandma stayed at our apartment the week after Dad died, while Mom was going around Manhattan putting up posters. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I clearly remembered putting it in my wallet back on the balcony of the theatre. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re a great guy,” I said, putting a hand on his shoulder. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been grinding those up and putting them in water. The other guy” — she paused, hunting for a name—“Lucky Strike. He sent a doctor.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, each morning after putting Henrietta’s cells in culture, Mary started her days with the usual sterilization drill. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I can imagine him putting down the phone, picking up his little girl, giving her a kiss, embracing his wife. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as the basic rules for putting together sentences and paragraphs help people understand each other, knowing what to expect from a piece of music helps people understand and like it. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Two days ago,” he said, putting it together. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My rewards for putting up with them for eight years. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dude,” I said, putting my hands on the fence. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

My old self was putting on quite a show. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The road’s dirt and pebbles weren’t easy on Otto’s feet, and after a while he stopped and refused to go any farther, giving me his Why are you putting us through this? look. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I say, putting the sweatshirt back on the rack. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He’s putting himself through the Art Institute here by being a male model for JCPenney catalogs and things like that. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

And then it was obvious, so obvious Ekon hated himself for not putting the pieces together sooner. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I lie back, putting my hands behind my head, the room seeming uncomfortably quiet even though it’s still just me in here. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Instead of spending my days underground, I was studying or working in a law office where the only physical activity was running errands or putting files in a cabinet. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy finally came in, rubbing his hands together and putting on his big company smile. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

At first Ged did not know him, and then putting his mind to it recalled him as the one who had let him into the School on the day of his coming, five years ago. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Brandon was all the way in the back, but it was still like putting a big juicy chicken in front of a cartoon fox. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

His day to day on the estate consisted of conducting sordid parties in the big house and putting his slaves to bleak amusements, forcing them to serve as his victims in Cora’s stead. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

After putting the cross of lead into the leather pouch, I stuffed porridge into my mouth with my fingers. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you. They’re beautiful,” Mamá said, putting her nose into the bouquet and smelling them. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“He was always puttering with things, taking them apart, putting them back together. When he was around nothing ever broke. Nothing ever dared to break.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

What was particularly impressive about the full Copernican model of the Universe was that by putting the Earth in orbit around the Sun it automatically put the planets into a logical sequence. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He carefully oudined the evolution of the ANC’s policy, putting things simply and clearly, and his former positions as teacher and chief imparted an added gravity and authority to his words. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though everyone appears to be with friends, it seems like at the same time everyone’s putting on airs. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was handsome and unattractive, a swashbuckling, beefy, conceited man who was putting on fat and was tormented chronically by prolonged seizures of apprehension. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I’m putting it down to keep it straight in my own mind. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Many of the people gathered around the table opposed putting a Klansman in charge of a school desegregation program, but, as Becton argued, reckless times called for reckless action. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

They had come up with the plan to disguise themselves and get the information from the Hall of Elders, and now they were putting that plan in motion. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, Helen?” said I, putting my hand into hers: she chafed my fingers gently to warm them, and went on— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was busy with his new life then, lost to the novelties of undergraduate life, and also intent at that time on putting a little distance between himself and the Tallis family. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She was putting it right out there, on the line. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

To say we broke up the play was putting it mildly. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He keeps putting it in front of me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I know I’ve told you a million times, but I’m sorry, baby. I’ll always regret putting you through that. I’m sorry that you still have nightmares about it.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They had spent the morning picking onions and putting them in the sack. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I'm putting them back in their places when something on the opposite wall catches my attention. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Although some of the pieces are missing, I love putting the puzzle together and slowly seeing a whole world appear—a big, swirly river surrounded by trees and flowers. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Gentlemen,” said Mr. Jaggers, deliberately putting down the glass, and hauling out his gold repeater by its massive chain, “I am exceedingly sorry to announce that it’s half past nine.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He grins, pretends he’s putting on a helmet, then he pushes the controller to its max position and takes off across the room. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It seems he tried to poison himself by putting paint on his brushes and eating it. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

"You are a tree," said Tristran, putting his thoughts into words. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Lily sat back in her seat, putting her feet on the dashboard. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He hangs up the phone, putting his head in his hands. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Sorry to keep you waiting, Officer, but I was putting on some clothes.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

He learned about coins, and searched for them, putting them in his mouth when he found them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She resists it, getting up as usual, putting her hand on the wall or on the edges of the furniture as she walks, standing hunched over at the kitchen sink, a cardigan over her shoulders. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And putting up her hand to screen her words from Emma—“A congratulatory visit, you know.—Oh! yes, quite indispensable.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

They had asked him last night, when he was sitting at the kitchen table putting his new wheels on his board. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He mimed putting a metal bolt through a cow’s head. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He got Ob to sit with him for twelve hours straight putting the puzzle together. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Epiphany High School was putting on the play for The Holiday Season. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the door Winston looked back, but O’Brien seemed already to be in process of putting him out of mind. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Every so often, she’d change the layout of our living room, putting a new slipcover on the sofa, swapping out the photos and framed prints that hung on our walls. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I have seen it, Herbert, and dreamed of it, ever since the fatal night of his arrival. Nothing has been in my thoughts so distinctly as his putting himself in the way of being taken.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Zach just smirked and took his baseball cap off, smoothing down his hair before putting it back on. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

This exercise stuff is really putting a hurtin’ on my body! Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

A few seconds of a medic putting a tag on a wounded soldier. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed incredible to me that this time last night I had been putting on my white dress, sitting before the mirror at my dressing-table, arranging the curled wig. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She refolded the clothes before putting them in the one drawer that was hers. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s one way of putting it,” she said, a gracious smile spreading across her face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Still, it made sense that Jesse Dailey would have gravitated to a place like this, where he could use the gift he’d developed in grade school—taking computers apart and putting them together again. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once or twice, when the normal process of evaporation is deemed too slow, I am assigned to dry a scrubbed floor by putting rags under my feet and skating around on it. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was backing away when Frightful lit on the girder and, putting one foot in front of the other, ran to the eggs. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The other guys picked up their hands, putting what they received in order, but Gramps just stared, daring Jones to look back. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I asked a man putting up a Kennedy poster on a telephone pole. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She had a right to judge me, she was Maxim’s sister, and Maxim himself came to my side now, putting his arm through mine, giving me confidence. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

One of the new victims revealed that Mrs. Moss beat her for putting a movie in the wrong case and struck her in the face for not sweeping the patio correctly. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Making himself the spokesman for the ordinary American, he wondered aloud how politicians met the costs of their political expenses without putting those costs onto the taxpayer. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“John, maybe it would be best,” Mom said softly, putting her hand on Dad’s arm. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was always putting in things that were impossible to do really, such as giving away all your money. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I lie back on my bed, grabbing my pillow and putting it over my face, the frustration I was feeling toward her transferring to myself. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He seemed happy to carve up the arm of the rocking chair like he was all of eleven years old, putting his initials in a tree. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

All lay in uneasy silence, putting me in mind of the abandoned village where I had first met Bear. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t risk putting a child through what she had experienced. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

After that, she started putting her mat next to mine. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Beethoven’s “Für Elise” is blasting through my headphones as I’m putting on my cap and gown for today’s graduation ceremony. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I finish putting my books away and close my locker. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” I said, putting it in my pocket. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I stuck the letter back in the envelope, Scotch-taped it together, and readdressed it to Buddy, without putting on a new stamp. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

By then Adria had returned to gymnastics and was putting in hours at the gym too. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t there any way of putting yourself back together?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He probably hadn't heard a word; he was just putting the second snake back in the casket. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They all thinks I kin read, but I jes’ been putting things to memory. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had to finish putting the Frog back together and he had to take some kind of inventory and figure out just what he had. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma makes us scrub every corner of the flat and turn the mattresses before putting on fresh sheets. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Madoc is only being careful, only putting his best people in place. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

You must not delay putting them into effect. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks. For everything. For putting yourself on the line back there so we could stay.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“No idea,” Harry lied, putting on a spurt of speed that took him as far away as possible from Colin. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps, he thought unhappily, he was only putting off what would certainly be an ugly confrontation. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“This is making me sick,” she answers, putting down her drink. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spurge thought quickly, putting his finger over his lips and trying to help Werfel to his feet quietly. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

This was the challenge she was putting to existence—she would not stir, not for dinner, not even for her mother calling her in. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Lin and Crosby were hard at work putting on a horse race Hollywood-style. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be an ordeal, putting our home back together, but we were far better off than most: We had international connections and the wad of hundred-dollar bills my father had brought with him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The theater in town was putting on a play, Annie, and my teacher said that if the director heard me sing, he would give me the lead. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Abbot, too, was sewing in another room, and Bessie, as she moved hither and thither, putting away toys and arranging drawers, addressed to me every now and then a word of unwonted kindness. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Celia rolled her eyes and walked to the dresser, where she opened up various pots of makeup and began putting them on. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m just putting it right here on the bar,” he said. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Straight across from her stood a big white gas stove, and in front of it, putting the lid on a pot, was Mrs. Fitzgibbon. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

My mom had this gift for putting people at ease, treating each person she met like she’d known them for years. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I hear them,” Amil whispered, putting his hand on his head. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As if attempting to smooth any ruffled feathers, he closed the letter with the reassuring words “I’ve been putting a lot of thought on the uranium matter.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But Joycelyn lost her self-control only once—after a white girl kicked her from behind as she was putting a book into her locker. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

There must be ways of putting nucleic acids together that will function far better—by any criterion we choose—than any human being who has ever lived. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he pulled her back, putting himself between her and the guards. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He and his people were out there, marching, demonstrating, picketing, putting pressure on the government. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I shoot back a quick message seeing if he wants to have our usual breakfast date in twenty, before putting the phone down and swinging my legs over my bed to grab my laptop. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She sniffed them and blew on them before she matched the plants with the stones, putting a sprig of blue-gray mountain sage with the blue stone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

So he came up with a sketchy plan: he would travel west and south, putting as much distance as possible between himself, North Korea, and border patrol soldiers. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She says she feels sick to her stomach just thinking about putting her dissecting knife through its skin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And this mine,” said Sai Fong, putting on his own robe, which was blue and green, covered with pictures of fish and reeds and water lilies. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I head back the way I came, carefully putting everything back in its place. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

But the sister makes the mistake of removing his tunic from the hook and putting it on the trolley, too, so that she should not have to make two journeys. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom cried, putting the cake on the counter and hurrying over to them. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

“How long?” he’d ask Sherm as they were putting on their boots or loading the dishwasher or waiting to check out books at the library. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s probably in case I see his equerry putting his batteries back in,” Alex says. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The cook stirred in his lean-to behind the kitchen, groping for his clothes and putting on his clodhopper shoes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pushing through the doors, I see her making her way across the gray tile floor, waving and chatting to just about everyone as she goes, like she’s putting on her own personal Thanksgiving Day Parade. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

As he did pretty much every time we spoke, he thanked me for the time I was putting in, adding that he was sorry I had to deal with any fallout at all. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Anderson took one look and told me not to even bother putting it on,” Tommie said glumly. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was because the most frequent thing heard when near Russell Quitman were the cries of whatever prey he was putting into a headlock or holding upside down or tripping in the hallway. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

As long as I can, I’ve got to keep putting down my thoughts and feelings. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Just putting my stuff where it will be safe.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“You too smart fer me. Yes, suh,” he says, looking busy as hell, putting five or six little packages into the wagon. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Daniels steps forward, putting his hands in his pockets. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Shin had noticed that his meandering question-and-answer sessions were putting people to sleep. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Instead of putting the map away, I took the letter out, only vaguely aware of the argument Liam and Chubs had gotten into over the best route to Lake Prince. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The camera kept putting Michael up on the screen and that made Fern happy. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like putting on your father’s jacket and becoming a man. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to ask a question now,” she says, closing her eyes and putting her arms out like she’s being crucified. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

But there were other ways of putting things in a nice order. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He repeated it so many times and with such conviction that one afternoon when he was putting together a little gold fish in the workshop, he had the certainty that she had answered his call. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“You have become ill?” she murmured, putting her hand on my forehead. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m putting myself out for you right now.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am, we sure do,” we said, putting on our best behavior. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“So why are you putting a hole in your ear?” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had vivid childhood memories of Linda swaddling her Raggedy Ann in an old kerchief and gently putting it to bed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I too will be putting my newly acquired degree to good use. I’m moving to Port Harcourt to manage Daddy’s businesses there.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They had succeeded, as a matter of fact, after putting in complicated and persevering days at it. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I said, putting my fingers beneath the bar, helping him lift it slightly. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He followed the directions given to him and was soon putting on his turn signal at the gravel road. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It had a broad blue strap with a pad for putting around your neck, the flat top facing up, for it was a drumroller's drum. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“I hated you for putting us through it. It wasn’t fair. Other kids don’t have to sleep in their car. Other kids aren’t hungry.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Me too,” Mario says, putting his hand on top of hers. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I hop off the cart and sweep him up in my arms, putting one hand round his muzzle and using the other to get back on the cart. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I can’t stand putting them in danger! It goes against everything I believe in.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Relax, Jocko, I want this to be a surprise visit. We have this affectionate way of saying hello,” Bull said putting a finger to his lips. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

That the British are putting up a fight with the help of the Americans, even though the Americans are also fighting Japan. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Jump in the snow!” she screamed, and lunged into an embankment of snow, putting the fire out. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Why am I putting her at such risk? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe God had a plan and He knew from the second the Riveras set foot here that He was putting them on a path toward this. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Thus putting a city directly on top of it was an arresting statement: Here we are. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Mother,” said the girl, putting her weight on her right leg. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

From her vantage point, she could see Matthew putting together another stop-motion video. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“He went through the motions of defending him in court without putting in any real work.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The lady with the torch'd be going up and down the aisles putting popcorn cones and Fruit Gum boxes and empty Malteser bags into a bin bag. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I thought maybe it was a new project they were putting us on.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Soldiers in uniforms and camouflage, putting on space suits ... it could set off a panic. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were other market-folk and visitors setting up their stalls all over the meadow, putting up tents and hanging draperies from trees. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was a sound so painful, Conor could barely keep himself from putting his hands over his ears. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

‘Come inside!’ he shouted, and putting out both his arms he lifted the astonished Sam, shears, grass-clippings and all, right through the window and stood him on the floor. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I know,” Hildy says, going forward and putting a hand on his arm. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I found the edge of the bed in the dark and sat down on it and started putting on my shoes. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

She remembered her father putting her on the rope ladder the first time. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She climbs the ladder and restores the heavy Audubon volumes to their shelf one at a time, as though putting away something irritating. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a horrible world,” he told me, putting a Cambodian mask on his face, “but it’s filled with a lot of horrible people!” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘Don’t give me any trouble, ladies,’ he said, putting on his old badger fur hat, and reaching for his walking cane, ‘or I think I will marry her.’ Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She must have thought I was putting her on. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Maribel,” I said, putting my hand on my hip the same way. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Now I can remember putting it into the trunk, before I went to high school. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘But it is a greater honour to dangle at your tail, Gandalf. For one thing, in that position one has a chance of putting a question a second time. Are we riding far tonight?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Folks is putting ice cubes in they coffee. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes! But it was not with the construction you are putting upon it. . . .” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I could sense Zach was a little frustrated that Cap wasn’t putting on more of a show. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

There was another one about hemorrhoids and how I had trouble putting the past behind me. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now we have a son and a daughter,” Bando said, putting his hand on Sam’s shoulder. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Mildred arose and began to move around the room, picking things up and putting them down. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

This praise didn’t help when the two men went too far by putting on a play, The Cradle Will Rock, about labor strikes and corporate corruption. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Once again, I felt like I was putting in all of the work required of me, but I lacked a coach willing to show me the way. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

When I saw him putting on his work clothes, I remembered we were going to work, and not to school. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I went back to putting on the stickers. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy once said that’s a King Lord tradition—they crown their fallen comrades by putting a folded bandana on the body, as if to say they’re going into heaven repping their set. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I thought of Jack London not putting a final period on the last sentence of the book as Martin lost consciousness and drifted into death. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Someone had taken film from my roughly forty-minute talk and edited it down to a single ten-second clip, stripping away the context, putting the emphasis on a few words. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I remembered Mrs. Van Hopper's warning of the night before about putting myself forward, and was embarrassed that he might think my talk of Monaco was a subterfuge to win a lift. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He hastily disguised himself by replacing his red coat with a purple one and putting on a round civilian hat. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Simon,” she says, putting her hand on my arm. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He should “stay in his place,” a derisive way of putting down both his race and his domestic civil rights work. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She started putting the picture back into the envelope. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Pa had walked her suitcases down to the Wildcat and was putting them in the trunk. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh. Oh dear,” he murmured, putting down his book. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She broke down crying and turned away, putting her hands up to her face, and I knew she wanted me to run after her to beg forgiveness. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Hide them. Keep them safe for me,” I said, putting my hands on top of his. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Now, you know money’s tight, Mr. Oglethorpe,” Mama said, tapping her foot, putting on her stern face. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Me and her putting our feet in the water together. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t something we found so funny in itself; it was more a way of putting each other off our food. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just listened, knowing he was taking his time in putting me onto something. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Sandi will show you," he said, putting his daughter between himself and Mrs. Fanning, who laughed at his discomfort. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I was upstairs, putting Evie down, and I was thinking that this is what I wanted, isn’t it? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It would be like putting a veil on the Mona Lisa.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

It is impossible to turn this leaf of my life, without putting Bentley Drummle’s name upon it; or I would, very gladly. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Hodge and Foulke thought they and their colleagues needed to see and discuss many more fever cases before putting a name to the disease, especially such a terrifying name. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

As I’m putting on the finishing touches, I look up to see Ms. Singh staring at me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The service man was still on the floor, putting in the finals screws that held the new handle in place, when the penguin came out to the kitchen on his silent pink feet. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I walked between the stacks to see if Miss Hill was putting books up. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I reach out, putting my hand on the other side. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got to be careful,” he said, putting his finger over the open end of the box so there was just enough room for Chester to poke his head out. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am one who leaves the table like a man, without putting back the chair or picking up the plate. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it went off the rails somewhere, though, because now Morgan’s putting the keyboard away and Anna’s texting her mom to pick her up. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Lillian served coffee to Bull and Virgil, putting a shot of Irish whiskey in each cup. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alfred stretched out on his back, putting his hands under his head and pointing his toes. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I don't know if that accused man was innocent-like or just putting on a show. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At about twenty-five minutes, which was longer than I had ever run, I eventually fell behind the other sprinters, putting me in last place. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“We’re on our way, amigo,” she said, putting the RV in gear. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Lily was now looking in the mirror, putting eyeliner on her lower lid. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Listen, I’ve told you all I know,” said Jan, putting his hat back on. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was busy putting away the new supplies of bandages and medicines in the cabinets that hung on the walls of the room. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Xenocrates nodded, and Mandela pulled out from his robe a sheet of paper, putting it in one of Citra’s cuffed hands. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Harry well remembered putting it on, exactly one year ago, and waiting, petrified, for its decision as it muttered aloud in his ear. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Stop putting yourself down. You have a very pretty face. Besides, you have a lot more going for you.” Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And ignorance of that alternative world is dangerous, sometimes putting both its citizens and society at peril. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After putting on a pair of old jeans and nothing else, I walk back to bed in search of the two aces. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She had lied only once in her life—to Nel about the reason for putting Eva out, and she could lie to her only because she cared about her. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Like when Frankie spent his entire weekly allowance on that baseball instead of putting it toward our Calls to Cuba Fund. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She said get my clothes, so 1 did, 1 took out some clothes and started putting them in a duffel bag. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone coughs while I’m putting the essay back into my folder. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“She’s at home,” I said, putting a forkful of cake in my mouth to stop myself from having to give out any more details than were absolutely necessary. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m putting your name on my list,” Mtisha called to the manager. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The hundreds of black men working as waiters were tired of putting in long hours for little pay. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed he just didn’t feel like putting up with the Mansfields’ annual August barbecue. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He hobbled forward, putting on his best cranky old man expression. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

One day she accused me of putting too much water in the rice, so that it was like gruel. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The passersby recognized Bobby: He’d become the most famous man in Iceland and was remembered not for his public venom toward America but for putting Iceland on the map in 1972. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The set looks perfect—June and I stayed late tonight putting the finishing touches on everything. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“We have been perfect angels,” said Moss, putting the food on the counter near the stove. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Curtis was putting the finishing touches on a bunch of signs. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reyna didn’t feel like she deserved credit for putting Scipio through so much suffering, but she forced down her feelings of guilt. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And when I chose to look the other way, I was sort of putting a stamp of approval on it. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He could defend them, but that would mean putting Koffi on the ground, leaving her vulnerable. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

These granite rocks are so smooth that you can lie and sun yourself on them in your bathing-costume without putting a towel underneath. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if she stands there gawking, it’ll be us he yells at for not putting her to work.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Donald Trump, with his loud and reckless innuendos, was putting my family’s safety at risk. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Taking one pair of heels out, putting another pair of heels in. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When we came into Lucy’s room I could see that Van Helsing had, with his usual forethought, been putting matters straight and making everything look as pleasing as possible. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

"Oh, you know. The wise guys firing the regular guys and putting on you colored college boys. Pretty smart," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wab started the work of putting out the fire safely, but she had an odd serenity in her movements. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Instead of offering up her usual smile, Beatrix Halliday cleared her throat and said, “Ask me again in two weeks. I’m putting in my notice. I’m retiring.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I should have felt happy or excited or just right, because I was so close to fixing my family and putting everything back together, just the way it was supposed to be. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Judy and I had stayed up late the night before, putting my hair into curlers. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Start by putting a good sized lump of sugar on your tongue. Brown sugar’s best. Right on the center of your tongue.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You sure you don’t want me to supervise the hogs in putting away the ordnance?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will start by putting Pattie's accounting from Happy Polish on a new computer program. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

White people didn’t fret about putting their old ones away. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The idea had come after Terryl had suggested putting earthworms in the kitchen in a big box to help compost in a natural and effective way. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

On Monday morning Nathan was back on the ladder, putting a second coat of white paint on the window sill next to the front porch. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Suddenly as they exchanged memories each saw the other putting forth leaves. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grins at his phone before putting it away. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu took her time putting her phone back into her bag. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She hands me a few bills, and I don't even bother to count out her payment before putting it in my pocket and leaving, traipsing wet footprints over her parquet floors. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Talking about it makes me feel better about putting him off on the driving thing. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie says, putting his hand up for high fives as we walk back inside the hotel. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“And so have I, sir,” I returned, putting my hands and my purse behind me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You got a awful lot to say, look like for once you could keep from putting your mouth in my business.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“He used an ant, if you can believe it. Tied a silk string to the little creature and coaxed it through the shell by putting honey at the far end.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to take him in the back,” I say, putting my hand on the top of the chair in a proprietary fashion. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She could not be oblivious to the unrest around them, but his sister always believed in putting on the brave show. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When she saw the note, she knew that she would be putting on a space suit and going in to dissect the monkeys. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But soon Athena came to him from the nearby air, putting a young man’s figure on—a shepherd, like a king’s son, all delicately made. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the burning of coal and oil and gasoline, we are also putting sulfuric acid into the atmosphere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I’ll take your phone right now,” says my mom, putting out her hand. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

There was no room for carelessness, no putting things off until later. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The park was just about empty and I moved around the key putting up jumpers that rattled against the old metal backboard. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s your posy, Mother! Laurie never forgets that,” she said, putting the fresh nosegay in the vase that stood in ‘Marmee’s corner’, and was kept supplied by the affectionate boy. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I should be putting on my uniform, stretching, getting ready to play in the county semifinals. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

You never would think putting an expressway down was so dangerous. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The unbelievable agility, the split-second timing the brothers are putting on display announces the culmination of the fast-dancing segment of the party. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of us were either putting on the silly robes and towels to make us look like shepherds, or wandering around the stage. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re putting together a team of mental health and military professionals to come up with a counterattack. I, personally, feel optimistic that he’ll make a full recovery.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I walked from room to room, picking things up, putting them down. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if putting a whole face together would help bring me closer to Closure. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Good morning, Doctor Nolan," the woman said, putting her arm around my shoulders. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The ten-hour people were putting out a weekly newspaper, The Voice of Industry. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She left, and I folded up the letter carefully, putting it back into its envelope. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

When Kat thinks, she moves about a lot, but when I think, apart from putting my head to one side, I am still. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom had been stalling by putting something in the oven, but she finally walked over. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

If this is what he meant about putting yourself into your art, if this is what it takes, I don’t know, I really don’t know if I’m up to it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Early in 1958, the United States put up its first satellite, Explorer I, and it wasn’t long before people started talking about putting a man into orbit. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ashoke does as Patty tells him, stretching out his arms, putting one hand below the neck, another below the bottom. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

We sat amid the piles of silks, picking up pearls and putting them in a jar. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m putting the broom away when I hear Mama’s horn beep loudly outside. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“Your friend, too,” the old man said, putting his periscope down on a table and smiling warmly through his white beard. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even on the First Lady's side, staffers were putting together contact lists, calendars, and sample correspondence to help me find my footing when it came to the social obligations that came with the title. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We’d learned so much in four years, putting the right people into place around us, building systems that generally worked. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Van Hopper putting up her lorgnette and calling to her daughter. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then she went right into the New York Yanks without putting in a period. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

His fellow officers were putting up crime scene tape. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Toby reached and took down another plate, putting it with the others as Luke began spooning noodles onto the boys’ plates. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There are various ways of increasing your body’s endurance, and they all involve putting a steady and sustained load on the heart muscle. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m picking up some very strong happiness signals,” said Abby, putting her fingertips to her temples. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I’d just mixed the batter that we’d dip the Oreos in, and now I was putting some confectioner’s sugar into a shaker. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know what kind of rock it was, but she saw a small stone on the ground and kissed it before putting it in her rucksack. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Lem Harvey, I’m putting you in charge of training the crew on the guns. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ruth said, putting her finger to her lips. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he was putting on an act for our babysitter-deputy, it was a good one. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“So that’s why you’re putting it on,” said Harry, accidentally beheading a dead caterpillar because his hand was shaking in anger. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

This time, Nita obeys, putting her knife on the edge of the table right in front of her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Not likely,” I say, putting myself between Katherine and the man. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Blanca finished putting on her shoes and waved goodbye to him from the doorway. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, while I was putting on another clean shirt, I sort of figured this was my big chance, in a way. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He worked on his Coo speech until it was time to go, first making an outline, then putting his key points on three-by- five cards. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He thought about Grandmother’s silly gold statues of Chinese immortals, her superstitions about putting furniture in certain places and avoiding unlucky numbers. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Marry?” he asked, putting down his fork and staring wide-eyed into her face. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the brothers wiping down cars saw me and started putting on a show. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Eifler had spent the past few months perfecting his plan to kidnap the German physicist Werner Heisenberg and putting together his team for the job. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve always known that removing him from the throne might be harder than putting him there. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Handouts are like putting a Band-Aid on a bullet wound, but John Tu does not give people handouts, he gives people hope. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The authors seem to be saying, “I couldn’t think of a more dignified way of putting this, but please don’t think I’m a flibbertigibbet who talks this way; I really am a serious scholar.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“But because of what they’re putting him through, I don’t have any reservations anymore. About doing whatever it takes to destroy the Capitol. I’m finally free.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She is not used to putting herself forward in this way. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To Rachel it felt like you didn’t want to see her so you wanted to get rid of her by putting her in a comer. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either he arose from this theater, never to return, putting behind him the world and its pleasures, its honors, and its glories, or he remained here with the wicked and partook of their certain punishment. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“S-S-S-S-S-H-H-H-H-H-H-H,” he cautioned, putting his finger up to his lips and drawing Milo closer. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

No doubt he dreamed of putting her in the Seastone Chair on Pyke and ruling through her, as her lord and master. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I steadied the glass by putting my hands over his and peered closer. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He opens the front door and retrieves the Times, removing the blue wrapper, putting it on the coffee table to read later. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I draw tulips and trees, putting a line for the ground and including the root systems in every case. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sefia propped herself up on her elbows and peered out over the lake again, putting the glass to her eye. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Mindless of the crowds, the service going on, I knelt beside the coffin, putting my hands on the smooth wood. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Newt leaned forward, putting his elbows on the table, as if waiting for a magic trick. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” he says, putting it together a moment later. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I spent one Sunday evening putting the scrapbook together. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t the war he wanted. The one he wanted was on poverty and ignorance and disease, and that was worth putting your life into.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Until some gang succeeds in putting the world in a strait jacket, its definition is possibility. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s what it felt like to her, anyway: taking things apart in her head and putting them down on paper so she could figure out how they worked. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Isa busied herself by putting the envelope in her bag, her hands trembling. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There was a constant scurry of servants racing up and down the halls, tending the fires, hanging up cloaks, putting away umbrellas, and delivering trays of tea to warm the travelers. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Maybe the sheriff doesn’t notice how she’s shifted her weight back, putting a few more inches of space between the two of them, but I do. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Here y’are,” she said, putting a hunk of bread in his hand. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Walton’s putting on one final coat of lip gloss when she says, “We won’t be needing her help, or her criticisms, tonight.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I was putting everything else before my education and she would not put up with it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She’s in charge of the sets and costumes for the shows, and in a few weeks, they’re putting on Bye Bye Birdie. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The U-Haul putted up a hill, leaving downtown San Francisco behind. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Tomorrow we will begin our lessons, children,” she said, putting away the card. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

But Jason’s mother fidgets — crossing her legs, picking up magazines, putting them down, smoothing her short, Hipped-under, brown hair — so she’d be harder to draw. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bitter came out of the kitchen into the hallway as they were putting their shoes against the wall. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Chacho, no,” said Matt, putting his hand on the boy’s shoulder. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, just by putting his hand on the sphere Leo could feel that the sequence had been generated randomly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Do not ask me,” cried I, putting my hands before my eyes, for I thought I saw the dreaded spectre glide into the room; “he can tell. Oh, save me! Save me!” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I got the cotton tips," said Henry, putting a cellophane package in Bud's hand. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hardly think we need new fixtures, L6once. Don’t let us get anything new; you are too extravagant. I don’t believe you ever think of saving or putting by.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt as if somebody was putting a hot iron on my wrist, then dragging it through the flesh. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indian people could get pretty intense about grades, and maybe his parents were putting the pressure on. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

No point in putting it on the roof; my plan was to have it in the cabin anyway. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

My guess is that most of you found that a little harder, but that you were still pretty fast at putting the words into the right categories. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Instead of putting periods at the ends of sentences, her mother sighed. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made a look that showed genuine pain, then abruptly, as if putting two and two together, said, “So you must be the guys she was talking about.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

At the first alarms, civilian volunteers joined the patrollers to quell the disturbance, invading the quarters and putting freemen’s homes to the torch. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

In the corner near the stairs, Karen awaited her orders, still clutching the shot putt with both hands. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Glory was a little annoyed because I had begun to leave egg yolk on the dishes and wasn’t putting much heart in polishing the silver. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Queenie said calmly, putting her cup on the table, “No, I don’t think so.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

"I'm finished," Stanley said, putting his blood-spotted cap back on his head. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She was talking about putting nail polish on a runner in your hose, but I think the same rule applies here.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Maya walked over to her, putting her hands on Lauren’s shoulders. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Chuck suppressed a laugh by putting his hand over his mouth. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Chaol,” she began, putting a hand over her mouth as nausea swelled and took control. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Show me!” she said, putting down the pencil and grabbing her coffee. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

We’re sitting among piles of T-shirts and markers and fabric pens, knowing other bands are already putting the final touches on their outfits. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, it has been very useful, not only in putting satellites into orbit, but also in bringing them back to earth for repair or replacement. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pantalaimon, tired of putting out light, had become a bat, which was all very well for him; he fluttered around squeaking quietly while Lyra sat and chewed a fingernail. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

His companion, a dull-witted older boy by the name of Edmund, had thumbed his nose at me, putting me more out of temper. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Mark leaned forward then, putting his hand on Joaquin’s forearm and squeezing a little. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“That is all. Gebu turned without another word and went off down the street, putting his feet down like chunks of stone. In a moment Wenamon left too.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I had left Nasreen Baji watching television in the living room and slipped into the kitchen, where Fatima was putting the leftovers from the evening meal in the fridge. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Tree held the base while Zheegwon carefully made his way up, testing each rung with his rubber boot before putting weight on it. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

And there’s no way I’m putting my bag down this time. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Until one morning I putted to work and there were five pickups and more people all with mowers and bags and rakes.... Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Luke laid him in the middle of the space and then started putting the plane back together. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Then why are you putting the napkin back on the floor? Why did you put food on the plates? Why aren’t the chairs pushed in?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I had most of the letters memorized by the time it was my turn, but Doc fooled me by putting up another chart. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

So I don't even know if that makes any sense at all, and you probably stopped reading this ages ago, but I'm just putting all of it out there. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He begins putting chicken wings into another white bag. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I thought about putting my piece on safety before crawling in. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here. I was hoping I would run into you. I finished putting together the report. I hope you like it.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

With great love and care, Methuselah was putting the final touches to his repair of the tapestry. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She hasn’t said anything about booking shows or putting me on other people’s songs. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You’re putting us in the position of having to print anything we can get about this case,” said one of the men. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But now I was terrified that someone would catch me putting it back. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’s taken them out of sequence, picking and choosing certain lines over a series of pages and putting them together in his own way. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Because I watched her when she was putting the books away, and her mouth didn’t move at all the way mine does when I’m saying the alphabet in my head. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He spent most of the day in a space suit, working in his hot lab, putting together his tests. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She began straightening up the kitchen, putting away the leftovers and piling dishes in the sink. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She laughs sofdy, putting a strand of her hair behind her ear. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I caught him once putting one of his masterpieces inside a girl’s backpack. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“The singing man on the corner said so. It’s like his poetry and songs are what he sees. He said something about an attack and putting up dukes. That’s like hitting and fighting, right?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Why do they bother putting the bloody signs up if black and white people end up mingling once inside?” one boy snapped. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re just putting clear tape over the address when the docking bay door opens again and a mom with a screaming kid comes in. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Now I’m putting a stop to something else,” he says. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She drifted around the kitchen like a ghost, picking things up, putting things away, without ever getting in the way. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve never taken the bus alone into the city,” said her mother, putting down her page. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s good of you, putting me up,” said Shadow. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The ninth graders are putting on The Wiz and they got all kinds of junk on stage. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

We putted into the light of a flickering sign announcing that we had arrived at the Red Carpet In_ and, yes, there was Vaca_cy. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

They are using me to cloak their deception, putting mine own face on their lie. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I’m putting on my shoes at the very moment the sky opens up and it starts to pour. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He keeps putting his gigantic head in my lap every time I pick up my brush and looking at me, like, You can’t resist this, Twinkle. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Barack had originally planned to spend the months leading up to our wedding finishing his book and working at his new law firm, but he’d ended up putting most of it on an abrupt hold. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I mean, Lee Lee’s aunt is always overreacting and fussing and putting Lee Lee on punishment for something. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She was putting the new machine to good use and getting a head start on an Easter dress for Cari. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Americans set up camp, putting out one-sided explosive claymore mines along the perimeter for protection. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Immediately after lunch there arrived a delicate, difficult piece of work which would take several hours and necessitated putting everything else aside. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“So what are we putting you on, Harry?” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept the fire going and changed the hot-water bottle every hour, putting it next to his feet. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You can shop first and meet us at the movie at seven,” Gay added, putting on the pressure. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

We were putting up a new building, one made of stone and guaranteed to last a century. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m starting to enjoy myself, enjoy the anticipation of putting everything out there, confronting him—all of them— with what we are and where we’re going. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The United States had installed Jupiter medium-range missiles, topped with nuclear warheads, along the Turkish-Russian border, putting them within easy range of Moscow. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s all just too, too groovy,” Arnold said, putting his tea down. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Wasn’t sure if we’d be putting you down with the worms.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

At home at one or two his mother would be putting away die lunch dishes and getting ready for her exercise class. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Step on it, guys!” said Mr. B, putting the mics away. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

But you won’t appreciate my father’s skill if you think flying a kite—any kind of a kite—is just putting a bunch of paper and sticks up into the air. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seems better than putting it back on the shelf. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

So putting them side by side was, in my opinion, perfectly spaced. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

We stand on the riverbank for a second and she’s putting her water bottle back into her bag and she’s quiet in a way that I’m learning means she’s trying to say something difficult. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I realised immediately this was Tommy’s way of putting behind us everything that had happened around his drawings back at the Cottages, and I felt relief, gratitude, sheer delight. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m putting him up. You want to hang out for lunch?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I would practice at home, putting on nightly news broadcasts for my family, speaking in French. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Vegas is full of girls who thought putting out a lot was a high idea once, but now they’re just washed-up jokes sliding themselves around oiled poles.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“What a great photo of you! I’m going to make sure I get extra copies of the paper,” she chatters cheerfully as she tugs on my socks before putting on my sneakers. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

‘That fellow downstairs is a spectacle, all right, and a circus too. But I’m through putting up with him.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She smiled, putting the lid back on a box that contained more practical-looking off-white shoes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And it wasn't that he had trouble putting words together. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“No way,” she said, putting the paper back in her folder. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

That man may have his faults but he’s a struggler, I’m putting my hat in with him.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Lady Constance,” Penelope said, putting her back on her feet, “you must give me leave to settle the children in the nursery. After all, they are in your care.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I considered unloading the chest freezer and putting Luke inside it, but the freezer would work only if the lid was shut, and then he’d suffocate. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I had fun at the Coal farm, but I remember many a day when we would be following behind Papa Coal’s plow putting kernels of corn in the rows. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baba usually reminds me to pray the isha prayer, but he’s too busy putting the twins to bed. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Then on Saturday night the colored would make money for their church by putting on a show for us white folks. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“And just look at our pretty mountain,” Mr. Rowan said, putting an arm around each of the boys and smiling up at St. Helens. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Strange because I spent my days now putting away thoughts of her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cook was as busy as the mistress and not eager to involve herself with a dirty new servant just when she was putting the meal on the table. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then he listened very carefully before putting her down. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"She's pretty spacey right now since she's on heavy-duty pain meds since it's the first day. When I spoke to her earlier, she was talking about putting beads on her fingernails." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

In the end, our meal cost less than thirty dollars, but we left Holly a twenty-dollar tip for putting up with us. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“That was very good! One lesson, and you’re already putting me to shame!” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But only, it seemed, for not getting the shot, not for ignoring his symptoms and putting his health in serious jeopardy. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Returning, unpacking the groceries, piling the dollars and change beside the toaster, washing the apples before putting them in the refrigerator, Dicey heard herself humming the song about Peggy-o. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, yesterday carried quite the revelation,” he says, putting his forehead into his hand. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

When I was in third grade, I got the name Fluff because I ate peanut butter and Marshmallow Fluff sandwiches every day for lunch and also, I guess, because I started putting on weight. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing there, waiting for Gogol to catch up, putting out a hand as Gogol drew near. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When she thought about putting on the fine clothes she couldn’t just sit around and wait. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“La quinceañera. She is my little sister,” Efraín explained, putting his hand on his chest and bowing his head slightly as a form of introduction. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

There was also the problem of them putting the odd item they found in the dust into their mouths; I saved the lives of a couple of beetles and a disoriented night crawler that way. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I say, taking my laptop from her and putting it back into my bag. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The next few hours are spent doing tasks no one else wants to do—snipping stitches, basting, sweeping up, collecting pins and putting them in pincushions. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

A bullet hits the wall right behind me, putting a hole in it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Through the kitchen Ben marched, through the dining room, never putting his hands behind his head to protect himself, never trying to dodge the ball. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vivian told her stories about decorating the family store for the holidays, putting these ornaments on a real pine tree in the window. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The front door slammed and I could hear Charlie banging around under the stairs, putting his tackle away. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I think about the notices our landlord keeps putting on our front door. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Pong gasped to see the man putting his hand just inches from the flames. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“No fair maiden should die alone,” he said, putting a hand on hers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Pullum stepped forward and took the microphone, putting his arm around my shoulders and squeezing so I wouldn’t walk away. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Marie has wrinkles under her eyes and looks worn down from life and kids and putting food on the table each night. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Izzi does as he says, and reluctantly, I follow, my whole body rebelling at the thought of putting my life in the hands of a Mask. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He looked at his glass before putting it on the wooden table. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

We must have stayed up most of the night, putting log after log on that fire, waiting for the chupacabras. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then they went into the kitchen, where the assistant was just putting the final touches on Rosa. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves, and began putting the groceries away. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gawaine came back from the courtyard, where he had been putting the peregrine on her block. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were far better to come,” he urged, struggling into the habergeon like a footballer putting on bis jersey. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Modified Julian Date is simply the Julian Date less 2,400,000 days and 12 hours, putting the zero hour at midnight on November 17, 1858. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I continued folding my clothes and putting them in the box. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

These were my thoughts as we sped down the highway putting away our fast-food lunch. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

This fact, he points out, can be seen most clearly by putting crime and punishment in comparative perspective. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I get off the exam table, putting a second hospital gown over the one I'm wearing to cover my backside. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Trying to prevent Fischer’s escape to Iceland, various agencies in the United States accelerated their pursuit of Bobby, putting more pressure on Japan to extradite him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know where we went wrong with them,” said Mrs. Weasley, putting down her wand and starting to pull out still more saucepans. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She's bent over the potted plants in the kitchen windowsill, watering them and putting her face so close it's like she's thinking of licking their leaves or something. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, that’s on you,” he said, closing his notebook and putting it into the pocket of his shirt. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, putting his hand on my back. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs Wakefield turned back to the arch and putting her hand to it, said: 'So we don't know for certain then. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The Standard would never write this nonsense,” Papa said, putting the paper down. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Dean,” said Professor Lupin, putting his wand away again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“There one day, gone the next,” was Calder’s way of putting it. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dimblewit cleared his throat again and took off the ascot around his neck, putting it down on the chair beside the podium. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

My mother would not be putting Lily on a plane and sending her anywhere early. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I looked at Rosaleen as if to say, Well, great, we spent all that time cleaning honey off her, and here they go putting it back on. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now the doctors are considering putting him in a mental asylum. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“He’d come in at two or three in the morning wanting to know why we hadn’t gotten more data, what’s holding us back, and he was really putting the pressure on.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“It colonized so freakin’ fast,” I tell Poe, putting the front legs of my chair back on the ground. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Remember what the priest said about putting aside sorrow.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

For nearly a year, he had been working incessantly, thinking only of putting aside enough money so that he could return to Spain with pride. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured Bertha was gonna be mad at me for kicking that girl, but she surprised me by putting her arm around me and saying, “Tomorrow’s a new day.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“You’re her,” he says finally, putting the cover over the lens. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Habitually putting himself in other people’s shoes, he was in his private life charming and engaging, generous and genuinely empathetic. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Commander," said Beck, putting on a headset as he slid into his acceleration couch, "I know you don't want to hear this, but Watn— . . . Mark's dead." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, well, you'll probably never be as crazy as I am!” she muttered, putting a thick pair of socks on her bare feet. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Thankfully Matthias noted that she refrained from putting worms and dead insects on his portion. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She had to spend the summer of 1941 digging trenches around Moscow and putting out fires started by German bombs. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He nodded, picking up another card and putting it in the discard pile. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I said, aware he seemed angry but thinking he was just putting on an act for April Fool’s Day, “Oh yeah? What did I say?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Leslie came and leaned over May Belle, putting her hand on the little girl’s thin shoulder. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

As for Starry, I doubt she'll choose jeans for her first day, but I'm 100 percent sure she's not putting on a salwar. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Directly in front of him, facing him, Don Hume was trying to conserve energy, setting a nice, methodical paddling pace for the boys behind him but not putting much into his own strokes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I asked, because the way I saw it, putting my body back on the sidewalk wasn’t my idea of a protest. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Hello,” he said, putting her favorite sweater in a suitcase. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

After putting the milk in the icebox, I turned and had just reached the front door when I heard, “Ritie.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” she insisted, putting the bottle back in the open cooler. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I stood up, holding the almost empty jugs and stood in front of Amil, facing Papa, putting myself between them. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He eased back on his arm and Mark sucked in a breath, filling his lungs.Then the pilot grabbed him by the shirt and sat up, putting all his weight on Mark’s stomach. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

My mouth twisted as I pictured myself climbing in beside her and putting my head against her breast. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to think about putting myself out there again, trying to be a part of a new team, at a new school, with a new coach. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She was putting her things and his into a suitcase. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Newt walked back to his chair and sat down, putting the pad in his lap. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

In fact, there was something about the absolute nothingness behind it that was a little bit frightening, like putting out your hand to touch something that wasn’t really there. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s basically putting in more church time over these past two days than I have in my entire life. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I asked, walking to her, putting my hand on the small of her back. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“We putting it in the living room again this year?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I had every intention of putting her back. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“You think they’re putting up that wall only to last a week? We’ll be lucky to ever get out of here!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I have to blow tiny sugar ants from each before putting it in my mouth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Taylor made a big production of putting his hands on his hips. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he hemmed, “if it’s a toy, you won’t mind putting it away in your toy chest.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I go inside and Ma’s putting the dishes away in the kitchen, lifting them out of the drain rack and stacking the plates on the shelf. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had reached the point in my story where I was putting eau-de-Cologne on his head when we arrived at the hotel, and so it finished there. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

When I drive into the school parking lot this morning, she’s there, next to her car, putting lipstick on, waiting for the rest of her stupid little gang. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Red carnations and wrist corsages flashed as the line headed onto the practice putting green of the golf course. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“Thank you very much, but this is my really special coat,” Hanako said, putting on her purple one. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"I was putting them away when I cut myself." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Everyone is in the music room, putting together instruments, getting ready for the holiday concert. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, I think now that we've eaten and smoked good offerings together, and seeing as how the sky is falling, you should consider just putting up here for the night.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They loved my shows, and I loved putting them on for them. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

They spent much of the morning putting up hundreds of yards of black bunting from house to house, along the route to the church. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Don’t lose faith, Panchito,” he said, putting his arm around me. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sam, who had been watching his master with great concern, shook his head and muttered: ‘Plain as a pikestaff it is, but it’s no good Sam Gamgee putting in his spoke just now.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Here’s the dough I’m putting up for grabs,” Halliday says, grinning broadly. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Goodness gracious,” Mrs. Washburn says, putting the card back in its envelope. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She and Evan were putting together a lemonade stand in the driveway when the mailman walked up and handed Jessie a bundle of letters. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Luna, stop,” Xan said, putting a simple blocking spell on the girl. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Before putting his late friend on his shelf again, Wemmick touched the largest of his mourning rings and said, “Sent out to buy it for me, only the day before.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“She is putting on airs already,” said Laurie, who regarded the idea in the light of a capital joke. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

They looked as though they had been putting lumps of coal on the fire all day long. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the evening for the small party came, she found that the poplin wouldn’t do at all, for the other girls were putting on thin dresses and making themselves very fine indeed. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The medic was already putting in the IV We hadn’t seen. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Van Helsing had taken the key of the hall-door from the bunch, and locked the door in orthodox fashion, putting the key into his pocket when he had done. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It’s funny, my mom was always the one putting the big smiley face on everything. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Andrea walks on the other side of her, putting her in the middle of us. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Gently rinsing away the blood, putting on an antiseptic, and bandaging them beneath the cuffs. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Mama said he was just putting his mark on everything so no one could say Enrique Mirabal didn’t wear the pants in his family. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He began to see that Grover was directing the slither — not by craning his neck and putting on his blinker and swearing, but simply by glancing, passing, glancing, passing. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wrote for two hours that night, putting the word “heart” together with every verb she could think of. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

We both head to the water fountain, and I’m wondering if putting deodorant on sweaty pits will keep me from being funky later, when Coach West walks over. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

This putting myself in God’s merciful hands brought me a little relief, enough to allow me to fall into an irregular sleep, unsure what the next day would bring. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe this is the universe telling me to stop putting this off. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Klaus pictured Mr. Poe arriving in his car and putting the Baudelaire orphans inside, to go somewhere else, and felt a stirring of hope. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my goodness,” the young man breathed, putting his hand to his throat. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was putting each one she retrieved with her right hand into the cup of her left hand, like picking blueberries. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

She was putting her face in his chest and beginning to cry, and without saying more, they turned and walked off the dock together, the crowd carefully not touching them. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I waved at the boy before Barb stepped in between us, colorful scrubs putting up a wall between the two of us. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, Ike told me you were coming,” he said, rearing back and putting his boots up on his desk. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

While Katie was putting up the lace curtains, Mary Rommely came over and sprinkled the rooms with holy water to drive out any devils that might be lurking in the corners. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Aah,” said Aunt Marge, smacking her lips and putting the empty brandy glass back down. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Do you think putting black cloths over the hives will help May get to heaven?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And Aibileen, I thank you for putting me on your prayer list. My angina sure is better now. I call you this weekend and we catch up.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Without him, there’s no clear path to putting Oak on the throne. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

All Fornatee knew was that the hair rule was putting him in the uncomfortable position of having to choose between his coach and his friends. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Two years before, far away from there, she had fallen asleep without putting out the candle and had awakened surrounded by flames. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Even the gringuitos took their noses out of their guidebooks to watch Dona Amelia putting the sash over me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Take some tea before you leave us,” she says, putting down the tray on Madoc’s desk. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Amari gave me back the recorder and started putting his drawing pad and pens back into his knapsack. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“We should sue whoever was driving that construction truck,” I said, putting my seat belt on. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

In the months following the epic deed, though, Waterman discovered that instead of putting his demons to rest, success had merely agitated them. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Van Eck took a few steps backward, putting distance between himself and Kaz’s loaded gun. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He stood at the table putting tags on things. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

In any event, this was not a moment of high glamour for me, not a time I could really imagine blow-drying my hair and putting on a business suit. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He said something to his men and came walking up the mountain after putting aside his rifle. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a skirt and heels, and I kick myself for not putting on lip gloss or wearing something nicer than jean shorts and a T-shirt. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with that he beat the hare again, putting all his strength into the strokes. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

"Quiet," she told them, putting an arm around Weasel when the little girl came running up. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Each person had an assigned task, the putting away of chalk, erasers, papers, books, pencils, note paper, paints, and demonstration material. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I did not feel comfortable putting on a funny skit, so I asked Paul if he would play the piano. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I love putting luminaria up every year because it is very beautiful and a tradition and a good distraction from my birthday. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait,” Grandma said, putting her hand on my leg. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

And I did detecting by watching and I saw that people were putting tickets into gray gates and walking through. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Stuck his head in the water barrel,” said Hermione, putting the tankard away. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Even so, the number of useful ways of putting nucleic acids together is stupefyingly large—probably far greater than the total number of electrons and protons in the universe. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, no matter what she can’t bear the thought of putting us in the orphanage. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Sunny,” he called out kindly, putting his hand on where he thought his sister’s head was. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” Ashe continued briskly, putting away his pencil, “I’ve got to wait for my vacation. It’s only two weeks off, but this Herbie business has everything up in the air.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“I have a bad headache and my stomach hurts,” I told her, putting my elbows up on the table. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He was opening the monkey up, and now he was putting his hands into a bloody lake of amplified hot agent. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you putting something on that?” he called after her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They are super romantic about it—how they spent the summer putting on theater productions in the woods—so I’m kind of not allowed to say how much I hated it. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Everybody was putting fallout shelters in their backyards, canning tap water, getting ready for the end of time. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What can I do for you?” he said, putting down his fork. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Why was I putting myself through this, when I already knew the outcome? The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It's my way of putting my stamp on the neighborhood. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He murmurs an apology and tries to shift my weight so that he isn’t putting any pressure on my knee. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was to use my name in the wrong order, putting my family name after my personal name as the demons did. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I for one want to see you putting in the extra work this afternoon.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Darius steps closer to me, putting his hands in his jean pockets. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Though one hundred Negroes were killed in the process of putting down this revolt, Nat Turner could not be found. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let the word spread about Rollo and we won’t have to worry about other kids acting wise or putting up posters.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t even know where and when she’s putting it in the mail. But if she typed it on her computer...” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I was cutting big blocks of snow and putting them in a circle. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sunday night, as I tromped down the back hallway—I’d just finished putting up all my pictures again—to the living room, I heard my parents’ voices floating out of the kitchen. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

We sat beside it putting it between ourselves and the house. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sammy is closing the lid to the piano and putting his jacket on, and, if I’m not mistaken, beginning to open his umbrella. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Eventually all the children slept on the second floor, and a maid, and later a governess, Dorus and Anna putting up walls to divide already small rooms into smaller ones. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The man patted his brow with the handkerchief before putting it in his pocket. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps I am not in the proper mood to believe it,” Isobel says, loosening the knots and putting the ribbons aside, letting them cascade over the arm of the chair. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I like that kind of sermon. It’s the sort Father used to tell us,” said Beth thoughtfully, putting the needles straight on Jo’s cushion. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mac had studied law and was adept at putting the authorities on the defensive. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wrote and wrote without stopping, filling sheet after sheet of paper, tearing up what he'd written, beginning again, putting one sheet aside and starting another, frowning, crumpling up the paper—and starting once more. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“This is Ron,” Harry told Hagrid, who was pouring boiling water into a large teapot and putting rock cakes onto a plate. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I unbuckled my seat belt and leaned forward, putting my head between my legs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“There you go again. Putting words in my mouth. You were always good at putting—” She stops abruptly, like she has caught herself admitting to something. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

As is putting someone not yet convicted of a crime on death row. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Remember last year’s homecoming?” he asked, putting his hand under her arm as she slipped and almost crashed into a locker. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He’d picked up affected gestures, putting his hands in his pockets and rattling change, for instance, or doffing his cap. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"How about putting the wine in that spring up the road?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I consider putting it back, getting a new one, but then I feel bad for it. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Look,” he said quietly, leaning forward and putting a hand on the Daily Prophet, which she had just removed from a post owl, to stop her from opening it and vanishing behind it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m as smart as can be,” he remarked in twelve different languages, “and I’m as stupid as can be,” he admitted, putting both feet in one shoe. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the pigs seemed comfortable enough, and in fact were putting on weight if anything. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I’m putting a little extra sauce on my story, but that’s what makes a story good. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Since flight and hiding were no longer possible, Frodo and Sam sprang to their feet, putting back to back and whipping out their small swords. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I moved back home with the children in early August, resuming my duties, putting a good face over a sore heart, hiding the sun—as the people around here say—with a finger. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You did a very good job putting this display together,” she said in a voice that was as clear and brilliant as crystal. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Finn, lean down next to her. Try to lift her by putting your hand around her back and underneath her arm. But don’t press too hard.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

As I looked out, a young coyote came slowly out of the trees, delicately lifting and shaking each paw before gingerly putting it down again in the snow. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Anyway, they all got to the Big House just as the speculator was putting the children on his wagon to carry them off. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last time I saw someone inject Tobias with something, it was Jeanine, putting him under a new simulation, one that was effective even on the Divergent— or so she believed. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was only one last Question left for the Notebook before closing it and putting it away forever, and that was the telegram: Yes? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Can you perhaps stop putting your sodding life in danger now?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Everybody got that thing they keep putting off, for whatever reason. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Dear me!” said the old lady, putting up her glass for another observation of Meg, who tried to look as if she had not heard and been rather shocked at Mrs. Moffat’s fibs. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We will watch over her,” said the old man, putting his arm around the young mother. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

After a round of applause for Mr. Wilde’s speech, students began putting on dramatic performances for the audience, which included several white people, benefactors of the school in one way or another. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shouted, putting my hand over his jaws. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The obsession with putting ourselves at the centre of everything is the bane not only of theolo­gians but also of zoologists. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, thank God!” she said, putting a hand to her chest and breathing out gratefully. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Hot ice cream warms you up no end in freezing weather. I also make hot ice cubes for putting in hot drinks. Hot ice cubes make hot drinks hotter.” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And what’s the use of putting on something you got to keep taking off all the time? Dewey never let me keep them on long enough to get used to them.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up among the clouds Barnie Buchanan was still putting his old biplane through its paces. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The KGB had just promoted him to rezident of the KGB's London station, putting him in charge of all spying operations in the British capital. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, he ain’t putting his ashes on the floor—he putting them in the ashtray, just like he knew what a ashtray was.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

But while Beetee thinks he might be able to override certain computer systems, and there’s some discussion of putting the handful of internal spies to use, no one has any really innovative thoughts. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Their dainty ladies were putting roses and violets in their dishes—baked mangolds still mairg an excellent flavouring for bread-and-butter puddings—-while the squires were showing their weakness for sheep’s-milk cheese. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d been especially agitated the last few weeks, and my parents, who feared he was becoming a danger to himself, were seriously considering putting him in a home. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She stopped on Espanola for a week, eating well and putting on fat for the long flight ahead. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

"Two hours," she repeated slowly, putting two fingers up. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He knew that the last man to wear this uniform had been shot for putting it off and there was a chance he’d get shot for putting it on. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ophelia just came down from your mama’s room, and I was just wondering if she was wanting for anything before I got to putting together the luncheon.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Your harp is in a better state than you are,” said Eilonwy, taking the bard’s instrument from his shoulder and putting it in his lap. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever idea Murphy had been putting forth had not met Cradle’s test of reasonableness, and that was the end of it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. I have nothing at stake,” she says, making that noise, putting her hands to her mouth. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And if I catch some dude putting face powder on his crotch like you doing, I’m gonna put him on point cause I know he ain’t got no sense.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was playing stronger, putting some muscle on me and talking stuff Fletcher missed a short jumper but their center put it back up and in. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Laughing only encouraged Dad to cut up more, so when he saw the whole family thinking he was funny he really started putting on a show. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple took the book, putting her finger in place of his so she didn’t lose the page either. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

One was a thin girl in a black bathing suit who was having a lot of trouble putting up an orange umbrella at Jones Beach, circa 1936. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Until I stop limping, we won’t know for sure if putting the cast on both my legs was worth it or not. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Brother Khoi refuses to eat his, putting each under a lamp in hopes of a chick. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I blocked out all the light by putting shades over the windows, and I trusted the experts in Houston to watch over my equipment while I was asleep. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

For breaking down this way and putting him in this uncomfortable position. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then I started putting down any word that came to mind that had some of the bigger letters in it. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“Has he?” said Harry, putting his bruised foot gingerly back on the floor. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was sort of like putting stuff into different drawers in my mind and then remembering which drawers I needed to open and when. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I think about putting my finger in there, onto the red-hot grid. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We are in middle school, and she’s putting us in a time-out. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Professional pride, my dear girl,” said the Dwarf King, putting a chubby hand to his heart and bowing slightly. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Then she shook Omer’s hand, putting her face very close to his to stare at him. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She put on some water to boil and then swept the porch; then she hauled out the curtain stretcher, but instead of putting the damp curtains on it, she swept the porch again. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

By some miracle, she was in—drunk, putting on lipstick. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And when they did buy from Olive she gave them a sense of actual combat, of putting a bayonet in the stomach of Germany. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, then I’m putting up a good front, Pudge, ’cause I'm actually a lot hungover.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like putting you on the spot,” he said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"So did I," Coach said, putting the silverware in his right hand back in his left. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

When I am putting Moonie inside the fence, Mrs. Drinker opens the back door. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Well, champ,” Darren’s dad said, putting a hand on my shoulder. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

It would mean getting the crown somehow and putting it on Oak’s head. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She had picked up the ashtray and was putting it between them. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Grass and weeds were sprouting around the edges, but putting his hand against the crack, he could feel a draft of air rising from below. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I guess I was just putting her upcoming absence out of my mind. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She sat at a desk in the reception area, putting on fire-red lipstick. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

So even if there hadn’t been a big closed sign on the fence, there was no way we were putting a toe in that water. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

After Dr. Wilde had arrived and looked Clarence over, the Woodmen made a stretcher by putting flagpoles through the sleeves of two overcoats. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was divorced, with a son he was putting through college, because, as he put it, “Officer after officer will tell you: There’s no way in hell you’d want your kid to be a CO.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Besides, I’m not sure I’m going to help you any more at all, after the way you’ve behaved; and calling me those horrid names, that’s like putting caterpillars in somebody’s hair.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

But before putting them on I checked to see if my comrades had been issued trousers as well. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned back, putting his hands behind his head. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

It often happened that he had no sooner finished putting someone back together than the same prisoner was taken to be tortured again. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was laughing, putting on his glasses after wiping them on his cassock, his vision—like mine—clean at last. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was putting things together in my head. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Is putting mad down inside their kids’ bellies just a thing dads do in Scoob’s family? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

It was not just science that made this new world, it was also the state, which was busy taxing citizens, borrowing money and putting armies in the field. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Hey, Mountain Goat,” Dad said at the end of the dinner, while Mom was putting our table scraps in her purse. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

His dad and Leandra were already putting their things into the SUV. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

"Just for some meat-" "And for hunting," said Ralph, wisely, "and for pretending to be a tribe, and putting on war-paint." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I don’t see any reason to tell her that I have some experience with putting people out of my mind. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she had lost someone dear to her—Clara?—and instead of putting it aside like Mama, she carried that hurt and anger around with her like a sin. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Lean barely see what I’m putting down, but I have a talent. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She suggested putting the chicken in a quiet dark place by itself for a few days, and said the lady could come back in any time if she needed more help. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, I was going to collect the pictures on Thursday, after school. After putting the packet together, my goal was to mail it out Friday.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He let Fidelito ride most of the way back with him, putting the little boy down only when they came within sight of the Keepers’ compound. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I saw something I liked this morning, and I meant to tell it at dinner, but I forgot,” said Beth, putting Jo’s topsy-turvy basket in order as she talked. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Success would depend on putting the right case in front of the right judges in the right courtroom. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“Shouldn’t we be asking people’s permission? I mean, if we’re putting things in their heads, shouldn’t we ask them first?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I gathered them together, putting that one on top. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, as I’m putting on my coat and earmuffs, Mom gets a phone call. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Shot putting, I found out, has nothing to do with guns. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The entire Houston Cougar football staff has been in the process of putting together the top list of high school senior football players in Texas. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s got some music on low, and he’s putting their bed together with a wrench. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I thought she’d leave my room then, but she started picking some clothes off my floor and putting them in my hamper. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Byron lifted the record that was already on the turntable and started putting one of his own cool songs on. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conor responded almost automatically, putting out his own hand and shaking Harry’s before he even thought about what he was doing. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Her mom was putting sheets on her bed. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

After putting on her nightgown, she rinsed out her panty hose in the bathroom and hung them over the shower rod. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The boys spent a long time putting on the jib. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

His only happy moments, since that remote afternoon when his father had taken him to see ice, had taken place in his silver workshop where he passed the time putting little gold fishes together. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She’s putting lip gloss on her lips, combing her hair, brushing off her clothes. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I figured I could get a job at a filling station somewhere, putting gas and oil in people's cars. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

She began to set the toilet stand to rights, grumbling at the negligence of the quadroon, who was in the adjoining room putting the children to bed. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Brewer was usually there, talking on the phone, and Mrs. Terry, of course, and Miss Winthrop and Jackie’s mother, and Mrs. Dalton, silently putting flyers into envelopes. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's the part of the movie where the kids are putting on the play of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They never made camp without putting out sentries now, but Arya did not trust them, especially the orphan boys. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She tried to argue with them, but her parents were firm, paying attention now, putting space between her and Pet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Springing to my feet, I pushed myself up by putting my left hand firmly down into his nuts, and JP groaned and doubled up, letting go of the ball. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I glanced over at Abbey, who was putting the camera away. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He grabs the silver tongs and begins putting JoJos into a small white bag. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I count to one hundred slowly, then watch the postmistress read a postcard before putting it in a box. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I just finished putting on my shirt. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I march over and grab a handful of colored pencils, putting them safely back in the pencil holder they belong in. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

When the Soviet Union heard that the United States was planning to launch the country's first female into space aboard the space shuttle, the Soviet space agency committed to putting another Soviet woman into space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone knew that the next step was putting a person into space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

I did this by putting cake crumbs in my hair. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Among the notes of the interviewers putting together a history of West Virginia, I came across this entry. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

But Newt was up before anyone, waving his arms, then shushing the room by putting a finger to his lips. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They beat the brims of their hats against their legs before putting diem on and trudged down the road like old promises nobody wanted kept. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We had to find a way around it, especially when they started putting pressure on Mom at work.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

For three days Samuel lay in bed, fighting the fever phantoms and putting names to them too, before his great strength broke down the infection and drove it caterwauling away. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pete was so frustrated that he considered putting his foot through the radio. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“What do I got to do, Lillian? Write you a book? Yeah, she hit me with the shot putt.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like his father’s, Wes’s grin stretched across his entire face and had a way of putting everyone at ease. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Are you putting me in time-out or something?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I slump, putting my elbows on the table and my chin in my hands. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

To make it last I re­frained from putting a strain on it; when the lifeboat nudged the is­land, I did not move, only continued to dream. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I found him sitting in the garden putting little green beetles in holes he dug, burying them alive. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

God knows, she thought, what kind of spin the media was putting on things out there. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I decided I could do this by putting my name down to debate. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Begging your pardon,’ said Sam, putting in his head, ‘but I was just wondering if you would be wanting anything.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was putting my loose-leaf binder away in my backpack and just wanted him away from me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“That’s my best guess,” said Mr. Taphouse, putting a chisel back into its rack on the wall. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It certainly led to a degree of overinvestment, putting it mildly. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

No one took responsibility for putting it there. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“What you putting in the boat?” the other man asked Malcolm. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad you’re being honest with me; I’ll be honest with you; no more charades between us,” the Count said, putting down a number of notebooks and quill pens and ink bottles. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You have a stomach ache?” she asked, automatically putting her hand on my forehead to check for my temperature. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

We could get trashed by women as well, for singling ourselves out, putting ourselves forward. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stood up real straight—putting iron in her back, Gran used to call it—and then she stepped forward. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s no use. I’ve made up my mind. I’m putting you on Traffic and bringing in Corporal Frond.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Silence, please!” the blonde casting assistant screams, bellowing over the buzz of mothers putting makeup on their girls; of boys singing scales; of every other child nervously retucking-in his or her shirt. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Werfel busied himself putting on his formal hood, while Brangwain Spurge stopped chewing and stared in horror at a set of knobbly gray-green garments draped on frames by the windows. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Some kids stood in a little circle out back, beatboxing and freestyling, inventing brand-new ways of putting one another down and sending up wild cheers when a dig found its mark. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I think I will stop putting quotation marks around Nothing’s name because it is annoying and disrupting my flow. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh. You’re up,” said Wednesday, putting his head around the door. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She starts putting things back into her purse, starting with the red mint tin. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

By noon she was visibly putting on weight. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

After putting my wet hair in a towel turban, I crawl into bed. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Lemme see how bad it is,” he said, and crossed the aisle, putting his face close to the windows. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Perrington shook his head, putting a hand on his broadsword as he thought for a moment. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

After dinner, Ma takes us girls to a nearby pond, which is already crowded with people washing their clothes and naked children, tentatively putting their heads under the muddy water. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex imagines he demanded an explanation when Henry literally made them flee the country under the cover of night after putting his tongue in Alex’s mouth in the Kennedy Garden. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

A week after putting her to sleep, I received Neil's ashes in a forest green can. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He was putting a lot of sudden pressure on me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It was me who’d alter everything, putting my passions and career dreams on hold, to fulfill this piece of our dream. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Stradlater was putting on his tie, in front of the mirror, when I got there. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Every change in the red numbers putting yesterday further in the past. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“You’ve been putting off enlisting in something for only one reason,” he said at once. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

While he finished putting up his tent, I went off to filter water for the morning. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

His hand is on the door, ready to leave, when he turns around, putting his bag down and quietly searching for a piece of paper. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The others follow suit slowly, with Christina putting hers down last. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Jule settled on taking off her rings and putting on joggers and a T-shirt instead of the maxi dress she’d been wearing. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Lettie was quietly putting the food and drinks back into the bandana. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Usually, this is the time of day Mom gets the house settled for the night—giving Dad his evening meds, putting away the dishes, closing the curtains. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

In addition, she nourished the hope that if she kept putting ideas into Clara’s head, sooner or later she would ask a question and regain her speech. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You think he's chopping people up and putting them in the suitcases?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Live and learn,” muttered Stuart, tartly, putting his change purse back in his pocket. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I glanced at it, couldn't understand it, looked at it harder, and decided to pocket the money with the note instead of putting it in the cashbox I'd make it up with Mother. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But meanwhile,” said George, sitting down at the kitchen table and putting his feet up on it, “we can enjoy watching you demonstrate the correct use of a — whoops-a-daisy!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Deftly he reversed the sheets in all possible ways, putting the top one on the bottom, and turning them over and upside down. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The half-men watched the people and Nailer watched them, putting his hands up against the boards as more waves threatened to shove him into the wood. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait, Joaq, no,” she said, putting her hand on his arm. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

One was still putting its skull back on its shoulders. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I love you, Celia,” Matt said impulsively, putting his arms around her. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I balanced the tray of vegetables on my lap and set to work, plucking the stalks and putting the leaves in a bowl at my feet. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Parvati seemed to be enjoying herself; she was beaming around at everybody, steering Harry so forcefully that he felt as though he were a show dog she was putting through its paces. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She worked quickly, putting plates and silverware out on the counter. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The aides kept putting her off and sending her away, but she stuck it out and finally she got to see him. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Jaggers,” said I, by way of putting it neatly on somebody else, “has the reputation of being more in the secrets of that dismal place than any man in London.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

As she picks up each piece of mail, addressed to this or that faculty member or TA, she begins putting it into the appropriate box, matching name to name. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

We don’t even try putting the signs up before classes start, on account of Addie and me getting stopped the day before. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z