I took the heavy crystal glass and raised it to my lips, glad for an excuse to turn from her eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just raises an eyebrow at my reaction, then replies in French. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He sighs kind of heavy and goes, “Nothing to be done, even if we raised it. She’ll just sink again.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I left him alive— partly because his lunch box was cool, partly so he could raise the alarm and hopefully get his friends to follow me rather than head toward the engine room. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The sight of Gale raises some eyebrows, but no one throws him out. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He hiked taxes and cut services to raise funds for the conflict to come. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

You don’t take kids like that, the way they’ve been raised, and put ’em with Michael, the way he was raised, he’d never been around ’em. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember all those mediaeval paintings, the hand raised, open to show there is no weapon: Go in peace. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were movements from the watching crowd in front of the castle, and as one, the Death Eaters raised their wands, holding the fighters of Hogwarts at bay. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

One of the other fellows raised his face, also masked, and said, “This is a gas.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at James and raised her eyebrows. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Biff sensed that someone was standing in the entrance and he raised his eyes quickly. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She raised her arms, flinging something at them that Kaede could not see. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When he turned around, Doha’s mouth gaped open to see his sister holding another egg in her raised hand. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“This ain’t—” I say, but then I see Mrs. Walton raise an eyebrow. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Beside her Charles, who was still standing, smiled too and raised a polite eyebrow—a gesture which might have been nervous, might have meant anything, really, but which I took to mean Is that all? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She stares up at the poster of Tommie Smith and John Carlos with their fists raised at the Olympics—the same one Hana has in her room. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She grabs my chin and raises it, gazing deep into my eyes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She drew him a map on the back of a mauve flyer, which advertised a chicken roast to raise money for a young girl who needed a new kidney. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Wick stood at the far end of the roof, his arms raised toward the sky. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

With that, I clapped once and raised my arms in a big V, our sign for come and hug. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as he saw me, he raised his hand above his head and waved. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Alice raised the ironing board and spread newspaper under it to keep the hems clean. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Koffi raised her arm high, then hurled the dagger as hard as she could at the beast’s middle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath, and I raise my hand. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“If I can raise enough funds, I might hire you to build new desks for the whole school.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ugwu did not look at the faces of the other men as he joined the line and raised his hands to his head. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They did not raise their heads, not even when Six-Fingers strutted by to stand over them and check their work. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We did all sorts of things to raise money for my lawyer. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

To fund it, they hoped to raise money from donations, and he intended to give a lot of speeches. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She raises her fingers to her lips, as if concentrating, or as if hiding her mouth from me, or as if to feel the words she speaks. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“All you need to do is raise your banners, rally your supporters, and hold, until Daenerys arrives to join her strength to yours.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It—for the spirit was both male and female—stretched back to the first human who raised his—or her—shaggy head from the immediate business of finding food. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then he cleared his throat and raised his head up and asked me how, and I stared right back at him, crying and smiling at the same time. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

"We're sure your mother is wonderful, Kabir, because of how wonderful you are. She raised you without any help, in jail, and look at you. Kind and thoughtful and polite." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Gesturing to the short-haired woman to raise the curtain, he strode to the exact center of the stage and took elaborate bows as the curtain came up. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

But there was another, wilder possibility that kept raising its head, though he tried vainly to suppress it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

All he could do was raise a shaking hand to his throat and feel the place where the locket had cut tightly into his flesh. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

If you could live in the Smoke, you could raise children here too. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Some even said that she would go to hell for not raising me better. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In 1957, Jim and the other football boys wore Marine uniforms and pretended to be raising the flag on Iwo Jima. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

All hands were raised to elect him a Red Successor. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam blanches at this sudden reality check and Brooke raises her eyebrows in a stern rebuke. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised one huge hand like a vast claw and made a gesture as if pushing a disgusting thing away from him, into the black air. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been raised in the shadow of his father, a legendary sailor who had faced a series of epic trials, and had always, miraculously, survived. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Valmiki raised an eyebrow, as if to say You’re stretching the definition of rhyme, but then, you are on an urgent deadline…. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Spying a TV equipped for karaoke, he made a bold announcement as he raised yet another shot of vodka to the generals. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The ghosts cheered and threw spectral confetti as Bacchus strode around the stadium with his arms raised triumphantly, exulting in the worship. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then I roll onto my back, raise my arms and legs, and shake them. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He drew a clean white sheet up to her chin and raised her to slip a fresh pillow under her head. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Charon said, “I’d wish you luck, mate, but there isn’t any down here. Mind you, don’t forget to mention my pay raise.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Truth is, even though I was born and raised here, I’ll never be truly American to her. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Taran, who had been crouched against a tree, raised his head from his hands. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She raises her head and turns beet red. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Only thing, I don’t really have a clue how to go about it—I never raised a sunk boat before. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Once he’d caught my eye, he raised one hand and motioned with his index finger for me to join him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And mostly her grandmother had raised her, she told me, since her own mother had never been around. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She balled her hands into two tight fists and raised them over her head. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I done raised seventeen kids in my lifetime. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He raised his fists and looked toward Carter, sensing that something was wrong. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Future searches will be difficult: thousands of years ago, the melting glaciers raised the seas, inundating coastal settlements, if they existed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

My mother said she could not raise her kids with a man who was bound to either kill somebody or get himself killed. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Lydia raised her hands in surrender, still gazing at her screen. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“See, that’s why I’m giving him a raise and a promotion. He’s got more than a strong back. He’s got a brain, too.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

His mother worked the garden and fed her family from nothing but the food she raised. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Scythe Curie raised her eyebrows, considering the response, and said, “Acceptable. And thinking of the family is a nice touch—even in a hypothetical.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Immediately he raised taxes on the Chilean-owned guano mines, which the previous Bolivian government had promised not to do. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

In his khakis and rolled-up white shirt sleeves he looked like a working man, but he raised up one hand above his head the way he does in church to pronounce the benediction. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her glass to the heavens, toasting her dad or maybe God. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“You won’t get none today but never raise your voice to me in my house. You got that?” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

They must have many interesting savage things to say, raised as they’d been in the wilderness. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few students started turning back, but the majority stood and waited, chanting defiantly with fists raised in the black power salute. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lion clambered off the prone body of the unicorn and began to pad, silently, about the clearing, its head raised high. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

We live in Bed-Stuy, and she's always complaining about the reason they keep raising the rent so much around this part of Brooklyn, is because white people are moving in. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“You know, this isn’t a good environment for raising a child,” said Arm. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s to new beginnings,” Stuart says and raises his bourbon. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Ruth bowed her head, as though she hoped the lorry had removed the image forever, and when we could see it clearly again, she didn’t raise her gaze. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raised my head a little, so now the top of my skull was under his chin. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I’m glad when she lets me off the hook by raising her hand. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spurge raised the staff high above his head to give the gem a mighty knock. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

To see her with another boy, acting like she didn’t know me, after I raised her, after all the nights we spent together. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He sang in a low voice at first, but Master tapped his pen on the table and said “Louder!” so he raised his voice, and Master kept saying “Louder!” until he was screaming. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

This of course raised the subject of deer and something Granddaddy called the food chain and each animal’s place in the natural order. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Sheed raised his hand like they were at school, a question on his mind. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She can count on me to always raise my hand. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

They learn the names of the different architectural styles: cape, saltbox, raised ranch, garrison. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

If a bunch of us went charging at ’em whooping and raising Cain they might disappear back into the forest for another two, three days. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Baba looks at me and raises his eyebrows. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I say”—the veins on his neck stuck out with the effort of raising his voice to an audible level—“I say, It sure fly good.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

She gave the command, though she had to raise her voice to be heard above the tourney din. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He raised his hands again and Charles drove at his heart. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maya raises her fists triumphantly and pumps them in the air. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Gabe raised himself first to his knees; then he stood upright, holding the paddle against the wooden floor of the boat for balance. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But I was sure that Rontu knew I was somewhere near, for he raised his head and smelled the air. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing on a table in the center of the ruckus, the man held a wide leather volume open, while raising one hand high and calling for calm. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In the five months since he had gotten out of prison, he had not touched Gerald, hadn't even raised his voice. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth smiled and raised her head, but did not look directly at Sister Price. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He had his eyes raised upwards as if we were floating above him in the air. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bear was making for a narrow wooden shed, raising his head to sniff this way and that, and when he reached the door he stopped and said: “In there.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Photographs taken by means of slanting light show clearly the roughening and raising of the fibres of the paper about the date due to mechanical erasure,” the examiner wrote. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It was slightly raised, and she had developed a habit of running her fingers along it as she pored over her books. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wheeled and raced after the thrower, but the man raised his own shield over his head. lyrion circled around him, raining axe blows down on the wood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

While Ann backed the lunch-counter protests in theory, a victory there would make no difference in her daily battle to raise her family and improve their lives. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Count Olaf’s one eyebrow raised slightly, and the Baudelaire orphans recognized this sign of his anger. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She raised her eyebrows and jerked her head in Ess’s direction, sending a warning. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Even if he swam out there, he could never raise his hands high enough to reach it. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was a father then and busy raising my own family. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hooded figure raised its head and looked right at Harry — unicorn blood was dribbling down its front. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

When it didn’t explode, my mother raised her eyes to my father. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

"I am glorious still! Do you not know who raised humanity out of the quagmire of the Dark Ages?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He recognized Fremantle, popeyed and grinning, rising awkwardly to his feet, tin cup raised for a toast. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Quisling raised an eyebrow, which might be the closest he ever came to looking shocked. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He’d been born and raised in Honolulu but had spent four years of his childhood flying kites and catching crickets in Indonesia. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

With a remote control in his hand, he watched all three concurrent news programs every night, raising the volume on any war coverage. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“But you would have stood against us nonetheless,” he said, raising Taran to his feet. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

A caterpillar becomes a butterfly, a bird raises its brood in the forest, and a greenheart tree will only grow from a greenheart seed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind them, Viju raised a hand and waved it quickly, and Neel waved back. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

And in the morning, when they raised me, they told me that I was “saved.” The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

The moments passed, and eventually I found that I could raise my head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

A bad apple, but it was worth half a penny to learn that Manderly is raising men. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to raise her. But she does need to learn songs.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

And the teachers never called on her or asked her to come up to the board to solve problems unless she raised her hand. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

A single mother, well spoken, artistic, raising a daughter who was polite and fairly pretty and possibly brilliant. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He expressed his thanks; raised himself on his toes to even them out in too cramped a space, dropped back upon his feet, and said, “Now the big contest.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Matt Hubbard raises his hand and asks something, but it’s like I’m underwater, and not in an octopus sort of way. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Desperation made me raise the issue of the room again at bedtime. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone found a scabbard for it, which raises all kinds of questions. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I had been there for a while and, with some raises, it was more than $1.50 a week, sometimes closer to $2. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second onager was surrounded by an encampment of tattooed Laistrygonian ogres, but Piper managed to get to the machine without raising suspicion. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Haymitch drinks until the liquor runs out, and then raises geese until the next train arrives. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Then she closed her eyes for some reason and stood there like a statue, her arms slightly raised. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“And”—looking very serious, she raised a finger—“one shot of vodka.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

As I went up the stairs, I could hear my parents’ voices in the dining room, my mother’s raised in outrage, my father’s rumbling in placation. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s a good thing we raised that storm,” said one of the sisters, laughing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The Murle are another tribe in Southern Sudan, and we knew about them because they would raid villages and steal not only cattle but Dinka children, whom they would raise as their own. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of her first challenges involved a pledge she had made to raise money for the University of Rochester. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

At night when he walks home after taking care of his cows, he will stand on raised ground and look down at them. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra lowered the fire extinguisher and then raised it again. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Country life was not for them, even if planting was how they had been raised and their family heritage. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Food poems,” she clarifies, raising a hand to stop the chatter. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“This, sir, was purple: the lips were swelled and dark; the brow furrowed: the black eyebrows widely raised over the bloodshot eyes. Shall I tell you of what it reminded me?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

When the morning came, a northwest breeze brought warmer air, raising the temperature almost up to the freezing point, but with rain and sleet falling, the men were still covered in ice. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

When Briony was obliged by her cousin’s fierce stare to raise an eyebrow, she continued, “The twins have been torturing me.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The Erudite scientists raise their hands in unison. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The two savages looked at each other, raised their spears together and spoke in time. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She’s standing in the doorway, morning sun flooding in behind her so bright I have to raise my hand to block it out. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She could hold a pebble on her raised foot and then move it by concentrating on it until it was between two toes, then under. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He raises one short arm and the boys turn on their heels, raise their rifles above their heads, and run faster in place, their knees flashing in the moonlight. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I raise my head, prepared to be angry. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mr Lewis shrugged, raised his glass to all the company, drank and sat back down. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She caught sight of Mr. Diggory’s feet, and slowly, tremulously, raised her eyes to stare up into his face; then, more slowly still, she looked up into the sky. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes reverently, danced in a circle, and raised his hands, as if in supplication to the gods who decided such matters. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily raised her voice over the sliding desks and chatter that filled the hallway outside their room. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Nobody else in the entire class had a hand raised. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

When it saw Jorah, it raised its head and looked at him with eyes as red as coals. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It’s dead obvious from the shock trapped in Dr. Chin’s raised eyebrows after meeting Troy and Emilio that he got no forewarning about the nontraditional family next door. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He raised his glass as though toasting Voldemort, whose face remained expressionless. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I raised my arm, and motioned to him, “Here, take my gun.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Children raised as I was did not fight with their parents. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s skip forward one day,” said Nels, raising his head from his hand. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I gotta meet the man who raised Mateo into the dude I fell in love with in less than a day. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He raised a hand; his expression was solemn. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The golem raised his arms, lurched to one side, and completed an awkward cartwheel. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

His head was turned to one side, eyes squinted shut, arms raised protectively. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She raised her index finger, like a wise philosopher. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Feet and legs should be raised, massaged, and swabbed in a warm infusion of willow bark, camphor, and arrowroot. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They raised their glasses: “A rose by any other name...” they said, and sniggered to hide their rising panic. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s him again, the red-haired man, pint in one hand, the other raised in supplication. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was,” he said, not raising his head. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One moment, madam,” said the guard, raising his Probe. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I got a son,” he said at last, “and the Lord’s going to raise him up. I know—the Lord has promised—His word is true.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Then you should do the husband’s work,” she said, her voice raised. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He raises an arm and points down the road, which disappears under the feet of the herd crossing it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She raised an eyebrow and flipped her hair over one shoulder. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A woman in the sixth row immediately stood up and raised her hand. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Sidman had one eyebrow raised the entire time she was listening, but Mrs. Baker had her arms crossed, and you know how convincing that can be. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

That was apparent really for the first time, now that he was no longer raised on his small limbs and, moreover, now that nothing else distracted one's gaze. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raise an eyebrow in Bob's direction and she twitches her head. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“A lot of families in this country raised their children and used this book for advice or for directions on what to do.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

How were fathers to get back their investment in raising daughters? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hospital’s equipment, staff, and resources were always available to him, without Farmer having to worry about raising money to pay for anything. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

My lawyer raised his arms and pleaded guilty, but with an explanation. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Maxie finally raised her head, but this time I looked away, embarrassed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I expressed to him my vision for the church and the needs I saw, and he helped me start a campaign in Birmingham to raise the money. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Cars sailed close behind me, but 1 couldn't take the step that would raise me up to the walk. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the corridor, Ugwu picked up a dust-coated bottle; when he raised it to his nose it still smelled of coconuts. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

On 22 August that year, the King raised his standard at Nottingham, rallying his followers against Parliament. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Some, perhaps a dozen, even raised their clenched right fists in what had become the ANC power salute. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We share an unspoken understanding, two people from similar backgrounds raised in similar ways in America. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Then the guardian falsely informed the woman, who had moved from Osage County, that she had no more money to draw on, leaving her to raise her two young children in poverty. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I want to help make our community better because this is the community where I’m raising my own children.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Worship was a septon with a censer, the smell of incense, a seven-sided crystal alive with light, voices raised in song. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The Governor pushed his sleeves up to his elbows and raised his right hand out over the crowd. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Sierra raised her middle finger overhead and turned a corner, making sure to go down a one-way street so the car couldn’t follow her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

As Moss wiped the sweat away, he realized that Javier was still staring at him, an eyebrow raised, a subtle look of amusement on his face, his beanie placed crookedly on his head. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They turn left, then right, until they reach the steps of the cathedral, where a third doll waits, dressed in black, one arm raised. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Rei leans in to us, raising her voice over the growing noise. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Chronicler raised a hand to touch the back of his head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The goose beat his great wings, raising a flurry of snow as he landed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay. I killed them. You better move. I don’t think I gave anyone a chance to raise the alarm. Take a coat from out there, or you’ll freeze your butt off.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

So tomorrow, with only twenty- seven dollars left of the money raised in Kansas City, they were heading west again, to Texas, to Nevada—“nowhere definite.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his head and saw in her eyes that she heard his thanks even though he could not speak the words. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

But I went anyway, because the raise in my allowance depended on it. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry . . .” Mr. Tushman raised his eyebrows and nodded, but he didn’t say anything. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see how that’s relevant,” my mom says, raising an eyebrow. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Whole bright days of spring and early summer they spent out in Roke Bay in light catboats, practicing steering by word, and stilling waves, and speaking to the world’s wind, and raising up the magewind. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re paying him a thousand dollars a day from now until December first, with a ten percent daily raise if he’s a good employee.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She raises her voice, her frame growing ten feet tall. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I survey the camp, raising my hand to shield my face from the sun. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I think somebody said, "It's a boy, Mrs. Tomolillo," but the woman didn't answer or raise her head. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then, while she waited for the water to boil for tea, she practiced the lifting of her legs, and the raising of her upper body as she lay flat. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

No other country raises and slaughters its food animals quite as cruelly as we do. to see what is going on in the meat industry. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

"Though it does raise the question of why you did not begin working hard until now." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But by the half-mile mark, Washington had crept up and nosed ahead of them without raising its stroke rate. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The world’s wind was cold and gusty from the northeast, but Ged had raised the magewind: the first act of magery he had done since he left the Isle of the Hands. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

As the switch raises dark welts on my brother's Dell and I look on afraid to open our mouths. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Brown raised his staff and pointed the end of it at Tristran's chest, nervously. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Some Americans seemed to embrace it, understanding all too well the amount of organization and drive it takes to raise children. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She said nothing, just raised her chin a little higher. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Ernestine is raising her sister’s kids—all five of them. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Ruth started to raise her hand to wave at the man, but I grabbed it and held it down. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

As politely as possible, I asked him why he didn’t just raise the pay. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her hands wide overhead and with a broad, swooping motion, pushed the air in front of her body. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Augustus took his flute of champagne and raised it. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

As one girl raised her pounding club the other girl’s went down into the narrow hole—up and down, a perfect, even rhythm like the pumping of pistons. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After carefully parking his car under a protective tree, Jake sat down beside Mr. Dubonnet on the Pontiac’s fender and raised a bottle of beer in my direction. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

From my vantage point at the raised table, I look around. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you okay, Butterfly?” he says, voice raised over the rain. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

In the little parlor she could hear, without raising her eyes, Theodora’s small irritated tappings and the quiet sound of the chessmen being set down. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Supreme raises his hand to catch the person’s attention. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Slowly and carefully, he raised himself a few inches so he could look at the statue on the bed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

But that may only be a way of saying that the day I raised my hand in class and spoke loudly to an entire roomfid of faces, my childhood started to end. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He thought it was his fault, didn’t he, Shady? Because he helped Ned raise the twenty-five dollars to join the army underage and then Ned was killed. Because he thought he was a jinx.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted to make sure we had buy-in from everyone we’d need to make the initiative a success, to anticipate any objections that might be raised. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And with that, he raised the glass pillar like a spear and charged. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

If you could raise a wand, we will hear everyone speak. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Celeste raised her hairbrush and stood for a moment like the Statue of Liberty. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

They had both raised their hands to ask if they could help too. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And will the vibration from the sawing raise the swarm? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I raise my head to look for Mango, who hates the thunder. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She knows how I was raised by language experts, saved from the wild. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shrugs her shoulders, and seeing that they’re still up by her ears, I think she’s somehow about to raise them past the top of her head. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

And sad that I still had no clue how I was going to raise enough money to save Fig. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

As they join together, they raise up again to stand easily on their back legs giving them an eerily human quality. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"I think," he said, thoughtfully, raising his voice, "it was because I felt even as a young man that your people were somehow closely connected with my destiny. Do you understand?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her arms over her head and stretched in that full-bodied way of cats. “jEpa!” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The win raised their record to four and one overall and a perfect two and zero mark in the district. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of twelve children raised by a single mother, my father was the third eldest of the eight boys. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I pull my head back a little with my eyebrows raised. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

On the weekends, after Baba cycles along the river, the two of them tackle the garden side by side, planting mums and seeding new raised beds with beets, radishes, and garlic. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hagar raised the knife again, this time with both hands, but found she could not get her arms down. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raise my good camera to my eye. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He raised on his knees and rocked back and forth, ready to jump off if it started over. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

And all that woman could say was, “I’ve raised nine children and didn’t none of them choke when I put them down with a little bread to chew.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even setting this down on paper has raised the weary, hopeless nausea in me again. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Seabiscuit began banging around to get out, Smith held his ground, raised his hand, and tapped the horse firmly on the chest and shoulders until he stood still. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched as a lone white man walked out of the restaurant and stood before the crowd, raising his hands for quiet. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Born and raised in city apartments, I always found it a marvel. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand and said, “I’m fine with flexibility.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

This presented a delicate problem, another of the house guests being also without his valet, raising the question as to which guest should be allocated the butler as valet and who the footman. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Throughout the entire service, Reb Saunders stood with his back to the congregation, sometimes raising his head toward the ceiling, or raising his hands to cover his eyes. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The eagles flew away, and the Roman in the middle, who was scrawnier than the others, raised his visor. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Jackie Robinson is the grandson of a slave, the son of a sharecropper, raised in poverty by a lone mother who took in ironing and washing. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

She raises her fist, and I drop my glass of wine. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

People shout and bang their pots and raise their fists in the air. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

By the end of the month, fourteen churches and four civic groups had chipped in to raise almost all of what the lawyers were charging. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

After Grandpa went back to work just before Christmas, Aunt Loma had the gall to go ask him herself to raise Camp’s pay. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

There was a lever to raise the gate for the boats. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Dad suggested that we raise money from the performances to help educate kids from our tribe who had survived the massacre, and so we did. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The master raises hunting dogs, And we raise fleas. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

The three beer girls raised a raucous Bronx cheer. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised a hand, fingers dancing through the air in a complicated array of signals, and at once the dogs stilled. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t raise my hand anymore in Mrs. Verne’s class, and after the first time I didn’t bother answering even when she called on me, she stopped calling on me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The boys charged for the plane, jumping onto what was left of the nose and raising their sticks into the air like victorious knights. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He raised his eyebrows so high, he looked startled. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Now and then as he watched them he saw them take out a pint of Old Tennis Shoes and wiping the neck of the bottle on a sleeve, raise the pint one after another. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We raised Neah Bay an hour ago. We figure the snow isn’t going to let up until tomorrow afternoon.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I raised the shield, and Beckendorf s sword clanged against it. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

These had been grown elsewhere, because few crops could be raised in the dry semi- desert region of Loun-Ariik. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arcadio barely had time to put out his chest and raise his head, not understanding where the hot liquid that burned his thighs was pouring from. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Balthamos nodded and raised his wings to shake off the moisture. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Cheers to Hudson,” Dylan says, raising a glass. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Sure you can raise it. But when you got it, what are you going to do with it?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped outside onto the top of the staircase and raised a candle. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reverend Cross knew I had been raised and trained in the church and that I was familiar with church business and program planning. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The lifelike head of a snarling direwolf was raised on the side of the cup. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Glasses are lifted all around the table, and Bailey raises his as well. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Etienne raises the heavy telescoping antenna alongside the line of the chimney. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Charlise raises an eyebrow and holds her pinky up, and I laugh. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Instead of raising fear, the small brand gives me power. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

By the second verse, he’s warmed up and throwing me cheesy pop star looks with eyebrow raises, penetrating stares, and pouty lips. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you tell me how to raise my children!” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Twig raised her hand in that silly salute. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I kept raising my hand to my scalp, worrying at my injury. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It raised the question of why he was out there at all, since it had already been determined that Boobie would need knee surgery after the season. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hell, I haven’t eaten like this since Cora Blue was around. She practically raised me.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Even in his distraction his shoulders were well back, and his chin was raised like an old-fashioned boxer’s. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

At the sound of his father’s raised voice, Andrecito drops the puzzle pieces and runs over to me, burying his face in my shoulder. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first one who dared move was Bud Gleason; raising a hand, he wearily pinched his nose. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for Mrs. Lawrence this explanation only raised more questions. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She tells him she was raised on a commune in Vermont, the child of hippies, educated at home until the seventh grade. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was raised in the belief that these were obscure little engines inside my cells, owned and operated by me or my cellular delegates, private, submicroscopic bits of my intelligent flesh. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A falconer near Delhi is going to raise them—Perry Knowlton. He’ll hack them back to the wild. They can learn to be free.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

At the end of the line, Tiara raised her hand. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I’d a saved money this year raising it at two cents a pound.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma Sorenson raised the crossbow in one hand while scattering the last of the contents of her pouch with the other. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He raised it to make the first cut. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He raises both brows, taking in the sight of me in the homespun dress. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They raise cattle and sheep, grow wheat, milo, grass seed, and sugar beets. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without even a glance my way, he hunkered into a lopsided crouch, rear haunches raised, head down. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Very kind of you, but I’m fine, thank you,” Mr. Griswold called back, and raised his cane in a salute. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She raised her hands above her head, her face a mask of disinterest and quiet rage. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He raised one eyebrow, and the faint trace of a smile lightened his face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I rotated my arm so we could both see the raised circle of flesh on the one side and, with a flip of the wrist, the waxy white twin on the other. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Lexie, that would never happen. We raised you to have more sense than that.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Scowling, Ma raised her hand and shouted at the cop. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Confused, faint, and feeling nauseous from sneezing, tears streaming down his flushed cheeks, Bud raised his left hand. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to raise a son who would win many things, praise, money, a good life. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled the oxygen tube from my nostrils and raised the tube up over my head, handing it to Dad. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The printing press raised questions about whether we’d be overwhelmed with information; the telephone raised questions of whether people would lose face-to-face interaction. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I want a raise. And I’m going to need a couple days off for...for this thing I have.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Will they raise the chain and cut us in twoI He could not see what good that would serve. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Girls acted like he was God or something when they learned he was raising me and Newcharlie. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He asks if any of us are not longterm Minnesota residents, and when I raise my hand he says the requirement can sometimes be waived. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lefty raised a cup of wine in his left hand. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I beheld Richard Parker from the angle that showed him off to greatest effect: from the back, half­ raised, with his head turned. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I raised my head and opened my eyes, the cold kiss still on my lips, Rosa the Beautiful was gone. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did what any loving, loyal daughter would have done who had been raised on a diet of Hercules movies. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

With their spears raised our men rushed down across the ledge. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Time to raise some bruises. Swords today, I think.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Amos, be careful!” said a few of the wizards warningly as Mr. Diggory squared his shoulders, raised his wand, marched across the clearing, and disappeared into the darkness. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He raises his hand to hit her with the barcode scanner. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Birring...the alarm clock, which raises its shrill voice at any hour of the day or night, whether you want it to or not. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He might even buy a few of the bamboo sprouts from the south and a little beef to stew with the cabbage he had raised in his own garden. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She raised her voice and yelled out to the field. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

They took me to the bam and tied my hands and raised whatever they had tied them to high over my head. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

That autumn the ministry raised the permit fee yet again—to a staggering $50,000 for as many as five climbers, plus $10,000 for each additional climber, up to a maximum of seven. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I must remember to not raise the reins high. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He watched his daughter’s daemon rise and dominate her: her eyebrows, like his, were lifted, the heavy-lidded eyes beneath them grew round, and one corner of her mouth was raised dangerously. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I know I’ve made a huge mistake, that I shouldn’t have raised my voice, but I’m her daughter. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He knelt beside me and raised his arm to punch me. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Peregrine shouted, raising her hands for quiet. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

They had not planned to have him and, because of that, they had raised him as an afterthought. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lazlo fell back on his pillows, too, raised fists to his eyes and pressed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I raised the knife and chopped at the first stalk. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

In Berlin they toured the canal system and learned the best way to destroy a lock, which was integral to the raising and lowering of the water levels while transporting supplies. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Certain members of the council raised their eyebrows. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy raised his sword, ready to stab the egg. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Anya poked her archer again, and he turned with a raised eyebrow. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Nico watched, paralysed, as the grave spewed forth more dead British soldiers - five, ten, twenty, multiplying so quickly that Reyna and her metal dogs were surrounded before Nico even thought to raise his sword. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He raised up on his elbows, and the effort of it made his shoulders shake. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Friday raised her hoof at me, she probably assumed I had ridden a horse before. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

So I curse the perfect beach, and the cool, quenching drink that I can feel in my hand, but can never, ever raise to my lips. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He picks Pa to be the leader of the new people, a position that comes with a raise in the food ration. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her arm as if to strike him. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She looks inside the bowl and raises an eyebrow. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She raised her cup and poured acid over her face. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I raised my gun and took a few steps forward. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom had said raising $1,000 in a month wouldn’t be easy, but losing Sir Fig Newton would be way harder. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Her knife eased off Tanin’s neck as she caught sight of Rajar, his dark coat splaying out as he raised his arms, hands twisting and pulling at the air. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Right now he needed to raise the money and Rita loved him—tomorrow she’d probably let him get under her sweater. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Branwell was raised by a single parent, but I have always had a mother. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon after the war started, the DAR announced a series of concerts to raise funds for war relief. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

But now we’re an out away from winning the game, completing the doubleheader sweep, raising our record to 7–1, and extending our first-place lead to two full games. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Minnijean, a Canadian citizen, is a writer and raises her six children on a farm. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bono begged, and the man raised his head and put his hand to his mouth, awaiting some move to holler. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

One thing I have always been proud of is that I never raised my hand against my mother. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He keeps his face raised even as coins bounce off his cheeks, nose, and forehead. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I said, raising my voice and slamming the paper on the table. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“And the Negro woman who raised you, I’m assuming she’s still there?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Self-consciously, she raised her sleeve and wiped her nose and mouth under the woman’s unforgiving stare. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even raise my hand to say it either. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

After giving Javier his number, Moss raised a hand to wave, then turned and walked north into West Oakland. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

All he could do was open his beak wide and raise it upward toward the sky, the action a simple admission that he was powerless. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Nate asked, raising his voice up over the singing and knee slapping. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

“How about wheat? They raise a lot of wheat in California.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They dropped Harry; he hit the ground, slipped on the rock, and fell, grazing his arms, but scrambled back up, raising his wand and staring around. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

With great effort, he rolled over, raised himself to his knees, and crawled to the water hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The woman raised her right hand, and even from far away, Luna could feel the fingers on her throat. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Kreacher raised his ugly head and looked at Harry with his great, bloodshot eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They could hear Matthew’s voice, cold and steady, never raised or out of control. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re certainly qualified, and he’s often said he would like to have someone raise the birds in a natural setting. He thinks they would adjust to the wild more easily.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at me and raised her eyebrows meaningfully. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

After a long pause, she raised her perfectly coiffed gray head. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The reaction of the terrible strain came as he took the old man’s hand in his, and raising it to his lips, pressed it, and said:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The globe is full of places where it is much easier to raise animals than crops. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

But the Huntsman only raised his eyebrows, and Kaede thought she recognized his expression. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ben awoke and heard the unsteady voice of his father raised in a song that in the history of late-night homecomings was a traditional chant of warning. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could hear them raise the screen, knock on the window, work to open it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I would take whatever we raised to his mother. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

There Glenn was raised in permanently straitened means, for his father never again found steady work. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He uncoils the grounding wires, raises the aerials, and switches them on. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Even those few words raised the memories, clamoring for attention. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I realize Cinna’s trying to put a coat on me, so I raise my arms. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly Father raised one arm above his head like one of those gods they had in Roman times, fixing to send down the thunderbolts and the lightning. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was a big place and they also raised horses and brought in some wild ones too from off the range. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had no understanding of her husband’s work and, having been raised among the minor rural gentry, she despised his impecunious profession. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I touched the raised scar and decided that honesty was my only course. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his face; it was serious for a moment, and then his mood shifted and he smiled. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He raised a great splash, and if he didn't know how to swim, he learned—instantly. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

I raise my arms, waggle my hands, and stamp my feet at them. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I know what kind of sons I can raise. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Kev was manning the bar again and raised a glass in my direction as I came in. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He was once given a large fee to raise one from the dead, and he did so. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised the plastic bin filled with clothes. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He suddenly saw the Polish girl at my side and raised an eyebrow. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Jon pulled his scarf up over his mouth and nose and raised the hood on his cloak. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They approached a corner park that was raised and built over a parking garage. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand and cut Mr. Newman off. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I got up to go, watching her raise herself out of her chair and come with me to the door. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Say you do A.U. one, raising the inner eyebrows, and six, raising the cheeks, and fifteen, the lowering of the corner of the lips,” Ekman said, and then did all three. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She raised her voice above the scramble for jackets and caps. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

He and Susan raised these pigeons for their hawks and falcons to chase and perfect their skills. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The authorities attempted to impose a complete blackout; they did not want us to learn anything that might raise our morale or reassure us that people on the outside were still thinking about us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised the gray dress over her head and pulled it down. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because I didn’t take the time to research and think everything through, Operation Save Sir Fig Newton is on life support. How am I going to raise enough money now?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Bull Sparra raised a kick at Matthias, who dodged nimbly and started to dance and sing with a silly expression on his face. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She and her friends raised the money and bought a good Land Rover with a rebuilt engine in Atlanta. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Swinging back and forth across the great waterway, she searched for a cliff like the one she had been raised on. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She raised the fork to her mouth slowly, chewing with her eyes closed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He raises one arm up high as the music’s tempo increases to a fever pitch, until I can hardly bear it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Tom later recalled, “I was raised practically right in the jail. I could look down from my bedroom window and see the jail corridor and the doors to some of the cells.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The deeper he got, the harder it was to raise the dirt up and out of the hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“It is not an exaggeration,” Poppet says, raising her voice. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A splendid stalk is raised, with a fruiting body on top, and out of this comes the next generation of amebocytes, ready to swim across the same moist ground, solitary and ambitious. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, she spoke in low, pleading tones, then she raised her voice and gesticulated wildly. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I raised all of them and I reckon I can raise one more. Hush, now. Let him get to sleep if he will.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time I stopped swinging the ax, she would raise her head and look at me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was raised by the man who murdered my parents, reared in a land of monsters. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Then why did you come back here to raise your daughter? Look me in the eye and tell me that it wasn’t because you were afraid of living in a bigger city.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The monkey fell on his paws, facing the cat, and the cat arched her back, tail raised high, and stood sideways on, hissing, challenging, spitting. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just stood there with the gun raised. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Michelangelo raised his eyebrows at the young monk. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Through the open door came the thuds and occasional clangs of a horseshoe game, and now and then the sound of voices raised in approval or derision. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Weighing a dowry against the expense of raising a family. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Delicate snowflakes fell upon her, and as she heard the splash of the coffin falling into the sea, Lady Meng raised her head. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He grimaced as she raised the edge of the cut with a pair of forceps. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Bitter raised her voice to call out again. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Singer raised his hands timidly and began to speak. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Grace looked at her mom, raising her eyebrow a little. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I raised my head and looked for the truck, which was indeed gone. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach for him as he dashes to the edge, raising his arms again. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Both were fund-raisers for the school, raising money for things like library books or basketball uniforms. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“This isn’t about Negra, it’s about you,” Blanca said, raising her voice and poking a finger at my chest after every syllable. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

But at least he had a chance now to raise his voice against the others, and for that he cried in gratitude. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her left hand and held it in front of the moon, so that her forefinger and thumb seemed to be grasping it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He raised his chin up and pulled it from side to side. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

My life today—a very great deal of it—is spent in airplanes, rushing from one country to another, raising money, talking to groups of people, and starting Roots & Shoots in schools. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The average world temperature, he says, would in the end be raised some thirty degrees, till it attains 72°. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever problems I had with Rain, I had to admit that she’d raised a truly wonderful kid. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Then it raised both its rotting hands — and lowered its hood. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Nice to see you, too,” I said, and when Twig’s mom raised an expectant eyebrow, I added, “Clarissa.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Without raising his eyes, he could see her standing in the holy place, pleading the blood over those who sought there, her head thrown back, eyes shut, foot pounding the floor. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She raised her knife and slashed off the god’s horn. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I raise my hand to my face: these are the lips that have been selfishly kissed by one boy; this is the cheek that has been tenderly caressed by another. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When Rosaleen woke from her nap, before she had a chance to raise her head off the pillow, I said, “Do you like it here?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kelly pronounced the name of the metropolis as though she had been raised deep in the country. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She glances at him, raising her eyebrows at me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“But then you know so much about raising motherless children, too, I suppose.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Enrique was there, his skateboard raised above his head, a large gash running down one side of his face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Did you raise your hand to ask permission to speak?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

They saw a circle of standing stones that Illyrio claimed had been raised by giants, and later a deep lake. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He leaned back in his chair with raised eyebrows. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Logan Walker raises his hand and doesn’t wait to be called on. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I manage to raise the corners of my lips. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Prawn raises his eyebrows, and his already crinkled forehead puckers to ramen noodles. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“What are you waiting for?” she asked, and she raised her wrapper, almost above her knees, and ran after Jaja. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the very last second he raised his arms to stop the axe and the edge of the tool sliced off three fingers of his right hand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They raised us, built a life, and prospered—not extravagantly, but enough to definitively move up in class. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He raised his head and his fat lids let only two sparks from his eyes show through. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I look back at his face, he’s staring at me with an eyebrow raised. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Just think what this land would raise with plenty of water! East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Others, seeing a Specter making for them, so strange and blank and greedy, raised their guns and fired, but of course with no effect. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

His father had not raised his voice, yet Tyrion could see the anger in the gold of his eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Ron and Hermione raised their wands high enough to spread the narrow beams of light farther on the ground; Harry looked all around him, but his wand was nowhere to be seen. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Few men were left in the war-torn Soviet villages—they were all at war, leaving the women to drive tractors, manage livestock, and raise crops. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“There’s more,” Viola says after a while when I don’t raise my head. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The card is thick creamy linen paper with raised gold lettering, with so many swirls and flourishes it’s hard to read. inia. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good,” said Mr. Lemoncello, raising his bell and striking a heroic pose. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

She sets the box down and raises up the rock. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“One for Harry...” said Slughorn, dividing a second bottle between two mugs, “... and one for me. Well” — he raised his mug high — “to Aragog.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“No, it is not, señora. You could fall out and hurt yourself when they raise the truck. Do not concern yourself with la migra. Come down, por favor, hurry!” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I dipped the gourd into the water and raised it to the man’s lips so he could drink. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

And you wouldn’t believe it, but I raised my hand. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled, and raised his hands in a gesture of surrender. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She raised it to read it, not even imagining what it could be. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He looked around the courtroom nervously before raising his hand and swearing an oath to tell the truth. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Audrey shook her head, raised her napkin to her face like she was going to cry. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

This would get the little fish riled up, they’d bump at the flies and try to pull ’em under and would raise a ruckus that’d make the big fish wonder what the commotion was for. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

When he raised a hand, he was shocked to see how white it was, how fleshless. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her younger daughter with Ernest, Anna, whom a relative had been raising since Mollie became seriously ill, had died. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And then Kino raised his hand and touched Juana’s cheek, and she held her breath. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were able to buy a house in Mufakose, which was a better place than the Cow’s Guts to raise Sekai. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

So I raised my hand, good and high in the air. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his head but did not look at them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She raised herself enough to turn the drawer over. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The queen glanced at Ghost suspiciously, then raised her head to Jon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The ifrit raises his hand from the wheel, rests it on Salim’s hand for a moment. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

They were the most magnificent animals I had ever seen—red horses, blue horses, horses of all colors—draped in gold and flowers, heads high, hooves raised as if prancing to the music. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

As it is, she just raises one eyebrow. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She raised a hand to her face and wiped away the tears, leaving a smudge of mud on her cheeks. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I raised my eyelids slightly so I could watch Father pick up his hat, boots, and sword in one hand before he closed the door. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A toast to you not being pregnant,” I say, raising my glass of water. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then she raised her eyebrows and her shoulders and gave me back the card. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

People, mostly men, leaned over the stone parapets of the raised park that surrounded the library, or walked up and down and bent to drink water from the public drinking-fountains. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I looked at her for a second, my eyebrows raised. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She sounded both desperate and bemused, as if she couldn't understand why all parents didn't raise their kids to be ninjas. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

You have probably seen that picture taken of six Marines raising the flag on Mount Suribachi. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

You were so fortunate to be raised by her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Do you know how?” he says, raising a bushy eyebrow. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his head, finally, like a man. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand higher and then higher still until Despereaux's whiskers brushed against his leathery, timeworn ear. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The man raised his arm and spoke a command. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I raised my right hand and swore to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The crowd screamed insults at me, but Antaeus raised his hand for silence. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Sayle raised the gun and took aim, his eyes wide, the pupils blacker than they had ever been, mere pinpricks in the bulging white. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

They banged out the rhythm on the tables, getting louder and rowdier until Raul stilled them by raising his hands. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hundred yards offshore I let the hook go and it plunged down and grabbed bottom, and the Fayre Eleyne straightened and raised her bow and seemed to sigh with relief. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She landed in an open field and raised her head just in time to see a splash of bright red flush across the dark grass toward her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

We both looked over at him sitting with his nose slightly raised into the breeze. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her bare arms were raised, her fists around her head, as if she were about to punch herself in the ears. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Though the Marine Corps put its bases in the South, he could never accustom himself to the sad fact that he was inevitably raising southern children. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It means a season of celebration, and that's how me and your daddy felt, like dancing and raising our hands up thanking God for giving us you. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand in a sad farewell and trudged away across the dark field. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Henrietta’s grandfather was already raising another grandchild that one of his daughters had left behind after delivering him on the home-house floor. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He had to raise his voice for the last part; I was already marching to the front door. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

His answers were a series of head movements, punctuated by yawning, raised eyebrows, and semi-swallowed hiccups. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The children milled about angrily and raised their voices in one steady, monotonous shrieking which continued unabated for five minutes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised one eyebrow but went into the nursery and, moments later, returned with an older woman in tow. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“My home,” he said, raising his head, his eyes red, with grief, with shame, with anger. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Was it practical—a way to raise children without interference? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

People stare at me—eyebrows raised, expressions puzzled. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When I raised my head an inch, something had changed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My responsibilities were to organize the campaign, coordinate the regional branches, canvass for volunteers, and raise funds. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reyna walked to the podium and raised her hand for attention. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I raised the whistle to my avatar’s lips and blew into it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She was about to walk through when the raksha raised a hand. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Merope stumbled across the room, but before she had time to raise her wand, Ogden had lifted his own and said firmly, “Reparo.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He raised his left hand and touched the wall with his right. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Lev asked me keenly, and I realized that I had my hand still raised, and that it had been raised like that for the last several seconds. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Arthur, whose head was still in his hands, raised his eyes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taran was about to speak, but the war lord raised his hand. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

We decided that I should raise the issue of the armed struggle within the Working Committee, and I did so in a meeting in June of 1961. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked away from the event that night even more inspired to do more, more committed to standing up, and more determined to raise my voice. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

His heart pattered beneath her cheek, and she remembered the warmth of his skin, the raised ridges of his scars touching her chin and the corner of her mouth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Aron, I can see your revulsion. You must get over that. Don’t forget our Lord and Mary Magdalene. Without pride I say I would be glad to raise her up.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He raised a fist and said, “Prepare to die.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jam was born after the monsters, born and raised in Lucille, but like everyone else, she remembered. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Then as I try to raise up my head I see it is impossible already. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman raised the sack so her mouth waren’t covered and said, “Alas, I see nothing. The heathen’s magic has left me completely sightless.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He paused and raised his hat as he said solemnly:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

When he was twenty feet away, he carefully raised the sling and aimed. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Starting back he raised his own yew-staff between him and the stranger. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Several boys raised their hands, but the Keeper ignored them. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not raising another one of these senseless, irresponsible idiots!” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The last card I made, the one with a drawing of a girl’s hand raised in a “hi” wave. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emerging from his goblet, coughing, sopping wet but still grinning, he saw something calculated to raise his spirits even higher: Draco Malfoy being dragged by the ear toward them by Argus Filch. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Several app icons flickered into view above his head, and I raised an eyebrow as I recited their names. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Finally she raises her eyes to me, too. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He said calmly, “Well, at least—” Rit went on, her voice raised. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How are cookies and raffle tickets going to raise twenty thousand dollars?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. Mwila didn’t raise his voice or take out the “pine board of education” like Mrs. Peterson had done time and time again. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Do you know what the Poet says about Witches raising children?” he asked. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

A truck pulled up in front of the auto parts shop just as Hassan raised his glass of tea. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She raises the cane over her head once more, but this time the squirrel surrenders. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He replaced the map in its folder, closed the drawer, and once again raised his feet to the top of the desk. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. Bad, I guess. You know how girls are. ‘There’s no profit in raising girls. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was about to give him my prepared answer when he raised a hand. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He raises his brow and pulls his hands to his chest. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She made me lift my hand—so—to remind me to raise my voice at the question. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Occasionally he raised his hands a little to balance himself. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her generous lips parted wordlessly, and she raised one graceful hand. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was no accident that I was drawn to people who’d been raised on islands. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Just who is all that pound cake money being raised for, anyway?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He raised the piece that held the chain and looked like a big gear. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“It is,” said the first woman, raising her head. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Moss repeated, perhaps louder than he’d ever been, and he saw people in the crowd nod at him, smile, raise their fists in the air. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Weeks after, it happened: One day in school I raised my hand to volunteer an answer. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When my teacher asked if anyone who lived within the Central High School district wanted to attend school with white people, I raised my hand. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I instinctively back up a few steps, raise my bow over my head to show my intention was harmless. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Finally, she raised her head and closed the book. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He blew into his bowl, raising a cloud of steam around his face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mustafa asks, looking back and forth at Mama and Baba with raised eyebrows. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He raised himself up upon the bolster, and I slipped a pewter bowl beneath his arm. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“But never a word was uttered, never a hand raised.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

And the Germans either raised their godlike blond heads through open tank hatches to watch broken cities scroll past, or else were psychopathic, sex-crazed torturers of beautiful Jewesses. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They knelt on the ground and raised their arms up and then down towards me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their arms were raised, and they seemed to be chanting. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Whenever the woman wasn’t looking, Bryce raised his hand and waved. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Toby Smythe, who, by the way, is wearing a sleeveless athletic jersey even though it’s the middle of January, raises both his arms in the air, makes a stupid roaring noise, then sits back down. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

One day God would give him a sign, and the darkness would all be finished—one day God would raise him, who had suffered him to fall so low. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Anyhow, it made me realize I haven’t seen you with your phone in your hand since we left. Which is”—she looks over her shoulder at him, white eyebrows raised—“odd, I daresay?” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

No one remained now but the excitable Jew, who had already raised the skirts of Mr. Jaggers’s coat to his lips several times. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The hydraulics groaned and the bin raised another eight feet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I raised my eyes to him, the first time I’d looked up in days, maybe weeks. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I talked about the fears I’d had early on about raising our daughters in the White House and how proud I was of the intelligent young women they’d become. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"Such a handsome, smart, polite boy—though we can't take any credit for that. His mother raised him right." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

But as soon as I think it, his machete raises again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Before I can mutter my line, Oscar Mancini raises his hand. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

In a half sleep I watch Kat dip and raise the ladle. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Young Assad got up and raised his head to search the sky for his aimless balloon, trying to guess where it would land. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Within its metal confines he raised holy hell, throwing himself around, exhausting the assistant starters, and reminding everyone of Hard Tack. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanley looked out through the haze of heat and dirt at the other boys, lowering and raising their shovels. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Lyra raised her head and wiped the wet hair from her eyes, and saw something quite different from horses. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He raised the other one slowly and pointed close to my face, scabs still tattooing his knuckles. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In September 1965, a white landlord named Abe Greenberg bought more than a score of properties in East Durham and promptly raised rents, although he had not made any improvements to the dilapidated houses. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Busy struggling to raise Hen Wen to her feet, Taran did not notice the horseman until he had reined up at the pen. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

When I raised my face again, there was such a ghastly look upon Miss Havisham’s, that it impressed me, even in my passionate hurry and grief. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She raised it to her lips, and just as she was about to take a sip, Taisin flooded into her as though a dam had broken. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She raise her eyebrows at me and say, “Then it behooves me to inform you that you are fired, Aibileen.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Here she is. Take her! You can raise her. Let Enrique send money to you,” she says. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

As they passed the sept, he heard voices raised in song. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

‘Nay, lady,’ he said, and taking her by the hand he raised her. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She raised her head, and her eyes were cold and shallow. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Turner’s mother raised an eyebrow and remarked that he had started to become a real Maine boy, thinking of the tide and the weather. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She looked at him, smirking, but when he raised his eyebrows in question, she just looked away, resuming her inspection of his dresser top, his bed, his desk. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When the referee raised his arm and blew his whistle for the second half to begin, a sense of disappointment fell over the stadium. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s because we both wear dentures, Carolyn, and we raise and cook the things we can eat.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I raise my left arm and twist my neck down to rip off the pill on my sleeve. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I raised my hand and waved, but he didn’t see me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I bet no one noticed, because I raised it really quick, and then I noticed nobody else had their hand up, so I put mine down. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was so bright and cheerful, it raised his spirits in spite of Rosa’s dire threats. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Farmer was reluctant to raise his hopes too high. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I edge up to the glass and raise my face, squinting against the sunlight. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was Mack who pried open that crate, Mack who bought me, and Mack who raised me like a human baby. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The very man who had accosted him in the West Oakland station raised his hand to Moss, and he lifted his chin quickly, a silent hello. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And then, raising his voice so loud that some of the customers stared: “He won’t play that.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her dark fingers ducked in and out of the lemony cloth as she embroidered raised daisies around the hem. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother was simply tired of raising me, so I raised myself. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And when the drummers, ac- cepting his drink, raised their glasses and said, “Here’s to you,” Charles was delighted. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She raises a hand to touch it and it quivers, dividing into droplets and then coming back together. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I apologize if I unintentionally raised your expectations, but I’ve resolved never to marry.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She ran a finger over it softly and found the flowers were raised. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Dr. Nwala raised his willowy body from his seat and came around to shake her hand. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Joe raised the idea in the NEC the next day there were some who firmly objected, claiming that we were giving de Klerk’s supporters a reward but not our own people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of especially naughty children, it is sometimes said, ‘They must have been raised by wolves,’” Lord Fredrick finally remarked, tapping his cigar into a bronze ashtray shaped like a fox. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Father Nicanor raised his hands and the four legs of the chair all landed on the ground at the same time. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

They had moved closer, and now Robbie spoke briefly, and half raised his locked hands and let them fall. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Gunthor son of Gum was raising the other clans even now. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The dog raised his head, but when Curley jerked out, the grizzled head sank to the floor again. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moine’s argument is that what separates a great salesman from an average one is the number and quality of answers they have to the objections commonly raised by potential clients. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone kind of shouts and does this thing where we raise up one hand to the ceiling, and then there are a lot of jazz fingers. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Born and raised in Washington Heights, and Boogie down Bronx—my first love. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Standing on the porch, he raised his clasped hands over his head and pranced like a boxer going into the ring. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grace Wexler raised her hand, lowered it, raised it halfway, then lowered it again, torn between her claim as Sam Westing's relative and being accused of murder. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Officer Khan is now looking at me with raised eyebrows, and I try not to stare at the window. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I had raised the cup to take a sip of tea, but I put it down on the floor next to me, harder than I mean to, and some of it spills over. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Bigger’s right hand raised itself about three inches, then stopped in mid-air. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

For me, it was a throwback to the way I’d been raised—the jazz at Southside’s house, the piano recitals and Operetta Workshops put on by my great-aunt Robbie, my family’s trips to downtown museums. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Just to see them made me know my worst fears had come true: a hue and cry had been raised against me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She raised a sleeve to dash it impatiently away and forced a smile. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Demigods who could live without fear, get married, raise a family. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But to raise one’s hopes is to risk their falling further. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Smith had raised an additional hundred dollars in less than twenty-four hours! Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“This is what happens when a straight dude is raised by two gay men and has a feminist sister figure who doesn’t like dudes.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Jack raised a hand to the receptionist and waved Emily and James through a doorway and down a hall. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

In the end, though, Zeitoun could laugh this kind of thing off, but the one thing he could not abide was a client raising their voice to Kathy. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It preened a long iridescent feather, shook its head, raised and lowered its crest in a gesture that was somehow threatening, and turned to gaze at us with a perfectly round, yellow eye. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It raised the skin on my arms to bumps. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I raised a cheer that turned into a strangled yelp when I realized the rocket was heading for the mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Newt went after him, right on his heels, and then the rest of the Gladers followed, a tight pack of roaring boys charging ahead to a bloody battle, weapons raised. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Although his grandfather had been French, he was raised and considered himself Ojibwa and kept the rules of his mother’s dodem or clan, the catfish clan. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

And then, through the tears, he found the sense in the words, and raised his head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s true,” said Granddaddy, raising his glass in my direction. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

With my eyes closed, I slowly raised my arms, weaving them through the bees, until finally I stood with them stretched out from my sides in a dreamy place I’d never been before. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They traded a life of being hunted in the wild for a life of being raised, bred, and eaten by humans. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She only rolled her eyes as she raised a small portion of meat to her lips. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Then he raised up the stone, and saw that it had crushed Herbor’s skull. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

It took all three of them to raise the chariot, but finally they’d managed to haul everything ashore to a black sand beach near the base of the glacier. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But all the boys raised their hands to vote “No.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

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

The usual crowd hung out by the front door of the party, drunk out of their minds, greeting everyone with a raised cup of beer. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

One of the dogs yipped gently: Dicey raised her head and saw his little legs moving as he lay on his side with his eyes closed. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The call center is a cross between a co-ed college frat house and a phone bank raising money for the local public TV station. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

He raised up on one scrawny elbow and stared into the dark. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he raised his tail and slammed it down. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The thought of seeing Denna was the only thing that had the potential to raise my spirits a little. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then he thought he should do something heroic and resistant, so he raised his fist in defiance and said, “Death to tyrants.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The cost of cyclotrons already was raising the hackles of academic deans and presidents. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He had married a lovely young girl but before they could raise a family she had died. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He notices the little gift box on the bedside table then, and looks over his shoulder at you with his eyebrows raised. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

No one raises their hand, and Ms. Jacobs snaps the top back onto the marker and faces us. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

One of the Nazis struck him with a club, but instead of taking the beating meekly the prisoner raised his arms and grabbed the stick. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Regina reluctantly agreed, but raising enough money for his expenses was, as always, a problem. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She turned to Artemis and started to say something, but Artemis raised her hand. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Alice Paul raises a glass in celebration of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Newt looked up, questioned Thomas with a raising of his eyebrows. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Because by making the choice to leave, you’re insulting the place that raised you and made you and never turned you away. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Before dinner she apologized for raising her hand to me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Its not just the children. It’s the grow n-ups too. Some people are growing children, not raising children, and there’s a big difference.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of trying to fire again, Powell raised the pistol high in the air and brought down a crushing blow to Frederick’s head. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I haven’t studied those before, but as soon as the teacher explains, it makes sense and I raise my hand high to answer every question. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get back! Stay away from me!” the woman shrieked as she raised her cane higher. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the aquarium a toy wizard stands on the gravel, his wand raised, mid-spell. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

For religious people, including Cuvier himself, the idea raised uncomfortable implications since it suggested an unaccountable casualness on the part of Providence. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

A savage raised his hand and the chief turned a bleak, painted face toward him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was because I had been raised by men; I hadn’t grown up around women and had never been exposed firsthand to the double standard with which Afghan society sometimes treated them. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Kelli struck so fast, Percy didn’t have the chance to raise his sword. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She raised herself to her full height on her bench. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sharers were in the property room, discussing some matter so intently that none of them so much as raised a hand to greet us. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

This forced us to raise our prices; then prices would go up again, and we’d have to raise them some more. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his free hand and placed it gently on the side of my neck. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wanted somewhere public, but also somewhere our parents could drop us off without raising eyebrows. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Do you think we raised you to be rude?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

They were laughing and pointing down at the red welt that raised on my chest where the Horse was pounding. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her father lives with her stepmother, raising llamas on a farm. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then a breeze would move her bright hair, or she would raise her eyes, and Adam would swell out in his stomach with a pressure of ecstasy that was close kin to grief. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We made the wrong trade-offs. We made the wrong choices. We tried. You need to know that. We tried to raise you the best we could. I’m sorry.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

My pocket camcorder raised to my eye, I film the Saturday afternoon crowd entering and leaving. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Will raised his head up, up, up to take in the immensity of the building before him. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I’m wondering who “they” are when, to my surprise, a soft-spoken white girl named Tiffany raises her hand. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

At announcement time, Chiron stepped forward and raised his goblet. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He raised his head—a new explosion of pain—and focused on the forward part of the boat. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will raised his head and took off his glasses and wiped the moisture from them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He hit him solidly and from as high up as he could raise the club. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his staff, but Piper launched into another verse of‘Summertime’. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I saw him raise the knife again and now as he lowered it unused he pushed Clifton into the street and stood over him, sobbing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gaea raised her arms as if for a hug. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He was awake, and when I entered he stared, quite bewildered, and with some effort managed to raise himself on one elbow. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

But instead he stood there aimlessly holding the jump rope, until Bryant at 165 was having his arm raised after an early first-round pin. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

At last, Dad swayed up to Anglesey, raised his left hand 'cause his right was so busted, and did this...” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“And why would we want to raise them?” said a cold voice. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Here,” I said quietly, raising my hand a bit. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Martha and Melville said that Vaughan’s widow, Rosa, was left with ten children to raise and no income. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I raise my hand and ask, “Can we play with mutes today?” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then there was dysentery, the specter of which was raised with every loose stool. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

‘The blood of Olympus to raise the Earth Mother!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I look at Remy, who I know never does the assignments, and raise my hand. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

And before Sarai could process what was happening, one of the ghosts lunged toward her and raised a knife, her face savage with hate and intent, and Sarai couldn’t get out of the way. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Crow stood before them in her neat black dress, her hands raised toward the crumbling ceiling. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jacob dreamt of raising the Jews of Paris in a great rebellion, washing over the bridge in waves of righteous anger like the Maccabees washed over the Greeks. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He raised his head and turned to Singer. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Without hearing my reply, he dropped the bag to the ground, picked me up, and raised me to a branch. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

He peers at me with a raised eyebrow. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We raised our guns in the air and cheered. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

My mom thanks him effusively, going on and on about how he shouldn’t have and congratulating his parents on raising such a wonderful son. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Though Papa still got the payments, I understand that I had gotten a raise that put me over $1.50 a week. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sneered and jeered and raised old scandals, and would not stop making everyone there miserable until Thor arrived at the feast. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Lord Janos had been no more than commander of the City Watch before Joffrey had raised him to Harrenhal and the council. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Both raised their wands to see what lay beyond. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Ma simply nods, and Sis raises her hand. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Gabriel, the Left Hand of God himself,” Rameel joined in, raising his glass of water toward Benton and then taking a sip. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

As she’s all too fond of telling us, we are raising savages with all our new theories about talking, not spanking. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There he stood somewhat bewilderedly beside his suitcase as Bill Thorpe raised the side hatches and Nick flung a package into the luggage space. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raised an eyebrow and nodded, and Maddie reluctantly came with me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I ripped up the front steps, raised a fist and rapped on the door, shining under a fresh coat of ruby red paint. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Then I send down the dumbwaiter and raise the trays one by one. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

A mother raise her daughter with love and kindness. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

When at last Daenerys found the strength to raise her head, she saw the crowd dispersing, the Dothraki stealing silently back to their tents and sleeping mats. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Educated children walked in single file on the right side of the hallway, raised their hands to use the lavatory, and carried the lavatory pass when en route. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It was accompanied by the familiar tilt of the head and a slightly raised eyebrow and I felt the ground rush away from me, so strong was the memory, and the fear. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

A national group called the People-to-People Committee was attempting to raise funds for the team, and the executive director asked Bobby if he’d give a simultaneous exhibition to publicize the team’s plight. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In unison, the witches and wizards along the right-hand side of the dungeon raised their hands. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

His expression changes to one of interest, the back of his hand still raised to his mouth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The tent full of people on raised circular platforms, performing tricks with bright white fire. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She raised her eyes and looked Poirot full in the face. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The injured were being treated upon the raised platform by Madam Pomfrey and a group of helpers. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Built themselves a home right here on Birdsong Creek and fought off the Indians and cleared a corn patch and raised me and Little Arliss and lost a little sister who died of a fever. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gestured with my raised hand and watched her eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We were raised by the same parents, rejected by the same mother, abandoned by the same father—even if he did have a good reason. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Martin always fidgeted when Cora raised the idea of initiative. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

During the war, five million men had left their jobs and joined the military, leaving women to fill those vacant jobs and raise their children as well. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Atik had been raised in Anchor­ age and knew very little about hunting, for his father had been a mechanic. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the 1980s, in an attempt to divide workers by race, professional union busters raised the issue of C.P. ’s Klan past. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

My mom takes me by the elbow to draw me nearer, then raises her voice. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Bram is parked in the raised area of the parking lot, on the top level. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He raised his head to look and coming through the weeds twenty feet away was one of their number unbuckling his belt. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

They raised their arms high overhead and lifted their thumbs like a forest of small apostrophes at the ends of their closed fists. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain raised his saber, let loose the shout that was the greatest sound he could make, boiling the yell up from his chest: Fix bayonets! The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

With dreary obedience the choir raised their hands. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I raised her over my head and said, “All I’m wondering is, what kept you?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Besides the garrison and the household there were the yeomen from the town and those who had sought refuge when the portcullis was raised. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Then she raised her voice and called back to the boy, “Uh, hi...” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

By contrast, sedentary people, unconstrained by problems of carrying young children on treks, can bear and raise as many children as they can feed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The fastest way to raise one’s classification was to be docile and not complain. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised one arm, the long black sleeve of his robe dangling beneath it, and wagged a finger at Magdalys. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He raised his arm above his head and slapped Monique with the back of his hand so hard that she fell onto the bed. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bloom’s knack for promotion caught the attention of other fair officials, who came to him for help in raising the exposition’s overall profile. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He stood there straight as if at attention and then commanded me with a raised hand to fire away. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were selling them at the door, only five dollars each, to raise money for the Refugee Scholarship Fund. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’ll be three looms for you to tend, a nice fat raise to your wages for these several weeks.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The blue knight climbed unsteady to his feet, and raised his dirk in the direction of Renly Baratheon, the salute of a champion to his king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Struggling, he raised his head for a better look at his right arm. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Then the zoo raised lots of money to build a huge enclosure. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Roy Lee rolled up the Life magazine, but before he could raise his arm, Chipper was gone in a flash, halfway down the stairs toward the safety of Mom in the kitchen. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It raised her stature to the royal lady which she was, to a straight-backed dowager whose rheumatic fingers flashed with rings, who had ridden the world successfully for fifty years. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The effect of it wasn’t very dignified, so Father retreated back to his pulpit made of wired-together palm fronds and raised up one hand, intending I guess to pronounce the benediction. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madame Sabbar raised the slingshot and fired the next grape so straight that it catched Jimmy, who hadn’t had no chance atall to bend his face down, right twixt his eyes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

When the count reached forty-six and I couldn’t seem to locate any new bunches of hogs, Mama and I decided that was all the pigs the sows had raised that year. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned as Koffi came at him, raising one of his hands in a flick, and white-hot pain grazed Koffi's cheek. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was decided that the best way to raise the necessary funds was to exhibit the remains of Saint Germain. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

Mom had once told me that when Grandma was raising her kids, she hadn’t really seen the logic in educating girls. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

With every test of my theory—if I raise enough money to pay for Fig’s treatment, then he’ll get to stay home—each attempt had failed. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The veterans continued to work at a furious pace to raise more funds and shepherd the project through the governmental agencies that still had to approve the design. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The 12TH JUROR’S face is a mask of indecision, then he suddenly raises his hand. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked slowly past the stalls on her left, looking in each one, and though the horses raised their eyes to her, she did not see the huntress. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she raised her head to the dark Wood and looked for what she was seeking. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had nothing in common with the stray dogs in the street, much less with the thoroughbred racers that assorted families of the aristocracy were raising. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Partridge handed me the book, and I slid my fingers over the raised bumps. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Do that, as students have been doing here since 1801, raising themselves, raising each other. This life, here at Fullbrook, provides you with tremendous advantage. Take your advantage. Run with it.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was laughter from the soldiers on foot and raised voices at the roadside. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Bill had soon filled all of their goblets, they stood and raised them high in a toast. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

However, Capricorn raised his hand to quell the murmur that had arisen. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Redemption continued to stare at Pet and raised an admonishing finger at her without bothering to turn around. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But Goring raised his hand abruptly and Goebbels fell suddenly silent. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Dad comes into the room and wordlessly raises the blinds. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Did you know you raise your eyebrows when you lie?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They turned a corner in the tunnel, and in front of him, as the man raised the lantern, Julius saw the brother of Boots. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

In midflight the dragon-Ged raised wings, stopped, and stooped as the hawk stoops, talons outstretched downward, striking and bearing the other down by neck and flank. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Zakariyya raised the picture to eye level and stared in silence. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Matt examined his own image with interest, wrinkling his nose and raising his eyebrows. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is talking loud, raising her voice above the traffic and noise around her. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

He raised his scythe in a mode salute. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t complain—I was grateful for the school and the missionaries—but I was a nomadic kid, raised on milk. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

They babbled and gestured toward her basket, their movements disjointed, their tones raised, and Olanna made out some of the words. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She raised her fist in the air and shook it. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Albert opened his eyes, looked at Joseph kneeling on the floor, and raised an eyebrow. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

You have already agreed that this letter raises questions like the rights of freedom, civil liberties, and so on? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His uncle took an automatic step forward, the back of his hand raised at Redemption’s insolence, but the boy stepped forward as well, his eyes aflame. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

People had raised flags and put up clotheslines between them. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The boy must rehearse his thoughts and raise his hand before speaking out in a loud voice to an audience of classmates. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

His dark slacks were raised high above his ankles. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Me and Mr. Mancuso here just having some coffee. You been nasty all afternoon. You don’t care where I raise that money. You don’t care if they lock me up. You don’t care about nothing.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My arms were so heavy, I could barely raise my sword. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But he seemed to feel her looking, and always raised his head a little to look back at her. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Clint raises his chin way the hell up to look at Tiny and then nods at him. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

And yet, here was Anatole looking back at Father with his eyebrows raised very high, like “Do you understand plain English?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has walked away from Byron, five, and Melissa, ten, as well as her ten-year-old sister and eleven-year-old brother, whom she had been raising for her ailing mother. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Her own parents died in a plane crash when she was five, and she was raised by an uncle who didn’t care much about her. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said softly, “A father has a right to raise his son in his own way, Reuven.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Next duel She went to her room, slid open the window, dropped the paper in the sand pail, and raised the bucket. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When you're raised by immigrants, they don't introduce you to American pop culture. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu's mother would raise her arm high, heavenward, as she said, “Amen, Father Lord, amen.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He looked into the water, then he looked back at her, and simply shook his head as he raised a hand to cover his mouth. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Lee shook his head quickly, raised a hand as if warding him off. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, if I didn’t know it, the woman who raised him was a colored woman and he still sees her to this day. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not raise his voice, though it was straining with contempt. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I’m in the ring with him, fists raised to block any blows to my heart, before I understand. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Plutonists also raised awkward questions about where all the water went when it wasn’t in flood. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe they don’t remember what they learn, but I’m telling you, I done raised enough kids to know, they matter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Anyone with an elbow on the table might suddenly feel his wrist seized, raised and jerked downward so that his elbow hit the table hard enough to make the dishes dance. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpop raised his eyebrows well above the top of his sunglasses, letting Genie know he was serious about getting the tea himself. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, perhaps because the poetry had opened her heart, Kit raised her eyes and made a discovery. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, incredulously, she raised her head; and then she was scrambling out of her chair, craning to see. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Simon catches my eye and raises his eyebrows, and I shake my head slightly. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“We know they’ve raised themselves into an army,” says the birthmark. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It raised the whip, and the thongs whined and cracked. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I raise my eyebrows in a wow to be polite, but hello, who doesn’t know that? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I had hoped to receive a computer, but truthfully, I didn’t believe that I would raise my grade point average high enough to win. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The man folded his arms and raised his eyebrows. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The space between them was a straight shot, and as one of the wolves raised his head to look at Kaede, she sent an arrow directly into his yellow eye. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Adam said, “I don’t see how you could cook and raise the boys and take care of me and still do all this.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bob raised his drink and asked everyone to do the same. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Louisiana’s grandmother raised her left eyebrow and then her right one. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Cattle raised on grass simply take longer to grow than cattle raised on com. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

From there, I raised and lowered myself, up over the top of the highest branches, and down under low-hanging ones. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Now she's a star in India, I guess, and my cousin is being raised in Mumbai like a Bengali princess by her other set of grandparents. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Cattle were raised in pastures, eating grass and hay—the food they naturally eat. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She seemed to raise her hand as if to wave back, but then she lowered it and quickly ran inside. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I lower my right leg and raise my left. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

My grandmother raised me until this past summer. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mom stepped in front of him, and when she got a look at his outfit, she raised her eyebrows. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry,” he said, raising his hand in the air, the spatula his scepter, “I got this.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

At another school, a student who stepped outside the usual gender categories might have been the topic of gossip or debate or at least a few raised eyebrows. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I raised my hand and got Ms. Pollard’s attention. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart told me that I was a Thembu, that I had been raised and sent to school so that I could play a special role in perpetuating the kingship. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raised the lid of the nearest one. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She leans down long enough to retrieve her diaphanous shawl and disappears, her arm raised so that the shawl trails behind her, a shimmering banner. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I raise my free hand to cover my mouth. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He lowered it into his lap, listened, raised it and said something else, then he just sat there for a couple minutes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Do you know why?” he asked and raised an eyebrow. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Streeler is native to several African countries, though it has been successfully raised by wizards in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Princess,” they all shouted, and I raised an eyebrow. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He gestured at his eyebrows, which he was raising one at a time while simultaneously puckering his lips. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

When they arrived at the first hive, Jinny showed Ess how to raise the lid carefully, so as not to pinch her fingers. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Her gnarled hands touched the raised pink flesh and followed the map of it with one finger. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Amaranta suddenly discovered that the girl she had raised, who was just entering adolescence, was already the most beautiful creature that had even been seen in Macon do. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He raised himself to look at the atlas. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Had a bunch of cats sat around a boardroom table raising their paws? Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Their elbows were raised, and they were blowing on flutes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s a little raise along with the job,” he said benignly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few quiet minutes she raised her head back up and asked, “So, why did you ring my doorbell?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have permission to raise your hand. And let me just warn you and your friend,” he said with a glance at Sticky, “it won’t benefit you to challenge a Messenger.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It raises panic, anger, and guilty feelings whether or not I have done wrong. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raises his hand and touches his eye self-consciously. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Booth raises the knife and brings it down in a hacking motion. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He glances conspicuously at her left hand and raises an eyebrow. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was because she was raised within the physical borders of such a place, because she lived in proximity with the Dreamers. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

These men had been born and raised in Chicago, and though they still spoke the old tongue, their accents were Americanized. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

At the end we raised our voices and said, “Amen!” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

They sat for a time in silence, Until Catelyn raised her head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My parents didn’t raise me to be religious. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The man stopped as if I had hit him and, quick as lightning, raised his arm. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Larger groups raise suspicion, but small cohorts like ours are constantly moving across the continent in a thousand directions. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He raises himself up and holds out his hand for mine. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Katz peers down too, trying to catch my eye and raise it to meet hers. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

In a sudden scuffling, a man’s voice was raised angrily, “Take your hand out of my pocket!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was just about to raise his stick to hit Charlotte when he lost his balance. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

She raised her hands but she was shaking too badly to use her power to end the creature’s suffering. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to raise suspicions, so I fish through my papers and read the name inside. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Shackleton sweet-talked wealthy patrons, took public donations, and raised money as an advance based on future sales of film and photo rights. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Everyone was subdued by what had occurred, but by afternoon the work of the harvest raised our spirits. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyebrows raised in surprise and he smiled—for the briefest moment—until I said, “Here.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry raised his wand arm, which felt like lead, and murmured “Aguamenti” too: Together, he and Hagrid poured water on the house until the last flame was extinguished. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The present generation of particle accelerators can collide particles at energies of about one hundred GeV, and machines are planned that would raise this to a few thousand GeV. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever you get the available answer to a straight question, like, say, where does the most famous and worst of the four-letter Anglo-Saxon unprintable words come from, the answer raises new and discomfiting questions. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They passed farmhouses, barns and an occasional weathered gray shack raised off the ground on piles of bricks. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had gotten a room as well as dinner, though the innkeeper had raised his eyebrows as the children had entered. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The man in the yellow suit raised his eyebrows and a nervous petulance came into his voice. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those people in them fancy new houses won’t be able to stand pig smell. So we can’t raise hogs no more.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

People stopped trying to raise hogs because it was too difficult to get slop rich enough to feed them, and no one had the money to buy mash or fish meal. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Bates tried to sell her his iron pills and told her straight out that that tea of hers would raise her blood pressure and burst her heart. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Never has such a thing happened in my time!’ he cried, raising his hands in horror. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It might take me a while to raise it up, but I’ll mail it soon as I do.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I waded farther out through the waves, raising my arms to the ship. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised one hideously swollen arm and looked listlessly at the pus that seeped through the fabric of his sleeve. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Adam sniffed and said, “That’s a smell could raise me out of a concrete grave.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her finger and pointed at both of them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Back then, I couldn’t of read it anyway. We didn’t need to read no book to raise our own kids.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Streets really are crowded today! As you can see, Tenebrion is a lively city! A wonderful place to—ow, eh—raise a family or livestock.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Go kneel on that ridge there and raise your arms. Stay in that position until I come back from lunch.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Behind him he heard the cabin of the crusher open and a man’s voice called out, raising the alarm. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Since there were about fifty pounds of beans in that sack, it made enough noise to raise the dead. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She jerked the broom as she swept, raising a wind. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hoped it had been him that had raised his flag and knotted arm in anger. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The question mark is the raised eyebrow at the end of a sentence. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I telephoned Winnie the next day at the hospital and asked her for help in raising money for the Treason Trial Defense Fund from the Jan Hofmeyr School. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I did nothing, he raised his hands and spoke to the people. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I raised my glass, gave a cheer and, following suit, slammed my drink back. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She raises the volume on Chubby Checker and we twist in celebration. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The moment she paused to catch her breath, I raised my hand like I did in school. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

At the moment my every waking hour is spent in helping some dedicated friends raise money for a bold and shattering movie that they are planning to film about an interracial marriage. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps a quarter mile away, across a stretch of yellow, waist- high grass, was a straight line of trees—an ancient raised causeway, Erickson said. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

With her light skin, semiblond hair, pale seagull blue eyes, she could easily pass herself off as something other than a woman born and raised in East Harlem. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Colin was sitting in one of the highest seats, his camera raised, taking picture after picture, the sound strangely magnified in the deserted stadium. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The adults raised their wineglasses, and Joseph and Frankie toasted with apple juice. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He lifted a hand and was surprised to find caked blood and a raised ridge in a line across the middle. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there were the numerous white landlords who raised rents during the plague and even evicted tenants who could not afford the increases. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

He raised himself and crawled out of the water, grunting with die pain of movement. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Everyone sing!” he shouted, raising his hands like an orchestra conductor, gesturing with my lute like a baton. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In his chair, Archer raised his head, and his eyes were glassy with tears. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She’d supported my efforts at Public Allies when I was there and helped raise funds for Barack’s various campaigns, marshaling her wide network of connections to boost our every endeavor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She spoke in anguish, but Jason rejoiced and raised her gently and embraced her, and promised her she would be his own wedded wife when once they were back in Greece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know Mira raised all that money, but don’t you think it’s a bit premature to get takeout?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The fish slime glistened on his fingers as he raised the horseshoe, and Anya caught the briefest flash of magic spiderwebbing out from it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Nkem? Are you all right?” he asked, raising himself to look at her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The entire board had been raised a few inches. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her voice slightly, like I was a kid in grade two. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Ben said, standing and raising a hand to stop her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“In the queer mass of human destiny, the determining factor has always been luck,” Mr. Turner observed, raising one eyebrow to Miss Riley. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Often she concentrated all night on raising it, until her mind and soul were exhausted, but she didn’t notice any difference. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“That’s not true. I asked that my membership be dropped. I raised no political issues.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ere long, I became aware that some one was handling me; lifting me up and supporting me in a sitting posture, and that more tenderly than I had ever been raised or upheld before. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

We were head-on now, voices raised, concert over, bodies quaking. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The automatic Doberman fawned at the General’s feet but raised metal hackles at the sight of the detectives. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his eyebrows and gave her a look full of questions, full of hope. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

I looked up, and sure enough my hand was raised, but I did not know how it had come to be raised, and I only sort of knew how to go about de-raising it. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Will often go broody; excellent for raising chicks from fertile eggs. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Amaka looked at her mother with her lips turned down and her eyebrows raised, as if she could not believe that anybody had to be told how to peel yam slices properly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

A horseshoe puckered on Sybil’s neck, ugly and purple—her first owner had raised draft horses. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I had half expected her to be angry at this inquiry, but on the contrary, it was almost as though she had been long awaiting an opportunity to raise the very topic. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He turned back to Hermione, raised the jagged rock, and began to hack at her bindings too — At once, several pairs of strong gray hands seized him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The volume should be low enough that you could speak at a conversational level without raising your voice. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Would he raise his hand to strike her and would she retreat? Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He was raised by grandparents until they died, then put into foster care. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Kira had never seen such a bed and supposed the raised legs were to make one safe from beasts or bugs. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dill gripped the ladder, raised a foot, and scraped his boot on the column before stepping on the bottom rung. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand toward his gaping mouth and the Humbug shut his eyes tightly and clasped both hands over his head. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Samuel raised his head and laughed with pleasure. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Cash to keep the car pool going was hard to raise. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

We kissed our own fingers and raised them into the air, nodding. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

They also raised cattle, goats, ducks, turkeys, terriers, bees, and English bulldogs. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She was a shy woman, so courteous she spoke in a voice barely higher than a whisper and she would not raise her pretty hazel eyes to meet my gaze. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you going downtown with Hamza to loot and steal. It’s wrong! We didn’t raise you to be a thief. And it’s worse that you’re teaching your brother.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then he raised his flippers and leaned forward. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

George raised the gun and listened to the voices. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and Leo started forward, but Clytius raised his hand in an unmistakable gesture—stop. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I stand behind the image of the woman in the war effort poster, raising her fist. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

A new kind of competition between Russia and the United States took shape that fall, a nuclear arms race that quickly raised the stakes of the Cold War to unforeseen and terrifying heights. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She raises her fist in a power sign, but when no one joins her, she lowers it again and blushes. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The furious Germans ordered Nina to raise her hands. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The kids in the neighborhood all knew one another, and they raised money for the event, which was held several times a year. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“And even if you do raise enough,” Dad added, “there’s no guarantee that Fig Newton will get any better.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He watches the horse until it dies and then raises his face to me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She put Papa’s picture back into her box, raised her dress, and showed me her own black panties. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

When he didn’t go on, Otto shrugged and raised the camera’s viewfinder to eye level. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Dust was in his nostrils, sharp and terrible, and the feet of the saints, shaking the floor beneath him, raised small clouds of dust that filmed his mouth. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She leapt back and shouted at me to stop, raising her blade so that it hung quivering in the air just between my eyes. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Julietta had been raised by another person, that aunt, in a home that was not a home. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Outside the city walls they camped with their vast herds, raising palaces of woven grass, eating everything in sight, and making the good folk of Pentos more anxious with every passing day. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As Meir emerged from the tree line, Frankie stepped in front of me, raising his arm to block Meir from getting close. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

How could I have raised my voice to her? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When I raise up my crazy old eyes and talk to myself, what do you want me to tell you? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raise my eyes to his and see that they’re filled with tears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

When I came as near to the light as I dared, I raised my head and tensed my legs, ready to flee if necessary. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now, lamed by pain, he went hesitantly, and did not raise his face, the left side of which was white with scars. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The two mercenaries turned and raised eyebrows at each other. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, thank you,” he said, stretching the elastic band to raise his kid-sized hat and tipping it toward the crowd. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

After it was done, Khrazz cut the heart from the black man, raised it above his head red and dripping, and took a bite from it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We cheered again, raising our guns in the air, shouting and whistling. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then he raised both, shield and baby, above his head. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead he raised the handle toward Hugo and said, “Be useful. ” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

John Henry flinched and whirled around, hammer raised. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She raises her hands and takes a few steps back. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

When we reached him, his teeth were bared and his hackles raised. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It sundered, and a pale spindle of light gleamed between his opened arms, a faint oval reaching from the ground up to the height of his raised hands. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

His father was beginning to raise his voice. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I raise up a little, feeling the benefit of food in my belly whatever the stinking rag may or may not be doing. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They were the only ones going to be “saved”—but Peachy refused to raise her own children that way. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

When he raised his eyes to me, he looked so drained, as if he didn’t even have the energy to be upset with me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Right at the end, I saw him raise his hand again vaguely and turn away towards the overhanging roof. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her hand to knock at the door and then, feeling that that was ridiculous, took a deep breath to call out, but realized that she didn’t know what to say. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The man raises it, silently fires it into the air, and a second later Pete hears the delayed report of the gunshot, dull and distant. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go,” I say in a raised whisper. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

When the car reached its highest point, 264 feet above the ground, Mrs. Ferris climbed onto a chair and cheered, raising a roar in the following car and on the ground. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Big Rose is a whole nother bag of groceries,” Ali told me, raising his eyebrows. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

At the turn of the last century, someone thought he could make his fortune raising the timber for railroad ties. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

If Grandmother raised the heat off their gambling parlors, or said the word that reduced the bail of a friend waiting in jail, they knew what would be expected of them. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, impulsively, admitting it for the first time: “I’m saying I don’t want to raise Gogol alone in this country. It’s not right. I want to go back.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Doubtless a few gold cloaks on the walls spied them leaving the Tower of the Hand, but no one raised a voice. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Brutus led her up the center aisle to the raised platform. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

This one depicted a naked man cowering in front of the star, both his hands raised in fear. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But the issue raised its head again and again over the next several decades. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I take the jug and use both my battered hands to raise it to my face. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He steps closer to Charlise as if he’s about to grab her hand, and this little exchange makes me raise my eyebrows, because Colin and Charlise used to hate each other when we were younger. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The couple left after a few minutes, and from the back of the house I watched the red car scare chickens, raise dust and disappear toward Magnolia. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, maybe Sissy and I can raise the money,” began Evy, “if...” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we hurried past, I saw a woman spit at a soldier, I saw the soldier raise a whip in the air. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She touched the raised pattern with a knobby finger. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“The pain of raising children,” he said quietly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Life keeps whipping around and around, and on my last go-around, the Iditarod raised its furry canine head. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Even its brief appearance raised spirits a little, and by August 1 the pressure on the ship's sides relaxed. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

My sweetheart, released after three years without formal charges, was waiting here to raise the dead. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep my hands raised and my head down, so I’m barely five feet away from her when I see Anna, standing next to her car, hands on hips, watching me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never recovered from his injuries, and shortly after Christmas that year he died of heart failure at the age of thirty-four, leaving Marian’s mother to raise their three girls. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Baba raised his eyebrows when he caught sight of Neel. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He balanced the shoe on the end and raised it up to the branch. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Soon?” she asked Einar, after she showed him how she could hold herself raised on the branch with her arms taut and unshaking, even while wearing the sack of rocks at its heaviest. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The guards at the ballroom doors had let them past with little more than a raised brow and a smirk. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"He's coming to see if he can raise our taxes!" a woman wailed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He raised and lowered his crest and then I swear he hissed at me like a feral cat. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He raised the old yew wand: How fitting that this would be its last great act. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He sat not at a desk, but in his armchair, which had been raised high to accommodate his long legs, with a board across his knees to write on. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lunged forward, his sword out and raised. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I raised Riptide, but before I could even defend myself, Thalia yelled, and a blast of lightning came down from the sky, hit her spear like a lightning rod, and slammed into my chest. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

When Iron Emmett spied him, he raised a hand and combat ceased. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I have a memory of ducking down to avoid a blow, raising mv hands. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cain chuckled as he stepped toward the panting assassin and raised his sword, aiming at the assassin’s chest. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was the story of the cat that raised mice. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

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

Dad couldn’t figure out what he’d done wrong, raising a son who’d grown up to become a member of the gestapo. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But he had decided what he wanted to do with the rest of his life: he would be a human rights activist and raise international awareness about the existence of the labor camps. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The girl had raised her head and was looking around. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Shah! I don’t know nothing about raising water monsters.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Sounds like the kind of question someone not from Dauntless would ask,” says Four, raising an eyebrow. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He had done a lot of drinking and raising hell with Emo and some of the other veterans. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Fadi would do his part to raise the money, but his father had to be the one who found her. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

At the center was a raised dais, and on that dais, towering above the dancing politicians, stood Ghohg. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Like most everyone else in our suburban neighborhood, we were raised to meet a certain standard. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The thought raised a cold sweat on her skin, for if they were real, then all the consequences in those tales must be real, too. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would raise Oak in enough bloodshed that he would turn into someone like Madoc, or perhaps someone more secretly cruel, like Dain. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed only a short time before Stanchion stood and raised a questioning eyebrow at me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He counted them—twelve people—and saw phones raised in front of a few of them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Reverend Johnson raises his hands and speaks in a soft, deep voice. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I took another step forward, and he raised his head to look at me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Clarence raised his wings and lowered them, but he stayed on Burke’s shoulder. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She went back to the bed and put her arm round Lola who raised her hands to her face and began to cry. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Clouds gathered above them and she raised her head. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He was so weak from the days without food and water that he was unable to raise his head to look at the hare. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Until 1996, there was a basic understanding that poverty-stricken mothers raising children should be afforded some minimal level of assistance with food and shelter. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The ghost smiled, and a chill breeze danced across Ophie’s skin, raising goose bumps on her arms. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

When I saw how crowded they were I realized that I was lucky not to have been raised on a farm: there was usually plenty of room in the tavern for me and Sam. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma closes the incinerator door and raises her palms in the air like she's praying. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

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 expect the stupid boy to shout “Aliens!” again, but instead a girl wearing pink ballet tights raises her hand. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It would be so easy to raise the gate. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Ten months later, after recounting this exchange to two dozen wedding guests in the basement of Grace Lutheran Church, Lil raises her glass in a toast. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He raised a warning hand for silence as he whispered to me:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The manuscript copy which Malcolm X was given to review was in better shape now, and he pored through page by page, intently, and now and then his head would raise with some comment. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

A great uproar was raised, but he was unsuspected; while Dub, an awkward blunderer who was always getting caught, was punished for Buck’s misdeed. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pax raised a paw, ready to dart in whatever direction seemed safest. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Singer raised his sharp, dark eyebrows and shook his head. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Without any other leads, they traveled into London and, hidden beneath the Invisibility Cloak, searched for the orphanage in which Voldemort had been raised. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

With high-stakes testing, a teacher whose students test poorly can be censured or passed over for a raise or promotion. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The hair raised on his neck, but then he walked to where she stood and let her touch him. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his wand, closed his eyes, and spoke to the night. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My grandfather had died a decade earlier in 1936—he had been murdered following a dispute over mica mines—leaving my grandmother to raise five young boys. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Thor raised the horn to his lips and he drank, and he drank like a god drinks, drank so long and so deeply that Loki and Thialfi simply stared at him in astonishment. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

When I raise it to my face, a clown looks back at me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The outer wall, raised many centuries later, was twenty feet lower, but thicker and in better repair, boasting octagonal towers in place of square ones. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And in March of 1954, as my father weighed his future, Chapter Eleven, with a littie wave of farewell to me, raised his arms and traveled down the waterslide into the world. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We know through knocking with our neighbor cell that our “serenades” really help raise the men’s spirits. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cautiously and doubtfully she raised her treble voice, “Please, Mr. Robot, sir, are you the Talking Robot, sir?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“We still have a day to raise the money,” I said grimly. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t recall exactly when it was that he first raised the possibility of running for a seat in the U.S. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Viola asks me, having to raise her voice over the rain. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She told herself that Park's family must be decent people because they'd raised a person like Park. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

No one else had had time to raise a hand. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I raised my arms and stood perfectly still. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Jacqueline and I stepped out into the yard to wait for the burning, I raised my head toward the sun thinking, One day I may just see my mother there. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The thought of not getting a final glimpse of him was too much to bear, so I raised my eyes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“And that wraps up back-to-school night,” Mrs. Gardner finally says after answering Baba’s last question and ignoring him when he raises his hand again. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She took another tack to see whether she could raise some spark in him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As he did, the captain raised his gun and shot the man in the back. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She raised the chair again and brought it down on him again. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I’d considered calling in sick, but was concerned that my absence might raise suspicions. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

As the terrible cry ended, falling back through a long sickening wail to silence, Frodo slowly raised his head. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He raised an eyebrow and the corners of his mouth turned down in disapproval. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Lord,” said Sister Price, “the Lord done raised you up a holy son. He going to comfort your gray hairs.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I could see the blood vessels on the side of Mr. Pignati’s neck pulse as he raised his right hand to his face. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Who’d have thought it? That brings her total of real predictions up to two. I should offer her a pay raise....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was a long horn, but Thor was Thor, and he raised the brimming horn to his lips and began to drink. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

If so, the guards would raise the drawbridge, cutting off Maegor's Holdfast from the outer castle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Sean raised a brow at the piles of papers and photographs and said, “Art project?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“You deserved to be punished. Someone had to teach you a lesson. Your parents never raised a hand to you. They let you run wild. So the duty fell to me.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

When Auntie Fatmata raised her hand to strike my face, I didn’t wince. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liza enjoyed universal respect because she was a good woman and raised good children. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Emery raises her eyebrows and gives me a gentle grin. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They looked to him and he raised his hand for silence. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What does he mean by that?” his mom asked, raising her voice. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Jack raised a hand to the receptionist and waved Emily and James through a doorway and down a hall. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I ordered it from the bookstore, just for you,” his father says, his voice raised in order to be heard over the music. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he raised his eyebrows and gestured with his head. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“I warned you that Cap Anderson is a boy who may as well have been raised on another planet.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Every hand outside the choir except Piggy's was raised immediately. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Down with the Beiderman!” shouted Oliver, fist raised high above his head. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Before it struck, Lon raised his hand and waved it down again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Ned raised his voice, so it carried to the far end of the throne room. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Without raising his hand, Clayton said, “I read that book already.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Above him on the bank he saw a small brown and white dog barking at him, its tail jerking with each bark, the hair of its back raised. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now my mother is moving forward, she’s smiling, laughing, they all move forward, and now' they’re raising their fists in the air. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The easy thing to do would be to let the issue drop and raise it again later, especially considering Bailey is not quite sixteen and there is a substantial interim before either option will occur. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Her father raised his voice and began again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Their hoods were raised against the biting wind, and some had scarves wrapped about their faces, hiding their features. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

By the time Colonel Cathcart had raised the number of missions to fifty-five, Sergeant Towser had begun to suspect that perhaps every man who wore a uniform was crazy. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Of course, that raises the question as to why Miss Duncan is here at Miss Preston’s instead of out seeking her vengeance. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Daniel stops spinning, looks up at his friend with one eyebrow raised way up. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We were both, of course, products of how we’d been raised. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Margolis looks around the room to see who will raise a hand. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The phone flies from my grasp —he has it in his hand before I can raise myself to my knees, before I can take a breath. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We raised some money from our performances and sent it back to the kids from our tribe in Africa. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

On the screen, Philby is answering another question: “In the second place, the Burgess-Maclean affair has raised issues of great”—he pauses—“delicacy.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The laughs and howls and hoots must have raised the roof of the tent five feet, all ’cause Sammy was naked as the day he was born. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

These would convert the hydrogen into more helium, and the heat given off would raise the pressure, and so stop the clouds from contracting any further. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time the old hunched woman—is she Thresh’s grandmother?—raises her head and the trace of a smile plays on her lips. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Poison?" he whispered, and the unicorn raised its head, and stared into Tristran's eyes, and Tristran knew that it was the truth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He scarcely raised his eyes when he heard the door open, but that look was enough for his brother to see repeated in it the irreparable fate of his great-grandfather. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He remained where he was as the does hopped away, Nelthilta raising her voice to remark, “What a great oaf!” and half looking round in the evident hope that he would take her up. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you raising your brothers the same way Abel had to raise his.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She darted forward and gripped the beast by its shell, then raised it into the air, claws waving furiously. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He raises himself above me and we are wordless, and then we are joined and moving silently. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But before she could say anything, Lady Meng raised her head and said, “Shall we be off, then?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

"Instead of making humans in your mold, Nergal," says Ishtar, lowering her sword, "you could raise them up. They could be great again if we inspired them to be so." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Once the family was seated, Mrs. Hawkins raised her arms for the choir to begin. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The Governor growled like a beast and raised his other fist to strike Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He turned off his light and raised his shade. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I think she’s going to wallop me, but instead Ma raises the cane and aims for the squirrel. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be asleep, but when Silver nuzzled him he raised his head and looked about in a dazed manner. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to raise it to his mouth. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What on earth happened to you?” she says, then raises her hand. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother raises her eyebrows at my tone, takes her glasses off. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Ma Charles raised her tambourine and gave it a good shake. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

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

Gatsby's eyes followed it momentarily; he raised his hand and pointed across the bay. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I raise my eyes to his and see that they’re filled with tears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Eat slowly,” he said, raising his cup again to toast. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

By the time they raised sail she had locked herself in her cabin with her dog and her pig, but at night they could hear her weeping. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I sent money. I supported you. That is raising you!” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He raised dyed green hands in front of his face and squealed at her to get away. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

On top of working every day, running a farm, and raising me and Jay all on her own, Mama had so much to do. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Gbenye raised his fist, and I was sure he would kill Nelson for that insult. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his eyebrows, but let it pass. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The tourists bunch behind him; one of them raises a camera. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment the market doors parted for them and the three of them stepped in, the dread around them was enough to raise gooseflesh on Citra’s arms. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Suddenly it was cheaper to feed corn to cattle, instead of raising them on hay or grass. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

There was something about getting to the very top that gave you a wild feeling and made you want to yell or sing or raise up your arms and fly. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then they raised their wands like swords in front of them. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He raised a hand to one side of his face, as if someone had slapped him there. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She raised my right leg over my head in front of me. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Albert raises his hand and Mr. Daniels points to him. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

At the front of the room there was a raised platform with a balustrade in front of it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

By this time the last of the other assembled rats had made their way into a large meeting hall, where they sat facing the raised platform. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The old man could see the slight bulge in the water that the big dolphin raised as they followed the escaping fish. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time since Dad raised the blinds, I allow myself to hope. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

And then the psychologist raised her head, “Well?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

We had started holding annual benefit dinners each March in New York City to raise money for EJI. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He went to the door and raised his voice, at which there was immediate silence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jacob was running after her, his arms full of books, and William was behind them both, one huge fist raised in warning, while his bloody arm was cradled across his stomach. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

"May there be a hundred more," he finished, raising his father's silver goblet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

To have my hopes raised and dashed again, it’s like cold steel twisting in my gut. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually one raised his voice and said to me: 'It seems you've let yourself in for a night upstairs here, sir.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph raised his face to look at his sister. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raise my eyebrows even though we're not in the same room. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He could see her clearly now and he raised his hand and called out to her, and said, “It's me, Robbie,” but still she did not move. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“My family is Jewish. The nuns raised Grandma as a Catholic child, but she’s Jewish too.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He raised his eyebrows at the She Elephant. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I hissed, barely daring to raise my voice above a whisper. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the moustache twitches first, followed by the raising of both eyebrows, but sometimes the brows go up first and the moustache twitch follows. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He glances at Ms. Lionel at the library desk, and she looks up at that moment, her face in its typical pose: angled, with one eyebrow raised in perpetual curiosity. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It felt strange to call them directly, to hear her father’s“Hello?” after the second ring, and when he heard her voice, he raised his, almost shouting, as he always did with international calls. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His eyes grew even brighter, and his one eyebrow raised in anger. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Get ’em, Mrs. Torrance!” someone from the crowd yelled, but when laughter broke the silence, she raised a hand. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When the Mad King Aerys II Targaryen had demanded their heads, the Lord of the Eyrie had raised his moon-and-falcon banners in revolt rather than give up those he had pledged to protect. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Milo stood his ground, taking shelter behind the hard-boiled egg raised protectively before his face like a magic charm. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

But it raised my spirits so much, the generosity of these girls I once thought were below me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boy21 laughs at Dad’s joke, which makes him smile and raise his hand. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she asks for a volunteer to stir, no one raises a hand. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She took the vegetables she raised, flint and tinder, a machete. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The diffusion of writing from its sites of origin also raises important questions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

People were poor, but they worked hard and raised large families and kept to their tribal traditions. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Republicans knew they needed Grant’s backers—Conkling and the Stalwarts—to rally voters and raise money for the campaign. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was coming in a little high, and I had my glove raised for it. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“But clearly not everyone has a soul,” said Poet, raising his walking stick to the woman. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

And most of the money he raised from his supporters was being used not to promote any white supremacist cause but rather to satisfy Duke’s gambling habit. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

‘It is more profitable to raise geese than daughters.’ The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before he could raise it, the ancient sword flashed in the warrior’s grip and hewed him lifeless to the ground. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He raised his clenched fist at me, turned back, and kept on picking. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She raised her hand for a high five. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When he faced me once more he gave me a hand to raise me to my feet. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

With Lawrence gone, someone else had to raise the Lacks children. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He raises his hand, putting it up against the glass of the window. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He wrestled it from the shocked officer’s hands and struck him with it in the head, knocking his Nazi hat into the muck, striking his raised arms again and again. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Deliberately he threw the lever of the rifle, and then he raised the gun and aimed deliberately and fired. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was one of a woman, her arms raised over her head, reaching for the sky. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

All the money raised went to the Volunteer Fire Department. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He has no clue what to expect—knowing your parent as the person who raised you isn’t the same as being able to guess their moves as a world leader. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

After a moment he seemed to latch onto something, and with his other hand he raised the sheep heart above his head. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Outside Dr. Medina’s Wild Animal Hospital, Mr. Reynolds, the mailman, was frozen in midair, both knees raised like he was leaping a fence and his mouth stretched in a yell. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Hilly raises her voice about three octaves higher when she talks to colored people. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“How about that, Emi?” she says to me with an eyebrow raised. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Coach looked at me, eyebrows raised and mouth open. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

In his mind, Nathan could see his father’s expression of surprise and concern, eyebrows raised, mouth shaped like an O. “I don’t know how to respond. I mean, did you ask your mother?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Quisqueya never stopped by, but I saw her on the balcony one morning and raised a hand in greeting. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Rafe just raised an eyebrow as if to say I told you so. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Around me the students move with faces frozen in solemn masks, and I seem to hear already the voices mechanically raised in the songs the visitors loved. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, he said he knew you. He said he was raised in Louisville. Asa Bird brought him around at the last minute and asked if we had room for him." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I raised my pencil and Miss Volker fell back into an easy chair. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Darius raises the volume on the music, and this is what takes up the widening silence between us. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Summer raised his head from Bran's lap, and gazed at the mudman with his dark golden eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

For an instant, I felt a thrill of genuine fear, raising the hair on my arms. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Couldn’t raise a decent herd of sheep or cattle, couldn’t even till crops except maybe to feed your family. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his hands, and the tension on the bridge ratcheted even higher. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain raised his saber, bawled at the top of his voice, “Fix bayonets!” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Bastian is maybe two hundred yards away, he turns and raises his left hand. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I tap my CharlieCard and pass through the turnstile like a marathon winner, hands raised. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Dad passed her the salad and raised his eyebrows. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He whirled back to Yossarian and, before he could speak, sneezed thunderously six times, staggering sideways on rubbery legs in the intervals and raising his elbows ineffectively to fend each seizure off. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The 5TH, 8TH, and 9TH jurors raise their hands. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Singer did not raise his head, but as he passed the town pool room he caught a sidewise glance of something that disturbed him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Timidly, almost all the kids raised their hands. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

In the end everything he raises on his farm comes from grass. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She dissected a frog and raised its eggs, recording each stage. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He was suggesting that the tank had been deliberately destroyed by anarchists, foreigners who were probably part of a Russian-inspired Communist plot to raise havoc in the United States. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Rose let out a scream and raised her thermos higher above her head. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Hanako could not imagine spending her life bent over, always looking down unless you made an effort to raise your eyes. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Not once does he raise his gloved hands to clap. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When the turkey is on the hot plate and covered in sufficient gravy, we sit in our chairs, and Mom starts the toast with her wineglass raised. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Bigwig had raised his head and was supporting himself on his forepaws alone. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Catelyn would raise the north when the word reached her, and the lords of river and mountain and Vale would join her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She knew where the cabbages were lined on burlap in front of a radiant old woman who raised one hand to Liyana as if she were blessing her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Olanna had not intended to raise her voice, but it had come out sharp. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The humiliations, so commonplace in the United States that they barely raised eyebrows, much less the interest of the press, were the talk of the town in the envoys’ home countries. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Another boy raises his hand. ‘There’s lima beans.’ The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The subsoil beneath the palm trees was a raised beach, and generations of palms had worked loose in this the stones that had lain on the sands of another shore. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He didn’t reply, only raised his free hand in a gesture half wave, half salute, and reeled out of the light. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

They would set up a mortar attack from somewhere within the jungle, raise a little hell, and then split before anyone could get to them. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cautiously she tried to move hands, feet, arms, legs, and to raise her head. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Still swimming, Old Dan raised his head high out of the water and bawled. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was always trying to raise the subject of my father with me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

This raised some eyebrows among men of the black community, but there was no arguing with success. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t afraid to raise my hand in class. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, my parents had raised me to be polite even when I secretly had an attitude, so even though I wasn’t enjoying the drills, I didn’t dare let anyone else see that. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He raised his crest, his shoulder coverts and the soft feathers of his thighs. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, here goes,” said Harry, and he raised the little bottle and took a carefully measured gulp. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Runt raised his head and gave Bristle a pleading look. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I raised a daughter, watching her from another shore. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his left wrist, pressed the red braided bracelet between his fingers, and shut his eyes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I was growing up and he was probably already worrying about the road being a poor place for raising a young lady. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Above the small of the back were the same two scars, raised as thick as a finger. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He was listening hard, his hands still raised, warning them not to talk. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Aron leans forward, raises one finger in front of his face, and says, "God made urine, too, Sister." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The older boy sitting in the corner raised his hands to the sides of his head and began to moan. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“In remembering to raise the question he prepared in advance, he gains the doctor’s full attention and focuses it on an issue of his choosing,” Lareau writes. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

We began by talking of old times, but when we were alone, the first subject he raised was the leadership of the organization. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thousands along the shoreline raised binoculars to their eyes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Where is the big scissors?” she asked, and when Ifemelu brought it to her, she raised it to her head and, handful by handful, chopped off all her hair. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He raised Longclaw over his head, both hands tight around the grip. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I raised my hands dramatically into the air as I spoke. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Nana?” she said, stunned, and he watched, unblinking, horrified, as the woman raised a mallet—the studded metal sort for pounding cutlets—and brought it arcing down right at Azareen’s head. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The archangel Gabriel and Jesus are raising the dead. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She stepped back and looked at one eye, then the other, and back again before raising her brows. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He raised the branch, prepared to use it as a weapon. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

This man had also been quite unable to raise chickens since the land was poisoned. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Ema raised her hands in mock surrender and quickly moved out of sight. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

His frantic cries brought Wild out of his tent with a rifle, and Wild immediately dropped to one knee, raised the weapon, and began firing—and cursing furiously at Orde-Lees. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I raise my chin to address the crowd. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even though Reyna insisted on following tradition, every time the eagleless pole was raised, Hazel could feel embarrassment rippling through the legion. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Twenty yards apart, he and Harry looked at each other before raising their wands simultaneously. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She put her hand to her face and raised her eyebrows, delighting in her tale. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Then all of us girls raised our hands. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She raised her hand, pointing a shaking, crooked black finger in our direction. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

He preens on the railing, raising his beak majestically, fluffing his feathers. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Yet we raise our inner eyebrows without thinking when we are unhappy. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I stare at Hana’s poster of two track runners from the Olympics, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, with their fists raised on the winners’ platform. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The sight of so many kids packed into the hallway raises my eyebrows. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I raised my head and saw Teacher Zhang standing with his back toward us, reading all by himself, “Down with imperialism.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The warrior who had spoken first raised a hand. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat and spoke with a deep bass rumble as he stalked forward, his right hand raised and thrusting an imaginary sword. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It would be as if you pushed against the edge of a rug hoping to raise a ruck at the opposite end. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The security guard’s desk was a raised podium, so we had to look up at him. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Amidships, a dozen sailors and two of the fiery fingers were struggling with tangled lines and sodden canvas, but whether they were trying to raise the sail again or pull it down he never knew. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I raised my finger like it was loaded, and I pointed it at Arthur. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carly crossed her arms, tightened her lips, and raised one eyebrow. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

She takes my hand, holding the glass, and raises it. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

You’re hunched over with your butt sticking up, your feet pressed hard against the pedals, your itchy palms raised, with just the tips of your fingers on the gritty track, waiting. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Slowly, slowly, the man raised his hands to his face and rubbed his eyes. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“You have had your fun raising a baby pig, but Wilbur is not a baby any longer and he has got to be sold.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Her work raising funds for the new hospital assisted in this regard, in addition to her afternoon lunches with the other ladies of the neighborhood. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Comrade Nomzamo accepted the onerous burden of raising our children on her own. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a place where he could settle down and raise any number of families and the burrow could increase in all directions. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The eagle’s wings were open and looked like raised shoulders. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a spectacle to Moss, seeing his mother’s eyes wash over the people in that church, jumping from one raised hand to another, always knowing when to shift the conversation to the next person. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She braces one of the cans between her thighs, holds the point of the knife against its lid, and raises the brick to tap down on the knife handle. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was designed to increase the speed, lower prices, and raise the volume of sales. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

The leader moved ahead a little, trunk raised, and they could see how he propelled himself with powerful backward strokes of his lateral limbs. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I raised the comers of my mouth, the way Hoagland taught me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man raised his open hands in the air. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

My fingers brushed against the jagged, raised surface of my skin, feeling each coarse stitch holding it together. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“My mother died when I was twelve. Cousin Lottie raised me, and she died last year. She was eighty-five. I’m my own last living relative, so to speak.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Temperatures, rainfall, and humidity all increased, raising plant productivity to the modern high levels for which Japan is preeminent among temperate-zone countries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I start, but Mama raises a hand to cut me off. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t ask us if we knew the meaning of revolution, so I couldn’t raise my hand and define it for the class. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Harry raised his wand and saw the outline of a cluttered dressing table beneath the curtained window. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He slowly raised his forearm and tapped his chest with his forefinger. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I coasted off the road and pulled to within fifty feet of the godlike thing, so close that I had to throw back my head and raise my eyes to vertical to see its branches. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raises a limp hand to his forehead and turns away from me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mama hesitated, then all of a sudden smiled and, clasping her hands together, raised them and touched her thumbs to her forehead—a way she had of showing when she was happy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I took a chance and raised my head to look over the wall. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her glasses and rested them on her short afro, then looking over my gray sweat suit and overstuffed handbag, asked, “Is this all you brought?” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Lloyd: They were raised like that, I guess. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were always looking for ways to stand up to the authorities, and the report of a beating was the kind of incident we could raise with the head office. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meredith, who’d been raised in St. Louis, was sharp and knowledgeable about different designers and had a playful sense of color and texture. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She raised a fluttering hand to her brow and staggered back, pantomiming horror. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She raised her shirt over her abdomen and peeked under the bandage. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

In Ken's case, he cultivated an image of an unassuming embassy official, interested in learning about Moscow and raising his children. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, he raised his right hand and used it as if to check whether his collar was still open. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“He’ll raise them. Every time I get close he raises them.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I waved it back and forth, raising it out of reach. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Since my parents didn't raise us Muslim, this was the first and only time I ever had to wear a scarf to cover my hair. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She looked up from her book, raised a slow, bored hand, and tucked her red hair behind her ear. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The supervisor looked at me and raised his eyebrows, his way of asking a question. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had been standing in the traditional pose of fighters, gloves raised, ready for battle but a pathetic parody of professional fighters. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I admire the women in my profession who manage to sustain singing careers and raise families. Perhaps I should have been more daring.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

It swings open as I raise my hand to knock. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Douglas and Nora raised their eyebrows simultaneously, nodding slowly, as if to let the absurdity of the names settle in. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her memories were clouded, jumbled together, confused; it had all happened too quickly, and there were so many years yet to go, and her grandchildren would be born and raised in cities faraway. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents had birthed and raised and loved me, and for that I owed them a debt. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Having indulged a while in this sedative, she raised her bent body, took the pipe from her lips, and while gazing steadily at the fire, said very deliberately— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He shuts the door, shaking his head with a smile, and walks slowly into the kitchen where he finds his parents, aunt, and uncle all raising champagne glasses into the air. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

They all shouted “Hell no” loudly, and they drank the beer faster, and Emo raised the bottle, not bothering to pour the whiskey into the little glass any more. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Another farmer “raises hogs and for fully nine months after the broadcast of poisons, he could raise no young pigs. The litters were born dead or they died after birth.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He was raised in the Rolwaling region, his parents’ only child, and he neither smoked nor drank, which was unusual among Sherpas. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I raised my hand to him to let him know that I had understood. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Service would be denied, voices would be raised, and she'd wind up drinking her tea at some pancake restaurant in midtown. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

So it had been from the days many years ago when the first settlers raised their houses, sank their wells, and built their barns. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Her lips quivered suspiciously as she raised her own. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

In most farming societies people focused on plant cultivation; raising animals was a secondary activity. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blanca was raising a Brazilian rubber tree, a shy, squalid little bush whose one attraction was its price: it was sold by the leaf. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The question that I needed to answer was this: Is there a way to raise farm animals and kill them for food without causing suffering? The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

As we passed the shipyard where the loftsmen raised the shape of a hull according to the measurements of a model, he taught me the secret of numerical proportions and scale. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The galloping horses were raising a dust cloud that hung just above the ground. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mohammed, the gate man, wiry in his dirty white caftan, flung open the gates, and raised a hand in greeting. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The librarian pursed her lips and raised a single eyebrow. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Now, will you agree that this letter raises matters of vital concern to the vast majority of the citizens of this country? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his glass and drank his rum, then got up and filled both glasses. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Taking his, Brother Jack raised it to his nose, inhaling deeply. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meggie raised her face, wet with tears, and looked at him hopefully, but the old man shook his head. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

From the outside, the Merciless Mart is a squat block with a narrow raised portion in its center. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Only it wasn’t a dream, for his room was filled with daylight pouring under the raised shade, and there was Nipper, pecking at the pane. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

There were only three drinks left, and, raising her eyebrows, Dimple reached for another. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I raised up the blue cover and found the other bed underneath. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many issues raised at Lawrence’s briefings resulted from the decision to begin construction of Y-12 before the central technology was perfected. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She raised the stone to her eye once more and looked through it at the marble. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He raised the stone and drove its needle point into his own eye. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Simply by looking at the picture we have raised enough doubts to challenge the traditional view of this famous painting. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get away from him — I said, get away —” Harry raised his head. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She raised her voice, hoping it would carry over the fields. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then he claps his hands together loudly and raises his voice so that it fills the dorm. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Why not?” she said, and she raised an eyebrow. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I still have no idea why I raised my hand. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She raised her quill and dotted an i so ferociously that she punctured a hole in her parchment. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They were in a race and knew it, because they knew from bitter experience that Colonel Cathcart might raise the number of missions again at any time. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She raised the stone with the hole in it to her eye and looked through it. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

She raised hers without looking up, blindly reaching for mine. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My dad used to say a good boatbuilder was partway an artist and partway a scientist, and it was the science part of Mr. Woodwell that was going to help me raise our boat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

They stood over the guards’ bodies, panting, weapons raised, waiting for more Fjerdan soldiers to flood out of the gatehouse. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The best she could do was raise herself up onto her elbows and wiggle backwards inch by annoyingly and terrifyingly small inch. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Hiroshi raises his fists above his head and releases his fingers like they are fireworks exploding into the room. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

"Don't you raise your voice at us! He didn't do anything wrong. If my brother wants to finish the picture, he'll finish the picture!" Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Ms. Udell then distributed nine pink cards to girls who raised outstretched fingers and mouthed numbers to each other. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Mr. Suckley wheeled his bucket to the edge of the pond, balanced it there, and raised a sort of gate. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She, being the nearest woman relative, raised a formal lament for the dead of the family. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

To outsiders, I probably sound like one of those children who was raised by wolves. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Whether raised fists freeze in her company or open for a handshake, she’s nobody’s alibi or hammer or toy. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped and experimentally raised her hands to the side of her head and gripped her hair in bunches. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And I don’t care that Ms. Rochambeau raises her eyebrows when she picks up my worksheet and it’s blank. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Here’s to a milestone, then,” she said, pretending to raise a glass. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then I saw Diamond Head for the first time, raising its stone face above Honolulu Bay. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Tyson stepped forward, raising his hands defensively. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lowering myself, hunched over like one of those not-quite-bipedal wild boys who’d been raised by wolves or monkeys, I gathered up my discarded clothes. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He wheeled his warhorse about and raised a hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Instantly, every dead legionnaire in the cavern drew his sword and raised his shield. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Warmer than feathers, the bare skin would raise the eggs to seventy degrees Fahrenheit. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I went up to the door and opened it and raised my foot. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Away in the distance, he heard voices raised in some bawdy song. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When he raised his head from her breast, the skin was dark red where his mouth had marked her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Grinning, she raised up on her elbow to look at him. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She raises her right hand to her glasses, and I notice she’s wearing bracelets, her only jewelry. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Stand up, stand up, Jai. You raised this fine boy; all the credit goes to you.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He could hear Master’s raised voice from the living room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to agree with him without raising suspicion. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was covered in stars—raised carvings that mirrored the night sky. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was from raising children I learned that trick. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised the hand and placed it on my head. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Ron raised the sword still higher, and as he did so, Riddle’s eyes gleamed scarlet. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The train was stopped when I waked and I raised the shade and looked out. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But Fig’s treatment is too expensive for my parents, so I talked them into letting me help raise money. So here I am.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

As a result of that confined distribution, peoples who pride themselves on being civilized have always viewed writing as the sharpest distinction raising them above “barbarians” or “savages.” Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

They could raise livestock and crops, using what they needed and selling the surplus. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s the muscles,” he shoots back, flexing his biceps and raising a single comical eyebrow. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her mom raised an eyebrow at Grace as if to say, Do you see what I’m dealing with here? Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

So far I’ve told you about how chickens and cows are raised on factory farms. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

If Lazlo was a silent baby, harshly raised by resentful monks, Thyon was a small, charming tyrant who demanded everything and was given even more. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think—” Longstreet raised his hands—“I don’t know if I can go on leading them. To die. For nothing.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other spirits started to crowd forward, but Bianca raised her arms and they retreated into the woods. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mama simply raised an eyebrow and continued to fasten her light blue pillbox hat into place. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

How would I ever raise enough money in just one month? Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Thalia raised her hands in an I give up gesture. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We used to share one big bed, but two years ago I raised a fuss, asking for my own bed. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then she looked at me, her eyes bright behind narrowed lids and raised up and struck me where it hurt. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would soon learn that when he wanted peace and quiet, he had to have it; but when he wanted to raise a ruckus, it was best to stay out of his way. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Njemile raised her hand up, her whole arm shaking, and they all saw that the skin on the back of her hand was raised and swollen. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then he raised his head, covering his face. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The men sat two steps above him so that he had to raise his head to look into their eyes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The dog raised his head briefly but went back to sleep. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” Ron said, moaning a little as he raised himself to look at them, “but it feels like a—a jinx or something. Can’t we call him You-Know-Who—please?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Which is probably not that hard, because I don’t raise my hand or say anything all class. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Others raised me. Village women. Then, when I was old enough, he tooken me back. Said it was time for me to pay for what I done.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“We can make homemade dog treats and grow catnip. People who love animals will come to the sale. We’ll raise funds and maybe get people to adopt another pet.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was bad not because it brought growth, that was good, but because it raised from dark interiors the restless, wild urges that lay sleeping all winter. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A low growl comes from her throat, and Bill hastily raises his rifle. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“You fill out a flight plane for one place and then you go to another. Don’t the people in the control towers ever raise hell?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Faber, for the first time, raised his eyes and looked directly into Montag's face. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

He whirled around and raised his fists, ready to fight. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore raised his wand even higher, so that its light was thrown upon the walls, where something darkly red and glutinous was spattered over the wallpaper. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He raised Riptide, ready to fight, but they were hopelessly outnumbered. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Triangular, with a slightly raised border and a smooth shining center. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I called, raising my hand to get her attention. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I got the harpoon raised but I don’t dare move, not until it’s perfect, not until I’m ready to strike. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the deep light of the fading afternoon, Grandma raised her arms, the way she did at sunrise near the water. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Winterfell’s great main gates were closedand barred, and so choked with ice and snow that the portcullis would need to be chipped free before it could be raised. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Booth frames every action through the prism of the dramatic, a trait that comes from being born and raised in an acting household. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

They came upon themselves in a mirror and he almost raised the pistol. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

From the inside, that raised portion is a hollow three-story room with empty spaces in the walls instead of windows. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Party noises hung in the air: loud music, the raised voices and high laughter of boys and girls, all of them looser and freer than they would be the next day. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Pastor Patton, arms raised so his robe looked like wings, reminded Stella of Spoon Man’s eagle—perched and waiting. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mostly they were huddled in their room, presumably talking about me, but there weren’t any raised voices, so I took that as a hopeful sign. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I raised my hands and the ancestors grew silent. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The old man raised both his hands and then changed his mind, shrugged, and sat down again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jacobs, terror on his face, raised his arms up in a sign of concession, but then lowered them and tried to push everyone away when he saw things spiraling out of control. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She charges her phone, raises the volume, and changes into an old T-shirt of Rufus’s and her shorts. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

His father raised the knocken Jesse could hear P. T. barking from the back of the house and rushing to the door. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

At age five I raised my good left hand in Sunday school and used a month’s ration of words to point out this problem to Miss Betty Nagy. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her sunglasses for a moment, then put them back on again. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand and made a motion toward me which was the shape of the ornament he wore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss saw the baton raised in the air, but it happened so quickly that he couldn’t shout out a warning in time. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Juana willed to stop him; she raised her hand to stop him, and her mouth opened with terror. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

People stopped talking throughout the room as they noticed the pair and watched as the co-chairs of the charrette came together and raised their glasses in the air. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

To the right of me the other two girls raise their arms a little higher, hands shaking. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Later, I hear voices raised in their bedroom. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every morning the Keepers lined up the boys and raised a flag with the emblem of a beehive over the factory. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But crouching there, he suddenly raised himself and at the same time fastened his teeth in the dog’s throat. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although my father was raised in the church, he wouldn't have prayed for God to spare him. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When Will Hamilton raised chickens and his hens began to lay, the price of eggs went up. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stepped in front of the booth and raised one of her hands slighdy. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Candice could recite by memory the story about how her grandmother had put herself through college while raising two kids. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He raised the rifle and rested the stock on the half- high wall of the tree house. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Still, for all such proximate causes one must raise the question of ultimate cause: why did these proximate factors themselves arise in Europe, rather than in China or the Fertile Crescent? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ishmael’s grandfather had been a Highland Presbyterian, his grandmother an Irish zealot from the bogs above Lough Ree; they met in Seattle five years before the Great Fire, wed, and raised six sons. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A wild look raised his brows—crossed his features: he rose; but he forebore yet. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He asked how many of us would do that and, slowly, about half the class raised their hands. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure how the neighborhood was going to handle the death of a kid who was raised in front of everyone’s eyes. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Thandiwe took a step forward and her arm trembled as she raised it to point at the iron monster. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of her eye, April saw Ken and Toby exchange raised eyebrows. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You wait here. Let me see if I can raise him, darlin’.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was writing and, without raising his head, coolly replied: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Kit raised her own arm to wave back, and then she turned and started back along the shore. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

His hackles were raised, and he was baring his teeth at Fudge. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Spoon raised his eyebrows at Jelly, who nodded and gently pushed Alfred and Henry toward the door. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d rather raise pigs than some nasty girls. Least I can slaughter them!” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Juan Tomas raised his hand in greeting and did not say the greeting and left his hand in the air for a moment uncertainly. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only reason they need the drugs is because they are being raised on factory farms and fed corn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I stand motionless, my arms still slightly raised, unsure what to do. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mount Carmel Missionary Circle prepares a bake sale to raise funds for Briggs v. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She raised the latch on the cage and opened the door. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

After a minute, he opened the door and raised his eyebrows at me. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his harmonica to his lips, cupped his hand around his blues harp, and sucked in hard to show his grandfather. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Broad and strong, she was obviously a servant, but when she raised the lantern, Pinmei gasped again, this time in surprise. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

At last he folds his arthritic white hands, raises them before him like a nightmare flower, and speaks. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had been born in Nigeria and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, though her family had moved to Maryland when she was a teenager. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

At least she didn’t comment on the fact that I couldn’t raise a beard, though her glance skimmed my chin. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

My hand raised automatically, one finger extended as if to touch the large wooden cross, its dark patina contrasting with the lighter tone of the wall. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He raised his ears at the sound, and I put him down, thinking that he wished to bark at them as he always did. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It certainly smelled wonderful when I raised the lid on the barbecue to put the corn on. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The Chicago Tribune reported that increasing turbulence in global markets had raised concerns in London that a recession, even a full-blown “panic,” could be in the offing. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She bares her teeth at me and lunges forward at full speed, her fist raised. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

As he walked to the car, Walter raised his arms and gently moved them up and down as if he meant to take flight. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She was extended full length at her end of the divan, completely motionless and with her chin raised a little as if she were balancing something on it which was quite likely to fall. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I raise a hand to help Katherine down and he watches her wistfully. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Not knowing what he wanted, I raised my hands in front of me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then he straightened, and all the way home he wanted to raise his right arm to the ringside crowd on the stoops. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You will work ... in teams of. .. two. This will count. .. for thirty-five percent... of your final grade. I raise my hand again. “Can we choose our partners?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She raises her eyebrows at Mr. Nielsen, and I can tell they’ve already decided on a punishment. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He had never raised a hand to discipline Jude or her sisters, even when they got into big trouble. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It crackled slightly when she moved her hands or raised that arm. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They raised silver cans to their lips, slurping loudly. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Carl Sagan in Cosmos raised the possibility that if you traveled downward into an electron, you might find that it contained a universe of its own, recalling all those science fiction stories of the fifties. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Maya raised an eyebrow at Grace as if to say, See? Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

A meeting was scheduled in a week’s time, and once again I raised the issue. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fleetingly, and for the first time since he’d found himself champion, he saw again that image of himself, raising the Triwizard Cup in front of the rest of the school. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

You couldn’t see this, Justin, but I actually raised my hand like I was in school rather than sitting on the edge of my bed. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Some of them decided to stay. Later, more came to stay. They farmed and raised cattle and sheep. They forced our people off their own lands.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Hagrid raised his bushy eyebrows at the disbelieving expressions on their faces. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Henry knelt and set her on the grass, and she raised herself on her elbows. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He raised his arm and scourged Travis’s back with the belt. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He raised Riptide, but before he could advance, horns blew in the northern hills. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

In the spring of 2010, as food shortages again became severe, the government launched a massive back-to-the-farm campaign to persuade city dwellers to move to the countryside and raise crops. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

But he’d half-fallen in love with them, having watched every foundation poured, every wooden skeleton of walls and roofs raised to the sky. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Paolo threw his head back, laughing and raising his soft eyebrows. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The footsteps were coming nearer: I raised myself on my elbow the better to listen, trying to still the thudding in my eardrums which impeded my hearing. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Born in the Philippines, she was trained as a nurse and had raised two kids of her own. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Kendra raised the weed digger, holding the pie tin in her other hand. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

There’s no easy way to raise your writing from competence to artistry. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t happen often—no teacher let it slide if they heard it—but school was school, and I was a kid with Middle Eastern heritage, even though I was born and raised in Portland. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It was important to talk just a little more loudly than some of the girls who were being raised to be more Japanese. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

A beautiful horse, a strawberry stallion he had raised from a foal. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Spirit Medium raised his walking stick, but Tendai wrenched it away before he could strike his sister. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was small, with wide, staring eyes and a way of raising and turning his head which suggested not so much caution as a kind of ceaseless, nervous tension. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his arms above his head and howled. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

James pointed to a bookcase raised on knobby feet that made up the arts and crafts section. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Master’s mother raised one edge of her wrapper to wipe the sweat from her brow. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Otto shut his sketchbook, Perry put down his guitar, and the Cowboy raised anchor, started the engine. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow a groan and raise the scythe a few inches higher. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Takumi started up again, but Alaska raised her hand as if to swat the conversation away. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I can tell you like him,” she said, eyebrows raised, as if this observation required some uniquely maternal instinct. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

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

I, of course, have always known why, but that's because I was raised in India. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He orbited the chariot, gliding smoothly over the buffeting winds, spear raised. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He raised Charley’s lip with a shaking hand, then turned up an eyelid and let it fall back. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nan raised your daddy, and I hate to admit it, but she'll do a better job than I ever could. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

His ears trembled; he raised himself on tiptoe, his fists clenched. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She doubted if Atticus would ever be able to raise his head again, and her suspicion was confirmed when Reverend Moorehead finally said Amen and Atticus looked up. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“The final breath line might not be connected to the storm and fire part. For all we know, the two of us aren’t even storm and fire. Percy can raise hurricanes.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He told me how hard times were, and that it looked like a man couldn’t get a fair price for anything he raised. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he raises a skeptical eyebrow at me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Deedee raised her scarred arm and squeezed his middle finger, held on to it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She’d raised him on her own, and he said he’d had enough Korean words and foods and customs while growing up. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They explained to the neighbors that they were raising money for Tommy Segovia and his mom, Zelda, to come home because Tommy’s new stepfather had deserted his family in New York. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

When the air became stuffy and the windows were raised, smoke and soot from the engine directly ahead poured into the car. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

And that was one subject I couldn’t raise. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

This gradually raised the height and raised it evenly.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somkit bowed his thanks, then took the supplies and raised his eyebrows at Pong, a sign to follow him out. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The girl next to me raises her hand, and Karen looks up from passing out the books. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I raise my hand and find I have fingers that can move at my command again. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When tiny ground squirrels popped up in front and zipped through the brush, he didn’t flinch, nor did he ever raise his gun as if to shoot the tiny animals. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if he happened to see me, his raised fist would open up, and he would wave. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The young bull raised himself and as he turned, his small eyes shone fiercely red. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kyla raises her hand and adds, “Requiring the police to use body cameras,” and “The effects of the private prison industry.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He sucked in a breath and raised his hand at me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Three soldiers stepped in front of him and raised their muskets. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In exchange for the lie, I made a promise to myself that when I got a raise in my allowance, I would donate part of that raise to people who in reality do have diabetes. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

In this mode, which scale tones are raised or lowered from the major key? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The older boys—Tony, Shawn and Tyler—had been raised in a different decade, and it was almost as if they’d had different parents. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The rider had raised his scimitar to sweep down at the bear’s neck, but Iorek Byrnison in his armor weighed nearly two tons, and nothing at that range could withstand him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The hoarding disgusts the soldiers raised in 13. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Unlike George Blake, Penkovsky's grudge against the system that raised him was almost entirely personal. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The shadowy figure that was Cain raised his arm, dropping the amulet upon the ground. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He looked at the travelers, and he raised an eyebrow. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

With every ounce of strength he could muster, Harry raised his head a few inches and saw an animal amid the light, galloping away across the lake.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

James pointed to a bookcase raised on knobby feet that made up the arts and crafts section. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Slowly, almost embarrassed, he raises his own hand. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, raising his head, he shook the dead leaves in the bur oak tree with his deep voice. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z