| 单词 | rim |
| 例句 | The windmill near the sheep camp had gone dry, so the gray mules pulled the wagon from the springs, moving slowly so that the water would not splash over the rims. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He walks with his blazer clasped by a finger over his shoulder, across the Common, through the Public Garden, over the bridges and along the curving paths that rim the lagoon. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were actually two colors, green with an inner rim around the iris that was amber. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was not required to speak, I’d skate the icy cut of crystal with my eye; my gaze would follow the golden threads etched onto the rim of china. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama’s mouth twitched over the rim of her mug. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Henry brought him a shell and he drank, watching Piggy and Ralph over the jagged rim.. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Where the rim of a cauldron would be, it breaks into long strips of curling iron, as though it has been melted and pulled apart like taffy. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He tilts the rim to his nose and inhales deeply, then puts the glass back down on the table. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Police boots stepped back from the rim of a pool of urine spreading from him, the bright, bare electric bulb reflected in it. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, let’s see you make this shot, hotshot,” she said, glancing at the rim. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Their eyelids were rimmed and elongated almost to their temples with black eye paint, best protection against Egypt’s glaring sun. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He put the can of paint on the ladder's little shelf and raked the brush against the rim. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z As her fingers gripped the rim, she felt a piercing pain beneath her arm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Dude zipped up and down the wing on fast breaks like a cheetah, finished at the rim like a bull. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She hands the heavy mug to me, her lipstick a bloody crescent on the rim. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z She'd lost the sting in her voice, and I could see her eyes, red rimmed and watery—like she was dehydrated or had just cried it all out for too long. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z As he drank he stole a glance at her over the rim of the glass. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z From our spot in a clearing between some dried Lydia brooms and spiny mesquite brush, we watched the moon as it rose higher into the sky above the canyon rim. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Lyra contented herself with clinging to the rim of the basket, just under her chin when she was standing, and peering wide-eyed into the swirling cloud. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The first edge of autumn had nudged its way into these woods; the leaves of some of the trees were rimmed in scarlet or gold. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z We sipped our tea in silence, and I saw him glance at me from over the rim of his glass. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z In other habitats, the rim of sky above the horizontal is broken or obscured; here, together with the overhead portion, it is infinitely vaster than that of rolling countryside and forest lands. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped and wiped his eyes until the rims were red. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Why would you spend so much money on rims, when the car is about to fall apart? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I stood up, but I had to lean my elbows on the chariot rim. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He looks at me over the top of his silver rims. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She seemed funny peering up at me over the thin metal rims. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z DeeDee was eyeing us like an envious cat over the rim of her teacup. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Even Sam, who trailed behind the others, wore a quiet smile, though his eyes were red rimmed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It was over a kilometer to the peak of the rim. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I crept along the outer rim of the lava lake, hoping I could get a better angle to see what was happening in the middle. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z With a visibility of 50 kilometers, I should at least be able to see a distinct curvature of the rim. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I weighed these things, groped under the bed for the pot, and did a fair job of balancing above the icy rim. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z His eyes, one a gentle tea brown, the other milky, both rimmed in silver whiskers, watched me with wistful sadness. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z "Buongiorno, gentlemen," she said, holding back the mastiffs as they tried to rim inside. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I rested my hands on the rim of the sink, feeling the cool, smooth porcelain, and stared at myself in the mirror. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Patrolman Mancuso, in a tom suit and a hat with a bent rim, purposefully held open the door of the car. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They consult the rim’s arrow to determine the direction of Mecca. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The pineapple chunk from the rim of the glass has already been reduced to rind. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The cotton gin meant bigger cotton yields and the iron tools to harvest it, iron horseshoes for the horses tugging the wagons with iron rims and parts that took it to market. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Each one was perfectly round, two feet in diameter, tiled around the rim with limestone; each one plunged straight into darkness. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Every once in a while Dede hears the clink of the rum bottle against the rim of his glass. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was not watching the ocean now, or not the ocean that Vetch saw, a waste of heaving water to the rim of the sky. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z In the bathroom mirror, he saw that even the rims of his nostrils had whitened; they looked like an oddly placed pair of spectacles. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The red rim of the sun rose over the shoulders of the dark land. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The music grew like a fog around the crowd, and then, with only a sly rim shot for warning, the drums kicked in full thrust. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He picked up the ball, then moved even farther away from the rim. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She takes the cans of food from her great-uncle’s coat and sets her lips on their rims. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Awkwardly, for she still had her cigarette, she picked up the vase and balanced it on the rim of the basin. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Well, don’t freeze to death,” she sighed over the rim of her cup. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She sipped again and looked at me over the rim of her teacup. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In the twenties and thirties the loggers had come, and they stripped the canyons below the rim and cut great clearings on the plateau slopes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The heels of my hands land on the counter’s metal rim as I bend down to look at the spread. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z You can wet the rim of a glass and run your finger around the rim and it will make a sound. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z In her puffy blue robe, eyes red rimmed, Linda leaned against a kitchen counter waiting for coffee water to boil. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Before dark, the Austrians serve pork kidneys with whole tomatoes on hotel china, a single silver bee etched on the rim of every plate. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He could see the depth of the colt’s effort in his large amber eye, rimmed in crimson and white. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It is wedged between rim and backboard, evidence of JB trying and failing to dunk. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Out here on the water, the planes of his face were rimmed with blue light, as if he were a thundercloud brimming with lightning. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Billboards advertising the event rimmed every major road on Long Island. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My father looked at me over the rim of his coffee cup. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. Thank you. Now why don’t you rim along?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I offered him some water and he took a few tired gulps, his hands keeping the pitcher’s rim steady, and then he slumped, resting his back against mine. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Matilda, holding the hat in one hand and a thin tube of Superglue in the other, proceeded to squeeze a line of glue very neatly all round the inside rim of the hat. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z There was a low wooden kitchen shelf on which covered terra-cotta pots, ladles made of coconut shells and three chipped enamel plates with dark-blue rims were arranged. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun is dipping below the rim of clouds, a sudden last brightness. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood in the middle of the room with her left ear to the rim. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The father left the porch and went to the woodpile at the edge of the rim of light. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He was mostly bald, with scars across his forehead and a rim of stringy white hair. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Chacho balanced on the rim of a tank to get a better view. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned and threw up a jumper that didn’t even reach the rim. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The sign was rimmed with broken bulbs that looked like rotten teeth. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Being a suppression, not merely a repression, it produced not frustration, but something more ominous, perhaps, in the long rim: passivity. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He looked at the stack of used cups in his hand and counted the rims. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z A stomach-churning stench hissed through the narrow gap between the dumpster's lid and rim. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Bud plopped the sponge in the sink and sank tiredly onto the tub rim. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at me over the rim of her coffee cup. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It took forever to reach the rim but it fell through. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z My father sipped his tea and looked at me over the rim of the glass. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It was just a question of whether it would topple over on the inside of the rim and into the net or outside the rim. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She appears at the rim of the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z From here I can see all of downtown Los Angeles, as well as many of its surrounding sectors, and the thin rim of land that separates the enormous lake from the Pacific Ocean. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z One fat white cloud he helped clear to the mountain rims and pressed it firmly over, out of sight. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z As they drove back toward Ravenel, the sky was beginning to loosen up in the east, fingers of pink and mauve light touched the rim of the earth, enlarging imperceptibly with each moment passed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He traces a finger along the rim of my mouth. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Her big eyes were rimmed with red, her short black hair on end, freckles standing out against the full flush of her oval face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Telling her how I feel,” she added, peering at me over the rims of her glasses. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Then we heard a dog snarl very near the bottom rim of the cage, and went silent. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The Commander sighs, takes out a pair of reading glasses from his inside jacket pocket, gold rims, slips them on. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The ball bounced twice on the rim before falling in. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z These were the things they said to one another under the rim of earth where Death is lord. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the buildup of super-tall skyscrapers along the Asian rim in our own time, architectural gigantism followed the accumulation of sufficient money and political confidence to make such gestures. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I can see it immediately, the rim of the descending sun, the sky streaked with soft shades of orange. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z We’d almost made it to the rim when the row of mirrors opened like hatches and thousands of tiny metallic .. . things poured out. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He quested down along the rim of the door, sinking deeper, reading its outline. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z There was a long silence broken only by the violent sipping noises that Mrs. Reilly made on the rim of her glass. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d put out our best tumblers for drinks and folded up paper serviettes into them so that each one stood up over the glass rim like a mitre, our school emblem. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “We were eating leather from the seats and bows of saddles,’’ rims one all-too-typical reminiscence. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I stare at them fascinated until the spokes begin to revolve backwards while the rim is inexorably borne forward. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking over the rims of his reading glasses, he slowly unfolded the paper. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z On the very first play he whipped a no-look to Mong’s man, who cut through the lane for a finger roll over the rim. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Then he stood up again and reached up to the opening and took hold of the stone rim. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Pressed against the radiator, he eyed a man banging his forehead against the rim of his empty glass. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Now we are protected against lethal ultraviolet rays by a narrow rim of ozone, thirty miles out. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Anatole gave me a surprised look over the horn rims and genuine lenses of his new glasses. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s six seconds, five—he shoots— it touches the rim—it rolls around—two seconds—it’s in!... and it’s good! Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was coffee-colored and cross-hatched with a million tiny wrinkles, and his lower lids showed red rims like a bloodhound’s eyes. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He staggered back, his thighs catching the rim of the table. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I take a three pointer; it hits the front of the rim, and Pennsville gets the rebound. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I was on the other side of the hoop and watched the ball roll over the side of the rim for the deuce. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z It kept right on rolling around the rim two more revolutions, as if it was caught in a whirlpool. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The raw rims of the wheels sitting in a stiff gray sludge of melted rubber, in blackened rings of wire. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He bent over, gripped the rim of the boat with one hand, turned backward, and stepped in. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The rims of his eyes were red with sun glare. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Babou sat back a bit, looking at the monitor over the rim of his glasses. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She still had the stupid coin he'd given her, a piece of iron no larger than a penny and rusted along the rim. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I thought I could see her kicking at the bleached, known stones; the hard southern light surrendering to her boyish straightness; those clear green eyes, leveling on the rim of the arched sea. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A few weeks later, Lil comes into the store to see me, her eyes red- rimmed, tears staining her cheeks. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z His brown eyes were wet and rimmed in red. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I held on to the bottom rim of the hole and pulled myself up with one hand. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z And I figured, with the crazy adrenaline coursing through my body, I might be able to jump over the rim again. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z He holds on to a grate running along the rim. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z A crown of steel he bore, but between rim and robe naught was there to see, save only a deadly gleam of eyes: the Lord of the Nazgûl. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Jules sipped at her own mug; over the rim of her glass, her quick observant eyes scanned the room. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The truck had been there for years, the tires flat and crumpled under the rims. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z There was a rim of dawn on the mountain-tops, but no light had penetrated into the cup of the ranch yet. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He gripped the edge of the rim tightly, then began to swing his legs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He sat down by the rim of the lake and looked across the hills. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Leon would pick Bailey: one of the weak kids, high honor student, but shy, introverted, always reading, his eyes red- rimmed behind the glasses. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They look like any contact lenses would, except that on the rims, in tiny, translucent, repeated lettering, are the words Henka Games. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In the far distance the Millennium Wheel perched like a fabulous silver coin, balancing effortlessly on its rim. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The rim was chipped as well, but Sam liked old things, even worthless old things. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It hovered dimly at the rim of memory—the sort of face to which I would never bother to attach a name. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Their noses drip, their throats gum up, their eyes are rimmed with red. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I pushed the ball and Ice slammed it into the back rim. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I cleaned the rest of the glass out of the rim with a towel. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z A smoke seemed to rise up and darken the sun’s disc to the hue of blood, as if it had kindled the grass as it passed down under the rim of earth. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I was there—on the very rim of our age— when my mother’s cataclysmic intemperance, as you well know, catapulted me into the fever of contemporary existence. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In the distance the dust drifted down after Tom had run along the canal rim. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Even his sisters, the most tolerant and accommodating of all the women he knew, had changed their faces and rimmed their eyes with red and charcoal dust. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z A black-and-chrome motorcycle was parked nearby, but each of the wheels had a big pie slice removed from the spokes and rim, so that they resembled Pac-Men. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I saw the delicate, pink-mottled claw meat poking seductively through its blanket of mayonnaise and the bland yellow pear cup with its rim of alligator-green cradling the whole mess. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He was back after some length of time, fully visible and looking furious, his ears trembling and rimmed with blue. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I could orient myself only by the surfaces moonlight frosted: the rim of an old bicycle tire, a crumpled water bottle, the aluminum arc of a grenade handle. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He flew back to the rim and let the wad fall through the net. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Around the rim, a dozen bronze statues of Cupid stood guard with wings spread and bows ready to fire. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It bounced around the rim and he got it and put it back up again. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Next time down the guy Slim took me baseline again, but just as he was laying the rock up over the rim, Rondell came out of nowhere and swatted his shot out of bounds. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z But one was longer, with a smudge of red paint across the rim. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I think I can even see the rim of Schiaparelli. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Archer looked up from where he stood waist-deep in the water, washing their clothes in a pool rimmed by flat stones. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Then came another snag, more violent, and the two men were thrown hard against the rim of the basket. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaning in, he could see that quite a few of Bruce’s people had congregated outside at the rim of the landing station. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z After riding on the rim for half a mile, he gave up. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z About mid-day they came to a hill whose top was wide and flattened, like a shallow saucer with a green mounded rim. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Lying on the ground near the cauldron, he was trying to lift himself to the cauldron’s rim. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The rims were rusted with metal rather than nylon nets. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Her head rolled back, and I saw that her mouth was partially open and her teeth were rimmed with mud. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Nine balconies rim its perimeter, with gilded rails and oil-black spindles that curl along each floor and twist into the shape of Belle-roses. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z And just beyond that, he could see the ocean itself—a long thin streak of blackish-blue, like a line of ink, beneath the rim of the sky. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z As he turned Lyra saw the wild white rims around his pupils, and then the other children realized what was happening and stopped to look. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ahmad had epilepsy and always wore a wool vest and thick black- rimmed glasses—he was one of Assef’s regular victims. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He swiveled around on the rim of the sink and, craning over his shoulder, spotted two matching thumb marks on the nape of his neck. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When he finally came back, he told a superior on the rim of the hole that there were dozens of bodies down there. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We walked through the rock garden where we sat together on the night of the perigee moon, and out into the canyon bed as the sun peeked over the rim. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z In a corner of the room stand two galvanized buckets filled to the rim with water. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It looked as if he had placed a bowl on his head and cut off that which hung below the rim. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I walked to her, tears stinging the rims of my eyes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The gold eyes with their black rims were fixed on me. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Just about every shot I take bounces off the rim. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned his head upward so his eyes could search out mine, the soft brown irises huge and rimmed in white in a way I’d never seen before. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It kissed the rim but refused to go in for her. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z I put up the next shot and it bounced off the rim. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He was striking now at the outer rim of Hrothgar’s sphere; it was only a matter of time before he struck Hrothgar. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Dawn was just beginning beyond the rim of the field. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaned back into the cushions, running my finger around the glass rim. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The dusk was deep when at length they set out, creeping over the westward rim of the dell, and fading like ghosts into the broken country on the borders of the road. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She glanced up and saw the rim of the cliff only a few yards above her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The chariot bounced violently as Nergal landed on the rim in front of me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She lets go of the bikini string and flicks the rim of his hat with two long fingers. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The rim was raised every so often, as I grew. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She raised her hand to her wet head again, picked at a few limp filaments of blond hair, trying to cover her exposed ear rims. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The red iron rims had no nets, and since there was no real give on the rims, every shot ended as either a silent swish or a high-bouncing brick. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Frau Elena: strands of hair stuck to her cheeks, maroon aprons under her eyes, pink rims around her nostrils. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Bits of pale gold were flying among delicate frosty-white flakes of cloud, and over to one side the rim of the morning sun was coming up red as blood. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a tip under the rim of the saucer on each of the tables of the paying guests. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I drilled ten in a row without even touching the rim. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z They all sat in silence watching the sun as it came up slowly over the rim of the horizon for a new day. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Little soft rimmed cups of various sizes and a wheel, most likely, and another object that could turn out to be either a lever or a stick; it was hard to tell. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Another time I slicked the rim of Gay’s travel mug with dish soap. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Wrapped around the rim of the left wheel, a spotted python snored loudly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The sun created a halo around it, making the moon’s surface dark and mysterious in comparison with its shining rim. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He peeped over the rim of the nest. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The elevation change from the rim to the basin is 1.5 kilometers, and the ramp is at least 45 kilometers long. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Their half muted crankings miles above where they circled the earth as senselessly as insects trooping the rim of a bowl. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z They fired at each other, across the rim of the pool. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I scooped it off the patch kit with my fingers and quickly spread it around the rim of the faceplate. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z At first I didn’t understand why she was looking at me like that—with wide eyes, rimmed with a raw pink. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The ocean was green and white, and was rimmed by fur, for she saw it through Kapugen’s hood as she rode to sea with him on his back inside the parka. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he ran across the last wide flat to the plateau rim. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Sunlight rimmed the buildings above us and the air chilled rapidly. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Stew ran over the rim of the bowls. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He took a sip of his tea, keeping his eyes on the rim of the cup. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Abuela slowly shuffled to our table, carrying two large glasses filled to the rim with creamy orange smoothies. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It continued rolling around the front of the rim, going counterclockwise until it reached the back. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Only in my dreams when the ball falls off the rim it breaks up on the floor and everybody on my team gets cut. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When they reached the wide, raised path that circled the whole outer rim of the island, Headmaster stopped to catch his breath. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Dumbledore moved closer to the water; Harry watched nervously as the tips of Dumbledore’s buckled shoes found the utmost edge of the rock rim. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z We could see the rims of plates and what looked like the foot of a teakettle—it was shaped like a human foot, complete with painted toenails. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I open up the front cover and there they is, not thirty or forty names, but hundreds, maybe five hundred, in the front pages, the back pages, along the rim a the inside pages. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was because the sun had hit the rim of the horizon, but Susan Byrd’s house looked different. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z By Friday the flower hung down over the rim of the waterless vase, its dead stump of a head shedding yellow dust in the pencil groove. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Early the next morning, we left Wisconsin and drove on, eating up the road through the lower rim of Minnesota. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Henry, the light winking off the steel rims of his glasses, gave no indication of having heard her. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When the plants were watered, she sat alone, knees to chin, and rocked herself back and forth as the sun began to rise, a faint pink stain creeping up the eastern rim of the sky. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Queen’s eyes were almost entirely black now; only a thin rim of gold encircled her pupils, and a chill was spreading over her skin like frost. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I saw his forehead and then I saw the rim and then I felt the pebble grain against my fingertips as I slammed the ball with everything I had. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The world burst into brilliance as the sun’s rim appeared, and then they were flying through blue sky and clear air, fresh and sweet and moist. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Just upstream from where Davis Creek flows into Lake Powell, a natural ramp zigzags down from the canyon's west rim. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Yai stood on the dock with one foot resting on the rim of the boat, holding it still. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Stood you between the foul line and the rim. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z He is slight, perhaps five feet six inches tall, with closely cropped hair, wearing wire- rimmed spectacles. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Every now and again a tiny red gleam far away flickered upwards on the rim of earth and sky. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z People in smocks hit them on the rim to keep them rolling. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon they were leading their ponies in single file over the rim and down the long northward slope of the hill, down into a foggy sea. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z When Dumbledore straightened up, he was holding a familiar shallow stone basin etched with odd markings around its rim. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She paused as a large butterfly alighted on the rim of an empty birdbath. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Now that I’m close enough to him, I can take in the details of the chair’s solid gold rims and customized engraved leather. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At the top of her shoulder was a little dent, scalloped in the bone, or suspended between two bones, with a fuzz of shadow along its rim. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He held a glass of iced water, the cubes jammed to the rim. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z My father had worn spectacles with rolled-gold rims, while these were tortoiseshell. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t see any rims before I got in, and the front seat has cracks in the leather. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Even after I slid my coat off the top of the basket, the baby sat calmly, peering up at us with her vigilant green eyes, rimmed in yellow. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The driver took the bill, touched the butt of his whip to the rim of his plug hat and shook the horse’s reins. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He put his hands on the rim and tried to pull himself up. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z She had a big nose, and she had on those glasses with sort of iron rims that aren't too attractive, but she had a helluva kind face. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z An old man at one of the tables clapped feebly, and Ignatius peered over the rim of the stage and saw that the proprietress was gone. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Joe, conscious of the kids watching him over the rims of their Dixie cups, found himself elaborating on the things he remembered fondly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Jeanne was gazing over the rim of her rough bowl at the giant red monk and her dog. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He picked an isolated but open space under a bent basketball rim, beside a broken water fountain. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Bright orange light rimmed the windows of the rear cockpit. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z A haze began to gather at the rim of the horizon. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay,” I say, pointing to the wire basket with a floatable noodle around the rim so it sits in the water, tied to me so it won’t drift away. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Clouds of smoke unfurled beneath the wide green rims as the leaves darkened and withered in the flames, their words becoming faint distorted lines before they turned to ash. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z On the court Trip got trapped in the corner and threw up a three that rimmed and came out. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Directly in front of him she drank the last champagne in her glass, delicately struck the rim on the table, and jammed the ragged edge against his cheek. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The heavy porcelain rim caught him in the side of the head, sending his yanked-down cap askew. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I felt I was climbing the side of a volcano and I was about to look over the rim into a boiling cauldron of orange lava. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She filled two cups half full with thick cold coffee and poured the boiling milk in up to the rim. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Matilda, nestling in her usual chair, was watching this performance over the rim of her book with some interest. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Sydelle Pulaski stared at the bare wicker bottom, then sank to the rim of the bathtub, shaking her head in disbelief. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw my dress poked through with holes, all rimmed with rusty-looking blood. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z His front paws snuck up to the very rim. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A growl from Pantalaimon prompted her, and just briefly she saw someone there on the very top, looking down over the battlemented rim, and not a child either, but a young man, with curly hair. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The largest of these holes were rimmed with ridges of broken rock, and broad fissures ran out from them in all directions. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I gulped down the last few swallows of juice and ran my finger over the rim of the glass. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He extends his phone and takes a few pictures of Imani on his lap, himself and his dark sunglasses, gold teeth, and gold chain, and expensive rims. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Osh went straight to his easel, where he’d been working on a painting of Mouse curled up in a lightship basket, her tail hanging over the rim. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z They’ve attached a wire to the heart, which rims to a loudspeaker, so you can hear the heart beating throughout the entire room, agonizingly slow, like an old man walking up stairs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He looks about like what you’d expect for a guy named Muqtada: big; straight gray beard; wide, wrinkled dark face; glasses with white plastic rims. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z A blind man sits alone on the rim of the fountain. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, Green,” he said, keeping his voice steady, “they blew the back tire out, so you’re driving on the rim. Just keep heading straight and start to slow down. Get off on the next ramp.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Together they held the outer rim of the door and jerked it open, then rammed it against those trying to break in. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Earlier we’d spooned dry sugar into our pockets, and now, just as a bonus, we sprinkled it on the feeding rims. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Eyes rimmed with long, dark eyelashes my mother couldn’t believe had formed inside her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mark had suddenly gone basketball-crazy, and talked Dad into nailing an old tire rim to the front of the barn for a hoop. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z His tongue would soon trace the oval of this rim and push into the hollow. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As if her head hurt, she closed her eyes behind the gold wire rims. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He loved banging in the paint like a giant pinball and fighting for the rim. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A black shield rimmed with iron for his left arm, a blunted longsword for his right hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I ran my fingers around the rim of the mug. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I thought of all those heroines of fiction who looked pretty when they cried, and what a contrast I must make with blotched and swollen face, and red rims to my eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The rim of her plate was embedded with rubies, and Piper was pretty sure they hadn’t been there at the beginning of the meal. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z With each repetition of his name, he pounded on the table so hard that the blue glass sugar bowl with the spoons hanging around its rim clattered up and down. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The zeppelin rose with a lurch and moved over the rim of the mountain. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He lies as still as the snow hurtling outward around him to the hushed world’s rim. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z When I drift away from the fire to find a place to throw down my sleeping bag, the first faint smear of dawn is already bleaching the rim of the northeastern sky. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The two gunners inside the periscope turret watch from beneath the rims of their helmets. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He stared at me over the rims of his glasses. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She took a sip from her drink and glowered at me over the rim of her cup. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z At last he succeeded in pulling himself up to the rim. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Twenty-two-inch rims. Hardly any room for the tires. When we were in middle school, he just had some hubcaps.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Palmer stomped his foot, sending Nipper in a flutter from the basket rim. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z They made their way to the outer rim of the dreaming dead city in the light of the racing twin moons. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Mitsima rolled out another piece of clay into a long flexible cylinder, hooped it into a circle and pressed it on to the rim of the cup. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She peeped curiously at us over the rim. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z A cool wind blew down from the northwest rim of the mountain plateau above them and rattled the apricot leaves. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The sun was not up past the rim of the canyon behind our house, but it was already sweltering hot. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Chubs glowered at me from over the rims of his glasses. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Good thing, too, because Ice was over the rim waiting for me to get up. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z It was almost stopped now, the driver still shooting, the tire wobbling off the rim like a hula hoop. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She managed the soldier in white by inserting a thermometer into the hole over his mouth and leaving it balanced there on the lower rim. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It had six spokes, each thicker than a hammer’s haft, and its rim was a handspan across. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Just yesterday, on the road to Vienna, he took possession of a five-hundred-and-seventy- piece china set with a single marquise-cut diamond set into the rim of every single dish. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In one fluid movement, she lifts from the rim of the nest, wings expanding with the thinning tree cover to a full spread. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z With his left hand, the gray-haired man shaped the ash of his cigarette on the rim of the ashtray. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Leaning forward over the tub’s rim, she tried to wash but the procedure was awkward and unnatural; it was easier in the stream. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The hobbits sprang to their feet in alarm, and ran to the western rim. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They bore no lights, yet as they walked a shimmer, like the light of the moon above the rim of the hills before it rises, seemed to fall about their feet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “I was free, I didn’t rush it, I banked it soft off the backboard just like in practice, and it rolled around the rim and fell off!” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It rolls on the rim—and it is— good! Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He glared at me, his eyes rimmed with red. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I jumped when I realized Miles was staring at us over the rims of his glasses. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “Get in!” she cried to Roger, and scrambled over the leather-bound rim of the basket to fall in a snowy heap inside. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It bounced off the back of the rim and came right back to me. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Some of the wine splashed over the rim, spilling onto her hand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The things were coming out from all around the rim now, millions of them, flooding toward the center of the pool, completely surrounding us. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Inside the bright orange rim of the fire I could see the outline of some dark thing being turned and pierced, with its four stiff legs flung out in a cry for help. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Carlos is seventeen and drives an old and battered red car with giant silver rims, which seems ridiculous to me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z His slanted almond-shaped eyes, sunk deep within their pinkish rims, were closed; one large triangular ear caught the firelight, flushing the inside a delicate pink, so that it appeared almost translucent. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The rim arced through the sky at a height of 264 feet, as high as the topmost occupied floor in Burnham’s Masonic Temple, the city’s tallest skyscraper. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes she held a joint to my lips so that I could smoke while I grabbed the rim of the pool. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He laughed and uncorked the bottle, filling each glass to the rim. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A waitress brought over a Coke for Felix and a tall multicolored drink with three pieces of fruit around the rim for his mom. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The man in the grey suit only sips his wine, regarding Widget over the rim of his glass. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Queenie deliberately tore her bun into six equal pieces and arranged them around the rim of her saucer. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Maxine takes the lemon wedge that’s on the rim of her glass, squirts it into her water, and takes a sip. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It struck the left side of the rim and rolled forward on it. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It bounced off the rim and fell in. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z They made camp in a sloping pasture rimmed by enormous oak trees and pines and nut trees, a stream moving down through the center, over steps of rock. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Their dactyls came in for a jolty landing on the rim of the huge silo. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I grabbed her at her waist, lifted her so she could slam-dunk the eight-foot rim. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Samuel thinks it may be the water they use, which comes from a separate spring that rims clear even in the dry season. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The cooking pots and the kettle were rimmed with opening prayers. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The ball rolled around the rim and dropped out. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She took the glass and sipped a little from it, trying to keep the ice from touching her teeth as she looked at him over the rim. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I go like she tell me to, even though they cups is full to the rim. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He was always on the edge, trying to hold on to the rim of the family with what gifts he had—care, and reason, application. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I can imagine the scene now: Mrs. Walton cruises into the projects in her fancy pastel-blue Chevrolet Celebrity with chrome rims. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He emptied his pocket of the stones and set them carefully on the rim of the well. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It was like standing on the rim of the Grand Canyon at midnight, not being able to see much, but knowing the void was right there. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The capsules are made of glass and steel and are hung from the rim of the wheel. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Together, they peeked over the rim of the stage. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z His fingernails are rimmed with grime made up of axle grease and planting soil and animal blood and who knows what else, ground in so deep it can’t be washed off. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z His open beak was bright red and rimmed with yellow. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She mulls over the words, tapping one finger lightly on the rim of the control board in front of her. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Your wit surfaces over and over like the rush of foam to the rim. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to stop her, but Dray grabs Imani’s hand and gets down on one knee next to one of the rims, pulling her down with him. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Then we can all retire; high time we did; the light is going under the dark world’s rim, better not linger at the sacred feast.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The barbed wire fence paralleled the rim, and he could see bits of belly hair the deer left on the barbed wire where their trails crossed the fence. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z First I press my fingertips together as hard as I can and let the sensation rim up my arm, to my shoulder, my neck, across my collarbone to the other side. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He chuckled and pushed up the rim of his hat. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I noticed something I hadn’t seen from up top: mirrors all the way around the rim of the pool, facing this spot. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “And you, this sister,” her dad says, looking at me over his coffee rim while snapping the newspaper. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Fudge smiled at Harry over the rim of his teacup, rather like an uncle surveying a favorite nephew. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Everyone in the house heard the ball thumping against the concrete and its hard ring as it bounced off the rim. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A full basketball court with regulation lines and nets for the rims sat next to a beautiful wooden gazebo. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z As gently as I could I dragged her over the rim of the ice. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A closed wagon came by, its wheels rimmed with iron, something I’d never seen before and marveled at. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Slender iron rods just two and a half inches thick and eighty feet long linked the rim, or felloe, of each wheel to a “spider” affixed to the axle. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He transferred Nipper to the basket rim, left the room and returned a minute later. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He galloped off fast to his cave with Sophie hanging on tight to the rim of the pocket. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On a table near the cookstove stood an enamel basin—speckled blue and white and chipped all round its rim. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Her immediate, reeling perception was of a radical, Picasso-like perspective in which tears, rimmed and bloated eyes, wet lips and raw, unblown nose blended in a crimson moistness of grief. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z You watched, fascinated, as he poured steaming tea from one glass tumbler into another, until a layer of froth bubbled across the rim. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z My mom looks at me over the rim of her coffee cup as she takes a sip. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z And Lee was aware of a powerful flutter of wingbeats as the eagle dæmon settled again on the basket rim. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The sides of his mouth droop; his eyes are rimmed red. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z I had to rim to catch up with him. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She wears glasses like Grace too, but hers have steel rims instead of brown ones. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z In the thousands of foul shots I had taken while practicing for this moment, my mind had learned where the rim was. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Nigel's third dart hit the rim of the board and pinged off. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The saucer was one hundred feet in diameter, with portholes around its rim. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I got the ball and drove down the middle, tossing up a baby hook over the front rim and in. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Gray hair kinked below the rim of a sea-captain cap of black canvas. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I wiped the rim of the plate before I gave it to him. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The same colors were repeated, though faintly, like a watercolor, in the silver metal that held the stone, and symbols were engraved around the rim. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The man reaches out a gloved hand and grips the rim of his cart. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Several times he crept to the very rim of the fire bed, found the smell of meat laced with the warning scent of the war-sick men, then leaped back. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Jay brought Gran’s favorite cup, the one with a tiny chip in the rim from when he dropped it on the floor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I can see the red rims of his eyes. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Astonishingly, though, even as he became larger and larger, Fyrian had somehow regained the use of his wings and was hovering overhead, peering over the rim of the trees. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z They rested their feet for ten minutes, sitting on the rim of a stone water trough. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Slowly, taking her time, Betita walked across the mesa to the rim of the gorge. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z One who passed in and came at length out of the echoing tunnel, beheld a plain, a great circle, somewhat hollowed like a vast shallow bowl: a mile it measured from rim to rim. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Especially the one with the glasses with those iron rims. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z How she could come to me if I marry him and he be so love struck with her I could figure out a way for us to rim away. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Already, Lon had learned that when he rushed through his lessons, Erastis would glare at him over the rims of his glasses, stern and judgmental. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z As the sun came over the rim of the desert and light flooded the little hillocks and bushes all around, Matt curled up in the shelter of a rock and cried. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The first is up, UP, and— CLANK!—it hits the rim. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Harry looked over the rim of his tankard and choked. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The crater’s rim blocked their view of the wasteland behind. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Harry watched, terrified, his hands gripping the rim of the basin so hard that his fingertips were numb. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z That cap in my hand, its rim of crusty salt stain against the dark-blue background, made me almost lose it for a second, but I didn't let myself. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z At first, I can’t even reach the rim when I shoot, even though the hoop has been lowered. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She made him sit down on the rim of the pool, tore a strip from the loose part at the top of his tunic, and clumsily but carefully bound up the bite. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She wears a gown fashioned from a pink kimono, her hair piled in an elaborate knotted style and her eyes rimmed in a striking red. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He ripped its innards out and stooped to lap blood straight from the bowl of the torn carcass, his crazed eyes peeping over the rim, glittering with rage and hate and mad fulfillment. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And with that, he set to work, taking cup after cup, touching the soft rims with glue, and setting them against Westley’s skin. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It was as though a sharp little gimlet had rim into the solid congealed mess of Emily Brent's brain. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I just wanted to watch it hit the rim and see what would happen. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was higher than a basketball rim, maybe fifteen feet. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The ball went through the rim, stopped for a second as it got caught up in the net, and fell through gently as I headed downcourt. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I lifted my head and squinted out at the bright blue plate of the sea—a bright blue plate with a dirty rim. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z A rim of panic rose in her breast. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The rims are carved with designs of birds and animals, whereas the medallions in the spokes are carved with women in luxurious poses, largely erotic in nature.”’ Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Silver pigeons lighted briefly on the heads of the lions or the rims of fountains, and strutted along the walks. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Julia and I could look up at the canyon rims on either side of us and imagine the towering monolithic face of a one-hundred-fifty-foot-tall death trap that stretched across the sky from west to east. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He pulled out the card and inspected it over the rim of his glasses. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Up on the rim, the Cupid statues were drawing their bows into firing position. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Mutti smiles and taps the wooden spoon against the frying pan rim, then rests it on the counter. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z An old woman with stringy arms and sunken temples and slow eyes rimmed by darkened circles of weariness, an altogether different creature from the plump, round-faced woman beaming radiantly from those grainy wedding photos. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The ball went up, hit the front rim, rolled around twice, and then fell through. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The helper brought him a blanket; they walked him to the edge of the rim- rock, and the medicine man told him to sit down. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The Borribles did and there, just a little beyond the rim of the bridge, they saw a halo of harsh whiteness reflected on the underneath of the dark sky. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He was looking past the rim of half-light that came from the cabin window and pushed back the darkness in a circle that lost itself around the ends of the cabin. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We went twelve miles today, about five of them profitable, and the rim of the Gobrin is visibly nearer, north, above us. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Some of the water spilled over the sides, but the remaining water still reached the rims. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z To the east, always the trains move to the east, beyond the rims of the hills; they go to the huge trodden borderlands of the front. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I caught the rim of the counter with both hands. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z With Roy anchoring his feet, the boy scooted himself forward over the rim of the pilothouse until his wiry upper torso was suspended out over the creek. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Taps the rim of his glass, universal symbol for “Get me a refill.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know where the rim is,” she explained. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Without being asked, Margaret lifted the bottle, raised it to the rim of Vivian’s glass, and poured in a single motion. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the first second before her awareness could flow into her other sentinels, it was as though fire scorched away her sight in pieces, leaving ragged holes rimmed in cinders. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There’s a good backboard there, with a regulation rim and a full net. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He rattled them against the rim of the junktube as he threw them away. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Baseball cap already on backwards, shaggy blond hair already poking from under the rim, the kid who danced in the living room with his mom grinned up at me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Around the rim strange words were written, and though she could not read them, their shapes were beautiful, as light as flying birds. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t want to cry on the train, so I close my eyes and visualize playing basketball against Erin, and we’re little kids again in my backyard, silently shooting on the old adjustable rim. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I laid a big fat brick against the rim. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z They were always wide, red rimmed, and staring. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Fern lifted her turtle head and pushed the meat to the rim of her plate. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Bordering the parking lot was a rim of poplars. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z A black beak peeked from the rim of his collar. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I fuss with the rim of the teacup. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Pax edged his snout under the lid and bit the top of the rim carefully. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And then I started thinking about the blackberries, and I remembered a time my mother and I walked around the rims of the fields and pastures in Bybanks, picking blackberries. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I slunk down on the middle of my spine, my nose level with the rim of the window, and watched the houses of outer Boston glide by. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Behind her is a duffel bag, stuffed to the rim, sitting on top of a suitcase. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z They moved more and more slowly as they climbed, and when the sun touched the mountain rims and they saw a little valley open below them, they decided to go no farther. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Commander Jameson leads the soldiers to a flat circular stand in the middle of the roof, a stand with the Republic's seal embedded in it and strings of heavy chains hooked around its rim. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The moon was full and rimmed with a golden light. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The ball bounced off the rim and off to the side. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He placed one boot on the rim of the wheelbarrow and gave a push. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The dirt floor was circular, just big enough that you could drive a car around the rim if you pulled it really tight. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They had steel rims and very thick lenses, and she could hardly see a thing without them. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Their footsteps made echoing, slapping sounds on the narrow rim of rock that surrounded the water. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Two Chinese food cartons, one with bits of fried rice stuck to the sides, a white plastic fork sprouting from the top, and the other with some sort of sauce caked around the rim. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z One night I removed his diaper while he held the tub’s rim. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z His eyes were heavy and rimmed with shadows. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He felt her calloused hand move gently over his swollen jaw long before he saw her red- rimmed eyes peering down at him. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow he managed to grab the rim of the tower with his fingers as he fell. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Day was coming again in the world outside, and far beyond the glooms of Mordor the Sun was climbing over the eastern rim of Middle-earth; but here all was still dark as night. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z At once the njuzu shook themselves loose, rippled over the rim of the platform, and disappeared. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He never noticed that I bore some substantial scratches on my arms and that Granddaddy’s nails were rimmed with crescents of dark paint. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z A green fountain of magnetic light shot up into the sky, its edges rimmed with sparks. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And now I see that her eyes are rimmed red. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Dark circles rimmed my eyes, something everyone noticed except me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A black rim of algae rings the toilet bowl where the water has slipped away. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z As he did so, his hood fell back, and Harry saw the look of revulsion on Worm- tail’s weak, pale face in the firelight as he carried the creature to the rim of the cauldron. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Gray cars fitted with rims sit in the driveway and along the street. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Theon stared at the flames over the rim of his wine goblet, brooding on the injustice of it all. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was a large heart with lots of hearts growing smaller inside, and piercing from the outside rim to the smallest heart was an arrow. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He adds milk, stirs it noisily, rests the small silver spoon on the rim of his saucer, and takes a long slurp. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The roosters were crowing in the chickenhouse and a gray rim of dawn lay on the east. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I picked a comfortable place just below the rim of the gorge where I could pop up every now and then and watch my tree. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The two young Guardians salute us, raising three fingers to the rims of their berets. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z About it lay a smooth sward, shelving down on all sides to its bare unbroken rim. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They drive all night and stop at dawn at a checkpoint on the northern rim of Brittany. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Even his eyes, which stared from behind the silver rims of his spectacles, did not change their fixed, somber gaze. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The ball didn’t even make it halfway to die rim. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Her hair was soaking wet, and the rims of both ears were showing. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Harry stood quite still, eyes glazed, watching the place where a bright gold rim of dazzling sun was rising over the horizon. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Mold and mildew stains rim the edges where water must collect. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z After the paint dries, use a permanent marker to make the yellow rim look like a ruler. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The river went sucking over the rim and fell straight down into the pool below. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z You’re given a top-down view of a three-dimensional tunnel, and you use a spinning rotary dial to control a “shooter” that travels around the rim of the tunnel. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When he was almost to the top, a mere foot from the rim, I pulled myself up to my feet in one final lift and fell backward. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z For millions of years, the rim of the crater had been under constant attack from wind. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am very proud of the way you handled yourself today,” my father said, looking at me over the rim of the glass. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Scanning the limit of the land before it curved into the rim of the sky, she tried to imagine what sorts of things lay beyond. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z "Witches have slightly larger nose-holes than ordinary people. The rim of each nose-hole is pink and curvy, like the rim of a certain kind of seashell." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The green visor cast a deadly color upon her face, upon the Dutch cookie crumbs that rimmed her thin lips. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I limp through the streets along the rim of Alta and Winter sector, along the lake and out in the open, lost in the crowded shuffle of other people. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He tackled cliffs that more than once left him dangling halfway be-tween talus and rim.... Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z All those early Old World wheels are of a peculiar design: a solid wooden circle constructed of three planks fastened together, rather than a rim with spokes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Putting two guards on me left Marcus to send an easy feed to Todd under the rim, and Steve got a shot off too. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z She ran to the fountain of Bacchus and gripped the rim of the basin, staring desperately into the water. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A week ago, in Kansas City, Perry had bought a pair of dark glasses—fancy ones with silver-lacquered rims and mirrored lenses. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I was observing the scene over the rim of the soap pot, and I was all eyes. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The little flag was fastened to the end of that pipe and the pole was jabbed into the soft soil at the north rim of the crater. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The shore as far as I could see was rimmed with foam. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bounce it off the rim, throw an air ball. It doesn’t matter. As long as that ball doesn’t end up in the basket, I’ll give your Mom back the job she did so well.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The course was rimmed in faces, all eyes on Spencer. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They bought him glasses with rectangular wire rims and caked his hair with endless product so that he had a kind of curly, mussy 'do like the coolest kids at school. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Over the rims of our cups, we watched her watching us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z God’s truth—the rim of the lowering sun, all they could see of it, had turned green. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I lay them out one by one along the edge of the counter, rim to rim so they are like a giant pearl necklace. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z They eat from white china plates rimmed with little red flowers. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She jabs the tiny brush into the coral bottle, wipes the excess under the rim, and expertly strokes it on her big toe, correcting the line with her thumb. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z On the edge of the hill, at the very rim of the light, was an enormous hyena with red-shining eyes. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her glasses are at the tip of her nose and she looks up at me over the rim. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She was a ball of white fuzz with huge shining eyes rimmed with saffron. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Grandma tilted her chin down, peered at them over the rims of her glasses. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It’s a pocket mirror, the small plain oblong kind without any rim. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Leaning back in the chair, she presses the rim of her ear with two fingers. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Less than two years after the Unzen catastrophe another group of volcano watchers, led by Stanley Williams of the University of Arizona, descended into the rim of an active volcano called Galeras in Colombia. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z So all rowed on, until the Seirenes dropped under the sea rim, and their singing dwindled away. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In the diagram, an arrow pointed to a small circular hole near the rim of the larger wheel. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Portables 20 and 21 were balanced on the rim of the crater, about to go. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And Treebeard filled three bowls, and they drank; and they saw his strange eyes looking at them over the rim of his bowl. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Closer examination showed each side to be covered with writing, resting on a curved line that spiraled clockwise in five coils from the disk’s rim to its center. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A moment later, he comes back with an ice water that has a nice fat lemon slice perched on the rim. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Although they tend to cluster in certain places–notably around the rim of the Pacific–they can occur almost anywhere. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z How Myrna would gnaw at her espresso cup rim in envy. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Today she gave its rim a gentle stroke before folding her hands in submission to Father’s will. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She lowered the bowl, only to behold — rising above its rim like the morning sun — Grover. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z A low sill ringed the rim, coming just up to the boy’s knees. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The sky was cloudless and deep blue, darkening to mauve along the whole rim of the horizon. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Thor shrugged, grasped the cauldron by the rim, and flipped it so he was inside it and the handles clattered at his feet. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He searches the audience for someone he knows, but it isn’t his crowd—lots of lit majors with leather satchels and gold- rimmed glasses and fountain pens, lots of people Ruth would have waved to. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, at the rim of vision, it gathered itself, and in one sweeping tide, rushed me to sleep. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Seventeen days I sailed in the open water before I saw your country’s shore, a shadow upon the sea rim. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Civilized,” Beatrice repeated, gazing at Roy over the rims of her glasses. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If we didn’t have breakaway rims, the backboard would have shattered into a million pieces. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They were the glass kind, the ones with gilded rims and no handles. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She rim round the house looking at herself in mirrors. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The ball tipped over toward the middle of the rim slightly, which gave it a little speed. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I climbed the rock and crawled across it until I could look over the rim. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z An inlaid band around its rim was of priceless silver, and so was its delicate stem. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z It was just a matter of whether it would topple over on the inside of the rim and into the net or outside the rim. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I smiled a little and hunched down in the wagon until I was sure he couldn’t see me over the rim. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The hobbits saw that they were descending into a great dingle, almost as round as a bowl, very wide and deep, crowned at the rim with the high dark evergreen hedge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I watched him over the rim of my glass. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He touches the border of the shrubbery with the rim of his racket and sets one or two wild irises nodding. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z We stared at the mess in Digger’s front yard: tires, rusted wheel rims, an old automobile frame up on cinder blocks, a large wooden spool from some wire Digger’s father had hauled once. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z She saw a pallet of horse blankets and two buckets placed against the wall, one with a bloody cloth peeking over the rim. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Plum on the rim of a warm light sleep was still chuckling. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Covedale’s Macintosh drives it down, tries for three, and—it rolls off the rim. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They skirted the northern rim of the town. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She drinks more of her coffee, traces the rim of the mug with her finger. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The gunnel is the top edge of a boat, the rim if you want. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Once Luna was in place and Glerk was safely outside the chalk rim, Xan would complete the circle, and the spell would begin. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z And there was a red irritated rim around his eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Will was a post-grad senior and a strong defender, but he relied too much on his jump shot, which most of the time clanked off the rim. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Michelangelo pretended to drink his wine, but his eyes bulged over the rim of his cup. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He took the ball out and threw up a quick jumper that rimmed the hoop and came down to one side. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The ball arched toward the hoop, rotating in space, before swooshing through the rim. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Her yellow- rimmed red plastic sunglasses made the world look red. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He knelt down and studied the chrome rims. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Two of the boys wore glasses, curiously enough the same kind: tiny, old-fashioned, with round steel rims. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z ‘No, it’s more than that. Look at the ridges and grooves carved around the rim.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He peeked over the rim for what seemed to Roy and Beatrice like an eternity. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I lay on the rock so I would not be seen and peered over its rim toward the north. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Short auburn hair peeked out from the rim of a tall helmet. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He was twelve years old, quaking as he stood with his mother and father on Bright Angel Point, at the rim of the Grand Canyon. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were puddled up and red rimmed. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Sophie peeped over the rim of the ear and watched the desolate landscape of Giant Country go whizzing by. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally August returned with a tray of four jelly glasses, orange slices stuck real pretty on the rims. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned my gaze back to the horizon and held it there, even as the rim of pink faded to darkness. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He rode west along the south rim of the plateau, watching for sudden movements that were speckled white. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z In the distance loomed the massive wall of the Brooks Range, the massive mountains that rimmed the North Slope on the south. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was huge and dark brown with a wicker seat and back and large metal wheels rimmed in hard black rubber. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Guitar ran his finger around the rim of his glass. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be an ocean of wood with a dun rim of humanity. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A half-dozen cans of paint, a bag of brushes, some buckets, a heap of cardboard, and several large tarps waited in a pile underneath the bent rim. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z He watched the pearly froth reach the rim of his glass, and took a deep breath. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The rims of his eyes were often red, and he had a nervous trick of looking back startled over his shoulder. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Everything was in a state of disarray—sewing projects abandoned upon the spinnet, shutters drawn, dogs sleeping on the settee, dirty plates and platters still lain on the table, the food crusted to their rims. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It had maybe twenty years1 worth of dust on the rim, but the second hand ticked out just fine: 5 seconds to go, 4, 3 ... Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The car had skidded on the glassy hill up to the asylum and backed, with one wheel over the rim of the drive, into a steep drift. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It promised to be a pretty morning; the sky looked clear, with a rim of pink in the east. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I drank some water, watching him over the rim of my glass. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Unfolding it, he found the plan of a large circle with thirty-six divisions around the rim. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Freckles yawns and drinks his coffee down in about a single gulp, and he giggles and points to lipstick on the rim, and we smile over that one. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The dog set its paws on the rim, tipping the can and sending the garbage across the sidewalk. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The basketball hit the rim, but rolled in. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We paused a moment to marvel at how the rising rim of gold sun silently announced itself by illuminating the sky with brilliant, broad streaks of pink, purple, and orange. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Even when he missed, the spin on the ball made it die on the rim and it would often bounce once or twice between the rim and the backboard before falling in. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z By deftly lifting and twisting the claw, they could slip it out of the hole, and then they used their trunks to examine the wheel all over, cleaning the rim, checking for cracks. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She approached the box, hooked eight front claws onto the rim board, and pulled herself in. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Henry turns to face him at last, and now that Alex’s eyes aren’t full of rainwater, he can see the skin under his eyes is papery and purple, rimmed pink at his eyelashes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It must be the second week of August, for the sun sat almost on the rim of the earth. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The model will be on its bench in the corner, and the sugar bowl will be in the center of the kitchen table, its little spoon resting on the rim. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z As Lighthouse receded into the distance, the rim of Hamelin crater came into view. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood there perfectly still, the wind ruffling his hair and the dull light glinting from the rims of his glasses. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Under the rim of his baseball cap, Hedge’s eyes were bloodshot. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I clench my fists around the plate rims. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She touched her glass rim with the tip of her tongue before she sipped. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The hole was barely big enough for her body, she heard the soft swish as the sharp glass rim sliced through the silks she trailed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z At dinner his fingernails are still rimmed in black oil. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Julie ducked below the ice rim and made her way along it on hands and feet until she was beyond the village and out of sight of the rooftops of Barrow. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z After a peaceful sojourn Snuffy stood up and advanced farther, working his way slowly westward until eventually he arrived at the gorge rim. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The metal rim chattered against my lower teeth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Her lipstick left a smiling pink stain on the inside rim of the cup. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Sawing away at the rim, however, where shell met shell, was very hard work, especially as the turtle wouldn’t stop moving. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes seemed to hover over the rim of her glasses. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “Big enough to drown a dwarf, I grant you. The Mander is as broad, though. So is the Trident, near its mouth. The Blackwater rims deeper.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And all that they said and did was refracted by her inattention and shot off towards the rim- bones of nothing. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z She takes a sip of tea and winces, detecting a faint film of dishwashing liquid on this section of the rim, chiding herself for being careless about rinsing. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In the bunk room, Frederick leans over the rim of his bed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We were in a tree house somewhere on the outer rim of a small city that had long been closed down like a forgotten convenience store. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z My foul shot rimmed the basket and fell in. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I watched her over the rim of tin. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The paper sailed across the room, hit the rim of the trashcan, and bounced out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He grabbed it by the wire rim that held the top of the globe and burned his hand. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They came out along the rim of a deep gorge and far down in the darkness a river. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Aarfy launched himself forward an instant later and cracked Yossarian on the bridge of the nose with the sharp rim of his flak helmet. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The fast-walking man who sat on the fountain’s rim, dragging his fingers through his wispy hair. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Peering mischievously at me over the rim, she said, “Of course, a lot of it was little-boy curiosity, you know.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I turn around, face the door I just closed, pull down my pants, and fall on the toilet—I don’t sit; I fall like a carcass, feeling my butt accommodate the rim. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Fletcher got the ball in to their center who threw up a hook that bounced around the rim before falling through. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I went up strong, spun, and slammed the ball into the rim. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I laugh when his shot bangs off the rim and he gets an E right away. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z On her knees, her hand on the cold rim of the bathtub, she waited for something to happen ... inside. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure if I was getting up right but when I see the rim I know I’m not only right but righteous. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I rest my hand on the rim and leap over, bending, then quickly straightening my legs into the space beneath the glove box. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She held to the canopy rim with one hand, turning swiftly toward him. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z She gently bit the rim of the boy’s ear. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I’m just a kid, so Dad gives me one of those smaller basketballs and lowers the adjustable rim. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z When my palm slapped against the rim it felt good. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z She carried Rachel inside to where Judah still stood, nervously pinching the rim of his sweat-stained hat. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z There was the faint glug of wine being poured, a tinkle of decanter on glass rim, a murmur of thanks, and then Sir Charles seated himself on the sofa, inches away from Will. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Grumman sat steady and quiet; his dæmon, wind-torn, clung firmly with her talons deep in the basket rim and her feathers blown erect. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The hall was very dark, but a rim of light showed under Faye’s door. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z One of them fitted Frodo well enough, a black cap with iron rim, and iron hoops covered with leather upon which the Evil Eye was painted in red above the beaklike nose-guard. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The air leaked out around the rim but he turned the wheel and had the boy hold down the tire until it caught and he got it pumped up. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The outside of the bus is royal blue with shiny chrome rims, and the windows are covered in white linen curtains. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z One even laid a tiny hand on the rim. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They had only two cups and he drank his coffee from the bowl he’d eaten from, his thumbs hooked over the rim. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He released his ball and missed, the clanging of the rim the only noise in the whole gym. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Dark- rimmed glasses over her long-lashed eyes make her look very professional and also pretty. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The closer I get to the rim the less time I'll waste going around it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Her clothes seem like real dusty leather, worn and creased for years and years with a rimmed hat and boots for ignoring mud. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z If he did rim, how far could he hope to go, alone and without provisions? A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z An old cauldron was perched on the toilet, and a crackling from under the rim told Harry they had lit a fire beneath it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Biggs was on the canal rim; his feet hung down into the cool water, soaking, while he took the sun on his face. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The basketball hit the rim of the net but then went in. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Bull snapped back, shooting another arcing set that hit the back of the rim and bounced back to him without ever touching the court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He says, “My toe must have caught on the rim of the tube. Just that one foot. But all the rest of me was heading downward. So...” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Angels peered over the rim and looked down on him. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Mac devised a method of wrapping notes in plastic and then taping them inside the rim of the toilet bowl. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On the fourth day, I make my way to the rim of Lake and Blueridge and decide to spend my time wandering through the bars. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Black lines of dirt rimmed the tips of my nails. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The track was slick, though—a heavy double downbeat you could feel in your gut and clickity-clack rim shots bouncing back and forth like two stuttering ghosts. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He did this now, folding the sides in and in until they stood in a raised rim and then making a lid to fit it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It was just peeping over the rim of the boat now, although she had no memory of a dawn. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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