The next morning, though, when the three of us went out to the Big Barn to milk, Joseph went to Rosie first, and he reached out and rubbed her rump again. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Where they burst, my skin was exceptionally sensitive; accidentally rubbing an open sore was so painful I would gasp and cry out. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I said it only because I wanted her to stop rubbing the thing. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I rub her shoulder, and she gives me the saddest smile. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But from his time in the underground cell, Shin remembered how Uncle had rubbed salted cabbage soup into his wounds. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

With every sentence of the interminable prayers, I rubbed. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Andrew was bowing and rubbing his hands and looking, to tell the truth, extremely frightened. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, yeah. We have to do this,” he announced, rubbing the side of his neck. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

This time, Matthias sat down hard, rubbing dazedly at his sore head. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She gazed at the treetops, rubbing her elbows. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her eyes, stared at Lupita and Salvador in astonishment, and asked, “Who are these people, Mamá?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I looked at my hands, and some of the skin was torn, rubbed away. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He stumbled backward again, rubbing the sore spot. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The girls splashed their faces with warm water, rubbing off all the clay. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She stood up and rubbed her face against his. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

A noxious, unexpected wind filtered through his clothes and he began to walk, rubbing his hands together. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

You know how much I admire you, and only hope that some of your goodness and Father’s goodness will rub off on me, because, in that sense, you two are a lot alike. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

One of the women kneels and rubs her back. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I simmered as the thief rubbed the queen with his dirty fingers. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed the red spots with garlic every day, and within a couple of weeks they were gone. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She stripped the girl of the drenched, ripped clothing, setting it aside, then rubbed her dry with rough cloth, and wrapped her in soft wool. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I rub my eyes to press the sleep from them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mama would laugh and rub cocoa butter on our skin to keep it from drying out. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Now I rub one between my fingers, crushing it to granules, then lick my index finger and stick it in the sugar before popping it in Carmine’s mouth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Jason finally gets along with Annabeth, and her brainiac tendencies start rubbing off on him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Levi greets Pi with a tummy rub and some embarrassing kissy noises. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pretended he was taking a shower bath; he made faces and danced around and rubbed imaginary soap under his armpits. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

As always, there were overdue bills mixed with throwaway flyers printed with cheap black ink that rubbed off onto his fingers. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s the best we’ve had yet,” said Meg, as the dead villain sat up and rubbed his elbows. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of fixed class positions, on the other hand, rubs many the wrong way. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I rubbed the stinging, sticky spot near my ear. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He rubbed my back and then put his hand back on the wheel. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

On the other side I rubbed cream that said “For dry skin.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes his glasses off and rubs the little reddish indentations along the sides of his nose. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to push past all the wet people, rubbing skin to wet skin. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And at last he came down from the loft, yawning and rosy, rubbing his curls, just as Mae was piling the plates with flapjacks. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted some of the cloudlike warmth in Father Amadi’s eyes to rub off on me, settle on me. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I rub some of the lipstick along my cheekbones, blending it in. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would stare at me sideways and rub his beak against my nose until I would kiss his head. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

And they try to rub up against me and laugh that. . . laugh. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I rub it, looking down to a frill of seaweed, bits of rope, and a broken lobster trap caught between the huge rocks at the water’s edge. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He began to rub the stone along the needle in short, quick strokes. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed away at the gauges, wondering what had brought on this outburst, and was somewhat relieved that he seemed to hold nothing against me personally. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Sam lay beside her and rubbed her back for a long time before she went to sleep. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wet her fingers with saliva and rubbed her eyes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He makes a show of rubbing his knees one last time and returns to my side. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the back of his head and gave me a worried smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He continued to rub his own head, his face scrunched up in concentration. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The actual headstone was covered in green and yellow lichen, and so worn and faded as to almost be undecipherable, but the rubbing was clear. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“I do not want an apprentice,” Antain said as he rubbed oil into the curve of the wood. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Please, don’t stop rubbing,” the water monster said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

They rubbed me with blood and leaves when my mother wasn’t looking and rattled beads over my forehead. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scooped up some of the sand and saw that it was really tiny sapphires that made noises like laughter when I rubbed some of them between my palms. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kira untied her leather sandals and began to rub her feet. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

At precisely noon, he stared at the final page, rubbed a blood-shot eye, yawned and shrugged. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He rubs the dashboard and pumps the gas. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He corrects himself, starting “again with passion,” erasing, and finally wearing “a hole in the paper with the rubbing of the eraser.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Dad didn’t wince when I poured rubbing alcohol on the wound. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My mom rubbed her hand in circles on my back to try to comfort me while, above my sobbing, I could hear my dad ordering room service. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I heard his calloused palm rub at his moustache, an old habit. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Celia brings the binoculars to rest in her lap and rubs her eyes with stiffened fingers. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed them away and vowed not to cry again. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was rubbing my overalls, but I was no longer in them exactly. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Squatting or kneeling beside large piles of laundry, they used stones to rub the clothes clean. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The kitten Small Bob mewed and began to purr, rubbing against Bob’s chin. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There was a blister on his ankle, rubbed raw by the sandal strap. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I noticed that his wrinkled old hand trembled as he rubbed the wire-stiff stubble on his chin. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Simpson wants to challenge again today,” he said, rubbing his eyes. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He watches as she floats the white gardenias in her bath and rubs her thighs and breasts with walnut oil. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wash rubbed the last stone between his hands. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed the bracelet made of twisty vines. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his eyes, but it still didn’t go away. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

At the sound, the pink circles on Lady Ashton’s cheeks visibly shrank and disappeared, as if someone had rubbed them out with an eraser. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” said Mini, rubbing furiously at her bright red cheeks. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“All I said was——” began the earl, rubbing his head. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The Pandavas have been awakened to do battle once more,” said Hanuman, rubbing his chin. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Celaena rubbed an eye and then scratched the dog behind the ears. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He placed his large elbows on the table, took off his sunglasses, and rubbed his eyes. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rubs her hands together and then grabs the handles. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Still in a daze, I get to the doorway last, just in time to see Brian Li lying on the floor rubbing his shoulder. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” she said, and sniffed and wiped the back of her hand across her nose and rubbed her eyes with both palms. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He bent down, took up a double handful of lukewarm water and rubbed the mess from his face. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Here Uncle Turu fluttered his eyes and delicately rubbed his cheek with his fingers, and the people laughed to see such a strong-faced man pretending to be beautiful. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I glance at Zeke, who is rubbing his face with his fists to wake up. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I rubbed out my face over the years washing away my pain, the same way carvings on stone are worn down by water. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just for a while,” she said, and rubbed my neck. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Always while Brother Luke talked he rubbed away at Robin’s legs, then turned him and smoothed his back. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Ollie snores a little and rubs his head against my hand. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I went over and rubbed the curtains against my face. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

With soft, warm fingers he rubbed the side of my face. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He rubbed pitch from the wood between his fingers and looked down at Gallup. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He grimaces as he rubs in the tallow. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I was floating somewhere, somewhere that didn’t rub too close against life. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tried rubbing it off by hand, then with a cloth and soap and water, but it remained as clear as ever. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Some folks said rubbing snow on frostbite was the best cure, but it seemed to me that getting the flesh unfrozen made more sense. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She grabbed the papers and ran, rubbing her arm on her jeans hard enough to start a fire. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Ron rubbed his eyes, frowning through the moonlight. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He reached up and rubbed his eyes with the heels of his hands. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I rubbed it raw before I left Clown Alley, but somehow I still don’t believe it’s clean. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She pauses, looks up at the bright blue afternoon sky, rubs her chin, and says, “My reputation for playing ball? Yep. My reputation for playing guys? Nope.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I rub my face and tug my phone out of the charger. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Jutta hears that grandmothers are rubbing granddaughters with feces, sawing off their hair with bread knives, anything to make them less appealing to the Russians. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t been sitting there more than a few minutes when Lily woke up and rubbed her eyes. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The Magpie leaned over and rubbed her left leg. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Who smiled so beautifully when I rubbed her back? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

But the centerboard twice rubbed on the bottom lightly, so he took her back out a bit to deeper water until he had covered most of the bay and still found no sign of civilization. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Reign of Terror,” Miles answered, rubbing his neck. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He blinked and rubbed them as if he could wipe it all away—the wrong picture, the wrong place. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He tenderly rubbed my neck sometimes when I sat at the foot of his reclining chair. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to smell like flowers,” I said, rubbing my eyes of suds, “I’m not a girl.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stretches his back, rubs his hands togevver against the cold, looks out at the heavy curtain of darkness, and tells us a truly frightening tale. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She rolls fabric out for my grandmother to rub between her fingers. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Zeke glares at his brother, then puts him in a headlock and rubs his knuckles into Uriah’s skull. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You are bleeding,” he said, and rubbed a smear of her blood between his fingers. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turns to address the crowd, clapping once—loudly—and then rubbing his hands in front of him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I listened to them both, leaning against Maxim's arm, rubbing my chin on his sleeve. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The words on it were faded, some beyond reading, and in places the paper was so damaged that the writing had rubbed away. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Rishi grinned and rubbed the back of his neck, accelerating as they climbed a steep hill. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the Magic 8 Ball and rubbed the scuff mark as I looked down into its round window. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I rub my glasses against my shirt to dry them. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Joseph rubbed his head and sat up a little more on the bed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He held me against his side and rubbed my head. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He stood and grinned and rubbed his split knuckles. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I would bring them oats and rub them down and always talked to the horse when I was working with him. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clayton didn’t know if he meant quit crying or quit rubbing his wrists. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

She had rubbed it with a magnet and then floated it in a dish of water, let it spin this way and that as it slowly settled with its point toward north. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The head strap rubbed against the bump, and I winced. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He tore at them with his paws; he scratched at the sites until they bled; he rubbed his head and cheek along the ground and against the trunk of a tree. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The chandelier was a rather clever move,” said the Sleeper, rubbing his jaw. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I rubbed at my eyes and squinted out the windshield. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He’s rubbing his eyes so he’s either sleepy or sad. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Helen cried to hear how Theresa had begun to groan with a certain intermittent regularity; and how, if she were rubbed hard just below her collarbone, she would groan louder. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were, badly, and she let him rub in the bloodmoss salve, closing her eyes and gritting her teeth. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Well... it is amazing,” said Bagman, rubbing his smooth chin and smiling down at Harry. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I nodded, and he rubbed my back before I took a seat. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He started to say something else, then stopped and rubbed his face with his hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He continued to rock back and forth with the chanting of the crowd, rubbing his right knee each time he leaned forward. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mister Brannon rubbed his nose and looked at her in a sad way. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And before Joey could reply, Gregory slapped the glob on his mouth and started rubbing it in. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

When it tires of one journey, it rubs through some rock to forge a new way. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He grimaced as if in excruciating pain, sucked in air through his teeth, rubbed the elbow, and claimed he couldn’t use his arm for the remainder of the meal. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Russ is rubbing his chin over and over again, looking at me with these crazy intense eyes. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had not rubbed liniment into her joints for many days, and I felt a pang of guilt. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

His dad laughs too, rubbing a hand over his goatee. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Darius leaves and walks up a flight of stairs at the other end of the basement, and I kneel down in front of Layla to rub her forehead. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

For the maid was standing there, rubbing her hands down the sides of her dress. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take the phone from him and rub my eyes. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She edged around and rubbed her shoulder against his shoulder. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Park waited for him to get up, but Richie just lay there, spitting curses and rubbing salt and gravel into his eyes. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She whispered in Spanish and touched him gently, rubbing his back and neck first, then brushing his ear and neck with her lips. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I owe so much to him,” continued Albert as he rubbed his thumb across the ship tattoo on his forearm. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her body with the yellow soap and a handful of sandy gravel until she tingled. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chubs rubbed a thumb across his lower lip. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Arnold rubbed the back of his head, then his face. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

I rub my sore arm, and try to scoop some beans and rice into my mouth. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m jealous,” he murmurs into my ear, and I laugh and rub my hands over his forearm. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When lights appeared Sam rubbed his eyes: he thought his head was going queer. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Ma looked pretty, with her bare arms plump and white, her cheeks so red and her dark hair smooth and shining, while she scrubbed and rubbed the corn in the clear water. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emma joined in and then rubbed Finn’s head, because it felt good to do something normal again. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He didn't say a word, and as he looked me over, top to bottom, I felt like I'd been rubbed with sandpaper. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Here Uncle Andrew rubbed his hands till his knuckles cracked like fireworks. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I sit up and rub my neck with my fingertips. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The cat rubbed against her knee, and as Meggie's fingers stroked its dirty fur an awful thought suddenly occurred to her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Tyrion was dozing, but he woke abruptly when the motion ceased, rubbed the sand from his eyes, and accepted Bronn's hand to climb down. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I put my hand back on Mr. C.’s shoulder and patted him and rubbed him a couple of times, then left the room. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I start rubbing my hands against my legs, which isn’t a good sign, but I don’t pay attention. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“This is so messed up,” said Jack, rubbing his hand over his face. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“In order to have good skin you must rub Rose Brilliantine Hair Tonic on your face and rub cold cream in your hair.” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe when you get in trouble enough times, it stops scaring you, but my hands are itching so bad, I have to rub them hard against my jeans. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He gargles with camomile tea, coats the roof of his mouth with a tincture of myrrh and rubs Mentholatum over, his chest, nose, gums and tongue. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Greathearted Odysseus, home at last, was being bathed now by Eurynome and rubbed with golden oil, and clothed again in a fresh tunic and a cloak. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seized the flannel and rubbed Lyra’s knees so hard she left the skin bright pink and sore, but clean. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She rubs the cream in my hair with both hands. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the back of his neck, feeling a sudden surge of frustration he couldn’t explain. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She releases my chin and rubs her gloved hands together. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Jimmy stood up, rubbing the side of his head. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I stop rubbing my hands on my pants. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She wiped the side of her face with one hand as though rubbing something off. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It sat on the meat, just as though it had been invited to dinner, and rubbed its hairy paws as it gloated over the meal. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His whole head was throbbing violently with the pain of infection from the quills, and more than anything he wanted time to scratch and scratch; to rub the burning cheek along the ground. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her eyes, trying to clear her head. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He rubs his fingers up and down the back of his neck. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I rub my finger across the wood back and forth harder and harder until a splinter cuts me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his fingertips together and continued the length of the anchor. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“My thanks,” said the dwarf as he rubbed his wrists, but the knight only laughed and said, “Save your gratitude for someone who deserves it, Imp. You will not like this next bit.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Something rubbed against his leg beneath the table. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Kat’s hands are warm, I pass my hand under his shoulders in order to rub his temples with some tea. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then after school they rubbed smut on my face. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

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

He commenced rubbing on his left arm then reached his hand down to help me up. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The Mellower’s mother rubbed them with olive oil. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mamá Jacinta rubs her temples, as if this conversation were giving her a headache. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They shook leaves of little plants and trees, rubbing the residue of water onto their faces and heads. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He is hunched above me like a dog, one hand rubbing hard at my skin and the other unbuttoning his trousers. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

From the burned part the girl should take a piece of charcoal and then rub this between her palms. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Tears rose in her eyes and she rubbed them away. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I rub two fingers, hard, over my left eyebrow. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Then he sat down, rubbing his swollen stomach, and went to sleep. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Brown pulled a stained kerchief out of his trouser pocket and rubbed it over his face and neck. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skin on his lower face had regrown, but it was thin and waxy, as if someone had taken sandpaper and rubbed it to the point of transparency. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

After his displeasure had reached a certain point, the three of us rubbed our bruises and called ourselves to a womanly sort of meeting. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

This seemed to have rubbed off on Chip. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had rubbed her nose against mine and poured her light on my face. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt every step—the rub of his wet socks in his shoes, the burn of his wounded leg, the ache in his hand—but he also felt more himself than he ever had before. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

At that word the other boys forgot their urge to be gone and turned back to sample this fresh rub of two spirits in the dark. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She had rubbed her lips with the handkerchief, and then rolled it in a ball, and left it in the pocket. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

With another clean, greased cloth he rubbed it all over, outside, until every bit of it was oiled and sleek. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down on the curb and rubbed his legs, trying to work out the post-practice stiffness. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Moss asked, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Your mom rubs your back like she did when you were little. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Ah well...Ah well,” Asra murmured, and sighed, and rubbed his legs, making a little moaning sound that he was not aware of himself. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. Everything got crazy after you left,” Aimee says, rubbing her eyes with her fist. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Horse freed my hand and began rubbing at the front of his pants. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father rubbed it in: “So much for your spoon, Ma. It sort of pooped out on you.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat and rubbed his hand over his beard, finally wiping off the oatmeal. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He kept his blues harp in his jacket pocket and rubbed his fingers across the holes every now and again. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He was squirming and rolling around and rubbing his eyes. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered his father rubbing his back one time when he had gotten sick. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Moon Orchid rubbed this niece’s hands and cold feet. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, I quite agree," sneers the fearless leader, rubbing his tiny squirrel paws together with glee. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He stretched out on the bed, letting his long fingers rub the pocket places in his clothes where matches might be. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tony rubbed her head—he loved her, too. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

My father walked up to me and rubbed my head before he held my right hand and raised it up, as he declared me his champion. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

His rump felt sore, but, with the star looking down at him, uncomplaining, he dared not rub it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed it back and forth between my teeth so hard that foam came out of my mouth and my nose. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man rubbed his hand over his smooth scalp. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He sighed now—in his sudden loneliness rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand—and picked up his camera, for he could hear his family coming. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She found a heather-gray tunic and rubbed the soft cotton between her fingers. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When I got back to Ben’s wagon he had already unhitched Alpha and Beta and was rubbing them down. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“No-no,” the old woman took the salve from me, took some of it on two bony fingers, and started rubbing it in my hair. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward I sat down at the dressing table and on one side of my face I rubbed night cream that said “For oily skin.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward, her elbows on her thighs, rubbing fingers that looked bloodstained in the lessening light. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alyce rubbed and crooned and fussed, as she had with the bailiff’s wife. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Biff beamed quietly behind his hand as he rubbed his jaw. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The smears of blood on the wall looked like someone had been writing, and then rubbed it away. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

So I rubbed that address out with black ink. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed occasionally as she wrote, and rubbed her fingers along the side of her face. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rain and wind were overtaking her, rubbing away the details of her legs; the sun was bleaching her hooves into faint outlines, merging into the cliff. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her nose with the heel of her hand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my eyes and watched in astonishment. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is, he realizes as he rubs his eyes, extremely naked. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Frodo woke at the sound of Sam’s shout and sat up, rubbing his eyes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Slowly he sat up and rubbed his eyes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He smiled at her, rubbing soot from her cheek with one finger. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Salvador sat up, rubbed his jaw, and felt his head. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Max rubs her face with both hands and turns away from me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his face hastily with his sleeve and then pointed down at where Alfhercht stood. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Robert bent down and rubbed the dog’s head. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I need my pipe,” the woman murmured, rubbing her temples. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Hey,” he cries, rubbing his arm in the spot where I punched him a minute ago. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laleh stirred against me, yawned, and rubbed her face into my stomach. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Edwin paused, rubbing his rough hand over his stubbled chin. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Candy laid the stump of his wrist on his knee and rubbed it gently with his hand. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t answer, but she knew he was still rubbing the worry stone. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He slides his hands beneath her gauzy skirt and rubs her warm thighs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Natalie is rubbing her chin on her shoulder, her chin on her shoulder, faster than normal, as if she’s upset too. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Jack grabbed Maurice and rubbed the stuff over his cheeks. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her lower back, all the while holding my gaze. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

His skin rippled in voluptuous delight when Evy rubbed him dry. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kyle plopped his feet on the floor, rubbed his eyes, and sleepily looked around his room. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

It pressed its beak tightly shut and rubbed its head with its wings, trying to force a memory. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my belly, trying to imagine how long nine feet was and whether I had that much room in me. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Grandma leaned over and rubbed his back as he tried to get his wind. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I just got off a plane,” said Forrest, rubbing his jaw and squinting through his glasses. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She sat on a stool behind the counter ringing up newspaper- wrapped packets and rubbing her lower back. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again and again he barked, and the cat growled softly and continuously, walking back and forth and rubbing his whole length against the dirty, muddied head. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama’s expression shuttered as she rubbed her lower back. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

‘You is not loving it?’ the BFG asked innocently, rubbing his head. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her fingers through the dirt, and grabbed a handful of grass to wipe between her legs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But there was no romance in the knee which forced my legs, nor in the rub of hairy skin on my chest. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now Mom’s rubbing hard at my initials, which I’d carved into the table when I was little. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He is standing by the bed with his back arched, dragging in air, rubbing at his chest, starting to cry. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mulch rubbed his finger along an ornate banister. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I shook my head and rubbed my eyes, thinking I might be dreaming, so I pinched myself and looked at the windowsill. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the dog under the chin, and then a bigger smile spread across his face. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I rub her feathery head one more time and crawl back into my cell. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You hurt me,” she complained, rubbing her arm where it had scraped the side of the wagon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I let him in, feed him a chunk of beaver fat, and even rub him between the ears for a bit. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He paused, rubbing Branch with his dirty bare foot. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat up, rubbed my eyes, and nodded. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“The phone rang,” he says, rubbing his eyes. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear was rubbing the sediment between his fingers, as he always did. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I asked, trying to rub a little feeling back into my hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I almost expect him to rub his hands together with delight. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I rub a bit of the silk between my fingers, trying to figure out President Snow’s reasoning. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She curls her trunk inward and rubs the object on it, testing it for texture. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She sighed, and she rubbed her temples with her left hand. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Riot stretches his legs, pushing his paws against my chest, before jumping off the edge of my bed and rubbing himself against my bedroom door. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

For a day or two he had been rubbing his eyes and meowing dis­consolately, but I thought nothing of it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She touched the scar on her palm, still there, even though Peris’s had been rubbed away. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Sohrab squeezed my shoulder again and rubbed the back of my head. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I am rubbing the color sticks on the paper for a long time. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Grumpy, I sit up and rub the sleep out of my eyes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Can’t believe she knew and, instead of trying to get me to tell her all the details and find a way to fix it, just watched Netflix with me and rubbed my back. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my eyes, trying to collect my thoughts. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his shirt as best he could, but it was too late; the paint was dry. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He began rubbing it back and forth across the stone with easy, practiced movements. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He shrugged and rubbed the back of his neck. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Stream, stone, and sky,” he swore, rubbing at his face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I wriggled up into a fully seated position and rubbed my temples. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I figured Roy Lee would get up and walk out rather than belong to anything with Quentin in it, but instead he sat up on the bed and rubbed his chin thoughtfully. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

No one comes to give Bruno pets or belly rubs. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere around midday I was hiking along, singing a lullaby and rubbing Otto’s foot, when he unexpectedly tumbled from my back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I keep rubbing Bryce’s back until he slumps forward and curls up around Aurora. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Harry sat up, still rubbing his scar, now wide awake. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Someone had rubbed salt in all his wounds. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The tyke rubbed her tangled hair and sighed, a strangely adult sound that made Kira smile sympathetically. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try rubbing my hand across my belly, hoping some sympathetic pregnant woman will become my sponsor and Haymitch can send in some water. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I describe Finch, and Mike rubs his chin and starts nodding. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"No, but I've seen it on TV. When I was with Rani, she showed me how to use neem twigs to keep our mouths clean, and in jail we rubbed a powder on our teeth." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Min would squeeze handfuls of the purified clay, or rub it between his fingers. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

It was all very hard work, but Hanako loved it because her father’s ambition rubbed off on her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

X-Ray looked at the tube, then rubbed his dirty glasses on his dirty shirt and looked at the tube again. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He puts his hand on his face and rubs it around then looks at his fingers. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jinny rubbed at her eyes, but she still couldn’t see the boat. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But his fingers were numb, and he fumbled with the screwdriver as he tried to rub warmth back into his hands. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jinx carefully reached down to rub his left foot, hoping the meeting would end soon. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The girl sat up groggily and rubbed her face with the back of a hand. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“What gave it away?” he grunted as he staggered to his feet, still rubbing his lower belly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As if somebody had rubbed away all the detail. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Fig slogged into the room with a soft “mew” and then rubbed up against my leg. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He saw me and began rubbing again, a grimace on his face. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Her body began to tremble as he rubbed his fingers over her skin. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The first player, the one with the large belly, nodded with vigor and rubbed his hands, ready for action. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I rubbed them and they stung more and my nose started dripping. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I put some upon my fingers and rubbed her face gently. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dust, tears, and too bright light were in his eyes, but he was too angry and disgusted to rub them. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the sleep from his eyes with the backs of his hands. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I rubbed a hand up and down Beau’s side. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He smiles and rubs the back of his neck. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Clayton stopped wiping his face but he couldn’t stop rubbing his wrists. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

My father settled in his chair, rubbed his eyes, eyed me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

When I’m done, I’m calmer, but Max is rubbing his head so hard I’m afraid he’s going to lose hair. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I brushed her clothes, cleaned her boots, rubbed her neck where it ached. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed Tres Rosas oil in my hair and helped me comb it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Hope somebody’s bringing you a coat,” the man says, and leaves the cart right there on the sidewalk as I hug myself and rub my arms. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They were weathered brown except for their toes, which shone like new pennies from all the times people had rubbed them for good luck. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Doc rubbed his palms together, the sound of his rough skin like sandpaper. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The big badger staggered back, rubbing at the grit which clogged her vision. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Hawthorn root,” she said, scooping out the remainder and rubbing it onto her leg. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

And Mr. Morrison would rub his palms together and go to his store, hoping some drummer would come by that day. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I rub the sleeve of my shirt across my lips. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Tyler glared and made a show of rubbing the spot on his head where the pencil case had hit him. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Instead, every so often, she would test its consistency by rubbing a pinch of it between her thumb and forefinger, put a little on the tip of her tongue, and immediately spit it out. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He rubs his hands together again and grins. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She massaged her forehead with her fingertips, rubbing at the worry line between her eyebrows as if she wanted to erase it. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I kept her company and kept watch for her as she tried to rub a twitch out of my shoulder. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He frowns and rubs a hand along his head. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He sat beside it and rubbed its small back with a rhythmic motion. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

And I keep hoping that maybe some of that pretty will rub off on my parents—maybe make them continue to be nice to each other for a little while. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Finn burst out, because he saw the cat rubbing against Ms. Morales’s ankles and her high-heeled shoes. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I rub the instrument across her stomach again, and it flattens with each stroke, the extra skin and bulk beneath it melting away, her waist growing smaller. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Not like he wanted to rub my face into the floor. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He straightens, returning his full attention to the road, but continues to rub my shoulder. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Many doctors on the island have left to the States for better reimbursements from insura—” He stops, leans against the stairs, and rubs his side. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She shifted on the bench and rubbed her sore hip. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Molly rubs her arms and tries to decide what to do. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He rubs again at the bandage above his eye and doesn’t look over at the desk. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even Pinch stopped shuffling his feet and rubbing his nose. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Dad hasn’t ever been part of the picture. He left a long time ago. It’s just me and her. And she just loves Moss,” he added, reaching over and rubbing him on the back. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Bigger shook his head and rubbed his hands nervously across his eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her hand on her forehead and squinted her eyes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I told the old man my story while he rubbed his beard. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Sam rubbed Mole’s big ears, then his own. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I rub the leather music portfolio on my lap and take a deep breath. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

We stared at each other for a bit, eventually she looked away, rubbing at her eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They creep back to their resting spots, rubbing their heads and eyeing each other with suspicion. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

We slather ourselves down, even taking turns rubbing the ointment into each other’s backs where the undershirts don’t protect our skin. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed his arms like she was trying to warm him up. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Henry groans, rubbing a hand across his face. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I thought, rubbing my hands together and jumping around to generate some heat. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

My father rubbed his jaw and made a faint clicking sound with his teeth. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I rub the beads in my left hand and feel a warm current drifting up my arm, across my shoulders, down between my breasts. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She broke off and rubbed her eyes, which were red with tiredness. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The floorboards sagged, and the wooden pews had been rubbed smooth by all the bodies that had slid across them over the years. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She laughed, rubbed her nose against his beak, and tucked him into the hood of her parka. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s why she was taken. It wasn’t some stupid thing about Percy at all. She’d found out something about the Chamber of Secrets. That must be why she was —” Ron rubbed his eyes frantically. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I’d rather be in Arizona,” says Ben sadly, rubbing his eyeglasses clean on his T-shirt. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

If the boy were here he could rub it for me and loosen it down from the forearm, he thought. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one hand he held a bottle of liniment, and with the other he rubbed his spine. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I usually have to beg her and then throw in a free back rub before she’ll tell me anything. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“If it rubs off, it means I'm in love. Has it?” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rub them together, but that doesn’t help—it never does. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Callie’s boyfriend is overattentive and rubs his hand up and down her thigh in a weird way that makes me shiver while she and El whisper back and forth, sharing secrets, I’m sure. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He leaves the motor running, revving it a little as he rubs his hands over his face, up and down, up and down. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He was rubbing her hands between his, and he said, “It is only an adjustment. Now, you see? It is easier.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every corner was cleaned, and corn-dough was rubbed along entranceways to appease the spirits of dirt and sickness. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Just feel her hand rub my head like she did at night when she thought I was asleep. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He uses that word on purpose, knowing it rubs me the wrong way. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He brushed his white, brimless cook’s cap back and rubbed his forefinger against his sweaty forehead. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

My shoulder hurt, but I didn’t want to rub it. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my hand over the foggy window and peered out. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Darlene put her hands under his open shirt and rubbed the damp tight skin. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take his head in my armpit and rub his hair with my knuckle. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t been invited to the wedding—and wouldn’t have come if they had been—but the way they patted his back and rubbed his shoulders, they seemed like a chortling chaw of benevolent uncles. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Genie asked, rubbing his fingers along his forehead, seeing if he had any baby horns too. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Shana smiles at him as he rubs his thumb along her hand, then she looks at me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She starts to rub her neck, which has gotten red. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I’d rub handfuls of lotion into the pads of my fingers to soften the calluses, just in case that was the night Charles touched them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the back of his neck, which she found strangely endearing. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” this boy named Darius says as he rubs his chin and fidgets with his collar. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Marlena kicks off her shoes, crosses her legs, and leans forward to rub the arch of her foot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Now, her skin has abrasions where any fabric rubbed and rubbed against her skin. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Harry nodded and rubbed his glasses on his shirtsleeve. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

We got into the car without word one being spoken, and on the actual ride, it was so quiet between us that I imagined I could hear the tire treads rubbing against the road. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, you worthless shuck, you don’t get it! I’ve been here two years, and I’ve never seen anything like it. For you to say anything . . .” Minho paused, rubbing his eyes, groaning in frustration. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

Every football game rubbed a healthy dose of salt in the communal wound—and since all of those games were lost, it doubled the pain. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But I’d seen the way he winced and rubbed his wrists on damp days. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I put my arm around him and rubbed his long, velvety ears between my fingers. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

At that very moment, Minli cut the last rope and rubbed the dragon’s arm. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and then I would signal my mother to stop so I could rub some warmth into my hands and feet, which kept on getting frozen every short while. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shut his eyes; he rubbed his cheek against his own powdered arm. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I find a clear bottle of rubbing alcohol and a small box of Band-Aids, drop a few bucks on the counter, and ask for a key to the restroom. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

They had seen him watching their women and rubbing his fly as he stood on the steps. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam Adams would rub his palms and chuckle. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leaves of the trees began to rub against each other, resisting the wind. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He had his own cuttlebone that he rubbed the sides of his beak against like a knife grinder honing his blade. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Ultima rubbed my body with an ointment of Vicks and many of her herbs, then she gave me something cool to drink. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rub my injured arms to try to keep warm. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his eyes with his hands, and, drawing them away, blinked slowly. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his hands together and tobacco fell into the corn husks. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The crash of wood on wood brought two men to the battlements; Black Balaq’s archers took down both of them before they could rub the sleep out of their eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He wet his finger with spit and rubbed my cheek. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Her hand rubbed at her throat and came away bloody. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He sat up, rubbing his eyes, trying to shake the heavy grogginess. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I give her a big hug, trying not to wince when she rubs against my G-tube. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“You should get some sleep,” I say as she rubs her eyes sleepily. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Johnson stopped to rub Dismay all over. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her joints are always sore; and I’m glad she remembered to rub on the menthol from the green jar. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

And at that moment, Uncle Jet entered the mobile home rubbing his stomach. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Henry ducked down and splashed a little water on his face then rubbed himself dry with a dish towel. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

With a useless sigh, she rubbed her face and settled back again on her lumpy cushions, letting her exhaustion wash over her and her eyes flutter shut. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Jinx rubbed his neck as the pungent odor practically singed through his nose, clear to the back of his head. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

As the train lurched to a start, Will tucked himself neatly into an overhead luggage rack and curled into a tight ball, doing his best to rub some warmth into his muddy toes. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The ointment thus made was good for rubbing on children’s bruises. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care about that,” grumbled Doli, rubbing his ears, which had only now begun to return to their natural color. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the side of his face against the barn wall and stamped a hoof. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He rubbed her wrist softly now and then with the pad of his thumb. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She put her hand out and rubbed a white petal between her hands. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Her body was hairless and her skin had been rubbed with lemon and cream of witch hazel, as she explained to me, which made it as soft as a baby’s. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed a telling tear off the corner of my left eye with the heel of my hand and looked away. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He rubs along the beak of the mask and extends a hand to me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I babbled an apology and tried to get away, but she was talking too, and rubbing her swollen belly. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It spit out a puff of talc, which she rubbed into her fingertips. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

If rubbing two sticks together produces heat, then it is possible to imagine that heat may be a form of movement. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Dad swore softly, rubbing the back of his neck. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He rubbed a small red sore on the top of his bald head. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, everyone I talked to agreed that you were real nice,” Bull said, rubbing his shoulder. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed the goose bumps that prickled on my arms away. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The old swamper looked quickly at him, and then shuffled to the door rubbing his whiskers with his knuckles as he went. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma continued expertly rubbing his palm and the back of his hand. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“It smells like I rubbed chewed raspberry Bubblicious on my neck,” she said, but it didn’t, exactly. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

When I find them, I rub my hand over the letters. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Now those are some names you don’t see very often these days,” one of the chaperones, passing by and looking down at his rubbings, remarks. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Earlier, the pony had been rubbing himself against the barbed wire around the turkey coop, but the longnecked turkeys got all riled up and pecked his legs. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I’ll get you a pair of shoes,” he said, then paused, rubbing her arm. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe because "hard of hearing" is more like hospital talk, which was probably rubbing off on her. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m fine,” said Harry, rubbing his ears, which felt as though they had left Privet Drive rather reluctantly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He instructs Felicia to perform a rubbing ritual to cleanse herself of negative influences. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel rubbed the floor with her stockinged foot. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I lean back and rub my thumb over her knuckles. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Marcus rubbed his hips against mine and struggled with my zipper. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Perilee leaned back in the chair, hands rubbing the small of her back. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She sat at her desk and rubbed her face. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I pull out my silver sun pendant and stare down at it, rubbing a tarnished point. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

His body was rubbed with stimulants and warmly covered with blankets . . . brandy and other stimulants were administered. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slipped it into his pocket, where he continued to rub it. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Todd,” he murmurs, rubbing his face into my hand and thumping his back leg against the ground. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He kept rubbing them as if they were never going to get clean. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Suddenly something caught his sight: at first he stared at it listlessly, then he sat up and rubbed his eyes; but when he looked again he could not see it any more. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He leaned against the wall, rubbing a paw across his brow. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He rubs his eyes and sighs like when he’s trying to break down a physics formula for somebody he tutors. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Marco rubs the shimmering powder from his face, which has reverted to its true form and he is too disoriented to change it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I felt my knobby wrists rubbing together painfully, felt my groin ache and the hair on my legs yanked off when Coach Raskin removed the tape. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I rub the wood harder and harder to try to erase the blood but it won’t go away. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was cold that night, but the air was so hot,” Carolyn remembered, rubbing her arms. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“And you got yourself a dog, Charlie!” she said, rubbing her bare foot along Wishbone’s back. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I rubbed the edges of a little vase that sat on the counter. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They tried to get close to him for a rubbing when he went into the barn and stretched and bleated for a little touch on the nose. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Ow!” she cried, and rubbed her right shoulder, which had arthritis. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Jessie had sand in all the places where her skin rubbed together: between her toes, behind her ears, and between the cheeks of her bottom. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I waited, but his frown only deepened until he pushed his glasses up to rub at his eyes. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

‘And crosses for dinners and straight lines for the whiskey. Let me see—’ Brannon rubbed his nose and his eyelids drooped down. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“My face says I’m all that,” Malcolm says, rubbing them six chin hairs he calls a beard. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Giving me a sly grin, Georgie licked the back of his hand and rubbed his face with it. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She tried rubbing her muscles to get them working again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I sit up and rub the sleep from my eyes. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“Absolutely nothing, sir I” Colonel Cathcart responded sprucely, wincing in extreme pain and gingerly rubbing the spot where Colonel Korn had just jabbed him again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He rubs my palm with his thumb like he did two summers ago beneath the stars. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He’ll rub his knuckles into my hair and cry, “Wife, your face is as long as a crocodile’s!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubs some warmth back into my feet and wraps them in his jacket before tucking the sleeping bag back up around my chin. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She starts rubbing cream around her eyes, then takes cotton and wipes off darkness. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It was better just to swallow the tightness in my throat and rub the hurt away. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Somkit shrugged and rubbed his tattoo against the hem of his shirt. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He sat up, rubbing both hands on the ground, and he finally got a good look at where they’d arrived. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins looked down at her feet and rubbed the toe of one shoe along the pavement two or three times. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

After he prayed, he reached into his pocket and rubbed the turquoise necklace. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She bent down to touch the pale crystals, then rubbed her cold fingertips over her lips. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At mealtimes he stood by the cooking pots and rubbed his stomach. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Who the devil is that?” he growled into the receiver while he rubbed his aching toe. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I rub my fingers along the beautiful cream of the damask-printed paper. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s Miss Crow,” said Hugh, rubbing his face with his hands. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I always took good care of him— rubbed him down and got him a treat, a carrot or an apple if I could, before I stopped to sit down. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when she had finished and had pushed the bucket around the ground with her nose a little, she stepped quietly over to Jody and rubbed her cheek against him. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Billy found a sack and rubbed the pony’s legs violently and he rubbed the chest and the withers. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as though she were rubbing the memory back into my skin. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms across her chest, rubbing her hands up and down. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of dithering and stopping to groom or rub, but despite their stress everyone got a fair amount of food in. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I rub my chest, clearing my throat and following her down a couple of hallways and onto the wide, glass-encased bridge leading to the next building. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“There’s my Sleeping Beauty,” she says, and I rub my eyes groggily. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The kid was rubbing his arm and looking over at his coach. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Finding her in the toiletries pocket was like rubbing a genie’s lamp. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Sorrento rubbed his hands together excitedly, like a kid about to open a present. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I rubbed a layer of water off my mouth. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his head where the helmet had been thrust in. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes, rubbing her hand over her face as she remembered the vision of Kaede leaving the shore. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Even though I’m taller than my mom, it feels nice when she rubs my neck like she did when I was a kid. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“While I am watching shriveled Jake, the blue-white light comes and soon it takes shape. I rub my eyes. It appears—now don’t get mad, Angel. “Why would I get mad? The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then he rubbed his hands together and said, "Do I have a wonderful surprise for my girls!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Pecola rubbed the cat’s head; he whined, his tongue flicking with pleasure. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told Nicole to stop rubbing her eye, that she was only going to spread the burn. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Will put down his tote bag and held out his hand, and the cat came up to rub her head against his knuckles, just as Moxie did. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rub his head and tell him it’s okay. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Venia and Octavia, a plump woman whose entire body has been dyed a pale shade of pea green, rub me down with a lotion that first stings but then soothes my raw skin. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She spit into her palm, rubbed her hands together, drew the basket closer, and started to rearrange the snails. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was fiddling with something small and pink, rubbing it back and forth in his hand. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Now for my big find,” Maddox said, rubbing his hands together. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He would squeeze his eyes shut, hold his breath, and rub the clay between his fingers, trying desperately to detect whatever was different about a fifth or sixth draining. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Thalia was rubbing her silver bracelet, her favorite magic item. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Just because she was rubbing her nose . . . 5TH JUROR: She has those marks. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed the brass horn some more, and then said, without looking at me, “Why come you hate Hosie, Will?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I sat next to her, rubbing her hands and telling stories from home. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw rolled up his own pants into a ball and rubbed them quickly over himself, to take off some of the wetness. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The boy rubbed his eyes with his dirty hands and mixed dust with tears. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stumble back and rub my nose as I recover my senses. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She yawns, scratches her head, rubs her left shoulder, rolls her neck, and disappears into another room right next to the kitchen. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And they rubbed the stain of earth from the baby’s forehead because man was not to be tied to the earth but free upon it. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sophia pointed to a disinfectant dispenser on the wall of the corridor, and Claire followed her example, rubbing her hands carefully with the clear medicinal liquid. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was changing clothes and he sat down on the rubbing table and asked me what was wrong. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Emma found some rubbing alcohol in the medicine cabinet and insisted on cleaning and bandaging the cut on my head. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma emerged from the flat in a pair of shorts, rubbing her hands over the front of her T-shirt. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I look at the ground, rub a piece of popcorn into the dirt. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Harry sat up and rubbed at his eyes with his palms. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Molly heaves her bags onto the porch, rubs her shoulders for a minute, then walks around to the back, the bay side, peering up at the windows for any sign of life. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Or rubbing him with sandpaper,” the Ladybug said. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

She stares into space all the time and rubs her stomach. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She rubs her neck and looks around nervously. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mami shivered and rubbed her arms to keep the goose bumps down. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then she was given a “spinal wash,” in which a cold, wet towel was rubbed up and down the length of her spine. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He whittled them with his knife, he rubbed them with sandpaper and with the palm of his hand, until when Laura touched them they felt soft and smooth as silk. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t mind him. He’s just looking for something to rub his antlers on, you know what I mean?” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She rubbed a bit of the red into my cheeks for color. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Clutching her mane, Bobby rubbed his cheek along Babe’s neck—something Nancy used to do. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached out and tried to rub it off. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Christoffel stares at his thumb, at a vicious hangnail rubbed red from repeated worrying. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

After a time he lowered his head and rubbed his nose on his forepaws in a listless manner. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He just rubs me the wrong way. What if he’s some nutcase? What if he’s the one who killed those sheep?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“I forgot a spoon,” I say, rubbing my face. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Dad would rub imaginary spray out of his eyes, and scan the horizon for possible sperm whale, Flying Dutchmen, or floating ambergris. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed sleep from her eyes and remembered fragments of a dream in which she was Wonder Woman and Sosie was Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Once a man gave me two bits to rub down and watch his horse for the afternoon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We need to decide on the title,” I say and rub my temples. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We rub our eyes and look once again to make certain. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his face and shook out his dark curls with his hand. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She rummaged now in her suitcase for it, opened and sniffed it, rubbing some under her nose. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Fujiko removed her glasses carefully and, as was her habit, rubbed her eyes. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Nazi rubbed his hands together, stomped his feet to clear the snow and cold from them, and walked around the corner, out of sight. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed the sticky liquid onto the edge of her cloak. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his eyes and yawned while he clutched one hand over his crotch. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the knuckles of one hand in the palm of the other. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I take off my Theresienstadt dress, and it rubs against the raw wound of the tattoo, shooting a twinge to the top of my head. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I wanted so badly to describe the prairie smell to him, the sweet promise of spring after a Chinook, the warm, edgy rub of sage, the rib-eye steak smell of my fields. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He ran his fingers through his dirty, disheveled hair and rubbed his eyes. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Swallowing hard, I smooth the skirt of my favorite dress, the flowered one, and rub together my lipsticked lips. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wonderful,” I told her by rubbing her shoulder in a certain way that we have between us, “it’s wonderful.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his neck, looking off to the side, and didn’t say anything right away. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

My eye hurts so badly, I have to rub it. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The sixth shot grazed my pants leg gentle as a kitten rubbing itself ’gainst my shin. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Two more Grievers broke from the pack and swarmed over Alby, piling on top of each other, snapping and cutting at the boy, as if they wanted to rub it in, show their vicious cruelty. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The spider rubbed her front legs over her chest as if she were playing the harp. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually the first foraging group joined with another, greeting and rubbing and chattering. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I rub my eyes; I know it would be wrong to be seen crying. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Saunders has got them tissues, rubbing blood and snot off me, still holding my arm like I’m gonna do something dangerous. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

As the freezing water flowed around us we rubbed the dirt off our bodies and without dirt both of us looked white as ghosts with farmer’s tans on our face and neck and arms. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were quiet for a while, me rubbing, and then I asked, “Have you ever been to a gynecologist?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

My foster brother, Shan, rubbing the sleep from his eyes, bewildered, asking when I would return. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“You are all welcome to stay here as long as you like,” said the robot as the animals rubbed sleep from their eyes. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Several women hurried to rub her arms and legs. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, she reached to rub the bracelet that was no longer there. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I rub my hand inside the pod, hoping I’ll be able to sense some part of her. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Miyax rubbed her chin; something was different about this hunt song. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He frowns as he rubs the thin stuff between his fingers. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Fie turned his head, irritated and in pain, and rubbed it on the carpet. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father nodded, rubbing the back of his neck. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his head where she had pulled the hair. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If there’s a boy who likes you,” she rubbed my hair, “and you like him, ask him to visit you at home. That’s the proper thing to do.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

And he rubbed up against everyone’s legs to show what a good boy he was. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting up in bed, I rubbed my eyes. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“That would mean Finn had to listen for once, instead of talking,” Emma said, rubbing Finn’s head fondly and making his messy brown hair even messier. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my eyes and opened them again. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blisters had grown and pulsed in red painful flashes whenever the handle rubbed against them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He sits up and rubs his face with his hands, and then he reaches for the Post-its. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

At a loss for words, she gently rubbed her cousin’s shoulder and reflected that Jackson and Pierrot alone could not be responsible for such grief; she remembered there was other sorrow in Lola’s life. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Pilate rubbed her ear until it was numb, burned the end of the wire, and punched it through her earlobe. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her eyes and laughed, a happy sound that made Ugwu happier. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dr. Blankenship rubbed his thumb on the steering wheel, looking uncomfortable. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But at some point she just couldn't feel them no more, and I went from moisturizing them to trying to rub them back to life. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Yam sighed and rubbed the space between his eyebrows. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He rubbed at a cluster of mosquito bites on his arm. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Now Tía Cuca is rubbing her back and telling her that Olga is with Jesus, that she can finally be in peace. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There were voices in Moss’s ear shouting and screeching, and bodies pushed and rubbed up against him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She rubs it—little squishes, like I am dough. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

And even though he was one of the cool kids at our school, his popularity didn’t rub off on me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Some made camomile tea; others rubbed her with liniment. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas rubbed his eyes, frustrated that he couldn’t solidify the link. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She could see the midwife coming in the distance, so Alyce spat on her fingers and rubbed a bit of stubborn dirt off Edward’s cheek. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She handed over the basket and rubbed her left shoulder. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He grabs me when I’m not looking and rubs a sheet of paper on my forehead like he’s giving me a noogie. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

There now appeared in front of me row upon row of bald female heads, a sea of naked scalps, every one of them red and itchy-looking from being rubbed by the linings of the wigs. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She wriggled out when dawn was near and rubbed her body to get the stiffness out. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was sitting at the foot of my bed, rubbing my feet the way she would some nights when I couldn't fall asleep. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Gimli took some and rubbed it in his palms and sniffed it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I even rubbed my teeth with my wet fingers—we had no toothbrushes or toothpaste, of course, but it felt important to remember what it was like to be human. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I ran home, rubbing the bump that was forming under my hair. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was rather touchy, and rubbed many people the wrong way. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell when it’s Daddy who’s rubbing my back without him even saying anything. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

His downcast face was fragile and forlorn as a swallow’s, and he rubbed the back of his arms rhythmically. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He kept his gaze on the linoleum as she rubbed his back. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

There must be something to take up one’s time—some clouds to darn, some weary wings to rub with liniment. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She must’ve guessed I was upset, maybe by the way I was talking, quiet like a snowflake, because she started rubbing my back in slow little circles. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his eyes and focused on the road before them. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I want to twist her arm, rub her face in the snow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Leaping over bonfires, rubbing ash beneath your eyes, picking on little kids? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

His back itched, so he leaned against the fence and rubbed against the boards. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his chin with his thumb, looked at it, and then started scraping again. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Hubbard raked his laces across Alfred's rope burns, and stepped on his toes, and rubbed his jaw against Alfred's, the stubble of his beard like sandpaper on Alfred's skin. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fred?” gushed Tater as the four dogs received head pats and ear rubs. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I peel the potatoes and set ’em to boil, rub a wood bowl with garlic, mix up a salad, and slice my French bread. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“We have too many dancers in the city,” he said, rubbing his feet. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Last New Year’s Day, Nathaniel had rubbed snow in my face and chased me across the ice. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to rub the headstall off on the manger. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nodded and rubbed her hands together, then looked out at the sun-dappled snow. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Reverend,” Captain Smith says, rubbing his ankles. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He poured a little of the remaining water into his hand and rubbed it over her face. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

And as I rubbed my scalp I thought Chas was probably just waiting for Farrow to leave so he could reassign me to the floor. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He stood his broom against the wall and he rubbed his white bristled cheek with his knuckles. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled out a brood frame, a canvas of whirling blacks and grays, with rubbings of silver. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isabella giggles and I rub my itchy hands together and say, “No, thanks.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes and rubbed his temples, willing his father’s voice to go away, willing the wretched memories to go away. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He intertwined his fingers and tried to rub out the pain. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I felt a twinge of anxiety, but I knew rubbing elbows with the nobility was something of a necessary evil. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He sniffed it, licked it and rubbed it with his velvet head. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her head on her broad shoulder, fluffed her breast feathers, and rested. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

There was a touch of rust already forming on the cutting edge of the blade and he rubbed it off with his thumbs. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He won’t look at me, he looks down at the floor, w here the cat is rubbing itself against his legs, mewing and mewing plaintively. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oils were rubbed into my hair and skin. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

We just sat there, me staring at the fuzzy red letters of the school, and Calista rubbing my back in tiny circles. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I stayed on the edge of the raft for a long time, thinking about home and rubbing Stew Cat’s back. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned the gas down low and, after rubbing a little olive oil on the chicken pieces, arranged them on the grill among the apple branches. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I reached up to rub at my face with my hands, and winced as the motion tugged sharply at the stitches all across my back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He sat up, rubbing one shoulder with a dirty hand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

They were enormous, pungent, and hoary beasts, and Ishmael and Hatsue stopped to stare at one rubbing his hindquarters against a fence post. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t let him in while she’s cooking because he makes such a pest of himself, rubbing against her ankles and getting between her feet. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I turned back toward the bed to see if maybe, just maybe, he was stirring, stretching his arms overhead and rubbing his eyes. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his forehead with his eyes closed for several seconds. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They’d rub against me as ape payment, and then lay back to enjoy their lunch. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his feet with his hands and then drew his knife from its sheath and began paring bits of skin from his toes. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubs his beard, which is still growing in. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The man rubbed his hand across them, looked at the blood, then looked at me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I opened it—the bluish gel smelled like flowers and rubbing alcohol, like a fancy hair salon. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She drew charcoal gray for the young round eye through her brows, after which she rubbed mango tango on her cheeks. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sweat forms on my big forehead, and I rub my hands on my ugly PE shorts. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

As she rubbed herself dry and dressed, she thought: I can do anything. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish you could tell me what you went through,” I tell Ziggy as I gently rub his head. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my arm where she’d punched me, then waved as she and Chestnutt and Gum Baby took off into the leafy forest palace. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He gives me a high five so hard, I have to rub my hand on my pants. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I was not used to the fragrance of the coconut oil she rubbed every other night into her scalp, or the delicate sound her bracelets made as she moved about the apartment. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She pulled back and rubbed at her arm, up by the elbow. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abel rubbed the sleep from his eyes, took up his lute, and launched into “The Domishman’s Wife,” whilst one of his washerwomen beat time on her drum. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I rinse a plate and there she is, rubbing her eyes, yawning, then smiling. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Are you cold?” he asked, rubbing his big, warm hands up and down my arms. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, I take down my braids, rubbing my hands through my hair until it hangs wild in my face. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For example, Siobhan showed me that you can wet your finger and rub the edge of a thin glass and make a singing noise. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jake dug his fist into his eye and rubbed it sleepily. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Matthias stepped out of hiding, rubbing his hands—it had been a strain holding the branch back for so long. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Solemnly, he rubs his face and says, “I know. Thanks.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Nervously, I rub the tiny fragments of dried leaf into dust between my fingers. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She walked away, leaving me rubbing my arm. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Then,” he explained, “we shall secure it with fish glue, and the dust which comes from using the rubbing stone to polish the wood will fill in the least crack and make all smooth.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

The woods grew quiet now; even the beetles stopped rubbing their smooth shells on softened bark, even the wind picked around the branches instead of rattling straight through. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I watched her foot rubbing Wishbone and waited. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She leaned in until her nose was touching Hanako’s, and then she rubbed back and forth a couple of times. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my chin to see how much that one whisker had grown in the time it took for him to get to Joey’s side of the car. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He’s confused... rubbing his head... staring up at Frank, tall and thin, and then at Gimpy nearby, massive, hairy, gray-faced Gimpy with bushy eyebrows that almost hide his blue eyes. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He threw a scoop of water into his face and rubbed it about with his hand, under his chin and around the back of his neck. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she had washed and rubbed his feet with golden oil, he turned, dragging his bench again to the fire side for warmth, and hid the scar under his rags. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the cooks renders cooking fat with herbs to rub into our chapped skin. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But just about everybody could tell you who the coach of Permian High School was, and that rubbed off on her. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beetle endured their anger and their taunts in silence and complained only to the cat, who listened and sometimes rubbed his head on her legs in sympathy. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minho rubbed his eyes with both hands, took a deep breath. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I rub Nutmeg under her chin, right where she likes it best. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma used to rub a salve of bear fat and mint on us as winter approached so our skin would not dry and crack. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in our room, I rubbed Vaseline on the bottoms of my feet before I put on my house slippers, but Jay stuck his feet in his slippers dry. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

From two to three, he planned to scratch itchy places by rubbing against the fence. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He rubbed Mimir’s head with certain herbs to prevent it from rotting, and he chanted charms and incantations over it, for he did not wish Mimir’s knowledge to be lost. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s not going to last forever if you keep buying pizza and doughnuts every day,” Alma said, rubbing Freebie’s belly. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

All through first and second and third hour, Eleanor rubbed her palm. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He rubs at the bandage over his eye with a paw, knocking it off and squinting at me with the injured eye. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Just before we lay down to sleep, Mrs. Lai gave Sass some mustard oil and camphor to rub on Hari’s chest. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Papa didn’t need to rub any more salt in Uncle Abdullah’s wounds by reminding him that Usman, who was several years older than me, lagged far behind me in his studies. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slave catcher rubbed his thick fingers into his ravaged neck. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

As usual when he didn’t know what else to do, he rubbed one wing across the other. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, he rubbed the turquoise stone until it became warm and was as soft as a piece of clay. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I rub my fingers along the edge of the blue checked tablecloth, feeling the crisp, fresh fabric. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, slowly, the man raised his hands to his face and rubbed his eyes. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, fore I forget, I got the answer on that water ring question. Minny say just rub you a little mayonnaise on it.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

There was a gleam of rubbed wood and burnished pewter. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Gregory squirmed, but Candace wouldn't let up, pressing at his face like she was trying to rub smudges off of fresh sneakers, getting the creases of his nose and the corners of his mouth. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

He rubs the back of his neck, and I wonder if he’s thinking about the tattoos on his back. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The Chimera was now so tall its back rubbed against the roof. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He slowly rubbed his face, then let out a long sigh. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I sit all the way up and rub the familiar material between my fingers. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He paced by the river, rubbing his hands together, then his tattooed face, then running his hands through his hair and beard. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Charles sat up a bit and rubbed his eyes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Squelch rubbed apple from his eye, then looked at me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I rubbed the comer of the concrete with my thumb. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m rubbing my arm when I hear something popping and sizzling. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

But as she was sleepier than any of them—she’d been rubbing her eyes for an hour—she consented to adjourn the meeting. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He winks at me and rubs his paws thoughtfully. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walks him into school and gives him a kiss on the cheek and rubs his back. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She rubs her belly, blue eyes shining brightly as she gives me a big smile. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She was rubbing the side of her face against my face. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

And Tess got an entire outfit, brand-new shirts and shoes and pants, and bandages and rubbing alcohol and even a bottle of aspirin. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Later, while the good friar cared for him, rubbing his legs and back, working the muscles of his hands and arms, he said, “I was tired, but now I feel better. You are very kind.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

He stopped and frowned, put up his fingers and rubbed the bridge of his nose. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nervously fluttering, she rubbed her cheek—and detached the adhesive disk. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She’d had to rub her feet down with warm olive oil when she got back. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ice shook his head and the thin man at his side rubbed his hands together, nodded, and walked away. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

His shoulders rounded forward and his neck seemed to pain him, for he often reached up to rub it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stay with her too long in case her desperation rubbed off so I made an awkward excuse and climbed back up into the loft. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody had been able to rub it into the King, and to enjoy the fun. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Watch it, little lady,” Mom said sternly as she reached over and rubbed her knuckles over my head. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She lay there in the dark, rubbing away her tears, and when she was too tired to cry anymore, she turned over onto her back and fell asleep. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milkman rubbed the corner of his eye with his ring finger. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was rubbing the buttons on his jacket, and one came off in his hand. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

As the water dripped from his hair, he rubbed it into his arm-pits and over his chest. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

It stung her, the rub of Shan’s dismissal, and then it became a prickly resentment directed at Blaine, because she wished he would not agree so heartily with his sister. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The fabric of my shirt rubs at the raw scratches all over my torso. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep it and I press the antiseptic pad on her arm, rubbing the cut, which is pretty deep, till it closes a bit and stops bleeding. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He had rubbed his hair hard with green leaves to cover human odor. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, what does she mean by that?” she asked, rubbing her arm absently. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Shoot, I seen ladies rub it under they eyes and on they husband’s scaly feet.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She rubbed it all over my body, making sure she got every spot so I wouldn’t get in trouble. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been going to royalty school three years now; something had to rub off.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

His sentence trailed off, and he rubbed his chin and stared thoughtfully through the window on the wall behind Mrs. Chatham. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kneels in front of Pi and rubs his head. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mom rubbed Ivy’s back, but her touch was uneven because she kept moving around and adjusting Evan while she nursed. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I rub my head and grumble, but it feels good to know my brother has my back. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

In the distance there was a gentle ringing, like two pieces of metal rubbing against each other. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She wiggled her shoulders, and my father started rubbing them again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The officers rubbed their eyes, and Sam pushed up the lid of the wood box and stood up. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She sniffed and nudged and rubbed against us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Father rubbed his eyes; he looked around sharply to be sure none of his officers saw him with his guard down. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes people surprise us,” she said, rubbing the top of my head. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, baby,” she repeated, rubbing her hand on my forehead gently, her voice cracking. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat and rubbed the back of his neck, looking down at his food. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My hand rises to Mama’s brooch, and I rub my fingers over each point of the star. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Out in the glade they were sitting motionless, and then Pickett got up suddenly and stalked, face wet with tears, rubbing his cheeks, grumbling, then he said stiffly, “Good cheer, boys, good cheer tonight.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I write home about how I’ve made it to the big time, with my hot new railroad slave and all the fancy people I rub elbows with. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her words were choppy, and she rubbed her temples as she spoke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Ben went to the dark place on the wall where the mirror used to be, rubbing his hands on it and slobbering and moaning. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw Buddy sitting up in bed, rubbing his eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the marriage tattoo he shared with Isaac, a story he’d told us when RiRi had asked about the black outline of a buffalo on the back of his left hand. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He claps his hands and rubs them together. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

His sincerity had rubbed me raw, had peeled back the stubborn layers of anger I’d lived in for so long. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Piggy was rubbing his glasses on his shorts and squinting at the sea. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Becoming more nervous, Lupita tried to rub the field dirt off her face with her jacket sleeve. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

With a shy grin, with one foot nervously rubbing the ankle of the other leg, the Singer of the future stood and faced the crowd. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took an eraser out of his pocket and rubbed out one of the lines for the tern’s body. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Already tired, I rubbed sweat off my forehead with my arm. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mamá took my hand in hers, kissed it, and rubbed my knuckles with her thumb. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She rubbed at her temples with the insides of her wrists. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That sounds good, sir,” said Ernie sycophantically, rubbing his hands together. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He rubbed himself against me to comfort himself, then pursed his lips and exposed his small sharp teeth when I blew on him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He reach down and rub his stomach, look off side her head like nothing been said. v Grady say, Such good peoples, that’s the truth. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as her body rubs up against mine, I feel a strange bubbling and throbbing inside me that makes me warm. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

At the appointed hour I stood squarely before the main gate of the zoo and started rubbing my eyes with both hands. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I plopped my feet in his lap—a signal for a foot rub. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It followed and rubbed again, like a damp piece of burlap. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted his hand and rubbed away the tears roughly with a callused thumb. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He had the same feeling he got when he rubbed his face against the sheets that hung on the clothesline every Monday. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tobias rubs the back of his neck, pawing at the Dauntless tattoo like he wants to tear it from his body. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

My thumb went for the red scuff mark on the back of the ball, trying to rub it out like I always did whenever I got bored. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He disentangled himself and sat up, rubbing his face. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Don’t have a car and no one would lend one to me, so you can tell Erin not to worry,” Drew said, rubbing the top of his head. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

"We could make scratches on bark," said Simon, "and rub black stuff in." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

When I rubbed the towel over my arms, my wrists looked smaller, my freckled arms seemed gangly. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t care that they were hot and rubbed blisters on my heels. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I reached under my visor and rubbed my eyes in frustration. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Later, he saw her rubbing something on Amala’s back, both of them standing in front of the bathroom. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

With her hands she rubbed and scrubbed the corn until the hulls came off and floated on top of the water. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was gonna bring it in last night, but then I thought ‘one last coat of oil, rub it, and let dry.’ The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I rub it, and she makes a happy sound. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The realization made him feel desperately lonely, and he rubbed his throb-bing leg. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her bare head with her free hand. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I rub my lip with the back of my finger. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“That sounds good,” Evelyn says, and she rubs my arm briskly with a gloved hand, like she used to when I came in from the cold as a child. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He was rubbing Robin’s legs as he did every day, talking the while. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

She spat onto the tip of her finger and started to rub intently at a particularly stubborn stain on Mary’s chin. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

But rubbing her eyes didn’t clear the vision, so she knew she wasn’t dreaming. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She rubs at her ear like she can still hear it. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They rub their breasts against the wire of the cage until they are bald and bleeding. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I spit on my hands, rubbed them together, and reached up for the first branch. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I frantically rubbed the soles of my feet against the tree trunk. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, this is the cutest dog I’ve ever seen,” I said, rubbing her stomach. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She wore a bathrobe and rubbed her eyes. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” Ivy said, sitting up and rubbing her eyes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my eyes with the heels of my hands. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

His fingernails were gone, so he rubbed his shoulder against the side of the boat. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” said Henry, reaching up behind his spectacles to rub his eyes again. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She rubbed the space under the Madonna’s eyes, then tasted her fingertips, the way a person tests for salt in salt water. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She rubs her throat, which is bright red with Tobias’s fingerprints. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Benji rubbed his fingernails on his shirt and then blew on them. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tai sin and Shae tended to the horses as usual, rubbing them down and feeding them. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Daniels says, rubbing his hands together like a mad scientist. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Some of them took off their helmets, rubbing their heads and looking down at their feet as if embarrassed to be witnesses to her tears. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Whiskers flipped over for a belly rub. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I rub my hand over her soft hair. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

We fight to see who will get to rub the swelling from my grandmother's ankles, the smile back onto her face, the stories back into the too-quiet room. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

A cat mewed and coaxed her, rubbing against her skirts. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

He sat rubbing his legs and feet, with a cold breeze at his back. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once, he took a bunch of squares of butter, lifted his shirt, and rubbed the butter all over his belly. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Momma reaches behind me and rubs Seven’s back. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He stood before the mirror and rubbed his cheek meditatively. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his eyes, called me a strange name. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the bag under his left eye, and it squirmed. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her wrinkled hand rubbed and squeezed his shoulder. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

When I first come in, she’s sitting forward, rubbing the arch of one foot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his eyebrows, then drank some water. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She looked at the note on the envelope, rubbing her grandmother’s bracelet. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He rubbed it gently with his right hand, twirled it around his forefinger, released it, then twirled it around the finger again. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He rubbed at the stubble on his cheeks. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Randolph was standing up, rubbing his wrinkled hands together in excitement. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

She found him rubbing salve into the leg of a sheep that had caught itself in a thorny bush. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Ty'ree rubbed my head and I smiled, taking a swing at his hand and missing. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my hands together and watched the dry, acid stained skin fall to the floor in little rolls. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

As he spoke he absentmindedly crossed his legs and began to rub one of his bare feet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He took a Q-Tip and rubbed it in the dead monkey’s throat, collecting a little bit of mucus, a throat wash. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two winged dragons get jealous and clamor for her attention, rubbing against her arm like cats. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Lyra held his hand and rubbed her eyes. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She picks up her charm necklace, tangled in a heap on the top of the dresser, and rubs the gold chain between her fingers, trying to loosen the knot. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I guess you’ve been lots of places with your grandpa, too,” she said, rubbing a chain link on the swing with her finger. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his white beard and adjusted his Carhartt ball cap. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Then he saw Rosaleen and started to rub the bald space on his head with such agitation I thought he might rub down to the skull bone. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came over to the bird and took off his glasses to rub his eyes. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And then I could feel her long smooth fingers rubbing and searching under my chin, finding the spot that was my smooth-neck scar. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaede rubbed a hand over her tired eyes, leaving streaks of blood across her face. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I sit back on my bed cross-legged and find myself rubbing the smooth iridescent surface of the pearl back and forth against my lips. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He touched a whitewashed wall as he went through a doorway, and rubbed the powdery clay between his fingers. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then he rubbed his ear and looked her straight in the eye. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He rubs his eyes, trying to get his brain back online. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stessman leaned back against the blackboard and rubbed his beard. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She starts sweeping up the glitter, but I can feel her watching me as I rub the rest of the mud from Lolo’s elbows and hands. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He makes them feel good momentarily, like some of his obvious good fortune will rub off on them. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The preacher put down his pencil and rubbed his nose, and finally, he looked up. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The carpet bends and goes down the front staircase and I go with it, one hand on the banister, once a tree, turned in another century, rubbed to a warm gloss. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its phantom brother seemed to leap at him every time he blinked or rubbed his eyes. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The assembled department heads of JPL furrowed their brows and rubbed their eyes. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“David’s mates are here,” Mom complains, rubbing her forehead. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

As she laughed, a naked man slid his arms around her from be-hind, biting her neck and rubbing the heavy white breasts that hung loose beneath her shift. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and my nostrils fill with the smells of the corridor, sweat and ammonia, rubbing alcohol and curry. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He took the rumpled sheets off the bed, then sat down to rub Robin’s legs and back. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Rishi laughed and groaned simultaneously, rubbing a hand over his face. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Looks at the ground and rubs the back of his neck. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She put her hands to the sides of her head and rubbed like she was tired. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I rubbed the spot where the baby had poked me. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Mom rubs Javier’s back, while he stares at the open pod. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“We don’t have any,” adds Ray, cartwheeling and rubbing the beige tufts, embarrassing me more. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the sleeve of Webb’s prehistoric shirt between his thumb and forefinger. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Ma just sat on the bed, rubbing my hand, her eyes wet from it all. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I try to rub the headache out my temples. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She paused, rubbed her forehead, and when she was calm again, she continued. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his right index finger repeatedly over his left. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“He’s hustling you,” said Mad Sweeney, rubbing his bristly ginger beard. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I rubbed goose-grease on my hands and reached inside — she was bone dry. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

As I approached, the woman rubbed her hands on her dirty dress and then made shooing motions at me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She’d already scrubbed the muddy tracks from the back door to Henry’s room and rubbed away the grimy fingerprints on the edges of the kitchen sink. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Seven rubbed her eyes, put on her house slippers, and ran downstairs. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have to pardon Miss Bloom,” said Miss Peregrine as I rubbed at my chafed wrists. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Then he put more on and rubbed the back of his neck. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

We pass and she always tries to catch my eye or rub elbows, pretending it’s an accident, but I keep walking with my eyes straight ahead, like I don’t notice her. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Janssen polishes her eyeglasses again while she waits for me to answer, rubbing off dust particles they picked up on the floor, murmuring something about the garden stake. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Bunny pinched a piece of the rich, yellowy cloth near the cuff and rubbed it back and forth between his fingers. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“The glare. I feel like someone rubbed broken glass into my eyes. I swear, if I knew it would stop the shimmering, I would blind myself.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slipped a foot out of one of her square-heeled shoes, rubbed her toes on the back of her other leg. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You don’t talk anymore? Strong and Silent back there rubbing off on you,” he says, referring to his self-given name for Bo. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“She definitely rubbed off on you. Which reminds me.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Nel sat on the red-velvet sofa listening to her mother but remembering the smell and the tight, tight hug of the woman in yellow who rubbed burned matches over her eyes. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath and rubbed my eyes. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The old director hesitated, then rubbed the bridge of his nose, “I suppose not. For you two anyway.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Something she had gotten into the habit of rubbing, like, she was doing now. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my eyes because I didn’t want it to be true. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pickett rubbed the back of his neck, slammed his thigh. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stew Cat came up, purring, rubbing along my legs. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, she clapped her hands and rubbed them together in anticipation when Big Ma unwrapped the meat. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

My eye starts to pull uncomfortably, and I rub my fist against it hard. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Hamlet laughed, rubbing his palms together with satisfaction. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

For Swann’s frequent moves from institution to institution hinted at an aspect of his personality that offset his blazing intellect: he had a tendency to rub his peers the wrong way. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

While she checks the numbers on the calculator against the numbers in the checkbook, Uhmma absent-mindedly rubs her thumb back and forth. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

"Oh, I like it fine," said Miss Katherine, as she rubbed the donkey's rough hair on top of its head. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She kept on rubbing and scrubbing the corn between her hands, and changing the water, until every hull came off and was washed away. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I served the hot chocolate and tidied the chamber, Madam rubbed her face with Venetian Bloom Water beauty wash, said to remove wrinkles. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perot had routinely rubbed shoulders with the most powerful men in the world—presidents, senators, heads of state, chief executive officers of Fortune 500 companies. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She washed her face, rinsed her feet, and rubbed two fingers over her teeth. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

We drank sassafras tea, sweetened with some of the sugar Bando had brought me, rubbed our turtle shells clean in the snow, and went out into the forest. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m probably bleeding from where first Aaron hit me and then the girl, so I take the pad and rub it over my eye and eyebrow. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They said some words, most of which I didn’t know, and rubbed my shoulders, and bent down to pet Beau. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She rubbed my head.I suddenly felt safe. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She just rubbed it into the board with her finger. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

She fidgeted, rubbing the fabric of her left sleeve between her fingers. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” said Dad finally, rubbing his palm over his face. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Helene rubs the Blackcliff tattoo on the back of her neck—a four-sided black diamond with curved sides that is inked into every student upon arrival at the school. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I swear her hands turned as red hot as the metal she melted when she rubbed my leg. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

My gloves rubbed with each bump of the handles. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She turned around and rubbed my forearm and winked at me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I opened the box’s lid, shedding light on a scatter of trinkets—a tarnished silver chain, braided bits of human hair, a flour-sack doll rubbed raw by a child’s hands. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

There are many color sticks inside the box and Sea Shirt is pulling them out and rubbing them on the paper. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes and rubbed his eyelids. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

My mom reaches over and rubs my neck. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He rubs his hands together because the wind is cold. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He glared up at the steel hulk, rubbing his bruised shoulder. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s alright,” said Joseph, taking his glasses off so he could rub his eyes. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“She wants you to rub her tummy,” said August. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Her rubbing up against me made me feel funny. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Remembering his mother’s last illness, when she had coughed and coughed until his father left before dawn to get the dibia while the junior wife, Chioke, rubbed her back, frightened him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We would stuff paper in our mouths and rub our cheeks to look more healthy,” said Jack. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“And who are you two?” she asked, bending down to give them each a good ear rub. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Afterward she rubbed sweet-smelling ointment into his calves to ease the aches, and dressed him once again in boy’s clothing, a musty pair of burgundy breeches and a blue velvet doublet lined with cloth-of-gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He took the wet part of the handkerchief, rubbed her cheeks and examined it. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if to express his gratitude, the prisoner showed White a Bible, then began to lightly rub a mixture of iodine and water over its blank fly page. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The rat evaded the question and made a great show of rubbing his injured leg. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my hair against the glass like the tank was a genie’s lamp and the action would stir up some magic. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Thomas blinked, then rubbed his eyes, like something out of a cartoon. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But each time Brother Luke’s fingers sought out rough places that must be rubbed down with pumice. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I can go, Panchito,” he said, rubbing the back of his neck. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Was she careful not to rub too hard and maybe rub one away? It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Seven sticks his hand under his armpit, then rubs it in Sekani’s face. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Perhaps a bit of her competitive nature was rubbing off on him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Later? They could’ve been calling the police for all you know, but you were going to—” Rishi broke off and rubbed his jaw. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She tried not to wince as his hairy, meaty fingers rubbed her pristine skin, and instead delicately inclined her head toward him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I put my gown back on and lay down next to him and rubbed his back. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“India Opal,” the preacher said, rubbing his nose, “don’t argue with me.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She reached over and rubbed his knuckles with her rough palm. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my shoulder where the punch had landed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I once saw a small green snake rub itself against a stone until its old skin peeled away, transparent and thin as paper. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I finally woke up, I rubbed my eyes and lay there in silence awhile, trying to convince myself that the events of the previous day had actually occurred. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s like someone is ramming a screwdriver into my ear,” Rasheed said, rubbing his eyes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She pinched the bridge of her nose, as if there were a mark there that she wanted to rub out. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He pushed the bubble against his face to rub the moisture off the faceplate, and now he could see. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crept up to the windows of the tavern and rubbed at the grime with the side of her fist. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

And she rubs my upper arms with both hands. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“I should have gone with her,” Simon says, rubbing his forehead. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Now and then he poured a few drops of the liniment into his pink-palmed hand and reached up under his shirt to rub again. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Farquar spat on his own fingertip, rubbed the tip in dirt, and with the resulting mud—“Move”—made a mark on Palmer’s arm where Beans’s finger had been. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I slowly picked myself up and rubbed the bruises on my chest. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook me by the shoulder and rubbed my head, sending sweat flying off the ends of my hair. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then take this soft brush and rub over her, yep, just like that, to wash away the dust. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He blinked and rubbed his eyes, but there they were: leaves, and blossoms too. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I rubbed the towel through my hair again, and then yanked the brush through it quickly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“There. Good as new. Just rub this cream on the wound twice a day.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I rub my hands on my pants hard, back and forth, back and forth, until Momma kneels next to me and holds my hands, making them quiet. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Now the plane lurched slightly to the right and Brian looked at the pilot He was rubbing his shoulder again and there was the sudden smell of body gas in the plane. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his eyes with his thumb and forefinger. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The night before, as they lay side by side in Pearl’s little twin bed, Mia had reached out to rub her daughter’s back, something she hadn’t done in years. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As the chickens spin at high speed, they rub against the stiff fingers, which pull their feathers off. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He reaches forward and rubs my forehead with his thumb. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“People shouldn’t place all their hopes on these rubs and things. Maybe if they read about King Solomon in the Bible instead of using that oil with his name, they’d be better off.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms and waited as I tried to rub the tiny speck off the plate. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Small creatures rubbing sleep from their eyes in confusion were dragged out into the Abbey grounds. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand how you could live in a mean world and not have any of that meanness rub off on you. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

When I rub my eyes, my hands come away from my face with Marie’s blood still red and fresh on my knuckles. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his thumb over the bright-blue ink of his prison mark, as if that could make it disappear. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I put spit on my finger and rubbed it off. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Nag rubbed out the knots in Cora’s hands. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She leaned close to the window and rubbed some of the dust off to see better. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, you rubbed back and forth, gently, along my waist. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

When I finished telling Esther the story, she had tears in her eyes and she couldn’t decide whether to rub my head or hug me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Penny manages to rub the rest of the chocolate from her hands onto the front of Dad’s shirt. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his eyes and reluctantly pushed himself up out of the canoe. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Right then, he was squirting big globs of sunblock onto his hands and rubbing it into his brown skin until the white lotion disappeared. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He struggled up, blinking and yawning and rubbing his left eye, where the skin wasn’t as scratched as the other side was. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

For every man who tried to rub her head, there were three who muttered maledictions under their breath when she went by. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then he rubbed his eyes and refocused on the binoculars. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cross look streaked across Ma’s face, but as she looked at Ba, rubbing his ear shamefacedly, she did something she hadn’t done in years. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I finally saw that the skin from my elbow down to my wrist had been rubbed raw by the road. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his thumb through her palm and up her fingers, and was aware of her every breath. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Manya was forever muttering about the streaks of black tar that clung to my shoes and sneakers and rubbed off on the floor of the apartment. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She rubbed at them with the heels of her scarred hands. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He sat down in an armchair and rubbed his hands together and addressed his son in a loud voice. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Oils from the bison’s brain were rubbed over the hide, which was then transformed into leather for robes and lodge coverings. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Hesitantly, he came over to the table, rubbing his stubbly chin. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The last thing I want is for perfect Lily to walk in here and rub her perfect skin in my face. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Nwunye m, things are tough, but we are not dying yet. I tell you all these things because it is you. With someone else, I would rub Vaseline on my hungry face until it shone.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever she introduced her private thoughts into their rubbings or goings, they hooded their eyes. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I have only been to the churchyard,” said I, from my stool, crying and rubbing myself. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Their scent was strong and rich, especially when you rubbed their leaves. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I laugh and rub my palms on my khaki shorts. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I pointed to the cat, sitting in a patch of sunlight, carefully licking his paws and rubbing his face. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“No, I don’t,” says TaShon, opening the door and leaning down to rub his nose on Spot’s fur. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I don't know why, but this rubs me the wrong way. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Ethan stands now and then, stretching his back, rubbing his knees, but I don’t tire. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Stella rubs her right front foot against the wall. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

But it was not that ghost nor any other: A second rub of the fogged glass revealed it was Old Timothy, the coachman. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Then Papa rubbed his hands together the way he always does before he gets up and pushes his chair away. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my temples where a headache was setting up camp. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

An hour later the horses had been rubbed down and fed, the fire was crackling away merrily, and a haunch of a young goat was turning above the flames, spitting and hissing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“What in hell you Reds can get out of bothering with a black thing like that, God only knows,” Buckley said, rubbing his hands across his eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Peeta rubs a tense spot between my shoulders and I let myself relax a little. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The laughter woke Boots, who rubbed her eyes and said cheerfully, “Where spider?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

If you got a headache, rub a cold egg across your face. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When you decide to switch to a rocket ship for transportation,” Dad joked at first, rubbing his back, “you’re gonna need to hire Superman to get it in the car!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She kisses him on the forehead and rubs the back of his neck while she looks at me. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She rubbed the ointment into Maybeth’s elbow and down her forearm. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rub my clammy hands against my jeans. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He grinned again, rubbing his ear, his fright forgotten. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled out and got a damp towel and began rubbing out the evidence of my crime. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course,” said Fudge, rubbing his eyes wearily and looking morosely at the Prime Minister. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The first time she rubbed against him he thought it was an accident and he pulled away, apologetic, leaving a space between them. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingers had rubbed him to a soft glow in her pocket and he looked rich and regal. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man yelps and turns, rubbing his ear, but Uncle Al is gone, trailed by followers. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Tally pulled off one crash bracelet and rubbed her wrist. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

They came hurrying out, rubbing their eyes in excitement, for any kind of surprise in food was a rare and festive thing in the cold dead of winter. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“They don’t care,” she repeated, pulling her hand from Esperanza’s and rubbing her temple. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Soon they turned dark, getting an extra covering of deep brown, like the color of the dark wood floor they rubbed against. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Groaning, rubbing his eyes, he let out a long yawn, then stood up. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Ummmmm,” Mark replied, rubbing his chin as if he were thinking hard about it.Then he snapped his fingers.“Oh, The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Just to be evil, I rubbed it in with an insult “I don’t know why your lip is hanging,” I said. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rub my lips together, feeling the gloss, smooth and sticky. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I'm done, I stand at the cracked sink and use my fingers to rub tooth powder on my teeth. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He soaped and rubbed her until her skin squeaked and glistened like onyx. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Makes me nervous,” he said, finding the cloth on his desk and giving his glasses a brisk rub. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Papa asked again brusquely, rubbing a hand over his unshaven chin. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Stick rubbed his forehead and leaned back in his chair. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He breathed out and rubbed his jaw, feeling his cheeks heat up when he realized he was staring at her thighs. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

My roommate sits up, rubs her face, and runs a hand through her nest of blond hair. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He looks down at his chest then rubs his hand across the pocket. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Grote rubs lye over each head, and the children scream and yell. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It dried stiff as a board, and I had to chew, rub, jump on it, and twist it to get it soft. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried rubbing her thumb against it like she’d just watched him do to make the flame appear, but she couldn’t make it work. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I took off my glasses and rubbed the tops of my ears. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He paced his office, holding his pipe in the palm of his left hand and rubbing it with his thumb. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

My fingers rubbed against the coarse bark of the oak, broken up like burnt cornflakes. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my eyes, then looked at her again. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I got into one of those programs that takes smart kids from the hood and puts them into private schools,” Warren says, rubbing his chin. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As she looked through them she rubbed at her cheeks and chin from time to time so that her tears wouldn’t fall and stain the pictures or blur the words. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She purses her lips and rubs my back in circles. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

But the rub is that there are two ways he can win and only one way you can win. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rolled and rubbed and bit, but it was useless. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Why would Hamlet stage scenes that rubbed the still-raw memory of his father's death and his mother’s remarriage? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I groan and roll over and rub my knee where I bumped it and then I fetch the harpoon and pull it into the boat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

This scheme has a collateral rub: when the regulators themselves go rogue, nothing can stop a cell from replicating continuously. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I try to embody Aishwarya, hoping her elegance and nonchalance will rub off. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Father Joseph rubbed his hand over his eyes. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since it was December, Aru had to rub some frost off the latch in order to open it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He presses his body close to mine and rubs his hands over my bare arms. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smoothed her mother’s hair, rubbed her cold feet, and held the trembling hands, knowing there was nothing more she could do. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rosetta is so quiet, always glancing down shyly, her hand clutching a torn piece of cloth which she occasionally rubs against her cheek. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

He sat down on the toi-let, stretched out his legs and rubbed them, massaging the almost unbendable knees. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom rubs Javier’s head to calm him down like she does when he has a nightmare. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I rub the mouthpiece and bring it to my lips. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She lets go and I rub my wrist. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Mr. Harrison rubs his forehead and gives Mama an apologetic look. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

His face was smudged where he had rubbed his hands. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Val rubbed the bar top in never-ending circles, her eyes following every step the deputies took. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I rubbed at Spaghetti’s sides with my feet. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, what about you come back in two weeks,” she said, rubbing her chin and thinking about what she just said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She rubbed the back of her hand against her lips as if to wipe something off. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The finish was rubbed off the sides of the picture where her thumbs had held it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It said, I’ve got you covered—owl” He jumped back, rubbing his arm. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He rubs his hand under his chin, and his dark brows slant up. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And she rub my feet and sing her little nun songs, and pretty soon I feel like I bade in the rocking chair. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just laughed along nervously and rubbed my hands over the goose bumps on my arms. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Basta stepped back, examined the blade of his knife closely as if he had discovered a mark on it, then rubbed it clean on the hem of his black jacket. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I rub the freckled constellation birthmark on his left thumb. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Just rub it on your husband's head every night when he's sleeping, Mrs. Collingwood, and soon his hair will be as thick and as long as Mary Lou's tail." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Then he rubbed an ear carelessly, yawned, and stretched. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked like a praying mantis, bent over, sitting at her table, rubbing her hands together. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I rub my foot all on his cheek. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Kote stopped at the top of the steps and rubbed his eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

‘Oh hasn’t he!’ said Sam rubbing his shoulder. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

When he prodded Wez with the toe of his boot, the boy sat up and rubbed his eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He rubbed more of the powder residue between his fingertips. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He’d had it for so long that all the decals had been rubbed away, it was just a red torso and yellow limbs. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Plutarch sinks down, elbows on the table, rubbing his eyes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

There was consternation darkening every expression, and Captain Black yawned deliciously, rubbed the last lethargy from his eyes and laughed gloatingly each time he told someone else to eat his liver. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I want to rub my face hard in his chest and feel the hair cut my skin. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed down the horses at night and rattled the sheet of tin backstage when we needed thunder onstage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Also, the dog-driver rubbed Buck’s feet for half an hour each night after supper, and sacrificed the tops of his own moccasins to make four moccasins for Buck. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad rubs his face with his palms, shaking his head. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“That’s what comes from the pump there by the sink. That water’s so soft that one rub of the soap makes it full of suds.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Kevin stood by and rubbed his hands together in pleasure, as if he had orchestrated the big surprise. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his eyes, snickering as he did so. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I look a second time, and then rub at the mirror again. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he rubbed his hands together, to get the blood circulating and to warm them up. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Not even looking at me, just rubbing a smudge off the back of his hand. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Liyana laughed out loud, but Poppy stood up, rubbed his hands together over the fire, and said, “Let’s do something else.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The boy rubbed his hands together near the stovepipe to warm them. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands, treated every night with vanishing cream, fluttered around us, stroking, rubbing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I rubbed the side of my pants, feeling the pocket where the journal should’ve been. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It was easier when I saw a stick, because I could rub my palms together and tighten the muscles of my calves in preparation. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Hmm? What time is—?” He sniffed and rubbed his head, coming slightly more awake. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid some teacher would catch me rubbing it off and would think I'd written it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

His hand was out, rubbing his thumb and forefinger together. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She had talked with Frank about it late one night while he lay in bed whistling some ragtag tune and she sat before the mirror and rubbed bleaching cream into her skin. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She was profoundly exhausted, but she focused on him at once and sat up, rubbing her eyes. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She was rubbing sweat off her face and neck with the dusty head rag. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The dim, dining-room light had rubbed the wrinkles off her face, leaving it looking—in a strange, sunken way—younger. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she rubbed this spot, I became very still. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jonas carefully washed his injured knees, wincing as he rubbed at the raw flesh. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He eases his hand toward my thigh and rubs his knuckles against my jeans. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

To the west the sky was opening into a high gray overcast, and where the clouds were rubbed thin, the streaks of sky were almost blue. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

In addition, he’d inadvertently rubbed some ice crystals into his eyes, lacerating both corneas. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I walk a few dozen yards from the train, climb the grassy bank, and sit rubbing my shoulder. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Hugo rubbed his arm and stepped backward, accidentally crushing the windup mouse he had dropped. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

But that night I permitted Elnora to rub the juice of violets and pansies onto my inflamed cuts to relieve the pain. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The house-maidens led them to the bath place where they bathed them in silver bathtubs and rubbed them with sweet-smelling oil. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rub my hand across the label, soaking the name in through my skin. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her face and squinted at me and I knew her mind was working to put it all together. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I said, rubbing my eyes and looking up at them. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Beside him, Cyril toys anxiously with a dagger, rubbing its edge against his finger. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

My hand is smeared with blood when I rub her where the flies have landed. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Nana sits on the edge of my bed, rubbing my back. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I stood at the saltwater spring, rubbing Chiron’s coin in my hand and trying to figure out what to say to my mom. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She rubs the strawberry across Amber's lips, then tickles Amber's cheek with the flower. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

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

He reached out to rub the fabric of my new clothes between his fingers. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her mother rubbed some spice into the fish. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She started rubbing the bridge of her nose. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And not a single sailor tried to rub the head of either dwarf. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” said Officer Delinko, rubbing his chin, “so then, how about a disgruntled customer? Maybe someone who once had a bad breakfast at a Mother Paula’s!” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Damian tugged at his collar, adjusted his glasses, and rubbed his nose, and she wondered if he was thinking of something, anything, to do since he had no answers for her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mother looked like she badly wanted one and rubbed her temples. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

They greeted loudly, calling and rubbing against one another to purge the anxiety of their new surroundings. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

But when we sat in the hot tub, I started playing with Annie’s feet and rubbing her legs with mine. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He kneaded them with his fingers, trying to rub the ache away, but when he stood the pain was still enough to make him grimace. / need to bathe. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his shin where it had bounced off his shin. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

There was a whole Mess of Entrails spread upon the Sand; & Shem — you know your True Love—dived into the Children’s Game & grabbed Parts & made to rub them in their Hair & his. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Albert rubbed his beard and wiped his eyes, then got up and left the room. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Percy rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Hold your breath, pat your head, and rub your tummy,” Rosaleen said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She takes off her high heels and rubs her ankles while staring out the front window. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Mister Brannon rubbed his nose and looked down at the floor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Joseph rubbed his eyes and turned his head. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Dad laughed and reached out to rub the crease between my eyes. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

A face rubbing against his, whiskers blending, sending messages of comfort. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Pantalaimon, an ermine now for politeness, rubbed himself against her leg. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed the notes between my fingers, as though they were fine silk. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She rubbed the cow down with an old horse blanket. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He stood by the fire, rubbing his hands. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

On such a morning, not long after the day had finished rubbing its eyes arid yawning, Turner rubbed his eyes and yawned to a pounding on the parsonage door. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He rubs his forehead, face breaking into a smile. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

While Kunti revealed her secret to Kama on the riverbank, courting couples rubbed suntan oil on each other. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed them with a cold biscuit until they squeaked and I could see my reflection in them. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her arms against the chill, and Rishi, seemingly unthinkingly, scooted closer so they were touching arms. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily he would hold her, slowly rub her back until she fell asleep. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

For whatever reason he grumbled and spat and alternated between growling orders and rubbing his big, unhealthy belly. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached forward and touched its sleeve, rubbing the fabric between his fingers for a moment. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The eunuch rubbed his swollen stomach, crisscrossed with old white scars. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Meggie’s eyes began to burn, and when she rubbed them she found sand sticking to her knuckles. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her wrists, stood up, stretched, and only then noticed the condition of her clothes and hair. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He got out his leather covered notepad with the graph paper that Mom bought him for Christmas one year, and he started making a list of potential clients, and Mom rubbed his shoulders. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I played like I was thinking about it for a sec, rubbing on my chin and all that. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mom starts to rub her eyes as we say amen. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Judge Carlson rubbed his forehead as if this was going to be the beginning of a very long afternoon. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Like a lot of boys I knew, I often wished that some of Cade Hernandez’s wrong magic would rub off on me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The cow reminds me of Josefa, my family’s cow in Yana Urku, and like Josefa, she quickly becomes my friend, flicking her tail happily when I rub the space between her enormous eyes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chubs snorted at that, rubbing his hand over his forehead. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My dad has been quietly rubbing his palms for the last few minutes, not saying a word. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her forehead, trying to stop overthinking and let the words come out on their own. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Dr. Malone rubbed her face and turned her cheeks red again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I do remember is Charlie’s hand and how strong it was, and how he rubbed my palm with his thumb and how he smelled of buttery popcorn. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his hand across his free and muttered to himself, “There’s going to be hell to pay now.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his fingers over the scars and across the tattoo. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The muscular Antonellis rubbed off all the skin at their elbows. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he trails them down over my hips and thighs until he reaches my knees, which he cups and rubs his thumbs over. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Then he grins and rubs his paws together. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

These are lovely children you have and I’m from Cork meself and I know what ’tis to be in Dublin without two pennies to rub together. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Now and then, his ear rubbed against her cheek, and she knew from the scratchy feel that he had shaved it. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

We wear ribbons every day except Saturday when we wash them by hand, Dell and I side by side at the kitchen sink, rubbing them with Ivory soap then rinsing them beneath cool water. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The pastor shook his head and rubbed his hand over his face before resting it on Ophie’s arm. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Alex shook his head as he reached to rub his shoulder blade where that bayonet had grazed him. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman rubbed her hands on her apron. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubs his chin and says nothing, so I continue. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Ellen sits there against the wall, still rubbing her barbecue stain in circles. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She went back to her room and climbed into bed, rubbing her face in the pillow. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Georgie rubbed his hair dry with a blanket and took off his wet clothes. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Denna took a step away from me, muttering and rubbing at her eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I rubbed furiously at the mark, hoping to make it go away. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The sense of safety brought by the touch of my father’s hand when he rubbed my back to comfort me, just as he did when I was little. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Lupin straightened up, rubbing his arms where the ropes had cut into them. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Alyce,” she said to the cat, who rubbed and purred against her ankle. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nick took another step back and rubbed his hand against the back of his neck as he looked around. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her thumb and forefinger like she was balling wax. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Bertha brought out dessert, everybody was rubbing their stomachs and saying how they couldn’t possibly eat another bite, except, well, maybe just a little of that peach cobbler. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my eyes and as I awoke I saw a dark shadow and began to cry. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Guy asked, slowly rubbing the tip of his nails across the boy’s scalp. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

A fat gray cat with a tail that lifted like a plume crossed the floor to our table and curved against my leg to purr each time she rubbed. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She browned some onions, then rubbed a big nut on a grater. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

With a brisk cheery manner she scooped up a handful of soil, rubbing it into her paws to give some extra gripping power. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Bowen Marsh rubbed at the scar he had won at the Bridge of Skulls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know that Rosie loved anyone who rubbed her rump, so when she mooed and swayed her behind, Joseph took a couple of quick steps back. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

My mother used the tobacco, leeks, and grasses swimming about the hand to rub our sprains and bruises. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. V stood behind me, gently rubbing my shoulders. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

You pointed at it and rubbed your arm, like you’d been hurt. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She pulled her arm back and rubbed where I’d grabbed near the elbow. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Henry inspected him shrewdly and took a pencil from his stuffed vest pocket and rubbed the eraser against his big white front teeth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed the charcoal between her palms and as she did so she described the sort of husband for whom she longed. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Rishi rubbed the back of his neck and somehow shifted subtly forward. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He dangled and rubbed his front legs together. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I noticed,” she said, rubbing a cake of honey-colored blush with a soft brush. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She rubs my back and speaks in hushed tones that tell lies. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

But Jacob reaches out and rubs the little boy’s face. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The beautiful blonde rubbing on the suntan oil had ruined it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes on the floor throughout it all, rubbing my throat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She rubbed the hilt, her fingers contracting on the cool surface. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Accordingly, there had to be some process on Io that was extremely efficient in rubbing craters out or filling them in. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tear spilled out of her eye, and she rubbed it away quickly. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The makeup has all rubbed off and her hair is flat. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my forehead and took a deep breath. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Then she rubs her eyes, holding back the tears, not able to let go of all the sadness she carries with her. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He smirked and rubbed his hand along the small of her back while she shivered in nervous delight. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

With her foot she rubbed both wet patches, so they conjoined. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘Lemon rind rubbed on a lump of sugar and boiling water with rum. It’s a good drink.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Paganini, hearing the voice of the man who gave him delicious carrots, hopped over and was rewarded by a treat and a gentle ear rub. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“It’s nice to see someone working around here,” Hoagland said, rubbing warmth into his hands. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she rinsed him off, rubbed him with a towel, and plunked him down in front of the stove to finish drying. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he was done, Jack-Jack came out of the room, rubbing his eyes and complaining about a bad dream. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the buttons and admired how smooth and shiny they were. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I rubbed and rubbed, but the itch wouldn’t go away. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Roza rubbed her head, wished she had some willow bark, decided there wasn’t enough willow bark in the world. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were heavy and tired and the makeup around them was smudged, like she’d been rubbing at them. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Ruby lifts her hand to my face and rubs at one of my cheeks with her thumb. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then she rubbed herself along Grandma’s arm, and Grandma let her. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She kept rubbing them in court. 5TH JUROR: He’s right. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cuts from scratching mosquito bites I got over the summer were now fading thanks to the cocoa butter Mama made me rub on my legs at night. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Many shunned him; a few nodded, and handed him their weapons; he rubbed the unguent on the stock and muzzle, all the while whispering to the firearm coaxingly in some unknown tongue. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Strands of whatever it was stretched and folded like taffy as I rubbed it between my fingers. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I think so. Like someone had rubbed it on there. There were a few of those Wyrdmarks painted, but most had been rubbed away.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Grampa sounded so wrongheaded, I couldn’t believe it Maybe some of what Dad was always spouting about equality and the American dream had rubbed off on me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He rubs the tear trail on my face with the back of his index finger. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, you’ll miss him if you keep rubbing your eyes like that.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the cramped hand against his trousers and tried to gentle the fingers. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rub a sprig of rosemary and bring its clean, strong scent to my nose the way she taught me. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

His mum saw him relax a bit, and she started rubbing the skin on his arm. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her shoulders, which ached from being caught by the crash bracelets, and wondered how for you had to fall before the bracelets would rip your arms out of their sockets. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, she sat up, rubbed her face roughly with both hands. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

They started pounding me on the back, rubbing my hair, shaking both of my hands at once. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Albert rubs his palms on the top of his jeans. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

When he got to her, he wrapped the coat around her shoulders and, after a slight hesitation, pulled her to him and rubbed his hands up and down her arms. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He stared at me a moment longer, then sighed, rubbed his hand across his forehead. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Stannis rubbed the back of his neck, “You haggle like a crone with a codfish, Lord Snow. Did Ned Stark father you on some fishwife? How many men?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I looked for her, or Mother or anyone, but only saw other mothers running into the water with small, sobbing children, trying to splash and rub their arms and legs and faces clean of ants. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled and rubbed her nose gently with his. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He rubs the back of his neck with his hand. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I pull his hand close and rub my finger over the mark like I have a thousand times before. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I could smell permanent marker and something that might have been rubbing alcohol, but no one was bleeding or crying. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his eyes wondering if sleep and shadow had deceived him; but the great grey shapes moved steadily onward. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I stood with my back to the wall, remembering too much of another time, as I watched her rub carefully under the chin and in the folds at the backs of the elbows and knees. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dismay trotted to me and I rubbed him all over. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his crotch as if he had an itch. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes the world as you know it just decides to become something else. This is our destiny now,” he said, still rubbing his eyes. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He offered a hand to Nick, who ignored it and got unsteadily to his feet, rubbing his windpipe and glaring at us like some trapped and wounded beast. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I rub my hands together to warm them. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She looks away and rubs small circles into a spot above her bosom. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the air hangs the unmistakable smell of rubbing alcohol and stale flesh. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arthur spills a little of his soda and rubs the rug dry with his sneaker. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

There was a rubbing sound on the wall and then a gentle tap on the door. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure how long I clung to him, rubbing my forehead against his rain-plastered neck and breathing the scent of his wet fur. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

After supper, Cole washed the dishes at the water’s edge, gingerly rubbing gravel on the plates to clean them. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I hardly even had the guts to rub it off the wall with my hand, if you want to know the truth. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The woman spit on her right fist and rubbed it in with her left hand. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mulch rubbed his wrists where the handcuffs had left red welts. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think your Papa can work in the fields any more,” she said, rubbing her hands on her apron. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the dirt from the steel and pressed the cold handle to her open palm. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

By gently rubbing a handful of sand up and down my arm, I clean off the rest of the scales, revealing fresh new skin underneath. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

With each hard rub, the shoes cry for my help. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I slide back upright in the chair, rubbing my eyes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

After a short while he got up, rubbing the back of his head, and moved toward her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I handed him a carrot and rubbed his head in the way he liked for me to do. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I circle them with my arms and rub my cheeks against their soft yarn fur. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Pickett was excited, could not sit still, sat rubbing his thighs with both hands, nodding, patting himself on the knees. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When forced to rub elbows with us boys, he put on superior airs. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was rich calypso, soft and musical, the words rubbing off like velvet I felt a little better, but my head ached fiercely. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried rubbing the braided tzitzis against the trunk’s rough bark. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her with oil, scraped her with a strigil, scrubbed her hands and feet with pumice, and washed her hair, pouring jug after jug of water over her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

They were rubbing against his shoulder, and he was certain he had friction burns in those areas. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She held on to her mother’s braid, rubbing the glossy tail between her fingers until she fell asleep. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m fine,” I say, instinctively rubbing the lump that remains. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He broke the newness of the shoes with rubbed sand and kneaded the raincoat to destroy its newness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He stood behind her and began to rub her shoulders, kneading her stiff muscles in circular motions. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her bruises were long gone, but she still had scars where her manacles had rubbed her wrists and ankles raw. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When Mrs. Zuckerman got through and rubbed him dry, he was the cleanest, prettiest pig you ever saw. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

She went out of the room, and in the hall on the way to the kitchen she rubbed the kiss from her cheek with her fingertips. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She reached for it, intending to rub it away, thinking that perhaps she had leaned too hard against the windowsill. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena straightened in her chair, rubbing a nasty bruise on her leg. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The fluffy kitty rubbed up against Noodles's leg, and Noodles halfway kicked it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I grumble, rubbing my eyes and squinting at them. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She took off her glasses, rubbing them on the coat she was wearing over her nightgown. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She took one look at the three of us and started rubbing the back of her hand against her forehead. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She pushes her cup over to me, and sits there a while, rubbing my hands with her warm, soft fingers. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

My mother rubs her temples, and while the doctor outlines what he expects to be a quick recovery process, Dean Anderson enters—along with one of the police officers that I saw talking to Phil. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the back of his neck and then crooked a finger at Guitar. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d skateboard to the park, and he’d take his tennis shoes off and rub his feet on the grass like he was wiping something off of them. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I said as she stood up again, rubbing her head. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She gazed straight down at me from almost twenty feet, unquivering, wordless, her hair rubbing against the branches, hanging those narrow bare feet out into the air. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I was the only man there who heard the inauguration while holding his wife’s feet in his lap, rubbing vigorously. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the side of his nose and tilted his head down, pretending to be very interested in the bilge at the bottom of the boat. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

At the end of the song, he rubbed his beard and said that he was impressed with my dancing and found the singing “interesting.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

His grandma was on the settee, holding on to his mum, rubbing her back as she threw up into a small bucket they kept nearby just in case. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He looked at his tomato plants as he rubbed lotion into his hands, cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She took his arm and rubbed her finger on his skin. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his stomach and licked his lips to show his hunger. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his nose and thought for a minute. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“This is not just any gift,” Ba whispered, and he took his sleeve and gently rubbed the surface of the stone. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

It had something to do with soaking in mud and rubbing with ashes, but her rabbit skins smelled vile when she was finished. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, okay,” he said, rubbing his hands together. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Daniel rubs the spot on his neck and frowns some more. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I knew because he would produce it wherever we were and start rubbing the face with his thumb. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The snarky chastising rubbed every single one of my nerves the wrong way. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She looked up and rubbed at her whiskers in frustration. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Dad reaches a hand over and rubs my back. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She reached out and lightly rubbed the back of my hand with her fingertip. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The pages rubbed against my finger-pads like cotton wool as I turned them. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He peeled her off, despite her protests, and spat and rubbed at his mouth as hard as he could. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

One man, who I think I knocked to the floor, catches my eye and rubs his elbow resentfully. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He rubbed her back and looked up at Alec for help. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Yossarian kissed her ears and her closed eyes romantically and rubbed the backs of her thighs. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The children piled out of the crate, stretching their stiff limbs and rubbing their bruises. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Stretching, he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes along with a dream he would never recover. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be watching his right thumb rub the knuckles of his left hand. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my eyes, trying to sort out where the nightmare stopped and the waking world began. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel’s skin tingled coolly, as if she’d been rubbed with alcohol. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His thumb rubbed the center of my palm. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I tried to rub the knots out of the muscles but that only exhausted me. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my hair as I stared up at the ceiling, pressing the wadded-up shirt against my nose to stop the bleeding. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Old Easter moved stiffly to him, and Gitano rubbed the lean neck under the mane. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was seeing Morgun rubbing his fingers by his ears, listening for a whisper of sound, and slowly growing accustomed to a life lived in silence. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my bloodshot eyes and gazed around the dark interior of my hideout, trying to wrap my head around everything that had just happened. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

My guess is that after rubbing Ma's feet, he kissed her good night too. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Farid looked at the wood, rubbed his finger over the rough bark, and looked at Capricorn's village. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He rubs a numbing ointment on one of the deeper cuts, keeping his attention fixed on my wounds. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I rubbed the ache in my arm where one of the ghost pins had gone through me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Awkwardly—he was holding the gun in his good hand—Henry reached up and took off his spectacles and rubbed them on the front of his shirt. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Moriba mostly played with his hands, examining the lines on his palm and rubbing his fingers as he whispered to himself. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her brow.“Ninety minutes is too long,” Kendra said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“What about that tea then, eh?” he said, rubbing his hands together. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

After I rubbed dust in her face, all she did was smile. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She rubs her thumb back and forth across my skin. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

A finger rubs over the bridge of my nose. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Riding around the countryside like a couple of bandits,” Ma said, rubbing my leg to quiet the muscles. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I congratulate myself,” he said, rubbing his hands happily. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed herself dry hastily and hurried back to the sitting room, where her coat still lay untouched, of course. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Harry stopped at the gate into the garden, staring out at its overgrown plants, rubbing his pounding forehead and thinking of Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

That night, the ice beneath the tents quivered as whales rubbed up against it from below. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“When you get up there and feel nervous, rub your fingers across the feather, and you’ll know what to say.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

What kind of world is it, Ben thought, that lets its coaches die without his boys around him, buying him Cokes, calling him by his first name, and rubbing his shoulder with Atomic Balm? The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bear rubbed his face and beard, then rolled down onto his back. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

This was a man who rubbed my feet at night. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

While rubbing her eyes, she wipes Ma’s blood all over her own face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded my head and rubbed my sore shoulder. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Asif stared at me, and then he rested his elbows on the table and rubbed his temples. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I arched away and rubbed my grazed cheek as though it were tainted. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Slowly, Mama woke up, frowning and rubbing her eyes. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then she squirts the pink lotion onto the backs of her hands, massages it in with a circular motion, and rubs her palms together until her hands are soft and slightly greasy again. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed the shell with the heel of her palm and cleaned the long neck and foot. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter came into the bathroom to wash Lyra’s hair, and she didn’t rub and scrape like Mrs. Lonsdale either. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was here that Ma’s hand would commence rubbing her left cheek again. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He even rubbed ashes and sweet cedar boughs over himself to mask any human smell. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Maybe they got him,” Chubs said, rubbing his head. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Carefully, he rubbed the blue end of the stick along the edge of the paper. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She felt for the capsule hanging in its tube on the chain around her neck, she rubbed the metal tube, warm from her breast, against her cheek, and her courage came back. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad faces the parking lot and rubs his bald spot. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She powders my face and rubs a rouge-stick over my lips. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I guess he rubbed off on me too. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Couldn’t you just stop rubbing your nose?” she scolded. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ray stops at a tree, bare in the back from deer rub, and sniffs, and sniffs, and sniffs. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jones replied, rubbing Franz behind the ears with one hand and giving Hyacinth a high five with the other. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He playfully rubbed his arm as if I’d really hurt him. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Sea Shirt rubs the red stick on some paper and the color stays there. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She laughed until she started to cough, and then Bryce laid Edward down and took Sarah Ruth in his lap and rocked her and rubbed her back. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

The gold leaf was rubbed off, and each separate six-inch hook was sharpened and filed to a deadly point. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And I rub some in my damp hair. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kiss her on her head and rub her back as she cries and cries. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She took off her glasses and rubbed the depressions on each side of her nose. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Biff rubbed his nose and looked sideways at himself. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I poured off some hot water into the bread pan, leaned the washboard inside, cut off a hunk of soap, and began to rub. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I pressed my face to the window, which was fogged all around except on the spot I’d rubbed so that I could look out. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I rub my index finger across my infinity necklace, and the silver cools my skin. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Did you come to meet Caddy,” she said, rubbing my hands. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bo pulled at his dyed hair, rubbed his nose, yawned—and then, suddenly, he discovered Victor. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

We’d made our point, I said, no need to rub it in. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I suppose I do,” Dr. Calvin rubbed her hands nervously. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He took a seat on the end of my bed, where I was already sitting cross-legged, and rubbed his hand over his chin the way he does. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He looked around at the three shocked faces, and as if he were seeing nothing there but calm agreement, he smiled delightedly and rubbed his hands together. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boomer lays his head in my lap, and I rub his ears, tugging them gently the way Gram used to. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

But my father rubbed his hands in delight, for even these lowly quarters proved his good fortune. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And it wouldn’t hurt to have some of her confidence rub off on me. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He squeezed the sponge against her back and began to rub her sharp-boned shoulders. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He sat on a stump and stared at his hands, calloused where the hammer and saw handles rubbed against his skin. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

His chilly demeanor must be rubbing off on me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I sat down close beside him, rubbed my foot, and told him about the dream. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Every night after supper, when me and Gus and Bertha sat out on the porch, Wishbone snored contentedly while I rubbed my bare feet over his warm back. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his cheek and gave a naughty smile. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Daisy Mae rubbed up against my leg, and outside I heard Lucifer beg for entrance. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I rub the goose bumps on my arms. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he became too absorbed in rubbing a particular horse’s nose in his defeat, he risked being unable to regain his momentum when the closers came after him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

After he closed the door he sighed, rubbing his eyes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He used his boot to rub most of the tracks out of the dirt. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Tom rubbed his ears until he forced the blood out of them and for a moment they were white. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course, it’s not best house in neighborhood, not million-dollar house, not yet. But it’s good investment. Better than paying rent. Better than somebody putting you under their thumb to rub you out.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled off his glasses and rubbed his eyes. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Georgetown is in DC,” he continued as he rubbed his hands along the edge of the table. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He rubbed a weary hand over his face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Some things—vultures, for example—made them rub their faces and watch the sky uneasily. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaede rubbed at her eyes and asked, “What about the mother?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

So I collected ribbons of bark from local palm trees, then got a couple of sticks and rubbed them together to create enough friction to . The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I don’t want him to rub my stomach anymore. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I was blind, I could even rub my fingers over dots. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

It drops away and she rubs where it was tied, still staring at me, still not saying nothing. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Charlie rubbed his head and looked at me like he hoped I was joking, but I wasn’t. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The soldier rubbed his gloved hands together, suffering in the cold. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He rubbed off some dirt, and the outline of the fish became clearer. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his fingers nervously against the small notebook in his pocket and told himself to be patient. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I rubbed the back of my neck where Darren had flicked it on the way back from the pencil sharpener. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Two grey trunks rubbed each other with an evil squeaking that no one had noticed by day. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I pulled off my gloves and rubbed my hands in front of the filaments as they began to glow bright orange. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He would rub water on his head and take his time to carefully arrange his hair. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“You have to rub it to make it big.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Don’t put on your uniform because you’re not going to school today,” Mami said as I came out to the kitchen, rubbing my eyes and scratching myself. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Joe tried to rub his stomach and pat his head at the same time. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She paused, rubbing her wrapped knuckles, and wiped the sweat from her eyes as she waved to him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Then she rubbed her face with her hands, and he was surprised to see that she was angry, really angry. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It was me,” Mother says as she rubs her temple. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Iorek Byrnison took not the slightest notice, but continued to rub the seal blubber all over his armor, the care and attention he was paying the task reminding Lyra of her own devotion to Pantalaimon. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He’d been in West Virginia long enough for our terrible stolidity to rub off on him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hildy’s rubbing Viola’s back again and I see that Viola’s eyes are wet and leaking and she’s started to rock a little back and forth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I bring my hand up to my face; I press my fingers against my eyelids, trying to rub away the ache. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cole sniffled purposely, rubbing at his nose for effect. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She rubbed salt into it: I’m thoughtless, all right. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

While the faith of the Mbekela brothers did not rub off on my father, it did inspire my mother, who became a Christian. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I received lots of wet lipsticked-kisses on my cheeks, which made me feel disgusted and loved as I turned to secretly rub off their marks. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“When Glenn Burke reached the dugout, his teammates greeted him with handshakes and helmet rubs.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He jumped to his feet, tackled me, thumped my chest, and rubbed snow in my face. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

His temperature was only 101, and I had not even done the alcohol rub. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She rubbed his little stomach; it felt tight and hard against her hand. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stick rubbed his hand over his neck and looked at me sideways. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

And then she puts her arm around him, rubbing her hand up and down his arm as they walk. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

It was nearly dark by the time he emerged, rubbing his face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He rubs his eyes with his fingertips and goes back to rolling his cart down the hallway. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He pulls off his filthy shirt, revealing an equally soiled undershirt, and rubs himself down with the dry part. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose not,” he said, and vigorously rubbed his arms for warmth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She smiles when I approach and then rubs her eye, curling the tip of her trunk like a fist. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

My ‘long-horned’ relatives, the ones who have long curvy feelers coming out of their heads, make their music simply by rubbing the edges of their two top wings together. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Henry rubbed at his jaw, leaving a smear of grease. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I try to focus on feeding Jaimito, slipping a few spoonfuls of lentils into his mouth, which he promptly spits into his hand and rubs all over his face. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the corral the stock horses snorted at us and rubbed their heads against the bars, and Specklebottom took a kick at a gelded friend just to keep in practice. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Would that I could come every night," he said as she rubbed his bare feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Henry wiped off his face and rubbed his chin. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I washed him with lye soap and water, then rubbed salty bacon grease into his hair all over to rout the fleas. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms and rubbed her shoulders. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Terrified, she could only weep silently as he touched her, rubbing his hand over her arms, her back, her legs. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He quieted down at that, rubbing his face with his hands and sighing again and again. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Other people came out to hug him, to rub his body in disbelief as though the sand-pouring had still not proved to them that he was not a ghost. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Their legs were rubbed raw from the chafing of their wet pants. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Every night and every morning after the dog had gotten that skin disease, Salamano rubbed him with ointment. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“This is going to be fun,” Sam said, rubbing his hands together. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’d like to take off my clothes, bathe in it, rub it over my skin. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ampai rubbed her palm over her face and down the side of her neck. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He let them fall, and pulled up a comer of the cloth the weapons had been wrapped in, rubbing it between his fingers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She rubs at the sides of her eyes, where she has deep wrinkles that never go away. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her fingers across the numbers on her sore arm as if memorizing them. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dismay rubbed his shaggy side against us and sniffed at us. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I rub my hand across my face and I think it’s the emptiness where Manchee used to be that makes me realize, realize what we never wanted to know. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, don’t mind her. She’s like a match. If she rubs up against something, she flares up for a second, but then she fizzles out very quickly.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She leaned over Liyana with a rocking motion, back and forth, rubbing her own hands together over Liyana’s body and opening them wide. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“They were Chicanos,” Joe said bitterly fifteen minutes later, slumped in a kitchen chair while Nancy sponged off his face and rubbed salve into his ribs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks gorgeous out there on the court and every time she does something good my teammates punch my arm or rub my head. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ancient Greeks and Romans believed that if you rubbed a magnet with garlic it ceased to work. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The immensity of that swallowed him, and he leaned back into his mother as she rubbed his back, up and down. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was rubbing Dahlia’s rump because she loves it almost as much as Rosie does. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I walk out of my room, rubbing the sleep from my eyes, and bump into my mother. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Are you okay, Mr. Fitz—” “I’m fine,” he says, rubbing at the bandage. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even Bertha’s cats couldn’t get enough of her, rubbing their heads against her legs and purring in her lap. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He took a step back as Toby rubbed his shoulder. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She tried rubbing her thumb against it like she’d just watched him do to make the flame appear, but she couldn’t make it work. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her stomach with a circular motion, and puffed out her cheeks horribly as if she were chewing on a whole doughnut. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hesitated and started rubbing her arms to get warm, but then she decided she wasn’t going to tell me there, on the front steps of the school, either. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I walked over and began rubbing his shoulders. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Chanting a kind of litany to which the others responded, rubbing the dice as though they were two hot coals, he whispered to them. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad rubbed the back of his neck and sighed. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Jake rubbed his lips with the knuckles of his dirty fist. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my frozen hands together until the feeling returned to my fingers, then put on the gloves and visor and used the rig to log into the OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He spit on his finger and rubbed my cheek. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“I w'as here. I was on my way to see ... to see Tom, my ex- husband, but I—” He squeezes his eyes shut, rubs his forehead. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

His presence for an hour had rubbed off some of her protection, leaving her feeling raw and exposed. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when we swung the machetes and axes, their weight would send us flying into the bushes, where we would lie for a bit and rub our aching shoulders. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

As the weather gets colder, my fingers are so stiff when I’m sewing that I have to stop and rub them so I can keep going. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was more fun to rub your face against the curtains than on the clean sheets every Monday. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rub my eyes and move my head from one shoulder to the other, stretching my stiff neck. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her bangs up from her forehead and counted the first few stars. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Ah, when you were a little toddling thing, how easy it was to rub and kiss your hurts away! Come and get a kiss from your old nurse anyhow, and tell me all about it.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He rubbed harder, and something squeezed out of his tear duct. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my eyes and groaned, the way I’d seen my parents do more than once. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Mami shuddered and rubbed her arms where tiny bumps had formed making the fine hairs stand straight up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I just lay there on the bench and rubbed my shoulders. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As I start walking, I rub the blades between my fingers till they fall away. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He held my shoulders, rubbing them in gentle circular motions. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was almost as tall as the twins already and his nose was still pink where his mother had rubbed it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Then while she wiped all the green cheeses and rubbed them with butter, she told them about the dead, cold moon that is like a little world on which nothing grows. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a belly rub made him sigh contentedly in his sleep. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

When I get changed for track practice, I look at my pile of folded clothes in my gym locker, rub my bands on my thighs, and decide to leave my armband on. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“The invention worked fine,” Violet said, rubbing her sore shoulder. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She appeared agitated, gnawing upon her lip and rubbing her paws together. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The village of Kinvara isn’t named, but I rub the place where it belongs, right under Galway on the jagged line of the west coast. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

And to have that rubbed in my face by my one kindred spirit, the only person around who was more of an outsider than I was—it was the ultimate insult. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I stared at the mark, rubbing my thumb over its raised surface. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I walked into Faraci’s class, rubbing my head to try to ease the persistent pounding in my temples. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I could hear her voice in my head, and I smiled and rubbed my hand over her hair. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When he rooster-tailed past us, he was scowling and rubbing his forehead. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But this young man’s fingers found the place behind the ears Charley delights to have rubbed, and he sighed contentedly and sat down. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What is it?” she mumbled, rubbing sleep out of her eyes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He yelped and rubbed his head, but continued apologizing. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Jacob sat on his pallet, rubbing his face with his hands. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Fig rubbed up against my leg, his white-tipped tail waving in a satisfied “Hip Hop Hooray” motion. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Mo's passion for the world's first hero had rubbed off on me a little. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her wrists and couldn’t help but breathe with relief. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

In two seconds, my stockings is rubbing together so fast I sound like zippers zipping. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Lefty Lewis said, “Yeah, he’s puny. Good thing his legs don’t touch when he walks ’cause if those two twigs got to rubbing against one another he’d have a fire going in no time.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Instead, with a frown, she spits on her finger and rubs at the reddish brown spots—dried blood from flea bites I scratch too much—that speckle the sleeves of my dirty white blouse. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She holds my hand and rubs her thumb along the top of it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I don't know where it came from, but something about the way they were talking rubbed me wrong. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He put his finger on the words alternate placement and rubbed it back and forth until the ink was smudged, the whole time shaking his head no. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s rubbing our noses in it, letting us know exactly who she is, making us watch her as she silently reads, flaunting her prerogative. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was clutching a fistful of fairy hardware and rubbing his neck. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“If you get him,” Manny said, rubbing Billy’s shoulders, “there could be some breaks involved.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Max rubs the middle of her forehead while I look around once more. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his eye with the back of his hand and yawned. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my shoulder where the woman had bruised it with her desperate blows. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I turned away from him for a moment while I rubbed my eyes. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He paced around the room rubbing his temples. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She shook her head and rubbed her eyes. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He rubs his forehead with his free hand. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her bare arms and looked around as if she was suddenly uneasy that someone might find us here. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his hands with delight and pinched my cheek. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I knew Miss Trotter threw in that bit about her father’s rifle to rub salt in Ma Charles’s heart. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“But—I am shocked! He has never let anyone rub his tummy before,” the woman cried. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Dipping her paddle in the buttermilk, she rubbed him all over. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Lee rubbed his nose, looked down at the table. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were dry and tired, but if she rubbed them, it would only make them worse. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Officer Mora rubbed the back of his neck, rolled his head around once, and took a deep breath. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The old gentleman, who was certainly Uncle Andrew, had just succeeded in standing up and was rubbing his bruises. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Cyrus sighed and rubbed the tips of his fingers on the arms of his chair. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Come,” La Llorona said, rubbing my arm with her cold, dead hand. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Captain Reed rubbed the sun-browned circle of skin at his wrist, the only empty patch of skin on his left arm. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

After a moment he removed his spectacles and rubbed them fiercely against his cuff. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

With the right hand, she rubs her mother’s belly. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Death was the only thing that made any sense as she hunched underground, plucked some soil, rubbed it between her fingers, and waited for the bunker to explode. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Julia woke up, rubbed her eyes, and raised herself on her elbow to look at the oilstove. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He didn’t think and leaned down to rub Pond’s back. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Not you, Manchee,” I say, reaching out and rubbing his ears. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his eyes and for a moment didn’t know where he was. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She cut the hot water with cold, and when she could stand it she got into the tub, scrubbed herself soberly, released the water, rubbed herself dry, and dressed quickly. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Ivanito watches as his mother powders her face like a geisha and rubs rouge high on her cheeks. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we tried to squeeze into half the hallway, arms and shoulders didn’t just brush, they rubbed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His crumply hair smoothed out, and with a little ear scratching and back rubbing, Jessie C. James became a devoted friend. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

RiRi stood at the foot of the bed, rubbing her eyes with a fist. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He walked about the fairgrounds rubbing his palms to husband that energy and refused to shake hands with anyone lest the act discharge his potency. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She warmed oil over the fire and rubbed her head and belly, as she had the cow’s. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started mumbling some African talk against it then commenced to crying in quiet jerking noises that made his teeth rub up against my skin and made the chains on his arms and legs rattle. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Remember that big zit I had on my chin this morning? It’s all gone,” Tiara said, rubbing her thumb over her chin. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He leaned against the counter, eating his bagel and sipping his coffee, the cat frantically rubbing his hair with her little head. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Oddly for someone who had been rubbing shoulders with physicists for nearly twenty years, Weaver mistakenly described the beam in his diary as comprising 5-million-volt “electrons”—particles that were not in the cyclotrons inventory. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He rubbed a thumb over his tattoo, hoping that his gamble had been worth it. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He rubbed my elbow like it was a genie lamp. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She glared at me, rubbing the shoulder that had hit the brick. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Once last year, coming off the football field, I saw him rubbing his hip when he thought no one was watching. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

With one bound he was at her side, rubbing his wet face against her thigh, feeling the familiar caresses on his ears, on his shoulders, along his back. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Jesse picked him up and rubbed the back of the dog’s neck as he used to when P. T. was a tiny puppy. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

"I do not take passengers," said the driver, rubbing his chin. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

A constant whirring that had a metallic ring every few seconds, like sharp knives rubbing against each other. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The women laid Grandmother on the ground, and Aunt Chipo began rubbing her hands and feet. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He trained so hard that he rubbed the skin right off one of his toes, leaving his sock bloody. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Uncle Pat is mumbling at the gate, rubbing his leg. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

One may also apply menthol and camphor rub to the chest, back, and neck. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He pulled out the thorn and swabbed Matt’s foot with rubbing alcohol. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lay awake at night, rubbing my feet with my hands, trying to warm them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z