The two dogs waved their tails and ran ahead. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the picture, she was laughing so hard I could almost hear her, and her arms were out as if she were waiting for me to run into them. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where are you headed?” asked the officer—a burly guy with dark, angular eyebrows and a round face—as he ran the little brown paper over my hands. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He ran as fast as he could, but the snake just laughed at those short legs and drew closer and closer to the fleeing boy. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Tears were running down her face and she began to shake her head sadly. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He might have been running low on water or food. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I was terrified that he was going to die and block the run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slops ran creamily down around the pig’s eyes and ears. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He suspected, from the imprecations of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, that several more of the ghouls might have run off. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Flora ran through the tall grass and cleared the fence between her yard and the Tickhams’ in a single bound. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

I ran to them with my arms open. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know it’s no cheap thing, indulging yourself with water. I’d have to charge you fifty cents or more a foot, depending on what we find down there. It can run into money.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had run with a gang and was always in a knife fight or something. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A chill ran through her, and next to her Mama grabbed the edges of her coat and pulled them closer together. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

So she quickly put away the erasers and ran for the door. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I ran after the tour group, through a tunnel carved out of solid rock. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She was running, running toward something in the distance, but she didn’t know what it was she was running toward, and she didn’t know why she was carrying a scrunched-up cardboard box in her hands. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The kids we had seen in the kitchen had set up a table full of what looked like slow cookers and were making runs between the office building and the fire to replenish them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The one that said vitiligo can sometimes run in families. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

When she finally falls silent, I continue to stroke her, running my hands gently over her hair, her shoulders, her arms, her hips. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She had simply landed on an answer and run headlong into whatever mess awaited her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby ran up a slight hill before the rest of us and froze. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I giggle and run across the room and launch myself into his open arms. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was running down her nose and stinging her eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then he pulled himself back to Shadrach’s running explanation, which accompanied his sketching. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ran outside and threw open the U-Haul door one more time. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But if Jumpsteady missed a few days running in Small’s, we would begin inquiring for him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I wake up, I lie still for a while and let Day’s words run through my head. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Yes, but if she ran out and the clever person heard Ethel tell the story, wouldn’t that cinch it? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We stopped under a railroad bridge and got out of the car to admire the river that ran through the town. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then they would stop again a little farther down the road, and the refugees would run toward them again. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then he turned and headed in the direction of the building, running. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She ran once at dusk, by a stream, the water making a promise of movement. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He might be another Denmark Vesey or Nat Turner— She watched him and felt a prickle of fear run through her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, drool runs down her chin and the front of her calico dress. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

They were running up and down the court and I knew we weren’t going to run with them. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ronan shows up at my door in a pair of new running shoes. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I waved and ran to meet Sally in the street. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They swelled up and got mighty sore; not even a mesquite thorn hurts as bad as a sharp fish fin when it’s run deep into your hand. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Shasta went through the gate he found a slope of grass and a little heather running up before him to some trees. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I would have stood my ground when the chance was offered. Now we have let ourselves be run to earth like foxes.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Moss ran his fingers over them, feeling each nook, knowing them all by heart. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They ran fast through the stubble until they neared the trees. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran through the opening and bumped his nose against a cardboard wall. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

One particularly creepy lady had dingy dark hair and sharp fangs, and instead of running appeared to be riding a bed of fog that zoomed around all the others like a hoverboard. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Two months, Aaron’s been gone. No telegrams, no postcards. Now another boy is, too, and all you can tell me is, ‘boys, they run off?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The ones that have been running for a while are always slower, like a clockwork toy that just won't wind. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Let my hands run over Shiloh’s body like maybe everywhere I touch I can protect him somehow. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she gave Toby a saucer of water and some bran flakes and I let him run around the bathroom. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Doc Kelly ran to sit next to me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

And I thought of the tide, how swift it ran and strong into the little cove. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Luke lay on his stomach on the floor and idly ran the toy train back and forth on the track. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I run down the path and find my cousins and friends in the creek wading ankle-deep. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Past the wavering band of blacktop, the outline of our neighbors house ran against the sky like watery paint. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Besides all the naked women, he painted these blue pictures, like he ran out of red and green for a few weeks. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was out of my bed and running before Osh was properly awake. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

They think it doesn’t take much skill to put one foot in front of the other; that anyone can run track. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He had so much momentum, he came up and was running. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I step in front of her before she runs off. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I yelped, and stomped the ground, which sent a few more mice running. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Images from every scary movie I’ve ever seen run through my head, and my hand almost drops the phone. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Besides some shops and a cafe, the center of town had a pool with water running into it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran down the tower stairs that turned in a spiral, emerging dizzy into the darkness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

All three were breathless from running through the rain. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

From somewhere down below she could hear a stream running. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Now that mv Mom and dad are gone, I take it out And run a finger Of dust From its throat. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran to my mother and, dropping to my knees, I buried my face in her lap. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What is it with her?” said Ron, exasperated, as Hermione ran away up the marble staircase. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She could run after her mother and stop her from leaving. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Daring, gay, she ran down the corridor again to the hall and peeked out at them from the doorway. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

More than that, they are so much a matter of course that their comfortable performance is fully as much enjoyed as the playing of a safe top running flush. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or what would happen if she ran out of stories, her mind went blank, and she knew if she didn’t keep talking, he would kill her. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“They’re running a bunch of tests and trying to determine why he’s been getting dizzy. But they’re pretty sure it’s his heart again.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

They turn and begin running again, water now sloshing across their feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Maybe it fell out of your pocket when we were running?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

How would they feel if I ran my fingers through their hair? How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Joe Mondragon, carrying a rifle in his left hand, leaped from the pickup and ran around it screaming obscenities in Spanish. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you’re apparently running from the cops and you never mentioned that once.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Without himself he would have died, for which else, of them all, would not have stopped running after such punishment? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took my father an hour to walk to work every day, but if I ran fast, I could make it there in twenty minutes. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

So when I ran into him, he puffed up. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

A zombie sailor burst out of the hold and ran to Clarisse. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was running as fast as he could over the uneven ground, and still the ladders whipped past him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

With his head hanging over the table, he ran his fingers along one of the crevices in the wall and started to do a rap tune. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the assignment was not a complete failure—Hairwoman runs the drama club and she recruited several new members based on their performances as to why they needed an extension. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t going to apologize to another Randall, certainly not that whelp who ran the place now. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It was a word everyone tried to run from, but it could rear up on a community quick. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I went to hit him over the head with the gun and he attacked me and my boy he run at us to get by us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I turn and run out of the room. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Only this time we weren’t running away from the war. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Denna gave a delighted shout from the trees, ran up to me, and pressed a black scale into my hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I saw them kind of looking at me, and then Gino came running over and yelled, “Hey, Mars! Is your name Paul Fisher?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I had strong legs to run on the beach with a kite. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Now he sits there, flushed and shivering, wondering if he is running a fever. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“He said I was born to be a Keeper. He said that Keepers don’t have families, only one another, but that it’s, uh, better because families only run off and abandon you.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the bus pulled away, he ran to his house. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Squelch ran off laughing back to the village. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then a thought runs across her face and she grins. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Jimmy, the center of our team, punks out and runs. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

There was no need to smile or tell a joke or run for roller skates. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I run outside to pick a couple of daisy flowers I saw blooming in the side yard and ’range ’em in the skinny glass vase. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

That I needed to be held; that I wanted to die . . . but who could I run to? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was Jewish, but he was still allowed to run the mail, as long as he showed up in the ghetto afterward. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I ran out and climbed up and took a seat on the top rail. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was his first encounter with the enemy and he didn’t know whether his company was running toward them or away. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, Nae-Nae, wait,” I start to say, but I'm ignored as my sister brushes past me and goes running after him. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I think he got away. He and I made a run together.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

There was less glory in running away from a fight, sure, but I didn’t care about glory. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

We ran out of the house and up the road. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

My sisters close to my age were not as interesting as the neighborhood boys who ran and climbed and didn’t mind getting dirty. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He and Newt had just joined Chuck for breakfast at a picnic table right outside the Kitchen when a large group of Gladers got up and ran toward the West Door, talking excitedly about something. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He jumped and grabbed it, and shutting his mind to the sound and sight of the water, he ran back and then speeded forward. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Cara leads us to a hack staircase, and we join a group of terrified Erudite as we run up one, two, three flights of stairs. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

The third Justice propped the dopey up against the railing that ran along the steps to the basement and stepped to one side. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole affair was a reminder of how our country’s distortions about race could be two-sided—that the suspicion and stereotyping ran both ways. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In the early 1990s, by contrast, poorer students got 50 percent more aid on average than the wealthier ones, according to the College Board, the organization that runs the SAT entrance exams. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Together they watched the molten puddle run from the hollowed charcoal into the stone mold to which it was wired. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The Assistant tied up the parcels, while Maia ran round him, pushing at the paper, giving a tug to the string to make sure that it was firmly knotted. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

And then, Emily said, she had busted out of the closet to run to the girls’ bathroom, but the classroom door had been locked for the drill. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Above me I could hear feet running and the cracking of brush, which was followed by silence. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neighborhood kids ran past the door of the bedroom where I was reading my schoolbooks—covered with shopping-bag paper. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was an only child who ran her parents with tantrums and demands that, had they come from me, would have got me a swift slap or a cocotazo from Mami’s sharp knuckles. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Just put it all on a disk and give it to me. I’ll run it off on the laserjet at home.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of this would have happened if I hadn’t run from Diego. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He’d scrambled over the embankment and was running around and barking, usual stuff. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Dr. Trefusis is a gentleman of quality. I do not doubt his word. You will forgive my anxiety. This strife and bombs have made me run distracted.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Finally she placed me and my brother in the keeping of an old black woman who watched me every moment to keep me from running to the doors of the saloons to beg for whisky. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach for him and run my fingers over his hands, careful to get the lines in his palms and the spaces between his fingers. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the spring the shad ran upriver to breed, but they couldn’t get past the milldam, and the pool was just swarming with them. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His breath came short and clenched, as if he’d been running a great distance. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Each time I ran through and got back in line, I looked up at the girls in the stands, who weren’t laughing anymore, just watching. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

And the D train ran in a tunnel from Manhattan to the Bronx, but I had never really thought too much about all that river water above my head. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

One moment too late, Johnny ran out into the alley. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up his suitcase and ran after it, towards a group of vagrants who were warming themselves over a fire by the side of the road. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Rivera was already out there, planted and ready, stick and run, Alfred, stick and run. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I ran away from home when I was sixteen,” the captain said. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Kenny, move.” fiy pouted and walked real fast up to Mitchell’s so I had to kind of run along to keep up with him. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Will they find people to run for the school board?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Someone called the police even though according to the store owner, there weren’t any problems. And when the police got there—” Daddy’s voice breaks and he runs a hand over his head. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

June ran her eyes over Ivy’s piece, a little smile on her face. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The run takes me an hour, so by the time I’m back, the place is a madhouse. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I reached up to my cheek, to the wetness there, and when I pulled my hand away, my brain finally connected that I had run straight through a spray of blood. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When that ran out, he used his own savings. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Hassan went to his shack to get ready and I ran upstairs to grab a book. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Colin, of course, did not believe in running when walking would suffice—but here and now, walking would not. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

That night, I dream of running on top of giant egg rolls, swimming in steaming egg-drop soup, and battling a giant dragon. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He thinks, as he runs and runs and runs, the stupidest thing of all is that he’s straight. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I give her a high five and then run back inside, where the team is finally filing into the locker room. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was the same day when she’d told me not to kiss her, when I went crazy on our run. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I knew from the shakiness in my legs and the burning in my lungs that I couldn’t run. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Dalio and I got off the ground, looked at each other, and broke into a sprint, running away from the car now sitting ominously a few yards from us. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The sun beat down hotter, and her skin started to run with sweat. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran his fingers slowly over the stones, sensing their temperature and feeling their surfaces. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I run down to Windemere and write everything I remembered—the clam shack, the pinwheel, Mirren’s dirty feet on the wooden steps, the book Gat gave me—on the graph paper above my bed. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I told him we should just call the play Rashad, instead of Fist, something everybody in the stands would have to hear every time we ran the play. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Words of places Violet and I will go before time runs out and I’m asleep again. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He runs to Bad Leg to help him up. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We tried to ignore them, but as we turned a corner to continue home, a group of armed men, half in civilian and half in military clothing, ran toward us, firing into the crowd. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were upon the floor, and rivers of kohl ran down her cheeks. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Blood is running from his nose or eye or ear, maybe all three. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I keep my arms crossed as my breaths get shorter, my heart races, and I feel like running back in there to curse that woman out one last time. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Before I could even think of stopping him, he ran to the foyer and looked in our hallway mirror. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no.. Creepy is like spiders and rats and, you know, things that make chills run down your spine. You’re just....difficult,” said Gregor, trying to be honest but not flat-out rude. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He ran toward Harry, and the other children jumped up from their seats and raced up and down the aisles and crowded around Harry while Stuart demanded that he give up the little pillow. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

At his step on the stairs, the rattlesnakes ran out their tongues and listened with their waving forked tongues. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some were running; others managed to catch horses and ride. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was not an erotic love, but a love of shared madness, of conversations that were electric and boundless, of ambitions that ran beyond realities.* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The rest of the class runs out of the classroom to go to recess. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I run back to the apartment like I’m skating on ice, like I’ve got the wings of a fighter plane, bursting through the door so quickly that Helena gives a little scream. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Hagrid was about to answer when the color suddenly drained from his face — he leapt to his feet and ran to the window. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

My heart starts racing around inside my chest, even though I'm just sitting on a chair, not running, not walking, not doing anything except smiling. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Let me guess, I was too good-lookin’ and needed an extra bump on my nose, a reminder that only English Jones runs the school? All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We know they’re the ones who will get jobs in the civil service and help the people who run the world. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He should have run into his dad’s arms, but he suddenly felt afraid of this stranger dressed in rat skins who was supposed to be his father. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I check my rolls of coins to see if I need to run to the office for change. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

There was a pet stag belonging to a Latin farmer, a beautiful creature, so tame that it would run free by day, but at nightfall always come to the well-known door. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did kiss him last night, in a moment when my emotions were running so high. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

After breakfast, we run up to his room so he can grab his bike lock. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

In the end, Stanton refused to attend the meeting, leaving Anthony to run it on her own. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

With a wave of his hand he indicated the gardens, the huge building of the Conditioning Centre, the naked children furtive in the undergrowth or running across the lawns. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turned and ran, as fast as it could, in the opposite direction. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I weaved through groups of kids running and playing in the yard. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Their first item of business involved Arthur Devlin, hat in hand, negotiating new working codes and payment arrangements for the mine workers in exchange for access to the vein running under the town’s land. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She wants to know if I ran away from a scary home. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I ran down the tracks left in the potholed road from the old streetcar line. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The New York Times ran a story by Ralph Parker in March 1942 about the different wartime jobs Russian women were able to do: “aviation instructor” is one of them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Me and Jay each ran for opposite corners of the room while Doc stood there in shock. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The White River runs right along the edge of town and all the way across the state and over to the Mississippi. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“We ran across the kids right around the Ohio state line,” Liam said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It lit up, presenting me with the same choices I’d had on my first night here: a handful of training films and simulations, including the complete run of Tommy Queue episodes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When Nick ran into a word he didn’t know, he asked his brother or his dad or whoever was handy what it meant, and if they knew, they’d tell him. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He snorted with satisfaction, as if to say, That's how we run, fools. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Outside the Waystone Inn the air lay still and heavy on the empty dirt road that ran through the center of town. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As I run down the hall, I pull out a Clorox wipe. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy takes a few steps into my room and runs his hand over his hair. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

A man who helped run the program poked in his head. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

As I ran, I felt myself for the first time becoming Margo. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

When he was ten years old, he ran away. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

He’d snort and wheel to run and fall back against his tie rope, trying to break loose. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, Bigwig suddenly broke out of the trees, running very fast. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like she says one time, she says, ‘I’ve knew people that if they got a rag rug on the floor an’ a kewpie doll lamp on the phonograph they think they’re running a parlor house.’ Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Watch, unable to breathe, as our center fielder, Britt-Marie Hogan—my best girl friend—runs with everything she’s got to keep up with the soaring yellow ball... Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Folks were parking on the grass, and Tidings was beside himself, running to their car windows, flailing his arms and trying to direct them to the back lot. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It makes me sick thinking about Miss Celia running up to those girls like they’re best friends, the look on her made-up face when she hears about me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We’re known for that, the politeness, not running around throwing spears at people. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

His faith cracked, and for a few days he lacked his bounce, coming back from his morning run without his usual sweaty high, walking around heavy-footed. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I find ‘tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.’” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Girls have run from simple spiders, boys have tackled one another in the grass. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She dared not run up to the girl while she was holding those scissors. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She ran her fingers through my hair and then rested ’em on my shoulders and then touched my cheeks and then slowly pulled away and just looked at me grinning. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

They both ran on quickly in order to reach some people. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tad kicked something that went flying into the wall with an echoing crash as he ran toward the stairs. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Cleopatra urged Mark Antony to run the blockade and break through to freedom. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

My brother Sam, he couldn’t take it and ran off as soon as he got big enough. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart beat rapidly—from the performance, from running up the hill, from whatever it was I might have just seen. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He appeared so suddenly Mo almost ran him down. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Some ding-dongs believe me, though, and when that happens, I keep the lie going, spinning it until I run out of ideas: I backpacked through France, Germany, and Spain with my rich aunt from Barcelona. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The crop birthed communities, requiring nails and braces for houses, the tools to build the houses, roads to connect them, and more iron to keep it all running. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Page boys ran to and fro between the colorful silk pavilions of the nobles, carrying messages. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Hold on. I left a lot of tablets behind,” Myrna said and ran into the house, her guitar thumping against her side. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still had practice, but I was keener to run around and deal with stress that way than I’d been to have well-meaning teachers not know what to say in my presence. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It was almost like running and swimming, sports that I longed for. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I ran past the devilfish and got between him and the deep water. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, he said, we couldn’t let them run all over us. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beatrice Leep’s bus stop, the place he had first spotted the running boy, was on West Oriole Avenue, just the other side of the main highway. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We'll run out of ships before they run out of Exocets. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I remember standing there in that family’s gigantic backyard with their grass more green than any color green I had seen before and watching Rocky the Clown run and chase and laugh with them kids. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He ordered a cheese and meatball pizza, then he ran a bath, pouring all the motel’s little plastic bottles of shampoo into the water, making it foam. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Just about every ninth, tenth, and eleventh grader from Octavia Butler High was running around the backyard or exploring the winding passageways of the house. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

To crunch into that succulent fruit that smelled like roses and let the aromatic juice run down my chin and stain my pretty city dress with its bows, buttons, and ribbons. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He could fly for a moment or two, but more often he trailed behind me in a sort of hopping run. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Just people. From the neighborhood, I guess. The next day my grandmother wanted me to pray with her, but I ran out of her room.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

When he returned to his chair, she looked at him and ran her fingers over the pearls. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Then he too started to run, stumbling over Maurice's discarded shorts before he was across the terrace. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Let me be prosaic so far as facts can be; it will help me to bear up, and imagination must not run riot with me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She could see the Assassin out of the corner of her eye, running beside her as they dodged through the throng, narrowly avoiding pull-carts and men rolling kegs across the wooden planks. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Rather exasperated, I began to get out and had one foot still on the running board when I heard a woman's voice call: 'Oh, I do beg your pardon, sir.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

They run their fingers under their collars and scan the walls for cameras and rifles. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now events were running away with them, trampling over her personal griefs, her budding hopes, her sprouting wings. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A surge of relief washes over me, and I break into a run. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A broad welt ran the entire length of it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran into the pack and insinuated himself onto the younger team. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Our friend Deng was going there, but Nyanriak was worn out from being on the run with so many children, so she decided to go to the closer camp. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man ran up and gripped his hand and slapped him on the back. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dream, if that’s what it was, she was playing a game of some sort, laughing and running up the empty street, kicking a big aluminum water bucket. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave me an odd look, then shrugged and ran a length of rope through an iron ring above our heads. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The elementary school itself had classrooms where Luma could run tutoring for her kids before practice. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I ran across the asphalt, which sloped toward the corner of one of the buildings. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Mom, of course, can’t stand this, her ex-husband’s girlfriend comforting me, so she runs over and sits down on my other side. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Your Grace. TTiere is no valor in running for your life.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Axel runs up the walkway, lets Ray give him a quick hello. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

My dad fiddles with the TV and all the cords, and manages to get the ancient DVD player up and running. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

On that side a narrow path ran round towards the great gate, between the wall and the sheer brink of the Rock. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

There's a river the bodies were finally thrown into that supposedly still runs red to this day, fifty years later. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Florida ran her hand over the edge of the boat. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ron ran to pick up Hedwig, who was causing such a scene that there was a lot of muttering about cruelty to animals from the surrounding crowd. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he’d push me out the front door and tell me to leave, but as I started walking down the street, he would come running after me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ivy turned and ran all the way back to the inn. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

You cannot run a division with thousands of soldiers the same way you run a platoon. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

A name with more than two vowels in it running for President! Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They were on fire, and ran up and down the village, slamming themselves against everything in their way and going back in the other direction to do the same. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

For, along with the steps of the plan ran all the thoughts he held on to about his mother. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I watched the brown rivers of dirt run down my legs, over my ankles, and into the drain. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The Isengarders began to run with a redoubled pace that astonished Pippin, a terrific spurt it seemed for the end of a race. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to fold the flyer up so as I was running I slid it between the twine and the suitcase, I’d put it back inside once we got on the train. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Only she was running already when I heard it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course they’re people,” said Scarlett, and she walked up the hill as fast as she could without actually running, no longer certain that Bod was by her side. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

But, while running, he began to undo his buttons and yelled to me: “I can’t go on. My stomach is bursting . . .” “Make an effort, Zalman . . . Try . . .” “I can’t go on,” he groaned. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

My boxers were not suited for providing structural integrity while I was running around, and I wished I had thought to bring some compression shorts or something. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She was running away from the chaos and hiding. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Turning, they ran to the front of the building, lined up in two long lines, and marching like little tin soldiers disappeared inside the school. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can say that again. I doubt Grandpa will be running out of milk anytime soon.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The very first chance that I got, I evaded his grasp and ran on ahead into the dark, skipping with feigned boyish exuberance. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trains full of the Strange ran on time. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I asked Monkeyman when I ran into him on the corner. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mascara’s run, smudged at the corners of my eyes, and my lips are dark. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just like back at home, Saturday is the day me and Daddy run errands. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I ran the water and washed my hands and face. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t stop running until I’ve reached the far side of the parking lot. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, yeah, yeah,” muttered Holly, running her fingers over the rows of confiscated Retrieval equipment. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

"You two run along to the fight. I'll have to be taking Mr. Campbell home directly." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

They ran over to join the group of boys and saw that they had surrounded a bird and were throwing stones at it and calling it names. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I run my hands over the skin I expose like it is my own. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Even when she pointed at the fine scar that ran through the fish's fin where she said she had mended it, her parents told her to stop being ridiculous. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Willie had run off at last, and the new boy and girl weren’t worth two blasts on a penny whistle. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Afterwards the girls ran upstairs to Diane's room, and Aunt Dorothy and Aunt Pearl cleared the table and went into the kitchen. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was afraid he had hurt Bill by running away this morning. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was all she could do not to take off and run as fast as she could. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

West Fourth is one of those odd streets that break the New York grid, at least my newbie understanding of it, where streets normally run east-west and avenues north-south. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I bring my hands up to run them through her hair. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

There was a time when I had willpower, when I could run 10k before breakfast and subsist for weeks on thirteen hundred calories a day. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a park nearby that had giant banyan trees that you could lie under and curly grass that tickled your toes when you ran through it. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I watch her grow smaller down the long hall, clutching her handbag, knowing I should turn and run. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She didn’t run, per se, but she left the line and did a ridiculously fast walk toward the back of the store, near the clearance section, where they did their cooking classes. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Lili asked, running her fingers along Guy’s hairline, an angular hairline, almost like a triangle, in the middle of his forehead. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Until three hundred years ago, no humans had come to these isolated islands, and the birds and reptiles had not learned to run from them. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

And no sooner had he got there than he heard footsteps in that other world, lightly running over the grass, and looked through to see Lyra racing toward him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles went into a little anteroom, no bigger than a closet, and I heard the sound of running water. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It makes me want to run away. I’m so tired of it.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Halfway to the rural cemetery, I think of something, turn around, and run the mile to West Conesville. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the nineteenth century, when growers turned to the richly planted islands of Hawaii, they brought with them the knowledge of how to run sugar plantations. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

I run to the egg-timer, grab it off the table, and ring it and ring it and ring it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

My brother ran headlong into everything, and I usually had to be the one to get him out again. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Dad nodded, but he just kept standing there, running one finger over his eyebrow again and again. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She reaches up and runs her fingers through my baby hairs. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Her nose was running, too, and I wondered if she would wipe it before it got to her mouth, before she would have to taste it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I run back to take it, but Lev holds on for an extra moment. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But he thought a sister who gave me a “pad,” not charging me rent, not even running me out to find “some slave,” couldn’t be all bad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was by chance that Alma ran into an old friend from church at the grocery store one day. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen made gigantic puddles on the floor while August ran for towels. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bounded like a deer and swerved like a fox; never had I felt so strong or run so fast. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I finish writing, throw the paper in my drawer, and run out of the house. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I cried out, “Thank you,” and ran to my seat. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The woman who ran it was very cheerful and the only person we knew in Montreux. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“You need to run,” he says, under his breath. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Two dozen coves and inlets, each with its pleasant muddle of sailboats and summer homes, ran the circumference of San Piedro, an endless series of pristine anchorages. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

As wet and weary as he was, Roy forced himself to run faster. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their tears run down and they stretch their hands out toward the dead child but never do they reach it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In addition to running interference, Grandma also gave Ernie aspirin to help with the pain, and she made sure there was no extra swelling. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Our class even had a discussion: The government may not be behaving as it should, but could we run our classroom a bit more like a democracy? Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Said U.P.I. reporter Stanley Scott: “Shots rang out. Men, women and children ran for cover. They stretched out on the floor and ducked under tables.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran a nail down the heavy cartridge backing and stripped it away to reveal... Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The Glass Castle would have solar cells on the top that would catch the sun’s rays and convert them into electricity for heating and cooling and running all the appliances. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

What if while he was running away after hearing the thunder, he fell down and hurt himself? A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She ran upstairs and brought back the red woolen blankets from the hall cedar chest. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

He was clutching his attache case as usual and I could see he was strolling slowly along the path that runs the outer perimeter of the lawn, deeply absorbed in thought. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

A whooping gang of small children went running past, chasing a rolling hoop. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And he ran out the door and went crunching through the snow to the highway. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I ran across campus, noticing many old buildings with red tile roofs. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Even on the run, Jinx felt a sense of freedom, and for the first time, he felt like he could make a fresh start. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then I ran upstairs and I grabbed my schoolbag and I put some food for Toby in it and some of my maths books and some clean pants and a vest and a clean shirt. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“He got away. This woman came out the store and got everything mixed up, and she and him run around the comer into the Quarter.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have run, but he was still the King's Hand, and a Hand must keep his dignity. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

On my way there I ran into one of my former teachers and told her my great news. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then I thought, they must have picked him and Mrs. Singer to run this place because they’re like Satan’s minions or something. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The group continues to run down the tunnel, doing their best to slog through the rising river. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

We walked on a trail through some woods that run right up against Thread Crick. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Tonight after dinner, I was taking the trash outside when I heard footsteps running up the street. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Maybe he could convince the twins to run some small errand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, as she went, they both felt they must run after her, but something seemed to stop them. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

As he ascended the steps, two at a time, he saw Kyle Keeley and his entire entourage running down a staircase from the third floor. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

By contrast, if you were simply to run into a girl on the street, the probability that her sibling is a boy would be VS. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then moaning, she ran forward, seized a book and ran toward the kitchen incinerator. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

We screamed, not caring that anyone heard, and turned to run back to the house and to Mama. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He ran his finger down the functions in the back. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jaimito called Lio a troublemaker, accusing him of cooking up plots and then running off to some embassy for asylum, leaving his comrades behind to rot in jail. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another time when Stevie wasn't paying attention, Marcus and the boys ran up on him and threw a cup of water all over the front of his pants. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

My stomach tightens into a ball, but I run out the door and down the steps toward home. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

For the better part of a year now, Barack and his team had poured resources into Iowa, but according to most polls he was still running second or third behind Hillary and John Edwards. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Normally he would be running and jumping from excitement, but if he felt anything like me, it was hard work just to stand, and I know he felt worse. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We watched a brown animal about the size of a woodchuck run silkily down the rocks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As though he had simply run out of conversation and had nothing left to say. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two moonstones looked up at him in the light of his small hand-held fire; two pale moonstones buried in a creek of clear water over which the life of the world ran, not touching them. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When the creek goes down, we’ll help you look for your stuff,” he said, running his hand through his wet hair. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I saw her face again, heard her call the dog to run me off as if I were disgusting, maybe even dangerous. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I yelled back, and got ready to run away. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His fingers have a thorn at each knuckle, and thorns ridge his arm, running up under the cuffs of his shirt, visible when he and Dain urge Madoc over. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Coach told me to try to run one hundred meters in nine seconds and fifty-eight milliseconds—Bolt's time. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The air-conditioning has to run all the time so the jungle heat won’t damage the gold leaf on his chandeliers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

All around him, people in gray tunics were running, screaming, and they weren’t the only ones. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She wiggled out of Gregor’s grasp and ran straight into his dad’s arms, knocking him flat on his back. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he follows Jeanne and Jacob as they run, keeping the glistening causeway beneath their sopping leather shoes. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

We had fun pretending to run our own farms. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she had been a boy, Dad might have toppled completely off the deep end, and run amok with a kris in his teeth. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

She runs into the church to see if Stephen Carey, the sacristan, would spare her a rag and he gives her some kind of canvas cloth that makes my nose sore. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I’m not in control; my nervous energy is running the show. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

A couple of children ran through the cavernous space, kicking a ball against the brick walls. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She kicked off her heels and ran toward the promise of the open doorway. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I kept running toward the moon to tell the Moon Lady what I wanted, because now I knew what my wish was. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

All his friends, woken up by this cry, leapt to their feet and ran towards the fence of tree trunks, beating drums and shouting threats at the lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

They felt nervous about speaking in front of so many people, and they lacked confidence about how to run a meeting. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Boobie might have been able to run like that, but it was difficult to get him to try it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny’s feet, running down the stairs from Clairmont to the boathouse. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I run after him a short distance and give up. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“These boys stopped a range war. Talk about using your head, Mary Eve. These boys ran straight to town to warn us. Didn’t stop there, though. Scared off a fence cutter on the Kerensky place.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

The Nightbeast was running alongside the water, snapping and growling viciously, trying to grab them from the clutches of the freezing river and into its own. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The bell is suspended and the wire remains taut, running vertically through the hole he has drilled in the wall. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

We watched as Susie ran off, her feet barely touching the ground as she did. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Fathers had come running from their workplaces, only to stand in front of their empty houses with no indication of where their families had gone. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He came at a run, as a dog will come when it is called, and the gods marveled to see how big he was and how powerful. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

We put our pens and pencils down but only Fern ran to the window. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Wash followed her gaze and saw two pale kids, about seven or eight, running up the path. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, I wolfed down my lunch and half ran to Mr. Ward’s room with a sketch pad and charcoal pencils. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her oldest friend ran over to her, and it seemed everyone’s eyes followed her. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

When we reached the rose of Sharon bushes, Peach stopped, ran his fingers across the graceful branches, and then looked to the top of Listening Rock. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

In addition to running the mosque, he also owned two small restaurants in Newark. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I spent the rest of the day double-checking my numbers and running more tests. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would surely run in circles when he saw it. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m running all over town, getting trodden on, beaten up, abused, and for what? I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Like thirsty tongues, the flames chased the water as it ran and spread on the floor. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He saw the white man turn and run back toward the Twenty-Ninth Street beach. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As always, Joon was running ahead of me, gathering up speed on the downhill so that he could jump over a low juniper bush. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

But beyond the hedge, Mundín had run into a captive audience. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Mustafa and I were just having a chat. Why don’t you two run outside and get a snack. Break is almost over.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“This run’s open, sir,” said Groundsel, “but the other will take a bit longer, I’m afraid. It’s heavily blocked.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed Dr. Chase was very careful not to say ran away. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

They grumble and run out the door to get downstairs to the backyard lavatory. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Freshly inaugurated to an office he never ran for—well, what would you be thinking? Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“The trees that run along your stone wall are in bloom. What are they?” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I yanked Georgie to the right, planning to run along the fence, but he slipped in the snow and fell by the gate, pulling me down with him. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

When the wind is down and nobody is running an engine nearby, Marie-Laure can stand outside the Gallery of Zoology and hear them: a mile-high purr. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She ran into the bathroom and rummaged through the medicine chest until she found a pair of nail scissors with which to chop out the offending hair. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I run straight back out into the courtyard. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

His grip on her arm loosened, but he didn’t realize he’d actually released her until she stumbled back from him and began to run. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Kuda tried to run, but he couldn’t keep up on his short legs. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Moss began to run through lines in his head. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Once I’m gone she’ll need you to run errands and stuff,” he said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Arthur and Erik had quit their mud running and driven around from the perimeter road to our driveway. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bertha ran after me, calling, “I knew it! I knew my meat loaf would do the trick.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She said we must never run from either one, because Turners don’t run from nobody. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I’d drive further and further out, pretending to myself that I was running away to the capital. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said nothing, just ran through a set of French doors onto a small patio to see the picture in the setting sunlight. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“There’s some in the kitchen,” Charles said, yawning and running a hand through his hair. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As Wes continued to scan the block for any clue of where Ray ran to, his friend joined him with his own trusty burner ready to blast. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She nodded, then turned and ran away silently over the grass. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the carpentry workshop, he found Meeks, the second mate, lounging in the doorway while Harison sat outside, running a cleaning rag over his revolver. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I weave through its empty roads, darting between the flickers of sconce-lit streets, and pray I don’t run into one of the patrolling Sons of the Six. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I shall enjoy punishing you when we return to Derbyshire Farms. I am master there now, you know. My father died suddenly—not long after you ran off.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys returned that afternoon and ran straight to the roof to see what had been done. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

But my mom always says that running away never solves anything. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They were on the verge of running out, even though all he allowed either of them to eat was half a cup’s worth. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Where does she think she’s running to, I wondered, still laughing. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The college sessions sometimes ran two to four hours— they often ran overtime. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She forced herself to walk toward it, even though every nerve in her body was telling her to run away from this place. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

To change the subject, Brad asked, “Is Ralph going to try to run the maze again?” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

The circle closed up again with a running murmur of expostulation; it was a minute before I could see anything at all. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

But the door did not open, and though he ran to the window and rapped long and loud, the enchantresses did not show themselves again. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

And it gave them more time to run. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Could it be because he was running away from two rats who were trying to eat him?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The red puccoon dye protects my back, chest, arms, and legs from insects and the burning of the sun, and my moccasins protect my feet for running. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I knew I had a loose-jointed style of running, but I had never heard it suggested about my walk before. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, in a louder voice, “Negi, why don’t we hear water running?” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He also ran errands for the ward and in his spare time made me a cigarette lighter out of an empty Austrian rifle cartridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He was about to go up the run himself when he found Vervain beside him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a perfect night to run away, thought Fadi, casting a brooding look at the bright sheen of the moon through the cracked backseat window. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Him and who else? When I get done with him, he’ll be running over to join Webb and the cheerleaders.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“We just have a few routine tests to run. To make sure the infant is in a stable condition.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

People were lined up along the road, shouting and waving at us, and one young man, perhaps twelve years old, ran along behind us for several miles. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brothers immediately ran off to check on their pet chickens. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Once again, we start running, our destination unclear. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Tats has run out of impersonations, and I’m quiet, aware that when I passed Lauren’s table, her friends muffled their chatter. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Benches and trestle tables ran along either side of the hall, with room for fifty men... though twice that number had squeezed themselves inside. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

If there were no errands to run that day, Searchlight would just pull little Willy up and down Main Street. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why you running in the house, Moss? You know Mama doesn’t like that.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to miss with the fields covered in fallen trees and the hum of generators running at the house. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Worst-case scenario? The money runs out and we live on the streets of Chicago. Or we call our parents and borrow $125 for the Greyhound. Given the two choices, I’d probably opt for the streets.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hagar stood at the door of the little cardboard closet, running her hands over the shoulders of dresses. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama, Roberto, and I ran to the front of the house. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

People are running between the houses, grabbing what they can, piling it in wagons. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

They were handicapped by a boy who ran alongside yelping, “Free ride! All aboard!” who’d jump on and make them drag him along. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was about a young veteran who had taken a job running an old-fashioned elevator in an office building. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It feels real to me, suddenly, that I am unarmed and being herded into a building surrounded by Erudite and Dauntless, and if they discover me, there will be nowhere to run. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I got up and ran to my room, burying myself under my covers while I sobbed. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

They recognized it all at once: Seabiscuit, under a tremendous load, having already run at world-record speed for most of the race, accelerated. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

This whole time, I thought I should get in touch with Amalia because she might have a guess about where her friend might have run to. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

A shiver runs down my spine, and I'm relieved when we step outside again. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Rabbits ran faster than cats, but they couldn't climb trees half so well. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Well run and play on Sagan just like we always have.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They imagine this wild animal roaming about the savannah on digestive walks after eating a prey that accepted its lot piously, or going for callisthenic runs to stay slim after overindulging. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even know I could run this fast. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

As he ran down the boardwalk to the deep swim he was already thinking about the annoyance of having to make the passage back to the Orleans with one hand above water. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Landing in the dirt, she picked herself up and ran. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice, easy and refined, carries in it the authority of someone who runs a huge corporation. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She ran in the morning before work, usually barefoot, in a vacant lot across the street from her home. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Later Sherman, a married man, would run off to Europe with the daughter of a friend. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m turning this thing around if you don’t get up and run tomorrow, capisce?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t even run right, let alone play no ball. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He had his hand pressed against his forehead, trying to stop a trickle of blood from running down his face. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

With my heart beating fast, I would prime the handle frantically and then run back to the shed as fast as I could, spilling half the water on the way. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The private eyes learned that the marriage had been orchestrated by Minnie Savage—a “shrewd, immoral, capable woman,” as one investigator put it, who ran a boardinghouse in Pawhuska. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then, when he went to sleep beneath the tree, the surprised child ran back along the path to her mother’s house. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“She got run over by a semi. It happened in September.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Aimee ran to the phone as soon as she opened her front door and burst into her new house. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I wanted to run for Dr. Richter but couldn’t leave Emilia. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

A soap opera ran on the television with the sound turned low. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He had run away from Austria with his bride to avoid being conscripted into the army. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Noah," she said, "run down to the bus and tell Mrs. Korshak that I will be along in a minute. I have a message for her." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

But as we were climbing onto the barge, she came running down the landing stairs, clothed in her costume from Love’s Labour’s Lost, her skirts lifted so high we could see her ankles. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

But she wouldn’t run, and nothing would save her right now. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The curassow, which looks somewhat similar to a chicken, whistles when it senses danger and prefers to run instead of fly. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I envision a skinny, buck-toothed version of Kareem, running around with his mom, shrieking with laughter. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He had built a tin-roofed room at the back of his property, no more than a shack, with a dirt floor, no heat, no electricity, no running water. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lydia ran her hand along the top of the grass. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The clock at the bottom, which was nearer the earth, was found to run slower, in exact agreement with general relativity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about running, running until I couldn’t run anymore. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

His face contorted and neck veins bulging, arms and legs driving the pile forward like a running back. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She clutched her amulet, running a thumb across the stone in the center. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As he ran off, I slid to the ground, my head between my knees. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cleared the crud from his vision just in time to see the boy run off, the rattraps clattering like castanets on the toes of his shoes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We ran through the gate and down the path to the sky god’s palace. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

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

The front door flew open, and Mr. Loomis came out, trying to run but staggering. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I ran my palm coated with cream over my hair and hoped it might get rid of frizz along with all mom-related thoughts. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

My dad came running, and he wrapped his arms around her while she screamed and screamed and screamed. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He ran his fingers slowly back and forth along the length of it, stroking it lovingly, and the shiny paper wrapper made little sharp crackly noises in the quiet room. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

And it was then that the last of the wax ran molten over Tristran's hand, and the burning became impossible for him to bear, and the last of the flame burned out forever. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wouldn't be able to run again if I wanted to. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

But I knew once I let him out he’d just run around and tear things up—excited that he’s free. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fred was practically running, as we hiked uphill to get to the top. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The Germans were running out of time to expel us, they argued . Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think this is too strictly enforced except when the place is run by an obsessive martinet like Amadeus von Linden. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He went back to where Buckthorn sat guarding the foot of the single open run—Kehaar’s run, as it was called. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, like ninjas, they moved through the house to the front door and ran outside, Genie first making sure the door didn’t slam behind them. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

There was no graffiti on the walls; no gum chewing, running, or shoving in the halls. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

As for Mr and Mrs Taylor themselves, I have ascertained that they ran the village green grocery here from the twenties until their retirement three years ago. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

At a shallow stream running cheerfully across the path he drank from his little gourd. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

It was perhaps two miles to Hang Wood, which ran up along the ridge. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Bessermann with straggling hair and dirt running with the rain off her cheeks, a faded, filthy blouse hanging off one shoulder. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Sumaiya wiggles out of my arms and starts to run into the house. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

And they laughed louder and louder, and then they spread their arms and began to run in circles. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“A scary man,” Jude told her, out of breath even though she’d barely run at all. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I took three running steps and jumped, firing my jet boots in midleap. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes he gets bored of running at them, flapping his arms and shrieking...sorry, Hermione.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He ran to the door and locked it and then turned out the light. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Along the side streets, groups of boys and girls, some on foot, some on motorcycles yell and honk their horns as others run up to the trucks, slapping and touching the soldiers’ hands. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is the first big party we’ve had since she came to us,” Mrs. McCullough said, running a hand over the girl’s dark head. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Why he’d run off to fight a war in a whole other part of the country? Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When I dismounted from that car, she came running towards me, her arms out like a person seeing someone brought back from the dead. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I start to slow-jog, and when I reach the left-field line, I keep going straight and run until I reach the batting cages. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

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

Harry then did something that was both very brave and very stupid: He took a great running jump and managed to fasten his arms around the troll’s neck from behind. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

About ten minutes after Powell entered the Seward mansion, a servant ran out the front door into the street screaming, “Murder!” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Park had gym class right after lunch, and he ran so hard during drills, he'd started to retch up his fish sandwich. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you should wait until the game starts,” I said, but Twig had run off before I’d even finished the sentence. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“No,” said Maxim, “he’s perfectly harmless, and I’ve always let him have the run of the place.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as if I can’t stand it another second, I start running. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you hold my place in line,” I say to Aunt Heidi, “so I can run and get an ‘I Heart New York’ T-shirt for Libby?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Dad stopped and turned back, running toward the big silver truck bouncing up the gravel driveway. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Guards run down the hallway on the left. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

People surround me, Matthew among them, and some of them pick David up and run with him down the hallway. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But this time, I run a hack that forces the file to open, regardless. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to scare Semaj when Dusty Baker hits his home run, so I swing the Wiffle in slow motion. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She caught the edge of Ash’s lip with her signet ring and Ash knew that she had drawn blood, for she tasted it as it ran into her mouth. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blood ran over his left eye and down his jaw, but in that moment his predisposition toward violence was only a part of what made him so formidable. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He stares down at my shoulder for a second, and then runs his fingers over it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

We ran for his car, the crowd scattering before us. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean the sprint across the parking lot, Joaq. You ran like a scared rabbit.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I was so busy focusing that I didn’t notice the cup was full until the water ran over the top. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

We'd put 'em in the ground and run string around 'em, cutting our land up into six pieces. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conventional racing wisdom holds that a horse’s natural running style cannot be altered. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without answering, Dandelion slipped along to another crack, gathered himself a moment and then broke cover, running across the yard to the opposite shed. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words felt like disgusting spiders running out of his mouth. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I remember running down a road on my way to a nursery of flowers. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It stood to reason that Ashley had emptied out the locker and was on the run. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Mack said reprovingly to Hughie, “Just because he doesn’t run no dame naked through the streets in the daytime, you think Doc’s celebrate.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blessington screamed; the blood spurted out, running down his back and staining his white shirt collar crimson. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

A coach who had seen me run asked me to come out for the track team. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

On my way out, James returns from his last run. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She screamed when she saw Scooter and ran to him. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

His master’s voice acted on Buck like an electric shock, He sprang to his feet and ran up the bank ahead of the men to the point of his previous departure. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed my things and ran after the guys. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Natalie, I think it would be best if you came right home. I don’t want you running away from this situation.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A low wall ran along the edge of the building. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tears and snot are running down my face. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I run to the living room to show it to Dad. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran up to Leo’s room and threw himself down on the bed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I knelt down and ran my fingers over the carving. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Newspaper vendors were running around in traffic with their papers wrapped in polythene bags. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mama was gasping before we got there, but I wanted to run down the stairs just to climb back up them again. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He would never get reelected or be able to run for another office. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She liked that sad woman running away from her sick father, the woman with the interesting scar and the surprising taste in books. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Afterward, they ran through the game park, where he kept pace at her side. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

People ran in front of us, shrieking and crying for those they had lost. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I need to run down the marina and pick up some bait for tomorrow. You want to come along, Brady?” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was too old to climb the fence, so he ran through the side alley to the front of his house. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then I went to the kitchen, stuffed my pockets with handfuls of pine nuts, and ran outside to find Hassan waiting for me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I was thinking, while I was running ...” He paused. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The horse had run a mile at nearly a world-record clip, and injured or not, he had to be cooled out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

This thought made Gareth feel sick, and, as he was also feeling ashamed of himself for running away from tire gralloch, he became uncomfortable all over. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then the dog came running around the corner. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

And the woman smiled indulgently and ran a hand through her grey-streaked hair. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I ran my fingertip along the hard line of his two-inch jaw, rough like a cat’s tongue. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He tossed a coin onto the table, nearly running into the Hungarian woman as he stormed out. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Blindly, she turned to run from the room in panic. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m not giving any-thing more to Trinity. Not football, not running, not anything.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mango wheezes loudly, and my mother tells me to wait by the door while she runs back upstairs. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Tears ran down the end of her nose. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“All right. All right. I got it,” Jill said, standing like she was ready to fight or run, whichever she needed. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The giant king flew backwards out of the temple and Jason ran after him, his father at his heels. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I was going to win, and I was going to run that last kite. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was difficult to argue, since our only remaining options were either giving up or running into a hail of gunfire. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She ran into her bed and pulled the covers up over her head. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ma told me she broke the news about her job before you ran off. How are you feeling about that?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

While we kiss, he runs his fingertips along my collarbone. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Rondon jumped out of his canoe and ran over to a wooden sign nailed to a post. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Ivanito cries, and runs to bury himself in his mother’s bed. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ride you, ride you? Run you, run you?” asked the roach, and Gregor understood it was offering him a lift. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

No one knew where best to run, and no reasonable voice could be heard above the clamor. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Gran’s nemesis was running up to us, her shiny black heels clicking against the pavement. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Meggie heard them running over the wooden floorboards above them, back and forth, jumping, sliding, giggling, and squealing. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I run a comb through my hair to smooth it down and then tuck it behind my ears. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Being afraid of those two bone- heads seemed so ridiculous, I’d rather have taken another punch in the eye than run away. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

There are runs in her nylons, buttons popped off her blouses. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up a cheese knife from the counter and carefully ran his thumb along the edge and laid the knife down. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her words had squeezed at my throat, run down through my windpipe and strangled the air from my lungs. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I remember turning my face up to the sky, squinting, breathing like the world was running out of air. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden my father, like some kind of track star, shifts into a full-on run. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Buckets of water are passed from one person to another, the last person with the bucket pours the water onto the garden and runs the bucket back to the well. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tallmadge never revealed anything about the way he ran his agents. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

By February he’d run out of food and starved, apparently without making any attempt to save himself, despite the fact that there was another cabin stocked with meat just three miles downstream. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The story runs that he was stricken with pneumonia after spending two nights exercising in the winter rain—but the pneumonia was the culmination of another sickness. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

On that tragic night of noise, confusion, and darkness in Duk Payuel, I had run one way, and the rest of my family had run another way. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the overhead lines were first dragged down by explosions, the cables sparked and whipped like live snakes but the current soon ran out. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

All the place names were starting to run together, and I’d never been good at keeping details like that straight. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

At night, I dream I’m in Hideo’s bed, tangled in his sheets, my hands running along his bare back, his hands gripping my hips. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The old man and the girl argued some more, and finally she closed her book and ran off. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Before they run out of space to put them? Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Koffi knew they were being reckless, knew that at any moment they could run into more of the temple’s workers or the Sons of the Six, but luck stayed with them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I left a note for Charlie on the table, explaining again where to find dinner, switched my scruffy wallet from my school bag to a purse I rarely used, and ran out to join Jessica. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We’d never run out of things to talk about before but we hardly had anything to say to each other now. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“This is only a small library and our grant’s been cut for the third year running.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

And I was just about to slam the door and run when I felt a soft poke in my right shoulder blade. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He would like most to set us all on the run again. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Listening behind the summerhouse, Eleanor heard their laughter and the sound of their feet running down the path to the house.“ The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

We pound down the cliff top path, kicking up our own dust, Manchee’s ears flattened back, running fast. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

We had seen him clout boys when he was angry and we did not want to run that risk. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

If vision is caused by the pressure of this invisible fluid on the eyes, it would be possible to see in the dark by running fast enough! The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“And although she’s trying hard to do something about her situation, running again will not be an option if she doesn’t get a prosthesis designed specifically for running.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Coach West blows her whistle again, and I for sure don’t want to get in trouble, so I give Yolanda a little wave and keep running. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She was crying now, wringing the sweatshirt in her hands, begging me to touch it, just take it, please, please, maybe I’d feel something, maybe I’d know...I turned and I ran. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The eleven-inch accelerator’s magnet, which was not water cooled as the new magnet would be, could run for only about an hour at maximum energy before overheating. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Sure,” I said, hoping that maybe if we got back to her house I could still find time to run down to the ballpark and play a few innings and make Bunny happy. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Almost three months out of Salem, the Henry reached the Cape of Good Hope, and ran into more bad weather. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And just as I wondered if he was going to join me or not, I saw a lone figure running toward me, an enormous shadow. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Several of Capricorn’s men ran the butts of their shotguns along the silvery gray bars before sitting down on the benches that had been made ready for them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Dining her first vacation she goes to Lake Como, where she runs into Hans. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But when he saw Gram running in the meadow, with her long hair as silky as a filly’s, he was the one who was trying to do the catching. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He ran his hands over the edge of the concrete steps out of habit, but it immediately felt wrong. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was the stink of Drave, and it felt like a premonition, because just then Drave came into view at the top of the street, rounding the corner at a dead run. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I run until I smell sweet citrus, and then I stop. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We can enchant you to run around on all fours, barking like a dog. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We ran toward the woods and swatted at them with pine branches. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Maybe he just woke up and said, ‘Screw it,’ and hopped on a train to, I dunno, New Mexico or something,” Ada suggested, running her fingers lightly through my hair, my head in her lap. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t run fast, but the teacher always allowed someone else to run for me if we were playing something like softball. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Then she ran the shower on it, dried it, and placed it on the mantel. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“People these days run to the hospital every time they skin their knees,” she added. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The men ran like cripples in their clumsy boots, as quietly as spiders. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk into the decontamination shower and scrub off, letting the warm water run over my face where they can’t see my tears if they are watching. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

"All I saw was Jack Franklin. All I did was run." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I kneel with people in the pews next to confessionals but when my turn comes I can’t breathe, my heart pounds, my forehead turns cold and clammy and I run from the church. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Before I could get my bearings, Bud took off at a dead run straight up a ravine, bucking now and then but running, always running. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Well, everything that was still running, which wasn’t much. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

In Macún, we could run and climb trees and jump from rock mountains. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He kneads his hand into his side; he's been running and now he has a cramp. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Shunned by the Democrats, he had run as an independent. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I obey, and it runs through a quick series of tests for my movements. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He nervously runs his fingers up and down the black keys. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

We stayed there two hours in ecstasy, running through the huge rooms ... and trying to read the exterior inscriptions in the moonlight. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I run from the thought, willing with my entire mind to break free of the battlefield. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

One paper ran a large shot of Marcela in the act of blowing her nose. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran to see what it was, and then I did see and I stopped, frozen, my brain shouting Run away! but my legs refusing to listen. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I saw you dancing with the red headed man I ran away from. Was he nice?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A child sees an obstacle, and his first thought is to run around it or knock it down. A lord must learn that sometimes words can accomplish what swords cannot." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“When I saw I still had a few minutes before my shoot, I decided to run by the house with Grace for a quick hello.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

If I twisted her leg and ran, I might be able to get away. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Adina slipped into the jungle and ran for Taylor’s secret hideaway. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

His warm hand has found its way inside my sweater, running up along my bare back, tracing the valley of my spine. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He is sick with the last of the season’s flu, running a low-grade fever, body aches. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whatever it was,” he said seriously, “I’m glad you ran to Hannah. She needs you. Keep an eye on her, won't you?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

They could run into the parlor, sing fast, pray quick, and be on the road before the rest of Cold Sassy got out its Sunday clothes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Lally and me, we can reach fine, and we run ahead to teach all the street so they can be ready. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I seen them guards catching a kid what run away,” said the man. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The high hedge curved with them, running off into the distance beyond the pair of impressive wrought-iron gates barring the men’s way. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Harry ran down the corridor, the noise of his feet masked by the music and loud talk still issuing from Slughorn’s office behind him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Struggling, bursting with adrenaline, he finally found an open spot to get his feet under him and ran with all his power. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A younger girl with puffy red curls similar to Khaled’s ran up to them. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Just jump early and break out running with no one there running with you. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

"I had a few minutes, so I ran through the aerobrake lockdown checklist for the reactor room. Everything's ready for acceleration and the compartment's sealed off." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Listeners who continued to believe were the most likely to panic, even running away or hiding. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

From the sound of the waves, Lyra judged them to have reached the top of the cliffs, and she dared not run away in case she fell over the edge. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He ran his fingers over Genie’s eyes, nose, and mouth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He runs to me and kisses both cheeks. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Spoony ran over to our mom and gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

To keep the world’s economies and trade running smoothly, it oversaw international exchange rates and payment systems. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Too many of them are of the rough sort that used to run in the old slave patrols, riding down escapees for a few coins. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Why not listen? I’m saying that whatever powers this ship is enclosed, and evidently not meant to be handled. The ship is running by remote control.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

But mostly what they did was run up and down the sidewalks and sometimes into the street, where the town cops yelled at them for creating a safety hazard. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

More than once I tested the knot, determined that despite my vow, I’d run off. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She was still having difficulty breathing, and tears were running down her cheeks and neck, staining her blouse. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It's because I open their cans," she'd say, though we all knew it ran deeper than that. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

There was no answer, so she ran down the path to the beach. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Which is what makes tomorrow the perfect time to run. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then the sea began to seek its old place, running backward in long, foaming currents. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed one and bit into it, ignoring the juice that ran down my fingers and chin. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The figure swooped Thorn up and ran in the direction of a door leading out of the basement. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

They didn’t hop or run a race so much as spun and danced their way to the finish line. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

We ran and ran and ran, until finally we came up on Mr. Charles's store, which, luckily for us, stays open 24/7. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He was right She lowered the board and jumped off, running to the spot. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Other rabbits were making their way along the run and Strawberry spoke to several of them, more than once remarking that he would enjoy taking their new friends across the field. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nearby, in the playing field, children were running around with a ball that they passed back and forth; he could hear their shouts. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I hugged my sister, and ran into my parents’ room to show them what Adria had given me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Then we’d disable the drivers or allow them to run into the woods, at which point we’d tie them up so they couldn't join the ranks that would be sure to follow. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Leaving his motor running, a policeman got out of the first car and walked to the car behind him. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so upset one day that I let go and ran to the bathroom. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Lee took the black iron pan from him and put it in the sink and ran water in it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to get free of them and to run away. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“She said Al’s mama is scheduled to be on the boat March thirty-one, ten A.M. run.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We pull right up to Olive’s house and run to it. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The servants ran about on orders from their brusque, anxious patron, who allowed for no delays in the execution of his wishes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was when the magazine Popular Electronics ran a cover story on an extraordinary machine called the Altair 8800. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I watched the brown water run down the drain and was afraid I'd use it all up. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We spent our whole day running out to them, going back to the garage to make more mixes, and going back out to sell. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She frowned right back at him, and he ran ahead. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The squirrels chittered their fear and ran high into the treetops. Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I yelled, tears now running into my mouth. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“No. My uncle’s not like that and he runs the place. There’s girls’ floor hockey going on right now too.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

With one huge effort, he broke free of me and ran into the woods. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“And tell me one more time,” I say, “what my New York catchphrase is? It’s—uh—Gosh, that A train subway sure is running local again. Right?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She ran to her cell’s door and wrapped her fingers around the bars. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I ran up to Mom, panting, and handed her the sword then jumped off to one side, as if leaping from a train. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t run or shield my face^ a girl’s aim isn’t much. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Don’t lay down, back down, bow down, run away, sell out yourself, sell into criticism. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I’m sure it was occasionally just an excuse to get us kids out of the classroom and have us run around on the grass. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain saw a man drop a rifle and run. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like he's running a turntable or moving puzzle pieces around on a table. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When he sees me, he runs over and pulls me into my Mercury Home. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I ran back to pitch my last pitches. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He said Shawn was lazy, that he didn’t know how to run a crew, didn’t understand the value of hard work. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“The Greeks can’t even run their own country. Why do they need another?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The tears ran down into his mouth and onto the dry toast Rosa had brought. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s watching TV ... no, he’s running a VCR, in the dark, in another place.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir, he is. That’s why he run off like that, he got caught lying after all these years!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Newt stopped so suddenly Thomas almost ran into him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

This is the only part a her day when she ain’t running around to clean something or feed something or make somebody do right. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Anya was standing at the top of the hill, calling her name, and when she saw Ash coming up the hill she ran down to meet her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t run off hiding, first thing in the morning. Nobody knew where you were. I was worried. And, Sam, I know you know better than that!” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He’d run away from the group home and was back in Oakland. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But there is no place to run to. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

And it was going well, until Abel started to feel like she was running his business. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Just hit the border at high speed and crash through and keep on running. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was gripped with curiosity as the running boy dashed through one neat green yard after another, getting smaller in Roy’s vision as he put a wider distance between himself and the school bus. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine my reflection as water running over Marcus’s skin, replacing every piece of him with a piece of me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I turn and he’s running at me, wearing blue pajama pants and no shirt. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Computer: “You snake crawl for thirty yards. A trickle of water runs down your body. You reach a mound of small rocks blocking the passageway.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

In a banzai attack, every Japanese soldier would leave his post and come running at you with a gun or a sword or even just his bare hands. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ran and leaped into the water, crying, “Husband, dearest!”—and then oh, wonder, instead of sinking into the waves she was flying over them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It ran wild in the Big Woods, living on acorns and nuts and roots. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dim light of the lamp ran past the boy as he stood motionless in the open cabin door. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him that I had run away from an orphan home and that Miss Simon ran it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blood smeared the half-man’s muzzle and more black blood ran sticky down his chest, slashes from machete cuts. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve already run through the whole section. Surprise, surprise—no exits.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

What was lovely about feet that could not run? Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The gunfire had stopped, but now people were shouting and running. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran into the bathroom, into a toilet stall, and threw up. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Often the phrases in a melody will run into each other, cut each other short, or overlap. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

No, he was running — running — where the Pickwells themselves, where every other kid, had only ever walked — on the steel rail itself! Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet for a long time the pig had led a charmed life, nonchalantly absorbing high-powered lead lumps in its thick haunches, or else—it being also a rather swift pig—escaping on the run unscathed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled my T-shirt up to cover my mouth and nose and ran off into the blowing gray smoke. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the swamp we ran past people who were stuck in the mud, past handicapped people who couldn’t be helped, for anyone who stopped to do so was risking his own life. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Her thumbs tripped over each other, running up and down along the handle. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

After his failed run for the office in 1891, Harrison had acquired a newspaper, the Chicago Times, and settled into the job of editor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I can tell that he's trying to get me to tell him I ran away from home. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She turns and runs, back down the hill and away from me as fast as she can. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

And almost every time she did, from age six or so on, she ran to her friend Yuko’s house. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“No, Hannah, come — I” “Shame on thee, Kit. Thee knows a Quaker does not run away. Thomas will take care of us.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I’m tellin’ you they let the kids run wild up there. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I love the morning air on my face—it’s one of the best things about running. The rest of your body’s warm, but your face is cool.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He ran the knot down the thread and pulled it taut and cut off the silk with the scissors from the kit and looked at the boy. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I ran instead for the roof, where it had just been me and my mother and father, safe and alone in our little pigeon coop. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

At some point during the prep, each of them bursts into tears at least twice, and Octavia pretty much keeps up a running whimper throughout the morning. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Seven spotted a sea of curly red hair running through the crowd. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Looking inside, Gregor saw water ran continuously in a stream underneath it. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

There will be drills and running lines and scrimmage matches and laughter and gossip. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Alfred did a few more sit-ups, but the sweat running under his street clothes began to itch. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You just ran a sixty point two without even trying.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I ran after him, trying to hold on to my poster and get my keys out of my jeans. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

And if Root found out she was running low on magic, she’d be transferred to Traffic for sure. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The fellow left as quickly as he could manage without actually breaking into a run. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I had to be quick because some would regain consciousness and run away. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has run off with her boyfriend, who from here on in, I will refer to as B. 2. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cut above his eye has seeped into a bruise that runs along his eye socket, just like Lolo’s old bruise. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The current running under this conversation had changed. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I ran back to the boarding house and locked the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I wiped my eyes, and then I saw blood running down my leg and onto my saddle shoe. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sheehan said his editors still couldn’t make up their minds whether to run with the Pentagon Papers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Jason runs from the table and opens the door to let them in, and Isaac does what he does every single time he sees my brother. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Celia walks to the edge of the deck, running her hands along the spines of the books that form the rail. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was not sure how long she sat there before the hen began to squawk loudly and spread its wings to shield the chicks, but they did not run into the shelter quickly enough. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He saw Faber stop up his own breath for fear of drawing that ghost into his own body, perhaps, being contaminated with the phantom exhalations and odours of a running man. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was tempted to run upstairs and wash up and get dressed, but my mom always said never to leave the stove. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We ran hot, warm, and cold with each other. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I took off running, but I had not gotten very far when I turned a corner in the path and came face to face with the pinching man. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was scared, and I ran into the bedroom I shared with Khalid and shut the door and hid my head beneath the pillow. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

And she could dig for roots in the forest, even run down some rabbits. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But she’s begged me to stop running everything by her as she’s losing her appetite from eating so many imaginary dinners in her head. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sweet Jimmy Sweet Jimmy ran his thing behind where the old bicycle shop used to be before the landlord busted it down. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fell on his furry rump, then scrambled to his hooves and ran away with his belly jiggling. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s a big yacht— looks like it was nice and fancy before the flares struck. Now it seems like it was built a hundred years ago. Can’t believe it floats, much less runs.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She runs a hand over her hair, braided, as always, into a tight, silver-blonde crown. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what possessed me, but I grabbed her wrist, the list of punishments for touching an authority figure running through my head like a skipping CD, each scratch sharper than the next. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then Naomi took off running, calling over her shoulder, “Race you!” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It would postpone her running away only twenty-seven cents worth. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hung out for a while.Jeffrey ran up to me and buried his head in my stomach. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blood runs from the teeth marks on the hand he clamped over my nightlock. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Tobias runs along it, pushing it until he finds a hole. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I run barefoot over the stone floor, blinking clouds from my eyes, my limbs still heavy with sleep. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He and I each took one and ran for the barn. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I hug them both again and take off running—until I reach the corner and hail the first taxi I see. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

At the end, when walking was work, we sat on a bench looking down at the river, which was running low, and she told me that beauty was mostly a matter of attention. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“And the leader—Sorrento, we think—is running just nine minutes behind you.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I heard a deep voice say, “That’s a hell of a thing to do. Come running in here saying the dogs are frozen solid.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second the sign turned, Aru ran up and caught it by one of its dangling tassels. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I run my hands over the soft velvet of my dress, smoothing any unseen wrinkles, and I happily discover it has hidden pockets! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Charlotte had a million thoughts running through her mind: How much time do we have left? Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lady was with her, and they were running together, and . . . and ... trying to re-member was like trying to catch the rain with her fingers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Remember your tricks on the common behind the church? Before this day is done you’ll never run and dodge again!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

In my mind, she runs out of the room, slams the door, and hugs me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

But he pulled out his compass and looked at it as he ran. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Behind us, I heard the plonk plonk of high heels running. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“He said you ran off with some dude.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Well,” the man said, “about a month ago, our mare ran away, and I cursed our bad luck until Old Sai said, ‘You don’t know. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

All three need to be running at all times, but the rover's batteries can't handle that load for long. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Trader Horn’s running again at the Regal. They’re bringing a lot of old pictures back.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She ran her hand over that empty patch of dirt and said, “We keep going and try something new.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, I watch as the plane returns to the lake, skimming water from its surface, filling up for a second run. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Grace yelled, and was about to turn around and run back up the stairs so she could change her outfit for the eleventh time, when Joaquin’s car swung into the driveway. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I did not want to stutter, so I started to cough and then ran out and into the toilet. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

As we, and others, emerged from the bushes, we saw a man run from the driver’s seat to the sidewalk, where he vomited blood. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Clutching my musket, I ran back toward him; and was stopped in my progress by Pro Bono, who, sensible of the pause in my flight, had returned to see what delayed me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I reach out and touch the green rail, running my thumb across a ridged section where the paint is chipped and flaking. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

We collected ferns and sticks to run our own “scientific experiments,” which always resulted in incredible cures: Cure for Hiccups! The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Mark kept wondering if they’d run into another camp or village— rumor had it that there were settlements throughout the Appalachians. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

We ran arm in arm, tripping through a field rent with furrows and ditches, falling and catching each other in an epileptic dance. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Malli looked like she might cry and ran inside calling her mother. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Next time we see you, you better run,” he says. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She ran a hand over the sides of her pink and ivory dress, which flared from the waist and stopped just below her knees. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sylvie may have got a full portion that time, but when Laura got caught running through the rhubarb patch, Miss Emily just snapped: “Shouldn’t be here, girl. Off you go,” and walked on. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the girls but Rachel generally ran ragged, so this must have been—for our family—a Sunday, a coincidence of our big day and the villagers’. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

What a young girl to be running her own business. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It infuriated Brave Orchid that her sister held up each dish between thumb and forefinger, squirted detergent on the back and front, and ran water without plugging up the drain. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I even said hello to a rat that crossed my path, running from one garbage heap to another. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

She wore all black, with extra limbs running down her sides, and she recited the most beautiful words for the entire auditorium to hear. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I ran around the side of the house without turning off the ignition. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So are you still on for it? The tunnel? Or are you going to sneak off again on a solo run?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“The lease has more than a year to run,” Adam said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to the kitchen, Rorra ran and hid behind Mama, who was standing by the stove preparing dinner. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jinny shouted, as her voice broke with relief, and she began to run again. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Oh, great,” I mutter as I make a cup with my hands and run water into it, then rinse the tooth powder out of my mouth. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

First I ran in circles around her room. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She ran to the car in bare feet, still holding her shoes. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We position ourselves at the back of the pack, near a group of men wearing grass hats, with hula skirts over their running shorts. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Turner came running in out of the kitchen. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The printing revolution is a theme that runs through this book: we will return to it in Chapters 5-8 and 17; and see above, p. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I ran for the chair so I could climb up to him, but as soon as I was high enough, he flew off. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

If she needed to, she could break and run, away from the bushes where her family slept. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

David, in fact, likes to go to the very top of that hill and then go running lickety-split down it, racing to see who’s first to the fence at the bottom. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We need boys like you to run messages and deliver information to help Syria,” Ali says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

My grandfather’s there in an old British army uniform, feeding the machine dollar bills, but it takes a lot to buy a gun and we’re running out of time. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He ran to the hall closet, yanked open the door, and punched buttons quickly, afraid he’d forget the sequence if he hesitated even a second. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

When Jody ran up and caught him by the forelock, he allowed himself to be led back and put into his stall. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then one night Greta broke out of her stall and ran away. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Then I took the other one apart and with a few small changes got it to running too. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must run,” he said to them all. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Messengers ran through the city all day, going everywhere, seeing everything. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He runs a travel agency, specializing in Mexico. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

From the market, we worked our way down some alleys that ran every which way. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The questions made her increasingly nervous, and the queasiness in her stomach rose until she abruptly pulled her horse to a halt and dismounted, running off the trail to bend over, retching. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I could hear kids running up and down outside in the street and some girls playing jump rope. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

But generally the three men would go, two of us to do the job while the third kept watch in the getaway car, with the motor running. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is just under six feet tall, no gym rat, but he runs and is in shape. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He had been nasty enough while they had been trying to run away. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Naomi was walking out with her laundry basket when he’d driven up, and when he asked, she told him that the twins were off running in the woods. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the twenty-five years since, I had run into him three or four times on visits home but hadn’t seen him otherwise. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was thinking, Should I run to the water and try to pull him out? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jam had run up from her seat to the edge of the ring to take Hibiscus’s other hand. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Were they there because Ember really was running out of everything? The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She ran around the raft making whoosh sounds, and I sighed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I leaned back into the cushions, running my finger around the glass rim. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

In over three years running the gas station, Baba had never called in sick. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As evening drew closer, I felt my fingers getting numb, a nervous tingle running through my body. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Then she was running, her feet light, her silks like feathers. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was the kind of thing that would make you ’shamed the next time you ran into a real angel or a real abolitionist. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

In whatever direction they ran they might be running straight to the monster; if they stood still he might at any moment emerge from the maze. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

How maybe he'd only had thirteen home runs last year, but so what? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what was going on, so I ran out of the room. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

After the eighth, the young man interrupted his selfpunishment to run to the wood’s edge and there be violently sick. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t believe I ran out of the art studio like a crybaby, and I was rude to Ms. Bethune. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He jumped out of bed and into his overalls and ran out of our room. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Two wolves ran past the children, talking eagerly to a very tall stork who was tip-toeing between them with dainty, delicate movements. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

It would be next to impossible to run away in a skiff at any time of year. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This must have been expensive,” Papá said, running his hands across the wood. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“If you wanna run, just say the word,” Seven said, guessing Thorn might be worried about seeing witches from her old town, but Thorn just shook her head no. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“And while you’re doing that, I’ll take Silver and Buckthorn here and have a run down the fields beyond, just to get the lie of the land and make sure there isn’t anything dangerous.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took her pillow from her mom and ran her hands over the hard outline of the notebook inside. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then he ran away with Miss Lark’s angry, outraged voice screaming in his ears, and his body almost bursting with the exciting weight of that heavy thing inside him. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

They had a smoky, rather bitter smell, as though a wild sap ran in their stalks, pungent and juicy. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Water ran down her legs and beaded on her breasts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Of course, running away would only convince them of my guilt, but I didn’t care. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The hog jumped off James and ran away into the woods, still squealing. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Big Dub and Robert joined Adam at the window while Smitty ran to the kitchen. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I run down the hall to my bedroom. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Just as the Witchlings began to make a run for it, the cuco shrieked loudly and ran through the lava, straight at them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

So here she is on a late spring afternoon in her SUV running errands in the old neighborhood. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The boy dropped from his unseemly running and approached at a dignified walk. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to find out if the Anacortes ferry was running and if the power company would project a time for getting the wires up again. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

One day in A-block, however, I was assigned to run the gallery temporarily assigned to one of my classmates, Michaels, whom I knew to be particularly lax. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other father only stands there with obscene pride, as if it was he who’d just run his stomach out and won the race. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He was easy prey for Karen, who ran him through with no resistance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Day ran into night, and still I slept, until finally the rush and rumble of a flushing toilet rolled me on my back and up from sleep. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I can hear them calling now, she thought, and the little footsteps running through Hill House and the soft sound of the hills pressing closer. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Get up and run for it or stay there, fool. I don’t carry cripples or bunglers.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I run at her, and as the desire to kick her slips into my mind, I realize that it is also her desire. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Or more like run day—I don’t care about my time, I just want to finish. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I could see the sweat on the back of my dad’s T-shirt from running before. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“We could run your father’s ranch. My father says it’s beautiful land.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The joy of running and screaming got knocked clean out of me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Stand on that red bookbag until someone hits the ball, then run like mad to touch the blue one. Got it?” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to need it back eventually,” I said, letting him run it along the stubble on his chin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Breathless from the run, Lupita could only nod in the blackness. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

It was just after three o’clock, and there were no bearded, caftaned men or kerchief-wearing women on the street, but the children were outside, playing, shouting, running. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It shows how far you get, x miles, when you run with a certain velocity, v miles per hour, for a time, t hours: vt = x; after all, miles per hour times hours equals miles. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He felt the stiff, arched withers of two German police dogs who ran together and often teamed to fight and get licked by the Gray. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched two operations, both of which he ran away from before they were finished. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t even see that you’re a bunch of bullies, and you probably run this whole street, and…. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

And there were May and Rosaleen running through the water sprinkler, barefoot and fully clothed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through these she ran leather thongs and tied them together. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes into the second half, Josiah tapped the ball past his defender on the left wing and then ran after it, leaving the Blue Springs player frozen behind him. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

"I'm a 'prentice smith, and one day might be I'll make a master armorer . . . if I don't run off and lose my feet or get myself killed." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We are shouting for the fun of shouting, running for the fun of running. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

After school we ran all the way home without stopping. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I slowed down to catch my breath and then continued running, cutting through the thick, cool morning fog. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The next morning magazines and newspapers all over the country would be running side-by-side photographs of War Admiral’s victory and Seabiscuit’s defeat. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he guzzled down the antidote, she wished Brullo had somehow run out. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I, uh, I didn’t see you. Sorry for running into you.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

When I ran down to our front door, I discovered that icy rain was falling in sheets. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Although it runs contrary to the heritage of Aristarchus and Copernicus, perhaps we are the first. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was in the principal’s office, or with the nurse, or I was helping out in the library or cafeteria, or running laps out on the playground. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one was in sight, I ran into the grass. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the trolley stopped, Ophie sprinted to the door, running down the trolley steps and hopping the curb to sprint toward Aunt Rose’s house. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I’m not going out there and stand twenty minutes for a cab when they’ll run over me to get to you.’... The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I tumbled out, stiff but excited, and ran all the way to the house. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Run, Grummore, run! Left, right! Quick march! Double march! Faster, faster! Keep in step! Oh, my poor heels! Oh, my God! Oh, my hat!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gearing up for the basketball season, I would go on these epic runs all around town, and I—okay, I admit it—I’d run by her house more than once. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His school uniform, blue shorts, and white shirt with the St. Nicholas badge blazing from his left breast still had the ironed lines running down the front and back. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

They did not insist, because of both her extreme sensitivity and her tendency to sleepwalk whenever her imagination ran away with her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was just me running down the hall, making terrible sounds as I tried to breathe and cry at the same time, looking for Leticia. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

And when all three of us stood before her, grinning and ready to lick the bowl, she declared us “a bunch of wild hyenas running loose in the jungle.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He ran his hands across his velvet suit, as if he could touch the story somehow, as if he was wearing the story itself. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Annabelle runs and runs down this awful Pennsylvania road, because now there is a car in a driveway, and its stereo is on, and music is pumping. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It was snowing and my mom was still there, and when the ball came down in Times Square, I ran outside, barefoot in the snow, and I yelled “HAPPY NEW YEAR!” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s fine,” she called over her shoulder as she ran up the bank. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the door shut behind me, I was running. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh no. Don’t bury me in Virginia. I ran away from Virginia. I don’t want to go back there.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even before he moved from his tracks, he ran; he felt his legs turn, start, then slip in snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Taggart looked so young, it was sometimes hard to remember she had a child of her own—a little boy I'd seen running around campus like a Jack Russell terrier. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her lip split and blood ran down her chin, to mingle with the salt of her tears. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

So now, I think, they need me to run out and collect some garbage. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Annabeth had a horrible feeling this might be the last time Reyna and she ever acted in agreement, but together they ran down the hill. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I ran across the meadow and came upon a troop of soldiers marching, with a drummer boy and flag bearer in front. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides the washers and dryers, a couple of which are running, there are gray concrete walls, a wobbly table, a big metal sink, and a red plastic laundry basket. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

One isn’t moving, and the other is clutching his arm and running toward the door. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was good wind, fresh enough so he could point the Frog up a bit and run slightly north of east and still hold good speed. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three blind mice... three blind mice, See how they run! Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was what looked like a broad stone buttress there, running the full height of the wall, and at the top it continued into a stack of chimneys, with the moon shining brightly on them. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was late in the golden afternoon when the first little boys ran hysterically in the town and spread the word that Kino and Juana were coming back. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were groups of kids running along the dam. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Everything is prepped and prewashed, since we don’t have running water. All we need to do is grill the salmon and potatoes, set out some utensils.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Now, fierce disagreements within Russia itself over how to run the country began a bitter and bloody civil war. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Refresh me again as to our relationship, Cinder,” the shadowed man said, a deep sliver of anger running through his patient tone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was breathing hard, as if he’d been running a race. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

His hair lies smooth against his head, shiny and dark, like we didn’t just run for a mile at full speed. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Once inside, I run to my bedroom, get on my hands and knees, and reach under the mattress for the gun. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Prickles run up my neck and over my head. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But he ran on, hoped his heart didn’t quit pumping. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I promptly ran to Izzy's house, which was just across the street, and shared the momentous news. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Once our feet hit the hard-packed earth we set off in a run, settling into a pace just light enough for speech. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He felt them clawing at his skin, sharp and cruel, saw the slow trickle of blood run down his fingers, and woke, trembling, in the dark. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, fool magic runs in my family, and my father used it to defeat a bunch of monsters and marry a princess.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

But there was a story he’d heard about, maybe read about in the paper, that was running around his head—making him nuts. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“So drunk? So drunk? The cop car would have had its lights on. Pudge, she ran into a cop car that had its lights on,” he said hurriedly. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then Mary Anne rose and ran for the stairs. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes off his cap and runs one hand over the dense stubble of his hair. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Isannah, her bright curls in wild array, flew into the courtroom, seeming, like a mouse, to run without feet. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not fast, not hard...but maybe I can run. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He runs up to me, his face serious. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He stood as she ran to him, her face filled with annoyance and relief and something he recognized with a sinking stomach. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

By afternoon, the trail was a running stream. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Every time he scored a TD or cracked a home run, Hands was bent over in his face, talking trash. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Our side. We on our side. Just be careful, Sierra. That’s all I’m saying. Do what you gotta do, but don’t run your mouth about everything. Just keep that stuff to yourself.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

But I know he ran away because of me. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Regaining his composure, he had peeled off a nice thirty-four-yard run on a sweep. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first nobody knew what to do, because we weren’t exactly all friends, and we also weren’t in second grade, so we weren’t going to start spontaneously running around and playing tag. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Morehouse? Jason and I are going out in the parking lot for a few minutes. We’re going for a run.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was fussing around, tucking the furs into place, tightening the tension rope across the body of the sledge, running the traces through his hands to untangle them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to keep his mind from running ahead, tried to keep it absolutely motionless. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The day Newcharlie had burned the pictures and dropped them out the window, I had run downstairs trying to catch them. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Morosina ran to her brother and whispered something in his ear. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Passing her, he ran to a boarded-off area that concealed the café’s dozen garbage cans. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She didn’t even go to the big Sunday School Union picnic on the Fourth, though the sound of the fireworks sent her running from her room to the kitchen. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I jerk my arm free and take off running down the halls. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Instead, I duck my head and run until Mr. Lopez shouts, “No running in the cafeteria, Ogle!” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Violinists from the orchestra shook my hand warmly, but my thoughts ran only to how I had, in anger, entertained the Serpent. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I run my hands along my arms to get rid of the ghosts of hair, sleeves, and skin that brushed against me on the way up. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s a bond formed from years of running into the wind. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He wanted to run from the basement and go as far as possible from the sight of this bloody throat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I said nothing, trying to make up my mind if I should run away. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I grab a fistful of pretzels and a soda before running upstairs. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I nodded, but there weren’t any words and the silent tears just kept running down my face like there was a river inside me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

There was a scuffling in the run that led down from the wood and Hazel called, “Who’s that?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The frightened talk ran through the town that the whole Ames family had burned. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

This is the fear that made fish crawl out onto dry land and evolve lungs, the fear that teaches us to run, the fear that makes us bury our dead. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He scraped ice from the DeSoto’s windows and ran the defroster before inching out into the snow. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Abolitionists had always been run off here, he said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He meowed loudly and ran to Anya, leaping to her shoulders and digging his claws into her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

With my arms stretched wide to feel my way through the hallway, careful not to run into the logs, I stumbled back to my mattress refuge. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They were still running along, deeper and deeper into the mountain, back towards the tower. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

By the time he got to the top of the hill she loved him again and opened the door and hopped out on the running board to wave. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

One day that summer, Volpe came back into his house from running errands and Marcy handed him an envelope from the school district. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Worked so well, he dropped the cutters and ran, his hat flying off as he fled. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

The articles all ran photos of Henrietta’s family: her oldest son sitting at his dining room table in Baltimore, looking at a genetics textbook. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I ran up the stairs, hoping I could find my way back to the office. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the long run, though, he had to come back in and let her tend to him. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were too busy running and panting, their red eyes glowing like headlights. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Why do you run from your friends?” one of them called. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he lied, telling him that his brother was still running a barbershop. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I walk, run in a circle, swing my arms about. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Now Lauren was crying in that terrible way she always did, but Maya was already turning on her heel and running upstairs. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They ran into the yard and within minutes had blended into a group of children their age. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Kids who chase each other on the playground and run down the hall to get to their desks just before the bell rings. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He’s as fast as I am, fast like we could run down jumbo jets, comets. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to leave my mom—children are supposed to run toward their mothers for protection, not away from them. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

After two hours she finally runs out of steam, and I feel like I’m going to explode from concentrating so hard. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He, ah, ran into some trouble with the king’s daughter. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He checked every bone and muscle of her body by running his hands over her, noting flaws or bruises. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jude ran at the man, slamming her fists against his chest, kicking at his legs. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I could go another couple of days before I ran out of oxygen, and getting away from the storm is pretty important. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I run to my room to change and frantically reapply my makeup before heading off to the bookstore. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

But in the short run, what she ate for breakfast wasn’t going to be the deciding factor. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Bird and lure would drop to the earth, I would run over, grab her jesses, and we would sit on the big boulder in the meadow while she ate. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

A run of flounder meant that a school of the tasty fish had come into shore far closer than usual; the waves even tossed fish right up on the beach. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Then came a run of punishing dry spells, many more than a decade in duration, interrupted by gigantic floods. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I ran over and hugged him once more. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Instead they ran into the bush and found places far from people where they could live. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

‘See how they run! There is Hasufel, and there is my friend Arod beside him! But there is another that strides ahead: a very great horse. I have not seen his like before.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

This is what I want: I want to grab my brother’s hand and run back through time, losing years like coats falling from our shoulders. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I tried to stop her from running to my mother, but she beat me to the door and began a full sprint down the hallway. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She had run down these same stairs as a little girl, with her nurse. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The cat took his advantage of that second and was off like a streak, running for his life up a narrow deer trail. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now, as Luna ran up the ridge, she was changing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I was glad I didn't when I found out more about how the course was run. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

By now, though, it didn’t much matter who was King, since the country was run by Parliament. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Tobias’s finger runs along the lines of his family tree—I assume—but idly, like he’s not really paying attention to it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He could hear water running, and steam wafted out into the hall. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d do anything to get up from the gurney and run far, far away. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

What’s really going to send you running over the side of the nearest bridge is that none of it matters. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

James is crying, sniffling, with snot running into his mouth. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It’s going to take a while to download everything, but it’s running now. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The trio took off running down the empty hall. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

A murmur ran through the crowd as Adrian Pucey dropped the Quaffle, too busy looking over his shoulder at the flash of gold that had passed his left ear. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

So early the next morning I put on my running leg, sneak downstairs, and find my wheelchair in the garage. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She reached for my belt again, and as soon as she got it undone, someone came running down the hall screaming. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Beeston nodded, "The man who runs the Leicester company was with the Chamberlain's Men for a time, back when I was still doing girls' parts—a fellow named Simon Bass." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea which way I was running, but I knew I had to continue until I saw a house that was safe. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He read the poem to her, J. P. Clark’s “Ibadan,” and he lingered on the words “running splash of rust and gold.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t only start too slow,” he said, “I ran too slow.” Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Some of the boys run screaming. But I think she likes you. You’re the first boarder she’s ever referred to as a gentleman.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Here in the great state of Maryland that usually means making a stand, since it ain’t no picnic running up and down them hills. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I sneaked a look down into the alley and saw him running back and forth in just a T-shirt and a pair of sweatpants. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Only hemorrhages and fires were permissible reasons for a nurse to run. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A length of twisted copper wire, gleaming dully in the first sunlight, was looped round his neck and ran taut across one forepaw to the head of a stout peg driven into the ground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

You didn’t get elected if you didn’t first submit to the full-bore scrutiny of the American gaze, which ran itself over your entire history, including your social associations, professional choices, and tax returns. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Have a good run tomorrow, and enjoy the scenery, Gina says. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I say again, running down the road, fast as my feet will carry me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Ophie followed Penelope as she walked fast enough that her pace was nearly a run. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It was then the two young fugitives leaped from the smelly bundle of dirty clothes and made a run for it. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ice was running his mouth in my ear a mile a minute. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

His flashlight beam ran over the batteries and down into the recesses of the well. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He runs into the house, gets a loaf of army bread and holds it up. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought he’d be running down thieves in the Barrel or patrolling the harbors, getting first look at cargo coming in on the docks. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He ran his hands along them but couldn’t still himself long enough to get a grip. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“But if he somehow finds his way in here, I’m done running. We’re going to gang up and beat him down.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I run my thumb over the screen to wipe away an unexpected pang of guilt. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

But what could you expect, he’d say, from an institution run by celibate men who wore dresses. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The boy was silent, his body frozen, swift tears running down his startled face. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“What else did you take? What else have you got? Tell me the truth or, I swear, I shall run you through with this knife!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My younger brothers adored running the machine and begged to take a turn, but you had to watch them—they were murder on the crank. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He releases me, laughing, and runs into a crowd of Dauntless-born initiates. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I tried to slow my breathing down from the run over and I clenched my hands into fists to stop the shaking. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Their world was insular, away from the real world that I was running from. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help myself — I tried to run. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They all run after the farmer’s wife, She cut off their tails with a carving knife, Did you ever see such a sight in your life, As three... blind... mice? Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Every day we played a game called prisoner's base, which was all running and shouting and shoving and catching. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I talked a blue streak to keep from turning tail and running back to our safe house. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

At the stamping, all the rabbits above ground ran for cover. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A north wind will stop a run. And Chris says a south wind blows the sap right back up the spiles.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It goes slowly through the city. We’ll run next to the car for a few feet and then climb inside.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And then, because her class is on the opposite side of school from the counseling office and I’m not exactly running to get there, I show up five minutes late to my appointment. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He ran his hand along the heavy wooden post at the corner of the bed he’d been sleeping in for the last few weeks. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“And I rejected her, and she went running off like a five-year-old. There’s really nothing to blame her for but stupidity.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The pain speared my heart and the threat of tears blinded me, so I tightened my grip on Juanita’s hand, fighting the urge to scream, to cry, to run away from it all. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“This .. . this was my last year? Taylor pushed through the gathered girls and ran toward the jungle as fast as she could. “Should we go after her?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then, instead of galloping away, he nudges his heels gently into the horse’s flanks and trots casually down Fifteenth Street, with William Bell running behind him, shouting “Murder!” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The son throws the books on the floor, runs to his room, and slams the door shut. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Once, when I looked at Sass, I saw that tears were running down her cheeks. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

By day I studied Talmud and by night I would run to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of the Temple. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The sound of men stamping overhead as they run about. There is the creaking of a chain, and the loud tinkle as the check of the capstan falls into the rachet.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

They ran through scrub woodland to the nearest shelter in their pajamas and tin hats, clutching gas masks and ID cards. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

They both came out of the bakery waving their arms like home- run hitters. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gilly, run up to my room and look in the back of the closet, will you? There’s a dozen or more on a coat hanger.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

For Constance, though, “hurrying” meant running a few steps and tripping, running a few steps more and stumbling.... The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He ran a hand through his own red hair to clarify his double meaning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After the train had roared by, the massive wheels churning, we’d run to get our newly flattened, hot and shiny piece of metal. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I swept the front walk and ran to the store to shop. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo began to think about running away, but at that moment, as if reading his mind, Uncle Claude grabbed the back of the boy’s neck and didn’t let go until they reached the train station. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Halfway down he became aware of a small animal running at lightning speed towards him. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I run to my room and slam my door. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He ran for the Chevalier, as if he were to tackle him at football. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She changed into a scrub suit in the van, ran across the lawn, and entered the staging area. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His friend ran to a window and saw a building heave upward and crumble down. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He bumbled in the gravel, dodged a rolling wheel, then ran to me and leaped into my arms. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

But most of the time if anybody called her she just ran away like she hadn’t heard. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Some weekends Gavin joins Sherlock and me on my distance run. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I took another long look behind me, through leafy branches swaying and bowing in the wind, to convince myself that my imagination had run away with me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Every time one landed, the Romans panicked and ran. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“A factory cannot run without a firm hand. You cannot show weakness. For a business to operate at its fullest potential, everything must be in top order.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The Boy Scouts was like a fraternity and run by fathers. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leapt off the bench and ran to chase it, and my half- sisters followed me, jumping and thrusting their hands upward as it flew away. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tore it open eagerly, running her eyes down the page. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But by the time he reaches that point, the tortoise, which is also running, has moved ahead by half a foot. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I run back to John Mark’s office, grab my ball and shoes, and hurry back out to the lanes. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

When everyone ran, he followed, churning along with jimmying elbows and dropping far behind. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead,” old Betonie said, “you can go. Most of the Navajos feel the same way about me. You won’t be the first one to run away.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I have one, about fifteen years old, that still runs about as good as Secretariat when she was in her prime. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Then they started running all that on TV about the Population Police, how the Population Police had ways of finding out everything, how they'd do anything to enforce the law.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

They ducked behind the nearest wall and ran to the left. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He glanced back with a look of savage triumph, and Matt had to clench his teeth very hard to keep from running after them and pounding Tom to within an inch of his life. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gay, who was heading downhill anyway, ran down the hill fifty feet and turned into the Jack’s Peak road entrance. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Red ran to his locker, pulled out his clothes, and bolted out of the gym. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then my heart stopped beating, my blood ran cold, and time stood still! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

A long run in the Florida sun would be torture, he thought. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the blood’s running too hot in my head to stop now. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The horse seemed to bend time and space as he ran, blurring the landscape and making Frank feel like he’d just drunk a gallon of whole milk without his lactose-intolerance medicine. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Him always running off alone any chance he gets. Tom!” she called. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Demand ran outside, her lower leg gashed by flying glass and her shoe filled with blood. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The next exit would take me to the college and, with my luck, I’d run right into my father or one of his scheming grad students. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

In a big field,jockeys who opt to go wide may have to swing as many as ten “paths” out, forcing their horses to run roughly ten lengths farther than horses on the rail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were the one who scared her, Finn. She was running away from you.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Alex counted six firefighters on the truck: four in the cab, and two on the running seats, facing backwards. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“What—” Mrs Compson said, staring at him as he ran past her and went jumping up the stairs, where he met Dilsey. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tyson tried to protest, but I was already running up the hill toward Clarisse, who was yelling at her patrol, trying to get them into phalanx formation. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath it runs a scrolling list of betting odds against the two teams. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Charles ran a hand through his windblown hair. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He said he had to run and he’d call me back, but I think he’s going to say no.’” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Lithe gymnasts twirled on parallel bars and uneven bars and took long running leaps at pommel horses, trying to time their precise movements to coincide with the slow roll of the ship. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

"All I saw was Jack Franklin. All I did was run." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Two pairs of footsteps running down the hall. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

But Wilmington had no subway and only the very poor took the bus, which stopped running at about nine P.M. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the Langley people were busy people like her, running off after work to play on one of the laboratory’s sports teams or attend a club meeting or lecture. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Squeezing it up tight, she ran for the house to show it to Mama. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he didn’t run off and leave his brother. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She watched as a passing car ran right over the still-green nut. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He intro­duced me to a dozen men, one of them a retired teacher, another an engineer, a former architect, a surgeon who was now running a hot dog stand in Hayward. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If we’re going to catch the 1:23 bus, we have to go now. And we have to run.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He runs his hands through his hair, gripping his scalp, his neck. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

There are lanes with channels running down the middle. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“And who is to run the ranch while you and Tom are gone?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

So they ran as fast as they could to the house where a woman older than death lived, and they ignored the shivering nape hair and the softness in their knees. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did run fast, as fast as a child, although she was a wrinkled woman, an outburst that jumped at us from bushes, between cars, between buildings. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Career pack sets off at a run just as dawn begins to break, and birdsong fills the air. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Rishi laughed in her ear, his breath tickling.“Oh, right,” Ashish said, looking around, running a hand through his rumpled hair. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The intruder assaulted him but ran off when Mrs. Kent arrived. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

When Brian didn’t follow, I ran up the street calling for help. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“They put that stuff there and then the hrududil run on it—faster than we can; and what else can run faster than we?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I run up the path, trot along the edge of the pond, then, placing my two feet together, leap goatlike down the slope to the millhouse. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with that, I was off and running, eager to make good on the opportunity I’d been handed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She thought about Momma, and it seemed to her that she almost understood why all of this had happened to them, to the Tillermans, all this sadness and running away. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said Wilbur, “it means to have fun, to frolic, to run and skip and make merry.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

When she saw an opportunity to escape, she commanded her fleet to unfurl the sails and make a run for the open sea. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Tell me I didn’t just skin my knees running from nothing.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was not a broad road, and it had no wall or parapet along the edge, and as it ran on the sheer drop from its brink became deeper and deeper. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was hardly her fault that Aunt Hermione had run off with some toad who delivered fireside sermons on the wireless every week. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I wished I could just run away and let Lynn take care of it. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I faced a china dog toward the door after I dusted it, which would cause the family’s luck to run out. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jeered at them, shouting how silly they looked all ashened up, and running around picking other people’s filth. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stuff. I don’t know. College essays. It’s like a running joke. We talk about the strangest possible essay questions and—” Miguel rested his forehead on the handle of his shovel. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

We didn’t kill too many Rebs ’cause we had few weapons, but we put them on the run. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I was strong as a horse, how could I run away? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear the words Ole Miss and on the fuzzy screen I see white men in dark suits crowding the camera, sweat running off their bald heads. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Olive ran her hand over the rough markings. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

No-one bothered to look at a little ragged boy running along on bare feet. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to run any maze just because you say so.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Their Noise washes down the hill like a flood let loose right at me, like a fire, like a monster the size of the sky come to get you cuz there’s nowhere to run. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I run over to one of the dead Dauntless traitors near the doorway. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

My heart was thumping in my chest like I’d just run a mile. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Anything she doesn’t want found on her property—drugs, or stolen goods. Good thing I ran her off, then.” Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“So would you run for president of the student council, DuShawn? On the Freedom Party ticket?” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, Bud, I don’t mean to sully your reputation, but you just ran away from that man all the way across the state, I think I’d better hand-deliver you.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The 150 or so inmates gathered there were suddenly shouting, running, in disarray. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Long before that I had run to the cave. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He ran to the figure huddled on the floor. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I just ran home as fast as I could.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood shivering in the night, looking back out as the beetle ran by and skidded back to the centre of the avenue, whirling laughter in the air all about it, gone. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Penelope said, ran back to me, and hugged me hard. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s slowed his running to a getaway gait. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She plays for a minute or two more, then runs around the corner. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

"No, no. I just run the press for other people's words." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

That is, running away in the heat of anger with a knapsack on her back. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dismay ran in front of the mower, barking and spinning. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Seriously, Dad,’’ my mom says, running her hand along the couch. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

At the north edge of town, just below the rich Chapultepec hills district, Lupita ran up to her brother with a tortilla and an egg taken from her sack. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Johnny Wells got five swats and had to write it fifty times for running off and snitching on the teacher. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

In the past they had always come running with a lawyer, offering to pay damages and demanding his release. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

If she ran off to Washington to join the protests, where would she sleep? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lorena and the girls go nuts over a song I don’t recognize and run to the dance floor. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

We watch as he looks both ways, then runs across the highway and disappears inside the Arby’s. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She knew she shouldn’t act so petulant, but she wanted to go back to sleep, not run around in the middle of the night looking for noisy floorboards. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Miss Lilian? In her bedroom. She didn’t need that chair to go upstairs, Georgie. She ran up there all by herself.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

No-Name swerved out of reach just in time, and Will hustled Lyra over toward the door, because she was numb with shock and half-blinded by the blood running down her face. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I would have run if I hadn’t been worried about slipping on the wet floor. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

They had no heat, no toilet, no running water. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His stomach froze tight, and sweat ran down his ribs. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

This process wasted fuel, and we were running short of that, and we wanted to save what was left to get back down into a lower orbit after we had finished with this Agena. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been running it over and over in my head,” I told them. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Nobody blames you. It was quick thinking. Plus, the boys should know better than to run near the hives. Maybe they learned a lesson.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The streets are wider, with tall elm trees like back home running along the sidewalks, their branches stretching over me like umbrellas. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Bark and howl and run around in circles,” her stepbrother said. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

That year, a number of papers ran articles about her, billing her as “Clever Mrs. Elizabeth Friedman...Govt. Cipher Expert.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t’ve thought I had enough strength left in me to run, but being afeared and being tired look like two things you caint feel at the same time. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Crimson doors are spaced out every few steps, matching the rug that runs down the center of the hardwood floor. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Looking closer, I ran my fingers over the black iron letters sitting along the top of the gate. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He rocked back and forth a little, faking a move to his left and running his mouth. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mom finally drives into the clearing and runs out to examine Sheryl’s foot. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Moss, you scoundrel,” said Rawiya, and she ran to him, throwing her arms around him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Splinters stung his lips and water ran up his nose. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had gotten up early every day all summer to run. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Both ymbrynes had sustained minor injuries: Miss Peregrine’s feathers were everywhere, and Miss Wren had a long, bloody scratch running down one side of her face. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

All of the little ones, too young to run errands, were placed under the care of a woman, so old she could no longer work. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He needed funding to keep the clinic running. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit mowed his stablemate down with incredible speed, running the first eighth in 11 seconds, a quarter in 23, and three eighths in 36. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My favorite denim dress—with pockets big enough to hold my doll, a peach, and anything I found out in the marsh while I was running around—was ruined. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I started to run after her, and then she flung the letter over her shoulder onto the road and disappeared out of sight around the next bend. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sir, when I finish school, will you let me run the ranch?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She walked to Celaena, and it was all the assassin could do to keep from backing out of the tomb and running away. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I look under the bed, run my eyes over the family pictures atop the bedside table, then search the bureau drawers. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

We got ice cream at the Dairy Freeze and sat at a picnic table trying to eat it quick before the summer heat made it run down our cones and drip onto our laps. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

And I’ll put in to his dock and tell him the smelt are running or the mackerel are in, or if the stripers are feeding. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Eilonwy smiled at him and waited until he ran out of breath. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

It had a bright-blue line running through the letters and a tiny star—the mark of someone who has been officially released. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He got up, he ran to the door. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid we’ll lose him. I think one of us better run up and get him.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe, just maybe, if you stand on the steps of my home—if Traft hasn’t carted it away so that his Tipped M cows can run free—you will catch loose memories on the breeze. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

When she spoke he turned and ran toward her, but his voice was quiet, matter of fact. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barack, meanwhile, had listened to Toot, his white grandmother, make offhanded ethnic generalizations and even confess to her black grandson that she sometimes felt afraid when running into a black man on the street. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Kathy and Maya made a quick dash for the car, running ahead while Mommy and I followed. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t want to run away together? You don’t think that sounds exciting? Better than doing . . . whatever you’re doing?” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like I just ran a marathon, swam a few laps, and played back-to-back soccer matches, is how you answer Mom’s question. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

One of them let fall a hobbit-cloak on the step, as he ran. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I sought to make myself cleverer, more important than my mother. I ran away with it.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He was able to run farther and faster each week. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Poor little things. I hope someone let them run in that meadow and pick wildflowers.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Some random older kid came running up to the street, she stopped and got off, and he climbed on and rode away. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

At about twenty-five minutes, which was longer than I had ever run, I eventually fell behind the other sprinters, putting me in last place. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I run to Herr Butterman as he is turning to leave. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Now that he had become Chief of Ghalas-at, I would have even more trouble with him, but I wanted to run after him and take him in my arms. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was so good, in fact, that it became—and remains—the operating system on which literally millions of computers around the world run. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Now my hands are on my knees, and I swear I just ran a suicide. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

His face was puffed and bloody from the fight, and the wet snow made the blood run in trickles down his face. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Riccio was running eagerly after the cabbages while the signora, cursing loudly, bent over to pick up the apples. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

In an instant the rabbits were running in all directions through the bean rows, each one tearing by instinct toward holes that were not there. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I run down the steps, two at a time. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

His nose was running, there was a delicious burning on his tongue, and he knew his face was red. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

All this running around and moving was temporary, Dad explained. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When glazed and fired, the slip blurred or ran, making the edges of the design indistinct rather than crisp and clear. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Quickly she finished dressing, pulled the brush through her hair, and ran to Thomas’s room on the other side of the corridor. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bell to first period rang and Courtney, as usual, ran in a couple seconds late. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Moss heard the water running; he heard the thump of a cabinet closing; he heard the gentle whistle minutes later as the kettle began to boil. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was going to run for Assemblyman from Queens, his home borough, next Election. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Justin was now spending his mornings with her at the hospital, his afternoons at school, then running to basketball practice and back to the hospital. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

After Johnny had come home whistling his “Molly Malone” as he ran up the steps, after all had eaten of the lobster, caviar, and liverwurst that he brought home, Mama and Neeley went to bed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, terrified me like the kind of terrified where you actually run out of the room screaming with your arms in the air. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Methodically, enthusiastically, one after the next, Thor killed the giants of the waste, until the earth ran black and red with their blood. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She talked about how she had run away when she was only seven, finding her friends Luke and Thalia and making her way to Camp Half-Blood on Long Island. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

What I wanted to do was start running and not stop until I got home. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know the road and vaguely know the address, so I grab four Cokes from the cooler and get into my car before anyone notices I’ve taken the wrong run. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She began to run then, forcing herself onward even though fear pulsed inside her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

All they had to do was crook their fingers and the girls would come running, eager to be known as the girlfriend of a member of the exalted Big Creek team. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Anderson’s own doctor ran his practice on Main Street, above the optician. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes. They might be a bit flickery, but they’d light. Mainly, it would run your refrigerator, your freezer, things like that. They don’t use much current.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Cholly knew it was wrong to run out on a pregnant girl, and recalled, with sympathy, that his father had done just that. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Main Street, as it was called, ran down a valley so narrow in places that a boy with a good arm could throw a rock from one side of it to the other. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

At least I did something to make Call begin to run as fast as he could around the house and in the direction of the path. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

This guy I had sworn never to talk to after he had embarrassed me in class, but my politeness-training ran on automatic. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And he and Mom ran it together until Dad’s car accident two years ago. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

I ripped the last sheet from the pad and ran to find the manager again. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sole is bulging and dark, with a red line running around the edge. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I tried to tell Matt, but he didn’t even know what I was talking about. He ran away. Matt is such a child sometimes.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had to be extra careful, Baba Joseph said, because it was never certain whether the elephant was going to run away from or toward them. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother said I was welcome to come to the house, that she prayed for the day when I would run through the back door, shouting, “I’m home!” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I ran to Mama, but she knew better than to argue with him about this. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lit out for the house, running naked and screaming bloody murder. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because he was one of the performers, Country Joe was allowed to hang out on the stage, where people were busy running sound and equipment checks. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

When he got to the sidewalk he tried to run but it was like sloshing through the shallows of an endless lake. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A whoop of joy escaped his lips as he ran across the sand. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I'm waiting in the parking lot for Grammy to finish her last room when I see the two people I hoped I wouldn’t run into. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I can imagine that a moment later she was running off to the bathroom to be alone. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe fear and desire ran along the same tracks in her body, but she refused to confuse Wash’s giving with Henry’s taking. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I ran over to hen She swayed a bit but said, “I’m fine.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And with that he lifted high his sword and flames ran down the blade. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

His record mile, run when he was seventeen, was three and a half seconds faster than Cunningham’s fastest high school mile, run when he was twenty. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Everything in me says to run after him, hug him, and tell him how sorry I am. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They seemed to have landed in the corner of a field at dusk; Hermione was already running in a circle around them, waving her wand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She missed the rolling hills and the woolly sheep and the feel of brook water running cold over her feet. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The police don’t usually come running when a kid’s only been missing a couple of hours. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He pulled it off his arm and into his hand, testing it, running it from hand to hand as if he was about to make a cat’s cradle. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Drum got to his feet and ran to a bush. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I lean close to the door and hear Mister Johnny, home on a weekday at 8:30 in the morning, and a voice in my head says run right back out the door. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He ran his fingers through his thick grey hair. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He saw what was happening and ran up. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told the men what Willemse said, and noted that by compromising a bit now, we would be making our conditions better in the long run. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robin was tall and athletic, and the first time I saw her she was wearing running shorts that were much too short, but I didn’t gape at her. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

If I hadn’t walked right by Black Betty, running my hand against her bruised side, I don’t think I would have seen Liam at all. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I wanted to run out of there and never see the boy again. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Zu, in particular, as she twisted her hips and threw her arms in the air—at least until she ran up to us and began to tug on our arms. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My family ran in all directions, my grandmother and mother holding on to each other and jumping into a ditch. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A seaman in a blue coat bent to check a row of barrels, and as he straightened up, even before he turned or before she consciously recognized him, Kit began to run. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She leaps over this mound of dirt that runs along the side of the way. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Morrie and David had never seen so much greenery, and they ran and played in the fields. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the next hour, I ran around like a little kid. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“He’s the Doorman,” and I run onto the field and join the lineup. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The question Vergil asks himself over and over again is: ‘Who invented…?’; and he runs through a seemingly endless chain of topics, such as language, music, metallurgy, geometry. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

We built sand castles, ran in the surf, rode a merry-go-round, a miniature train, and bumper cars. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Had I been running, I would have been hurt. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I could hear Mrs. Henning gossiping on her front stoop and dogs barking at a pig running loose in the street. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, it's true, Lu. I did run in the Olympics. And I won a gold medal." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

A narrow panel that ran the length of the end of the box slid sideways for about the length of his thumbnail. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“After she died, they ran off into the woods and went wild. I imagine there are hundreds of them out there.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the road led through forests, then, again, it ran beside the river, crossed a bridge, and went up through a village. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Lupita ran to Salvador and tried to wind her arms around his waist. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

We crossed the river and I saw that it was running high. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Have you ever bathed in a mountain river that is running in shallow cataracts over red and blue and yellow stones with the sun on it? The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Her chest heaves, and tears are running down her face along with the rain, which drips off her hair. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The ruffians came tramping along the East Road, and without halting turned up the Bywater Road, which ran for some way sloping up between high banks with low hedges on top. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I found Gat on the perimeter path and ran to where he stood, looking out at the water. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Brother, sister, you may run, but the day is coming when the King will ask: “What are the tidings that you bear?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The rat stumbled, dazed, for a few steps, then it began to run. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I was afraid we’d run into Mrs. Singer, but then I thought she just had this certain thing for zeroing in on me, so Joey was like a protective charm against her. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He was content to listen, while she never ran out of things to say. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran up and up, and along every corridor, and whichever room he chose, he dared not stay there, Hooper would find him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

There was the sound of many running feet below him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When one iron cooled off, I’d set it back on the stove and pick up the hot one, running it over a piece of old flour sacking to clean off any ash. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Cactus plant pinpricks of heat run over my face in vertical strips. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A blackbird ran across the rose-garden to the lawns in swift, short rushes, stopping now and again to stab at the earth with his yellow beak. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

One thing we had going for us was an excerpt from this book that ran in Rolling Stone in April 1999. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emotions ran high at one of the trials, and in the courtroom one defendant shot another dead. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He felt a chill prickle his scalp and run down his spine. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was running his fingers along the inside of my palm and I swear that was really all it took, sometimes, to make my head spin. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

As Calder ran down the hall, he heard his father remarking to his mother, “Must have Spelling today.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She ran down a shadowy colonnade and pressed herself against a wall to catch her breath. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The boys who were running from the front of the house to the back alley stopped, following orders from the police car that pulled up behind them. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

"I'm taking myself out of the running to be one of Sophia's suitors." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Before this, Blackberry and Dandelion had burrowed their way in from Kehaar’s run—it had not been blocked very heavily—and told their story. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t long before Orpheus suggested that they run away and get married. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

He ran until he could not run anymore. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment I hopped off the fence and ran as fast as I could along the warning track until I was well past the propeller, then I circled around to the passenger side. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She stepped over a thick hose draped across the sidewalk that ran from a truck parked at the curb to the inside of the building next to Hollister’s. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The door led onto a wide corridor with an automatic sliding door at each end and a silver rail running its full length. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She runs along the road, house to house. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The rumor mill had it that six weeks into his marriage, his new wife ran off with a rancher who had a big house on a hundred-acre spread in Nuevo Laredo. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She set out for the library, and as soon as she opened the door an apparition came running toward her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Reverend Harris ran Clarkebury with an iron hand and an abiding sense of fairness. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hunger and soreness from running, climbing, wailing on his blues harp, and plain old not-eating. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I could easily collapse into the tub, and fall asleep with the water running over me, my foot over the drain. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The long sleeves keep getting caught on thorns and branches as I run through the woods. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not running away. Whatever happens just happens.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, you get Legs. She likes to run in the morning. Early.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Derek’s coma was low grade, and in truth he probably would have been all right even if Brian had not made the run—although he would have suffered significantly from dehydration. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Give the people plenty to do to get the place running again. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

With trembling hands I took the gun, saluted him, and ran to the back of the line, still holding the gun but afraid to look at it. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Noiseless on his deerskin moccasins, he ran up the steps and tried the door. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mornings we got up at six to run. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

So my choices are to stay and be evil or to run and be evil. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Awake, I ran after Roger, but he dunked it before I was even close. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I started crying, but when my mom started coming over to hug me, I ran upstairs for bed. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“After Ned left, the troubles we had all run away from came and found us....” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She was more demanding than any of the girls or their parents expected—she made her players run for thirty-five minutes and do sets of sit-ups, push-ups, and leg lifts before each practice. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I run into the kitchen before Beth and Zack can untangle themselves. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The West End and Sunset each ran three movies and a number of shorts. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Today they didn’t get here until the third inning of the opener, so they missed my leadoff home run. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Dad got it running—“More like limping,” he said—but it never went any faster than fifteen or twenty miles an hour. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

A witness, though sworn to secrecy, revealed that “on the fourth application of current, the prisoner’s eyeball broke and the aqueous fluid ran down his cheek.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The track over the gym in Stuyvesant High School was so small you had to run around it nearly fifteen times to go a mile. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At dawn each morning, he wakes before us and runs to the town square for our work assignment. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dumped her food under a porch where she could get it later and ran off to the hole in the wall near the Stawki Street gate and squirted herself back to the other side. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

One short bit of road running thru the center, paved back in the day, never upkept since, goes to gravel real quick. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

When he stopped, she stopped also—and when he walked fast she ran to keep up with him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Somebody's got to give him a shove. If he had his way, he'd do nothing but run," Hoo replied between bites of chocolate. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’re so beautiful when you run barefoot, I think, but I don’t bring myself to say it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Do I just run through the front entrance myself? Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Finally Sticky decided to make a point by pretending to run away. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I caught him at the end of the driveway and ran in front, stopping him with my hand against his chest. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

They might have been a failure, but their failure was a good deal better than the usual run of the System’s successes. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Certainly there’s no winter here: the equator just about runs smack-dab through our bed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to take his leash off and let him run free, but I was scared to. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Freemen who refused to leave their land were run off or massacred. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But when I left, he came running after and said he had something else for me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The boy was running down the road toward her, pursued by several much bigger boys shouting and threatening with their pitchforks and rakes. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except for what enters streams directly as rain or surface runoff, all the running water of the earth’s surface was at one time groundwater. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Whenever she thought of running away, not so often now, the knowledge of this awful weakness stopped her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And everybody knows Jordie’s family runs the only roofing business in town. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Jacob pulled the rubble off me, and then he did the strangest thing—he ran away. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Those ancient rabbits are packing their bags and running away.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Blue girl hadn’t even seen me as she turned and ran back toward the camp. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“It was a good test to enter a bar or a store,” explained Feklisov, “because one of the agents had to run inside to make sure no rendezvous was in progress.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As fast as they could run, both mice hurried up the steps to the top of the wall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

"Well," Chuck said, "The primary ran through the big satellite dish. It blew away in the storm. The rest of the backups were in the MAV." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The agents have stopped this last group from making a run for the elevators because a group of scary-looking gorilla hybrids are close to breaking through the line of agents protecting the escape route. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t tell them! They think I ran into a tree.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other folks ran down the street, too, calling out one suggestion after another. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Justice agreed, and the two of us decided that the only option remaining was to run away, and the only place to run to was Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held her hand out to me and I ran to her. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dropped the toffee apple, ran out behind her in tears, and caught up to her at the car. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“It is clear Jinx runs from something, but Shady asks for no explanation.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The shop doors were wide, as if people had run off without using their keys. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the tears started running out of my eyes, I thought, What’s wrong with my mouth?! Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

A firefighter named Driscoll jumped up from his chair, ran to the window, and saw what looked like a dark wall. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Martin had the Venezuelan pox, they told the Irish girl, caught from a tainted bag of feed, and the doctor forbid anyone to enter the house until it had run its course. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

They had run out of film hours ago. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked quickly across the courtyard, everything in him wanting to run the other way. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet and half ran, half shambled out of the barn. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They send professors into middle schools to do research and run tests; they publish thousand-page studies. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

This would start a little split running lengthways of the log. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just before dawn on Sunday, May 12, Stuart’s oxygen ran out. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I ran to my room and slammed the door shut. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I run my fingers across the golden carvings before lifting the lid to reveal a medley of instruments tucked inside endless drawers and compartments. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

That makes me so happy, I run up to the house to tell my dad, even if he don’t care right now. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He could run away; he could remain; he could even go down and confess what he had done. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had run out of questions for me, but I had a few questions for him. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

C.P. paced the floor until the food arrived, at last running out of excuses to sit down in a public place with two black people. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sentences of astonishing simplicity seemed to me lifeless and drab: ‘The boys ran from the rain... She wanted to sing... The kite rose in the blue.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diego had clearly run into someone, but I couldn’t see who it was. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I tensed up, preparing to run and try ... Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

So I ran home, just when the snow was starting, and I told Dad. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Em hugged herself and ran down the steps to her seat. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

We ran for a long time, stopped to put on our shoes, ran. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes of awkward lingering, a large woman in a tight leather dress and red mask comes running toward us. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Since you’re asking so many questions, I assume you know Marion Allen, Russell’s oldest—the one missing an eye—ran him out of the city.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Humble runs his hand through hair that is no longer there. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then one day I was coming out of a clinic in Suffolk and ran into Roger C., who’d been in the year below, and he told me with complete certainty it was about to happen. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As for me, when I ran my hand over my bare scalp, for some reason all that I could do was shake my head and smile. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d run into the ocean if I asked her to, even if she had nice clothes on. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

And if that happens, I'll have to run, and then honor will demand that she have me hunted down and killed. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Come back, she almost said, standing shaking by the brook, and then she turned and ran madly up the hill, crying as she ran and calling, “Theo? Luke?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

For example, if you run across two sticks in the shape of an X you have to hop over it backwards on your left foot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hearing this, both Mr. and Mrs. Salt dashed into the Nut Room and ran over to the hole in the floor and peered in. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the afternoons, when I had caught up with my work, I ran errands. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The competition season ran from January through October, with about ten international competitions per season. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Holly ran in ahead and the rest of us followed and looked around. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t till later they got run down. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least four times, he led us confidently down a turning off the High Street, only for the shops and offices to run out, and we’d have to turn and come back. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The plan amounted to a bureaucratic end run around Brown. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Or because I have run away, because my flight is accomplished, because I am at last free again and stand like a child beneath the sky? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran a hand through his hair, looking away for a second. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He ran them through his fingers, foot after foot of them, described them as “normal” to the microphone, put them in a bucket on the floor. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

In all fairness, I only run once a year in PE. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

When George sees Mack, he runs to him. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Valley gave the cuco one good kick of her boot, and the cuco went flying backward while she and Thorn ran to Seven’s side. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Again I ran, this time for the trees. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was a trip wire, barely thicker than a human hair, running the entire width of the room, and the French windows were alarmed. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

If you spend a lot of time with nature, you inevitably run into the concept, the reality of death. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Looking at it another way, if you had a film of the universe’s history and ran the film backward, the universe would shrink and shrink. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden, a group of boys runs up shouting, “Command! Command!” at Tyler. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

"Every month, if you are married, you go to the bath after you finish your cycle. I used to run a mikvah back in France. Are you married—what is your name?" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I tried in vain to remember something useful from the few shooting lessons Grandpa had been allowed to give me, but finally I just ran back up the steps to Emma. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Now I was tired, too tired; my mind retreating, the image of the two glass eyes running together like blobs of melting lead. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!” called Somkit, dropping the staff and running for the stable door. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He had his hands out in front of him and ran right into a counter. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

In some upstate towns, the prison is the main event, visually speaking: Clinton’s imposing wall runs along Dannemora’s main street. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Norma ran back into the house and threw herself at Mami. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

That means Mr. Bird, according to Leah, who ran right out to join them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

On June 5 worried depositors staged runs on eight Chicago banks. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“In church, we don’t run,” they explained with definite seriousness in their voices. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

"First we gets a flashlight for everybody . . . And let's have some organization, y'all. Don't everybody be running over everybody else. Come on!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It looks like the bathrooms in the station still have some running water. I wouldn’t try drinking it though,” Rob continued. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Once the heart has ceased to beat, a man’s blood runs down into his extremities, where it thickens and congeals.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I know I said I never ran one, but this wasn't like a real relay. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Even though it was empty, something felt exhilarating and wrong about running across a road that big. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

We black children—seven, eight, and nine years of age—used to run to the Jew’s store and shout: Jew, Jew, Jew What do you chew? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they lifted him and ran toward the bus platform not far away. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She ran toward the businessman but dissipated into sparkles before she reached him, and the older spirit didn’t seem to realize she had even been there. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

His dæmon was running up and down the sides of the other, her little claws making the silver mesh ring, her voice crying for pity. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I run my finger over the mortuary tablets. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He fought back a bitter stomach taste; the sweat was running down from under his arms, following the hollow ridges of his ribs. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He ran, and the gebbeth followed a pace behind him, unable to outrun him yet never dropping behind. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The airport manager shouted, “This way!” and they ran after him to the uncompleted building. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

That’s when I realize that the car is still running, and still in gear, stopped only because I’m still standing on the brakes. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

His hand was solid as a rock, and his dark Cealdish complexion was tanned even darker than usual, highlighting a few pale scars that ran over his knuckles and up his arms. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“He threw me off before. He wanted the devil run out of him, so I obliged him.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“There are so many people looking for her, even your old schoolmate we ran into at the United Nations Refugee Agency’s office,” added Habib. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

As soon as the final bell rang, Toby ran to the parking lot and jumped in his car. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Like running eight hundred miles or however many we ran was no big deal to him. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Often the president ran a fever, and the room's high temperature increased his suffering. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The German American Bund produced propaganda to further its cause, publishing magazines and brochures, organizing demonstrations, and running Hitler Youth-like camps. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

My parents and I drive to the A Street Bridge and climb down to the dried-up riverbed that runs below to lay some flowers on the spot where Eleanor was killed. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He ran to the door and caught the cold steel bars in his hot hands and gripped them tightly, holding himself erect. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Another zeppelin, meanwhile, had found a clear space farther down the valley, and the crossbow men who disembarked from it were now running up the path to reinforce those already in action. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it had been a joke after all, and she was already running a list of suspects through her mind. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She was trying to run through the snow. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

His coach had forbidden him to run hills on the mistaken but common belief that it would damage his heart, but Louie didn’t buy the warnings. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He starts just any place, closing his eyes and letting his finger run down the page till it stops wherever it feels like it. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden he found himself running and already some distance from the house, and not toward home. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

She found a shallow pool filled with water lilies: The bulbs would make acceptable food when other things ran out. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was all gonna blow over fine in a minute, until the light dude ran up on us. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As far as the newbies were concerned, Sunny was a long runner and Patty ran the in-between. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

They made a beeline for the lake—through the streets, across the railroad tracks, not walking but running, trying to avoid any trouble along the way. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“If the Erudite were running the train, they would have taken it to the Amity compound to look for us,” Tobias says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He would run Nina Zenik to ground and make her pay in every way imaginable. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Finally, when Marla asks me, “What do you think about when you run?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

But they had not gone very far before Pippin came running back, followed by Merry. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Don’t try to run away from home or anything stupid. I’ll kill you if you get yourself killed.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It shocks through the air, and I jump up, run to it, look at it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It’s more than the creepiness I felt when Phil and I ran into him at the bookstore. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Amil came running back with a handkerchief and held it out to me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The man pulled drumsticks from his vest pocket and gave a practice rat-a-tat run before readjusting some buckets. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Matthias began edging along the wall, running his hand over the stone at hip level. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Several years earlier, the US government had convicted Abel of running a network of Soviet spies in the United States. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The smarter ones tried to appear casual, but some broke into a run before they got outside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the summer I could duck down and run through the rows undetected, which is what I did on this particular day. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“And, no,” he mumbled, “I didn’t try to run away.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The phone rings and I run for it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Her hair was all staticky from the invisible electric current that seemed to run inside her. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In a few strides, Specify was six lengths ahead of the field and running away with Wright. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A little insanity, he perhaps reminds himself gamely, runs in the family. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the bottom they turned sharply, almost colliding with a woman painting at an easel, and kept running until they found themselves on a quiet residential street. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Despereaux ran into the hole and from there he looked out at the princess. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

II Jones was blindly running a sponge along the bar. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“ARGH!” it shouted, spinning around before knocking itself unconscious by running headlong into the wall. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had already smacked a home run earlier and could get lucky again. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

My parents ran toward me, dodging monsters and zombies, but there was nothing I could do to help them. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It appeared lonely and forsaken, running down to empty ruins in the mist. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

They ran until the Golden Glen was far behind them. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Tallmadge had to wonder why Arnold was running his own agent in New York. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waved at the woman on the porch and she waved back, and I watched Sweetie Pie run off to tell her mama about Otis being a magic man. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I run the vac over the carpet in the living room. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I am from Hong Kong, the pamphlet ran. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I said again, as Sycorax and Caliban ran over my foot—over my foot!—and headed into the Coat Room, where they threw themselves into the pile of fungused lunch remnants. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“And think about what trouble you’ve caused. I feed you and house you and you repay me by running off without a thought for your duties.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The deck of the Astrea was alive with action—men running to secure battle lanterns—to loosen the guns. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone’s hand ran up and down his back, and it felt good. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was vomiting and the vomit ran down his chest and stomach and dirtied his swimming trunks. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Straight out, he confirmed that he was the beneficiary of just such a fund, and embarked on a great run of concession Now, was that wrong? Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“You do know there’s no running water or electricity,” Nathan’s mom had said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I wondered what he would say about the war that I was now running from. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

No one else was foolish enough to be outside, so I ran straight down the main path without fear of being spotted, the hood of my jacket scrunched tight against the whipping rain. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Worry twines in my chest, and I keep unsticking my feet, in case I need to run out to find Dad and tell him I want to go home, now. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she leaned back the trickles ran down the back of her neck and under her collar. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“His nose is always running. Maybe we should never have cleaned him up. He was accustomed to that layer of dirt.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya obeyed, and the two of them ran down the road for a few minutes. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I near ran up to the Golden Hill Tavern, my raw blisters hurting with every step. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Breaking into a run, she dashed around a bend, just as a yellow- white-and-brown dog with long ears and droopy eyes left his hideout in a culvert. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I remember Jenner’s saying, “They must have had a really busy day,” and we ran joyfully toward the pile along with several dozen other rats. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Traditional grammars tend to run the three concepts together. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Of the two boys, Johnny was supposed to be the really bad one—a menace that ran wild through the streets of the Ida B. Wells. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the boy ran off along the canal toward the distant town. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The close-up faded and the next scene showed only the girl’s legs running over the sparkling sands; they were followed by the legs of the man running in pursuit. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were just women and children, on the run. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Not like a young man fighting for his family, smoking books, but like the little schoolboy who ran into my bedroom the night we were taken. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He ran faster, but it was no use. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was easy making them scream and run. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I read how they got some tribes running loose over there and—" "Thought you had your mind set," said Wilson. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he has to wait longer to use the bathroom, and the hot water in the shower runs out more quickly. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Then the whole company began to run with the long loping strides of Orcs. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He had run into a whole crowd of Capricorn’s men almost as soon as he stumbled out of the church. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I shrieked once, desperate to run across a field, to feel grass under my feet instead of pavement. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

One bright summer day, I had lunch with two women who run a company in New Jersey called Sensory Spectrum. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The Bull took off like a bullet; Virgil pushed himself up and ran after him, saying, “No! No! No!” in the loudest voice he could manage without choking. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I ran leaning forward, my arms and legs like pistons, head straight and still, hands loose, breathing controlled. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

But before we could run back to the safety of our car, the police moved in and began arresting people. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She examined Percy warily, and Percy couldn’t shake the feeling that she wanted to run him through with her dagger. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They’d roam the nearby forests and meadows, gathering mushrooms, digging up edible roots, catching frogs and occasionally running away from tigers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is not his fear evident? He will run distracted. He cannot sleep.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He might want to put sixpence on a horse or have a pint and if all the women start acting like Mam the horses will stop running and Guinness will go broke. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

What Tally really dreaded was running out of toilet paper. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

We’re at Black Rock, so named because of the rocky cliff formed by the lava rocks that run right up to the beach and just high into the sky. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He minds his own business. He goes to night school. He isn’t a troublemaker like that Aaron Holtz; he wouldn’t just run off without saying anything.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Attendants served the dogs up on rye bread, and when that ran out, hungry fans had to hold their dogs in old newspapers and then discarded mutuel tickets. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart lifting, I run and shout, Bully! Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

"It was a lot of money," said Jessie, feeling tears start to spring from her eyes and run down her face. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I have seen him whip a woman, causing the blood to run half an hour at the time; and this, too, in the midst of her crying children, pleading for their mother’s release. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

There had been a running argument since the formation of MK as to whether the countryside of South Africa could support a guerrilla army. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This, presumably, is the engine which powered the little steam carriage which ran around Papin’s parlour. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

For an instant he thought it might be land-grant people, and his muscles tensed, ready to jump down and run to flag them down for a ride. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They toss you back and forth while I run after them trying to catch you. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leo ran down the hall waving a wrench. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He marches back to Persia with an army and a wife, and smacks Chobin so hard for wrecking everything that Chobin flees to Fergana, which is like saying he runs away to Mars. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He hunted, he followed, and fear ran before him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was running faster and kicking harder than before. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

A half hour later they all came running back with Billy holding the rocket over his head, yellow jackets in close pursuit. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Neville ran repeatedly backward from his, which didn’t seem to want to bend its knees. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z