| 单词 | run around |
| 例句 | “What on earth do you children think you’re doing, running around in weather like this?” he said angrily. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z 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 “Hit that backhand! Hit that backhand!” he said insistently, “don’t run around it.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A sigh ran around the barrack and Hannah’s was the deepest of all. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead he’s running around loose in the world. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 “It’ll be easier to show you. If I’m wrong, I’m wrong, and we can go back to running around the Maze like mice.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She went running around, tearing them off the trees and the chairs. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z She liked to run around her empty house without any clothes on, even once she was too old for that. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z A new wooden fence ran around both sides to the back, where it met up with that high gray wall. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, I like my Mom and all that, but she runs around like a chicken with its head cut off. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z She says it wouldn’t be fair, that a dog needs a real yard to run around in. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z I never run around New Haven punching the air. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z There’s a lot of emotion running around his face, but I don’t know what kind it is. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She continues to run around the outside of the caged room, as if maybe the iron bars won’t be there the next time around. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I ran around the court a few times, and stretched out my legs and arms. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Wes was now in a full sprint, clearing the five steps of his front porch in one leap and then running around to the alley, figuring that’s where the boys were. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He grew up running around their house wearing her neon vest, blowing her whistle. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z 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 The pond was too shallow for swimming, so mainly it was a place for little kids to run around and collect rocks during the day. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Activities Building was the site of club meetings and branch get- togethers, an end run around the embarrassment and difficulty of finding a venue in the town that would accommodate a racially mixed group. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z After service, the adults linger, talking while we play and run around until Deacon Boyd tells us to stop playing in the Lord’s house. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He calls me Wild Child because I’m always running around barefoot feeling the earth under my feet and predicting rain. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z And just when I thought I’d start screaming, and run around like a crazy man, my father drove up. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Cal’s running around dealing with the tech people, and it’s kind of a relief to just be hanging out with a bunch of random senior girls at the moment. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z He huffed and puffed all over the court, ran around his backhand, double-faulted God knows how many times, cursed himself for missing easy shots. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Getting a sort of Ryan McGinley vibe. Either of you want to strip down and run around naked in the dark while I take your picture?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Well, I think you could forgive her for that,” Yishan said, “considering she was running around the army camp for you pointlessly.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I mean, I just don’t see any point in having animals like that running around on earth. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Ugwu ran around throwing things into bags: Baby’s clothes and toys, biscuits from the fridge, his clothes, Master’s clothes, Olanna’s wrappers and dresses. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The shelves running around the circular walls were crammed with dusty-looking feathers, stubs of candles, many packs of tattered playing cards, countless silvery crystal balls, and a huge array of teacups. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I ran around the desk and saw why Zaman’s screaming was muffled: Farid was strangling him. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Next thing you know, you’re running around in a bathrobe and pink bunny slippers, chasing chickens with a weed whacker. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Ugwu was watching the children running around the breadfruit tree, taunting and shouting, when Nnesinachi arrived with a baby on her hip and a sparkle in her eyes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z With his part of the rope, he ran around Mr. Flux in the opposite direction, doubling the loops around his legs. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z While the little boys ran around pretending to shoot each other and fall dead in the road, it appeared that little girls were running the country. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Gita, you’ve seen Piscine. He’s at that age when boys run around and poke their noses everywhere.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It was easier than my mother’s plight, with eight of us always underfoot or running around. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z My whole life, I ran around letting people pick on me, laughing it off when they teased me, fast-talking my way out of fights. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s okay. Your parents seem so cool. Mine would never let me run around the house swinging a baseball bat. And your mom’s hair! I love the purple.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Oshiro was free to run around the neighborhood with packs of other kids, play in the streams, and roam the fields. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The children in this neighborhood run around in thin shirts and wooden shoes. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “You’re a reflection of your parents. And I don’t want you running around half naked. It’s not necessary. You can be fashionable, and decent.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Uh-uh. You get to drop me off and then you make yourselves scarce till you pick me up in two hours and then we tell Hollis that we spent the afternoon running around the country.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He runs around and gives all the old lady patients flowers. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She ran around the edge of the roof, then pulled up short a few dozen feet away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Gogol goes for runs around the lake with Gerald, arduous laps along steep hilly dirt roads, so infrequently traveled that they can occupy the dead center. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Barrels and boxes littered the area, and dozens of men ran around shouting at one another and clapping one another on the back. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to run around, wag my tail like Mi Shi. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He likes to hunt— some killer instinct left over from his ancestors who ran around in loincloths in the Congo. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Jumping down, I ran around and helped her out, like she was Cinderella stepping out of a coach. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z People were running around because it was the big day and they had to get ready, but this gave them something extra to think about, and boy oh boy, they did. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I took Toby out of my pocket and I let him run around and I played Minesweeper and I did the Expert Version in 174 seconds, which was 75 seconds longer than my best time. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Of course, Skylab was a huge spacecraft and it was easy to exercise by riding a bicycle bolted to the floor, or by running around and around the walls. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Gray pulled two of his own ribs from his shirt and ran around the fire, stabbing the ogres in the back with such blinding speed they didn’t even have time to yell. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “You could have done that without running around the block.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Mom was running around, tying up more balloons, her hands still stained with dark dirt after planting all of the new, pale flowers that flooded over what once had been a yard of plain grass. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I have to go check out the old building with the broken-down bull. One of the workers told me they peeked in the window and saw a bunch of mice running around.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Ma sold her pies, Mrs. Charles played cards with neighbors, while Monday and I ran around, eating hot dogs, dancing by the DJ booth, and playing in the bouncy house with August. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Never look them in the eyes; always be respectful; remain humble; remember that they are good, fine people; don’t make folks angry; never run around by yourself; be careful, be careful, be careful. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Bertha chatted with some woman who had a bunch of wild kids running around the bus station. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Playing in the streets she would find toddlers, three- and four-year-olds, running around unsupervised all day long. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “You did. I ran around the block to get in front of you. I want to talk to you.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Soon, however, Day’s running around was the least of Henrietta’s worries. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Kids simply went “down south” every summer—shipped out sometimes for the whole season to run around with their second cousins back in Georgia, or Louisiana, or Mississippi. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "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 Horsemen draped him in two horse blankets and made him run around the track in 110-degree heat. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The new harmattan winds blew dust everywhere, and Baby joined the thin children who ran around with their naked bellies wreathed in brown. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Dad saw me watching the kids and said, “You miss running around like that?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “I think I caught a cold. Probably from your grandmother because she’s always running around.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z "You guys have done end runs around the crew every time something goes wrong. You didn't tell them Watney was still alive; now you're not telling them there's a way to save him." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can just imagine what your father and mother would say if they knew you were running around with filthy trollops like that one. Your father is a very distinguished man, you know.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z They were already running around, pushing each other into the slush. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Security guards were running around in a panic with no idea what was going on. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Shouting advice, we ran around the trunks excitedly. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, holding the baby, she ran around the small dooryard. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “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 Some of the adults were closer to the exit than we were, and rather than running around them, we tried to barrel straight through. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Then Jeffrey started falling asleep at the table; I guess all that running around had been tough on his body. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the cops started running around the front of the car and slipped on some dog doo. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is the last I want to hear of this. I’ve not said much as you’ve gone running around with Lydia and Travis all the time. But now? I want you to honor me.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I wasn’t changing diapers; I was out playing arcade games at the shop, running around the neighborhood. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “She gets that from these hair videos she watches on YouTube. A lot of the girls are British. Now she runs around saying everything is either ‘brilliant’ or ‘mental.’ Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “For the best! What is that to do with us? Centaurs are concerned with what has been foretold! It is not our business to run around like donkeys after stray humans in our forest!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I had a good idea Chas was probably running around in the woods naked, looking for something to kill. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In Coach’s eyes, all Reggie was good for was hitting a ball or running around a track. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The mother ran around with some old man, drank, wanted the son out of the way. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have quite a wound on your leg. Lost yourself quite a lot of blood. Doctors stitched you up, though. You’ll be running around soon enough.” I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z We rushed outside and found the other passengers wandering around in a daze, arguing with the driver, or running around in circles yelling, “Were going to die!” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Before either mother or son could speak, rearrange themselves properly, or even exchange looks, Freddie had run around the house, climbed the porch steps, and was calling them between gulps of laughter. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I would hold it, and squirt out a thin stream of water which I kept just in front of him as he ran around in circles. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Which should definitely be a real sport—it’s way harder than running around in a circle. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z He finished the paper four days before the deadline and ran around showing it to everyone before he turned it in. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It’s strange to see the gym filled with parents instead of kids running around in their gray and purple P.E. uniforms. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Sekani and Daniel run around in their trunks and push unsuspecting people in. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Barely conscious of the fierce prickling of his scar, he too started to run around the cellar, feeling the walls for he hardly knew what, knowing in his heart that it was useless. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z For now, we ran around on the playground until the lineup bell rang and our teachers stood at the head of our lines. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Dad ran around like a kid on Christmas, his eyes glued to the birds wheeling above us. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She is running around finishing up her last room of the day. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z My two brothers fell to the floor laughing, while I ran around the house crying for Ma, zooming from room to room, my circuits blown. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As I ran around that day I could hear Mrs. Liebow’s words echo in my ears. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked back down at Dari, who was now running around in a panic. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When I looked out the window a few minutes later, Markie had seemingly cloned himself and there were fifty, sixty, I don’t know, hundreds of him running around the yard. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The little shrunk-up version of the new kid was standing by himself up against the fence due runs around Clark, watching us. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z About the Saturday in December that Bunny ran around the house at five in the morning, yelling “First snow!” and pouncing on our beds? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The backstage area was in complete pandemonium—a word which here means “actors and stagehands running around attending to last-minute details.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z He’d never entertained her at his house before, and he had his servants and slaves running around in circles, getting ready for the visit. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Actually, I hate running around the track any number of times. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It is a puzzling fact that chickens can run around in a frenzy for some seconds after being decapitated, but I do not think they do this for a whole hour. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran around the side of the house without turning off the ignition. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She was about to try again when he ran around the counter and took her by the hand to the door. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z So I let him and the Pigman go on running around while I took this snake quiz that was on a lighted sign. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z She was holding little Junha, who was crying, while Junsoo was running around picking up items on the ground and bringing them to his mother. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “What happened to the little blond girls who used to run around this place?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I opened the passenger door and helped her in, then ran around the front of the red Plymouth Valiant. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But after a while, I’d get bored and wander to the back of the prayer hall and run around with the other kids while different ladies took turns hushing us. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z But Alby didn’t answer or slow down, and as they got closer to the box Thomas could see that dozens of kids were running around the courtyard. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I ran around the desk and caught her as she jerked her hand out of the drawer. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The tubes had cracked and broken during shipment, and raw, rotten blood had run around inside the box. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She took Laurie to the park, lifted her out of the sulky and let her run around on the grass. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z About the booze hound running around the house naked, with Jane around. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I did better at the ones where I could at least run around, because I was not bad at running. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z There were a lot of ants running around on the side of the highway looking very busy and pleased with themselves. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z That’s part of the reason I decided even I can run around a track without getting into too much trouble, or at least not get an elbow in my eye. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “The possibility of being attacked is extremely low. So is getting struck by lightning. But when lightning strikes, don’t run around your backyard and stand next to the flagpole.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She was running around with men and having a good time.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He told Father Rachel would have to have the circus mission where they cut her so she wouldn’t want to run around with people’s husbands. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t stand a chance trying to run around the edge of it. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He was running around the room so fast he banged into a table and lost his power of concentration. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z It wasn’t so much the running around, or the fighting, it was the tension. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I ran around to the other side of the car, putting the minivan between me and anyone who’d come charging out of the trees. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z 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 The rest of us on the court stopped running around. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “Miss K locked the door,” Brad reminded him, “and you shouldn’t be running around the halls where you can get stepped on.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z When the blood began to flow, she giggled maniacally as she ran around trying to drip blood on as many kids as possible. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The vampire who wanted to be good — who ran around saving people’s lives so he wouldn’t be a monster ... Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Kids of all ages still ran around playing in yards and riding bikes on the street. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Obviously, there were teachers running around trying to figure out what was going on. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “You know why dogs run around in circles? Because it’s too hard to run in squares.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “I’m not running around after him trying to make him grow up!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Slopper ran around the table and pulled the sheet off the second one, getting tangled pretty good in voluminous folds and coughing from dust. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Emma also played piano for the children—a special galloping tune that made them run around the parlor. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Yasmeen Smith-Snyder was running around the circular room with her floor plan in front of her face, like someone frantically checking their text messages while racing down a crowded sidewalk. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z We took Richard down into the church basement, threw a rope over the railing that ran around the gym, and were stringing him up when Reverend Abbott came along. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The only exceptions were shorts with matching tops for summertime running around. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z People're getting edgy about kids running around after dark like we used to. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z My feet hurt after four hours of work, and I wear my comfortable old Reeboks, but a lot of women run around all day in thin-soled moccasins. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z For the next hour, I ran around like a little kid. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “Too busy with them friends of his. Hey, guess who he runs around with?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Lee Arthur was the only boy who ran around with the gang but lived at home with his mother. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, You can’t be running around the playground with that water gun, for one. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “What happened? Why is everyone running around?” he asked. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I get out and run around the car while she slides over. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z All the kids went wild at the prospect of running around in the park for an hour, but Fern and I didn’t feel like running with them. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it seems like I reckernize it but when I listen close, it’s voices changing over voices, running around itself. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z A second shiver ran around the circle, as though each member of it longed, but did not dare, to step back from him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He runs around the side of the building and starts clambering up the waterspout. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The woman said that any of the little ones running around the cabins would do. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re canceling our plans to run around the city so Arthur can be a Super Tourist, and he’s just going to help me study instead. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Gary is running around handing everyone safety pins and pieces of paper with handwritten numbers on them, which the auditioners are pinning to themselves. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z They’re playing on one end of the gym, the floor squeaking as they run around. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She ran around the raft making whoosh sounds, and I sighed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Instead of two “girls” on the floor at once, there can be as many as six of us running around in our brilliant pink-and-orange Hawaiian shirts. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z All Marly and Joe could do was run around looking and yelling at each other, “Look! Look at this!” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Malnourished children ran around half-naked, with distended bellies and large heads full of sores. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I ran around the house kicking at the stupid snow. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z At least in PE there is a teacher so you know what will happen next even though it might involve screaming, grabbing and running around crazy. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The girls ran around, taunting the poor woman. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Dude #3: It ain’t like Bugs Bunny—go down and splash, next scene he’s up running around getting chased again. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We can enchant you to run around on all fours, barking like a dog. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Physical education meant running around outside and playing on iron bars in the schoolyard. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “I shouldn’t be running around out there. I need to be still.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They shot pictures of Bull Connor running around shouting into his megaphone like a well-seasoned war general . . . fighting an army of laughing, dancing children. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “He’s probably running around the house having a great time,” said Matt. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m running around the house trying to find my wedding dress when I hear Mama call out to look in Papa’s coffin! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked around for my boots until I remembered I’d kicked them off to get better traction running around the rooftops last night. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I ran around to the other side and managed to get his arm around my neck. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z 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 While my children were with her they run around as they pleased, I understand Perry got into trouble. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally I don’t mind Capture the Flag! because it’s pretty easy to fly under the radar: I run around the edges of the game, I get a little exercise, and I don’t attempt anything stupid. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Yeah, okay, Mom. We can’t have a little addict running around, now can we?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Malcolm said more loudly, and ran around in front of them again. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “What’s Capone going to do, anyway? It’s not like he gets out on the weekends to run around town, breaking people’s legs,” Annie says. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not running around; I’m a working woman!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I was throwing up shots—hitting a few too—and running around like I was on scholarship. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “They could all run around naked as far as I’m concerned, but when Daddy comes to market, he likes to arrive with his driver dressed with style,” he explained. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z We know the little dog only by its bark and by its tail, which we can see whenever it runs around the deck. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z For what seemed like a long time, me and Otis ran around trying to catch mice and gerbils and hamsters and snakes and lizards. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z There were strong twisted wires running around the tree. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The sole is bulging and dark, with a red line running around the edge. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Endless costume options, running around in the dark, and bags full of candy, that’s what. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z And after I was done, I would run around the wood with them, all of us acting out the story I had just read while Gram watched and laughed. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Listen here, rich boy. You think it’s fun running around with these guys? This isn’t play-play anymore. Just tell me the truth about your friends and the gun, and I’ll let you go.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Now we were really dirty, just covered in dust because of all the running around and wrestling we had done. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z It feels so liberating that I suddenly feel like running around the store. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The first American race, run around Evanston, Illinois, had been held only eight years before, with the winning car ripping along at the dizzying average speed of seven and a half miles per hour. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a doll that ran around at night. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Manchee, who don’t seem to ever get tired, is busy running around, lifting his leg on all the plants that have grown up thru the cracked floorboards. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z People were playing music and dancing, children were running around, and there was that familiar good smell of cooked cassava leaf in rich palm oil. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The littles would run around wearing party clothes and no shoes. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z We ran around to that side but the door was bent shut and we couldn’t get it open. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The troll didn’t even seem to notice the pipe hitting its shoulder, but it heard the yell and paused again, turning its ugly snout toward Ron instead, giving Harry time to run around it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I got her into the car and then ran around to the other side and started it up. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Laughing, hollering, he ran over to her and picked her up at the knees and ran around the room with her over his shoulder. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Jenna’s mom had been happy reading a book on a shaded bench the entire day, letting us run around the park on our own as long as we checked in every few hours. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z They had these tubes, they were bringing the tissue blood, and we could see the blood running around, up and down. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of them were dancing, and others merely ran around cooking, as if nakedness were nothing special. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Recess I hate because everyone screams and runs around crazy and grabs you and pushes you and you have absolutely no idea what will happen next. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom was evidently perturbed at Daisy's running around alone, for on the following Saturday night he came with her to Gatsby's party. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I had little interest in running around in circles while drunk, brawny boys in leather trod on my toes. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, ten minutes later, it’s like it never happened—everyone’s back to hanging out, back to the hustle, coming and going, running around. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z During these years he engaged in a number of different steam-engine experiments, the high point of which was the construction of a steam-powered carriage which ran around the floor of his parlour. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Spike-topped iron railings ran around part of the cemetery, a high brick wall around the rest of it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Our pink nights glowed with the raw luminescence of the night shift, of factories running around the clock. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Otherwise there are going to be dozens of girls running around with baby Trips. Horrific thought.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And I started wearing glasses when I was three, so I ran around the rez looking like a three-year-old Indian grandpa. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z As Tommy Lacks stood by his crop praying for a good price, Henrietta and the cousins ran around the tobacco piles, talking in a fast gibberish to sound like the auctioneer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The studio has tall cameras with people standing behind them and lots of other people with clipboards and earpieces running around like there’s an emergency. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “It’s all good. Them fools running around here ’cause the riots happening on their side. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z 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 Bark and howl and run around in circles,” her stepbrother said. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Within an hour, the satyrs were all running around agitated, asking where the nearest espresso bar was. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Are you sure you should be running around here alone at night?” she asks. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Junha in particular was pleased to be free and run around on his own two feet. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I run around him, sprinting all the way home. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “Kind of cold out to be running around in your birthday suit!” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z She mewled and made another run around his ankles. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z While the three girls run around, I retire to Roger’s room and do his weekend homework the best that I can. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Otto ran around the ice cream shop, his notepad pages fluttering. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It is quiet for a while and I think I hear Arthur listening to the radio and the boys’ footsteps as they’re running around. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Some children simply ran around, swiping at the aku just for the sake of it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I yelled to Lorraine, who was running around emptying ashtrays. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z And afterward, I ran around all the bases, from home to first to second to third and back to home. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z We were also graced by the presence of little children running around totally naked except for a string of beads around their bellies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was leaning against the high stone wall that ran around the schoolyard. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a hive of constant human activity, all day long, people coming and going, gangsters hustling, guys on the corner doing nothing, kids running around. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The fire had begun to die down, and I was running around the village looking for something, something I did not want to see. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Several afternoons a week, after public elementary school let out, I fed them healthy snacks and ran around with them on the lawn. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “The good news is he didn’t break his leg. It’s only a fracture. The vet says he should be back to running around like normal soon enough.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “Gentlemen,” Mr. Stonecrop said, “this is the boy we’ve all heard about. Son, is it true, your running around naked in Mrs. Cobb’s house?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z It’s purple plaid, and it’s ripped right open on the bodice so one of her nipples shows, but she just runs around a-wearing it anyway like she never noticed and neither did anybody. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She would watch it and then run around the living room a few times and then watch it again, all day long. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z One day, however, I was running around madly with the other kids. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I slung a now-unconscious Belet over my shoulder—she seemed too light—and with Kasusu in my hand, ran around to the rear, finding Ishtar's gleaming black Jaguar parked in the alley. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Junior was laughing and running around the room clutching his stomach delightedly. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The mice were there all right, two of them, running around near The Grand High Witch's skirts. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I can’t keep it all straight because of all the shouting and running around, plus my heart is beating so loud! Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “It was one thing when you were little kids running around. No harm in that. It was charming. But now. Now. I notice you’re wearing a bra, Laila.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z With the speeches done, Laney ran around distributing hugs and kisses, and soon everyone drifted back to the dining room table, taking another helping of food now that appetites had returned. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He was staring at the car in the garage; a strip of metal ran around its blue body like a necklace. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The regrets piled thickly on one another until Matt’s thoughts were running around in his head like a hamster on a wheel. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I bet kids ran around and played out here all year long and not only in the summer. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he pulled up the rope ladder and only put it down when guests arrived; His little cabin had a wide padded seat that ran around three sides of the room. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran around barefoot, wearing peasant dresses, shared my parents with the other kids, protested the Vietnam War, did farm chores, and listened to a whole lot of sitar music. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “It’s you. But Ifem, seriously, Don is a good man o. Not like many of these useless Lagos men running around town.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z With so many sick monkeys running around it, the island could have become a focus for monkey viruses. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were running around the haystack, chasing a white butterfly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z When nothing happened, he ran around the house, up the hill, and came to see me. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z My plan was to follow this catwalk to a prominent rock prow in the center of the wall and thereby execute an end run around the ugly, avalanche-swept lower half of the face. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody stood around in place and gave orders or collected fees; they all simply ran around, picking up pellets at random and dropping them again. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z To see all those hungry kids in the Seam running around, waving cans of applesauce, tins of meat, even candy. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The three of us were crossing an open outdoor courtyard, passing a group of kindergartners in the middle of their recess, swinging from a set of monkey bars and running around the wood-chipped play area. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z First we ran around the building for a few minutes, and then we began to learn how to crawl in the bushes nearby. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She calls for more and I mix it with water to stretch it because I can’t be spending my life running around lifting lemonade from pubs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z For the next hour, I watch Tiny as he runs around the theater like a rampaging lunatic, mumbling to himself. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z And a tiny dog named Max Payne wasn't running around barking and clawing at it. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z A family with two little kids that ran around and screamed. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “You could have fooled me with the amount of time you and Qareeb spend running around this house,” my mother huffed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Boys, they like to run around,” he said, sighing. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Well, her name’s not really Boots, it’s Margaret, but we call her Boots because in the winter she steals everybody’s boots and runs around in them and because of this musician my dad likes.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We’re running around outside the motel, wearing nothing but our worn-out summer shoes, with our bare hands outstretched to the falling snowflakes, our heads thrown back, our mouths open, eating snow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He makes one wide run around the yard. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z He pointed two fingers, and the dogs began to run around him in a perfect circle; a closed fist then directed them to rise to their hind legs and yip. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z 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 William and Mary were still running around on the platform, and I saw The Grand High Witch aim a swift running kick at William. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Amil used to spend hours running around the gardens, playing with friends, skipping and hopping to and from school. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At first Mia and I would run around, flicking them on and off. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there were a bunch of kids just running around, happy to be in a place where there were no cars or noise except for their own laughter. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Inside the gate, boys ran around playing sports in the snow—in shorts. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I remember him as a kid—you should’ve seen him. He used to run around your parents’ living room, holding out his hand like a little gun. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He’d scrambled over the embankment and was running around and barking, usual stuff. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Seeing the shadows slide down on me, I frantically ran around gathering firewood. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I went whilst my courage was fresh straight to the window on the south side, and at once got outside on the narrow ledge of stone which runs around the building on this side. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I race back downstairs, sweating from all the running around. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z You have been running around with that American girl for too long. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Hollywood Park general manager Jack Mackenzie tried to make an end run around Smith, running up to Howard’s box in hopes of winning his word that Seabiscuit was sound and would start. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, To a fifteen-year-old, the only heroes I ever read about ran around in tight, colorful underwear and threw buildings at each other for fun. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Aphrodites children were running around straightening everybody’s armor and offering to comb the tangles out of our horsehair plumes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Two more minutes, and everybody was running around except Lieutenant Carroll. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood there, hunched, shivering, expecting him to scold her for running around in the cold like an idiot. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Colin ran around slapping everyone five, including Jimmy, who even smiled. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z A handful of young student doctors from a white university ran around all day trying to treat the endless number of black patients. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 She couldn’t have, though, because the hen was running around in circles, squawking, raising clouds of dust. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Only I’m not trying to save random innocent kids who’re running around. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “I think,” he said, “people just have different ways of expressing what they feel. Those kids make jokes and complain. You run around screaming your head off and tackling people.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He dove inside and grabbed the wood and ran around the edge of the ridge, scrambled up like a cat and blew and nearly had the flame feeding, growing, when the sound moved away. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “Chicho, I want to be an artist, but I also want to be a normal girl. I want to run around and play and go to the bathroom by myself.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The dust came away to reveal a continuous hairline crack which ran around the edges of the step. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He popped up again, bit a fern near by, and ran around the boulder. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 The man outside was hauling a heavy metal garbage can across the alley to the high brick wall that ran around that part of the graveyard. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Before the light could change, the Klansman jumped out of his car, ran around to the driver’s side of the other vehicle, and punched the startled driver in the face. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Trade jobs. I don’t want to waste my time being a messenger. I want to help save the city, not run around carrying gossip.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z After classes, instead of running around the indoor track, Doug Hoo jogged out of the gym to the shopping center six blocks away. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z But Lolo is telling a lie, and it makes it feel as though mice are running around in my stomach. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z 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 “I don't think he’s out running around,” I said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The giant crow landed near a familiar forest with the golden fence and gate running around it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z To people who don't run around suing one another, such signs suggest a crippling lack of intelligence. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z 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 “You’ve turned into a young man, Hiram. Not much like that little boy who used to run around here and steal Gramma’s gingersnaps.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “What do you think, there’s little herds of them running around the ranch?” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z He did some running around, but pretty much stayed out of trouble. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Not only are many animals running around in the creaking cold, but the trees cry out and limbs snap and fall, and the wind gets caught in a ravine and screams until it dies. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe she was just too tired from running around in Central Park. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “The big giant is tied down by those little rules and regulations and procedures. And the little guy? He just runs around and does what he wants.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I ran around the area, swatting at them like pigeons. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “You know how athletes get ready for the Olympics? They swim early in the morning and late at night. They run around the track for hours and hours without a crowd to cheer them on.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z A small brown mouse was running around on the table top... The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z She plays for a minute or two more, then runs around the corner. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I’d come with you, but I have a cough, and Herbalist said I shouldn’t run around too much. I promised to go right home,” Ramon said. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “It’s just that sometimes I have things running around inside me, these feelings. I don’t always know what to do with them. That probably doesn’t make any sense.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z There is a swell of voices, feet thumping, trays stacking, and trash tumbling as everyone heads outside to run around. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z So there was a good deal of confusion, despite the fact that no one was running around anymore. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “You run around fetching and carrying for that woman like you love her. And half a day in the fields was all it took.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “So you have until tomorrow morning to get back home, Nate, before, like, the FBI is involved. The whole thing is actually like E.T., all these guys running around looking for you in the woods.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Of course not. What kind of question is that? Did you ever see her running around with boys?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I am. I want to know why you were running around with Empire State last Christmas.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 We were like running around corners and peeking and diving, and there were these mirrors set up to confuse you, so you’d see all these nonexistent beef hallways. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When Katie saw Johnny’s derby looming up outside the window, she screamed and ran around frantically looking for the gun. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We ran around the truck, naked and laughing, the rain beating against our bodies. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Yeah, it’s important. Later on in life I’m sure you’re going to run around talking Latin all over the place.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He spent hours each day running around the house measuring the angle of things with his new steel protractor. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Twelve’s not too old. What is childish is running around St. Nick acting like you run a detective agency. That’s as childish as dirty diapers.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z We ran around the yard a couple of times to throw them off then sneaked into the oregano bushes that grew thick and fragrant behind the outhouse. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I tried to tell her I'm not gonna be stupid like Tariq was, running around with the hood up, sporting colors. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "They oughtn't to let her run around the country this way." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The god himself was still nowhere to be seen, but his two blond twin sons were running around providing all the sweaty warriors with water bottles and juice boxes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “So for gym class everybody just gets to run around the city and do whatever they want?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z "You want me to come down there and mind the place until Doris gets home, because you want to run around all times of the night." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z And then whoever got the ball next would run around with it, and the kids would try to tackle him. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I run around to the front, just in time to catch her as she falls forward. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, I finished my lunch and I ran around the playground, laughing and screaming, when I felt this tickle on my cheek. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z She ran around in front of him and laid down in the trail, acting like a cat ready to spring. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He runs around sniffing the corners and crannies of the root cellar. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “I shoot and run around and all the time I’m scared green. But you weren’t scared at all. Not at all. But at Fredericksburg you were scared.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And I said, “Stan the doorman. Sometimes he runs around the corner for coffee, and I want to be sure all of my packages get to me, so I thought, if Alicia—” “Who?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Tucker jumped out from under his blanket of dollar bills and ran around the cage shouting, “Help! Fire! Murder! Police!” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Hoping that a suspicious character had just thrown a bomb or shot himself, he ran around the comer onto St. Ann and saw the green hunting cap emitting vomit among the ruins. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When the rats weren’t running around in the dark, the mosquitoes were after you. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who doesn’t? We still have a giant tub of hats and costumes in our basement. My brothers run around in their superhero gear all the time. It is so annoying.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I thought of the night Dante and I had smoked pot and run around naked in the rain. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z As soon as she saw us, Mamá ran around the table to reach us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Joe found work at Paydirt, a speakeasy night job that lets him see the City do its unbelievable sky and run around with Violet in afternoon daylight. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Me and Erlan were playing poker on the bench while the other kids ran around screaming. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z But, clearly, she had wanted me to have it—and wearing it, loath as I was to admit it, was smarter than running around in my camp uniform. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z 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 “From now on,” Nately told his friends, “I think you fellows ought to stop running around with her friends and settle down.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z My uncle Pedro loaded the bags on his truck while my mother ran around counting a hundred things that she was sure my father would forget to do while we were away. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked around at the hooded faces, and though there was no wind, a rustling seemed to run around the circle, as though it had shivered. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z 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 His response to the mounting demands was not to reorder priorities to give his staff and graduate students some breathing space, but to add a late-night shift to keep the cyclotron running around the clock. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He held up a finger, buried the axe in the stump, and ran around to the front of the house to make sure that the twins were still busy eating his mother’s pies. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z One guard put his pistol between his teeth like it was a bone and ran around on all fours. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z And the little vine ran around the edge of the shelf. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She wishes I didn’t have scabby knees from running around kicking canisters and falling down pretending I was the greatest footballer in the world. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z And Momly goes over there and feeds him, and makes sure he's all cleaned up while his daughter runs around taking care of errands and stuff. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z If I run around to Ella’s place, to grab some dinner or whatever, all I get is an earful of what I should be doing differently with my life. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t really know what I was doing, but I ran around the length of the stable, throwing shells into the dung piles. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z On the football field I don’t run around people, I run through them. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “To think that they’re letting you run around loose. In a way, I respect you.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The way these young men run around the neighborhood, acting like they're so tough. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “And not just clogs. When I got here, I had to run around for months on wooden clogs my mother carved for me.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They began to pick up small, faded black stones with white stripes running around them, stuffing them into their pockets so that they drooped on either side. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “What would you do to burn up all that energy you use to run around the golf course every day, lift weights, and train for three hours? You’d be going stir crazy.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z All these wannabes killing themselves, running around hanging the lamest posters and FB-ing everybody with Like me requests, and Castro wins without even being on the ballot, as a write-in. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I guessed that skinny red chicken was still running around St. Nick somewhere. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z When we arrived, Mary Lou's brothers were running around like crazed animals, jumping over the furniture and tossing footballs. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Here he allowed each of them to pat him on the head, before turning and setting off at a run around the outskirts of the village. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The roustabouts, once roused, run around like headless chickens. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z There’s playground equipment in another spot, and a large field for running around and playing sports, like kickball or football. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z There's this peaceful smile on her lips, and I think that maybe it's like she's in the movie herself, now sitting at the dinner table, now running around on the stage with the kids. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I tried to picture little Mong running around on this sand. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The house was faded white clapboard, two stories high, and had a screened porch all along the front that ran around the sides. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z What if I run around bumping my nose against dead ends? Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z My dad said, “Stay here,” and ran around to the entrance, to see if it was one of those demons who hide behind the hedgerows. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I run around The yard, Chasing our rooster, Who gives up Feathers and screams. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The Vitamin Kid had recovered and was running around the stage. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But he's also a mountain of trouble, and there are lots of other good-looking boys that ain't running around on the wrong side of the law. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A couple of little kids—toddlers—run around, ignorant of what is happening. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He runs around with the rock, darting back and forth, hitting the sand with it. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z We placed our books on the ground and ran around the cabin, using up the rest of the dust. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z We’re known for that, the politeness, not running around throwing spears at people. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z And always among them were four or five unattached gifts who would run around trying to hook up with some guy they knew could really lindy. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m the oldest kid in our whole extended family, so I generally run around keeping the little ones from killing each other, but that day they all got along. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z We were two older sisters watching our younger sisters playing games and running around making fools of themselves. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Head still bowed, she listened to the sounds of pounding feet and panicked animals running around her until she dared to look up. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “You’re the one who runs around talking about being punk. What now?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Always on the day when Doug ate six eggs for breakfast, he ran around and around a big track and people clapped and gave him a shiny medal. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Park opened the door for her, then ran around the car to get in. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Bobby Gene wrestled free and ran around behind me. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Killdeer ran around in all the fields, screeching, whistling, trying to lead you away from their eggs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And then the dog came running around the corner. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z But the sheep runs around to the other side of the tree, and Jeanne is just sitting there. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I ran around the car and climbed in. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The other kapos heard it in his voice right away and ran around the corner to help. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I ran around and got in front of him, holding my hands up as if I was trying to use some kind of magic force to push him back. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She took aim at Frankie, who ran around avoiding the water. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “Oh. That little boy with the holes in his pants you ran around with?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Being sent to work in rich homes, he wouldn’t be suspected when he sized up their loot and cased the joint,, just running around looking busy with a white coat on. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it’s my turn To run around As my big brother, With a haircut like devil horns, Chases me with a firecracker. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In my father's study there was a large globe with all the countries of the world running around it. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z While the boy ran around, she found her husband sitting in his favorite spot behind the sugar mill. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Harry felt the ropes fall away and turned, rubbing his wrists, to see Ron running around the cellar, looking up at the low ceiling, searching for a trapdoor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “When you’re Finished, make him run around the house ten times. Pinch him if he doesn’t obey.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z They let them run around loose at Baron Park Zoo, and this white one opened up all its feathers and started dancing in front of me and backing me up against a fence. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “It’s so much more important for them to run around the school dropping off messages than be challenged to learn what great mathematicians have wrestled with for a thousand years.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z “Yes, baby, we can. But only if you’re quiet while I have my class. No running around the halls, and you have to listen to Mila.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The plot of Blade II is that Blade is a guy who runs around killing vampires. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “What do they let him run around loose for.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z They ran around us, some toward the sound of the shooting, others away from it. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There was a red mark that ran around it as if a necklace had been torn from her. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just wrote facts I found in library books. I didn’t mean that Ralph personally ran around harming crops.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Laika ran around in circles, excited and amused by whatever game she thought I must have been playing. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Raymie watched everyone running around the Finch trying to figure out what the emergency was. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z We pulled up to the hall, and as the horses came to a stop, I leaped from the wagon and ran around to the back door before I could draw a crowd. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z We crawled with the guns on our backs, in our hands, and ran around the building with them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “I’m as fast as can be,” he announced, running around the island twice in no time at all, “and I’m as slow as can be,” he complained, waving good-by to a snail. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Celia ran around it three times for every wish, until the tree repeated itself like a flashing deck of cards. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Alhaji had already put on his jersey and was running around playing imaginary soccer. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The other four were still running around with their helmets on fire. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Startled, the bonobos leaped and ran around, climbing over one another and shrieking. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z "What are you doing? You're supposed to be here, not running around in the woods!" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Well he hasn’t got religious mania, and he isn’t running around in a circle spouting Gilbert and Sullivan, so I suppose he’s normal.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “No running around and sweating it out, and tonight I have to roll it up for you. I’ll use sponge rollers so you can sleep on them.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He took off running around the right side and crossed the goal line, untouched, for a two-point conversion. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The ants were everywhere, angrily running around looking for an enemy—us! Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they start running around the apartment, pulling down the balloons and competing to see who can pop more of them. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The waiters in the cafes in St. Mark's Square had to run around just as much, but at least they were home by midnight at the latest. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He and the other boys run around in the mud; large extra feet of clay stick to the soles of their boots, leaving tracks like monsters. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z First he would do his exercises and run around the ouse, oblivious to the taunts of the hardy peasants looking on. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But Ophie had no way of doing so when she was stuck running around all day, fetching fresh tea and sitting by Mrs. Caruthers in case she needed another log thrown on the fire. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Momma hops out and runs around to me. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Fern leaped out of her chair, ran around to Ma Charles, and buried her face in her neck and chest. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “This slinthead comes up in the Box, acting all confused and scared. A few days later, he’s running around the Maze with Grievers, acting like he owns the place.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z While the rest of the monsters ran around in confusion, Frank pulled his bow and rained arrows on them. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z This from a man who reportedly ran around with an exotic dancer in McKeesport throughout all of last winter, according to Mom’s diary. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I usually got a little exercise while logged into the OASIS, by engaging in physical combat or running around the virtual landscape on my treadmill. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z You always see twins dolled up together as kids, but you never see two grown women running around in identical outfits, holding hands. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Of all the too-cool knuckleheads running around this neighborhood, Jazz picked a good one, and I wanted to believe that was because she had a good example in me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I touched his fancy watch that he never wore and the extra laces for his sneakers that would never run around the reservoir again. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z When I got my UN blanket, I put it over my head and ran around camp, smelling it and saying, “This is mine.” Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran around the rest of the store, from display to display, looking to see if he’d tested any other art supplies. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “No, it didn’t mean me harm. I—we—were running around so much, hollering and everything. I wasn’t paying attention.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Well, don’t bother coming over here tonight. Lolly and me ate up all the supper. We finally caught that ghetto chicken that’s been running around here.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z She wondered why grown-ups gave themselves all the good programs, with all the shouting and running around in. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z 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 Kids were running around screaming, trying to avoid the sizzling craters in the floor. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed the keys and ran around quickly to open the door on the driver’s side. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She dropped the phone and ran around the counter to give them a hug. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z But the first night the hamster made so much noise running around in his wheel that I had to move him down to the basement. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The hen’s reproachful eyes followed us as we ran around the bush, her body aflutter, her head whirling on her body until it seemed that she would screw herself into the ground. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z My mom was totally scared, and eventually the whole village was running around asking, “Have you seen him? Have you seen him?” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Then running around the house looking for tweezers to pluck it out. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “And about twenty kids running around him and screaming.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He had been in the cave a thousand times before when we played there, and now he ran around it sniffing everything, looking for David. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z We walk past them to get to the boys, who are running around orange cones and kicking soccer balls back and forth to each other. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z This is not the kind of house where you can burp freely and run around in your bare feet. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Others were running around in circles, still others stumbling about as if drunk. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z As for why the three Keeley brothers were running around their neighborhood on a Sunday afternoon like crazed lunatics, grabbing all sorts of wacky stuff, well, it was their mother’s fault. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z They caused enough confusion for me to slip back outside and run around toward the back of the building and enter the auditorium through the stage door. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I parked, jumped out, and ran around to get her door. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Seriously, I saw this show once where these people were stranded on an island and there were these other people who were sort of crazy-slash-bad and there was this polar bear creature running around.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “I was not running around like Chicken Little,” said Mr. Ortega, reading his screen. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I got out of the car, ran around to the driver’s side, opened her door, and said, “Be my guest.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, wait—” said Will, before Sir Charles could speak, but Lyra ran around the desk, and from nowhere Pantalaimon was in her arms, a snarling wildcat baring his teeth and hissing at the old man. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our people have been watching him run around the county, stirring up things. He’s planning an attack soon. When he arrives, I want to be sure you’re not confused about your loyalty.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He was running around with another man's wife and she got tired of him. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I ran around to the back of the house. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I had started to run around with a gang, all of which were older than myself. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The spacecraft sat on the moon for hours and Vonetta and Fern wanted to go outside and run around with the chickens before the sun went down. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Just wondering why you’re running around the parking lot, screaming your head off.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I got up and Fern and I ran around to the front. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Like the night she tried to tell them not to keep the little boy for Sis any more; by then she was even running around with colored men, and she was always drunk. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Me and Winn-Dixie went running around to the front of the house. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Not even guys who ran around in packs. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Then we ran around, chasing one another, in the deep green forest. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Newspaper vendors were running around in traffic with their papers wrapped in polythene bags. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry about me. I don’t drink and I don’t run around. I’m no boozer and whorehound. I know what’s good for me.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Officer Khan comes running around the corner, looking left and right and panting. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z While Beau ran around in the shadows of the trees, sniffing and going to the bathroom, I fished the pills out of my coat pocket. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I had been thinking about this when we were running around the track, warming up. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I don’t mean they were running around acting black. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She ran around the side of her house and came back rolling a ratty pink bike. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z A mad person was running around with a weapon that could vaporize a human in an instant. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “You’re in the manager’s office. They’re all running around looking for spirits of ammonia and doctors and things to bring you to. They’d just run out of ammonia, apparently. How do you feel? No kidding.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z After, we all eat snacks and set off firecrackers in the yard, and the twins run around in the dark with the sparklers Simón brought for them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z My dogs, seeing we were finally going to pay some attention to them, started bawling and running around the tree. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The silly girl was running around behind the house to the place where the fire-eater had given his performance. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She was always running around with Reds, wasn’t she? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Honestly, I know how she feels. I feel a little like running around and jumping on things too.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I gasped and ran around the counter next to Lumpy. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “Most boys are out running around all the time.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The third kind were large wooden houses with broad porches that ran around the buildings; they had odd shapes, round towers, octagonal bays, balconies. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d always been a mild kind of kid, rolling with the punches, loose and carefree, running around the track while the other kids sat uptight during practice sessions. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “When I was little, I ran around a lot. And I was fast.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The figure climbed off the doghouse, padded across the yard, hopped the fence, and ran around to the back of the van. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Junior is a wino who does little odd jobs around the block, but anytime any trouble goes down his mama starts running around screaming for him like he’s four or five years old. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Ess was bothered a bit by the bees at first, and ran around waving her arms in the air whenever one landed on her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z And for a few minutes, while everyone runs around fanning their pancake faces and whispering to one another how great they'll be, I'm alone with a silent Tiny Cooper. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Elephants running around in the jungle, a whole bunch of them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But the thing about soccer is that you can run around a whole lot and never, ever touch the ball. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He thought they were nice, but no one ran around like that in real life. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As Minli ran around through the open doors, she stopped and grinned. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Ifemelu and Ginika arrived together, the party still at its dawn, the dance floor bare, boys running around with cassette tapes, shyness and awkwardness still undissolved. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Still, Will was playing left back and he was actually running around and chasing the ball. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I know that with everyone running around armed and scared right now, it could be anybody. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z When they realized the princess did not in fact hate them, Temp and Tick rallied and ran around playing tag with her. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Well, at fourteen years old, it’s not like he runs around biting women’s breasts, but he does punch and kick and spit. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “You might also see my little ones running around,” Daniela says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z We couldn’t get back in without going to get his mother, so we decided to run around and play in the yard. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A small group of us begins cleaning while most of the kids continue to run around like they didn’t even hear him. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “You think Martin Luther King is our daddy? That he secretly run around calling himself Danny Turner, out here in South Carolina? You crazy.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Luke had been running around the room slapping the walls as he passed. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z "When the girl runs around, the beads go clickey-clickety-clickety and that's like a magic spell that heals things. It's like a special hairstyle." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “Just don’t get violent on me. You seeing any purple rabbits running around or things like that?” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw her memories of childhood—roughhousing with her brothers, running around their courtyard home, begging their mother for rock sugar. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Getting the plane ready to blow to blazes took a long time—and a lot of running around in the moonlight. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z A teenage boy running around Calypso in his underwear is odd, but a teenage boy running around Calypso naked is a felony. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “I have three of them. All day they are running around, troubling their mother.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Tree stumps poked out of the ground, making it too dangerous for us to run around. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s busy down there eating everything that falls inside, running around like a chicken with its head cut off, the head on the floor, munching food of its own. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z As for the ghosts of the kids, I guess Chelsea's brother saw Diana and Georgie running around in the woods the way they always do. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z If she’d been back in Georgia she could have run around barefoot, shoes only necessary on Sundays. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z All this running around and moving was temporary, Dad explained. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Alan and the little kids run around, pretending to shoot each other. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Most did, but there were always a jew running around saying “Nubian this” and ‘Nubian that” and always talking about Africa and all this. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly one of the boys leaped up, darted past Mrs. Ames, and ran around the corner of the house. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I ran around the corner and pulled her with me so we were hidden from the crowd. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I saw Fulton Dumas run around from the side of his house, yelling “HELL YES!” and “ALL RIGHT!” while throwing a handful of rocks toward the road. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z When a girl like Deedee could run around and laugh like kids were supposed to. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I figured the same things were running around in Bianca’s head right now. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Just sip it and let it run around your tongue.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I ran inside to the dance and ran around looking for someone who spoke Pedi to help me to convince her to come in. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Robin stepped back and I ran around behind Dragonwings to join her. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z With sons I would have known what to do: frog catching, fishing, war strategies, running around in the mud. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But I didn’t feel a need to run around with a torch. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z All the campers were in their cabins packing up, or running around with brooms and mops, getting ready for final inspection. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I hear some kids running around in the backyard, and soon I see their faces appearing now and then, rising and falling from a trampoline. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z We ran around the cabin looking for salt. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The yard was filling with the chatter of neighbors and the shrieks of children running around under the kuka tree. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Other than running around in some orange groves, I have no memory of my time with her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She got up from her desk and looked out the window and saw Mrs. Tickham running around the backyard with a shiny, oversize vacuum cleaner. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z The plan amounted to a bureaucratic end run around Brown. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z And there was what seemed like a whole army of Winn-Dixie employees running around waving their arms just the same way the store manager was waving his. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s one of those upbeat songs that leads to a praise break at church and Grandma running around the sanctuary, shouting. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She did not tell him that sometimes when she watched Baby running around with the neighborhood children, so helpless and happy, she wanted to gather Baby in her arms and apologize. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Guys with headphones and women with clipboards run around checking stuff. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Just like kids all over the country, we ran around collecting as much candy as we could, but we had to do so in this phony situation. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z And it was then, that first time that Louis and I drove around, that I began to see that what was happening was bigger than just a few people running around mowing lawns. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z She pulled on her jacket, peeked through the glass in the front door, then hurried out onto the porch, almost running around the house to the car. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Felix dropped Freebie's leash and let him run around the room. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The woman whose reputation was spotless, and who tended to her family, who didn’t drink or smoke or run around. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z We watch a game show where people run around a grocery store. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Late one afternoon I was playing by myself like I always did, running around the neighborhood. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I run around to the side of the house and turn on the faucet full blast. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z One-ninety Howard Avenue turned out to be just across the street from a big convent, and there were a lot of trees and stuff and nuns running around the place. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z She runs around the growing fire to the camper. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Their kids ran around and flopped on the chairs and played with stuff, giving no indication they thought it peculiar to reside on a body of water. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Sir came running around the side of the truck. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z As Minli ran around through the open doors, she stopped and grinned. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He was back outside, thirty floors up on a flat roof with a radio mast and a tall metal fence running around the perimeter. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z When it’s time for Mrs. Brook to leave I run around the playground looking for him. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z My uncles gave the same to Laleh, who screamed and ran around shouting, “I’m a millionaire! I’m a millionaire!” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Kiyo and I were too young to run around, but often we would eat in gangs with other kids, while the grownups sat at another table. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z A bunch of them jump on me and I keep going, running around in circles like an accident of nature until finally there are so many of them on me, I can't stand up anymore. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Fat staples run around my stump like a big ugly zipper, and the skin is stained dirty yellow. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I couldn’t think on Friday night, because Smell Factor was crying and running around the house throwing things. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nobody runs around with Empire State. He’s a nut. He just stands around with a broom, dribbling spit. He can’t even talk.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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