We stood aside and let him rush through the door ahead of us. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

As Tal and Fischer left the stage, journalists rushed to them begging for a comment. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A minute after the snow goose had appeared, the last of the children left the temple, and the only sound was the rush of air in the branches of the circling witches above. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ice moved smoothly around the floor, thin legs wide apart, head bobbing, the ball moving from his hand to the floor and rushing back to his light palms as if it was a giant yo-yo. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He rushed to the press box to administer some image control but met a hostile audience. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the final bell rings, I rush out of the room, ready to strategize with Soojin about how we are going to deal with this group and still win the race. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It was not fear touching his heart, but the wordless sorrow of dry leaves rushing desolate before the wind. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

It’s warm outside, but there is a breeze rushing against the waves. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Hoping they would not rush past him, he kept his horse to a slow walk. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

With a rush of air, like a balloon released from your hands, the tiny silver-and-black toddlers skipped away, until only one was left. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Ma rushed into the room like she expected to see my leg had come clean off or something. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Its government prepared meticulously documented claims, rushed them through its puppet court, and demanded immediate payment. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Six giants cried in glee and rushed forward. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The night was still except for the distant rush of traffic on the highway. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The shift foreman who had trained Shin rushed over. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

When the Poppers rushed onto the stage, both penguins and seals had found the stairway leading to the Swenson dressing room and were on their way upstairs. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

A wild rush—a howl that is louder than anything I’ve ever heard before. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Cool,” I said, though I was seriously tempted to rush home and break the television. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

John rushes back to the policeman and stands firmly between the two of us. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But I quickly fell behind as Mr. French read the next sentence and I had to rush to catch up. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

It generally would be after their morning rush—but let me tell you about that rush. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abby and the other cheerleaders rush off to the bathroom as soon as the parade ends to get into their uniforms, and Nick and I look up at the bleachers. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Wind rushes over the lip of the hole and washes over me, and I close my eyes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

When I see a well-dressed woman entering the market, I rush to her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rushed to Burnham and took his hands in his own. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Where, with the rush of commerce, despair came home to roost and hardened slowly into resignation. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

This rush of love and companionship and friendship and happiness? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Then she whirled about and rushed back through the swinging doors. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

With a start, we awoke and rushed to the window yet again. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt like rushing forth with the meat knife and chopping off the offending hand. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

She wipes tears off my face but more rush after. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

"Why are you rushing back?" the old man's voice said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The last time I had felt a rush like this was that day in the winter of 1975, just after I had cut the last kite, when I spotted Baba on our rooftop, clapping, beaming. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

You could feel the rush of prison growth even in the forgotten backwater of Sing Sing, where the superintendent had said that getting money to build new and bigger vocational shops was his number-one priority. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was okay to rush up on ’em now that Pa and Emma had settled ’em down some. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The quiet peace of fire in my muscles, the breaths that rushed out like gale winds when I pushed through a final set. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was like all the blood in her body rushed to her heart, all at once. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He was vaguely cognizant of the tepid applause and rush of grumbling that met the announcement. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth, but steam rushes in and boils away the words. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I could feel the wind rush over their tightness. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The son raised his ax and rushed at the murderer but was wrestled to the ground by friends; then the murderer came at the prostrate son with an ax and was also wrestled down. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mr.Wonka rushed on down the corridor, THE NUT ROOM, it said on the next door they came to. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

But apparently other kids did, because a bunch of kids cheered and rushed toward the door. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We rushed inside, bought tickets, and rode the elevator up to the observation deck. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The liver that he had been cutting was rushed to usamriid for analysis. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Sitton has to yell to talk to us over the sound of rushing water. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pax watched for a while longer to be certain the war-sick were occupied, then crossed over the remaining span of rushing water along a fallen tree. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He wanted to rush over and check,' but Ephialtes stood in his way. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I had been in such a rush to leave, I had put Sohrab’s worn black Adidas back on, and they were much tighter on my Hobbit feet than my Vans. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I heard voices, too, speaking with a hollow sound, and as if muffled by a rush of wind or water: agitation, uncertainty, and an all-predominating sense of terror confused my faculties. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Any wind—even the lightest—draws from the height of the elms a rushing sound, multifoliate and powerful. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presently Kit opened the door to Prudence’s timid knock and was comforted by the pleasure that rushed into the child’s face. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, he admitted defeat and rushed down to the computer room. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Or I could wait until the boat was already full and board with the last rush of passengers. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I felt a little rush of heat in my cheeks when I saw Carmen smiling, but it was probably because I was still hot from being in the kitchen for five hours. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

As soon as I allowed myself to feel anything for Barack, the feelings came rushing—a toppling blast of lust, gratitude, fulfillment, wonder. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He kept his head down, fixed upon the old stale rushes scattered on the floor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Water was already rushing around my knees, pulling from every direction. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I loved that rush the day I chose Dauntless, and I love it now. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Attendants rush to bring her chafing dish closer. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

We rushed through the uncarpeted chambers, candlesticks clutched to our breasts. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Myrish carpets covered the floor instead of rushes, and in one comer a hundred fabulous beasts cavorted in bright paints on a carved screen from the Summer Isles. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Jasper rushed at me and licked my hands in a frenzy of delight as if I had been away for a long time. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Students were rushing around us, some of them slowing down to stare as they went. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I rushed into the parking lot and stopped short. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

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

The women rush forward, swarming over the jewelry cart and fussing over who will get which piece. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“I was in a rush when I wrote it—sorry.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The rain starts to fall more steadily, and people rush out of the park, paying us no mind. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

For the first time since he was fifteen, Pollard was deprived of the intoxicating rush of riding. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many look about the same size as me as they rush over with naked younger siblings bouncing on their backs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get this rush of happiness, this flood of relief. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Then she blinked, and they were only men, rushing down to kill or die. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“We must not rush it in this bald way. We must be at ease before we begin our conversation, otherwise it will seem so strained.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry and Hermione rushed up to the hospital wing at the end of the day to find Ron in a terrible state in bed. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Kelly bounced up and rushed out the door. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

It was still dark when I woke, all around me the rush and hum of crickets. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Many questions rush through my mind, but none of them stick. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I like this part, the little rush at the beginning. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I’d fed Sumac again, and he was nestled into the center of a basket filled with warm alpaca wool, just to the side of my rush mat. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

If they were to materialize in our midst today, those among us without true knowledge of our religion would rush to authenticate them as exemplary Muslims, based on their appearance. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The land rushed at him, a tidal wave. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like being swallowed, this rushing through the dark, with the river roaring like a thousand voices. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I rushed into the building and ran toward the bathroom door. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I rush through the backyard we all hated because of relentless mosquitoes and fruit flies, then hop the fence. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I'm surprised by the rush of affection I feel for him. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s no credit to me that I was sort of glad he rushed off before I could tell him about Lightfoot. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He was worried about rushing up the stairs, as if Trina had put the infected into some kind of trance and that any hurried movement might break the spell. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When the truck finally stops and the engine turns off, my ears throb with abrupt silence that rushes into my head. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He rushes forward and says, “Now if you hurry down, you’ll be there in time not to miss anything.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It had been a while since I’d had a girls’ night out, and the estrogen rush was invigorating. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a moment is so remarkable that it carves out a space in time and spins there, while the world rushes on around it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Milo and Tock stood blinking in the bright light and, as their eyes became accustomed to it, the first things they saw were the king’s advisers again rushing toward them. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Polly rushed out of the room, praying she would not encounter Clay or Mr. Derby as she ran to the kitchen. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Woman to Woman’s second Money Matters workshop has ended, and the guest speaker is bombarded by all the mentees rushing to meet him. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Sam rushed to her side, only to pitch forward and start groaning, too, their hands clutched to their head, their black hair brushing against the ground. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He rushed upon the crooked man, towering with passion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a rush of wind that carries my voice away, so I scream louder. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Yin Lan-lan rushed everywhere, with her head up and her chest thrust out proudly. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be like the time Sarah and her best friend came rushing home from school, to tell me they’d seen their first flasher in the park. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled and almost fell into the train’s rush. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I'm okay with it, though, because it's not like I'm rushing to get somewhere. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

There were so many people rushing around now, yelling and pushing, but we stayed in the line. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“And there’s the god,” she whispered, and she rushed to her typewriter. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I hear the raspy, quick rushes of his lungs. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now along the roadway there were people rushing out, people lining die rail fences, anxious, overjoyed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could ask Grandma more about it, she put a cold cloth to my face and rushed me into the bathtub. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she was just curious about why I rushed back and forth to the pump. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strong arms lifted her up and rushed her into the bathing chamber. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I rush to get her but Miss Leefolt get there first. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Horns began blowing, people rushed in and out, bats swooped in for orders and disappeared again without taking the time to land. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

If someone shines a flashlight at you, the light rushes at you at a speed of c. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

After the brisk man left, the boss rushed out to borrow money to make the check good. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they jogged to their right and entered the shopping district on Fourth Avenue, people stopped on the sidewalk or rushed out of storefronts to watch them pass— staring, snickering, and applauding. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Joaquin felt the emotions rush up and over him again and again with each new picture, each one a heartbreak and a joy. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The white landscape rushes past me, and the ice monuments loom close. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“No, no, of course not,” she said, in a rush. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The service ended and Granny rushed to the front of the church and began talking excitedly to the elder; I saw the elder looking at me in surprise. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ghost burst through the waterfall in an angry rush, shook droplets from his fur, sniffed at the darkness suspiciously, then lifted a leg against one rocky wall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Spike rushes down the hall from the other end and slips in. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It was right before the water rushed in at that concourse. When we fought off those wannabe gangsters. I woke up just as the bad part began.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He stopped abruptly as something with dry whispering feet flitted across his path, emitting as the rush of its flight died a thin, piping wail of lonely fear. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

My hands came out first, then my right leg with a vacuum plop as the mud rushed to fill the newly vacated space. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She rushed out of the flat to look for her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The upward rush of the machine slackened off; a moment later they were hanging motionless in the air. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The drapes ripped free of the canopy overhead and tumbled down, half on the rushes and half on him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Arm almost cried out as the door opened and the tangle of emotions rushed in. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She left the city room, looking worried, rushing right past Mr. Ali, who had been standing in the doorway this whole time. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He left the formation so he could rush his bleeding navigator to the hospital. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

In the labyrinthine Ministry the windowless, air-conditioned rooms kept their normal temperature, but outside the pavements scorched one’s feet and the stench of the Tubes at the rush hours was a horror. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

People rush in and eventually come back out with arms full of stuff. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I burst into tears as the cold air rushed into the car. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Cars were rushing past us and their taillights glowed red, like mean eyes staring at us. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie grabbed a glass of beer and rushed it through the door and gave it to a girl sitting in a big chair. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood there a minute, watching the river rush by. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I can feel the blood rushing to my cheeks. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

They paced up and down the hall, settled themselves in the rushes on the floor, only to rise and begin walking about again. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

In the bathroom, I turn the faucet on high and let the hot water rush over my hands until they’re red. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I barely reach the gate when a crowd of students rushes over to me, not just seventh graders but upperclass- men, too. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rushes out of the room, her eyes to the floor. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Conversely, Europe, in its rush toward political and economic unity today, will have to devote much thought to how to avoid dismantling the underlying reason behind its successes of the last five centuries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Like sprinters cued by a starting gun, Baker rushed into the barn with Conger at his heels. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the television, players in blue rush along a field two thousand miles away. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I take time to clear away the tea before rushing to our bedroom. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They’d arrived at an uneasy truce—Mamma didn’t have to modulate her tone if Dimple didn’t have to drop everything and rush to her aid for saffron emergencies. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I jumped from where I was and rushed over everyone, knocking down desks and chairs and columns. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Big chunks were now spinning in the rushing black water. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wait for the rush of fire and thunder from Baba, but it doesn’t come. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Which isn’t so odd, because the clouds above rush their way through the sky, too. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She knew why she had rushed to protect Chester. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I nearly trip over my own feet rushing toward the seed vault drawers. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I sprang from my horse,” he wrote proudly, and “rushed up to the roof.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

My normally harried, rushed mother always turns into a strung-out retail junkie just before Turkey Day. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Just after dawn on the morning of our fourth day on Cape Torokina I was at the command tent when one of our Marine medics rushed in. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thaya Jaan rushed over to us with Mama and Baba after the Quran competition program was over and hugged us both tightly. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

This time, at my touch, they course through my veins in an eager, heady rush. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The four attackers followed up with a rush to take spears from the fallen men. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They saw, as they imagined, their enemies in flight, and they rushed after them in disorder. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Rush, rush, rush whispered the wind, the sky, the clouds, the trees. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I felt the love rush from me to Gat and from Gat to me. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

She rushed over to comfort the wounded man, and accused Lancelot of being a murderer, and carried on a great deal. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heat was fiercely intense and blinding, and in his rush to flee, Sullivan slipped on the uneven floorboards and fell with a thud. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

They rushed back to the lobby and found the hotel manager. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

They left the road and rushed where they chose, up, down, to the right, to the left. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When, at last, I see their distant figures return, my siblings and I rush toward them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only now there were people everywhere, filling the news shop, heading in all directions, strolling, rushing, dragging children and bags, but nowhere did she see her mother’s or father’s or little sister’s familiar face. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Minny storms in mad, quiets down as she tells Aibileen her story, then rushes out in a rage as fast as she came in. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He closed his arms around his head and rushed past his mother’s boyfriend with a quick “hey,” beelining it to his room. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I rush out and look for her all throughout the loft. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The flood hurled them across the junction and into St. Aldate’s, where the downward slope of the street let the water rush on with even greater speed. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

A glow of orange bursts inside, and all those people rush out. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The structures along the river were now nought but torrents of fire, liquid and rushing; whatever features as remained—lintels, doorframes, and roof-trees—were sketched with dark charcoal smudges in the midst of red activity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

In their rush to slip away, they’d left with few supplies, and riding in the gaps between train cars meant it was impossible to scavenge for food. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Today, as she enters the emergency room, a social worker in a pink frock rushes up to Olga. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

She spins slowly as she rushes deeper into the black tunnel beyond. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Very well, if you must be rushing off, I shall just tell you that I accepted my acquaintance's proposal.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s New Year’s Eve and Mrs. O’Halloran is anxious for this child to be born so that she can rush off to the parties and celebrations. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Catelyn Stark screamed, finding her voice at last, but it was too late, the blood madness was on them, and they rushed forward with shouts that drowned her softer words. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He heard the rush, got his knife out and lunged at one dark figure and felt his knife go home, and then he was swept to his knees and swept again to the ground. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was rushing to the bridge to find out when another explosion shook the ship. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

But so many people rush to protect the paper chain at the same time that the mass of kids bubbles through the door, carrying the three men with it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Meantime in the living room, the volume of Trotter’s voice told Gilly that Walter Cronkite had called it a day, but she no longer needed to rush. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

But as soon as the peach rolled out of the garden and began to go down the steep hill, rushing and plunging and bounding madly downward, then the whole thing became a nightmare. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I lay a card on my sketchbook, but before I can choose a word, Carol rushes through the clinic doorway, her baby balanced on her hip. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rushed away, alone except for those invisible companions. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I reached the shed, Georgie came rushing to meet me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The Howards rushed Pollard to the hospital Charles had built in memory of his lost son and called Doc Babcock, the same country physician who had tried in vain to save Frankie. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they came together in a rush of steel and shadow, he could hear Lyanna screaming. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her children poured out behind her and rushed the door of their house. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s back!” all the men kept mumbling and chanting and calling out hysterically as they rushed back and forth. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then the flames rushed up and Hercules was seen no more on earth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door to the conference room swings open and half a dozen adults rush in. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

A rush of excitement builds, and I’m no longer thinking about what it means to have brothers who never talk to you but somehow still know you—I want to know what’s inside the box. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When I knocked he probably rushed over to the fireplace and propped himself up. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was on the very verge of telling her mother her secret, but, luckily for her, her mother was already rushing from the room, her hands over her ears. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

They each seized a Twin and rushed back to the window. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I’ll miss you.” she called back, and rushed on down the stairs with a great clatter to erase any more sounds, any more doubts. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time the evocation of the Founder saddened me, and the campus seemed to rush past me, fast retreating, like the fading of a dream at the sundering of slumber. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the Confederates’ attempt to rush across the bridges, the wagons become tangled. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Now holding the chicken in one hand, the sneering goblin rushed to meet him. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Harry could smell salt and hear rushing waves; a light, chilly breeze ruffled his hair as he looked out at moonlit sea and star-strewn sky. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But then a rush of air woke me up inside, showed me the freedom of watching the world go by at a run. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Blood rushes to my head, making me feel heavy and light-headed all at once. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mamita rushed in, breathless and red-faced and sweating, her chest heaving. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra’s phone buzzed as she watched Manny rush off into the Brooklyn night. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

It was a huge, heavy rush, suggesting immensity, a great parting of air. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

For a moment only the rush of air comes through the speakers just below the screen, but then, footsteps. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We both lifted our feet when a little water from the tide came rushing in. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The minute they saw me they rushed toward me, jumping up and down with jubilation: “The mailman gave us two letters for you,” they cried. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother rushed to me and clapped her hand over my mouth. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The decision feels indulgent, as it is not particularly late, or cold, or raining, and he is in no great rush to be home. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

From her black crack mouth, a blizzard rushes out. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He balled up his fists and leaned forward like he had when he was about to rush me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Then Vaughan telephoned the new Osage County sheriff to say that he had all the information he needed and that he was rushing back on the first train. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He rushed out of the house as Stella watched, torn between following him back to Tony and making sure Jojo was taken care of. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I always rushed to check the new lists. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several slaves rushed out to meet the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside rushed the armies of the rain, and lightning flashed against the window. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Zing rushed over to the resting Silver and cuddled up against her. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

What comes up again and again in malpractice cases is that patients say they were rushed or ignored or treated poorly. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Nailer prayed for the people he had abandoned and then he turned his face forward again and let the wind rush past. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The end could not be rushed; there would be fighting to the last ditch, but the end was inevitable. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

They both start scanning the kids as we rush for the door, and I nudge Sneaky. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I rushed to the next room and crouched in a corner. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I wanted to reach through the bars and touch the vein with the blood rushing through it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

All my second thoughts rushed forward, causing a traffic jam in my mind. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lurk around a corner as he rushes through the engineering department at MIT, checks his campus mail. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And she and her dæmon raced upward, flying quicker than sparks from a fire, the air rushing through the twigs on her branch and making her black hair stream out behind. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We rush to get dressed before our guests arrive, and once everyone shows up, Suesetta and I blend into the wallpaper. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We rushed across, facing into a bitter wind. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The plane had just done a steep climb from the reservoir basin—maybe it’s just his imagination or a head rush from the climb. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She rushed out after him into the night. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two girls rushed their little brothers back inside. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I can't speak, but he tells me in his rough, rushed German what is going on outside in the stabbing sunshine. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He rushed through a plea of provocation, and then he too talked about my soul. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The riverbank was steep and high here, so she was quite safe when a rushing torrent of water, heralded by a great curling wave, swept past. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A storm of charged particles rushed through my head like lightning, giving off strange flashes of coloured lights. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

A shadow went over me, and there was a big rush of wind, and a huge bird flew back up into the sky as I ducked. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

The waves rush back in, the water swishing and rising to my ankles. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was as if in some prenatal rush, they had been dressed in one another’s clothes. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

We always left home between six and seven in the morning so we could be among the front wave of people rushing the trucks as they came in, usually around ten. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way the bees poured out, rushing up all of a sudden in spirals of chaos and noise, caused me to jump. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

With light steps I made my way through the outer courtyard and the gates, descended through the meadow, and crouched amid the rushes by the brook. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Instead of rushing, I stay and help Miss Carol do some Xeroxing, then watch the cheerleaders rehearse outside. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Diego slammed into the wall and slumped down, the air rushing out of him just as it had from Esperanza minutes before. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And I feel this rush of energy through me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how long it was, but it felt like forever before Grandma opened the door and a rush of fresh air entered the room. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” Freckles says, sliding back into the booth, “not to rush you or anything, but when you’re done, we’re going to go back home.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I am only saying that the situation is serious. In the beginning our people rushed to donate food, but now they have forgotten. It will be a disaster if war comes.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I rushed up and down the stairs, trying every door and peering out of every window I could find; but after a little the conviction of my helplessness overpowered all other feelings. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Afterwards, in the sting and rush and the steam of Fang’s shower, I opened my mouth and let the water pour down my throat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But, ah can tell ye that if he played anything else they’d break away an’ rush off in a panic.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I stood in the grass, my hands on the windowsill, thrilling in the rush of freedom. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and thought about waves, rushing water, the Mississippi River. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Even after she gets up and takes a shower, Mami doesn’t rush to fold up the bed and turn it back into a sofa. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

A huge rift opened up, the ocean rushing in with a roar that drowned the seabirds’ cries. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Father was rushing a chair seat, and I was helping him. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I don’t see anyone rushing to bring us any candy.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He saw me at once, and rushed up to me, saying:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Steel, concrete, glass pound, rush like death elevators, squashing each floor, one after another and another. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Some of the water rushed up my nose and burned. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We join the other kids who are rushing over to Mrs. Malloy, making sure we smile real big. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I feel a rush of relief to see my uncle intact, no eyes or fingernails missing. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She’s sweating, either from the heat or the exertion of rushing through books and files. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Blood poured out of the bullet holes in him like water rushing through newly opened tributaries. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

All the girls screamed and giggled and rushed this way and that around me. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The Marines rushed before us on the cross-street, following upon the rebels’ heels. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Then I felt that rush of wind again. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Then our warriors rushed in upon them and it was hard to tell one from the other. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bell rang and there was a mad rush toward the exit. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The fleeting warmth of Rajiv’s lips on my skin brought it all rushing back—Phil’s touch, his lips, his fingertips and a feeling that is not so fleeting after all. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The words rushed out of her like she had been holding them in for a long time. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She rushed me over to the sink and started to rinse the relaxer out. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I rushed up the staircase, anxious to check my email, knowing there would be a message from Drew. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In the rush and panic, a number of people either lost their footing or were accidentally pushed from the sidewalk and into the busy street. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

That he had a point did not stop the blood from rushing to my face. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Happiness rushes out of me as I remember Alan’s angular face. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Running behind Salvador, she rushed into the house past its three small guardians, her two little sisters and her five-year-old brother. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

They opened it, with the result, of course, that all the Winds rushed out at once and swept them away in a terrific tempest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pack your things,” Mandy said as soon as she understood my rushed explanation. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But before I can beg her to spill the beans, Justin rushes into the kitchen and pulls the turkey tea cozy off Mom’s head. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

In a great rush of excitement he dived downward after the streak of gold. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It marked the beginning of the end and made everything else seem rapid, the months rushing past, time hurtling forward. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I rushed over to check on him, but then I heard Grover’s voice: “Percy!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“This is ridiculous,” I say, heat rushing into my cheeks. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She seized a stone from the fireplace and rushed outside, but it was over by then. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Edward felt a warm rush of pleasure at being recognized, at being known. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining in the back window of the truck, and Tayo had the window rolled down and his arm hanging out, feeling the air rush past. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once he was alone, all of the feeling came back to Luke in one sudden rush. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It’s impossible not to feel a rush as the noise fills your ears, throbs and swells, pulls you into motion, so you’re not flexing your own muscles as much as riding the roar. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

One piglet, with a demented shriek, rushed into the sea trailing Roger's spear behind it. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

There’s a rush of elation, tempered with something else: a nameless dread. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It frightened her and gave her a big rush. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked me up and rushed me to the emergency ward. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

To Pong's surprise, Somkit rushed at the woman and threw his arms around her. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“We were supposed to go back tomorrow. Why are you rushing, D?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I took a breath and said the rest in a rush. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Alex doesn’t hear whatever Nora says next because a rush of movement at the doors of the Palm Room near the edge of the garden catches his eye. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

We would hear the rushing roar of water coming, and my dad would lock up the house and get us all out of there to head for higher ground. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I want to see your uncle first. Kit — ” His words came in an unpremeditated rush. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She staggered into the gray zone, carrying boxes of supplies, and felt a sweeping adrenal rush, and thought, I’m too young to be going through this. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We rush back down the hall, but the office door is locked too. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The chorus labors through the first phrase and then rushes forward with hugs, kisses, and—from a couple of the boys—fake karate kicks. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

In the rush I almost forgot about my cut. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, you don’t have to rush to hold doors open or smother me in compliments for me to like you.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He walked with the slow, deliberate gait of someone who rushed for no one, with the confidence of a man who ruled the city. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He lifted his face and felt that momentary rush of hope and promise. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I can’t just rush out and push Halley’s Comet off its course. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her moans echoed through the stairwell, and we rushed out of our apartments to calm her at once, bearing palm fans and sugar cubes, and tumblers of refrigerated water to pour on her head. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

When the Painter finally glanced away from his work, he saw the magistrate and his men rushing toward him, their swords drawn. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Qotho danced backward, aiakh whirling around his head in a shining blur, flickering out like lightning as the knight came on in a rush. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He had no feeling of his left hand but he braked all he could with his right and the line rushed out. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed that Stagehand would surely rush right by and that Seabiscuit would reappear in his wake. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yeah, yeah. Totally,” I rushed to say, before Bobby Gene could let slip the terrible truth: We weren’t allowed to go to the museum. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She opened the double doors and we rushed ahead in a wave, goaded from behind by boys who crushed against us with their chests and knees. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Meantime, Francis’ mind fastened on a more amusing topic until, the meal over, he remembered that he had to rush to a 2:30 appointment. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

And as it rushed nearer, nearer, it became more familiar, until when it reached the landing it was Tom! The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later in the afternoon a scouting ant wandered across the rush bridge which Merlyn had commanded him to make. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woods’ve been rising up into hills for an hour or two now and we rush up ’em and down ’em and up ’em again and sometimes it’s more like hiking than running. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Other nations rush to pass mandatory Mind’s Eye legislation, and in a matter of months every person on Earth is living in a fantasy world. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She had seen the image of a red dragon flying off a paper as they had rushed pass. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She was nineteen, in the middle of her studies, in no rush to be a bride. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

At one small town, a group of old folks and barefoot children rushed over to embrace Dr. King. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I quickly locked the office and rushed to the parking lot to see the tree. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

From inside the shack came a sound like the rushing of a terrible wind. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Through the stone, she could hear the faint rush of the Tumbles tone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A gust of wind rushed under them and lifted her off the roof. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

One afternoon I rushed into the house, plopped my backpack in the hallway, and pitched my sweater in the middle of the living room floor. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Tony smiled and rushed off to his own house, probably to stuff down food and get back outside. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The relief rushed through Moss, and he felt silly that he had worried so much. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Nathan rushed over to Pond’s side and wrapped his arms around Pond’s massive chest. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

All three of them bowed low to him, and after regarding them imperi-ously for a moment, Buckbeak bent his scaly front knees and allowed Hermione to rush forward and stroke his feathery neck. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She neighed again, and all the animals broke into a gallop and rushed into the yard.Then they saw what Clover had seen. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

For one second I saw Beau looking down at me from the log, getting smaller as I rushed away, and then the water spun me and I was gone. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Isa could vaguely hear her family rush out behind her, but it didn’t stop her from pounding a fist on the door. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Heat rushed through her and she dropped Kaede’s hand as if it were a live coal. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She wanted to go home now, at once, rush back to the safety of the fence and her mother’s voice from the window. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sipping a highball after dinner, hearing the rushing of water in the electric dishwasher in the kitchen, I brought up a question that had puzzled me. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when my mom told the doctor about the big concert, he had agreed to discharge Jeffrey with another specific warning to rush to the E.R. if anything didn’t seem right. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one dared, not openly, though he heard mutterings mingled with the creak of wood and rope and the rush of the river around the pilings. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He did not rush into his business the way a demon might have. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olanna felt a rush of melancholy; her twin sister thought something had to have happened for her to call. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Margaret, in her boredom, simply rushed around and made a nuisance of herself. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was no rush to get into the fighting; no one seemed to feel the need to get into the infantry, and only a few were talking about the Marines. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quickly, she rushes over to me and tends to my wound. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those occupying the chairs closest to the flaming chair abandon their seats and rush for the door, only to find that there is no longer a door to be found, only a solid wall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I turned to leave, but the boys rushed around me in a circle, blocking the way. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Soldiers rush to them, cuffing their arms behind their backs, forcing them together into clusters. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

That’s why I think I walked into the classroom a little rushed and wasn’t really paying attention. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” I said, and I felt a new, numbing rush of sadness. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The moisture feels good and the rushing water lifts the smoke. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Cold, damp air rushed past him as he fell down, down, down and — With a funny, muffled sort of thump he landed on something soft. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Suddenly with a rush, his footsteps echoing up the aisle, the man came. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

If too many of the dragon-teeth men rushed to attack him, he must throw a stone into their midst, which would make them turn against each other and fight until all were killed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dawn came clear and bright; a wind swept across their path, rushing through the bent grasses. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The girl nipped nimbly round the lions at the base of the monument and joined in the rush. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But the horse’s old fans, overjoyed to see him again, rushed the betting windows. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, she chose a direction and we rushed forward. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The river’s a hundred feet away but you can hear it cuz this is where it starts rushing downhill to get to the swamp. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

My mind rushes back to the opening days of other Victory Tours. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Viola rushes up to the fence in front of the house. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It rushes, pours like I imagine a waterfall would. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Though dark was almost upon us, we had not yet lighted the rush lights. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He spends the days of orientation rushing around campus, back and forth along the intersecting flagstone path, past the clock tower, and the turreted, crenelated buildings. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

After the meeting I asked for directions to the administration building and rushed to see my counselor, Mr. Kinkade. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

A ragged tunic concealed the half-healed scars on his back, but his boots were scattered amidst the rushes, and his breeches tangled about his feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As the boys rushed toward us, I threw the grenade among them, but the explosion was delayed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The Dauntless guards standing near the elevators rush toward the entrance with their guns lifted. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But Dad wasn’t through yet, and you couldn’t rush him. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don Manuel snaps his fingers, and several officers rush forward for instructions. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you’re in such a rush, go around me,” she said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

My heart skips forward, elated by the rush. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the first rush they burst through to the party. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to rush back to the safety of the black faces I knew. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

With this they drew their swords and rushed together with such ferocity that each, after dealing the other a dint on the helm, sat down suddenly backwards. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes for a moment or two and listened to the rush of the sea. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

At the end of the period, I quickly took a shower, got dressed, and rushed to the main office to pick up a petition. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“There it is, now! It’s in your face. You won’t let people tell you things. You rush too much. I’m trying to help you and you won’t let me.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A silent flood of tears rushed down my cheeks. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

‘Father, us not trying to rush you. But it time now to get gone from here.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I rushed past my worried mother who cried after me then ran to tend Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was in the bathroom scraping a quick razor over my face when Judy Poovey came in and rushed over so fast I cut my cheek. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The comrade who had rushed up gave the signal for me to be allowed to leave. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt blood rushing through all the narrow parts of my body: the wrists, the throat, the backs of my knees. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His first thought was to rush out and confront them, but a certain shrinking held him back. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The boy and I lock eyes, and when he smiles, blood rushes to my cheeks. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He wrote about the forest markets and stood often on the veranda, looking down the stretch of road, half expecting a mob of youths to rush toward the house with flaming torches. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When nobody came out two cops wearing bulletproof vests rushed the door. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once at the track, he jumped out and began rushing toward the jockeys’ room. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what it is, but people keep rushing around, talking quietly, and Jeanine gives speeches about how corrupt Abnegation is all the time, almost every day.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then the king raised his hand, and with a rush like the sudden onset of a great wind the last host of Rohan rode thundering into the West. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He would rush to a storm to see it up close, to be inside it. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He would drive into Manhattan after work, during the afternoon rush, three days a week. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was a not unbewitching sound, a mix of flute and bassoon, my consonants slightly slurred, a rush and breathiness to most of my pronouncements. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The palm branches acted as buoys, helping to lift the heavy canoes up high enough to keep the water from rushing over the sides. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

That was when Sierra Russell rushed into the room. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Scattering fallen leaves as he rushed down the tree-lined street, thirteen-year-old Bobby vaulted up the red-carpeted stairs of the Marshall Chess Club two steps at a time and entered the Great Hall. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In their rush to build a model, they had even forgotten Franklin’s first discovery: the remarkable “wetness” of DNA. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I nodded at her and rushed through a lobby that reminded me of a fancy hotel. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

That part was already forgotten, or else would be forgotten in the pleasurable rush of being important. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She could smell the earthy bag again, could feel the cold water rushing in. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

From below there came a roaring, rushing sound, like the crash of surf on a stony beach, but he knew it was the wind tearing through the leaves on the trees. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we come to the Pamunkey River, which separates us from Werowocomoco, we find a canoe in the rushes and use it to paddle across. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I felt the tiny rush of wind from his wings against my forehead and, reflexively, my eyes squeezed shut of their own accord. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I used to love these, with their mixture of nutmeg and molasses, but now all I could taste was the weird rush of sugar, the tang of chemicals. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then he straightened up his back and words rushed out from him like an untied balloon. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The doctor had rushed in, wearing pajamas under his coat. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

We jump up from our seats, change into our play clothes, and rush to the door. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The shrews made a frenzied rush into the undergrowth; Matthias found he was standing alone. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Miss Leefolt say, rushing into the living room, picking up toys fast as she can. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I was told later that the farmer whose tractor we’d hit rushed from his house. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

My brothers rushed over to help me up. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed his winter coat and soft, peaked brown trench cap before rushing out of the service quarters on the factory grounds where he lived with his father and younger brother. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the sweetness of the news, loneliness, bottomless and black, rushes in. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was as if someone had splashed water in Gregor’s face and brought reality rushing back. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I hear her car pulling into the driveway, I rush back to bed and pretend I’m still sick. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

My instinct was to rush outside and help him back into the warm house, but I fought it, knowing it would be just another blow to his dignity. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She expected them to rush to the long table stacked with identical bows and arrows, but apparently none of the twenty-one other competitors were in much of a hurry to go home. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We dropped everything and rushed up to it. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

He rushed up to George and Phoebe, grabbing them both and pulling them to him. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pike rushed in through the sliding doors. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

As he rushed, he heard a sickening crash and a thud. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

There was a rush to buy the cook drinks and hear more details. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Before the sun even popped its rays through the lowest brush, she was carefully rolling up the rush mats she had woven. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He rushed to her side and laid the embroidery on her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

When the Proactiv infomercials hit the airwaves, my mom paid for a rush order, but even the face wash, toner, and lotion combo couldn't conquer my clogged pores and whiteheads. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I looked up to see men, women, and children rushing towards the trestle, and others swinging themselves out of passenger cars. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I nod, though she can’t see me, and we keep moving, the flashlight beam bouncing, our shoes scraping, the moldy air rushing toward us from whatever is on the other end. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He didn’t belong in this multitude of monsters any more than the Minotaur belonged in Penn Station at rush hour. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

This was an impossibility, and if he could think of having a rifle whole horizons were burst and he could rush on. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their total lack of hesitation astounded me, because it was obvious many of them were rushing toward certain death. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But I don’t have to rush into it. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Joe was standing on a gravel bar in the Dungeness River, studying a pool, looking for salmon, and the sound of rushing water muffled the warden’s footfall. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

An unearthly screech shattered the silence, followed by a rush of wings. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Beaten silver mirrors backed every wall sconce, so the torches burned twice as bright; the walls were paneled in richly carved wood, and sweet-smelling rushes covered the floors. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

To all this was added the rush of his blood, roaring through the channels in his head. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I remember sitting out on Ben’s stoop on Friday nights, drinking Jack Daniel’s, debating the mayor’s race or the rush to war. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

My mother dried her hands on her apron and rushed to the front door. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman rushes ahead, opening the back of the emergency vehicle. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I rush toward the door, feeling stupid, angry that I ever thought Mr. Jones could help me. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He ripped the poster out of Mike’s hands and rushed away. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The guard gives me a pointed look, but I rush to the palace gates anyway and look left and right. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

"Rush him, rush him," they screamed from the corner. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice was a whisper, as if she could startle the water and it would rush off into the denser bush, leaving us behind. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It was a night in late August and she was in a big rush. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Hot wind rushes into the shuttle, reminding us of what’s outside. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was rush hour, and crowds flowed on foot under the gum trees, past an endless line of small shops. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tear fell—a minute addition to the rushing river. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of people flood the Midway, rushing to the relative safety of their blocks. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Her black hair, which was normally coiled in two careful braids tucked against the nape of her neck, was coming loose as though she had rushed through her morning rituals. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I’d want to go anywhere that would give me a rush,” I answer. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I rush to each of the tents, yelling. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

While Otto’s legs dipped in the rushing water all the way to his calves, Mr. Flux fell in fully, stretching and flopping his limbs against the current. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Why, Reynie! Speak of the devil, Mr. Benedict, here he is. Go on in, child, I must rush off.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I rush out of the pantry, hurling the door closed behind me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She rushed in with an explanation, “I’ll bet you helped some rich Italian nobleman or some descendant of Michelangelo’s to escape, and he gave you the sketch out of his undying gratitude.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others were rushing away, throwing down their weapons as they fled. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

On the drive to the clinic, I try not to let my hopes run loose, but they rush with the water under the bridges. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the waiters all rushing in and out from the Dining-Room yelling the food orders to the cooks! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Last night in the hallway, I was dizzy with the rush of this memory. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Then more came rushing upon them and the shouts of the battle rang through Terabithia. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Other spirits rushed forward, but Annabeth and I kept them back. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She was in no rush to shack up, and only wanted my dad to go through with the marriage if he genuinely thought she was someone he could fall in love with. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

They mixed with the water and swirled at the bottom of the tub like little green eddies before being rushed down the drain. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Took a rush hour bus trying to get to you. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

She turned toward the wreckage of the chandelier, but a demon rushed at her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I wish it were home I was rushing to. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Feeling the rush of air; lungs aching, imagining I’m a good guy. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

The late-afternoon sunlight warmed her face, and the last balmy breeze of autumn rushed through her unbound hair. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He could ruin me by jumping or by a wild rush. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t tell whether the time was midnight or three in the morning, so she started beating it for home in a rush. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I’m so distracted and nervous I feel like all the blood in my body is rushing through my ears; I can barely hear her. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

People run out of the Walmart and carry armfuls of items, looking like ants rushing from an anthill. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The water rushed past the car’s running boards so fast, it looked like we were in a motorboat or something. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I hurried now, my feet feeling trim and light as I moved through the oncoming rush of sunbeaten faces. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But riding a bike was worth having my artificial legs on, so I rushed upstairs and put them on. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

At that point, Papa and many other passengers rushed to the window to see. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I opened the valves, hearing the sound of liquids rushing through the huge pipes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rushed to the old man and hugged him. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The excellent exterior acoustics recorded his rushing steps and the quick rapping of his cane along the corridor and on the first steps of the marble stairway. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Delilah rushes to the only bookstore in the city that miraculously carries Howie Maldonado’s science fiction novel, The Lost Twin of Bone Bay. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He heard Alec’s footsteps behind him until there was the loud bang of the door slamming back open, followed by the rush of bodies and their continued battle cries. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Don't know, boss,” the man says, spinning on himself to propel additional flyers into the hands of the rushing masses, none of whom appear to be stopping. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The rustling sounds alerted Booth, who rushed to the site of the noise. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m through lying, judge,” Burkhart said, the words rushing out of him. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

There is only water and heat and the rush of sound. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Another wave of fireflies rushed from her palms, but not nearly as many as before. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Glaring at me, he rushed to the cannon, knocking it askew in his haste, and thrust the touchwood against the fuse. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the bell rang, the room became even more noisy with people shoving chairs, finding their books, and rushing toward the exit. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

People excitedly rush the vehicles, trying to see if he is inside one of them, checking all the back windows. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cattail rush basket in which we store the hickory nuts is almost empty. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A shell blew very close, on the far side of the horse, and Armistead, partially shielded, saw black fragments rush by, saw Kemper nearly fall. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

So the crickets rush at each other and begin to fight. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she arrived at the hospital, people rushed to the windows to see what all the noise was. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the explosion blew a hole in time and space, the air rushed into it, taking with it boulders and dirt and trees shot like arrows into the void. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She was in Obinze’s room, lying down and reading, still frosty towards him, when a rush of salty saliva filled her mouth and she leaped up and ran to the toilet. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We were rushed up to the front of the ballroom, where it smelled even more strongly of tobacco and whiskey. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crowded together we moved down the road like a rushing stream, ran till we reached the river, and there we stopped. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Watch went to use the bathroom, Calder rushed over to the bag and peeked inside. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

A nurse rushed in and began hoisting the sandbags back on the bed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to go home, but I knew I couldn’t rush Ben. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I mean, not like a date or anything,” Dimple rushed to put in. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Supporters of Garfield's doctors rushed to their defense, saying that the negative comments were not based on direct observation of the patient or of the autopsy. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mark rushed forward to take a better look. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She led Ash toward the doors to the garden, but instead of going outside they went through a doorway into a servants’ corridor, where waiters were rushing by with flagons of wine. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The warm air rushed out—the temperature had to stay at around ninety-nine degrees. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

With a rush the dogs leaped from the road and yapped into the brush after a rabbit. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind was rushing past him, battering his face and deafening him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

There they followed the sound of rushing water to a stream and, once there, tied a few logs together to make a raft. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amari and Polly rushed out of the kitchen and up to the big house—their first trip back since the night of the spilled pie. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

They dipped through the rushing shreds of cloud, and the traffic beacon painted their windows red. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I felt the wind rushing around my hot ears. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a cry to Aeneas, “Now will you need all your courage,” she rushed into the cave, and undaunted he followed her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It showed the Osage from the time they roamed the plains to their first encounter with European explorers and missionaries, and to the black-gold rush. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Dimple now knew better than to rush when she heard her Mamma call. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“You still owe me an arrow,” Otwel called, but we were already rushing down the hill. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Ben rushes, fumbling to activate the Cog again. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The leaves tossed with a rushing sound and the scent of wild gardenias hidden somewhere in the trees blew from the shore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The inmates would soon be rushing outside to the yard, hopping mad and “looking for the first uniform they can find” to beat up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Startled, I let go of my hold on the blanket and turned by head toward the door only to see Florah, her eyes wild with fear, come rushing in, screaming, her hands over her head. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I accidentally opened my mouth, and water rushed in. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Part of me wants to rush him away from here so I don’t have to answer to my parents, but I know I need to introduce him to Mama and Papi at some point. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat and spat a thick glob of phlegm onto the rushes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, the women rushed to finish their pieces. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Ms. Hayes came rushing from her bedroom, her hair pinned and wrapped in a blue scarf with flowers on it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The baton rushed down through the air and connected with Sophia’s right elbow as she began to bring it up to block the blow. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand why she was in such a big rush to dismiss us that way, but I didn’t ask. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, whenever four-year-old Jasmin hears the drum of a plane engine overhead, she rushes outside. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Desperate for a new lead, White and Agent Frank Smith rushed over to McAlester. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Eagerly, I rush out of the men’s room, onto the landing over the stairs that lead down to the ballroom. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait to tell Moniba: America is a very nice place, but it was just as loud and crowded as other cities I’ve seen, with its honking horns and people rushing here and there. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In her rush she caught her sandal on a curl on the pony’s mane, and tumbled face-first to the hard concrete. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

We rushed to the hospital and they took care of it, but my skin had a weird reaction to the bite, and that’s how it healed up—with that scar.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

At first, I had felt a rush of relief that everything had gone even better than I’d dared hope. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He would threaten chimps older and stronger than he was, because he knew that if they dared to retaliate, his mother, his sister, or one of his brothers would rush to help him. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her perfume brings back a new rush of memories that make me queasy. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could still hear the hollow rustle of his words as she squeezed back out through the opening and rushed up the path toward Egypt Town. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Light entered as a trespasser, unwanted and unwelcome, and soon was gone again; cookfires, candles, and rushes burned for a little while, then guttered out again, their brief lives at an end. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A waiter dressed in black rushed down moments later. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Here and there a fire, forgotten in the last rush, lingered and in a sudden access of strength fed upon the dry bones of some littered shack. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inigo was about to say, but there was no need, because with a rush of wings he had expected and a high long shriek he had not, the first king bat swooped down at him. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The blood rushes to my head, and the world feels like it’s tilting. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She raised her staff, but a sick feeling rushed through her so powerful that her muscles slackened. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

With me in her hand, she rushed back into her own room and began rummaging in the chest-of-drawers. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I was close to rushing over and breaking it up myself, but the birds were a blur of talons and beaks, and no one could get close enough to separate them. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Soon every Dauntless in the building will rush toward us from every angle, and we will be trapped in this pale maze. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometime soon wouldn’t send you out after ten at night to phone. What’s the rush?” Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scott rushed in as soon as George opened the door, unzipping his jeans before he reached the toilet. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

They rushed her to a doctor the next morning. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Father Olufemi crossed the room to the door; the minute he did, a group of warriors rushed in. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Miss Wren said breathlessly, and when she had her balance again she rushed over to scoop up Miss Peregrine. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Bull rushed forward and stood before his son for a full five seconds before he slapped him with the back of his hand. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A deep sweat rushes down her brow, taking her face powder with it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Before I had time to consider whether or not I'd been imagining things, a crowd of kids rushed for the gym, carrying Tyson and me along with them. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Crowds of travelers, airport staff, and flight crews rush by us in both directions. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The images came rushing back into his mind: the men in dark uniforms, their guns raised, bursting into his room, dragging him out of his bed, promising to finish what they started with his father. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Clumps of children stonethrowing outflowing rush upon terrified small goats, scattering them across the road so that the goats may tiptoe back and be chased again. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had followed me, but he seemed unsteady on his feet, nearly pitching with every rush of wind. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A cloud moved in front of the moon, covering the whole landscape in darkness, and a whoosh of wind rushed down the hill and into his room, billowing the curtains. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I rush over to him, but suddenly he isn’t there anymore. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She nearly crashes into the bust of Abraham Lincoln in her rush to Ellen’s desk. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The elf rushed off to gather more wood. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

But the wait was agonizing, and she rushed back to the hospital. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Reportedly, men with knives rushed out of the blockade car, but the Malcolm X forces showed a shotgun, and the attackers dispersed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She takes a breath, and her next words come out in a rush. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

All the Freedom Writers started cheering and rushed over to hug me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The long-armed haint that had been rushing her was now struggling to get back onto its feet, its long mouth hanging open in surprise. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

In June 2000, the press rushed to hail a study supposedly showing that Minnesota’s welfare-to-work program had sharply reduced poverty and was, as Time magazine put it, a “winner.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, ‘Excuse me,’ and rushed away from the table and out into the hall to answer it. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were tossed about, none of us bothering with seat restraints in our rush to leave the party. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

We're going to be late to Sunday school if I don’t rush, so I run upstairs and brush my teeth and change while I hear Baba telling Mustafa to hurry. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

When Prosper and Riccio finally returned to the Star-Palace, Bo immediately came rushing to greet them and so, for the time being, they did not tell the others about the detective who had delayed them. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

More Dwarfs than you could dream of rushed forward to the Golden Tree. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

She saw me and rushed toward me, urine streaming down her legs. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex had felt the man rush past him but had seen little more than a blur. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I opened the door and cold air rushed in. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I rush back to our station and stick a teaspoon in the pot. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Traffic parted for me; the darkening sky held its light until I unlocked my door and rushed upstairs. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He shook off Davos's hand, spilling a drop of wine on the rushes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Like a flash flood, it came rushing back, threatening to overwhelm me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the evenings we rushed home after work, hoping to see them. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She glanced around to see if anyone was listening, but all the girls were too intent on rushing home for their suppers. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I want to grab the napkins and rush back to Maddy, but my mouth keeps moving. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I chuckle, watching myself stumble over my own feet as I rush outside, a look of terror twisting my face. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

All he could hear were the dogs and the rush of blood through his ears. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt alive, getting pulled along in the rush she left trailing behind her. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I took off, too, feeling the wind rush past my ears. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sticky neon night rushed past the taxi window. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, to his utter astonishment, the lion, still on its hind legs, checked itself suddenly, turned head over heels, picked itself up, and rushed away. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Carlos held on, but he could feel air rushing beneath the car, sucking his legs in, close to the wheels. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Folding tables were hurried out while hot foods were rushed forth and plates and fine damask napkins and good silverware were laid. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes, Ma rushes into the kitchen and begins to toss aluminum bowls, plates, spoons, forks, and knives into a big pot. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The torrent had swamped the flat bed and the seeds rushed out like runaway boats. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Herbert was rushed to the emergency room at Moabit Municipal Hospital, but it was too late. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

For years, I’d imagined the camaraderie of team practice, the adrenaline rush of competition, and maybe even being noticed on campus as one of the school’s athletic stars. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I slashed up with my sword, heard a sickening shlock!, then a hiss like wind rushing out of a cavern—the sound of a monster disintegrating. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

C.P. closed up early and rushed home to tell his wife about the visitors. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

"To hear is to obey," cried Rabadash, and after kneeling for a moment to kiss his father's hands he rushed from the room. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Kin limped into the barn, letting the door fall shut behind him, acting as though a thousand birds rushing past was a normal occurrence. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The water moved under us and away, a cold, rhythmic rush. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despair rushed up under him like a riptide. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped up and rushed to the shattered window, where a knot of Gypsies and peculiars were already gathered, peering out. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I could immobilize my arms and legs, but inside me it was rush hour in downtown Phoenix. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

His mother rushed over to the sofa and caught Roy in her arms, crying as John had never seen a woman, or anybody, cry before. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I turn off the water as she rushes over to the tub. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

A couple security guards rush through the hallways, walkie-talkies in hand. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Some of the passengers rushing to get back on the train stopped to watch as Loomis loped over the trestle. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Thorn rushed over to help Seven back onto the sofa, and Seven watched as the Gran’s eyes fell on Valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I crossed into New Mexico, rushed past Gallup in the night, and camped on the Continental Divide—and much more spectacular it is here than in the north. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra strengthened her resolve, willed her legs to stop feeling so gooey, and rushed toward the stairs. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Before I even knew what was happening, Rachel rushed at me, her sword slashing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She looked up with hopeless eyes as Rosa rushed him past. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rushes toward the building itself, but I decide to run across the street. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was always a rush to her walk. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He was tense, rushed, distracted, praying this job would pan out. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother rushes out a few seconds later with a cloth bundle. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“And she’s really a ... ?” “Really a wild thing ... I can hear her at night—rushing past in the moonlight, always in a hurry. You must be careful of her.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As ordered, I went to my room and looked out the window and saw cars and trucks rushing past, making toward the mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Liam’s lips formed my name, but there was nothing outside of the blood rushing in my ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Through the thunder of the rushing water beneath me, I heard Beau bark. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Brother Eugene rushed to his desk, that haven of security behind which a teacher always found protection. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bran's cloak billowed out, rippling in the wind, and the snow seemed to rush at his face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Coming, Mama,” Lucy said, rushing back to her. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I rush him hard from the bushes to the pool, heaving and panting. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The sound of the man’s sternum and ribs breaking, the squeal of the door’s hinges as they continued to stress over the obstacle keeping the door open— Mark felt a rush of horror at himself. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He comes to a stop a few feet from us, and all at once we rush toward him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hops down the stairs three at a time, nearly falling in his rush, scattering his phone and a bunch of pens behind him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I told him he hadn’t had time for her to die in his heart or his mind and I was afraid he’d regret rushing into something like this. ‘ Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She rushed ahead when we took our time. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She could hear the soft whisper of his labored breathing, the endless rush of waters, the faint chords of some love song drifting up from the yard, so sad and sweet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

With her clipboard in hand, the younger woman from the registration table rushes to Hannah. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Thankfully, the Weapons Master forced him to swallow the antidote, though the Champion still had to be rushed to the castle infirmary. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She flung open the cottage door, and a bit of milkweed whisked in on a rush of November wind, spilling shreds of spidery white down. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I lay flat on my back and the rushing winds tugged at the adinkra charms on my wrist. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

That choice Renly had denied himself in his headlong rush to come to grips with his brother. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Men who seemed to rise up out of the sidewalks were rushing into the store fronts above me, their voices rising excitedly. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I felt the rush of air from his fist whizzing past my face, I went crazy! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, Lissa rushed past me, her feet thudding on the stairs. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I rush to the bathroom and turn on the fan, a smile still plastered on my face. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The mother heard Iphicles’ screams and, calling to her husband, rushed to the nursery. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spurge rushed forward and grabbed his pike as it fell. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

During the afternoon rush hour the next day, my dad returned to the same corner with his new sign. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Ashoke had thought of it recently, staring mindlessly at the Gogol spines in the library, and he had rushed back to the house to ask Ashima her opinion. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I must have torn my shirt against the rocks in my rush to get the waterskin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Florida rushed outside and slapped her hand against the maple tree which stood beside the porch. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

When my parents come home, they rush my brother and me to get ready to go to dinner at my grandparents’ house. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The black horses were filled with madness, and leaping forward in terror they bore their riders into the rushing flood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The goats followed, a white rush of little hooves and horns. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I rushed to his side and tried to describe my unexpected flight in the sky world. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Mother Lois came rushing into the living room, disheveled and frantic. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama rushed over to sit next to me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The rush of water tries its best to push my legs out from beneath me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

As the longboat nears us, men trip over one another rushing to help. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Ma ignored the branches that scratched her and Ba let his hat fall to the ground as they rushed toward the unseen person. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

A golden blur of light, almost too fast to see, rushed between Otto and the camera. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell him!” he said, closing the door in a rush. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Despite the fact that we were at least a hundred feet below ground, they were filled with a steady, rushing wind that smelled of dust and leather. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I rush to the bedroom and come back with my piggy bank. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

When the boat’s hull scraped sand, two men rushed forward to haul them farther onto land. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Here, the class fidgets and talks loudly and the teacher rushes his lesson. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I hear the rush of the creek at the bottom of the incline and the rustle of something else nearby. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The rebel boys drew out the few bayonets they had and rushed toward us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

We hear a latch open and shut from outside and a person rush off. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Thousands of people found themselves surrounded by flames and smoke and rushing headlong to escape. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

She pulls me up and hugs me, rarely stopping to sit in the rocking chair anymore, and rushes me to the bathroom because I usually have to go really bad first thing in the morning. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It was probably because of all the rushing around, and on top of that the bumpy ride, the smell of gasoline, and the glare of the sky and the road, that I dozed off. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

She kisses me, works some kind of magic until the sense of frustration and sorrow rushes from me and she sinks into my arms. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As if those words broke the spell that had been holding the princess in place, Nehemia rushed into her arms. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I remember the surge of power inside me, and the rush of relief. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

A shiver of excitement rushes through my hands. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I got to my feet and walked out into a dusk shot with car lights rushing in each direction. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Leale considered his next move, a woman rushed through Ford’s to get to the president. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then there was a mad rush against the old man and he fell to the floor, people leaping on top of him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Barack wasn’t opposed to getting married, but he was in no particular rush. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

With the dark came the whispers: rush, hurry, rush. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I tried everything, but they wouldn’t listen to me. There wasn’t even a real trial. Just a rushed affair with no chance to defend themselves. I can’t understand how this is our government now.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I was tempted to cease struggling with him—to rush down the torrent of his will into the gulf of his existence, and there lose my own. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

To our right the choppy waters of the Artibonite rushed away, and to our left were a few small vessels plying the placid blue waters. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I was trying not to scare you, but that last part was so rushed. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

David rushes through my doorway, his eyes wide with panic, an audiocassette in his hand. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother carried the baby for five months, and then one night she got terribly sick and an ambulance rushed her to the hospital. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dark night is bright as many houses are engulfed by fire and villagers rush to evacuate. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as she saw me, she rushed to her store of herbs and unguents and to the jug of Tonic. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

There is smoke everywhere and Aunt Aggie rushes into the kitchen. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The black ducks rushed at him but he blew the medicine on them before they could squawk. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mom in a rush is not the epitome of patience. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

For an instant he could see the cavern in its black mantle, could hear the river rushing by below. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

That was why she didn’t rush across to her husband and ask him what on earth had happened to them both. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I cried as if something inside me had broken and everything was rushing out. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This was the gold rush for geeks, a special time in history, the Internet moment, and he was primed to take advantage of that, to stake his claim. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I heard this, I felt my blood rush to my head; I felt dizzy. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You re the only g-good thing—” I jerked away and rushed out the door. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I got dressed and rushed out of my room to leave for the public forum. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The traffic was rushing, Los Angeles noon-hot, and she suddenly felt carsick. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Ladybug rushed over and shook James warmly by the hand. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Panic flared into a desperate rush of yelling and pushing. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Flinging open the kitchen door, I rushed into the backyard, past the workers in the sugarcane fields, past the tractors, their noise blurring into the distance. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

All those times August was clinging to life after a surgery, all those rush trips to the ER: Grans had always been there for Mom. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Moss reached out and began to fiddle with the tape on the handlebars of his bike, impatience rushing over him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Amidst the rushes and bones and bits of bread that lit-tered the stone, he whirled her and spun her and tossed her in the air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Grandpa rushed to open the door, and it was like he’d opened onto a flower garden, Miss Love had on so much perfume. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

There was a rushing in his ears as though of water. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The feel of it, cold and sharp, soaking to his scalp and rushing down his neck, was unimaginably good. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I stopped: I could not trust myself to entertain, much less to express, the thought that rushed upon me—that embodied itself,—that, in a second, stood out a strong, solid probability. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I mean, Coach wasn't coming until later, so I figured there was no rush. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I had my bag ready, shoes on, teeth brushed, but even though I rushed to the door as soon as I was sure Charlie would be out of sight, Edward was faster. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The place was a medley of shouting kids, beaming parents and rushed waiters. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When shipments were ready to go, Gey would warn recipients that the cells were about to “metastasize” to their cities, so they could stand ready to fetch the shipment and rush back to their labs. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I rushed to the bathroom and dampened a cloth from Mama’s clean rags bin. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

And then: urgency in their voices, someone always rushing back upstairs for one last forgotten something, until finally—kiss, kiss, love you!—the door slammed behind them. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Finch jerks to a stop and we are out of the car and rushing up the walk. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And because it grew and flourished it got the power that money brings, so that to attempt to withstand it was like trying to stop the onward rush of the great juggernaut. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu folded her arms, and as often happened when she was about to say something she knew was better unsaid, the words rushed up her throat. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It came on me in a rush, very strong. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Yum Li’s isn’t like most Chinese restaurants, where they rush the food out right away. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Miss Leefolt rush back in the living room and set on the sofa, but it’s a commercial on. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Students rushed to assume, without irony, the role of society’s victims. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As everyone rushed out of Mrs. Stevens's class, Cynthia stood at the door handing out flyers. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

It scared me to death when Aunt Loma rushed to meet us at the back door. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Excitement rushed through her, followed by a painful pinch of guilt. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The sharp wind flowed under and around me in a glorious rush, blowing away all sorrows from my spirit. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

With a shock he realized that he was standing alone, and that the entire line of enemy troops was rushing at him and at no one else. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Through the leaves, she looked into the open uncurtained windows and saw growlers being rushed out and returned overflowing with cool foaming beer. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milo had vanished from sight by the time Yossarian and Orr rushed after him to the doorway. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The crowd rushed into the stadium, a stampede to get the best seats. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

But the peach rushed on across the countryside—on and on and on, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

A rush of air started to clear the windows. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Hiram,” my father said, “no need for you to rush away. Were proud to have you with us.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t feel a rush of joy, although theoretically my allies have broken through. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Are you okay?” she asked, rushing up to him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As she rushed me to the car at breakneck speed, my mom told me what was going on. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prudence rushed out of the house saying, “She called, she called, she called! Mom called! She’s coming home.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

And then down the road came more riders, rushing to the rear on lathered horses. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

On one sunny afternoon when she had just returned from her church-ladies meeting, she rushed in to listen to our old broken radio. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Beneath me, the rocks of the streambed felt smooth and slick, even soft, as the water rushed past, carrying itself away. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Dawit stepped into the doorway, and his eyes went wide as he saw the rush of reporters. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I rushed to my room and grabbed my notebook plus a blank one for Abby. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Between one commonly named boy and the next, I rushed forward and emblazoned, sometimes with a terrible screech, the details of my re­birth. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I know. Listen, I’m not rushing you. Maybe whoever gave you that heart is coming, maybe not Maybe you’ll go back to them. But in the meantime, could you do something for me?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

What were these black-garbed women rushing at them in the air? The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But let that same dog rush in to the attack and many a cat will not wait to meet it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena rushed down a staircase, then strode along a hallway lined with books. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

With his hands on her shoulders, she could feel the pulsing of her blood within her as if it were rushing up to meet his skin, and the price did not seem so high. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought how exciting it would be if she opened her mouth and spoke, and I rushed out into the hall and announced this to the nurses. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I began to pull my kite back as people rushed to congratulate me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mom must have seen the doubt cross my face, because she rushed to assure me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But then I'd apparently broken out of the hospital in a rabid rampage, and every student with a cough or runny nose was now a suspected plague carrier and being rushed to the doctor. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I let my sisters rush out ahead of me just as Papi shuffles out of the back bedroom. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Silver healers run across the sand, rushing to the fallen Cantos. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

She rushed over to the boys and tried to pull Tony off Wes, screaming for an explanation. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Hubbard rushed out of the corner, swinging his left like a meat hook. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spun round, and rushed wildly up the path, calling and calling his master’s name. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Sometimes even nowadays you can meet a man of sixty or more who holds himself as straight as a rush, and whose hair is black. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

We rushed up onto the porch just in time to hear Styx shout, “Everybody get off my back!” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It rushes you on so quickly to its own conclusions your mind hasn't time to protest, ‘What nonsense!'” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

J. Robert Oppenheimer made many enemies with his persistent critique of US nuclear policy and the rush to the Super, but none as implacable as Lewis L. Strauss. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

His heart pumped so hard that he felt the rush of hot blood flow to his head. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I wait while Martin walks around the Porsche, feeling a rush of hatred for the car. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I had to spend the rest of the day inside, so there was no point in rushing back to my apartment prison. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The heat came rushing back to my face. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment he left her arms, the cold rushed in. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Scientists are rushing toward the edge of the clearing, where a couple of them are struggling to pull something out of the ground. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Wilbur rushed over, pushed his strong snout under the rat, and tossed him into the air. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The sound in the leaves was like water rushing across the sky. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Late in the game, one of the North Atlanta forwards got loose with the ball on Zubaid’s side of the pitch, and Zubaid rushed upfield to defend. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I run to my trailer, throw open the door, and rush in. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

For a long while, Ulbrickson just sat there staring into the darkness as fans came rushing through the car congratulating him and slapping him on the back. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A Capitol attendant rushes to help, but Haymitch waves her away good-naturedly as he staggers off. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Less than a foot below, the river rushed by. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But before he could respond, Ernie rushed back outside, the screen door slamming behind him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I felt a rush of gratitude towards him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I cried, my heart rushing to my throat, for of course I had known that. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The message I get from it is that if it were lawful, there’d be a wholesale rush to marry Negroes. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Jack made a rush and stabbed at Ralph's chest with his spear. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am,” I promised, in a rush to see Declaration. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Fools rush on war to make a weaker country their slave. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the rush of post-holiday shoppers in town, the place was curiously empty. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She fought for control of her vision as images rushed past her in a slipstream of history. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He meant that we shall have an open mind, and not let a little bit of truth check the rush of a big truth, like a small rock does a railway truck. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Dee kisses me and then says, “You know what? I don’t want to rush. I want to have fun and fall in love and actually—I don’t know,” she says. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Thinking back, Palmer recalled that as the gang was leaving the house that afternoon, Henry had rushed back in, claiming he had forgotten something. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Every time I rush toward Junito to pull him away, a few people in the crowd pull me back and throw me to the ground. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

If I got to be so indiscriminate about what I ate, it was not simply because of appalling hunger; it was also plain rush. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Taking our skepticism for granted, he rushed to the bookcases and returned with Volume One of the "Stoddard Lectures." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Bree rushes to help me clean off, but my gown is a wet mess. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The water rushed over his head and he forced himself up through it to catch his breath. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And in a rush of snot and relief, it emerged. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward, the concert manager rushed backstage and exclaimed, “I did not know I had such an artist. You are marvelous.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

The questions rush into my head like a raging river. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I tossed the poetry book down and rushed to the other side of my room. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s better for us to do a good job rather than rush this,” Hena says. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

When Tiller had paid Florida twenty dollars for the first afternoon’s work, she rushed up to the loft to show Dallas. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I coughed out water as oxygen rushed into my lungs to replace it. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Out of breath, I rushed inside, picked up the heavy black receiver, and put it to my ear. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I open the door, the outside will rush into my ears: taxi horns, loud radios, barking dogs. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

When the federal government set up the Housing Authority in 1934 to help local governments replace substandard housing, many cities rushed to grab their share of the half-billion-dollar program. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a rush in my body as some of the angry bubbles in my stomach evaporate, and my shoulders relax. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Extract myself from the chaotic rush out the door. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She nods, her eyes wild, and rushes away from the control room. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

During the week before we left, the sound of the wind was hurry, hurry, hurry, and at night even the silent darkness whispered rush, rush, rush. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The words came out in a rush, but he was smiling when she turned to him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just then a ball jerked loose from the basketball game nearby and rushed toward her. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

A wave of heat, of useless rage, rushed over him, for himself, for his brother. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

When they were all rushing around fighting for the limited food supply, Frightful would find them easy to catch. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Everyone, simply everyone, has rushed out to their country retreats. It is most annoying.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d stepped over the poor old man in his rush to get to the truck. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I wanted to rush down the hall and beg Dad to take me to the store this very second to get a new cell. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

As we approach the exit gate, a cluster of people rush forward near the ticket booth and flash cameras at us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We pass through the automatic sliding doors, and the cold air rushes forward to greet us. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The governor of the colony rushed toward the burning plantations, where he met a group of armed slaves, and asked them what they wanted. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

At the first opportunity, I slip from the lot and rush to the hotel. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Many of the citizens gathered there wore overcoats, shoe rubbers, and woolen scarfs, having elected not to leave these things in the cloakroom: there’d been a rush to find a place to sit. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She rushes around the hospital hall, her face a mask of concentration. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She backed out of the room and rushed into the bedroom she shared with the twins. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I should have been there,” she said, blood rushing back into her face. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

As the deportation proceeded, I rushed downstairs to the shoemaker's apartment to get a street-level view of what was happening. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I can hear blood rushing through my ears. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Omakayas stopped to watch her grandmother step along with such care and dignity she seemed to be crossing a rushing stream on small stones. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

With no picture, the card looks rushed and cheap. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand rushes up like he's trying to catch a lightning bug. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And even as he thought of that he saw a battery moving out of the woods to his left, being rushed up to support the line. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heat rushed to my cheeks, and I considered sticking my head under a pile of cotton batting. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

We all hurry to senior hall, rushing by the grim faces of the school staff that line the corridors. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He ran furiously to the kitchen, filled a pot with water, and rushed back to his room. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My battle rage rushes through me, shoving all other thoughts aside. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

His voice broke off, and it was just the wind and his rushed breaths for a few moments, jagged with anger. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She fumbled for what to say next, her head a clanging rush of noise and pain and shock, when the woman suddenly gasped, clasping a hand over her mouth. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There’s pictures, too, pictures that come to yer mind in a rush, no matter how much you don’t want ’em, pictures of memories and fantasies and secrets and plans and lies, lies, lies. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Annabeth rushed in just as a crack appeared, and the whole ceiling dropped. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The distant white walls promised rest and safety, a chance to heal and grow strong, and Dany wanted nothing so much as to rush toward them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And at first I listened to her and whenever I saw Ira trying to stand up or walk, I would rush forward and pick her up; but soon there was no stopping her. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared out the window, pine trees rushing past. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

It had a dynamic and strangely hot-headed young Henry wanting to rush out and buy a used single-engine airplane against the advice of his parents. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was a flash of blinding green light and a rushing sound, as though a vast, invisible something was soaring through the air — instantaneously the spider rolled over onto its back, unmarked, but unmistakably dead. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He nodded gratefully and started on the English again, finishing too loudly and in a rush, a sure sign he was unhappy. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon as she heard—Camp told her when he came home to dinner that day—she rushed over home and ran upstairs, where Mama was crying in her room. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“The white fireball engulfed the tower, and expanding rapidly, changing color, it rushed upwards.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And then they rushed home before nightfall to hide from the immigration-raid vans. Scared me half to death as a kid.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But now she’s talking to him and I barely hear what she’s saying because the rush of blood has filled my ears. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the midst of more applause and photo snapping, her family rushes up, showering her with flowers and cheers. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rush to my room before I start crying in front of everyone at the table. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

For the most part, the athletes held their formations, except for the Americans, a good number of whom rushed up to the ropes to get a better look at Hitler. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A gust of wind rushed through the orchard, bringing ice off the white slopes, and more blossom scent. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing—nothing but pungent darkness and something that grew and grew as it rushed at her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I finish, I rush to the kitchen, only to find a scene so melodramatic that for a second I think I have walked out of Ousting, the videotape, and into an entirely different movie. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A half- seen finger of rock came rushing up out of the gloom, snarling foam, and Davos barely kept them off it with an oar. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Above him the rushing stream jerked this way and that; they were trying to reach him with it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The women thought Pentheus a wild beast, a mountain lion, and they rushed to destroy him, his mother first. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man dressed as a woman was beaten by a sentry when he tried to rush the gangway. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

A few dawdlers rushed to their seats as the audience quieted down. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Memory came rushing back: the stone man reaching out with cracked grey hands, the blood seeping from his knuckles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Some players rushed onto the stage and tried to lift the joyful Petrosian to their shoulders, but they were stopped by officials. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about rushing to my room to change out of the sweatshirt and Keds I was wearing, but I had nothing to change into. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And even as they fell they heard the rush of horsemen sweeping over the bridge and the rattle of orc-feet running up behind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The air rushed in and I felt one of her breasts pressing against my arm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I snapped the latches closed and rushed out of the room, the curtains blowing, flapping over the loaf of fresh bread still sitting on my desk. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The sea was rushing against rock somewhere nearby; Harry listened to it while the others talked, discussing matters in which he could take no interest, making decisions. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

By the time we got inside, Sam lay on a gurney and was being rushed away. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Summer slid away, snarling, and came rushing in again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I can feel blood rushing to my fists. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I rush toward them to make sure that they don’t take anything. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He looked up, his eye big and blurred and rushing beyond the glass. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The great black lid of sky cracked in six powdery blue chips, like a marvelous crackled glaze, and rushed down. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

His screams were answered by a thunderous roar as the huge black she-bear crashed through the bushes and rushed to the cub. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Millions of raindrops rushed toward her, some pelting her face and making her blink. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He was in no rush to cut a deal that would send American soldiers home. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I stared as water rushed toward us, growing higher and higher, closer and closer. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I felt a rush of panic as we walked up the aisle. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

First she told me about some Harvard guy-- it probably was a freshman, but she didn't say, naturally--that was rushing hell out of her. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

They are about the size of ours, but made of rushes woven together. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Cardan tucks my arm firmly through his before striding into the entryway, and I feel a rush of warmth as I match his step. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There were tears in his voice as he spoke through a rush of anger. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His impulse was to rush into a crowd for warmth, any crowd. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Frank was too far away to help... but he imagined himself rushing forward, his feet leaving the ground. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She rushed across the street to the house facing. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I rush over to my speakers and almost hurl them against the wall, stopping myself at the last second. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Compare your baton to a baseball bat, and you’ll know why we didn’t rush in there to break it up,” he said. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me and Jay are solid—breathing deep, but not harsh or rushed. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear sat up and wiped his face with the edge of his tunic, hearing nothing but the sound of his own panting and the rushing river nearby. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

They drew knives from their belts and as our warriors rushed upon them the two lines surged back and forth along the beach. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as I was scooping out the moat, Luke rushed past, kicking clouds of sand in his wake. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, British customers were giving the laundries in Philadelphia rush orders to deliver clothing “finished or unfinished.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

They rushed into the house with such glee it woke up the small girl. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Meetings were banned; printing presses were seized; and legislation was rushed through Parliament permitting the police to detain charged prisoners for twelve days without bail. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Attracted by the flaring blaze that lit the night, defenders rushed from all quarters to see what was happening. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I noticed for the first time how strange it was that the guards hadn’t rushed forward to arrest us. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I remember squatting by it and staring at the clear water rushing over the stones. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The four of them rode the escalator down to ground level, and Moss felt a rush of relief at the sight of the rest of his friends standing beyond the turnstiles. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I first noticed something was wrong during the rush hour two days ago. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The girl had already thrown open the door and rushed in. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

The words tumble out in a rush, and Darin's up in an instant, his face stony. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her cheeks puffed out and at first there was only the sound of air rushing through her fists. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I get a rush of panic—how is this ever going to work? The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

That settled it, and telling him of Meg’s mishap, Jo gratefully accepted and rushed up to bring down the rest of the party. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It struck him dead, shattered the chariot, and made the maddened horses rush down into the sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

On top of having a weird smell and the attention span of a fruit fly, that day Markie rushed me at the front door with a buttload of disgusting questions. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

We rushed back to school stuffing pizza into our mouths and crouching down low when we passed Jimmy’s window so he couldn’t see us. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Moss felt the gloved hands run over his chest, down his sides, and then his shirt was lifted up, exposing his stomach to everyone, and he felt shame and terror rush through him anew. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Doc groaned, and I rushed over to him. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I apologize for not being one, and she rushes into the kitchen, coming back with a family-sized container of her homemade chicken stew, which I accept with heartfelt gratitude: dinner. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His expression was one of rapt concentration, of triumph, almost, a high diver rushing to the end of the board; eyes tight, joyous, waiting for the big splash. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When I get there, she rushes me into a study room. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It’s a little rushed this time, but I think I kind of like that. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She rushed back to the bed and stared in horror at the dark red stain and die tale it told. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was like rushing up in a bubble released from the bottom of the sea. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Anya felt bad for rushing him, but they couldn’t afford to just sit there. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I was going to enjoy tonight’s adrenaline rush if it killed me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Servants rush back and forth, bringing tankards and inkpots and maps. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mother had rushed Emma to town, too, but the flesh had been crushed, and there was nothing they could do. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Panicked students in Georgia and North Carolina rushed to phones to call home. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Everybody rushed to the side and peered over. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t hear anything but the rush of blood in my head. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She rushed to the chest for the brand and threw it into the fire. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It makes the blood rush to my neck and cheeks and then down to my fists, but he continues to talk. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

The Link between us magnifies our emotions tenfold, and I fight for air, overwhelmed at the heat of his desire coursing through us—and my own responding passion rushing back to him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My hands fell away from his shirt, blood rushed to my head, and the world went black. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I rush to my locker to grab my things, like I’m scared Bo might leave without me or something. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Other men tried to retrieve some of their own personal items abandoned in the rush, particularly books. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

There was a rushing sound in her ears as if she were listening to her own blood running far too fast through her veins. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Sitting on Pumpkin by the gate, he ordered Pollard to rush Seabiscuit into the gate, pause for only an instant, then gallop out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as I wondered if I could get a picture of him up there in the sun, a raven came rushing in from the side and attacked him. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Now, it plunged the book back under his arm, pressed it tight to sweating armpit, rushed out empty, with a magician's flourish! Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rushed over to her left and merged into the group of kids Bridget was standing with. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

A rush of students surrounds us, and the laughter dies in my throat. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He wants to help me, Arya realized with a rush of hope that made her dizzy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The window blind blew back with the wind that rushed in, and in the aperture of the broken panes there was the head of a great, gaunt grey wolf. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She rushed down the hall toward me, arms open to hug me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When my father walks in the door, my mother rushes to meet him. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I remember us shouting at each other, tripping through the sliding doors as I went inside, being furious that he didn’t rush to help me up. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Guys, we have to get to the bus stop,” Twig said, her words rushing together. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The feverish activity kept Brian hopping, maintaining the records and then rushing down to the big boards in the assembly to post the results. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Snow rushes into my face, obscuring my vision. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The mother rushed to him and stood above him sternly. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stella’s parents came rushing up with Jojo, his eyes so huge Stella caught the reflection of the fire in them. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It’s not until a quarter till, an hour and a half later, that I rush out of the hot room toward the Cadillac. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Magically I was on the Hoboken ferry and then ashore, far downtown with the daily panic rush of commuters leaping and running and dodging in front, obeying no signals. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the air rushes out of my lungs. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Two other people rushed Mark from behind and grabbed his arms, pulled him to his feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The door flies open and Supreme rushes in. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The rush of adrenaline coursing through my veins had all of my senses popping. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Better not try to go out home to dinner. We’ll likely have another rush just before the show opens. Get you a lunch at Rogers’ and put a ticket in the drawer.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter, watching and biting her lip, heard a rush of air and felt a heavy knock—not to her body, but to the tree. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

There was a rush against me and I fell, hearing a single explosion, backward into a whirl of milling legs, overshoes, the trampled snow cold on my hands. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want nothing more than to rush in to let the house’s warmth wrap around my cold body. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Much gratified, Jo rushed back to tell the good news, and Amy looked both touched and surprised by the report of May’s word and manner. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rushes forward, grabs my arms, and pulls me close. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And the last straw—everyone seemed to agree—was the Sun Valley game, when Stargirl rushed across the court to aid Kovac, the Sun Valley star. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Only a fool rushes first impressions with a spirited young Khershaen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A sudden rush floods over me as I hear him remove the foil from the plate. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

My mother has rushed out to the entrance, with Eden hidden behind her. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

They run into the living room, they run through the front door, slamming it shut, they rush out onto the wide open porch. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She was appalled by the rushing emptiness of the night, by the black foam-flecked water heaving beneath them, by the pale face of the moon, so haggard and distracted among the hastening clouds. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some houses have painted fences that their dogs rush, tails wagging, barking. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

I hear my father huff and puff over the sound of rushing water. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Either they were in a rush or they were very aware that private-school teachers couldn’t get tenure and didn’t want to rock the boat over a mascot. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

That day he had been so surprised that he rushed to a delicatessen, flung wide a case, and ordered a tripledecker beef sandwich. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rush out to meet her, pulling the door shut behind me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The widow and her son rushed after it, but only saw it fluttering in the distance. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I start swinging the knife as we go, trying to cut any rush that’s in front of me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Tobin? Chop-chop. I’m in a bit of a rush. The doors upstairs will be open in thirteen minutes. Mrs. Tobin?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He was sweaty and red-faced from rushing home and he looked upset. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And all over the country, teens and young adults who had grown up believing they would come of age in wartime rushed to military posts and recruitment offices to volunteer to defend their Motherland. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Before I lose my nerve, I say in a rush: “Only one girl at my school plays trombone.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Would you excuse me, Brady?” she said before rushing off. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

We attended on Sunday and at least three other nights or days a week, though we always rushed home to get inside our house before late night. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My aunt rushed over and called my khaleh Mandana, who lived in Los Angeles and worked as a nurse, for professional medical advice. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

At break, Isabella and Julia are at our spot behind the portables, and at first all the bad feelings from Halloween come rushing back, but I push them way, way down. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I ram the chisel with the hammer, watch a corner of the stone break off, watching myself rush into the surf that winter day. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Maddox swished his finger, and the large dog rushed through the door. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dewey’s ears ring with it—a ringing that almost deafens him to the whispery rush of Smith’s soft voice. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still holding his victim in his arms, Mace rushed for the door. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Hermano, brother,” I say all in a rush when he picks up, “I am coming to you. If you tell Papi, I am coming anyway. I will call you when I can.” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Coach Yang had praised me in PE, and I recalled the rush I’d felt. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

At last I knew why Branwell rushed home from school every day. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each note courses through me, rushing like warm rivers in my veins. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

My hands started to shake a little, and I rushed out my explanation. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Not far away a stream flows out of a limey cave, rushes to the edge, and plunges off. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stragglers rushed in as the final bell rang, filling the empty seats. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Hurry, beta,” my mom says as she and my dad rush out to pack up their lives in suitcases. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Instead of the careful, determined movements down the maze corridors, his actions are rushed and out of control. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then, there was a rush of air, as the great crow came beating down, and wheeled about his head. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The sound of rushing water could be heard somewhere in the darkness, and Meggie remembered the bridge they had crossed on the way here. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She rushed into his arms and cried her joy out on his shoulders. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stopped and stood up and let Dwyer rush past him. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They “rush on glorious death” and find it “sweet to die in battle.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, by chance, Kit would find herself alone, and rushing through her task at double speed, she would steal down the path to Blackbird Pond, hoping that Prudence too had been able to escape. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

His roommates were rushing around, getting dressed and brushing their teeth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The command was entirely unnecessary, for the moment he began to speak everyone but Milo, Tock, and the distraught bug rushed from the hall, down the stairs, and out of the palace. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then we take a right and start following the river downhill, keeping away from the rushes at the water’s edge. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Me wanting to rush back to my room so I could read. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I scrambled to my feet and rushed to the other side of the barn where Pita had abandoned the rusty old tools. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Marco rushes across the room to reach her, pulling her close and holding her while she cries. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Their swords were wooden sticks, broom handles from the look of them, and they were rushing across the grass, swinging at each other lustily. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Instantly I abandoned my books and rushed outside to investigate. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found himself moving about at a deliberate pace, without rushing. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Light and air rushed through her, making a song, like the songs of Ember, only it was a song of joy. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The car behind me at the drive-thru backfires, and I rush inside. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A servant rushes me behind a screen and helps me up on a dress block. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Nagelman lit a cigarette, realizing that he wasn’t going to be able to rush Sheriff Dean. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Dancing empanadas and cheeseburgers sneak out of the vines to taunt me, then rush back into its spiral, hiding out of my reach. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

That giddy rush of keeping up with one another, of zooming through the school, reducing everything that’s not us into an inconsequential blur. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

So when he went out to the outhouse she rushed to see if the pistol was loaded. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Copernicus himself did not exactly rush into print with his ideas. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

A far rush of wind sounded and a gust drove through the tops of the trees like a wave. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt a flood of emotions rushing through me. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Then Al rushes at me like a rolling boulder and throws me over his shoulder. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Giddy with enthusiasm, Werfel rushed forward, his arms spread wide. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Filled with fear, with Brand pulling my arm, I rushed out of the room, raced across a rear areawav, into another room, then down a long corridor. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madge comes from behind and loops her arm through mine, and relief rushes in. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

But now the days that had once dragged rush all too quickly toward evening—those same hours are consumed with Gogol, pacing the three rooms of the apartment with him in her arms. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I rolled over as he opened the door, and the morning light rushed into the room. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

A throng of people came by hooting and hollering as they rushed outside to bowl. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

A soft rush of fabrics sways forth at him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the audience applauded, I felt a rush. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them even got out of their desks and rushed to the front of the room to see the bug closer. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

We rushed back to school stuffing pizza into our mouths and crouching down low when we passed Jimmy’s window so he couldn’t see us. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

She had spent the entire time with her eyes glued to a piece of paper, her voice monotone and rushed, and she had later confessed to Moss that she felt miserable about it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She braced herself to feel a rush of hurt, but Boo didn’t hesitate. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The United States rushed weapons to the British, but stayed out of the fighting. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned around and Drew rushed me, knocking me to the sidewalk. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I go to YouTube on my phone, I put on my headphones and watch the video for “Wolf Like Me” until I hear the rush of people in the hallway. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

But by the time she got up to get some of the food off the floor, the previously quiet women had already rushed past her and savagely fought over every scrap of bread. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stick close to the walls as we approach, but the frenzy from the blackout compels the guards to rush from their posts to secure the Mess and the Hub. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

It’s rush hour when I finally get on the train to go back home. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Demoniac figures with faces of white and red and green rushed out howling, so that the littluns fled screaming. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

In vain, for nothing could check him as he rushed on slaughtering all in his path and seeking everywhere for Hector. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of us rush to her bedroom door. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Before I could attack Rachel, though, she rushed at me and scored an easy touch on my arm. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I rush to the window to make sure that he leaves, that he is finally out of Donna’s life. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Cool,” I said, though I was seriously tempted to rush home and break the television. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Now the whole night came rushing back and I saw it from her point of view, and it was perfectly obvious to me why she didn’t want to get out of the car. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I hoped that someday my feelings for a man would knock me sideways, that I’d get swept into the upending, tsunami-like rush that seemed to power all the best love stories. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

A moment later she rushed out into the dusk, waving her hands and shouting; before he could move from his door the business was over. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He came rushing up the trail, moving his burly body way faster than Jess ever thought he could. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

This is stupid, I thought, with a sudden rush of panic. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I rush outside to our porch swing, worried Mom’s next words will be “Why don’t you find Catherine and see what she’s doing?” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Harry paused to examine the wares in the bazaar, Bailey rushed ahead to squeal in delight at a procession of saddled camels. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He yowled in fear and fury, falling, falling, and twisted around while the ground rushed Up to break him . A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But finally, after my wailing didn’t stop, she rushed into my room, scolding me at the top of her voice. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat, unmoving, while she sung, and then, without excusing himself, 13-04 rose and rushed above-stairs, and sought her out along the corridors. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Meggie was about to rush in when two strong hands grasped her by the shoulders. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The powerful current pinned the canoes in place, and water quickly rushed into the vessels and sank them. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Then I kick open the door and rush into the light. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He came wearing most of his red-and-yellow Rocky the Clown makeup, saying he was in a rush. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I guess this place is good luck, he thought with a rush of anticipation. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When the drinks came up in the bathroom they were brilliant-hued, perfectly clear, a rush of vibrant acid turquoise the color of Ty-D-Bol. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I imagined Charles inviting me to his house, to play a game or watch a movie, and felt a rush of pleasure. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The road is through with school buses for the week and the rush home hasn’t started yet. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Once or twice the travellers heard the rush and whine of swan-wings, and looking up they saw a great phalanx streaming along the sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Warm, furry-smelling air washed over her, and all her love for this place came rushing back. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The familiar city began to rush around me, but I didn’t look out the windows. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then the dust figure rose from the end of the hall and rushed him, raising its dead hand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

What I see is like the entrance to a tunnel, rushing away from me; or I am rushing away from it, away from that spot of daylight. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There is no rush for me now,” Lady Meng said, sorrow splashing across her face again. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

About thirty seconds later, Marv comes rushing backward out the door. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Now that the adrenaline rush of yesterday is gone, and whatever made me sleep has worn off, the deep ache and shooting pains of my shoulder are intense. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hands over his ears and rushed out of the room. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl rushed to the door and told the policeman that Raymond had hit her. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He slowly slipped the pages into his science notebook and waited for the rest of the kids to rush out to lunch. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

We rush out past her, and the minute the lights hit my skin, my memory comes back to me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The water rushed in and out around me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Seema rushed into the living room as my father stepped inside. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I speed to the post office, knowing it closes at four thirty, despite my fear of the police, and rush inside to the window. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She was rushing her words out now, as if she were afraid somebody might try to stop her. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Lady, the largest of the two female chicks, bolted to him, stepping on Drum in her rush. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

On the night of the banquet, firelight flashed on the walls of the great hall and rush torches sent up their oily smoke. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

One day, after she had rushed off to take Nna to his piano lesson, she called Obinze to say, laughing, “Can you believe I forgot to brush my teeth?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It smells heavenly, and for the first time since I got rushed into Mercy Hospital, I’m hungry. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The night came in, dark and damp, and the rushing of the rain sounded loud and threatening. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was quite rough; but I kept on rowing, until suddenly we were close ashore against a point of rock that rose beside us; the waves striking against it, rushing high up, then falling back. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He turned back and headed for the other side of the lobby just as a company of firefighters rushed in, nearly knocking him over. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The word made him feel a rush of panic, and the spark of hope the meal had brought him fizzled with a silent hiss. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Her voice is soft but deep, and she’s in no rush to get the words out. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were at the edge of the deck when the creature rushed him, grabbed the torch, and ripped it from his hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After the rush was over, Papa went out to buy a new lock. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

At lunchtime, I clutch my brown bag, waiting near the door until the first rush of cafeteria noise dims: banging trays, ripping plastic, overtalking at too-crowded tables. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Ivy nodded, a blush rushing into her cheeks. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I had saved Fela, rushed into the fire and carried her to safety. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The paramedics rush over to Madge just as a car screeches to a stop. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He had no idea how she might react if he tried to rush her. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

After Em got her story out in one long rush, her mother moved closer to Em on the edge of the couch. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

She limps from the big top and I rush out behind her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Lafayette Baker seized the telegram, rushed back to his headquarters, and alerted his cousin Luther Byron Baker to the news of the sighting. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Domineering, complaining, demanding wives who had just about psychologically castrated their husbands were responsible for the early rush. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

My blood was swirling in my head and I could hardly hear anything outside of the rush of liquid. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I play with the zipper of my jacket, and the words come rushing out. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Lesser waves dragged at him, trying to tug him back down the sand in their outgoing rush, and the mist parted and closed above him, and later a sleety rain beat on him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

There’s new magic in every sidewalk crack, in the traffic rush, in the lurch of beggars on the corner. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanton, startled by her cry, and fearing that the president had died, rushed into the room and called out loudly, “Take that woman out and do not let her in again.” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran through the ejection procedures, and everything worked as advertised, except that the ground rushed up so fast I wasn’t prepared for it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aretha, our big Labrador mutt, rushed over to check things out. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The conversation shifts from school to mutual friends to inside jokes I’m not a part of—relief rushes over me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They rushed at me then, and about five of them grabbed me by the arms and legs and lifted me clear off the ground. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

If you listen, you can even hear it rushing. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

If I rush from shadow to shadow, I will attract attention, especially from the new motion-sensitive security cameras mounted to the streetlamps. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The walls and roofs are made of mats woven from rushes. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Darknesses blacker than the night rush on us with giant strides, over us and away. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blood rushed into his head and came out of his eyes. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I rush to take Mom's injured hands in my own. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

And the longer I stood there, the more I became like—sorta hypnotized by the slick whistlin’ of the cars as they rushed beneath us. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of the ruckus outside disappears, and there is only a rushing sound in my ears. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Laila pictured him as he must have been an hour, or maybe minutes, earlier, rushing from one room to another, slamming doors, furious and incredulous, cursing under his breath. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

For a second his fury seemed to deflate, and he felt as if she were making fun of him, but a wave of blood immediately rushed to his brain. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tayo sank down into sensations—the truck vibrating and bouncing down the road, the bodies squeezed around him tight, the smell of perfume and sweat and wine, and the rushing fresh air cooling the sweat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

In a lake of rushes he saw the pike making chase in evening hunger. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we work, I notice that kids are getting up and rushing to the cafeteria windows. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I rushed to assure her, even though it wasn’t really true. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The only answer was a rush of wings behind him as an owl took flight. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me,” I tell the others, and rush out. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The actors rushed out of the room, and the white-faced women grabbed the children and hustled them out after them. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Neighbors rushed over, repeating more rumors: all the children would be slaughtered. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He felt the warmth of her rushing over him, through him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Bailey rushes to the end of the porch with Lorena close on his heels. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Moving with purpose, but not in a rush. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The assistant’s gaze rushed over her clipboard—my heart was pounding—before she called out in a cheesy-grits accent, “Peanut Wigglebutt?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

My cousins rushed at Father Amadi’s words in the same way. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Watson, when she sees me, rushes down the steps. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, oh!” cried Jane, shivering with cold and surprise, and she rushed to cover the Twins with their perambulator rug. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He rushes to a trunk and fishes around inside. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“A kid like you. What are you in such a rush for money all of a sudden for?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seconds later Eliza came rushing out of the house, her skirt swirling around her shoes. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

They became trapped in rush- hour traffic again, surrounded by half-asleep yuppies in suits who were sucking coffee from foam cups and listening to traffic reports and easy rock and roll. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adrenaline was rushing through Wes’s body, followed quickly by fear, but no regret. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Women and sons and uncle, he forgot them all, and he rushed among the frightened villagers, and he shouted at them, “Now for our good land we will fight these enemies from the skies!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

From stillness came a wind rushing between the smoke spindles. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all rushed back into the living room. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He always rushed to ask me what I wanted, picked it out himself, put it in a bag, and handed it over. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He signed the postal delivery receipt and rushed back to his room, locking his door. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would stay late in Pretoria preparing for our case, or rush back to handle another case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby rushed to the edge of the raft. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The ground now became damp, and in places boggy and here and there they came upon pools, and wide stretches of reeds and rushes filled with the warbling of little hidden birds. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Straight down upon the Nazgûl they bore, stooping suddenly out of the high airs, and the rush of their wide wings as they passed over was like a gale. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Their only real fear was, were they rushing him? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It hung in the waves, stilled, even as water rushed around it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

At this the roach rushed up like a hen, burst into tears, and began stammering its message. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not like observing birds soaring, or the creek rushing, or clouds chasing. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We cross Queens Boulevard, not rushing, stopping at the center island and waiting for the next green light, terrified of the racing cars. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I rush to get all the words in. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I was aware of how our voices were a little higher pitched than usual, our words rushed. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Inside the womb, the baby hears the mother’s heartbeat, the rushing sound of amniotic fluid and the mother’s voice. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Lili and Guy rushed to him and tried to wake him. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

If she hadn’t rushed to help me, she wouldn’t of lost the bucket, and I knew those blackberries weren’t picked to make a pie with or to put up as jam or jelly or wine. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He heard the splashing of the oars and he rushed toward the sound out into the sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bolted his dinner that evening without noticing what he was eating, and then rushed upstairs with Ron to unwrap the Nimbus Two Thousand at last. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

As soon as the moon finishes passing the sun, my blood rushes into my ears and my palms dampen with sweat. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I was a back-court player, only rushing the net when I had a clean slam. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door flew open, and two men rushed in with a stretcher between them, set it down on two waiting sawhorses, then hurried back out. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I gobbled my cold food that had been left covered on the table, seized a piece of soap and rushed into the streets, eager to display all I had learned in school since morning. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the safe cocoon of their home—their real home, as she’d begun to think of it—the tears began to flow, along with a choking rush of fury. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I run to where the road rejoins the river, the road into Haven, trees springing up again all around us, the river rushing on. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I found an opportunity to exchange some words with him, the others rushing out into the yard, waxen clogs a-thumping, to place bets upon a battle royal between a mongoose and an asp. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I rushed out I saw a group of people taking my mother away. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The girl got through her song, but she rushed off the stage near tears. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She staggered back out of his grasp, the ground rushing beneath her, and then fell—hard. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And then, when the rush of excitement fades, he says, people feel rotten. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You can do this,” he repeated, then ran the water and splashed some on his face, thankful for the rush of alertness it gave him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She heard him shout to the guards outside the room, heard them descending together in a wild rush, taking the stairs two and three at a time. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

California fans rushed up the hill and demanded their winnings from the same bookie, who again paid out. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She rushes back to the kitchen and comes back with a plastic bag and hands it to me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

My father rushed in, announcing the arrival of the ambassadors from Norway and promising, upon their departure, his own news of great importance concerning Hamlet’s recent disposition. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Once, after Sunday school, and in my usual rush to get outside and play, I wore my church shoes in the creek to hunt crawl-dads with Roy Lee. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It made you want to rush at other people and either hug them or fight them. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure if she ever had been in love, although she remembered the rush of emotions that accompanied her first kiss, with her classmate Liya, up in the crescent garden. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And after everyone remembers Mateo, whether as the boy in their homeroom or at their lunch table, they’ll rush over to his page and leave comments like a digital memorial. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“We had to rush him to the hospital.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I stepped into the hallway, where students were rushing to get to their classes. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Names and dates, curtains and earrings, ships and theatres and angels rushed by as if they were caught in a tidal wave. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

More than a dozen people, mosdy women and children, are rushing out of their houses along the tracks, clutching small bundles. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

McNamara rushed back to the Pentagon, where he was handed Herrick’s “Suggest complete evaluation” cable. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Get out,” Papa shouted as he rushed in the kitchen and saw the flames. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear my blood rushing through my body. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

We hear a tremoring, a rush of flapping wings. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Matilda did not join the rush to get out of the classroom. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Milo, who had tumbled back off the steps, sat up quickly, while Tock and the Humbug rushed from the car to see what had happened. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pain rushed at him as he came fully awake—cracked ribs, aching knuckles. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She rushed up to the information booth and asked when the bus for Annapolis was leaving. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of which rushed him along now, out of breath and out of shape, trying to raise money that he knew dimly would lead him eventually only to trouble. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon after three, Neeley rushed in out of breath, flung his books in a corner and asked whether it was time to run for anybody yet. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw her look at the brazier, then at me: she gasped, and without uttering another word, rushed over and grabbed and dragged me outside where a heavy downpour was falling from a blackened sky. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpop rushed for the can, thrusting his arms in, frantically digging. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“That kind of talk’ll make her want to rush back and drink a gallon of the stuff,” warned Miles. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was walking with Danielle when all of a sudden she rushed ahead and hurried inside. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

When I heard the car drive off, I rushed into our room to search for the letter. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Sailors rushed in, prepared with gurneys and pallets. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Not at all,” I say in a rush. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The Dauntless rush through the room, throwing their things into bags. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The current that rushed through me was terrible and electric. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I rush to the door in time to hear him grumble to Maddy, “That Arab lady is your teacher?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Pine trees wave as the train rushes past them. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

One summer morning a white girl came late to work and rushed into the pantry where I was busy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rushes to the slop bucket, throws up. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Doc Daneeka cried shrilly with a surging, petrifying sensation of some on- rushing unavoidable disaster. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

In a mad rush, he pounced on the nearest one, grabbing her by the arm. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“T. Ray ... he told me my mother ...” The tears rushed up, and my words came out in high-pitched sounds I didn’t recognize. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the intelligence she had gathered on the Black Tips came back to her in a sickening rush—Oomen, Geels’ shambling enforcer, the one who could crush skulls with his bare hands. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She seemed pathetically small beside the rushing wheels and the ladders that ran up the sides. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

And I struggled to nod through the rush of guilt I felt about lying to him and the humiliation I felt about sucking so bad. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He suddenly rushed out, calling to Nurse Ramirez that he’d forgotten something important and would be back as soon as he could. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neel felt a rush of love for his sister. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The prospect of a visit with Shadrach changed the color of the world around Jeth, and he rushed to get his chores done early. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rushed home from school every day to sit by the radio for hours listening to the romantic tales of women with names like Mariana and Sofía, and men such as Armando and Ricardo. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

It burst into the trees, rolling, rushing, a gale of fire through the trees. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a rush of panic, I look back. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She rushes in with a tray and sits down in a corner, drinks her juice, dips at her oatmeal. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

When they allowed us to return to the blocks, I rushed toward my father: “Did you eat?” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d be frazzled and rushed and she wouldn’t be able to listen. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Time is allowed for people to rush to the aid of the wounded. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Colin pushed aside his fatigue and rushed up to his best friend. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He gently placed the envelope inside his science notebook and rushed into the classroom. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Coming down the Hill is a rush, for sure, but it’s not enough anymore. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just this morning, this forest had been crisscrossed by creeks filled with clear rushing water. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

He held my watch on his palm and looked up at me with his blurred rushing eye. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neel rushed into the hut, followed closely by his sister. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

All men reporting on sick call with temperatures above 102 were rushed to the hospital. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He starts to disrobe, and servants rush forward to help. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“The office was full of a rush of work,” Starrett said, “but the spirit of the place was delightfully free and easy and human in comparison with other offices I had worked in.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He came in the train from Klausenburg, and the guard was told by the station-master there that he rushed into the station shouting for a ticket for home. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

A thrill rushed through him as he left the waterfront, his boots clicking against the city’s familiar cobblestone streets. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

A gust of air rushed up from the vertical tunnel and whacked them in their noses. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I knew the ceremony wouldn’t go well as the Paqo and I laid out our rush mats in his favored spot, one of the many small stone guesthouses covered with thatch. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I heard the distant rattle of wheels on rails, felt the air rush past, and then there was silence. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I had to swallow back a rush of puke that rose up into the raw soreness in the back of my throat. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

They flung stones with wide sweeps of their arms and then, clutching their guns, they rushed toward the other boys, the Nigerian side, the losers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But most come rushing to our windows, shouting our names. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They rush to the door and jostle against it. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I throw on some clothes, grab a coat, and rush outside. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

All York wanted was to hold on to that feeling, that feeling when you stand at the ocean, letting the water rush up to your feet and run away again. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Pomp, sensible of our friend’s more delicate sentiments, rushed to soothe: “No, not on Christmas Eve, Slant. No wise.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I rush past her and into the hallway. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Before the next spasms could stop her, she ran to the pigsty, each step a rushing out into emptiness. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shaking herself like a dog, Winifred panted, “Look what I found half-sunk in the water over there. It’s a good job the rushes held him up.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Agent Fiona calls, and a crowd of agents rushes in our direction. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

No one hears her, no nurse rushes to her side. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was so shocked at the sight of them, I nearly missed the blur of green that was a little kid rushing for the fence. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Servants rush to clean, but more hit the floor and splatter their contents before the servants can catch them. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The bag sagged around them, and light rushed in as the water rushed out. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Until a bunch of smaller kids rush out of the next building. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

A rush of cold sweat flowed over his entire body. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I rush forward to help him pull her limp body over his shoulder. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the pain, she rushed to the door and pulled it tightly shut. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Frisch saw fellow scientists rushing to the phone to make reservations at Santa Fe restaurants to celebrate. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt heat rush into his face, but he was pleased it didn’t bother him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Before I could shout a warning, Rontu had rushed forward and seized him. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t rush me, Bull. I want you to be proud of the way I look tonight. I bought a gown that could win wars.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they gave him enough time—if they didn’t rush him or push him too fast—he would get it. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The beast, whatever it is, is hauled up to the floor of the arena and released. Can’t get back down, has to rush into the ring, and then—look out, whoever’s in its way!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Briefly he stopped, feeling as though he was seeing a mirage; it was himself he seemed to see, himself as he had been the day before, rushing headlong from the field. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The brigade drew billy clubs and axes and let out a single, unified “Huzzah!” before rushing forward. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The chickens rushed at the pieces of bread Sisi threw to them, disorderly and enthusiastic. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dad rushes through the streets with Malachy in his arms and I try to keep up. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

There was a rush of movement and excited voices coming toward the cart. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I am not!” cried Charlie, rushing up to the bed and holding out the large and beautiful Golden Ticket for him to see. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

She rushed past Mr. Vita into the small bedroom she and Papa shared. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Every so often, a rush of breeze blew in off the ocean and across the marsh. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. van Daan leapt up, his napkin falling to the floor, and shouted, with the blood rushing to his face, “I’ve had enough!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Next morning her dark fears were swept away in a rush of wonder. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, I felt a rush of excitement when I put on my uniform that morning and thought maybe, just maybe, they'd make an exception. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The Port Authority was all noise and rushing. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

So they both rushed into the drawing-room to find out what had happened. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Telemachus on guard with his long spear kept the crowd back so that they could not rush out through the door either to escape or to attack Odysseus from the rear. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s like all the blood in his body has rushed up into his face.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Now I wanted to be back on the midway and in the rush of all that noise. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

At the second pumping, a rush of warm water rusty with iron flushed out, but at the third it was cold and clear. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He froze as the Berg rushed in overhead, closer to the ground than Mark had seen it before. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But now Carmen slowed down and stared as the boy waved the afternoon paper at the people rushing by him. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Another shock of pain hits my teeth, but it doesn’t stop the rush of giggles as they erupt out of me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

One morning at Santa Anita, Howard pushed Smith hard to take a course with Seabiscuit that Smith was not prepared to take, apparently to rush his very conservative training regimen. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss rushed to her side, guided her to the couch. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The last thing he wants is for his army to give in to their hunger and rush the train. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Percy heard machinery creaking in the darkness, huge gears turning, and water rushing through pipes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Half an hour later, the dancing and the liquor and the sweet, heady rush of being eighteen had filled them both with a feverish flush. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Jude. I didn’t expect you to be in such a rush.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I rushed up to it, hoping to find an old apple. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They screamed and crumpled to the ground almost instantly, others tripping over their bodies in the mad rush for cover. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I’d finally said it, but it didn’t feel like a rush, I didn’t feel lighter. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

His dad held out his arms, and Gregor rushed into them and held on tightly. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The building collapses in a rush of fire and thunder. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

In a mad rush, Sumac came flapping down and landed in front of me, raising a small cloud of dust. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He hung up and rushed out of the house. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

As they rushed inside, Minli was relieved to hear Dragon’s rasping breath. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She rushed to a judge, demanding to have her property back. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

I wanted to scream and rush in and stomp on them like they were little ants. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“It was all too rushed for you, wasn’t it?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

An ice-blue silk dress flooded out over her patchwork coverlet like a rush of cool water. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arletta rushed past us in a flurry of blonde hair and denim. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Servants rushed in and out of the front gates. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her own voice sounded wild and crazed to her, but the words poured out in a rush as the blades continued to clash behind her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Florer thought that the liquid smelled like the axle grease sold in his store, and he rushed back and showed the sample to others, who confirmed his suspicions: it was oil. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The presence of all the armed guards and warders so frightened her that she dropped the tray on my bed, spilling the tea, before rushing out. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he saw the cannibal bending over his fire, the boy rushed forward and pushed him into the flames. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

But she doesn’t give me enough time to answer because she’s already rushing out to announce the next contestant. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“You rush this and you’re liable to just break the leg again.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

But she was so close to having everything back to normal that strength rushed through her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Something must have broken through the skin, Moss realized, and as he watched Kaisha agonize over her partner, his rage rushed over him, suddenly and completely. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I shrug off my backpack and rush forward, so I can carefully place her inside. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

There would be perhaps five seconds before the guards could rush into the cell. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

All that remained for her to do was plant it somewhere else, and her powers would come rushing back. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Four hours later: I'm in the middle of the line of people rushing out of the physics classroom fifth period when I see Tiny walking past the window. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

My fellow sweepers back up to get out of the way, but I stay where I am, heat rushing through me as Zeke and Tori approach. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Often she encountered them, and usually the man stopped to chat, though sometimes he was rushed and had to hurry on. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Momma’s deep, slow voice lay under my mother’s rapid peeps and chirps like stones under rushing water. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

There they had gathered in the shadow of the cliffs, until the assault above was hottest and nearly all the men of the defence had rushed to the wall’s top. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Before the teacher comes in, kids rush over to my desk and begin firing questions at me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Nina rushed to his side and turned him over. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The names are these: C/TR’OS'SO For a while the river rushes through my ears and sweat shoves itself under my arms. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

For some moments his memory held only a mingling of sights and sounds, of rushing water, a stone, a shout; his head still whirled. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than say no, I rushed past her and fell to my knees next to Nan. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Jim was already at the bus stop while I was still rushing around getting ready. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her co-workers called an ambulance and she was rushed to the hospital. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Pressing down the faucet, cool water rushed against my hands, a welcome reprieve from the stifling heat. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I watch my younger sister in a shiny mink jacket bend slightly to kiss my mother before she rushes down the front steps. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rush for the steps and head back down into the park. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Sister Ignatia gave him a look as sharp as a blade, and he ran out of the room in a panicked rush, as though he was already bleeding. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I hissed at her to be quiet, and we rushed out the back doors to meet Dari. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And then, the man with the fowling-piece discharged it at us, and several of the others rushed forward. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Some of the passengers started to respond to the accusations and rush out to join the other men, their wives pulling on their arms begging them not to go. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was suppertime, and I had missed lunch in the rush of preparing for the space walk, and I was really hungry. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lourdes When Lourdes learns that dozens of people have taken refuge in the Peruvian embassy, she rushes to Havana to investigate. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Already, Lon had learned that when he rushed through his lessons, Erastis would glare at him over the rims of his glasses, stern and judgmental. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They watched cars go by on 23rd, heard the sound of amplified voices in the church, felt the cool fall wind rush down the street. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Tears rush to my eyes and down my cheeks. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I felt the blood rush to my face and sank low in my chair, seething inside, yet I did nothing. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm rushing to say everything, and I'm talking way too fast, and I'm probably saying too much, but I don't care. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help asking, the words coming out in a low rush. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

All the breath rushed out of me and I heard it scream. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Carefully, and without rushing, he sauntered back to where the two brothers were still standing among a big flock of pigeons. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I like that! Where’s the beef and vegetables I sent home, and the pudding you promised?” cried John, rushing to the larder. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night felt like a dream rushing past me too fast, like a stream in flood, and in this uncontrollable dream Anatole was the one person who cared enough to help me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I found out how she was listening in on private conversations when she wasn’t supposed to be coming onto the grounds,” said Hermione in a rush. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He led a party of warlocks into the marquee as Luna rushed up. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Suddenly there was an angry roar from the men back near the bar and I saw them rush the stairs. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The waiter scooped up the nickels happily and rushed away. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

These affairs are rushed and unsatisfactory: I don’t have time for the finer points. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thought I could feel the blood rushing through my body. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Why do I keep doing that? he thought in a rush of frustration. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She rushed Louvenia to the colored hospital when the first call came about Robert and waited there six hours with her, until the operation was over. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Temporarily, a teacher rescued the fellow—but then the students rushed him and drove himaway, shouting, “Stooge!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He'd sit at the kitchen table with his flyswatter, watch the flies darting from wall to wall, buzzing here, buzzing there, harried and rushed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The screen of the empathy box now showed rushing streams of bright formless color; taking a breath, his wife hung on tightly to the two handles. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Light from the lamps on top of the bridge shone onto the rushing river. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Almost instantly another wave of anxiety would rush over him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What was that?” said Mr. White, rushing to the window. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He rushed through the light at 7th and rolled to a stop in front of it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ma rushed to make a special breakfast, taking out the carefully saved dried pork to make Minli’s favorite porridge, while Ba jumped to get some fresh water to make tea. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I worried as more and more fetterlings rushed to enter the battle, but the giant just kept swinging blow after blow, scattering monsters to the trees. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The dynamos purred in the sub-basement, the lifts rushed up and down. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wind rushes up the side of the building and lifts my shirt from my skin. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

There will be no crises here, except perhaps in the pre-Christmas rush. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a single strand of hair fell on any of those laser beams, a police car would come rushing to the museum. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They rushed down the river but were suddenly turned by the rapids and hurled against some boulders, then became trapped under a tangle of vines and tree branches. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

No longer buzzing, she rushed to my side and we linked pinkie fingers, her chin trembling. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She rushes toward me and seizes my hands, which are sticky with blood. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

To his outside, a crowd of horses rushed inward to gain optimal position. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was thinking the same when I rushed over to Woodside in the morning. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Harker reported last night and this morning as usual: “lapping waves and rushing water,” though she added that “the waves were very faint.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

You’d have thought I was rushing to report a fire the way I sped down the road. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Henri, when his shaking had subsided a little, rushed out of his cabin, leaped over the side of the boat and hurried away down the hill through the pines. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your friend Lisa called your parents. They rushed over. When your father got to you, you were already in the car. He went to stop you and you nearly ran him over.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Trina smiled and the waters of the stream continued to rush by, as if his words meant nothing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Claudia rushed in again with another explanation, “He had this beautiful daughter and she needed this operation very badly and you...” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

My stomach sinks, and I hear all my sisters’ footsteps rush to either the front window or the door to our apartment. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He had a sudden rushing sensation of human frailty, death like a blowing wind: Jackson was gone, Stuart would go, like leaves from autumn trees. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mami comes rushing, like an alarm went off in her head, and she remembers she has a daughter who can’t leave her bed. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I took the stairs two at a time and rushed into the street and hugged and kissed him like the kind of woman the neighbors think I am. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her words tumbled out in an excited rush. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t rush him; I circled and hedged, watching him closely, to let him think he was pulling what he wanted out of me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baba rushes toward him, and the two brothers thump each other on the back and smile. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Flinging himself upon the rough fibers, he held the bread to his nose, and its yeasty fragrance brought the saliva rushing into his mouth. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She rushes in, thinking I’m having another episode. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

One of my classmates had to be rushed to the hospital when another kid hit him in the eye with a rock tightly packed inside a clump of snow. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

And your friend couldn’t believe it, either, because when he grabbed the doorknob again, he didn’t rush right in. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Two Step’s voice came to her over the rushing wind. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She took the butter knife from me and rushed off to show the cook. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Miss Lark’s two maids were rushing wildly about the garden, looking under bushes and up in-to the trees as people do who have lost their most valuable possession. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

But before I turn the key, I try to recall anything I might have done wrong in my mad rush to make it to my appointment on time. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And then she laughed, a true laugh that came from deep in her gut, rushed out her mouth, and rang through the clear night air. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Warm air rushes out to grab me and everyone turns, upset at the person letting in the cold. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

There is an elevator and a glass room and a rush of cold air. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I say a quick good-bye to Soojin and walk to my bus, turning my head to avoid Bradley as he rushes by to catch his. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the door was thrown open again and a man rushed out, a bucket of water in his hand, his face convulsed with fury. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her chest fills with anxiety, same as a sinking ship fills with water—it rushes in and then rises slowly. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The next thing he did was to throw away Us sword and rush straight into the pavilion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gagging stench of molasses rushed up Carmen’s nose and down her throat, deep into her guts. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

A startled silence was followed by frightened cries and aleluyas and the rustle of everyone rushing to get up from their seats and out of the plane as soon as possible. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

A waterfall rushed off one cliff and fed a river that wound its way through a great meadow in the center of the island. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Misha rushed the table and scooped the boy into his arms, spinning him in a circle as the boy squealed with delight. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I rushed back into the house, into our bedroom, threw open the closet, yanked my black dress off its hanger, ripping the right sleeve, waking Jaimito with my piteous crying. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rushed up garret when the letter came, and tried to thank god for being so good to us, but I could only cry, and say, “I’m glad! I’m glad!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It roared across the cay again, seeming even lower this time because the rush of wind from it was hot I could smell exhaust fumes. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Katie rushed out to the kitchen and heated the coffee which was always standing on the stove. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

That we would be so easy to kill was the only reason we weren’t dead already; like a gourmand about to enjoy a fine meal, there was no reason to rush things. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Then a red extended-cab pickup truck pulled into her driveway, and she rushed outside. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Lida immediately rushed up to me full of apology and explanation, and I said, “No, no, it’s really fine,” waving her off, and I said to Isaac, “Care to accompany me upstairs?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

They carried her along a path with branches rushing past overhead. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya knocked stones into the rushing water, and her legs went frigid as she fell into the well. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

They panted as they ran, the promise of something terrible rushing behind them all the way to the edge of the woods. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It rises from the earth, answering my call as it courses through my veins in a sudden rush. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The blood drained from Beto’s face, and he rushed to pick up Edgar. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They rush me out of the ER and into the elevator. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Water rushes into his mouth and he spits it out. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it was the way I’d seen Kat struggle into her fur-collared jacket, the morning she’d rushed out to get the photos of the strange man enlarged. souvenir shot was not somebody waving. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You insulted her, Harry! You said it was a joke!” shouted Ron, who was slowly turning purple in the face as all the blood rushed to his head. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A tingle rushes up my arm at the acquisition. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I grunt, the dam bursts, all my hurt and anger rushes through my body then narrows into a fluid, focused hit. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Sefia tried to shut out the sound of them but their inarticulate cries engulfed her, rushing under her skin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I excitedly stumbled out and rushed to the site. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vendors selling fruit and shoes called out their wares while people rushed past — some pushing wheelbarrows or balancing baskets on their shoulders. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

They don’t drop me—it’s more like the group that’s supporting me disintegrates and I get dumped on the floor as everyone rushes to fix the fallen links. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

We spent the next hour sweeping the heavy mat of soiled and soggy rushes onto the ground, spreading a fresh supply from a wagon over the boards, then loading the old ones on the wagon. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was like entering a darkened movie theater—amid the rush of a crowd eager to get seated before the picture begins I was barely able to see where we were rushing to. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt the warmth of blood rush to your cheek, the fine structure of your jaw, like a bird's light bones. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He even rushed to rescue his charge if Mel got too close to the big males when they were socially excited—when they sometimes hurl an infant out of their way. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Overjoyed, she ran down the hill, rushed breathlessly into her father’s office, and placed her prize, a book written in Greek, on the table. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The force of the rushing water sent his body plummeting back down the hole. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I whisper, trying to watch my step and watch the rushes and watch out for Manchee all at the same time. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Everyone rushes around the room looking for a partner, but my feet feel nailed to the floor as I try to decide which way to go. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Dad clapped his hands softly, and Tilly rushed to him for a vigorous scratch behind the ears. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The peach was rushing closer and closer to it every second, and closer also to the towering white cliffs that came first. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He puts his hand over his chest and then rushes off. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Tally felt herself crying, the tears driven backward by the wind The trees rushed past in the darkness for a while. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The two of them rushed at the Fleshlumpeater and began pounding him with their fists and feet. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon, the roof of the Ares cabin was burning, and naiads from the canoe lake rushed over to blow water on it. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

All these people I didn’t know, and a lot of people I did know, had rushed up to me and told me how much they loved my art. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The rush and thunder of the falls shook the windless air. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

After the mass, I pulled off the surplice and cassock and rushed to meet my parents, waiting for me in front of the church. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of sixth graders rushed up to support Cap on the other side. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Everything is quiet, it’s dark, and as you fall you get this terrifying sense of the increasing velocity of your descent from the sound of the air rushing through your clothing.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, my unhappiness and worry soon melted into wonder as miles of green fields rushed by, and small villages, and once a large city. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

On my way back to the living room, I feel a rush of fresh air envelop my skin. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, there is a rush of activity in the room as stagehands come in to get us. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Blowing a hole here, they knew, would cause water to rush in. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A girl knocked me down to the ground with her shoulder as the other PSFs rushed for the boy, still standing in the bus doorway. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I rushed at Tamika again, wanting to spare her the misery of Dad’s cuisine. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Mama heard him and came rushing out of the cabin. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rushed into the passenger seat, displacing a toolbox and welding gloves, while Grandma told Dad about my not washing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He watched as Ansley entered the car, rushed across the seat, and kissed him long and passionately on the lips. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

From where I stood, I felt cold dead air rush out to meet me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe I can make it, he thought, rushing to the edge. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He opens his arms like he and Daniel did on Saturday, lets the fresh air rush along him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I swept the ground idly with a bundle of rushes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The car pool horn would honk, and she would rush out to join four other Japanese women who had fixed their hair that morning, applied the vanishing cream, and sported freshly ironed hankies. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a clear athletic stream that rushed and ran and jumped and splashed. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only other thing that I thought about was Narciso’s mad rush through the snowstorm to warn Ultima, and not until now had I ever understood the sacrifice of his commitment. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before either child could say a word, Minli rushed up with a hurried bow. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Not a moment could be lost: the very sheets were kindling, I rushed to his basin and ewer; fortunately, one was wide and the other deep, and both were filled with water. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I rush to the door before she changes her mind. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Chantal’s heavy footsteps rush up the stairs, home from her college classes. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He knows that Charles has never seen me like this—that every day all last summer, I rushed home and removed every stain, every smudge, hiding cuts and calluses beneath new clothes and makeup. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A man and a woman rushed at him with knives, swinging at him before he could bring his weapon up. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I seemed to penetrate very near a Mighty Spirit; and my soul rushed out in gratitude at His feet. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I rushed out to my grandmother’s garden, hoping to catch a glimpse of our new guest. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

So one morning, as the girl was rushing out the door, the aunt stopped her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

A few of the houseguests close enough to see inside rushed away, hands held over their mouths as their dinner threatened to make a reappearance. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Holly was rushed toward the Mobile Ops unit, her feet barely touching the ground. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Shocked and confused, I pulled on my boots and rushed out to look for Harris. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I feel a rush of gratitude so strong, it feels almost like love. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

If something went wrong and the Amoses woke up I didn’t want them rushing down to the kitchen to get the gun. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He was narrating the whole time, I think, but I couldn’t hear a thing besides the blood rushing in my ears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Whitby says that after the Fair, there’ll be such a rush for people to live here, even places like Maxwell Street will be in high demand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He walked for at least a quarter of an hour before glimpsing the first beds of rushes along the riverbanks. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

At eleven at night, he is still there, along with most of the other designers on his team, all rushing to finish drawings and models by the month’s end. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Desperately he tried to rush after her and follow her down, but he was not allowed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

After fifth, Fiona rushes me clear across campus to the 900 Wing and is panting as she rolls me up to the front of the classroom, where Ms. Rucker is erasing the board. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She may be using me for a sugar rush, but that’s okay. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

A pair of comely serving girls sauntered past carrying a wicker basket of rushes between them, but the sell- sword never looked, "Bronn, I despair of you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

All the blood rushes to my face, as Mom goes very, very quiet. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The crazy boy rushed on, and when he reached the enormous camera, he jumped straight for the switch, scattering Oompa-Loompas right and left as he went. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Thank God,” she said, rushing to my side. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He and Pawlak would hurry out to the cement landing pad by the hospital to pull loaded stretchers off the choppers and rush the injured into the ER. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Hazel dropped the canteen, slung her backpack over her shoulders, and rushed to the gate. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

His father raised the knocken Jesse could hear P. T. barking from the back of the house and rushing to the door. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

He looked surprised to see me, but we didn’t have time to say anything because everyone was rushing to get seats. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a sudden commotion in the crowd, and a man and woman rushed by LaFarge. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eva rushed to him and kicked over the earthen slop jar, washing a small area of the floor with the child’s urine. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The old man takes a long time lowering himself from the dock to the skiff, but I know better than to rush him. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I figured it was important, so I rushed it right on over.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Had they simply seen the flash of green light and heard the rush of speeding death, before life was wiped from their bodies? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Celia puts her hand out, letting the water from the fountain rush over her fingers as she presses against the cold stone below. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Neighbors rushed from their homes, many carrying buckets or pots of water. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry to rush you, dear, but you need to empty your bladder now, before they take you in for surgery.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Between the quick-decaying rush of excitement from seeing Amelia for the first time and the caffeine making his head spin, he was glad to be sitting. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

A body of knights would pick sides, so that there were twenty or thirty on either side, and then they would rush together harum-scarum. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of them had seen family or friends killed and had rushed away, leaving everything behind them. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

She rushed over to where I stood and began pulling my hand, imploring me to go see my brother who, she said dramatically, was bleeding to death. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father rushed over to the hall, where he found a line still waiting to get inside. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“She doesn’t rush through her chores to paint alpanas. She doesn’t chatter nonstop about crazy ideas and plans. She moves so slowly and keeps so quiet, I hardly know she’s there.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Now could I see black smoke above the ranks before me, rushing through the brown and red air; our advance guard had torched the last houses on the islet. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And as he leaves, we see the non-white peoples returning in a rush to their original religions, which had been labeled “pagan” by the conquering white man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

A burst of rain struck the bow and rushed down the vertical webs. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I say, and try to rush off, but she stops me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The flashlight switches off and the darkness rushes back. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They felt a rush of air race past them. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But cars started rushing by so quickly they had to stretch the advertising out so it would last.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s picked up on the idea of things rushing past us. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The energy seems to go out of him in a rush, like a switch flicked off, and his shoulders slump. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

It is a vast area of deeply wooded wilderness—of endless chains of lonely lakes and rushing rivers. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bragg was in Max’s office when I rushed in the next day to blurt out what I had learned. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

But at the same time, the rush takes over as I rig the hanger in the doorjamb and softly unclick the bottom lock. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

El unwinds the towel from her waist and rushes off to the pool. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

With all the rushing around, I hadn’t stopped to think. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither my older brother nor sister rushed home after school anymore. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people, rushing forward, waved and shrieked happily, knocking down tables, swarming, rollicking, seizing the four Earth Men, lifting them swiftly to their shoulders. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

John shouted, rushing up the steps, screaming, “Fence cutters! Fence cutters!” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Dry rushes covered the floor; the bright rays turned them yellow as wheat. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Already at 6 a.m. people in Phnom Penh are rushing and bumping into each other on dusty, narrow side streets. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soldiers rush back and forth in the hallway. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Beyond, surrounding a thicket of rushes, stood an enclosure of posts and rails half as high as a man. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

With that, he rushed to the Black Bridge. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her foreshortened figure rushed away from him; the diminishing square of the roof seemed to be falling through the darkness. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The past was rushing down that long corridor towards me, a flood of memories, sweeping me back as I struggled to keep up with the little official. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the workday Cora staggered and Nag rushed to steady her. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Wes ran to the kitchen and rushed back to her with a glass of water, splashing some on her face and pouring some down her throat until she came to. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The sheriff watched him drive away, turn, and rush past the house toward town. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch her put clothes into one large suitcase and then rush over to my brother’s room and come back with another haul. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

We rushed to the train station and got there jus’ as a man was calling, “All aboard!” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Axes were called for and rushed out of workshops and up from the barracks. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Stingers rush to the edge of the sidewalk. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She ran down the shed row, cut out into the daylight, and rushed toward the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sparks rushed upward and died in the starless dark. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

They sat beside the water listening to the confused rush and roar of the Rapids hidden in the mist; they were tired and sleepy, and their hearts were as gloomy as the dying day. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

At each stop, Mother would leave Anne in charge of the broken foot and upset stomach department, while she rushed into the station to buy milk, food, and Sterno cans. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our men did not rush to make even one gesture of defense. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He expected her to rush out, all perfume, all laughter. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

People rushed forward to stamp on what remained of the sign. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the collapse, silence rushes in as always. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I grab my bag and rush to the door’s entrance, flattening my back against the wall. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

My eyes started scanning the crowds of people rushing past. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

On this last word “ocean” the child in the middle quickly rushes around trying to find a partner and leaving one child “out” who is now the one in the middle. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The chasm was long and dark, and filled with the noise of wind and rushing water and echoing stone. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Had it been anyone but a scythe, his broken body would have been rushed to the nearest revival center, but rules for scythes were very clear. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Occasionally, young women would rush up and plant a kiss on the cheeks of the marchers.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Abbey and I were riding home slowly along the Old Highway, talking about the Coral Queen, when somebody rushed up on us from behind. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

With the rush of oxygen, the pony took a sudden strength. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ignatius broke away from Dorian and rushed across the room, pushing through the elegant guests, and unplugged the phonograph. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first of November comes to Auschwitz with early rushes of snow and wind. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Fear swept over him in a cold rush; beneath the sheets he could feel his bladder letting go. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In a universe tilled with stars rushing helter-skelter in all directions, there was no place that was “at rest,” no framework from which to view the universe that was superior to any other framework. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not like this rush to the end of summer, when Lily would be leaving me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I would rush to the outhouse, holding the bedpan steady and trying to chase away a pack of hungry dogs that followed me. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Outside in front of the station the stream roars alongside the street, it rushes foaming from the sluices of the mill bridge. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Attendants rush forward, bringing her medicinal chafing dish closer. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

A rush of wind blows through the two small windows. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then Bull rushed toward Virgil and grabbed him in a violent but amicable bearhug and walked around the office with him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since it would look too silly to rush back in, he went on, returning that evening to Cambridge. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

She says all this in a rush, like maybe she’ll actually tell some truth. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I rushed to the front door to get a better look. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She hit the ground hard, the air rushing from her lungs all at once. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I feel blood rush to my cheeks and a sudden urge to tackle Bren. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Throughout the breakfast rush, she would make sure whatever food was needed was in the kitchen for the cooks. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The only thing she could think about was the thing rushing up behind her, the cool grasp of its hand. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The maegi drew it across the stallion's throat, under the noble head, and the horse screamed and shuddered as the blood poured out of him in a red rush. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

What was the rush to get her to school? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The young mouse rushed headlong back to the nest, rummaged in the haversack and found a stout climbing rope. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She rushes across the street, and it takes me a while to follow her, because my legs feel like tree trunks. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Then, suddenly, they were sinking again, and the building tops rushed up toward Magdalys as the two plaits Sabeen had braided her hair into that morning flapped behind her in the rushing wind. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The woman in the blue jacket rushes out to get to her daughter. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The rush of having Dorian look only at her, talk only to her, treat her as if she were his equal and more hadn’t yet worn off. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The day before our game, Mama and Daddy wake me up and tell me that Uncle Jack has been rushed back to the hospital. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“Mom, it’s an hour and a half. That’s like driving down the block at rush hour.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Everyone rushes up on the deck at once, causing the boat to sway and dip heavily to one side. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But suddenly, for no reason I could figure, Ollie dove down to the bottom of his bowl, rushed to the top, and hurled himself right out of the bowl. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

When I get there, I see Larry’s car in front of the store and assume the rush hasn’t started yet. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Njemile, Bits, and Rawiya rushed up to the others after they passed out of the station, and they all started greeting one another. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

To speak was to open a door into his carefully built fortress, and anything might rush inside. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rushed down on them pulling her long hatpin from her sailor hat. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I rushed back to the office door and pushed it open. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Woodall received this message, he flew into a rage and rushed down to Pheriche from Base Camp to have it out with Owen. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I rushed into her warm arms and was safe. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she heard the truck come back and Joe and Daddy came in, she couldn’t bear just lying still, so she rushed downstairs. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

A wave of relief and then nervousness rushes through me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But now there was a rush from the right. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he saw the narrow stony road, the foothills rising high and wild all around them, and the jagged snowcapped peaks on the distant horizon, all the hope went out of him in a rush. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the plastic in one of the windows shattered, and the muffled cacophony from outside rushed in to batter her ears. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Astonished and bewildered, the children on the roof felt all the aggression leave them in a moment, and horrible fear rushed in to take its place. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kids all rushed in, mostly girls and a smattering of Magic: The Gathering boys. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He blew his nose, which had begun to feel seriously cold, and ordered another coffee from the waiter rushing past him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I climb the fence and continue walking south and a bit east, searching for pig tracks among the rushes and trees along the swamp stream. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother heard his collapse and, in her rush to see what had happened, dropped the sizzling cast-iron skillet and potato pancakes on the floor. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Dad's tone of voice makes us all rush for the parlor. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have people rushing to spend every possible second with me at lunch. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The next morning, I rush to get ready for school so I can go down to the Hideout before walking to the bus stop. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Grandma lingered for a moment and then rushed to encircle me in her arms once more. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gasping for breath, I listened to the rushing of blood in my ears. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

His shock and grief would never compare with that of the first responders who’d rushed in to secure the building and evacuate survivors from the carnage. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There the white Snowbourn, joined by the lesser stream, went rushing, fuming on the stones, down to Edoras and the green hills and the plains. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I rush out and see that he’s right. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I’m rushed to the kitchen for dinner after I greet everyone. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Suddenly they heard the water again, loud now, rushing and splashing. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

They rushed home and wakened family members, knocked on neighbors’ doors, roused children from their beds, spreading the news. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

All at once, the thoughts she had pushed away came back in a rush. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

That little attic bursting with magenta and aquamarine and gold for five minutes, and then the radio switches off, and the gray rushes back in, and her uncle stumps back down the stairs. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

In the morning, as soon as they woke up, they rushed to Minli’s bed to see if she was there. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I rushed her to Baragwanath Hospital, but was told that it would be many hours before her time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, as they got closer, he heard the quiet roar of rushing water. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z