| 单词 | batter |
| 例句 | She spotted him coming out of barbershops with windows the color of coal dust, from tiny booths that sold partridges, from battered, open- fronted stores packed with old tires piled from floor to ceiling. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z As William battered at Purple with all his might, Jewish refugees were being turned away from the United States, on the grounds that they were not the kind of citizens America wanted. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z All he saw was the battered body of a stoat being borne towards him on what appeared to be a boiling wave of ooze. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Finch picks me up Saturday morning, and he looks a little battered. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I could see myself battered and torn, lying in the valley below, and I said to myself, “Sam Gribley, you had better get down from here like a rabbit.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z If the pan is too wide then the batter gets too thin and the cornbread can burn. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Jim sputtered and threatened, but restrained himself from battering me on the street. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z ‘Yes, I had a packet in my pocket,’ answered Merry, ‘but it must be battered to crumbs. Anyway I can’t put my mouth in my pocket!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The president rises from his bed, slips on a pair of battered slippers, pulls on a weathered robe, and walks down a second-floor hallway to the library. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z There were battered magazines and a few dirty books on a special shelf over his bunk. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “High enough to keep out frost giants. Thick enough that not even the strongest troll could batter its way through.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She was like a flower that had been battered by a storm, but not quite destroyed. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "Hi, girls," she said, scooping batter from a bowl. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z He shot a glance at his mother and her face was unrecognizable, swollen and battered and twisted into a grimace of pain. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Finally I fell asleep and dreamed there was a German soldier battering at the trapdoor. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Lyesmith had loaned Shadow a battered paperback copy of Herodotus’s Histories several months earlier. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I scooped the rest of the batter into the pans, and then Vincent lifted them into the oven. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z With a growl of rage and pain, he set upon me in earnest, battering aside my defenses until he found a breach and delivered a quick, angry thrust. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Mormont’s face might have been unrecognizable in its battered state, but his voice was unchanged. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So the batter hit the ball, and it rolled to Tiny. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z He said it very quietly, and we were all quiet, too, as the batter stepped up to the plate. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The yeshiva team exploded into wild cheers and shouted loud words of congratulations in Yiddish to the batter. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The batter swung wildly at the first two pitches and missed each time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z But if the pan is too small, then the batter is too thick and it might not cook in the middle either. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Telling myself my flesh hadn't suddenly shrunk against my bones and my heart wasn’t battering. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I stumbled a little on an unseen ridge and nearly fell because my battered body was slow to respond. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He attacked the monster’s legs, battering the bark with his hands, bringing up bruises almost immediately. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Or use all of their huge equipment to mix batter? From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She talked about stray cats she had rescued or how she had made a mistake and put salt into a cake batter instead of sugar. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The photograph was that of a man so dark and battered that he might have been of any nationality. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The batter was all mixed up and in the iron skillet when Mama came in, her eyes looking red and tired. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He’d wanted inglenooks, somebody had said, and an overscaled fireplace and alcoves, built-in window seats and wainscoting, a battered porch base and low stone walls along his entrance walk. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She went back to the stove and carved more ham and ladled more batter into the skillet. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The back side of the moon, which we never see from earth, is even more battered and tortured-looking than the front side. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Across her knees lay an ancient shield—a battered circle of wood and bronze, painted with the likeness of Akhlys herself holding a shield, so the image seemed to go on forever, smaller and smaller. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He pointed at a battered white medical scale against a wall. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a battered cardboard box about the right size to fit a basketball. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They pedaled along the edge of the lot, past parked cars and then back into the shadows, stopping suddenly next to a battered red pickup. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Neumann One coaxes the battered Opel down streets so narrow that the sides of the truck shell scrape against walls. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The next morning, we would hear reports of a milliner’s shop battered for importation, or an affray in a coffeehouse, gentlemen bruised, or a boy in a crowd shot mortally. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z His head pounds; it is still swollen from being battered. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z If he made us think he was wild, the batter might step back from the plate and not have the right concentration either. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Gogol’s copy is particularly battered, the corner blunted, the cover spotted as if by a whitish mold. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he'd roll up his sleeves, pick up whatever they were arguing the opposite of, and not leave the ring until both of them were battered into mute agreement.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But the fourth day after he came in the afternoon driving a battered car. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z A dusty desk sits to my left and there are battered bookcases all around me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z It came loose from the men holding it and Alec jumped at them, hurtling forward with his shoulder out like a battering ram. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The kitchen smelled amazing—like cake batter and chocolate. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z At least a dozen people swarm around Link, battering him with backslaps and high fives. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He took out the package and unwrapped the battered book. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z My chest felt like it had just been hit with a battering ram, but I managed to get to my feet. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Like, maybe a chocolate peanut butter cupcake with Cocoa Pebbles in the batter, so when you bit into the finished cupcake, you’d get crunchy bits. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Carlos is seventeen and drives an old and battered red car with giant silver rims, which seems ridiculous to me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z How could you butcher them when their time was up, salt and batter them, fry them up for Sunday dinner? Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “No, I”—my voice is hoarse, battered at the edges, and my hand not holding the sides is still glued to the doorknob. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z In the kitchen May and Rosaleen were working on pancake batter. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And how he loved letting me lick the batter off the spoon before baking a cake, but not nearly as much as he loved seeing me chomp down on the finished product. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z There it was, monster, in black and white, in a battered dictionary in a great city library. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z So they clutched at her like shipwrecked sailor clinging to the rocks despite the fact that they are being battered to death against them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He reached up to touch his face, which was still swollen and battered. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They circled the pitcher’s mound, and squared the batter’s box beside the plate. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z It smacks him like a battering ram: he shouldn’t be here. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She was so battered that she could hardly think. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Big Ma knew Fern had something on her mind other than when she could lick the cake batter from the bowl. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Then we crammed ourselves into a battered little Peugeot taxi that felt like home at last, and came to Elisabet’s house, to fall into sleep or the fitful wakefulness of jet lag. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His battered face twisted with what I thought was supposed to be a smile. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She said there was a knife in her throat and a battering ram at her head. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Warming up was a little orchestra, made up of just an accordion, a battered trombone, and a musical saw that Horace played with a bow. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Colin Vole huddled piteously on some dirty sacking in a corner, while Mr. Abram Vole and his wife battered away at the door with their paws tied together. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They were so young and unknowing; the same storms of life that had battered my life, warped my character and had stunted my growth they still had to face. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Their grandmother had fried pieces of chicken in a thin cornbread batter. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d done such a calculated job of using her aircraft as a battering ram that she was still able to use her flight controls afterward. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Dad pushed him out of the way and rushed into the bedroom, where his first son was sleeping in a by now battered bassinet, on a desk once again covered with galley proofs. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He was walking up a cobbled street of little two-story houses with battered doorways which gave straight on the pavement and which were somehow curiously suggestive of rat holes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She had teased Boubacar about Francophone Africans, how battered their minds were by the French and how thin-skinned they had become, too aware of European slights, and yet too enamored of Europeanness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “They have a battering ramP' “Which gate?” asked Asha, mounting up. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then Papa would make the batter for the pancakes and waffles. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I’d just mixed the batter that we’d dip the Oreos in, and now I was putting some confectioner’s sugar into a shaker. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She looked at Iorek Byrnison in his battered armor, lean and ferocious, and felt as if her heart would burst with pride. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Again the judge studied the doorman's battered face: the scars; the bashed-in nose; the hard, blue eyes under those taped spectacles. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d have muffin batter sitting in the fridge, and would pour it into tins and let you eat as many warm muffins as you wanted, before the rest of the island woke up. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z And now at last Odysseus would have perished, battered inhumanly, but he had the gift of self-possession from grey-eyed Athena. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z From the superhero batter’s box came the sound of Jack cracking up. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I saw Mr. Galanter talking to the next batter, who was nodding his head vigorously. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It was an illuminating insight: a scientist could understand the present and the future by examining the “battered relics” of the past. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I take the jug and use both my battered hands to raise it to my face. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z They were met by mortar and machine- gun fire from straight ahead in the battered palm trees. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z What would he make of Vincent, thirty-two but much older looking, gaunt, with broken, rotting, and missing teeth, his body dirty, his clothing ripped, a battered hat on his head? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z One thing that remained constant throughout the battle was the sound of the battering ram pounding away remorselessly at the Abbey gatehouse. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Once everything was all mixed up, I scooped the batter into my cupcake pan and put it in the oven, setting the timer for twenty minutes. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Bits of bread were dipped into a batter made from flour, water, salt and an egg and then fried in deep hot fat. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Warehouses and work yards littered with battered and rusting equipment were mixed in with shotgun houses. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She saw that his shoes were battered and broken open at the toes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A rage like nothing he had ever experienced burned throughout Joe’s bruised and battered body. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody looked weary and battered as we crowded around Thalia’s tree. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z In nearly every one are tales of academic success against tremendous odds: a battered wife or a combat veteran or a laid-off worker on the way to a better life. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She smells like flowers dipped in cake batter. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Off come mittens, a wool shirt, a battered coat. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A battered yellow taxi draws up beside him and, grateful to be able to abandon his train of thought, Salim gets in. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Ifemelu stirred the batter and peeled the fruit; her own mother did not bake, their oven housed cockroaches. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He wore a battered bowler hat, pulled down low over his huge toadlike eyes, and he licked his wide lips with a tongue as thick as my arm. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The few souls they see inside the old city press their backs up against walls to allow the battered Opel to pass. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Harvard men were standing amidst the crowds, inciting them to burn, to terrify, to beat, to batter. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Miles was stretched out on the row above them, his battered notebook open over his face. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Taran began, as he noticed a black and battered weapon at Gwydion’s side. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He was wearing an unusually battered fedora—the brim drooping, the crown riddled with moth holes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He’d spent half his summer repairing the battered furniture the whites had tossed out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 Fang looked like a younger, more battered version of Steven Tyler—the fern lead singer of Aerosmith—but minus the strut. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The other contestant is good, but his celebrity speaks too slowly and says the word bat while giving clues for the word batter, an amateur’s mistake. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Shackleton had the flag raised one last time on the battered mast, which brought a weary cheer from the men, and then began overseeing the evacuation. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The farm was so large that a leased, battered school bus carried workers to its dusty gate at the height of picking season. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The ravine fall had shaken and battered him, but all his bones survived the trip uncracked. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It is heard—the thunder, earthshake, drum-fire, of the bright and battering sandals I Yes, and even then it is only a cavalry charge you are thinking of, not a chivalry one. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Chamberlain looked: square head, white hair, a battered face, scarred around the eyes like an old fighter. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His feet were scraped and battered, his knee was oozing blood, his hands were raw, but he was safe and he was alive. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z On the third pitch, I went into a long, elaborate windup and sent him a slow, curving blooper, the kind a batter always wants to hit and always misses. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She wanted to leap and shout and do a victory dance around the battered rickshaw. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z It was like being battered with a hundred sledgehammers simultaneously. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He was almost in tears, it was like having a wall in front of him which he must batter down. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He wore ripped black jeans and a battered aviator’s jacket that was several sizes too big, unzipped over a black shirt. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Vetch could see nothing else on the water; the battering wave-tops filled his eyes and blinded him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Yes, Roger, battering at Mrs. Coulter with fists and feet, hurtling his head against hers, only to be struck down by a Tartar who swiped at him like someone brushing away a fly. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In every battered neighborhood, Mariam found people materializing from the rubble and moving into the streets. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Do the waves batter her as they batter the rest of us? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She was terribly aware of the man’s suit, the burrs clinging to it, the material old and worn and snagged by briars, the man’s shoes on her feet, the battered old hat. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just don’t see why you can’t wear your normal clothes to take out the trash,” Mama said, pouring the bread batter into two greased loaf pans. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Holding on to her as tightly as he could, he used her almost as a battering ram, making a path through the mob until they could run freely toward Central Park. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I wanted to batter this blond idiot senseless. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The long battering ram lay unguarded, conveniently spotlighted by the rats’ abandoned torches. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She’d dumped in the ingredients in a daze, clacked the wooden spoon through the bowl in a daze, and poured the tragic-looking batter into the pan in a daze. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He steadied it on his palm and thought back to the battered cookie tin he’d found at his grandfather’s, the one with its heap of soldiers guarding the surprising photo. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Still lying on the floor, Candice ran her fingers along the thin, battered aluminum bracelet circling her wrist. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In the fender was a battered tin oilstove, a saucepan and two cups, provided by Mr. Charrington. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “You’re going to scoop the batter next, right? I can help with that.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I can almost see myself looking down from heaven, watching the Doctorita bury my battered body in a cornfield in the dead of night. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The batter who stood now at the plate was broad-shouldered and built like a bear. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z When the first one was released, Christina charmed one of the cooks in the Dauntless kitchens, and he let us try some cake batter. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Liza poured thick batter from a pitcher onto a soapstone griddle. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She was standing there now, Cady, deciding what to add to her bowl of batter. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He stops running at the steps of St. Catherine’s Oratory, where he sits down and takes out his steaming, battered prize, leaving a trail of gravy on his shirt. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Julie jumped to her feet and followed Pearl around a broken box, over a battered auto door, and into an alley. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Cluny made it clear that the success of the attack depended solely on the battering ram breaking through the main gate. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Aunt, please take your finger out of the batter.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When the batter was done, I separated it into three bowls and we added the red, blue, and green food coloring. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z After he had picked me up in the park, bruised and battered, Presto took me back to his apartment. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She could have been down there, battered again and again until there was nothing left. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Keeping heavy pebbles locked in their slings, they battered continuously at the ferrets. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The crowds adored him, shouting “Ride ’em, cowboy!” as he powered down the stretch on his good-luck piece, a battered kangaroo leather saddle once carried by Phar Lap, the greatest racehorse in Australian history. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept my eyes on Vincent as he added more flour and milk to the batter. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z It was a battered old thing of green canvas, with leather patches on the corners and edges. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The foster home is a jacked-up duplex with the face of a battered building—bricks missing, indecipherable and colorful graffiti. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But she accepted the battered metal cup with as much dignity as she could. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She flopped down with a soft groan in their battered recliner and rubbed her face. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I am pleased to see that August looks much as I do, which is to say like a battered rotten tomato. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The pink-uniformed maid was filling a row of blue china coffee pitchers from a great, battered kettle on the stove. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He loved the sound of pancake batter hissing on the griddle. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I found myself atop a slender wedge of ice, adorned with a discarded oxygen cylinder and a battered aluminum survey pole, with nowhere higher to climb. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z A rampaging atrocity that looked like a cross between a bear and an octopus battered fairies with its thrashing tentacles. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Malik’s the on-deck batter, and he’s waiting for me at home plate, dancing with his mouthguard dangling out of his mouth. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z It was a dusty, battered tube of ordinary antiseptic cream, such as Will could have bought in any pharmacy in his world. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oothappam is often made with leftover batter, but rarely has a culinary afterthought been so memorable.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “None away,” called Reverend Tweed as yet another batter came to the plate. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The grindylow’s empty tank stood next to his battered old suitcase, which was open and nearly full. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z It was fourteen years old and its strips were battered. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A battered customer-service kiosk stood just inside the door, and after a quick retinal scan it spat out my ticket. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The knight absorbed the beatings silently; the only sounds were the muttered curses of the slaves who beat him and the dull thuds of their clubs pounding against Ser Jorah’s bruised and battered flesh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the air around her, Jack laughed, Jack hooted, Jack cackled, Jack snickered, Jack was a whole thesaurus entry of glee, and Hazel could only let the waves batter her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z A whole hour later, tired, our knees bloody from battering them against the rocks we had to climb, we found Auk XIV. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She lit a match and he saw that her nails, usually pristine, were battered and chewed, and there was mud under them. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “I saw her dad while I was taking out the trash,” my dad said as he poured perfect circles of batter into a pan. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z His equipment had been battered—and he had lost a valuable Captain. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Looking at the horizon helps,” yelled Maddie, her own farseeing eyes focused on the distant place where the battered gray land met tumultuous gray cloud. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The pitcher looks at the batter’s stance and how they hold the bat from one angle, and the catcher takes note of the batter’s swing from a different one. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “I hope this fog finally gives up,” she said, sighing as the taste of the batter hit her tongue. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It didn’t have a patched hull or old battered house doors like so many fishermen’s boats. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z David and I worked out that I would give him one of my artificial legs, which he would use as a battering ram. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I even taught them how to bake brownies on Sunday, and I didn’t get a bit mad when Tariq spilled batter all over the counter. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Annie was singing in the kitchen, the boys helping her mix the batter. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z From the comfort of the passenger seat, I watched Fang slouch up his front walk, the battered Converse box pinched under his arm. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The houses we passed were more battered than many of those in Cange—dirt floors and roofs of banana fronds that leaked in the rainy season, turning floors to mud. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It was some time before the boy stopped battering at the motionless corpse, and even when he did stop, he held the bar poised over one shoulder, panting raggedly and looking around wildly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Mom poured more batter and twisted back to me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z He pushes up the brim of a battered hat with a hand missing three of its fingers. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z With every swipe, I got a little more battered and bruised. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z An opera plays on a battered boom box on the floor. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The men within it had been battered, thrown about, sickened, made well again, each in his turn. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z They needed the goat milk to make the cheese and to add to the bliny batter itself. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He likes to start every batter with a fastball. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “Are you sure you don’t need help with mixing red velvet batter, or decorating the cupcakes?” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The young man, cut and battered, clambered up the step, and saw Will standing above him holding the knife; he stared with a sickly anger and then turned and fled. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z By the following morning the surface of the chef, as it’s called, was bubbling like pancake batter on a hot griddle. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The doors splintered and the head of a bronze battering ram emerged through the breach. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Her battered body simply could not take any more damage. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z My knuckles are chapped, battered raw by salt water. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z And I knew, in an instant, that this was not the same boy who had been coming to us with his battered old suitcase all these weeks. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Beyond its battered frame the black-barked trees grew straight to the heavens, disdaining the forest floor, where tangled heather and brush hid the path leading from this lonely spot. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I let it build, taking my time as I unclasped my battered secondhand lute case and removed my battered secondhand lute. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The men on the quivering, battered boat were mad with terror, all except one who thought only of Alcyone and rejoiced that she was in safety. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She was already stirring up batter for a pineapple upside-down cake, Liyana’s favorite. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Her feet battered on the hay and she writhed to be free; and from under Lennie’s hand came a muffled screaming. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I was a disconsolate Arjuna in a battered chariot without the benefit of Krishna’s words. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I loved running and playing outside, even sinking my feet into the marsh’s pluff mud, which was warm and soft as cake batter. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The rungs batter his legs, but he is alive. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z It’s a funny mix of cars—some freshly washed and expensive-looking, others dented and battered. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z She wedged the boat between the fig-tree roots that snaked down into the water, to keep it from battering against the rocks. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I get a double scoop of pistachio, and Hana gets her boring chocolate chip, and Daddy gets cake batter with cookie pieces crumbled in it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z My dad barrels out of the living room like a battering ram, Mom and Rosemarie fluttering behind him. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The man held his battered briefcase in front of himself, almost protectively. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I cleaned up the Sunbird a bit before we all got in, plucking pictures from the seat and the floor and the back window, dropping them into the battered shoe box. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z In the evenings Gogol and his father eat together, alone, a week’s worth of chicken curry and rice, which his father cooks in two battered Dutch ovens every Sunday. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The battering ram continued, although as yet it had made no lasting impression upon the solid construction. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I’m proud of you, Mia,” my mother says, carefully pouring the pancake batter into a large glass bowl. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z In the window glass, he sees a battered young man, scrawny and disfigured. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She liked to put them on sandwiches, and in spaghetti, and fried in tempura batter. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The wind was rushing past him, battering his face and deafening him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The batter was just the way I wanted it, when I heard him pacing around the living room. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Gardner realized immediately that the battered, burned volume was an old codebook. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I shoved my board in the battered umbrella stand inside and checked out the dude behind the counter. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z My ears, accustomed to the silence of the peak, felt battered by them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He was getting battered already, but it wasn’t bothering him. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She was battered and bloody and covered in bruises. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Inside the battered carriage, huddled on the floor, Taisin felt her heart pound from shock. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z At the start of the first inning, Johnny had his fastball too, but he hit the first batter and walked the second. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Luster came up, with an ancient white horse in a battered and lopsided surrey. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Its new name was stenciled on the side of its battered gray hull. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She dipped out three ladles of batter, poured them sputtering into the other pan, then set the bowl down. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z High John and I sprinted up the ramp, kicking aside battered and deformed brand flies, and slid to a stop next to Thandiwe. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Dill handed over a battered package of off-brand yellow cake mix that he appeared to have snagged from work for free. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The first batter he faced was Wayne Robbins. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Once again, Mr. Trepid had parked his battered old car several blocks from the Cadillac showroom. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The Nigerians would let Biafra be; they would never fight a people already battered by the massacres. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes they help her haul stuff in and out of her big, battered cargo van. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Even though Lyddie’s head was still choked with lint and battered with noise, she struggled to get the sense of the story. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z All hope that this was merely an anomaly disappeared the next day, when the forces that had been battering the nation’s economy erupted in a panic on Wall Street that caused stock prices to plummet. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z His battered face was twisted with grief and fear, and he could barely limp through the wreckage. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Get me some sort of a command post rigged up here. Cheesethief, where are the gangs with that battering ram?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z There were huge prawns fried in a special batter that gave them an extra fluffy coat. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The island of Saint Thomas has been battered. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They had dispersed the men on the battering ram, but he could see fighting all along the riverfront. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Chicken with that crispy batter—and fried shrimp!— and that cheesecake Aunt Farai made.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z We’d fry it in meal and egg batter, you know, and when it was all brown and crisp—not hard, though—we’d break open that cold beer. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z She was bloody and battered, but she was alive. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Grady and I sat at a battered wooden table, each facing a burger on a dented tin plate. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The heavy bag was swinging wildly on its chain as the boy with the enormous belly battered it with fists as big as cantaloupes. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I load a plate with eggs, sausages, batter cakes covered in thick orange preserves, slices of pale purple melon. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I might wander freely through the house drinking pancake batter from a plastic bucket, but the moment one of my sisters overspilled her bikini, my father was right there to mix his metaphors. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Abe Goodstein, our first baseman, retrieved the ball and whipped it home, and the batter stood at third, a wide grin on his face. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Below them the ram kept up its remorseless battering. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It was wrinkled and battered and just as valuable as the magic phone I held next to it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Instead of returning the salute, Bull stopped the car completely and stared with visible truculence at the guard who held his salute as rigidly as some umpires who call strikes on batters with exaggerated formality. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I was playing with natural outcomes, setting up an already battered kid for a big fall. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “The minute they drop the battering ram, we’ll tip this down all over it. Let’s see them try to break a door with it then!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He goes to a battered wooden table and swings his leg over the bench. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z His hand vanished inside his cloak, reappeared holding a battered old wallet. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Stella, honey—I might not be fit for dancing, but I can certainly stir some batter,” Mama said, stretching her arms for the bowl. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The curving tail of the prow was chipped and dull, the hull was battered and knobby with barnacles, the canvas dark and weathered, yet how beautiful she was! The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z My heart battering my ribs, my mouth dry, I said that would be fine. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there was a battered paperback entitled Murder at Twelve Thousand Feet, a guidebook to New York, brand-new, with no creases, and a tiny address book. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z When a sudden storm battered the other boats at the dock, his had been the only one spared. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The rain battered the car, and the wipers danced back and forth, never really clearing the windshield. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Although jewels studded the hilt and pommel, the scabbard was battered, discolored, nearly black with age. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Although she always strapped me in my car seat, her battered truck did not have seat belts. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z No. He was lifting a red cap from the next batter in line. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He was looking for a battered green leather writing case. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we stand the letters up in the bottom of each cupcake mold and cover them with batter. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Uncle Chester’s cabin rattled and creaked and moaned and shifted as the wind battered it again and again. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “This is the computer Mom lets us use for homework and stuff,” Emma said, putting the battered Dell laptop beside his and opening the screen. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I can’t reconcile this image with the battered, bleeding boy who haunts my dreams. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I saw roads choked with dilapidated cars, motorcycle rickshaws, and battered minibuses that served as public transportation. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He led the way to the first shelter, which still stood, though battered. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Take some soldiers and scout around. See if you can find a great hard timber, a big log or tree trunk, something that will serve as a battering ram.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Eddie basically dove into his backpack—while still wearing it, which was impressive—and pulled out a battered leather journal. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Still grasping it Ged was pulled back as the breakers streamed back from the shoal, so that he was in deep water and saved, till the next wave, from battering on the rocks. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Scattered toys and battered boots and everything so different than it was in the citadel. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The batters were hitting sharp liners and grounders, and the outfielders were finally paying attention, or at least facing in the right direction. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The next morning I found Dad in the kitchen, dumping flour into a glue-like substance I assumed was supposed to be pancake batter. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The batter’s foot lands on third a split second before the ball hits Hennessey’s glove. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z One moment she was bent over a boiling kettle, then turning meat in a sizzling pan, then hovering by the table as she baked, battered, and tossed several different foods, seemingly all at once. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Seizing his chance, the rat dodged nimbly into the open, and battered madly at Matthias’s upheld shield until he was forced to drop it. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As I whipped, beat, and stirred the lemon cake batter, I missed hearing my sisters’ voices and having them around me. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Hot enough for you?” asked Leafie, her red face peeking out from under a battered old bonnet. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z And so, together, they had bottled mango juice and sandwiches and plates of onions and potatoes deep-fried in graham-flour batter. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z By the time we reach the battered cars of the Flying Squadron, his face is pinched in disgust. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Most of the batters never saw it; they just heard it whizzing past their noses. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s ushered into a courtyard encircled with razor wire, where eight or nine other Germans sit in their high boots holding battered canteens, one dressed in women’s clothes in which he apparently tried to desert. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He began a lecture about liberal professors, and Mother mixed batter for pancakes, periodically murmuring in agreement. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The masonry of the doorway was constructed with deep slots in it, in which heavy beams ran to and fro— heavy enough to withstand a battering ram. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s an antique child’s rocking horse in the window, a threadbare quilt, a wooden-headed doll with a battered face. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I back out of the batter’s box and look into our dugout. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z The man held his battered briefcase in front of himself, almost protectively. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Outside the dining-room windows the big moths battered softly against the glass. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z We followed the blond guard between battered shacks until we reached a log building in much better condition than the others. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z This left such a crater that Eddie made a new batch of batter and filled in the hole. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to call my baking business ‘Hidden Messages’—the batter way to send a note.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Over the debris of the tower and the crushed bodies they battered the doors with it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z That night a group of men battered down the door of the courthouse, using a twenty-foot log. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z If put into an enclosure, they are likely to panic, and either die of shock or batter themselves to death against the fence in their attempts to escape. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z His face was covered with blood and he appeared so grievously battered that Eilonwy could not stifle a cry of pity. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z On it he hung a short sword in a battered black-leather scabbard. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I flicked the reins, and the two weary, battered lamassus gave everything they still had. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He wore the battered clothes of a field hand and an ancient broadcloth coat highly polished by age and wear. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The claws fastened on his leg and the wing elbows battered his head on either side. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The goat battered a Clock Watcher that made a swiping grab at Otto. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Taisin clutched the battered metal teacup with both hands and swallowed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The only thing messy about her is the pancake batter on her hands and apron. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z They topple Herr Seligmann, batter him, pile blows on him, kick him. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Al does not consider battered rotten tomatoes to be good ambassadors for the show, and I can’t say I blame him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z This included more than one hundred men from Border Patrol Tactical Units—men usually armed with grenade launchers, shotguns, battering rams and assault rifles. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I stuck my finger in the batter, which my mother would’ve tripped about, but I just had to. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z With hoofs battering the ground the stallion appeared and charged down the hill trailing a broken halter rope. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z An older man wearing a white chef’s coat and a black-and-white bandanna on his head stood in front of it, peering inside as the huge beater spun around to mix the batter. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z As you looked out across the flattened, battered city, you could see the spire of Cologne Cathedral. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Death is all over them—in the mottled patterns of their battered torsos, the eggplant purple on bloodless white; in the sinking, hollowed eye sockets. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When the Europeans actually arrived, the battered, fragmented cultures could not unite to resist the incursion. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Papa half dragged her to where his wife was mixing batter for cheesy bread. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Dad pours pale batter over our waffle iron. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Or a toddler asleep on a wrapper spread over a battered sofa. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Chamberlain saw a vast pot of stewed chicken, a pot of hot tea, a disappearing loaf of battered bread, some pickles. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As I was heading back into the building, an engine revved, and a battered old-model Civic, black, eased out of the lot and swerved into the empty avenue. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I used an ice cream scoop to drop small amounts of each color batter into each cupcake tin, and then we used toothpicks to swirl the batter around a little. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z As the train began to back up, Tom Bolles, wearing his battered lucky fedora, had much to ponder. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In contrast, Indian blunt clubs, while capable of battering and wounding Spaniards and their horses, rarely succeeded in killing them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian felt terrible; he could hardly bear to look at Nately’s battered countenance, even though the sight was so comical he was tempted to guffaw. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z That stupid lot with the battering ram have just marched straight into a tunnel! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Each room had the usual desks of battered oak, a platform and square teacher’s desk, one Seth Thomas clock and one picture. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He beamed at Anna Auntie and poured more batter onto the griddle. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Rain batters against the windows; it’s after eight but still seems dark outside. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He staggered to his feet, lurched to the door, kicking it, battering himself against it with what little strength remained to him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Dressed and ready to go, he left his apartment and ascended to the roof where his battered used hovercar lay parked. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “What do you want?” he says, as though he’s seen me before, as though battered rotten tomatoes walk through his door every day. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z There was even one stuck in his battered hat. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The crowd was hidden beneath a sea of cloaks and battered umbrellas. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She had a nickel alarm clock and a battered metronome. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Just ahead, a small, battered pickup truck lay on its side. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I have been struck by lightning, battered by sleet. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z My uncle and his old stereo and his army of battered CDs lined up on the kitchen counter, two stacks of cooking pots as bookends. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z My batter needed to be stirred so I ignored the comings and goings in the living room again. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When he saw the signature, he forgot the battering Rattleshirt had given him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Across the room, Ariana stood next to Vincent, talking to him about something as he scooped batter into large cupcake trays. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I threw every last jar on the table, until honey was spattered everywhere, flung like cake batter from electric beaters. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Age had battered her features so that she almost resembled a man, with sharp, shrunken eyes and prominent creases on either side of her nose. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “She says, ‘Aunt, please take your finger out of the batter,’ ” Moon Orchid repeated as she turned to follow another niece walking through the kitchen. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Gypsies talked and laughed, and when a band of children with battered horns and fiddles struck up a song, they danced. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He’d had the foresight to park it three blocks away so that the salesmen wouldn’t see his battered old car. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Albert pulled his fur coat tightly around himself, opened the latch on a gate, and walked down a long series of battered concrete steps to the rocky beach. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z When Reggie saw a car behind the High Horse later that night, he foolishly thought that maybe it was Coach Douglas, coming to check on the boys battered ego. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Everything had a battered, trampled-on look, as though the place had just been visited by some large violent animal. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Every inch of my battered body wailed with pain. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The body of the car was so battered that its next owner cut it in two and added a little truck bed. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I lifted his hand to my lips and kissed the battered knuckles, kissed the clammy fingers. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z At last my battered brain succumbed to sleep. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z After the weather got violent and the islands were battered, the West Indian population here had swollen. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Would violent storms wash the seeds from the fields and batter down seedlings? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She remembered the sounds of doors being battered down, and frightened women’s voices. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Lock the door, and don’t open it to anyone today, not even if they bring a battering ram.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I look down to see that the whale has battered our starboard side, nearly buckling it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When the batter was completed it writhed and panted as though animals were squirming and crawling inside it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They saw a mysterious battered figure who had killed a demon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Franny and I always smeared brownie batter on those handles when we baked, no matter how hard we tried to keep everything neat. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I scooped a little of each color batter into each cupcake pan before baking them. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She sat on a wooden chair near an electric hot plate, her arms folded, boiling water in a battered aluminum pot. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In, out, up, down — not even the pitcher, much much less the batter, knew which way it would break. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Did they watch the recap of the day's events on the battered old TV that sits on the table against the wall? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He checked the battered old watch that had once been Fabian Prewett’s. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But the storm lashed sideways, battering the walls and poor Methuselah. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Another man follows the barbers, carrying a small, battered toolbox full of needles and metal attachments. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Finally, he thought that the two cameras hidden in burlap-covered towers might be distracting when he began to play, and the towers themselves, looming over the stage like medieval battering rams, were disconcerting. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The air was battered by funeral parlor fans, and ladies were picking over long tables. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The rough shingles battered Tally’s knees and elbows as she rolled, letting out a cry of pain. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Out of the corner of one battered eye, Shirley spotted the enemy stalking them. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z His bright, indignant eyes swept from my battered gray cap, down the frayed sweater and paint-stained pants to a pair of clodhoppers. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z On winter days, picking fish from his net, he wore a wool cap knitted by his wife and an infantryman’s battered field jacket. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z On a side table under a naphtha lamp lay a battered wooden box, certainly the right size to contain the instrument she knew. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It’s almost dawn, the light outside is just beginning to tinge grey, and the rain of the last several days is still battering against the window. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z People didn’t like the look of such a battered and dented rickshaw. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z But still didn't think to pack a barf bag, and the pancakes I had this morning had turned back into batter. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Tío Chucho picks me up from the airport in the rusted and battered pickup he’s had since I was a kid. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Inside the Hole were the usual collection of inebriated men bent over foamy pint glasses and the battered tables and dingy decor I’d come to know as my home away from home. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Many preferred senses stand their ground over long stretches of time despite constant battering by careless writers. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Up ahead sat the fat black mother cat enjoying the warm sun on her fat black back, licking a paw as if there were cake batter on it. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He wore a battered cap decorated with fishing lures. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He didn’t look too happy about it, but I ignored him as I scooped up some batter and then dropped it into the pan. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Papa's face, battered, peering down from the bathroom hole on the train. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He sat up, shook his head to clear his mind, took his guitar out of its battered old case, and began to sing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Second batter looks like he’s going to be good, but who knows, because the pitcher walks him. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “First Hogsmeade weekend,” said Ron, pointing at a notice that had appeared on the battered old bulletin board. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Now we will add the cocoa to the rest of the batter and swirl it all around. That’s the marbling part. Maybe you want to do that?” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Sick, poor, and battered by her alcoholic husband, she decided she could not raise her kids any longer and turned them over to a Baptist children’s home. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Mrs. Sen had forgotten napkins, and traces of fried batter dotted the comers of her mouth. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Thornton was himself bruised and battered, and he went carefully over Buck’s body, when he had been brought around, finding three broken ribs. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z She woke from them battered and confused and listless, which led to punishments for lost work, and recuperation from punishments led to more lost work. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The next batter hit a long fly ball to right field. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Instead of a chest plate, he wore a vest of tawny fur, and a broad and battered sword belt from which hung two long blades. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z After midnight I fell asleep on my cot in the interns’ lounge, but was battered by dreams. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Here, too, battered trash cans were chained to a black lamppost, only these were filled with garbage, some of which had spilled out and lay scattered in puddles of pulpy hash. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Haukelid climbed into a car with the British officers, and they drove though a city battered by German bombs. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He slings his rifle and carries the big battered transmitter—its leads, its inferior microphone—through the flowers to the Opel, its engine running, Neumann Two and Volkheimer already in the cab. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The majority looked like battered combs that were missing teeth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I was glad there wasn’t a mirror in the room, knowing I must look completely battered. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I set my slightly battered copy of Rhetoric and Logic on the shelf over the desk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I’ve been experimenting with making letters out of different kinds of dough. I stand the letters up in the cupcake batter and carefully cover them with more batter.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “Zoe, you only want to fill each cup in the pan about halfway, so there’s room for the batter to expand.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Mamita and Mami and Tía Isa, not understanding that drumsticks are the only kind of drumsticks that will do on a drum, suggested pencils or the handles of wooden spoons used for making cake batter. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The Emperor’s arm was still extended, but as the people’s chanting roars battered him in waves, the sinews twisted, the fist slowly reversed itself. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “She’s kept that poor man strung along for years. May drizzled batter on the griddle in the shape of a big L. “This one’s yours,” she said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Since the Fischers didn’t own a piano, Nigro began giving Bobby accordion lessons, lending him a somewhat battered “twelve-bass” instrument so he could practice at home. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I like a corn- bread batter to be stirred some so everything is mixed but not too smooth with all the lumps gone. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In December 1776 Washington’s battered army, driven from New York, was scattered along the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z That was the rock she was battered against. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The darkness around him dispelled completely, leaving nothing to protect him except his battered armor. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Paddles strike heads, backs, arms, with horrible crunching, battering sounds. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Loaded with workers who did not own cars, the pickup sluggishly pulled out, followed by the caravan of old battered cars and trucks. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z His opponent was shorter and thicker, built like an ox, with a low jutting brow and broad cheeks, and he hacked and battered at his door, making it shudder and jump under his sword. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z By this point Penelope felt like Longfellow’s doomed Hesperus, battered to and fro by the relentless storm of Lady Constance’s words. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z But the last cart carried only a battered crate, padlocked shut, with airholes punched in the sides, and branded on the back—a symbol she would have recognized anywhere. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Above the pulpit hung a battered Christmas bell, the accordion sort that collapses. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z On her head, a battered wreath of golden laurels glinted in her roadkill hair. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I ran to my room, got a battered suitcase, and began packing my ragged clothes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Was she the bird trying to batter its way free, or was she the cage? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His clothes carried the stench of sweat and manure, and his bones were frequently battered, if not broken. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Mom said we couldn’t light the oven until Julia’s mother came out to supervise us, so we put our clumped-together cake batter in the fridge and went to Julia’s room to watch television. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z He came upon him asleep and fell upon him, pinning him to the ground; and with his fists—he had no other weapon—he battered the monster to death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked the way I felt, battered and weary. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The battered French girl and I were taken together down through the cellars and out to a little stone courtyard that must once have been the hotel’s laundry. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “If it’s on the ground run like hell,” I said to the batter who had just come onto first base, and he nodded at me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z So even if the batter swung and the ball wound up in my mitt, I wouldn’t have been able to get it to our third-base girl fast enough for her to tag B-Cubed out. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z His battered fleet limped back to New York. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z An old, battered birdhouse swung from one of its branches. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a battered wooden postern under a slab of stone. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Snow and sleet blew horizontally, battering our faces. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The vendor spooned blobs of batter into the pot of oil, where they hissed and bubbled with a satisfying roar. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The way people use their carts—on the verge of being battering rams to make their way through the crowd. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She stirs the lumps from the batter, pours it into the buttered, hissing pan. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He paused again and lifted from the table the brick with which Bigger had battered Bessie in the abandoned building. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Third batter wallops one hard right to me. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no way a batter could predict which way that ball was going to break. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z A flutter caught Tendai’s attention: the mynah was battering the force screen in an attempt to get out the window. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A torrent of emotion battered at him: disbelief, grief, anger. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then the battered vessel comes into view past a small building, its back end sunk low into the water as the yacht chugs along. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z One time last March, he dressed up as a battered drowning victim to commemorate the catastrophic failure of the St. Francis Dam. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z When he finally stood, I could see how cruelly battered he was. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He felt that he could not answer any questions, because he did not know any answers, and trying to find one was harsh to his battered mind. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z My heart is battering away because Fm not sure what’s going to happen here. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Even so, by the time they reached the King's Gate, he could hear a booming crash of wood on wood that told him the battering ram had been brought into play. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z My father opened the door at ten o’clock, hauling into the house two huge, battered suitcases. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A thousand rocket bombs would not batter it down. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z No one passed the slow-moving pickup, and a long line of cars formed behind the battered truck. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The state was threatening to ban the organization, with cabinet ministers warning the ANC that it would soon be battered with “an ungloved fist.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He plowed his fingers through the heap of plastic soldiers in the battered cookie tin—identical except for their poses: standing, kneeling, and prone, all with rifles pressed hard to their olive-green cheeks. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was just the sea’s waves battering the island, but Hazel didn’t think so. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He saw a chest he'd owned, an untidy pile of his clothing, his battered armor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He soon realizes that, lying next to him similarly battered, is his lieutenant, Beelzebub. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I dressed quickly, something stronger than butterflies battering recklessly against the walls of my stomach, my argument with Mike already a distant memory. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He thrust the bundle deep into the chest and with shaking hands scattered the shentis and headcloths over it, shut the battered lid and sprang for the stairs. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I hobbled after him, spikes of pain battering my scraped knees. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I sit up in bed, feeling battered and alone. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z To his right a war galley stroked serene against the rising sun; to his left, a battered old cog raced before a storm, her sails in rags. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A sharp-eyed Inspector would have been suspicious of those battered papers, but there were few sharp eyes here. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z When they reached the door the officer stood aside while the soldiers battered the door with their muskets. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They were quickly named the Truck of Many Colors and Staff Car, the latter a battered olive drab army surplus sedan. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She returned it to the safety of her pocket just as Marina came out, a mixing bowl full of some kind of batter under one arm. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Listen, we’re all right for the moment, but sooner or later something will have to be done about the battering ram. Has anyone got a good idea? I’m open to sensible suggestions.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Within weeks, they began streaming onto the Korean Peninsula, shoring up the battered remnants of the South Korean forces and joining the battle against North Korea. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Some migrants, too battered by the beast, die. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I decided to do what I’d learned at Ari’s Cakes—make a few small batches of cupcake batter, each with different amounts of sugar. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z His face was bruised and battered, and one eye was closed, and as they saw when they got closer, his hands were tied behind him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Next, he retrieved from his coat his battered pocket chess set—all the little pieces lined up in their respective slots, ready to go to war. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It looked eerily similar in design to the boys’ locker room at Burnt Mill Creek High School, except this one was just a little more battered and abused. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Twenty days later, Horatio Nelson Jackson and his bulldog, Bud, arrived from San Francisco in their battered and muddy Winton, becoming the first to accomplish the feat in an automobile. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Her body was so sore and battered that she’d forgotten what it was like not to be in pain. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Details from two-year-old Jenna’s brain had surfaced sometime after I saw the old battered aqua car in Mr. Bender’s garage. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Travis’s mom dumped the batter from the mixing bowl into a cake pan, bent down, and got another cake pan from under the stove. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She dropped off the counter and jammed a battered straw hat onto her head as if she’d suddenly remembered this garden of hers. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He had felt his face grow hot with fury as he battered at his imaginary assailant, and he had felt strong and satisfied afterward as if the fight had sparked some inner reservoir of well-being. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The next batter hit a high fly to the second baseman, who caught it, dropped it, retrieved it, and made a wild attempt at tagging Sidney Goldberg as he raced past him to second. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z That was just what she had nagged him to do, but for once he had battered her down. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Hard journey?” the woman asked, glancing at their battered feet. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z That night she unzipped a small pocket in her pack and took out a battered letter from Amy. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Traitors! All that he meant was that you slipped up when you copied my plans for an attack with a battering ram. So now you know that I intend to tunnel into Redwall.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z You come out of serene country and suddenly you are tossed and battered by a howling hurricane of traffic. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I started working on another batch of cupcake batter so I could try that, when my phone chirped. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The first batch came out pretty enough, but I realized I could’ve used a toothpick to swirl the colored batter a little so the finished cupcakes looked more tie-dyed. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The driving wind and sand battered them, but they were able to stay on their feet. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z By their reckoning, the music and dancing, the food and punch, all unfolding on the green in the flickering lantern light, were a tonic for the battered soul. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Fujiko had imagined, shutting her eyes, that the sandstorm battering the bus was the rain of home. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z There were thin scars around his eyebrows, and two crossed blue scars on the bridge of his battered nose. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She was, in addition to being a better batter than he was, a better pitcher than he was. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Luke watched through the vent at the front of the house as Dad drove by in the battered pickup with each load. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He pulled his battered and scarred acoustic guitar from its case. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z From the way he moved, the man within was no less battered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I measured and poured and pinched and mixed until the batter was done. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She pushed against a fierce blast of wind with all her might and wedged the battered door open while Fred, Scruffy, and Reginald ventured out into the torrential downpour. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Long, unfamiliar words ending in tion, ism, and actic, with more talk about “the people” thrown in for good measure, like Big Ma throwing a pinch of salt into the cake batter. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Zach has his game face on from the moment he walks into the auditorium, like he is first man up in the order and about to dig his spikes into the batter’s box. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The moment the lock had clicked open, the key took flight again, looking very battered now that it had been caught twice. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z As they slept, the gale increased, battering other floes against their berg and chipping away at its edges. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Some were still bruised and battered from the Night of Terror almost two weeks before. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z They all turn to look at RON, he’s briefly disconcerted but batters on. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z He looked down at the battered gold watch he had received on his seventeenth birthday. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “You got to scoop the batter because of me.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Finally, his hand trembling, Hugo reached into his pocket and pulled out his small, battered cardboard notebook. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Miracle of miracles: the rusty and battered Chevy started, but the dressmaker's luck went downhill from there. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Her side felt like it had been kicked in with a battering ram. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “For you and Paula, fried chicken is battered. For me, fried chicken has no batter. I just thought about how you both have a lot in common.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Stone tools became common around 2.5 million years ago, but they were merely the crudest of flaked or battered stones. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He flipped up the lid on a steel drawer and found a battered boot box. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Or do what baseball teams do when it’s late in the game and they need a solid batter to bring the guys on base home? If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Although he was battered and badly frightened, he didn’t seem seriously injured. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The Redwall contingent had stolen a march upon him, and the battering ram had failed miserably. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z We lay the battered raw chicken on the rack. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The curtains are open and I can see the auditorium, which is small, battered, and empty. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Then Jemmy found something even more valuable to him—a bent and battered birdcage. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z No doubt the mice would be interested to learn of his scheme to attack the main gate with a battering ram. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “It’s on his case,” she replied, pointing at the luggage rack over the man’s head, where there was a small, battered case held together with a large quantity of neatly knotted string. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z At first I swung wildly, battering Manolo Colon, the smart, shy boy who liked me. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He slithered between the battering branches like a snake and placed his front paws upon a knot on the trunk. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There are two pairs of old batters’ gloves and a slightly dried-out glove for fielding—the type of glove people think about when they hear the word “baseball”—and there’s a deliciously worn catcher’s mitt. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Included in his suitcase was a battered suede cap bought in Kansas City shortly after the war. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Jon left them there arguing as he returned to the armory, hung up his sword, and stripped off his battered armor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Impressed by her intensity, the counter man shoved six loaves and the least battered of the rejected pies at her and took her two dimes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Fallen leaves, battered and bleached, scuttle in swirls on the pavement. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The winds that battered the Romans didn’t seem to affect her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He is not dressed right for the weather—an old leather jacket, thin black gloves, jeans, and battered gray gym shoes. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I thought I was dying, too, and yet there I stood, battered and bruised but more or less fully functioning. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And there on the battered wooden desk in the corner was James Halliday’s first computer. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Joe leaned his hoe against the wall and scrutinized this battered old refugee for a moment, wondering, what the hell kind of omen is this, anyway? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On this night he wore a polo shirt, brown corduroy slacks—even though it was August—and battered black-and-white, $5 sneakers. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The sky was just growing dark and I kept looking up into the air as if every batter was hitting me a fly ball. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She and her mother hooked the wagon onto the back of the battered moped, loaded the wagon with the honey and cookies. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The storm winds battered the courtroom windows and rattled them in their casements so vigorously it seemed the glass would break. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “You sure you don’t want some, Munch? It’s your favorite too. Cake batter. So good!” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z It was going to be a long march to Redwall, burdened as they were with the battering ram and all the paraphernalia of destruction. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They were girl’s shoes, for one, something close to the size of the battered sneakers on Hazel’s feet. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Want to lick the bowl?” she asked after she poured the batter into the muffin tin. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z But they could simply run into the hull and batter a hole in it if they wanted him. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It could taste a little stronger, so I left it for another ten minutes before I added the cereal milk to my cupcake batter. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z So inch by inch, she moved up, the wind battering her hair this way and that. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They were very long, wooden and battered, and had two decorative, old-fashioned knobs on their tips. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He likes the solidity of its plaster walls, its dark wooden floorboards, however battered and stained. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was hard for me to be civil, and seriously, she couldn’t have missed the tension spilling out of the car alongside the battered boxes. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I made my first batch, and then scooped the batter into one row of my cupcake pan, using blue painter’s tape I found in the junk drawer to label which recipe it was. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Beside me was a little wooden stand containing a battered old pocket knife, several marbles, and a lighted candle in a metal holder. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Lashed to its sides were two barrels, a few lobster pots, and an old, battered trunk complaining at being dragged out onto the water. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z It was cold and spread across my stomach like pancake batter. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z His nose had been battered to his cheekbones; his heavy forehead was nearly lost in a fierce tangle of eyebrows; and his neck seemed as thick as Taran’s waist. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Most of the other climbers in Base Camp were in similarly battered shape—it was simply a fact of life on Everest. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The batters were teeing off as if it were the invasion of Normandy Beach. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother makes the batter for the muffins, measuring the salt, sifting the flour. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a battered table and chair and some cardboard boxes of junk. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z But once we’ve changed sides and their pitcher is on the mound, she and I make eye contact as our first batter heads for home plate and takes her stance. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z The train, battered like a bruised fighter, hissed in the sidings. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Fists flailing like battering rams, Hugo sent imps sailing in wild cartwheels. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I use a basic pancake batter and add different ingredients. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z They flung him to the floor in a battered heap. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Elodin wrenched off one of the chair’s legs and used it to batter at the tangled green web that stretched across the opening. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Magdalys nodded once and then kicked away the battered remnants of the door. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z We just stare out the window as waves batter the barricaded shore. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Your Honor, this case is as solid as this brick, the brick that battered a poor girl’s brains out!” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The batters in line automatically turned their eyes to the backstop, where the ball should be — but it wasn’t there. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As the door was slowly battered down, to control the trembling of her hands, Ammu would hem the ends of Rahel’s ribbons that didn’t need hemming. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One day, Dr. Pérez picked us up at our hotel in his battered Russian sedan and we drove to the hacienda, in a place called Santiago de las Vegas. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Bison can run for hours at thirty miles per hour and use their massive, horned skulls like battering rams. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Once moved, he slept and slept, his days and nights marbled together as though so much vanilla batter, so much chocolate, cut into each other with a knife. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Her aunt, who wore a man’s straw hat, shone the flashlight on the road, and an old, battered brown truck drew up to the mailbox and stopped. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Last time, it was a battered old Cantonese phrase book. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z In the distance a bulldozer coughed into life, then roared down on a battered Ford Taurus, its metal claw smashing through the window to scoop up the vehicle and carry it away. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He looked worn and tired, battered by battle and haggard from strain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I had read about sieges like this in my English history book, but in ancient days soldiers had worn armor and ridden horseback and used battering rams against the city walls. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Near her, a skinny man in old jeans and a battered army jacket was playing the saxophone. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Panting and sweating, a large mob of rats dashed to and fro burdened by the battering ram. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Sing, Muse, how cunning Calliope wrote on that battered Smith Corona! Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z |
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