| 单词 | scrub |
| 例句 | In the time it had taken us to get from Thurmond to...wherever we were, she had stripped off her scrubs and changed into a black T-shirt and jeans. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Rested, scrubbed, and feeling increasingly safe, Shin waited for paperwork to be processed that would allow him to travel to South Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z After the scrubbing comes the salve, a low-grade sting, then the dressing and the tape with its epoxy-like adhesive. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I roll out of the badlands, past scrub cedar trees and a boarded-up church. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Neeley smiled and proceeded to scrub his face, neck, arms, and hands. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A woman in maroon scrubs peeks out into the lobby. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She isn't wearing her white coat or her doctor's scrubs. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At first she was wildly industrious, cleaning out closets and scrubbing the insides of kitchen cupboards and scraping the shelves of the refrigerator, rinsing out the vegetable bins. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He scrubbed vigorously, sending up clouds of dust. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Marge’s arthritis makes scrubbing a torture; another woman has to see a physical therapist for her rotator cuff. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Time after time, single-handed and on her hands and knees, she emptied all the cuspidors and scrubbed down the lobby of Grand Central Station. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood at the water pump, scrubbing my body. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z They ran through scrub woodland to the nearest shelter in their pajamas and tin hats, clutching gas masks and ID cards. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “She decided we needed to do an extra scrub down of the bay where we make the salads, so she’s tackling that.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z That meant we ate early and scrubbed long—Joseph, too. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z There was mud or worse streaked on my palms, and I wouldn’t be able to sit still until I had scrubbed away all traces. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Mom is scrubbing the toaster when I remember. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Nearby, Pipkin and Dandelion were pretending to feed on a patch of scrub. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s an odor of witch about them, something mysterious and exotic; it remains despite the scrubbing and the welts on their feet and the time they’ve spent in Solitary. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Henry dropped the key back down his shirt and sighed, scrubbing a hand over his face. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He scrubs a hand across his face, glancing back over his shoulder to confirm Henry’s where he left him, being aggressively talked at by Nora. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I think about Willow’s face, which looks like it has been scrubbed clean of all joy. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He scrubs dirt out of the wounds and thinks of the migrants he has treated who have died. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Gogol watches as Donald begins to remove the clams from their bath, scrubbing the shells with something that looks like a tiny toilet bowl brush, then tossing them one by one into the stockpot. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When I was seven, Amá found out I hadn’t showered for five days, so she dunked me in a scalding hot tub and scrubbed me with a brush until my skin ached. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I was even more amazed I managed to talk back to him while I scrubbed my belly button and my stomach jiggled like some sort of gelatinous non-humanoid life-form. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I knew Rome was burning, but I had just enough water to scrub the floor, so I did what I could. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She was scrubbing vegetables, and a parrot perched on her shoulder. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z In the late afternoon light I look scrubbed and serious. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He shifts, his body leaning against mine as he discreetly points at a woman in blue medical scrubs under her jacket, holding a shopping bag. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He begs for clean clothes or scrubs the ones he is wearing and lays them on the riverbank to dry. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She pretended she could see their faces on the steps, and scrubbed harder to wipe them away. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Finally, after forty minutes, I am called out of the waiting room by an officious woman in blue scrubs. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I worked as a puppet trained to scrub and carry, curtsy and nod. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s only a bit of mud to you, boy, but to me it’s an extra hour scrubbing!” shouted Filch, a drip shivering unpleasantly at the end of his bulbous nose. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She spent the rest of that day scrubbing steps inside the Wailing Tower. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mig spent them scrubbing the kettle and tending the sheep and cleaning the hut and collecting innumerable, uncountable, extremely painful clouts to the ear. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z He wasn’t dressed in surgical scrubs that day, instead in a button-down navy blue suit and yellow tie. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I toss TaShon a bar of soap and he is scrubbing Spot. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I had a basin where I would scrub my dolls’ clothes and hang them with tiny clothespins on the wash line Adele strung at my height next to the playhouse. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I sit in a tub of steaming water and scrub my hands raw to get Khalil’s blood off. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The cattle and horses were so clean they looked as though they had been scrubbed. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He had this weird image of giant doctors in scrubs and face masks, pulling their boat upstream. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I put the materials back into the cabinet, wipe off the table, raise the blinds, stuff my soggy volcano in a garbage bag, and go home to scrub the floors. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew when I see Biddy look down at her toes, like she waiting for ’em to do tricks, that I be free of scrubbing. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In the memory, his old man stood before the hall mirror, the stubble on his cheeks poking through his white face makeup like beach scrub. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z As he scrubbed his hands clean, the thunder hit two more times, back to back, like the sky was literally cracking open. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “You must scrub on your knees, and add lye to the water. It scours best.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The boys landed in dense, thorny scrub and when they finally managed to free themselves they hesitated, not sure in which direction to go. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She still sent me for water at the pump, but she began doing other things for me, things I could do perfectly well—cooking rice, peeling onions, scrubbing clothes. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Shelly said, “Okay, Nature Boy, now you run straight home and scrub yourself down in a hot shower.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z We used to scrub each other with a large sponge and a wiry padded mitten for our backs. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed the towel and scrubbed his hair and neck, then rinsed the towel over the side. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She tells us take off every scrap of our clothes, get out to the tap in the backyard and scrub every inch of our bodies. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Slowly, frame by frame, the mound turned green with weeds, covered in brushy grass and scrub and, eventually, a small shrub clinging to its peak. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Even wicks for oil lamps; salt bags to scrub the teeth. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She scrubbed the blood from my cast as best she could, but a dark pink stain remained. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z She was bathing four or five times a day, scrubbing herself with horsehair brushes and strong lye soap, as if she meant to scrape her skin off. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They scrubbed her clean and dressed her in sandsilk, loose and flowing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He returned with a manikin’s leg and a scrub brush. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He trailed off, scrubbing at his face with his hands, then looked up at me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Just before the summit, the trees gave way to nothing but scrub brush and grasses, and the trail wound around the point of the mountain. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And when Mamá would get upset because we weren’t helping, we’d whine and then scrub out a pan or two before we’d take off again. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I scrubbed her off as best I could, being gentle with her sore places, combed her hair, and let her wrap up in one of Mama’s leftover shirts. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “So I scrubbed steps,” Marian recalled, “and I would get five or ten cents, or whatever. I did steps for four or five dif-ferent people.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z He scrubbed until sweat crawled down the sides of his face, until his arm ached. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The attic stretched contentedly as her windows were scrubbed and cobwebs were dusted away. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “What a curious idea,” said the Mathemagician, raising his staff over his head and scrubbing the rubber end back and forth several times on the ceiling. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Julius led them, bent double, peering at the dry grasses and broken scrub, moving slowly, a terrible air of desperation about him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She looked—and immediately started scrubbing the bad writing out with her pen. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He would have to spend all tomorrow scrubbing his armour. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They tried soap and water, earth and a scrubbing brush, and lastly a pumice stone and lye, but they could not remove the crosses. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The next thing was to scrub off chairs and tables and rinse them down. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, there’s a red-headed woodpecker making the thing swing, and cardinals dot the forest scrub with red coats, waiting until the bigger birds have their fill. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z There’s shampoo and conditioner, but also lotion and rectangle soap and round soap and bumpy, massaging soap and a shower scrub soap. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I mopped the floors and scrubbed the walls. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I scrubbed the cart with boiling vinegar while Eliza gathered the drugs and herbs we would use to treat the children. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After scrubbing away most of the grime, she put the rag over one finger, held it in place with the other hand, and traced the outlines of the paintings. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z She’s wearing a white lab coat, baby blue scrubs, and a tight cap over her head. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She boils water to scrub my head, neck, hands and knees and any inch of skin that shows. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He swam in a sulfur spring, watched over by Cahuilla women scrubbing clothes on the rocks, and stretched out to dry himself in the sun. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Three of the tenants offered to scrub their own hallways until after Katie had had her baby and that helped a whole lot. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The old Bear People said they would come They said Prepare hard oak scrub oak pihon juniper and wild rose twigs Make hoops tie bundles of weeds into hoops. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I rinse my eyes with cold water and scrub my face until the white washcloth is gray-brown. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Worrying about graffiti at a time when the entire system was close to collapse seems as pointless as scrubbing the decks of the Titanic as it headed toward the icebergs. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The custodians were still trying to scrub his blood off the terrazzo in the corridor where the big punch had been thrown. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She looked tired, as usual, clad in a pair of olive-green scrubs. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I plug up the basin with a rag, sprinkle in detergent, dump in the smelly diapers, and start scrubbing. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a brush and a bucket of bleach, and he tried to scrub a wall. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Deep bags ringed his eyes and both hands scrubbed at his uncombed black hair. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z You try to scrub blood, you just gonna wind up with nasty red hands. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The rest was quite easy to read, the tall yellow letters the same color as the scrub bucket. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He started with Chester, to follow the order in which the transgressions had occurred, and called for their bloody backs to be scrubbed out with pepper water afterward. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Before the guilty child could return to bed and go back to sleep, Daddy made him or her scrub down the kitchen— as he or she should have done earlier. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He smiled and left, and I scrubbed my cheek beneath the faucet in the kitchen sink. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I scrubbed my neck hard to try to get all the tiny pieces of hair off. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z He is already hovering over Richard and James, showing them how to scoop up a handful of sand with a rag and use it to scrub out the mess pots. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She was a nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital and was already wearing her pale-blue scrubs. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She rubbed her with oil, scraped her with a strigil, scrubbed her hands and feet with pumice, and washed her hair, pouring jug after jug of water over her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z His eyes were angry and his mouth was set in a tight grim line as he watched the servants mopping and scrubbing the blood from the ivory hall. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, I had traded running in my jeans for a pair of cutoff scrubs I got from my mom, but that was like running in a pair of drawers! Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The interior voice nagging me not to be a fool—to save my skin and take off my skis and walk down, camouflaged by the scrub pines bordering the slope—fled like a disconsolate mosquito. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The endless washing of dishes and scrubbing of floors and wiping of windows was the kind of repetitious work that aggravated the pain in her hands and wrists. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Ma looked pretty, with her bare arms plump and white, her cheeks so red and her dark hair smooth and shining, while she scrubbed and rubbed the corn in the clear water. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I swept until all the hair was in the trash and I scrubbed the green dye off surfaces as much as possible. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Not realizing I was watching her, she stripped her blue scrubs off and threw them at Dr. Begbie. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The rest was gray scrub and tumbleweed and a few prickly pears. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I pull out my ID and slide it across the glass counter to Jared, as the name tag pinned to his sky-blue scrubs reads. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I been scrubbing and putting a shine on that old house. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It’s floor- scrubbing day and I want to just get my mind off it all. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I went up to the demoness’ house in my clean tunic and pants, my boots shined and my face scrubbed—and my charm around my neck. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I scrubbed at the dried blood and grime beneath my fingernails, thinking of the remorse I would never be able to wash down a sink. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z My palms were still stained with a dark crud of ink I’d scrubbed from the machines’ crevices. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z With a job like this under his belt and that kind of scrub at his fingertips, he wouldn’t need Per Haskell anymore. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then she scrubbed the saucepan so hard I think she took a layer of coating off. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z With daily scrubbing, his skin had cleared up, and he didn’t scrunch up his face from cramps anymore. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The other two we scrubbed today were easy because they were already relatively clean, but I doubt that’s going to be the case here. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She’d already scrubbed the muddy tracks from the back door to Henry’s room and rubbed away the grimy fingerprints on the edges of the kitchen sink. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Denna and I stepped off into the scrub, as the road was barely wide enough for the cart. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I’m on the main street of town, this time scrubbing the paint off the road. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Georgie glanced at Nero sitting nearby, licking his paws and scrubbing his face. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z At the corner of my vision, I saw the scientists and doctors in their white scrubs, setting up machines and computers around me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Turn yourself inside out and scrub them off in the shower? Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I took a bath and scrubbed my hands with bleach to get rid of the strawberry stains. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z In the large brick building in Tegucigalpa, young women sit in rows behind sewing machines, furiously stitching medical scrubs for export to the United States. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He sentenced us to kitchen patrol—scrubbing pots and platters all afternoon in the underground kitchen with the cleaning harpies. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z We have been given nineteen rooms to clean, most of them “checkouts,” as opposed to “stay-overs,” and requiring the whole enchilada of bed stripping, vacuuming, and bathroom scrubbing. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Nebre stared a moment, still scrubbing the sandstone back and forth. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She had spent much of the afternoon on her hands and knees, scrubbing the cabin’s pinewood floor, and her back was throbbing with pain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Your daddy is too busy scrubbing toilets with his brush.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I scrub the spot on my right foot for at least a minute, but when I splash water over it, the spot is still there, so pale it almost glows. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Everything in it looked old and scrubbed, like the top of the table. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The land changed to sandy fields and low scrub, and I began to despair about reaching the giants before the newlyweds celebrated their first anniversary. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She learned from Muff to pour a bottle of Coca-Cola into the soak tub to help loosen the mud, but it still took extra scrubbing before she even put the clothes through Muff’s washer. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The constant scrubbing by the wives who had lived there and the biannual deep-seated scourging had kept the dirt down. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z My mom is sitting at the kitchen table, still in her scrubs and with her blond hair piled high on top of her head, watching the news on her portable TV. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Paper remade from wilted, dirty, hopeless litter that had been rescued, scrubbed clean, and reshaped. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He looked in the kitchen, scrubbed to the wood grain by Lee. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When I first heard of this monastery I laughed out loud, but now the image of dot-com moguls scrubbing for the good of their souls presents itself as a psychic flotation device. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z None of the big kettles was clean, so the potboy had to scrub one out before filling it with water. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Plus, something I had forgotten in the years since I was eighteen: about a third of a server’s job is “side work” invisible to customers—sweeping, scrubbing, slicing, refilling, and restocking. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She balanced the hatchet on her finger as she walked, carefully keeping herself under it while her feet guided her through the scrub and tripping roots. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z A second will scrub them one by one in a bath of detergent. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Rocky was standing in a small clearing surrounded by thickets of scrub oak. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It was clean now, someone had wiped off the blood, spread new floor mats on the floor, and scrubbed the walls. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Other than scrubbing the kitchen tile and keeping a hard shine on the wooden floors, the work was not hard. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I could sew or hire out to scrub stables. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It was dusty and dull, but I told her that if she scrubbed it hard, it would sparkle like a diamond. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She shook her head and scrubbed the soup pot hard enough to bore a hole through it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z First, I did up my breakfast things, then scrubbed the plank floor. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z While Chou scrubs the grime off her clothes, I float face up in the water. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He turns both faucets on full blast, puts one arm underneath, then the other, scrubbing both with industrial soap. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z We were pretty well camouflaged in the riverbank scrub—a tangle of willow and alder and poplar full of mistletoe. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The bath water was steaming on the cooking stove, but Momma was scrubbing the kitchen table for the umpteenth time. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I was glad that I’d at least finished with the scrubbing of my face before she came in. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Either wipe gently back and forth or dab. Don’t scrub. For real.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z An extra medicine cupboard was installed and filled, once it had been scrubbed three times over. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I'm wondering if we might even be able to give our clothes a quick scrub when we reach the stream. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The boys hung back, their pomaded hair and scrubbed faces serious, their pressed pants making them look as stiff as paper dolls. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Usually in the spring, each family took it upon themselves to scrub the exterior of their house with hoses and brushes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The brutal afternoon workouts left him exhausted and sore but feeling cleansed, as if someone had scrubbed out his soul with a stiff wire brush. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I brush my teeth and scrub my face, being careful not to use too much water. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I’m awakened by a guy in light blue scrubs taking my blood. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I scrubbed my hands, face, and neck over the metal basin. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z This neighborhood had been my home once, and it always would be, even after the “taint” of Jews had been scrubbed away. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks,” June whispered just as Dr. Somerset, dressed in light blue scrubs, started up the porch steps. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I said, “Does your father scrub the sidewalk with his beard?” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Maybeth scrubbed down the wooden table and Dicey polished it dry. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z But then she’d wiped her eyes, marched to her dorm room, and taken a long shower, scrubbing her hair until her scalp was raw. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Huddled down in the water between the ferns and moss, I scrubbed myself with the bark of the slippery elm. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z About five minutes later, he came out with his hands scrubbed clean, his shirt wet, and his face composed. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Finally he stopped to catch his breath amidst the scrub, thorns, and tumbled rocks at the base of the hill. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I look at my chalky face under my ridiculously crooked bangs in the mirror, then grab a handful of paper towels, soak them in water, and begin to scrub. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I listened to make sure I could hear scrubbing in the hall. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I wrapped one leg around a skinny scrub pine in front of me. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Also, the smallest scrub of trees, whoopee, way, way off in the distance, though you have to squinch your eyes to see them. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z With our fingers, we scrubbed tooth powder on our teeth and rinsed it off with the last of the water left in our plastic bottle. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Wednesday is for scrubbing the bathtub real good even though I wipe it down every morning. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “The Commandant will want the scrub for her morning bath. I don’t want to be punished for being late.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Heavens no,” Ma said, scrubbing Caroline’s back with a handful of leaves. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Now get up and go to the kitchen and get scrubbing. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z All I could do was laugh and find the nearest restroom to scrub off the paint. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I’d rather stay at home and scrub the kitchen sink, the bathroom sink, the tub, and the toilet before I danced with Ellis Carter. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z While other people put on their best clothes and go strolling in the sun, we scrub, sweep and do the laundry. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z But I did as I was told, and pulled the scrubs over my uniform. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I have to scrub my hair for hours to get the smell of the spices out. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He was lucky to have a mask at all, even if the microfibers were beginning to shred from repeated scrubbings in the ocean. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I had never lived without a bucket before—scrub buckets, water buckets—and so when a water problem came up, I just thought I could run to the kitchen and get a bucket. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z And so before she ate an apple, she scrubbed it at the sink, even though Blaine only bought organic fruit. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z With her hands she rubbed and scrubbed the corn until the hulls came off and floated on top of the water. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Back in his office, he wept; and when he finished weeping he washed the blood from his mouth and nose, scrubbed the dirt from the abrasions on his cheek and forehead, and summoned Sergeant Towser. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z One cold day, the two boys were ordered to scrub the floor of the SS food-supply shed. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z I found a bag of blue scrubs and a pair of black sneakers. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Freeman lets me go to the bathroom, where I try to scrub the stains. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He began to scrub me with the brush. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “We can scrub your house clean, care for cows and pigs, work your garden, and carry just about anything.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I scrub my hands and feet clean, wincing as the tanroot sinks into the scrapes I picked up in the catacombs. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Marigold grabbed a damp dish towel from the edge of the sink to better scrub at the tabletop. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It took a few minutes for both of them to change in the locker room and put on scrub suits. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They had washed their hands and faces and scrubbed them well with soap, at the wash-basin on the bench in the kitchen. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z As they started to scrub the black slate floor, Moniek communicated through gestures that he had a plan. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z I scrub and scrub, but the diapers refuse to turn pure white. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She scrubbed her hands and was set another task. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “After lunch, clean the five flights of stone stairs. I timed a boy who scrubbed one step and multiplied that time by the number of steps. You ought to be through at six.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The region’s transformation from fertile woodland to eroded scrub or desert has been elucidated by paleobotanists and archaeologists. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He scrubbed and scrubbed with the gray, seaweed soap, but it only made his skin turn a violent red. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That night when I bathed, with a bucket half full of rainwater, I did not scrub my left hand, the hand that Father Amadi had held gently to slide the flower off my finger. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Mother,” Judy said, bringing me back to the world of scrubbing tubs and toilets, “is it okay if I move into David’s room?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice is extra polite, and she tugs nervously on her work scrubs. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z When we returned to our cells, we would scrub ourselves in the cold water, which never seemed to completely rinse away the dust. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Because they were everywhere, clinging to freshly scrubbed laundry on clothes lines, or stuck to the bottom of well-heeled shoes, the butterflies were on everyone’s most wanted list, including Mamá’s. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I soap myself, use the scrub brush and the piece of pumice for sanding off dead skin. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve also scrubbed the laundry and the house, been to the market, worked two shifts, and helped extract a little girl from the ghetto. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She could see now why David had wanted to chop the scrub trees into pieces. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z After the scrub brush got down to the soles of my feet, he started again on my face. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I scrub out the green algae that clouds his bowl, and then refill the bowl. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z She’d go out scrubbing floors like Mama or graft chop suey off of her men friends like Floss Gaddis did. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There are lots of doctors and nurses in blue and green scrubs hustling around. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We pass by EMTs pushing gurneys, doctors striding out of elevators, nurses hurrying along in their sky-blue scrubs. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, dear, what a blunderbuss I am!” exclaimed Jo, finishing Meg’s glove by scrubbing her gown with it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the fiftieth time I've been made to scrub this same patch of floor over the three or so years I've been at Miss Preston's, so I know it well. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Next afternoon, Judd sets me to scrubbing down the sides of his trailer and his porch, shining up the windows, raking the yard. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “He scrubbed the machine ID when he ran the email through the school server, but I got the address, for what it’s worth.’ Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She throws it in the sink and then starts scrubbing the counter without looking me in the eye. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Shady occupied himself by scrubbing down the bar top. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I scrub myself hard in the shower, wishing that mean part of me could wash away under hot water. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The water, when it came, was only lukewarm, but Selmy lingered in the bath until it had grown cold and scrubbed his skin till it was raw. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I scrubbed each plate, then handed it over to Momly, who wiped it, then put it back up in the cabinet. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z At the bottom of the scrub lay Barnard’s Forest, which stretched for about seven miles, lying like a dark animal pelt across the back of the land, and reaching out into the next county. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z All around me, girls tug hats off and let their hair down and scrub foamy soap onto their faces and zip up garment bags. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The robot scrubbed and scraped at the resin, and soon her fingers were completely coated in the sticky stuff. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “There are these baths. One place called the Dream Pool. You stretch out, and beautiful, knockout-type girls come and scrub you head to toe.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I quickly scrubbed my dishes clean in the sink, and placed them upside down on a dish towel to dry. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He pointed to an old man dressed in ragged clothes trudging down a dirt path, a large burlap pack filled with scrub grass tied to his back. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I strip off my crumpled dress, dip a cloth in the chipped bowl we use for wash water, and scrub everything I can reach until it tingles. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I scrubbed the grass off my shins, rinsed off at warp 9, then grabbed my borrowed towel and slunk out of the shower. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She does a scrubbing gesture in the air in front of her face—president face off, mom face on. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Sticky was scrubbing his glasses so hard they squeaked, and Constance had her eyes squeezed tightly shut, unconvincingly feigning sleep. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z They shoveled coal in winters, fixed broken windows, scrubbed dirty floors, and prepared lunch. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Hoe that cornfield again, scrub that porch, weed that bean patch. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z As she paid for the chickens she thought it takes a lot of cooking and cleaning and scrubbing to pay for these trips but it’s worth it. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Even weirder, her hands and arms up to her elbows were covered by bright yellow rubber gloves—the kind my mom used to wear when she scrubbed the bathroom or did the dishes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Zu brought her hands up to her head and began to scrub at it, making a face of acute discomfort. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was a physically demanding job, reaching under the seats in the theater to scrape up goo, scrubbing toilets in the bathroom. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Poe appears, wearing a face mask, a scrub cap, and gloves, and swings a pair of tongs in the air. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z It's the only component that causes a complete mission scrub if it's not working. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The hill was actually a huge rock imbedded in the landscape, partially covered with moss and also with scrawled obscenities that had to be scrubbed off almost daily. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a sad, birdlike man with the spatulate face and scrubbed, tapering features of a well-groomed rat. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I scrubbed until I was sore and pink. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She moved slowly around the room in her stockinged feet, taking down the scrubbed pans from the wall, building up the fire, washing the grit from the collards. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Enter a man wearing lime green scrubs and a matching hospital cap. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Every day after that they managed to meet in the scrub oaks across the road and talk about when he would be a big ruler of things with her reaping the benefits. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “I’ll want my armor, Frog. Did you scrub that blood off my mail?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So we buried the dead, shoveled the rubble, replaced the glass, and I scrubbed the dust from the shop. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I lie in bed with the scrub pail beside me, floating lightly on waves of fever. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I use the fine material of my skirt to scrub my face of the snot and tears, the chains around my wrists digging into the soft skin. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Now, scrub until that word’s gone,” she ordered. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Once a week she scrubbed Francie’s head with the yellow soap. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Second week, I scrub the house again because it’s like the dirt grew back. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They scrubbed him so much that the arabesques of his tattooing began to fade. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z At my place, I convinced Faith to wait while I got a brush and a bucket and scrubbed the car. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z This is like a dream, Matt thought as he scrubbed and rescrubbed himself in the steamy shower. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z All day I slaved away, scrubbing down her porch, sorting buttons, picking dead flies from her screen door. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He sat under a scrub oak and picked up acorns from the ground around him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Deborah had started scrubbing people’s floors and ironing for small amounts of money. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z As Sister Mukumbu readied the paints, I thought of all those colors, dripping and splattering on Vonetta’s and Fern’s clothes, and having to scrub them without a washboard. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They dug scrapes among the scrub along the edge of Caesar’s Belt and waited. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z After he loped off down the hall, Ivy scrubbed both hands down her face. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She scrubbed them on the cloth and said, “It was successful. No help from me.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She doesn’t resist as I work off her clothing, scrub the blood from her skin. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In their hands, they hold scrubbing brushes and some kind of liquid solution. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z From finger to foot, his fair skin was rosy from scrubbing; even his fingernails seemed meticulously groomed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Oh,” she laughed impatiently, “I know you’re forever scrubbing. But that stable smell! I’ll never get it out of my hair as long as I live!” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Then we’ll automatically have enough suds on the floor to scrub it.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The redness of my mother’s hands after scrubbing the laundry or delivering another woman’s baby. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He scrubbed the panes until his reflection shone in them, spotless. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The junior officers cleared out their cots, clothing, and maps from the second-floor drawing room so we could scrub and polish it from ceiling to floor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She roams the house all the time in various states of undress, searching for a stray sock or ironing her scrubs. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I stopped scrubbing and turned around to confront my mother. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I would scrub my body, I decided, each and every morning, no matter how cold it was, no matter how tired I was. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I scrubbed them clean before church yesterday—another thing Ma would've said made me look too fast. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z My hand was bleeding from the glass I had broken, and not knowing what else to do, I put my hand into my pocket to prevent the blood from staining her freshly scrubbed linoleum. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I don’t want to scrub pots like a woman, so I hurry to get one of the hatchets, too. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Ma makes us scrub every corner of the flat and turn the mattresses before putting on fresh sheets. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He’s wearing the same green surgeon scrubs, face mask, and blue gloves that the pre-op nurses wear, but his wavy brown hair is peeking out from under a clear surgical cap. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Scandalized to see Kit wearing out her finery with scrubbing and cooking, Rachel and Mercy had made her a calico dress exactly the same as Judith’s. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He exited from Level 3—removed his scrub suit and took a water shower and dressed in civilian clothes—and went to Jahrling’s office. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’ll be a long time until I can scrub that toilet again without gagging. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Jule rinsed the rope and scrubbed it with a brush she found in a small box of supplies. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I reach for a plate, scrubbed free of blood and gristle. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z All I could do was scrub out as much pus as I could with the ocean water and use the same filthy strips of towel to cover his wounds. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was actually an old flowered handkerchief from the thrift store, and Bebe scrubbed at her eyes. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She scrubs the splattered chili off the stove while I dry everything and put it away. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Look here,” says August, scrubbing the toe of his boot in the dirt. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Her eyes are very red and she keeps scrubbing at her nose, which is red too. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Ibni only edged closer, ducked his head even farther between his shoulders, and scrubbed his hands together ingratiatingly. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I fill a bowl with water for Pi, then wash my hands, scrubbing from my elbows to my fingertips in the hottest water. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I scrubbed every blacked-up piece of plastic, wearing down that Ivory bar from a nearly full cake to nearly half flat I scrubbed and scrubbed until my knuckles ached. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Dishes When the last plate is scrubbed, the leftovers put up, and the floor swept clean, Mom comes into the kitchen. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Poor woman, how she had struggled and worked for that good, plentiful food, the clean shirts her boys had worn, the scrubbed floors, polished brass! Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Exhaling slowly, I rip everything I’m wearing off; the booties and the cap and the face mask and the scrubs and the gown. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She was scrubbing purple crayon off the TV screen. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Nurses in blue scrubs unpacked a bunch of tiny plastic blood bags. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Her maids sluiced the blood off her face, scrubbed the dirt from her back, washed her hair and brushed it out until it sprang back in thick auburn curls. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z To scrub the hundred years’ war off this white skin till there’s nothing left and I can walk out among my neighbors wearing raw sinew and bone, like they do. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She got down on her knees and started to scrub the already shining floor. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I scrub my face and Hilly sits me in her dressing room chair. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Ugly old women, every one of them, but all that praying and scrubbing and beating novices with sticks had left them tough as roots. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “We have broken the atom secret with our Manhattan Project. We beat the Nazis. Your mission is scrubbed.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She had the floors of the house scrubbed and changed the position of the furniture. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I waved at the boy before Barb stepped in between us, colorful scrubs putting up a wall between the two of us. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z When I saw him—scrubbed clean by a nurse, with his hair cut short and washed and brushed—I could hardly believe it was Muthu. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z My father was in town on errands; my mother was scrubbing the floors. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The everyday practice of boiling, scrubbing, buffing and wiping became the badge of the students’ professional pride, to which all personal comfort must be sacrificed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She ran by our table with tears in her eyes, using her fingers to grab at and scrub her tongue. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Delia helped her twin sister scrub off the excess makeup from the dead man’s neck. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z For a half hour after that, I kneel alone on the floor in the dormitory and scrub at Edward’s blood. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was only the sunlight on boards that were scrubbed smooth and white, or perhaps it was the feeling of peace that lay across the room as tangibly as the bar of sunshine. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It was ten o’clock at night, and I honestly felt like I could’ve scrubbed the floors and washed the windows. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I followed him, gathering up the blanket and shaking it clean, while he splashed madly in the waves and then sat in the shallows and scrubbed himself with wet sand, head to toe. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I turn around to see an open-armed nurse in violet scrubs. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In the bathroom he scrubbed the mud from his hands, washed his face, and put on the blue shirt Naomi had made for him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They had also peeled potatoes, scrubbed pots and floors, washed windows, and hauled boxes and broken furniture. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The decon team scrubbed the building with bleach until they took the paint off the concrete floors, and still they kept scrubbing. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He scrubbed his hands over his face, wet coughs still rattling his chest. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Her clothes were slightly wet, but her face was scrubbed clean of the mud that had caked it before. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z About ten minutes later an exhausted-looking doctor in a scrub shirt poked his head into the waiting room. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “I’m not hungry” “Make sure you scrub the kitchen floor today. In fact I’d concentrate on the kitchen. It’s worse than anything else.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z "Pease far wits. You get her flayed, you can scrub the bloody steps," said Weese. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I have taken a damp rag to my face, hands and feet, scrubbing only the skin that will be visible. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Granddaddy raised his glass in salute as Petey disappeared into the scrub. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He would go through it and come out into the field of scrub, below. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I unwrapped my scarf from around my head and used a damp paper towel to scrub the icing off my face. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I see myself leaning over the stainless-steel sink in the back room, scrubbing a large Labrador retriever with flea shampoo and plucking fat ticks from her skin, while she shook and whimpered a little. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She was a sight to behold there on the floor, scrubbing away, with her flyaway hair sticking out and dark bruise-colored circles under her eyes from all her worrying about us catching the kamikaze disease. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They marked the place with Tayo’s T-shirt spread across the top of some scrub oaks. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z We watched boys in their yarmulkes scrubbing the streets beneath the eye of a German machine gun. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I’m scrubbing down the counter as two guys and a girl walk in. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Sometimes, leaning over the cracked, “tattle-tale gray” bathtub, he scrubbed his father’s back; and looked, as the accursed son of Noah had looked, on his father’s hideous nakedness. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I scrub at the lines in my palms and run one fingernail under my other fingernails to get the blood out. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Leaving you in the palace of Hades to scrub floors! The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I remembered the countless meetings in living rooms where maybe seven would be a crowd; the gradually building, building—on up to renting folding chairs for dingy little storefronts which Muslims scrubbed to spotlessness. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She keeps telling us we’re still dirty and if she has to come out to scrub us we’ll rue the day. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Before leaving work, I scrub everything down and refill the already stuffed condiment bar. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z If he went a few yards over the top of the ridge, he would be in the scrub oaks, out of the storm. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z All morning, as people have been loading the bus, I’ve been scrubbing the apartment clean, finding excuses to walk past the window to glimpse Antonio outside. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We scrubbed the floor and washed the windows and polished the grate and dusted the ledges and wiped the picture-frames and carefully tidied away all the hockey-sticks and cricket-bats and umbrellas. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Fiercely, she scrubbed out her alpana design until no traces of the rice powder remained on the threshold. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Then we began to help him, scrubbing pots and tying up bags of rice and lentils that Kazi would either pack for us or take with him to his cottage. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He was daydreaming about getting an ankle holster, too, and a lightweight pistol to go with it, when he abruptly performed an involuntary somersault across the sandy scrub. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I look through the rectangular window and see a nurse in violet scrubs walk past my room and over to the half-moon desk in the center of the hallway where there's a huddle of computers. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It’s cracked and blistered from all the scrubbing and scrubbing. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And also, as he said she must, Mig tended Uncles sheep and cooked Uncle’s food and scrubbed Uncle’s kettle. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I didn’t wear any gloves, either, when I filled buckets with alcohol, bleach, and ammonia, dumped old rags and sponges in, and scrubbed death from the walls and floor of the house. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Mom helps me carry the plastic deck furniture up from the basement and I scrub it with bleach. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z She was kind as she could be, but she’d always looked at me like there was something indescribably sad written across my forehead, like she wanted to come over and scrub it off. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He went to the bathroom and carefully scrubbed the ink away with the gritty dark-brown soap which rasped your skin like sandpaper and was therefore well adapted for this purpose. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He was scrubbed so clean, his pale skin seemed to glow. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “None of that, Mattie girl,” I whispered to myself as I scrubbed the tear away. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re going to have to do punk some other way, young lady. Go ask the school nurse for a wash cloth, see how much of that you can scrub off.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z She was in the kitchen, scrubbing the sides of the kerosene stove with a soapy sponge. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Every night for a month, when I came in from the junkyard, I’d spend an hour scrubbing grime from my fingernails and dirt from my ears. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He unbuttoned his stiff collar as he passed through into scrub pines and laid it on a branch. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I would be on my knees, scrubbing, sweating, pouring out what limited energy my body could wring from my meager diet, and I would hear feet approaching. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And when I say cleaned, I don't mean cleaned like scrubbed. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z To earn a little something to eat we carried water, scrubbed his floor, ran errands, and held the babies so they wouldn’t cry. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Next up, a song called “Road to Nowhere,” which is quite fitting, given what surrounds her—miles and miles of ranch fencing, and then brown and green and yellow hills marked with green scrub. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I scrubbed myself almost raw until my brown skin had a pink rather than black undertone. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Beale held up a hand, said, “Hold it,” and went on scrubbing. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t imagine what kind of work required crawling on all fours, although I remembered Mami scrubbing the floor that way, so that it seemed she was talking about housework. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She washed dishes and tried to scrub the bathtub, but I still had to get after her to hang up her school clothes instead of throwing them on the floor. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z My father and I have been scrubbing the house for their visit. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z At dawn I had to scrub the flagstones in our courtyard for Mum Olga. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Who would ever believe that Mama scrubbed floors to make a living for the four of them? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In my mind I saw the man in black scrubbing the sidewalk with his beard. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z With a vicious scrape of the back of one hand she scrubbed the beige lipstick from her mouth. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Tier whole head was in them cabinets, and her big butt just a-waggling out there in the breeze whilst she scrub. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He scrubbed and splashed and ducked under the water completely to get rid of as much grime as he possibly could. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z By the time I’ve finished scrubbing the roasting pan, the sky is dark and the yard has faded from view. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Momma’s wearing her scrubs, the ones with the rubber ducks on them. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Never around Grandma because she’d make them scrub floors, and iron drapes, and weed the garden until they were too exhausted to scuffle. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z As they scrubbed her down with soap and sluiced warm water over her head, all she could see were the faces from the bailey. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Sitting in his office, Ron finishes the end of the night paperwork while Bo mops up the kitchen and I scrub down all the countertops. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She got rid of Agnes at the front gate with some lie about Trotter forcing her to scrub all the dirty pots in the house. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z A scrub of pallid shrubs survived, and there were some pots of delicate forest flowers that could grow without much sun, but they were no match for the lush picture in Lazlo’s mind. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I scrubbed my face until it was red. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d scrubbed her face free of the thick makeup, changed into shorts and a T-shirt, and pulled her voluminous hair back into a ponytail. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She did not turn around but kept on scrubbing at the gaps between her fingers. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My mother took no pity on me and scrubbed the coal dirt off me with a stiff brush and Lava soap. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Like those scrubbing pads Mom used to clean the frying pan when stuff was really stuck on. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Vacated lockers were scrubbed, mattresses fumigated, brass coat hooks, doorknobs and keyholes were buffed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Taking up one strip at a time, she taped the cuffs of her gloves to the sleeves of her scrub shirt, running the tape around the cuff to make a seal. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After pouring warm water in a tin bowl, I take a rag and scrub my face, my neck, my fingernails. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Monroe was scrubbing him vigorously and, from the sound of her voice, was in the middle of a long lecture. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z When I arrived at a hospital, I was usually met by a charge nurse, handed a set of medical scrubs to wear, and instructed to sanitize my hands each time I entered a room. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And he woke up earlier to fetch water and scrubbed the room floor harder and waited to win back her friendship. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z We were so nervous that we worked like robots—she scrubbed, I dried and stacked. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The prospect of scrubbing a mission because a solar cell got dirty was unacceptable. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re on our hands and knees, scrubbing the marble floor in the rear of the main building. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Her fingers became calloused from scrubbing the hall floor, and she learned how to carry the heavy bucket of soapy water up the stairs without spilling a drop. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not humid, but I could feel every single air molecule as it brushed against my freshly scrubbed face. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The Huntsmen lashed out with their weapons, only to have them ripped from their hands and tossed into the scrub. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Then they took off, chattering to each other as they swooped low over the scrub. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Hard scrubbing or not, there was nothing more I could do. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the river’s edge women were scrubbing clothes and even washing their pots and pans. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I open up the bottle of raspberry soufflé shampoo and scrub hard. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I scrubbed at its remains in the shower with my oil-control acne-fighting face wash, and my forehead was still stinging as I got dressed. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I took it down to the creek and scrubbed it with sand until it was bright and new-looking. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Getting ready meant scrubbed hands and face, shined shoes, clean clothes, combed hair. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The farmer’s wife put me in a wooden tub and scrubbed me until I screamed. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I want to go back to the house and up to the bathroom and scrub and scrub, with the harsh soap and the pumice, to get every trace of this smell off my skin. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He was seated on a flat rock, cleaning a wooden bowl, scrubbing the cracks in the rounded poplar with a rag dipped in fire ash. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Bast scrubbed at his face with both hands and swallowed hard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I was careful. And I immediately scrubbed myself clean.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z After he puked, I helped him scrub the uninspired doodle from his face. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He scrubbed his hand over his stubbly chin. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Not even a drunken stupor or the next morning’s pounding hangover can scrub the image from his brain. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When the water had finished loosening the chalk, she took a towel and scrubbed the floor until her back ached and her legs and hands were frozen. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Hell, it’s a Jim Crow army. All they want a black man for is to dig ditches. And in the navy, all I can do is wash dishes and scrub floors.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he poured salt in the bowl and scrubbed it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Dad came home, showered and scrubbed himself clean, and went to bed for two days. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I wonder what they were trying to scrub away. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I scrub myself from head to toe, only stopping to throw up again right in the shower. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He scrubs the skillet that Momma stabbed this morning. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The soap in the washtub burned my skin, and Mami scrubbed me so hard her fingernails dug angry furrows into my arms and legs. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I’m going to school if she has to scrub floors and she’ll practice on my face. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Or I’ll work you an hour instead, a good hard hour. The hearth could use scrubbing.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She must be in the bathroom, perhaps scrubbing the pink tub. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Lieutenant Colonel Johnson came in through Level 2 wearing a surgical scrub suit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A good fifteen minutes of scrubbing and it felt like I had turned every inch of my skin inside out. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They brushed his bandages often with a whiskbroom and scrubbed the plaster casts on his arms, legs, shoulders, chest and pelvis with soapy water. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “You’re a boy. You get to lie around listening to stories. I have to scrub the floor, wash clothes, sweep the courtyard and—and—air out the babies’ bedding. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z At dawn, they left the school scrubbed, shiny, warm and ready for the daytime janitor. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We scrub only to remove impurities that might be detectable to a customer by hand or by eye; otherwise our only job is to wipe. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Others carried amulets or charms inside their space suits, even though it was technically against the rules to bring anything inside the suit except your body and the surgical scrubs. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee and Samuel sat at the little round table in the barroom and Samuel drew figures on the scrubbed wood with the moisture of his beer glass. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “The rest of you, bring me three large flat stones from the river. And scrub them clean! And bring back two pots of water, too. Who’s been cleaning these?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I started the “You’re OK, Jeffy” chant, and a nurse scrubbed the circle of skin over the port with yellowish-orange stuff. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Without hardly thinking, I leave the pistol and I run back down to Viola at the edge of the scrub. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Zu stood next to him, dutifully holding the button down so he could use both hands to scrub his face in the stream of water shooting out of it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I scrubbed my face with the last dry piece of Mr. O’Flanagan’s hankie and glanced back. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “They asked me to bring some soap to scrub her up with when she had that interview,” Anna said. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “I like to dance,” Laney repeated as she took another penny from the cup and tried to scrub it clean with the hem of her jacket. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Avoiding the mirror, I step into the shower and scrub the roses from my hair, my body, my mouth. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z With her sponges and scrub brushes and mop, she wiped him away daily. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z One woman in posh Palos Verdes demands that she scrub her living room and kitchen floors on her knees instead of with a mop. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I scrubbed my armpits, and scratched at the grass stains on my elbows until my skin was pink and angry. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Ophie scrubbed away her tears and looked up to find the little boy with the injured back standing before her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It took two days of hard scrubbing before the pen marks were gone. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z After that: scrubbing his face, digging his fingertips into the itchy growth of unaccustomed beard. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Thinking how pretty her hands were, despite they were red from scrubbing floors, I watched her fingers move dreamy up and down the keyboard. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z From there he had crawled some distance farther and slept under a scrub oak tree. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z And so Matt, along with Chacho, soon found himself scrubbing the floors and walls of the aircraft. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I may have been able to erase everyone else’s memories, but I couldn’t scrub away my own. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We are scrubbed and in our donated clothes, the girls in dresses with white pinafores and thick stockings, the boys in knickers that button below the knee, white dress shirts, neckties, thick wool suit coats. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She scours my ears and scrubs my skin so hard it tingles. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The stove and countertops have been scrubbed clean, and I wonder if it will all be torn away to make room for a bigger kitchen like the one at Darius’s house. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Then her children would not have gone hungry; she would not have had to scrub floors for their living and her memory of him would have remained a tender shining thing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z After a twenty-minute conversation, I check on my soaking dishes and find Mom attacking the roaster pan with a scrub pad. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z In the light that streamed in a square block from the hole he wrung a small towel from the steaming water and he scrubbed his dark slender body vigorously. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I wet some toilet paper and used it to scrub the stain off. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “That place is too rich for my blood,” she says, never taking her eyes off the sink she is scrubbing. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z We whistle while Rome burns, or we scrub the floor, depending. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Gideon trails off and scrubs his hand across his face. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She scrubbed the shadows with her body, hoping he was only hiding, not gone. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I scrubbed, ran for my tree, and dried myself before the fire, shouting as I stepped into my clothes. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d even formed the habit of helping the caravan’s cook scrub the big soup pot out with sand. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I carried the basket of linen back to the house on Wall Street, put a pot of water over the fire, and gathered the soap and the scrubbing board. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He scrubs the bar of soap against me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As the Glendale coach sent in the scrubs to mop us up, Mica girls wept. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Sohrab’s bed is the last one around the corner, the one nearest the nurses’ station where two nurses in green surgical scrubs are jotting notes on clipboards, chatting in low voices. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It didn't matter if I scrubbed my face daily. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z You have to scrub everything around you to feel even a little better. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “The indelible marker. It takes it right off, no scrubbing, just a wipe, without messing up the paint underneath. In other words, you don’t need the muriatic acid.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The maids will come in the morning to scrub down everything with soap, but I do my part anyway. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z My rock crushed his scissors, so he scrubbed the pots and I dried. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Anya followed him to a room at the end of the hall, where Yedsha bent over a washbasin and scrubbed at his face. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z My skin still smarts from the scrubbing I got from two slave-girls, and my head aches from the tight bun they tamed my hair into. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “A dress. All the girls at school wore exactly the same thing. It looked very smart to see them lined up with their faces scrubbed and their hair combed.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The short woman in maroon scrubs standing next to Felix shrieked and bounced around like a game show contestant. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z She was more concerned about me washing dishes and scrubbing floors than keeping my own hands clean. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Two women in scrubs were waiting with a gurney because Reggie had wisely called ahead. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I scrub at the caked rubbish so hard it feels like my skin is flaking off, but I'm glad to be getting cleaner. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The crevice burst open into a forest of scrub pine and fir. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Hiding from death was not like hiding from Mother when she wanted me to scrub kettles, or ignoring Silas when he begged for food. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He scrubbed harder, but he couldn’t seem to get the spot to go away. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z With a hasty scrub to the legs, I stepped out of the fountain and put on my sandals. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Together the little group scrambled through scrub brush and gravel down to the boat. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He went to the bathroom and scrubbed himself with disinfectants, scraping his hide with pumice stone. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z His head still dripped water from the scrubbing and dousing. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry coughs, scrubs a hand through his hair. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Then she turned and went into the house, and when I went in a minute later she was calmly scrubbing some beets. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She will never wash the stain away, no matter how hard she scrubs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Some riders went past along the river road as Arya was washing her clothes, but if they saw the scrawny naked girl scrubbing her rags in the moonlight, they took no notice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The last overly watered lush golf course gives way to rock and scrub and desert brush. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Then we started our chores two hours before class, returning after dinner to help Cook scrub the days pots and pans before heading off to bed. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He dunked a large scrub brush into a bucket of water and commenced halfheartedly scrubbing the floor. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” said Peach, dodging a scrub pine and picking his way carefully on the rock. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They were just scrub kids from Salem, out to watch a rugby game, I guessed. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Naomi’s hands were red and scalded from scrubbing pots. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z "Not if you scrubbed all day and all night. The silk is mined." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Momma comes from the other hallway in her plain yellow scrubs, following a teary-eyed boy and his mom. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The ephemeral bloom of a sego lily peeks from the toe of a ninety-foot stone arch, and canyon wrens call back and forth in plaintive tones from a thatch of scrub oak. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mami scrubs my shoulders and the nape of my neck so hard that it hurts. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Dad hauled our ancient barbecue out of the basement and spent the afternoon scrubbing it. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The scrubs who had not played removed their warmups that still smelled of detergent and their mothers’ hands. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Don’t you know potatoes have to be scrubbed?” Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He was dipping his beard into the water and scrubbing the sidewalk with the beard. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The girl scrubbed her back and her feet and told her how lucky she was. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I moved my bucket and chair to the side of the house where she was standing on her chair, scrubbing and humming happily. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z No sooner had they begun scrubbing again than the door to the hospital opened and Commandant Breuer emerged, still smiling, but broader this time. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The blade was scrubbed, rinsed, dried, folded, and stowed away in a cupboard with the aid of a stepladder. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I just closed my face and slapped my scrubbing rag on a chair leg. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy holds the shirt up to the light, frowns, and scrubs some more. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z My older brother told me his friend got caught and he had to scrub the toilets with a toothbrush. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z I scrub my hands and my arms and my face with it, washing everything away and down the sink. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z A washing machine, because no one here will scrub laundry in exchange for a bowl of rice. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z As I scrubbed the toilet, I started thinking. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He trailed along behind his mother as she hung wash out on the line, made strawberry preserves, scrubbed the bathroom floor. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “Lets just say that I got some stains on my soul that I wouldn't mind getting scrubbed clean.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She was busy scrubbing out the corners of the room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She changed into a scrub suit in the van, ran across the lawn, and entered the staging area. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Mrs. Popper had to scrub and polish and straighten the whole place, for she was much too good a housekeeper to leave everything at sixes and sevens while the Poppers were away. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z The table has been scrubbed off, cleared of flour; today’s bread, freshly baked, is cooling on its rack. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Delsa and Norma were supposed to help, but most of the time they refused, especially when I tried to get them to do the unpleasant tasks like changing Raymond’s diaper or scrubbing the rice pot. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He was scrubbing his hands in the sink. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Styx puffed on his candy cigarette and scrubbed at the lunch box like it was going to save his life. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z My mother scrubbed me, my grandmother scrubbed me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She scrubbed her body, stood with a splash, and dried off with her fuzzy blue towel. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The women take turns washing their hands, scrubbing them vigorously. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Her blower cut off, and her suit began to go limp until it stuck to her sweaty scrub suit, and she felt contaminated air creeping around her. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She also took to walking around the house in her stocking feet, trying to catch me unawares as I scrubbed or dusted or polished, often with Ruth at my side. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t vacuum—that’d be too loud—but he could dust and scrub and polish. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He trotted her west, across the grassy flat toward the cerros, gently rounded hills of dark lava rock which were covered with a thin crust of topsoil and grass, edged with thickets of scrub oak. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He gathered up dishes from the table and piled them into the sink, scrubbing everything with extraordinary zeal. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I carried a tin bucket of water to a shaded area in the five acres of scrub and dumped it on the ground in the same place a couple of times a day. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I scrubbed one hundred attempts clean with my eraser, trying to get the right distance between the fins or the right amount of muscular girth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He threaded among willows and sycamores and wild blackberry vines in the riverbed, patted the trunks of live oak and scrub oak, madrone, laurel, toyon. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Never a man short of advice, Fabyan recommended a cure of “warm barley gruel” and back exercises, including scrubbing floors. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I step to the sink and scrub my hands under the water until they are pink and raw. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It’s a purple one that matches the lavender scrubs she’s wearing. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It’s still unseasonably hot, and I often get to look out on someone’s azure pool while I vacuum or scrub, frantic with suppressed itching. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Maman kept me scrubbed, with my hair braided so tight it pulled my skin. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Several grimy portraits had been scrubbed, much to the displeasure of their subjects, who sat huddled in their frames muttering darkly and wincing as they felt their raw pink faces. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They moved quickly downhill, running over damp sand and scrub brush and narrow swaths of grass, steering clear of boulders, keeping an eye out for drapeweed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Maya Angelou’s picture watches me while I sweep and mop the floor, while I scrub the shelves, while I chase spiders out of the corners. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z She bemoaned her fate and challenged her stars as we hung our laundry or scrubbed scales from our fish. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I could hear the sound of the janitor’s lackadaisical scrubbing against the wooden floor. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He tied the mare in a clearing surrounded by a thicket of scrub oak. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z First she scrubbed her face and hands and put some vanilla on the front of her dress. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It was just before dawn, with no one astir but a few silent Helpers mopping floors, sweeping walkways, or scaling ladders to scrub mildew from ceilings. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Scott scrubbed the toilets and took out the trash and straightened up messes people left in the living room. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The normally dull cacti and scrub were splashed with April colors, as if a great painter had passed over the landscape with a brush, dabbing yellow here, red there. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Madness took hold of her. tailing herself up by the bedpost, she went to the basin and washed between her legs, scrubbing away all the stickiness. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I carry trays of dirty dishes from the dining room back into the kitchen so the dishwashers can spray and scrub them clean. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, beyond Chas’s shoulder, at the edge of the dance floor, I caught a glimpse of green surgical scrubs and soft black hair draping over the glint of a stethoscope. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Yet she stayed there a year, cooking, washing dishes and pots and pans, scrubbing the floor. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z We pushed on through the woods and the scrub. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The man in scrubs gives me a nod. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The vixen leaped over them to the ground and disappeared into the juniper scrub ringing the clearing. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They didn’t make all their taps but they made a lot and I thought they might not be scrubs after all. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Mami gives me a long look and sighs before she goes back to scrubbing the grease off a pot. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She opens the kitchen window and throws out a scrub brush and a big bar of brown soap like the one they used on Finn the Horse. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She was wearing nurse’s scrubs, her dark, curly hair pulled back into a ponytail, and when she saw them, she smiled. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I wasted no time in stepping out of what had been Sarah’s—Norah’s—scrubs, leaving them in a heap on the floor. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Dad had his arms wrapped around them both, looking ridiculous but somehow still radiating Teutonic stoicism in his light blue scrubs. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She scrubs till my skin burns and tells Dad she wouldn’t give it to the world to say her son went on the altar dirty. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Wind lifts my hair, scrubs sand and salt against my skin, invades my nose. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Then she lifted one white arm out of the bath, and reached for a scrubbing brush on an ivory handle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And we get to work, brushing down the walls and scrubbing the floor, disturbing more mice than I want to see. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There was a scrubbed wooden table and chairs in the middle, and Harry sat down on the edge of his seat, looking around. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He took the envelope by a tiny corner and put it on the anvil, and then he scrubbed his hands in the half-barrel of black water into which he plunged hot iron. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The shopkeeper told Ridgeway that homesteaders had started the fire while trying to clear some scrub. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We have shade all year from scrub pines that look like the crooked trees in a Dr. Seuss book. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I scraped all the leftovers into the trash and focused on doing the dishes, scrubbing each plate in clockwise circles. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s time for you to start learning something beyond scrubbing the floor,” said her stepmother, and held out her hairbrush. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her freshly colored hair is tied up in a ponytail, and she’s scrubbing the cupboard doors. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z His mom stood in the doorway in her maroon scrubs, her dyed hair pulled into a ponytail. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z My shaking hands move of their own accord, scrubbing the diapers, adding more and more soap. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesper scrubbed the back of his neck, touched his hands to his guns, returned to his neck. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Varys entered in a wash of lavender, pink from his bath, his plump face scrubbed and freshly powdered, his soft slippers all but soundless. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I’ve scrubbed my toes so hard that little droplets of blood have started to bead between them. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He plunged his bare hands right in and started scrubbing, but Annabeth and I had to suffer through hours of hot, dangerous work, especially since there were tons of extra plates. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Brawny men in pastel scrubs descend on you from nowhere. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z There were floors to be scrubbed, grime to be washed off windows, broken chairs and rotted beds to be carried off. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I quickly wash my face and scrub the dirt from my hands. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He scrubbed so hard, his elbow bumped the fruit bowl. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Over her nurse’s scrubs, Mrs. Montgomery is wearing a sweatshirt with the incumbent county executive's name on it. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z At first light, he got up and quietly scrubbed away the mud Jen had tracked in and up the stairs. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I walk back toward the stack of mess pots waiting to be scrubbed. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Then comes Mama in her blue hospital scrubs—she got called away from work because of me again. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The desert seems to be a brown wasteland of dry, prickly scrub whose only purpose is to serve as a setting for the majestic saguaros. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I spend some time then scrubbing the floor where the invasion took place, getting rid of the smell of poison. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z I have even seen her on her knees, scrubbing the floor with rags. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The hair of her teen years; her hands, when she used to paint her nails, before they were constantly washing and scrubbing. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Now Sohrab spent almost an hour a night in the bath, soaking in the soapy water, scrubbing. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Girls in foster households took turns doing all the chores—some fetching water, others cooking or cleaning or scrubbing clothes by hand. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only has it been scrubbed clean, the nails are filed in perfect ovals, the scars from the burns are less prominent. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Mother was scrubbing the remains of scrambled eggs out of the skillet. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z We could hear his angry rumbling as he moved down through the thickets of catclaw and scrub oak. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Maddie scrubbed at midges and scrubbed at her eyes, too, too miserable to answer. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He was wearing green hospital scrubs and had a stethoscope around his neck. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z All was shrouded in a zone of privacy and fragility, where my mother never scrubbed me too hard. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Once I had regained my composure, I scrubbed the grime from my palms. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I scrub off some gunk and put the pieces back together. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Gentle with the toes. Think of them as thin-skinned grapes, lad. You want to dry them without crushing them. Pat, do not scrub. Yes, like that.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The sink and tub were scrubbed until their whiteness could snow-blind. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I washed my hair with Fab detergent and scrubbed my hands extra hard with Ajax to get rid of the strawberry stains. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Dicey, standing with her back to the room, the cool water running over her hands as she scrubbed the dirt from potatoes, heard that coldness and that finality. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z When I did not scrub all the crud off a pot, Gay would say “Reject” and hand it back. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The terrain changed from scrub to woodland; they walked among stands of stunted trees. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t speaking our language,” Tali said, scrubbing a hand through his gray hair. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Just then a hairy, twiggy figure burst from the scrub. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Supper was over, the children scrubbed and put to bed, Bloom in his study working. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not a little old jar full. Lots of water. To scrub the steps with, dumbbell!” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the scrubbing made a safe, pleasant sound. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The landscape turns more and more desolate—sand and scrub brush, jackrabbits and snakes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I cooked and scrubbed and waited on them in a fury. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I smell like pit sweat and sour breath unless I scrub myself clean. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “The Commandant wants you to bring her sand from the dunes for a scrub,” Izzi says. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The good smell of wet wood rose from the floor, still damp after being scrubbed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z On the wall hung a huge tinted photograph of Samuel, which had captured a cold and aloof dignity, a scrubbed and dressed remoteness, which did not belong to him living. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to shower, to scrub herself, but she could not bear the thought of touching her own body, and so she put on her nightdress, gingerly, to touch as little of herself as possible. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She liked detergent commercials especially, anything with animated scrubbing bubbles or avenging suds. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z All I want is to go home, and start scrubbing the deep-seated impurities of the Congo out of my skin. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Seems its marble walls have been “bleeding” onto the brass fixtures, and can I scrub the grouting extra hard? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe the merchant wives came here to scrub the floors and walls and windows, to honor Ghezen, the god of industry and commerce, with soap and water and the chafing of their hands. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Her back has long since given out but she’s leaving now because she’s scheduled for knee surgery in a couple of weeks, the result, she says, of too much floor scrubbing. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Here and there scrub pines and bushes jutted from the granite surface. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As he bathed, the girl washed his feet, scrubbed his back, and brushed his hair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Grandma could usually be found scrubbing it sparkling clean or baking cornbread, simmering collard greens, or preparing her special gourmet salmon souffle. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z While Tree-ear cleaned his wound, Crane-man took the strip of cloth and washed it thoroughly with water from the gourd bowl, scrubbing it against a flat stone at the river’s edge. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The light blue kitchen tiles were worn and chipped at the comers, but they looked scrubbed clean, as did the pots, whose lids did not fit, one side slipping crookedly into the pot. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He bathed in icy water and scrubbed and scratched his body with a block of pumice stone, and the pain of his scraping seemed good to him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometime in the night, God knew when, Finn’s brother had cleaned things out, scrubbed things down, as if a girl could be washed from memory just by washing the floors. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z We crossed lines in sand drawn through palmetto scrub, lines down the middle of highways, soup-kitchen lines, lines of worry, souls lined up awaiting the burning tongue of salvation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he scrubbed at it with a rough sponge. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And she’s already getting to her feet and I’m up after her standing in the scrub and looking at the road around and below us. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z As soon as she saw him come up the alley, she would pick up a basket of mending, or scrub the pots, or reorganize the canned goods on the shelves of the kitchen area. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Why did you do that?” asked Jinny, scrubbing her nose with the back of her hand. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Tired, sure, but so pure, her face scrubbed so clean; her hair up—I didn’t even realize it’d gotten this long—in a ponytail. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She scrubbed hard with the washcloth and shampooed twice. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Cussing and muttering, someone was frantically scrubbing his hair and face. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z "Meet me at the masjid," I continued, ripping open the scrubs bag. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Johnson put on a surgical scrub suit and rubber gloves, and carried the box into the Level 3 staging area of the Ebola suite, where he opened the box, revealing a mass of foam peanuts. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Livingston’s first task was to scrub the hyperbole from the claims that Lawrence and Edlefsen had made. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I soon found it didn’t matter if I scrubbed like a gal from a one-cow town or if I gave up on Ivory soap and turned to stronger cleaners. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They weren't far away, hiding in some scrub grass near a road, trying to remain calm, but Heinck kept whispering, "We're surrounded." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z She has to scrub the sidewalk with bleach to get rid of the stench. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z In comes a doctor in light-green scrubs and a white coat. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z As her right arm came out of the suit, she saw that the sleeve of her scrub suit was dark wet and her inner glove was red. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z An old lady Liyana didn’t recognize was down on her knees scrubbing the floor with pieces of rags. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z We spent a large part of Christmas Eve day making sure that everyone was well scrubbed—no small undertaking, as it meant heating a huge amount of water. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Big Red chased the swaying patterns while his master swept and dusted, scrubbed the floor and scoured the toilet and cleared the desk of literary accumulations. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let me see. David, you empty and scrub the drinking barrel. It’s getting brackish. When he’s done Nathan can fill it from the pump.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Once or twice, when the normal process of evaporation is deemed too slow, I am assigned to dry a scrubbed floor by putting rags under my feet and skating around on it. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He's scrubbed the mud from his skin and changed into clean fatigues. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Evan bent over the casserole pan and scrubbed as if his life depended on it. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “They will, Joseph. The house needs to be tended to, cooked for, cleaned, washed, scrubbed. It needs to be loved. It’s not like a book you can just close and put back on a shelf.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I took a bar of Ivory soap and one of Cecile’s washcloths and scrubbed away at the black ink scrawled all over Miss Patty Cake. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z My bedtime was nine o’clock or after I finished reading them a bedtime story, scrubbing their tub, and taking my own bath. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She was wearing a dark pant suit, no doctor’s coat or scrubs, but had a stethoscope around her neck. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z After a hundred years of scrubbing by a dozen different families, this house would probably still smell bitter. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Dirt was in the baseboard that John scrubbed every Saturday, and roughened the cupboard shelves that held the cracked and gleaming dishes. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She ran some water and tried to scrub it off, feeling guilty because Aunt Eva was her favorite aunt, the only one who preferred her over Aaron. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But when its teeth met the gnarled roots and twisted branches of the scrub trees, it was a different story. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She took off all of her clothes, put on a long-sleeved scrub suit, and stood before the door that led inward, blue light falling on her face. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her blonde hair was pulled into tight pigtails, and her face looked shiny and freshly scrubbed. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Their hair was neatly combed and their faces scrubbed and shining. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I soon heard the shower running and the sound of him scrubbing with brushes and Lava soap. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But she just stares down at her bare feet, black-soled because her floors haven’t been scrubbed since she moved in this big old dirty house. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It was like I was some kind of a scrub or something. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Even if you grow up, no matter how hard you scrub, whatever you do, there will always be some other stain or spot on your face or stupid act, somebody frowning. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “He’s scrubbing the hallway. And from the looks of the tin canister next to him, I think he’s fixing to do some waxing.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Kin looked freshly scrubbed, and his eyes were red. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z It was made of wood and had been scrubbed to a pale, smooth finish. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t room in the small apartment to wash, so I scrubbed the quilt and blankets in the courtyard behind the cooperage. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She scrubbed extra hard, as if to rid her thoughts of Ess, walking away from the table. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z With no soap, Keav takes the clothes to the edge of the river and scrubs them against the rocks to get them clean. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Hannah picked up her scrub brush and knelt on the floor again. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z We scrubbed and wiped in blessed silence for nearly a half hour. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When I play scrub ball I just do my thing and don’t worry about it. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I scrub the sticky floor of the kitchen. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Harry had seen him scrubbing the message on the wall with Mrs. Skower’s All-Purpose Magical Mess Remover, but to no effect; the words still gleamed as brightly as ever on the stone. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z When I listened in, I immediately wanted to scrub my ears with dishwashing soap. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z My mother looks up from where she’s jammed in the corner, scrubbing the icebox. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Right in front of us she scrubs Carol’s face with the dirty dishcloth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Next to them, two boys were scrubbing down the deck of a sailboat. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z We start, getting on our knees and scrubbing in circles and lines, like brushing teeth. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Dr. Finch spent a solitary hour in the livingroom until Atticus and Jem arrived; his niece locked herself in the bathroom and remained there scrubbing herself and dancing. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I bent down, dipped my fingers in a puddle, and scrubbed the spot where that woman hit me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A woman dressed in baby-blue scrubs and wearing a stethoscope approached them. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely, if she were earning wages they would no longer expect her to scrub floors and weed the onions. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Often, when she returned yet again to the sink with the high taps and the soda block, it was beach sand she scrubbed away from between her fingers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The cabin boy wet his brush and scrubbed on manfully. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Beside her, in my spanking- new outfit, scrubbed and shiny, I feel like a recently hatched chick, untested and only just learning how to navigate the world. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I thought about Mr. Sloan sitting in the sand, scrubbing himself clean. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Instead I scrubbed myself in those hot suds to wash away my shame. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It seemed romantic—” She began scrubbing again as she talked. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Bep and Miep went grocery shopping with our ration coupons, Father worked on our blackout screens, we scrubbed the kitchen floor, and were once again busy from sunup to sundown. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z There, the scrub oak was lying splintered and smoking over the bank, its blackened branches in the water. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It may be my imagination, but it still smells like blood in there, even though I scrubbed the floor until my hands were sore, and someone poured bleach on it this morning. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Finally, a tired-looking doctor dressed in blue scrubs walked into the room. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The desecrated poster had been removed and the wall scrubbed clean. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Their owners had hacked a space in the dense scrub that now covered everything, but the clearings looked temporary. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Two changes of underwear, rigorously scrubbed the day before and still a little damp. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z She gives me a wet towel to scrub myself as she lifts me with the pole. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “Black hands,” she said, scrubbing at her face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Shortly before dusk, the trail led downward toward a shallow basin set with scrub and pines. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z We cleaned up, scrubbing the blood off the tables and hosing down the floor. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z She orders us to scrub each other’s backs and don’t stop till she tells us. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The detective’s trained eyes roamed the scrubbed and humble room. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. You are too clumsy. If you have time on your hands, there are pots to scrub.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon, while the grandmother and I are outside the hut, squatting near the well scrubbing pots and pans, I hear the unmistakable whizzing of bullets around me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood up and pulled a grubby piece of linen from her sleeve, spat on it, and reached up as high as she could and scrubbed the blood from Bod’s forehead. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Now strip those sheets, get in the kitchen, and get scrubbing. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z She scrubbed them both off with a rag until the child’s mother, Leye, came running over. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Polishing silver reminds me of preschool, where I did all these random chores like sorting, scrubbing, and sewing giant buttons with a blunt needle. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It looks like it’s been there since forever, but the surrounding buildings have been scrubbed clean and polished. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Her mother rushed out to the porch, a bandanna on her head, a scrub brush in her hand, and a grudging smile on her face. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She cut the hot water with cold, and when she could stand it she got into the tub, scrubbed herself soberly, released the water, rubbed herself dry, and dressed quickly. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She keeps the place neat and clean, always putting my things away and washing dishes and scrubbing floors. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Next time I come out,” she says, “these had better be white. Or else you’ll scrub them with your teeth and eat the caca right off them.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Using a toilet brush, I scrubbed my boots and legs to remove obvious patches of dirt. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She also washes the blender she used, scrubbing and wiping it down until the plastic is clear and shiny. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Day after day was spent scrubbing floors, walls, and ceilings. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z She wadded the drawers and scrubbed Caddy behind with them. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He better shut his mouth or I’ll put him on my list with the rest, she thought as she scrubbed at a reddish-brown stain. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Dad scrubbed his face and shook his head. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The squeals of young girls, the grunts of old women, and the trickling of bathwater echoed between the walls as backs were scrubbed and hair soaped. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She then sprinkles a handful of white powdered detergent in the water and begins to scrub my clothes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Anyway, when I got here, I was able to get a job in the palace kitchen, just scrubbing floors, washing dishes—that sort of thing.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They nodded and smiled and kept on scrubbing me as if I were the deck of a ship. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The pine trees gave way to a tangled thicket of Brazilian peppers and dense ground scrub, which looked impenetrable. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She scrubbed the rough parts of her heels and her knees and especially her elbows. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He circled a large block of some dark green stone, upon which two men knelt facing each other, scrubbing the surface with a block of sandstone. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z But the kitchen linoleum was scrubbed and the stove and fridge were clean, the carpet was spotless, Mia’s mattress bed was made with crisp striped sheets. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Maddy busted out laughing, white mush in her mouth, and I was right behind her, my laughter scrubbing away the last 10 percent of sad in me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z There the current, after running over rocks where village women scrubbed their clothes, widened into a calm pool. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I stop Peeta’s practice, on the pretext of showing him how to rid himself of the itchy scabs, and as we scrub ourselves, I bring up our escape. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z We washed our hair in melted snow and scrubbed at our fingernails. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He had a grave, boyish dignity, that clean-eyed, scrubbed- brain, naive look of the happy professor. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Not even ten minutes brushing my teeth had been enough to scrub the sticky film from my mouth, and if I took any more aspirin, I’d probably start leaking blood from every orifice. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z We crouch among the scrub and loose rocks in a small fold among the fabric of the hills. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z "Hey, Smart Guy," my father would say, "offer your grandmother another piece of that gum, and you'll be the one scrubbing your teeth in the bathroom sink." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z And never, though she dreamed and plotted as she scrubbed the iron kettles and churned the butter and bellowed up the fire, never a chance to take the calf money home. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z After that it was back to scrubbing and scurrying and listening at doors. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And I had lots of practice scrubbing up after Granny. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z At nine o’clock on that Friday morning, he put on a surgical scrub suit and a paper mask and went into the Level 3 lab where the flasks were being kept warm. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama stood scrubbing dishes in the sink, singing to herself. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z When Ajarry planted there, soon after her long march to the plantation, the plot was a rumble of dirt and scrub behind her cabin, at the end of the line of slave quarters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z While the littles ran to find feathers on the beach, Ben carried away the strange fish and then scrubbed the table down. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Tayo stopped the mare by a pine tree on a ridge near a scrub- oak thicket. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z When I came out, Miss Love was down on her hands and knees, scrubbing the hall floor, and humming like it was the most fun she’d ever had in her whole life. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z My mother used to scrub the cuffs with a sponge before throwing them in the wash. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The tree was a tall cedar with only sparse scrub branches down low. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I scrub off the dirt and sweat from the woods and even wash my hair. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I scrub my way through the morning, through the twelve o’clock news. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z A quick glance down reveals that my sickles are covered in shamblers blood, and I give them a quick spin to clear some of it off before scrubbing my face clean with my sleeve. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She noticed some fingermarks on the door and taking up her washrag she scrubbed them away. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He got a bottle of Clorox bleach and scrubbed the room from top to bottom, washing countertops and sinks, everything, with bleach. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But most of all, I scrubbed the two fingers that had touched the baby. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Families who usually came only for holidays filled the pews with scrubbed and subdued children. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z If I could, I would inform them that the hospital has locker rooms, where the doctors and nurses can stow their street clothes and where they change into their scrubs or their lab coats. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Only then did I dare to take a shower, trying hard to scrub away the permanent filth. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She stopped scrubbing and blew a hair out of her face. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z In the shower I tried to rinse the experience away, scrubbing methodically, lifting my face to the slanting water. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My skin still feels hot and tender from where I scrubbed myself in the shower this morning; the inside of my mouth, my cheeks, my tongue, they feel bitten. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They drank and shopped, starved and scrubbed and obsessed. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z You were not allowed to wear anything under the scrub suit, no underwear. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had me stand back a few yards with the sprayer and wait for him to finish scrubbing the metal mesh with an old shoe brush and car soap. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Their clothes were the same soot-stained ones of the night before, but every face was scrubbed clean, every chin held high. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I will have to scrub the bed frame later. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I take a shower and scrub the gold paint, the makeup, the scent of beauty from my body. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I do what she tells me to, taking over the washing and scrubbing, waiting for her to say something, afraid I’m going to have to ask my question again—until, finally, she speaks. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Then we climbed into some scrub pines, where the wind came on and cooled our backs. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z But they have been permitted to shower with real soap, and so they look scrubbed. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I splashed some water on my face, scrubbed my teeth with one finger, battled my mop, then bailed out of the bathroom. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Most of Marian’s earnings from concert appearances went to her mother, who was still taking in laundry and scrubbing floors, and to her sisters, who were still in school. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Between tasks, perhaps a dozen times a day, the students scrubbed their cracked and bleeding chilblained hands under freezing water. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He scrubbed a graffiti tag somebody had scribbled onto the sign with indelible marker. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I scrubbed my hair with soap and dunked again, over and over until my hair was free of blood and filth. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivan suffered Anya’s scrubbing of his face, then went back to shoveling things into his pack until it was bursting and lopsided. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z After being roughly bathed by brutish servants, the wounds on her back throbbed and her face felt like it had been scrubbed to the bone. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Mom wears dishwashing gloves and is scrubbing down our television. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She scrubbed the whole house, just in case one of the strangers wanted to use our bathroom. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Nothing about the memory of having to scrub the floors of the Mess Hall after an Orange told a PSF to walk in and open fire on every other soldier he saw there. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He found himself in a big square kitchen, an old-fashioned place with white china on a wooden dresser, and a scrubbed pine table, and a hearth where a black kettle stood cold. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Tree-ear raced through the village all the way to the scrub behind Min’s house. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I got mop and pail, sprayed a room with disinfectant, and scrubbed at coagulated blood and hardened dog, rat, and rabbit feces. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z After I finished scrubbing and polishing the bike, I climbed on, stretched my legs to reach the pedals, and wobbled a few feet before falling over. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Bobo was three years older than Perry, and she adored him; he was her only toy, a doll she scrubbed and combed and kissed and sometimes spanked. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I go on into the bathroom to scrub up. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Four hours later I had to report to Himmelstoss with my clothes scrubbed clean, my hands chafed and bleeding. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever the oil field crud and filth on the rest of him, his arms and face and hands were scrubbed and clean. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When he came out of Hang Wood, he would go across the scrub, and then west, into open farmland, and over the first of the downs. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She scrubbed down again, and did a bedpan round. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Inside the old, dingy operating room, Laila lay on a gurney bed as the doctor scrubbed her hands in a basin. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He scrubbed Kuda with a bath brush and washed his hair as well. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he pointed at the steel wool and it flew across the floor, scrubbing and polishing so fast, the steel began to smoke. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Over at the country club, or in enormous corner offices with picture windows that seemed to deserve something more than wide-angle views of scrub brush and mesquite, they confused luck with business acumen. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they ran me through a kind of human car wash—a series of machines that soaped, scrubbed, disinfected, rinsed, dried, and deloused me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Faces scrubbed for work still had soot inside the ears, deep black. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Cardan stands next to me, dressed in flat black, his dark hair combed away from a face scrubbed clean. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I scrub while she sweeps, from one end to the other, and she does a good job with the broom. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She has big bones, square teeth with litde gaps between them so that you can see each tooth distinctly, skin that looks rubbed raw as if scrubbed with a potato brush. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Long scrubbed pans had been lifted over the firebox. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I scrubbed the kitchen floor, even though it was shiny. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Joshua trees give way to low-lying scrub brush. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Bast scrubbed roughly at his eyes, then watched his master go. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Men and women with hunched shoulders, swollen knuckles, many who have long since stopped trying to scrub the coal dust out of their broken nails, the lines of their sunken faces. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Then I grab Lily’s loofah, pour soap over it until it’s good and foamy, and begin to scrub at my toes. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z My grandmother scrubbed a handful of mint leaves up and down my back as she ran a comb through my hair. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Even when the baby napped, there were soiled diapers to scrub and leave to soak in a pail of the disinfectant that the girl had insisted Rasheed buy for her. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Go back and scrub pots with the other boys,” he growls. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Remember, Apa reminds me as he sprays the station wagon with water, scrub fast so the bubbles will not dry before we rinse. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She turned away and went to the sink, plunging her hands into the dishpan and trying to scrub off some of the soil that had lodged beneath her nails. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z After dinner, Alex cleaned the kitchen, scrubbing the pans and wiping down the counters and stove top with the same graying cotton rag. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z She dampened the cloth in the water, then scrubbed at Ivan’s bloody face. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z While the whites boiled, I scrubbed a load of the kids’ dungarees and overalls. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Each day, he strips and wades in knee-deep to scrub away sweat and grime. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She scrubs oatmeal off a pillow, and I dust her air conditioner. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As I scrubbed him, he said, “Is Harry getting married?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I was dying to scrub the grit off my arms and face. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z A woman is being pushed in a wheelchair by a man in scrubs. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Later on, he worked in Miriam's father's small brush-making business, which produced all kinds of brushes: bottle brushes, shoe brushes, and large brushes for scrubbing. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He’d offer to scrub the decks, carry out the dead rats—anything! I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Inside it was damp and cheerless, and supper was served on a long bare table that had not been scrubbed for weeks. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Women who loved you tried to cut your throat, while women who didn’t even know your name scrubbed your back. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Before going to bed, I scrubbed my face and hands until they were pink and raw, but his blood still mingles with the dust under my fingernails. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She took a small chunk of soap and scrubbed at my scalp and face, ignoring her own body. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He must of scrubbed himself from suppertime to midnight. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z As dirty as he was, he almost hated to scrub away the smells of musky tiger cub, souring goat’s milk, thick creek mud, and salty Sunderbans water. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The uniform I was wearing under them was a dead giveaway to what I was, but the scrubs were too baggy to run in. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We stood side by side at our sinks, scrubbing our hands. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Keeping low, he headed for the closest cover—a scrub oak skirted with new suckers at its base, just a few full-bounds away. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Frankie looked stricken and then he went to the sink and scrubbed his hands and always afterwards he scrubbed his hands almost raw every day. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I roll to a stop at the light on the corner and scrub my hands up and down my face as I try to process all that happened tonight. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Sometimes a sharp pain, like a needle, shoots up my arm while I scrub the bathroom. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can find someone else to scrub the floors.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I knew he’d take another shower when he got home to scrub more coal off. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I splash water on my face and scrub until most of the pig's blood and mud have come off. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It’s not there anymore,-but the custodians are scrubbing at what’s left of it, their sponges dripping purple paint. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z A maid scrubbed the floor with a big brush. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I return to the Remake Room and watch the streaks of makeup disappear down the drain as I scrub my face clean. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She kept on rubbing and scrubbing the corn between her hands, and changing the water, until every hull came off and was washed away. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk into the decontamination shower and scrub off, letting the warm water run over my face where they can’t see my tears if they are watching. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The glow of the green dashboard lit the scrubs I wore, and that was enough to flood my mind with the reality of what had happened. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I scrub my face and hands from the heat and dust and pull on my special Sabbath blouse, a dark gray gauzy one with black flowers. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Ophie made her way back to Mrs. Caruthers’s room, scrubbing at her cheeks as the old woman howled for her afternoon tea, the racket enough to wake the dead. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I remember her, of course, but by the time I knew her, her exploits—how, for instance, she scrubbed white people’s floors during the day and went to school at night—were legend. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Our sisters will mind their children and scrub their floors unless they go off to England, too. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Please pull your washcloth down toward your face and scrub over your mouth and nose. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z That afternoon, as I was scrubbing the toilet and doing my other chores, the phone rang. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Dicey thought about the bread dough rising in the big earthenware bowl back on the scrubbed wooden table in her grandmother’s kitchen. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The longer he knelt there, scrubbing away tediously with his glum companion, the more he desired to raise his chunk of sandstone and bring it down with a crack on Nebre’s head. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z At the end of the corridor he pulled open a door, and she saw a push broom, and a scrub bucket. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Kira listened, laughing, to the wails and whimpers as Thomas mercilessly scrubbed both Matt and Branch in his bathroom tub. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter how hard she scrubbed, when I hugged her, the smell was always there. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Even though she was wearing the scrubs and white coat, Dr. Begbie didn’t look much older than I was. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I would run into the room—stealing a few seconds from my step scrubbing—and ask what progress was being made and would learn that the doctors had detected nothing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z At their roots, there’s wilted, crackling scrub, dry bushes. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “He gets them from his mother, delicate, but strong. Perfect for scrubbing pots, eh woman?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He mixed the margarine for Portia and scrubbed the floor upstairs. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z There was water to draw and linen to scrub and, everlastingly, the endless rows of vegetables to weed and hoe. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “I’m only happy when I’m scrubbing my floors and cooking my food,” Santa told her guests. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But now he only scrubbed them roughly with a brush two times a day and stuffed them back into his pockets. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z My voice was thick with mucus, and I scrubbed away my tears with the back of my hand. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z And he carried a packet of wet wipes to scrub down his desk chairs and locker handle. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z With one of her fingers, chafed from many years of scrubbing her son’s mammoth, yellowed drawers, she tapped on the glass case to attract the saleslady. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was shaved smooth and scrubbed raw, the tow hair clean and wet-combed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Her eyes are red, her face pale, scrubbed, devoid of makeup. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Alice’s handshake was a weak clasp, as if she handled herself with much care, as if she would never scrub herself too vigorously. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He would need every can of muriatic acid he had in his shop to scrub that paint out of the brick. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “My mother’s scrubbing clean sinks till her hands are raw. Penny watches you sleep and writes down what you eat. They drink a fuckload. They’re getting drunk until the tears roll down their faces.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I rubbed the soap on a rag and scrubbed my skin until it burned. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I hoped that the washing and the scrubbing at the house and the factory and warehouse work back in my own time had made me strong enough just to survive. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He was scrubbing the beards off the mussels and didn’t look up from his work. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She said that scrubbing the floors made her back feel better. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The island seemed deserted; the snowy ground was scrubbed clean by the wind. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As I scrubbed, my mind ran in circles, like a dog chasing its tail. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma India ever so carefully scrubbed off the globe. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A private first class named Charlotte Godwin hurried outdoors to the van and climbed inside, and took off all her clothes, and put on a surgical scrub suit, socks, sneakers, and a hair cap. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He watches me lick my thumb and scrub dirt from my face, and he becomes excited. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The floor was smoothed all over, and scrubbed clean and white, and the big bed under the window was soft with feathers. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The saltwater fountain in the corner had been freshly scrubbed so the coral gleamed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z In the privacy of my shower, I scrubbed off the last bits of green and washed my hair. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z We scrubbed our faces and hands, then took turns sitting on the edge of the tub scrubbing our feet. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I adjust the isolation gown over the top of my disposable scrubs, and yank open the door, squinting at them through my goggles. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The street ended at a wall of scrub pines and Ricky hung a sharp left into my grandfather’s driveway. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The nearest island was nothing more than a giant rock with the barest scrub of green. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She looked over the red hillside, at the rocks and the soil and the scrub grass, and then at the arch of the sky, pink and gold in the east. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The woman was wearing blue scrubs and a white coat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The black-and-white linoleum floor has been scrubbed thin. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Her scrubs have lollipops on them, even though this isn’t a pediatric unit. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They found clothes in the closets to wear—clean clothes—which they put on after scrubbing themselves with real soap and drying themselves with real towels. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z I rip off my gloves and grab some disinfectant wipes from a round bin by the door, scrubbing my hands down three times. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I don’t refer merely to the glaring fact that the minister eventually acquires houses and Cadillacs while the faithful continue to scrub floors and drop their dimes and quarters and dollars into the plate. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z He scrubbed and scrubbed with the loofah pod until the top layer of skin seemed worn away. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She was scrubbing the house, the brick wall, scrubbing furiously at the chalk, grunting with the effort, her cheeks wet. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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