Cohn was crying, and Brett had told him off, and he wanted to shake hands. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The Aberdeen girls were experts at crying silently, but their shaking shoulders gave them away every time. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The middle lodger smiled, first shaking his head once at his friends, and then looked down at Gregor once more. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m getting the white liquor because a few weeks ago he ran out and there was none for sale and he had a withdrawal, shaking and screaming at terrifying things only he could see. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Luke was shaking but I couldn’t see any blood. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Hospital regulations say that I have to wear a gown, so when I’m situated, my mother shakes out a napkin, tucks it in my gown collar, and fusses until everything’s arranged and I’m digging in. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

It feels like it is shaking something inside of me, something that aches. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I do what he tells me, but my hands are shaking too much to be still. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I backed away as Idiptu charged the door, shaking the hinges. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

All around them the world seemed to be caving in; the way of life that had existed in Odessa for sixty years was badly shaken. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, I was shaking Grandma off because she wanted to say hello to him. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

I mean, she's cool and everything but...I'm shaking my head right now. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to sew when your hands are shaking. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Just the idea of saying good-bye to Tony—to everyone—made her whole body shake. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Slughorn raised a pudgy hand and pressed his shaking fingers to his mouth; he looked for a moment like an enormously overgrown baby. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Principal Jenkins shakes his head and tries to say something, but my mom has already walked off. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

And sometimes I look up, and shake my fist at the sky. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Seated, Emily gave an efficient shake of her milk carton and asked without further ado, “Do you like to study?” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He reaches inside his coat; hands shaking, he opens his wallet. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head, but it’s not a firm shake. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I liked that he knew how they shake hands in Ghana. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I got up from my seat and kept shaking my head. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The floor rattled back and forth as if someone was shaking it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Exactly,” Ernie said, shaking his head as if just as disappointed in Genie’s lack of summer protocol. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He walked into the other room, shaking with fury and helplessness. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m shaking so much I don’t even know what I’m saying. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Zooey picked it up, gave it a shake, and sat apparently watching the snowflakes swirl. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Visibly shaken, Lady Isobel called for Beatrice to attend them, and Ash wondered if it was customary in West Riding for the hunt to come in like that, all bloody and fresh from the kill. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sour taste burned my mouth, and my hands would not stop shaking. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the boy had no idea of it, though from time to time he would brush his eyes, or shake his head as if to clear his vision. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Voice rose and rose, till all the air was shaking with it. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Max, Eric, and a few others shake off the simulation daze and walk out. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Dirty water splashes my face, and before I can really think, I grab it out of his hand roughly and give him a shake. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He moves as if underwater, coughs hard and long into a handkerchief, calls out for Hope when he needs the chair moved, sees me watching, and shakes his head. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Who needs a husband when I have more handsome gentlemen around than you can shake a stick at? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My face burned with humiliation, and I imagined the old women in my hometown shul, clucking their tongues and shaking their heads. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

If you shake the table, the vase and flower will fall down. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Back to school," I said, shaking her off. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy thought thunder was shaking the temple again. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

"Will they bite if I shake with fear?" The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He takes me by the elbow, and I swear his fingers shake a little. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

My breathing stutters, and I reach out a shaking hand to the table to steady myself. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

As soon as he entered, he went straight over to Scythe Faraday to shake his hand, and pretended to be far more jovial and inviting than he truly must have been. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I know why the tinkerer is frustrated, but I don’t have an answer to his question, and just shake my head. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She could feel that her head was shaking and her eyes had tears in them. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He was silent; then, shaking his head, “I don’t know,” he said at last, “I don’t know'.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dining room was dark and Ash lit the candles with shaking hands. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I am too weary to decide,’ he said, shaking his head. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I could hear the match commentary from here,” said Ron, his voice now shaking with laughter. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then, shaking out a splendid coverlet, he seated her on a throne with footrest—all finely carved—and drew his painted armchair near her, at a distance from the rest. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when I look over, I catch her scrunching her eyes tight and shaking her head like that will somehow make this all go away. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The expense, the contractual indebtedness, appalled him; he found himself shaking. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Instead we make “meals” of protein bars and shakes. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

My face is wet, my skin and bones are shaking. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head, not in disappointment but in a sort of admiration. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I see my parents shaking hands with the mayor in the vestibule. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bro me right now,” Radar says, but he’s shaking his head and laughing. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I high-five Haley again, who still doesn’t get up, but this time when I do, I clasp my hands in hers and shake my butt at Semaj. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Next week and next week and next week . . . but if my sister's nearby she shakes her head. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Or take her by the shoulders, and shake and shake. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Riley gave an almost imperceptible shake of her head. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Natalie started shaking her head, her long hair whipping out like snakes. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Hello, Coach,” Chip said, shaking Robert Hicks’s hand. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It turns out Pamela is from Boston as well, but when he tells her the name of the suburb where his parents live Pamela shakes her head. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

As the screen door slammed, May collapsed in Hermes’s arms and began to shake. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Nothing like a new place to shake things up a little.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I tried to force them to be still, but it only seemed to make them shake all the more. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“We don’t,” said Ben quietly, shaking his head. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He trailed off at the sight of Kote shaking his head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When I got to Kyla, instead of shaking her hand I hugged her tight, because I really felt as if she was a huge part of my win. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“To shake? Yes, is the deal to your liking?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I want to hold his hand, but I know he will shake it free. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mama grows angrier, shaking me harder, and all the while a voice inside me begs, Please, Mama, stop. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I call his name again, giving him a little shake, but he’s unresponsive. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She squints at me a little and shakes her head, something I have no clue how to interpret. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Thinking about it now, in the security of my room, I am shaken with the rawness that touched me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The old man slammed a fist down on the counter, shaking all the toys. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Then he shakes his head and goes, "I know a real gun when I see it, you little monster." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I slide underneath the truck, shaking, my face pressed to the concrete driveway that smells of motor oil. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Come and sit down. Supper'll be cooked in two shakes of a lamb's tail." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to turn to Lev, seize him by the shirt and shake him violently, and scream that this was all wrong. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head, but says, “I don’t know. I think that’s what I need to figure out.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I hold my coat closed tight to keep my hands from shaking, even though it isn’t that cold, and walk at a leisurely pace toward Tatarska 3. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He was close to losing his temper with him and then he realized that he was shaking his head in the dark. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I began to shake and shiver, and I thought I would run someplace to get help, but then I realized there wasn’t any help. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My face is burning—literally burning—and I think I'm going to pass out when I watch Jamie and Hiroshi shake hands. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When my left hand finally stops shaking, I start to draw. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and shake out my nerves. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I feel my hands shaking, and my breathing is ragged. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he retreats back under the bunk, shaking his head. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Pop just shakes his head, grabs onto the crucifix at the end of Grandmom’s rosary beads, and says, “I hate this neighborhood.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

An eerie, hair-raising creaking of riding boots, a crop striking leather, a peremptory footstep that makes me shake myself awake and turn on lights all over the house. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grasps my hand in one quick, firm shake. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I could see Mr Lewis smiling at his wine glass and shaking his head wearily. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the bramble, half-hidden by a swirl of mist, a gray-brown shape, a rat, shaking dirt from his ears. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I saw a muscle in Fenton’s neck twitch spastically, like a horse’s flank trying to shake loose a biting fly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I scoop my T-shirt off the sand, shake it hard, and put it on. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head and pushes away the bread Malachy is offering. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Ruth had fallen at her feet and lay there, her body shaking violently. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank, smiling and shaking his head, stretched out his hand from the fishing boat.“That was something,” Frank said. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

‘A nice pickle we have landed ourselves in, Mr. Frodo!’ he said, shaking his head. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was staring at the floor and shaking his head from side to side. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Annabelle shakes her head, and looks out to the dark sky of the auditorium. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I didn't want him to hang up, but he did, and my hands were shaking and I was facing the closed door. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“George is wild, since he came back from the war,” Pa had said, shaking his head as if he were sorry, but it couldn’t be helped. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, but she just shakes her head like she can’t hear. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m about to tap Donna, but Imani stops me, shakes her head, and mouths, “It’s not worth it.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

No sooner would an officer become savvy as to which rules were commonly ignored, however, than somebody in a white shirt would appear to shake up his whole understanding of accepted practice. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, come on, out with it!" growled Cockerell, seizing her by the nape of the neck as if to shake the answer out of her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When we get to the covered front entrance of the building, Tank, Rollie, and Lillie all shake themselves to dry off, getting me wetter in the process. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The man with the knife was still cleaning his fingernails when Joseph moved around the front of the truck, grabbed the arm with the knife and shook the guy like a dog shaking a snake. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Then she looked across at me, a frown on her face, and began shaking her head. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Another fell away, shaken loose by the beating of his wings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She grabs my big toe at the end of the bed, shaking it under the blanket. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I hear him shake the box and the Buddha moves around inside. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She all but shakes her fist at me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know there isn’t, but.. . blimey, no wonder he keeps it quiet,” Ron said, shaking his head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“What would be the point, Con?” his father said, shaking his head. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Her hair was cut short in a little bush, almost perfectly round, and she stood at the microphone holding a piece of paper, shaking with nerves. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I do not like to study,” she says, shaking her head, “but Mother Ermentrude is a great patron of learning. Our library has many treasures. One day I will show you.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The question caught them by surprise, for there was a moment’s hesitation; but then a full-throated roar filled the hall, and hands were clapped in the air, fists shaken, voices raised in excited clamor. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

His brows draw together and he shakes his head. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I congratulated them, shaking their hands and telling them that was great. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then it’s over, and the other four doctors finish their notes and argue among themselves while I’m sent behind the screen to dress with shaking legs. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I’m standing on our bench in the dugout shaking out my legs. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Her chest shakes beneath my cheek, and at first I think she’s crying because I just called her what I used to when I couldn’t pronounce the S sound... Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“It sounds awesome,” she said, shaking her head sadly. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Before I reached the tree, Old Dan’s deep voice was making the timber shake. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poor Iros felt a new fit of shaking take his knees. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So would I,” I say, shaking my head. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of it terrified the giant, who began to shake like an enormous pudding. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, Billy,” Papa said, shaking his head. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave her a minimal shake of my head. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lower my hands and shake my head. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Howard burst out of the box and sprinted downstairs as fast as he could go, babbling and shaking hands with everyone he saw. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His jowls shaking with emotion, the imam had spent ten minutes telling people not to come to the mosque wearing smelly socks or after eating garlic because that disturbed the prayers of people around them. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

When she sit up, there are tears in her eyes, but she not shaking. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head, looks up at the black mark on the ceiling from where Miss Celia burned up the turkey that time. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head, looks up, chews, and folds his hands. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

But I don’t see anything simple about it and just shake my head. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

She held out her hand, not for me to shake, but in front of her face, examining her nails. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Their magic elixir might have ended my quivers and shakes, but a wicked sadness was brewing inside. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I give the bag a shake, knocking them around even more. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When my legs were burning to their limit and my lungs were sucking at the thin mountain air and my knees were shaking and weak, I stopped for my first rest. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Emma’s very good opinion of Frank Churchill was a little shaken the following day, by hearing that he was gone off to London, merely to have his hair cut. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

She shakes the velvet box and pulls an index card out. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

One with pigtails squints up at me and shakes her head. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I let go of his mouth and shake my head. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I step farther into the room, shaking the pages. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then shake your head, look serious and wise — This sort of talk protects you if he dies. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

"You are shaking, girl," he said, his voice rasping. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was trotting, shaking his shaggy hindquarters, and suddenly his story about a muscular disorder in his legs made sense to me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Dozens. But,” shaking her head, “it wasn’t any good,” she added. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man sweats, dabbing his brow with his pocket square, his hands shaking as he puts it away. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I tried to . . . and ...” I shake my head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Eugenia Perez,” she said, stretching her hand out to shake his mother’s. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Let’s not talk about it,” said the other, shaking his head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was just shaking his head slowly, awestruck. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

This goes on while I shake more hands and say more things, and the room gradually clears. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The creature curled into an awkward ball as Taran began shaking him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He paused, sun-flecked, holding up a bough, prepared to duck under it A spasm of terror set him shaking and he cried aloud. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The bass reaches my insides, but it’s not enough to shake the thought of my mother from my mind. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He inspected the tin and found the biscuits shaken to pieces but not damp, and the matches were safe as well. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I thought for a moment he was going to shake hands. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She grabbed Sucker by the shoulders and began to shake him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Stella shakes her head, throwing up her hands and storming off down the hallway. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He had his eyes closed now, and he was actually shaking. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He could turn the ship by pulling on the throttle, fire weapons by sampling an album, or raise sails by shaking his Wii controllers really fast. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A second later it was morning, and someone was shaking him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Not a particle of evidence, Pip,” said Mr. Jaggers, shaking his head and gathering up his skirts. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Ghost is passed out in a chair, but he shakes himself awake when we come in. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Simply by walking up and shaking a set of chitterlings or a well-boiled hog maw at them during the clear light of day! Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pedestrians avoid Bruno, shielding their faces with their black umbrellas, stepping out of the way when he stops to shake the raindrops from his fur. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I shake with my opposite number, who towers over me and puts me in the shade. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It was too noisy and might shake up the atmosphere. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was shaking, but she slowly, quietly crept into the bushes to hide. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head in denial quickly and hurries away from the table. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He reaches out his hand to shake mine—as if I am his equal. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head as if she’s absolutely certain I’m wrong. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can almost hear Libby shaking her head in disbelief. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

As the band rode out of sight along the road a few fists were shaken, and some small boys hurled clumps of mud after the last horses’ hoofs. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I got up from behind the hedge in the waning moon, wet and shaken in the hot air and started out looking for Jack, still turned around in my direction. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at him, shaking my head, said: “I don’t even know, man.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“No. Maybe. I don’t . . .” He shakes his head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

For the briefest moment Maddie winced, but with a shake of her motionless hair, she said, “Sounds like someone who’s afraid of losing.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I followed in his shadow, tugging on my hair and trying to shake the feeling that men in white coats were going to jump out and grab me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She buried her face in Mom’s lap, her shoulders shaking silently. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He sticks out his hand and I shake it. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The how doesn’t matter as much as what I do before it goes down, but not knowing is still freaking shaking me; you only die once, after all. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Harry, however, was shaken awake several hours earlier than he would have liked by Oliver Wood, Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“That letter can’t be meant for me nohow,” he said, shaking his head. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hands shaking a bit, she picked up her glass and took a sip of chilled water. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He went to snorting and shaking his horns and pawing up the dry dirt with his forefeet. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jump, grab the ledge, and pull myself up, my arms shaking. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Lord have mercy," Momly muttered under her breath, shaking her head slightly. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He was one of those guys that think they're being a pansy if they don't break around forty of your fingers when they shake hands with you. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

And she couldn’t shake the dreadful feeling that if she hadn’t summoned that schist, she’d be a captive of the giant right now. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He takes the ball out and he’s shaking his shoulders and nodding his head like I’m supposed to be nervous. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He lifts his visor and shakes his head. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Dana was doubled over, shaking his injured hand. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A rapid scurrying through her well-worn Bible and she had located several passages to shake over our heads—telling us of the sun turning to darkness and the moon to blood. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now the god that shakes the islands, brooding over old threats of his against Odysseus, approached Lord Zeus to learn his will. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t shake the image of Nana sitting alone in her bedroom staring at that one lonely picture. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Then he marched south, his massive Komodo legs shaking the earth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Liam stayed on the ground, his face flushed red, but his entire body shaking with laughter. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Ma Charles, who had been sitting on the porch in the pine rocker her father made, called out to the bloodhound and joined the noisy welcome, shaking the tambourine that she always kept nearby. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Bigger’s right hand gripped the steering wheel and he wondered if he ought to shake hands with this white man. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When she turned back, Two Step was backed all the way against the wall, eyes wide, head shaking back and forth. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She gestured down the side corridor, her hands shaking. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Stella gave the tyrannosaurus one mighty shake and let go, reaching down to snap Riker up in her beak as the dino fell away with a yelp. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and fish my phone out of my backpack. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I look over at Viola and she looks back at me and just smiles and shakes her head and wipes away the wet from her eyes. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The magnificence of Andros and his procession had shaken their confidence. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I always want my mother to tell me more, but she shakes her head each time. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Your muscles begin to shiver as if they had malaria and your knees to shake as though they were dancing. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

With a trembling hand, I gave the bottle a vicious shake and removed the cork. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t recall her ever hitting me, but even the possibility seems to shake her. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

They all march stoutly in, shaking the church, and place Sofia mother in front the pulpit. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held out her hand, but her shock had taken me by the shoulders and shaken. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You must be so proud of your girl!” he said, shaking their hands with both his hands. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Edward was pulled out of the garbage by his ears, dropped, and then picked up again, this time around the middle, and shaken back and forth with a great deal of ferocity. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“Do you mind shaking hands with a white man?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Widge," said Mr. Pope, "shake hands with Alexander Cooke, known familiarly as Sander." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Arthur squeezes his eyes shut and he’s shaking. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She mixes up frothy shakes out of cantaloupe. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Carefully he took it off and held it up, and the gems on it glittered like stars, and the sound of the shaken rings was like the tinkle of rain in a pool. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Zachary was the one who found Cha-Cha whimpering by the side of the road,” Jenny said with a shake of her head. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She was good-natured about it; she understood that American culture was different from ours, but still, my friends would come over and she would shake her head. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She shook her head again, like she was trying to shake off the tears. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

One of them shakes a can of spray paint and draws a giant red X on the door. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“You and Gus sure don’t get along none,” Jack said, shaking his head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then he turned and went back to shaking sand out of his bag. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My heart is still racing and my hands are still shaking from being up on that ledge. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They hugged us until we stopped shaking, and Bronwyn tucked the headmistress under her shirt for warmth. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The crowd stared in disbelief as the grassy lump started shaking and bulging upward and crumbling apart, and there was the robot! The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I saw it,” she said, her voice shaking with barely contained fury. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

By the time someone showed her the newspaper announcement, she was already shaking. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Her hands were shaking; they were wet with blood. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She recalled trucks shaking the webbing, men on scaffolds and cherry pickers. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I could not deny it verbally any more; I could only shake my head at him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Octavian gripped one of his teddy bears, strangling it with shaking hands. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She made them close faster, shaking the floor and cracking the ceiling. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen, the pot of hot dogs, which had long since boiled out of water, was seething and shaking on top of the wild gas flames. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diana started to rise, but Mrs. Kennedy waved her back into her seat with a laugh and a shake of her head. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She screams when she see me, running to me and shaking me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Molly looks over at Terry, who is shaking her head with grim resignation. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Okay, maybe he felt sorry for her when he first heard, and she was shaking but he wasn't going to right now. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

And best of all, they stopped suffocating us with their exaggerated empathy, their slow head shaking, their tsk- tsks, their “Oh gung bichara.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My knees and back were always aching—I would get up in the morning and it would take me at least an hour to shake the stiffness from my joints, especially in the wintertime. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right, Professor, it’s all right!” said Harry loudly, his hands shaking so badly he could hardly scoop up the sixth gobletful of potion; the basin was now half empty. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Full of crying children and dirt shaking down from the bombs above us. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Just like that and he would hold me saying how sorry he was, and I would stay there too shaken to move. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

My hand was shaking, the letters were hardly legible. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

With her now so close, he felt more shaken, sadder, more guilty, much older. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“How can I help you?” he said, shaking Fudge’s hand very briefly and gesturing toward the hardest of the chairs in front of the desk. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Her eyebrows lift before she shakes the surprise from her face. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Ugwu stared at Master, shaking his head, wondering if Master was referring to the chicken pieces in some roundabout way. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Al shakes his head, too many times, too fast. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Webb blows on his hands and shakes out his arms. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She’s shaking her head as if it’s a wonder I’m here to tell this story. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Director Van Helsing shakes his head and shuts the door behind him. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I cannot pretend that Amelia Bones’s death did not shake me.... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I shake water off, run to my room. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Day after day was like this, and we began to shorten our hauls, for by midafternoon both of us would be sweating and shaking with strain and fatigue. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t follow you off a sinking ship,” said Melina, who was just getting the shaking blind brothers to their feet again. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They'd scramble through the underbrush into the cave, shaking and out of breath, clapping their hands over each other's mouths to muffle their laughter. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mazen takes a long draw on his pipe, contemplating me, before shaking his head. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Of course I did—my body was shaking so hard that I rolled right out of bed and hit my face against the next bunk over. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Sweetheart!” my mother whispers, softly shaking my shoulder. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The man has just come out of a shoe repair shop and is shaking his head. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I must be standing there with my mouth open because she pops a macaroon into it and shakes her head as if to say, “See, you always underestimate me.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone was shaking him out of the tall tree he was in. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The news anchors chuckle and shake their heads as they read other famous people’s rude comments about it. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I’m so sorry,” Mrs. Shannon replied, shaking her head. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and let the truth stammer out. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They fell back in step, but Emily couldn’t shake that feeling of being watched. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Vivian smooths the blanket on her lap and shakes her head as if deep in thought. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

More rumblings broke out, and Newt wrote something on his pad, shaking his head the whole time—which gave Thomas a tinge of hope. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

When pushed to his limit, this is a man who shouts, "Fudge," a man who curses drivers with a shake of his fist and a hearty "G.D. you!" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He saw Ms. Morales shake off Natalie’s hand and turn around, as if she still intended to solve everything by talking to the police. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Bren rubs his face quietly and Mop shakes his head. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Welcome to the neighborhood,” Henry says, shaking hands with both of them. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I was telling all these stories, going on about everything Mlungisi and I had been up to that week, and I caught my mom giving me this look, slowly shaking her head. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Here’s the part,” Four says, his voice shaking, “where you figure out my name.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Ethan looks back and forth between us, his leg jiggling and shaking the table. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

There was a crowd protesting I don’t know what, shaking placards in the air. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had seized Lyra’s daemon in his human hands, and poor Pan was shaking, nearly out of his mind with horror and disgust. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I could feel the whole tunnel shake as Kampe pounded against it, roaring furiously. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He takes one look at Mom and he shakes his head. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I nod and then shake my head and then nod again. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He drove home every sentence with another shake of the cage. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The guard cranked the handle of a telephone, and under a minute later a fresh-faced young priest came hastening into the gatehouse, wiping his palms on his robe in case she wanted to shake hands. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Within a week it was erupting magma, albeit in modest amounts, up to a hundred times a day, and being constantly shaken with earthquakes. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say anything, but Father realized I was scared from the way I was shaking. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

They weren’t far into the water at all—the top of the bubble was still open to the air—when the walls began to shake. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Tears fill my eyes, and I sniff, shaking my head. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She squatted on the ground and hugged herself to stop shaking. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy trembled so badly, he was afraid the Death Mist would shake right off him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He shouldn’t blame them for buying the idea that everyone would get a fair shake. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

One morning on the way to work, Katherine literally fell asleep at the wheel, waking up shaken but unhurt by the side of the road. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Chacko had begun to shake with silent laughter in anticipation of the end of his joke. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands were shaking so badly, she couldn’t hold the iron. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“People with shoes”—Fortune shakes his head— “they just pretend they have money. People with cars now, they do have money.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head and asks the sergeant’s wife is there any chance of a cigarette. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Some of the players from Trinity were coming over to shake our hands. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He gives it a shake and the coins jingle. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

They did, and felt the earth shake under them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She starts cracking up already, her eyes warm as she shakes her head at him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Thomas wanted to walk over and shake Frypan’s hand—he’d just said exactly what Thomas himself had been thinking about all of this. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“And once I fall asleep, all we’ll have is that fire to keep us warm. I can see you shaking from here. Are all Fjerdans this prudish?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Some ignore me, the rest shake their heads. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It’s such a ridiculous line of thought that I shake my head. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“OK,” he said, with a slight shake of his head. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stomped his foot, shaking the floor and almost stepping on Annabeth’s arm. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Mom shakes her fist and hisses that one. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Angel says loudly, shaking her head so hard, the beads on her braids make clicking sounds. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

My legs started to shake against each other so hard that I had to squat down in the dirt to keep from falling over. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now they just shake their heads in sympathy. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, she leafed through the fat suburban phone book until she found the number for the Stokeses in Thompson Park who supposedly lived on Aspen Avenue. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“The building whined. Inside it felt like there was an earthquake shaking the foundation, the walls, windows, and ceiling. “‘Take me down, please, James.’ Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

When she tells them she was born and raised in Manhattan, his father shakes his head. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“When I get my booty shaking, worlds collide.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head and wipes the juice up with a napkin. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I would shake for hours every night, then pass out around four thirty in the morning. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Somehow I was Buckeye the Rabbit . . . or had been, when as children we danced and sang barefoot in the dusty streets: Buckeye the Rabbit Shake it, shake it Buckeye the Rabbit Break it, break it . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took the last few steps, her legs shaking, and saw that there was a gaping hole where there should have been earth and grass. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mam shakes her head and I wonder how she can say no to a soft-boiled egg when there’s nothing in the world like it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The shaken Tododaho agreed to add the Onondaga to the nascent alliance. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Webb shakes his hands back at me and then jogs out onto the field. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She stuck her hand out for my mom to shake. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Gwenforte barks and barks and comes out of the bay and shakes water all over us. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I shake my head in answer, clutching at my nightgown, a spoon held over the porridge. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Instead, shaking with the cold, he dressed, then knelt in front of the crucifix they’d taken from home and prayed for the strength he and his sisters would need in the days to come. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I have to give myself a shake to free my words. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Thomas barely heard him, too fascinated, too shaken by the closing of the Doors. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

His knees were shaking with excitement and sweat broke out on his forehead. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were shaking in their boots, but it was all good. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she walked away from her coach, I asked her what was wrong; all she could do was shake her head. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He moved back immediately, not attempting to shake hands. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed whatever the sound was and forced a smile and tried to shake my hand. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sorted through them, shaking them, squeezing them in his hand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Her head was shaking gently, as if she was denying everything she saw, everything she was experiencing. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Mike had a way of getting an intensity of feeling into shaking hands. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

His voice was wound so tight, Jam was surprised it wasn’t shaking. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Mama ignored me, focusing on Stick as she pointed down the hall with a shaking hand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He watched her shake off water in the doorway and it reminded him of Pax, the doglike way he did that. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He was shaking his fist so close to her face, which had gone white. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a deep breath, shaking like a leaf, then pointed behind her. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Music bombarded him at such an immense volume that his bones were almost shaken from their tendons; he felt his jaw vibrate, his eyes wobble in his head. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let go the pole to shake my right hand at him. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was such a chill in me I couldn’t stop my legs from shaking, and although I was standing in the same spot, I felt as if I were moving forward. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Only my hands are shaking so bad, I can hardly open the bag of sandwiches. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You always surprise me,” she said, shaking her head. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was gagging, then hacking violently, and he shook his hands in front of him—with his eyes closed, shaking his hands, he appeared almost possessed—and I felt my forehead break into a sweat. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head quickly; I can almost see him blushing even in the dark. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But Mom had placed one hand on my shaking knee and said, “This is our adventure, Natalie.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m not really even sure of all the stuff this thing can do,” said Mini, shaking the danda. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“That how I learn in America to shake hand. I take class. You supposed to look in eye, then shake firm.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Now. Put the chicken parts in the bag and shake it.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Matthias’s legs were shaking so much that he had to sit down again. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Tayo’s voice was shaking; he could feel the tears pushing into his eyes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped back shaking all over and looked at the Lady. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The barn creaked and then started shaking as if there were an earthquake. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He was unquestionably shaking with laughter, as if he’d heard every word Tyler had said. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

With a friendly smile, Mr. Benedict stepped round to introduce himself to the children, shaking hands and calling each by name. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He looks like he wants to say something more, but stops short and just shakes his head. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Some of the men whispered to him, Papa whispered back, and then the men thanked him, shaking his hand with both of theirs before leaving. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hands shaking, I pull on the combat boots and fatigues Izzi filched from the school’s supply closets. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When Mami asks him, he just shakes his head and grins. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

His madness foiled his reason, and a puzzled look spread over his face as, shaking his head with a decision which I had but seldom seen in him, he said:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Making sure a rock hit the Sleeper on his nose wouldn’t do much good if he could just shake his head and keep going. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The man behind the counter looks at me, shakes his head, and says, “Boys.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But she shakes her head and her dangling eyes finally fall. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The unplannedness of it all had left her a little shaken, and also a little disappointed. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When I shake my head, she helps herself to the other half of my sandwich. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He sat up, rubbing his eyes, trying to shake the heavy grogginess. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She was going to shake him until all of the money he had taken fell out of his pockets. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I felt like a baby girl just learning to walk, only the ground under my feet was shaking and I had no one to hold on to. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she slapped Emma’s great bulge of a belly, lifted her from behind by her shoulders, and gave her a good shake. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull out the pins with shaking hands. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Dad used to shake his head and wonder where the hell I got my love for numbers from.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Cullen shakes his little brother’s shoulder, and the guitar falls to one side. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

But every time they paused the Labrador would shake his head, or scratch frantically with his hind leg, seeking release from the pain. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I’ve said anything, she stuffs her hands under her shawl and shakes her head. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

There is a moment just before the Communion when members of the congregation shake hands to dramatize a union. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The pegs’ll have picked this place clean by now,” he said, picking up his walking stick and shaking it so the crude bell clanked loudly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“She still thinks it’s fifty years ago,” he said, shaking his head. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was Suzume who burst out into a fit of silent laughter, an endless stream of gasping and shaking that turned her face bright pink and left her breathless. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Keep walking down Broadway, boss,” Libby says, and then I hear her yell, “just a sec, Ma, I’ll bring you a glass of water in two shakes of a tail.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

A church bell rings, shaking down the leaves of the maple tree. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

We call her Mother, she is pleased and shakes up our pillows for us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Uhmma’s shoulders cannot shake anymore, when her throat finally opens and her breathing steadies, I touch her shoulder and say, Uhmma. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

None of us said a word, but I saw my mother’s hands shake as she gripped her purse, where the haram items were hidden. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Even though my shoulders are high, my knees are shaking. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” I say, stuffing my hands into my pockets so that he can’t see them shaking. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We clung to each other, shivering and shaking, imagining every sound in the woods was Miss Lilian hunting for us. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Twenty minutes later, when Emily finally stopped shaking, Dad picked up the phone. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When she could finally stand, she dressed her sodden shaking body in the dry clothes, warm from the sun, and began to walk, trembling with the cold and the exertion and the fear. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I have no idea,” I said, shaking my head. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She wipes her hands on her apron, walks over, and shakes his hand. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Ma Charles raised her tambourine as high as she could and gave it a good shake. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I see the wisdom of the illusion now. I would not attempt to shake your faith, even if I could.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head and picks at the grass. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

On the counter, sitting beside the Walkman and a chocolate malted shake in honor of Mom, are the next three tapes. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and offer him what I have. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, thinking about Yule May in jail, and Miss Skeeter without any friends left. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s got to get old,” Cabot said, shaking his head, almost sounding truly concerned. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The indifference with which I could have axed them was shaken only by my desire to do so. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I must have drifted off, because I didn’t hear my mom calling my name until she was standing over my bed, shaking me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

With microscopic shakes of my head, I muttered, “No, no, no.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Dad shakes his head at Pop’s state, but no one says anything. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, mouth the word Nothing. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Nobody else was falling apart; yet here I was, shaking all over and seeing bats like Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Dimblewit whipped around, her face shaking with rage and almost purple now. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

They might have died, all and easily, but only this girl had, shaken from some pocket of the sky. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head and looks down at her lap, not saying a word. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“You hear of Japanese legend, 'Thousand Origami Cranes’?” When we shake our heads, she continues. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, and she says something else that I can't hear because my thoughts are too loud. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Like the first day I met him, he looks off in the distance toward the white house at the end of my street, and he shakes his head. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

My hands are shaking when I reach for the kettle, and he steadies it for me, helping me place it on the burner. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Ghost gives me a sympathetic look and shakes his head. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They were still yelling and shaking their fists, but they weren’t moving off the curb. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pots are shaking to a boil; the oven is warming. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A couple of black kids near the doors start beat-boxing, which makes a man frown and shake his head. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Don’t call it ’Frisco,” James said with a shake of his head. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I was surprised to see that it wasn’t shaking. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then, still shaking, she locked the car and walked away. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I started to shake my head—we'd bought neither coffee nor tea in weeks—but then she said, “Oh, don't go to any trouble on my behalf. I mean, if you have some made...” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

As the monster reeled, shaking its heads and blinking Wonder acid out of its eyes, Percy looked around desperately. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Or did he shake my brain pan loose and I’m over there dead on the ground... The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Ron passed the bag to Griphook, and the goblin pulled out a number of small metal instruments that when shaken made a loud, ringing noise like miniature hammers on anvils. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

As I shake his, a tingle of electricity runs up my arm. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

To survive, my older siblings shake the trees at night, hoping to find June bugs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even so, Prim has to shake me to get me up in the morning. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Now he was experiencing jolts of anxiety, nagging doubts: He could not shake off the fear that it was all going to go wrong. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Dad started to shake with laughter, and the crowd started laughing, too. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dread starts to creep in, but I do my best to shake it off so I can get started. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Auntie Seema is setting our small table and shaking her head to see my mother so anxious. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Tha’s better,” he said, shaking his head like a dog and drenching them all. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then Bunny shoved his paper bag at Henry and stepped forward to shake my hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He answered the second one and looked at the first one a long time before shaking his head and putting the phone down. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

There were bodies around me, some crying out in pain, others shaking in fear, others trying to help the wounded. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stretches his hand out for her to shake, but she doesn’t, and my father is left with his hand dangling in the air, a piece of bait she did not take. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They both think about this, then shake their heads. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad looked like they were watching a tennis match through the windshield because they just kept shaking their heads. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was shaking all over, tears of fury streaming down her flushed face. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

They both looked at Percy, who was shaking like he had hypothermia. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The old man is shaking his head at me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man looked at her incredulously, shaking his head very firmly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I put my hand on her knees and they weren’t even shaking. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it is time to march again, officers move from man to man, shaking them awake and ordering them to their feet. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Ashoke shakes his head from side to side, his profile lowered. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My father looked shaken, but he didn’t seem concerned about the baby anymore. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Travis threw the belt into a corner, looked his father dead in the eye, and pointed, his hand shaking like his voice. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head again, and I wonder, suddenly, if this is how he comforts himself: by convincing himself that the bad things he’s done don’t matter. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Standing at the edge of the water, I turn it upside down and give it a shake. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Was it Matt’s imagination, or was Celia’s hand shaking as she handed him the plate. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I could feel the hand that was holding the knife shaking even though I wasn’t shaking it. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Silly girl,” said Professor Sprout, shaking her head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He holds his hand out for me to shake, and I do. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The great butlers are great by virtue of their ability to inhabit their professional role and inhabit it to the utmost; they will not be shaken out by external events, however surprising, alarming or vexing. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom, I’m sorry—” She holds up a hand and shakes her head. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The jerfalcon, seeming to appreciate the display, roused his feathers heartily, like a housemaid shaking a mop out of the window. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my hair out of my face and stand. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Sahara is shaking her head, making the beads dance again. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Rae finishes telling him what she wants to do, he swings his arms around, shakes his hands and legs out, and rolls his neck. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Chas Becker was not pleased when I pulled the covers off his face and actually touched his bare arm, shaking him. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He had seen Goober shake his head in dismay. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She grab his hand and pump it like she be getting water, then she shaking hands with the other folks on the platform. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I hoped he couldn’t see the way my hands were shaking. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

From the passenger seat, Shaan shakes a yellow pill out of a bottle and passes it back to Henry, who readily pops it into his mouth and swallows it dry. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He seemed more shaken from everything that had happened than Emily, James, and Matthew were. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And me shaking worse than ever, too weak to yell again. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

When its moltemeyes found hers, she woke, shaking and covered with a fine sheen of sweat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head, and that one gesture says it all. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When we get to the room, the first thing I see is Bernie’s shaking hands. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She gave her curls a shake in Wash’s direction. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I mean to say yes, but I shake my head instead. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The impact shakes something loose in my mind. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He’d slash the rich girl’s throat and take the rings and shake the blood off them and laugh. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was so deep it seemed to shake the earth. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Also the strange habit of shaking their bills sideways, which was usual before flight, began to grow upon them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven couldn’t keep herself from shaking her head, even as she saw the other covens around them start to close. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

For example, this morning for breakfast I had Ready Brek and some hot raspberry milk shake. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I only shake my head, still overwhelmed by her revelations. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She was shaking, her eyes and hair wild on her face. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Her fingers had been shaking as she took the sheet of paper out of her sleeve, but no one noticed anything when she slipped it into the pages of the book. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When I didn’t answer or meet her eyes, she took me by the arms and gave me a little shake. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My body shakes, and I drop to my knees, pressing my hands to my face. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” Bloom said, shaking his head. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was shaking and saliva dripped out of his mouth as the smell of smoked meat, dried fish, and various stews wafted out from the cooking huts. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

This time the guard issued a cursory shake of the head before peering around Zeitoun to see Nasser, who again was sitting on the bed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The woman sitting next to her shakes her head, says, “How in the world is Truman going to say he upholds the Constitution when he won’t pass legislation to end lynching?” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was just thinking how odd it was that there was no one else in the woods when she felt a shaking on the ground and heard hoofbeats in the distance. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

My hands are shaking so much that I can't hold a pencil still enough to sketch. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I can’t tell you how much I appreciate everything you’ve done for us,” Mamá said, her eyes misting over again, as she stood just inside our fenced yard, shaking Special Agent Gonzales’s hand. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Several seemed about to come over and pound my back, shake my hand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands are shaking as she refastens her purse, and when it’s closed, she faces me and says, “No, excuse me for raising such a self-absorbed daughter.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Some people turn away and some shake their heads but I know I’m right. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He flung his arms around himself and moved more quickly to shake off the chill. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Fingers shaking from exhaustion and excitement, Artemis clicked Print. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

By the time Meggie had finally managed to shake off their little hands, Mo had long since gone. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Within a few days, Joe had mastered the froe and the mallet and could size up a log and split shakes from it nearly as quickly and decisively as Charlie could. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Although I was upset, neither of the women was in the least shaken by what I thought an unceremonious greeting. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason my hands shake, but I manage to pull up “On the Come Up” on my phone. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Every hour or two he would fumble through the drug bag, squinting at the labels, and shake out tablets of Dexedrine and Prozac and deprenyl. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Isaac Morris had shaken his little bald head very positively. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Officer Hull reached into it, pulled out another textbook, and ripped open both the covers, shaking the book in the air. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I swoop in a familiar loop in the sky, taking my time, enjoying the sun on my face, but I can’t shake the feeling that something is very, very wrong. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He tried to shake off the roots, but he was still weak. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I must go and see the King about it,” she decided, shaking her head. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Nice to meet you,” the girl said, shaking his hand in a way that made him feel Iike she was kind of making fun of him. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ma looks up and down the block and sadly shakes her head. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

She was shaking and drooling in her wheelchair. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Meeting the emperor himself would be like shaking hands with history. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Marti Peterson arrived in Russia, her fellow agents at the CIA's Moscow station were struggling to shake off a long season of hibernation. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, still struggling for air, and crush him against the wall with my body, my lips finding his. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He wished that Master would not sit there shaking his head as if the whole thing were very funny. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He looked about him, shaking his head gravely. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mark was shaking his head before the soldier even finished. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Mama shakes her head, and her scarf starts to slip off. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Some days it was as though someone had put me in Grandma’s cake mixer, but I was struggling to be still, not to spin or shudder or shake. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to suck in as much air as I possibly can, coughing desperately as I flip open a keypad, my hands shaking too much to type in the numbers. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Even with the shaking and urging, it took Kate a minute to get Constance fully awake. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head as she pulls the door open. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Two or three stand, shaking their fists in encouragement. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But take a look at the following sets of elementary school test-score results, and see if your faith in the value of long summer holidays isn’t profoundly shaken. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Coming? Coming?” she heard far away, somewhere else in the house, and she heard the stairs shake under their feet and a cricket stir on the lawn. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He himself, however, was a good deal shaken, and he continued to shed tears for some time after he lost sight of her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shoved the wad of cash into the register and brushed my hair back with shaking hands. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She lets go of the straps of her backpack, and I can see her hands are shaking a little. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

These were things Dari did a lot—laugh and shake hands. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He lets go of me and shakes his head. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I heard him sigh and saw him shake his head slowly, his dark eyes moist and brooding. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Aye, of inestimable value,” the old man cackled, shaking his head until his threadlike hair quavered. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He put his hand out for me to shake. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He felt her shiver, and when he held her closer, he realized he was shaking too. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She gave her head a tiny tight shake. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I reached into my pocket and pulled out Mom’s keys, holding them with shaking hands. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“LOOK!” he yelled, shaking the sheets in her face. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But he just thinks for another moment, then sits down beside me on the bench and shakes his head. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Five days, ninety-five degrees,” he said with a worried shake of the head. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The look in his eye when he’d gotten on the moped the last time...I couldn’t shake that. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Pri has her head down and is shaking it over and over again. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And then, because he really is giving up, he shakes his head and walks away. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds of me sniveling into her collarbone, I feel her shake her head above me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

His jaw was hard as he looked at me, shaking his head. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been thinking about this all backward,” he said, shaking his head at his own foolishness. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Safer leans toward me and shakes his head slowly back and forth. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Frantically, he exited and entered the chat room again, his hands shaking. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I kneeled by his chair and showed him a big chunk of it, my hands shaking. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Jonathan put his hand to the man’s face, touching it with shaking fingers. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and mutter to myself to remember to breathe. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head and the tears come down her face. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stoker shakes hands with each of them before he allows them into his class. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Last week, I caught him watching Pretty Little Liars,” Ms. Ramirez says, shaking her head. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

My shaking eased up, but only a little bit. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The building around him groaned and began to shake again. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Enoch and Hugh were with her, and when she pulled away they moved in to shake my hand and look me over. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Day and night I begged my mother and father to take the bags away, pointing to them, shaking with terror because no one saw them but me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands were shaking so much that I had to put down the jar I was holding. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I put the pistol down, but slide it out of Kelton’s immediate reach, and shake him awake. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I shake my head but after a moment hold out my hand to him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, on those nights when we were all reading together, a train would thunder by, shaking the house and rattling the windows. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It takes me a few blinks to shake my dizziness, but once it’s gone I stare out at a large lake that sparkles in the moonlight. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

A car screeches into the parking garage, shaking me out of my reverie. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my cleats off my hands and strum the front console with my sock-covered fingers. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

They started pounding me on the back, rubbing my hair, shaking both of my hands at once. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are ditching our Sociology Seminar, and Kara is filling every space with nervous chatter, and when she laughs her black bobbed hair shakes like a skirt at her shoulders. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I barely managed a shrug of my shoulders, a nothing shake of my head. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I turn to Bill, who sweats, his shotgun shaking visibly. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

And he sticks his hand out to shake. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

The posters seem to shake with the applause. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“So much for keeping the tomb’s location a secret,” I said, shaking my head. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I learned to speak Swahili and to shake the scorpions out of my mosquito boots in the mornings. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henri, when his shaking had subsided a little, rushed out of his cabin, leaped over the side of the boat and hurried away down the hill through the pines. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The receptionist’s reaction was as expected—raised eyebrows, shaking of the head, and pursed lips. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

My hands shake as I force them down to lie on Kara’s backup. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no, I don’t think so,” he said, his voice shaking a bit. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She said nothing, bent to her sewing and drew the needle in quick neat tiny stitches even though her hands were shaking. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head as though the idea were absurd, even though it's the only version of the story I've known until now. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was easy to see that that shook the slave woman up; her face never changed, but her voice was shaking when she said, “You do what you gotta.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I wanted to shake their skinny vegetarian necks and scream into their Quaker faces: Stop cheering for me! Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Trying not to shake, I kept holding on to my tower. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He climbed to the roof and, taking a grip on the wooden shakes with one hand, grabbed Frightful by both feet with the other. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

They take my hand and shake their heads. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“What does he want from me?” she implored, shaking her fists. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Soon the Johnsons, shaken, were on their way back to New Jersey. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I jammed the gloves and pictures under the waistband of my shorts, then reached for the rest of the buttons with shaking fingers. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You want me to start sobbing and shaking?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

If Charley hadn’t shaken and bounced and said “Ftt,” I might have forgotten that every night he gets two dog biscuits and a walk to clear his head. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glance to Garrett, who just shakes his head knowingly at me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head in a daze, as astonished as they are, elation still welling inside him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because he saw his father grab the sheriff by his coat, heft him to his feet, shake him, and toss him back on the ground. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He pops one in his mouth, and then shakes his head. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I shake my head as if to clear my thoughts, then lean back against the wall and close my eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Stifling a shriek, I knelt down, my whole body shaking. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He gave a ponderous shake of his head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Already I was determined, I guess, to give Africa a fair shake. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not wake until he felt Uncle’s hand shaking his shoulder. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But before I can answer, he shakes his head so that some of the crumbs fly out and land on me. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Into my mind came a wonderful and terrible picture of great forested mountains, shaken by a giant hand that scooped them up, finally, and flung them into the boiling sea. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy put his arm around Annabeth, and she leaned against him, shaking from exhaustion. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She shrunk away from the other two Witchlings, shaking her head. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It was a bad year. Nobody’s fault. Next year we’ll shake these hard times.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Tía Milagros shakes her head and applies another coat of her light orange lipstick in the mirror. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I dive across the table, trying to wrestle it back, but the lid flies off, chocolate milk shake absolutely covering the both of us. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“No,” said Mama, shaking her head as firmly as a door being closed. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

We take a seat and she shakes her head. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Donna tries to shake her out of it, but she can’t. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

My knees were shaking, and I hung on to her hair to stand up. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He quickly folds his legs and scoots back, shaking his head and laughing. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She was shaking and a glitter of tears showed in her eyes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Laertes ground his fists into his forehead, shaking with grief, while Gertrude made an effort to console him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

We had a great big pile of dead dinosaurs off to the side and had to keep shaking more and more reinforcements out of the pillowcase. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, Mr. Daniels shakes hands with Shay and tells her she ran a good campaign. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I shake it—and quite sure I experience close to a lethal dose of electricity. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He could explain it better in the daytime when he had shaken off the effects of his unremembered nightmare. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She began to shake violently, and Kaede gathered her into her arms to quell the tremors, concerned that she would harm herself. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Aloe had shaken his head and picked his daughter up, locking her flailing limbs against his body. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Give the crate a good shaking, smack it with the stick once or twice, put them gloves on, open the lid far ’nough that you can reach in and grab the cat by his head. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“I—” He only managed to shake his head. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Notebooks, papers, and pencils had spilled everywhere, and Martina was raising herself slowly to her hands and knees, spluttering and shaking her head as she tried to get her bearings. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, Gogol,” his mother had said, shaking her head. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I said emphatically, shaking my head vigorously so that there could be no possible further misunderstanding. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Felicia tries to shake off her doubts, but all she sees is a country living on slogans and agitation, a people always on the brink of war. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And every time Bernabe drove over those twelve white stripes, he flinched and, shaking his head, muttered to himself: “It beats me how a handful of white stripes can fool cows like that.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d recovered from his faint but was still on the floor, crouched and shaking. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Paperwork, paperwork with a woman who pats my head while shaking her own. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Let’s see,” I said, shaking out the map and spreading it flat on the table. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

His face froze and his popcorn bag began to shake. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was literally shaking with embarrassment, like my insides had turned into ice. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Bertha said good-bye, but for some reason she and the agent had never touched, not even to shake hands. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right then, in that office, with the realization that no one knew the truth about my life, my thoughts about the world were shaken. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She reached out her hand to shake with his. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He would shake his head and then see his mother again at the other end of the raft. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even more unnerving, because they are less well understood and capable of occurring anywhere at any time, are the rarer type of shakings known as intraplate quakes. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Like an uneasy ghost, I rise from my pallet and pace up and down the corridor to shake the fearsome visions. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“It ruins the stomach and makes the hand shake. Just the thing for a surgeon.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The automobile had a black canvas roof, slotted rubber tires, and a brass horn, and was shimmying and shaking and backfiring to beat the band. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“So this is Cadence the first,” says Thatcher, shaking my hand. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

She read the pro and then the con list out loud, shaking her head as she did so, ducking whenever John grabbed for his list. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Zooey picked up the snowman again but didn’t give it a shake—merely turned it around, by the pedestal. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Sam stared at the last of his pork pie and gave a feeble shake of his head, too scared even to talk. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Shawn lurched back to the shop, shaking his head. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I hold out my hand to shake hers. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Harry checked his watch and gave it a shake. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It’s weird to shake a guy’s hand while you’re standing in the middle of the bathroom. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head, pursing her lips as though she’s trying to hold in her scorn. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glance at the door, willing it to start shaking from the pounding of Mamita’s desperate fists. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He read the letter through, word for word, and while he read, there wasn’t a sound in the cabin beyond the slight rustle of the page in the shaking hand that held it. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He's shaking his head even before I finish the sentence. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

My shoulders still shaking, my face still wet, I promised. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

An elderly, preternaturally tanned man—the mayor, somebody explains—waits with a white handkerchief in his big sailor’s hands, a barely perceptible shake showing in his wrists. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But his father was already shaking his head. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It was on my watch, Will,” she says, pointing at herself and shaking her head adamantly. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

And he cuts across Fifty-seventh Street, glancing back once, shaking his head. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have no idea what you’re talking about,” he says, shaking his head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He cannot let himself fall asleep; one good shake of the train, and he would tumble off. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“True friends, right here. Not even going to wait for a man to finish his business before they tie one on,” Jimmy said, shaking his head. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I hate to admit it, but we flat-out lied, shaking our heads vigorously from left to right. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Now he pokes at the ashes with a stick, shaking his head. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked over to it and picked it up with shaking hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The woman leans back in her chair and shakes her head. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head a little, trying to comprehend what I’m telling him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other twisted in midair and landed in a heap on the ground, shaking its head in confusion at Omakayas. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I study it for a second longer, shake my head, and decide to move on. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But he just shakes his head, drops down into his bunk, and closes his eyes like he can't be bothered to reply. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

My lament subsided into bitter tears that left me shaking as if all my limbs would come loose from my body. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Henry stares at the floor and shakes his head. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The Duchess purses her lips and shakes her head. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But then he realized how foolish that was, and he began shaking with silent laughter. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Leo shakes like he’s inside a bad dream. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Special Agent Gonzales held out his hand for Mamá to shake. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

One day we are splitting clapboard, and he shakes his head. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It was the top of the top and the lowest of the lows all in one room, shaking it up. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

If I cracked an egg over it, I could have shaken scrambled eggs out of my curls. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

In the evenings before dinner, she goes on extra-hard runs to try to shake off the bad feeling. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

My arms began to shake, trying to hold on. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“So that child gets punished for his family’s wrong?”I can easily imagine my mom shaking her head in the way that she does, lips pressed together. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

When I came back to the edge of the embankment, I saw he had something in his teeth, shaking it from side to side. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dad shakes his head and leaves the living room. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hi, Mrs. Roberts,” Mom said, offering her hand to shake. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that I was just as shaken and horrified as everyone else; no one believed my grief. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Instead of an answer, there was another thunderous shake, and another. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Say rather that the Machine is shaking the boat—very slightly—just enough to shake loose those few which cling to the side for purposes the Machines consider harmful to Humanity. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

But there I was, shaking and screaming as I left the movie theater, hiding my face in my dad’s coat. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Dr. Nwala raised his willowy body from his seat and came around to shake her hand. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even if he doesn’t show it blatantly, I can sense that he’s shaken. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hazel and Frank stood just out of earshot, having an argument that involved lots of arm waving and head shaking. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

This reminded C.P. of how, several weeks before, the city councilman had fled across the street rather than shake hands with him in public. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I slid my visor up and pulled off my gloves with shaking hands. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They'd ask questions, and my detailed answers would leave them feeling shaken and oddly satisfied. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head vehemently and a frantic string of Quichua words pours from her mouth. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anthony glances up from his textbook, shaking his head a little with warning. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Eleanor went to shake his mom's hand, but she waved them in the air, like sorry, my nails are wet, a gesture that Eleanor didn't seem to recognize. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The neighborhood sensed this, and in my dream the people were jumping, shaking, and jamming as if the rent weren’t due for six months. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He found that his arms and legs were shaking uncontrollably, as if he were having some sort of fit. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I glance at Darius, who is shaking his head a little. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The bracelet must have come loose when I’d shaken it and dropped straight off my wrist. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I shake a little as I add, “If we live.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I reach my hand out to him and we shake. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The dog is shaking and keeps his tail between his back legs. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I said, trying to keep my voice from shaking. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Church, with thoughtful eyes, continued to shake his head. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. A little before ten,” he said shaking his head. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I want to spend time with you. Don't you know that I—” He stops himself and shakes his head. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Even after Park embraced the idea, Shin’s paranoia was difficult to shake: he had sold out his own mother; why shouldn’t Park sell him out? Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Lady Seymour still lay beside me, shaking her head from side to side in the dirt and muttering. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were depressed and on edge, still shaken up about September 11, and then re-shaken when someone tried to blow up another plane by hiding a bomb in his shoes two days before Christmas Eve. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She fretted about inflation, and the stock market crash of 1974 made her “shake and despair.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Boromir leaped forward and hewed at the arm with all his might; but his sword rang, glanced aside, and fell from his shaken hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

"There's no salt, my dear, but if you shake this on, it will do the trick. A little basil, a little mountain thyme—my own receipt." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen to me,” he said, and he took my hands, and I didn’t realize until that exact moment that my own hands were shaking. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She tried to sound casual about it, but I could tell she was pretty shaken up. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, wanting to reject the compliment. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She wrinkles her nose and shakes her head. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

While he slept, a stranger walked up and began shaking the tent violently. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grab my Magic 8 Ball from my nightstand and give it one good shake. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The truth is I’m shaking in my shoes just being out alone on the street. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Nat, I’m sorry about yesterday. Will you shake hands on it?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and again an anxious moment like that comes back, but not often enough to prepare for so I get caught up in it until I shake it off. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He just shakes the keys like a baby rattle. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head, silky hair shining under the kitchen lights. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Now that it was over, she couldn’t stop shaking. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I was still shuddering, remembering how Rich had firmly shaken both my parents’ hands with that same easy familiarity he used with nervous new clients. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulls away, shakes her head as if I were some kind of a miracle, and pulls me back in for more. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head and sighs a deep sigh. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Heidi walks up to the casting assistant and exchanges some words, her head shaking a lot and hands planted firmly on her hips. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

My hand that knows how to shake another hand, firm and confident. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Eat all your rice, Daughter,” he said, and with his shaking hands, he scooped the last of his own rice to feed the fish. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I’d be expected to make myself and our children available for viewing, to smile approvingly and shake a lot of hands. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As she felt his narrow shoulders shake, the fury she had felt earlier began to build once more. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had to stop to shake the muscle cramps from his hands. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He said it with a smile, but I was starting to feel shaken. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. Weasley kept shaking hands with people who were obviously very important wizards. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was shaken from what we had been through. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so angry with myself that I can’t stop my voice from shaking. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

And despite having no idea how to “fix it”—or what it even is—I can’t shake the feeling that he’s right, and I need to do something. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Treebeard looked at them, and was silent for a while, shaking his head thoughtfully. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She looks at my hands that are shaking faster and faster. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The preacher and Mr. Dalton were shaking their heads sadly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She drew a bonelight from her pocket and gave it a shake, casting a pale green glow over the pipe. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“And that’s the last thing I said,” said Armpit, shaking X-Ray on each word: “Don’t. . . sell. . . the . . . tickets!” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

My job is to nod or shake my head, to say “I know what you mean,” when I don’t, and “That is so unfair,” when it isn’t. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mom shook her head, not as if she was answering him, but as though she was trying to shake off the words. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When I’m finished, Rabbi Gold is silent for a long time, and I hang on, actually shaking. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I let my breath out when I saw her shake my mom’s hand. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He was bitterly cold, and shivering so hard he was shaking the canoe. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Amos gave me a shake and said, “Well?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

His hands were shaking, and he kept looking around like at any moment something might jump out of the shadows and devour him. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Aisling couldn’t shake the feeling that her mother had merely gone out on an errand and would come home at any moment and wonder what the three of them were doing. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several seemed about to come over and pound my back, shake my hand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to talk to the lieutenant about Shakespeare, but he was busy going about the gathering, shaking everyone’s hand. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I nudge him with my elbow, and he shakes his head. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

This was not shaken even by the enlistment of Leper Lepellier. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finally managed to say, but the sound of the door shaking on its hinges had said it for me. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He takes my hand but only grabs the tips of my fingers and shakes them softly. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He picked up his shake and used the straw to vacuum the bottom of the glass. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was pummeled and shaken until his teeth rattled. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Jinx came out from his hiding spot, still a bit shaken. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Uhmma leans across the passenger seat, giving me a finger shake. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Byrd shakes her head, not like she’s doubting Axel’s knowledge of roadrunner facts, like she’s shaking the last images of the garter snake from her mind. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It scared me how much he was shaking. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Ma leaned over me, shaking me by the shoulders. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Gibrilla’s uncle would shake his head and say, “You lazy town boys.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

James makes his way to the door, shaking his head. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I shake some vinegar into my hot and sour soup and stir it in. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Alex and June introduced their mother before her acceptance speech, and June’s hands were shaking but his were steady. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Jethro was shaking inside when he walked out of the store into the pale sunlight. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a visit that would shake his confidence. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She bore down, her clenched fists shaking, the pain so intense it strangled her screams. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Manny turns it up so loud, the whole car shakes from the bass. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Another uproar exploded in the room; Thomas could do nothing but shake his head—he just didn’t get how Gaily could come up with all these ideas. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand tentatively, and I stepped forward to shake hands with him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

A man in the country club band stepped up to the mike and started shaking those seedpod rattles that mean South American music. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The bottles started bubbling, gently at first, but then they began to shake faster and faster until the whole table jitterbugged. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Theodora asked, her voice shaking in spite of her light tone. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

David shakes his head and squeezes my hand tighter. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Edd walked away shaking his head, his sodden black cloak shedding rain behind him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Wanting to shake the corporals off, he quickened his pace, overtook the Scotsmen and pushed his way past a group of nuns shepherding a couple of dozen children in blue tunics. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The floor has stopped shaking, but the sound has not diminished. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He stood in the doorway shaking his head; “I drawed ’em both down,” he repeated. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I smelled like livestock and my knees were shaking. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I scan the scene: shaking hands, nervous smiles, grim faces, a group kneeling in prayer a few feet away, their hands cupped in front of them. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head, her fingertip fixed on the spot which, in her view, at any rate, identifies the Mary Janes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also, Gabe reminded himself, shaking off the thoughts about Nathaniel’s pretty, dark-haired sister, it wasn’t fair to her, even if he found that she did care about him. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His body was warm in the predawn cold, and formed something solid and certain in Tally’s shaken reality. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Izzie is shaking and crying as he tells of his part in the story. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She shakes Mom's hand, and they look like they can survive the evening together, but I don't see a great friendship in their future. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He imagined Lola at the table, reading her newspaper and shaking her head. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He had shaken the small men off and away from him. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

A tremor shaking the ground and ripples wrinkling the surface of the ponds were the only indications that some great force was passing through. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But instead the Girl just shakes her head. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Or merely taken off his glasses, wiped them with his handkerchief, shaken his head, and smiled? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to say it like that. It’s messed up that it happened to you, and that your mom—” He pauses, shaking his head again. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

My heart is still pounding pretty badly, but I stop shaking when I reach for the first brick. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Frankie seemed shaken by being caught and the dog leapt out of his arms. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

For a minute she felt good about shaking the spit out of Sucker. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then he shakes my hand very formally and walks out the door. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My hands start shaking so hard that I press them against Metias’s clothes in an attempt to steady them. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Others reached out as if to shake hands in greeting. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I looked back and forth between these two busters, shaking my head, making like I was barely listening anymore even though I was. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I drew in a few slow, deep breaths, forcing myself to stop shaking. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He raised the sword high, his arms shaking. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My mom’s hands shake as she steps behind my dad, grasping the back of his chair for support. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Once again I was surrounded by a whole room of adults who were silent and shaken by the possible arrival of the Klan. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I attempt a handshake but he puts his hand up, politely refusing to shake it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I like your bracelet,” she said, shaking her wrist. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I pull my sleeve up to examine it, my hand shaking. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Her hands shake, and she grips the counter. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

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

He also held out his hand for me to shake, then gave me a special thanks for telling him that his daughter was doing well and was happy. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Your lady may prefer this. It’s a superior article, a most desirable color, quite chaste and genteel,” he said, shaking out a comfortable gray shawl, and throwing it over Jo’s shoulders. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” Dimple said, ignoring Rishi’s very obvious don’t encourage him eyebrow raising combined with a head shake. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Momma put her hand on my arm and said, “You shaking, Sister. What’s the matter?” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gabriel read over the newspaper his dad had left sitting there that morning, shaking his head at the long article about the bird and turning immediately to the classified ads. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The next thing I recall, it was daylight and Abbey was shaking me by the shoulders. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The Trivium, who had discovered a mound of pebbles which needed counting, followed no more, but stood at the edge shaking his fist, shouting horrible threats, and promising to rouse every demon in the mountains. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and sit down in the chair, tucking my hands underneath me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Ma! I thought we were trying to make it so’s I wouldn’t be so fra-gile! Look at me, I caint quit shaking!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Screaming her head off, shaking her fists in the air. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was with no small amount of satisfaction that I watched him give a quick glance to the still applauding class, swallow, and shake my hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They struggled like this, the girl hanging on, pleading, Rasheed trying to shake her off, keeping his eyes on Mariam, who was too stunned to do anything. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She was shaking a small burlap purse clutched in her fist as hard as she could. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

A moment later, the whole house seemed to shake. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head sadly, bending over the ironing board to inspect a shirt with the tip of the iron she holds in her hand. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched her and tried to stop my hands from shaking. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“People,” Father said with a shake of his head. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the Lord would shake His head and answer, the boy is not yet ready to understand. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The staff call out “Next in line!” and shake open paper bags that crackle. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

His hands were shaking too badly to light the cigarette, and Johnson took it and lit it for him. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others kept shaking me by both hands, and Dr. Van Helsing said:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Well,” she exclaimed, “the colored dishwasher reads the American Mercury/” She walked away, shaking her head. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nurse was shaking down the thermometer she had just removed from my mouth. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Whenever we’ve needed a big hit this afternoon, we’ve held our caps upside down by the brim and shaken them like rattles at the Titans pitcher. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I shake my head no, while Mia reaches her hand in the bag. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

His hands shake as he opens cupboard doors and bangs them shut, forgetting where he keeps the cups. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

His hand, he saw, had again begun to shake, as it had with Polokov. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

It vanishes, and I shake my head to clear it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The teachers shake each other’s hands and Hair cut Kid, Calculus Girl, and I look at each other with shocked faces. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He jumped up and began to pace, running a shaking hand through his hair. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Whenever things at school bothered me, I went out on the water to shake it off. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Crying made his whole body shake wildly, as if he were possessed. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head to indicate I am in no way changing my mind. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I tried to clear the shake from my voice, and it took me flexing every muscle in my body—even cracked my toes—just to keep the tears inside my face. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

By now, the heat in my cheeks is like fire, and my hands have begun to shake. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s—” I began, but he silenced me with a shake of his head. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I shake her hand loose, ready to protest, to remind her about the Biermans and their strawberries. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Really cold, my teeth chattering in my head, my whole body shaking. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought that my mother may not be seeing outside crosses my mind and I shake it off. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Why are you shaking, Ben?” he heard Mary Anne ask strangely. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m shaking my head, swallowing down all the dryness while trying to catch my breath all at the same time. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Coach looked at the clipboard briefly, then backed away, shaking his head. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“I found this under the mattress in Buddy’s crib. I don’t know how it got there,” she said, shaking her head. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave her a halfhearted smile, but I just couldn’t shake my dreariness. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and set my leftovers on the ground. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

After a moment I discovered his tiny eyes in the half darkness. "--so I took one look at him--" said Mr. Wolfshiem, shaking my hand earnestly, "--and what do you think I did?" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Brother Leon regarded them pityingly, shaking his head, a sad and dismal smile on his lips. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You want a little?” she asks, and I shake my head. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t shake the image of the upstairs corner window, pierced with a bullet hole and covered in blood. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I see her hands shaking as she brought the spoon up to her mouth. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

But the maid who answers the door shakes her head. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She shoves her hands into her pockets and shakes her head. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

As if someone had shaken pepper over fried eggs. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first the frigid courthouse felt as refreshing as an icy bath, but by the time we took the escalator upstairs, I could not stop shaking. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I tell him about my hustle at the barbershop, and he shakes his head. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head, hands still over her face. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps,” her mother replied, shaking the woman’s hand. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She didn’t shake her head anymore, only cried steadily, so much water coming out of her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm not hungry," I say, confused, but Mrs. Janssen shakes her head; she's brought the jars over for a different reason. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Lara holds the book up to her face and shakes her head. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I shake that crab before cook. His legs—droopy. His mouth—wide open, already like a dead person.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The entire desk shakes, and the force feels like a gale wind slamming my back into the chair. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He stands among the other initiates, shaking hands with a faction transfer, a boy who was Candor. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

We look at each other in the momentary flashes of light, and with pale faces and pressed lips shake our heads. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The call of the big city,” says the old miner, shaking his head. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie felt kinda silly thinking about the feelings of a bird, especially since this was a serious situation, but he couldn’t shake it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The voice had a long arm, its hand shaking a paper cup. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Ronny shakes his wrist and turns his attention to the pot. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

We find another motel, but this time when we ask for two beds, the man at the front desk shakes his head. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The mechanics were still frowning, but they’d stopped shaking their heads. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have a brain tumor!” my mother says, shaking me awake. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The gentlemen arrived from Frankfurt, and Father was already shaking at the thought of how the talks would go. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

And my dad would sometimes shake his head at her melodrama and other times would just stay quiet, like he’d fallen into the haze of a particular memory himself. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She tried to shake off his fingers, but Basta merely tightened his grip. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Vivi gives her a speculative look and then shakes her head. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And then she’s hit with a gust of emotion, an inner turbulence that shakes her to her core. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

His father could sense the rising wind, and besides, it would shake the loose windowpanes. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then she shakes her head and walks off. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She sucked in air and screamed, and he grabbed her hair and pulled her away from him, and she stumbled and went down, and then he was standing over her, breathing hard, shaking. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A spasm of pain seemed to twist him, and he turned away, peering back up towards the pass, shaking his head, as if engaged in some interior debate. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

My hands shake and I almost drop my sanctuary. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We stare at each other and he shakes his head. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Her jaw tightens and she shakes her head. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In Solomon’s store he found Omar and Solomon shaking sacks of okra into peck baskets and he still felt the sense of lightness and power that flying had given him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex didn’t know whether to shake her, slap her, or hug her. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

We were all shaken up from the run-in with Mikayla, but Dari was seriously out of whack if he was apologizing for being hit on the head. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ashish cleared his throat loudly, shaking them both from their reverie. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“And I do believe,” she said, cool and calm as you please, though I bet her knees were shaking, “I do believe here comes my husband now!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Her thin arms were wrapped around her body and she was shaking, gasping for breath. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

At the long town wharf, a seagull stands on twig legs, facing the wind, shaking his feathers dry. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You may be sure, dear Joe,” I went on, after we had shaken hands, “that I shall never forget you.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Henry’s looking at him and looking at him, and Alex can’t shake the feeling Henry’s really seeing him for the first time. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They still grossed Genie out, but every day he got more used to it by shaking the flies into his hand with one eye closed and pretending they were seeds. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It was too noisy and might shake up the atmosphere. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it faded, the drink looked just like a strawberry milk shake. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was shaking so hard, he might have thought I was going to faint. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

L. Roy shakes my hand and looks at me over his glasses. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head at me, her mouth all smirked up in a way that makes me protect my arm. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The commander shakes her head at my silence. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He left the motor running while he climbed out himself to shake hands with each one of them, James last, and wish them good luck. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to shake the words away with “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for behold, thou art with me...” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pair an over-the-top smile with a thumbs-up, before turning it into a thumbs-down and shaking my head, the smile slipping off my face. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I shake my head frantically, but Mom turns away, ignoring me. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

There was a shamefulness about the experience of Herbert's execution I couldn't shake. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But when I opened my mouth, the old man cut me a warning look and gave his head a quick shake. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

My mouth felt dry and my hands and legs began to shake. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Two Sun Maidens were kneeling over me, gently shaking my arms to rouse me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Each time this happens, even now, the nuns beam and kiss my cheek and shake my hand and give me fancy certificates that Maman plasters on the cardboard wall at home. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ruby,” she began, shaking her head, “it’s too dangerous, for everyone involved.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Shelly was shaking the sand off her towel when we walked up. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

And like every paranoid host, I couldn’t shake the fear that when the time finally came, no one would show up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Then she gets up and shakes out her hands and leaves the room. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I hold out my hand for a shake. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He grabs my shoulders, then shakes me hard. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

An extra thick milk shake with two straws? The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think you do,” he says, shaking his head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Because I’m shaking off the alternate world, and that’s worse than the tunnel? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Min stood before the display of his wares, shaking his head and clucking with discontent. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The other starters exchange angry looks and shake their heads and mumble curse words, because Russ is single-handedly ruining the flow of practice. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched Dadi’s hands shake, and I heard the sounds getting louder and louder. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I think about that for a second, then shake my head. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Forty of them played together shake one’s reason, shake the towers of Erhenrang, shake down a last spatter of rain from the windy clouds. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was the very first time I’d ever sung a solo in public, and my leg was shaking at first, but once I powered through it like Imam Malik taught me to, I felt electric. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, having nothing to add. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“You drink a milk shake with this, you suck through it.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth shakes her head at me and picks up a plain white sticker. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head and looks toward Dray, who kicks the bucket that Bad Leg is sitting on. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

His voice was trembling and his skinny body was shaking like he was standing in a strong wind. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I followed, carrying the gun in shaking arms. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I can feel how her hands are shaking as she's fumbling around. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed, shaking his round head of white hair. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then the soldiers grabbed Davi by her arms and pulled her from her mother’s shaking hug. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, walking along a row of houses, he turned a corner and made a quick dash up a set of stairs to shake off anyone who might be following him. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He thrust the bundle deep into the chest and with shaking hands scattered the shentis and headcloths over it, shut the battered lid and sprang for the stairs. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Excellent little filly, that girl! D’you know, she can produce more tuck in the twinklin’ of an eye than you could shake a stick at. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I stuff the rest of the bread in my mouth and gulp down the banana milk shake, which tastes sour and hits my stomach gur- gling. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still shaking and sobbing, she ran to the kitchen and slowly opened the oven door. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands were shaking, and her finger slipped off the record button, sending the message to him. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Long story. I’ll tell you sometime, but I’m still waiting to see how it shakes out.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“What do you want with this young lady?” the old man yells, shaking his fist. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Dad looks around in the darkness and comes back shaking his head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head and shows me four fingers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I grabbed at Mom’s arms once more, but all she did was shake my arm away. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He was taking off my shawl in the hall, and shaking the water out of my loosened hair, when Mrs. Fairfax emerged from her room. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He toured the country, mesmerizing crowds with thundering calls for black people to shake off the undermining ghetto stereotypes and claim their long-denied political power. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“It was also a plan that we did not approve of or agree to,” Amah said, shaking her head at them, even though she could not help smiling affectionately. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Now that it was over her knees were shaking. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The tree shakes; leaves and twigs and caterpillars patter down, bouncing off his gray felt hat, hitting the tarpaulin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

His paws were shaking and his muscles were jumping and the place where his tail should be was throbbing. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Just thinking about all those people looking at me while I’m up in front of the class has my hands doing their shaking thing. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

My mother just shakes her head, absorbing everything. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

But Moon Orchid kept shaking her head in trembling no’s. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A damp southwesterly breeze,” she says, shaking her head, rolling her eyes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were shaking again, and Grace just held his fingers even more tightly between hers. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Fuller was prepared to shake up the city, to overthrow the status quo—but the Urban League took a more methodical, “go slow” approach. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He got up and clenched his long hand into a bony fleshless knot, shaking it towards the East. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, having nothing to add. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I say, trying to keep my voice from shaking. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, her heart attack seemed to have shaken loose a host of other problems. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The bus is laughing and chuckling and shaking they heads. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He pushed his sandy hair, which he wore a little long, off his forehead and gave my shoulder a quick shake. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t care for wine, maybe something a little stronger ... ?” I started to shake my head, then realized that some homemade brand would be useful cleaning my side tonight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Poor humble Gurgi is always faithful to mighty lords—what joy to serve them, even with shakings and breakings.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Old Brownie seemed to have regained a bit of his youthful energy, neighing and shaking his mane at the start of each evening’s travel. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dany snapped her hand to shake the sting from her fingers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The kids in my class were shaken by the movie too. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

His entire body began to shake as he picked it up. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mam is at the kitchen table, shaking, her hair hanging damp, her face wet. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

People who were there at the time said that you could feel fear in the hallways, and the director looked like a visibly shaken man. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was shaking, but not, Harry realized, from cold. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“But all these years, I’ve never shaken my guilt over Jimmy being convicted of something he didn’t do.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Katherine just gives a quick shake of her head, and I shrug. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

All of the windows in Pa’s car were cranked down, and Big Ma scolded, “It’s your fault they’re out of hand,” shaking her pointer finger at her oldest son. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

My sudden shaking derails my mom’s questioning and sends her into doctor mode. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hold up my hands and they’re shaking, because my hands, like the rest of me, would like to kill my father. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I’ve addressed her questions, but she just shakes her head—I am a typical, unforthcoming teenager—and heads back to her room. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The boy was shaking with fear, but the alchemist helped him out of the tent. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you to leave,” Jinny said, shaking her head. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

This time the girl didn’t bother shaking her head. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dursley gave himself a little shake and put the cat out of his mind. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

We would beat them and shout at them, shaking them until their heads nearly fell off, mimicking the way Auntie Fatmata had treated the children in the orphanage. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beau stood beside me, panting and shaking the river from his fur. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Aimee had explained I was to go to each of the top finishers and shake hands to congratulate them before mounting the first-place podium. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head, like who are you kidding? Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head and holds up one finger. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I invite her in, she shakes her head. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When he finally spoke, he tried hard to sound reassuring, but the pounding of his heart made his voice shake. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I backed away, shaking my head, keeping my eyes on the fire. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The school building shakes again and tiles tumble off the roof. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then, shaking, he rose from the table and walked slowly to the window, looking out. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“You stand back, Miss Celia,” I say and my voice is shaking. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Rondell didn’t say anything back, but when I snuck a peek out of the corner of my eye I saw he was shaking his head, like he couldn’t. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I bellowed for help, so loudly it made the ground shake. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

A crowd of people had gathered, and in and through and among these people the members of the crew were hurrying, talking, laughing, shaking hands. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he couldn’t insert his notepaper into the roller properly, his fingers were shaking so violently now. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He laughs as if he actually finds this funny and goes off down the hall, shaking his rear at us. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

The exile knight gave a weary shake of the head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then I shake my head and then half smile. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I pretend it’s a tropical shower, shaking my head and reveling in it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, still unwilling to touch the file. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There’s sweat on my brow, and my limbs are shaking. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Jutta tucks her hands beneath her thighs to hide their shaking. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

His eyes would become dreamy, and he would sigh and shake his head. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Piper couldn’t shake the feeling that Bacchus was meant to help them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The men shake hands and Granddad hooks his arm through mine as we leave the gallery. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

His shoulders shaking, Pa hides his tears from us and covers his face with his hands. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She disregarded him, shaking the little plastic dome so that the snow swirled over the manger. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“To be praised by the SABC, that is too much,” he said, shaking his head. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hand shakes as I reach out to take it from him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When fifteen minutes are up, you have my permission to order a shake. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head, not like she’s angry, but like she’s been wandering around for an hour looking for glasses that were on her head the whole time. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I couldn't shake the feeling that I was talking to a young child. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But even as Ophie’s body vibrated with excitement, she couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It tasted just like it looked—like a strawberry milk shake. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

And I was covering the ground so fast that my feet were hardly touching, and Ralph Houk was shaking his head. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She turned the bright pink-and-blue bird over in her hand, and it came to life suddenly, shaking its feathers and chirping a beautiful song. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She felt bad all of a sudden, about grabbing the wallet and shaking it like that. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Henry shakes his head without picking it up from the pillow, so his cheek squishes against it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He hauled himself through the jagged hole, shaking the last of the recycled mud from his pants. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Her hands were shaking and she yanked at a tuft of hair to maintain her grip. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dreaming led to disappointment, and disappointment to a kind of depressed funk that wasn’t easy to shake. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

No, I thought to myself, shaking my head. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

To the right of me the other two girls raise their arms a little higher, hands shaking. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Behind them, Katherine draws herself up, a huffy look coming over her, and I shake my head just a little. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for permission, Emery pulls the band out of my hair and scratches her fingers through all the hair spray, shaking my hair like she’s trying to bring it back to life. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Ms. Udell pushed her chair back into the classroom, shaking her head. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The guard picked the book up by the spine and tapped it on the table as if he were shaking sand from a shoe. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I’ll get some wash water,” I start to say, but Max shakes his head. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They were listening to the radio and muttering and shaking their heads. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I noticed her hands shaking. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Al falls after a few hard hits to the face and doesn’t get back up, which makes Eric shake his head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But I’m shaking now, like I did when I told Zoey, and I know Webb can feel it because he’s gripping my shoulder and squeezing. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

When Sandra looks back at her sandwich, I frown at Tats and shake my head. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Shortly after dinnertime, the grooms found Seabiscuit walking in circles, clutching the distraught goat in his teeth and shaking her back and forth. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of her singing tale, I was crying, shaking with despair. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wolf down two sandwiches and the shaking stops. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And I say, “I don’t get out of work until five. Tell Addie and Joe I’m sorry. Maybe I can get my days switched here and next Friday—'” Skeezie walks away, shaking his head. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

He would award school ‘colours’ by walking up to the chosen boy after a match and shaking him by the hand and saying, ‘Graggers on your teamer!’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at me for a few seconds and then looked down at the sand shaking his head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he shakes the baby until it whimpers and stops crying. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She came up with several ideas for making money, including a colorful disposable baby bottle with premeasured amounts of water and formula— something a busy mom could shake with one hand while holding a baby. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head as he bites into his. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, and her name breaks from my mouth. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Can I shake your hand?” the kid asked shyly. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I refused, shaking my head, my hand clasped over my mouth. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He treated Chloe like she was a visiting princess, bowing and shaking her hand. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The poor dear grew white as death, and shock and shivered, as I have seen a quicksand shake and shiver at the incoming of the tide. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Would he still shake himself off if there was no warm, dry inside to come into? Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

His hands shaking, he opened his briefcase, rummaged among the crumpled onionskin carbons. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I'm shaking my head in protest, but she cuts me off. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Facedown, too weak to move, sick and shaking, Harry opened his eyes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

When she catches my eye she shakes her head, turns away and walks quickly towards her own front door, almost but not quite breaking into a run. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the gate and made her way back inside the house on shaking legs. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through the barred glass I could see my mother’s bright dress, and Patrice next to her, shaking his open hand at someone. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Removing his yellow cloth riding gloves, Grant steps forward and shakes Lee’s hand. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“He's right, Elinor,'' said Mo. “Perhaps we can shake them off that way. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And it was a little later that same night that his lordship said with some gravity, shaking his head: 'I fought that war to preserve justice in this world. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The contraction—usually two words combined into one, as in don’t or I’m—seldom gets a fair shake from English teachers. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that’s when Moms will force a smile and shake her head, pretend like she knows it’s not as big a deal as she’s making it out to be. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“There’s a new Superman movie coming out soon,” she reads as she shakes the newspaper flat. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Malcolm took up the paddle with shaking hands and moved the canoe swiftly towards the left-hand bank, where a smooth lawn came down to a little landing. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Grammy shakes her head again as she pulls into a parking spot, and I turn. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head and cries, I wouldn’t doubt you, Angela. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Nye shut his notebook and put his pen in his pocket, and both his hands as well, for his hands were shaking from excitement. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other men from the platform had gone elsewhere, but the old shaking man was still with them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

We alternately moved our right and then our left feet to the front and back, and simultaneously did the same with our arms, shaking our upper bodies and heads. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She talked quietly while she got dressed, telling me to tie my shoes, and be certain to carry my wool sweater, and to put on my leather jacket Her hands were not shaking. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed so hard that she started to shake. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

I sat, keeping my hands flat on the table to keep them from shaking. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And then she sat there, never having felt this brittle before, waiting to calm down, waiting for the nightmare to end, slowly and desperately and like a little child shaking her head. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shake it and give Boy21 a questioning squint, but then Coach says, “Nice to see you again, Boy21. I look forward to our next meeting.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at it dumbly for a moment before he got the idea that she wanted to shake him by the hand. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

My breath fogs up the glass, and one more time I lift a shaking finger, drawing a heart. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

So my hand was sort of shaking as I picked up the receiver, but turns out it was only my parents, calling from Detroit. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When the leaves shake in the wind, they tickle my skin. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

In the prison movies that provide me with a mental guide to comportment, the new guy doesn’t go around shaking hands and asking, “Hi there, what are you in for?” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the palace walls, the women of Gbadolite are squatting in their yards, boiling manioc in salvaged hubcaps, and if you asked them the meaning of Independence they’d scowl and shake a stick at you. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl was shaking the keys, causing them to clink together like bells, and Kaede realized they were the keys to the cages. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It led me aslant over the hill, through a wide bog, which would have been impassable in winter, and was splashy and shaking even now, in the height of summer. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Tension fills up in my chest, and I shuffle to my room, share my day with Darlene, and hit my pillow hard, unable to shake the uneasy feeling that’s settled in my bones. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I brushed myself off and tried to shake some dignity back into my limbs. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

As we neared a village, the train slowed, came to a stop, and gave us all a good shake. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

We’d stayed still, just listening to the shake of a dry seed rattle, alert to danger, until the singing began. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Let me shake your hand,” he says, extending his right hand. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, unsure of what to say. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

My hand shakes as I shield my eyes from the sun and scan the wasted landscape around me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Sorry I’m late,” he said, shaking out his umbrella. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, your hand was shaking so badly that I thought you were going to screw it up. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“She does things in her sleep sometimes, when she is being visited. She’ll talk, or start shaking. You have to make sure she’s all right.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I looked at my arm, where the teeth of the dog had shaken me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Gloria would shake her head and sigh, and then she would ask me what was going on in the world and did I have any stories to tell her. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

In 1969 it became clear to us that he was living in 1968, because he kept shaking his head over the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Reluctantly, the young man sat down, still shaking his head. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The robot tried to shake free, but the bears would not let go of their prey, not this time. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But get it I did, and when I told my Housemaster the good news on my return to school, he didn’t congratulate me or shake me warmly by the hand. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I close my hands into fists, I can stop them from shaking. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Senegalese in the aiipoit, hearing about the Muslim from America, stood in line to shake my hand, and I signed many autographs. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘They are sailing, sailing, sailing over the Sea, they are going into the West and leaving us,’ said Sam, half chanting the words, shaking his head sadly and solemnly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Ron looked as though he would have liked to reply scathingly, but perhaps he didn’t want another row, because he contented himself with shaking his head disbelievingly while Hermione wasn’t looking. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and begin cleaning the counter with a wet rag. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Had a lively time in my seminary this morning, for the children acted like Sancho, and at one time I really thought I should shake them all round. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I press my trembling palms against the grass, and when I do, I realize it’s not just my hands that are shaking. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

French fries spring loose in the bag, and it shakes around like a maraca. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Frank’s hand was shaking so badly he could barely fit the key in the lock. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The stallion was screaming and pawing the ground, shaking his head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Briony was shaking her head and starting to speak, but Robbie ignored her and spoke over her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Digory’s hand was shaking as he opened his penknife and cut out a long strip of turf on the bank of the pool. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

My fingers shake, as feigning nonchalance is hard with Mom scrutinizing me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

When suddenly I notice Peeta, he's about five tributes to my right, quite a fair distance, still I can tell he's looking at me and I think he might be shaking his head. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

My hands ache from holding the rungs, and my legs are shaking, but I’m not sure why. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mom was shaking her head and she wore the exact same expression that Mikayla’s mom had last night, and I wanted to shout, Don’t say it! The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We shake hands and walk in our different directions. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Ben sweeps his finger over his tablet and shakes his head. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The rich food filled her with elation, but she was too shaken by the presence of the leopard to make up a victory poem. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he shakes his head, smiles, and points to the café at the front of the store. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The man finally slumped over onto his side and pulled his legs up onto the cot, curling into the fetal position, his shoulders shaking as he cried. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Her hands were shaking, and her face was covered with red blotches as it always was when she was worked up, but she looked more than determined to use the gun. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They shake their fists and growl until Tía Inés hushes them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I was marveling at the glittering cityscape when the truck turned off the street and began galloping so heavily that we were all shaking as if we’d been placed on a vibrating machine. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I knew how to make a milk shake, and scooping ice cream gave me biceps to rival Michelle Obama's. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, good Lord,” Dad would say, shaking his head. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head, but so slowly, he seems to be saying no to what he’s thinking, not to me. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith shakes his head and mumbles angrily under his breath. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I was proud of my steady voice, but I hid my shaking hands behind my back. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

If you shake the box, the pieces will take up another arrangement. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head at the sight of the zoot, as usual. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” I say, shaking my napkin and spreading it across my lap. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

A slight shake of his head indicates he hasn’t. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

To my right I saw a large black hand shaking a branch and bright eyes glaring threateningly through the foliage. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

One evening after going to bed normally, I awoke to another kind of shaking. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next thing I know, Lorena is shaking me and telling me to wake up, that we have to leave because someone called the cops. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then we hold the bag high, tilt it, and begin shaking it until we feel the fertilizer starting to pour out. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I hurried over to him, stopped ten feet away, and hugged my chest so he wouldn’t see me shaking. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

When Lyddie told the whole story, nearly crying again in her rage, she realized suddenly that Diana was shaking with laughter. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Martin lived with his mother, Bridget; his brother, Stephen; and his sister, Teresa, who was now shaking him awake. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

With one nurse pushing her down by the shoulders and my arms wrapped around her leg, the nurse unravels layers of bloody bandages as the grandmother squirms and shakes to be free of us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Bykovski stopped the milling machine and came over and grabbed me by my shoulder, giving me a good shake. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He gave it a slight flick to shake his bangs out of his dreamy eyes. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Even Uncle Darnell perked up when he heard the coins shaking. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She offers her hand, introduces herself as we shake, and asks me why there isn’t someone showing me around. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I backed out of the way as the three of them hurried in, shaking off the rain. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was my turn next to shake the hand of the man who had saved my life many times...but that was years ago. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Fifty missions,” he repeated, still shaking his head. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I would later learn how to shake off these kind of setbacks in competition and get my head back in the game. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

My hands were shaking so badly that I had to cross my arms and grip my elbows to get them to stop. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Back in my room I sit on my bed, sitting on my hands until they stop shaking. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

All around us, people are shaking their legs crazily as if trying to get rid of animals that have crawled up their pant legs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My head shakes back and forth without hesitation. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I was shaking with anger, but I knew I had to calm myself down if I wanted to make it into Conakry. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Such a pleasure to meet you, August,” she said, holding out her hand for me to shake. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I try to climb in, but I have trouble; my hands are shaking too badly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She took it and gave it one hard shake. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

There is a lot of grinding and shaking and virtual humping. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

She didn’t shake my hand but gave me a quick little wave and smiled. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“This one will be easier,” a man says as he shakes his head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The friends huddled together, shaken and in tears. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Maybe I need to shake things up, he thought. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was still beating the dead bird when Billy Buck pulled him off and held him tightly to calm his shaking. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So here’s a plan we can all agree to: say you’re sorry, shake hands, and guarantee me there isn’t going to be any more trouble from the two of you.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

We make idle chitchat, but I'm afraid to ask him anything of real importance because after the incident with the door, I can't shake the feeling that I'm being watched constantly. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Saturday afternoon, April 28 The capital Honorable Rector, Professors, Fellow Qassmates, Friends, Family, I'm really very touched from the bottom of my heart— Minerva shakes her head. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He regarded her with a concerned shake of his head, the jowly folds under his chin waving back and forth, his clawlike hands clutching the sheets. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“We have to get out of here. We can’t ruin her special day!” she said, shaking me out of my stupor. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She opens her mouth to say something, but I catch her eye and shake my head. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

From time to time, SS officers on motorcycles drove the length of the column to shake off the growing apathy: “Hold on! We’re almost there!” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shiver, but it doesn't shake away the rush I feel underneath. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her hands were shaking when she took the girl from me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She was laughing at some, shaking her head at others. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

As he shakes his shoulder the driver moves, and Salim’s hand brushes the man’s face, knocking the man’s sunglasses from his face onto his lap. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She sat there, shaking from the effort, and thought. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I expected Ms. Rowling would just shake my hand, but she was down-to-earth and whispered some encouraging words about my life and future, and then she hugged me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She shakes out a blanket and spreads it over my legs. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

A couple of hours later, the doors having reopened, rumbling and grumbling and shaking the ground until they were finished, Thomas sat at a worn, tilted picnic table outside the Homestead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I run between the people standing around the yellow tape—some whispering, some covering their mouths, others shaking their heads. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Sierra placed a shaking hand on the slick SUV beside her and steadied herself. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He had shaken both girls’ hands and smiled like you would expect someone’s proud dad to smile. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He was still pacing when Sean came home from his shift, shaking the rain out of his hair. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He was still so full of anger he was shaking. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The stars shake, the rabbit shakes, the bed shakes. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Phil shakes his head, just slightly, not taking his eyes from my lens. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Just looking at it gave me the shakes all over. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head, looking over at the clock hanging above the OR doors. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I felt the muscles in his arms strain, shake. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She closed her fists to keep them from shaking. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A stocky woman with kinky gray hair was dancing alone on the linoleum, shaking her pendulous breasts, which were slung in a white bowling blouse. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we pull up to my house, Coach shakes my hand and says, “You’re a real good kid, Finley. You do know that, right?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I only saw the slight shake of his head and the look of relief on her face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I ask him that, and he shakes his head at me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

It's a relief to get to my chair, because between the heels and my legs shaking, I'm afraid I'll trip. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I growl, shake myself and spatter a few red drops for history to remember. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She lays shaking, grateful and forlorn in the stained red carpet. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Odd. Something’s in it,” he said, and gave it a shake. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It's been almost forty years, and I haven't come close to shaking it yet. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Let me show you—” “Nah,” said the boy, shaking his head. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing could shake her confidence, even though there had been no word of her cat since he had left the Nurmis’ so long ago and so many miles away. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt his feet hit solid ground, and stood, shaking, as the blurred shapes around him came suddenly into focus. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She made a horrible face at the pan and gave it a vicious shake. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy stuck out a sticky hand for them to shake, and the baby grinned and drooled some more. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, when my fingers felt like molten lead and my arm muscles were shaking from exhaustion, we hauled ourselves over the top of the difF and collapsed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I carefully unwrapped the cloth from around the notebook, relieved to discover that it was not too wet, and held it out to the director with shaking hands. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re quite right,” said Dumbledore serenely, shaking back his sleeve to reveal the tips of those burned and blackened fingers; the sight of them made the back of Harry’s neck prickle unpleasantly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Nigeria became where she was supposed to be, the only place she could sink her roots in without the constant urge to tug them out and shake off the soil. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Emily tried to study the pages with him but couldn’t shake that feeling of being watched. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

All I do is shake my head a little and keep walking. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The Frenchman listened to the boy intently, nodding, shaking his head, occasionally reaching out and touching the boy’s face, his hand, his arm. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I shake his hand off once we get there. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You’ll never amount to anything,” he said, shaking his head and blinking his eyes in astonishment. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tilts and shakes and decides it’s a quarter. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Which person,” she said, her voice shaking, “which abysmally foolish person wrote down this week’s passwords and left them lying around?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The chorus grew to a rolling thunder of support, and it felt as if Isihlangu was shaking beneath our feet. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I’m shaking from the cold still and it’s all I can do to stand but I breathe and cough and shake and look at him. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She touches my shaking hand and I pull it away. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shake the buttons down by her ear and try to pull the dress over her head. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah!—Indeed I am very sorry.—Come, shake hands with me.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t graceful, but I didn’t shake the ground. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He shakes his arm out, then his legs. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“No, I don’t,” she answered, refusing, with a small shake of the head, to credit his intensity. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He laughed, shaking his head of coppery, curled hair. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to say goodbye to Leo,” I tell her firmly, and before she can send me upstairs, I shake hands with him. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, that’s too hard,” she said, shaking her head no and scribbling something down on the attendance sheet. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Something was shaking, Will observed as he woke up. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The table second from the left clapped this time; several Ravenclaws stood up to shake hands with Terry as he joined them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

And then I see Michael and my hands start shaking. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn around and shake his shoulder hard. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head when he sees me trying to keep my hair, which is getting quite long, out of my way. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t shake the feeling that something was about to go terribly wrong. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When she went back to the house, a small bent-over figure, shivering and shaking, it was obvious that she was really sick. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at his straps, shaking his head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He yanked out the can shaking it with all his might. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, she set it roughly back down on the table. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But I can’t stop my hands from shaking, and when I take my packet out to put it on my desk, it’s like a trembling white flag just trying to call attention to itself. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He hurled himself at Will, shaking his arm, his shoulder, his hands, and the attacker was trying to shout again, but Baruch’s hand was over his mouth. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He spends most of his time walking around the grapevines, shaking his head. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“No, my young friend!” he interrupted, shaking his great head very slowly. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He watched them disappear like a cloud into the trees about his house, and he ran at them, shouting and shaking his hoe. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

My voice was shaking, though I couldn’t tell if I was angry or afraid. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I shake the thought of Dray from my mind because I want to enjoy my friends and this basketball game, but I spot Kasim waving to us from the bottom of the bleachers. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

What happens next is like when you shake a soda can real hard. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“None of this is your home,” he tells me, voice shaking with anger. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to greet them, but Hammie just shakes her head and reaches out to pull me into a hug. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black said from behind me, which scared me so much that my hands started shaking. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Could you take us? Please? You knew Momma . . .” She slowly pulled her hand from mine, shaking her head. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chas Becker was not pleased when I pulled the covers off his face and actually touched his bare arm, shaking him. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His voice is shaking, just a little, and his French accent’s a disaster. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

"And did you see Brother Jack's face," a man shouted, shaking his head. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her master-at-arms gave a curt shake of his head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He tossed the question at his mother, but she was already refusing it, her head shaking furiously from side to side. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Back inside the car, Mr. Washburn’s hands are shaking so badly, he has trouble turning on the ignition. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

You are out there spinning and shaking, sometimes with people clapping and stomping around the sides. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stall for a second and then shake my head. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It seemed to Bigger that no sooner had he closed his eyes than he was wide awake again, suddenly and violently, as though someone had grabbed his shoulders and had shaken him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was also starting to understand that I could try to ignore or shake off the way I felt when people called me names. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet, swaying from stiffness, trying to shake off sleep and that awful dream. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, not sure what words she means. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I walked up to Luis and offered my hand to shake. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brain goes blank like an Etch A Sketch turned upside down and shaken. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

But I wanted rest and sleep, Bilbo, Frodo answered with an effort, when he felt himself shaken, and he came back painfully to wakefulness. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, shrugging the topic away. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She hugged herself to try to keep from shaking. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and make a face as we enter the kitchen. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Sadge -took it with a shaking hand and drank it down. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I watched Matant Jo just shake some salt and pepper onto it and wondered what else she was planning on doing to it since salt and pepper is hardly enough for a whole turkey. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“The water’s bloody lovely,” he called, shaking the water from his hair. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She shakes with such despair and joy, and her tears soak, nice and warm, through to my arm. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

And what was he shaking his head no to? Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

On the screen he got up slowly and there was the slight shaking of a fist. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s not someone who keeps power tools in the basement or shakes off work stress by making a risotto or trimming hedges. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Nick walked away without shaking anybody’s hand and the rest of us followed. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

A plump woman outside an Apothecary was shaking her head as they passed, saying, “Dragon liver, sixteen Sickles an ounce, they’re mad....” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

His chin on his chest, his shoulders start to shake. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We slow the double circles down to a certain speed so Rachel who has just jumped in can practice shaking it. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

An Air Force general blessed with the surname of Power warned a shaken Senate committee that the Russians could render this country defenseless with a missile strike lasting only thirty minutes. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Together they stood until Jessie began to shake so uncontrollably that Mama took her arm and guided her inside. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Scarlet woman?’’ she repeated, shaking with suppressed giggles as she looked around at Ron. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He remembered the sound of a cloak slithering over dead leaves many years ago, and at once thought he heard it again before mentally shaking himself. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Boots leaped away in fright, shaking his ears against the loud echo of the crash. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She would shake her head in a negative way when she didn’t like it, nod in a positive way when she did. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I shake my head quickly, staring at my shoes. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

They'd all shake their heads and put him in the ground, and the world would keep on spinning. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“And feel. Your shoulders have stopped shaking. Guess you don’t know as much as you think.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

And at one point you come out of the dressing room wearing a gorilla costume or something, and I shake my head immediately.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Julius was trying to decide whether to go quail hunting or to King City and catch the train to Salinas to shake some of the dust out of his britches. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She starts to shake her head, but Mister Brother has superhuman hearing and whips the case open and hands me the necklace before she finishes. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Gens Veturia is a distinguished house, and Grandfather will want me to shake dozens of hands. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

And she couldn’t shake the thought that Sol knew nothing about the outside world Shay had fled to. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She has her hand out, so I shake it, but I’m stunned. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

After a moment, he got down on his hands and knees and began to shake, too. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He gives a half shake of his head. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“The Ministry of Plenty’s certainly done a good job this year,” he said with a knowing shake of his head. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth in desperation, trying to get some air into my lungs, and managed to rise to my feet, but I began to shake. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look through the crack from my bedroom door and see Mrs. Olsen and Mother shaking hands. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The hands begin to shake a little harder. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He’s crying so hard, his whole body shakes. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head no and drop three cubes of sugar into my coffee. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head and throws down a pie, obviously bought from a local service station. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” Ron said cajolingly, giving the steering wheel a little shake, “nearly there, come on —” The engine groaned. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She pulls at the ends of her jump rope and shakes it loose. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Harder to shake off was the feeling Harry had gotten from the teacher’s look — a feeling that he didn’t like Harry at all. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It felt as if the cay were shaking. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rose to shake hands, then waved them to sit on two rickety wooden chairs, speaking to Liyana in a careful, formal voice. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jamal was shaking so badly I wondered how he could have stayed still all that time. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep it right next to me, on my nightstand, and I shake it before I go to sleep, just because. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

When they finally came back, they were both shaking their heads. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Griffiths shakes his head as I go toward the door, and I can’t tell if it’s out of disappointment or annoyance that I’m making his job harder. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“But why have they let us?” asked Harry, who could not shake off the vision of tentacles rising out of the dark water the moment they were out of sight of the bank. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head and looks at the dilapidated building to his right, which is made of brick and barely resembles the sleek glass spire behind me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“No,” Darius says, shaking his head and looking dead at me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I felt my brain shake in my skull; I felt my stomach shake behind my ribs. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Dylan shakes out his hands and touches the Crystal Ball with just the tips of his fingers. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

My bloody hands shake with the effort, but I cannot stop my angry words from spilling out. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Pinmei began to shake her head in protest, but the woman’s eyes were weighted with so much worry that Pinmei found her own heart pale. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She pointed below to where two groups of people had entered the rotunda from the gatehouse courtyard and were shaking the mist from their clothes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She opens her mouth, shaking her head, like she doesn’t believe it herself. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Finally Granny would shake me and I would open my eyes and see the sun streaming through stained-glass windows. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Delilah is ready to sit in the car with her when Sandy shakes her finger. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She paused, visibly shaking—a sight that tore at Mark’s heart. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He just used to laugh and shake his head while heading on to the next house. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Smith, shaken by Pollard’s insistence, told the driver to stop. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “It’s hard to imagine I’d thank a man for insults and for shaking me out like a rug. But I’m grateful. It’s a hurty thanks, but it’s thanks.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I know my hands are shaking from all the nervous energy inside me, so I tighten my grip on his shoulder so he won’t notice. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his head now; he was always doing that, my father, shaking his head when he’d said it wrong. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I thought hard until I remembered hearing the church bell ring that afternoon, and looking down at the bell on my wrist, shaking it to make it chime along with the real one. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The words made his body shake as if they had an intensity of their own which was released as he spoke. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Tonight’s not the night,” Frank says, shaking his head. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I shake my head with a sad smile. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

My hands and arms and shoulders were shaking with road jitters. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand to shake Harry’s, but Harry didn’t take it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

But Big Ma talked more about taking off her glove to shake a Kennedy’s hand than she talked about his speech. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

And obediently, Dumbledore drank, as though it was an antidote Harry offered him, but upon draining the goblet, he sank to his knees, shaking uncontrollably. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Clean, black water gushed from her mouth into the pool below, shimmering and shaking the stars. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Haloes of light glowed at the edges of my vision, and my hands began to shake. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Involuntarily, she started shaking her head back and forth, back and forth. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They ask him to protect them against bandits, who rob and beat them; police, who shake them down; and la migra, the Mexican immigration authorities, who deport them. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I stare out across the street and shake my head. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I saw Bodega scope me out and shake his head, as if he was disappointed. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“All right,” Barb says, bringing me not one but two milk shakes, like the queen she is. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

When I look up again, Aunt Heidi is shaking her head at me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

My hands were on Liam, trying to shake him back into consciousness. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Totally. It’s even necessary to break the mold. We need more people shaking things up. This is where I got my start, at SFSU. They’re pretty great about letting diverse voices be heard.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They are shaking slightly but they appear to be solid. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She holds it by its edges, giving it a little shake so that it sparkles, throwing a thousand points of light. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Yes, but was it possible to sleep through this noise that made the furniture shake? The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cook’s glance falls to my wound, and she shakes her head. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I give my head a slight, painful shake. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The preacher clears his throat, and shakes himself a little, as though casting aside the somber feeling in the room. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Dad says to me, when we get back into the car, “Vera, I—” He shakes his head as if he doesn’t know what to say. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He stood up to shake hands with my parents. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sandy shakes her head and releases a deep breath. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In their enthusiasm, I was jostled and a bit shaken, and at one point I lost my shoe in the general confusion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cheers went up, hands were shaken, and free lemonade and lager were passed around. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The cane tops shake in breezes, but no breeze reaches down here. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

One wants his leg placed so, another so, a third wants water, a fourth wants her to shake his pillow;—in the end the buxom old body grumbled bad-temperedly and slammed the doors. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Erica reached out her hand to shake ours. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You better be shaking me for a good reason.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He walked out into the smoky brightness of River Street which was beginning to shake off the inertia of the dawn. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and shrink back, hating myself for being such a coward. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Silly creatures, to put such thoughts into my head. I won’t care for it, or let it change me a bit,” thought Meg, and rustled across the room to shake hands with her friend. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands are shaking and I can’t do anything to stop it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Liam was also still out cold, and no amount of shaking was able to stir him up into consciousness. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The uncertainty returns to his face, and for a moment, I think he’s going to shake his head and change his mind again. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Dear me,” said Dumbledore, shaking his head, his long silver mustache quivering. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“The weather doesn’t suck your blood,” I say, expecting her to have a comeback, but she just shakes her head. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Or you have a third nipple,” Brittani said, shaking her head. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The elevator sinks to the second floor, and I start to shake. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, decide to be honest. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

It was late afternoon; she’d only just risen, and it took her some time to shake off the effects of lull, the draught she drank to help her sleep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I grab him by the neck and shake him like a sack, his head jerks from side to side. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The redheaded fairy approached the jar, shaking a scolding finger at Seth. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and roll my eyes a little, but my hands settle onto his shoulders. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The little bunny continued to rifle through her notes, but she kept shaking her head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The problem was, instead of shaking off my disaster on bars, I was still feeling sorry for myself as I hopped up onto the balance beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"I knew that goat would be a little gold mine. You're a little cooler though. Of course, I'm not going. He shakes his head. "Never gamble at cards. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A squirrel looks up at you from the lawn, seems to shake its head, and then scampers away, and yes, you’re beginning to feel a little pathetic. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

When I lift my hand from the mug, I realize that I’m shaking. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He does that half smile of his and shakes his head. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t shake the things Jessica had said to me a few minutes earlier. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

A roar comes from the audience, and her opponent shakes her hand grudgingly. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My hands were shaking so hard now that I had to fist them around the backpack to keep him from noticing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I had seen him unshaven, the small white whiskers looking so out of place, as if someone had shaken salt neatly across his cheeks and chin. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later Charlie taught Joe how to decipher the subtle clues of shape, texture, and color that would enable him to cleave the wood into well-formed shakes, to see hidden points of weakness or resilience. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Lots of times. Nothing to worry about. You just duck under a desk or stand in a doorway until the shaking stops.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

She tried shaking her finger as one might to extinguish a match, then blowing on it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

My mom and Charlie look at me, and I just shake my head. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I gave it a shake and watched with interest as the second hand kicked back into motion. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Some would shake my hand and thank me for fighting for our country. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I run to the bars and shake them. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He got up and reached across the table to shake my hand, so I shook his hand. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The woman began to call out and to shake her bowl at every passerby. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

When we part, I am afraid he will hear my breaths shake, so I turn toward the window. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head as I push ahead to the next row. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She takes my arm and walks Tobias and me away from her family, shaking her head the whole time. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Molly has an ugly laugh, all snorting and shaking shoulders, and Drew’s is silent, so it almost looks like he’s in pain. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mia, shaking the pot so the popcorn wouldn’t scorch, heard Lexie groan and a thunk that might have been her forehead hitting the table. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even when some of the men came up to shake his hand, he gave them a hug. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Their shoulders were shaking, and I could tell they were crying. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The next thing I know, it’s Thursday morning, and Mom is gently shaking me awake again. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

My shaking hands slide the wire from the hilt, wind it around the arrow just above the feathers, and secure it with a knot picked up in training. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the way her hands was gripping tight on the covers and shaking give ’way that she was only pretending to sleep. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I’m still so shaken up from my mom’s e-mails and worrying that Olly and I don’t have enough time for each other that I’m not prepared to hear my lie coming out of his mouth. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Please tell me you’re kidding,” he muttered, but it came out too loud and his shaking voice was sent out into the church. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But shaking my head set off the razor-blade pain, so I held still. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes. But I don’t trust her. I wanted to shake her a bit, and I thought that would work.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I wake to Christina shaking my shoulder with one hand and tapping my cheek with the other. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Jerome proclaimed in a hoary voice, shaking his fist in the air. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She shakes the pan to loosen the crepe, then angles it downward and swoops it in a circle. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

My fingers shake uncontrollably as I unwrap the blanket and stare down at Mango. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I shake the thought from my head, but now that the thought is here, I cannot shake it away. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Despite growing up around images of the Confederate South and working in the Deep South for many years, I was pretty shaken by the symbols. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Joseph had forgotten his gloves on the train, and his hands were shaking. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He extends his hand forward to shake my hand. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I shake my head all through Principal Principal’s speech to drown out his voice. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head a bit as she speaks. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She gives Mrs. Park and Soojin hugs and shakes hands with the others. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I shake my head at her because I don’t want to say it out loud. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I just stood there for a while, shaking my head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, I am a bit,” said the boy, shaking his waterproof coat outside before letting her take it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Why was she so upset, and would she be able to shake off whatever was bothering her so we could focus on the task at hand? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Grabbing bits of herring and shaking it like dogs with a bone. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

My arms shake violently as I drag myself forward, and I pull my feet up under me before the wave can take me with it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She was shaking like a leaf when they pulled her to her feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’ believe this,” said Hagrid hoarsely, shaking his great shaggy head as he stared down at Ron. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I've just lain down and started to snooze when someone shakes me awake. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But Bo just kept shaking his head and clinging to Victor's hand, and so they had to take him along. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And this here’s little Johnny,” she said, “shake hands with the preacher, Johnny.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Bryce may be somewhere else, but he knows to shake his head “no” to that one. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

My job was to stand there, shake hands, and throw out yeses and noes as needed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Water cannot be carried in a basket,” the santero says, shaking his head. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charmion was reaching with a shaking hand to adjust Cleopatra’s crown. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She responds by lifting the feathers on her body, then shaking them. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was still shaking a little as I made my way back to the waiting room. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Wednesday morning, my father woke me, shaking my foot. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He opens a file on his desk, shakes his head like he’s still puzzled at the results. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He gives me an apologetic shake of his head. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Then we are still waiting for one, no, two more," the lawyer said, fumbling with his papers, his hands shaking under the strict scrutiny of the judge. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh man . ..I said, shaking my head. Boba Fett has a blaster. “At least, we don’t have to come like a character in a book anymore. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I still have Viola’s bag around my shoulders and I reach for her binocs, holding ’em up to my eyes but shaking so much it’s hard to get a clear image. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“There must be a mistake, child,” my mother said in a shaking voice. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head as though I might shake the truth away. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He shakes off his coat just outside the door, then hangs it up and shuts out the rain. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I stood there shaking in my wet sneakers. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Helene glowers at me, but her hands shake as she gives me the water. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

From the corner of my eye, I see him shaking. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She had hardly passed us when other trees nearby started to quiver with a frightening vigor, as if someone were shaking them. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

In the corner of her eye, Sierra could see Juan pulling on his fingers and shaking his head at her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Still smiling, I shake my head and say, “No, silly, it’s candy-apple red with a hint of light green.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He blinked hard to end this nightmare, to shake himself awake. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

My stomach was on fire; I was shaking with the pain, but I wouldn’t let her take me to a hospital. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He shakes my hand—his right hand to my good left. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Just the idea of losing her shakes me up,” she said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t shake the idea that Cofield might send people to her house to steal her mother’s Bible or the lock of hair she kept tucked inside it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, too exhausted to form words. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a shaking, damaged aircraft, Zoya made her escape and found the Soviet troops only three minutes away. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Still, she couldn’t shake the image of being Charlotte. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then I shivered in my bed like the abandoned dog that I was, my skin shaking over my bones. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“Delighted,” she says and shakes both my parents’ hands. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Thomas’s thoughts tried to drift toward the Hole and what it all meant, but he couldn’t shake the thought of what Newt had been about to say before they saw Minho return. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I shake away the thought and take a navy skirt, black dress shoes and a light blue blouse with a pattern of blossoms on it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The man’s laughter echoed in the darkness, shaking the ground until it seemed the whole cavern ceiling would collapse. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I looked at my hands because they were shaking, but I couldn’t feel them, like they’d gone numb, or I was numb. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently any feelings I’d hurt by not shaking her hand had been forgotten. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Remember your promise, the first one was a shake, so from now on fives, right?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Whenever I got behind a little he’d shake his head and sigh, toss down his pick and grab a second shovel. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

His hand, the one holding the pencil, was shaking. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Faro did not seem to mind much; he gave a shake or two and then went back to his eating. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She tucked a curl behind her ear, and he saw her hand shake a bit. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head, No, no record of your service here. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

They arrived, with James Vincent alive but very pale, and both men considerably shaken, at Dona Luz headquarters about an hour later. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grab her hand, but the angry way she shakes me off scares me. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came back shaking his head, looking uneasy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He squeezed me, almost like a hug, and I could feel him shaking his head. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I could see her hands shaking, but it still calmed me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Instead, I shake my head at the thrill running through me at the sheer lunacy of what I’m about to do. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Cinder wrapped shaking arms around his midsection and hunched over, closing his eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His voice trembles, but his look is stern as he shakes his head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I learned a long time ago not to question Gloria,” he says, shaking his head. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Trub shakes his head and brushes crumbs out of his beard. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I rose to the surface, shaking out my curls. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Once again, the young women’s morale and nerves were badly shaken. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

This icy, jostling wagon ride had shaken the last bit of humor right out of my bones. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The bear’s front paws land heavily, shaking the world. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But children do not shake hands like this. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I felt myself starting to shake, inside where nobody but God could see it. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

I kind a do, but I shake my head. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It just sucks that she’d want to air all that gossip in front of the entire school,” Maddie said, shaking her head. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When it came my time to draw, my hand was shaking so hard I could hardly get it in the box. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head with enough force to set her neck fat in motion, but she hands me a pen. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, I clutch the blanket more tightly around my shoulders and let Locke lead me into the woods. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I called, and my voice didn’t shake one bit. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Dill’s mother smoothed her blouse, shaking her head. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I grin back at him and shake his hand. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

When I write I can shake off all my cares. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I was also suffering from a bad cough that I could not seem to shake, and I often felt too weak to exercise. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time he was tossed and shaken, and then slowly the darkness gave way, and he came back to the waking world and found that it was morning. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I go back and forth between nodding and shaking my head because I don’t know what to do. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I wince, then shake my head and stop talking, letting my hands wheel in circles as if they can convey my meaning. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She could nod her head yes and shake it no to his questions; yes, she knew who she was; no, she had no sensation in her feet nor her hands. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piper wondered if the room’s temperature controls were broken, because suddenly she couldn’t stop shaking. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Leo jumped off and the golden serpent began shaking uncontrollably. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Finally, Pong knelt on the slippery wood boards, heaving and shaking. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“O.K., Bull,” Luther Windham said, rising to shake hands with Bull. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

George stood there at the rail, watching, his entire body shaking. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

By some miracle, the kid’s little dog was there too, shaking and licking at the boy while he puked and puked onto the ground between his hands. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She sounded shaken, like she’d just saved Don from a charging bulletproof elephant. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When we catch colds, they shake their heads in disgust at our lack of consideration. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You would never have known it rained every day,” answered Dad, shaking his head. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Folks on the wharf are shaking their heads in amazement. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She clutched the edge, thinking she was being sick, her shoulders shaking. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I lowered my head down onto my knees, and as my body began to shake uncontrollably, I felt a warm arm wrap around my shoulders. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Now that America has declared war,” Mr. Straight said, shaking his bony finger at the sky, “the fighting will soon be over.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head and continues in a sprightly tone, “We cannot sit here chattering, for Mother Ermentrude has requested that you be brought to her today.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“That’s a pity!” said Biddy, shaking her head with a sorrowful air. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head no, but then confesses, “OK, yes, like a baby.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, are you going to shake my hand, Ally Nickerson?” he asks. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I snapped my umbrella closed, shaking the excess rainwater onto the sidewalk. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He holds me up; his lifted arm doesn’t even shake. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When she heard their door close, Mariam climbed back into bed, buried her head beneath the pillow, and waited for the shaking to stop. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He pulls at the other end of the pool cue, shaking his head. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Music seemed to steady me like a second skeleton; I leaned on it when my own bones were too shaken to stand. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Even in Paris, I could not shake the old ways, the instinct to watch my back at every pass, and always be ready to go. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I...I...I’m afraid it’s no good after all,” James murmured, shaking his head. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Gracie pushes soda cans into a cooler of ice, then gives a little hula shake. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

My hand shaking, I grabbed the single sheet. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It was past midday when Gasemu began heaving, his entire body shaking. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I look to my left and see Lee Lee’s hand is shaking. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t care about anything else—just the boulders beneath her shaking fingers, the girl stranded on them, and her own tired body. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I worked my way back toward the bus, shaking hands with a couple more Lake Windsor players. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beating of its legs against the benches made the whole boat shake, and its claws were loudly clicking on their surface. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Abby walked up behind him, rolling her eyes and shaking her head. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

But his growling voice hurt my ears and made my knees shake. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So this Flop came along and began to yell, shaking his club, “Armbands! Armbands!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

My hands were shaking like he had just told me he was about to strangle the life out of me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My good leg is shaking, and I feel a little dizzy, so I turn around and sit. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, stepping closer to her but not too close. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

You have to get up and walk over to her to shake. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The wind seemed to be curling round the house and shaking it; and far off he heard a horn blowing wildly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I demonstrated: shake, slide back palm to palm just a bit, and then snap. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I had been shaking my fist, thinking of all kinds of punishments for Vonetta. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

María shakes her head and tells me not to worry about it. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“My goodness,” said the Uncle, his hands shaking. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

They were not touching, but it seemed to him that he could feel Julia’s body shaking. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“That’s amazing. It’s a terribly difficult harmony. And to remember all the lyrics ” I marveled silently for a moment, shaking my head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I stand alone in the empty room with the concrete walls, shaking. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Ares, if I point you toward Regalia now, can you stay on course?” asked Gregor, giving the bat a little shake. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

We all shake hands and wish each other luck. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

It shakes the willow catkins; the leaves shine silver. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She collapsed, gagging and retching, her whole body shaking violently. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The Girl shakes her head."Tanagashi sector. I mean, I used to live there." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He fell to the ground, pulled Chucks shaking body into his arms. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

He started to stand up, but his knees were shaking so much he had to sit down again on the floor. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

And someone was leaning over him—shaking him. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“You had only to ask, my friend,” declared Mr. Benedict, rising to shake Sticky’s hand. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I kiss my sisters, shake the hands of my brothers-in-law, and say a final goodbye to the kids. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It gushed into the creeks, which swelled up and turned a foaming light brown, like a chocolate milk shake. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She wished she could shake ‘them limbs of Satan.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

On straightaways, the locomotive roared as we flew down the track, the man-trip rattling and shaking. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head, looks down at the glass in his hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She was making more sense now, and more eye contact, but Park still felt like someone had turned the world upside down and was shaking it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Mama thinks for a second, and shakes her head. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The floor seemed to shake beneath her, and she clutched the horn cup, feeling dizzy. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe he can shake things up and remind me how much fun Roxbury can be. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bounces her legs so hard that the whole table shakes. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

In answer, he gives an almost imperceptible shake of his head. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, don’t, do-on’t,” she protested in a voice made grotesquely tremulous by his shaking. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Howard’s friends stood on the hills and watched them go, shaking their heads at the sad sight of two athletes whose bodies had failed them. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and Hackett walked down the hall throwing those smiles, shaking hands with parents and freshmen along the way. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She dropped heavily into a chair and went into a gale of laughter that made her big bosom shake as though it were going to fly off. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bernard shakes his hand and starts sucking a finger. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Dari smiled big and stuck out his hand for Twig to shake. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

From the corner of my eye, I see Roshan shake his head at me in confusion, while Hammie looks away in disappointment. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Fuchsia pulls away she shakes her head. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Poetry’s trash, mere clouds of words, comfort to the hopeless. But this is no cloud, no syllabled phantom that stands here shaking its sword at you.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally he did shake hands, but in a cool way, American style. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look at Ayesha, and she shakes her head a little. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The Man in the White Shirt dialed; his fingers were shaking as he pressed the keys. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

As the two drew closer, C.P. smiled and started to reach out to shake hands. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I shake that thought from my head and open my eyes, because this isn’t love. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He’ll sit up and make a joke about eating too much pasta or swooning too hard over Anderson Cooper, and ask if I want to go get a late-night milk shake with him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He didn’t shake his head again, but clearly he didn’t believe her that they were nice. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I shake my head primly, feeling like a real goody-goody or at least a barren subject for the gossips, present company included. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

With shaking fingers I tore off a small piece and lifted it to my cracked lips. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He laughs through his tears, shaking his head. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

"I didn't say," I said, shaking my head. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron still seemed slightly punch-drunk; he was shaking his head experimentally like a dog trying to rid its ears of water. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z