The skins were too leathery to bite through, so old Ikwa used his sharp rock to open them. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was no doubt that Mrs. Cole was an inconveniently sharp woman. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And don’t worry if your final picture doesn’t seem clear or if the edges around your story don’t seem sharp. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Birds in their little nests agree,” sang Beth, the peacemaker, with such a funny face that both sharp voices softened to a laugh, and the “pecking” ended for that time. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Officer Delinko wasn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he was beginning to suspect that this wasn’t the random work of juvenile pranksters. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually she wore sharp red lipstick that highlighted her dark skin and matched her Sunday suit; that day she wore no makeup, her face was streaked with tears, and she wore a regular housedress. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The rangers parted to let him through, though one mare whinnied and shied away till Rory gave her reins a sharp tug. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Along the western horizon the lower clouds formed a single purple mass, against which distant trees stood out minute and sharp. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was stern and his blue eyes sharp and penetrating. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But the Augurs say—” I snort quietly, and Helene gives me a sharp look. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She reached the wall and scrambled up over it, scratching her fingers badly on the sharp stones but not caring. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Within a few days I was equipped with several sharp iron stakes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her sharp tone held no hint of teasing. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

My eyes rose to Aunty Em’s hands, which had turned gnarled and warty, with sharp bronze talons for fingernails. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Can’t straighten up without feeling sudden pains, sharp aches, and twinges? Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

They’re sharp against my feet and it takes me a while to find foot holes for each step, but eventually we make it to the top. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then the shots come behind us, not loud, not like firecrackers, but sharp and crisp like a dry branch snapping. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their sharp, downy, dead faces have the awful expressionlessness of dead children. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

First thing in the morning, when the sky was lightening up, I heard a sharp knock on the front door. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It put out his left eye and then his right, and when he was blind in the dark it pecked at his brow, driving its terrible sharp beak deep into his skull. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There were boots going down the alley at a sharp clip. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Since Darin’s eyes were sharp as a cat’s, I was always the one stuck stealing apricots from the neighbors, or pouring cold water down the back of Nan’s shirt. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Lally is a little fellow but very sharp. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

"This is fine. Sharp. Give me a good sharp knife and a good sharp cheese and I'm a happy man." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Young Africans asked me politically sharper questions than one hears from most American adults. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were people in her house, and they were laughing and yelling and their voices were rough and loud and had the sharp edges of crushed-up beer cans. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The sharp north wind clashed the naked branches of the cottonwoods. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stretched my arms along the back of the sofa and tried to hold back the sharp slaps of laughter that were bursting out of me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The hair stood up along his back and he showed his sharp, fierce teeth to the wolves. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time I tried to speak, the sound was shoved back in my throat by a sharp inhale. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Some boys had cut off the long, sharp spears of a Spanish bayonet bush and they were chasing the girls with them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

These were not hills like they’d found in Connecticut, not high, sharp hills. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I came to see whether you were sick, you two,” Miss Annie said, looking them up and looking them down with her sharp eyes. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Restlessly he moved one arm, bending it, and felt a sharp pain in the crease of his inner arm at the elbow. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I pictured myself lying flat on the floor, still and silent, listening to the sharp chirp of crickets in the field. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Sister Ignatia gave him a look as sharp as a blade, and he ran out of the room in a panicked rush, as though he was already bleeding. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I managed to hide my grunt from his sharp elbow. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I covered the receiver, hissed, “I’m talking to Hilly, Mother—” “In the pantry? You’re like a teenager again—” “I mean—” Missus Stein let out a sharp tsk. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

For example, the B flat could be written as an A sharp. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

That’s what I think when I watch Shandra in goal—how sharp she looks, how big she looks, like one of those American Gladiators. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once more he placed his half-formed bowl upon the shaping stake and, raising his elbow high, gave a sharp, firm tap. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Her hair’s been chopped short, in a sharp angled bob. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

The darkness and disorder inside the camp lie in sharp contrast to the outside. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I was trying to take it all in, this last, luxurious moment—of sharp yellow light, of warm air flowing from the heater. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Miss Sarah and Miss Rose drew back in a flutter of black feathers and sharp inhales. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I got a new look,” I tell her, brushing my collar and turning sharp. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cracks in the stones came into sharper focus. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I could smell the sharp scent of his sweat. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mas free hand picks up a knife and in one swift moment, the sharp edge slices into the bird’s neck, silencing it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ramp retracted, and there was a sharp hum as the ship’s security system activated. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

With a sharp knife, she cut the roll into paper-thin strips, unwound the strips and hung them on a rack made of slender dowel sticks, which stood before the kitchen stove. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look out the window and see the sun getting lower and the mountains in the distance getting yellower, and I feel this sharp pain in my chest like someone just shot me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

But the copper one licked a sharp Zoom ice lolly and studied the ice-cream chart. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I hear her give a sharp squeal as her hands hit the ground, but nothing happens. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

My infant brother, Luke, was in a car seat, which nobody had bothered to belt in, so it squished me into the door when his father took a sharp turn. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He could smell Horse’s unwashed breeches, the sweet scent Satin combed into his beard, the rank sharp smell of fear, the giant’s overpowering musk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The sharp precision of the world of steel and stone dissolved into blurred waves. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I could smell pastries and mint soap, crisp and sharp in the cold air. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The fact that Chris is gone is a sharp hurt I feel every single day. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Time, blunting the edges of those sharp memories. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He wielded the word like a knife; it came out of his mouth sharp with loathing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“And the only way you’re going to keep sharp is to read and write every day.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I fell into the sand, and at the same time, felt a sharp pain in the back of my head. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“With those sharp toes you can kill cockroaches in corners!” he said, snickering. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

And there came a second crack, loud and sharp as thunder, and the smoke stirred and whirled around her and the pyre shifted, the logs exploding as the fire touched their secret hearts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But with this mental clarity comes an even sharper awareness of what has been done to Peeta. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The ceramic piece was the suffering face of Christ wearing a crown of thorns made from sharp nails. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

There was a sharp crack, and dung sprayed from the RECO’s head. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

When I opened my mouth, the sharp smell from the gun firing mixed with the smoke coming from the cabin, and I swallowed it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Snow fell only rarely in Ch’ulp’o, but Tree-ear could see his every breath now, and the sharp air was full of invisible imps that bit his nose and hands and feet. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Then, before I could brace myself, there came a sharper crack than the ones before. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Despite my bundled layers, January’s teeth bit sharp. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I cringed to hear Aunt Ivy’s sharp tone accompanying my words. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She peered into her satchel, found her sharpest pencil, and held it in her left hand—lightly, as though it was a butterfly and might fly away. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He kicked the cane out of Old Qian’s hand and savagely pushed him down on his knees onto the sharp ridges of the washboard. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His head is high, and he’s got this sharp beak that’s facing out to the world. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The batters were hitting sharp liners and grounders, and the outfielders were finally paying attention, or at least facing in the right direction. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Not until you agree—” Something twisted in Koffi’s stomach, another sharp pain. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Her elbows and pelvic bones looked sharp as needles. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Kainta teaches me how to make a knife by chipping a piece of rock until it is sharp, then tying it with gut onto a short stick. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

All she knew was that, crossed with shadow, their family life took on a poignancy sharper than she could stand. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He expected to feel sharp beaks and claws tearing at him any second, but nothing happened. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Yet Charles wrote that Emma “would not in the least recognize her with her poor hard sharp pinched features.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moon shone bright on the edges of their blades, and sharp on the points of their terrible hooks, and luminous on their eyes, which were wide with horror. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Her voice echoed amid the sharp surfaces and the polished floor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was a light but sharp pricking beneath the fur across his back. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They squirmed, kicked, flailed their sharp little fists, and gnashed their teeth; Harry spent ten whole minutes trying to squash a particularly fat one into a pot. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The sound was big, and sharp enough to make me feel like my brain was gonna pop in my head, enough to make my heart hiccup. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The repetition was so relentless that, instead of feeling sharper, I was actually starting to feel blurry and a little bored—which might be why I started wobbling on my beam routine. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But farther out, and farther along, the water rushed furiously over sharp rocks. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

"A man must have some name, is that not so? Biter cannot speak and Biter cannot write, yet his teeth are very sharp, so a man calls him Biter and he smiles. Are you charmed?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“You little sharp thing! you’ve got quite a new way of talking. What makes you so venturesome and hardy?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

But the blade would be just as sharp, and it would work. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The wolf’s tongue lolled from his mouth, and he laughed then, showing sharp teeth each the size of a man’s arm. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She had a bony face, sharp eyes, and a thin lipless mouth made for frowning. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Finally, the corners, sharp as crescents, where her smile had lived. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Uhmma grips the steering wheel tighter and tighter, the outlines of her knuckles growing sharp. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t frightened of her sharp teeth, for I knew she wouldn’t hurt me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The cop asked some questions, quick and sharp. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I heard Mama’s voice lifted high and sharp. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Probably, though we thought not so soon and not so many; a rat has a natural set of tools that monkeys lack: sharp, pointed teeth that never stop growing. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Not that crows take off their feathers in the sun either, and these men were just a flock of crows: robbers, carrion-eaters who liked to plunge their sharp beaks into dead flesh. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Players of both bowed and plucked strings generally find fingerings and tuning to be easier in sharp keys, while woodwind and brass players often find flat keys more comfortable and in tune. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The sharp, wry figure of Mrs. Bannister, the night nurse, scurried into view. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Men wear you down to a sharp piece of gristle if you let them.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke in a slow, drizzling drawl, but his eyes were as clear and sharp as a cat’s. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trees even smell different, sending a sharp tang in the air I can taste on my tongue. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Now it looked like he was growing, and his scales were pushing outward, making his shape look sharp and dangerous. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But the air was sharp and cold and full of fear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She hooked her legs over the sharp edge of the metal above, and struggled upside down, scratching, biting, punching, spitting in passionate fury. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh and I’ve been wanting a word with you too, Arthur,” said Mr. Crouch, his sharp eyes falling upon Mr. Weasley. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He had six dangerous talons in front, two at the back of his legs and a sharp heavily-curved beak. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The three of us maneuver down into a valley of snow-covered stone, then weave up to avoid a sharp outcropping of rock. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The porcupine was close enough that he could discern the individual quills, slender and sharp. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Oak giggles and picks up his meat with his fingers, tearing at it with sharp teeth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

One sharp swipe and the girl’s own heartbeat would drive the blood from her body. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

There was a sharp rap at the door, and it opened, the visitor not waiting to be invited in. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Buckbeak had turned his great, sharp head and was staring at Harry with one fierce orange eye. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He sucked in a sharp breath, closing his eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I cried out when the palm of my hand touched something sharp. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or they were like rocks, a line of sharp slippery rocks with jagged edges. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was an enormous dog with long, sharp teeth and furry white hair. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke hadn’t felt it until he stopped, but now his skin was suddenly puckering in the sharp air. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She picked up a small gear in one hand and a small spring—so sharp at the ends it made a point of blood bloom on her thumb—in the other. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

One of the wolves bared sharp teeth, foam frothing from its mouth. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

When she smiled, Aru saw a crescent of sharp teeth behind her red lipstick. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was in the air for another second before sharp leaves raked my face as I hit the upper fronds of a bushy branch, sinking in until I stopped, panting, mired in brambles. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I felt a sharp pain as the eargear clamps retracted and pulled free of the cartilage on my left ear. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When I go in, I smell the sharp odor of cleaner and notice that one of the mats has been dragged to the center of the room. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly to care very much and to sleep to wake with it sometimes morning and all that had been ttjere gone and every-thing sharp and hard and clear and sometimes a dispute about the cost. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

And of course a pair of very sharp eyes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You know what?” she said, half closing her eyes, as if to put Pearl in sharper focus. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He looked at Ma and could see that her bitterness was only sharper in the softening sky. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“One small step above a dray, and when it rains she—” The man cut him off with a sharp gesture. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Some of the ammonia had evaporated but the smell was still sharp. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There at the bottom of a sharp incline they saw before them a long flat mile, and beyond that the Ford of Rivendell. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Alex felt a sharp sting he was stunned to identify as envy. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then he bit the stream off sharp, made a quick lift with the wine-bag and lowered it down to the owner. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“A sharp rap on the head ought to cure that,” rumbled Father. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I feel it wrapping around me, entwining me in sharp fibers. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

In November, the grass will shrivel up and become sharp like pins. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her skin was white and pink, her eyes small, her nose and chin slender and sharp. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

So Lyra held still, supporting one arm with the other, and the blue hawk wheeled and turned and swooped again, to seize her knuckles in sharp claws. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Bobby’s own play was not at its sharpest, but he exploited the weak moves of his opponent and pressed home the advantage until Tal lapsed into a hopeless endgame and resigned. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The others returned to the field, warily sweeping the dark forest with their sharp eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Granny’s sharp black eyes looked at him over her spectacles. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

In sharp contrast, take ‘If ye love me’, composed by Thomas Tallis for the Chapel Royal of Edward VI when Protestant reforms were in the ascendancy. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Laboriously they climbed a sharp slope and halted for a moment at the top. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I knelt at the bedside and prayed. . . .” she said, her words coming in a sharp breath of despair. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

That was the way my mind lurched and stumbled, among the sharp R's and T's, sliding over the ovoid vowels as if on pebbles. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seen up close, the hard-packed snow became glittering ice crystals, sharp as a thousand tiny blades. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Stronger than any common steel, lighter, harder, sharper... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They were also, apparently, very sharp of hearing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The largest river I’d ever seen surged along beneath it, roaring and carrying branches over sharp rocks and around twisty turns. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Ophie bit her lip, a sharp pain lodging under her ribs and stealing her breath. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

And then she grabs my elbow with her sharp pincerlike grasp and turns me around. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drew in a sharp breath as the beast eyed him, illuminated in a horrid red-orange glow from the fires on the other side of the wall. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But my tooth just bent back, the one on the bottom row in front, with a sharp stab at the gum. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

E sharp and F natural sound the same. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

And then she pulled out a long vine covered with tiny white flowers with six sharp petals like fallen stars. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was bigger than a three-ton lorry, with horns the length of my father’s arms and points as sharp as daggers. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

If the rock I sat on was sharp and jagged, I hardly noticed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It has the sharpest cutting edge of any tool on earth. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often the fine, sharp smell of gin lingered in the alleys. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He held them off with his sharp weapon until he saw the ghost of Teiresias. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he came to his own land Adam felt a quick pleasure so sharp that he began to examine it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion shouted at his nephew, giving the horse a sharp smack on the rump. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And that it was no longer smooth and warm and regular, but sharp and pointy and ticklish. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

And she was slicing with such a ferocity, seemingly inattentive to her sharp cleaver, that I was afraid her fingertips would become one of the ingredients of the red-cooked eggplant and shredded pork dish. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben ran backward trying to catch the first glimpse of the plane, watching for the sharp reflection of sunlight off a wing or cockpit window, but still he could not see it. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bolverkr transformed himself then: he turned himself into a snake, and the sharp auger plunged into the place where his head had been. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m so sorry to put you to such trouble,” he’d said, earning himself a sharp look. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Bigger saw the shining tip of the man’s black shoes; the sharp creases in his striped trousers; the clear, icy glinting of the eyeglasses upon his high, long nose. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The sharp ends of the stiff blades stabbed and stung my arms and chest as I grabbed them up. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I set dinner on the dining-room sideboard at six sharp,” Mrs. Dudley said. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The cuco stood up and growled, baring its sharp teeth at Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Again, their key signatures will look very different, but music in D sharp will not be any higher or lower than music in E flat. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

A smile was a smile, and a sharp word was rare. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Minutes later, there would be a neat report of sharp knocks at the door: rat-a-tat-tat. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Fink the fox was lying on a log, howling in pain, with a face full of long, sharp quills, when Roz appeared. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

A sharp sound cut the air, as if someone had dropped a handful of sewing needles. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I make a sharp left turn and cross the street. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The nose was as sharp as a knife, and above the nose there were two bright flashing eyes, and the eyes were staring straight at Sophie. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly, the island was a hilly moor of sharp grass and wildflowers stretching from shore to shore like a lumpy quilt. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The beak, hooked slightly downward at the end, was strong and sharp. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment she looked dazed, as she tried to figure out what she had done, but when she realized she’d done nothing, she fell on me, her tiny fists as sharp as stones. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

When sharps and flats are used, remember that the alteration is always from the scale of the chord root, not from the key signature. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I move through the house like an armored beetle, impervious to Mrs. Grote’s sharp tongue, Harold’s whining, the cries of Gerald Jr., who will never in his life satisfy his aching need to be held. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Her mouth a small lipsticked dash, her back 30 sharp as a line, do not cross! Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The dark leaves of laurels and holly obscured the view, but he reached through and thrust them aside to see the side of the house clearly, with the broken study window sharp in the moonlight. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept a sharp eye on her charges as they waded peacefully, gathering stones or stalking lizards along the shore. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roosevelt wasn’t just a good talker with a sharp memory. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Would guards wait outside the door, listening for the sharp pleasure that signaled his departure? Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scrambled over a giant trunk slick with moss, and the path took a sharp turn. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She's working the rope against the sharp edge of that old boiler and sure enough, it cuts through. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was so big that if it leaped on Grandpa it could kill him with its enormous, slashing claws and its long sharp teeth. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

In sharp keys, the note that names the key is one half step above the final sharp. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The two hobbits at a sharp word from the leader came back sulkily. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He could not reach the stone and, even if he could have, its sharp downward pitch would have made it impossible to climb. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

A button-down shirt without a single wrinkle and black pants with a sharp crease. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Whenever he would take me with him to the print shop, the smell of the ink, sharp and sweet, made me dizzy, and I was addicted to it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I lay in the dark, fists clenched and teeth sharp, thinking he meant to do me harm. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drew a deep breath just before I hit the fire, but the air was sharp and acrid. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He gave them a gap-toothed grin, which would have seemed foolish and vacant if his eyes had not been so very blue and so very sharp. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was cut off, as if with a sharp knife, when the end-of-recess bell clanged. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then his right hand begins to burn, the pain sharp and searing, beginning at the scar around his finger and racing up his arm, blacking out every thought in his mind. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“All right,” said Malcolm, finding the sharpest knife in the drawer and pulling several sprout stalks across the table in the pale February sunlight. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“PapS will take very good care of himself, I’m sure, “ Mama said in a sharp voice. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he looked up, he saw a curtain move in one of the parlor windows and a glimpse of Mr. Crane’s long, sharp nose and close-cropped white hair. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, a narrow sheath enclosed a sharp pin treated with a shellfish toxin that could kill a person instantly. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at the side of his face: petulant, irritable, glasses low on the tip of his sharp little nose and the beginnings of jowls at his jawline. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Students who are performing this evening, please be back at five thirty. The play will begin at six sharp. Parents and family, I hope you’ll stay for the PTA meeting that will follow.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

There’s a sharp squeal, and then whatever was growling inside the tin in her bag grows quiet. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The liquid began to fill the can in a smooth pour, filling the space between us with a sharp odor. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Its environment of sharp thinking and bonhomie—the walnut paneling, the sherry cart once owned by Oliver Wendell Holmes—delighted Venkatesh. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Loki is the son of Laufey, who was also known as Nal, or needle, because she was slim and beautiful and sharp. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Kainene would know exactly what to say and would not feel the awkward ineptness that she did now, Kainene with her sharp edges and her bitter tongue and her supreme confidence. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A 1926 photograph shows him dressed in the same style as Hale, with a sharp suit and a hat—an itinerant farmer’s son transformed into a respectable businessman. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The fireman directed a sharp kick at the dinosaur’s leg. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Or had the point of the sharp wire pierced the windpipe? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

On this day, and on no other, you must come to the factory gates at ten o’clock sharp in the morning. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

I stayed to hear the sharp groans of vomiting from deep in her throat before I went into my room. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Alys, toothless and wrinkled though with piercing eyes and a sharp tongue, told the men roughly: “Leave us be!” when they carried the trembling creature in to her. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The sharp edges blur, the ache goes out of it, the colors melt together, and from the many separated lines a solid gray emerges. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Facing him was a short and rather plump little woman with a round, lumpy face and a pair of very sharp black eyes. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I watched him push around the corner to the top of the hill leaning sharp against the cart handle, and heard his voice arise, muffled now, as he started down. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I was recovering from the fire, Mae and Birdie gave me a notebook, along with a sharp quill pen, a bottle of mirpetal ink, and several pencils. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It looked alarming, with sharp ashen-gray spikes, a gate made of spearheads just waiting to impale anyone who tried to clamber over. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Still saying my prayer and making promises, I heard a sharp metallic sound. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used one of my sharp knives to slice the loaf, set out the slices on a clean plate, and put the plate and jam on a tray. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, a car horn sounded short, sharp blasts. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was waxen, and his sharp features were sharpened. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"And playing cards with his friends all day, like it was their job or something, saying it kept his mind sharp when really it was about drinking whiskey and having company, right? And winning money?" We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He paused, and I looked over to see him swallow, his sharp Adam’s apple bobbing up and down. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“We are going to be handling large amounts of blood. And we will be handling sharp instruments. We are going to use the disposable biocontainment suits.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sharp crack echoed from within the Maze, followed by the horrible sound of crumpling metal. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I felt the sharp pokes of elbows in my side and the crush of other people’s feet treading on my feet. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were narrow and close and always on the sharp for the least bit of spilt flour or the odd crumb on the lip. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He felt them clawing at his skin, sharp and cruel, saw the slow trickle of blood run down his fingers, and woke, trembling, in the dark. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then she made a sharp coughing noise, and her cubs obediently dashed off into the woods. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bit her lip as she veered around a sharp corner. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t touch me, hut our bodies are close, I can smell his scent, clean in this dirty room, sharp and astringent. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drank clam juice and ate the sharp crab cocktails at stands along the waterfront. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the twilight the memory of him was very sharp, the soft pink skin aging on his fine cheekbones, the thin aristocratic nose, the eyes, so shrewd and yet so loving. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

His profile is as sharp as a razor blade. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I feel his fingers dig into my skin, his blue eyes, pulled to sharp pinpoints, like an animal’s, adrenaline driven, hungry for nothing else but destruction, empty of self and others. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

A murder of ravens erupted from the hillside, screaming their sharp cries, black wings beating above a white world. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I waited for the jar and the sharp pain of a bullet, but it did not come. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The back is bent into sharp spikes wet with blood. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

We were forbidden by sharp orders to laugh at this astounding entertainment. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It was in her sharp brown eyes, which welled but did not break. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

An eight-pointed star was tattooed upon her brow in a shade of blue that matched her gown, its sharp lines extending to her hairline. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The doctors used much sharper and bigger knives in the operation. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

There was no wastage whatever; the hens and ducks with their sharp eyes had gathered up the very last stalk. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

The door of the hall opened, and a giant ox was led in, its coat shining, its eyes bright, its horns sharp. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She simply went in the direction that made her fear the sharpest. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They flew higher, the child screaming and clinging to her waist with sharp fingers, and Serafina saw the Specter behind her, a drift of mist swirling on the water, casting about for its lost prey. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the opposite part of the sky the stars were already sharp. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was jumpy and quick, all sharp angles and sudden movements. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Ah! you think yourself sharp. Well, perhaps I have: to speak truth, I have an acquaintance with one of them, Mrs. Poole—” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

His senses were sharper and more aware of things that could not be seen. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We’re a few untried roughnecks with rifles and a bunch of Negroes with reasonably sharp knives. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I had the notion that such a manner of rendering made for a sharper effect, a more pointed sense of the character, his peculiar type of being and consciousness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The next rock was what she expected, a sharp upward slant with jagged outcroppings. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Around his neck hung a necklace of sharp, long teeth. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

And there the ginger smell was sharp, sharp enough to distort dreams and make the sleeper believe the things he hungered for were right at hand. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wailing children, broken old people, bombing, and blood all came in sharp enough in black-and-white. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I crossed my arms over my chest and held on to my own shoulders, thinking of Ruth May’s sharp, skinny shoulder blades under her little white shirt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edie sang the song quick and cruel, with sharp metallic sounds from her instrument. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were large, dark and long-lashed and intense, and every minute or so his sharp, dark-pointed tongue peeped out at the corner of his lips and flicked across them moistly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Above their bleached faces their foreheads had been shaved halfway over their scalp’s curve to make a sharp widow’s peak where starched black hair began to arch upward, reminding me of a cobra’s hood. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through the late afternoon and evening, the wind sculpted the snow first into low mounds and then into strange, sharp shapes. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The last word hung in the warm truck air like a rough poke with a sharp finger. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“And you’re always so sharp in AP English with all your comments and questions, and Maddie just about burst with pride when you won that essay competition. You see what I’m saying?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The colors of the Roman afternoon suddenly seemed sharper, as if the world had switched to high definition. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His ankles, owing to the sharp steel edges of the shackles, were gouged and bleeding. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He prided himself on keeping his weapons sharp. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The clouds had all disappeared, and moonlight brought the ruins into sharp relief, the buildings like rows of broken teeth. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A thin wail rose from her throat, sharp as the blade of a knife. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His black- bearded face—hard, sharp eyes and frowning lips—forever scowled at me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

It rained during the night and into the early hours of Saturday morning, leaving behind wet grass and sharp, gusty winds. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

They hammered sharp little drippers they called spiles into the holes. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Suddenly a bright flash lit the compartment, the light from the explosion reflecting off the clouds in front of us ... A few moments later, two sharp shocks slammed the plane.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

After an hour, the bus went from the highway to the Thruway, then—an hour later—off a sharp exit to a two-lane road, then to a gravel road, and then to a dirt road. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others. Don’t pout; you’re about to see something impressive. And it won’t even give you nightmares.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

‘Come to me at one o’ the clock sharp this noon. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

His four rings, tipped with sharp canary diamonds, flashed in the sun. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Memories came flooding back to me—sharper and more colorful. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

And in his brain was born sharp appetite for the future—a pleased warm anticipation, as though the coming minutes and weeks must bring delight. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

This drew a sharp intake of breath from Ruby and Sparrow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Adding a G sharp does raise the fourth degree of the scale by one half step, just as predicted in step 2. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

They were like glass and full of sharp lights. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

December 12, the day of the first ball, dawned clear and mild, but by noon clouds had gathered and the wind had become sharp and cold. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep a sharp eye out for pugmarks, small and big,” another ranger added. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

NOTE: Notice that IV in the key of B flat is an E flat major chord, not an E major chord, and vii in the key of G is F sharp diminished, not F diminished. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Over this ran aluminum roaches and iron crickets, and in the hot still air butterflies of delicate red tissue wavered among the sharp aroma of animal spoors! The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could hear the trickle of water, and Cecilia thought she could smell it too, silvery and sharp. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She was a sternlooking witch who wore her hair in a tight bun; her sharp eyes were framed with square spectacles. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Find five stones, each of a different size. Then bring them to me next Saturday at eleven a.m. sharp. Got it?” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

As they swerved around a sharp bend one of the front tires blew out. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I don’t know where “sharp” came from, but it was like saying, “Are you cool?” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I veer in his direction at such a sharp angle that the edge of my board protests against the pavement, leaving a long, black line. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Addie is perched on the edge of her seat, projecting her upper body at a sharp angle. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I gouged at his leg with the sharp heel of my shoe. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Everyone is going to think you’re planning a drone strike,” she whispered, her voice sharp as vinegar. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The Beagle rounded the sharp jaw-bend of Tierra del Fuego and climbed the western coast of South America. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was getting lower now and the hisses became sharper and clearer. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He was drawing breath in sharp, painful gasps, running at a crouch.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He opened the door, and they followed him down a short passage and round a sharp turn. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He swung up from the wicker rocking chair and gave it a sharp little unnecessary push. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Don’t say it,” I warned, my voice sharp. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The girl takes a sharp turn behind one of the tents, down a passageway Bailey had not even noticed, and there is the fence again, and the field outside. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Lady Selyse was as tall as her husband, than of body and thin of face, with prominent ears, a sharp nose, and the faintest hint of a mustache on her upper lip. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Her bare feet left bloody footprints upon the path—sliced by every stone and sharp stick she stumbled over. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pain was intense, and Zeitoun’s cage mates tried to help, to come up with a solution—anything sharp to use on it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Jam could feel its intent, as clear as a bell, as sharp as a blade. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

This was to keep sharp track of Colonel Smith and the other officers of the Tenth Regiment who were living at the Afric Queen. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

My gloved fingertips land on the small cartoon of Will, his sharp jawline, his unruly hair, his blue eyes, and the same burgundy sweatshirt he was wearing on the roof. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Finally, I worked it in so I could see the sharp point of the spiral through the glass neck at the bottom of the cork. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Doris always says that the worst thing ever is a man dressed up in a sharp suit, wearing dirty shoes. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

In reality, there is no sharp break, no difference in kind, between the expert and the layman, only a difference in degree. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a heartbeat it hung on the air, then a sharp gust of wind and rain blew it out into nothing at all. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

As I turned it over in my hands, one of its sharp edges cut my finger. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I went one step at a time, ignoring Liam’s sharp intake of breath and the buzzing in my ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I imagined a greedy surgeon with sharp teeth and long, skeletal fingers urging Marley to have the amputation. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The trees were sparser up here, and the wind blew more vigorously, sharp gusts that tugged at her clothing and pushed her hair into her eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It looks like a prehistoric polar bear, except as tall as a skyscraper—and its jaws are open wide, revealing a row of sharp teeth, each one as long as the nearest towering ice structure. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The chorus of voices had grown silent, but someone spoke as they yanked him over the sharp edge of the dark box. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

And with the cruelty of the world as an excuse for breaking his promise to Ryan, he used his sharp claws to climb the boot lining. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was a stocky man, with a sharp, weather- roughened face. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The air filled with the sharp tang of elderberry, dousing the man’s still-grinning head and shoulders. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and in my mind I could see the funnel-like entrance of the hole, and the sharp slanting points of the nails. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A nylon shower curtain, scarlet, with a design of canary-yellow sharps, flats, and clefs on it, was bunched up at the foot of the tub, attached with plastic rings to an over-head chromium bar. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Cole prided himself on how sharp he kept his knife and hatchet. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

They don’t have long, sharp teeth or muscular, lithe bodies. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

His fingers picked it up and felt its smooth belly and sharp pointed tip. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Each experience had a sharp meaning of its own. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing sunglasses and—in contrast to the shapeless, tweedy rags he generally wore—a sharp and very new Italian suit. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As they were swept aside the travellers could see, now very close, the pale foam of the River lashing against sharp rocks that were thrust out far into the stream like a ridge of teeth. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The lecture began when an old man with small eyes and a sharp nose shuttered the windows. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

His teeth were all sharp and so long they barely fit into his mouth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A major has three sharps: F sharp, C sharp and G sharp. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Is there a sharp knife in this house?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He fed the mare a handful of parched corn and lifted her unshod hooves to check for damage from the sharp lava rock. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The crystals were as sharp as hypodermic syringes, and they glittered in the beams of the flashlights. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the hot dogs cooked, I followed the path from the gentlemen sign down a sharp ridge, over a dry streambed, up another ridge, and behind a boulder the size of Camillo Junior High. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

There was a strange sharp smell in the air that smarted in their noses. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They had tom my shirt off so the sharp pebbles and stickers cut into my back. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

While she marveled at this, she was also a little anxious, for their horns looked formidably sharp, and even at this distance she could see intelligence and curiosity in their gaze. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But some things are so clear, so sharp, they hurt my eyes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She made me feel I was that much sharper than the others, and she really was wonderfully funny. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The name tore from my lips in a savage howl, as sharp and biting as a curse. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Just a sharp eye and a finger to the lips. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

So cordially indeed that Bernard felt a sharp pang of jealousy. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched nervously as the guard took sharp white teeth out of the pot and pushed them into the soil. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Her black hair was like a mirror for smooth shining blackness, but from her speech one could perceive she was not of the lord’s family, but a slave, sharp voiced and bitter tongued. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Against another wall were white apple blossoms on branches cut into sharp crucifixes and forced to lie flat against the stone. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked for anything that might be sharp enough to serve as a weapon. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He smiled then, and his teeth were sharp, pointed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They were very sharp and blue, but very kind and twinkling. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The pain would be sharp and sudden as she said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The children’s faces were frozen, staring at the sharp object—a tool for removing waxen seals—that was now touching the soft underside of Gwenforte’s throat. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Climbing was like life itself, only it was cast in much sharper relief, and nothing had ever hooked Beck to such a degree. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It smelled sweet and sharp, like tangerine peels. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

When someone needed help, Sean was the guy who showed up, sirens blaring, arms pumping, black bag swinging in his big capable hands, sharp eyes taking it all in. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Kindly, Lyra thought, and sharp, and wise; but she could no more read what it meant than she could read the alethiometer. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The sound came straight from my heart, as sharp as the point of a sword. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hunger, sharp before, was, if not satisfied, appeased by this hermit’s meal. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

But we will draw Vincent as clearly as we can using not only impressions but also strong lines, sharp details. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Even the silence that descended on the house was sudden, as though the old silence had broken and left us with the sharp pieces. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a sharp pain, like a needle, shoots up my arm while I scrub the bathroom. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face was different, too—sharper, more beautiful. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When a person moving through the woods breaks a branch, it makes a short, sharp snap. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The sharp crack of the limb gave me the idea. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind a fence of sharp black teeth he glimpsed the furnace glow, the shimmer of a sleeping fire a hundred times brighter than his torch. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The affray was sharp, but the orcs were dismayed by the fierceness of the defence. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t get out before they find you, they’ll pull you under and hold you there. Their sharp teeth will sink into your skin.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A sharp pain rose in Harry’s throat at this sight: For a moment, the strange music and the knowledge that Dumbledore’s body was so close seemed to take all warmth from the day. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They no longer had their sharp good humor, but had become clouded and visionary. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

His sharp front hooves dig in and he jerks onto his feet, but before his balance is sure my stone hits him and falls again. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy looked familiar, but when he saw his white, fat hands, Johnny knew who he was and kept a sharp eye on him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be outside our window at one p.m. sharp.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her voice sharp, Lupita scolded, “Salvador, she will need money to live on even after she pays the moneylender.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

A sharp sound, like the snapping of a twig, echoed in the gym. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how sharp my intuition is, no matter how well I do at Drake or how perfectly I score in defense and target practice and hand-to-hand combat, Metias’s eyes always hold that fear. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Then there was a sharp sound like a bell breaking and the demon’s arm jerked free of the wheel. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His dad is older and balding, but he has the same sharp bone structure and perfectly symmetrical face that make Daniel so attractive. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed when she saw him, and her laughter was a sort of sharp whispering. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The father had on one of those pearl-gray hats that poor guys wear a lot when they want to look sharp. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The bright sun cast sharp shadows on the slope as Luna hurried down. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She took a sharp breath, struggling to free herself. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

My crotch smelled salty and sharp with her and bleached with me, and the rich pungent meat of the lamb was an offering passing between us. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Enough to break the silence into small, sharp slivers. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His face ached from the subzero cold and the wind cut into his wet body like a long sharp knife going to the heart of him with pain. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I heard a sharp rap on the front door, and my heart jumped into my throat. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It was more private, away from the sharp ears in the house. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

There were teeth in the beak, too, like a series of sharp incurved hooks. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

By now it was too dark to see his face, just the sharp outline of his nose and his crest of hair. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The sharp crack rang out into the teeth of the storm. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frowning, I try to peel the metal disc away from my arm, and feel a sharp pain. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She usually had more luck with her sharp lance, but claimed that out of hunger her arms were weakening and her aim with the razor-keen instrument was off. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

For example, if the F sharps are written as G flats, or if the A's are sharp instead of natural, you have a different chord, not an inversion of the same chord. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Experiments carried out about a decade ago showed that after treatment with this chemical there is a sharp increase in the nitrate content of corn and of sugar beets. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Anya ran to her as the woman pulled a sharp stick out of the box. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He felt the sharp jut of a gun- sight against his cheek. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like a strong wind, Dad rises from the clouds, strikes down the stairs, swift and sharp and mad as lightning. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“Jinny,” said Ben in the darkness, his voice sharp but quiet. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

James had a narrow head and sharp features, a nose that pointed out, pencil-thin eyebrows, a narrow chin. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next came the sharp scrape of a chair being dragged across a concrete floor. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The tangerine was very sour, I had a sharp, bitter taste in my mouth, and I had only just noticed it. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But her eyes were sharp, though not angry. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The knife was so very mean and sharp, and Jinny was so bad at silence. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes open and watched the world grow black around the edges for a moment before snapping back into sharp, bright focus. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then came the carving of the quarters, and they spitted morsels of lean meat on the long sharp tines and broiled them at arm’s length upon the fire. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

George had mixed a sharp rock in the dirt and it bruised her knuckles. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

But her voice was sharp when she said, “There’s no way I can do that.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The hole was barely big enough for her body, she heard the soft swish as the sharp glass rim sliced through the silks she trailed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Gertrude’s ladies took pride in their needlework, but to me the thin, sharp steel was an instrument of torture. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Some of the stones hit Joanna but a sharp pointed one missed and struck the baby’s forehead. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words come out shrill and accusatory, sharp as darts. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Figure 6.2: You can continue this series of perfect fifths to get the rest of the notes of a chromatic scale; the series would continue F sharp, C sharp, and so on. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

His arms stretched into wings, and his sight became a thousand times sharper. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I felt a sharp jab in my guts at the mention of my father, like a poisonous bubble bursting, one that I’d been trying to protect in the soft wet of my insides. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

In a moment, there was a sharp tug. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In solitary, Ian became a self-described "cutter"; he would take anything sharp on his food tray to cut his wrists and arms just to watch himself bleed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Their guns were also glistening as though they had been polished, and the creases were sharp in the pant legs of their uniforms. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just needed it to be a bit sharper. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Catelyn had been a girl the last time she had visited the Twins, but even then Lord Walder had been irascible, sharp of tongue, and blunt of manner. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

So Roz scooted away, farther out on the branch, until she heard a quick, sharp crack. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

High arching eyebrows, sharp cheekbones, smoldering eyes, deep purple lips. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyebrows were painted thick at the center, then long and sharp at the corners. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reality of the situation struck me at once, with a sharp twist in my side. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It seemed a sharp, unnaturally loud sound, and my ears fixed on it, and I could hear it clearly as we went along. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Back in the thick timber of the river bottoms, the sharp snapping of frozen limbs could be heard. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

All Big Tony heard was a sharp bark and an angry snarl. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Minli and the boy followed from a distance, past sharp rocks and jutting boulders. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. For everyone else, the pain of transformation is the sharpest memory they have of their human life. I remember nothing of being human.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

With each pound of the piano keys, a sharp stab was driven through my chest. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Dill wipes the water from his face and the sound of applause from the riverbank becomes sharper as the water drains from his ears. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The big steel hinges squeak shrill and sharp as the door opens. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stella could smell the sharp sweat of the heaving animals, the acrid kerosene that kept the flames bright. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I stepped on something sharp.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Or be deceived by those sharp characters who know how to turn this kind of situation into personal profit, something that’s already happening. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the schools is on the Lower East Side, which can be rough, even the seven- or eight-year-olds will carry knives or sharp tools like awls. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only a few of the C's are going to be sharp, then those C's are marked individually with a sharp sign right in front of them. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

There was a sharp snap of rope breaking, and Nox’s cry of fear and rage, and Celaena took off, sprinting across the backs of the four gargoyles before she launched herself into the void. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The doorbell rings ten minutes later: short, sharp, urgent bursts. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He vowed to keep his military commitment to Vietnam, and took sharp aim at the protestors. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Ranofer was standing like an image, a sharp suspicion in his mind. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The ghetto teenagers make up their own minds they would rather be like the hustlers whom they see dressed “sharp” and flashing money and displaying no respect for anybody or anything. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had stayed so close that the old man was afraid he would cut the line with his tail which was sharp as a scythe and almost of that si£e and shape. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lunch is one o'clock sharp,” Mum went back to changing the Hoover bag. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I feel a sharp arrow of sadness, followed by an awful hardness at the thought. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I was just waiting to see what you was gonna do to me ...” I leaned weakly against a wall, feeling sick, my eyes upon the sharp steel blade of the knife. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

How quick and sharp and full of life! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

The breast feathers of a stuffed and mounted chickadee are impossibly soft, its beak as sharp as a needle. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He told Tayo to get the sharp scissors out of Auntie’s sewing basket, and he trimmed the hairs in his thin mustache. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Move,” I yell, pushing through the drovers, throwing my sharp elbow into soft bits when a few of the men refuse to budge. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I knock him down and try to grab his hair to bang his head on the ground but there’s a sharp sting across the backs of my legs and I’m pulled away from him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Their senses were doubly sharp, noticing every detail. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Her screams turn cold and sharp as ice. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The liquor on his breath was dank and smelled sharp as a razor blade. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a sharp whisper: “Say, you new guy!” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Stay sharp, lads. The Magistrate said to be on the lookout for any funny stuff.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

His beige uniform was clean and pressed sharp. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ironing a sharp crease is a job well done. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he stepped out of the door, the sharp, cold air greeted him, bringing tears to his eyes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

My mom is still talking, but I hear a sharp “Time’s up” from behind me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“And,” I say, “I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

There was a neater way to deal with potatoes, as he knew from his mother’s example, and given a sharp knife, Malcolm could have shown the good nun, but he held his peace. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The tide was out, and in such strong light there was a purple sheen on the mudbanks where thousands of wormcasts threw tiny sharp shadows. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I glance back once as we climb, taking in the sea of bodies and wings, inkdrop eyes and sharp teeth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was easy for Johnny to say, ‘Look sharp, Dusty,’ and little Dusty looked sharp. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

To simplify things, all notes in the examples and exercises below are natural, but it would not change their position at all if some notes were sharp or flat. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Suddenly a sharp yelp came from the road. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came down through the forest in sharp turns. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Instead, I made a sharp turn and went along a narrow hall. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I have tolerated the sharp claws of squirrels and the nagging pokes of woodpeckers. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In the prison wagon, Kaz woke to a sharp jab against his thigh. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Laughter and music skipped across the water like rocks thrown with just the right spin, their edges just as sharp against Tally’s nerves. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Immediately, something sharp poked her in the pocket. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Notice that, using flats and sharps, any pitch can be given more than one note name. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

But the staff was probably dead or gone, and the village farmers were definitely dead or gone, so there would be no more food My hunger was getting sharp. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The protocol among gill-netters in such conditions was to lay on one’s foghorn at one-minute intervals and to keep a sharp ear turned toward the fog on the chance of receiving a reply. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“My stitches would he finer if my needle were half as sharp as your nose,” I said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The higher I climbed, the harder the wind tried to take me, the sharper the rain against my face. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The blisters on his hands had finally popped, and whenever he squeezed his hands, the sting wasn’t as sharp. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

His eyes jerked upward as a huge, sharp beam of yellow light shot into the sky. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Some bare sharp fangs, others have sneaky grins. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Maybe she was afraid what I would do with something sharper. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were raw, dripping with blood from the reopened cuts she had previously suffered, and from new lacerations caused by the sharp swamp reeds. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Over the next few years, Huang Taitai instructed the other servants to teach me how to sew sharp corners on pillowcases and to embroider my future family’s name. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their sharp eyes carefully took in the more polished, urbane stance of Carlisle, who, flanked by Emmett and Jasper, stepped guardedly forward to meet them. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

This forehead with its hollow temples, this mouth that now seems all teeth, this sharp nose! All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The image of the monster in Jam’s head became even darker, the corners of its malice shadowed and sharp. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Having drawn gleaming, sharp knives, meat cleavers and tomahawks, the tsotsis began carving the man as he howled for mercy. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

His teeth were bared and his clawlike fingernails suddenly became longer and sharper, like talons. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Just another little sharp tool, shiny and fine. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Outside the windows, a steady roar was interrupted by sharp sirens or the insistent crash and clang of garbage cans, the whining motors of cars, and the faint sound of babies crying. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

This time, I can’t help but wince as Mama’s gaze cuts into me, sharp as a blade. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

His fingernails were long and dirty and sharp. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sharp scent of peppermint hovers in the air. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced over at me curiously, frowning, sweeping my face with her sharp, pale eyes. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Look,” he began in his sharp voice, “you say you have seven goslings. There were eight eggs. What happened to the other egg? Why didn’t it hatch?” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

There came a sharp pain to the heel of his foot. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

But before any of them could respond to this, a sharp voice spoke from high on the wall: A sallow-faced wizard with a short black fringe had just walked back into his empty canvas. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The sharp peaks of her stiff knees and elbows made the sheet take on the shape of a small iceberg. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She shut her mouth tight and her sharp teeth bit down on her lower lip. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But ten minutes later, when Roosevelt’s canoes came around a sharp turn, they were unexpectedly swept into another series of rapids. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I pressed against her and felt the sharp prongs of the rhinestone brooch on her left shoulder against my face. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The tears come again, like when I saw Tris’s body, and this time, pain comes with them, hot and sharp in my chest. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The leaves were black, short, and sharp, but they were bursting with fragrance. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand and delivered three sharp knocks. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She had full cheeks and a sharp little chin and her mouth was damson-lush, lower lip like ripe fruit with a crease in the middle, and soft as apricot down. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She gives me a sharp look, and I can see she’s present and accounted for again. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

A man stepped menacingly from the corner brandishing a long pole, and Kit winced as two sharp raps descended on each luckless head. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were flinty too, black and sharp, but the years and the salt winds had turned his hair the grey of a winter sea, flecked with whitecaps. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My headache was a growling grizzly with sharp claws. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It was exciting to use the sharp chisel. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Look sharp, Tom,” said Slughorn, turning around and finding him still present. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Cardan draws a sharp breath and then lets it out slowly. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Inside there were two sharp fangs and a flickering tongue which quivered and turned into a sword. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The sharp smell of overdone meat starting to stink up the room. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, I struggled to my feet—there was a sharp pain in my ribs, but nothing seemed broken—and limped home in the dark. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

At six-thirty sharp when I burst into my parents’ room, yelling “Merry Christmas!,” they both laughed and jumped right up as if six-thirty wasn’t an early hour at all. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a sharp POP and a flash of yellow. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He took no time to consider but grabbed his sharp stick and wriggled back among the ferns. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

With a sharp blast on his whistle, Mostafa shot into the air after the balls. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Her face was sharp and her eyes glinted. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m ashamed to admit I don’t know. But if you’re keen, I can introduce you to someone who does—my Uncle Oggie. He’s eighty- three, lived here his whole life. Still sharp as a tack. ” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It all happened in the time it takes to draw a sharp breath. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He took a sharp left, racing forward, blowing through several stop signs without a pause. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They show us that the adjustment is only artificial, that it is not simple rest, but sharpest struggle for rest. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tree rat’s sharp front teeth and wet muzzle. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sharp scent of fish hits the room. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He’d landed on the bottom step when a sharp rustle in the bushes along the side of the building caught his attention. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Given the sharp sectional divisions in the debate, the vote to refer the petitions to a committee was surprisingly one-sided, 43 to 11; seven of the negative votes came from South Carolina and Georgia. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mindful of those sharp spurs, Will said nothing, though he hadn’t the least intention of obeying. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Strunk’s nose made a sharp snapping sound, like a firecracker, but even then Jensen kept hitting him, over and over, quick stiff punches that did not miss. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was the suspense I felt when I heard the taut, sharp song of a yellow-black bee hovering nervously but patiently above a white rose. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within a few years after the drug war was declared, however, many legal scholars noted a sharp turn in the Supreme Court’s Fourth Amendment jurisprudence. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She smiled crookedly at him and showed her sharp white little teeth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But unwilling to hazard the responsibility, she let me in, and presently brought the sharp message that I was to “come up.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was dark; Bigger heard a sharp click and the light came on. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Olanna put down the phone and felt a sharp cracking inside her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They raised their sharp, wedge-shaped little heads and chattered together like a nestful of young weasels. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even his thoughts became sharper, and things were simple and uncomplicated—he could solve math problems when he ran or memorize football play patterns. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they seemed surprised by the sight of his sharp nails—to Hanako he looked exactly like a little wild beast. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

With every story my grandmother came into sharper focus, but the woman taking shape from their collective memories was nothing like the woman I remembered. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The old woman, realizing she was brandishing a very sharp weapon, hastily put it down and wiped her hands on her apron. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

‘We were both right! The short cut has gone crooked already; but we got under cover only just in time. You’ve got sharp ears, Sam: can you hear anything coming?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Only someone with very sharp eyes would have been able to see the figure that stood silently behind the very dirty window in the darkened room. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Got sharp enough tusks and barbs on them tails,” said the shorter man. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Shuddering into motion, the machine gave a sudden scream like a circular saw, and sent a tattoo of sharp crystals against my face. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time we got to Oklahoma, my sister had become hard and sharp, but in London she was still soft clay, and we were still friends. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

A sharp knife showed up in my hand and the loaf was soon cut into fat slices. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next he hung the paper on one of Thoth’s long sharp toenails and sprinkled it with more holy water. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were all red, except for their black pointed noses and their sharp black ears, and each one had a white tip on its long red tail. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I test the harness anchor with a sharp yank, hoping it will hold the weight of two fully armed Masks. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Anya pulled an arrow out and stared at its sharp point, thinking of Papa again. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

A sudden sharp stab of love drilled down into my heart. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A vision that, at the moment when his scare was sharpest, looked also like home comfortable enough to wallow in? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, Master Marcus, but my sword never leaves me. Besides, it’s sharp. You might hurt someone with it.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He could not look at her, but returned the pressure, now taking deep, sharp gulps of the night air, trying to steady himself, trying to regain control. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The stick, with its jagged, sharp end, sank into his attacker s face. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He could bring it out anytime, and he knew it was the sharpest weapon he had found. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then I found a sharp knife and heated it on the cookstove. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes going around a sharp corner, your chair would swing right over the edge of the mountain. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And their muskets had extra killing power—a sharp sword attached to the end—a bayonet. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

The girls scream, the sound cold and sharp. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jones’s eyes pierce me, sharp like a blade. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He said, “We also heard there was some sharp talk and some blows passed twixt your ma and pa at the Tanners’ store in the past weeks. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

With a sense of ceremony and purpose, I placed the sharp edge against my hair, held it taut with my other hand, and began to cut in short, powerful motions. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The memory appears like a sharp ray of light. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t found any scissors, so Thomas had grabbed the sharpest knife he could find. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A long sword hung from his belt, sharp edges gleaming in the sunlight. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I heard the sharp intake of breath, like a toy balloon suddenly deflated. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a cold, sharp wind, but with a salt-sea smell. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The walkway was lit up, and the store windows were lit, so she moved through patches of sharp light. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

With one hand clutched to her chest, she gave him a sharp nod. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She lashed out with her sharp little beak, right at the cat’s soft underbelly. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

When I came into the room where he was, and introduced myself, he took me by the shoulder, and turned my face round to the light, and said, after a sharp scrutiny:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“The meeting is in the library at three thirty sharp,” I tell the kids waiting in line at the used-tray return in the cafeteria. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Quirrell laughed, and it wasn’t his usual quivering treble, either, but cold and sharp. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Stick gave me a sharp look out the corner of his eye. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

One misstep, and he could fall into a hole, the sharp spikes tearing through his boot sole into his foot. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Singe hisses, his sharp teeth grazing my ear. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He’d take them in whole, crushing the tinkly shells under his sharp teeth, smacking the gummy creatures down with his mouth wide open, giving me a terrific view of the whole process. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Using the sharp edge of a rock, I pried the lid off the first wooden crate. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Now there was sharper fire, closer to home; the 83rd was opening up. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was a clever dog and her teeth were very sharp. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Always remember, though, that it is the actual distance in half steps between the notes that determines the type of interval, not whether the notes are written as natural, sharp, or double-sharp. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

But the screechers had sharp curved claws on each front foot, and sometimes those left marks. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He saw the water begin to pull back from the rocks below him, saw the seaweed sucked out in long green tresses, saw the ocean yanked away from the dark, sharp mussel beds. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Mom promised to pick us up in front of the hospital at nine o’clock sharp and left us there to brave the meeting alone. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I don't know that I've ever seen such a clear sky, blue and piercing, sharp in a way I didn't know the sky could be. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Using double or triple sharps or flats may seem to be making things more difficult than they need to be. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

His home above Hippie Cove was a windowless hovel, which he built without benefit of saw or ax: "He’d spend days,” says McKinney, "grinding his way through a log with a sharp stone.” Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after a few minutes of nonstop running across the blacktop in a sort of figure eight, my lungs were burning and I had a sharp cramp in my side. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It had sounded large, but it was actually rather smalL I felt the beak; it was very sharp. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched her car disappear into the sharp red sunset. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Her sharp feet kick every so often, like fins. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It made a sharp turn and plopped to a halt in its roost. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He followed them up to the blue slacks and the sharp uniform shirt his mother wore. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Jethro’s hand found a sharp stick, and he dug it into the earth, twisted it around and around, and stared at the hole he had made as if it had some meaning. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pain rushes through my body in sharp bursts, but I try to ignore it, stifling a groan. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The wind tugged at his blanket with gusts sharp as talons. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The air was sharp, and there was white frost thick on the ground and on the dead leaves at the edge of the wood across the garden patch. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the mornings their chirping was interrupted by the sharp trill of the commander’s whistle, a voice shouting “Fall in, fall in!” and the running and scrambling of men and boys. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We joked that the shrapnel was so sharp that if it hit your head it came out your toe,” said Manfred. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Adam said, and his smile reminded Maya of the Cheshire Cat’s, too big to be sincere, a crescent moon too sharp at the edges. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He heard the whip before he felt it, a whistle in the air, thin and sharp. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The sun shone on the sharp white quartz that stuck through the ground here and there. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she had a sharp tongue and would beat a slave for next to nothin’.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

At Hasina’s suggestion, the two of them had emptied the bottle of aspirin in the gutter, hidden the kitchen knives and the sharp kebab skewers beneath the rug under the couch. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You will not do that to him. You will cut his claws instead, the way my finger- and toenails are cut by my maid, straight across so they have no sharp points.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“We were in Caledonia, Ohio,” Chubs said, ignoring a sharp look from Liam. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Regret, I was learning, was the sharpest knife there was. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head, and something sharp and raw flashes across his face. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

It was deadly as a sharp stone beneath swift water. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I felt a sharp stab in my side. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Kennedy sees it, a sharp gasp is torn from him. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Keller’s wearing a sharp suit, plus a tie with hammers on it. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Luis gave each of us a small, sharp hand clipper, which he called a tangerine clipper. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a sharp rap on the door, and Harry jumped as Hermione’s voice rang out. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But all I felt was a sharp, startlingly bad pain. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He could see leaves of the trees dark and sharp against the blue sky. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he heard a short sharp woof, as if someone had blown in his ear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I took a sharp intake of breath when he mentioned Dad. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

In a few minutes my paper reflects a jagged inner landscape of sharp edges and deep crevasses. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Far more important were the Spaniards’ steel swords, lances, and daggers, strong sharp weapons that slaughtered thinly armored Indians. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, tell me, boy, just how does this city of yours lie? And where are all the sharp and pointy bits?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The sharp blue slacks he had worn were in a corner, next to Aunt Pearl's box of dusting rags. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

His scrawny stomach bowed right over it and his sharp black elbows pointed down toward us like punctuation marks. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Since the scales are the same, D sharp major and E flat major are also enharmonic keys. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I felt something in my chest, both sharp and sloshy, that I first thought was anxiety, but then realized was guilt. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Wart stood there delighted, while the furry feet held tight on his finger and the sharp claws prickled his skin. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The raven turns its head and lets out a sharp, metallic caw. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When the jeep reached the end and took a sharp turn, it spun around and landed on its side. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I slept in rain or sun, on soft grass, moist earth, or sharp stones with an intensity of indifference that only grief can promote. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I pressed my thumb against the edge of the piece of glass and felt an unpleasant tugging sensation followed by a sharp pain. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

More than 300 sharpshooters—“not all of them so sharp,” quipped one official—took aim on some 5,000 birds released on the Memorial Park soccer field. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen so much already that the idea of leaving this arena is sharper than that of this day ending, like being ripped out of a dream you’ve waited your entire life to have. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I heard Chubs’s tongue cluck as he opened his mouth to say something, but there was a sharp cough from the driver’s seat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When those words left my mouth, I could practically see them hurtling through the air toward Howard, quick and sharp, like razors. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He didn’t seem that sharp, but he knew things. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pain rises around me, so sharp and real it is better than the sadness. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it entered his stomach, the sharp blade had sunk to the eye of the double-bitted ax. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over and over, Maria sank the sharp point of the wood-handled engraving tool, called a burin, into the polished metal, carving up tiny curls of shining copper. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

No matter how sharp the knife, the two pieces have unequal cross sections. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no escaping the monsters, not even on this island, no bigger on a map than a grain of sand, protected by mountains of fog and sharp rocks and seething tides. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I tried drawing the hundreds and thousands of wandering fingers together, focusing them into something sharp and lethal enough to penetrate his wall. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then the girl pulled out a sharp sword and told her mother, “Then you must die the death of a thousand cuts. It is the only way to save you.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though she is terribly thin and her collarbone is long and narrow beneath her skin, her eyes are still as sharp as ever. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

As they got closer, Seven noticed how sharp the edges of their face were, almost like they were carved from a shiny rock. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think there is anything else we need discuss, to-night. I shall be here sharp at nine in the morning. You will have room for me in your car, de Winter?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“For you, my child,” Mechtild said, turning her sharp eyes on me, “I recommend the water of distilled strawberry, for it not only smooths the skin, it guards against the passions of the heart.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

His teeth looked sharp and white as an animal’s. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s older than I, and has a sharper memory. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He always speared the fish or langosta with a sharp stick, but I could not see, of course, to do that. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just like when Samira had paired with me for the stretches, Ms. Platt seemed to be cheering me on, happy when I finally did a straightforward punch “clean and sharp.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

After D major, name the next four sharp keys, and name the sharp that is added with each key. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

First he greeted me in the hall outside my shorthand class and began pelting me with bottle-cap openers, the kind with the sharp claw at the end. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard a sharp snap and a feathery rustle in some brush close by. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as the dinghy rocks in the growing current, I see the rope holding it to the pole begin to fray against a cluster of sharp mussel shells. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

None of it is satisfying—it never has been, not really, but it never mattered as much as it does now that there’s the sharp counterpoint of Henry, who knows him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The kitchen was sweet with tarts, and some of the berries had boiled over in the oven and burned, making the sharp, bitter-sweet smell pleasant and astringent. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And like any prisoners, these kids fought with anything sharp they could find. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once out of sight of the Eagle’s house, we took a sharp right into the woods. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She glanced around, trying to keep sharp while Culebra’s lush sound washed over her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She kept her hair cropped short and dyed jet black and smelled sharp and clean like cut grass. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“That is not going to happen again,” Hector responds, each word sharp and heavy despite his insubstantial form. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He kept giving me those mean eyes, sharp green now in the reflection of the traffic light. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The shrieks and sharp turns of a roller coaster. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“God has given Mr. Muhammad some sharp troth,” I told them. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just a few weeks ago two men offered my son, Eric, a couple of hundred dollars to locate a sharp- shinned hawk nest for them.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a horrid ache in his chest from TimeStar’s sharp confession and his own keen deductions. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The longest gun belonged to the commander of the Biafran side, a tall stern child with sharp cheekbones. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

So about the beginning of November Father began keeping a sharp eye out on the weather. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit suddenly took a sharp left turn, veering ten feet across the track and back down into the deep going, straightening himself out just before hitting the rail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seared a sharp homesickness in Obinze, this ritual of hospitality. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Finally, he nodded grimly and, with a sharp motion, threw the sheath away. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then Grandfather heard Sutpen move, sudden and sharp, and Grandfather said he reckoned, thought just about what he imagined Wash was thinking. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just then we took a sharp turn over some railroad tracks, the door flew open, and I tumbled out of the car. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

This late, its scent is distinct, a sharp blend of ozone and pine. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The flame, nearly invisible at first in that bright sunlight, enveloped a small twig, grew, was enriched with color and reached up to a branch which exploded with a sharp crack. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Styx fixed him with a long, sharp, pinning stare. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m not a child,” I said, sharper than I’d intended, and tore free of his grip. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The driver hit the gas and the tires squealed as the truck made a sharp turn and then accelerated right through a bombed-out warehouse onto a parallel alley. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Especially on Wednesday afternoons when, at 1:45 sharp, half of my class went to Hebrew School at Temple Beth-El, and, at 1:55, the other half went to Catechism at Saint Adelbert’s. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

For before them, glittering with the cold, hard, sharp sparkle of a diamond, was the sea. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I thought that because of her sharp tongue and unloving ways, she would not find a welcome in her brother’s home. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

And then there was his face, which on first glance was just like a man’s face, except that his skin was as white as his clothes, and his cheekbones were sharp as blades. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sinks in, like sharp teeth in my skin, just how much I still need to know. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I flinched as steel came in contact with steel, the sharp metallic twang accompanied by a flash of sparks. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The cars reach the edge of the throng and then slowly pull their way through the crowd, the lead car trying to move everyone to the sidewalks with sharp barks of its siren. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hurried across the field, past the sharp edges of the palmetto palms, and deep into the darkness of the woods. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other pilot’s sharp thinking probably stopped the exploding German shells from hitting Zhenya’s plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

María Santiago looked exhausted; the lines etched across her face had suddenly grown sharp and pronounced. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Programming, the installation of software, getting computers to speak properly to one another, all require very particular languages, protocols, and conventions—in sharp contrast to the emotional, visceral, manipulative drama of the political system. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Figure 1.19: When a sharp sign appears in the C space in the key signature, all C's are sharp unless marked as accidentals. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She became so famous for this act that, after she was a victor, she had her teeth cosmetically altered so each one ends in a sharp point like a fang and is inlaid with gold. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was already a mile or more away, but now he saw it bank steeply to the right, making a sharp turn. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

In the confines of the tent, the scent suffused the air, sharp and tangy. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The long rows of onions looked endless, their sharp green shoots already half hidden by encroaching weeds. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He was still considering that when he heard the snap of a twig and a sharp breath in, a gasp. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Once she tripped and fell, and a sharp stick reared up like a claw at her cheek. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The steam rose rapidly, and she breathed in the sharp scent. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Maria marveled at the brown, scaly pineapple with its “tiny sharp hairs.” The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Aarfy launched himself forward an instant later and cracked Yossarian on the bridge of the nose with the sharp rim of his flak helmet. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Even in Yossarian’s ward, almost three hundred feet away, they could hear the roar of the blaze and the sharp cracks of flaming timber. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The surprising thing was, Omakayas realized later, that although she had no memory of doing so, she had the scissors out of their case and open, the sharp ends pointing at the bear’s heart. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

There were crows, sharp and black against the sky, wheeling in a circle over the field. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

After climbing eastward for some time it bent back upon itself at a sharp angle and went westward for a space. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I pedal slowly, a rotating dull pain and sharp pain depending on which of my knees is bent. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

His tone was so sharp and thick with annoyance, maybe even anger, that I released the paper into his hands. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her voice was so sharp that the roomful of girls stopped everything they were doing to stare. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, I noticed that a lot of the campers had similar features: sharp noses, upturned eyebrows, mischievous smiles. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Our cheerleaders had a few nice cheers but they weren’t as sharp as the ones from Regis. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Obinze had always been struck by how important it was to her to be a wholesomely agreeable person, to have no sharp angles sticking out. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her dark hair was down around her shoulders and curling with the humidity, but her skin still looked as though it had been pulled taut over the sharp angles of her face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He didn’t look at his father, but he could hear his sharp intake of breath. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Doubletree Mutt watched them over his shoulder; then he dug furiously, growled, sounded little sharp yelps to indicate that the gopher was practically caught. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

But listening to Callum play, seeing the sharp concentration in his eyes, I told myself that maybe, deep down, he wasn’t like his stupid friends. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

His room was high up indeed in the tower that rose like a sharp tooth from its hilltop. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The moon was a crescent, thin and sharp as the blade of a knife. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She was a willful child, with a sharp temper. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ridge took a sharper bend northward and was gashed by a deeper ravine. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t shake the look Mrs. Charles had given me or the sharp edge in her husky voice. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Prior to this first weekend in the country, my recollections of that fall are distant and blurry: from here on out, they come into a sharp, delightful focus. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Every time Glerk looked at her, he felt a sharp stab in his heart. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no,” he wailed with a shudder, and he knocked the knife out of her hand with a sharp downward blow on her wrist. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

There was only the heavy sharp blue head and the big eyes and the clicking, thrusting all-swallowing jaws. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Best not. Tigers have been known to have sharp teeth.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We can still hear Big Harm's sharp voice. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was sharper than he had expected, and it nicked the skin of his finger. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I laid my hands on them, the softest things I’d ever felt, and she took a sharp breath. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

And then I saw her pull up her sleeve and pull out a sharp knife. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The long, sharp quills running along its back stood straight up and it expanded its shoulders menacingly. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Feigning an equal gravity, Sam made an elegant leg, and delivered a short, sharp kick to the barrel. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

And then, too, there was the noise of the rats going about their business, their sharp nails hitting the stones of the dungeon and their long tails dragging behind them, through the blood and muck. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The bird started in fear as he approached it, hopping awkwardly as he came closer and letting out cries of sharp distress. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the sight of Frankie’s sharp, handsome features, I couldn’t help but feel a ripple of trepidation. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She looked around, the bruise on her temple a sharp contrast against her pale skin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mama’s voice turned sharp, cleaving through this momentary bliss. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Statues stand at sharp corners, and fountains spray rainbow-colored water in the air. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Then right behind me I heard a sharp Chhh! like the voice of a skeleton. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The sound was sharp as a knife in the closeness of the tent. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Figure 4.46: Each sharp and flat that is added to a key signature is also a perfect fifth away from the last sharp or flat that was added. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

By the time Farquar bunched up his fist and stuck out the knuckle of his middle finger, it was hard as a ball peen hammer and sharp as a spear. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Daddy asks, his words sharp enough to cut. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I repeated his name until his eyes seemed to focus on me, and then he drew a sharp breath and said, quietly but clearly, “Go to the island, Yakob. Here it’s not safe.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes fixed on Lucy, as did Van Helsing, and we saw a spasm as of rage flit like a shadow over her face; the sharp teeth champed together. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The woman’s sharp nose smelled hunger, which she could use to her own greedy purpose. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The instructors at Hitler's school for sabotage agreed and warned the other saboteurs to keep a sharp eye on Haupt. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

There was no one he could not imitate, no one who escaped the sharp humor of his gaze, no one about whom he could not make a joke. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The very name like two sharp bells of glory. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The sharp, reverberating hoofbeats that moments ago had mixed into the surging sound of the river were now a crescendo upon me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chubs hit the dirt with a sharp gasp, too stunned to do anything but lie there. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Before Jemmy could answer, he heard the sharp squeak of the door. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Half his face is dipped in moonlight, tracing along the sharp cut of his jaw, the easy bend in his broad shoulders. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Grandma Knife isn't her real name, either, just what I call her in my head, because it fits with her sharp tongue. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

A sharp rock glistened next to me on the ground. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

As the body was consumed by flames, Kami’s mother wailed inconsolably and struck her head with a sharp rock. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It softens the lines around her sharp nose and pointed chin. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun caught on the sharp edges and shone like the air was gold. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The striped curtain beyond the ticket booth hangs open, and through the haze, Marco can see a figure standing in the shadows, illuminated by the sharp spark of light from a cigarette lighter. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I dropped Leopardon into a sharp dive and prepared to follow them. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Every now and then Uncle Vernon would take a sharp turn and drive in the opposite direction for a while. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“You used,” he said, and then took a sharp breath, “to call me Augustus.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

For example, most instrumentalists would find it easier to play in E flat than in D sharp. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She ran her sharp wet nails very gently down his cheek. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Celaena couldn’t help but notice the sharp stares from the same women when they beheld her in the prince’s retinue. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Here’s where the turn starts,” said Fezzik, and they slowed, making the sharp turn without stumbling, continuing on down. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

My voice is already too loud and too sharp. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

On both sides of his rib carriage, the sharp claws had laid the flesh open to the bone. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although the agent felt some sharp pains, in his legs, in one hip, and under his ribs, he could not tell immediately if he’d been hit or not. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean?” he said again, shorter and sharper than before. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

An audience digesting war as spectacle may have a very different idea of the correct ethos for an eve-of-battle speech than the men at the sharp end. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Ben’s training has given me a memory so clean and sharp I have to be careful not to cut myself sometimes.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I had just finished stowing a Japanese food packet in my bag when I heard the sharp sound of an explosion from farther up on the trail. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stop this at once!” came a sharp voice that cut through the red fog that had enveloped Matt’s mind. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think Ernest minded that, but as often was the case, my wife said something sharper, and I think maybe he minded that.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

After that I grated the sharp cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She was tall and shadow thin, with small bright bird eyes and a sharp nose. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She had yellow-brown eyes and sharp cheekbones, and her lips were the color of a bruised pink rose. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

A sharp ping sounded: the ball ricocheting off the armored back of one of those ankys. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I began to stitch its long neck and its head with its sharp beak. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The end of it was this hunched black beast made of razor edges and barbs and ribbons of sharp metal; a chair that could kill a man, and had, if the stories could be believed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Two sharp tusks curled from under his lip. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was haggard: her cheekbones were sharp, her jaw pronounced, and her eyes slightly, but ever so disturbingly, sunken in. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her teeth seemed longer and sharper, her lips full as cabbage roses and just as red. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Many of these artists articulate a sharp critique of American politics and culture, and some reject the misogyny and violence preached by gangsta rappers. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was obscenely sharp, and had a mother-of-pearl handle, and Shadow suspected it was usually used to give dead men their final shave. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

In the spirit of honesty, then, I must inform you that Mig was the tiniest bit lazy And, too, she was not the sharpest knife in the drawer. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The blade was just like I’d seen in my dream: short, sharp, and dark as midnight. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

In Phnom Penh, I could run very fast around our home, barely avoiding the corners and sharp edges of furniture. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With two sharp clunks, the doors flew open and Harry felt his seat tip sideways: Next thing he knew he was sprawled on the damp ground. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m not finished,” she said with a sharp glare. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The end of the gun barrel was pinched together with tongs and given a rough, sharp edge. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

And she would summon the waiter to her side, her voice sharp and staccato, cutting the air like a saw. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the verdict had been announced, she’d heard a terrible keening, so sharp she’d clamped her hands over her ears and collapsed into a ball. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A dozen different pieces lie across the surface, and he holds up a sharp needle attached to a glass vial. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Only in a great sprawling place like Brooklyn could there be such a sharp division. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can smell the sharp scent of herbs on her breath. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

After a sharp turn at the end of Little Daytona, we entered the town of Caretta. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The old man bent down, grabbed something, and then in a sharp voice said, “Go! And stay out of mischief!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

"He will give me a crown," he repeated, his voice growing sharp. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He touched the sharp blade to the throat, just touched it, as if expecting the knife to cut the white flesh of itself, as if he did not have to put pressure behind it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dark mountains rose out of the horizon—angry, sharp peaks that chewed at the sky, a mouth threatening to devour the glistening jewel in front of it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

And then some more stabbing irritant flowed in, sharp and prickly. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she were in the room with me, I’d pick up sharp things and throw them at her. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The water had a sharp, foul smell that let me know there was a tannery upstream, or a refinery. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Whatever the robot tags, the robot destroys,” said Wiki, her words sharp. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She looked sharp out there, really on her game. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trumpets sounded again: a new noise to Shasta, not huge and solemn like the horns of Tashbaan nor gay and merry like King Lune's hunting horn, but clear and sharp and valiant. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Then lightning flashed again with a sharp crack, closer this time. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Gradually, Moody Blue let us touch the puppies, but she kept her sharp eyes on us, and if we tried to take a puppy out of her sight, she growled. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Thomas felt a sharp pang and closed his eyes as he sank deeper into the misery of the night. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He could hear the hollow boom-boom-boom-boom of the flak pounding all around him in overlapping measures of four, the sharp, piercing crack! of a single shell exploding suddenly very close by. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

My “defeatism,” as it was called, brought upon my head the sharpest disapproval of the party leader. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dianne is like a waterfall of spark pouring off a sharp iron edge that God is holding to the grindstone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’d seen roosters chase hens, catch up, climb on top of them, and dig sharp beaks into the hen’s head as she cackled and screeched and he flapped his wings. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Methuselah is an African Grey parrot with a fine scaly look to his head, a sharp skeptical eye like Miss Leep’s, and a scarlet tail. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, if, in an augmented G sharp major chord, you rewrite the D double sharp as an E natural, the triad becomes an E augmented chord. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She don’t know about them sharp, shiny utensils a white lady use. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The sharp aches in my head, or what I later came to know as migraines, stopped as my daily activities were replaced with more soldierly things. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Within a few short weeks, ever since I returned to the house, it seems to have become diluted, to have lost its sharp edge. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t that her mind wasn’t spinning with ideas—images of flames, of those stamping horses, wore sharp in her memory. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I'm taking in the stillness of that, the sharp truth of it. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Serber had the room’s attention—until a sharp crack interrupted the talk. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the ferry deck the sun was sharp and the coast of the mainland only an hour away. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, poking him in the chest with the sharp tip of my stake. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mom kept us shorn pretty tight, and Styx had edges so sharp they could cut like razors. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Even the colors were crisp: vivid blue sky, deep green fields, leaves in every sharp shade that nature can bestow. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

If once he could tell it all to them, from the far-away beginning until this very night, the telling would ease the sharp ache in his heart. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

That last thought sends this sharp stabbing pain into my heart. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He ignores the High King and Prince Dain and flops down in a chair beside Prince Balekin, with whom he exchanges a few sharp words that I dearly wish I were close enough to hear. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A slight breeze blew and it went through my brain with a sharp swoop that made me grit my teeth in pain. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Right down sharp to a place almost below the falls. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Aristotelian philosophy drew a sharp distinction between the natural and the artificial: understanding one provided no basis for understanding the other. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Little black shapes with little red eyes and sharp yellow teeth.They started to sing, Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

The sharp smell of alcohol wafted from the pocket of commingled breath hanging between us. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He knows how to dress so he looks really sharp without looking like he worked at it, and he’s got a gravelly sounding voice that makes my friends get all kinds of silly. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

My brother is dressed the nicest I’ve seen him in a long time—looking sharp in tan slacks and a maroon button-down shirt. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

And her magic was sharp, and hard, and merciless. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She would have to rely on her sharp memory, her knowledge of insects, and her detailed notes. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Its head jerked sharp, the teeth sank, Loo shrieked again and shook his leg violently, so that the snake flew off, like a rope tossed into the grass. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The missing gold, the wine Gebu wanted but never drank, the grinning Babylonian with his sharp glance and his soft, insistent questions, all fitted into a picture too clear to doubt. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He held the neck to the ground with one hand while his other found a piece of sharp white quartz. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jon could almost see her in that moment, long-faced and gawky, all knobby knees and sharp elbows, with her dirty face and tangled hair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Who else have you been punching? You gotta stay sharp, you know. A ninja never rests.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They shouted as sharp grit attacked their eyes and mouths relentlessly. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Her head gave a sharp, intense throb that echoed through her body. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have on a shirt and his ribs were sharp and white. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The cream-colored dragon sunk sharp black claws into the lion's mane and coiled its tail around her arm, while Ser Jorah took his accustomed place by her side. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Like the gun, it was a plain weapon, but it was sharp and well cared for. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

His mussed brown curls and full lips gave him an air of innocence, but his hazel eyes were as hard and wary as those of a meadow viper, his handsome face all sharp edges. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“That’s what I’m worried about. Keep sharp eyes out behind, everyone. You guys are the rear guard. See anything, and I do mean anything, you let me know. Got it?” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Instead of the bright glare and the sharp, controlled edges, they were sketched in a kind of watery charcoal. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Same boat,” repeated Citra with deadpan dullness but daggers in her eyes as sharp as the ones that used to hang in Faraday’s weapons den. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Already, things looked different—the fleur-de-lys pattern on her wash bag, the chipped plaster frame of the mirror, her face in it as she brushed her hair, all looked brighter, in sharper focus. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Alex pressed against the fence; the sharp steel stung his fingers, but he held on tight as his world turned upside down again. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

They don’t know that poverty is a sharp knife carving away at you. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was a lady shrew, a tiny thing scarcely bigger than a peanut, but with a wit as sharp as her teeth. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The lieutenant was sharp, his brass belt buckle and insignia were shined, and his uniform was creased in all the right places. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In late August, as the days grew shorter and the air turned sharp and autumnal in the Brooks Range, McCunn began to worry when nobody arrived to fly him out. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

On his head was the helmet that would not break, at his side the sword as sharp as a flame. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t pity me,” I say, sharp, frustrated by Sarah. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Her words were sharp, but her voice quavered. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

When no one did, he lay down and attacked the stick like a warrior, tearing its bark with his small sharp teeth. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

It seemed that I could smell a sharp, fresh odor. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a few moments nothing but white noise emanated from the micro speakers, then Artemis heard the sharp click of a mike button. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Don’t poke me! And we won’t get caught. I”—we both froze as the wickedly sharp tips of three spears were leveled at our faces—“promise.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Kutti’s sharp eyes had discovered a hole, and he was scuffling through it. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They looked very much alike: tall, with prematurely gray hair, a beak nose, sharp eyes, a calm manner; and their voices sounded alike. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hands yanked him down in time, the bullet skidding off the rock and into the gravel with a sharp hiss. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

"Hold on," said Hold-Your-Nose Billy, his sharp gaze flicking from one boy to the other. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The ring had a red stone held by tiny prongs which I loosened, took the stone out, leaving the sharp tiny prongs jutting up. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cut of his suit is too sharp. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I saw my classmates run through the exit and make a sharp right. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The question awakes inside me an animal rage that won’t be satisfied by sharp words or insults. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He snorted through his nose and pawed more deeply, spattering grass and black earth at his sharp rear hooves. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

One sharp tap and the bead flattened to a tiny leaf shape, with the remainder of the wire its stem. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He gave a sharp tug as if against some obstruction, and looked up into the buffeting dark before looping the rope around a cleat on the suspension ring. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice is sharp, like high heels clicking on tile floors. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Usually the heads bent together and sharp spikes of laughter mean that Anise has something planned. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She stepped forward in the hallway, into another gust of wind, which stung her cheeks and face with invisible sand, sharp as needles, sharp as glass. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He felt the sharp sword pierce his chest. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The sharp cries of jays and mockingbirds filled the silence between them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

His lips rose again, in a smile as hard and sharp as a sickle. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And swinging at his hip, a long, sharp knife. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The blade was real stubby and about an inch long and it wasn’t even that sharp. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would hear and feel the hammering of metal in my head, and these unbearable sharp sounds made my veins and muscles sour. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Little Ann had cut the pad of her right foot on a sharp jagged flint rock. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He approached Harry himself, came so close that Harry could see the usually languid, pale face in sharp detail even through his swollen eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His mother’s tone was sharp when he finally walked in. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

What I see clearly is the face of my fourth-grade teacher—a pleasant face, but completely invulnerable, it seemed to me at the time, with sharp, commanding eyes. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He no longer had aspirations to publish his translations but did the work because he liked it and because it kept his mind sharp. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He called me about a month later, said to meet him on a Monday morning, six o’clock sharp. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Beneath a tangle of dark brown hair his face was almost feral, with a wide mouth, sharp nose, and pointed chin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They were there one afternoon a few days before the race when a sharp rainstorm brushed over the racing oval. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Snowbell opened his mouth and showed two rows of gleaming white teeth, sharp as needles. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

But if they halted and stood still listening, they heard no more, nothing but the wind sighing over the edges of the stones — yet even that reminded them of breath softly hissing through sharp teeth. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

His sharp duds weren’t the only thing that set Johnny Cakes apart from the other fishermen at the docks. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to drag him, but despite the fact that I know he's doing all he can to keep quiet, sharp cries of pain escape him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Figure 1.29: D sharp and E flat look very different when written in common notation, but they sound exactly the same when played on a piano. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Against my will, I aim the sharp point of the knife. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her name was Maureen Quilling, but everyone called her Mo, and she was thin and had pale skin and pale yellow hair, watery blue eyes, and a sharp, inquisitive nose. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Books are allowed, but no sharp pencils or ballpoint pens either. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

They heard Percy say, in a suddenly sharp voice, “Somebody get Professor Dumbledore. Quick.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The outlines of the cypresses that lined it were sharp and clear. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I broke into a cold sweat, my eyes seeming to have become extremely sharp, causing each face to stand out vivid in its hostility. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

So let me stress that my views on this question coincide with those of many of the sharpest critics of the idea of progress. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

His sharp eyes seem to poke into me. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be a cold night in the Wood, but in the morning the tracks of the deer would be clear and sharp, and it would be child’s play to uncover them. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held a sharp blue edge of steel tightly between thumb and forefinger of each fist. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She also has a sharp shard of rock she uses as a knife. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They turned a sharp bend in the river, and there, sailing proudly down the stream toward them, they saw a swan of great size. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There were several yellow bursts and the sharp scratch that a match makes when it’s lit. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

These consequences of Europe’s disunity stand in sharp contrast to those of China’s unity. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Its blade, narrow and shiny, looked terribly sharp held against Mo’s throat. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Aimee felt tears burning behind her eyes and that sharp, knifelike twinge in her throat that always signaled a flood of tears. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I roll one last sand grain, perfect and sharp, between my finger and thumb. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she walked along the rising road that bordered the sea, Lupita’s eyes smarted from the sharp brightness of the blue water and the white surf curling onto the beach many feet below. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

If you can't name the scale notes in a key, you may find it difficult to predict whether a chord should be based on a sharp, flat, or natural note. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It happened to be standing out in front of the house, right where the ground broke away in a sharp slant toward the spring and creek. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would have been a sharper lesson, if only you had given me a little more time and more Men. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

One of the men ran to the sheer edge of the roof, overlooking the street; his hand went to his mouth and Bigger heard the sound of a whistle, sharp, thin. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He snapped his head toward Sierra, his eyes once again sharp. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

But there was something in Kekrops’s voice that Piper didn’t like - that razor-against-strop tone, as if he were preparing to make a sharp cut. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She was good at that, and well known for her sharp tongue. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next sound we heard was the sharp, clean crack of a branch coming from above us to our right. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

"The direwolf must be a prickly beast," said Little- finger with a sharp twist of his mouth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She was sitting on a desk, one foot on the chair, the other leg crossed, her sharp little chin propped on her fist, with her elbow on her knee. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

And she snapped a little twig off the pine branch she flew with, and sniffed the sharp resin smell with greedy pleasure, before flying slowly down to join the sleepers on the grass. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Claire laughed again, short and sharp and bitter, and then spun on her heel. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The mule was getting bony; its hip bones looked sharp enough to push through the gray hide, the way bones tear through a carcass. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Isn’t it strange how she can be so sharp and yet so soft, too? Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The presence of the master, Ranofer discovered, sharpened Pai’s already sharp eye and diminished his short temper to the vanishing point. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Thus the Cartesian distinction between mind and matter turned out to be less sharp and decisive than at first it had seemed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She meant to sound funny, to ease the mood, but her words sounded sharp, like not dying was an accusation instead of a good thing. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Folks was yelling one after the ’nother, wagons and horses’ hoofs was making sharp clacking sounds on the bricks that covered up the road, hammering and banging was coming from each direction. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

The head was very dark brown—almost black—in such sharp contrast to the white neck that the bird looked as though it were wearing a kind of hood. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was sharp, like it had been cut yesterday. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

On the table lay the sharp knife with which she had sliced bread for their supper. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He’ll probably hide in the garden shed etching pictures on the soft wooden walls with sharp rocks. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The knife had a handle of polished black bone, and a blade finer and sharper than any razor. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Edwin said, giving the starter rope a sharp pull. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Even during class times, when her mother was not around, they now ignored her, their sharp, clear eyes roaming the classroom for another victim, someone too fat, too ugly, too poor, too different. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Dust rose again in his nostrils, sharp as the fumes of Hell. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

New sweet wood was going in, pine sharp with resin and velvety redwood and a new roof of long split shakes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not quite finished, but you can see the shape of the jackal head, with beaded eyes and a thin, sharp snout. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He kept asking what it felt like? dull or sharp? an ache or burn? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was sharp, curt, like I do not have time for this. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He had smelled the sharp resin of the pines. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

One of the other men takes something yellow and brown from a bag, goes to Finn, puts it to his head and there’s a sharp crack. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The sharp line of racial division drawn by the hospital authorities came to me the first morning when I walked along an underground corridor and saw two long lines of women coming toward me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked up as she put it between her small sharp teeth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The blade was just shorter than the length of her forearm, and though it was made of a darker metal than the other knives, it was simple, straightforward, and ground very sharp. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The cook was an elderly Finnish woman with a sharp, bony face. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night breeze in the tall sharp grasses, the chirping and clicking of insects. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

A sharp cramp gripped Cole’s leg, then his other leg started cramping. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He gave Winston a single sharp glance, as though verifying his identity, and then paid no more attention to him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I twisted it from his grasp, feeling a sharp pain stab through my shoulder. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with Mrs. McCracken occupied in the garden, and her husband playing with sharp objects in the garage, I’ll have just the window I need. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It's not enough,” I said out loud, my voice hard and sharp. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His chest felt tightly squeezed, and as if sharp knives pierced him. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

He heard the bone break—a soft, muffled snap—at the same time he felt the sharp stab. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Their clothing was stretched tight like sausage skins, and when we picked them up, some made sharp burping sounds as the gases were released. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Above the mask her bright blue eyes look out, crinkly at the edges and sharp as tacks. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Picking up the shard again, he pinched the snake all the way around the sharp edge to protect it. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

From somewhere in the center of the room came a sharp sound: bang!—bang!—bang! The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Surely, when the thunder struck them again they would vibrate, tremble and shatter, till warm shards, sharp as icicles, fell flashing down from the ruins. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She liked the rapid gait at which they spun along, and the quick, sharp sound of the horses’ hoofs on the hard road. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered nights when men drove to his house, their knees sticking up sharp and their shotguns sticking up sharper, like a carful of cranes under the night trees of summer, their eyes mean. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they talked, as sharp as her words usually were, he felt at ease, as if he could say anything. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It’s a collecting place for the filthy, smelly, sticky, and often sharp and jagged castoffs of a society run wild. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Gwin was trying to climb on to Farid’s head, and the boy was laughing as if there was nothing better than to have a marten's sharp claws digging into his scalp. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The air smelled dangerous, the sharp odors of gunpowder and fish. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jonathan felt a sharp pain in the area of his heart. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the sharpest reprimands he ever received were from General George Strong, a man who made antisemitic jokes in private, and who pushed Roosevelt to clamp down on “militant” Jews. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And then, without warning, there was a sharp chill in Zane’s forehead. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was easy to make her mad, and she was nearly always cross with Bess and annoyed with the twins—but then she’d fill with regret, moaning in agony over her own sharp tongue. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I filed down the edges to keep them from being too sharp. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was snowing when she went to the bus stop, the sort of snow that feels like sharp little ice pellets on your skin. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gonzalez said in what was, for him, a very sharp tone. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Late in the morning they heard the sudden, sharp call of a car horn. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt the point of her sharp elbow again. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Just when he thought Alec might’ve lost his marbles after all, the man suddenly made a sharp turn to the right, running parallel to the expanding fine of flames. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He was tall and thin with a sharp face as pale as the crescent moon. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

AT 1:30 IN THE MORNING, on March 30, I was awakened by sharp, unfriendly knocks at my door, the unmistakable signature of the police. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tested the edge with her finger; it was sharp. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“What is it?” she asked, and felt a sharp horror at the hope that sneaked into her mind: that his mother had died. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It’ll be good, though. My body may be a bit dented, but my mind is still sharp.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Pitipiti ignored these jibes, but inside her every one of them was like a small sharp spear that cuts and cuts. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The pain is sharp and cutting, but he bites his jaws together to stop its hurt. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bright eyes, agile toes, a sharp, sharp mouth. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Bernard gave his orders in the sharp, rather arrogant and even offensive tone of one who does not feel himself too secure in his superiority. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Triple, quadruple, etc. sharps and flats are rare, but follow the same pattern: every sharp or flat raises or lowers the pitch one more half step. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He takes in a sudden sharp breath, jerks his left arm, and widens his eyes, pupils returning to life, strange sounds sputtering from his freshly unpouted mouth. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Tool’s eyes flicked to the captain, and his sharp teeth gleamed in a brief smile. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” he said, his voice clear and sharp, his eyes glittering like droplets of ink, “your child, my Lord Asriel: I know about her. Evidently I know more than you do.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The two sharp groups of noises sounded to my ears like rifles being fired in the distance. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Digging his sharp little claws in the bark, the boy pup made it to the top. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has to rely on his strength—gaining a foothold, a grip on sharp rock. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

This woke up the hare, who felt the sharp blow to his nose and howled with pain. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Some of the lines I’ve drawn are too sharp, too angular. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was as though a sharp little gimlet had rim into the solid congealed mess of Emily Brent's brain. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Hazel, with the torch beam behind him, had almost reached the other ditch when he felt a sharp blow on one of his hind legs and a hot, stinging pain along his side. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Catherine wore hobnailed boots and a cape and carried a stick with a sharp steel point. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The winter sky is bright gray and sharp. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the nights were cold with the sharp, wet winds of March and it would be raining heavily. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When they are a whole step apart, the note in between them can only be named using a flat or a sharp. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Besides, for too long he had lived under the shadow of his famous father, with most people falsely thinking that his father, not he, was responsible for the sharp insight behind Bragg’s Law. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

It has the sharp scent of an open field in spring. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She regarded me with eyes that were sharp yet kind, set deep in her wizened face. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Even after three centuries, some were still sharp enough to cut. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

First Johnny, with a customary ‘Look sharp,’ got the sulky Dove and his buckets headed for North Square. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They look serious, with suits on or sporting sharp ties against neatly buttoned-up shirts. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Three times that first morning she pinched my ear with her sharp fingernails. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their hands had only three fingers and a thumb, with sharp black claws instead of nails. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It smelled of oil and made a sharp clacking noise like a train running down a track as the keys snapped against the carriage. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They were stiff and very sharp on the ends that stuck out, and he knew then what the attacker had been. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the examples above, the sharps and flats are written next to the notes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Dad, the last time we went to Dr. Randolph you said he wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed anymore.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was a bit sharp, the way I said it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kitchen is a warm refuge from the cold, and here the air is sharp with the yeasty smell of bread. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And the ends of hay are like needles, sharp enough to draw blood. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I felt a sharp tug on my arm, and turned toward Zu, who was holding up her notebook for us to see. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Amil and I usually sleep through our birth minutes and then when we wake up, we stand next to the last mark we etched into the wall with a sharp rock. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Please!” added Uncle Vernon, wincing slightly as though the word was sharp in his throat. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Why do we use this knife for rhubarb but not the old ones? The old ones are sharper.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

A note can also be double sharp or double flat. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Stones shattered at the sound and the sharp edges of echo came back to cut at them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He rubbed himself against me to comfort himself, then pursed his lips and exposed his small sharp teeth when I blew on him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The blade Lesedi summons is thinner than mine, but looks sharper and more defined. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I leaned forward in the dark to kiss her and there was a sharp stinging flash. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Her head disappears, and I take deep breaths, fending off the sharp stab of pain that comes with every awakening. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He sniffed it, then sipped it, then he smiled, with small, sharp teeth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

When I turn to look at him, he gives me a sharp squeeze of warning, but not before I see the grim cast of his face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

His gaze fell on the skeet-range, and he reeled away with a sharp cry of distress, his wild and feverish eyes scanning the walls of his office frantically as though they were swarming with Yossarians. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Whether by some virtue in these sheaths or because of the spell that lay on the mound, the blades seemed untouched by time, unrusted, sharp, glittering in the sun. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He dropped the sharp rock and tried to rise, but his knees were weak and he felt dizzy and sick. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Something hot and sharp cut through the air, billowing out under Betty like a stinging cloud of sand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He worked all day with a sharp tiny pocketknife on a small block of wood, and when we came home from school he had carved a little face. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Scoob tries to tune out, but of course that makes his hearing sharper. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

The sharp taste of grime lingered in his mouth. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Holding up the sharp pencil she had jabbed into my back, she smiled the same malicious smile I’d seen in the playground. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He could sleep for only a moment now and then, with a sharp awakening. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mom has those daggers in her eyes—the sharp points she shoots at people who say dumb things about me—but she stays quiet. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The third crack was as loud and sharp as the breaking of the world. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

With a rolling gait he sauntered along toward Fifth Avenue, keeping a sharp lookout. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t remember him little, could only imagine his older face—sharp cheekbones framed by floppy hair—atop a compact little body like Loo’s. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

My tongue searched my top row of teeth, scratching against my now sharp and jagged front tooth, while my mouth filled with blood. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

With his head lowered, his military haircut made a sharp black arrow pointing down. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And only when he heard, from behind the house, two sharp, quick yelps, did he know for absolutely sure that they had been there. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

She felt a sharp flash of fear for Calder, and at the same moment a flood of admiration for his quick thinking and bravery. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was sharp and the dead hand held it fast. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She sucked in a sharp breath between her teeth. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Everywhere my jailers, the sharp scorpions of the tongue!” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias’s voice rang out sharp and clear from the high parapet, “Halt! Who goes there?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The answer came with the sound—an almost quiet moan mixed with a sharp tinkling that he realized was the wind pushing water spray ahead of it in a kind of horizontal frothy rain. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malfoy only just got out of the way in time; Harry made a sharp about-face and held the broom steady. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Then sharp spice and skinned knees and damp hair. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Hrothgar gave Beowulf gifts, and the gifts were these: a banner of gold, a helmet that would not break, a sword as sharp as a flame. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so he cast back to the sharp picture in his head and knew that the eyes were smiling too. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Who wears black and has sharp knives and probably carts dead people around in suitcases? Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He was enormous, with a huge, broad head and a large mouth full of curving fangs, needle sharp. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Thyon, thirteen years old and sharp as the point of a viper’s fang, had looked around him at the cryptic rituals and philosophies and seen it all as obfuscation cooked up to excuse that failure. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I made two sharp points, and strapped them to the end of a long stick, one on each side, to make a kind of fork. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as Galton’s hypothesis about “ancestral inheritance” had been dismantled, piece by piece, by Bateson and de Vries, Galton had taken a sharp turn from a descriptive impulse to a prescriptive one. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

A sharp young guy with a thin mustache—he was just twenty-two—Lafayette spoke their language, and as a pioneering Freedom Rider, who had been arrested several times, he was a celebrity. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I needed another and heavier spear, also a larger bow and sharper arrows. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will use this sharp pain to penetrate my daughter’s tough skin and cut her tiger spirit loose. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was filled with energy, and he breathed again, feeling the sharp intake of frigid air. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Just lie there, there’s no need to move right now,” Katherine says, her words gentle but her tone still sharp. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We are given dissecting kits with scalpel-like knives that could be sharper, and trays with a coating of wax at the bottom, and a package of pins, as in sewing classes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She flapped her wings in my face, slapping my head with her sharp, bristly feathers. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Long tree-clad slopes rose from the lip of the dingle, and away beyond them, above the fir-trees of the furthest ridge there rose, sharp and white, the peak of a high mountain. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A sharp thwack brought him out of his reverie, and Lon snapped to attention. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The Seattle skyline looms behind us, all sharp vertical lines and blurry grayness. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The pain is sharp and sudden, beginning in my shoulder and spreading outward with electric fingers. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He was sweating into his wet shirt and just beginning to feel the result of sharp stones on his feet. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mind was sharp and clear and powerful, though, and soon Lyra came to love him for his knowledge and for the firm way he directed her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I enjoyed keeping my legal skills sharp, and in a few cases verdicts were overturned and sentences reduced. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl gives a sharp squeal and scoots her chair backward again, harder. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Toby pulled around to the back, everything seemed less sharp. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They would always find a reason to strike down a black man, especially one with a sharp mind and a dangerous tongue. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, here we go,” my mom said, with a sharp edge to her voice. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Yes, it is,” Miss Maggie said, her voice as sharp as a razor clam. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He had not forgotten though; he’d been only seven that winter of ’59, but the memory of the tragedy would always be sharp and terrible in his mind. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

A semicircle of little boys, their bodies streaked with colored clay, sharp sticks in their hands, were standing on the beach making no noise at all. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Look sharp. Be cool,” Cool Papa used to tell him when they were on the train heading toward the city. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

She remembered a fish, gutted on a sharp glinting knife, a small hand scooping the inside of the fish. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

All that Ragear felt was a sudden sharp sting to the side of his neck. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Along these same lines, I think we should take the lead of European countries in trying to blur the sharp line that exists in our prisons between guards and other employees. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Big Ma, who’d been jollied out of her fussing, was once again sharp and angry. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The rocks around the opening were rough and cracked; and a ripped piece of red fabric lay torn on one of the sharp stones. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Lying in their bunks, the men heard the sharp shriek of air-raid sirens. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

"I not forget," Amari stated, her voice sharp as broken glass. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Tell your men to lay down their swords, and no one need—" With a single sharp thrust, die nearest gold cloak drove his spear into Tomard's back. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The hook-nosed teacher looked past Quirrell’s turban straight into Harry’s eyes — and a sharp, hot pain shot across the scar oh Harry’s forehead. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I heard a match strike, a short, sharp inhale. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When I turn back, Jason’s coming up behind me, his fingers resting in sharp angles on his communication book, his eyes fixed on the water. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing under the scoreboard with Celia, her back to me, was a woman in a sharp business suit, her blond hair waving down to the middle of her back. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Zero, if they want pictures of apples, sharp cheese, and oysters on the half shell.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Here would be Sir Gawaine sitting on his antagonist’s chest, and finishing him off, through the ven tails of his helm, with the long sharp poinard called the Mercy of God. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was a dozen yards away, he saw the coyotes’ treed quarry—another fox, bright furred with a sharp and delicate face—a vixen. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He gave another sharp, barking laugh and smiled. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The hurt in her voice was as sharp as broken glass. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It caught Quaro low under the arm, the bright sharp steel biting up through leather and skin, through muscle and rib bone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It could have been the echoes of the jungle and nothing more, but Taylor was the daughter of a military man, and her senses were sharp. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

They’re old, like the hustlers, and their gaze is just as sharp. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hand that had been in the hole in the floor was holding a large, sharp knife. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He told Americans he was ordering a sharp reduction in the bombing of North Vietnam, in the hope that this would lead to peace talks with Hanoi. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Sheed winced from a sharp pain in his side, and his tummy felt like the time Grandma said he shouldn’t have eaten so many shrimp. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

You were in the habit of reaching for her—for her sharp edges, for her approval— the way you’ve been reaching for your phantom phone all day. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Crane wants you to come in at ten in the morning. Ten sharp, now, mind you, because he’ll be there and those guys won’t gang up on you again.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least the dagger was sharp and easy to use. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Her simple words don't match the sharp intelligence of her eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Hard to imagine her legs once strong, the bones hard and parting water, clean sharp strokes, not bent and wrinkled like a baby, not drowning under the sticky yellow light. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up the hillside to join them, scrambling over the sharp slopes. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe it’s the eyes,” my mother says wistfully as she makes a sharp turn onto the highway entrance ramp. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

But something in her eyes—it felt sharp and stinging, like a slap—made me stop. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The pain is sharp and searing, coursing through his entire body, and he is barely able to keep his knees from buckling beneath him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“For like a true friend, you are the buffer between Hamlet and the world's sharp blows.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

With their sharpest kitchen knife, she whittled the pencils into points. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jack points up at him with his finger and says something, his tone suddenly sharp, raspy, and vicious. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kvothe’s voice struck the air like a commandment, and in the stillness that followed, his words were sharp and angry. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When she swept them back down, uncurling her fingers, they held four sharp knives. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Her voice turned flat and sharp and deadly. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The sharp angles of the plum twigs, their blackness stark amid the airy white blossoms. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Alfred danced back, sucking in quick, sharp breaths. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Obie had a thin sharp face with a permanent worried look. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered, suddenly, Mona and that little sharp knife drawn along her skin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her husband sat straight-backed on the chair beside her, his eyes hard and flat, the lines of his face cut sharp by grief. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Bending forward slightly, I felt a sharp pain. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I knew that whatever was about to leave Chubs’s mouth would not only be sharp, but cruel. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then he would crank up the voltage again until another sharp report summoned him back inside. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Capricorn’s voice was so sharp that Darius almost dropped the casket of snakes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Now, you keep a sharp eye on Ginny at all times.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Today we shall discuss,” Bartholomew began, his voice sharp and nasal, “the two kinds of people in the world.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It’s Will’s voice, ragged, coming between sharp, shallow breaths. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I search the ground for weapons—a staff, sharp rocks, anything I can use to fight them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark fired, heard a sharp ping as the bullet hit the metal contraption, then watched the weapon fall to the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He would open the book and point to different things, explaining their purpose: “Key! Treble! Bass! No sharps or flats! So this is C major! Listen now and plav after me!” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It stopped struggling when she spoke, and Jam reached down toward its shoulders, which were covered in the same sharp lines of metal feathers as its face. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Somkit gunned the motor as he made a sharp turn upriver. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The sun had not yet come up, and the stars were sharp and clear as broken glass, spangled across the sky. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t long, scarcely extending past the edge of my hand, but it was sharp. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He had known they were getting sharp, but now he knew in no uncertain terms that he had the makings of something exceptional in his boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Even with the precautions I had taken, I expected a sharper, fiercer pain. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Small stone blades and points provided more length of sharp edge per pound of tool than the large stone tools they replaced. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Chief seemed sharper than he had been before. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The trees started to rush by, whipping Tally’s arms with the sharp stings of evergreen needles. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She reaches her paws under the edge, and her sharp claws scratch against the metal frame. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Armpit told him he looked sharp, but Jack just grumbled something about not having enough neck room. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

They did not use any sharp blades, because a blade is a deadly object in a hot zone. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. You couldn’t play with him if he had sharp claws.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I tugged myself free, coming up from the inky pool with a sharp gasp. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She makes a sharp left into a lab where her nanomaterial collection bags are already stacked on her lab table. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger perched on the edge of the table and pinched out one of the candles, gently and slowly as if waiting for the pain, the sharp little stab of the candle flame. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They were as vivid, each one, as their general’s—sharp with interest, and alive. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When he replied his tone was urgent and sharp, as if he was trying to cut through whatever fog I was living in. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

On barred, sharp, strong wings he flew, pursuing his pursuers. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

With a sharp sense of style, they stripped Joel Moskowitz’s shoe store of its higher- priced and more fashionable models, leaving only some orthopedic offerings and a few Florsheims. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The sister was coming at a sharp pace from her end of the ward, her heels resounding in the venerable space. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Another misconception is that there is necessarily a sharp divide between nomadic hunter-gatherers and sedentary food producers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Everything looked sharp and clear, and the town smelt of the early morning. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Dust was in his nostrils, sharp and terrible, and the feet of the saints, shaking the floor beneath him, raised small clouds of dust that filmed his mouth. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The air was full of sharp smells, evergreen sap and wildflowers, the electric smell of churning water. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I am a sharp dagger and Scotch bonnet peppers in rum. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A sharp twinge travels from my head to my throat. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Outside the harbour on this side there rises for about half a mile a great reef, the sharp edge of which runs straight out from behind the south lighthouse. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

A sharp scent of potato salad hung in the air, bin the Ladies’ Circle had cleared away lunch. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and then the sharp pain wanes to an ache. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

That was followed a few seconds later by another hollow pop and sharp gunshot almost in unison. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A face with sharp black eyes stared at him, inches away. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The floor drops off at a sharp angle, and several stories below us is a river. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Neel heard his sister’s sharp intake of breath. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

My mom was smart and had a sharp tongue, but I was quicker in an argument. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said the woman, “you have sharp eyes.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father says, “Your sharp tongue will get you in trouble some day, young lady.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The terrified animal cried in pain and reared up, its sharp hooves pawing the air. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

You never saw so many phonies in all your life, everybody smoking their ears off and talking about the play so that everybody could hear and know how sharp they were. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I bristle, look down at the ring, so sharp and shiny. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He hooked a sharp right to climb up MacArthur. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was light enough on his feet that it wasn’t much of a hit, but she gave a sharp cry and lurched forward, spilling her champagne. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The raindrops were sharp, angry nails hammered into my jacket. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

All about them was a lazy humming of bees, broken by the sharp clatter of a locust. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

It was a heavy sound, hard and sharp, not rolling. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt the tip of it, sharp to the touch. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“He doesn’t understand yet,” Pris said in a sharp, brittle, stentorian voice, “how we got off Mars. What we did there.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Omakayas decided to set this last bird free and she gently undid the basswood fiber twine from a sharp black-clawed foot, its neck, a ragged baby feathered wing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

His fur was sparse and tufty in places, and his hip bones protruded at sharp angles. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I picked up one more passenger between Jackson and Montgomery, a young Negro student with a sharp face and the look and feel of impatient fierceness. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, Clarence walked into the center of the circle, clearing his throat in sharp breaths. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

A sharp pain shot through the tender flesh below his thumb. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She could chop wood, haul the water from the hole Nokomis kept open in the ice with an ax and a long, sharp pole. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He took the uniform directly to Ben and told him to prepare it for use by the sharpest Marine officer in the Corps. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His entire mind and body were painfully concentrated into a single sharp point of attention. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The hunger pangs grew even sharper at her words. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave his father a sharp tap on the head with his Smelting stick. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The air was sharp with the smell of wet dust. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though not as mighty as Mount Dragon at the north of Annuvin, Dark Gate was treacherous, with its sharp crags and hidden drops. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He fought his way toward the cauldron, but in another instant a sharp clap, louder than thunder, rang above the clearing. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“All right, look sharp,” the Sicilian said then, just a drop of edginess in his voice. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We felt the hit like a brick to the back; every single one of us let out a sharp gasp. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Finally he takes a sharp breath before he pulls the door open. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A circular photogram in sharp black and white appeared on the screen. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The lips of her little mouth were parted to show her small sharp teeth, and the canines were longer and more pointed than the others. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

No, he had to remember she was an assassin with the blessing of a pretty face and sharp wits. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They were armed with glaives—long poles with sharp blades attached—as well as bows. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her blade was much too light and had no proper grip, but she liked the sharp jagged splintery end. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When he called my name, I felt a sharp stab in my throat. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I had feared that her sharp, stubborn mind, caught in her self-made antihelical trap, might dig up irrelevant results that would foster uncertainty about the correctness of the double helix. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The imp’s fingers are long, her nails sharp. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Its shell is craggy and sharp, with a dark red streak going down either side. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Anthony e-mailed that I should meet him in front of his house Friday morning at six o’clock sharp. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She shoots him a sharp look and glances at my half-eaten food. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was so sharp she felt it only as a line of heat. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The only thing sharp about the weed digger were the points at the end, so she would have to go with a puncture wound. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The pitch-darkness at night had led to a sharp increase in the murder rate. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amari found a sharp rock and was able to skin the rabbit, careful to save any part of it that might be helpful on their journey. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the same smell Matt had met in the wastelands near the eejit pens, only here it was sharper and more alarming. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, slips and newspaper went to the cutter who stood before a large slanting desk and slashed out the marked items with a sharp curved knife. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as I had climbed up again to look, a sharp rapping came on the windowpane behind me; I turned my head and saw the landlady from next door looking at me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We lived inside a thick, shiny bubble that no needle was sharp enough to pop. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Jam could feel how thinly Pet’s patience was drawn, how sharp its desire was. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Judy noticed Mrs. Granger’s eyes right away—gray maybe flecked with a little gold, and very sharp, but not hard or mean. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Katrina had described his strong hands smoothing the wood and rounding its corners so that the coming baby would not be endangered by sharp edges. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was slim and sharp, hut his wild beard covered most of it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Jessie flipped open the lid, immediately smelling the spicy, sharp scent of the wood. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

She liked the sharp smell of the pines and sentinels, the feel of grass and dirt between her toes, and the sound the wind made in the leaves. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Taylor felt a sharp pain in the back of her arm. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She would answer to her real name, the way her brother Montez said it, the way her long-gone sisters had: Magdalys with that y drawn out long and sharp eeeees, like a melody. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“She’s absolutely right,” put in Number Two with a sharp edge in her voice. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And then it said, “Ten thousand years, and the knife is still sharp...” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Yes, they are — but why are you so interested?” asked Hermione, giving Harry a sharp look. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The distress I sensed in her voice was as sharp and painful as the lash of a whip on my flesh. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time, as Kit drew near Blackbird Pond, she was startled by the sharp ring of an axe. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“All I’ll say is that they hire black folk for porter positions. They like strong boys that can dress sharp and talk right. Something for you to keep in mind,” Lewis said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

A sharp intake of breath causes me to turn my head. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I trust their sense of direction because their instincts are sharper than mine. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And now, as he stared at the sharp eyes of this perfectly unblemished swank, he realized that he had missed a factor. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Tail like our choc- lade, sharp beak, mos’ white on ’is body.” The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hilt had been fashioned new for him, adorned with a wolf's-head pommel in pale stone, but the blade itself was Valyrian steel, old and light and deadly sharp. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The August sun was sharp on her face, and she and Louie squinted hard and looked slightly away from the camera, as if all before them was lost in the glare. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He tells me that’s why I got to be sharp on my guard when I’m talking with anyone that got free. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The pain in my arm became the only real thing, a sharp point of comfort in the midst of a nightmare. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wanda’s voice was clear and sharp, and Moss had heard her speak like that on the rare occasion when he decided to get smart with her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Frustrated, he turned his sharp mind to other tasks, such as the study of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

A beaver was swimming downstream with a long, thin branch grasped between its sharp teeth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, all chords that have only D naturals, F sharps, and A naturals, are considered D major chords. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“They look a stringy lot, and my teeth are not as sharp as when I was younger.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Keep them asking,” he said, “and exit clean and sharp. Thank you and good afternoon.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What is this? Who is that?” a sharp voice shouted. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And she looked the way my mother used to look—thin, sharp features, birdlike, pretty. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I have such a sharp pain behind my left eye, I wince. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He looks sharp in his uniform but he also looks beat-down. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Dangling a short distance away was a giant, heavy, and very sharp chandelier. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Travis felt a sharp pang at the mention of his deceased brother. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

It seemed to him as he walked into the sharp sunshine of the dusty street that there was never a man so filled with good fortune as he. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Her hair writhed and twined about her head, and her teeth were sharp as knives... Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“Well, I guess we’ll know if you’re really sick if you start to feel sharp pains on the left side in your ribs. That’s usually the first sign of the flu.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Where his eyes should be are two dark pieces of coal separated by a sharp, thin nose, below which are thin lips that spit out saliva. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a chilly day with a sharp, stinging wind—not the kind of weather for being outside. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Orders whispered sharp and quiet—boats hauled back onto their racks, oars put away, all of it carefully dried off with dust sheets, which we hid beneath the floorboards afterward. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

When her mouth moves, I see that she has sharp teeth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

With her tilted chin and dark eyebrows she seemed sharper, somehow, as if she was more in focus than other people round her, or more real. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sudsy foam no longer flies from the tops of waves, which are now only sharp little peaks. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Homework, I have discovered, involves a sharp pencil and thick books and long sighs. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“Cheer up,” he said; he cupped her sharp, small chin in the palm of his hand, lifted her head so that she had to face him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She pressed the button over her seat so a sharp circle of light fell onto her lap. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

His absence was everywhere, stinging everything, giving the furnishings primary colors, sharp outlines to the corners of rooms and gold light to the dust collecting on table tops. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was an only child who ran her parents with tantrums and demands that, had they come from me, would have got me a swift slap or a cocotazo from Mami’s sharp knuckles. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

As he came closer Fremantle observed with alarm that the man was spotlessly groomed; even his mustache was waxed, the ends slim and sharp like wiggly rapiers. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was sharp, highly efficient, and quick moving. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The sharp clap of Russian boots passed and faded on the sidewalk. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

A girl with chopped-short hair and a sharp black gaze climbed out after them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Edgy and sharp, but with kindness somewhere inside him, ready to slip out when I need it. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

In a moment he saw the rat’s sharp nose poke out from underneath the wooden trough. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Miss Duncan wears a fashionable riding ensemble, her hair curled and her creases knife sharp even in the humidity. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We bundle up, because even though it’s April, it looks like snow, and the wind is an icy sharp knife that cuts right through clothes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

No: it was the greenness of the lawn, the sharp lines of white mortar between the bricks, the rustle of the maple leaves in the gentle breeze, the very breeze itself. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Curtain had perfect control of his chair, however, and as he raced down the rows he expertly dodged the children’s feet and the sharp corners of their desks, smiling as he went. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He showed Robin how to hold the sharp tool and how carefully he must work so that it wouldn’t go through the wood entirely. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Because for a second, just one, all I could think about was the sight of fire and smoke rising from the sharp lines of her shoulders, and the door she couldn’t open. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

At a sharp glance from Mama, however, she moved to kneel with her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

There was a sharp grunt, and the man’s arms went slack, just enough to allow me to break his grasp. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was as sharp as a knife. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I walked away from the hut with him in my arms, and at length his sharp cries sank into soft whimpering and finally into silence. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The van made a sharp turn to the right and stopped. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They wore bows and arrows slung across their backs and short, sharp swords sheathed at their belts. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She wiped her eyes and smoothed the tip of the feather until it was a sharp point. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They might call a note "middle C" or "second line G" or "the F sharp in the bass clef." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Then I noticed sharp lines running through my shirt, making it look more like paper than cotton. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I saw, in sharp, ink-black silhouette against the sky, turrets and pikes, a widow’s walk. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then Cherrie noticed a sharp pain in his right arm and saw blood spurting out. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Silas flicked an imaginary speck of dust from his sleeve with a fingernail as sharp as a blade. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Other voices took up the cry, and now the arrowhead flew, a long scream of steel and silk, pounding hooves and sharp blades kissed by fire. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She had washed carefully in the clear stream water and had cleaned her nails with a sharp twig. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

D flats and A sharps licking at her like so many tongues of flame, here behind the knee, up here on the neck, right below the navel . . . the inventory filled her with shame. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Only that he was a pretty sharp dresser,” I said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Chomsky and Rand defended themselves against him, and although they were good, they were nothing compared to a weapon so sharp and precise as he. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

And he felt a tiny, sharp pain in his throat. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Nathan did everything in his power to not think about the words “stinging” and “sharp.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The blades were so sharp they made cutting the grass effortless. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Teeth in the jaws, sharp as any hreshtek, and, in the great eye sockets, just as he had said: carrion bird nests. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

One particularly creepy lady had dingy dark hair and sharp fangs, and instead of running appeared to be riding a bed of fog that zoomed around all the others like a hoverboard. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

His perceptions are sharp and delicate and he is a mind-reader. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The name meant “earth pig,” and the book said that a “sharp blow with a stout stick” was all it took to kill one, if that was what you wanted to do. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Falteringly I work my way farther, I move off over the ground like a crab and rip my hands sorely on the jagged splinters, as sharp as razor blades. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I skinned a papaya with a sharp rock and removed the seeds. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” I say, closing my eyes and sucking in a sharp breath as the Duchess uses a light touch to spread the salve over my back. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He didn’t feel like surprising her when she was armed with a sharp gardening implement. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When I said it, I braced myself for the quick, sharp tongue-lashing that I usually served up whenever somebody tried me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I expect any moment to feel the sharp pain of an arrow through my chest. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

My reputation precedes me—Harlem’s hottest hustler, Detroit Red, is back and he’s black and he’s looking sharper than ever. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt the sharp chill of the fog around my lower legs and there was fire all around me as I ran, coughing and drawing in more bad air. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Before she could answer, the Huntsman called to him in a sharp tone of voice, and the young one looked briefly petulant before he withdrew, going back to the edge of the circle of riders. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“That was your principal, Dr. Johnson. She wants to see both of us in her office tomorrow morning, at seven- thirty sharp.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

On either side of the highway were about four inches of pavement, then a sharp drop into the gully. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

With a jolt of energy, Neel took out a piece of graph paper and a sharp pencil. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

She has a friend as well, a girl with sharp eyes and a stubborn soul. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Penelope retreated to the nursery, accompanied only by the sharp reproach of her own miserable thoughts. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The phrase was a bright, sharp pang, ringing through the white noise humming in her brain. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

A hand with sharp fingers shook him awake roughly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

This time he didn’t let go as easily, and she groaned at the sharp rrrrip of her dress tearing. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Annie’s face softened only slightly, her words sharp as a blade. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But that doesn't prevent me from feeling the sharp stab of pain as the needle inserts the metal tracking device deep under the skin on the inside of my forearm. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

When a couple of hours had passed I heard something stirring in the Count’s room, something like a sharp wail quickly suppressed; and then there was silence, deep, awful silence, which chilled me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The children crawled over the shelves and into the potato and onion bins, twanging all the time in their sharp voices like cigar-box guitars. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

My scrawl is up all over this town—the curls behind an M sharp like mountains with a Z cut like a lightning bolt. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She had white hair and a sharp nose and piercing gray eyes. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He cut a sharp right on Piedmont Avenue to head up to Fentons, and the neighborhood changed within a few blocks. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Why?” asked Hermione, and her voice rang out sharp and clear in the candlelit room; the old lady shook her head a little at the loud noise. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Henry’s hands are huge on his back, his jaw sharp and rough with a long day’s stubble, his shoulders broad enough to eclipse Alex when he rolls them over and pins Alex to the mattress. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Richardson opened her mouth for a sharp remark, but Mr. Richardson quieted her with a glance. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I looked at the sharp blades of the bayonets and felt my stomach pitch with fear. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It was like a persistent, deep hammer thud more than the bright, sharp clarity when you cut yourself superficially. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” she said in a sharp voice and looked away. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

It feels like a sharp change of subject. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sharp sight on the muzzle pressed into my arm. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

In some cases, an E flat major scale may even sound slightly different from a D sharp major scale. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I feel sharp pain when the needle goes in, but I am used to it now. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was always bad news, so sometimes days went by before he bothered to take out his strangely sharp little key and open the metal box by the front gate. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

But he was calm and his mind cut its intention through time like the sharp beam of a searchlight through a dark room. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

So a composer may very well prefer to write an E sharp, because that makes the note's place in the harmonies of a piece more clear to the performer. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Knot’s teeth showed in the dimness, bright and sharp. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The sound was sharp—seasoned pine on hardwood—and rang out like a rebuke. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His face was sharp and delicate, almost beautiful, with striking blue eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

So I ask for Henek instead, and the woman who gives me the direction has a sharp jaw and collarbones jutting out on either side of her neck. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It dug its slender claws into his sleeve while inspecting Meggie with its gleaming beady black eyes, and when it yawned it bared teeth as sharp as needles. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Once she hit the park, it felt like green, sharp and cutting against the soles of her feet. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Quietly, she grabbed a sharp- looking stone from the ground and crept forward. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

On his face, the family bone structure seems even sharper. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I gave Jenna a sharp look, but she managed to avoid my eyes. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Her sharp gray eyes were not even turned up to half power. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man was sharp—he didn’t miss much. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if his wife picks them out—some of them are really sharp. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The fact that we sit around as we do, worrying seriously about how best to preserve the life of the earth, is itself the sharpest measure of our involvement. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep you sharp so you can show all those Juilliard snobs how it’s really done,” she says. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, Tyler, that looks pretty sharp!” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

About my perception: everything is sharp and clear, each sensation heightened and illuminated so that reds and yellows and blues glow. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to have to examine the memories, fresh and sharp as photographs, which kept flashing across his mind. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe their reluctance to utter anything romantically optimistic, or even to mention models, was due to fear of a sharp retort from Rosy. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

She left without another word; her walk was so fluid, so sinuous that I felt a sharp pang of jealousy. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The sudden pain in my eyes was so intense, so sharp, I thought I’d die. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The logic of sleep pulls at me, but all my edges are too sharp. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She ran her fingers down a tooth, black and sharp, a dagger made of darkness. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His beak was curved and sharp and cruel. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

We just had to keep our offensive line sharp. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dill jumped as his father slammed his hand on the table, a sharp crack in the still room, and stood. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But before she could, she had a sudden sharp headache, right in the middle of her forehead. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

With a sharp squeak, the wheels whipped about to face the crate, into which Kate, a split second before, had drawn the spectacles. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And, Tree-ear was sure, the emissary’s eye would be equally sharp. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Edward felt, again, the sharp pain in his chest. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

This is the same order in which they are added as keys get sharper or flatter. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

A sharp crack revealed a small victory, but any elation ended when he realized that the momentum of his swing was now pulling him back down to land right on top of the creature. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Now in the mornings there was a sharp freshness in the air. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I try to say his name to calm him but all I do is cough and a sharp pain soars thru my back. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The light switch, unfortunately, made a sharp clicking sound when it was thrown. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I scream after him, feeling a sharp pain, knowing my cut’s ripping wider. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

As Minli watched the beggar’s hands outstretched and shaking with hunger, she felt a sharp pang inside her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

When a severe selection pressure is applied—a rise in temperature or a sharp restriction of nutrients—organisms with the “fittest” phenotype are selected. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He had sharp eyes and spotted chimps from far away. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Boy, that was sharp! I’d sign up just to have a uniform like that one!” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re on a sharp angle, and we’re crowding the car next to us, so I suck in my breath to shimmy out my door. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She saw him only for an instant, then the road took a sharp turn and he was gone from sight. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I had dangerously sharp cheekbones that looked like Maddie’s, and my acne scars—even the deep one on my nose—had been covered up. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Olanna could hear the sound of the planes far off, like gathering thunder, and soon the scattered sharp cracks of antiaircraft fire. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Behind them, a mile or so away, mountains rose up to a sharp blue sky. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Dad’s body froze, his wide eyes zeroing in on the thin, sharp point. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She draws in another breath, sharper this time. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

There was only the face of Antonapoulos in his mind, and his longing for his friend was so sharp that he held his breath. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Gwin was still in his backpack, and Basta’s dogs kept raising their noses and sniffing, as if they had picked up the sharp scent of the marten. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The needles everywhere, scratching at his bare face and falling down the back of his neck, the sticky sap on his hands, the sharp piney smell of it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A sharp report of applause suddenly rattled the room like gunfire. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Her hooves are sharp as knives, as you shall see.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

When he let go of the hat, it snapped back with a sharp THWACK! Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

A sharp pain sprouted on the left side of my chest, just above my heart. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Feeling no end of a fine bird, he gave a sharp whistle that brought his two warriors on the double. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Often at night the sharp jangle of the doorbell would rouse him from his silence, and in the front room he would find a patient with a broken bone or with a razor wound. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

With a sharp cry, a bird circled above us. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Better yet, in a short distance—less than two miles—the contour lines came closer and closer together and showed two hills, one on either side of the river, just after a sharp S turn. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now she was aware of a sharp apartness, a separation, not from Atticus and Henry merely. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The tiger’s claws had been sharp and the slashes were deep. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The sharp edge of the flap cuts my tongue. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

His coat was white and his mittens were white, and he did not carry a gun on his back, but in his hands he had shining sharp tools with which he carved the pictures. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nye is a short, short- tempered man who has difficulty moderating his aggressive vigor, his talent for language both sharp and outspoken. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was lined with car pet, and he didn’t see any sharp edges anywhere that might puncture a plastic bag. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the darkness, I could hear their muffled grunts, and then the intake of a sharp, deep breath before they knocked each other to the floor, taking Mamá’s ironing board with them. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The water was clean, the sky a sharp Sunday blue, with all the engines of that white sardine fleet puttering up into it, and a lot of yelling, especially around Papa’s boat. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is perfectly silent, but you can feel the sudden sharp vibrations through the bottoms of your feet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her graying black hair was pulled back into a sharp bun and her makeup was immaculate, even at the end of a long day. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Figure 1.31: The E flat major and D sharp major scales sound the same on the piano, although they look very different. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Lena sucked in a sharp breath, but before she could say anything, the hut came to a stop. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

There was a sharp silence after that, and Ash retreated back upstairs, her question forgotten. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her cheekbones are sharp and more prominent in her narrower face. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She gives a hollow laugh and releases me, then steps forward and grabs a pair of Mollies, twin swords as long as a woman’s forearm and wickedly sharp on either side. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I felt sharp frozen gravel slice through the thin sole of one of my shoes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I knew the destruction his long sharp teeth were causing. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Panting, a sharp pain in his side, Harry didn’t slow down until he reached the stone slide. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

My head ached like all the other times he had been inside of it, but the pain was sharper. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But soon thereafter his fortunes took a sharp turn for the better. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Globs splashed into her mouth, sickly sweet, sharp and bitter. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

It was pale and pink, sharp as a new moon sliver. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Pale stalactites dripped down from the ceiling, jagged and sharp, and crowded so tightly that they reminded her of teeth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Edward felt a sharp pain somewhere deep inside his china chest. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“So it seems! The dogs and that, they’re quite sharp, you can train ’em to come to a whistle, do what you tell ’em. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Only far to the north small white peaks stood sharp against the blue, and southward one could guess the shining of the sea. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He saw large brown eyes, leathery gray ears that looked familiar but wrong, a trunk, and sharp ivory tusks longer than his arms. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

There were little bits of curled red paper all over the place and the sharp smell of firecrackers. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jonathan lengthened his stride, turned a sharp angle, then beat his way to the creek. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

She’d shot down one of the German planes when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her leg. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Figure 1.32: The key signatures for E flat and D sharp look very different, but would sound the same on a keyboard. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The road took a sharp, banked turn to the right and, past a stand of trees, a town emerged. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

There was a strange scent in the air, sharp and floral. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

With the light on them, Pinmei could see they were all shaped like small, sharp slivers. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Visibility was no more than fifteen feet and the winds were razor sharp. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The fragrance of the dry bush had been sharp and tangy, but as the green branches caught fire the sweet, spermy smell of the evergreen filled the air. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smells filled his nostrils,- the sharp fresh tang of pine needles, the earthy odor of wet rotting leaves, the hints of animal musk and distant cooking fires. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Marshall was busy digging a little hole in the middle of the yard with a sharp stick. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

List the flats or sharps in this key signature. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Todd said, “Yeah, Buddy, keep a sharp eye out for the vampire bats in the shed.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I ain’t close enough to hear, but his father says something sharp, something that wipes the sneer clean off Tyler’s face, and then Jack Croft himself looks at me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You think I’m not kind to him, hey?” was the sharp answer. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was fear that, in the context of survival, was doing what fear was meant to do; all my edges were left sharp. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She gave a sharp kick to his ribs and he started to snore. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Revere has a penetrating glance and thoughtful pose which are heightened by the sharp light, lending him an unusually forceful presence. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she watched in awe as Arthur and Brutus, using two small, sharp, long-handled shovels, dug the narrow tunnel down to her living room. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Look for some large stones that are sharp at one end,” she said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She would slip and turn her ankle, or cut her foot on a sharp stone, and I’d be forced to rush over. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Any note can be flat or sharp, so you can have, for example, an E sharp. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Some of it is light and airy, some sharp and pointed, but most of it, I’m afraid, is just heavy and dull.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tally brought her board to a sharp halt. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He traded sharp knives for dull ones and a small coin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The sharp anger in the woman’s eyes startled her; it was as if a beautiful mask had slid off to reveal the hungry beast within. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put the chocolates on the table and when I sat down she began to talk as if someone were sticking her with sharp pins. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Unlike on the old tombstones, the lettering on this one is sharp—sharp enough to cut me all up inside. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Jean Louise turned to her inquisitor, a young woman with a small hat, small features, and small sharp teeth. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

With her forepaws and sharp teeth she pulled off a part of the husk from the top ear of corn and folded it double to serve as a crude carrying bag. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The wind of the night before had subsided, and, though the cold was still sharp, it was more endurable. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘He may have had nothing to do with the real mischief. The big fellow with the sharp sword doesn’t seem to have thought him worth much anyhow — just left him lying: regular elvish trick.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

His sister would be scornful, the Sand Snakes would mock him with smiles sharp as swords, and Lord Yronwood, his second father, who had sent his own son along to keep him safe... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I cannot imagine why in a place with so many sharp instruments for cutting bones and thick tissues, that woman brought me such teeny nail scissors. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sharp pain lodged beneath Adina’s ribs, making it hard to breathe. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

It was the spicy, sharp odor of the marigolds. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He touched the sharp angle of his nose. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Somehow this view of his parents makes the lie from yesterday stick sharp in his side. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She’s not as sharp as she once was, and there are things she can’t count on doing as she did before. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Strange protrusions that Aru had thought were just rocks now looked a lot more like fins covered in sharp barnacles. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A man in his early forties, tall like nearly everyone on the boat ramp, he wore horn-rimmed spectacles behind which lurked sharp, penetrating eyes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Obediently Eleanor sipped at her brandy, feeling clearly its sharp burn, and then said to the doctor, “I must have said something silly, from the way you’re all staring at me.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

When I picked it up, I saw the tip of it had been whittled sharp. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The queen's desperate voice is a sharp memory alongside Maman's dream advice. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And her eyes were not the least bit icy or sharp. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gently, I trace the end of it up her arm, over the sharp angle of her shoulder, slowly making my way to her neck. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She pointed a gloved finger as sharp as a needle at the witch who had spoken. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She had a large, sharp nose and bright, black eyes that shone like dark stars. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” I said instead, the words physically hurting me like they had sharp edges. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She saw their sharp black triangles outlined against the little square of window and watched them flicker and quiver in response to every small night sound. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he opened them again it was evening and some of the sharp pain had abated—there were many dull aches—and the crash came back to him folly. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light from the single source threw the baroque detailing of Montana’s body into sharp relief. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The mouth of the cave shelters us from above, and they cannot get behind us without passing through the mountain. Is your sword sharp, Jon Snow?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I kept on riding, more slowly now, and I kept a sharp ear out for that orange pickup. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He gutted them with his sharp, sharp bait knife, tossed the guts into the sea, then impaled the fish on the hooks of his line. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

They may have been no more than sharp ridges in the walls of the passage, but to the slave, alone and frightened in the dark, they seemed alive and snapping. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I woke at once, with a sharp breath. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dug the sharp tip of the shell into her index finger and drew a few drops of blood. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The order of sharps is: F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp, E sharp, B sharp. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“The sharp edge can take off the enemy’s head,” she says. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was all sorts of sharp and dangerous-looking blades and razors and knifes setting behind where the barber stood whilst he was cutting hair. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Peering cautiously into the night, Anyango, with his sharp African eyes, saw the third lion—the one who had visited Hugo and me—following his two companions behind the tents. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her sharp eyes narrow, waiting for me to look away, but I don't. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I drew my foot back and gave him a sharp, hard kick on the calf of the leg. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Listen,” he said, the razors in his cruel voice sharper than ever, “I don’t want to hurt you, but—” “You will if you have to.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But Chris used to always tell me that drug dealers played to keep their minds sharp. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He saw the chairs, the pictures, the red roses on the carpet, and new sharp things—almost people things but friendly things. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s sharp and stings my nose as soon as I walk into sixth period. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Dill had never been so sharp with her before. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The sharp pain of missing him is still there, but it helps to be with Grandma. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He had hard and sharp muscles where he was lean and smooth. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Over time, Louie’s temper grew wilder, his fuse shorter, his skills sharper. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

The sharp, clean scent of pine was in the air. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The little boat ran sharp over choppy seas, fleeing the strong wind that leaned on her sail, running blind through the night. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

And there it teetered for a few seconds before finally toppling over and falling with a sharp tinkle on to the desk-top. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

My glasses lay shattered on the asphalt floor, and I felt a sharp pain in my left eye when I blinked. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Lourdes felt a density between her breasts harden to a sharp, round pain. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment there was a sharp twang. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

In their circle, it was held to be no disgrace to import goods illegally, but rather sharp practice was accounted a sign of canny business acumen. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The angle of the climbing sun snuck a slash of rays under the edges of its wings, shining a jagged shimmer along the sharp tips of the huge metal feathers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She was riding on the sharp point of the arrowhead itself; she was flying through the predawn stillness. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her sharp eyes sweep over me, and I find myself blushing for some reason. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

"Be careful you don't cut yourself. The edges are sharp enough to shave with." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My leg gets caught on a wire as I climb over a fence, cutting me sharp. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The pain was sharp and sudden, and his limbs went sluggish. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His face was all angles, with a sharp, pointed nose and a triangular chin covered with stubble. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Finally the boat made a sharp turn and the Object crossed her wake, whipping along past the shore. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The house smelled of Fels Naphtha and the sharp odor of mustard greens cooking. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

By working and reworking, and by keeping the knife sharp on a smooth stone, she managed to score a line deep enough for her to risk snapping the sheet. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Before the echo of her sharp cry had died away, Old Dan’s deep voice floated out of the swamp. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

His tongue lolled out as he panted with exhaustion, and his teeth still looked wicked and sharp. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t know you were here already!” said a loud and excited voice, and he received a sharp blow to the top of the head. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When she started walking toward them, she felt a sharp nip on her ear. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The last haint rose directly from the floor, a sudden tower of fury glaring down at her, heaving with sharp uneven breaths. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

But the tug came again, this time sharper and more impatient; irritably I turned, and almost stumbled backwards into the blonde. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

By vales and sharp ravines in Lakedaimon the travellers drove to Menelaos’ mansion, and found him at a double wedding feast for son and daughter. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Better that way, he thought— first draw him out with sharp words, trouble him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Koffi drew in a sharp breath and fought a sudden wave of pain. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

To make his time in the sack even more uncomfortable there were still several lumps of wood, not to mention sharp screws and nails, in there with him, the final remnants of the coffin-based firewood. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Their hair, she realized, was a thousand different shades between white and silver; their eyes were sharp, glowing jewels. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

His lungs protested as he forced a sharp breath in through the nose and out through the mouth, as Brother Ugo had once taught him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mama’s words, in contrast, were sharp and clear, sliding like daggers from her tongue. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Only for special occasions is this kerchief-protected conk exposed— to show off how “sharp” and “hip” its owner is. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clement eased by a pickup truck, long broken and rusting in the middle of the road, and then we made a sharp turn into the jungle. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I can walk as well as any of you,” she cried, so angrily that Taran made no more of it; he had learned to be wary of the girl’s sharp tongue. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She had a sharp nose, beady, suspicious eyes, and a wild fountain of curly auburn hair. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thirteen Harrison is next on the list, and I make my mind up to go there the next evening, six o’clock sharp. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The fortress stood on a high bluff on a sharp curve of the river about 50 miles north of New York City. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, I locked the doors with a sharp electronic snap. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The sharp cut of teeth against his knuckles. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She sat down on the grass next to him, for once feeling the sharp edges of the grass blades against her ankles. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of the humans, but their scents were fresh and even sharper than before. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The flies crawled upon it, and here and there the sharp points of gravel pressed up through the flesh. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he found a sharp rock and dug into the earth until he had made a hole just the right size. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Because of her sharp nose and sharp glance, Beetle always thought of her as Jane Sharp. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His uniform was pressed so sharp you could have cut paper with the cuffs on his khaki shorts. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He heard the dull thwang of the bowstring and felt a sharp hot pain in his leg. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

His face trembles, and his eyes are sharp and cold looking up at me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

When she sees me watching her, she shuts the antique watch with a sharp click and tosses it into her purse. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was an action shot—women’s volleyball—and Martha was bent horizontal to the floor, reaching, the palms of her hands in sharp focus, the tongue taut, the expression frank and competitive. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sharp chisel slipped and cut a gash across the longer piece of the cross. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Remember when we used to go downtown and take our pictures at Union Station? We thought we were so sharp!” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

More persistent was the sharp smell of the circulating oil that cooled the big magnet and its electrical transformers. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He stopped work for an instant to level the hammer handle and a sharp glance over his shoulder at Ranofer. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The skin of his face had shrunk back against the skull until it defined bone, not flesh, and made the nose and chin seem sharp and fragile. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yoshoto got up from her desk promptly at five-thirty and went upstairs to prepare dinner, and M. Yoshoto and I followed—fell into single file, as it were—at six sharp. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

And then the third Crab manages a sharp grounder, but shortstop Khyler scoops it up and fires it to Laury at first base before homegirl can get there. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“Looks like we missed a little rabbit. Careful Cinder, his teeth may be sharp.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“The angel touched a burning coal to my forehead, bringing a sharp and blissful sorrow, and I saw before me the shining face of my dear Savior.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He held the sharp end of the harpoon in his lap. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt a sharp pain in my hip; then it was over. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was the volleyball shot: Martha bent horizontal to the floor, reaching, the palms of her hands in sharp focus. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, if he missed, or failed to kill the president, he would turn to his backup weapon, a Rio Grande camp knife, a handsome and extremely sharp type of bowie knife. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her heel came down on something sharp, a stone or piece of broken crockery. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I found that down by the rocks this morning. I was going to ask Vern where it came from. It keeps him sharp.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I shall find thee a piece of soft pine and will lend thee my knife. ’Tis sharp and of good steel. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Adam folded the letter and forced the creases sharp with his fingernails. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Fuzzy wants to stay,” said Ess with a sharp little nod. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Its sharp black teeth bit into her leg. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I’d always thought of loneliness as a slow, ocean-wide thing, but it came over me like a sharp and sudden blow. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then he pushed the screw into the fabric of the sack behind him, working the sharp end in, then pulling it back, and making another hole a little way below the first. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He was slighter than Bun, heavily freckled, but he had Bunny’s sandy hair and his sharp little nose. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

His dark beard and sharp cheekbones made him look like the cards with Jesus and the martyred saints that Abuelita pinned to the wall around her altar. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

My legs and arms tingle, I have a sharp pain behind my left eye, and my chest feels like it might explode. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The monsters had glowing red eyes, sharp beaks, and vicious talons. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I think I could cut this tape if I could find a sharp bone.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spot one of Pop’s former patients and make a sharp turn away from her, pulling my scarf back up to shadow my face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He felt his stomach tighten, his breath grow sharp. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tucked her hair behind her ears, pulled up her hood, and scrunched it shut with a drawstring; the streetlight lit up the sharp features of her pale face. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Several people were shouting that Caul should be killed, and were busily hunting for sharp objects to do the job with, while the few who’d kept their heads were trying to hold them back. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

We both looked at the grass--there was a sharp line where my ragged lawn ended and the darker, well-kept expanse of his began. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She's standing there next to a drugstore window, the sharp breeze blowing her hair across her face, and she's trying to get her mind around it all. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He might’ve mentioned it, yeah,” said Moody, scratching his chin unconcernedly, “but I thought a good sharp shock —” “We give detentions, Moody! Or speak to the offender’s Head of House!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Pah had the wingspan of an elephant and talons as sharp as knives. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I could feel the soft, shivering touch of the lips on the super-sensitive skin of my throat, and the hard dents of two sharp teeth, just touching and pausing there. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

My voice is sharper than it needs to be; I'm covering my inexperience with false confidence. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

An iron fence surrounded it, topped with sharp spikes, sharp as needles. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z