Row by row we marched single file out the door, down the stairs, and into the free world where the sun was shining. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took off the soft black hat and held it in his hand and the gray hair glistened wetly, and the band of white skin at the forehead shone in the light. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cottonwoods along the river stood out like pillars against the gray backdrop of the sky, their white bark shining in the sudden sun. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The rain is gone, the sun shines on us, the splendid, radiant, traitorous sun of Winter. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and the sun still shined. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light was shining off the fishbowl in a very beautiful way. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I put my sympathy lamp in my mouth, shining the red light out against the pitch blackness in front of me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The shadow of night rose, dividing the eastern sky into pale blue above and gray below, with a rosy border where the sunlight still shone on a haze of dust in the air. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room is dim, except for the lights in the pool, shining bright as the water ripples around them. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Women shined shoes, worked at the shipyard, and staffed the offices at military installations. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The sun was still shining when we opened the door, and some of the people on the floor gasped when they saw the light pouring through. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

By the time the moon shone fully through the window, he had begun to singe Luna’s nightgown. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The soot was gone, the oil in the waters, everything shone brightly under the blaze of morning tropic sun. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“One of your tasks will be to sweep the front porch, steps, and walkway every day until the snow comes. Rain or shine,” Mrs. Byrne says as I follow her to the front door. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

"My God, put a camera in front of that girl, and she'll shine like a diamond! Between the single men and the job opportunities, her phone is going to be ringing right off the hook!" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The beam stretched out into shrinking nothingness, a-glitter with dancing, shining motes. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He always had plenty to do, rain or shine, and didn’t mind a chance to make paints and mend his gear. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Outside the sun is shining, but the February air is cool. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining, but it wasn't the punishing heat of summer or late spring. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The empty auditorium is dark and spooky with the main lights off, but the stage lights are shining on us. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Electric lights shine from each floor—a luxury only government buildings and the elite's homes can afford. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

A black boy offers to shine my shoes, and while I’d like to let him, I don’t have a cent to my name. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

So spoke the kind and gentle reed, and Psyche, following the directions, was able to carry back to her cruel mistress a quantity of the shining fleece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we step off the elevator a spotlight in the ceiling shines down on us. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She had brushed out her long auburn hair until it shone, and picked her nicest blue silks. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A few minutes passed before Thomas saw the first glimmer of light shine off the Maze walls up ahead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Already the air was warming up a little, at least where the sun shone brightest. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Judith knew where every piece would go in the new house, and how to care for each lovely thing to keep it shining. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Vastly far away I see the sun, black but shining, and slowly revolving around it there are spiders. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shined the flashlight into the darkness, and I whispered for Dismay. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Cullen shouted to the men as he shined his flashlight on them. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Whereupon Amarante Cordova, shining in a triumphal light, pirouetted clumsily in the middle of the plaza area to acknowledge the attention and admiration of any other onlookers. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A blimp shines a sky candle over the carriages, and I catch my reflection in the glass again. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It was a quaint hideaway in a round chamber, stocked with shining rows of Tusker-beer bottles and French aperitifs and obscure African brandies. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flowers shone as if they’d been cleaned and polished, and the tall trees that lined the road shimmered in silvery green. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

If he refused to believe, and wanted to break his neck trying, then he could try until the sun refused to shine; they would never let him enter. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

At this time of morning, at this time of year, the sun shines directly onto the back of the trackside houses, flooding them with light. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just then, the lights from Dad’s car shone on the driveway. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shined his flashlight toward the camera as he clicked his radio. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The sun was up when I awakened and the world was remade and shining. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Forgot the lessons of a lifetime, and concentrated on the wide, shining blade, because who knew? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked like a shining silver plate hanging in the sky, and on a clear night it seemed almost close enough that a cow could jump over it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their cloaks were a different shade of red—duller—and while their armor was just as shined, it was more dented. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The half-moon shone through the window behind the couch, on which Uncle Jet was squirming and shifting in sleep. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I will try to be brave like a knight in shining armor. I will be brave for the Princess Pea. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

When he got near the front of the stage he stopped and shone the flashlight onto an empty seat. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

The flutes were shining black to brown, and only a few small barnacles adhered to the shell. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ventured to go back to the tree of the tryst, the mulberry with the shining white fruit. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes shone as he pressed buttons on the walkie-talkie, and waited while the hook-handed man answered. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

He was watching his father’s face, shining with perspiration and the emotions of memory. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whoever was talking to her stood, but the light from a cell phone shined in Ivy’s eyes, and she couldn’t see anything except a blocky silhouette. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Get you a rag and shine her up. A man should polish his own horn.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

But though her windows didn’t shine and her curtains drooped with dust and nobody could of eaten off her floors, she kept the bed made, the dishes washed, and things in place. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He talked about how they lived in shacks, but had those big, shining cars out front. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Two come forth today to join their lives, so they may face this world’s darkness together. Fill their hearts with fire, my lord, so they may walk your shining path hand in hand forever.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining, clear but not too hot. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“The car came along, shined a light right on it, I swear it was a hog,” Cootie said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Right down the length of the room, with the afternoon sun shining full on them, there ran the screen perches to which the birds were tied. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The glossy wood of the cross shines as if it's sweating. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

That girl shined in all of her beauty, or at least what I thought was the definition of beauty. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Have you got it?” whispered Grandpa Joe, his eyes shining with excitement. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wore a gown of yellow silk so sheer and fine that the candles shone right through it to reveal the spun gold and jewels beneath. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was warm and shone so bright, Anya had to shut her eyes. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

One of the overhead lights was shining brightly on her hair, turning it all gold. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

There were statues and pots and paintings all over the place, with spotlights shining down on them like in a museum. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The stars were eager to participate; hardly had the blan­ket of colour been pulled a little than they started to shine through the deep blue. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Keiko, she was beautiful. Her eyes shining, smiling the biggest grin ever.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Troops of them in the air, armed and shining. They haven’t been so common in the last years, though in my grandfather’s time they passed through this world often, or so he used to say.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks up to see a pair of red eyes shining out from a hole in the baseboard. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We all look down the road, shining a little in the moonlight. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The light from the attic window shone down on us. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Even the brass banister shone bright from all the hands that had run along it. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Outside, the sky had whited over with clouds, and shine spilled across the surfaces, sending motes before my eyes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

How I don’t hate this house perched on the mountainside with Pegasus up there shining over the porch. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

And then again a ship with black sails, but now it was morning again, and the water rippled with light, and a banner bearing the emblem of a white tree shone in the sun. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The faucets shone bright enough to use as mirrors. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sun of that world was shining into this, making Lyra’s hands golden, melting the ice on Roger’s wolfskin hood, making his pale cheeks transparent, glistening in his open sightless eyes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

To the right of them the gym meditated behind its gray walls, the high, wide, oval-topped windows shining back at the sun. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The glitter of silver and the glow of turquoise shone out from that crowd in the shape of necklaces and bracelets and earrings on the women, belt buckles and hat bands on the men. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The alley was quiet and I could see the yellow lights shining from our flat like two tiger’s eyes in the night. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lights from the hotel shone on the wet pavement. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Curt Lemon steps from the shade into bright sunlight, his face brown and shining, and then he soars into a tree. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hostess stand was unmanned, so Emily peered into the bar area where a heavyset man with a bald, shining head wiped down a table. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Now, in her black uniform, with her shining braid encircling her head like a crown, she’s as beautiful as winter’s first snow. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The next day the sun shone, and Coraline’s mother took her into the nearest large town to buy clothes for school. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Mother said, “Dale, what shining windows! We’ll see the sunset tonight.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Hrbik stared up at me with his shining purple eyes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was shining a huge light into the auditorium. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Milo’s eyes were liquid with integrity, and his artless and uncorrupted face was lustrous with a shining mixture of sweat and insect repellent. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

When my mother headed for the dining room, her eyes shining with joy, I knew she was fixing to get out her gold and white china dessert plates. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Lie allowed his innate optimism to shine through, however, promising Tuve that “it will not be long now before we will have this trouble licked and will be able to go ahead satisfactorily.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The morning sun shone through his pink ears. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

But her eyes shone with pride and she said, “My baby. My baby. Look at you. I love you already.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

A slender, shining silver thread stretched across the ravine, and the moment she touched it, it triggered something deep in the large cave. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Soon after, I crest a rise and spot something strange ahead: glimmers of light, like moonlight shining down on a lake. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The sun had risen and was shining brightly when he returned with more comforting news. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His face was set, and high duty seemed to shine through it; the sight of it gave us courage so that our voices seemed to ring through the little vault. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She looks over to where the sunlight is shining around the corner of Lenny’s nice curtains. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The Glasses had a fifth-story apartment, a story higher than the school building, and at this hour the sun was shining over the school roof and through the Glasses’ naked living-room windows. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

This is why the people of the Protectorate are healthy and hale and shining. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She proudly displayed something in her hand: the shining blue sprig of youth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The moon shone, too, on the graveyard attached to the church, filled with tombstones you could hardly read anymore. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He reached the spot and, stooping, picked up the shining thing. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

His poor, mad, brooding eyes glared in the moonlight, shone against the persecuted darkness of his scowling brow. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

When blacks got close up on it, the gleam of full citizenship failed to shine as brightly as they had hoped. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He paused on the upper lip of the hatch door and took a second to shine his flashlight around inside. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The clouds part, and the moon and stars shine and give life to the night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun rose high enough to shine into the pit. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"But how did you deal with—" "With my little problem? Simple. The sun was shining earlier, and it didn't feel that cold, so I just stripped down to nothing and I went out." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time the sun had begun to shine brightly, the sale had started. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it is the masterstroke of the green spot, shining like a beacon in the middle of her forehead, that conveys the anguish of the girl’s confrontation with her inner self. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the right music Dad’s mood could escape his black hole and shine bright again like the aurora borealis. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Fidelito looked at Matt with shining eyes as his bowl was filled to the brim. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eyes shone, cheeks were flushed, the inner light of universal benevolence broke out on every face in happy, friendly smiles. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the star of the east shone on stage. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun had shone through the window on to his bed. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The air darkened and among the clouds stars shone brightening. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

A sort of intellectual warmth, the joy of the pedant who has found out some useless fact, shone through the dirt and scrubby hair. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The blue lights go by real slow, you can see them shining all around the room. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was too old to shine tourists’ shoes or sell lottery tickets. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

In addition to the fine china and the shining silverware, they’d added crystal glasses, a bottle of deep-red wine, and a wide platter of delicacies. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The moonlight shines and billows; the broken clouds scud above the trees. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Brian was moving the raft and the sun was shining down on him and it was all, everything, completely new to him. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel a red light shining over my own face and my own relieved smile. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

"Well, you want to go back, don't you? Up into the sky. To shine again at night. So we can sort that out." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

And even though I know it will return again, I can’t help but wonder if the sun will ever truly shine on this part of town. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Its sides were of tin, with places cut in them for the candle-light to shine through. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lightning flickered on the eyes of a bird, perched up somewhere in the branches ahead, and for a second, they shone yellow-green, like torches. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The muscles of his back shone with sweat. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The sky now was quickly clearing and the sinking moon was shining brightly. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Nor did he shine among them, for the words of any spell, even the simplest illusion-charm, came halting from his tongue, and his hands faltered at their craft. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Every gust of wind filled the air with fine white powder that shone like glass in the last light of day. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The clouds cleared then, and tears shone on her face. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She found the path easily, passed the dark clump of willows, and saw ahead the deep shining pool that was Blackbird Pond and a faint reddish glow that must be Hannah’s window. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Meg raised her head, and moonlight shone on her tearstained face; without the glasses her eyes were unexpectedly beautiful. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vendors in the bazaar, sitting behind pyramids of oiled, shining vegetables, grew to recognize him and would attend to him amidst the clamoring of their other customers. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cast aside his cloak and a white light shone forth like a sword in that black place. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Her golden hair shone as she wove in and out of a knot of three guards, her sword little more than a steel extension of her hand. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My light shining in he I will still be here long after she has forgotten your name. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He is slumped in the chair, sweat shining on his pale forehead. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, light and love and pride, and everything that had shone on her from time to time, like that night at the spire-fighting championship. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She hoped that she would never have to sell them, and that one day they would shine for Alba. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was dark outside and the light over the head of the bed shone on her hair and on her neck and shoulders. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It’s not the case that our internal computer always shines through, instantly decoding the “truth” of a situation. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Back in Oakland the sun had been shining. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

At that moment a heavy shining thing came hurtling down from above. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Jem danced his duty dance with Jean Louise, told her she was doing fine but her nose was shining, to which she replied he had lipstick on his mouth. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

We walked along through the shining afternoon to the river. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at her dark chocolate skin, which shone with oil, and lowered his head to her face. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The way the sun shone brighter, and no trouble seemed to matter when he was near. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The building was old; I could tell from the color and from the windows, coated with the dust of so many harmattans that they would never shine again. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The thing that made the whole thing shine, however, were the bright lights from the adjacent basketball court. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The shoeshine stand seemed to only be busy during the lunch hour at PJ’s, as people—mainly white people—would get their shoes shined while they waited for their food. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Only the yellow, moaning fight shone above them, making their faces gleam like muddy gold. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Jody curried and brushed until a pile of dead hair lay in the stall and until the pony’s coat had taken on a deep red shine. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arya asked him when she saw the tears shining on his cheeks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The moon shines against the windowpane, casting a shadow on the carpet. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Krum, his red robes shining with blood from his nose, was rising gently into the air, his fist held high, a glint of gold in his hand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, a bright light was shining in his face. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

His overturned plastic bucket is gone, and the streetlight shines on only the empty lot and me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A wedding band shone conspicuously on one pink hand; he had a conspicuous smell of after-shave. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It began not as the gorgeous fanfare over the ocean I had expected, but as a strange gray thing, like sun- shine seen through burlap. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They threaten her with their white shining eyes. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Count Olaf raised his one eyebrow, and his eyes shone bright, but he spoke calmly. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Irri fetched the egg with the deep green shell, bronze flecks shining amid its scales as she turned it in her small hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

ATTN: will be wearing a burgundy velvet suit tonight, please do not attempt to steal my shine, you will fail and i will be embarrassed for you. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And on top of my head was this thick, smooth sheen of shining red hair—real red—as straight as any white man’s. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The drama teacher told her that she wasn’t “shining” bright enough so she didn’t get the lead in the play. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The tumbling waters shone silver in the moonlight. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Dad used to make Mom’s eyes shine; now he makes her grind her teeth. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Celaena glanced at Pelor, whose hazel eyes shone as she lifted the glass of wine to her lips and drank a sip. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I didn't want to dent the morning's shine by stammering, so I tried to slip by Mr. Castle without being seen. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Sunlight shines on the green cornstalks and makes my eyes scrunch up. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I learned, to my dismay, that the black Communists in my unit had commented upon my shined shoes, my clean shirt, and the tie I had worn. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone is handsome, shining just thinking about other people’s blood. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dream that my blue cat’s eye is shining in the sky like the sun, or like the pictures of planets in our book on the solar system. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Lord had lifted him up, and turned him around, and set his feet on the shining way. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It was those same two cops—the white dude and Black woman that had shined their light on us—who showed up at the bodega after Manny had called them. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Their eyes shine white in the glow from the embers. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The balloting proceeded without incident on a shining September morning. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sees it all—the red scratch on the underside of Kat’s wrist as Kat hands her the Meg Gillian book, the brown and blue shine of the cover. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Their delicate floral inlay work shone against the perfectly glazed background. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Mother Marie said that Elijah spent hours poring through the Bible, with tears shining in his eyes. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the insect within the globe shone with a light that was so bright and intense that it hurt my eyes, and I cried out. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swing my sword toward her side in a shining arc. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The house was straightened up and neat; the kitchen soft, bare, and shining. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the interior of our cells, driving them, providing the oxidative energy that sends us out for the improvement of each shining day, are the mitochondria, and in a strict sense they are not ours. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I had to tell the truth about it—Uncle Edisto always said, “The truth shines like a searchlight in the midst of the fog.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The sun has been shining too hot on your head, Daughter!” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

He shines, around the noggin, like a flashing light, having no hair at all to dim his lustre.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stella raced through her chores, making sure the carrots were sliced perfectly, the potatoes peeled thinly, and the table cleaned and shined for dinner. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He whetted the shining blade a long time on a little carborundum stone. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the kind of place where all the door handles shone with polishing. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

His dark, shining hair was a masterpiece of overcombing, the top hair laid back and criss-crossed with long side strands that just cleared the ears. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soldiers are not made to shine in times of peace. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stood in the middle of smooth, soft sands that sparkled and shone like tiny stars. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The gilded mosaics of angels, kings, and saints, which decorated the walls and ceilings, only shined at certain times when the sunlight fell through the church windows. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He held one of the papers up to the light, saw how it shone through with a milky glow. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He had stretched out in the back, and the bright lights of the service station shone through the rear window. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Goeth was coming closer, all shining black leather boots and crisp black uniform. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I came to a clear space: the floor of the valley was thick with darkness, but the pond shone as round and clear as a mirror. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

They looked just like buttercups now she was close, only bigger, with the same bright shine on their petals. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

There was one in particular, in the west above the mountains but low in the sky, that shone more brightly than all the rest. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now he saw daylight, and the sun shining. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The floor was shining, but in an ordinary kind of way. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Bernabe never could take the rough edges off that concept, though, the way a lapidary’s tumbler could take the rough edges off his rock, making almost any mineral chunk shine like a jewel. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lady Constance smiled tightly, though her eyes shone. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

They’d spend hours in the attic, removing and polishing the brass panels until they shone like new. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The moon without his gray outline shines with the pale glow of the Collective’s skin. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

His long coat danced as his calves hit it, and his dark hair shone in the torchlight. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

All around the room, vertical cases with shining spotlights display small sections of meteorites. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She would laugh her quiet laugh and pat her hair, which had the greasy shine of hot-pressing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I guess he was afraid, when the lantern shone in his eyes. And when Ma walked up to him and slapped him, he knew she wasn’t afraid.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

All around us the desiccated corpses of the butterflies glittered and shone. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

They were very pale green, and almost transparent where the sun shone through, he could see all the veins. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Though of great age, its metal shone clear and untarnished, and its very plainness had the beauty of true nobility. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Coming from a big high school in southern California gave me some kind of shine, I suppose. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no facial hair at all and a clear, shining complexion. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Effie, shining in a wig of metallic gold, lacks her usual verve. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Displayed atop its stand, the blade shone in the moonlight—the metal still gleaming after a thousand years. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The prince’s eyes shone with amusement at her brashness but lingered a bit too long on her body. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mom smirks at him with the confidence of a lady who long ago figured out how to do things without a knight in shining armor to save her. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The last of the sun shone into it, through the gap between the Library and Palmer’s Tower, and lit up the heavy pictures and the glum silver the Master collected. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the room shines the brown goose. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at the glass, seeing how the light shone through, throwing a transparent, precisely fluted shadow against the dark grain of the table, and there on the bottom of the glass lay an eye. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Could be. But it looks more like summing’s just white, with the moon shining on it.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But Momma smiled at him like he caused the sun to shine. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen France sleep, the Eiffel Tower shining brightly in the distance, lights quietly shutting off in third-floor apartments, the moon drifting lazily into view. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The first glimmer of dawn shone on their faces. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lights shone through the downstairs windows, but Frank decided against ringing the doorbell. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Xan smoothed the child’s black hair away from her face, winding her fingers in the shining curls. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

‘Meaning your hand, Mr. Frodo. It has felt so cold through the long nights. But glory and trumpets!’ he cried, turning round again with shining eyes and dancing on the floor. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was a German restaurant complete with sausages, sauerkraut, and beer steins hanging in rows over the bar, shining but unused. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

A dimly lit lamp shines a light on the person standing at the door, and I recognize the face. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he gave a long, twisting, corkscrew leap and his golden outer skin lay on the floor, and in its place he was wearing a new coat of shining silver. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Abel Martinson hoisted himself on top of the cabin, propped one foot against the cowling, and shone his flashlight upward one more time. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Dawn soon took her throne of gold, and Lord Menelaos, clarion in battle, rose from where he lay beside the beauty of Helen with her shining hair. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled underneath the bluish starlight that shone through the window above the mattress. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He spotted some of the silverware shining in a corner. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The compound had row after row of shining metal houses and dozens of liquor bars glittering at daybreak with an aura of fresh vomit and broken glass. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crow stiffened as she stared at her distorted reflection in the shining silver. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun shone warm through the leafy grove. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining, sunlight so brilliant that she thought she could feel it warm on her eyelids. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all sat still as statues as the shining eyes slowly came closer, up the hill. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

When he touched it, he and his mother and Taisin shone for an instant as long as one blink—and then Taisin was clutching at the child’s fists, which were firmly clasped around the medallion. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her hair shone and her dark eyes glittered, and her bare legs gleamed golden in the sunlight. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining into the kitchen, illuminating everything: Ulysses's whiskers, the typewriter keys, her father's upturned and smiling face, and her mother's astonished and disbelieving one. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Her face was a brown moon that shone on me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A light who shines for all to see.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I flipped through the pages of liner notes and CDs, shining the light on the album covers. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The great majority have lifetimes of billions or more years in which they are shining stably, providing a suitable energy source for the origin and evolution of life on nearby planets. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two score Brazen Beasts stood between the pillars, torchlight shining off the polished brass of their masks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The Rabbit on the Moon looked so pretty shining in the outlet. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I awakened the next morning to see the sun shining into my room; I felt more at ease. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached for die side of the raft and hung there, just breathing, until he could think once more—the hatchet clutched and shining in his right hand. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss hung off the tall pines around us, and the full moon shone through the moss. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

A funny prickling on the back of his neck had made Harry feel he was being watched, but the street appeared to be deserted, and no lights shone from any of the large square houses. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The exhaust from it fluttered the white dress she crumpled in her plump hands, and the stars shone bright, and the car vanished out onto the desert and away into blackness. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he reached out and took a large coin, golden and shining, from the air. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

They walked swiftly through the forest, Grandmother in the lead, until they came to a great, shining expanse of water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at the border-patrol vans just sitting there, shining their lights on the water. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She held the tray up higher so that the light from the candle shone directly on Roscuro and the golden spoon on his head and the blood-red cloak around his neck. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I know,” said May Belle, her eyes shining. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The sky was clear, the sails shone white against it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

His whole face was shining with sweat now. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The sun doesn’t shine much in Syracuse, so the art room is designed to get every bit of light it can. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sea was calm, the sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Journalists’ curiosity about her would simply take away, she felt, from her son’s shining moment. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Could it have been a pianist—with sensitive, long fingers that drew magic sounds from the shining ivory keys?” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even now I can see the whole house, inside and out: a welcome mat at the door, a red kettle on the stove, the million stars shining in through the skylight at night. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“You are a shining example of bravery and integrity.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I heard that Negroes were dirty I remembered Mrs. Cooper’s shining kitchen. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss was so little, just gaps in his teeth and scabs on his knees and tangled hair and shining eyes. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

We gathered them with flying fingers and greedy hearts and bore them away in triumph, with a glow at least as bright as the sun on those shining scales. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tree right next to her window was a wilderness of shining threads, as if every branch, every twig, was spun from ice. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Fig licked the same belly spot over and over until his gray fur shined. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Soon the god’s shining boat would touch the tops of the western cliffs, and the working day would be done. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It shone on the floor like spilled sugar, and when she slid from her gryphon’s back, it was cold under her bare feet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

In that noon sunlight he shone of his own light. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes straight ahead, unwilling to look behind me at that gold shining dome that had accepted all our deepest wishes just a few hours back. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up at the ceding, shining the flashlight over the panels, but saw nothing out of the ordinary. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It shone upon the rows of armored suits, the edges of the swords and axes, and on spear tips and a thousand other pointy objects designed to spoil your day permanently. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

But the planets do not shine by their own light, as the Sun does. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hostess stand was unmanned, so Emily peered into the bar area where a heavyset man with a bald, shining head wiped down a table. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was as if they had each become a tiny star shining in the darkness. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The warmth in her voice somehow reduced my fears of her; her eyes shone with the same gentleness of the Catholic sisters at the clinic. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But the rest of us have another chance to shine, eh?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The moon shone on the face of the Arab who had seized him, and in the man’s eyes the boy saw death. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was made of white marble, just like Dumbledore’s tomb, and this made it easy to read, as it seemed to shine in the dark. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“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

“How is your cat, Miss March?” asked the boy, trying to look sober while his black eyes shone with fun. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed at a shining golden sliver of land. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They didn’t talk much, but when they did, “bits of brilliance shined through.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The moon shone brilliantly on the sodden grass, the mossy gravestones, the crumbling mausoleum, the figures in their hideous embrace between the columns. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Most of the poplar trees had been chopped down—the trees Hassan and I used to climb to shine our mirrors into the neighbors’ homes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The air was still damp from rain the night before, but the sun had burned through the haze of the morning and shone brilliantly in the sky. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Jajas eyes shone as he talked about the hibiscuses, as he held them out so I could touch the cold, moist sticks. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

They watched till the end when a golden girl from Texas won the shining crown and took her tearful walk amidst flashing bulbs. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She had blond hair, shining eyes and a friendly smile. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

As the cricket chirped, the whole scene came back to Mama: the still, warm night, the moon shining down on the velvety Bay of Naples, and Papa singing to her. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The extensive publicity about Garfield's slow, agonizing death shined the light on the role of microbes in human health. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Behind them, there’s a skyline of shining high-rises. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The light made them shine like blue ice. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

They left the castle at noon the next day to find a weak silver sun shining down upon the grounds. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He puffed on cigars, his eyes shining through a veil of blue smoke. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He would sit at the round table in the kitchen, humming along with the radio, shining the brass until it shone. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Skin would be shined with Vaseline, while the forgotten bits—between the fingers or at the elbows—turned a dull ash. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

From inside her Davos saw green gushing from a thousand broken jars, poison from the entrails of a dying beast, glistening, shining, spreading across the surface of the river . A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The sunlight shone through the doors, illuminating the Champion’s splattered blood like stained glass. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We found the apartment vacant; a large fire burning silently on the marble hearth, and wax candles shining in bright solitude, amid the exquisite flowers with which the tables were adorned. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Soon the rust and the tarnished spots have turned to shine. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Some were brightly painted, and shone with silver and gold and green, but most were either white or grey. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It landed on Bran's shoulder, and pecked at him, and the shining golden face was gone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Since the light beams from Lester’s spotlight didn’t shine directly down into the water, the quarry seemed black, with unending depth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

There was a pause, then a distinctive reddish light welled from the hand lamp to shine against a wall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Today the house shone so brightly it hurt Hazel’s eyes, and she wondered if it would even allow her in. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It messed with their sympathy, with the story in their head about people overcoming adversity to be shining lights in the world. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

One night when she was checking the items on a grocery bill a thought shot into her mind, shining and winking like a meteor. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

After half an hour the sun shone again and the grocer's automobile rounded Gatsby's drive with the raw material for his servants' dinner--I felt sure he wouldn't eat a spoonful. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“See how it shines? Feel how light it is?” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Then trust me now and let the question go. I have faith in your ability to shine in the final test without knowing what the test is.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Even the light bulb above the pool table shined dim soiled light. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Watching over us all, her black eyes shining in the dark, was Miss Peregrine. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“It certainly shines a new light on that story,” I said, looking down at the sack. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Next I pulled Momma’s picture out of the envelope I kept it in and held it so the light from the library’s side door would shine down on it. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

A woman wearing an apron came toward the carriage holding a lantern and shone it at her, saying gruffly, “You must be the new girl. Come inside.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And these Saturdays are worst in the late winter when the snow has lost its novelty and its shine, and the school seems to have been reduced to only a network of drains. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, would you like me to open the blinds and let the good Lord’s sun shine in on you, or would you rather sit here in pitch darkness all day long?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Her face was pale and tragic in the lamplight; her bright eyes shone like amber held up to the light. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Those shining stars, he liked to point out, were one of the special treats for people like us who lived out in the wilderness. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The pale light grew certain, shining through a gateway straight before him: he could not see the walls, but he saw the gate. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

They were made of some mysterious metal with no shine to it, some material developed especially for the Assassins. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It was doing well, several inches high already, the young stalks shining bright green and looking healthy. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“When the time’s right,” Mama Ya-Ya always says, “the universe shines down love.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Buddy came back and stood facing him, his eyes eager, shining. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He shone his own smaller penlight into her eyes, sighed, stood. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The light came from the sun, which shone down through a jagged crack in the ceiling. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

There it was, supple shining black leather, chased and trimmed with the purest silver. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Foursquare the doorjambs and the shining doors were set by the careful builder. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A single red light bulb shone at the porch door. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I paid close attention, because my black Doc Martens were one of many pairs of shoes Sergeant Bloom had accused of lacking sufficient shine during a spot in-spection. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Christmas had always brought good memories into my childhood—a bright light shining through the dark days of segregation and Jim Crow laws. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The red fires shone between it and the mantled shoulders vast and dark. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

‘I thought that I saw a white figure that shone and did not grow dim like the others. Was that Glorfindel then?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And the star that shone over them that night led others to them, and they knew the baby was special too. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Well, Katherine was probably in the backyard making sure the staff had polished the patio furniture to a shine so that guests could be invited back to the house after the event tonight. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I pulled the car over and got the flashlight out and tilted my head back and shined it up my own nose. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He said to shine them for the Fat Lady. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The roar of the zeppelins was now much louder than the wind in the trees, and lights were moving about, too, shining down through the branches from above. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

His hair is damp with a few drops of rain, the silver streak shining white. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The constable drew something shining from his pocket. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The moon shines on her structure, and I get down on my knees to try to figure out what she’s saying. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, her pants were solid blue, and as the other Messengers cheered and clapped, her face shone simultaneously with malevolence and triumph. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

If an enemy should flay me, the light would shine through my skin like lace. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Jude began to hover around, she was flattered—all the girls liked him—and Sula made the enjoyment of his attentions keener simply because she seemed always to want Nel to shine. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

In the dead of night many shining eyes were seen peering over the brow of the hill. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sitting in the living room, Ben had shone brightly in the companionship of Colonel and Mrs. Matthews, overpowering them with the heavy artillery fire of impeccable manners. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rows of children sit on top of the Flying Squadron surveying the lot with shining eyes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The real moon shone through the casement window. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Will continued to search until he found a trickle of light, shining up into the vent. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Your Worship shines so brightly, you will blind every man who dares to look upon you,” said Reznak. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The gas stage lights shone on the shiny blade now stained with blood. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The early morning sun shone like gold on their glossy pelts. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned and shined her light on new people, people who felt lucky she had noticed them. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

As he said this a lust which he could not conceal shone suddenly in his eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A late fall of snow threw the evening light upward into the chamber, shining on the ceiling more than on the floor, so as to alter the usual shadows. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were unable to pick the lock, and the guard kept making his rounds, shining a flashlight into the room every hour. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There would be a shining pile of them on the hearth before Pa stopped. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had they come over the common, among the shining wires, through the thunderstorm, the culverts on the great river, to die at the claws of General Woundwort? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

You must fight hard to shine the light of words upon it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Hey there!’ cried Tom, glancing towards him with a most seeing look in his shining eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Bright high lights shone on the tips of waves, and beneath its gray surface I could see lurk ing a deep midnight green. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, she understood Florence Nightingale and her lantern and the bright and shining path. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Something stirred in the study window and a glow of light shone out for a moment. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The hooves were waxed with dark polish, shining like metal. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

All I can see are scarred brown knees and white socks and shining black loafers, but the voice that comes out nearly sounds like a grown woman’s—it’s deep and grave. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Valley Pepperhorn’s amulet shone a bright red, and a happy sneer crossed her face. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Today’s your day to shine,” he told her. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“The clock tower,” he said, his bronze eyes shining with amusement, as the clock finished its war cry. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

His eyes shone, and his voice was rich and deep. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The whole animal, resewn and restuffed, had the same shape but a different bearing, the backs and necks straighter, the ears perkier; the eyes shone now with a knowing glint. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They all heard the lock removed, and the bright sun shone in like a harsh surprise after the darkness of the smokehouse all night. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the stars shone now none saw them. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Before them lay a long lawn of shining grass, studded with golden elanor that glinted in the sun. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

By that evening I could see the lights shining brightly on the Statue of Liberty. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“You’re unbelievably beautiful,” she whispered, her eyes shining like twin stars. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Nehemia looked at her for a long moment, her eyes shining with what seemed like pain, and then left. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He’d just reached out to pick up the red truck when Grandma yelled from downstairs, “Rise and shine, babies! Breakfast is ready!” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The sun shone down through the rustling of ferns and stunted cypress of the island in dapples of light and shadow. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It was raw and cold for oh so long. Now it’s becoming lovely, and people, like nature, sometimes thaw out when the sun shines.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The Dust fall shone like a great pillar of faint light as it descended smoothly and never-endingly into the gulf. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They stood so close together that she could see only their faces, which were lifted up toward the sky, with the hard bright lights shining down on them. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was sleek and snowy and shining, like an eel preparing for its nuptial journey to the Sargasso Sea, for the time of Nimue was at hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere in some town on the other side of the river, the sun is shining and the water is sparkling like it did when I was a little girl. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

A misty greenish light shone far away in what looked like the middle of the lake; it was reflected in the completely still water below. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He walked over, shined his light, then picked up a stack of three workpads that had been tied down with elastic straps. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Faint light shone down through hidden windows above. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I slept until I could see the stars shining between the cracks in the rocks. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its face was a long triangle, its ears stood up in points, and its black eyes shone. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dad looked at him for a moment, then his eyes began to shine and he shook Papa Jay’s hand like they were old friends. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was dark, except for the shine of the sun on the reeds, and the shimmer of the Bog under the sky. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She looked up at him and saw the familiar, faint lunacy shining in Jamie’s eyes. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He could begin to see the hunger on the feces, like the yellow shine of sickness. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He cleans it and shines it while he watches TV.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He keeps working on the scim, shining it, then sharpening it with a whetstone until it gleams. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

America’s patriotic song “America the Beautiful” invokes our spacious skies, our amber waves of grain, from sea to shining sea. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The only things that shone were the giant cockroaches that scurried around like varnished gofers on a film set. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the carbide light from a dozen watching headlamps, something glittered and shone in his cuts. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

They shone like jewels in the candlelight, so purple that the maester found himself thinking that he had never truly seen the color before. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A very bright full moon was shining in the sky and by its light Michael examined the iron grating and looked through the bars. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Raymie shone the flashlight on the door, just as Louisiana reached forward and turned the knob. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He smelled of good aftershave and his shoes were polished to a high shine. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

When told of their diagnosis, Perry Smith said, “How would they know? They just wanted to be entertained. Hear all the morbid details from the killer’s own terrible lips. Oh, their eyes were shining.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun shines in through the window, warming my new room, filling it. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Number eighty-eight flips up to her feet, which had shone in the air, shone as she spun, glittering in the light. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I decided the moment was now, right here, right now, with the bright lights of the house of God shining on us. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He handed it to Anya, and she unwrapped the cloth to reveal a shining sword beneath. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She was clad now in mail and shone like silver in the sun. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A shining table was set beside them and covered with rich food in profusion, and a golden goblet full of wine was placed for each. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat down on the floor, across from the girl, and gathered her magic into her hand, letting it float just above her fingers like a bright, shining ball. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Even Ghost looked up hungrily, flames shining in his red eyes as he sniffed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She shined the flashlight around the room again, letting its light play on old paintings, books, an ornate carved marble fireplace. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

These were the last days, she felt, and they would shine in the memory in a particular way. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Look at the way her eyes are shining.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had big greenish eyes that shone at Mariam with an inviting glint. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Riptide was now a shining bronze blade in my hands, and as the Chimera turned, I slashed at its neck. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

They were in full armor, enameled steel from helm to heel, long pale cloaks over their shoulders, shining white shields strapped to their left arms. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her cheeks were bright with color and her eyes shone and her mouth turned up in its small childlike smile. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was pure transfixed, mouth gaping, eyes shining. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s sure pretty outside with the sun shining on the snow and the sky so blue.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

The barnyard looked the same, the kitchen garden was unchanged, the same hazy sun shone down. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sunlight makes her hair shine and, although it's impossible, I can smell her shampoo from here, fruity and sweet. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When the sun beams upon her, the chiles shine like tiny ornaments of Christmas. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

All right, there’s the Cornucopia, the shining gold metal horn, about forty yards away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The lights of the monster shone brightly, casting an eerie yellow glow across the stone of the open West Door, where the Griever exited into the depths of the Maze. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“On, on, green and white, we are right for the fight tonight! Hold that ball and hit that line, every Big Creek star will shine....” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he laughs you can see how white and small and pretty his teeth are and you can see his eyes shine. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

There were no dark corners—no possible sliding panels—it was flooded with electric light—everything was new and bright and shining. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

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

Grey, feathery ashes scurried hither and thither at his breath but no spark shone among them The twins watched anxiously and Piggy sat expressionless behind the luminous wall of his myopia. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

In the evenings, a green spotlight shone upon the cross, and we could see it clearly from the stone stairs in front of the college. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

A near full moon shone above the trees and chill penetrated as though brilliance strengthened it. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A streetlight was shining right at us, which made everything around it look pitch-black. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He's tall and handsome, white and relaxed, with the same dark, curly hair and shining teeth. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He’d done something to his hair, so it stood up in soft spikes that shone in the hallway light. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She looked at him and her eyes shone. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here,” she said, turning it in her hands so that it shone with a bright glow. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Jinny stood up and held the sheet of paper in the moonlight that shone through the window, but even then, she couldn’t read the words. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I turned around and looked back, and the last thing I saw was the porch light shining on Dunlap Dewberry’s bald head. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

However, a streetlight shone outside the window and made a pale greenish reflection inside. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

By shining X-rays at a crystal, a physicist can decipher its structure in three-dimensional space. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She wore her shining brown hair parted in the middle and drawn down over her ears. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun rose and shone through the ravine. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lanterns lit up the inside of the sukkah, and when Anya looked up, she could see the stars shining in the sky above them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Would one of the railroad guards climb up to the hopper car, open the turret, and shine his light down inside the car? Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“That’s the Atlantic Ocean far below, it’s shining under the moonlight, can you smell it? Feel how cold it is up here? Feel the wind in your hair?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Its weak rays shone on the dewy grass and made the herbs in the garden glisten as if under a spell. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He didn't remember falling asleep, but he must have, for when he opened his eyes again, the sun was shining in through the window beside the bed, and the house was silent and empty. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The first soldier took Liyana into an office, shone a hot spotlight into her face, and photographed her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sun had shifted round, and the myriad windows of the Ministry of Truth, with the light no longer shining on them, looked grim as the loopholes of a fortress. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

High above the buildings’ black silhouette stars shone in a clear sky. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of us standing frozen, shocked, glittering as the sun shone in the ruined window, not noticing the dynamite until it was too late. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that I was sitting across from him, I could see that his eyes shone with starlight. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Fog lay in pillows in the folds of the hills; the distant mountaintops shone dazzling pink and white beneath rays of low sunshine that didn’t touch the Spitfire’s wings. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Then he said, “And thank you for sending these two fine young ladies to shine their light on us here in Colby.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining on the hills and the house and the garden and the lawn and the trees and the brook; Eleanor took a deep breath and turned, seeing it all. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Second Sons might not enjoy the shining reputation of the Golden Company, but they had won some famous victories over the centuries. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

This is just what I was afraid of—having the same “outsider” spotlight shining down over me as I had back at Jefferson Academy. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

A faint haze of light shone in the passage ahead of them. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then a bed covered in white sheets that shone in the sun, her children rolling on it with her, the husband’s body half visible at the edges. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It shone brilliantly in the dark valley, so distant that she could blot it out with one hand. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I know it’s a liability, walking with me, eating with me, always folding my clothes and shining my boots and tutoring me. You have your studies to think of.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Outside my window, the moon shines in the distance. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It rests there in my hand, shining at me like blame itself, like the word coward flashing again and again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

There was no wind, and the sun shone on the lapping water where it ran into the little pools in the rocks. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She rode a strong wind eastward, her wings outstretched, her feet pressed against her tail, the sun shining through her feathers. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Radar shone his flashlight in the direction of the Troll Hole but Ben knocked it down forcefully. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Where the sun shined all day long, and at night, crickets sang song after song. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Blue eyes shone through an otherwise pitiful face, flabby and flushed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I could see her darkness shining through the wet places. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'll say this for Caesar, he really does his best to make the tributes shine. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Something in her eyes spoke of sorrow, and in unguarded moments they sometimes shone with tears. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bruno, by contrast, was the first to distinguish stars and planets as we do now, making the sun a star and the planets, including the Earth, dark bodies shining by reflected light. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The sun shone brightly on a stack of cauldrons outside the nearest shop. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Shea was my age but shorter, with reddish hair and light skin, light enough for a spray of freckles to shine through. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Later that night, the moon is a sliver in the sky, shining like a luminescent potato peel. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their gray robes hung like cloaks from their shoulders, and under the robes shone the richest, finest garments the children had ever seen. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Arch,” he called, and the big man appeared, the torchlight shining off his bull’s mask. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The moon rose, big and fat and shining. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The Torch Man shone his light on the pink tickets. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The house door opens, a chink of light shines through and a woman cries out in a scared voice. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

And each year rain and snow beat in and the sun of summer shone in and spoiled their robes. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Rippled beams of light shone out from the tattoo under her scarred skin. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

His teeth shone in a smile, though the rest of his face was dark. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

As the children mounted the hill, an early evening mist began to settle, and through its haze the lights of distant harbor traffic shone in blurred colors. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As I walked along, the sun was shining and I could feel a little of that sunshine beginning to warm my heart. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was shining right on to her pillow. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

High above him the stars glittered and gleamed, and the harvest moon shone golden yellow, the color of ripe corn. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was led into a curtained room; there was a single lamp on his desk which was shining on a chair where he had me sit while he remained standing in the shadows. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

‘If the sun is shining outside, we may still escape. After me!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

That afternoon when I got home, the sun was shining high and hot above our new rental house. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I bet you need a little shine and sparkle in that dungeon of a school. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Under the light of the two moons, the whole valley kinda shines, across the Farbranch buildings and back up into the hills where the orchards are. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

‘You were walking backwards and forwards. The moon shone in your hair.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I didn’t recognize her; her dress looked brand-new and crisp, and her shoes shone in the sunlight. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It’s almost pitch-black in Chris’s room—the red sky shines a bit of light through his windows. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He shone the flashlight around, but all he could see was web. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bright will shine the fields of England, Purer shall its waters be, Sweeter yet shall blow its breezes On the day that sets us free. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Late-morning sun shone through drawn curtains the color of mustard, throwing such yellow light everywhere that the whole room seemed encased in amber. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The beam from his helmet lamp shone in my eyes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

How the sun shine on him and cast such a clear, fine litde shadow....” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair shone brassy gold in the artificial light, falling loose and wild down her back. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

As she stood before Aragorn she paused suddenly and looked upon him, and her eyes were shining. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“You shine with virtue, and the light drew me like a moth to flame,” he replied. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Did you ever see the flashlight shine in Mr. Bryant’s face that night?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The hallway outside of the room was lit up, shining with afternoon light, just like the common room at the Golden Glen. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Beans’s eyes were shining, his face excited as he accepted The Treatment. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The sun thought about that, and decided to shine more brightly. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a minute’s silence, he looked down at Amy, who sat on the cricket at his feet, and said, with a caress of the shining hair... Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

And all the time her eyes were shining, her white teeth set in a huge grin. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The floors were shining, the walls a cool, soothing white, and the titles of the paintings were written in Spanish, with the English translation as a secondary thing. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

His black, sleek hide shone in the sunlight. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

His neatly clipped black hair, silvery about the temples with scant patches of grayness, reminded me of my father’s head ten years before, those dense shines of hair. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked back at Bat Lady’s house, up at the window where the bedroom light still shone. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

A few feet above him, pale yellow sunlight shone through a grating; the feeble beam ended abruptly on a wall of rough, damp stone. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Her Artifact shines right over her head, scarlet red. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Everything inside was built from dark wood, polished to a gleaming shine. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The sun or moon shone, he was again Self, swung into the life cycle, felt thirst, conquered thirst, felt new thirst. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think so,” Matt said, shining the light on a long, greasy-looking tentacle that whipped out of the flood and struggled wildly to hang on to the shore. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes, which commanded immediate respect, sparked with a fire that matched the shine on her highly polished wheelchair—her throne. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A full moon hovered low in the sky, breaking through reefs of bomb smoke now and then to shine like the lighthouse’s ghostly double. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Glimmers of an eerie light shone through the window; it cast a wavering spectrum of colors on Newt’s body and face, as if he stood next to a lighted swimming pool. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Neeley got the shoe-shine kit from the closet and proceeded to put a higher shine on his already flawlessly polished shoes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The evening star had risen and was shining with white fire above the western woods. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A light shone on his face and it was white and hard. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The path curved, black and shining, and they followed. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

On a great plain, where no light shone from the iron-dark sky, and where a mist obscured the horizon on every side. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And the moon in its time shone like a lesser sun for clearness. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The left hand was curled open; the fingers were filthy; the wristwatch gave off a green phosphorescent shine as it slipped beneath the thick waters. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few rats scurried away as the girl shined her light after them. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see anything at all of its shape or size—only two shining eyes. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of the sweet warm grass came towards me on the air, and the sun shone down upon me full and strong from out of the white mist. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mark spared a last glance at the menacing, almost magical items shining inside the box, then took off to catch up with the man. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Her big blue eyes are shining on me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The look Grandpa gives her is shining with his love. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was the shine of Mother’s eyes. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The backs of the horses shine in the moonlight, their movements are beautiful, they toss their heads, and their eyes gleam. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Overhead, between the branches of the trees, stars shone. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the light grew it filtered through the yellow leaves of the mallorn, and it seemed to the hobbits that the early sun of a cool summer’s morning was shining. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The horn upon the left was tall and slender; and in it burned a red light, or else the red light in the land beyond was shining through a hole. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A man entered the freight car and shone a flashlight in Bull’s face and then kicked him awake. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

It shone with gold and gleamed with ivory and sparkled with jewels. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark shined his light and noticed that the group between them and the door of the chamber was the smaller of the two, maybe eight people total. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The porch light shimmered, and the living room lights shone through the curtains. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Going forward, he kissed the young man’s head, his shining eyes and both hands, while his own tears brimmed and fell. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the stories, the creature was said to shine brighter than the moon. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A young Canadian in a medic’s helmet shines a penlight into Werner’s eyes and loads him into a truck, and he is driven some distance and set in a tent full of dying men. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Their faces shone with the delight of their souls. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the centre upon his forehead shone a single white diamond. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He also conducted an investigation of the police department, shining a light on racial discrimination and trumped-up criminal charges against blacks. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It must have been late at night when Nathan smelled the sweetgrass smoke because the air was chilly and the moon shone brightly through his window. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“The bride-maidens rejoice the eyes that wait the coming of the bride; but when the bride draweth nigh, then the maidens shine not to the eyes that are filled.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Aibileen smiles at me from the sink, her gold tooth shining. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In the late-day light, its maroon shell shone iridescent as mother-of-pearl. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The winged man shone in unblemished stone stained blue and gold. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Al tries a punch, and Will ducks, the back of his neck shining with sweat. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Either way, life could exist only when one brother held sway and the cosmic battle quieted and the sun was able to shine. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The spear was in my hand, but I held up the skirt so the sunlight could shine on all of it. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moon was shining in the window and made shadows on the bed from the bars on the window-panes. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

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

The morning is wet and shining, and I am swelled with the idea that I'll be setting forth with the children. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Standing in the center of the clearing was a figure as white and shining as a ghost. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The bird’s black plumage shone like coal oil in the torchlight. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I liked how she woke us up every morning at dawn, shouting, “Rise and shine, everybody!” and insisted we wash our hands and comb our hair before eating breakfast. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My shine rag popped with the rhythm of those great bands rocking the ballroom. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dimples, his hair shining in the light of the candles. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was signed by Tristran, and beside his signature was a fingerprint, which glittered and glimmered and shone when the shadows touched it as if it had been dusted with tiny stars. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Magnificent,” said Slughorn, approaching the spider’s head, where eight milky eyes stared blankly at the sky and two huge, curved pincers shone, motionless, in the moonlight. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Tyrion saw a glimmer of gold as the light shone off his father's pupils, but he could not have said whether the look was one of approval or disgust. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was a helicopter, hovering, shining its searchlight down on them. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Then, in the midst of my panic, an idea shines through, clear and bright. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was composed of dazzling blue metal with an almost mirror shine to it, as smooth as water, and nowhere rectilinear or planar, but all flowing contours, as supple as skin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Very soon the moon shone and the nightingale sang over two horses and two human children, all fast asleep. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

She kept wiping her eyes, and sweat shone on her forehead. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her blond hair shone white in the sun. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Behind him, the sun shone on a field where corn once grew. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

When they were gone, the widow studied Tyrion, her black eyes shining. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Here and there the glow of hearth fires shone through shuttered windows, leaking between wooden slats, but only a few. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“If we had time to waste, I’d faint,” Maria sighed, shining the flashlight into the new opening. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she opened her eyes again it was late, because the sun shone in through the back window. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

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

Suddenly, the moon began to shine brighter and brighter. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Nearest his throne the son whom he loved best, Laodamas, had long held place; now the king bade him rise and gave his shining chair to Lord Odysseus. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s waiting on the top of the stairs, light of the house shining through the screen door. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sprawled beside the window, the girl seemed to shine in the moonlight, her thumb in her mouth. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Now and then she moved and he changed his arm a little and once he kissed her dark shining hair. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The air hissed from between my teeth as the pitiless gaslight shone upon his back. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

As they drove away from Quinn House, the morning cloud cover began to clear, and by the time they left the village behind, the sun shone brightly down on the road. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought the building was ugly, but her eyes shone brightly. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Round with awe his eyes shone, like those of a little boy; he looks, she thought, as if he has been playing and now it’s time to give up and come home. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

His hair is still wet from the shower, the silvery gray shining brightly through the black strands. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They saw a dull red glow shining up through the narrow cellar windows beneath the Great Keep, and a second Are still burning in one of the storehouses. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He had never seen those great shining white expanses of ice and snow. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

What Roscuro wanted, what he needed, was not the cloth, but the light that had shone behind it. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

It was too bad, but sometimes a little knowledge could ruin your whole day, or at least take off some of the shine. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Once a shoe had a good base, it was a simple matter to restore its brilliance when the shine faded. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It shone full on Franny’s hair, which was jet-black and very prettily cut, and had been washed three times in as many days. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

If a piece of jewelry or a building ornament was to proclaim its owner's status, as the Inka desired, it needed to shine. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The sun shone in their eyes, half blinding them and turning their world to liquid gold. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The monsters vanished, and the sun was shining on Meggie’s face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining, and a long way off, there was a sign, a neon sign. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He would be, of all, the mightiest, the most beloved, the Lord’s anointed; and he would live in this shining city which his ancestors had seen with longing from far away. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He looked thinner than the last time I’d dreamed of him, and his sandals were spattered with mud, but the same cruel light shined in his eyes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

From now until race day, Bolles told his boys, they would row six days a week, rain or shine. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I look up at the shining silvery coin of a moon rolling around in the sky and think I might be seeing the miracles. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The sun shone over the hill and threw long, dark shadows of the trees and buildings. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rishi looked at her, big eyes shining in the dark behind those glasses. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His green eyes shone with new depth and power. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

When she looked back again her jaw was set and her eyes shone; her old confidence was returning. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

My family’s old furniture had been shined up into an impressive dowry and placed in the front parlor. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Renewed hope followed renewed effort: it shone like the former for some weeks, then, like it, it faded, flickered: not a line, not a word reached me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Sit and listen for I will speak of the shining city as it once was, years and miles away....” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The clarity of his features made all these expressions vivid and bright, as if a light shone on him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And I heard a gasp from one of the women who gazed at him with shining, compassionate eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was very dark, nearly black, and lacked shine. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the clouds rolled back and the late morning sun brought the whole city, shining, into view. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The moonlight shone through the window, and if anyone had looked into the Baudelaire orphans’ bedroom, they would have seen three children crying quietly all night long. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She was a ball of white fuzz with huge shining eyes rimmed with saffron. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

After the doors shut, Mrs. Jenkins turned to me again, her eyes shining. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The window is entirely dark except for the outlines of block letters, shining, brilliant words that hang between myself and whatever is on the other side of the glass. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The other snake bent over her mouth and poured the shining water inside. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The streetlights shone on the treeless stretches of asphalt and cement and continuous old slate roofs. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tom now told them that he reckoned the Sun would shine tomorrow, and it would be a glad morning, and setting out would be hopeful. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He shone the flashlight on it.'It had an unusual luster, so he worked it loose. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I woke up in the morning it had stopped snowing and the sun was shining. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Follow me,” Seven whispered, her straight blond wig shining in the colorful light from the stained-glass windows. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I saw his eyes shining like hers; he had forgotten the loneliness and the nights when we had cried together because we were “unwanted children.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were the shining brass appointments, the gracefully curved mudflap, the tufted black leather seat. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I slaved from dawn until the stars shone: house chores in the morning, serving coffee in the afternoon, and cleaning after supper. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes at the moment he opens his, and his blue-blue eyes are shining so fierce and bright that they’re nearly black. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And when the sun shone in the morning, the village looked as if it were in ruins. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were shining and without the eyelashes they were pretty, wide and blue. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mothers and fathers carried babies over shining lakes and snow-covered mountains. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“No dirty dishes for Eleanor to wash, a pleasant evening in good company, and perhaps the sun shining again tomorrow.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The stage lights flicker colors of red, blue, and yellow, and my rhinestones shine from wall to wall. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

A dim new moon shone among stars that sparkled like shards of light on the ocean. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The shining thing had been a long inlet of the sea. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

At last Gandalf halted and beckoned to them; and they came, and saw that beyond him the mists had cleared, and a pale sunlight shone. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He stopped by the front entrance shining his flashlight out over the parking lot, like one bright eye. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, beyond the shadow of the church on the village square, the sun shone down from a cloudless blue sky, and the air was filled with scents of summer. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The moon shone through the curtain of falling water to lay a shimmering pale stripe across the sand, but after a time that too faded and went dark. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Nok, Pong, and Somkit held on to one another, confused and awed at the light that still shone from their wrists. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Now I get to shine in the smart class! Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

"If you work hard and follow the law, good things happen to you. ‘The law is the light, and the light shines on the worthy.’" A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The old man stroked his beard, and it shone very white in the starlight. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a beautiful day, with the midafternoon sun shining down on them, and he thought of what the problem could be, what was wrong. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Their hair was neatly combed and their faces scrubbed and shining. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like they had gone back to that day when they were little kids and were standing in the school yard with the September light shining down on them and kids running all around. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He seemed to blaze as if he had swallowed the sun and it was shining through his eyes and teeth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The neighborhood I walk through has a line of houses that look all alike, with cars that glint and shine. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Look, Marly, you shine both flashlights into the hole, see, when I find it. I’ll fix this rag, and then we’ll light it and stuff it in and run. See?” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Rain or shine, he would leave his small brick house at five o’clock in the morning, by horse or on foot. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Tully marriage was his notion, never doubt it, he—” She broke off as Roose Bolton rose to his feet, pale eyes shining in the torchlight. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The moon shone on the garden like it had been hung in the sky for that purpose alone. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The light from the window shone on Nadia's side of the room. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Why not sell apples or song sheets, or shine shoes? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slept under there, and when I woke up the sun was shining, the 'Hallelujah Chorus’ was playing on the radio, and people were still dancing.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes shone as she looked at the pile of sweets we’d created. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The glow of it rose above the trees and shone reflected in the haze of the sky. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as a sweet rain will pass down a wind of spring and the sun will shine out the clearer, his tears ceased, and his laughter welled up, and laughing he sprang from his bed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But the silty, drippy, turdy timbers lugged up by the floating cranes look nothing like the shining galleon in the paintings. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Being close to death had made everything in his life shine. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Matt heard a gurgling, thrashing noise somewhere to the left and shone the flashlight at it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as the weeks rolled by and each new day of enthusiastic labor added another gold star to my shining record he began to believe: timidly at first but at last triumphantly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The knight was a white steel shadow, his eyes shining darkly behind his helm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Now the lantern was shining in my eyes, and it was hard for me to look up and see their expressions. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I notice the shine in her eyes, the spring in her step. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Luna slid her hand into the boy’s hand, her black eyes shining like jewels. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He was young, slender and shining with blond curly hair and deep blue eyes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

His teeth are gritted and his flesh shines with sweat. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The bright cold sunshine shone down on him, but he couldn’t see it. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Bando’s blue eyes shone under his dark eyebrows and prematurely white hair. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The sun was down, and a weird light was over everything, so the fox seemed to have a shine all over. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned over the table at eye level, just like his uncle used to do, and he slowly, carefully polished the table until it shone like new. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Gerris met him there just after sundown, as a half-moon shone upon the waters. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Penny darts about, chasing Butterscotch, running in circles around the car, which has been washed and shined. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Good thing you’re not him, then,” Claire said, then bent down to kiss Maya, making yellow sparks shine behind her eyes. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

With the fire shining in his hair, he sang “Tinker Tanner,” more verses than anyone had heard before, and no one minded in the least. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He wished the light would shine in Sounder’s eyes and he would see them in the dark, but it didn’t. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

On nights when the moon shines full, these little fish come swimming out of the sea in schools so thick that you can almost walk on them. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes are red, but the green shines even now—even amid all the swelling and bruising—maybe even more so. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached under the table for the footstool his shining feet had rested on—and this he held up so that all could see his gift. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gray linoleum floor gleamed, the refrigerator shone, the windows, looking over a tiny yard, were polished. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when Ah touch de match tuh dat lamp- wick let de light penetrate inside of yuh, and let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Inside, only a faint starlight shone through the windows. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The river, now small and swift, was leaping merrily down to meet them, glinting here and there in the light of the stars, which were already shining in the sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Black men worked as butlers in the homes of the rich, shining shoes, polishing silverware, serving guests at parties. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Except for the lipsticked mouth, white teeth and shining black eyes, she might have just emerged from a dip in a beige bath. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naima hadn’t noticed the shining rectangle of unpainted tin propped up in front of her. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

As he sings this, the streetlight begins to shine through him as if he is made of nothing. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The sun shone more than twenty hours a day, and they knew they were on their way north. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The rest of us waited in the shallows, where the water’s slick shine was veiled with a dark lace of floating ants. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Large plugs of pure gold shone in his pierced earlobes. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Spearpoints shone in the light of the rising sun, and all along die verges the grass glistened with the morning frost. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

To Frodo it appeared that a white light was shining through the form and raiment of the rider, as if through a thin veil. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I used to think the sun shone brighter out here in Uncle Carlos’s neighborhood, but today it really does—there’s no smoke lingering, and the air is fresher. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining and in spite of the cold there were a few bucks and does at silflay, keeping out of the wind as they nibbled the shoots of spring grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The day of the coup the sun was shining, a rare event in the timid spring that was just dawning. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like I’d learned way back as a shoe shine and behind the counter at Townsend’s—with white people, good tips come if you entertain them. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They propped the door open as they left, and came out into the hall, which shone dully under the light from the open rooms. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the bottom there was a level space through which the stream flowed noisily over shining pebbles. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Knight after knight, clad in beautiful tunics of green and red and blue, helms shining, swords drawn, are sinking into the sea. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The range cattle staggered under their fat and their hides shone with health. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the silver cuff off and held it at a different angle to let its polished exterior shine. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She turned her shining gaze upon the Assistant. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Katherine glares at me but says nothing, a thin sheen of perspiration shining on her skin. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Mama finds us one old shoe- shine kit, so we can earn money polishing people's shoes. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stayed looking at me—like a person shining from the inside out. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

My eyes shine at him and my heart floats to the clouds. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stonecrop began to shine his rings against his lapels. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

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

I sat up right as the headlights came on full bright, shining straight into the window. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And I knew some folks that shined shoes at the barbershop. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Granddaddy flipped it over, and I saw that its underside shone a startling greeny-blue, iridescent and shot through with purple. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The sun shone, and it was windless, and everything was white. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

As night fell and the light of the fire began to shine out brightly he began to tell them tales to keep their minds from fear. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her dark eyes shone as she let her hand lightly brush against his forearms. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have to be careful as long as I have you around to shine ’em up,” his father retorted, not gruffly, but as a statement of irrefutable fact. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It shone like a beacon, a lighthouse of hope and joy. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He shook his head, as if finding words useless, and murmured: ‘I love him. He’s like that, and sometimes it shines through, somehow. But I love him, whether or no.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The men had shone a flashlight right on his behind. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining, the breeze was steady, and seagulls shrieked in the air above us. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But anyhow there was uplift, and indeed it was observable, both in the resolute set of their faces and in the gratification that shone in their eyes. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

There was a microphone on a stand, shining in the foreground with a sign that said Ajantha. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

So they beat him down to nothing but sparks but each little spark had a shine and a song. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

But the overcast had broken, and before dawn the thin moon shining between brown-edged clouds shed a weak light on the sea. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was in the middle of nowhere, and the winter sun shone over the acres and acres of land that surrounded it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Almost always, between loves, they would eat naked in the bed, in the hallucinating heat and under the daytime stars that the rust had caused to shine on the zinc ceiling. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

But the floodlights and lanterns and lamps shine on, their collective light so bright that later people will say they saw it ten miles away, a beacon shooting up through the storm clouds. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Gemstones glittered on every finger, and his man had oiled his forked yellow beard until it shone like real gold. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Now it will all come down to how well you do at Winter Conclave. And I have faith that you will shine in your final test.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The horrors piled up, incomprehensible, the bombers now and then dropping flares to light it all with the pure, shining white of a thousand camera flashes. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A dull, red light shone on the faces of the workers as they watched their own arrays of little glass dishes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

That morning, Guiteau took a bath, put on a respectable suit, and had his shoes shined. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When she turned down the road to the marina, Dad leaned out the passenger window and began shining the spotlight through the mangroves, in case Abbey was hiding there. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It follows us to the back of the lobby where a second spotlight shines down on a boy, fast asleep. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

There was a drawing by his daughter that showed a rabbit under a shining yellow sun. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun had broken through the clouds, and all of a sudden the water was glistening and shining as if someone had poured paint into it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It’s too early—maybe thirty minutes until the faintest daylight shines. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

On the floor there was a jumble of satin shoes, debutante’s handbags, belts studded with fake stones, suspenders, and even the shining sword of a military cadet. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa’s blue eyes shone down at her, and he said, “Well, Laura, my hair is brown.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t want it!” she said, her eyes shining like glass. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She took Raymie s hand and led her up a flight of stairs and into a room where the floor was polished and shining so brightly that it didn’t look like a floor at all. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Alec placed the workpad on the floor so that its glow shone up and gave everyone that slightly monstrous look you get when you place a flashlight under your chin. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The first faint glimmer of light was tinting the east, though all the stars above shone as brilliantly as ever against the profound velvet black of the high heavens. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She can blow him up as well as shine on him,” laughed Laurie. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Norton had reached a new peak of ugliness that day with the afternoon sun shining down on him. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Try to imagine how you would feel if you woke up one morning to find the sun shining and all the stars aflame. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

The little boy is laughing now, his dark eyes shining in the light of the fire. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Seeing the sun shining down and the black shadows drifting over the walls, Rontu barked, then began to howl. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She got down on her knees and started to scrub the already shining floor. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could see their shoulders bulging from their tank tops, shining with sweat. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The sky lights up with the seal, and I watch Foxface shine in the sky and then disappear from the world forever. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And far back, under a huge tent of silk and brocade and cloth of gold, shining with a weird, otherworldly light, was Ghohg, being rolled across the desert on a gilded platform. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Her hair was loose, and its ripples shone in the candlelight. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

From the time Matt had moved into her apartment, he’d gone to sleep under a faintly shining canopy of stars. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I said, feeling very relaxed with the sun shining on my head, “All right, I’ll sing you my cold water song.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held it out to us and we each daintily took the ’shine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sloped roofs above shine golden in the setting sun. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The moonlight shone on his crewcut hair and his young, clean-shaven cheeks. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started with disgust, then thought, The sun will shine in those backyards some day. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only light came from the candles on the tables, the lit ends of cigarettes, and the lamps at the head table, which shone off the fake paneling on the wall behind. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Pinmei noticed that her eyes looked as if happiness had not shone in them for a long time. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

To Minli’s great surprise, the grayness of the stone began to smudge away and a translucent, lustrous glow seemed to shine through. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Big fish shining like a lighthouse, showing you the way. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had curried the horses till they shone. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lights shining onto the stage made the rest of the room dim from where I sat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Tonight she is wearing green and gold, a mossy dress with an elaborate shining collar that makes the pink of her mouth, her ears, and her eyes stand out. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She shined a small light in his mouth, lifting his top lip, studying his gum line and the sockets where the teeth had once been. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Dad had always hated cameras but when he saw mine his eyes shone with excitement. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He fanned the sweet ’shine vapors away when Roy Lee rolled down the window. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Only her hands had really aged, the palms and fingerpads shining and tight, the backs wrinkled and splotched with brown. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They tiptoed until they came upon a small, dusty window, a soft beam of light shining through onto the stone and ivy. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The song was as sweet as light shining through stained-glass windows, as captivating as the story in a book. 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 troops from Andover appeared in their dashing red uniforms, every button shining, leather gleaming. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its dark eyes shone red, and there was red on its scales. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

One morning, my roommate and I were in our tight five-by-eight room, sitting on our respective wooden chairs, shining our shoes. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I stand, world spinning and shining, my body barely my own, my lungs coughing up bits of themselves, my head thumping, my legs shaking, my blood boiling, but I stand. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know him, lady. His speech stops only when the stars shine green in a yellow sky.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She could still see the sun shining through the gash in her crate. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

There were women in the car now, with market baskets, and men in work-clothes were beginning to outnumber the shined shoes and collars. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry had one horrifying glimpse of eight shining black eyes and razor-sharp pincers before it was upon him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I wake to brilliant sunlight shining through the open roof. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The room slowly turns around us, the ledge still slippery, the wall of water shining white with the sun. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The one on the left wore shining golden armor that shimmered with heat. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You shine like a beacon in a dark world,” she told him. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The sun shone down through a hazy sky, and there was the smell of burning in the air, as well as something less pleasant. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He was a former chemist who was never seen without his shining Phi Beta Kappa key. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A splendid Midsummer shone over England: skies so pure, suns so radiant as were then seen in long succession, seldom favour even singly, our wave-girt land. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Glints of moonlight on helmet or shield shone from the walls where sentries walked, but very little sound could be heard at that height. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

He passes the open book to me, then steps real close so he can shine the flashlight—back in his hand now—on the page. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Down the creek I go, with the dark all around and the trees watching and the water shining black. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Yet within the streets of Ember Bright and bravely shines our light.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could see Erik posing in front of them, in the shining light of the Football Dream. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

No trees grew there and it was open to the sky; stars were shining already in lakes between shores of cloud. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“The imperative is...no, no. That’s not it. The American imperative is a splendid thing...a beacon...a shining beacon.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Above them, the stars were brilliant, shining brighter than Flora had ever seen them shine. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

His eyes shone madly as the feathered hackles rose around his neck. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Grabbing my arm to stop me from leaving, she shined her flashlight up a dark flight of steps leading to the third floor. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

While Doreah brushed her hair until it shone like spun silver, she thought about the moon, and eggs, and dragons. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Grover’s crisp card lay in his hand that morning; the raised letters shone. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone whose face she couldn't make out was standing beside the driver's door, shining a flashlight into the car. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

As it approached, he saw a nightmare face suddenly shine as it caught the light. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The moon was still lighting up the studio in a brilliant shine, and it made Pet’s feathers and fur glisten. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She took it and stared at it for a little bit, with her eyes shining, then shoved it deep into a long pocket she had sewn to her dress. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our friend Brenda stands listening, books clutched against her broad, broad chest, hair shining pink and red. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were shining as a twist of her wrist sent the glider dipping and then rising. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have noticed that if you look carefully at people’s eyes the first five seconds they look at you, the truth of their feelings will shine through for just an instant before it flickers away. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A necklace set with black stones shone from her neck. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hector laughed and took the shining helmet from his head. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My lovely Amari,” he greeted her quietly in their language, as if hope still shone in their sky. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like watching the sky for snow on Christmas even though the sun shines hot all year round. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He shined the flashlight on the box of Frosted Flakes, which lay on its side beside Stanley's hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Abra came in with shining eyes and a red nose from the frosty wind, and she brought such pleasure that Lee giggled softly when he saw her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped down from the rock, and picking up his grey cloak wrapped it about him: it seemed as if the sun had been shining, but now was hid in cloud again. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I can only live where there is light, but I die if the light shines on me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The only sign that a fat man lurked inside him was his shining, happy cheeks. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky was touched with purple now, and the snow shone brightly against the dark background. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She shines a pen-light in my eyes, then helps me swing my legs to the side of the bed. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But, she said, no one grumbles when the moon shines. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The searchlight was turning towards the shore, and then shining straight up into the trees. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The more fiercely the man burned in life, the brighter his star will shine in the darkness. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“No one lights a lamp and hides it under a basket. They put it on a table so it can shine for all to see.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Her eyes shone as she gazed up at me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Bright red neon light shone hazily on top of a building in the distance. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy had hoped the sun would shine. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, a man and a woman shone a glaring flashlight through the opening, lighting up the entire warehouse. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

And preparing for a hunt, his father would caution a full moon, hanging over the foothills, “Don’t shine too bright, you’ll make the creatures skittish.” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shirley earned three dimes that shone in her palm as brightly as medals for valor. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The lined airmail paper was so thin I took it into the shade because the midday sun shone right through it. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

His eyes shone with the challenge as she untied her cloak and tossed it behind her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

"Shined shoes, shoed shines," it rang in my head. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

We went to the mall and I made sure we used the same dressing room so she could see my skeleton shine in the fluorescent blue light. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Her black hair shone like the night sky. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Underneath all of that shine she saw defeat in the stalk of his neck and the curious tight way he held his shoulders. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Seems they have taken a shine to you, boy. You should find your way back here at some point to see why. Favors from the fairies are a powerful thing, sure they are.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Raindrops slid across the curved bottom of the rusted gutter on the edge of the roof, like shining beads on an abacus. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

How strange that the sun was shining so innocently. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most shine mainly in visible and infrared light; others are also brilliant sources of X-rays or radio waves. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes shone and her step was quick and stealthy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The boy looked around the table, his green eyes shining with the grievance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When the book ends we shine the light out the window. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The morning light shone through the high lace curtains and caught her chestnut hair from behind, framing her face in gold. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The rooftops shone like mirrors, the walls glistened with thousands of precious stones, and the broad avenues were paved in silver. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m here to do a good deed? Would you like to hear about a bright and shining path and, inn, Florence Nightingale...Mrs. Nebbley?” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Emerald lanterns shine above doors and inside windows. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

A night moth fluttered into Antains face, probably attracted by the moonlight shining on his skin. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

They marched Lockhart out of his office and down the nearest stairs, along the dark corridor where the messages shone on the wall, to the door of Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The clouds separate in the sky and the sun shines beams of white light on our new home. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their bald heads shone in the flickering light. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spot the Chrysanthemum Teahouse in the distance, its turrets shining like the wings of bright bayou fireflies in the dark of night. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The sun shone brightly over, the wind blew gently from the east, but a storm of turmoil hovered over the small wagon in which they rode. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both of us look at it, the white water reflecting off of it, droplets of spray already catching and pooling on its blade, making it shine like a little flashlight. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

On the local bus home, everything still shone in the light of Omer’s smile. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The scales at the tea store did not shine so brightly any more and she found the bins were chipped and shabby-looking. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the cap he wore over his ears was made from tawny thick fur which shone when the wind ruffled through it; it looked like mountain-lion skin. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The brightly shining metal plates were then immediately used to make a model in which for the first time all the DNA components were present. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

His snowy hair flew free in the wind, his white robes shone dazzling in the sun. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I wanted each VC to have his own light shining right on him. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

For days the sun shone and the weather was warm. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tree branches brushed against the windshield, and it grew steadily darker; Hill House likes to make an entrance, she thought; I wonder if the sun ever shines along here. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was now high, and it shone down through the half-stripped branches of the trees, and lit the clearing with bright patches of light. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The sun shone in straight through the tall windows, making the dust dance, and falling into odd shapes, on the floor boards. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He saw a little coppery shine in the gutter and walked toward it but just as he reached it Willard shoved him aside and picked up the penny. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then she opened it and shone a bright light on Ulysses. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He looked immaculate, with a shining black cap, polished medals, and neat white gloves like a traffic policeman. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The wall will fall to the wind as the windy hill will fall, and all things thought in former times: Nothing made remains, nor man remembers. And these towns shall be called the shining towns!” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s everywhere. The only way to see through it is to shine a light.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Yeah—I been shining some for a white man—” “A fellow named Griffin?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

This plain of snow shone a powdery white that morning; the sun blazed icily somewhere too low on the horizon to be seen directly, but its clean rays shed a blue-white glimmer all around us. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her bright fur shone at the base of the large pine that towered over the meadow, the pine under which her sister had died. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The words shone momentarily on the page and they, too, sank without trace. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Every night, as the Moon waned again, it shone brighter and brighter. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

When they reached the entrance to the cave, Neel shone the light inside the hollow while his sister peered around his shoulder. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, see how they shine in their sequins and glitter? Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I stepped into it and shone my light around; the leaves were splattered with something dark. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile the sun climbed in the sky, shining through the broken senate roof and giving Octavian a natural spotlight. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She shone as bright as the stars on a moonless night. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

A new sun to shine its good light upon a new earth. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tirelessly he strode from Citadel to Gate, from north to south about the wall; and with him went the Prince of Dol Amroth in his shining mail. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The sun sank below Ladle Hill and the autumn stars began to shine in the darkening east—Perseus and the Pleiades, Cassiopeia, faint Pisces and the great square of Pegasus. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The arc-light shone through the leaves of the trees in the square, and underneath the trees was an S bus ready to start. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

They shine their long black flashlights into every space big enough to hide a kid about my size. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eärendil, the Evening Star, most beloved of the Elves, shone clear above. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

My body fights to sleep when the sun shines through our door to tell us it is morning. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something is discomforting about a sun that gives no heat but keeps shining. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Both lids were swollen and shining like she’d covered them in blood-red shadow. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Driving your car and shining your shoes and cleaning your house.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fog was thinning now under the heat of the sun that shone bare above on the peak in a bright sky. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The last of the sun shone on the ship, on the bow, which was made like the beak of a bird, and on the two red sails. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Echoes of light, shining out of the midst of nothing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They left as quickly as they had come, going on into the west, but for a long time I could see the last of the sun shining on them. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

What would it be like to walk the bright and shining path and carry a lamp over your head? Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

A single red bulb shone over the spinning record player. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rails below the platform shine dully as they bounce beneath the weight. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The stars shone with such fierce, contained brilliance that it seemed absurd to call the night dark. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Make my coffee light and sweet, shine my shoes, pick up my dry cleaning, all for not a single penny: What else could you want?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Yet she seemed cheerful as ever they’d seen her, her bruised, black eyes shining with happiness and her bloody lips spread in a terrific grin. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

There the darkness seemed to clear, and through the opening could be seen, high and far, a patch of shining sky. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

When Siddhartha greeted her, she raised her head and looked at him with a smile, so that he could see the whites of her eyes shining. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only was he noodling around in his mind the best ways to get a war going, he also had to constantly have affection shining from his eyes. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When the shelf was dusted, he picked up the tissue in his two front legs and polished the cricket cage so its bars shone. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Radar shines the light through the hole as I duck down and lead the way through. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He gazed down remorsefully and saw that the orderly forced upon him by Colonel Korn to keep his tent clean and attend to nis belongings had neglected to shine his shoes again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

By the time he reached Parker Head, the sun had come out dully and shone on the brassy undersides of the high clouds. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He shone a flashlight on the dark path. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The train was very hot – the sun shone straight onto his face, through the glass. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Had he seen those eyes widen and shine red? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Working its way along the cracks in his face, it would eventually end as a shine against his cheekbones, which were prominent high points in an otherwise gaunt set of features. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The porcelain in the kitchen sink was discolored but the brass fixtures were shining brightly. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure. Right there by the trunk of the tree. I was looking up. It was almost sunset, and I remember the way the sun was shining in my eyes.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

A face swam up at him out of the grey mist, shining With light, golden. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The young people joined in, and after an hour, when the sun was already shining on that anguished landscape, they lifted the patron from his tomb. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

One look in our direction and her eyes lit up like stars, and pure, unrestrained joy glittered and shone in them. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She wears a fancy uniform: gold epaulettes shine from the top of her cloaked military robe, white ropes loop around her shoulders, and a double-arrow insignia is printed on both sleeves. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

We both have lights shining down on us as if we’re the only ones in here. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t you think it was wonderful?” she insisted, looking into Bernard’s face with those supernaturally shining eyes. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shined my flashlight into the hole and saw a half-chewed cheeseburger floating in brown carbonated muck. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Pet swiveled its empty face, and a streetlight shone harshly off its metal feathers before sliding away. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Lights now shone through windows where Jon Snow had never seen lights shine before. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She was so pale that she seemed to shine in the darkness; the long blonde hair streaming down her back gave her the look of a drowned person. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I stopped, looking around me; the girders marched off rhythmically into the dark, over the cobblestones the red lights shone. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mallows filtered green light down on him and the first rays of the rising sun shone into his hole and warmed it so that he lay there content and very comfortable. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell even in the low light, and his eyes shone again. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her diamond earrings shone in her ears like tiny chandeliers. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bard’s spiky yellow hair blew in the wind; his face shone with excitement. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

In the midst of them, thin-stalked, a taller, slenderer fungus, the Charing-T Tower lifted towards the sky a disk of shining concrete. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the trees don’t make a canopy; rather, the sky is open and sun shines like God’s or an angel’s light. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Dotted here and there among the students, the ghosts shone misty silver. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He was determined to appear as alert as he could, because of the wild shine that had appeared in Master’s eyes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The eyes that shone under the green visor were following the heroine and her elephant across the wide screen and into the circus tent. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But maybe somebody at the Golden Glen Nursing Home would want to hear about the life of Florence Nightingale and her shining path. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Another cat watched me from within, its big green eyes shining in the gloom. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then he saw that in the darkness of the burrow the stranger’s ears were shining with a faint silver light. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

That afternoon she spent a tedious hour assisting Ana in dressing for dinner, and that evening the house was full of ladies in rich satin gowns and gentlemen wearing plush velvet and shining boots. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The darkness receded from it, until it seemed to shine in the centre of a globe of airy crystal, and the hand that held it sparkled with white fire. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The light from the small hole shone on her in a bar and he saw her face dimly. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“You’re a Jewish boy, aren’t you?” the colonel asked without smiling, but his eyes shined with a mirth the sergeant did not see. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face shone, polished as a beach pebble. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The day to which she was eternally skewered, like a moth stuck through the thorax by a long, shining pin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Try to imagine how you would feel if you woke up one morning to find the sun shining and all the stars aflame. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

And when you came to us, Summer, honey, you were my shining star. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Its horns were a more refined version of what they’d been, fluting out to tight spirals, and the eyes that filled the empty sockets were large and shining. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Then with her other hand she shined a flashlight up the nostril. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The early morning sun was shining and everything was bright. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a wild and crazy-looking James Grew who stood before him, his eyes shining and his body one big shudder. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I slipped on a pile of wood scraps, but when I shined a light on them I realized they were pencils—hundreds of them, all broken in half. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

A few stars shone, and their reflections shook and broke up, silver scintillating in the black water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Ma looked pretty, with her bare arms plump and white, her cheeks so red and her dark hair smooth and shining, while she scrubbed and rubbed the corn in the clear water. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

A soft glow shone from the reflections on the lake, bathing them all in light. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He had a truck—which all good men in Oklahoma have—with blue neon lights shining underneath it—which they don’t. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It was built of a light stone that shone almost like snow in the glare of the moon, a vast spreading complex of walls and roofs and buttresses, all surrounding the slender spire. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Light is beginning to shine into the apartment. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A battery-powered lantern sat on top of the case, and a shining sword was mounted on the wall directly above it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The light was yet there, shining dim but constant through the rain. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Bright late autumn sun was shining through the windows of our dormitory, but there was no sun in my heart. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, the whiteness around him became a shining whiteness; his eyes began to blink. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

His hair was shining and golden and as curling as ever. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stood on the porch in the pink light shining off the house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fie had argued that the moon was an opaque body, shining solely by reflecting the light of the sun. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“The universe shines down with love,” I say, repeating Mama Ya-Ya’s words. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The baby Francie crowed with delight as her grandmother held up the cruet and the sun shone through it and made a small fat rainbow on the opposite wall. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the moon came out and shone like a flashlight right into the room. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swung the flashlight and could make out the shining lenses of the binoculars in the far corner of the chest. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was like the mouth of a cave, because the moonlight shone into it a little way, just as if inside the opening there were the inside of the hill; but it wasn’t. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Though rightly known in her time as a city of lights, never in antiquity could she have shone quite like this. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

The late-afternoon sunlight shines on the side of his face, making him almost glow. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

There was yellow gold, burned gold, and gold turning to brown; there were reds blending with browns, greens with grays, and solid browns shining like silk. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shook it off and shined the flashlight onto the worn gray tombstone. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Her blue eyes, the color of faded denim, shine. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Tonight I might be plum wore out, but today the sun is shining, we got company, and life is good!” her mother continued cheerfully. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As recalled by one of his contemporaries, Isbel was “content with the reflected greatness which shone on the blade of his razor and now settled on him.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Because the snow on the peaks shines in the sunlight,” explained his grandfather. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

The ink shone brightly on the paper for a second and then, as though it was being sucked into the page, vanished. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The sun will slant through the branches, shining in the sprinkles of dew drying on the lids. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We followed him into a large room dominated by a massive oval table, its wood polished to a mirror shine. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Everything around him paled in comparison to his shining robes, and his golden stare threatened to melt Anansi into a puddle. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

"They were the Kings in the North for thousands of years," Maester Luwin said, lifting the torch high so the light shone on the stone faces. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The paint shone under the single bulb of their porch light. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The necklace of the Brisings still hung around her neck, but it was dull and tarnished, and it did not shine. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Without his helmet he looked very young, and the streetlight under the dense green of the leaves above shone full on his face. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She started pacing back and forth, her face shining with sweat as the woodstove clanged and seemed to suck most of the oxygen from the room. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The brown wool of the friars’ robes was scratchy, and the sun shone brightly on the children’s faces. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He slung it, glinting silver, from his shoulder, as the light shone from sundown. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I make my way across the crowded meeting room, feeling the warmth of attention, as if a beam of light is shining down on my head. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Before I’d even enrolled in kindergarten, he began preparing me for a shining career in medicine—or, failing that, law as a poor consolation. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then her children would not have gone hungry; she would not have had to scrub floors for their living and her memory of him would have remained a tender shining thing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The full moon shines on the bulkiest lump. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

His mouth was open and his eyes shone. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was curious about the warm ball of light shining down from above. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when the sun is directly overhead and shines onto the lake, the light is so bright it pickles your eyes and you have to turn away from it. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was a wind that offered no relief from the heat, but it caught Lillian’s hair and pushed it softly back, an auburn shining pennant, a surrogate windsock, revealing a long, elegant neck. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black gossip post-balloons storm overhead, with their candles shining down on me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It was no living thing, but moved as though it were, as sinuous as a ravid, and shining like poured mercury. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He stroked her shining hair, all set about with golden Dust, and waited. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The morning sunlight had just begun to shine through the tissue-paper screen covering the window. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Sammy knocked at the door, using a shining brass knocker that drummed nicely on the oaken door. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand hovered and selected a shining elliptical can whose flatness seemed reminiscent of salmon or similar delicacy. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

In the entry, the bright October sun shines bright, warming the whole room. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He let it shine for a few moments in the dock light before he slid it back into its scabbard. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The sea breeze cooled the sun, too, which shone whiter and feebler against aging clouds. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Ruined though the bridge was, there was something magical about living above the shining river. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He came to sit by me, the tidy spikes of his hair shining golden in the light, his grin stretching across his face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The lady smiled at what he said and the opals shone in her black hair, radiant. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

White and shining, painted impossibly bright by the moonlight. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Even when the United States consisted of just a few states on the Eastern Seaboard, the country’s founders fully intended for “America” to extend “from sea to shining sea.” An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

He kept his shoes shined and his brass polished. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The moon shone brightly that night, and Amari decided it was lighting a path to her future. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s relieved but disappointed that his lack of faith shines through his skin. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I pull back the curtain of ivy where he’s scratching and see moonlight shining off another door handle. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

As he topped the bank, the beam of a torch shone up the lane and picked out his red eyes and white tail disappearing into the hedge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes for granted a central issue that was resolved only by the discovery of the phases: that planets shine by reflected light. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was odd to see them out here shining in the sunlight instead of under the dim lights of the storage room. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

We were suspended in the water, but ten meters on each side of the Nautilus rose a shining wall of ice. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It shines on spilled toolboxes and broken pegboards and a dozen unbroken jars full of screws and nails. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They are more complex than they were on that walk to the windmill so many years ago, but they still have much in common, and their commonalities shine. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The feathers shone chestnut color and copper color. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes were shining then, and he was looking directly into Tayo’s eyes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The sun shone on her blue-gray shoulders and gleamed in her large eyes. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She had let down the brown shining waterfall of her hair, which was usually kept braided in pigtails for convenience in hunting and cookery, and with the falling waves of this she framed his head. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lazlo looked up: at the shining citadel of alien blue metal floating in the sky. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I came to a crevice and shone my lights down into it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shone with good nature and the same vitality that Eril-Fane radiated, but without the shadow that had grown over him as they drew nearer to Weep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The grate is locked by a steel padlock, its shine a mocking contrast to the muted green coat that covers the rest of the ship. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The sun brightened, shining through the ice to reveal the horror below. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He wanted the bright sun shining through the magnolia tree. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But low in the South one star shone red. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They are not trailers to be pulled by one’s own car but shining cars long as pullmans. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel turned one of the stink bugs over with the toe of his wet tennis shoe and the shining black beetle strove madly with floundering legs to get upright again. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the tiny classrooms, students gathered around conference tables and critiqued the concept of America as a shining city on a hill, or compared the writings of Charles Darwin and Ursula K. Le Guin. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Her hands shone with the pungent juice and slipped around as she worked the tip of the blade back and forth. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

‘The one in shining armour! The man on horseback! How do you spell Tuesday night?’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

And since Aimee shone a light on something that was in front of me all this time, it makes me wonder what else I’m not seeing. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

A faint light shone under the door when two of the younger Keepers arrived to fetch Matt and Chacho. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And suddenly her winter passed, and the sun shone on her. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

His eyes lit up; his whole face seemed to shine. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Chris rubbed his baldy like he was trying to shine it, which he usually did when he was thinking, too. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Here’s a shining example, a speech made by our beloved Winston Churchill. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The dragonfly shine was getting dimmer by the minute, and Lyra knew it would soon be completely gone. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I could see that in Juanita’s bedroom a nightlight was shining, but, when I jiggled the latch on the chain link fence, it went out. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Sierra looked up and felt a wash of relief at the sight of that somber, shining face looking back at her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He pressed the small fat shining bodies to him, and putting his nose into their soft necks he smelled of the sun-browned flesh with easy affection. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Gilded harpies stood atop the center poles of each of its nine peaked roofs, shining in the sun. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She had to narrow her eyes because the sun was shining in her face so brightly, and before beginning to read she looked over her shoulder to make quite sure Mo hadn’t followed her down. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

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

They came to a church, shining white in the dark air. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It does not shine as brightly as it had when she ran through the halls with Widget what seems like more than a few years ago, chasing marmalade kittens through a rainbow of guests. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As I come to a stop the full moon shining through the living-room window beckons to me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Above him was a gigantic, vile bird, green poison shining on its feathers. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The planes shine like gold stars up high. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

After that he rubbed and polished the gunstock until the wood of it was bright and shining, too. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

This look came over her face like the sun had winked out and was not going to shine again until next June. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

They glowed when the sun shone on them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Salla had waited until the beacon of the Night Lamp shone off the Valyrian's port bow before he put him off. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He and Lyra held each other’s hands tightly as the angel came toward them, with the light of another world shining on her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The boy sounded haggard, yet strangely determined; he had a fevered shine to his eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Something clever and resourceful that’ll shine a light on the person who wrote this note.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The sun shines on city, river, crowd, and king. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

For one beat of his pulse the lame rabbit’s idea shone clearly before him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seymour’d told me to shine my shoes just as I was going out the door with Waker. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The Director steps forward, fists clenched, sweat shining on his forehead. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Lord Vdaryon's shining Pride of Driftmark was trying to turn, but the demon ran a lazy green finger across her silvery oars and they flared up like so many tapers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Triangular, with a slightly raised border and a smooth shining center. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The kitchenette’s light was on, shining down on the hot plate that Toby didn’t remember ever using. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It was still dark but the moon was shining as brightly as ever. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled at the shining water and tantalizing strip of land. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alight placed above the center of the tank shines through the water, refracting as it ripples. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

A light as bright as sunbeams shone out from the place where Father Cham's fingers tied the bracelet on the baby. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

A pale blue light shone high above him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I use a flashlight on my cell phone to shine the way. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The overhead light shining in his face didn’t bother him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As bad as my test score was, this might be my first chance to shine as a trainee. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

My opponent’s eyes were big, red and shining, as if he were high on benzene. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

With sunlight shining through, I bet it’s beautiful. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want it to be a shining city on a hill—an example of what a Roosevelt community should strive to be.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I wish I knew where all these pretty things would go when Aunt March dies,” she said, as she slowly replaced the shining rosary and shut the jewel cases one by one. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light was shining onto the ceiling in an oval of brilliance, and he was smiling up at the sight. 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 old man’s face was shining with excitement as he watched every move that Mr. Wonka made. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Rivulets of wa-ter trickled down the sides of the Wall, so the ice seemed to sparkle and shine. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She still don’t move so I sigh and pick up the book and take it over to her and shine the flashlight on the page. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

‘A knight in shining armor? What does a mouse know of such things?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Why should I want to destroy you?” he said, laughing, with the light of the other world shining around his head. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Electric lights shine overhead, and low shelves are filled with books. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

A glimpse of a shining yellow shell of a school bus coming down a dirt road. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It shone now as if verily it was wrought of living fire. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The air smelled damp and it was cool even after the sun got high enough to shine into the canyon. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Wynn shuffled around, hardly lifting his eyes from his freshly shined boots. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Several feet down the tunnel, she had aimed her light at a small square of grimy glass that shone a dull green color. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Bailey had lain down on his side behind the stove and his eyes were shining. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thorn pointed ahead, and there, through the now open path, was a lagoon, shining with beautiful crystal-clear waters and what looked like hundreds of blue lightning bugs. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Georgia sun was hot, and still high enough in the sky in the late afternoon that its rays shone over the trees. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Ishmael put his hand on the newel post at the bottom of the stairway, then removed it and shone the flashlight beam upward. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Out past the kitchen window, swifts swoop for insects, and the filaments of a spiderweb catch the light and shine for an instant and are gone. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

With this cleaning potion, she could make things come alive with color and shine. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was simply that the brilliant moonlight on the bone-colored rocks would shine like a lantern once he opened the window in Mrs. Coulter’s cave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She would ride on the river— she could hardly believe it—and it might take her to the shining city she had dreamed of, or it might drown her. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He twisted the copper contacts together on the top of the orb, and a beam of soft Gold light shone out from his hand. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly Pippin looked up and saw that the sun was still shining and the banners still streaming in the breeze. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I shine the flashlight down that way but it’s not strong enough to see what’s down there. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The part about the missing bulldozer seats definitely took some shine off the rest of the story. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining brightly and the green waves were dashing against the bows, bearing white streams of foam as they curved away. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Ghosts congregated thickly along Pennsy’s corridors, pulled along by the bright shining lives of the living. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He remembered Robb Stark as he had last seen him, in his father's high seat in the Great Hall of Winterfell, a sword naked and shining in his hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The shine had returned to the boy’s cheeks, and his dog-bitten arm no longer appeared puffy and stiff. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bowing his head, he withdrew, the slick shine of his oilcloth coat disappearing down the tunnel until he was swallowed by the shadows. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The seal of the Capitol shines above me and the anthem blares out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It seemed as though their brilliance must shine through his rags and someone cry out, “Now here is a poor man carrying an emperor’s treasure!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Then Nathan saw a small white light shining in the middle of the cornfield. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Monet and his friend wandered through the cave, shining their lights on the petrified rain forest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and then, he placed his wand-tip to his temple, removed another shining silver thought, and added it to the Pensieve. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The wind blew and the stars shone gently upon him in the new dusk. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

One shines his flashlight in my face as the other jumps onto my chest, pinning my arms. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Right now, they shine with barely restrained mirth. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Whose shining, polished surface had entranced Pearl with her own reflection. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The huntress wore a dark green shirt, the sleeves laced together with a brown cord from elbow to wrist, and brown breeches with shining boots, but she did not carry a mask. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The golden light shone brighter as we approached, and the current felt warmer. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

There were no orbs inside, just the dim moonlight shining in through the slatted windows near the ceiling. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

When we reached the back corner, I shined the flashlight in front of me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He shone the torch at the door; it was closed with a padlock. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“At any moment dancers will unfurl from the tops of the willow’s boughs, lip-synching a reminder that the sun will shine again.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

His eyes were shining and his face eager. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were hard, shining with fury and grief. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining very brightly, but the whole world looked gray, as if everything had faded overnight. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Her lackluster, brittle hair rippled with life and shine. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The shoes were impeccably shined; the pants had a fresh crease. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was colder still underground, where it was always damp and the sun never shone. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

His golden breastplate shone like a holy light in all that dark. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor winked and shone a flashlight into Alfred's eyes, ears, and down his throat. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a fine fellow, feathers shining like oil. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The moon shone brightly and stars were scattered like luminous snowflakes in the pale cloudless sky. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had just finished shining the tip of my left shoe and was scooping out a helping of polish for the right shoe when our door opened. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

My mother is shining—a bright, radiant light, and I can see. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The sun had now begun to shine weakly on Hogwarts again. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Even though a black hole is a star, none of the light it shines ever escapes past the event horizon; that’s why it’s black. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

As he brushed his hair out of his eyes, the sun shone upon the fresh scabs marring his knuckles. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The glow was coming from an opening above us—a small chimney was allowing light to shine down to the water beneath. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

There was no bright and shining path anywhere in sight. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

There were hundreds of sparkling windows, some panes over a dozen feet in height and width, shining like mirrors in the sunlight as they rose above the canopy. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

There were families in the barrio with running water inside their houses, electric bulbs shining down from every room, curtains on the windows, and printed linoleum on the floors. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

For a moment it seemed to the eyes of Legolas that a white flame flickered on the brows of Aragorn like a shining crown. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A light fell about her, and her hair shone in the sunrise. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The Glade had gone back to business as usual— people working the jobs, the doors of the Box closed, sun shining down. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

An ornate letter S, inlaid with many small green stones, glinted dully in the diffused light shining through the tent’s canvas roof. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The men wore pressed slacks and freshly shined oxfords and cardigan sweaters. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He started to ask where they were then, where they lived, because he had only met the hunter; but her eyes were shining, and they told him things that her words never said. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Like he’s got all the light in the world inside him, shining out from his eyes and his skin. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

They were grand and beautiful and frightening — the horses’ heads shining white, their eyes burning like a blacksmith’s forge. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When finally she grumbled away from the shining house Charles remained in the shed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The light of the lantern made his eyes shine when he smiled up at Sarah. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was a little wooden fish painted dark green on top and light pink on bottom, with red lips and round eyes finished with cute curling eyelashes, all lacquered to a high shine. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

‘Return with what speed you may, and let our swords hereafter shine together!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Her teeth were bared, her eyes shone like fire, and her long hair streamed out behind her like a comet’s tail. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Swiftly he sank under its shining weight into a deep realm of sleep. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Something flat and shining was spread out before them. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

It was hard to believe that someone would really try to hurt us, when the sun was shining and we were at the zoo, and everything seemed so normal. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And his eyes shine with blackness and horror. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

When lightning streaks over the sky, her dark eyes shine like gold. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“We are right for the fight tonight! Hold that ball and hit that line, every Big Creek star will shine! We’ll fight, fight, fight for the green and white...” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

"There's nobody here," the cop said to Eleanor, shining his light in her direction. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Brush, liquid polish, brash, paste wax, shine rag, lacquer sole dressing . . . step by step, Freddie showed me what to do. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bright blankets, and feathers in black hair, and the glint of turquoise, and dark skins shining with heat. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no smile on her mouth, no shining in her eyes. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His eyes were shining with excitement as he stared at the rows and rows of buttons. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

She still has their Artifact, and it hovers over her head, silver and shining. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The song rings up like the greasy smoke and their faces shine with sweat and something that looks like joy. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The garbage shifted again, and suddenly, miraculously, the beautiful, buttery light of late afternoon shone on Edward’s face. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Had Jupiter been several dozen times more massive, the matter in its interior would have undergone thermonuclear reactions, and Jupiter would have begun to shine by its own light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His heavy face shone with delight at what I had done and delight that I should confide it to him. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three minutes later, he was finished, and his eyes were shining. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

A red gold fox poked its shining snout out from his breastplate through a circle of lapis lazuli flowers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Tears shone in his eyes, and he brushed a few off his cheeks. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The rain had washed the lawns, and the grasses and hedges shone emerald green. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The witch glanced toward the shining mahogany door facing the space full of pamphlet-makers; Harry looked too, and rage reared in him like a snake. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He was shuddering harder, now, and his skin shone as if he were sweating. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

For hadn’t Leslie, even in Terabithia, tried to push back the walls of his mind and make him see beyond to the shining world— huge and terrible and beautiful and very fragile? Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The four directions of the llano met in me, and the white sun shone on my soul. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A stream of sunlight shone through a narrow window at the top of the wall to Mark’s right. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The crows descend in a single mass, diving toward the earth, hundreds of beady black eyes shining. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Looking at the two of them, Joseph wondered for a moment if Leo had ever come down here to go mudlarking, his red hair shining in the sun. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The shine of the electric streetlights lay pale here and there on the ceiling and on the higher parts of the furniture, but underneath around Gregor it was dark. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

His posture was wonderful and his shoes were shined and his trousers were pressed, and he was a leader of men. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ruins stretch as far as I can see, dappled sunlight dancing against their surfaces, and drifting over them are a field of shining, jewel-like power-ups. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They walked into the mouth of the dark cave, guided by Seed Collector’s .shining quartz crystal. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The streetlamp on the corner was the only light shining on us. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Now, class, please settle down and join me at the table,” Mama calls politely, her hijab slightly askew, sweat shining on her forehead. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She was true Congolese, tough and warm, with an amazing broad face from which her soft brown eyes shone. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It’s thick and straight, and the rainbow of colors in it shines in the morning light. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You try another,” he said, and shone the lantern on the next bracket. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Its beak shone like burnished gold, and its eyes glinted like jet set in yellow stones; its huge white wings were half lifted. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It is the color of well-done pastry, shining like apricot glaze. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Their boots, arranged in a row against the wall, shone to mirrored perfection. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Grace sees her hair first, dark brown curls gathered at the back of her neck, the sun shining through the trees and dancing across her shoulders. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The deputy appointed to watch him through the dark hours—a retired sawyer named William Stenesen—had shone a flashlight on him just before midnight and inquired if he was faring well. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The sun was still shining brightly when Chess stepped outside. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

There was no moonlight between the trees, but the unicorn glimmered and shone with pale light, like the moon, while the girl herself glittered and glowed as if she trailed a dust of lights. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Over our first few days we would learn how to shine our shoes using Kiwi black shoe polish, a cotton rag, and a pretty disgusting amount of saliva. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

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

Black rats leapt from the sleeves and from under the coat and hat, a score or more of them, red eyes shining in the dark. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Far down at the bottom shone a cluster of lights. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The shades of the windows were drawn but light shone through them, and from somewhere in the house a faint melody seeped out and was lost in the wind. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The birds were navigating by the shining light of stars. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Among all these winter-white faces he looks darker than usual; his teeth shine and shine. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The blade flashed in the sunlight as it began to move faster and faster in a shining arc until it crashed into the sign. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We breathed in air filled with fire and smoke, and our eyes shone with hope. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt the shine of love radiating outward. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The little puff on each side shone, too, and the ends were coiled and twisted neatly under the big knot in the back. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione asked timidly as they stripped fat pink pods from the plants and emptied the shining beans into a wooden pail. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

There came Iris in her cloak of many colors, trailing across the sky in a rainbow curve, and the dark house was lit up with the shining of her garments. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s just standing there looking down at something and so I shine the flashlight and see that she’s standing by two long piles of clothes. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

There was something rare in his face; a light was shining from his eyes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where Storm's End stood was only a deeper darkness, a wall of black through which no stars Could shine, but she could see torches moving across the fields where Lord Stannis had made his camp. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was very sad and he wasn’t even sure all the time that he had done the right thing; but whenever he remembered the shining tears in Aslan’s eyes he became sure. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The royal family was surrounded by knights in shining armor and horses in shining armor. 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 windows have white shades that let some light shine in. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The sealskin kayak beside the door glowed as if the moon had been stretched across it and its graceful ribs shone black. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the daytime, a ray of sunlight shone into the tomb, making all the dust motes she stirred up swirl like falling snow. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The sun now shines out of a hazeless sky, and I can see his face more clearly. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he introduces his wife, Eugenia, and his son, Jake, he is so proud, with cheeks rubbery smiling and eyes shining crinkly. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Only Taylor remained vigilant in her pageant work, getting up every morning, rain or shine, to go through the paces of her routine, from first entrance to talent to final interview. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He gripped her arm as he led her through the shining building in which most of Endovier’s officials and overseers were housed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

There was a clearing in the forest, a wide sward of moonlit grass, and the white rays shone full upon the tree trunks on the opposite side. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His smile shines like moonlight, and the soft glow of the night-lanterns smoothes out the hard edges of his pale white face. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, or a diamond stud to put where the sun don’t shine,” Digger had muttered. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Someone up there, above the alternating moss-dry and grease-slick heads of the students rowed before me, was making announcements from a lectern on which a dim light shone. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It shines through the banana leaves of our hut, shines on the dust. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gingerly touches the raised Rola lettering, as if afraid it will shock him, but then his eyes shine with interest. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

She has her full uniform on, cloak and all, and her triple-arrow insignia shines silver under the fluorescent lights. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I played until the sun shone through the trees. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The sun had been shining on it all day, and the links were hot beneath my fingers. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

No monster was revealed, but the sweetest and fairest of all creatures, at whose sight the very lamp seemed to shine brighter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun came out once before it went down and shone on the bare woods beyond the ridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Moonlight shone on everything, but Nathan couldn’t see where the moon was. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The sun shone bright and clear, without warmth. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And they were giving paint to anyone who wanted to give their house a shine. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered how the sun could shine so brightly on this land of evil people. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

No windows shone, but she could see a pair of headlights, far off, moving on a straight line. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fields shine green and wet, and tree leaves drip, and I can almost see, hovering in the air, those mysterious red arrows and black letters hiding a world from me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She got the whitest, straightest teeth, and they shine out her dark face. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It was night, and the citadel was in the sky this time, but the moon shone down regardless, as though the dreamer wanted it both ways. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He had shined them many times and I felt he should certainly recognize them. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when the frog broke the surface, its long golden hair shone in the sun. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Harry shone his lit wand around the vault: Its beam fell upon glittering jewels; he saw the fake sword of Gryffindor lying on a high shelf amongst a jumble of chains. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He has a weird look on his face, like I just shined a flashlight in his eyes or something. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Harry’s eyes wandered past him to where Professor Dumbledore, the headmaster, sat watching the Sorting from the staff table, his long silver beard and half-moon glasses shining brightly in the candlelight. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Roberts looked over to her, his dark eyes shining. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The stars shone through the window and the silence of the heavens seemed to be round him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Archer was on the mainmast, and the sun shone through the brittle sticks of his hair, turning them gold as sheaves of wheat. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When they were stacked up on their rack, they made our room shine. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Imagine that late one spring day, you step out of the dark and into a world of bright windows and polished floors, winking copper pots, shining suits of armor, and tapestries sewn in gold. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

And still Herbie’s unblinking eyes stared into hers and their dull red seemed to expand into dimly shining nightmarish globes. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“There was the fish, caught only by one fin, and its tail wildly thrashing and shining in the sun. There was the web, sagging dangerously under the weight of the fish.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The last few fields, furthermore, became increasingly muddy and I deliberately refrained from shining my lamp on to my shoes and turn-ups for fear of further discouragement. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were shining through all the gases, above the tubing and the tanks and ladders. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A big lit globe shone on either side of the doorway, above twin frost-tipped yews, which in turn set off a short, wide staircase. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I heard the school superintendent, who had told me to come, yell, "Bring up the shines, gentlemen! Bring up the little shines!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It moves and shines about the room, then settles on Mark’s eyes, blinding. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The dress was gorgeous alone, but that jewelry adds a whole new level of sparkle and shine. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Half reclined on a couch appeared Mr. Rochester, his foot supported by the cushion; he was looking at Adèle and the dog: the fire shone full on his face. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She crosses over to me, but I watch the glimmer of sunlight that’s shining through the window and lighting up the tile on the floor. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He shines a penlight in each of my eyes and checks my chart. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining, fields of grass surrounding the parking lot swayed in a light breeze, bright little bird chirps ruffled the air. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

They started up a flight of wide, marble steps that shone softly in the darkening air. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once again the lights would shine in his dog’s world. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed, and Beverly shone the light up in the trees, and there was the yellow bird. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He smiled hesitantly, his blue eyes bright and shining. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

In a way, I was glad to be back in black Oakland, the sun still shining. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One day I will take photographs also,” she says, her dark eyes alight with the shine of her dream. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

She had hardly started before she gave a little gasp of excitement, and she looked up at Will with shining eyes as the needle swung. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And not far from Cook, in the pantry, atop a bag of flour, slept the mouse Despereaux, dreaming, as you know reader, of knights in shining armor, of darkness, and of light. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Dropping her own homespun skirt unashamedly on the floor, she drew the shining folds over her head. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, shining the flashlight at the girl. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Hotter than Hades, I’ll say,” the other agreed, his bald head shining in the moonlight. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The boy was hard at work, shining shoes for coins. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Out ahead of us, yellow beams of sunlight hit the stone monastery and shine off the glass windows of the church. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Apparently, we were a shining example for our teammates as we lay on the court like cats fighting over a ball of yarn. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes and shone back at it. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shine the light on every inch of floor in every single room; I check every closet; I even look in the attic and basement. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun is shining on me through the window, and my brain pounds against my skull. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I enter a small room with a heavy desk, a yellow light shining sickishly on the dark green walls. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

If the sun had been shining, it would have been a spectacle, like something Prospero might conjure up. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The only planet we are sure is inhabited is a tiny speck of rock and metal, shining feebly by reflected sunlight, and at this distance utterly lost. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blade still has dried blood smeared on it here and there, my blood, Spackle blood, but the rest of it still shines, shimmering and flickering, flickering and shimmering. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The sun had come through, and the forest sparkled and shone in cruel splendor. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jule was small beneath it but felt as if a spotlight shone on her from above. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But shining under the sun as far as he could see down the valley, many more puddles remained, full of red muddy water. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

As far as he could see lay fields of the snowgrass, white and shining; There were groves of white trees, with white leaves growing on them. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

No cook-fires shone beyond the trees, and there was no trace of the electric lights Grandmother had described. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so the red blood blushing in their faces and their eyes shining with wonder, Frodo and Sam went forward and saw that amidst the clamorous host were set three high-seats built of green turves. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Yet ahead to the south in the Weddell Sea, brilliant blue icebergs shone in the polar sun like the walls and ramparts of a fortress. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

They drove south in the powerful car, while outside on the right the sagebrush plain stretched west, and the mountains rose on their left, dark and shining. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shines a light in my eyes and makes me balance on one foot. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The table was covered with a red cloth, and the cookstove was polished shining black. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

We step out of the bathroom, and there’s Garrett, blue eyes shining. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The afternoon sun shone through the steel-mesh side of the freight car, casting a shadow across Thalia’s face. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

What made them shine so brightly, he wondered, and were they still shining somewhere even though he could not see them? The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

His dark hair is kind of wild and messy like he’s been at the beach, even though there’s no beach in Bartlett, and shines blue-black in the light. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

A shining, twinkling sphere came flying through the darkness at Wei. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a warm September day, and it felt good to have the sun shining on his back as he walked along Paseo Padre Parkway, heading toward Lake Elizabeth park. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Then he spots the shining top of a Martian tripod ahead. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

The beams of light from the creature shone all over the place, completely random, never settling in one spot. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He was pale, and though the day was cold, his face was shining with perspiration. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There suddenly upon a ridge appeared a rider, clad in white, shining in the rising sun. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He was walking in the countryside and the sun was shining. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

It was sort of a holy moment, and the light that shone around them seemed to glow softly, like something you’d see in one of the stained glass windows at Saint Andrew’s. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

It breaks my heart to see her so pitiful, with just the top of her cabin showing, and a shine of oil spreading like blood on the water. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was a night sky, smooth layers of black on black, with stars shining so bright they almost glittered. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

For migrant children, there are few options: shining shoes, selling gum or candy on the sidewalk, or washing cars. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

But finally we saw the spot of light and then the windows shining through the snow. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kate crawled to the edge of the hole, pushed aside some tendrils and shone her flashlight down into the darkness. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

There were Mom and Dad, their eyes shining and their mouths happy, holding Ivy’s new twin brothers, Aaron and Evan, in their arms. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The lights shine down on us, and people cheer, and I can’t believe Nick and I ended up in the middle of this. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The light that was shining from my mother’s eyes, as she fingered the cheap cotton cloth, was something I will never forget. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Betty Jean Boyd sang the solo for “O Holy Night,” and I hardly flinched when she went flat on the first “shining.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shall never forget the gratitude that shone in his eyes when he swallowed this beverage. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beauty-lanterns drift overhead like small suns, shining perfect beams of light across the treatment bed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I’d wanted to stay on that porch with him until the sun shone bright on both of us, but I didn’t. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

They were weathered brown except for their toes, which shone like new pennies from all the times people had rubbed them for good luck. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The walls hadn’t changed, though, so the shining water looked like a bunch of pearls hidden in an oyster. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The difference it made was startling, as though a person ten years younger were shining through the starved mask; for a moment, he was recognizable as the man who had laughed at Harry’s parents’ wedding. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Saving the cub was the right thing—all Neel had to do was remember the cub’s markings, small paws, and shining whiskers. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The candles wedged in the boat still shone steadily, and their light was cozy, like lamplight. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But, as of old, his smooth face fairly shone with affable ease. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face flushes and her eyes shine with happy tears. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Only her eyes shone out, wide and afraid. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He hasn’t drawn a blade, but I see the shine of knives under his coat. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Thirty degrees, not even ten in the morning, and they shone like patent leather. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also, he wore a leather belt inlaid with shining gold through the loops of his underwear. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Her pupils were so dilated that her eyes glittered and shone, becoming giant orbs of darkness. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

A crowd of shining fairies faced these final opponents. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Already it had put forth young leaves long and shapely, dark above and silver beneath, and upon its slender crown it bore one small cluster of flowers whose white petals shone like the sunlit snow. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Their faces were broad, and shining dark hair fell over their eyes. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black waves loom over us and roll beneath us, dark and shining. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Kings of little kingdoms fought together, and the young Sun shone like fire on the red metal of their new and greedy swords. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The moon shone on Grandpop like a spotlight, and he was slipping a finger behind his sunglasses and wiping his eyes. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then with me on Andrew’s shoulders they raced towards the house where there was already a light shining in the kitchen windows. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining through our big sidewalk windows, and there was a line at the counter. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

All around her people laughed and clung to one another as they climbed higher above the ice moat, its surface shining below, a near-perfect mirror. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Her eyes shone with amusement at his shoddy Eyllwe, but she nodded in acknowledgment. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her eyes shone like wet black jewels; the hoodie almost completely obscured her face. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The sky was darkening and the headlights on the Great Highway shone as I darted across. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

As far as he could see there were blue-coated white men with bright silver stars shining on their chests. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

America is a shining city on a hill. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

First of all, the officer is shining his flashlight on my lap, so he can see where my hands are and whether I’m going for a gun. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The goddess bent her head in assent, and the girls, filling their shining pitchers with water, hurried home. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then another season came, another year, as the years do yet, bright shining weather awaiting its time. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The outline of the palace shines in the distance, stretching out in so many directions it has no beginning or end. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It was cruel and slimy and its eyes shone green. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No longer," he answered, "but once they were a marvel, a shining lesson to the world." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His subject was “Let your light so shine that men will see your good works and praise your Father, Who is in Heaven.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It stopped there, right in the middle of the path, grinning with all its teeth shining white, licking its lips, its eyes glowing, its broad tail swishing back and forth slowly, back and forth—” “Enough!” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The sun shone, rain fell, winds blew, currents flowed, the sea built up hills, the sea dug up valleys—the Tsimtsum did not care. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tall and pig-bellied, black cowboy hat, tan cowboy boots, cigar smoking, teeth shining, red in face, golden in hair. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Swarms of fish lived near the bed to live near the oysters thrown back by the searching men and to nibble at the shining inner shells. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the leaves, shined to a tender green, gave a clue to the shower that had passed over Brooklyn. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

She imagined him up there, someone like Velutha, barebodied and shining, sitting on a plank, swinging from the scaffolding in the high dome of the church, painting silver jets in a blue church sky. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun, bright and warm, caught in her graying hair, shone on her drawn, thin face. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The moonlight was shining and glinting on its great curving sides, turning them to crystal and silver. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Wormtail’s robes were shining with blood now; he had wrapped the stump of his arm in them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When I stumble into his hard back, he jerks his head around, and for a second, I catch the angry shine of his eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He could see the shine of polished furniture and the gleam of gold picture frames. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Aristotle shines, in other words, because he was the first person really to grasp that the study of rhetoric is the study of humanity itself. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“And not even in Hay Lane, or the fields about it, could you find a trace of them. I don’t think either summer or harvest, or winter moon, will ever shine on their revels more.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Headmaster fingered the intricate carving around the chair’s back, the shining sundari wood, the careful joints and brackets that held the sturdy legs in place. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s holding it in his hands! See the gold shining!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

When the sun shone, I took Frightful to the meadow and we slid down the mountain on my snap- ping-turtle-shell sled. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other than scrubbing the kitchen tile and keeping a hard shine on the wooden floors, the work was not hard. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Down south already feels like a long time ago but the stories in my head take me back there, set me down in Daddy's garden where the sun is always shining. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The hut had no windows, but a few glimmers of light had shone through the gaps between the thatch and the top of the wall. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

My imagination is captured by the bright shining light, but I don’t understand the vastness of the sky. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair was white and so thin you could see the pink of her skull shining through. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her squeaky-shoes laugh was back and her face shone bright as a full moon on cold, clear nights. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She pushed her red hair back, and her red eyes shone. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"He sure did. He was so proud his Pancake was walking," Ma confirmed, smirking like this memory didn't bother her, even though the shine in her eyes said different. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The blue wide eyes looked for the voice and finally found Lee’s brown and shining eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a light on the sea front outside shining straight up into the room, and in the glow reflected from the ceiling she looked down at the sleeping boy. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And you can see them perfect ’cause they got these border-patrol vans parked right there on the sand, shining their headlights over the border part of the water. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The fairy’s face was not much bigger than the ball of her thumb, and her fairy light shone between Elinor’s strong fingers like the light of a captive star. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I’m telling it, Tab! So they trick her. They put a mirror up in a tree and pretend it’s the moon. She sees it shining through the branches. So she eats.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Everyone was too busy trying to make Key West shine like a new penny. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her skin shone as if bathed in moonlight. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

A flash of what he could have sworn was pain shone in her eyes, but it was gone before he could be certain of it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Air molecules scatter the short wavelength col- ors, so only soft, warm pinks and yellows and oranges shine through. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It grows larger as it comes closer, shining against the side of Four’s face, creating a shadow in the faint hollow beneath his cheekbone. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

There is no light shining into the tank now, though the water still falls from it, one drop for every second that passes. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The robe he wore went down to his brown feet, and in the dim light of the church it shone blue as a patch of the sky. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Kalinda seems to listen with all of her heart, eyes shining bright. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was an old silver beauty, with detailing in the pearl handle, a shine on the barrel. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“The boys are having their day and we'll have ours,” said Mother, her red lipstick shining. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

When the people saw that star shining in the morning sky, they knew they were on the right course toward water, palm trees, shelter, and other people. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The clouds part and out comes the sun from behind them, shining brightly on us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione fumbled inside her robes, drew out the beaded bag, rummaged for a few seconds, then removed the shining sword. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sasha and her friends had taken a shine to cable cooking shows and sometimes commandeered the residence kitchen to decorate cookies or whip up elaborate, multicourse meals for themselves. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining brightly, but even so the moon was clearly visible, the way it sometimes was in daylight. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

As she spoke, she looked over Dicey’s shoulder at something Dicey couldn’t see, something Dicey suspected wasn’t there at all, and her eyes shone. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were two candles shining brightly in front of him. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s been a pretty hard one,” observed Amy, watching the light shine on her ring with thoughtful eyes. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

If eyes hadn’t been shining out of the deep, dark sockets, he might have been a corpse. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I am the space between my thighs, daylight shining through. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Then they came to the spring, where water gathered in a shining pool by the roadside. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The rains, which should have come in early summer, withheld themselves, and day after day the skies shone with fresh and careless brilliance. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Around a mouthful of her own hand, the baby gave Mariam a grin, little bubbles of spittle shining on her lips. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“It ends when Casterly Rock is cracked open, so the sun can shine on the maggots and the worms within. It ends with the utter ruin of Tywin Lannister and all his works.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It falls smoothly over her body, the blue silk shining beautifully in the sun. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jay’s face was like a rock, but tears were shining in his eyes. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It goes into the coating that makes the cover of a magazine shine. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The navigation lights shined brightly across the water and a red lantern had been placed, clearly visible, on the stern. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Anh’s patent leather shoes shone in the sun as she practically skipped through the doorway. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The sycamores formed a tangled bower through which the sun shone brightly, speckling the ground. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

They came to the table with wet heads and shining faces. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dream that when he smiles, it shines for miles around. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But when I placed the pit in his hands, he looked up at me with shining eyes, as if I’d given him a diamond. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My roommate quickly dropped the rest of his shining kit and scurried out, shutting the door behind him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But over the next few days as they worked to give everything in Daffodil Manor one more cleaning, shining, polishing, Penelope chatted with Ophie like they were old friends. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

And he saw that the waters had receded and the land lay shining under the dry cold wind and under the ardent sun. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, looking into the colors shining across the yard. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I asked him if I could stay and help him shine shoes for a few days. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stars shone as bright and cold and hard as diamonds. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

But here and there small purple flowers shone iridescently, and in the upturned earth and ragged dunes a few delicate asters grew; for some reason, hundreds of tiny fuzzy caterpillers were chewing on the asters. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It shone brighter, then brighter still, swelling to the size of a marble. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He can’t explain where the conviction came from, or how it burned brightly enough to shine through the black uncertainty. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She climbed down from the stage, shone the flashlight about the old theater looking for the way out. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s about Florence Nightingale. She was a nurse. She walked a bright and shining path.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Looking to salvage one shining thing from the mire. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Often I would creep into his room while he slept and stare at the big shining revolver that lay near his head, within quick reach of his hand. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched the flames consume it, pale eyes shining with reflected light. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They got out of the car, shone lights around. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Water beaded across her shoulders, shining like drops of milk, and her breasts swayed in the currents. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Was she a tiny thing, with silvery hair, shining blue eyes, and an impish smile?" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

His eyes had finally found mine, and the light in them shone feverish with fury, red from crying. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Coach Whit, who shined today?" he asked, jingling his keys. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

A traveler from Germany recalled that simply by turning an electric dial on the wall by his bed, he could request towels, stationery, ice water, newspapers, whiskey, or a shoe shine. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The sun shone on the mullioned windows of the house, and I could see the green lawns and the terrace reflected in them. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The moon shone brightly, making everything seem to glow. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fenoglio stared at the shining little creature, his eyes heavy with sleep. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Just then, Charlie’s cruiser swung around the corner, his lights shining on the occupants of the car in front of me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She caught a piece of my smile and shone it back at me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As he stood at the entrance, Athena’s shining buckler on his breast, the silver wallet at his side, he drew the eyes of every man there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am crying now, but I am not ashamed of the tears shining on my cheeks or the thickness of my voice. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The woman’s house was beautiful too, with wide, resplendent windows reflecting the daylight on every side, making it glitter and shine majestically. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The High Blade’s gilded robe did not shine in the dimness of the doorstep. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It shines with sweat, and her eyes roll beneath her eyelids, like she is searching for something but is too tired to find it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The curved wooden arms of the delicate sofas shine with polish. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The kitchen light shined warmly on the gold and jade rings that gave her hands a completeness. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lad flushed a high dark red and his eyes shone. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The darkness just swiftly rolled away, letting the sky shine its light on us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He frowned a bit, a wary hope shining in his eyes. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He took a step towards me, then stopped and shone his flashlight into the trees. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

When night finally enveloped the ship and only a wisp of the moon shone dimly, the deck was dark except for the light from the torches the sailors used. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled then, and he laughed back at me, and the morning was gay again, the morning was a shining thing. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I turn to the page, and someone has underlined these words: “Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

In this light, the leaves of the plants shone so green they almost hurt Lina’s eyes. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her cheeks shone pink and chubby as a baby pig’s. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then as he had kept watch Sam had noticed that at times a light seemed to be shining faintly within; but now the light was even clearer and stronger. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The obvious way to do this is to shine light on the particle. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

So they hated me, and it shone in their eyes when Denn wasn’t looking. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Frightful was sitting on top of the lodge, feathers shining in the autumnal light. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The discovery of antipodes led straight to the concept of the terraqueous globe; but Copernicanism did not lead directly to the view that all planets shine by reflected light—the telescope had to intervene. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Finding a shady place on the veranda, he leaned up against a column and began to shine his father’s shoes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Official players on the floor shine in the dark, their outfits lit up in neon, their names, team affiliation, and level hovering over their heads like golden trophies. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

On winter days, when the sun shone, she played on the south side of the cabin, where it was warmer. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

From time to time the moon shone eerily through the window. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was bendable light: she shone around every corner of my day. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

For they did not move or speak with mouth, looking from mind to mind; and only their shining eyes stirred and kindled as their thoughts went to and fro. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

When at last I rose to go, a full moon was shining, golden and enormous, very low in the sky. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of eyes were looking at them, shining with desire. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

On a shining glittering fiery day in the eighth moon, which is the last end of summer, she came to his house. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The sun escaping from the breaking clouds, as it sank towards the hills they had left, was now shining brightly again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Light suddenly shone through the window above us. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Night-lanterns shine bright as the watching moon; the glow clings to the curved hedges arched over us, and skims the surface of the palace river ahead. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And off they go, out to where the sun is shining. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The shine boy was an elderly man, large, keenly intelligent and a good talker. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Therese sees the infant, she smiles and her eyes shine like bright lamps revealing her very soul. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Without a sound, the leaves shone and the grass coruscated along the miles of the escarpment. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door that the old man closed behind him was of polished horn, through which the daylight shone dimly, and on its inner face was carved the Thousand-Leaved Tree. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Its light shone across the floor and illuminated the circle of the door to the chamber, maybe a dozen feet away. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They brandished spears and scimitars which shone red as blood in the firelight. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Tears trickled out of her eyes, leaving shining rivulets on her cheeks. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Like I said earlier, some people, like the Ainsleys of this world, are meant to shine. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

The nuns’ upraised hands, their solemn steps, and their shining faces convey hope and earnest faith. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And the light from the candle then shone full in Despereaux’s face. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Her voice was very quiet, but her green eyes shone with triumph. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They woke to find a cool sun shining into the great court, and on to the floor of the bay. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Boy, they really have that shine working! Almost as shiny as the bangle Madame Rubenstein gave me. I’m going to wear that, too. Maybe it will bring me good luck.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Outside the sun was shining on bright new snow. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He shines a flashlight on it, then turns the flashlight onto my face, and then back to the ID, and then he says, "What, you think I can't add?" Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

My hair still held a few curls at the bottom and there was no shine on my nose. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The Transvice glistened with shine and, now charged, put out a faint orange glow. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“There was a knight and he wore, always, an armor of shining silver. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Sleeping in her braids for sweaty days and nights on end had creased Ruth May’s dark blond hair into shining waves like water. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In the morning when he crawls out of his tent he sits on a rock and combs until the beard shines like a cormorant’s wing,” Ramo said. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I saw Africa again, Africa came back whole, alive, shining with remembered enigma. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were reading desks with books lying open on them, held in place by brass chains that shone like gold. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He swore up and down that he hadn’t seen any creature in the woods that night—even though I’d shined my flashlight right at it—which is just what he told the cops. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

A ranger shone his flashlight on their faces and then fumbled with his keys. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Some shone like white lace curtains in the moonlight, but others struck unexpectedly from the darkness. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

White customers on the shine stand, especially, would laugh to see my feet suddenly break loose on their own and cut a few steps. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It glowed with the light of the Sea King’s palace, shimmered with the reflected colors of Lady Meng’s tear, and shone with the gentle splendor of the moon itself. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

One who saw you as a raw but precious thing, a jewel that, with wisdom, could be polished to a proud shine? Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining through the windshield, and the windows were rolled up. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her body hits the floor with a thud, her eyes still open and shining with tears as blood pours from her neck and into the rug we knotted together last winter. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

By now everyone looked our way, so I hushed Vonetta and Fern, whose eyes shone with life and sparkle. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

At home, streetlights, car headlights, and the occasional flashing fire truck shone in the tiny window of his bedroom. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

His shoes were black leather, and they were polished to such a shine that they looked like dark mirrors: you could see the moon reflected in them, tiny and half full. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Then he looked up suddenly and his eyes were shining; he had a grin on his face. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Stars were shining above; but over the ground there crept a darkness blacker than the night. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The sun shines for only a quarter of the day. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He turns around, shines the flashlight in my face. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Then the cloud passed, and the moon shone again. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining in through the windows, the autumn light hitting the wall I’d decorated with pictures of bands. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The jar is still there in the earth, shining in the dark, in secret. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And that is when Clarence flew into the Good Shepherd, his dark feathers shining like a light. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining, but the air was still shaking off the night’s chill. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

In spite of the shining sun the wind seemed chill after the warm darkness of Moria. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I shine the flashlight over the wreckage and think of the burned ditch behind it and it can only mean one thing. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was a black ’dobe street, deep shining mud in winter and hard as rutted iron in summer. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The warm morning sun shone on Jody’s back so sweetly that he was forced to take a serious stiff-legged hop now and then in spite of his maturity. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moonlight shone down on the clearing, the ashes of the firepit, the snow-covered lean-to, the great rock, the little half-frozen stream. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His varnished hat was shining in the wet. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The sun shines as I emerge from the barracks, unfeeling in a cloudless sky. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her hair is pulled hack in its usual knot, but her blond hair shines like gold. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I will be the knight in shining armor. There is no other way. It has to be me.” 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 door is tightly closed despite the commotion, a light shining out from under it. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

At that moment, a blue-clad figure flies with familiar grace out of the mists, silver braid shining, descending upon Red Platoon like a falling star. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“When we let our light shine before men, we are reflecting Christ s Triumphant Entry,” he said that Palm Sunday. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I scraped off the rust with our dish scrubber and shined up that locket as bright as I could get it. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held it up in the torchlight; it shone like a star-cluster. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shone like a window of glass upon a far hill in the westering sun, or as a remote lake seen from a mountain: a crystal fallen in the lap of the land. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Yes—there was something shining on the path. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

An invisible humming engine shone a small spotlight onto one corner of her desk, to the upper right of the geometry text, and the triangles they were studying all looked like bread. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sun, already long fallen from the noon, was shining in a windy sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He shone his flashlight in the truck, let it shine on the satchel. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The light of the lanterns fell on his beaming face; the golden buttons shone on his embroidered silk waistcoat. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They smoked in silence for a while, and the sun shone on them; slanting into the valley from among white clouds high in the West. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It was nothing but shining green algae and shining green trees. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had a sheathed sword on his belt that caught the sunlight and shone. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Kutti’s coat shone with cleanliness, sparkling in the sunshine like a silk sari. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Clouds, which had shadowed the monument, skittered away to the north, and the late-afternoon sun broke through to bathe the reflecting pool and shine on the gaily dressed Easter crowd. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

As we leave, I remember how Khalil used to run up to the car when I was about to go, the sun shining on the grease lines that separated his cornrows. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Maybe this was her key’s chance to shine! Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I watched people leaning forward, to take in each story, their faces shining, laughing with the people on-screen. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Was there a head grease that could be applied and then rubbed to a high shine? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She grew until she was a shining, seven-foot-tall goddess in a blue dress, with a cloak that looked like goat’s skin over her shoulders. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

So bright it shone, so radiant with truth and discovery! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sunlight shone through the bare branches in slanting golden rays as they approached the abbey. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

All night the saxophones wailed the hopeless comment of the "Beale Street Blues" while a hundred pairs of golden and silver slippers shuffled the shining dust. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, even though the sun was shining high in the sky, the world seemed less bright. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I caught Byron using mine once to shine up some quarters and another time to brush Blackie’s teeth. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Far away, at the edge of the room, was a high wooden stage, empty and bare, a dim spotlight shining onto it from high above. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Over many years the sun shining melted a great crevasse in the ice. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I love you,” said Barbara, holding out her hands to its shining warmth. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mark hadn’t wanted to shine the light in his friend’s face, but he felt like he had no choice. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It tastes of home and shining and fire all at once. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Comb those long curls till they shine, girl, and sure you’ll have a lover before nightfall.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there were ten million little crystals shining on every single branch of every single tree, down to the littlest twig. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo took the phial, and for a moment as it shone between them, he saw her again standing like a queen, great and beautiful, but no longer terrible. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then she smiles at me, braces shining like the moon. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

American education was faltering and Texas was no shining exception. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

One held his magazine high before his face and for an instant I saw a vivid scene: The shining rails, the fire hydrant, the fallen policeman, the diving birds and in the mid-ground, Clifton, crumpling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s always nice to see two friends meet again. It’s like waking up with the sun shining.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The roof is not lit at night, but as soon as my bare feel reach its tiled surface I see his silhouette, black against the lights that shine endlessly in the Capitol. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining and Edward felt exhilarated. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining hot, like it thought it was still July, and November drizzles were a whole season away. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her ruby Artifact shines brightly above her head. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She handed Pinmei her plain bowl, the cooked grains shining like a mound of pearls against the dark pottery. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Instead, I tried to keep up in all my other subjects and help Ma shine up her tinker tools. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

The moon shone round and full in the deep night sky. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ana pointed to a bowl of shining rocks. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was dark, and white stars were shining, when Frodo and his companions came at last to the Greenway-crossing and drew near the village. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He laughs into Henry’s mouth, instantly caught up in his own dramatic mental portrait of the two them painted in oils, young icons of their nations, naked and shining wet in the lamplight. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

From up here, the water shone like a pale band of silver in the moonlight. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A nightlight shone at the top of the stairs over the pool of blackness which was the hall. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the staff took a special shine to my mother, stopping in to catch up with her upstairs in the solarium. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I hip him a quarter, slide into the chair, and get my shoes shined. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And behind the smile in her eyes, the Grief was a fresh, shining blue. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They say the sun shines even on mouse holes.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Her hair shone with good health, and her eyes no longer stared back from hollows. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its branches touched the high roofbeams of the hall, and on every twig of every branch a golden apple shone, each a sun, for it was the Year-Tree. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

A moon of cold silver shone on the river in a brilliantly luminous band. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked old, a ghost with eyes that shone from the shadows of his face. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Looking up, Roosevelt and Cherrie saw the Big Dipper shining brightly in the clear, dark sky. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

A meager colonization program had been underway before the war, but now that the sun had ceased to shine on Earth, the colonization entered an entirely new phase. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He leans against the pulpit stone here and holds his palms up and raises his eyes to the white shining roof of water above us. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Down in the grass, the dandelions shone like doubloons. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z