| 单词 | shining |
| 例句 | She grew into a nimble young girl of seven winters, a thoughtful girl with shining brown eyes and a wide grin, only missing her two top front teeth. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z To the east is gold-haired Achilles, his armor shining like the sun, his face a mask of raging battle madness. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He pulled a long, thin, shining silver dagger from inside his cloak. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Then there’s a preacher, earnest, with shining dark eyes, leaning towards us across a desk. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw love for him shining from her eyes. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z 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 door is tightly closed despite the commotion, a light shining out from under it. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She took a chair out onto the balcony, looked out over its white-painted railing to the sea shining like blue glass beyond the buildings, and tried to think of nothing, nothing at all. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He knew they were shining through the windows of rooms, that they were the red, blue, and yellow lights that twinkled from trees in places where families created and kept memories, where they celebrated love. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He walks toward the car on the driver’s side, then stops and stands just behind the driver, shining his flashlight over the shoulder onto his or her lap. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Hum!” said Jo, still intent upon her sister’s face, for the bright color faded as quickly as it came, the smile vanished, and presently a tear lay shining on the window ledge. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted each VC to have his own light shining right on him. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 It was a different universe down there, the water shining with flecks of moving light and kudzu vines draped between the pine trees like giant hammocks. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But almost before she was aware that a fury was upon her greater than any she had known in countless years, the shining sword bit upon her foot and shore away the claw. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Instead of the stained cloak and coarse jacket, Gwydion wore the shining raiment of a prince. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z We spent several shining days picking them and were paid in cash for it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The monsters vanished, and the sun was shining on Meggie’s face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Once on the river, Tally pushed it faster, leaning forward until the river was a shining blur beneath her feet. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It tastes of home and shining and fire all at once. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z But in two weeks he got off the bus one day with a shining horn. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z There was no bright and shining path anywhere in sight. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z The house was totally dark, except for one light on, shining from an upstairs corner window. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Daylight was dawning; a troop of horses coming from Latium caught sight of the shining helmet of Euryalus and challenged him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Double starch in my uniform and my boots shining so good. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 Next to him an eating lady in a green and purple Kanjeevaram sari and diamonds clustered like shining bees on each nostril offered him yellow laddoos in a box. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is no knight in shining armor; it’s all just make-believe, like happily ever after. ” 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 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 “You ain't helping anyone shining it down in our eyes like that. Hand them down, and let's get them lined up every few feet.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The girl stopped and looked as if she might pull back in surprise, but instead stood regarding Montag with eyes so dark and shining and alive, that he felt he had said something quite wonderful. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he struck the shore and turned south, keeping outside the breakers and inland of the islands, until he found Popham and rowed up the shining waters of the Kennebec. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Yesterday was Father’s birthday, Father and Mother’s nineteenth wedding anniversary, a day without the cleaning lady...and the sun was shining as it’s never shone before in 1944. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 To save up the picture for when I am below again and need to remember that the sun is always shining. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z 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 Their little waists rose up tight and slender in the middle, and their cheeks were red and their eyes bright, under the wings of shining, sleek hair. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 At night she had seen the lamps shining in Mr. Fitzgibbon’s house, and at Christmas time the lights that his sons strung on a pine tree outside. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “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 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 It was not Tom; it was only a running shape with a face like silver shining in the light of the globes clustered about the plaza. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He had never seen those great shining white expanses of ice and snow. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “He says the sun is shining,” said Kuda after the man spoke again. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A body was hanging from the crossbar of a streetlight whose lamp had long since stopped shining. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z With the full sunlight shining down she scarcely glittered at all, save for where the darkest shadows touched her. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Hrbik stared up at me with his shining purple eyes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a sort of crazy light shining in Old Yeller’s eyes when I looked in at him. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 Their hair was neatly combed and their faces scrubbed and shining. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother stopped shining the mirror over the sink. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Their faces were shining and dedicated and their voices rose in chorus and it was never any time but evening. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 It looked at the tortoise with shining eyes, and he let it wrap around him in a loving embrace. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The path curved, black and shining, and they followed. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z After the doors shut, Mrs. Jenkins turned to me again, her eyes shining. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z 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 I turned over to see her smiling exuberantly down at me, her eyes bright and shining. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z By him stood Piggy still holding out the talisman, the fragile, shining beauty of the shell. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z 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 It was one of those great June days when the sky is completely blue and the sun is shining but it isn’t so hot that you wish you were on the beach instead. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Almost there,” Viola calls from ahead of me, running, her hair bouncing off the back of her neck, the sun shining down on everything. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z They were flagging in the rays of the bright sun, winter sun shining in a pale cool sky though it was; their heads were down and their tongues lolling out. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Looked up to find John Worth staring at me through the window, his dark eyes shining like rocks in the sun. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z It’s a Saturday morning in September, I’m wearing my shining name. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z How strange that the sun was shining so innocently. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 The sun was shining, and a breeze was blowing, and Jinny could find nothing to worry about. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z 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 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 Tom Riddle had been at Hogwarts fifty years ago, yet here he stood, a weird, misty light shining about him, not a day older than sixteen. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z 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 streetlamp on the corner was the only light shining on us. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 In a way, I was glad to be back in black Oakland, the sun still shining. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 The flutes were shining black to brown, and only a few small barnacles adhered to the shell. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 The sun was shining, but it wasn't the punishing heat of summer or late spring. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I have to look past a wide beam of bright white light shining down from the ceiling, but I can see into that corner. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I can see Jess’s face now, more clearly than usual—it’s something to do with the light, which is very bright, shining directly on her like a spotlight. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Adam and Samuel came from the wash house, their hand and faces shining with water, and Samuel’s beard was fluffy after its soaping. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When finally she grumbled away from the shining house Charles remained in the shed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 If it rained while the sun was shining, then the Devil was beating his wife. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The curtains are still wavering in the small wind, the sun outside is still shining, though not in through the window directly. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 He was all aglow in the powder-blue uniform of the Austrian Hussars, complete with shining silver chamberpot for the head, waving a blue plume. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a red-and-gold jacket, his black hair brushed and shining. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The Cabby and the two children had open mouths and shining eyes; they were drinking in the sound, and they looked as if it reminded them of something. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Kalinda seems to listen with all of her heart, eyes shining bright. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And with that, my eight-year-old knight in shining armor rode off. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z His hands full of harvest, his kitchen shining and bright. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Whose shining, polished surface had entranced Pearl with her own reflection. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 The sun was shining almost directly overhead onto the sand, and the glare on the water was unbearable. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z He stroked her shining hair, all set about with golden Dust, and waited. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The afternoon sun was shining through the large kitchen window He had time to think how miraculous the light was and then it disappeared and Mig’s face loomed into view. 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 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 Squinting down, struggling hopelessly at the ropes binding him, he saw the shining silver dagger shaking in Wormtail’s remaining hand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z 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 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 Matt kept himself from shining the flashlight on him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I looked all around us again, at the rusted border poles coming out of the water, the headlights shining across the waves. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Hazel sat up quickly and as he did so Dandelion leaped back in real terror, for Hazel’s eyes were shining a deep, glowing red in the dark. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Over and over, Maria sank the sharp point of the wood-handled engraving tool, called a burin, into the polished metal, carving up tiny curls of shining copper. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z 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 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 It was a fine morning for hunting, with the air still and the rising sun shining bright on the tall green grass and the greener leaves of the timber. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 The sheriff leaned in with his light shining on me. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Back in Oakland the sun had been shining. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The one on the left wore shining golden armor that shimmered with heat. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The birds were navigating by the shining light of stars. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It disintegrated into dust before ever it touched the shining god. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The sun was shining in the morning but Kira woke groggy after a fitful sleep. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 She looked into Father Cham's wrinkled face with her shining black eyes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 blue wide eyes looked for the voice and finally found Lee’s brown and shining eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Mary was a bright and shining star,” Mr. P said. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The captain scowled at the girl’s wind-reddened cheeks and shining eyes, and then shrugged consent. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z My little maid Clarice, her eyes shining with excitement, talked of nothing else. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z 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 Pale fires burned behind the shining black daggers of his teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She still has their Artifact, and it hovers over her head, silver and shining. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 ‘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 She always went to the same places—first to the Monterey County Bank where she was admitted behind the shining bars that defended the safe-deposit vault. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The other snake bent over her mouth and poured the shining water inside. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no more sounds in the house, but a light was shining on our landing, right in front of the bookcase. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Something shines silver in the dark, and then I see other shining things—pieces of glass and metal. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Ana pointed to a bowl of shining rocks. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “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 That every atom in us originally came from a shining light at the heart of the solar system. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And once she got her bearings and they’d dealt with Wick, she could see what all this being the shining center of the shadowshapers business was about. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z 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 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 Sunlight was still shining in the sky, but long shadows reached over Isengard: grey ruins falling into darkness. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He brushed the shining red leather with his fingertips, and after a long time he said, “It’ll look pretty on him though.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at Camilla, her face bright in the sun, and thought of that line from the Iliad I love so much, about Pallas Athene and the terrible eyes shining. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He was pale, and though the day was cold, his face was shining with perspiration. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Poppy said every religion contained some shining ideas and plenty of foolishness, too. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 puffed on cigars, his eyes shining through a veil of blue smoke. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The moon slips out for a second, shining its bluish light on what might be freight cars. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z 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 “Ford, we are twelve; oh, make us one, Like drops within the Social River; Oh, make us now together run As swiftly as thy shining Flivver. ” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a treat to see our father on a weekday with the sun still shining. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I had watched a girl my own age shining at the center of one of their elaborate ceremonies. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 I take out the book again, the oil in the cover shining from the moonlight. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Echoes of light, shining out of the midst of nothing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The Director steps forward, fists clenched, sweat shining on his forehead. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z 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 My desk light was shining in my eyes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A smiling Heath Huxley, his perfectly proportioned teeth shining like a white picket fence, stepped out of the principal’s office and stroked his sleek black mane. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I love you,” said Barbara, holding out her hands to its shining warmth. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Through fading eyes, Celaena saw a crown of stars glittering atop Elena’s head, her silver armor shining like a beacon in the blackness. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z 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 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 Guillermo turns to see what I’m looking at and by the time we both look back at each other, Oscar has walked through the studio door, his face shining with fear. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Swiftly he sank under its shining weight into a deep realm of sleep. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The shining thing had been a long inlet of the sea. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Beans’s eyes were shining, his face excited as he accepted The Treatment. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Don’t seem right that it’s a beautiful summer day, with the sun shining to beat the band. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The method which he and his associates evolved is today a shining model but one too little emulated. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z 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 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 Over many years the sun shining melted a great crevasse in the ice. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 “More coyote tracks. Porcupine scat. And the newest snow was so dry that whenever some slid off a high tree branch, it was like shining bits of gold shimmering down in the sunlight.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The sun is shining, the sky is deep blue, there’s a magnificent breeze, and I’m longing—really longing—for everything: conversation, freedom, friends, being alone. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z 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 She was pure transfixed, mouth gaping, eyes shining. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z 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 More probably it was the ecstasy that always seemed to be shining in Ruth’s face when he bent to kiss her—an ecstasy he felt inappropriate to the occasion. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiled at the shining water and tantalizing strip of land. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 A shining man like Samuel could, and can, cause a lot of trouble. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The crows descend in a single mass, diving toward the earth, hundreds of beady black eyes shining. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Goeth was coming closer, all shining black leather boots and crisp black uniform. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 Suddenly, a bright light was shining in his face. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z 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 It shows the silhouette of a girl at sunset, running up a steep mountain path, and it’s all clouds parting and God rays shining down and purple mountain majesties. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 There were different types of komorebi; in this forest, at this moment, it was like beams from flashlights shining through the green. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z To have your father sitting down eating dinner or shining his shoes while watching TV. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 The boy’s eyes were brown with flecks of gold shining in them. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z We all look down the road, shining a little in the moonlight. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z 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 The troops from Andover appeared in their dashing red uniforms, every button shining, leather gleaming. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 They looked distinguished in their khaki uniforms, boots shining, half of a yellow sun sewn on their sleeves. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Driving your car and shining your shoes and cleaning your house.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 They glowed golden, shining, and he wrapped them into a ball as radiant as a fiery angel. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z 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 Big fish shining like a lighthouse, showing you the way. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Something is discomforting about a sun that gives no heat but keeps shining. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The boy was hard at work, shining shoes for coins. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “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 He pointed at a shining golden sliver of land. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z So they all walked out to the truck together, Mother and Chrissie and Marly walking last and looking back at the shining door. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z 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 His eyes were shining with excitement, but in decency he pulled up his rock, and then he pulled up his basket of oysters and lifted them in. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Those filtered rays were shining now on the haystack of Sasquatch hair. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z 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 His feet tapped show tunes at breakfast, and during dinner he often pointed at the mountain, his eyes shining, and described where he would lay the pipes to bring water down to the house. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 They were three children, and they stared at Penelope with the shining, watchful eyes of wild things. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z At that moment a heavy shining thing came hurtling down from above. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Vastly far away I see the sun, black but shining, and slowly revolving around it there are spiders. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He could not take his eyes off the shining bit of metal. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The old man slowly unwrapped the shining blade and let the lamplight slip along it for a moment. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned her shining gaze upon the Assistant. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Then she smiles at me, braces shining like the moon. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Next she grumbled that the sun wasn’t shining, the invasion hadn’t started, we weren’t allowed to look out the windows, etc., etc. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “I know this is crazy, but did the sun start shining while I was sick?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He stares straight at the lens, the knife in his hand, poised, for the camera’s benefit, over the cake, his face shining with impending adolescence. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 He was young, slender and shining with blond curly hair and deep blue eyes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was nothing but shining green algae and shining green trees. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 For one shining moment, he saw himself emerging from the maze, holding it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z 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 sun created a halo around it, making the moon’s surface dark and mysterious in comparison with its shining rim. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Joy filled the city, joy in the battle-array, the shining armor and spirited chargers and proud standards, joy at facing a war to the death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 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 To the north a falcon wheeled slowly over the shining walls of Pharaoh’s palace, as if to proclaim the presence within of the royal god-king he symbolized. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 This morning the field had been covered with a thick blanket of old snow, its white crust shining in the sun. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then another season came, another year, as the years do yet, bright shining weather awaiting its time. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I felt like a little boy with a shining new toy. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The light was yet there, shining dim but constant through the rain. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 In every shining moment of happiness is that drop of poison: the knowledge that pain will come again. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z The rain drummed on the high windows, and the floodlights, shining through the glass, cast a pattern on the walls as if dark rivulets of water were streaming down them from ceiling to floor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A group of tourists wandered along the streets, their cameras poised, their glittering eyeglasses shining like sparklers. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Sun is shining into my room, making my blue walls glow. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z 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 We took the trail out to the desert and the three of us made our way up my mighty hill, lit at this point only by the light of the full, shining moon. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The light was shining off the fishbowl in a very beautiful way. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He turned and looked after it, and on the slope he saw old Samuel against the sky, his white hair shining with starlight. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 Vivi is sitting at the end of my bed, her cat eyes catching moonlight and shining chartreuse. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Tendrils of vast gossamer gas clouds formed, colonies of great lumbering, slowly spinning things, steadily brightening, each a kind of beast eventually to contain a hundred billion shining points. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair was drawn back in a shining knob at the base of her neck. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There was a light shining through the kitchen door, and from where I stood I could make out the silhouette of my father. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “He meant that about the sun shining on the botde,” said Louis. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 The sun was shining almost around the clock, and the temperature had finally climbed above zero. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z 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 Ah, the clean shining window with cotton batting sprinkled with star dust for a carpet! A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 It is a metal sky, light shining through the holes like twinkling stars. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z 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 Her cheeks were pink from the warmth of the room; her eyes were shining. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Still, they would be impressed, he hoped, by the lovely bay windows, the shining parquet floors, the impressive winding staircase, the wooden wainscoting, as they sipped champagne and dipped samosas in chutney. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z 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 He crimped the wire with his pliers and ripped off a sleeve of insulation, revealing the shining copper core. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z One of the Maidens draped a shimmering shawl about my shoulders and secured it with a shining golden campu. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I step onto the brightly shining floor and angrily advance on them. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 It showed an artist’s colorful rendering of the new ROC, with huge shopping complexes, smiling people in sunglasses toting oversize shopping bags, a Corporation oil rig shining from the blue water in the background. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It looked odd—a flat yellow cloth of some kind, perfectly clean and smooth with brilliant light shining on it from somewhere inside the girl’s bedroom. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Then he looked up suddenly and his eyes were shining; he had a grin on his face. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z We stood on the porch in the pink light shining off the house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were shining and his face eager. 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 A couple of homes did have light shining through the rice-paper doors—probably people lived at their shops. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z 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 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 There was sun shining, and the branches of trees were waving and tossing in the wind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z 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 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 Her big blue eyes are shining on me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Then the light was directly shining at them, dazzling, blinding. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Inside the house the rooms were tall and clear with shining floors and polished windows. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Dawn was slow in coming, and even when it did, the sun shining bright through the blinds, the rickety radiator couldn’t keep us warm, so the Colonel and I sat wordlessly on the couch. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z 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 I knew the curve was there without looking for it, and wondered at the still headlights I saw shining in the blackness. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 She looked up at him and saw the familiar, faint lunacy shining in Jamie’s eyes. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I stare at the water bubbling through the blue glass vase, the shining brass bowl with its wisp of smoke, the long hose wound around with copper wire. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Chantal’s window faces the front of the house, so I see Bad Leg to the far left, still sitting on the overturned plastic bucket with a streetlight shining over him like a limelight. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z 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 My eyelids are coated with glittering white eye shadow, my lashes are bathed in snow, the puffy redness under my eyes erased by shining white powder. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z 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 Then Nathan saw a small white light shining in the middle of the cornfield. 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 It was, in every way, a shining symbol of the wealth and unlimited potential in the United States. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “Oh man, it talks!” screamed Eddie, shining the flashlight in my face again. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Arya asked him when she saw the tears shining on his cheeks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “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 evening star had risen and was shining with white fire above the western woods. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z 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 I’d sometimes see red eyes shining at me, soldiers or their victims, too drunk or sad or tired to care about the girl slipping through their city. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 Immured in these tangles, at perhaps their most difficult moment, Ralph turned with shining eyes to the others. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Great statues of the gods and heroes of Calormen—who are mostly impressive rather than agreeable to look at—rose on shining pedestals. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z They were made of a shining material molded into fantastic shapes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Effie, shining in a wig of metallic gold, lacks her usual verve. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I squint, the lights over me shining whiter than truth. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In a way, I was glad to be back in black Oakland, the sun still shining. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were shining then, and he was looking directly into Tayo’s eyes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s hard enough when the sun is shining, it’s impossible in this rain. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the clouds rolled back and the late morning sun brought the whole city, shining, into view. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z 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 For the first time, she understood Florence Nightingale and her lantern and the bright and shining path. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z 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 She was combing her hair, letting it fall away from her neck, first one way, then another, until the whole, head and hair, was sleek and shining. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m so dead,” he says into my hair, “so dead,” into my neck, then pulls back, his eyes shining. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z 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 sun is shining in my eyes,” he said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Foursquare the doorjambs and the shining doors were set by the careful builder. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They were shining through all the gases, above the tubing and the tanks and ladders. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The door of the hall opened, and a giant ox was led in, its coat shining, its eyes bright, its horns sharp. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 "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 She shrugged, as if it could somehow diminish the grief he still saw in her eyes, shining so bright in the firelight. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There was Mr. Richardson, a miniature out on the wide green lawn, deftly shaking charcoal into a shining silver grill. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I could see their shoulders bulging from their tank tops, shining with sweat. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z His eyes were shining brighter than they ever had, and he was still smiling like he’d just uttered a joke. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z 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 “The sun has been shining too hot on your head, Daughter!” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z The blackness would stir and eventually go away, and God would remain, a shining point of light in my heart. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 The beautiful, beautiful boys who dotted the landscape like jewels, split the air with their shouts in the Held, and thickened the river with their shining wet backs. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, even though the sun was shining high in the sky, the world seemed less bright. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z 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 As Minli stared into his bowls with her shining black eyes, a brilliant orange fish stared back at her with its shining black eyes. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 At most the two boys in Wang Lung’s house crept to the door and sat in the sun, the cruel sun that never ceased its endless shining. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z 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 It had been a mild, serene spring day—one of those days which, towards the end of March or the beginning of April, rise shining over the earth as heralds of summer. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z 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 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 It swept by in a fine parade of shining mail, bright banners, and gaily caparisoned horses. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 He dimples, his hair shining in the light of the candles. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I was looking down at the floor, the light shining off it. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Both sides were hoping for a plea bargain, but as time went on Jasmine’s shining optimism faded. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z 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 The eyes of the most bullheaded boys radiate a shining determination: every ounce of their attention has been trained to ferret out weakness. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The sky was overcast with not a single star shining. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Harroway, his forehead shining with considerably more than mere enthusiasm, passed it over a second time. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He was watching his father’s face, shining with perspiration and the emotions of memory. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 The whole crowd of boys rose and thundered off the bleachers, white shoes shining and voices raised in a high-pitched whistle as the layup line formed inexpertly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There are twelve velvet chairs arranged in a circle, and in each sits an official in full black uniform, his or her shoulders adorned with shining gold epaulettes, sipping from delicate glasses. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 Black waves loom over us and roll beneath us, dark and shining. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were shining and without the eyelashes they were pretty, wide and blue. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 There was what looked like a broad stone buttress there, running the full height of the wall, and at the top it continued into a stack of chimneys, with the moon shining brightly on them. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I watched their wings shining like bits of chrome in the dark and felt the longing build in my chest. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Two shining, arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Barely enough to keep the slick water shining with fish oil. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I sneak a peek at my grandmother and can see her eyes shining with tears, her hand holding my mom’s tightly, but I can see that she is smiling. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z 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 For many years the sheriff dreamed of spending the shining time hunting and fishing—wandering in the Santa Lucia range, camping by half-remembered streams. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 His hair was shining and golden and as curling as ever. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing there for a moment filled with dread Frodo became aware that a light was shining; he saw it glowing on Sam’s face beside him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Looking to salvage one shining thing from the mire. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z There it was, supple shining black leather, chased and trimmed with the purest silver. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z There, shining white on the back of his cold hand, were the scars which Dolores Umbridge had forced him to carve into his own flesh: I must not tell lies. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z 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 They sat on a rock and watched it go past, a great black sheet of glass full of stars, with the moon shining both above and below. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z When he was watching me instead of shining the flashlight for his dad. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “You didn’t want it!” she said, her eyes shining like glass. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The hooves were waxed with dark polish, shining like metal. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 The shining eyes of the listeners told him he had utterly captured their attention. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The moon is shining down on it bright as day. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z 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 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 Eyes shining, mouths open, triumphant, they savored the right of domination. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Even light stops shining through, and everything’s so dark that I almost don’t see her. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Journalists’ curiosity about her would simply take away, she felt, from her son’s shining moment. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The sea was calm, the sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He whetted the shining blade a long time on a little carborundum stone. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 "But it was ships and soldiers I wanted" "Did I not give you an army, sweetest of women? A thousand knights, each in shining armor." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 With the quilt pulled up around her she found herself looking with quick apprehension at the window, shining palely in the darkness, and then at the door. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z They cackled and flapped, the sun shining blue on their glossy wings, beaks sharp as hay hooks. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “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 She must have looked into our eyes and seen the shining idolatry there and understood that she was trapped. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Inside, a round moon met me, shining through the square window, its yellow fight spreading like a rug under my feet. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z It was a helicopter, hovering, shining its searchlight down on them. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z It’s never occurred to me that the stars are still up there shining even in the daytime when we can’t see them. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z When we look up at night and view the stars, everything we see is shining because of distant nuclear fusion. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at his stand-up ashtray, filled with crumpled cigarettes and the one clear, shining metal cigarette. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z 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 “Have you got it?” whispered Grandpa Joe, his eyes shining with excitement. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Ruined though the bridge was, there was something magical about living above the shining river. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It came from the stars and the black velocities, and the shining movements, and the silent gulfs of space. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Deeper into the house, in a small kitchen, city-made pots and pans hung from the ceiling, their warped, blackened metal still shining through in a few spots. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The Lady of O cried out with pleasure, and bent her shining head to the young sorcerer in praise of his mastery. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 The girl listened, her shining black head bent down. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The look Grandpa gives her is shining with his love. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z 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 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 Only far to the north small white peaks stood sharp against the blue, and southward one could guess the shining of the sea. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z She smiled her beautiful even-toothed smile and shook her shining black hair back off her shoulders. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z 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 His varnished hat was shining in the wet. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z She shakes her head, her hazel eyes shining bright with tears. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “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 He was walking in the countryside and the sun was shining. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He had almost finished shining the shoes before I asked, “Is there something familiar about these shoes?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh!” said Peach, his face smiling and his eyes shining with tears. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They came to the table with wet heads and shining faces. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Her eyes stray to a passing car on the street, the headlights briefly shining on their bodies, but then her gaze returns to his face. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The guard from the gatehouse had come in with Father MacPhail and was shining a torch into the corners of the room and under the bed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Her eyes were shining as a twist of her wrist sent the glider dipping and then rising. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 We step out of the bathroom, and there’s Garrett, blue eyes shining. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He never was to them the mean whining deity of the Iliad, but magnificent in shining armor, redoubtable, invincible. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 She salutes Grandfather, slender and shining in her ceremonials, her black cloak fluttering lightly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Like the sun was shining full force on my face and the wind was blowing. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “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 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 A single ray of sunlight pierces the clouds like a spotlight to follow her, and her corroded, oxidized shell peels away, revealing shining copper from head to toe. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It is called the “swan grebe” with reason, for it glides with scarcely a ripple across the lake surface, the body riding low, white neck and shining black head held high. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The sun is shining on me through the window, and my brain pounds against my skull. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “You’re unbelievably beautiful,” she whispered, her eyes shining like twin stars. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z So Aphrodite went to Cupid and told him she would give him a lovely plaything, a ball of shining gold and deep blue enamel, if he would do what she wanted. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Weak light came from outside and I saw that we were in a room with black, shining walls that curved high overhead. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z A crowd of shining fairies faced these final opponents. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z 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 Loomis had come back in, and he stood with one hand on my shoulder, his black face shining with pride and sweat. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z His eyes were wide and shining with the shock of it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The nuns’ upraised hands, their solemn steps, and their shining faces convey hope and earnest faith. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They came to a church, shining white in the dark air. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z When he arrived, shadow had almost hidden the mark, but he saw, in the red light of the setting sun, a shining scorpion. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Monet and his friend wandered through the cave, shining their lights on the petrified rain forest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The roses flamed up as though with a sudden passion from within; a new and profound significance seemed to suffuse the shining pages of the books. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The house was straightened up and neat; the kitchen soft, bare, and shining. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When I saw Africa again, Africa came back whole, alive, shining with remembered enigma. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been raining for days, but on that day, the sun was shining like a bright new penny. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Harley’s brown skin had gone as pale as the cloudy sandstone in the moonlight, and Tayo could see blood shining on his thighs and his fingertips. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 The sun was shining in the back window of the truck, and Tayo had the window rolled down and his arm hanging out, feeling the air rush past. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They passed two houses, their windows lighted and shining out over the snowy hills. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The flashlight has been tossed to the floor, shining on the boots of a very large man. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “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 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 This process will generate the elements carbon and oxygen and provide additional energy for the Sun to continue shining for a limited time. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A column of shining black ants walked across a windowsill, their bottoms tilted upwards, like a line of mincing chorus girls in a Busby Berkeley musical. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I clean up the shining shards of broken glass. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The pomegranate seeds on my plate, shining like rubies, wet with venison blood. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 I ask as the door unlocks with a click, a green light shining through the keypad. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z 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 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 Harry picked the shining, silvery cloth off the floor. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z 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 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 The sun was shining through the fluttering leaves, which were still green upon the tree. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 There were two candles shining brightly in front of him. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z They went up the slopes of the cone-shaped peaks in the summer, when the deer were reddish brown, the hair short and shining while they browsed in meadows above the treeline to avoid the heat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I wake to brilliant sunlight shining through the open roof. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Bigger was staring straight before him, his eyes wide and shining. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z After him they rode: a long line of mail-clad men, swift, shining, fell and fair to look upon. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z His skin was light brown and the water made it shining. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z When I closed my eyes, I didn’t see darkness, only a bright light, as if the sun were shining under my eyelids. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Outside, the sun was shining, scorching the asphalt of driveways. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z For a moment she looks like someone I don’t know, a stranger, shining with unknown, good possibilities. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 “Look at the way her eyes are shining.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 He stood over her, beautiful in blue wool and black leather, his golden curls shining in the sun like a crown. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I ask, shining the flashlight at the girl. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 Then he realized that, even though no rain had fallen at all for the past few days, the arching vision, shining faintly but unmistakably over Milagro, was a rainbow. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It is the color of well-done pastry, shining like apricot glaze. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He was shining a huge light into the auditorium. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 The surface of the lake was once more shining black glass: The ripples had vanished unnaturally fast; Harry’s heart, however, was still pounding. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Aibileen smiles at me from the sink, her gold tooth shining. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Fireworks explode in my belly when she bursts through the door of the little ruined house, eyes shining, face beaming. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The sun was shining and Edward felt exhilarated. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z The most recent of these, shining brightly over sixteen years’ worth of magical graffiti, all said similar things. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z 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 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 “Mu are my knight, ” she said to him, “with a shining needle. And I am so glad that you found me. Let’s go upstairs. Let’s eat some soup. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Club Ebony in New York City was a shining example of the biracially attended speakeasies that came to be known as “black and tans.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “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 A wafer of a moon was shining over Gatsby's house, making the night fine as before and surviving the laughter and the sound of his still glowing garden. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “They like dark shadows. So, stay where the sun is shining.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z So reassured, they all cried out together, and she came swiftly to the shining doors to call them in. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 The wind pulled at the dust and the shining rocket and pulled at the accordion, and the dust got into the vamped harmonica. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if they had each become a tiny star shining in the darkness. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were two red stars, shining in the dark. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Tally found a patch of sun shining through where the roof had collapsed, and unfolded the hoverboards to recharge. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Beauty-lanterns drift overhead like small suns, shining perfect beams of light across the treatment bed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They approached on both sides of the car, shining their flashing lights through the windows. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I found this out one afternoon when Lynn pulled me into the kitchen, her eyes shining. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I shake my head, looking into the colors shining across the yard. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z His whole face was shining with sweat now. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He looked around for the source of the light and saw a sliver of silver-white shining brightly from within a black cabinet behind him, whose door had not been closed properly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z No ornaments ever graced her body; there was about her no tinkling, no shining, and no softness. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 Jay’s face was like a rock, but tears were shining in his eyes. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z 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 The balloting proceeded without incident on a shining September morning. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, Keiko, she was beautiful. Her eyes shining, smiling the biggest grin ever.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z 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 way was a gray, timeless, eventless tunnel, but at the end of it was the one shining reality—my own wife, my own house in my own street, my own bed. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother allowed an impossibly old man to climb upon her shining back, and they flew into the volcano. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z We walked along through the shining afternoon to the river. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She had glossy black hair with pink cheeks, shining eyes always eager for adventure, and a fast smile that flashed from her face. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z It was now a dull gold, not blindingly shining like it had been against Brahmasura. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The horse, a shining brown gelding with a black mane and tail, came into view first. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But Sula, the green ribbon shining in her hair, was flooded with an awareness of the impact of the outside world on Ajax. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Servants set down dishes—roasted goose shining with currant glaze, oysters and stewed ramps, acorn cakes and whole fish stuffed with rose hips. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Their faces were broad, and shining dark hair fell over their eyes. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Arya looked past him, and saw steel shadows running through the holdfast, firelight shining off mail and blades, and she knew that they'd gotten over the wall somewhere, or broken through at the postern. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z 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 sun was shining brightly out of a soft blue sky and the day was calm. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “It’s about Florence Nightingale. She was a nurse. She walked a bright and shining path.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Standing in front of the classroom Sapo smiled as only Sapo could; he slowly turned to the class, showing us his shining red teeth. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The knight was a white steel shadow, his eyes shining darkly behind his helm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Meggie saw multistory buildings, palm trees with dusty leaves, and, suddenly, still far away but shining silver in the sun, a glimpse of the sea. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The girls wore pleated gymdresses with badges, snow-white shirts, caps with badges, blazers with badges, ties matching badges, shining black and brown shoes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 A pair of yellow eyes looked into his own, shining like the sun. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z 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 “Remember: We are Miss Teen Dreamers. We are not victims. We are not cowards. We are bright shining stars, beacons of hope to all who arrive on the shores of our beauty.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Mechanized steps swing out from a shining center, where a tiny golden bird rests. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z 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 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 The little taxi rocked on tall waves, and the boys were temporarily blinded by a Gold spotlight shining through the raindrops. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Dazed, bloody, a shining bandage wrapping one hand, the man kept repeating, “They couldn’t read. They were illiterate!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A bright, shining, beautiful future, where I didn’t wear blue and gray stripes, where I ate three full meals a day, where I wouldn’t work until I passed out. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 When he looked at me, his eyes were shining. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Outside, the sun was shining and people were going about their business. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Two matching SUVs are parked in the drive, shining as if their pretentious mechanical lives depend on it. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The overhead light shining in his face didn’t bother him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Rondell smiled big and nodded his head some, and we all three of us kept walking along the wet sand, a half-moon pasted on the sky over us and shining in the black ocean. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z 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 “Will you really let me sew some stitches?” asked Prudence, watching her with shining eyes. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z ‘If the sun is shining outside, we may still escape. After me!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z 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 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 But the thing about what Kareem says is, right now, the sun is, in fact, shining. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Every time he saw her, he had been forced to stare at the pink, shining skin, and then to look quickly away. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z 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 There was something over me, it was shining. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z His hair is still wet from the shower, the silvery gray shining brightly through the black strands. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 I look up at the bright lights shining down until a shadow falls upon me. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z 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 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 “I know,” said May Belle, her eyes shining. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z 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 And if that wasn’t already the living end, now my knight in shining armor has arrived: Mr. Stinkpot Axelroot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was day and the constellations of the Southern Hemisphere were shining overhead. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Homer’s shining eyes, set in his round pudgy face, were at once feral and serene. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He made a tally of his shining pile— tripods, cauldrons, cloaks, and gold—and found he lacked nothing at all. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched the flames consume it, pale eyes shining with reflected light. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And nor did I mistake for long Pierrot, much shriveled and with a shining pate I wanted to put my hand on, but still twinkly as ever and very much the paterfamilias. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z First thing I notice outside the shed is a swarm of lightning bugs shining like little stars in the tall grass. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Outside the sun is shining, but the February air is cool. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Gilderoy Lockhart, however, was immaculate in sweeping robes of turquoise, his golden hair shining under a perfectly positioned turquoise hat with gold trimming. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He just opened his eyes, and realized right away that they were moist with tears and his face was wet.The sun had come up, shining brightly through the trees. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z 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 The doctors are back, yanking on my eyelids, shining their lights at me, frowning as they scribble notes in my chart as though I’ve let them down. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Piper, did you want to sit in?” the warden asks, his big face shining. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course I’m serious,” Kelly said, the bright sun shining on her earnest face. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z 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 There suddenly upon a ridge appeared a rider, clad in white, shining in the rising sun. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z For a split second, he seemed to hang suspended beneath the shining skull, and then he fell slowly backward, like a great rag doll, over the battlements and out of sight. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “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 light is on, shining underneath the bottom, daring me to knock. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “Oh! That does me no end of good. Tell on, please,” he said, taking his face out of the sofa cushion, red and shining with merriment. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I don’t get anywhere near as much fruit as I used to,” said Mr. Nancy, his eyes shining. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The sun is shining, and though it’s chilly, it’s beginning to look and feel like spring. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z My mother is shining—a bright, radiant light, and I can see. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Here’s a shining example, a speech made by our beloved Winston Churchill. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z 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 He was tall, and seemed to be one of the younger Ents; he had smooth shining skin on his arms and legs; his lips were ruddy, and his hair was grey-green. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z For days and days it had seemed as if Christmas was in the house already—all the good happy feelings, warmth and good smells, and the shining tree. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “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 Lupita awoke three times, startled, by a light shining on her and Salvador. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z 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 He smiled hesitantly, his blue eyes bright and shining. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The cracked bus seats, squealing brakes, ladies with huge plastic bags of fresh bread, the bus driver’s bald head, were shining, shining. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 had no business shining so gloriously on such a miserable day as this. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Katherine glares at me but says nothing, a thin sheen of perspiration shining on her skin. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He moved backward down the shining street, looking at his father—his father who moved toward him, one hand outstretched in fury. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z 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 All right, there’s the Cornucopia, the shining gold metal horn, about forty yards away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z An old man was standing before them, his wide, pale eyes shining like moons through the gloom of the shop. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z 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 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 Finally, on his sixth try, the loop neatly encircled the shining moon. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z With sunlight shining through, I bet it’s beautiful. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Around her neck, as golden and shining as her hair, glittered the necklace of the Brisings, made for Freya by dwarfs far underground. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 For a few hours those wary anxious eyes had been filled with shining trust and happiness. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z 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 Jewels glittered in its hilt, and the moonlight ran down the shining steel. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Fenoglio stared at the shining little creature, his eyes heavy with sleep. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 Her eyes were dark and shining, and his arms were sure of her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z 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 There was no smile on her mouth, no shining in her eyes. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He smiles widely at us, his eyes shining in the low light. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She’s whispering to the woman behind the door, but her smile is gone now, and there are tears shining on her cheeks. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Raymie got up and stood in the doorway of the room and looked at the bright and shining path. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z 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 I could see her darkness shining through the wet places. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a glorious afternoon, the sun shining as he walked out onto the road. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Teddy, the dog, accompanied them, and all three were water-splashed and shining. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 In a moment the sea is infested with them, racing like a cavalry charge toward a single shining figure in the distance. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z 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 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 He looked along the length of the shining black instrument, sighting on the house two backyards away, and especially on the pale, timid, excited face at the third-floor window. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z No stranger than bringing along an umbrella for a walk on a day that feels like rain, even if the sun is shining brightly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Moonlight was shining through the bars on the window. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z One of the overhead lights was shining brightly on her hair, turning it all gold. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He and Isabelle looked at each other, their eyes still shining from the flickering images. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z 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 He did not like his lordship’s smile, the way his eyes were shining, the spittle glistening at the comer of his mouth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Clarence was flying ahead of us, his wings shining in the light. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z 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 “Follow me,” Seven whispered, her straight blond wig shining in the colorful light from the stained-glass windows. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z ‘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 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 By shining X-rays at a crystal, a physicist can decipher its structure in three-dimensional space. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The sun was a hot white penny, shining down upon the grey river as it rushed around the charred bones of sunken ships. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Everyone is handsome, shining just thinking about other people’s blood. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Now, the whiteness around him became a shining whiteness; his eyes began to blink. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z 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 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 It didn’t seem possible to Raymie that the moon was still shining after everything that had happened. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z 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 “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 Then, as the wide sky became translucently pink and azure with the moon still shining brightly from the center of it, he drove down the hill to Bud Gleason’s house. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother said, “Dale, what shining windows! We’ll see the sunset tonight.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z He saw the dead empty eyes, the reach-ing hand, the green fire shining against the white enamel plate. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The cruiser's spotlight snapped on and swiveled toward him, shining directly into his eyes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 Her eyes are shining and she’s smiling at the end of every sentence. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When I looked back, I saw him moving through the gambling boat and shining a flashlight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z 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 Directly ahead lay a gas station, a great chunk of porcelain snow shining there, and two silver beetles pulling in to fill up. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Jon Snow remembered the wight rising, its eyes shining blue in the pale dead face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Every three hours through the night, a nurse interrupted Paul by shining a flashlight in her face. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She shakes her head, silky hair shining under the kitchen lights. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z 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 “Yeah—I been shining some for a white man—” “A fellow named Griffin?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His whole face was shining, smiling at me. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When next they reappeared, they would be shining down upon a world forever changed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Even from this distance, Catelyn could make out the shining silver thread, bright against the dark stone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z ‘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 The vault is a wide, dark space with little spotlights shining down on long rows of pedestals. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z And all the time her eyes were shining, her white teeth set in a huge grin. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Now he saw daylight, and the sun shining. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Peach’s eyes were shining with the newfound surety of his survival. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I turned the metal so they could all see my name, engraved in the blade, shining yellow in the setting sun. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 "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 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 Three minutes later, he was finished, and his eyes were shining. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z He tilted the bow guard and watched as the light of the fire reflected off the shining silver. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z 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 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 They were neatly arranged in shining rows inside a steel cabinet as big as a trunk. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He spotted some of the silverware shining in a corner. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She came in first and turned her large shining eyes on a bunch of dumb sweating-mad faces. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z 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 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 In another life, she might have believed he was coming to rescue her, a shining savior with golden hair and eyes the pale blue of northern glaciers. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then shining cars bring the upper classes down: superintendents, accountants, owners who disappear into offices. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps, thought Hazel wryly, teeth and claws would make no impression on that great, firm body and shining pelt. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Not only for her straight brown hair, parted off-center, shining down to her elbows. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The table was all set, and the candles were shining on the silver. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Then he reached out and took a large coin, golden and shining, from the air. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z It was like the sun started shining on me for the first time, and for the first time in my life I began to smile. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was shining through the windshield, and the windows were rolled up. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 “Down there near the riverbank,” she said, “where the bushes grow thick, are sheep with fleeces of gold. Go fetch me some of their shining wool.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood in the hall for a few minutes, the afternoon sun shining golden on the polished oak floor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It seemed like a part of a movie, like the moonlight shining off the surface wasn’t even real, it was special effects. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Bran could feel the eye staring at him, shining like a pool of blood in the torchlight. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was pleasant and tempting to think about those beautiful eyes and the sweetness of that voice, and to recall the way her arms rose to push back that shining hair... The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I got up, went to the cracked glass, and saw that it was both raining and shining outside— a bit of meteorological weirdness whose name no one can seem to agree on. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 Kaisa’s green eyes were flecked with brown, and her lips were shining from the water. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “So, old Mose, it was completely dark inside and out, and the only light came from a flashlight, a flashlight shining directly in your face.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The head was impossible to see because of the red beam of light shining right at him, though it seemed small, vision its only purpose, perhaps. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z 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 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 I swing my sword toward her side in a shining arc. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Maddie kept beaming at various scenes, her eyes shining in the darkness, like she was so utterly proud. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her eyes were hard, shining with fury and grief. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Hundreds of eyes were looking at them, shining with desire. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It was shining brightly as the moon above...it was coming back to him.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z 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 He stopped by the front entrance shining his flashlight out over the parking lot, like one bright eye. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached the spot and, stooping, picked up the shining thing. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The constable drew something shining from his pocket. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 Burst and swirl and fly around, their wings shining with all the colors of the universe. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z 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 His coat was white and his mittens were white, and he did not carry a gun on his back, but in his hands he had shining sharp tools with which he carved the pictures. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She was standing by the headless Mary Ann, who was plugged in and shining. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z The girl with the long hair and bright eyes and the shining future. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z V smoothed her hand over the photograph she’d ripped from the book, the faces tinted lightly brown from the sun shining through the tarp above. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z 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 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 “Yes, Harry Potter!” said Dobby at once, his great eyes shining with excitement. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z 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 His hair makes a curly fringe around his shining pate. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “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 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 sun, already long fallen from the noon, was shining in a windy sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z 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 ‘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 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 Sunlight shining on the fur of a golden monkey…. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The sun was shining, and the ice was beginning to melt on the street. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I ripped up the front steps, raised a fist and rapped on the door, shining under a fresh coat of ruby red paint. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Hector laughed and took the shining helmet from his head. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 trying forty days of Lent lay ahead of us, then the shining goal, Easter Sunday and first holy communion! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 is a picture of a lady pouring water into a lake, a bright shining star over her head. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She could still see the sun shining through the gash in her crate. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z 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 Granny’s wide and innocent smile was shining on me and I was filled with dismay. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Arya would watch him polish the metal with an oilcloth, shining it so bright you cculd sec the flames of die cookfire reflected in the steel. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z 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 Leaves rustled, water rilled, and then the glade became filled with light shining down from above, a pure white light which grew brighter and brighter. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 On May 18, with a full moon shining at 2:00 A.M., the Boss decided it was time to go. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z As Pollard and his horse moved past the grandstand, hundreds of men spontaneously rose together and doffed their hats to him, their eyes shining. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore a cloak, in two folds off her shoulders, and sandals bound upon her shining feet. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She remembered lying in bed under the covers, long after she was supposed to be asleep, her flashlight shining on these same pages. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The gold sat there, stacked in shining rows. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “He’s holding it in his hands! See the gold shining!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 Her black hair was like a mirror for smooth shining blackness, but from her speech one could perceive she was not of the lord’s family, but a slave, sharp voiced and bitter tongued. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z 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 The day she heard of this determination, my mother walked as if in sleep to the room where Bono and I sate, shining boots. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 I am the space between my thighs, daylight shining through. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z 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 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 There was Manderley, our Manderley, secretive and silent as it had always been, the grey stone shining in the moonlight of my dream, the mullioned windows reflecting the green lawns and the terrace. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The floor was shining, but in an ordinary kind of way. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Sticky asked, his eyes suddenly shining with tears. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He is slumped in the chair, sweat shining on his pale forehead. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It was still cold, but the sun was shining, and her mom was humming that Joni Mitchell song about clouds and circuses. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 She saw herself shining back at her, very smart, very interesting, her hat on straight, her coat nicely pressed and her new gloves just completing the whole effect. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z They woke up one morning and the bright sun was shining. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I looked at the board tables, the instruments shining in the light, the basins and the stoppered bottles. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z 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 felt like I was shining, and this time I thought maybe it wasn’t just the moon. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z 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 The sky is so full and bright above us, shining down in all the hidden places. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The sun was now shining warm and bright, and the towers and tall houses cast long clear-cut shadows westward. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z 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 She rubs her belly, blue eyes shining brightly as she gives me a big smile. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z At noon they halted, and Frodo was aware that they had passed out under the shining Sun. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 A brilliant greenish light as bright as the brightest electric bulb was shining out of its tail and lighting up the whole room. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z 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 We continued our walk, the moon was shining, making the houses and shops around us seem washed and pale. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He wanted the bright sun shining through the magnolia tree. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The jostling ghosts were animated and eager, their eyes shining and their cheeks warm, as if they were borrowing life from the travelers. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The blue lights go by real slow, you can see them shining all around the room. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z She dropped her hands, tears shining on her cheeks in the candlelight. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The moon is bright, shining silver around the cracks of the lily curtains. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “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 Her best shoes had disappeared, and in their place were others much finer and with large diamond buckles shining upon them. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The lovely November sunshine crept into the classroom, shining warmly upon the beautifully written but boring English words on the blackboard. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 The sun was up now and shining fiery-hot over the great yellow wasteland with its blue rocks and dead trees. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was shining, clear but not too hot. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z My desk lamp, shining on a piece of scratch paper, is the only light on in all one hundred rooms of this building. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z 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 He ran to the barracks door and flung it open, frantically shining his light on the bunk where he’d last seen Trina sleeping. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z 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 We were a small tight group, clustered together, our bare upper bodies touching and shining with anticipatory sweat; while up front the big shots were becoming increasingly excited over something we still could not see. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a fine fellow, feathers shining like oil. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Goddard stood at the front, by an altar that featured a shining two-pronged fork and a stone bowl of dirty water. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But, in shining a light on controversy, it has left in the shadows all those changes which took place almost silently and were inevitable—indeed, could be seen to be inevitable at the time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z 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 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 He raised his lantern, the light shining over both of their faces. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z 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 The Georgia sun was shining into the office. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z 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 “And none of your petty philosophy or I’ll make you sorry you ever took a shining to that little game.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They shone not as if they were burning but as if, wherever they were and however dark the night, sunlight was shining on them. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 She thought of her father wearing a fresh dicky and collar every day of his life and shining his worn shoes as often as twice a day. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “And then we woke up,” Georgie said, sounding cheerful again, “and we were outside and the sun was shining.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z 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 “It’s okay. You will. The universe is shining with love, baby. To survive this night—that’s what you need—love.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “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 He called once more before standing and shining his light into the keyhole. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z 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 They just looked with shining eyes at those lovely Christmas presents. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 I keep the flashlight shining over every possible square inch of water. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z His brow was dotted with beads of sweat, his pig’s eyes shining above his fat cheeks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her eyes were shining, as if she were about to cry. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Margo’s blue blue eyes blinked and she looked impossibly beautiful right then, her jeans wet against her legs, her face shining in the gray light. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z A hundred swallows darted between the gorge walls overhead, their shadows blipping across the shining water, across the children’s bodies and happy glistening faces. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 Frightful was sitting on top of the lodge, feathers shining in the autumnal light. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “You are a shining example of bravery and integrity.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Their leather shoes splash through the shining puddles on the road, the sacks of books bang against William's broad back, and Jeanne shouts to the heavens. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Rishi’s eyes were shining as he reached out and took her hand. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I watch them sink to the bottom of the glass, shining sediment. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “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 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 Across the castle, he could see candlelight shining from the windows of the King’s Tower. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z 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 Yes—there was something shining on the path. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 There was only Pa standing there with his blue eyes shining, looking at Laura. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I looked across the table directly into the shining eyes of my parents. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z 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 Harry wanted to slam the door in their faces, but it felt as though a cold draft had entered the room when the door opened, and his shining moment had popped like a soap bubble. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z 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 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 But Hood’s eyes, normally so soft and sad, were wide and black as round coals, shining with a black heat. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was still shining brightly when Chess stepped outside. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The sun brightened, shining through the ice to reveal the horror below. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z 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 He would bring her the gifts real maidens love, little birds and gay flowers and the shining tears of amber Phaëthon’s sisters weep, and then dream that she thanked him with eager affection. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z At the border, floodlights blaze into the night, shining on the canopy, the buildings, the endless barbed wire. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he spots the shining top of a Martian tripod ahead. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z 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 The Rabbit on the Moon looked so pretty shining in the outlet. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z His candle had guttered out in a pool of wax, but morning light was shining through the shutters of his window. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z 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 "Was she a tiny thing, with silvery hair, shining blue eyes, and an impish smile?" 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 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 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 Buddy came back and stood facing him, his eyes eager, shining. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Above him was a gigantic, vile bird, green poison shining on its feathers. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z An antique pistol dangles from his belt; the most eager cadets look up at him with shining eyes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Fresh and shining in the army fatigues Sweet had washed and pressed, he had tramped along feeling ready for anything. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 And immediately, on that assumption, the whole case fell into beautiful shining order. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Tall thing with skinny legs and a bright white halo shining behind its head. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z 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 “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 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 She is seated in a wheelchair and pushed through the shining, brightly lit corridors, whisked into an elevator more spacious than her kitchen. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They were seated in groups along the branches, with shining black faces, silver bodies, horizontal eyebrows, and crested heads. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Next afternoon, Judd sets me to scrubbing down the sides of his trailer and his porch, shining up the windows, raking the yard. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 The sun must have gone down behind the houses; it was not shining into the yard any longer. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Look at this face,” she said, and I saw her dusty face and hollow cheeks, her eyes shining back. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Then the clock must’ve struck ten because all at once the buzzing generators outside sputtered and died, as did the music from downstairs and the streetlight that had been shining through my window. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The sun was shining; the clouds were white and high. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 Watching over us all, her black eyes shining in the dark, was Miss Peregrine. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z 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 “And then, without a sound, the sun was shining. Or so it looked.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Both of them were shining flashlights back and forth. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z 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 He always remembered this dolphin, a magnificent ivory-white animal shining on the dock like porcelain. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She was a ball of white fuzz with huge shining eyes rimmed with saffron. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z 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 The moon rose, big and fat and shining. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z 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 "You are right," the king told the girl, and his deep black eyes met her shining ones. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “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 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 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 Even Ghost looked up hungrily, flames shining in his red eyes as he sniffed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The sun was still shining as he sped down into the little fishing village, but he couldn’t enjoy it. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z 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 The cuts were full of glass, some of it in splinters, some of it in powder like shining sand. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Head hanging, Harry saw that what had hold of him was marching on six immensely long, hairy legs, the front two clutching him tightly below a pair of shining black pincers. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z His very ears were pink, but his eyes were shining down at her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z 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 moon was shining cold and white, down into the dell, and the shadows of the bushes were black. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z As we got closer we could see the shining, straight black hair and copper skin of the newcomers, teenagers from the reservation come to socialize. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z With the light of day shining through those stained-glass windows onto the gleaming bar top, I didn’t know whether to kneel down or belly up. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z 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 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 Al tries a punch, and Will ducks, the back of his neck shining with sweat. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z 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 Sun shining down through the fog, burning a hot blue hole in the sky. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The moon is out, shining through the window at one end, silvering the laundry ropes, making ghost gray shapes on the dusty floor. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z 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 Black gossip post-balloons storm overhead, with their candles shining down on me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z 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 “Yep, she called to me from the parking lot of abandoned cars. The sun was shining through her windows like a beacon of hope.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The dead man rose to his feet, blue eyes shining in that gashed and swollen face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They’d died when she was three, but she had them again, and even though she was a flower she knew what it was like to have them shining with pride when she danced. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Where there should have been more cells there was a steel door, bright light shining beneath it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The old warrior, with his shining bald head and huge hands, looked as if he would prefer battle to discoursing in council. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z While he studied it, I put on my linen duster and the driving cap with goggles, and big Loomis flipped a towel over the black sedan like he was shining a millionaire’s boots. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z 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 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 Beside this heap he put another of all the bones, dressed up with cunning and covered with shining fat, and bade Zeus choose between them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Mini walked to her side, out of breath, but her face shining. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 The shining hair was far away, then nearer. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z 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 Hot Pie scuttled back inside, abandoning them . . . but Gendry came back, the fire shining so bright on his polished helm that the horns seemed to glow orange. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “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 looks just like a shining crown,” she announced dramatically. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 Forgot the lessons of a lifetime, and concentrated on the wide, shining blade, because who knew? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Triangular, with a slightly raised border and a smooth shining center. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She was curious about the warm ball of light shining down from above. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z White and shining, painted impossibly bright by the moonlight. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A shining, twinkling sphere came flying through the darkness at Wei. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 Seattle skyline looms behind us, all the steel and glass shining like salmon scales in the sunlight. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The moon was still shining as brightly as ever, and there were still plenty of huge shimmering cloud-mountains on all sides. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z To the left is the small bathroom; with the light shining on it, we can see that the tub and tiles are all powder blue. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z 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 “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 I felt like a seafarer who has located the northern star and set his course from that shining point. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Far below, on the ground, in the courtyard of the abbey, the cobblestones were shining. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “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 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 Behind them, there’s a skyline of shining high-rises. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I could see Erik posing in front of them, in the shining light of the Football Dream. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He never woke to see the shining silvery form bending over him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were shining and under the table Aron held her hand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The beam stretched out into shrinking nothingness, a-glitter with dancing, shining motes. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He had no facial hair at all and a clear, shining complexion. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She had blond hair, shining eyes and a friendly smile. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z 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 I sat up right as the headlights came on full bright, shining straight into the window. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She got down on her knees and started to scrub the already shining floor. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 But Malfoy’s eyes were shining malevolently, and they were fixed on Harry. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z 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 The bizarre effect was created by sunlight shining through the stained-glass. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I looked at the border-patrol vans just sitting there, shining their lights on the water. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The poetry flowed on; the Praise threw its shining coils around both parents. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The fires in the sea had gone out, but it looked like Nyame’s city was burning brighter than ever, and the gilded domes and shining ivory towers reflected all that light back onto the bay. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She pointed to a pink light shining off a wave. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 The elf swayed slightly, stars reflected in his wide, shining eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The sun was still shining through the cracked glass. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 Its mouth gaped open, teeth shining, tongue lolling. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z In the middle of the bridge, in the back of the neck so that blood bursts from her throat, slick and shining in the moonlight. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Despite her shining legitimate Third Reich radio credentials, the Ormaie Gestapo are reluctant to respond, but von Linden believes he can use me to make a good impression. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z 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 sun was shining directly into them, so that he could see for a long way inside. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He lived in a world shining and fresh and as uninspected as Eden on the sixth day. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Qotho danced backward, aiakh whirling around his head in a shining blur, flickering out like lightning as the knight came on in a rush. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z 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 Their kite shields all bore the same device: a crystal sword shining in the darkness, the ancient badge of those the small- folk called Swords. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z 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 Her face, so pure and clear, could have been formed of water jade and her shining hair, loosened from its ornate pins, pooled around her like smooth black water on the white snow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She watched the blue sky of Mars as if it might at any moment grip in on itself, contract, and expel a shining miracle down upon the sand. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z On days like today, with the sun shining, when you walk down our little street—tree-lined and tidy, not quite a cul-de-sac, but with the same sense of community—it could be perfect. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 When she woke up the sun was shining in the window and she had a barbarous stitch in the shape of an arc that began at her crotch and ended at her sternum. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z There was a drawing by his daughter that showed a rabbit under a shining yellow sun. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary was all ready, sitting primly on a chair, with her golden curls shining and her china-blue dress fresh and crisp. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wonder if the sun is shining in Texas,” she said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z 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 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 Clarice stood behind my shoulder, I saw her round face beyond mine in the reflection of the looking-glass, her eyes shining, her mouth a little open. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 His face was serious, but his eyes were shining. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 coat and trousers were made of cloth that was as shining and blue as the sky. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I wonder sometimes, if I had looked at the space under the door to the bedroom, where my sister was sleeping, whether I would see beams of magic light shining from inside. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “No, no, no,” she said in her best grating voice, all the while shining the coffee table in our sparkling living room, which sparkles because nobody’s allowed to live in it. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Before him stooped the old figure, white, shining now as if with some light kindled within, bent, laden with years, but holding a power beyond the strength of kings. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z 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 The sun was shining brightly on the morning of the big day, but the ground was still white with snow and the air was very cold. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z A small strip of the Eye’s wheel came up from my shoulder, with seven of the thirty-two pods shining in the sunlight. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Amaroq lay where he had fallen, his fur shining in the strange magnetic light. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked around in front of her, saw bloodless lips and eyes shining dully between half-closed lids, and he knew she was dead. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was shining right on to her pillow. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Others were bound in the finest leather, tanned to a deep mahogany, shining and oily in the sunlight. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z And off they go, out to where the sun is shining. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z 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 Mormont stood before the altar, the rainbow shining on his broad bald head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z 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 “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 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 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 Outside, Jon looked up at the Wall shining in the sun, the melting ice creeping down its side in a hundred thin fingers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Shelves rose forty feet under an astonishing painted ceiling, and the spines of books glowed in jewel-toned leather, their gold leaf shining in the glavelight like animal eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His hair is damp with a few drops of rain, the silver streak shining white. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 “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 She whispered a poem: “The storm is past, no more repining Behold! the gentle sun is shining” “Yeah,” muttered Charles, “but the track is still too heavy for Seabiscuit.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z By that evening I could see the lights shining brightly on the Statue of Liberty. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z 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 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 He stopped in front of her and took off his hat, and then she saw the beautiful black eyes shining between a disheveled head of hair and a rough beard. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Within its trunk was a hollow holding a single white flower, its petals shining softly. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Then they came to the spring, where water gathered in a shining pool by the roadside. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It was the same sun, the same light still shining on the same sand as before. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z 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 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 nothing can keep Izzie and me locked up in the house while the sun is shining. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z And, strangest of all, an awareness of the odd birthmark on her forehead, as though it was, quite suddenly, shining—bright and clear, like a lamp. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z One at a time, shining an intense light in each. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Saint Augustine hath writ that this is the very type and emblem of us mortal beings: the shining soul that must drag around the corpse of the body and its vile decadencies. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He was a former chemist who was never seen without his shining Phi Beta Kappa key. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Then I saw Caddy, with flowers in her hair, and a long veil like shining wind. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It had taken him thirty minutes and he was almost back where he had started, but shining the flashlight around him, he saw why Ian Rider had sent him the long way around. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The boy looked around the table, his green eyes shining with the grievance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z 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 It’s full dark night outside now, tho both moons are shining bright. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z "There's nobody here," the cop said to Eleanor, shining his light in her direction. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Another cat watched me from within, its big green eyes shining in the gloom. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She fixed her perfect hair in the wall mirror, inspected her shining red nails, and went out to the bar. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As the three of us approach the house I see it as if for the first time—the porch light shining, an evergreen wreath on the door, the black iron railing and neatly shoveled walkway. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It was still dark but the moon was shining as brightly as ever. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s nothing to apologize for,” he said, his dark eyes shining. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Rishi looked at her, big eyes shining in the dark behind those glasses. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z 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 She was cooking something and I could see the fire shining on her hair. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was shining, the breeze was steady, and seagulls shrieked in the air above us. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 “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 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 The morning sun was shining off the water in ripples of light too bright to look upon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And when you came to us, Summer, honey, you were my shining star. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z The jar is still there in the earth, shining in the dark, in secret. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 Aside from the granite and the green window shutters, the whole building was shining white with a new coat of paint for the new minister. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z 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 Tayo watched them disappear over the horizon, their ivory hides shining, speckled brown like a butterfly’s wing. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The black-mustached man was fingering something in his belt; Harry looked and saw that he was running one broad thumb along the blade of a shining axe. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Stars were shining above; but over the ground there crept a darkness blacker than the night. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Hundreds of shining eyes watched as bright flames crept down the sides of the tower and embers floated away on the breeze. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Through the woods I walked, shining the light on the ground so I could avoid any traps that might be hidden. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And behind the smile in her eyes, the Grief was a fresh, shining blue. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I climb to the top and Ireland is spread out before me, the Shannon shining its way to the Atlantic. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 porcelain in the kitchen sink was discolored but the brass fixtures were shining brightly. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Why was Mary standing there so eagerly, with shining eyes? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Outside the sun was shining on bright new snow. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Again came the solemn communion of shining eyes in the gloom. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z In my head I can see a vision of the future, like a story I am telling myself, a clear, shining narrative to contrast with the chaos around me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z 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 Mr. Roberts looked over to her, his dark eyes shining. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Then she saw the eyes shining out from the wood, bright with reflected moonlight. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We both have lights shining down on us as if we’re the only ones in here. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The temperature was rising, the sun was shining longer and longer each day, but Endurance wasn’t free yet. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I’m glad the wind’s come up today, but that the sun’s still shining. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Our feet flew and our hands clapped in time to the music, and for a few shining minutes we lost ourselves in it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z 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 They threaten her with their white shining eyes. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 Crow stiffened as she stared at her distorted reflection in the shining silver. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z America is a shining city on a hill. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Naima hadn’t noticed the shining rectangle of unpainted tin propped up in front of her. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z “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 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 Even if the sun had been shining gloriously, Roy wasn’t going anywhere. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 |
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