| 单词 | shower |
| 例句 | Best cabin got first shower hour, which meant hot water guaranteed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She looked like she’d been working out, and her skin glowed faintly, like the other Hunters, as if she’d been taking showers in liquid moonlight. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z When I get over there precisely seventeen minutes later, she’s also showered and changed and has I Love Lucy season four cued up on the TV. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z It tipped downwards in earthy showers, back into the trench in the Abbey grounds whence it had first come. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Early in the morning he gave up and headed for the shower. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Instead, I scour the toilet and shower stall with energy, making sure she sees my effort. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I’m taking my second shower of the day when the phone rings. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Several shot straight through the window, showering the back row with broken glass. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Levy gave the shower shoe a tragic glance. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The cabins there, paneled in exotic woods, were spacious, with built-in vanities, plush upholstered furniture, Persian rugs, bedside telephones, and private bathrooms with hot and cold freshwater showers. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When Maniac finally forced himself from the shower, he found the old man waiting with clothes. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In the shower I tried to rinse the experience away, scrubbing methodically, lifting my face to the slanting water. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In the meantime, the hot water was back, and the keeplocks were clamoring for their showers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She opened the door to a gleaming gym and led them to a large, clean bathroom with individual shower stalls. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The Queen dried her tears and looked at him, smiling like a spring shower. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d exhausted himself before his shower with push-ups, hoping they bulked up his chest, but now he was just sore and tired. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But when water came out of those showers, not gas, it was like I was born again. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Moss bolted into the bathroom and peeled off his clothes, started the shower, and then jumped in before it warmed up. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Although Dalton tried to avoid all honors, he was elected to the Royal Society against his wishes, showered with medals, and given a handsome government pension. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Sure enough, the sound of a shower hissed behind the closed bathroom door. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The grey walls, the blue bars, the strip searches, the showers behind bars watched by guards and cameras. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Rosemary runs the shower head down the pole so I can reach it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Male guards are now banned from the shower areas and toilets, and a new warden has taken over the facility. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z My parents smell like a mixture of gardenias and embalming fluid, even in the evenings after their showers. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I opened up a shower stall for him. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A mile down the road from there was Rainbow Springs Campground, a private campsite with showers and a store. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I got up around seven-thirty, completely groggy from the weed the night before, grabbed a shower and some cereal and was on my way to school when I got this really weird feeling. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Now was the time for a magnificently cold shower. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “If we were dead men, they wouldn’t allow us to shower,” said the gray-haired man, looking at his watch. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He carried a long spear, and his horse kicked up a stinging shower of shingle as he drew rein. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushes his hands into his pockets and throws his shoulders back and acts like the world has showered him with more gifts than he can reasonably accept. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Within moments, a herd of jockeys packed into a room at the mill and showered $5 worth of nickels and dimes on the girl in question. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I get out of the house before Mom is out of the shower. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z They take care of the shower settings for me, and they go to work on my hair, nails, and makeup when I'm done. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Lydia pulled herself from her reverie just as Travis bumbled into Good News, his hair still wet from the shower. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Jule held still, protected by the wall of the outdoor shower. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They couldn’t keep me from thinking about my mother all the time—her smiles, her songs in the shower, the way she painted her eyes and lips with colors. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z So I showered and got into my uniform, just like I’d do on any other morning. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z This time I knew exactly what was out there—a lot of long, taxing miles, steep rocky mountains, hard shelter floors, hot days without showers, unsatisfying meals cooked on a temperamental stove. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z You will shower daily and are provided with soap, shampoo, towels, toothbrush, tooth paste, and other hygiene supplies. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the shower seemed to have been designed for someone approximately three feet, seven inches tall, so the cold water hit my lower rib cage—with all the force of a dripping faucet. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “I mean she was taken away from the Minotaur before she could die. She was turned into a shower of gold, right? That’s metamorphosis. Not death. She’s being kept.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She'd considered taking a shower in the locker room at school, but that might be even more dangerous, Tina et al. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The one time she’d convinced him to be a rebel was back at the Wilderness School, when they had sneaked onto the roof at night to watch a meteor shower. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Jesse had said he loved me but hanged himself, Marcus had claimed to have feelings for me but then beat me up in the showers. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z When he didn’t say anything else, she left, and Benji decided his homework and shower could wait. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The ocean is warmer than what comes out of her pipes, but I’m getting used to cold showers. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Rationally, he didn't expect to actually find a murderer or kidnapper behind the shower curtain. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He could hear the shower running and the sound of the television. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Then she reached back inside the air lock and pulled the chain in the chemical shower. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I get out of the shower, dry off, and get dressed quickly. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The projection of the earth exploded, showering me with sparks and light. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He let me go, and I went to take a shower and thought about Emma. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “I usually have to drag Chubs into the shower and blast him with cold water to get him going.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Darren slides into the room next, still damp from the shower. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The people of the Capitol are going nuts, showering us with flowers, shouting our names, our first names, which they have bothered to find on the program. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A single shower was still on, spraying into the darkness. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “She is! But she’s in the shower. Are you by any chance outside, Miranda? It sounds like you might be at a pay phone.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, Papi. Just let me have a shower this once.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But through the mist I could make out Crenshaw in the shower, fashioning a bubble beard. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The shower stall led into a bathroom, where there was a shelf that held some clean white socks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The shower worked a lot like an old car wash. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I hear her singing in the shower one night—a love song. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “I’m taking first shower,” she says with a yawn. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z "Angela, dear, you have a fitting this afternoon," Grace reminded her, "and we have so much to do for the wedding shower on Saturday." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He took them downstairs again and bathed them under the cold showers in the bathroom. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z There was still time, I thought, to try to get a couple of other keeplocks into the shower before my gym porters came back and demanded theirs. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She had practiced saying that sentence in the shower that morning. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Afterward, she could never say what had distracted her attention from the whirling torches and the showers of sparks, making her look up once more at the house and its windows. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z One foot was bare, although in all other ways he was well-clad—a garment fitting close to his splendid limbs, and around his shoulders a leopard’s skin to turn the showers. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Another quick shower of soft dark earth and the moles were lost to view beneath the ground surface. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Peeta wants to stop by his room to shower off the makeup and meet me in a few minutes, but I won’t let him. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I take a shower, get dressed and make another cup of coffee, and then I sit down in the living room, little black book at my side, and I call Scott. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I mailed out the invitations for Caroline’s wedding shower. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Stanley saw one of the counselors sitting guard by the water spigot outside the shower wall. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He reached beside him and flicked back the wet canvas shower curtain. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that we would be able to take a good hot shower and lie down? Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z At the hotel, Jule worked out, showered, and put on the white dress. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The ground under his left foot, the one closest to the void, crumbled and sent a shower of stone and dirt into the darkness. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Thanks to his fascination with plastic, something I discovered when the shower curtain was riddled with tiny bite marks, my bedroom now had the honor of housing his litter box. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z As soon as Papi came home from his shift at the hospital, he showered, singing a favorite Island song that made the girls giggle as they slipped on their party dresses. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z From what Mr. Anderson said, they even had to shower with that ankle thing on. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He says he takes a shower every other day. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z She positively glowed as she told me about the hot meals and the hot showers and all the friends she’d made. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I scrubbed the grass off my shins, rinsed off at warp 9, then grabbed my borrowed towel and slunk out of the shower. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z After today’s multiple showers, I go downstairs and ask my mom for aspirin. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I could hear Lily in the bathroom taking a shower. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z After we shower, we get dressed and sit in the hall to wait for Ty and the morning sing. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The other contained toilets, sinks, and showers—with not a single hot faucet in sight. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Somehow the fire seemed to dispel the brooding mystery we had felt since the shower of rocks. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterwards, I didn’t really know what to say, so I kind of wandered out of the silent kitchen, muttering something about needing a shower, and headed downstairs. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z After the other matches, as his teammates came to shower and get dressed, a few of them stopped by his locker. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Smoke billowed out of the slowing engine as a shower of sparks flew from every wheel. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z If I hurried, I’d have enough time to shower and walk to school. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He talked to Sansa all night, showering her with compliments, making her laugh, sharing little bits of court gossip, explaining Moon Boy's japes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Even the sound of Dad turning on the shower in the morning made Barry’s heart jump. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z One minute they were above ground, a moment later there was a veritable shower of loam and topsoil as they vanished beneath the earth: nature’s own technicians. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z At another shelter, a woman spends hours each day in the shower, trying to cleanse herself of the attack. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z All he wanted was a hot shower and four more hours’ sleep. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z We had just arrived at the hotel and I went to take a shower, but I couldn’t find any full-sized towels in the bathroom. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It made a high rasping sound like a cricket and sent a shower of metal fragments to glitter in the light Eye trained on the gate. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z In the privacy of my shower, I scrubbed off the last bits of green and washed my hair. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I jammed the ramrod down the barrel and released a shower of white saliva and mush, spraying my cousin square in the face. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z He decided to take a cool shower and maybe look for a job in the morning. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have to shower! And put on my suit! And tie the tie—you know it takes forever to get the tie!” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Overstuffed pillows, fluffy bath mats, floral-print shower curtains, pastel comforter sets, four-hundred-thread-count cotton sheets, and dishes, all in the calm shades of baby nurseries. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I knew he’d take another shower when he got home to scrub more coal off. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Now to be fair, she wasn’t expecting me for another hour, and I suppose we all feel a bit vulnerable after a shower with just a towel on. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I showered, washed away the mud and the brackish water, put on clean clothes, combed my hair... Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I skim the lingering shower water from the back of my neck with my palm. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Stop gaping, boy! Go shower and dress! Comb your hair! My last image of you, and you show me messy hair?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z His mom walked into the living room with her hair still wet from a shower. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Across the hall from the bedroom was a bathroom with a baby blue sink, a toilet ringed with rust, and an upright shower stall with neither a door nor a curtain. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Eventually everybody cleared the room and took showers and got dressed and ate breakfast, and after breakfast we did our chores. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Still, he usually won the right to take the first shower because he had to be at school an hour earlier than me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The enormous fireball showered dangerous radioactive fallout over task force personnel who were thought to be safely out of range. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He had looked for a hidden camera in the shower. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I scrub myself from head to toe, only stopping to throw up again right in the shower. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Denton would be so hurt, her mother . . . the engagement was announced in the newspaper, the wedding gown, the shower . . . but once they found out she wasn't their perfect Angela . The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The male warden allowed the male guards entry into the showers during prison counts. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He called out to us, and we reluctantly joined him and the rest of the guys around the bench closest to the showers. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I throw the things on my bed and get ready to wash up, but Daddy is still in the shower, taking his sweet time. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Oh yes. Several times. Last time I tried to take a shower, in fact. You could hear her screaming about blasphemers all the way down the street.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Mabel was already showered and dressed by the time I woke up. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The water bounded from the mountain-top, tore leaves and branches from the trees, poured like a cold shower over the straggling heap on the sand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z We weren’t showered with trophies or prize money, but we did each receive a chocolate bar, which was even better, as far as I was concerned. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He showered standing in the cast-iron tub and he shaved, very nervously, with a straight razor that Jacquel loaned him. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Even after they were inside police cars, they were showered with rocks. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As the reporter jotted down Roy’s words, the door swung open, and there stood Mr. Eberhardt—shaved, showered, and neatly dressed in one of his gray suits. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The thought of Papá had made us all gloomy again despite the refreshing showers. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Speaking of showers, you are a total mess.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Arion raced out of nowhere, circling the mob so quickly he created a sandstorm, showering the nymphs in white lime, spraying their eyes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They were freshly showered and shaven, cocky in their Sunday suits but uneasy, too, as if they were about to go to court. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She wanted to shower, to scrub herself, but she could not bear the thought of touching her own body, and so she put on her nightdress, gingerly, to touch as little of herself as possible. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She walked through the shower stall into the bathroom, put on white socks, and continued inward, opening a door that led to the Level 3 staging area. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t, but in the world of the wheel-pod trees, there had just been a shower of rain; and so it was that he discovered the window and found where Mary had gone. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It’s like taking a shower in the cosmos. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z "There's a water spigot on the wall of the shower stall." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Under certain conditions our exhalations freezing instantly made a tiny cracking noise, like distant firecrackers, and a shower of crystals: each breath a snowstorm. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z But the surprise saltwater shower didn’t stop the puppy from gawping up at Fred in awe. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He showered after his exercises and trimmed his toenails. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I pet him, let him out onto our patio, and then throw off the lopsided dress and hop in the shower. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He brushed his teeth and then got in the shower. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “A hot shower and cold glass of orange juice will do you wonders. When you go see Penny this morning, you don’t want to scare the child, do you?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I walked over to the shower cell and looked through the bars. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I gripped my covers a little tighter, because I hadn’t actually gotten dressed after my shower. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Finish up and get showered, okay? We’re going to the clinic.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I listened to the shower going full blast as if Lily had a point to prove. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z On this gallery, the lock mechanism was missing from the shower cell door. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom’s humming in the shower mixes with the music still blasting from the streets below. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I struggle to keep my breakfast down as I shower and clean my teeth. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Takumi and I laughed, and then Takumi said, “Yeah, Pudge and I were getting a little testy, but man, ever since we showered together, Pudge, I feel really close to you.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Which is why I take a long shower with Mom’s expensive hair conditioner. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z It was drafty, rickety, perched on thin stilts over the river, with showers that pumped foul-smelling water directly from the Hudson over the boys’ heads. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z After a minute her oval face appeared, the shower curtain snug around it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I have got to take a shower,” she says as soon as they are finally alone, and disappears into the bathroom. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When I open my door, the redheaded girl is collecting my unitard and boots from where I left them on the floor before my shower. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I stand in the shower and reach over to the sink, which is half filled with warm water, like a basin in the days before homes had running water. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The main room was clean, modern, and rectangular, about fifty feet by thirty, and had a separate section with a toilet, urinal, two sinks, and two showers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sure—come on,” the man in the shower said. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When the shower of gold stopped, at the very moment Mo closed the book, Meggie saw there was a little sand among all the gleaming, glittering money. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z As I stand in the shower, trying to remind myself I have to make it a quick one, I lose myself for a minute in thoughts of Rhiannon. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z And then the shower of money starts—the sweet, sweet shower of money. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z "May the Lord of Light shower you with blessings on this most fortunate day, Princess Daenerys," the magister said as he took her hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Not to mention my eight feet of concrete, which has kept me perpetually in the shower. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z From now on, there would always be Coke, and soft beds and showers and whatever else we wanted. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The Walasi-Yi, we discovered, provided other services to bona fide hikers for a small fee—laundry center, showers, towel rental—and we greedily availed ourselves of all those. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I learned that in the truck parks there are showers and soap and towels—that I could park and sleep the night if I wished. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z So I went through the shower curtains into his room, just to see what the hell he was doing. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “I used to take a shower leaning slightly out,” he remembered, “so that if the electricity came on at that moment, you could fall outside the shower.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A spray of gunfire brings down a shower of plaster. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Or enslaved, with your own clean room and a shower with hot water? The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt showered and dressed as rapidly as possible. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath the faint layer of tart whiskey, I can smell Shield soap, so he must have showered already. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z So I showered, and I actually shaved, too, and put on some of that cologne. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In the moonlight he saw a silver spray burst up into the air, a shower of diamond dust. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “Sorry, I was just getting out of the shower,” he said, his face stretching into an easy smile. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z They fell in a slow shower to the creek below. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I maneuver out of the shower, and as I’m dressing, I think about my leg. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Because she’d come out here into the dirty world, maybe she needed to take another shower before she started work again. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z If they find out you put cinder blocks in your shower so you could sit down while you wash, they will shout at you and take them away. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He was constantly running errands, or taking a nap, or in the shower, even when I didn’t hear any water. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z When I was back in my apartment I took refuge in a hot shower. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t even thought about it since seeing that blood in the bottom of the shower stall. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Our cottage had one small lavatory, but no hot water, shower, or bathtub. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Our Father could not seem to accept what seemed clear enough even to a child: when he showered the idea of baptism—batiza—on people here, it shrunk them away like water on a witch. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The men took chemical showers under the gray- area tarp, to decon their space suits after a visit to the cave. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Rachael, in the bathroom, squeaked and hummed and splashed in the midst of a hot shower. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z "She's got hidden microphones and cameras all over the place. In the tents, the Wreck Room, the shower." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He’s showered and already dressed in his Bermuda shorts and a T-shirt that matches mine. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I stumble into the bathroom and start the shower. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He exited from Level 3—removed his scrub suit and took a water shower and dressed in civilian clothes—and went to Jahrling’s office. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I took a quick shower and got into my pajamas. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He came into the showers, talking as if I hadn't walked away from him before. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Being in that store with all those shoppers laughing at me dragged me back into the gym showers. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z As I stood and headed for the shower, I felt a little bounce in my step. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Coven houses had luxurious guest rooms with showers and any kind of beauty treatment or ointment you could want for their members. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Otis, Otis, get the shower running. Hot as you can get it. Now!” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z When he wasn’t hitting her, Galen showered her with attention and gifts. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Only then did I dare to take a shower, trying hard to scrub away the permanent filth. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The blades both cut into Sorrento’s right side, creating a shower of sparks, and to my surprise, they actually did some damage. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Some of these pillboxes are so scarred by assault that she can hardly imagine the fire and speed and terror of the projectiles showering onto them. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I pictured Lelia coming out of the shower in Molly’s apartment, walking in front of the windows in a towel. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She told them the fairies would The old Madame was charmed with Edna’s visit, and showered all manner of delicate attentions upon her. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z It exploded, showering me with broken bits of chain and fluff. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The spear split in two, showering the floor with splinters. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I haven’t had a real shower since the morning of the wreck. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z In the evenings he lay on the kitchen floor in his stained shirt and dusty jeans, too weary even to shower. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Maniac stayed in the shower for an hour. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’d deserve it,” Cedric muttered, but all the same, he raised his wand and shot a shower of red sparks into the air, which hovered high above Krum, marking the spot where he lay. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Cubes of it with salt and pepper, showered in a rain of purple gravy. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She was still grieving in her private moments, in the shower, late at night, or in the morning. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “I mean, how are we supposed to shower?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Tats comes looking for me, but I’m pretending to take a shower, so she leaves after trying to talk over the waterfall. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Some girls get into the shower right away; some line up by the sink waiting to brush their teeth. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Behind the shower curtain, Zooey closed his eyes for a few seconds, as though his own small craft were listing precariously in the wake. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Hell, they could grab tents and camp, finding showers and food when and where they could. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z So saying, he went to lie down, for he was quite exhausted from all the unusual exercise, while Captain Cook had a shower and took a nap in the icebox. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z In the shower’s obscurity, all I could see was a black shadow and gleaming white teeth. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Three weeks later, when orange, yellow, and purple leaves were showering down from the trees, Frightful was fat. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Make sure you get all that junk out from under the burner. I’m going to go take a shower.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Forty-five minutes later, freshly showered and changed into Violet-approved denim and silk, I slip into my black satin shoes. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z And there was a problem with the wiring that caused electricity to spray out of the shower along with the water. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He showered my grandmother with compliments, and for the first time in her life, she felt desirable. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Occasionally, they toss these flaming torches to each other in a shower of sparks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Hunch against the wall with the others as the explosion rocks the platform and bits of mutt and human flesh shoot out of the pipe and shower us. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I want to cry, just think- ing about the extra hours of sleep, the clean mattress, warm showers, indoor toilets, electric lights. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw the bullet wound in his chest every morning when he got out of the shower, like a tiny crater or a third nipple, a symbol of near death. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then, when I was in the shower, a word dropped from the showerhead. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z And he kept the cell, which contained a toilet, a shower stall, a cot, a chair, a table, as neat as his person. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I showered and dressed, parted my hair down the center and combed it back into a low ponytail. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z It wasn’t exactly a hot shower, but Hazel ducked behind a wall of greeting card boxes to clean up and change. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She honked twice before they pulled out of the driveway and sped away in a shower of gravel. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He’s the only player who uses those nasty showers, which haven’t been cleaned for decades. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell whether he’d taken a shower or sprayed himself down with a garden hose. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Matt rinsed the plates and stacked the dishwasher while Celia took a shower. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z However, while Mr. Clutter was shaving, showering, and outfitting himself in whipcord trousers, a cattleman’s leather jacket, and soft stirrup boots, he had no fear of disturbing her; they did not share the same bedroom. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach O leaned forward and put his arms on his knees, staring into the empty showers. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z His lavish New York apartment, with its $6,000 shower curtain, became a symbol of the over-the-top corporate lifestyle. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Maybe Libby wasn’t lying about the meteor shower after all, or can sense things about the future that even I can’t. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Two dozen glasses followed his in a bright shower of crystal. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z After the showers the coach talked to us about how we had hung in earlier and how well we had played on defense. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z This evening I don’t want the journey to stretch out; I long to get home, to undress and get into the shower, to be where no one can look at me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s freshly showered, and he’s carrying a huge salad bowl in his hands. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z As she showers, my cousin chats with her friends as easily as if they were bundled up in winter coats. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The first shower burst against the tile floors of the shower room and plumes of steam inched along the ceiling and flowed down the walls. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z After I take a shower, and Johanna sort of wipes herself down with a damp cloth, she makes a cursory inspection of the place. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She walked into the bathroom, then reached up to a shelf above the shower stall and got me a full-sized towel. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I cracked a pod from the stem and blew into the silk-lined hollow, sending the remaining puffs sailing, a snowy shower rising, vanishing into the clouds. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Come on, you don’t want to be late again today. And you have to take a shower this morning.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Our toilets and showers were adjacent to the isolation section. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After the hot shower, we stood shivering in the darkness. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z My skin still feels hot and tender from where I scrubbed myself in the shower this morning; the inside of my mouth, my cheeks, my tongue, they feel bitten. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z My second officer, as usual, had disappeared after doing his go-rounds, leaving me to move all these guys through the showers myself. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is the only private shower in the building,” he says. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I took a shower and headed to school. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He sighed inwardly at the grimy feeling of another day without a shower. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The morning of the meteor shower, I arrived at school with Harold and discovered a bright orange Volkswagen Beetle parked in my usual spot. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Take your time—he don’t want to shower.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We had to shower and change back into our ties before the postgame social. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I curled up as if I were the one being showered with blows. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Try zero. That’s easy enough to remember,” Philip said, walking out of the shower room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Balls of light rise up high above it, silver and red spheres which explode and rain down in showers of red, white, and green stars. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z More silver confetti rained in a happy shower from the ceiling. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “And what do I even wear tonight? I showered and everything, but like...I mean, whatever I put on is probably coming off, right? Oh my God, he’s totally going to see me naked.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I pumped as much as one hand could hold and then opened the shower door with the other. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And the Goblet of Fire turned red once more; sparks showered out of it; the tongue of flame shot high into the air, and from its tip Dumbledore pulled the third piece of parchment. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z As I pour a bowl of corn flakes, I count how many times someone in this house apologized to me for flushing while I was in the shower. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He was a little boy taking a shower with his hairy father at Ilium Y.M.C.A. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My nerves remained tense even after I had had a hot shower and crawled into bed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been a few light showers yesterday and during the night, but now the weather was great. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Others got a Cocytus shower and collapsed, weeping hopelessly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Soon I would be taking hot showers in college, just like I did in my P.E. classes in high school. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z In the bleed area there was a shower with a drain hole in the floor. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a shower, changed into comfy pj’s, and was sitting here doodling when my computer dinged. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I noticed. You Snap everything, man. I’m surprised you haven’t sent me one from the shower.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I would work hard and serve my employer so well that he would shower Dr. Bledsoe with favorable reports. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The shower deepened the calm of the woods, ticked through the new leaves, lightly wetted the seeds sheltered in the earth. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Zeitoun arrived with the chicken, showered, and joined the family for dinner. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She had a draft saved—she’d written it after her shower, but hadn’t had the courage to send it yet. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Into the showers,” the soldier with the bad eye called. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d like to say, “You can shower at my house” to be nice, but with David home, the embarrassment chances are too risky. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Sallie said, “That’s only one cloud. The forecast is for a ten percent chance of showers. I just heard the weatherman.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Daniel came into the kitchen after his shower, grunted hello at me and grabbed a soda and a bag of sour-cream-and-onion chips. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The other guys were already making their way into the locker room and the warmth of the showers. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z There were luxuries in my rooms that I had not known existed on Winter—for instance, a shower. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I pull back the shower curtain and turn on the water. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z One week before the impact, Nature ran an article, "The Big Fizzle Is Coming," predicting that the impact would constitute nothing more than a meteor shower. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Roberto had told me about how great it was to take showers at school. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “Five missed calls while I’m in the shower.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Some of the stars move toward us, showering us with sparks, as if stardust is raining over us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I showered, pulled on some shorts, and got my medicine out, but then I decided I should take it when I got back up, so I could have it with breakfast. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A cluster of red sparks hissed through the swinging kitchen door, kissed the ceiling, and rained a shimmering shower down and around the petrified hostess. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a fine day with some scattered showers, moving northeast. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z She had forgotten just how it felt to take a bath or a shower. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She called One of her friends from Saint Agnes to bake the shower cake cheap. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z A shower of sparks swirled up the chimney as one log split open, revealing an interior of glowing embers. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Good thing we all showered up in the storm this morning. My pits smell like roses. Go ahead and get comfy.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “I’m going to shower before the lights go,” she said, heading for the staircase. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I spec we about to get a shower. “... government knows best and if Skeeter thinks she’s going to get away with this colored non—” “Mama! Mama! Look at me!” holler Heather from the pool. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “He was getting dressed. My husband’s in the shower.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “We’re hanging out here because there’s supposed to be a meteor shower tonight,” she says, lying to Anthony. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I waited for the shower to turn on and then came down the back stairs and out the kitchen door. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Sudden fits of terror in the shower, at breakfast, on the way here. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The eighth graders loved me after that They threw all of my clothes in the showers, and I walked home leaving puddles at every step. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I put the mail on the table, went back to the bedroom, undressed and had a shower. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “The last time I saw your mother, she gave me a shower for my wedding,” Frances said. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z At almost noon, I took my second shower since Fred died. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Minutes into this process, I found that of seven shower cells, only two were operable. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Stanley stood in the shower and let the cold water pour over his hot and sore body. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Now he slammed the stone with the back of the knife blade with renewed force, again and again until a small shower of sparks fell into the cup. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The far wall of the glade exploded in a shower of broken branches and fetterlings. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I pull my towel tighter, and even though I’ve showered, I lift an arm and sniff. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z After my shower I had gone without it, flushing away the Kleenex. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Pet nodded at her and crouched against the wall next to the shower, its body aggressively eclipsing the rest of the bathroom. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z A shower of bottles and glasses splashing whiskey crashed against the balcony. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z So, after our game against Moreno Valley, I blanked out while standing under a flow of steaming water in the boys’ locker-room showers. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z During his daytime naps, I'd wait for my mom to take a shower, and then I'd carefully scoop him out of his crib so I could cradle him in my arms. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Well, true. I did have the SAT Math Concepts shower curtain in my bathroom.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Stella and Jojo jumped out of the way just in time to avoid a muck shower. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I walked over the ridge and straight into a rain shower. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He shaved and showered quickly, then put on his most faded and beloved fatigues, pulled his swagger stick from a top drawer, laced up his combat boots, and strode toward Ben’s room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Above the hiss of shower heads and the slap of feet on tiles, a high, thin tinkling reached my ears, a sound almost like the tapping of champagne flutes before a toast. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My skin buzzed, like it was crawling with microscopic organisms that had been accumulating steadily since my last shower weeks ago. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Then after that I have to shower and shave and trim nasal hairs and wash and wax myself. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z When I stepped in, the hollow roar of water beating against the wall of a metal shower filled the room, along with an odor of cold sweat and soap. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The log in the fireplace fell apart, sending a shower of sparks up the chimney. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe Jess is upstairs in the spare room, painting, or maybe they’re in the shower together, her hands pressed against the tiles, his hands on her hips. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z "Only a shower. Sit down, Count Mippipopolous. What will you drink?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He reached up with his hands and grabbed the pipes that fed chemicals into the shower, to hold himself up. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A shower of blood hit me in the face. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And on the final strike, the dark flames are replaced with a blinding white, a shower of sparks falling like snowflakes around it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I take a shower, and this morning my brain is not assembling lists of supplies for the wild, but trying to figure out how they organized that uprising in District 8. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In the shower I wonder where Coach is taking me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Sighing, Rishi got his shower caddy and towel and walked to the bathroom down the hall. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z No rain came through the roof; it had the best bed I had ever slept on; and there was a shower in a building near the dormitory. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “The nurse said I can have a shower. I feel like it’s been a million years since my last one.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Most of the wood was so rotten that when they pulled it broke up into a shower of fragments and woodlice and decay; but some trunks came out in one piece. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I guess they’re getting ready for dinner and I decide to go take a shower myself, since my hands are stained from the juice. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “When you get a visit, you automatically get a shower,” he said in a patronizing tone. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This is confirmed later, once Audrey’s had a shower and dressed fully. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z As had been feared, the steeple of St. Paul’s had ignited and was sending a shower of sparks across the river. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Feral would call rain showers to rinse away the blood, and they would all sit down to dinner while Minya bound the day’s new batch of dead into her service. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He was taking a shower, his hair full of jasmine-avocado shampoo, when the phone rang. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I went down the hall to take a shower and wash my clothes in the sink. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I showered, put on a T-shirt and a pair of jeans. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Each of the two opposing side walls were lined with galvanized shower nozzles, and a row of squat and lidless concrete toilets. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I should have run straight for the lake, or even the showers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z When I’m back in my compartment, showered, staring into the darkness, I finally ask, “Johanna, could you really hear him screaming?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Nobody was shy, because in the camps there had been showers and latrines with no partitions between them. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She hit the ground hard and lay there as broken branches and pinecones and needles showered down on top of her. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I went into the bathroom, took my first shower in a week, got dressed, and when I got out, I was so tired I had to lie down and get my breath. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I had lived in Santurce, and I could tell her about things like electric light bulbs and shower nozzles. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He could hear me all right through the shower curtains, but he didn't answer me right away. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Wraithlike in a toweled robe, her hair wet from the shower. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It's a Tuesday morning in February, and I get up as usual, and I stumble into the bathroom to take a shower in the dark. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His long golden beak sank out of sight and a sudden shower of dark blood spattered the floor. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The monarchs shower favored families with land, titles, gifts, and notoriety. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I don’t really like showers,” Caroline said, “but I’ll let you give me one because there are certain things that I need.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I keep taking showers to cool it down, like the way they pour water on an overheating machine. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A mom who made him take a shower every day and a dad who helped him with homework. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Then I took a shower in the bathroom and went down to lunch. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z There was a piercing squeal, an alarm, and from the ceiling the safety sprinklers sprung to life, showering water down the entire length of the floor. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Koenig, his gym teacher, made him leave class early and take a shower. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Around three o’clock the air turns cool again, and we drive to his house to shower and get warm. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Are you trying to give us all avian flu? Put that down! Throw it away! And—take a shower, for Pete’s sake!” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There wasn't a shower for us to use. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I take my shower and think about how much life would suck if hot water didn’t come out of the showerhead when you wanted. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The shower of rocks that fell on the city was seen by large numbers of academics and by English noblemen. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The floors were beveled concrete, the shower stalls wood planks and plastic curtains crawling with black mold. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I drove with Mlungisi to his place, took a shower, and slept there. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There was no roof over the shower building, and the walls were raised up six inches off the ground except in the corners. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I gave her everything I had and instructions on what to do with it, then I headed for the shower, lay down in the tub and let the water burn me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Your granny said it was okay to shower in the house cuz my rig doesn’t have one, which is okay cuz I don’t take many showers.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “SURPRISE!” they all shout, and blow party horns or shower me with confetti. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Finally, they reached the dribbles of water from a spigot that passed for a shower. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z When I walk through our door, I head straight to the shower. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It tried to twist away from the agony, a shower of blood and viscera poured down over Tyrion's face, and the horse fell like an avalanche. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then I stood in the shower, too tired to move, until the hot water began to run out. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The door opens and Four walks in, a towel in hand and his hair glistening with shower water. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Then the grape tree had to be cut down at the seashore, painted white, and hung with silver and gold balls and showered with tinsel. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She’s fresh out of the shower and wearing her blue fuzzy bathrobe. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Huddled in their half-built village that first terrible winter, the colonists rarely saw the area’s inhabitants, except for the occasional shower of copper- or claw-tipped arrows. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Shells were bursting in the treetops with terrific bangs, he said, showering down knives and needles and razorblades. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Him: Looks like it's going to be overcast tonight so no meteor shower. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I went to the shower room and put my head under the cold water, but that didn’t help either. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Wes was already up and showered, finishing some cold breakfast cereal with his book bag next to his leg, when Mary left to go to work. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It was a stunningly sunny day; Congo had entered its rainy season, with its dramatic showers followed by clean and invigorating sunshine. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “I gotta go take a shower,” I tell him, touching my hair. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He begs for a glass of water and a shower. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “But it’s still happening, right? Like, there is still a meteor shower. We just can’t see it.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z After work he eats, showers, and goes out to play pool and drink late into the night. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Jule was in the shower before her roommates woke up and started using the hot water. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Margaret Thompson was the first girl in town whose parents owned a massaging shower head. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Some of the boxers were weighing themselves, and joking, and drifting off into the shower room behind the rusty lockers. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z What was left of my hair was tucked into a plastic shower cap, though not tucked in enough to keep it from drip, drip, dripping. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z "Drive X-Ray back to camp. Let him take a double shower, and give him some clean clothes. But first I want you to fill everyone's canteen." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z After my shower I come back to her bed and lie there, watching TV like a princess. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They stop beside a volcano, punch in a code on the keypad, and enter the secret compound, where they immediately go into the shower area and examine themselves in large mirrors. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z My voice squeaks when I ask, “Where am I supposed to shower before school?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Dad stood with his head in a turban of shampoo, wielding a broken shower rail. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z At the top of the stairs was this plain old bathroom with a shower curtain that had all kinds of fish designs on it. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z When we arrive at the Allens’ home, Mrs. Allen insists that we each shower up, put on our school clothes, and sit down to dinner. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The shower cut off and there was a period of silence. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Dad takes hot showers to cool down whenever he’s upset or disappointed in himself. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Because of her, I can now tell you exactly what kind of shower and toilet you should get for basically every kind of bathroom. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z As we left the showers, we were chased outside. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole trip stunk—no showers, no soft mattress, smelly campfire, no TV. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I went to my room and changed into my pajamas, even though I hadn’t taken my shower yet. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z When I couldn’t make myself take another bite, they suggested I go take a shower and call it a day. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Tony Russo, only half jokingly, suggested they hire a helicopter and shower the papers on Capitol Hill. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The last tribute alive receives a life of ease back home, and their district will be showered with prizes, largely consisting of food. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A plastic shower cap— ten cents apiece at Woolworth’s. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With a sigh of regret, she passed over the shower of multicolored fireworks below. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I stretched the shower cap over my head and then pulled the hood of the suit down over the shower cap. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, the cooking done and the house smelling of spices and sauces, Aunty Uju went upstairs to shower. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He just seems to me the type who’d layer on the Right Guard for days before he’d finally break down and take a shower. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z John had the name of a man on Depot Street who let hikers camp in his backyard and use his shower, so I went with him to a gas station while he asked directions. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I couldn't even make the bed or take a shower. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The idea of a hot shower fascinated me. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Sticky had stepped into a shower stall without undressing and was trying to grip the faucet handle, but his slimy hand kept slipping off. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I undressed, took a shower and put on a robe. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if it is one of the crying showers. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mom forgot to tell me the plumber was coming, and now I can’t even have a shower.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m propped on my bed drawing Brian, who’s a few feet away at my desk watching a meteor shower on some astronomy site he’s addicted to. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z After I showered and dressed, I watched from the balcony, staying back by the wall where I could not be seen. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z We had an electric hot water heater, a shower, tub, all that; but of course they all stopped working. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z "What every household needs: a shower like a car wash, keys ticking like a bomb, luggage on a leash!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I heard the refrigerator hum, a poink poink from the shower dripping, the ticking that comes from the old clock on the mantel whose time is always wrong unless I remember to wind it. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He gave me painkillers and told me to shower as soon as I could move my arms. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Sprinklers overhead came on, showering the crowds as they surged for the exits. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z My mom decides she wants to shower again. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Just a sink and a toilet—no shower. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It's about 9:00 a.m., and I spend at least five minutes in front of the mirror after my shower. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “When we finish the shower, can you run home and bring me some real clothes, please? This hospital stuff is just plain nasty!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z It slammed into the wet asphalt and skidded in a shower of sparks for about half a mile before coming to a stop. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Upon hearing that I hadn’t called a sergeant and hadn’t locked the guy in the shower when I saw him there—I’d never even thought of it—Wickersham seethed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignoring the snapping jaws and pinned ears, he showered him with affection and carrots. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Those rats and vermin, an absolute shower of yahoos and cads! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z We all shower and change first, just to freshen up after a long day on the road. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The tricks of the Antarctic atmosphere brought mock suns and green sunsets, and showers of jewel-colored ice crystals. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “One of the other girls, I don’t know her name. She said we was all over Dust. I en’t dusty, at least I don’t think I am. I had a shower yesterday.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Most of the smoke had gone, but a mugginess still hung everywhere, like the air in the bathroom after a long, hot shower. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I went inside and straight upstairs and took a shower. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Maybe I needed to put her back in the shower. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z After he woke up, ate breakfast, and showered, he put on an expensive new suit. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The bag was probably still swinging in the shower. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Although today’s poisons are more dangerous than any known before, they have amazingly become something to be showered down indiscriminately from the skies. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He sits on the bed, which fills most of the small white room, and listens to the sound of the shower running. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Of course, we first had to pass through the showers. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He takes a shower, changing into the same clothes he’d worn the day before. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I take a long shower, dress slowly in the outfit Cinna has left for training, and order food from the menu in my room by speaking into a mouthpiece. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He came down off the shower ledge and came in the room. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I knew the water rattling through the pipes when my uncle showered and how the dog in the backyard across from ours barked every morning when its owner let it out. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z We’re all woken at seven, and there’s a protocol about who showers when. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z We heard gates slamming, music playing, men yelling, and showers running as though B-block were one immense locker room. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A few preliminary gusty showers, and then a strong steady rain. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She went into the bathroom, got in the shower, and sobbed. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z A couple hours later, I take a long shower. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The door opened, a sliver at first, then wider, and there was my mother, her skin glistening from the shower, wrapped in a towel that was too small to cover her. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Julia Bishop stayed in my house and waited while I took a shower. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I take the shower head from its mount and spray my body from up close, aiming it over my shoulders and down my back and then over each of my skinny limbs. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z As soon as Zeus’s head passed through the shower of sand, the marble disintegrated like it was going through a wood chipper. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I didn’t end up getting home until around five, and by the time I’d finished showering my mom had already shouted at us several times that dinner was ready. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z As they pulled him to his feet, his vision spun away, pulling his head into a shower of bright lights. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He was a mess; he longed for a hot shower with plenty of soap, and for some clean clothes. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He showered and washed his hair and wore the shirt that Birdie had bought for him when they’d first started dating because she said it made his eyes look good. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “I, for one, will shower them with rose petals.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “And I want to take a shower with Brad Pitt,” she said. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The falling showers gleamed like silver, and far away the river glittered like a shimmering glass. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z A woman on a gurney, her hair in a gauzy blue shower cap, an IV in her arm, calls out, “William, William.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Rich was already up, showered, and reading the Sunday paper. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I trudge through the hallway to the shower. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Burning branches crack from trees and fall in showers of sparks at my feet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She stepped into a cold shower, letting the unpleasantness of the icy water pelt her until her skin was red but normal again. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Then has a funny anecdote about the perils of the Capitol showers. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Our blades clashed in a shower of sparks. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “My mom died. Five years ago. And I guess I like to think that wherever she is, her sky has meteor showers, too.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Holly rolled off her futon and stumbled into the shower. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The general synopsis at eighteen hundred issued by the Met Office: Fitzroy, mainly northerly, four or five, becoming variable, thundery showers ... The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind them came the soldiers, shoulders squared, jaws set, elbows clutched by the mothers and sweethearts they were leaving behind, marching through a shower of tears, cheers, and pride. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z For the first time since that night when I sat in the back of Bo’s truck, watching the meteor shower, I feel like my life is happening. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Still only half awake, I go into the bathroom and, by force of habit, turn on the shower, then realize I forgot to get a towel. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Last Sunday, Elaine rose at seven, made tea, showered, and went back to bed. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After practice, I killed time on the court shooting hoops to give Will and his pals time to change and leave before I showered. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Even after she gets up and takes a shower, Mami doesn’t rush to fold up the bed and turn it back into a sofa. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “Now, what can you tell me about falling stars? What would be the meaning of a shower of them in the last hour of a night?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He had not been let out of the cellblock once, and had been let out of the cell only to shower; the shower itself had bars. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z A shower of sparks bursts from the fixture. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They take hot showers, speak to each other in English, ride their bicycles around the neighborhood. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We’re given clearance in small groups to use the bathroom and brush our teeth, although showering has been canceled for the day. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Even after a year, I still had an extremely difficult time doing certain things, like taking showers, for some reason, and getting into elevators, obviously. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Underneath the robe he expects to find some racy lingerie—back in New York he’d glimpsed the pile of things she’d received for her shower in the corner of her bedroom. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In the men’s locker room at my gym I even shower, albeit discreetly. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I agree since it’s been three days since I’ve showered and I’m beginning to smell. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Cassie watches, half hidden in the shower curtain. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I’d give her a quick call and jump in the shower and... The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I was baptized in a skanky basement shower. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The bathroom fascinated her, with its hot water tap, its gushing shower, its pink tiles. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Mom agrees to let me stay home if I promise to eat three solid meals and take a hot shower. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Then she pushed back the curtain and stepped out of the bathtub in her pink pajamas—she had dressed in the shower because she was much more modest than the rest of us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I texted Kaitlyn, cook a shower, got dressed, and then Mom drove me to school. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z A shower of sparks leapt to the pine needles. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The hot water was enough to make me forget I was standing in an old motel shower, washing my hair with shampoo that reeked of fake lavender. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They set forward their left feet in the same movement and lot fly such a shower of arrows as it had been snow. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The other, who had attacked him, was locked into an empty shower cell. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing else could explain how quickly she’d changed, abandoning the rest of them for parties and hot showers, leaving her friends behind, just as Peris had so many months ago. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She opened her other hand and, from Pinmei’s handkerchief, hundreds of rice grains fell onto the floor like a sudden rain shower. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I twist the lid sharply and it comes flying off, pills showering down onto my med cart. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Him: There is a meteor shower Thursday night. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z In the midst of more applause and photo snapping, her family rushes up, showering her with flowers and cheers. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled open the plain white shower curtain and ducked into the stall. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Sanjeev had planned to ask if she would consider clearing the menagerie off the mantel, if only for the party, but she left while he was in the shower. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Her dark hair rests over her shoulder, smelling like cucumber shampoo from her post-work shower. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z It’s a pleasant change from their usual routine—Nikhil showered, in his suit, flying out the door as she’s just pouring herself a first cup of coffee. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Turn yourself inside out and scrub them off in the shower? Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I heard him yelling at me from the shower cell as I went to unlock the other inmate. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I half coaxed, half badgered him out of his bed and into the shower. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z This is how I handle it at home, but always before a shower, so a bunch of soap and shampoo will go after it and keep everything clean. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z While I took a shower to wash the smell of grease and pepperoni out of my hair and skin, I had awful daydreams. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Runaways who hadn’t showered in a grip and probably smelled like week-old sweat and seaweed and sand from the beach. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Outraged, Fabyan showered them with his usual mix of threats and false promises. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The shower has always been a place for me to think about stuff and just, sort of, work my nerves out in my head. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Earlier, at the breakfast table, our mother had mentioned the business with the long showers. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z If I’d lost an arm, I could run circles in the shower. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Around Halloween the last, stubborn wildflowers died away and the wind became sharp and gusty, blowing showers of yellow leaves on the gray, wrinkled surface of the lake. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Bitter saw it and let out a pleased “ah!” as she went toward the shower. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I shower and change, swipe on a little blush and mascara. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She set it aside almost shyly and showered him with kisses. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z To my amazement, he actually tried to open the shower cell door as I held it closed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled his bread roll apart, sending a shower of crumbs over Noor. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He preceded me to the shower, and I locked him in for his ten or so minutes of allotted bliss. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For about a minute heat showered down upon my forearm and everything was weirdly lit. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I turn off the faucet and the water stops raining down on me; today isn’t the day for an hour shower. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She would imagine the air in Herat crackling with merriness, and high- spirited, bright-eyed people showering each other with endearments and goodwill. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Most of the guys were gone when I got out of the shower, but Goldy was there. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “It takes a long time for all the showers.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z But the hot water of the shower couldn’t be rushed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then the shower stopped suddenly, like a squirt of machine gun fire. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z By the time we shower and crawl into bed, I have ice in my lungs from my short, quick inhales that refuse to calm down. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Daniel are you...are you taking a shower?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I think we are all grateful for the blessin’s which have been showered upon us. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I jumped in the shower, because even though I love the smell of baking cookies, I didn’t want to smell like them. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “I didn’t mean to. I showered and then I just got in bed without thinking.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I could feel him standing on the shower ledge, right behind my chair, taking a look to see if Stradlater was around. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z She was working on a blanket for somebody's baby shower. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z There was more tenderness and love in the gestures of that little boy than in all the caresses he had showered on any woman in his life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where to? The hotel, I hope. You need showers.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z From that weird angle, through the gap between the wall and the shower curtain, I could see a slice of our backyard out the little window over the toilet. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She got out of bed quietly so as not to wake Jaime and showered and put on her uniform. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They came off with surprising ease, showering the space around him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Me: My primary interest is not the meteor shower. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The tree was beginning to shower him with food. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I grab a towel as I step out of the shower. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The shower needles stung his scratches, but it was a good, welcome-back-to-town stinging. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m still figuring what happened when another rock farther away shatters in a shower of dust and splintered stone. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Before the door swung shut, I could see that there were a number of guys from the team, showered and changed back into their school clothes, waiting outside. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Mrs. Glass, seated eight or ten feet away from the shower curtain, stared across the tiled floor at the blue bathmat alongside the tub. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I want to strip and boil myself, but if she sees me naked, she’ll freak, and if I get in the shower wearing my robe, she’ll freak harder. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I soon heard the shower running and the sound of him scrubbing with brushes and Lava soap. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I went back home and showered, washing the smell of french fries and onion rings off my skin. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He spat in his hole, then showered and changed into his cleaner set of clothes. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z One of them exploded on the grate near me, and I was showered with slush and ice. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a line of toilets on one side and a line of shower stalls down the other. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “A shower is like begging,” Ma said, staring out of the car window at the storefronts along Flatbush Avenue. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z B-block’s plumbing was unbelievably dismal, I thought as I locked an inmate into the second shower. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I got them in anyway, but the complaining caught on with the two or three keeplocks whose cells were on the other side of the shower. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Another snack, time to study, an extra shower. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z We used the rooms every night to brush our teeth and wash our faces, and, once or twice a week, to shower. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You go on. Go shower or whatever. Maybe I’ll see you around later.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z After a hot ride on the train, I’m eager for a shower and cooler clothes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Adina’s ears rang and she was covered in a shower of dirt, scorched sticks, and sequins. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Ben turned his shower off and walked half blind through the steam. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Within five minutes of getting out of the shower, I’m sweating. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I change out of my work clothes and take a shower. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z There were a few more cries of shock as a shower of arrows soared through the air, but they fell far short of the crowd. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The shoulder of the road is ground zero for a meteor shower of bottles, cans, tires, hubcaps, French fry holders, and discarded shopping bags. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Clean toilets, clean the showers, clean the kitchen, clean up the Blood House after a slaughter, everything. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z With one hand he agitated the surrounding earth, bringing showers of it crumbling around his own head. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Geez. Look at it this way. If you add our ages together, we're not minors; we're one adult. Freebie isn't a pet. He’s a hotel guest and family member. And I showered after basketball.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The tufty-haired wizard waved his wand high over the heads of Bill and Fleur and a shower of silver stars fell upon them, spiraling around their now entwined figures. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Why are you taking a shower at night? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We motored, I remember, leaving London in the morning in a heavy shower of rain, coming to Manderley about five o’clock, in time for tea. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I could feel their electrifying hope of victory all around me: they walked differently, talked differently, and didn’t hesitate to shower us with angry words and deeds, letting us know we were short-timers. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After my father was done showering, they dragged a cooler across the floor in the kitchen, dumped in a bunch of ice, and packed up stuff. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Fudge had vanished in a shower of green sparks.Whatever the press and the opposition might say, the Prime Minister was not a foolish man. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z When the gas heater began rumbling he went back to the bathroom and took a shower and he put on blue jeans and a flannel shirt. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z After I finished the shower, I dried off and went into the room to find some clothes. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “After track practice, senior year of high school. Full-on naked battle, in the showers, three against one.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Amber and Arabella's arcana combine with mine; it all showers through me like a hot rainstorm in the warm season. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She pictured her sister, Annie, standing at the kitchen window, the baby on her hip, the longing stealing over her face like a ghost hand, the muted cries later in the shower. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The Warden ordered the counselors to take turns guarding the shower room and Wreck Room, all day and all night. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z You find it in quantity in shower stalls, bathtubs, Jacuzzis, drains, and even, unaccountably, in sinks. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Once he’s limped back home behind her, she disappears to shower and he stems the bleeding with a Captain America Band-Aid from his bathroom cabinet. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Boxy black shoes, plus slides for the shower. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Only the leaves, shined to a tender green, gave a clue to the shower that had passed over Brooklyn. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I take a quick shower and change my clothes before heading out. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The shower was a dribbly, antiquated affair, but the water was hot and I have never, and I mean never, enjoyed a grooming experience more. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z You can take a shower now if you want. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z They shower me with confetti that sticks to my skin and hair, and makes me laugh as I brush it from my face. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just threw up in the shower. Can I call you back?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z By noon the promise of sunshine failed and the travelers took refuge from a sudden shower under a spreading beech. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z A photo of me sprawled on the shower floor—bound and green, wearing only a gray alien mask—had spread virally through SnowFlake, each new person who shared it heaping on derision. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Now, leave it on for twenty-four hours. If you have to take a shower, peel it off, then put it right back on. That’s it for now.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I stand outside the shower and put my hands here, there, all over the place. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z My mother, with the baby in her arms, just made it into the yard before the house crashed in, showering sparks. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z —CO, did you find my clothes in the shower? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Dicey asked Windy if they could all have showers. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I step into the shower, hoping to wash away my anxiety. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I parked on the street, near the outdoor showers where people washed the sand off their feet before walking to their cars during the summer. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The rock bounded on, thumping and smashing toward the beach, while a shower of broken twigs and leaves fell on him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z An inmate was standing outside the shower cell I had unlocked for the inmate who had a visit. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Habib patted him softly on the back and went to the bathroom to take a shower before heading off to bed. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I half expected the shoppers in the store to shower us with outrage. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z She ran a hand through her hair again, as though rinsing it in the shower. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I took a shower, reviewed material for the social studies exam I had missed, and hung a clean shirt on the drawer pull of my bureau. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “Would you like to take your shower early?” she asked. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Whatever malevolent energy had been powering them was shut off, and they broke apart in screeching showers of rusty confetti. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z You can shower at night, and sleep in a set of those sweats from Sam’s Club. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The shower only lets out a stream of cool water. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z And I scramble to my feet to go shower. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z It was a square cement building with a shower at one end and a hole on the floor so the water could drain into the open sewer. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z In reality, though, I was like my friend who had worked the pumps at a service station: Even after she got home and took a shower, you could still smell the gasoline on her hands. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel exposed, like I’m stepping out of the shower and someone is watching me wrap a towel around my boys. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He slashed his blade across the top, decapitating the controls in a shower of bronze sparks. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I have to shower with the curtain drawn back and the door locked. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Magdalys was staring at the cobblestones, which still glistened from the rain showers earlier. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He came home in the morning, ate and showered, and then they got into bed together. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes perhaps a tramp will wander there, seeking shelter from a sudden shower of rain and, if he is stout-hearted, he may walk there with impunity. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I heard you singing in the shower. What was it?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He was feeling so much better that when they got home he continued much of the regimen; he even installed a cold shower outside. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It only gots a shower and I like me a good soaking tub, but I can get along pretty good here, long as that stick of an ole woman be leavin’ me alone. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She didn’t even say good-bye, just mumbled something about showering and then sped back toward the factory. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Naked white South African tennis players milled around the locker room, getting ready for matches or about to shower. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I lay sprawled on the shower floor, waiting for the next kick, but it didn’t come. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Not all the moisture on her face came from the shower nozzle. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Maybe I was admiring the shower curtain, and he came in because he spotted me from behind and liked my sweater. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z But the Eagle never knocked on the bathroom door, and eventually Takumi turned off the shower. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Like Thanksgiving. I know you don’t remember, but after you asked to kiss me, I had to take a cold shower.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z But in Holland, the astronomer Christiaan Huygens, who believed in both, was showered with honors. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In a minute all ten showers were in use. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, it’s doing exactly the opposite; when I leave their house I run home, can’t wait to strip my clothes off and get into the shower and w ash the baby smell off me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He never wondered aloud whether or not I had to shower with that thing on. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She usually sings in the shower, right before we go to bed. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Felix took a quick shower and put on a pair of tie-dyed leather skater pants that had cost over five grand. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I'd only read about three pages, though, when I heard somebody coming through the shower curtains. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I usually feel better after the third or fourth shower. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z From time to time it scraped against the Wall, starting small crystalline showers of ice that sparkled in the sunlight as they fell. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I apologize to Dr. Katz in my head, but there’s no way I’m brushing my teeth and taking a shower and doing harmony on a screeching rendition of a Blondie song. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The line in the bathroom was long, everyone getting ready for the weekend, and by the time Rishi was finished with the shower and brushing his teeth, it was seven thirty. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Less time in the shower, more in the battlefield. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z April is glorious, not too hot and not too cold, with occasional light showers. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z First order of business: She takes a shower and puts that baby on. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I showered, blasting away the dirt, then I laid the new clothes on my bed and stared at them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When we arrived home, we took a cold shower underneath a water hose. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “There are no showers. There are only the gas ovens. They will burn us all up.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I catch a whiff of his sporty, fresh-scented shower gel and notice his hair is wet. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He was still awake when Nancy arrived home at one o’clock in the morning, looking fresh and clean, having taken a shower and shampooed her hair on her way out of Level 4. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After the shower, nothing seemed to matter as much to me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a roar that seemed to make the pavement heave; a shower of light objects pattered onto his back. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Now he has to wait longer to use the bathroom, and the hot water in the shower runs out more quickly. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Then I showered to wash off all the excess. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I won’t do any work, either, unless I get my shower. You can call over there, CO. Ask for Officer Ebron.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of Daddy pulling back the shower curtain echoes throughout the apartment. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “They wouldn’t use the Cruciatus Curse on the champions. I thought it sounded a bit like Percy singing . . . maybe you’ve got to attack him while he’s in the shower, Harry.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “You need to take a hot shower and get into bed,” Annie said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z All that happened down there was an occasional shower of calcimine. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She hasn’t showered today, so her hair’s all messy. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The back window exploded and glass showered around his head, dust and diesel fumes punching into his nose and eyes. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The rainstorm in the enclosure had been strange enough, but another shower in August? Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z After a refreshing hot shower, I put on clean clothes—jeans, dangly peace-sign earrings, and a T-shirt featuring Gloria Steinem's face—and head down to meet the rest of the group. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He was fresh from the shower and smelled of soap and aftershave. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Finn went back to his house and stood under a hot shower, even though it stung the cuts on his face and washed off his bandage. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Bit young to be living so rough,” the bum said, and I wanted to laugh at the irony of being told off by a man who clearly hadn’t showered since Clinton was president. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Remember when old Barley was in charge of the River Board? He used to panic every time there was a shower.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “You talking to me?” the man in the shower called out above the thrumming. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The hooves of their horses kicked up showers of snow as they went. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I’ll take Ray and Leda showering,” I say, picking up Ray’s pajamas, gathering nightgowns for Leda and me. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He needed to rest up before taking a shower. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The water on the tiles in the shower stall turned pink around my feet where the dried blood washed down from my body. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When we returned from the showers, we had to wait outside a long time. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s no way I’ll have time to shower now, so I might as well check if Adam responded to my e-mail about the acupuncture. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The shower is enormous, with a rain showerhead installed right into the ceiling. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In front of me girls were entering and exiting the showers. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The littles, having been down at the big beach all afternoon, were being forced into showers and fresh clothes by Gat, Johnny, and Mirren at Red Gate, where there was an outdoor shower. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The guard towers are gone, and the mess halls and shower rooms, the hospital, the tea gardens, and the white buildings outside the compound. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He rolled out of bed, took a quick shower, toasted himself a bagel, and headed out for the construction site. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mine was brief—I mean, if I was too cowardly to reach out and touch a sweatshirt, you’ve gotta know I skipped the shower, with its killer curtain, altogether. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z We decorated the living room for Caroline’s shower. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Then the outer door would unlock itself and slide open, revealing a steel-reinforced air lock about the size of a shower stall. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A minute later, the shower was going full blast. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Six feet tall and two hundred pounds, Marshall had permission to take extra “medical” showers be-cause, he explained, he was bothered by a bullet lodged near his shoulder. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Among them they sported twenty separate dressing rooms, four shower rooms, twenty hot-water showers, storage on the ground level for ninety-seven racing shells, and rooms full of massage tables for bone-weary oarsmen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Ben rose naked from the bench and walked slowly to the shower room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m late for my shower. Stay in the car unless absolutely necessary.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z This time Matthias was aware that there would be another shower of falling dust when the door opened downwards. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Okay, now go take a shower because you smell like a wrestler. And despite what you might think, it’s not attractive.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But when I knock on his door, his mom opens and says that he’s in the shower. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He would huddle miserably under shelter during a shower, his ears laid flat, his eyes baleful and more crossed than ever, waiting until the last drop had fallen before venturing out again. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She grabbed her swimsuit and goggles from a hook in the shower. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “You didn't want to take a shower, did you?” he asked. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she got into the shower while I brushed my teeth. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Okay, ladies, hit the showers! Come on. Hustle up!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Like the showers after winter football when Carver sits on the gym horse calling out, “Off with your cacks, Floyd Chaceley, or are we deformed?” and “Backs to wall, lads, Nicholas Briar's coming through!” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He registered Wylan’s panicked expression, but it was all he could do to stay on his feet as the guard shoved him into line for an ice-cold shower. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It had been a terrible day even before the shower incident, and now this. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The shower alone has a panel with more than a hundred options you can choose regulating water temperature, pressure, soaps, shampoos, scents, oils, and massaging sponges. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I went over to my cubbies and pulled out some clean clothes and a towel and disappeared down the hall for the showers. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But standing in the shower, the water temperature rising faster and faster, he knew the darkness was here to stay for a while. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A modular shower and toilet unit were embedded in one wall, opposite the small ergonomic kitchen. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z All I ever want to do is take a scalding shower and read in bed until I fall asleep. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Nightly nightmares of a dead girl gift wrapped in a shower curtain. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z If you pull it out with the neck uncovered, the water pours out of the holes, making a little shower. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z By sunset, Quintus hadn’t even broken a sweat, which seemed kind of strange; but Tyson and I were hot and sticky, so we hit the showers and got ready for dinner. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The company stood up to fling the tongues and a shower of wine over the flames, then drank their thirst away. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z People talked, or fought, or sang boleros while they showered, and every sound was amplified in the cul-de-sac where Abuela’s house sat. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z People shower me with applause and confetti and candy, especially caramel squares and purple lollipops. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He said it in the shower, water shooting into his mouth with every word. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “Go shower before you kill me,” I say as I lean as far away from him as I can. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The next day, when Abby Tedesky emerged—fresh from a shower and dressed to beat the band—to start her day, there was no air in the rented car’s tires. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Just show up where Brian is in that dorm—in a shower full of wet naked guys. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Back home, at Chapel Hill High School, we didn’t shower after physical education. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “It took exactly one hot shower to change my mind.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z For $28 each we got a room, dinner and breakfast, and free use of the shower, laundry, and guest lounge. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I glare at the bathroom door, where Mama’s taking a shower. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “You have half an hour to shower and get dressed. Don’t expect any help from me.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z We all took showers in the morning and walked down to breakfast on time. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z As the smell of coconuts and jasmine filled the shower stall, she thought about the anonymous donor who’d paid for the meal. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But she knew that his excuse, that he’d spent the afternoon jogging, allowed him to take a shower when he got home, first thing. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It’s a few minutes before he says, “The first meteor shower I saw was huge. I never wanted it to end.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He billowed out again in the direction of the music, the shower shoes flapping loudly against the soles of his huge feet. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I took me a shower and dressed in the brown pants and white shirt the Brown Cow give me to wear in the store. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “You want first shower, second shower, or both shower?” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Sibanda watched the movement and then, to his delight, he saw food come showering down. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Unlike his swim in the Blue Hole, his shower lasts no more than a minute. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They walk across the alley back to the salon, where there is a toilet and a tiny shower stall made of molded plastic. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z After Lupita had come home from the fields, she showered, washed her hair, and got into her petticoat. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I couldn’t deal with Mom until I’d had coffee and a shower; I needed time to figure out what to tell her. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Jule pulled the towel tighter around herself and opened the shower door. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I hear Ellis get into the shower and Dad flush the downstairs toilet soon after. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The earth explodes into showers of dirt and plant matter. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Painting a picture that justifies her opinion of him—an underdog cursed with an ungrateful son upon whom he has showered love and concern, only to be infamously treated by that son in return. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z How hard it was to shower and how lonely she was when her husband was at work. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I called to Juanita, who was obviously taking her time in the shower. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He wished he hadn’t; it was like stepping through an icy shower. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z At the same time, there was a constant shower of threats about stopping him from graduating. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z First, I would have a shower, then get breakfast. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry! It came unplugged. I didn’t tape it back down after my shower.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She lets me lean on her as she guides me the few steps to the shower. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I will not tell them that the Nazis often lied and said people were going to take showers when they took them to be killed. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It swatted aside a street lamp, which burst in a shower of sparks. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Her style was rough; her people had heads too big for their bodies, but Jennifer liked the feel of drawing the same way some people enjoyed singing in their showers. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He washes his own equipment and uniforms after every practice and game, though, and he takes showers that seem like the kind that workers get after there’s a chemical leak at a nuclear power plant. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But when practice ended, Coach asked me to come to his office instead of showering with the rest of the team. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z But then, one day, a boy working on a group project with Annie managed to snap a photo of her showering in the privacy of her own home. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I went through the center-stairway passage and asked another officer to accompany me while I unlocked Perch’s shower cell. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He put on a pot of coffee, started the Great Fugue on the phonograph, and took a shower. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I pretend it’s a tropical shower, shaking my head and reveling in it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Sheer, silky saris are draped between the toilet and shower stalls, transforming each one into a private boudoir. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As I hop in the shower it occurs to me that a few weeks ago I would have been ecstatic to have multiplied numbers in my head. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z It was clean this morning, but now that kitchen sparkle and smell like—umm, sort of—a cool day after a rain shower. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Now the cells are slightly larger and slightly brighter, and regular access to showers and recreation, food and water, is guaranteed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I need a break. Also a shower. Also I’m pretty scared.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Thanks to his long acquaintanceship with the locker room attendant, he and Maniac were privileged to continue using the Y’s shower facilities at their pleasure. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z After our showers, we were put on a truck with our belongings. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z On the eleventh night, he watched Italy beat Ireland 2—0, took a shower, and fell asleep around five a.m. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He had showered before coming over, and still smelled soapy and fresh, like rosemary. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I could do that back at O-Hall, even though the showers here in the locker room were so much cleaner and more private. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I wait too because Mom’s just come into the bedroom from the shower, and the first word poised to come out of my mouth would have had her up in arms. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z They poured me more wine and I told the story about the English private soldier who was placed under the shower bath. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Dude, you just saw my man-tits when I got out of the shower.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He waved back to everyone in elegant reciprocation and showered generous handfuls of foil-covered Hershey kisses to the rejoicing multitudes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I wish I could go back in time and take a shower and put on better clothes. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A fog had come up, and Rena was as clammy as a shower curtain. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z We came back to the house and showered and shaved, and because it was Thanksgiving we put on white shirts and jackets and ties. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He put his head down and sprinted forward, narrowly avoiding a blast that erupted over his head, showering them all in bits of wall. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z After my last song, they stand up and cheer and shower me with rose petals and flowers and everyone is begging for my autograph, even the Doctorita. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But when Mrs. Harper passed out the sheet music to “I Could Have Danced All Night,” I didn’t remember the candy stealing or the freezing-cold showers. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He scooped up an armful of leaves and showered them over her head. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I waited for more—I was desperate for more—but he only pushed his boot back with his toe when it started to slip and walked down the hall to shower. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I figured I'd take a shower, settle down, and plan out what to do next. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Then one afternoon, I was coming down her corridor to see her and heard someone in the shower room opposite her door. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Turns on the shower and sits on the lowered lid of the toilet. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z In the entire compact bathroom, there were only six things: the sink, the toilet, the towel, the shower, its curtain, and me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “He sounded just like the kind of guy who’d commit suicide by taking a cold shower and then leaving the windows open to die of pneumonia!” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Kristina is lying on my bed, dressed in sweats, looking awesome, even though I know she probably rolled out of bed five minutes ago, hasn’t showered and probably hasn’t even brushed her teeth. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I got such a kick out of all those free gifts showering on to us. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He can hear her shower, and cook, and talk to her friends about how crazy he is. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When I opened the bathroom door after my shower, a towel wrapped around my waist, I saw a short, muscular guy with a shock of brown hair. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Now it bloomed for each anniversary, cascading in a shower of pink and gold. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The chaperone, who was Dad’s cousin, had introduced him to all the girls, but he had selected Miss Lillie as the one on whom to shower his attention. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a shower, and then lay in bed waiting for sleep to save me from the heat. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Then I noticed Betty Jean was still looking at me, her arms crossed, a frown on her face, and I started to think I wasn’t going to get that shower. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned it down now that it didn’t have to compete with the shower. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z When the man in the shower finished and stepped out dripping, the larger man hoisted himself up from the floor, tossed his cigarette into the toilet bowl and got into the shower. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z You've made it very clear that they are closer to shower mold than they are to real vegetables. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z After they’d showered and shaved, moisturized and conditioned, Agent Jones appeared. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The container burst into a shower of salt as it hit the girl in the chest. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The sun slanted through the trees, low and golden, sending showers of light around their drifting hulks. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As I jumped into the steam-filled stall, Max switched the music over to my shower tunes playlist. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The girls in the shower start a song and everyone joins in. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I could smell his deodorant—something medicinal, like cough syrup mixed with pine needles—and then I couldn’t remember if I had put on my own deodorant after showering. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Then I added, “As long as you don’t bring it in the shower.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Somebody from the Herald phoned while you were in the shower,” Mom said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z But Boukreev ignored Fischer’s instructions: instead of climbing with the team, he slept late, took a shower, and departed Base Camp some five hours behind the last of the clients. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Our original reason for lying on the roof was to view a widely publicized meteor shower. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z But if your kid dissolves in the shower one morning? Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He drops the scroll and it vanishes in a shower of gold dust. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The boys were tired, and it was blazing hot out on the float, and they wanted to hit the showers and start celebrating. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Might they make him rich and honored, might Pharaoh himself shower gold upon him! The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I was in the shower and all, and even I could hear him land outside. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z While he listened to her shower melody, ‘i’m as Corny as Kansas in August,” Shorty just kept on lying there, puzzled about the strange sensations buffeting his body. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On the third day after we arrived in Buchenwald, everybody had to go to the showers. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z After work I take the precaution of a shower and put on my purple dress. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I drink a glass of water, take a shower, get dressed, and leave by six thirty so I can get to the bus. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z What’s private about an outdoor shower on a rooftop surrounded by buildings? Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I kind of wished I could shower after physical education. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Well, don’t take your sweet time in the bathroom, sucking up all the water from the shower and the sink like you always do. Sometimes I don’t understand you, girl.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When Alfred came out of the shower, Bud and Lou were throwing slow, creaky punches in the air, and laughing. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z When I get out of the shower, a stack of clothes waits on my bed. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He was “serving a life sentence for murder, when a new inmate walked into the shower room one day and stared at his face. “ Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We showered, put on such clean clothes as we could muster, and eagerly repaired to a popular nearby bistro called the Georgia Mountain Restaurant. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z There weren’t quite enough showers for all the employees at once, so everyone was assigned a shower time. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He brings it to his face, showering it with tears and kisses as she stares stonily ahead. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He probably needed a shower, but he could do that after the twins were awake. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z By that time we had heard horrifying stories about showers spewing poisonous gas; but in this case, it was only icy water that dribbled out. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “He dropped the soap in the shower and didn’t pick it up again. He threw away porridge ’cause there was a stinkbug in it.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Late in the week, a long, soaking shower doused the racing oval. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "I've had a rough couple weeks. I'm going to set my stuff down and find the showers." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z His father had never worn the punjabi, and Gogol has to hang it in the bathroom, hot water running in the shower, to get the creases out. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The Fischers didn’t have a working shower, just a bathtub, and Bobby, like many young children, needed to be urged to take at least a weekly bath. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “You used to like it when I jumped you in the shower.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I can feel the soreness in my shoulders and neck even after a long shower. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Calm down. He’s taking a shower. As long as you’re quiet I can get you out.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I lift the hose high; water falls like a soft summer shower. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Ten minutes to shower and another ten to find the perfect spot on the beach to watch our first and last day together come to an end. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The water cure consisted mostly of applying cold water to the outside of the patients body—with cold showers and baths. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z On this day it was a gym porter who appeared outside the locked shower stall, wearing only a bathrobe and slippers, half an hour too soon. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One gust in the right direction could shower embers, float them across the river. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Each evening after I showered in my hotel room, I would carry my dirty laundry down the street where I joined the family for dinner. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Not bad at all. Now we just have to wait for the afternoon rain shower.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The train swung around as it slid; then it began to roll, showering me with gravel and debris. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z After my shower, I picked up one of the hand towels and walked out with it wrapped around me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I was running keeplock showers and came to his cell to take him to his. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why are you all wet? Decide to finally shower after all this time?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But now that she’s up, showered, dressed, walking down the street, a latte from the deli on their block in one hand, she’s invigorated. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He showered, groped around in the dark for his brown pants, a beige shirt, and his new Old Navy baseball cap. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We would hike eight miles, get a room, have a shower, phone home, do laundry, eat dinner, buy groceries, watch TV, sleep in a bed, eat breakfast, return to the trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Well, it’s sort of a shower—a nozzle you hold over yourself. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I got out of the shower, I saw Chas standing at the same spot where I’d punched him the night before, bent over the sink, shaving. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I don’t get invited to cocktail parties or baby showers anymore, or any functions where Hilly will be there. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I took a scalding hot shower, worked over my face for the last time, and got dressed in my cheap suit. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z We hadn’t taken a shower since Half-Blood Hill, and I was sure that was obvious. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He showered slowly, surprised to find out how sore he was in the body. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Mancinis lock their bedroom door, we can visit with them in their room and do things like take a shower. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I got home and I took a shower and I thought about it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z A nylon shower curtain, scarlet, with a design of canary-yellow sharps, flats, and clefs on it, was bunched up at the foot of the tub, attached with plastic rings to an over-head chromium bar. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The bathroom at the end of our corridor had two seawater showers, a saltwater tap, and three large galvanized metal buckets, which were used as bathtubs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They finished the water that Zero had gotten from the spigot by the showers. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z We see a dimly illumed underground waterfall and climb down to it for a dark thundering shower. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes after the race, Louie stood under a cold shower. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He opened the shower door and reached for the phone. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “Over here,” Sohrab said, which was unnecessary, since the spray of the showers echoed from around the corner. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z "Yeah,” she muttered, "price we pay for having the last bunk. Guess we’ll have to shower tomorrow.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Besides, I have a shower in my room. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But that was Rishi...he was like a pop song you thought you couldn’t stand, but found yourself humming in the shower anyway. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I want to scream out, asking why The scattered stars shower down like icicles tonight, but nothing soothes me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The trees were heavy with bright blossoms and as the wind blew through the branches, golden flowers showered down like rain. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She’s been wearing the same loose and frumpy nightgown, and I’m almost positive she hasn’t taken a shower this entire time, which is scary, because Amá is the cleanest person I know. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Stanley took a shower—if you could call it that, ate dinner— if you could call it that, and went to bed—if you could call his smelly and scratchy cot a bed. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z At the end of the period, I quickly took a shower, got dressed, and rushed to the main office to pick up a petition. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I’m a little sore ... and I don’t hear what he says after that except he must be really sore because I hear him crying even before the shower turns on. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Armpit showered again in the morning, dried off, then ran a stick of deodorant three times under each armpit. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “Bolted last night while 1 was in the shower. Took my Jeep, too. The cops found it abandoned this morning up near the toll plaza at Cutler Ridge.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He took a long, hot shower and tried to wipe away the stench of tryouts. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z When I got out of the shower, my father was gone. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z You get three showers a week and are allowed forty-five minutes in a small caged area for exercise a few times a week. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And besides the obvious slipping hazards of a one-legged shower, there doesn’t happen to be a shower downstairs. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z All eyes turned upward, toward the DJ booth, where R2-D2 was currently dissolving in a shower of light, like someone “beaming out” in an original Star Trek episode. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The women snicker, coo, and shower him with compliments. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Shelly said, “Okay, Nature Boy, now you run straight home and scrub yourself down in a hot shower.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He is preoccupied, like a man humming to himself in the shower without knowing he’s humming; like a man who has other things on his mind. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z So I turned toward the wall opposite the showers and hurriedly unzipped. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I scrubbed at its remains in the shower with my oil-control acne-fighting face wash, and my forehead was still stinging as I got dressed. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z On weekends he would rise early, shower, and prepare breakfast for Angela and her mother. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We helped him clean the pots and dishes and then we were each able to shower. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Once sealed inside, the three of us were able to get out of our hot suits and take showers for the first time in eight days. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been a shower of flying tools, a violent slamming of the door, and the service man was gone. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going take a shower. I think were well rehearsed, don’t you?” she asked Ashish. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He stood compliantly under the shower, letting the water run over his head. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I worked on my singing in the shower until Mom said she didn’t know what she was going to do if she heard “that song” one more time. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z And then I thought, Wow, this is a really nice bathroom, so clean and spotless, with nice clean curtains hanging across the row of shower stalls. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z There was a dressing room adjacent to a communal shower, and there was a lot of steam. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z These two clashes are enough on their own, as in the Herrmann shower scene, to be unpleasant, scary and painful to listen to. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z A day ago I was regular Ali, throwing jabs in the shower and shadow-boxing my own reflection in my mother's mirror. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Every other day we stopped to shower and eat a meal that wasn’t dried fruit and granola. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They sprang aside as earth showered down and daylight poured in. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z After Felix said goodbye to Benji and took a quick shower, his mom drove him and Freebie to the apartment in her Toyota. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z In a Fairfax hotel, a night watchman sitting by a window was showered with broken glass and thrown to the floor. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I wasn’t wild about touching strangers, especially given that he didn’t seem to have showered in some time, but I said, “It’s all right to be scared, Noah.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z It was Tuesday, he told me, and Michaels always let him take a shower on Tuesdays. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I stepped out of my panties, socks, and patent-leather shoes and ran into the shower. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It spread brightly over the fertile uplands of Nigeria and outside Ngoma’s windows, far below, was life and color; the bright, bright sun and the quick, drenching showers. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “I took a shower, like, two days ago.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Pale trees line the edges of the tent, showers of snowflakes falling from their branches. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I got up and took my shower, and I got dressed and went downstairs and had one of my dad’s Granola Squeezes, and went out to my upcar and started to drive to School™. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When Eleanor walked into the living room, Park had just gotten out of the shower, which was embarrassing for some reason. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I had the awful urge to pop the guy in the face when he came around to use the showers too. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The shovels were kept in a shed near the showers. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Soap sprayed from the nozzle head of a shower when you turned the knob a certain way? How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I was sure I’d find him standing outside it, still dripping from the shower, now feeling a little contrite. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Listen, nobody’s going to get a shower if you don’t go back in.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I showered and got dressed, and Mom drew me a quick map before she left. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z In my presence, convict number 5,458 was showered with one and a half barrels of water. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t use soap but when I got out of the shower I splashed myself with Dad’s bottle of Old Spice. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was spacious, certainly large enough for the four of us, and had its own toilets and showers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The bunk rooms and showers become icy; for lighting, the caretaker resorts to torches and candles. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z My hair is pinned back from my face and falling down my back in a shower of ringlets. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Hail is a shower of irregular lumps of ice and always comes from cumulonimbus clouds, so I knew 1 was right under the cloud I’d seen forming earlier. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad came home, showered and scrubbed himself clean, and went to bed for two days. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She wanted nothing more than to go back to the dorm, take a scalding hot shower, and wash her hair. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Katz arrived a few moments after me, looking freshly showered and very happy. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Tidings sat, tall and straight, on the tractor—as determined as General Sherman marching through Georgia—and cut the grass between rain showers. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I text him for an exact time, then get into the shower. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “And there lives the loveliest of all the fairies. Petra Fairy. And she needs a shower before bed.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Over the years she was showered with awards, tributes, and honorary degrees. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z She’s wearing her pink bathrobe, and her hair is wet from the shower. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I woke up late, took too long in the shower, and ended up having to enjoy my breakfast in the passenger seat of my mom’s minivan at 7:17 that Wednesday morning. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “I dropped the soap in the shower and didn’t pick it up again. I threw away the porridge because there was a stinkbug in it.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a shower and looked at the clock. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He could get a haircut from his favorite Cuban barber and then take a hot shower and hang out in the Admirals’ Club, a benefit for those with lots of frequent flyer miles. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z One of the tenants upstairs must be taking a shower. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she showers, brushes her teeth and fixes our breakfast—still in the buff. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Most of the showers were in a row, locker-room style, but I found one full bathroom with a door that locked. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Amid a shower of leaflets, the students poured into the atrium. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Tears spring from my eyes like a sudden shower and fall upon my sleeping child, whom I hold tight to my breast. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He let go and stomped off, and the rest of the team grumbled and peeled off their uniforms, getting ready for the showers. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z As the boys explored the building, they found it to be squeaky-clean, well lit, and efficient but perpetually cold and equipped only with cold-water showers—an unwelcome reminder of their old shell house in Poughkeepsie. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He had been showered, I was credibly informed, with about two pails of cold water. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked into the bathroom and took a shower. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Dust was caked on her skin and piled on her shoulders as if she’d taken a shower at the bottom of an hourglass. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Sasha played a mouse, dressed in a black leotard with fuzzy ears and a tail, performing her part while an ornate sleigh drifted through the swelling orchestral music and showers of glittering fake snow. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A hot shower and a breakfast of French toast helped drive away the fear. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was on Shreddie number three, and the radio weather forecast was saying it was set fair but with a risk of showers in the southeast. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He got into the shower only to find there was no hot water. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He went straight to the bathroom and into the shower. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I showered, braided my hair with ribbons, and sat in the living room reading a religious magazine while I waited for Mami to pick me up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I took his razor from the shower floor, bits of his black hair still caked between the blades. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I peel off my mother's blue dress and take a hot shower. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Laughter escapes my mouth as I check the clock, go to the bathroom, and have a cold shower. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z White spray exploded over Dauntless's prow and showered Nailer in cool shimmering drops. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “I was taking a shower and I felt it pulling down, hurting. So I set on the toilet and it slipped out. Like it wanted out of me.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They passed through the showers and, instead of continuing to the holding area, turned down a tight flight of stairs and the long dark hall that led to the basement. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Everyone was excited about the huge, dead shark hanging at the wharf, but all I wanted was a cool shower and something to drink. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z They were to be locked in empty shower stalls on Q-gallery, and for that they needed keys. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The house was comfortable, had three bedrooms, each room with a bath—both tub and shower. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The government’s multiracial sports policy mandated that if blacks were accepted to any white clubs, separate showers, locker rooms, restaurants and bathrooms had to be created for them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Every morning my father trudged up a flight of stairs to the communal shower in nothing but a small white towel. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her aunt had lent her some pajamas—they wore about the same size—but Eleanor put Park's shirt back on as soon as she got out of the shower. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Ever since then, whenever I get nervous or feel any kind of pressure, I two-piece the hell out of the shower water, pretending I'm in a real fight. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He had a small transistor radio that he listened to in the morning while he was in the shower. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z We showered every other day to save on water. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z "How am I going to have my shower?" he demanded. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z A sound of agitated tub water came from behind the shower curtain. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Standing in the shower, I realize this is the first time I’ve been by myself in what seems like days. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Stepping under the shower’s perfect warm spray was already surreal enough without having to hear the click-click-click-beep of Thurmond’s automatic timer to keep my wash time under three minutes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He went straight to the shower and stood under the spray of the warm water until I knocked on the door and told him that dinner was ready. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Rain finally fell on October 12 and then again on October 15—a steady shower that Philadelphians hoped would clean the air of fatal odors and wash away the foul, disease-causing matter in the streets. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Even though I usually take showers, I really want to try a Dragon’s Egg bath bomb. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Doreen and Ricky were in the bedroom, getting the boys ready for the day’s adventure, and Luke was in the shower. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But at least Clyde Livingston showered every day. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I scrub myself hard in the shower, wishing that mean part of me could wash away under hot water. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The everyday world had surprises, too, like hot showers in the dorm. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the planes hired by the United States Department of Agriculture and the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets in 1957 showered down the prescribed DDT-in-fuel-oil with impartiality. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Kings and Presidents and Prime Ministers and Rulers of every kind showered the enormous giant and the little girl with compliments and thank-yous, as well as all sorts of medals and presents. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Rocks showered into the cove from many places along the cliff, striking several of the hunters. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s gotten easier, especially now that Dad’s bought a real shower seat and installed a step on either side of the tub curb so I don’t have to land on the door guide. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Guests clap and comment as more gifts are showered on the princess. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z From time to time it scraped against the Wall, starting small crystalline showers of ice that sparkled in the sunlight as they fell, like shards of broken glass. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You should have seen him after I got attacked in the shower. I know I don’t know him that well, but I’ve never seen him so angry.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I got myself into the shower and lay down and fell asleep there. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t shower, just got on the bus smelling funky and feeling worse. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Virginia, go take a shower to calm down. I’ll fix you a cup of tea.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy lands on one of the soldiers and knocks him to the ground in a shower of dirt. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The fuse sizzled up inside, and Auk I leapt into the air in a shower of sparks. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And what about the dirty dish and shower water? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Maybe it was just the dandruff shampoo I used that someone had left in the shower that morning. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z His shaggy, curly red hair and patchy red teenager beard were wet from the shower. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z So she took long, hot showers, even though that was wasting water and bad for the planet. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The kind that cinches around your head like a shower cap. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z He mumbled about needing to take a shower before stomping toward the bathroom. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Fayge’s curls, tight from the shower, scattered across the floor like patterns in a rug. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The day after Brian leaves for boarding school, I sneak into Jude’s room while she’s in the shower and see a chat on the computer. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Later, for her first shower in America, she chooses Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “About a day. I’m supposed to escort you to the showers.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He was always walking in on me in the shower, claiming he didn’t know I was there, or I would catch him watching me while I tanned by the pool. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I worked all afternoon and then went home and took a cold shower. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A shower of arrows whistled over our heads as we free- fell toward the ocean. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z When I was drying myself off after my shower, I stared at my naked body in the mirror. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z At the window, in the shower, in my sleep. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Yeah, Mom...he’s going to take a shower. He’s fine. Okay...okay...I’ll tell him.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I pick up the bedroom line and look Miss Celia hard in the eye and tell him she’s in the shower. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He heard the showers and, later, the sounds of dinner. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I take a shower and scrub the gold paint, the makeup, the scent of beauty from my body. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She ducked, and it shattered on the column beside her, showering her with broken pieces. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And that's where he was only five hours later when the sound of the shower in the bathroom woke him up. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He puts his cigarette out on the building, causing a shower of red sparks. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I had me a long hot shower and went to Lizabeth’s. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I get one and come back into the bathroom, only to notice that the shower isn’t on. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A creamy, blond woman luxuriates under a refreshing shower, her head thrown back in seeming ecstasy, her mouth opened in a wordless cry. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I don’t suppose you’ve spoken to your little sister yet,” she said, and turned to look at the shower curtain. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “Gym porter, CO. I can’t take my shower in the afternoon, so I get it now.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the third inning was over, the score was 12—0, and Grayson was in the showers. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m showering now because I feel guilty for hoping the world, or some part of it beyond Lidia and my dad, will be sad to see me go. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When he's in the shower, I sneak the money into his suitcase. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He’s showered and shaved, and his hair is neatly combed, the way Abuela likes, but I can still see that his eyes look tired, too. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z When the show finished I’d head home so I could have a shower and get ready for bed. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z A shimmering image hovered over the void: my mother, frozen at the moment she’d dissolved in a shower of gold. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He had just enough time to walk home, clean all the fast-food wrappers and soda cans out of the Hearse, take a shower, buy some flowers from the White Hen, and pickup Marie. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The splitting sound, the thunderous impact, the splintering and bits of branches showering him, all had happened when the huge tree crashed to earth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z There were hot showers, exercise facilities, electric lights, and a spacious dormitory, complete with extra-long beds. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She had the album open to photos of her in America: her college graduation, her bridal shower, her citizenship ceremony. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The response from behind the shower curtain was a trifle delayed but delighted. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z We tore through ribbons of ripped shower curtains, the body lotion, the bleach, to the line of cash registers at the front of the store. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z One minute Mom and Bridget and I are bribing him to take showers and the next minute he’s asking Mom if he can buy his own clothes for school. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “The kind that comes from washing your hair only every other shower.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I shower in the dark, barely able to tell soap from conditioner, and tell myself that I will emerge new and strong, that the water will heal me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z When Adam came through door, showering Teddy with Skittles, Mom and Dad called me down. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She hugged them fiercely with her short arms and began showering them with little kisses. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In the bathroom the shower is still running. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Like I said, we didn’t shower after physical education at Chapel Hill High School. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Across the river in Manhattan, on Wall Street and Park Avenue, Delancey Street and Broadway, people danced under showers of computer cards and ticker tape. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When Hugo's last bonus life finally erupted in a shower of stars, the machine did bleepy whoops and announced that the All-Time Top Score'd been topped. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Taran tried to turn his mount’s head but Melynlas, in a shower of pebbles, slipped from the trail to the steep slope. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The shower’s shortage of water pressure and low showerhead made it all but useless for showering, but it worked great as a smoke screen. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know you were coming, but we’ll make do,” she says, which is nice, so we all grab quick showers and then eat a chicken salad dinner. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he pulled back the shower curtain and stared over at the closed door. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Grandma’s friends had thrown her a shower at work, because they knew that with four young kids moving in, she might need some help getting up to speed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A shower of matches fell around the shelf and onto the cement floor. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no lock on the door, but I was desperate for a shower. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Look, I been working all afternoon and I’m hot and dirty and sweaty. Can’t a person just take a shower without going through the third degree?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z There is a bathroom with a shower, toilet, sink. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “What makes you think I need a shower?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Sky showered Beauty with gifts of his loveliest objects—the sun, the moon, the clouds, the stars. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I sit in the bathroom for hours after showering. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The rooms were one square, one window, one sink, one toilet, one shower. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He would never let him slink back to the showers, but kept sending him back up to the plate. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The Golden Day had once been painted white; now its paint was flaking away with the years, the scratch of a finger being enough to send it showering down. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, that,” Hassan said, “is really interesting. It's like there's a little hurricane in every shower?” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z She and a few of her undead sailors uncovered one of the two emergency rowboats while Scylla’s heads rained from the sky like a meteor shower with teeth, picking off Confederate sailors one after another. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z When I got back to the villa it was five o’clock and I went out where we washed the cars, to take a shower. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I let myself get showered with applause and cheers before I open my eyes again. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I cracked the door to let some of the shower steam out so the mirror would clear up, as I planned to examine every bump and hair on my face. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I was showered and ready by five, so I waited out in the living room. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z It had started to shower and people had scattered like cockroaches do when you switch on a light. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Billy was numb as his father carried him from the shower room to the pool. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He declares that the show’s vet should not have to bathe with buckets of cold water and invites me to shower in the stateroom. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He told Nasser he was going to take a shower. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I think I am— I mean, I see the mirror, I see my towel wave through the air, I see the shower curtain jump when I punch at it. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I showered—stayed in there long enough to be pickled. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Clinging to the walls of that slippery shower, I felt a heart beat inside me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Then, one evening, it rained, a flinty blustery rain, a strange shower in the dry season, and perhaps it was why Odenigbo did not go to the bar. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She makes an excuse about needing a shower and warns me again to keep the dog quiet. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Take a quick shower before you get dressed. ElViejo is dead.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Another of Dad’s favorites is “Come What May,” which my mother sang to him and womb-me during a shower they took together before her water broke. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The defenders instantly obeyed as the showers of missiles increased. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z So off we set, my mother and I and my trunk and my tuck-box, and we boarded the paddle-steamer and went swooshing across the Bristol Channel in a shower of spray. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I told the police officers everything, including who had attacked me in the showers. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z And the wall sprays let down showers of mechanical rain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z After the shower our heads were shaved and we were sent back to the field to stand naked in the raw October night. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z While Roy took a shower, his mother made a pot of spaghetti. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z First, there’s the usual getting up, getting showered, and getting dressed, in the kitchen, I can hear my parents talking loudly in a language I don’t know. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I haven’t showered since Sunday, and it’s oddly comforting to know that I look almost as disgusting as I feel. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Maybe Bat Lady was now getting ready for her loony day, changing out of her white dress, heading to the shower . Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Without the forty-five-minute commute, I can picture myself working two jobs and still having the time to shower between them. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore the jersey for almost a week without taking it off except to shower, because he knew that someone would try to steal it. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Rain showered down and made miniature puddles on the turgid river water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a floorboard creaked right over my head and a little shower of plaster dust sprinkled down. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Whatever it was they hit, it didn’t have a lot of give to it; the car was showered all over the road. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The door of the room burst open in a shower of red sparks and Harry wheeled around as Professor Lupin came hurtling into the room, his face bloodless, his wand raised and ready. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Boys ambled past our door toward the bathroom, and there was a period of steadily pouring shower water. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a motel in Hiawassee—clean sheets! shower! color TV!—and a reputed choice of restaurants. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Johnny watched him with china-blue eyes; then began to fling up sand in a shower, and presently Percival was crying again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I shower first, standing under the hot water, trying to get warm. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “The shower is all yours, honey,” she said. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He got his towel and went out to our makeshift showers. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z After dinner, Jam took a shower and obediently went to bed. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Mom is taking several showers a day, then rinsing her clothes in the sink and putting them on damp to cool herself off. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Although we tried to ration our smoke breaks amid the shower’s steam, we ran out of cigarettes before dark, necessitating a trip to Alaska’s room. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z More refuse showered down from windows and balconies: half-rotted fruit, pails of beer, eggs that exploded into sulfu- rous stink when they cracked open on the ground. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I slip out of my shoes, tiptoe quietly into the guest bathroom to strip off my wet clothes, and hang them over the shower rod. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z After Kasim drops me off, I run up to the bathroom, turn on the shower so no one can hear me, and pull out my phone. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Every day I see the scars when I sit on the edge of my bed after my shower and rub cream on my legs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Fang pushed the moldy shower curtain to one end of the tub and started unbuttoning his new shirt, already ragged after a couple hours on my buddy’s back. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z After a quick shower I hurried to the kitchen, Fig shadowing my lead. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z When he put his weight on it, a shower of silver needles gushed up the length of the calf and went off in the knee. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z To line up for water and showers and burners and food rations. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The shower, with its patterned tiles and clear doors; the small bottle of serum sitting on a shelf inside. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z We each took a shower and tried to eat breakfast, but neither of us could swallow anything. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z It is April now, and the rain falls in sweet showers that hathe every root and swelling hud of nature. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The fire crackled and a shower of cinders came from one corner. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Roommates were forever stepping out of showers, and waitresses appeared out of nowhere to deliver the onion rings and breakfast burritos that stained the pages of the manuscripts. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z As I’m unlocking my door—I don’t have one of those fancy clicker things—Bo says, “There’s a meteor shower tonight. It’s a small one.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Of course, if something lived inside her glove, the chemical shower would not reach it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When we reach the Launch Room at the arena, I shower. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In the morning, I do my routine, get up before the rest of the girls and brush my teeth and shower. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z For the first time in his life, Shin showered daily. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z A driver showered insults upon a woman named Epsie Worthy when she refused to pay an extra fare at a transfer point. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z This is to protect you from “household showers.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I take a shower, then make tomato soup from scratch for lunch. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He’s not thinking about Henry in the shower or at night, alone and wide awake in his bed. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The person in that painting would have fought back in the showers, he would have told the police who had attacked him. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He saw the aurora borealis, meteor showers over tumbling black waves, night skies so clear the stars seemed within reach, hung from a ceiling by fishing wire. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “But it’s very comfortable. I like to wear it after I get out of the shower.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s get through one shower first,” Caroline said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z "Did you notice Daisy's face when that girl asked her to put her under a cold shower?" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Slowly, I’m becoming aware of how gross I feel after going the whole weekend without a shower. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Sometimes I stay in that shower for half an hour if nobody notices. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I stepped over the other’s outstretched legs and washed quickly, using the soap the man in the shower thrust into my hands. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimple rinsed her hair out and got out of the shower, making her way back to the room in her gray terry cloth robe. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The showers were ice cold, but Hannah was so relieved it was water—and not the gas she’d expected—that she stood under the sprinklers a long time. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Morrie, who could no longer dance, swim, bathe, or walk; Morrie, who could no longer answer his own door, dry himself after a shower, or even roll over in bed. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I brush my teeth, take a shower, and start back to the room as Ty is kicking up the volume on the dock. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z These secret warriors often wore the clothes of ordinary men and women, deliberately blending into crowds and shunning the attention showered on the heroes of other wars. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She told me that girls who don't wash their junk get horrible infections, so I never skipped showering again. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Our program was strenuous: we trained from 8 A.M. until i P.M., broke for a shower and lunch, and then again from 2 P.M. to 4 P.M. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The summer of 1958 came, and with it, floating ships of clouds that lazily drifted by, docking sometimes in the afternoon to produce a shower to loosen the dust off the houses and the cars. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When I got to the pool, I had to take a shower. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The city dissolved in a shower of ancient glass and splintered quartz. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want to give you a wedding shower,” I said to Caroline in the cab on the way to Eric’s house. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I know that I need a bed, and I like to take frequent baths and showers. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The coach walked us to the locker room, assigned us a locker for our gym clothes, and showed us the shower room. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “I know,” Juanita chimed in from behind the shower curtain she was using to cover up while she dressed for bed. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Our high school was equipped with showers and a well-stocked cafeteria. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I felt a great shower of sapphire sand as his head rose up. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “You haven’t eaten or taken a shower in a really long time.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z There’s shampoo and conditioner, but also lotion and rectangle soap and round soap and bumpy, massaging soap and a shower scrub soap. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z We continued tossing the disc for Lumpy, showering him with praise every time he returned with the toy. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Mom made me take a shower in the basement before letting me upstairs. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Steven, Emilia, and Maria were ordered away, to take showers and change their clothes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a bathroom leading off from the bedroom—bright white tiles and a huge shower behind a cylinder of glass and chrome. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She wanted Eric to kiss up to her, escort her around, buy her gifts, and shower her with compliments. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The good thing is I have gym last period on Thursdays so I get to go home—well, whatever home I’m scheduled for—and shower. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z It’s pleasantly strange to see Hideo in a way no one else does—boyish, relaxed, wholly vulnerable, hair rumpled and wet from a shower, his sweatpants hanging low on his hips. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My wet swim trunks hung across the top of the shower door. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z In the late afternoons, they shower and dress for dinner. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z "You black tub a lard," yelled Pete, rushing forward on floppy shower clogs. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I see now what I saw then, flashing by with the swift, deceptive ease of an accident: shower of gravel, windmilling arms, a hand that claws at a branch and misses. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z After I got that stuff into me, I took a hot shower. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Scraps of paper fluttered down in a shower of homemade confetti. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A shower had been improvised from a rubber hose and a bucket filled with water heated by the kitchen staff. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I showered and brushed my teeth and put on dark jeans and a plain black T-shirt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z That was wrong, because my stepdad sometimes sang in the shower, and the acoustics didn’t stop him from sounding like a dying coyote. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I am very, very tired, but I take a shower and wash my hair. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I never used soap except when I showered, usually once or twice a week, and sometimes I didn’t use it even then. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Meals are always being cooked, dishes washed, the vacuum or shower running. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The taxi driver comes out of the shower, wet, with a towel wrapped about his mid-section. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The showers clicked on with an icy spray. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She concentrated on what was to happen next—after the showers and the hair-cutting, remembering from the lessons in Holocaust history in school. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A hundred times Shawn has seen me emerge from the bathroom unrecognizable, having washed the junkyard down the shower drain. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Under a mango tree a few meters from the yard was the latrine and the kule—open-air shower. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z When I was seven, Amá found out I hadn’t showered for five days, so she dunked me in a scalding hot tub and scrubbed me with a brush until my skin ached. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Once she jostled a small rock in passing and sent a shower of stones clattering down. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The ones that remained were fogged up as if the house just took a hot shower, which, judging by the dirt, wasn’t really possible. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z As soon as I got out of the shower, I pulled my mother into her bedroom and told her everything. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Then, just at dusk, the sky opened, and it began to rain—not li^it spring showers, but cold, soaking torrents of rain, streaming down her face, icicling rivulets down her chest and legs. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Bits of burning wood slid down at her, and Dany was showered with ash and cinders. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I plug the phone in to charge, pull the blind up and open the window, then go to the bathroom and run a cold shower. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s whispering—spilling words like showers of sleet, his mouth three inches from my ear. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I trudge to the shower, pick a ball of lint the size of a cat’s paw out of Finn’s belly button. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I go home after school to take another shower and change. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “Pamela had peanut butter legs all right,” Art said, his head under the shower, “smooth and easily spread.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I started with a quick shave and a shower, followed by a very brief physical exam. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing. Sorry, I didn’t know you were in the shower,” I said. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I would stare at it until it looked like water before drinking or taking a shower. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z At home, I don’t even sing in the shower. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Everyone is so excited about Nathan’s announcement that the family check-in stops, and all Mrs. Winters can do is make plans for the baby shower. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Deep inside I hoped maybe they would give me a baby shower. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Aly and I each showered and then we did our hair and makeup together in the living room. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They were marched into a communal shower by the border guards. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to take a shower,” I mumbled. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He informed us that at the end of every class period we had to take a shower. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z After his shower, he put his dirty clothes in his crate and got out his box of stationery. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z An orange light flashes, and all at once the window—and the windows above, below, and next to it—shatters into hundreds of tiny pebbles that shower over the Candor below. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Globs of spent toothpaste were stuck to the side of the sink, and the shower was covered with a soapy film. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But here there were no showers, no way to stay clean or to rinse out uniforms. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Before I go in, I shower in warm water and wash away the mortification of finding Michah with that girl. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z For five hours, he doesn’t shower or change his clothes or laugh or smile or cry. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I take a quick shower and see that Ellis’s shoes are on the floor in the bathroom. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The rotten leaves had been thrown up in showers. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When the ramrod was forced down behind, it created enough pressure to spray an opponent with a shower of slimy gunk. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z I did not even enjoy taking a shower that day or going to classes. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z This morning after my hot shower with plenty of hard scrubbin’, I packed me up a bag. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The showers have been broken for as long as I’ve been at the school. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Today, I took a quick shower, got dressed super fast, popped my Pop-Tart, and managed to get out the door on time. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I stopped my excruciatingly slow exit from the kitchen even though I needed to get out of there and take a shower if I didn’t want to be late. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Avoiding the mirror, I step into the shower and scrub the roses from my hair, my body, my mouth. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The rafters of the Zaal shook, and from their perches up in the dark a score of sleeping birds woke up in fear and flapped their wings, and little showers of dust drifted down. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In every room water dripped down from the ceiling, so when we had a hard rain outside, it was like a small rain shower inside. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Then she ran the shower on it, dried it, and placed it on the mantel. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z A shower of arrows arced over our heads and slammed into the enemy, vaporizing hundreds of demons. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They relieved themselves and showered outdoors or at the neighbor’s. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Finding me victimized and covered in green paint on the shower floor probably confirmed his opinion of my weakness. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z When we were showered and tattooed and dressed again, we were taken to our new barracks. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z We try to take a bath but the water doesn’t clear of its rust; the shower is the same. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The floor is dark brown tile, and each shower stall has wooden walls and a plastic curtain separating it from the central aisle. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z We showered and got dressed and headed for the subway because the Forensics Team was using the school bus. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “You can skip a shower for one day. It’s not going to kill you if you stink a little.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He takes me in and shows me the bathroom, which has handles in the shower. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z They fell from the sky like shooting stars with brilliant, rippling tails, showering the neighborhoods below with prizes for the kite runners. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z On some nights you can see a shower of meteors, always on the same few days of every year—a natural fireworks display, an entertainment in the heavens. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Another, a large, black-skinned man, sat naked on the floor awaiting his turn at the shower. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have that dress from my aunt’s shower. The baby-blue one. Remember?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I couldn’t even really take a shower—and I didn’t really have the use of both hands. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z His hair is still wet from the shower, the silvery gray shining brightly through the black strands. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Rain showers had begun to slant down out of the sky again, but the rain wasn’t the problem. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I say, thoroughly offended, even though I’m not at all sure I don’t need a shower. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She goes down the hall, takes the fastest shower ever, and changes into her Batman T-shirt. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Something like a stone came out of it in a shower of fire and sparks. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She tells me that María was yelling at her dad because she was cold and didn’t have hot water to shower. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Freddie glared at me across the room, but I ignored him, wrapped a towel around my waist, and walked over to the showers. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z There was even a shower in the head, and the walls and floor of the tiny space sloped down, following the curve of the hull, to a central drain. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z But then she’d wiped her eyes, marched to her dorm room, and taken a long shower, scrubbing her hair until her scalp was raw. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z After a little while Irwin got up and went into the bathroom, and I heard the rushing of shower water. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z By the time he’s out of the shower, Mr. Stevens has loaded the car, and Daniel’s two sisters are raring to go. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I take a shower when I get home because I can’t think of anything else to do. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Zeitoun was enjoying the cool water of his first shower in over a week. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Later, the doctors designed gas chambers camouflaged as shower rooms that held from fifteen to twenty victims at a time. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z By the time Piper had showered, changed, and grabbed a bagel from the mess hall, she could hear the ship’s landing gear extending. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then he quickly took a shower and dressed in his Scout uniform. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I could get up at 6:45, shower, eat at 7:15, catch the bus at 7:37, go to school, and have a regular day. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I got out of the shower and dressed, Delia and Pita were asleep, fully stretched out on what would have been my side of the bed. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Dicey remembered that in the bathroom she had seen a stall shower. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Then an inmate on my gallery got called on a visit, and he was entitled to a shower. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The nursemaid Milagros told on Yoyo telling the general that story, and her parents hit her very hard with a belt in the bathroom, with the shower on so no one could hear her screams. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I had to trash your clothes,” she says after I’ve taken the shower that she insisted I take. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Before he could recover his balance, he was sliding rapidly downward in a shower of loose stones and earth. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He remembered when Xan was young, how she would make ripe fruit explode in a shower of stars just by standing too closely. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z We signed in, were given two very small, stiff towels for the shower, and trudged off across the grounds to see what we got for our $11 apiece. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Barack had disappeared to take a shower and put on his tux. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Actually, I saved just about everything—my movie ticket, a handkerchief from the hotel, even the soap and shower cap! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “We didn’t want to shower and miss the surprise!” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Once Mr. Bow spotted the lice, he escorted me to a delousing shower room in the hospital and I washed with a parasiticide that smelled like licorice. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I pull on the beam, the ceiling groans and down on Mam’s bed there’s a shower of plaster, slates, rain. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Her hair was wet, like she was just out of the shower. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He would eat hot meals, stand for long minutes in a shower, read his Bible, and wait for mail call. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He mussed my hair, but the joke was on him, because it was still wet from my shower. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I hit my fist into the wall of the shower. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The old Madame was charmed with Edna’s visit, and showered all manner of delicate attentions upon her. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until I was in the shower — the water too hot, burning my skin — that I realized I was freezing. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Even though I had showered that morning, I felt a tacky film slicking my arms and legs. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z A veteran of Buchenwald told us that we would be taking a shower and afterward be sent to different blocks. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Charles and Emma showered love and attention on him, and he loved them back. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was almost a magical place, where only good things happened to me and everybody there showered me with smiles. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I would be walking along that path, and all at once I’d be attacked by a shower of overripe persimmons. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He just says she is going to take care of me because he has a headache and needs to take a shower. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Next a baby shower!” shouted Mrs. Ruiz in her heavy Spanish accent. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z When I walked in the door to my house, I headed straight to the bathroom for a shower. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “You can take turns showering. Your little sister can go first. I suggest you don’t take longer than five minutes each. Otherwise you’ll run out of hot water.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “I’m going to take a shower,” I say. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z So Cade took a shower upstairs and changed into his Flat Face Pizza delivery-boy uniform, which was just a T-shirt with the childish Flat Face logo and a pair of blue jeans. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “Okay, it’s twenty till, so I’m going to run down to my floor and take a quick shower before dinner. I can meet you both downstairs in the lobby.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z A shower of burning embers greeted Sullivan as he entered the building. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z But there came a point, maybe around the time I was eleven or twelve, when my mom stopped sitting in fitting rooms with me or brushing her teeth while I was in the shower. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I decide not to take a shower, or even to change out of last night’s underwear. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Inside the shower, I found a dozen bottles of shampoo and conditioner. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z A minor groundswell sounded behind the shower curtain, as though a rather delinquent porpoise were suddenly at play. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I was the kind who showered daily and wore clean clothes and answered the phone when it rang. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Tears flow from her eyes, mingling with the spray of my shower hose. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I get home and shower the grease off myself, and before I’m even dressed, I pull Charlie’s cigar box from behind the bed and open it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Once, I answered his phone when he was in the shower and he got quite upset and accused me of not trusting him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z When Rowan turned off his shower, he heard the chop of helicopter blades, and when he came out onto the lawn, it was waiting for them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was already eleven when I got into the shower. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Think about it, the guy hasn’t showered in days, no place to stay, chased by the cops, pretty much wears the same gear 24/7. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She saw some terry cloth and a rubber shower clog at the end of a hairy leg. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, I sit on the shower floor, the water beating down on my head, for a good twenty minutes. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z There is the grandmother who slipped in the shower and broke her hip and is learning to use a walker. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He acted as though he hadn’t heard, grabbed a towel from his cell, and strode quickly down the gallery to the shower stall. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, Percy thought, if he could just get a shower, a change of clothes, and some sleep, he’d be golden. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They undressed silently and showered together, pressing against each other in the narrow bathroom and then clinging together in bed, their bodies still wet and their movements slow. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I showered until the hot water was gone, then I crawled in bed and did not sleep. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Convict number 4,565, aged thirty-eight years . . . and in good health, was showered with three pails of cold water. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom hangs up and chases me out with instructions to take a shower and clean my room. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z When Dad’s old Chevy truck backfired I showered blood across the sidewalk. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Later, after a hot shower and with the suit on, I looked like an Ivy League kid from the 1950s. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Then Dad switched on the shower and got in. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She walked by a barbershop where men were getting their hair straightened, wearing shower caps like women. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Her dark hair was wet, like she’d taken a hasty shower. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He got him a towel and a cake of soap, told him to take off his rags, and pointed the way to the showers. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But they have been permitted to shower with real soap, and so they look scrubbed. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The small bathroom contained a huge, full-length mirror behind the door, and so I could not escape the reflection of my naked self as I leaned in to turn on the shower faucet. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z People rush home to seek relief from the heat, have lunch, take cold showers, and nap before returning to work at 2 P.M. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z What I love best: the lotus-pod shower, where heavy drops will massage my scalp as if I were standing in a monsoon. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “I thought you just got out of the shower!” he says. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Most mysterious. And now, over to Jim McGuffin with the weather. Going to be any more showers of owls tonight, Jim?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Alien abductions always make me feel like I need a boiling bleach shower. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But often the problem was with the inmates—they could take forever with showering, shaving, and coiffing, trying to get together the perfect self-presentation. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know it was Marcus who attacked you in the showers.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Between July and October only a few scattered showers had taken place and these did not produce much water at all. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Every night, the water in the bottom of my shower turns brown for a minute as the dirt runs from between my toes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Reporter Joseph Chamberlin spent hours roaming the streets, often finding himself dodging showers of scorching sparks. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z When they turn to white they are blinding, and the shower of sparks falls like stars. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My only wish was to take the shower as soon as possible and lie down on a cot. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right, then. Would you like your shower before or after breakfast?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Aside from Ma and me, there were only a few other people at the shower: four women from the junior high school where we taught and Mrs. Ruiz. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Our teachers always told us, though, “God won’t give you marks if you don’t work hard. God showers us with his blessings, but he is honest as well.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In the morning, as my mom showers, I stack the frozen plastic containers inside an insulated lunch pack, which I place in the bottom of my backpack. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The window was uncovered and looked out at the beach and tall dark pines, and I had my own television and a huge bathroom with an ice-block shower cubicle. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Then the squall struck whining from the west, with gale force, breaking both forestays, and the mast came toppling aft along the ship’s length, so the running rigging showered into the bilge. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Argentine sightseers crowded the docks to see the world-famous explorers, and showered the crew with invitations to dinners, dances, and cabarets. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Apparendy, privileges had been traded—shower times, chore schedules, the best slots for activities—in order to win support. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z All they were looking forward to was the shower. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I just shrugged and went to my room, took a shower, and fell right to sleep. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He eats his meals off a tray in Commons, shares a bathroom with a floor full of people, showers each morning in a stall. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I took the world’s fastest shower before meeting Sean in the library. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “Yeah, sure,” Colin said, reaching in to turn on the shower. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “I can only assume you mean for the showers.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Chuck had to drag Thomas out of his sleeping bag in the morning, drag him to the showers, and drag him to the dressing rooms. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z While my cousin and her friends shower in the open, I wait on a bench, pretending to study my class schedule. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I sniffed under my arms, then thought better of it and went and took a quick shower. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z I take the clothes with me to the bathroom, dress after showering. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He’d already showered at the mine, most likely, but Mom wouldn’t let him in the house if he had a molecule of coal anywhere on him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The Hebrew creation myths say that the earth was chaotic and void before God showered it with light and formed its features. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z For a moment, Mary Lou was forgotten as the girls fell into raptures about the simple pleasure of a real shower. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you shower up and we’ll talk about it on the way. And wear something nice,” Coach says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk into the decontamination shower and scrub off, letting the warm water run over my face where they can’t see my tears if they are watching. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I had never showered with other guys looking at me before. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I turn on the shower and stand under the warm rain for a minute before I realize I'm still in my underclothes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In the post office, in the plaza, or in the beauty shop where she worked, Felicia could have earned standing ovations and showers of red carnations. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z This time he wasn’t in the shower five minutes when Petey burst in and said, “Mom needs your help!” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z They would offer a pamphlet with one hand while using the other hand to shower us with all manner of smelly liquids. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She sneaks out of the house while I’m in my shower. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Slowly, I drag myself out of bed and into the shower. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Inside is a cubicle with a vent that opens out above the shower in the bathroom. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z You could fit five people in the shower. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Rotten durian rinds showered over him as he tumbled into the black water. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z There was a shower right between every two rooms in our wing, and about eighty-five times a day old Ackley barged in on me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Some part of the swarm is always at the same position in the Earth’s orbit, so the meteor shower is always observed on the same day of every year. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In a whirling shower of sparks the fairy grew to nearly six feet tall. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I need a cold shower to keep things going? It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The drops of water hammered down on them, like a shower on at full force. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a moment where the headlamps illuminate the ice and water below, like a swimming pool, but then the hood crashes through and, with a shower of sparks, everything goes dark. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I don’t know if it was the shower or the feeling of release I had from writing all night, but I was happy to see them. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It had been a brief shower, not a thunderstorm. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It was, like, my mother had given me a grief shower, you know? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Whatever we had ended when you jumped me in the showers.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Then I stood up and pressed it back in place but the blood sprayed out in a circle like a shower nozzle. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma acted like a waitress and served everyone as Caroline took center stage sitting on the loveseat that we designated the “shower chair.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z First, I go to my apartment to take a quick shower and change my clothes, so Nora doesn’t see paint splatter on me. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “When was the last time you showered? Or brushed your teeth?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Since we can't exactly set him down on the embroidered bedspread, we haul him into the bathtub and turn the shower on him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A shower then completed the whole body’s purification in readiness for prayer. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In the shower, I note that I’m reshaping. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z No one heard me when I accidentally tore down the shower curtain sneaking into the house. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But up those ominous fourteen steps is a shower. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Though we didn’t have a large celebration, she was showered with flowers, simple gifts and good food. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I limp into the shower and program in the gentlest cycle I can remember, free of any soaps and hair products, and squat under the warm spray, elbows on my knees, head in my hands. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z "The schedule gives us time to shower before second period," she says. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Go. I oughta make you take a shower, smelling like outside.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z You snored super loudly and cracked your gum and took showers that lasted way longer than the ten-minute rule. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Showers at Dad’s house are the best—he has one of those pounding, pulsing shower systems that spray water from the sides as well as the top, so the water smashes you everywhere. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z You take a bath or shower, lather yourself with my product, let it sit for three minutes, and once it's rinsed off, you look as though you're twenty-five years old. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I told him I was fine, that everything would be fine, that they didn’t need to worry, that I just needed to take a shower and I would be fine. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Despite the fire’s approach, the heat and shower of burning debris, Chamberlin remained calm, watching the dramatic scene in front of him and mentally taking notes. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Another on our shower reads, “Dry bathing only!” which consists of shower gel and paper towels. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I hadn’t showered that morning and was wearing my old moth-eaten Celtics sweatpants and a Captain America T-shirt. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z ‘Flaherty,” Coach M said, “why don’t you go back to the showers and get dressed. I want to speak with Ryan Dean and his captain.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I miss taking long showers and washing and conditioning my hair. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z So we each get A fistful of sparklers, Firecrackers, A paper log cabin That smokes and fizzes, Rockets that shower sparks About the height Of the clothesline. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But now he sat on his cot and waited for Zero to return from the shower room. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The calendar of events is full of committee meetings and baby showers, and I shift around in my wooden chair, hoping the meeting will end soon. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Later after some showers we went to the Ricochet Lounge. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I woke up ten minutes before the meeting was supposed to start and ran to the showers. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I know. Stranger danger. Make sure Ray’s safe in the shower. He can come into the girls’ shower.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He smells like he’s fresh from the shower, wearing something that I call trying-to-smell-like-a-man cologne. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z People were going to start showing up in a few minutes, and I still needed to shower. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Your mom was getting into the shower when you left. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z He took out his knife and struck the sparker again and again on the rasp, producing a shower of sparks each time, which each time failed to light the paper in the fireplace. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z A shower of brilliantly colored sweets fell into Harry’s lap. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I exercised until it doubled, from fifty to one hundred beats per minute, and then I stopped, because I didn’t want to get too hot or sweaty, with no bath or shower on board. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z From this room come smells—formaline, and dry and a shower. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole house is quiet except for the trickle of the water coming from the shower in the bathroom. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z They packed up the tent next morning and moved on through a dreary shower of rain. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Only it wasn’t easy to reach the showers. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I let him into the shower, allowed two officers and an inmate through the center gate, and then returned to the task of trying to clear W-gallery. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “She is right, child. What is here is bad enough. Let us live moment by moment. There is no harm in dreaming about a shower. God knows we could all use one.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Fidelito pointed at a shower of red and green sparks in the sky. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben doesn’t seem to mind, even though he’ll have to shower chocolate out of his hair and eyebrows. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He could hear the shower running from down the hallway, and the thought of seeing Javier again filled him with excitement. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Frank took the quickest possible shower, put on the clothes Hazel had set out—an olive-green shirt with beige cargo pants, really?—then grabbed his spare bow and quiver and bounded up the attic stairs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It does distract me from my other distractions for a bit, and I’m able to knock out my homework and shower without getting sidetracked. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “Him just hanging up there holding some arms, blood showering the screaming audience. It was all over the news. Didn’t you see it?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I do my best thinking in the shower. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It had showered the day before, and as Frightful and I passed an old stump, I noticed that it had collected the rain. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since the disgusting baths at the Mosses’ and the quick showers at Lake Mag, my idea of heaven was soaking in a tub of fresh, bubbly water. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z As the clock begins to chime near the gates, the first archer lets his arrow fly, soaring over the crowd and hitting its mark in a shower of sparks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He pretended he was taking a shower bath; he made faces and danced around and rubbed imaginary soap under his armpits. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “Take a shower, get dressed, and take some clothes for overnight. You’re not leaving this house without breakfast.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Except for one hour of rec per day and a shower on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, it’s where he was all the time. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The rotten leaves had been thrown up in showers. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I trudged through the snow to the shower block for the pleasure of dancing through ice water, then went to the general store and hung out by the stove with half a dozen others. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Afterwards, in the sting and rush and the steam of Fang’s shower, I opened my mouth and let the water pour down my throat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He’d rather get ten more minutes of sleep than shower before school. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z On her face and arms, a shower of dirt and pebbles and glass. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Park took forever to eat his breakfast and take a shower. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I started throwing punches in the shower way back when Jazz was a baby. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He hung his helmet on a peg, stripped off his boots and coveralls, and got into the shower and started lathering up with Lava soap. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Until I wasn't aware I was in the shower, in the dorms, in New York. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I needed to take me another long hot shower. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The crowd of guests stood and showered the couple with rose petals. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I headed to the bathroom, started getting dizzy in the shower. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I stepped out of the shower and onto the rug, which rested just beneath the bathroom heater. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z We found concrete slabs where the latrines and shower rooms stood, and irrigation ditches, and here and there, the small rock arrangements that once decorated many of the entranceways. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z She longed to get home and have a long, cold shower, put her hair up in a satin bonnet, and lie down on her couch with her laptop. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Now he was standing under a tree with his dog, as though sheltering from a shower of rain. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “My mother is in the shower,” Lily said in a low voice, as if she could be easily heard. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z They pop as they brighten, some accompanied by a shower of glowing white sparks and a bit of smoke. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I showered quickly, changed, and met the family in the courtyard. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z While I waited for the shower to shut off, I thought about writing a new novel. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z You would have to have a gray area—an air lock with a chemical shower of some kind. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He would come to visit a bunch of times, which made him the only ten-year-old who showered and brushed his teeth in our dorm's coed bathrooms. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Normally he looked forward to his time in the shower. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z As he dressed, he realized that coming out of a shower full of boys he felt both the cleanest and the dirtiest of any other time in his life. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Sohrab faced me and talked while we showered, which was weird, but at least there was a spray going and soap partially covering me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Some continued to use the showers as a means of abuse. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s taken a shower, washed me off his skin. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Her curly hair was damp, as if she’d just gotten out of the shower. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand in the shower for ages, gradually' reducing the water temperature, making it cooler and cooler until it’s properly cold. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They were eager to get the truck unloaded, and get breakfast, a hot shower, and some sleep. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Ear and Eye fought over the tiny shower. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The doctor told me I’d be able to take a shower that morning, as much as I’d have liked that nurse to help me out again. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The shower didn’t last nearly as long as I hoped it would, though. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Before I could stop them, a shower of fat, ugly tears started rolling down my face. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad were in the basement—I could hear the shower running—when I slipped inside the house and went to my room. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She wished that she could have showered and changed, but there wasn't time. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He was saying, “Still no shower baths, though,” but it got choked off in the middle. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z They brought all the usual things: bedsheets and shower shoes, clothes hangers, an alarm clock. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The schooner exploded, knocking Inej off her feet and showering the docks in flame. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The shower washes away some of my jumbled thoughts, and by the time I step out, I feel a little calmer about being here. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I shut down my account,” I said, turning off my shower. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She said, “Dead rattlers drying on the shower curtain rod. A man with rulers for hands sitting in the room next door. You know, chihuahuas in the mini-fridge.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The few who clawed their way into the ranks of officers still encountered filthy toilets, secondhand uniforms, segregated showers, and disrespect from white soldiers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z After two hours of half sleeping and half reading, I roll out of bed and shower. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z After putting on her nightgown, she rinsed out her panty hose in the bathroom and hung them over the shower rod. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Jule grabbed a pile of clothes she’d laid out earlier and hung them up on the hook next to the outdoor shower. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I like to lie on my back and let the shower rain down on me full force. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Back in her room, Dimple loaded up her shower caddy and took a quicker shower than she strictly wanted to. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I have a brief vision of the semi sliding across the intersection into that pole, the showers of sparks from the damaged transformer. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Dust, ants, and twigs showered over her, but the trees also caught the craft and kept it from being swept away. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d stand in front of us, so colossal he eclipsed the sun, shaking his head so droplets would shower down on us like salty rain. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He had that large gym bag strapped across his chest and he looked like he’d taken a shower; his hair was wet and his cheeks were pink. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Upstairs, high on the seventeenth floor of the building, an explosion blew out a shower of glass and concrete, and she had disappeared under their weight. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Despite a recent shower, beads of sweat form above his lip and on his newly shaven head. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He reached into the stall to turn off the dribbling shower and then pounded an open palm against the tile wall. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I hadn’t showered or put on clean clothes in the millions of miles since I said good-bye to Julia Bishop. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The pan is sputtering loudly and has showered the wall behind the stove with oil. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z "Gunthor son of Gum, hear me. My House is rich and powerful. If the Stone Crows will see us safely through these mountains, my lord father will shower you with gold." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I'm showered and dressed now; my window lets in daylight. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z There was no real point to the task, but my father showered us with compliments when the two sides dropped to the floor. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z She lets the water run in the shower, turns up the thermostat to compensate for the terrible moment when she will have to step onto the mat on the bathroom floor, unclothed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A tiny bit of light came through the shower curtains and all from our room, and I could see him lying in bed. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I stand in the shower as long as they let me before I have to come out to be readied. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The first bell had already rung, so the showers were empty, which I was grateful for. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I take, a quick shower and towel dry my hair before twisting it into a sloppy bun. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The decon shower takes seven minutes, and you are not permitted to leave during that period, because the shower needs time to work on viruses. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I hated taking a shower with a bunch of other guys. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He ate his dinner, showered, and went to bed. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “I’m going to take a shower. After breakfast we’ll go to school.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z After I took a shower and was in my pajamas, I told Calista I was coming down with the flu, but I could tell she didn’t believe me. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Stars of all colors bursting into the night, silver pin- wheels spinning, golden lances up-up-BOOM! crimson flashes flashing blasting, scarlet showers BOOM! emerald rain BOOM! The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z One is a shower; the other, a toilet. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I barely let the water run over my body before I came out of the shower, so that I would not delay. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Before you shower, you want to shoot some hoops?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Without turning to face me, Uhmma tells me over her shoulder, Hurry up and take a shower. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z This is like a dream, Matt thought as he scrubbed and rescrubbed himself in the steamy shower. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no hair to wash, because the shower also dispensed a nontoxic hair-removing solution that I rubbed all over my face and body. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I took a shower, which felt awesome after a week of grimy travel. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She took a long shower and washed the sweat of travel and the memories of Puerto Rico off her skin. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It was coming from the shower wall, which means it was coming from the apartment next door. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z And even if I had been on a team, the showers in the Chapel Hill High School locker room were individual stalls with curtains and everything. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Then those images—the ones of Bat Lady maybe getting dressed or showering—filled my head. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I get up and take a quick shower, being a bit more careful about the buttons I hit, and head down to the dining room. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z How every birthday, she spent time with me, showering me with love. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “If I’m going to beat someone up, they’ll see me coming. Only cowards attack a kid in the showers.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Ellie was only twenty-something and had four kids to worry about, so she didn’t even know that husbands don’t take showers in their offices in the middle of the day. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I am starting in on the shower rack when my phone buzzes. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The Tunguska Event seems to have been caused by a chunk of Comet Encke, a piece substantially larger than the tiny fragments that cause those glittering, harmless meteor showers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A few seconds later a grenade exploded where he’d been lying, sending up a shower of plants and dirt, leaving a crater three feet wide. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Mrs. Glass got up, took three steps over to the shower curtain, and waited for a disembodied hand to claim the washcloth. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The iridescent particles soared above La Llorona and fell over her in a divine shower that bathed her in what I can only describe as sunlight. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He closed his eyes as dust from above showered down on top of him, and he winced as something scraped his skin. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z |
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