Her eyes rolled back, and she sighed happily. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Releasing a heavy sigh, I slathered butter all over a piece of warm corn bread. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The ape sighed as I pulled him off me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The widow sighed a soft sound of contentment. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“It is this denial,” he announced, “that has plunged the prince deep into the melancholy of love. Fasting, brooding, sighing, and disordered dress are its most infallible signs.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I am a black woman without her products. All this new growth? I will never get a brush through this again,” Nicole said with a sigh. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes go by, and then Mrs. Van Dorn gets up, heaves a big sigh, puts her book under her arm, and starts walking slowly back toward her house. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sigh as I remember my big plans for Halloween with Soojin. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Pet heaved a sigh and pulled itself together, sheathing the threat it had been sending out. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She gasped and sighed and called my name. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed and stood up, then bent and kissed me on the forehead. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He shook his head in disgust and sighed, a sound low but filled with fury. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Finished, she sat down on the edge of a chair, dangled the letter in her hand for a moment, then sighed and took off her glasses. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

As Obama spoke, compassionate and cadenced, American flags fluttering behind him, Blaine shifted, sighed, leaned back on the couch. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We all breathe a sigh of relief at that. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

He released a huge sigh and turned, his eyes roaming over Ivy and Layla until they landed on Mom. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The memories of the hard work in the rice fields, her father’s careworn hands, the plain rice in the dinner bowls, and Ma’s sighs washed upon her like the splashes of water from the lake. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Dad sat down on the ledge, leaned his crutch against the rail, and sighed. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She sighed and looked up and down the street. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Soon that too came to its confusing end, and, sighing, he moved again. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coach West wasn’t lying, because I drop the stupid stick almost every time someone tries to pass it to me, and Natalie sighs each and every time. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I brought her another glass, and she sighed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I bumped my shoulder against his, and he let out a sigh and relaxed a little. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Something furry pushed itself against her side in one smooth, insinuating motion, Coraline jumped, then breathed a, sigh of relief when she saw what it was. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

The unspoken may well up within my mother and cause her to sigh. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tucker sighed and sat down on the porch swing. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I sighed in relief, and continued with the psychoanalysis. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He heard Silvertongue breathe a sigh of relief, as if all the cares in the world had lifted from his shoulders. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

With another sigh, I turned to my computer. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Bigger sighed, shrugged his shoulders and sucked his lungs full of smoke. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Lola sighed and shook her head slowly, as though trying to reconcile herself to the unacceptable truth. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I stand stiffly for a second and then loop my arms around him and sigh. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Jemmy let out a small sigh of relief. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpop sighed like he really didn’t want to talk about it, which made Genie feel bad for asking. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Desdemona came into a physical knowledge of these women, shared their pains and sighs, their fear and protectiveness, their outrage, their expectation. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She smoothed it with her right hand and sighed. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She stared at it for a few moments before he sighed and said, “Do you want to ride with me or walk?” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Letting forth a great sigh, he summoned enough strength to heave himself up to his hands and knees. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

A sigh of relief escaped her when she saw the house. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slept without sigh or smile, a beautiful dreamer, one ivory arm flung above her jet-black head. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The things people do to keep from being lonely,” sighed Nhamo. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once that was done, she took one last look at the bottle mound and sighed. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He talked about the horses, about Gladiola and Pippin and Thunder, ignoring the way Finn rolled his eyes and sighed and muttered under his breath. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t want to tell you this, but”—he sighs—“you’re the worst person I’ve ever met in my life, hands down.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

As he struck up the first notes, a sigh of pleasure came from Papa Bellini and he settled back on the stool with his eyes closed. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at me, waiting for an explanation, and when I didn’t respond, she sighed and pulled a small box out of her pocket. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Penelope put the poem down with a sigh; they would return to the Hesperus later. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“There’s a mighty fine bird,” he whispered, and sighed a tender sigh. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mr. D got up with a huge sigh. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Homer,” she sighed, “the one thing in this old world I do understand is you.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed, then, in her turn, and stared up at the sky through the gaps in the trees. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Red,” Bongo said with a sigh, “please don’t remind me.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Poor girls don’t stand any chance, Belle says, unless they put themselves forward,” sighed Meg. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed deeply as a rather pungent smell drifted up from the kitchen. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Angel sighed in disappointment and let Monique return to the bedroom and the TV. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed deeply and soon he was fast asleep. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama sighs when I tell her that we have to come back tomorrow. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lily sighed, but obediently she got down from her chair. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“This is enough,” I sighed, closing my eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Whew!” she sighed, “I can usually take care of myself, but there’s one type that’s so hungry it’s all you can do to hold them off.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

His grandma looked up at the ceiling and sighed. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I kept tossing and turning as my relatives grunted, sighed, and snored in their sleep. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I look at Vik, and he looks at me before sighing heavily. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He was quiet for a long time afterward; then he sighed and shook his head, his eyes misty. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

At the end of the night, when Alejandro locked the door behind us, he sighed through his nose and said, “Just not chili season yet.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Breathing a sigh of relief, Mark walked up to a round door with a wheel handle in the middle, like something in a submarine. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“You don’t eat ’em,” returned Mr. Pumblechook, sighing and nodding his head several times, as if he might have expected that, and as if abstinence from watercresses were consistent with my downfall. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel like Quinby showed me the answer to the puzzle,” I said, sighing. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He sighed as he pushed himself up from the bench. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Anne sighed, untied her hair ribbon and came in. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rested his forehead on his hand and stared off into no-one-knows-where and, from time to time, sighed huge sighs, like the wind. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I let out a frustrated sigh and offered her the Lotería boards. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He sighed, shaking his round head of white hair. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mama watches me, sighs, and takes off her gloves. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She would sigh sometimes just before falling asleep, thinking that she had indeed come far enough away from the Sundown House. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ruby breathed a woeful sigh as her dinner was put before her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The trees crowded close to the road, their leaves rustling in a breeze that sounded like the whole forest sighing. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Willem gives a loud sigh, squatting to the ground in mock annoyance with his bicycle chain, while really taking the time to observe the butcher shop. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But in fact it lasted probably no more than thirty seconds, and then from the gallery I heard what sounded like a great sigh, a deep, collective “ummmm,” followed by the cries of women. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple rolled her eyes and sighed, waiting for Papa to come on. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

A long sigh of relief escaped slowly through Yossarian’s mouth when he saw that Snowden was not in danger of dying. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

With the relief of knowing I had passed through a crisis, I sighed because there was nothing to hold me back. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“More cruel than ever. Don’t you see how I’m pining away?” and Laurie gave his broad chest a sounding slap and heaved a melodramatic sigh. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Personally,” he sighed, his eyes still closed, “I think marriage is a very important thing to do, and you’re missing a hell of a lot if you don’t try it.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione sighed and set to work, muttering under her breath as she transformed various aspects of Ron’s appearance. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

That night, the camp was dark and quiet except for the sound of Alec snoring and the soft sighs of Trina’s breath on Mark’s chest. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When he heard what Frodo had to tell, he became full of concern, and shook his head and sighed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

So when the bell stayed silent, Jonathan sighed with disappointment. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stormed out of the kitchen, leaving behind sudden sighs of relief. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” she drawled, sighing, “I guess folks just have to love each other naturally. You can’t make ’em.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed, and then looked into my eyes, seeming to forget the road completely for a time. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The judge sighed wearily and motioned him out of the courtroom and crooked his fingers at the constable. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple sighed and leaned against the wall next to the pictures, crossing her arms over her chest. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I sighed, resigning myself to a term of sleeping outside and scavenging meals where I could find them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’m glad the air is so loud he can’t hear me sigh. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“A storyteller? I mean, he always told us cool bedtime stories, but…” Sierra sighed. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He sighed and shook his head just a bit to show her he would not tell—at least not yet, he thought. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She heard the nurse say, “Oh, well,” on a sighing note. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tied the shawl around her waist then, and sighed. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Biddy sighed as she looked at the ships sailing on, and returned for answer, “Yes; I am not over-particular.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed, the kettle whistled, and she poured water into her mug. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hurry away from the soldier, passing all the forlorn people handcuffed by the curb, and join the mob heading toward the school, all of us breathing a communal sigh of relief. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I sighed, folding my arm over my eyes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I sigh, but not loud enough for Mrs. Walton to hear. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She huddled back in her nest, sniffing the jerky, but sighed and tossed it away. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Releasing a heavy sigh, I returned to the results page. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Glancing around her room, the assassin let out a long sigh. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He sighed, and Salva heard that sigh all the way to his heart. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s just like the rest of them, Principal,” Granny sighed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You keep getting me in trouble,” Liyana’s friend Sylvie sighed on one of their lunchtime walks from school to the falafel stand. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“If only all marks were so easy,” he sighed. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

I sigh, then return to the main salon. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I had sighed and jittered my knees up down up down up down so our seats shook, because I hated being on the bus. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A sigh of relief went up from the passengers. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The sigh that came out of me was so loud and long that it didn’t sound like me at all. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And finally Claire sighs and asks, “Shall I put on a pot of coffee?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He gazed about the room again, sighed, then turned and moved toward the door. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

Chaol covered his face with a hand and let out a long, long sigh. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Baba sighed behind me and dropped the bags. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Looks like it’s going to rain all day today,” she sighed, not closing the curtains. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Maya plopped down on his other side with a sigh, then tucked one of her legs under her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The Colonel sat down next to me in religion class, sighed, and said, “You reek of smoke, Pudge.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She has her bottom lip clenched by her teeth, but then finally she lets go of the sigh she’s been holding. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

All is terror and turmoil, a moan and a sighing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, I rip open the pack of noodles and drop them into the water. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sanders made a sound in his throat, like a sigh, as if to say he didn’t care if I believed him or not. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jean sighed, set her trowel aside, and wiped her forehead, leaving a smear of earth that Matty found very appealing. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

A great sigh rose up from the audience. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then, about the time I bent over him, he heaved a big sort of sigh and struggled up to start licking my hands and wagging that stub tail. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You wouldn’t believe the things Sonny said to him,” Emily Sue sighed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

My mother heaved a sigh of relief; her tense limbs relaxed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

We got into the front seats, and when my mother pulled her door closed and sighed, it hit me. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” her mother said, and then sighing heavily over the phone line, she added, “Obinze came to see me.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But then he looked Luke in the eye and sighed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“That was a big sigh,” Dad said to me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

One of them opens his mouth to protest, but when Hideo tilts his head once toward the door, the man sighs and guides both of them out of the room. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He sighed, and sounding genuinely sympathetic, said, “That sucks. I’m sorry.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But he only shook his head and sighed. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

When I came back to check, I breathed a sigh of relief. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“The Collective decided when to bring us out of stasis so we would be of most value, just like you and the other Zetas. But . ..” He sighs. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He’s running his hands through his thick, curly hair and he sighs deeply. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Then the sea breathed again in a long, slow sigh, the water boiled white and pink over the rock; and when it went, sucking back again, the body of Piggy was gone. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He sighed, spat, and said, “Havin’ faith means it’s all right either way, son. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I can tell because she is sighing more than usual. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

She took a long drag of air, turned it into a big windy sigh. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s longer,” Taran said, “but the Marshes are too treacherous. Last time, Adaon’s brooch guided me. Now,” he added with a sigh, “I’m afraid I’d lead us to the same fate as the Huntsmen.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Now let me tell you girls something,” she starts, and I bite my sigh way back. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Mom heaved the dramatic sigh of a mother from an Indian movie whose daughter desires to marry a simple peasant instead of the rich, suitable suitor. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The wind blew chill through the pass, and they heard the tree-tops lower down moaning and sighing. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The man lowered his gaze to the floor again and heaved a sigh. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The Humbug sighed with relief, and Milo and the princesses prepared to greet the victorious army. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed irritably and looked at the Red Cow. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, I turned around and trudged back the way I had come, in a mood neatly suited to the desolate landscape. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Italian, whose head covered with patent leather curls aroused in women an irrepressible need to sigh, dealt with Amaranta as with a capricious little girl who was not worth taking seriously. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was his phony sigh, his usual act. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clarisse pulled a wet Confederate dollar from her pocket and sighed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lily props the rifle on her shoulder and sighs, a sound that is far too grown-up for her small frame. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I’ll wear mine too,” I sighed, and before long we were rolling toward the escalator—a good number of people staring. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“There is that,” Abuelita said, reaching out to caress our faces one by one, listening to our unhappy sighs. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Lady Constance walked slowly back to her seat, lowered herself carefully, and heaved a most unladylike sigh. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Looking up at the ceiling, she rotated her raw, burning joints and gave a sigh of contentment. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

E. says she can perceive sigh, commences as soon as painful thought crosses mind, before it can have affected respiration. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She let out a sigh, really something more than a sigh. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nhamo lay back on the springy grass with a sigh of satisfaction. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naomi leaned her head against my shoulder and sighed. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

She sighs, and puts her arm around me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He sighs quietly into my ear, and in return I stroke the thick hair of his back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She’d tell them the truth, with a sigh and a wry smile: “Nothing much. Just someone to love with all my heart. Nothing much at all.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He puts on his cap, shoves his hands into his trouser pockets, sighs and looks up at the ceiling. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He heaved a big sad sigh, then closed his eye. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He sank into one of the cracked leather armchairs in front of the fire grate with a sigh. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Good grief, I hope this one doesn’t keep me awake,” said Kate with a sigh. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Christ, I’m glad you’re alive 1” he exclaimed, heaving an enormous sigh. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She sat down with a loud sigh at the table. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I sigh, slow to a stop, and swing my board over my shoulder. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Another white man walked up to the counter and I sighed with relief. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I only had a silk!” sighed Meg. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she nodded and yes’m’d right up until her mother finally sighed, the last braid laid down tightly against Ophie’s scalp. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She poured herself a slug of the vegetable compound and sighed with relief. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Drawn out with a slight nod and a sigh. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The preacher rose, sighed, and drew from his pocket a small wooden cross with a chain upon it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah yes,” she sighed; “I keep forgetting that many people do. But I suppose they are necessary, for you’d never really know how pleasant one was unless you knew how unpleasant it wasn’t.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Armin let the shirt drop and put an arm under Falconer's head as he sighed heavily and lay back. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dimly, as if from far away, she heard a ... a noise ... a soft sighing sound, as if a million people had let out their breath at once. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

With a heavy sigh she settled herself down on the porch steps, her sturdy calves poking out the tops of the oversized boots. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I read his message several more times before I’m sure that he’s alive and well, and then I flop my head back against my pillow and sigh, weak with relief. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As they passed behind the rear of the motel and café, Lupita sighed deeply. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The residents of the neighborhood heaved a collective sigh of relief. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

After a pause, he sighed and added, “I tend to get anxious a lot.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“This is so great. If I’m dead, I want you to know I will be sighing at you from heaven every time you ask someone to share their feelings.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She blinks those outrageously long lashes and sighs, a great whooshing exhalation that rattles all through her trunk. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The woman sighed again and waved them in, the ripped paper of the window flapping with more vigor than her hand. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

It thrashed and fought, but Poseidon just sighed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then I sighed and bent to pick them up. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She would heave a sigh and replace it in its cradle. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sighed and read another one of his wall plaques to myself. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes I think I was given the right name,” Nhamo sighed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this Mrs. Das gave an impatient sigh, as if she had been traveling her whole life without pause. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He set the bottle back on the sideboard and sighed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Jay sighed in that heavy way he had before he knew what to say. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He sighed and pushed away the stalk from which he had stripped the fruit. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Teddy leaned against the wall with a sigh. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let out a sigh to pretend I didn’t care, but he whistled even louder. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The tall girl sighed and smoothed her hair. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I blew out a sigh, and she knew exactly what I was going to say next. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

A faint wind sighed through the godswood and the red leaves stirred and whispered. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And once exposed, it behaved as though it were itself a plant and flourished into a huge suede-gray flower that throbbed like fever, and sighed like the shift of sand dunes. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose we must start somewhere,” she said with a sigh. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miig put his hands on his skinny hips and sighed, shaking his head down as he exhaled. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Dad sighs deeply and leans his head against the window. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I sigh, even though I enjoy sparring with him. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Ms. Penny closes her eyes, shakes herself, then sighs. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

My mother sits back down with a sigh. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

No one was injured, and he heaved a long sigh of relief. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The people let out a great sigh when they saw the snake arrive and immediately the young men pinned it to the ground with sticks. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I went calmly forward, holding the heavy case but moving with a certain new sense of self, and with it a feeling almost of relief, almost of a sigh. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is not for me, I must not hope it now,” he said to himself, with a sigh that was almost a groan. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the wind blew the grass would sigh as the stalks brushed against each other, whispering in a tongue that only gods could understand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Thorn looked nervous until the two Witchlings began to laugh, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Amanda sighed a real big dramatic sigh and stared past me. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was a rush like that all around me, and a sound like a huge sigh. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Scoob just sighs and puts a little star over Vicksburg as they ease to a stop at the top of the exit ramp. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Oh I suppose not,” she sighed, and she sat down to watch their chess match, which culminated in an exciting checkmate of Ron’s, involving a couple of recklessly brave pawns and a very violent bishop. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, Baba gets up and shuffles toward his room,taking his tea with him. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I sighed and tried not to let my impatience show. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She led them to the stove and began to spoon rice porridge into bowls, its steam issuing like a sighing breath. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The question hung in the air like a sigh of pain. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Ignatius sighed heavily and said, “I see no alternative.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a fumbling with the catch and an irritable sigh, and the door was opened by a tall, sharp-faced woman in her thirties who was out of breath from some terrible exertion. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When Lainie speaks about her sister her words are met with sighs and laughter and sad smiles. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

One day Nat sighed as he watched Master Watson put a nice, long problem on a big boy’s slate. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

People would turn to stare, and a sigh, of envy or appreciation, would rustle through the assembly. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She rolled her eyes and gave a sigh, like she was disgusted to have to explain something so simple. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The High Blade took a deep breath in, and sighed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes! Well, it was mutual,” he says, before sighing and shaking his head. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Celaena almost sighed with relief, though it shamed her to feel that way. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

There was an immense sighing and moaning, like a subterranean bellows breathing in the lost catacombs. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The inspector gave an exasperated sigh and turned to April. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hung up the phone and sighed, squeezing the tissue into her fist. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The doctor sighed and moved his shoulders tiredly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Finally he sighed and took off his glasses, cleaning them on his shirt. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Well done,” said Bear with a palpable sigh of relief as we entered Great Wexly itself. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, all right,” Emma sighed, “but don’t say I didn’t warn you.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He puts his hand over his eyes and sighs again. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

When I burn the third one completely, Amá sighs and tells me to roll them out instead, while she heats them. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

My mom leaned forward, elbows on her knees, and sighed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, from the rear of the car there erupted a magnificent, weary, soul-emptying sigh. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I sighed, bit down on my lip, and pretended to pick up a cupcake. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Alas,” Magistrate Riker sighed, “without proper papers, I’m afraid we’ll have to take the children into the custody of the city.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She sighed with relief when I gave her my card. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The sighing noise she made was greedy and made him greedy too. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He looked up to find his mother approaching him again, her mouth moving and sounds coming out, and he sighed, tuning her out, like shutting off the sound on television while the picture remained. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When for months there was no sign or sound of her, he sighed and relived that time when his house was full of motherlessness—and the chief unmothering was Wild’s. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma sighs, takes a biscuit, and dips it into her tea. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His colleague smiled, but then rose with a sigh, laboriously put on his jacket, and signed to Elinor to follow him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I sighed and leaned back on my towel. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Riley asked me with a sigh of exasperation. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind of the afternoon was gone and only a little breeze like a sigh was stirred by the restless thermals of the warm, dry hills. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Gypsies are experts at getting people to do that,” sighed the old man. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one answered, but movement over at the door of the Shack caught Mark’s attention and he sighed in relief. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got the key to mine, but I’m not allowed to try it. Hang college!” muttered Laurie with an impatient sigh. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sucked in some air, worked up another massive sigh. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She sighed again, more genuinely this time, and turned back to the mirror. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Francia sighs and says, “Viola’s in the orchards, gathering dropped fruits.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She moaned a little, but the excitement collecting inside him made him close his eyes and regard her moans as no more than pine sighs over his head. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or, more precisely, he’d keep asking questions, keep sighing and staring at the car like it was a hand grenade, until Toby finally told him the truth. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore gave a great sigh and leaned against the cavern wall. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

"Yes,” he sighs, "yes, if a man didn’t have to come away again. The second half is always rather messed up by that.” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sighed, not making sense of it, but understanding enough to know I had to get to Miig and relay the scene. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, I reckon it’s all over for me now,” Bigger sighed, speaking as much for himself as for Max. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He takes a deep, shuddering breath, and sighs. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I sighed and put down my magnifying glass. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I sigh and look down at my blue toenails. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

As if from a great distance, Luke heard Jen's father heave a sigh and blow his nose in a businesslike way. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I need you here with me,” the old woman said, and her son sighed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

After a chorus of disappointed sighs, Bronwyn said, “Oh, hullo Jacob,” and returned her attention to the table. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I sighed, picturing Annie and me pressed up against that painted wall in the sawmill. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I sigh and wait for her to leave before I pick up the phone. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She sighs again and rolls her eyes so slowly and dramatically that I wonder if her eyeballs are going to roll into the back of her head. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I’ll see you tomorrow,” he sighed, and I knew he wanted me to leave now. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

A sigh of disappointment ran through Room 5. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I sighed and went to sit on a little stool that was right next to him. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He thought he could see opaque tendrils of steam rolling off the very trees in wispy sighs, slicking their arms, legs, and foreheads in a sheen of sticky sweat. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He made the ancient sign of warding off evil - three fingers thrust out from the heart - and the ghost of Beryl Grace disappeared with a soft hiss, like a sigh of relief. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A small sound, a ghost of a sigh, was released behind us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He sighed, and with a faraway look said that he had a vision. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He sighed and uncrossed his long legs to stand up. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He sighed so big his shoulders slumped where they curved out of his faded undershirt, so thin I could follow the angles and ridges of his scars like tattoos under fabric. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I sigh at the mention of my nemesis. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

At last she pulled away from me with a sigh. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“None of us do,” said Dr. Dorian, sighing. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I pulled the bench forward, then stopped as I heard her loud sigh. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I breathed in deeply without realizing it, and hastily let it out as a sigh. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Harry’s seemed to be picking up every sigh of the wind, every cracking twig. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Poppy sighed, “She says you need to study harder.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, she looks great,” Isabella says with a little sigh. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The man turned his gaze back to the sea again, took a deep breath and sighed contentedly. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It would stay with her until the following week, when she would feel cramps beginning and sigh in relief. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The silk sheets, clenched in Ruby’s fists, burst into flame, and an instant later the cloud burst forth rain, severing the dove-and-violin sigh and dousing her before the rest of her bonfire could kindle. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I heave a sigh, readjust the black handkerchief covering my face, and bend down to lift the cover. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He sighed through his clenched teeth, rubbing a spot on his temple, and headed through the garden. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Emma only nodded, and smiled.—After a little thinking, and a very tender sigh, he added, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

In that somber house that held four Virgin Marys, where death sighed in every comer and candles sputtered, die gardenia smell and canary-yellow dress emphasized the funeral atmosphere surrounding them. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Voices they heard, whisperings and groanings and an endless rustling sigh; the earth shook under them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I sigh, tap my foot, stare at my nails, anything to show Darius that I’m not impressed. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Chiron sighed and knelt on his horse legs. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“She sounds like magic,” the town matrons sighed, and then Xan shot them a poisonous look, at which they started mumbling about the weather. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Then Tea Cake came prancing around her where she was and the song of the sigh flew out of the window and lit in the top of the pine trees. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Her mother sighed, in the overdone way that meant she wished Olanna would see reason. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

My dad sighs, and I can feel the tiredness that he seems to carry around everywhere. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She sighed, glanced at the vaulting sky, and was painfully aware of her predicament. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The house settled into itself with a sad sigh and waited for the long and inevitable ruin to come. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Instead, he let out a sigh and said, “Sit down, girls. Sit here on this stoop.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Then Baba sighed as he spotted a guy setting up across the street. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

There were no cheers, no sighs of relief. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Abby leans back for a moment to examine me, before sighing and leaning forward again. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The figure heaved a long and melancholy sigh, and the portal opened wider. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of the squeal I knew wouldn’t come out of me in the first place, I sighed. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blind Hod stood to one side, listening to the merriment and the shouts of joy and astonishment coming from the green, and he sighed. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Silence threads through the house like a lace pulling tight, and then I finally hear the scraping of another chair and the sound of Lily sighing herself into place. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

There was a long pause, and then a long sigh. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alice sighed a little sigh, amazed at herself as she opened the door to the only visitor she looked forward to. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a useless sigh, she rubbed her face and settled back again on her lumpy cushions, letting her exhaustion wash over her and her eyes flutter shut. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Aunt Gloria stared into the space in front of her and then sighed. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as she smiled, she darted an uneasy glance at Hannah, who’d sighed loudly and stepped away to talk to Victoria. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lapham had looked up from his work, blinked gently, shook his head and sighed. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their fingers came down quickly, and they sighed and groaned each on his own. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If only, if only, ” the woodpecker sighs, “The bark on the tree was just a little bit softer. ” Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

As word spread, a collective sigh of relief seeped through Baltimore’s brisk winter air. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

It flourished on the air softly in vapors of cobalt light, whispering and sighing. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one o’clock when the bell finally rang to start class, I heaved a long sigh and walked out of the library. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Reynaldo has just brought the news, my brother is dead,” he sighed and slumped against the wall. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a kind of sigh on the platform as if everyone knew what was coming. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I remember remembering,'’ she muttered, sitting down with a heavy sigh; she pulled her legs up to wrap her arms around her knees. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Better not interrupt her right now,” he said, and sighed. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

The organ turned to a melancholy last hymn, playing too slowly; after four verses, it sighed to silence a phrase or two behind the congregation. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Her father sighed and looked behind him at the orderly teak buildings of the West Side. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She finished her stew, cleaned the bowl out with sand at the shore of the lake, and waited with a sigh for her mother to ask her to fetch the deer-bone scraper. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

And it tasted good, so it said one more time, with a sigh of delight and of longing, MASTER... The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

There are the usual yawns and sighs that accompany waking. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The children looked at Justice Strauss, who sighed heavily and hugged each of the Baudelaire youngsters in turn. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

After a while he sighed, and got up and went out. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I excused myself to answer it, breathing a sigh of relief. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Frolic sighed in his sleep at the edge of the hearth. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

But she just shakes her head and sighs. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Jay sighed and touched the set of paints. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Listen for gunshots or raised voices but only the soft sigh of wind whispers through the grasses and bobs the heads of tiny flowers. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed and joined the competitors waiting for the competition to finish, keeping well away from all of them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

More often they don’t so he throws up his hands and he sighs —like that. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

There, down tubes which fed into the cellar, it was dropped into the sighing vent of an incinerator which sat like evil Baal in a dark corner. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minli could not remember a time when Ma did not sigh; it often made Minli wish she had been called a name that meant gold or fortune instead. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Mother looked shocked, as I suspected she would, but thankfully, just sighed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

His cute nostrils that flare when he sighs. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The orange-haired doctor returned, checked the pulse of the sleeping child, and sighed to the nurse. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mini seemed to be thinking the same thing, because she sighed. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hana sighs really loud, like she is in pain or something. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

"The bread they sent me from District Eleven was still warm," I say with a sigh. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I will, in a minute,” Mama says and sighs as she turns to leave. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

And she sighed and said, ‘OK, Ted. Like the weather. Only not big weather. Small weather.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was blissfully warm inside the hut, and Anya sighed as her cold face thawed. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It grew heavier and heavier, and just when I thought I couldn’t take it any longer, Uncle C sighed and the weight disappeared. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Mr. Morrison sighed and pulled a pipe out of his shirt pocket. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I sighed and went back down to the basement. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed in the candlelight and erased the last sentence. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was whole, and as I played the audience sighed, stirred, and slowly fell back under the spell that I had made for them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She unfastened the mask from her face, tossing it onto the table in the center of the foyer, and sighed as the cool air met her flushed skin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When the military man left for a year, the whole family relaxed in a collective, yet unvoiced sigh. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sigh loud enough for him to hear. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I think she made a noise like a sigh of satisfaction. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It was as if the whole world sighed. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She sighs like I'm bothering her and it's an imposition for her to tell me, but I know she covets the attention. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

My sister and I might have felt a little silly right then, except that we were too busy gulping big sighs of relief. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The West wind was sighing in the branches. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

With that, the door gave way with a sigh and a groan. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bobby Gene sighed like the world was ending. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“When I was young, we dined thus every night,” she said with a sigh. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighs deeply and wraps his arms around me in a hug. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Some of us give up on life with only a resigned sigh. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sigh, and a smirk spreads across half of my face. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He lets go of my hands and does one more big sigh. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Terupt let out a big sigh and shook his head. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

The girl sighed, leaned down, and shook her head. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, he’d close his eyes, waiting to feel Craig’s hands hook themselves solidly beneath his shoulders to start the rescue operation. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He sighs and pulls the road map G’ma gave him from his backpack. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

But a belly rub made him sigh contentedly in his sleep. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

With a heavy sigh, Taylor examined the hands that had done this thing, her hands, as if seeing them for the first time. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Finally Mother just sighed and said, “We hate to see you go.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Exasperated, he leaned against the wood paneling of the elevator and sighed. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Shaking his head, sighing and sputtering, the King collapsed onto a throne carved from rock. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I sigh loudly, dreading the task at hand. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got more personnel, and we can encircle—” “Oh, no, Bill,” answered the general with a sigh. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

No one will strike at the kingdom from the sea: icebergs drift a mile out, grinding against one another from time to time, letting out a low moan like the sigh of some huge sea-beast. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

As her car pulled out and we got back to work, Dad did a jokey sigh. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

So she wrote down my last question, too, with a sigh. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I sigh and try to move past him, toward the dining room and kitchen. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I could hear sighs, see heads shaking and eyes filling with sadness. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He looked at me worriedly before sighing in resignation. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As soon as we close the door Katherine sighs and her shoulders slump. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Her arm straightened, and she sighed in her sleep. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Prosper sighed and looked up toward the ceiling where the darkness hung over them like a black cloud. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sigh and resume my walk, not knowing if this memory is important, or just more of the jumbled trivia of Jenna’s life, like sock shopping. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

"So," Mentor said with a deep sigh, "I went to Trade Mart and for the first time, I asked to make a trade." Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I sighed, worried now that the story was coming out like this, so tangled up that I thought I might trip on it. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Instead of sprinting off as usual, Isabella straightens up and sighs. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

With one final grinding, creaking sigh, the big sycamore started down. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they breathed out again, with something like a sigh; and Henry, his eyes squeezed tight, and his knees giving way beneath him, fell with a thud to the carpet. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But it was a sigh of joy, a sound of happiness that floated like a butterfly in the air. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She let out a sigh of her own. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I sigh deeply and lean back, crossing my legs. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Brinker sighed under his breath, his father stiffened, paused, then relaxed with an effort. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She heard Grandmother sigh as the old woman lay back down. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tucked the soft blanket around him; he sighed and drifted beyond the memories of the day. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The creature sighed and rustled its fur a little. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Letting out a deep, sighing breath, she heard echoes of that sigh all around her. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed, took the envelope out of his pocket and surrendered it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Frenchman sighed, swiveled around to look across the camp, then turned to consider Jonathan. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Maya let out a huge sigh and slumped back down on the bed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Ah well...Ah well,” Asra murmured, and sighed, and rubbed his legs, making a little moaning sound that he was not aware of himself. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He heaved a sort of shuddering sigh, and taking me in his arms, carried me downstairs. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

This was continued for a few moments; then it softened into a glad surprise, and from the lips came a sigh of relief. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He sighed and sat back heavily with his arms crossed, bleakly considering his position and how he’d got himself into this fix. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth as though to say something, then fell back on the pillows and sighed. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Guess she got smart and blew me off,” he sighed, looking despondent. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at the other librarian, who shrugged, and she sighed again. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Her tongue flicked blackly this way and that, and the man sighed. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed the booklet away with a sigh. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Jake breathed a silent sigh of relief and finally let go of Grace’s hand. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” he sighed, “I’m waiting on the Lord.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She just sighed and started to peel again, the long coil so thin it was almost transparent. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Hornet buried her face in her hands and sighed. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The man sighed like he was really annoyed and looked up from his list. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then she gave a long sigh and the doctor reached with his left hand and lifted away the mask. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Ayanna looked at me, and I rolled my eyes and sighed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Larson heaved a satisfied sigh, poured himself a cup of hot coffee from his big red thermos, smiled, leaned back in his chair, and opened up his other newspaper to the sports section. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

She sighs, realizing this is going to be one of those conversations. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Gee, thanks,” I muttered, and he grinned for a second, before sighing and biting his nails. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Now I sighed, tugged on it, and managed to get it open. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

When I had completed the burial, I sighed and started back to the flat, but my mother caught hold of my hand and led me again to the kitten’s grave. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie sighs and his whole frame trembles as the tension builds. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I began to feel a little uneasy at this mildness of his, so I sighed heavily. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven sighed and took another bite of cake. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She spoke through a sigh of sadness or resignation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

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

She frowns at us and then gives a little sigh. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

At prayer meeting she moaned and sighed over Cholly’s ways, and hoped God would help her keep the children from the sins of the father. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father answered: “In evening when the light is dying My feet at last are homeward turning The wind is through the willows sighing Please keep the hearthfire burning.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My brain released a blissful little sigh as it went tumbling into Rob’s thoughts. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Jen kind of sighed and pull her paper hat off her head and rub at the place where the elastic make a red mark in her forehead. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Grandmom put her hand on her heart, sighed deeply, and said, “You know what I’m going to tell you, Caroline.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I close the last drawer and stand with a sigh, moving to check on Katherine. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I think I’m lucky, too,” Robin said with a sigh, and looked out at the beautiful view before us. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stieglitz sighed wearily, and all I could think was that he looked like a man readying himself to put down a mad dog. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The nurse sighed and opened the top bureau drawer. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Kote tried to relax, failed, fidgeted, sighed, shifted in his seat, and without willing it his eyes fell on the chest at the foot of the bed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Somewhere, sighing, a pump shrugged to a stop. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then she sighed in deep relief before exploding into a million golden pieces of sunshine, glittering as she finally moved on. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I reckon it don’t make no difference,” she sighed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I thanked her again, hung up, and sighed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Soon she was out of sight, and I sighed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I sigh into the phone and it feels so good to not be chastised for it. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He rubs his eyes and sighs like when he’s trying to break down a physics formula for somebody he tutors. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Dimple sighed and flopped backward so she was lying flat on the bed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ivy waited for more details, but June just rested her chin in her hands and sighed at her drawings. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I watch Yule May’s long fingers pinch the dough off a knife and I sigh, knowing right away who she means. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I stumbled down the hill-slopes, treacherous with mud and stones, sighing with relief as I reached the road. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You kids are growing up so fast,” she sighed. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She still don’t move so I sigh and pick up the book and take it over to her and shine the flashlight on the page. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was a lot like one of her mother’s sighs, and she bit her lip remembering. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A great many indeed,” said her companion with a sigh. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

It seemed like lots of people I’d been around lately were either drinking or sighing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” the bard sighed, glancing at his harp. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Neel sighed—fishing all day sounded like bliss compared to wearing a hot, scratchy uniform and struggling with math problems. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The boy’s breath escaped in a quivering sigh. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I sighed and said in a low voice, "Be careful who you trust, Daoud." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I sighed, slipped an old hair ribbon into the book to mark my place, and trudged downstairs. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She sighed, and kneaded her hands, which ached. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I breathe a sigh of relief and rise up to get ready for choir practice. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Winn-Dixie yawned real big and lay down on his side, with a thump and a sigh. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed and put the phone down and I started searching for a remote, located it under the bed next to someone’s forgotten sock. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

At length he let out his breath in a long sigh and opened his eyes. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

My heart pounded each time he sighed, which was often. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He sighed and shook his head and he looked piously to the sky. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He snorted a sigh out of his nose. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Nick sighs, his head against the desk, mumbles, "Tiny, not now." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I sighed and said, “Now I know that I will be a professional ballerina.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed, pulled her hair back into a ponytail, and snapped a rubber band around it. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I moved off over the black water, floating, sighing . . . sleeping invisibly. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The relief is so immediate, and the sigh I breathe so deep, I forget Jupe has her head on my chest and can feel it. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Van Eck sighed and crouched down to turn the body over. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When relatives from India continue to address letters and cards to “Mrs. Moushumi Ganguli,” she will shake her head and sigh. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

His father would have sighed and folded his arms and waited. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sighed and placed my hands on my head, then walked to a bench and sat down. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I sigh and stroke the green fabric of the sari on the bed. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He sighed, scratched his chin and mumbled, “Kinda warm today.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, the monster said, standing, the roof beams of his grandma’s office seeming to sigh with relief, that is what will happen after the third tale. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

With a sigh of defeat, I pour a tiny bit in my hand and throw it over my left shoulder. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Tally sighed Maybe her reluctance was just because the cruel pretties had scared her so much. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He heaved a sigh and turned inside, leaving Frank standing awkwardly in the doorway. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“What's happening," she sighed, “is that the world is slowly coming to an end and those things don't come here any more." One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” says their teacher with a grateful sigh. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

As he said this he sighed and looked so grave and noble and mysterious that for a second Digory really thought he was saying something rather fine. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Katz took a big thoughtful breath—partly sigh, partly just experimenting with the ability to breathe again. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Hickock sighed, and said, “That would make a book.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighs, and assumes an expression of great patience. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He read the fear in my eyes, and sighed in frustration. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

King Pellinore, not without a few sighs for the good old days, was forced to resign his rights in her to the Saracen. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of him shuffling in his sleeping bag, sighing in his sleep. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Darlene sighed hopelessly and said, “There sure was plenty bones at that ball, honey, but I still got my honor.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I locked him in and breathed a sigh of relief. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oliver heard Jimmy L sigh through the walkie-talkie. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Even Ji-yong gave a sigh of relief when we were back in the alley at last. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jean sighed and began to rearrange her wares on the table. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Rafik added, sighing in a melodramatic way, “But we do miss the school milk in little red cartons,” which made his mother put her thumb and first finger together like an alligator closing its mouth. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, we’re so lucky we don’t live there,” the girl sitting next to her declares, and then Sheila adds, “Can you imagine?” with a dramatic sigh. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“When you’re my age”—Leslie gave a little sigh—“you just don’t play with paper dolls anymore. My grandmother sent me these. You know how it is, grandmothers just forget you’re growing up.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The Senator sighs, nods as I grip the handle. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Then the darkness dispersed with a massive sigh, like the last breath of a dying god. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Albert wiped his hand across his face and sighed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Making appropriate grunts and sighs, he grabbed a stack of newspaper scraps and dropped them into the open hole. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Shae and Con returned from the river as Tali spoke, and Shae set her heavy water skin down on the ground and sighed, stretching her arms. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I skipped around the corner with a grateful sigh. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He trailed off, in a sigh, and shook his head. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

They heard a sigh and a groan, and then heavy footsteps crossed the floor. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“This is the most beautiful place in the world,” he said with a sigh. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I breathed a huge sigh of relief and sat down to watch as the draccus circled the fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I sighed and swung my arms back and forth, wondering if I should tell him. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She leaned back and sighed with pleasure, her head on a soft cushioned headrest. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mother sighed and her eyes fluttered, as if she were coming out of a trance. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I told him I would, and I can’t go back on my promise,” she sighed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His irritation seemed to leave him and he heaved a great, weary sigh. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ruby sighed and held her breasts, laxly rubbing the nipples until they grew stiff, letting her body flow and twirl with the currents, her toes stepping lightly off rocks, pressing gently along patches of sand. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got quiet, looked down into his lap and sighed. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He lay back and sighed at the distant ceiling. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When the drawbridge was lowered, a chill wind sighed across the moat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Until finally he sighed and said, “You’ll see,” in a voice like November. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

When he returned to the kitchen, he sighed heavily then sat down on a chair next to the stove. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins sighed with pleasure, however, when she saw three of herself, each wearing a blue coat with silver buttons and a blue hat to match. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Nana sighed as the song ended—the final note lingering in our ears—stood, and shuffled back to her room. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He sighed explosively and stared into the been Doc had already finished his glass. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cutie sighed, with the sound of wind humming through closely spaced wires. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She would not tell me, but when I guessed, “Another woman?” she sighed, and then said, “Ay, Virgencita, why have you forsaken me?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stretched his arms out on the table and, with a long sigh, began his story. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t take ’em anywhere,” she sighed, looking at her company. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sighing creak of branches and limbs when the breeze pushes them farther than they want to go. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“That would be amazing,” I tell him with a sigh of relief. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Though she didn’t dare look up, she heard the merchant’s soft sighs of awe. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He sighed and stood, feeling, he later said, “like an utterly exhausted swimmer setting foot on firm land.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed and scratched the back of his head as if puzzled. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Well," I said with a sigh, "I suppose if Julian could be a boy for three years, I can be a girl for an hour or two." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I sigh and start working on the bumper. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He punctuated this last thought with such a deep sigh that a house sparrow singing nearby stopped and rushed home to be with his family. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the names sent a wave of sighs and whispers through the group. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Hermione let out a great sigh and Harry, amazed, saw that she was smiling, the very last thing he felt like doing. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

When I saw my mom and sister in the hotel lobby, I was so happy to see them, I breathed a sigh of relief. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He sighed and sat down on a nail keg. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at Venkat and let out a heavy sigh of relief. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sigh and start to turn my back to him. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m dyin’,” he announced with a groan that trailed off into a deep sigh. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

My father sighs and says, "Lord, I wish you hadn't done that, boy. It cost me years." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hannah began to sigh, caught herself, and turned it into a cough. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daoud sighed as he lifted the scarred creature in his arms. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I walked past him into the restaurant with a resigned sigh. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He heard the wizard sigh, and mutter: ‘When will Faramir return?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

For a moment he was tempted to throw them wide open, then he sighed and closed the gap. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Ilya let out a soft laugh that ended in a sigh and lingered at the cavern mouth. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He sighed, and his wings and his legs all relaxed as he waited there for Tucker Mouse. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias laid his hand on Nina’s arm, and she released a little sigh, letting him lead her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And finally he had sighed and said very softly, “But Security is another kind of octopus.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aragorn did not touch him, but after gazing silently for a while he rose and sighed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Bod took a deep breath and then sighed. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I sighed, counting the available bodies to go out with the welcome party now that Rose and I were gone. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Well,” the principal said, heaving a sigh of relief. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess I seemed kind of”—he stopped and sighed—“rude and callous.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He sighs, drops his head in defeat, and then pulls off his sweater, his shoes, his hat, his gloves, and his jeans, even though it’s freezing out. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The children stared at her blankly, and she sighed. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

But at last with a great creaking and sighing he heaved up his enormous body, signed to the slaves to precede him with the lights and went out. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Then the warm of it kind of seep in, and I sigh and let her hug. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And with that, he leans his head back against the wall, sighs, and closes his eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Janae and I sigh and roll our eyes at the same time. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It’s the deepest, saddest sigh I ever heard. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

V sighed, touching two fingers to her locket. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The son sighed then and after a time he answered, “You are rich and you may do as you like.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Just follow the sound of the whispering moon, listen to her sighs. It’s a small pink house. You can’t miss it tonight.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I begged between games when one brother or the other would sit back with a deep sigh of relief and victory, the other annoyed, unable to let go of the outcome. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I don't have an appetite," I said with a sigh. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran a hand through his hair and sighed and laughed at the same time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Cora wasn’t accustomed to a quiet cabin—on Randall there was always a shriek or cry or sigh to break a moment—and certainly not accustomed to this type of maternal performance. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh well,” she said with a pretty sigh of regret. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She sighed, coming out of her trance, and tucked the hair behind her ears, feeling the first warmth of the sun on her face and shoulders. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was all very, very satisfying, and never so much as when, finally, she made a sound like the sighing of doves and violins, and...set fire to his bed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Mom has her hands behind her head, staring at the ceiling, and I can hear her sighing, sighing. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Coach sighs and gets this disgusted look on his face. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sigh again as I think about my school. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He heard her sigh a long, wheezy breath, and he could hear the relief in it, as well as the exhaustion. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s fine,” I repeated with a sigh, throwing a quick scowl toward Edward. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He chews on his cigarette, spits and sighs hard. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

With a sigh of relief he pushed me toward Tanu, who stood staring at us with wide eyes and an open mouth. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hear her sigh of frustration as I run out the door and down the stairs, waiting until I see the policeman leaving. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Gregor tapped my shoulder, and I sighed as I turned to face him. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

It’s quiet in the room, and then Grandpa sits back in his armchair with a sigh. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” sighed Grandpa, as if he had read Jimmy’s thoughts. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

She let out a long sigh through her nose and tucked her hands beneath her head. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Quentin sighed and then explained in some detail the chemical’s properties. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She swallowed a sigh of frustration—who was she to Robbie anyway? Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

A breeze sighs past, sending a cloud of dust into the air. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Aphrodite had sighed and waxed nostalgic about the good old days of the Civil War—how love and war always went hand in hand. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He bit a head off a gummy bear, then sighed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and the deep sigh that escaped him echoed like, a wind in the empty chapel. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Poppy sighed, “Fifty years from now you will deeply regret this moment.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She runs her thumb along them and sighs. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

As the door shut behind their backs, a long sigh escaped Kit. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Palmer paused for a moment and sighed. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

But if they halted and stood still listening, they heard no more, nothing but the wind sighing over the edges of the stones — yet even that reminded them of breath softly hissing through sharp teeth. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I sighed quite loudly as Radar, seated next to me, pulled out his handheld and started working on Omnictionary. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The men smoked one cigarette after another, an occasional sigh was heard, somebody made another trip to the potty, and then everything began all over again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

When I heard a deep sigh, I looked up, startled to see Hamlet framed by the stone arch of the doorway. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Chaol watched the prince disappear, his red cape billowing behind him, and sighed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I felt her shoulders sag as she sighed. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I sighed, and I was drumming my fingers on the steering column and all. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, he’s off visiting Stocktender’s widow, as usual,” Jean said with a sigh. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Officer Mora sighed, as if it were a great exertion to have to deal with me any longer. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Captain Reed stared over her shoulder at the mate, and after a moment he sighed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He dropped his backpack on the floor and flopped down on the couch with a big dramatic sigh. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Chubs unbuckled his seat belt with an aggravated sigh. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The army stood in long uneasy ranks for a moment, and then, with a soft sigh of sorrow, rose up in a faint gray mist and disappeared. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Judah put on a face of hound-dog sorrow and sighed deeply. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I remember remembering,” she muttered, sitting down with a heavy sigh; she pulled her legs up to wrap her arms around her knees. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I guess it’s just as well,” sighed Helen. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded, sighed, and backed away from my father, all without speaking. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“If only I could strike it with my skirt like Biri,” she sighed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He readjusted his spectacles on his nose, sighed, and drew the next batch of work toward him, with the scrap of paper on top of it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

As my eyes began to adjust to the darkness, I let out a tentative sigh of relief. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She straightened up, sighing, and went over to the sink to wash the coffee from her cloth. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air left its lungs with a gurgling sigh, and it fell dead. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Newt relaxed, seemed to shrink, even, and sighed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

When she had finished, she sighed deeply, patted Milo gently on the shoulder, and began knitting once again. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, the lady sighs super loud, like it’s not her job to do any of this; it’s just her job to eat cookies. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

From time to time Mrs. Popper sighed a little as she thought about the long winter ahead. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

The girl all but let out a sigh as I left her by the drinking fountains. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A deep and as it were secret sigh went through the Department. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She gives me a narrowed-eyed look and sighs, pulling back her catalog and flipping through the pages. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She sighed, fatigued, and tucked a curl behind her ear. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Beautiful day,” she then said through a sigh. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Henry sighs, pinching the bridge of his nose. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” he said in a voice as soft as a sigh. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed and bent over the little table, examining the charred fragment of paper. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then we both sigh at the same moment, sounding almost exactly alike and making Shanti laugh so hard that everybody joins in. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ana turned back to her canvas and sighed. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

For, through the twilight sounds of crickets and sighing trees, a faint, surprising wisp of music came floating to them, and all three turned toward it, toward the wood. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Especially when Toby sighed heavily and pulled a plate down from the cupboard and started spooning cold spaghetti onto it. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He sniffed several times, sighed again, and grudgingly beckoned Doli to enter. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mama sighed, accepting the coconut flan or bag of cherries from their backyard tree. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So young,” Chiron sighed, his hands on the rail of the front porch. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. Poe sighed, and looked at each of the three children. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I saw him dab at his eyes and sigh like a fond father as Laertes finally disappeared. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Dimple sighed and climbed under the covers, turning on her left so she could face Celia. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They muttered and argued among themselves, but Chiron said something else, and Silenus sighed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He thought of the beech leaves rustling above the far-off Honeycomb, and sighed. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down and, sighing, passed his hand across his forehead. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Grace nodded, Rafe sat back in his chair and let out a long sigh. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Fadi sighed, spotting the two suitcases standing at the foot of the bed. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He slowly rubbed his face, then let out a long sigh. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He heaved a huge sigh of relief once he saw he was safe. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

To see when they smiled and gasped, when the women sighed and when the men began to nod off. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I heard her sigh, and she must have shuddered too when she thought of Ultima living alone in the loneliness of the wide llano. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His clothes would make a preacher sigh and Hunter knew from the ladylike hands the stranger had never made a fist hard enough to smash a melon. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jam sighed and freed her hands from her mother’s so she could say the words, lifted from an old Gwendolyn Brooks poem, words the angels had used when they gave Lucille back to itself. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The knight with the heavy unibrow stuck out his chin and sighed. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Lord Hoster lay on his back, mouth open, his breath a faint whistling sigh. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The King, whose face had begun to look more haggard, sighed and retained his patience. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed as she rolled in the shallow water, cleaning herself as best she could and dreading Loo’s swim lessons. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He loved being blinded and hot under the plastic, and gave contented sighs. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed, but she sounded too tired to say anything else about it. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She closes her eyes for a moment and sighs. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would take a deep, shuddering breath and let it out in a sigh. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tía sighs and slips out of the jeans carefully so she doesn’t get scratched. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She sighed then, looked first at me, then at Mr. Winnike, then to the stove. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He sighed, then took a sip of coffee. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“We were great last night,” Cha-Cha said with a self-satisfied sigh to no one in particular. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She returned to Clover, and I could hear him shifting and sighing as she worked on his dusty coat. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She looked at the smoldering ruin of her fence and sighed deeply. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I sighed in relief when they rolled past us. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He gave a heavy sigh and then said, “Do you know what leprosy is?” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he leaned his arms against the back of a chair and sighed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Timmy, who was watching the black leather lout twist and dump eager partners, sighed, “How fun.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The belling tower struck and Simmon sighed, sensing it was pointless to pursue the conversation further. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She sighed, irritated by the smell and buzzing flies. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Jamie sighed, “I gave him seventeen cents. So it wasn’t such a great tip. Also, it would never be enough to get us back. We’re broke. How do you feel about that, Miss Taxi Rider?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Silkworm sighed, for she was still very tired from spinning all that silk for the seagulls, but she did as she was told. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Now they were on their way, and I breathed a sigh of relief. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heaving a grateful sigh, he slipped quickly inside his own tent and found Corporal Whitcomb ensconced on his cot, his knees propped up. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The bard heaved an immense sigh of relief. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Tom sighed and looked down at his hands again, and I could see his failure on him and I was sorry for him, aching sorry. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then she sighed, and for the first time since their night at the opera, she offered up something more than attitude. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Sierra let out a sigh and opened her eyes. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

From time to time, after her breathing tube was removed, someone would see her shape her lips, as if to sigh or speak. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma’s sighs made Minli wish that every rock of Fruitless Mountain were gold and she couldn’t help asking, “So how will Fruitless Mountain ever grow green again?” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I sighed and wondered how many people had died in these waters. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Re-seated, Mrs. Glass sighed, as she always sighed, in any situation, when cups of chicken broth were declined. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t even have a television,” Grace said, with a self-mocking sigh. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ralph lay down carefully, to the accompaniment of a long sigh from the leaves. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He sighs, and eases on the brakes so the car slips to a stop by the side of the road. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“They drown before I can reach them. It is my nightmare, my destiny, my fate to search endlessly for them by night only to find them drowned with the sigh of morning.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

We all let out a sigh; all stood at attention and silently bared our heads. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He sat and nodded off in the sun, reading the poetry of Hafez, and sighing. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He sighed unhappily, popped the top of the soda, and went back to his card game. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She slammed the window down and Frank breathed a sigh of relief. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sighs when she opens and closes the sofa. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The creature sighed and looked down at her, its horns bumping into the doorframe. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

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

He smiled really hard at Otis and then he sneezed and then his whiskers went all fuzzy, and then he sighed and kind of dropped to the floor with all the other animals. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Somebody to let out a big sigh and say, You poor thing, I know how you feel. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father sighs and sticks a toothpick in his mouth. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once the front door banged shut behind me, I retrieved the paper from my basket and sighed at the title. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ambrose gave me a long, calculating look before heaving a sigh. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Captain sighed, polishing his mug with the back of his thumb. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed and followed her down the hall into her bedroom. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear swallowed a sigh as he placed the ax in the cart. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

With a sigh of relief they grinned back at him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I sighed and dropped my shoulders, still smiling. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I hear strange sounds, something like a bubbling test tube and a sigh of steam pipes, a breath of air. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She studied her own work again, looking for some way to salvage it, then sighed and put down the needle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“It will be no easy task,” he said with a sigh. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas sighed in frustration and leaned back against the tree. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I told you she was too young for wine,” her mother said with a sigh. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would sigh and murmur, as though her heart were half broken with her desire, “Ah me—ah me!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He breathed a sigh of relief when they did not stop but faded away toward what he imagined to be the far end of the corridor. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Charley sighed a great sigh and his tail wagged slowly up from the floor and down again. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

On her right a wind sighed through the branches, and leaves rustled and stirred. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Petra sighed heavily and got up to help her younger sister. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Papa sighed, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and said wearily: “Es todo.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Pa made a sad sighing sound, one he hardly ever made, and it startled me. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Oh, what a relief!” said Miss Lark, sighing loudly. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Occasionally Vanessa would sigh heavily when she’d get an unfortunate whiff of Bren’s deodorant. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He sighs and explains that Devon is no longer with us and is in Heaven with my mother and the two of them are looking down on us and will always love us. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Terrible,” he said, letting out such a long sigh that I was a little sorry I’d asked. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The sigh he makes is deep, a hungry air-take for the strength and perseverance all life, but especially his, requires. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sigh and go over to sit next to her and pull her in. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Grandpop went back over to the door, sighed, and yanked it open. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“So, if you want to be a good American, you’ve got to practice bad Americanism. That makes sense, too,” Mr. Gayle sighed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, if only my arm was feeling a bit better!” he sighed as the gale outside pounded the windows. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Minho pointed at the Maps in Thomas’s hand, letting out a frustrated sigh. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, this is a day I’ve been waiting for a long time,” Miss Volker said, and sighed as if a great weight was off her chest. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She sighed and flung her hands over her head onto the pillow. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time he sighed in his sleep, she ran in to see if he was waking up. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

April tried to feel pleased about the sigh, but something prickled uncomfortably. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spread his arms wide against the ocean sounds: the rush of the waves, the manic giggles of the gulls, the sighing of the sea breeze against the granite. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He blows a disgusted sigh through his nose when she seems to be feeling sorry for herself, though, honestly, what does he expect? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I sigh and strip off my hoodie, jeans, and undergarments, laying all the clothes out carefully along the bathtub to dry. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lem released his breath in a long sigh. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He let out a sigh and dropped his head back against the red pleather of the booth. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Then Mrs. Diamant sighed, pulled me into her arms, called me her ketzele, and we cried together for her sons while the ambulances went by. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then Tyr, Odin’s son, sighed, and stepped forward and raised his right hand. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Chatham sighed and said, “Yes, I suppose it does seem silly. But Mrs. Granger thinks that it’s rather like keeping children from saying ‘ain’t’—there have to be standards. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Antonio took the first envelope with a sigh and sketched the sign of benediction with his hands, but Esteban had already turned to leave. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He patted the mattress beside him, and I sat down, sighing as I did. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

In my mind I watched her freckled hand move on the old man’s arm as once I’d listened to the sigh of the Shaper’s harp. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Clear as window glass," said Jemmy with a sigh of relief. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then, finally, at 10:38 p.m.: sighs, applause, exuberance, dumbstruck silence, from all corners of the Earth, as Neil Armstrong planted his foot on luna firma. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

She still sighs for her pink house, and then I think she cries. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, MoMo settled into the enormous bed and watched the state-sanctioned news, which told of the army’s resounding defeat of the mountainside rebels. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I have to dig the stingers out of his tracker jacker lumps, which causes him to wince, but the minute I apply the leaves he sighs in relief. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Alright,” I finally sighed, more than anything to get Hilly off my back. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Now, as he drove into the parking lot, he let out a sigh of relief. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“We may not die from age, but we grow weary with it,” Madoc says with a heavy sigh. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He walks on, they let out a sigh of relief. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby sighed and stared at her wooden hands, then reached behind and pulled the feathers from her back. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They all liked Jo immensely, but never fell in love with her, though very few escaped without paying the tribute of a sentimental sigh or two at Amy’s shrine. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the wind began, warm, incipient, full of voices from the past, the murmurs of ancient geraniums, sighs of disenchantment that preceded the most tenacious nostalgia. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

We sighed, exchanged stoic, long-suffering looks, and pushed on. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

But try as he would, he could not make the milk last for ever, and presently, with a sigh of regret, he handed her the empty cup and slipped down into the bed. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Viola lets out a weary sigh from the opposite wall. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Dr. Jansen smiled and sighed at me at the same time. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Mummy sighed and smoothed my hair back from my forehead. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When he stopped, he breathed a long sigh that trembled in the night air. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Pretty much,” Sierra said, breathing a sigh of relief now that it was all out of her system and her friend hadn’t called her a raving lunatic. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Then something in his face changed, and High John sighed and set me down. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, I folded it over my arm and stepped out into the brightest light I’d seen in months. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You poor dear,” she sighed almost too quietly for me to hear. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then a long sigh rippled among the attackers as though each man had drawn breath. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He stroked her warm hair, her tender shoulders, and then he kissed her face again and again, and presently she gave a deep, shuddering sigh and fell still. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, he stepped back from her and held her at arm’s length. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while the baboon sighed deeply and relaxed again into the posture of impending death. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he sighs and slouches off to one of the inn's small bedrooms, to collapse on a pile of straw. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She sighs and comes over to me, laying her head against my chest, putting her arms around me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Luna shut the lid and sighed with relief. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes to think, and sighed. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are like children, she thought crossly, daring each other to go first, ready to turn and call names at whoever comes last; she pushed her plate away from her and sighed. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I think so,” Dimple said, another gusty sigh making her shoulders heave. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

With an inward sigh of relief Matthias swept up the packet of nuts. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath, then another, just as I heard an exasperated sigh. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Indeed a generation later one might hear an old gaffer in an inn, after a good pint of well-earned ale, put down his mug with a sigh: ‘Ah! that was proper fourteen-twenty, that was!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Ah, that was good,” sighed Aunt Shuvai, mopping up the last of her relish with a chunk of stiff porridge. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The grass sea swayed and sighed with each breath of iVind, the air was warm on her face, and Dany felt at peace. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Rishi sighed and kicked a small rock in his path, sending it skittering off into the night. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

There is creamy white stuff on their lips, which they lick with little sighs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He swallowed the second cup of coffee, sighed, smiled. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two giant doors stood ajar and I breathed a sigh of relief. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Stepping inside, I breathe a sigh of relief when I see the yellow balloon floating on top of the water, a few feet from the edge. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I slumped onto the edge of my bed and gave a big sigh. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

After a moment the woman sighed heavily and fell silent again. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She sighed loudly, and Ivy could tell she’d done something wrong, but she didn’t know how to make it better. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He sighed, then shook his head and shoulders like a wet dog. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I think they will see it without words,” sighed Jo, for now it seemed to her that Beth changed every day. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat and sighed from time to time, the cold waves of his disappointment washing over us even from that distance. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Ida only had to look Victor in the eyes to see that he had been just as unsuccessful as she had, “Where can that boy be?” she sighed as she unlocked her door. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sighed and spoke to her over my shoulder. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“His conviction involved money and jewelry, but—” She sighs. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Four pennies and three farthings and—and that’s all,” sighed Michael, putting his money in a little heap. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I laid my head on the pillow, next to Helena’s sighing breath. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I sigh and block my face with my hand. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She sighed and led us into the house. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She sighs heavily, and then says, “There’s something else.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He leaned back; she thought she heard him sigh. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The sigh that escaped her could have filled a balloon. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed, not taking his eyes from the game. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He registered her nakedness with a small intake of breath, followed by the lightest of sighs, and this pleased her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Young girls sighed at the thought of meeting him and mothers longing to have him as their son-in-law fought for the honor of having the family as their guest. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed, turning back ahead to watch for the next cab. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The caged flowers blew with faint sighs of warning. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Vernon gave a great sigh, which ruffled his large, bushy mustache, and picked up his spoon. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Dr. Hamid pulls down her surgical mask, smiling, and the three of us sigh with relief. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I watched them leave and sighed with relief. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Finally, one of the prison guards sighed and signaled to his cohorts. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And he too put his head on his arms, gave a deep sigh, and fell asleep. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and let out another one of his sighs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Kelly gave an exaggerated sigh and headed off to the coat closet to join the group of girls huddled around Maddy and Emma. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I sigh, giving her the brief, generic response. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She sighed and picked up the broom that stood in the corner near Baba’s pile of sundari wood. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The thought of a retrial makes me weary,” he sighed. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It broke, and I let out a sigh of relief. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then there came a kind of natural end to her lecture, and we all gave a sigh, thanked her and went out. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slipping into her head was as easy as releasing a sigh. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The crowd let out a sigh of disappointment. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She looks at me, starts to say something, and then lets out a deep sigh instead. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to speak, to ask her to keep it a secret, but she looked at me and sighed. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He looks at me, sighs and smiles, pulls the windows shut, and then sits down cross-legged on the floor and flips open a magazine. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Victor asked, after Lucia had also sat down with an exhausted sigh. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

An uneasy look came on her face and she sighed a long sigh. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She sits down on the edge of my bed, letting out a long sigh. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I know,” I say, and then without meaning to, I sigh. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The king sighed and pushed away the paper. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

All about them the darkness grew silent, and no cry came on the sighing wind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Aglovale heaved a sigh, and said: “So far as I am concerned, then have not been any Grail adventures. But it has cost me a sister. Perhaps a brother as well.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sighed, one blush blending into the next. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The colonel sighed deeply, waved off the barber, and stood up, his face still half-covered with soap. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I balled my hands into fists and sighed in frustration. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

With an exasperated sigh, Joon tossed both hands into the air. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

That sigh and birdsong were the only sounds that disrupted the forest’s quiet. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

And when he kisses me, people in the room actually sigh. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Mom says not to talk about it,” sighs Elise, twirling hair around her finger. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I hope this fog finally gives up,” she said, sighing as the taste of the batter hit her tongue. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She sighed, and she rubbed her temples with her left hand. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Of course, then everybody says my reports are boring, or they don’t say it, they just sigh like a Jennifer. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma sighed heavily and looked at Obiora, perhaps wondering if he, too, could turn into something she would not recognize. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He hugged his poem closer, and the paper crackled and sighed. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

With a sigh Victor dropped into his desk chair. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He worked the hooks out of the eyes and sighed with relief. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He took out a pocket watch, checked the time, and sighed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“This is an amazing picture,” said Fadi with an appreciative sigh. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He rode through the streets of the city, down from his hill on high, O ’er the wynds and the steps and the cobbles, he rode to a woman s sigh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She sighs and taps the book against her palm. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

She kicks up a pile of dirt with the toe of her sneaker and sighs loudly. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose as if trying to dispel a headache. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s the memories of the whole world,” he said with a sigh. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

My mother always sighs as if she's sort of relieved after she says them. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The woman gave another sigh that was almost like a spitting sound, and went along the hallway to the foot of the stairs. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I believe it is very true, my dear, indeed,” said Mr. Woodhouse, with a sigh. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

He studied my face apprehensively, and I sighed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

At the bottom of the ramp, we both let go a relieved sigh. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a sigh, like an autumn wind, from the porches. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Moss sighed in away that made me worry that my mother did not have a place to live. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“You have to feel sorry for them,” Rain said with a sigh. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m just glad those detectors are off,” he said, and then he sighed loudly. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He gave a great sigh that seemed to deflate him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

An April breeze ran across the meadow, stirring the bushes and the trees in one long chilly sigh. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Blanca, weaker than her mother although she was taller, younger, and heavier, sighed when she was awake and sobbed while she slept, in an uninterrupted lament that had begun the day of the beating. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands tighten around my waist, and she sighs into my ear. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Occasionally she clucked her tongue, or sighed, “Charlie, Charlie, always getting yourself into a mess. When are you going to learn to take care of yourself?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ambrose sighed wistfully as he attended the two moles staggering under a bundle of dandelions and tubers. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She casts a bit of side-eye at the trousers once more before sighing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, she went back to reading as before, and made it to the end of the Commandments before Babulya stopped her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He puts down the poster and sighs deeply. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She said this in a cheery voice, but afterward, in the small silence, when no one commented on her pies, she gave a soft sigh and looked down at her plate. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Everything that made me tall, able, and ready to do what had to be done made me sigh. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She heard them sigh, “The poor, poor thing,” and clutch their loved ones a little more closely, as though madness was contagious. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

"I don’t know what to think," she sighed. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

In any case, they sighed — a hometown — and feeling themselves to have arrived somewhere, parked the car. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She set her bag down and flopped down on her bed, sighing in contentment at just being there. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The man put it down on the gray flagstones in front of Capricorn with a sigh of relief. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mr Cardinal heaved a sigh, and looked wearily towards his papers scattered over the desk. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then we looked at each other and we, too, let out our own sighs of disappointment. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“So she is. Dear heart, how fast you do grow up,” returned her mother with a sigh and a smile. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then there was the gentle whisper of the city...Victor closed his eyes and sighed for a second before opening them wide with a jolt. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

That makes him sigh and shake his head, like the whole idea of a sunk boat turns his stomach. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Bull sighed, placing his meat on his plate and lifting up a fork with mock delicacy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I was certain, though, and lowering my magazine I made a heavy sighing sound that would be clearly audible. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Reilly sighed and looked at the floor to see whether the baby roach was still around and functioning. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sigh came from his lips, a long, trembling sigh like a moan. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Emery sighs and rests her head on my shoulder. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Fox stared down her nose at him and sighed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He thought of her other sighs, the better and different ones of his body moving against hers. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

It doesn't fool Emery, who sighs like I'm a little puppy who just won’t learn. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She just sighed, and her dog pulled her away. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Aunt Evy rolled her eyes up and sighed, pulling in her lower lip. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think of the way Elizabeth closed her eyes and breathed in a long sigh when the tahari was handed out. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

When the blaze was all a crackle, he peeled off his stiff gloves to warm his hands, and sighed, wondering if ever a kiss had felt as good. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I guess it was one of the mighty sighs that kept blasting out of me that eventually woke Fang up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

His dad sighed and scratched the back of his neck. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She swings her hip to the side and sighs. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He sighed, like it was him that was in some sort of pain. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“So, Chino, like I was telling you . . .” Sapo quieted down and I let out a deep sigh because I wanted to talk about something else. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Anna sighs and tugs the ends of her hair. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

First, you could hear sighs of relief from the people whose journals had not been read, and then people started talking a mile a minute. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The Russell Stover box has gone all the way around back to Tía, who takes out one of the little papery molds, and sighs when the kids argue about who will get it. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“So much for being good at everything,” he sighed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mama lets out an exasperated sigh and comes over to the table. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She hugged me right back, letting out a laughing sigh. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

He sighs and waves us over to a workbench along the back wall. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth sighed and brushed back a curl with a dust-begrimed hand. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Above my head, the trees sighed and murmured. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Petey went yelling into the living room as Luke sighed and started down the walkway. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I am done with you and your foolishness,” sighed Thor. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lewin gave a laborious sigh, gathering his papers into a pile. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Jesper heaved a sigh, lay down a few shots for cover, and lunged out from behind the sweet security of his crate. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He made a sound between a sigh and a groan, dropped his legs from the table, and turned off the radio. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Khaled sighed heavily, stretching his upper body as if his neck were stiff. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed heavily, then showed me what he’d been looking at on the computer. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You had better come to my house,” he said, sighing. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then she was laughing and sighing and amazed at him and amazed at herself. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The breath escaped his lips in wheezing sighs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He sighed; and there was another fumbling in the kitchen. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I sighed and tried to plaster a smile on my face. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She made a big frustrated sigh and led me to the restaurant’s little office. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“No more studying,” Ron sighed happily, stretching out on the grass. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Her face softened and she sighed, and Nok could tell that the words that came next weren't the ones her mother had practiced. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She never did, and each time she made it to her next class without seeing him, she breathed a sigh of relief. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Each time someone discussed anticancer diets or snorting ground-up shark fin or whatever, he’d glance over at me and sigh ever so slightly. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Amaranta would sigh, laugh, and dream of a second homeland of handsome men and beautiful women who spoke a childlike language, with ancient cities of whose past grandeur only the cats among the rubble remained. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She clasped her hands under her chin and sighed. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Anyone got a pen? The legionnaires stared at him. Mars sighed. “Two hundred Romans, and no one's got a pen? The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I’m going to try, all the same, she thought as Fenoglio stretched out with a sigh on the narrow bed behind her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He sighed, let go, and felt a sense of peace. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

We dropped it into place, and I sagged against the repaired fence with a sigh. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

After a moment, he sighed and finally nodded. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Mama put her cool hands on my forehead, my cheeks, and my neck, and I sighed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ophie tipped back her mug to get the last few drops of milk and sighed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Salim gave a sigh, as if he was working something out in a dream. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She expired without a sigh. How desolate it makes one to think of her frank cordial manners.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed and hugged her tight, rocking her softly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Sorry I’m late, guys,” she sighed, kicking off her heels and tossing her suit jacket onto the couch. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She sighs and tries her best to stand upright. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, sighing dramatically, “it seems that I am stuck with you.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

My mom just sighs and says, “It was a different time,” and he was a young man, but nobody’s convinced, not even her. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The baby-sitter would sit in front of a painting, sigh a great deal, and sometimes write things down. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mom sighed and shook her head a little, making the oval-shaped Guadalupe earrings she wore move. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I examined Otto, and he made pleased sighs as I groomed his hair. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not always fatal,” said Mr. Ibis, with a sigh. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

We run past the Hot Looks store, where all the mannequins have hourglass figures and massive breasts, and I unknowingly let out a huge sigh. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

He sighed, glanced at his father to see if he had heard above the ticking of the clock, and settled in to write about seeking divinity. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She sighs, pats in cream, which is the right kind. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed and sat down on the end of her bed. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, wonderful,” Dionysus sighed, as several naiads came forward to help Grover. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

In between, the women sighed and shifted and sniffled. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I settle into place, and the fabric sighs as if it was expecting me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m so sorry to hear that,” Mr. Shephard says with a sigh, and when I finally look up at him, I can tell he means it. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Capricorn sank into its red upholstery with a deep sigh. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Becky said Madam sat sighing by the window and shuffling a deck of playing cards over and over. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her fingers on a napkin and sighed. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Father sighed and set the iron he had been using back onto the stove rack. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had the decency to look apologetic as he let out a deep sigh. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Dre let out a big sigh, like a here we go again sigh, and Red glanced at me because he knew I lived there. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He pulled off a segment and sighed with pleasure. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She smiled at him, and the squirrel sighed happily and curled up in her lap. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

She took a deep breath and let it out in a long, shuddering sigh. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Moss looked to his mother, to Shamika and Martin, and he sighed. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

All around the table came cries of delight, sighs of relief: Hermione and Fleur both squealed, “Congratulations!” and Ron said, “Blimey, a baby!” as if he had never heard of such a thing before. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He thought he heard a soft, collective sigh when he collapsed into the grass, but when he looked up, looked out over the gravestones, he was still alone. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Hickock laughed, presumably at the absurdity of his friend’s ambitions, sighed, and shook his head. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Man,” Mr. Ray said with a sigh, “you better than I was. You responsible, y’know?” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Some older ones—especially those who’d started their training—would sigh quietly and leave the room when this sort of talk began, but for a long time we didn’t even notice this happening. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma just sighs then and starts stroking Shiloh’s head. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was such a dear, sweet little thing,” said Orwen with a sigh. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was no meanness in it, and I knew she could tell that, because her shoulders relaxed a bit and she let out a relieved sigh. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

To my surprise, Lily sighs, and her spine slumps. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

There were just the sigh of the Bog and the quake of the Bog and the endless rustle of the reeds. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I can change . . .” He sighed, shaking his head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“It has to be perfect,” Isa said with a soft sigh as she fiddled with the buttons on her coat. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

George sighed deeply and started dealing out the cards again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She grabbed her flour and hurried outside, sighing as a cool wind hit her face. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“It cannot be helped,” Madam said with a sigh. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then he thought back to his last seconds inside the crusher and sighed with relief. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

But it is said, too, that her passion brings her only a burden of pain, fraught with many sighs. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ob gave a deep sigh and he said, “I guess we better head on home, children.” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Fiona placed a gentle hand on my wrist and sighed. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Alfhercht let his hand drop and sighed, then pointed in the direction he had been heading. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He sighed again, restlessly, and closed his eyes and tried to relax. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“All right,” Henry said, settling into the couch with a sigh. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Minho sighed as if bored, then muttered, almost to himself, “Why do you shanks always come in here asking stupid questions? It’s really annoying.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There was a silence, then I heard Ruth let out an exasperated sigh. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when finally he sat down on the steps Lee sighed deeply. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She sighs, and I feel a wicked smile creep across my face. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He sighs as he gets to his feet. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He quieted down at that, rubbing his face with his hands and sighing again and again. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Isabella sighs, then pulls her hair to the side and starts braiding it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She takes her shoes off, sits on the sofa, and lets out a sigh. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She sighed and rested her head on the shoulder of Tee’s designer polo shirt. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The happy squeals of the other covens turned to whispers and sighs of relief, Seven thought with a cringe. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He tapped his pen for another few moments before laying it down with a vastly irritated sigh. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Whatever nerves she felt, she kept them hidden from him as she gave an exaggerated sigh and collapsed into a chair with the grace of a large beast. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When he had looked on the faces of the sick and seen their hurts he sighed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Naomi stood up with a reluctant sigh and dusted herself off. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And sank his weary back into its nylon and sighed. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flower's light spread over Belet, and I watched her sigh, the pain already lifting. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

They have been unable — Here her voice broke off, and there was a pause, during which I could hear a sigh, a collective sigh from those around me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they looked down towards the Cilician Gates, standing in the corridor side by side, a sigh came suddenly from the girl. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every so often he sighs as we stare toward the sunset. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sitting back in comfort, Archie sighed now, contented, gratified by the heights his sense of fairness and compassion could reach. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet all I could do was sigh heavily when I saw the inside of Cecile’s kitchen. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chapel hardly breathed as he sighed deeply. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sigh with relief when a jogger trots past with a smartphone strapped to her arm and wires leading up to the buds in her ears. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He places the receiver in its cradle and sighs. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I’ll have to make do with a sharp stick,” she sighed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sighed and wondered what to say and if anything was going to go right for me that day. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Devine let out a weighty sigh, asking quietly: “Where the hell did that thing come from?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor sighs and slides his face mask down. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I sighed—I couldn’t help it—and then they both turned red, and all three of us kind of wanted to disappear for a few seconds. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I sighed, unsure, then yanked the map out and examined it again. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I sighed and put my hand on the door handle. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I breathe a sigh to be out of the masses, but it is not a sigh of relief. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby started marching off down the leftmost path, and I sighed and followed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Shukumar was soon bored; he was unable to decipher the literary diction, and couldn’t join the rest of the audience as they sighed and nodded solemnly after certain phrases. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He sighs the sigh of a one- hundred-year-old man and gives me an apprehensive, distrustful look. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The musicians played and she sang, and this time the audience sighed and sat forward, a few of the men stood up in surprise, and a winter chill moved through the amphitheater. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby Gene sighed, no doubt anticipating the lecture that was coming. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, he moved to blow them out before approaching her bed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Claire sighed in a way that made her sound like a disappointed parent. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And then she sighed and made herself as comfortable as she could under the circumstances. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her story makes me sigh and ache in a good way. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The vibration feels like a sigh going through my body. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed a long sigh that seemed to go on forever. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t sit still and kept switching positions, and sighed each time he did so. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I could almost hear the sighs of relief from the bottleneck behind me as I turned left onto the deadend asphalt road. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She sighed as she put the battle-ax back, then flipped out a pair of nunchaku. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“He grew quite mad. I had to break them apart, and it took much to calm Hamlet again,” said Horatio, and he sighed heavily. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I blow out a huge sigh of relief. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

His breathing was regular but heavy, interrupted with an occasional sigh. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sigh, draw up my knees, and pull the collar of my shirt into my mouth. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She sighed and nodded, taking out some money which she handed to him. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

For the next several days, though, she sighed whenever I brought the subject up, or pretended she had something else really urgent to do. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, I stood and followed her to her room. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

So when the ship docked at the harbour in Piraeus, on the outskirts of Athens, Piper resisted the urge to breathe a sigh of relief. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“We were not blessed with babes, alas, and that is to my regret,” she said with a sigh. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Isabella and Emma both write beautifully,” said Mr. Woodhouse; “and always did. And so does poor Mrs. Weston”—with half a sigh and half a smile at her. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

The redbeard popped another lozenge into his mouth and with another sigh he opened the top drawer of his desk. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She sat down on the grass and sighed. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sighed and dropped my canvas bag to the ground, then held out a hand to her. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It was a big sigh for such a small body. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Tally sighed with relief and made her way back outside, rechecking every room. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He is so dog-tired, he sighs before he answers. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

While the grown-ups sit at the table, telling jokes and laughing, I go back to the baby’s room to spy on Rosa, listening to her breathe and let out little sighs as she dreams. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

When I finished, I breathed a sigh of relief, knowing I had fulfilled his expectations. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Finally, he sighed loudly, shook his head, and put his hands on the table. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then, meeting my eyes, she sighed and said, “Now, Will, have I answered your question?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Daringly, they touched the tips of their tongues, and it was then she made the falling, sighing sound which, he realized later, marked a transformation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He lifted it up, sighed dramatically, then clunked it down again. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Yam sighed and rubbed the space between his eyebrows. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

And with that, the audience breathes a collective sigh of relief. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

The whole gang breathes a sigh of relief: Mr. van Maaren, the man with the shady past, and Mr. de Kok have gone home for lunch. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I sigh to think of the insecure state of women, who must always abide the earthly authority of men. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Because I could see her shoulders move in a kind of sigh, then without further ado, she reached over to open the door for me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sanders pulled on his rucksack, closed his eyes for a moment, and let out a short, throat-clearing sigh. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A room, a meal, and a flagon of wine, that was all I asked," he reminded her with a sigh of re-proach. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I sigh, wishing I could argue with that reasoning. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lyons sighed and held out his hand. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I sigh and finish my Coke and then go to the front door for my satchel. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We painted in glum silence until Maddie sighed and put her brush down. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Syl give a big sigh and turned to talk so’s no one but me could hear. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Jessie sighed with relief and took a few deep, calming breaths. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Everyone who saw the photo sighed or shook their head or muttered bitterly to themselves. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Nothing to be done about it,” he sighed as the fairies hauled Lena away. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He sighs, then envelops me in a hug. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Brian sighed, tired of it all, wishing he were outside on this beautiful October day, gunning around in the old Chevy his father had bought him when school started. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighs like it’s the millionth thing I’ve asked him for today, instead of the first. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stared at him without entirely seeing him as the ash-gray sky turned into the bleakness of Endovier, and the hiss of the wind became the sighing of slaves. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Emmett appears, stands behind Grandma and, amazingly, she lets out a big sigh. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Baba sighs, and I fight back my guilt. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

June sighed and relaxed back into the couch. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Trotter sighed as the plane gracefully landed by the curb. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure what was communicated, but Daniel stops moving and sighs. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed and sat down heavily in an armchair. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘We don’t have them on us, but -’ ‘No insurance cards?' The statue shook her head. An exasperated sigh echoed through the chamber. ‘I suppose you haven’t prepared for your visit, either. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

There were several contented sighs, then silence reigned in the stable. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, she closed her eyes and leaned against the window frame. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I sigh, take off my blazer, roll up my sleeves, and go to work. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

She sipped her chai and then sighed, looking at Dimple. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Like I said,” Alec spoke with an exaggerated sigh, “you sold me. Come on, let’s start looking over there.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Alex sighed, fighting against the sense of grief that was suddenly overwhelming. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Then he sighs and gives my shoulder a squeeze. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

As I bend over to pick them up, I hear her sigh. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The man sighs, shrugs, pulls his T-shirt over his head, does the dance. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed, and I knew he was thinking of Hari, so I began to read aloud to Sassur from my favorite poem. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, and the Saturday after that, and the Saturday after that,” sighed Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then she let out another big sigh, this time probably the breath of a worried mom. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Shirley sighed and started to leave, but was told to stay put. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Frank looked down at his body and sighed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A sigh sounded with each step leading to the third floor, where they left the offering at his door. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

"Camellia, my mother's summoned me. And when the queen calls"—she sighs—"I can't ignore her, as much as I might want to." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She removed her gloves and with a sigh looked around her. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Days,” sighed the exhausted dog, curling up on a large downy cushion. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He sighs, like this is a huge regret in his life. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Maria wriggled and sighed and flung her arms out in her sleep. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Victor sighed with relief and filled his hands with more seed. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Lord,” she sighed, “this is the second batch I’ve burned this afternoon.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has heard the sigh when he sees her stinky running clothes soaking in the sink. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

So with a sigh she wrenched herself away from her glorious reflection. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

My talents consist of watching television, being Ellen’s best friend, sighing, and knowing the lyrics to nearly every Dolly Parton song. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I think...this is it,” he said with a sigh of relief. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"It's kind of creepy to hear our grandmother's exact sigh coming out of you, Anu." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” she said finally, putting the instrument down in her lap and blinking and sighing as she woke out of her profound concentration. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The wind sighed through the trees and lifted her hair so that it tickled my face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s the color of your eyes today,” I sighed, surrendering, staring down at my hands as I fiddled with a piece of my hair. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I do so like it, I do . . .” She sighed and let herself sink back into the pillows. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dragon tipped up his great tusked head, stretched his neck, sighed fire. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned back in the chair and sighed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I sigh and turn my sore head so she can see. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Emily sighed with frustration as she came across what was probably the twentieth typo. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was raining we could hear it on the roof, sighing through the high sweet emptiness of the barn. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time he opened the swinging door of a stall, it seemed to sigh. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He sighed in a way that made me wonder whether he was confident about the existence of someday. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then he took a deep breath just so he could sigh again. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Rashid’s hand closed over the phone, and he let out a sigh of relief when he hit the button and the screen glowed. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

A sigh ran around the barrack and Hannah’s was the deepest of all. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I paused, still considering the other path, then sighed and went on. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Emma sighed, and for a while she tossed and turned, restless. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then let them fall to his sides with a weary sigh. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mami gives me a long look and sighs before she goes back to scrubbing the grease off a pot. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Still dreaming of America, I see,” my mother said with a sigh of resignation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

So handsome that, even though he wasn’t sixteen years old yet, women turned to look after him with a sigh when he walked down the street. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a collective sigh, like a small wind, swept through the class. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He sighed and crossed the street to the shop. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It was the desolation of having found the place that fits, the one true place, and experiencing the first heady sigh of rightness before being torn away and cast back into random, lonely scatter. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Gabrielle releases a deep sigh, then slides off her chaise and leaves the chamber. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Unable to work either the dishwater or Methuselah’s long memory into a proper ending for his parable, Our Father merely looked at us all and heaved the great sigh of the put-upon male. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out in nature, her anxiety rests, breathes a sigh of relief. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He replied not: he seemed serious—abstracted; he sighed; he half-opened his lips as if to speak: he closed them again. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I sigh big and feel my body swell with hope about this new beginning. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Matty sighed affectionately and turned his attention to the large fish suspended in the dark water by the rock. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, I don’t see any pictures that look like that statue,” Jamie sighed. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they approached the great ring of elm trees, they heard once more the quick sighing and rustling above them and one yellow leaf came spinning down to the edge of the ditch. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed heavily and stood watching the barges a moment. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I ran off into the most dismal night of my life,” Ignatius sighed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull a Co-Cola from the fridge, sigh and smile, feeling good, strong. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Then she sighs and puts her beer down. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Finally, after probably seven or eight cuts, I heard my mother let out a loud breath—a sigh of relief. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought for a moment and with a small inward sigh remembered pulling the waterproofs out some days before and spreading them out in the basement to air. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m starting to wish I didn’t,” I say, sighing, and Isabella laughs at that. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I eyed the ceiling, but I couldn’t hold back the big, embarrassing sigh. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The man sighed, seeming to put his thoughts in order. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The dreamy brown eyes that used to make mothers sigh and the girls giggle were bloodshot and rheumy. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He passed his hand across his eyes, he sighed, his voice became plaintive. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not finish the sentence, but sighed and closed his eyes again. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

After rummaging through bags and boxes, and yanking open kitchen cabinets and drawers, she sighed to the ceiling separating her apartment from James’s. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He sighed deeply, and began to lather his hands. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, he settled on a pair of cotton pj’s. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Just before dawn I heard her sigh loudly three times and finally grow quiet. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her breath comes and goes in tiny gasps and sighs. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She sighed profoundly as she refilled her syringe. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

"See that, Liz? You've met a real movie star today! But we better get going. I don't want to get home too late," she says with a sigh. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

After a time she sighed and went out into the rain, returning shortly with a hard-boiled egg. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face is swollen and her voice is listless, like a heavy sigh. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Sonny, you’re so smart,” Dorothy sighed on the couch in her living room when I told her how I was learning trigonometry. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Henry dropped the key back down his shirt and sighed, scrubbing a hand over his face. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He was merely trying, that sigh suggested, to drag us all toward enlightenment through the marrow of our own poor female bones. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I’ll ever get used to it,” she says, and then she sighs, and I’ve never heard anything like it. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The hiss of waves breaking at her ankles is a gentle sigh, as if the sea itself has found lasting contentment. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He let his breath go in a great sigh. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed as though it was going to be a drag. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Businessss,” sighed the shapes, doing up the many locks, chains and bolts that secured the door. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I touched the abrasion, Shawn released a long sigh and his eyes opened. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Lily sighed and then turned to look at him, smiling. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, Inej gripped the arm that Jesper offered, and they made their way out of the cabin and up to the deck, Nina trailing behind them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Actually late afternoon,” she answered, pushing herself out of the chair with a sigh. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Dimple sighed and grabbed a few kurta tops hanging on the rail next to her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Okay, Charlie,” sighs Gimpy, taking the cutter out of his hand. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

"How I have yearned for the sound of your sweet voice," Tyrion sighed to her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A sigh goes up from us; despite myself I feel my hands clench. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Janae’s not crying, but she’s taking up a whole lot of space with her heavy sighs, and moping around as if she doesn’t have her whole life ahead of her. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Ms. Wardak sighed, like she didn’t have the energy to argue that normal humans liked their presents pebble-free, and in boxes. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed a sigh of ineffable satisfaction, as if her cup of happiness were now full. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She sighed and told her sister she would call her back. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Lovey’s sighs and curses when she needed a rest saved Cora from asking. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Butter my cheeks and call me a biscuit, you were incredible last weekend,” she said, and sighed in awe. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Esperanza sighed again, though her exasperation wasn’t an act this time. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The journey had begun on August 7, when the Zeppelin had slipped its tethers in Lakehurst, New Jersey, lifted up with a long, slow sigh, and headed for Manhattan. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He slides out, and with a heavy sigh heads for the kitchen. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She brushes fiery debris off her shoulders and sighs as she tiptoes through pieces of broken furniture and chinaware. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Diego sighed, and I wasn’t sure he was going to answer, but then he said, “Snakes get to shed their skin, why shouldn’t we?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She sighs and closes her laptop and looks at him. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She looked down at Dr. Cable again and sighed. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She sighs, and it is long and deep and weary. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed as he thought of how much his life had changed in just one year. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was so looking forward to this day,” sighed Mr. Lemoncello from his lofty perch. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

She drifts off, stirring restlessly, occasionally sighing out her phrase. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

With a happy sigh I open the box and pour a new bowl of cereal. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She started shaking some of the antimony over his scalp and gave a rueful sigh. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When he’s done, he finally says, “I like guavas. We have them in India too,” and I sigh. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Madam sighed deeply, like my behavior caused her great sadness. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sighs, then breaks a piece off the muffin in my hand. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

His face softened under my hand, and he sighed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

So when Sticky anxiously suggested they head back, Kate couldn’t help heaving another sigh. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed and sat down at the table. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She sighed, and in a cracked voice, said, “This is no time ... for telling stories ” “Tell me one true thing. I will know' one true thing. Tell me what you sat on.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Scoob returns the note to the table and stares at the vast concrete wasteland surrounding the RV and sighs. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Soil, after a while the tire sighs and the car settles nicely. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She loved that girl with every ache in her back; she loved her with every hacking cough; she loved her with every rheumatic sigh; she loved her with every crack in her joints. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“This isn't the first time,” he sighed before I had a chance to reply. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I hope my years will make me as wise as you are,” I said with a sigh. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Munch,” she says, and it’s followed by a sigh. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Chip’s father glanced at his son for a second, sighed, then turned back to Dub. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mya plunks down on my bed, sighing dramatically as she lies back. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I expect Trub to smile or wink at me like he usually does, but this time my grandfather just sighs. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

After an eternity, Father sighed, “I see. Well, Margaret, what shall we do about it?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She sighed, bent her body into a “c” as she crouched in the chair. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

When he was through, he held the letter out to Jenny, with a long sigh. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as they both regained balance, there was a huge airy sigh that each one believed was made by the other. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ray sighed, clearly disappointed and embarrassed by his brother. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I peeked out the window and heaved a sigh of relief when there were no German soldiers in sight. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

In my room, I flopped backward onto my bed and let out a happy sigh. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

For a moment it wavered, looking to the West; but out of the West came a cold wind, and it bent away, and with a sigh dissolved into nothing. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I sighed, shoving my tie into my pocket. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She glances across the street, and I let out a long, deep sigh. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I heard her pull up the quilt, I heard her turn over, I heard her sigh. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He seems to get himself together and breathes a half breath, half sigh. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama sighed and started washing the dishes left over from breakfast. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“I mean,” she said with an impatient sigh, “I just mean, I bet he’s gone and married her.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She considers all this, then heaves another sigh. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He sighed, said disappointedly, “You’re not going to tell me either.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

After a small chunk of silence, he sighed. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He puffed a big sigh into my ear. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Nina felt the guard’s pulse leap and sighed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Dill sighed, the way he did when he knew he’d procrastinated doing something for as long as he could. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Nick let out a slow, lamenting sigh, at the end of which he asked: “I wonder what happened to the other three?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grace let out a small sigh, not even strong enough to blow away the strands of brown hair stuck to her lips. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Celia sighed dramatically and dropped her head to the mattress, pressing her cheek against the sheet as her curls cascaded adorably all around. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

‘Let it be so then. You shall go,’ said Elrond, and he sighed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I would sigh a moment, stretch myself and turn, and opening my eyes, be bewildered at that glittering sun, that hard, clean sky, so different from the soft moonlight of my dream. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was a pretty name—a whisper, a sighing sound like a breeze blowing through a field of wheat. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Doc let out a heavy sigh as he walked. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

‘Sleep!’ said Frodo and sighed, as if out of a desert he had seen a mirage of cool green. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Bella,” he sighed in frustration, “I told you not to worry about anything but yourself.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then she sighed and glanced guiltily over her shoulder at the big, round clock on the wall. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Me mum hits too,” he added, with a sigh. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turns his back to me, and I let out a sigh of relief. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then, closing her eyes, she sighed deeply and furrowed her brow, thinking hard. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

A deep sigh escaped from the sack and the wind turned chill. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

A collective sigh went across the locker room. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He’d sigh, running a hand along the backs of her calves. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She watched the sea shift and sigh, each wave a breath. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Angel sighed slowly and deeply, then dozed while Aunt Queen rocked her. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighs and sits on a bench just inside the door. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Just bring me my pizza,” she says with a sigh. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then, suddenly, with one of her most audible sighs, she stood up and, grim and duty-bound, moved into the washstand area Zooey had vacated. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then he sighed and looked right at me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore sighed again, and he looked older, and wearier, than ever. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

After a while, he sighs and runs his hand through his hair. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“If only he could have kept that other boy down,” sighed the Reverend Hanson. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it took an hour, but eventually Toby would sit back like he’d just finished a big meal and sigh long and steady. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I sighed, and muttered to myself something like, “Yeah, the criminal justice system is racist in many ways, but it really doesn’t help to make such an absurd comparison. People will just think you’re crazy.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She sighed and mouthed a “sorry” at the guys. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She sighed and returned to the dining area. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Releasing a heavy sigh, I finally understood the theory of relativity. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Mom lets out a sigh and sits next to me. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He sighed, dragged himself to his feet and walked across the court. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“It must be very disagreeable to sleep in a tent, and eat all sorts of bad-tasting things, and drink out of a tin mug,” sighed Amy. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Boys don’t do that. If you feel sad, curse but don’t sigh. Curse old Ortega if you want to. Call him every bad name you can think of.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The pregnant girls just sighed at the news and went on sweeping and sprinkling the dirt yards, and the young men sharpened their blades till the edges whistled. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You still dreaming about going to America!” my mother sighed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine the teary sighs emanating from the Capitol and pretend to brush away a tear of my own. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I wish David would quit sighing when I ask to copy his notes. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Luke sighed and said, “You can go to lunch.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Breathing a sigh of relief, I follow their gaze. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He listened to our petition for privacy, and then sighed. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Cora heard her going about her duties, sighing to herself and muttering invectives toward her absent employers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He sighed with accomplishment while she readied a new pile, then he bent again into their slow waltz of sorrow. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The tyke rubbed her tangled hair and sighed, a strangely adult sound that made Kira smile sympathetically. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a sigh of regret, she passed over the shower of multicolored fireworks below. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Seven watered the tiny sprout that was her opal-haworthia plant and sighed. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Hardman sighed, removed the chewing gum, and dived into a pocket. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sighed, grasping on to the idea like a life raft. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He takes a deep breath, sighs heavily, then turns back to me, his face a blank. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What you must learn of proper decorum would fill volumes,” she said with a weary sigh. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And I felt him sigh, too, as he wrapped me up in his arms and said, “Let’s try not to do any of this again. At least not today.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She adjusted her torn and filthy tunic with her free hand and held in her sigh. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, she took off the cover again. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Effie makes hushed, distressed comments like “Oh, not Cecelia” or “Well, Chaff never could stay out of a fight,” and sighs frequently. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But when no one laughs, he leans back, clasps his hands, sighs. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

When Sheriff Smith left the witness stand, I let out a sigh of relief. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

However, she treated it the same way she treated any other difficulty in her life—first with a sigh, and then a smile. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t ask why, just sighs grimly, and they both hover over the implication before she says, “No. No, those pictures were taken before that. It couldn’t have been him.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The manager sighed and started down the aisle to where Ignatius was mumbling, “Oh, my God, their tongues are probably all over each other’s capped and rotting teeth.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighs, looks disappointed that I’m ruining his moment. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I sigh and walk with him to the building. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The tightness in her stomach abated, and she sighed through her nose. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I sighed, wiped my face on the back of my hand, and rose to follow her. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slapped at her wet slip and sighed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She sighed and went to the door, but before leaving turned to give me one last look over her shoulder. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Not much for banter, are you?” she said, giving a brief, disappointed sigh. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He let out a sigh, then stood and walked toward me, lifting his right arm. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

"Yes, a genius," she says with a sigh. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes later we come to the wash, and I breathe a secret sigh of relief, because it means this was the right dirt road after all. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I sigh, sink into the silence, and cross it like wind. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tommy gave a sigh and was about to say something, but Ruth said in a mock whisper: “Tommy’s big Gallery theory!” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kira sighed and watched the trees bend and sway in the wind. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mo sighed and looked up at the ceiling as if the answer might be found there. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He kisses the center of my palm again, and I sigh. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

A sigh escaped her, and she whispered the words she’d repeated to herself so many times before in her greatest moments. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I sighed, trying not to move too much as I did so. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She sighs, and the king kisses her hand again. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The slavers of Yunkai had trained them in the way of the seven sighs, but that was not why Victarion wanted them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You have to do more chores when you’re ten,” she said, sighing. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

In China, people had worried more about being recognized; even here, if Helen were snubbed, she might sigh, “Of course, he did not realize who we are.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eager to oblige, Reverend Hosack would boast about how bright Elizabeth was and how well she was doing, but her father would only sigh. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The Wart rubbed his sore ear and sighed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn to meet his eyes, then sigh and shift my attention back to the miserable late-autumn landscape on the other side of the windshield—all cold and dreary and bereft of life. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Then she sighed and said: “Sometimes I wonder if growing up isn’t the saddest thing that can happen to a person.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lauren finally offered, and their dad had let out a long, low sigh before lowering his head into his hands. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

As the sun rises, casting fresh, full light through the windshield, I sigh with the simple relief that comes along with daytime. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ask your mom about the Go-Go’s,” I said with a sigh. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Some people have no sense of humor,” he said with a sigh. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Archimedes sighed heavily, and remarked in prophetic tones, “Yon had better get it oil your chest.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t till he’d returned, dirty and exhausted, that the family had breathed a sigh of relief. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The overture begins, and my whole body sighs. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She gave me a meaningful look, and I suppressed a sigh. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He looked at me and sighed, but he didn’t say anything else. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I blow air out in a great big sigh. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, she evanesced the ghosts, starting with Azareen’s grandmother, infusing the dream with their sighs of release. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He blew out a shaky sigh, bracing a hand against the nearest tree. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I recall your deep sighs of admiration as I swept your sidewalk. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Finally, Professor Thomas sighed and put the picture down. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you wouldn’t get into so much trouble if people explained things to you,” she said with a sigh. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And maybe this quiet, sunny, warm Saturday afternoon is a long, heavy sigh. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Capricorn dropped into his chair again with another heavy sigh. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But never did she go without Mr. Woodhouse’s giving a gentle sigh, and saying, “Ah, poor Miss Taylor! She would be very glad to stay.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Katie sighed and said, “So soon? You’re just thirteen. I didn’t think it would come for another year yet. I was fifteen.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sighed wearily, longing for my own bed and an end to questions that had no answers. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the note in her hand, sighing with great impatience at its folds. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I just threw an arm over my face and let out a sigh. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The minute they were in Maya’s room, Maya shut the door and let out a huge sigh. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Closing her eyes for a second, she sighed, and then spoke like to a child. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Her sigh tells me how fed up she is. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I settle into place, and the fabric sighs as if it was expecting me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I sigh and look down at my hands. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He let out a loud sigh and gave a huge yawn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Slopper looked skeptical until Chi-Boy sat on it, tested the springs by bouncing a bit, and then lay down with an exaggerated sigh, folding his hands behind his head. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It took a lot of energy for me to work up a sigh. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, she shook her head and turned away. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I sighed and folded my arms across my chest. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“No, it’s not, thank God,” she added, sighing in relief. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He sighed and went through the hall and entered another room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I tuck my hands behind my head and sigh. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Sheed sighed, quick counting the dozens of yearbooks scattered on the floor. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Dimple sighed in perfect bliss, and Rishi's arms wrapped around her waist in response, pulling her body snugly against his. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I sighed and wiped my hands on my lime green shorts. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dad rubbed the back of his neck and sighed. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then he sighed once, and even though I saw no blame in his face, I thought my heart would shatter. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He sighed, and then lifted me in with one hand. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Little sighed and said some day he hoped to get away from business long enough to see all those fine things. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Now and then, he sighs involuntarily, giving her hope. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Today’s been rough,” I sighed, heeding Fig’s request. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, I curled up on the edge of the bed and slept the soundest sleep of my entire sixteen years. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I breathed a sigh of relief when Mr. Banner flicked the lights back on at the end of class, and stretched my arms out in front of me, flexing my stiff fingers. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then he quickly sat down, put his head in his hands, and sighed. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed and examined her fingernails in the dim light of the fire. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Yossarian sighed drearily and began brooding about the rumored mission to Bologna. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The boy dropped the pitchfork and made a soft noise, something between a gasp and a sigh. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Luna sighs, a hoarse, tired sound in the back of his throat. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The whole place filled with rustling and sniffles and sighs and cries, so much movement it was almost dizzying. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then she sighed and looked around for some sign of anything. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He sighed as though trying to keep his blood pressure under control. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rahel wasn’t sure what she suffered from, but occasionally she practiced sad faces, and sighing in the mirror. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had grown up in a land where war was so common, we basically sighed and said, “Oh man, this again?” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Lupita sighed as she looked from the Virgin’s calm, smiling face to her yawning baby brother. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Her eyes get droopy again and she sighs a few times. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

A contented sigh whistled through his lips as he squinted down to examine the image. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

There’s something like a collective sigh of regret from the semicircle of people spread out before me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Uncle Gherland,” Ethyne sighed happily, leaning into her sling to kiss the head of her baby. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He sighed and I knew he was thinking about our budget. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

I gave a sigh of relief and realized that I had at least one broken rib in addition to everything else, but I moved my fingers slightly, then my toes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Mr. D,” Chiron sighed, “with all due respect, whose side are you on?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I heard him sigh again, and then he smiled at me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The cop sighed, too, and turned to Johnny. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sigh and slam my laptop shut just as the front door squeaks open and out comes Janae, wearing strappy sandals and newly shaven, oiled legs. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth very wide and yawned aloud, sighing heavily afterwards. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was true, the hall rep confirmed the news, and they all sighed, contemplating this sudden unwanted break, and returned to their rooms to pack; the hostel would be closed the next day. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I leaned back in my chair, propped my feet up on the coffee table, and sighed. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She sighs, tracing her finger along his ear until he turns his head and bites it, takes it in his mouth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

They cough and whisper and snore, call out and turn and sigh. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

A little while later she rose with an unconscious sigh and stepped lethargically into her tight cotton panties and dark skirt, then buckled on her shoes and left. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

A spark moved behind the dog’s eyes, barely detectable—as if he were old enough to remember the world in such a state—and then he sighed deeply, the spark snuffed, and continued. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then there was a sigh, a rustle, a snap of one incautious twig, and the clearing of the giant lime tree was as empty as it had been before the days of man. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Man in the White Shirt breathed a sigh of relief, chuckling at his own jumpy nerves, and continued on his way. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Jenny Early,” Mrs. Murphy sighs, fingering a particularly pretty yellow floral dress. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger waited motionless beside the bed until she was breathing regularly again, then leaned over her treasure chest with a deep sigh and put the book back under the others. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I leaned back against the seat and sighed. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He sighed, hoisted his pack, and prepared to go out into the ever-gathering darkness. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She sighed deeply, hung the chicken on the side of the house, and wiped her hands on her dress. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then she sighs and leans heavily on her cane—so heavily I worry it might snap in two. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Roach held out a languid fin, sighed emphatically and said, “Ah, doctor, so you’ve come at last?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Only a few years,” Dorian said with a sigh. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The woman looked back and forth between Thomas and Teresa, then let out a sigh. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A sound like a sigh went up from all the lands about them; and their hearts beat suddenly again. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mom yanked it out of her purse and gave a relieved sigh. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But when her mom told them that Richie said she was as pretty as a spring day, they'd all sighed and asked her to tell them more. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The child sighed and held out the hornbook obediently. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

When Haymitch has finished several platters of stew, he pushes back his plate with a sigh. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

My mother sighs in relief before taking another drink and going after her. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The day of the gun, and the bloody body, and the courthouse came and commenced to sing a sobbing sigh out of every corner in the room; out of each and every chair and thing. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

She examined each object, sighing audibly before affixing a price tag, and scolded her husband for trying to carry things too heavy for him. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I sigh inwardly as I imagine walking into the dining hall, trailed by these three. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Good,” Ben sighed, “tell them I’ll be down in about six hours.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed, but then he lifted his head and glanced around the kitchen through the screen door. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The world sighed and creaked, and Louisiana clung to Ida Nee as if she would never, ever let her go. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Sister Mukumbu wasn’t bothered by our giggling or by Hirohito’s sighing. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say, breathing a sigh of relief, but Sneaky doesn’t notice. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She dropped down from the last one in the sequence with a sigh. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Grandpa Nyles paused and stared at the building, then sighed deeply. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

She just fiddled with her glass while I talked, and when I was done she gave this long, kind of whistling sigh and got up to phone my dad. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I can almost feel the shelter expand with air as everyone lets out a sigh of relief. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cyrus sighed and rubbed the tips of his fingers on the arms of his chair. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

You could have eaten off the floor by the time I left this one house today, my grandmother begins, letting out a heavy sigh. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

She clenched the blanket in her fists, and sighed, and breathed his name, and if she hadn’t said it out loud, he wouldn’t have known what to call himself, because everything was her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I roll my eyes and let out a long, tired sigh. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath, letting out a relieved sigh that I’ve been holding for more than a year now. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I sighed and looked at the pile of pale-blue cardboard on the table. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Well,” sighed Joinville, once the king was aboard, “so much for going incognito.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It ended with a whinny that sounded very like a sigh. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Even now she was inside, breathing a sigh of relief to finally be rid of me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Gloria would shake her head and sigh, and then she would ask me what was going on in the world and did I have any stories to tell her. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She clapped her hands once and held them together, sighed a relieved-sounding sigh. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Home,” she told him with a heavy but relieved sigh. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I looked at her, confused, and she sighed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Rachel sighed, as though there were no way I would understand. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Yes, my first and only baby. He died just a few days after he was born, the poor tiny thing,” she sighed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The outer gate sighs shut, then the front door closes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He sighs, putting his head in his hands. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Is it”—he sighed—“would it be something you might like to learn, to know?” This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Con let out his breath in an exasperated sigh. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her helplessness drew from her again the sound like a sigh of disappointment. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We walked for hours, saying nothing, and occasionally I saw him rub his eyes and heard him sigh. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She undid the top buttons of her dress and splashed the cool liquid on her skin, sighing in relief as it trickled down her neck. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Murmurs and sighs, shuffling noises, the tinkle of something small breaking. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I felt much better and breathed a sigh of relief. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t like to talk to us much, and the way he went round sighing and shaking his head disgustedly implied we weren’t doing nearly enough to keep the place up. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spent her days laughing and sighing and pointing with wonder. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Anya watched the tension in the princess’s body drain out with a long, exasperated sigh. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

With a great sigh, Jesper removed the gun belts at his hips. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But she sighed, and then she said it. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Homesick, I sighed and moved the mass of meat loaf around my plate. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He breathed a sigh of relief and felt ready to face the three of them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Milkman sighed and looked straight at his friend. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed with pleasure, almost nestled in the human clot the way a cat nestles into a woodpile. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The room seemed to let out a collective sigh of exasperation. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He looked at the gaps in the roof and sighed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Mira,” Mom sighed, “it could take up to ten visits to get his blood sugar in line. We’d need enough money to cover expenses for at least three months.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Dad sighed and dragged his hand through his hair. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The woman on my right takes out her laptop and lets out an exaggerated sigh as she puts in her earbuds. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but” —his eyes left the window and looked straight at me —“as long as Latino kills Latino,” he sighed, “we’ll always be a little people.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

When it was over, Eye sighed and Ear shook himself as though he had awakened from a lovely dream. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“There is no point in keeping vengeance or stubbornness. These things”—he sighed—“these things I so regret in my life. Pride. Vanity. Why do we do the things we do?” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And another voice sighed, If I go to my ancestors before we meet again, my spirit will come to you in a dream. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a deep breath, heaved a sigh. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, Turner decided he might as well. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He looked at his sword blade and sighed. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“If only we lived when Mwari’s voice was still heard,” sighed Grandmother. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” he concluded, with a sigh, “it w'on’t do. We need some other kind of madness and violence. But what? What? Where can one find it?” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tosses himself on his bed and sighs as he stares up at the ceiling. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When I do, he lets out a sound that’s a mix between a sigh and a grunt. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He sighed and sat up straight, fighting off the stiffening feeling in his loins. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I sighed and turned my attention back to the chalkboard. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I felt myself breathe out a little of the collective sigh of relief. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let out a sigh, disappointed that I couldn't oblige their curiosity, for even Chucha had given half a roll over to hear what the surprise had been. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Alas, no,” Miss Spider answered, sighing long and loud. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I take two steps and then I hear the woman sigh. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I push on my aching temple and sigh. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Having made this decision, he sighed, rolled over to get comfortable...and fell asleep. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Celia sighs, walking to the edge of the Carousel to pet the head of an oversized raven as it passes by. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A night breeze sighed in tht tree, making the screen waver. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Over her cooking, Mandy chuckled and sighed at the proper moments. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed content; he accepted the lies I told him and sighed a little—perhaps in relief, for who knows what fears tormented his child’s mind? Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mrs Whatsit sighed it seemed completely incomprehensible that through this bliss could come the faintest whisper of doubt. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

People were piled on the deck, eating, drinking, the sound of their laughter rising above the weary sigh of the waves. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head again and lets out a sigh. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He sighs as the stones fall on the dirt in the shapes of new constellations. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sigh of relief escaped from my lips as the soldiers herded three other kids into a small room. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Ms. Morales sighed as she put her seat belt on. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Clarke heaved such agonized sighs, she nearly blew out the flame. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Grandma sighs a little like she is thinking back to her working days at the school. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The tinker looked over the horse again and gave a gusty sigh. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

William sighs, stands up, and brushes the mud from his enormous behind. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Mama sighed in exasperated confusion but kept walking, the coffee can cradled in her arm. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He must’ve stared a few seconds too long, because she sighed and dropped the phone. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She sighed, started her car, and went to put it in gear. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She sighed and felt a small hand on her shoulder. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And that’s the end of it,” Luke added with a sigh. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

"The Nazis will find him guilty, no doubt," she says with a sigh. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

So I sighed, resigned, as Mr. Jordan started sorting us into new clusters. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I whine and sigh with every bite of food. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighs, leaning his head against the pew. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

When I opened my eyes, I sighed with relief. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Mark sighed, then realized he wasn’t being very nice. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby raised her sap balls higher, and I sighed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Miss Hilly bout to protest, but then she let out a long sigh. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I sigh and sit next to him, patting his knee. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned back and closed his eyes with a deep sigh of exhaustion. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Sam was almost fresh, ready for another day; but Frodo sighed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He looked down at his empty bowl and sighed heaviness into it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Pa lets out a sigh and is once again quiet. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dinner passes the same way it has for months, stretches of silence broken by his mother’s attempts at polite conversation and Caroline’s occasional sighs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I check for dishes, and Helena sighs when Max takes away the textbook. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He looked at the blank paper in the typewriter on the desk and sighed. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He digs a parabola into the sand with his foot and sighs. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

With a shuddering sigh he closed his eyes, leaned back in his seat, and tried to think of something else...anything else. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

At this the women watching sighed with envy. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He kisses me back, but too quickly, so I sigh heavily. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When she was gone, Zeitoun righted himself, breathed a sigh of relief, and tried to settle his stampeding heart. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Methuselah gave a sigh of satisfaction and allowed a small smile to creep across his features. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She sighed and positively a shadow of a smile stole over her poor, pale face as she put her arms round me and said softly:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

That all the sighs drifted up the sky, gathered into clouds, then broke into tiny pieces that fell silendy on the people below. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, unless you can breathe underwater ...” She sighed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

When the bus arrives, I breathe a sigh of relief ’cause if I swallow one more drop of frozen air, my vocal cords might go into a state of hypothermia. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“You may begin the test as soon as you receive it,” said the pencil woman, turning away at last, and Reynie resisted the urge to sigh with relief—even a sigh might disqualify him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She blew out a sigh and set her clipboard down on my lap. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

This time Mary Poppins could indulge in a sigh without hurting his feelings. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I sighed with irritation and said: “Ruth, don’t give me that. There’s no way you’ve forgotten. You know that route was out of bounds.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I should be glad it went so badly, I suppose, but I sigh instead. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I’m done, Captain Keelson sighs and goes, “He’s correct, you know, Amos. There’s very little we can do. It’s an awkward situation. Big Skiff and Jack Croft have a history. Best not to meddle.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She let out a deep sigh when she was finished and shook herself; she was tired. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

An icy current wove through the air, carrying along with it hollow sighs and a swell of dull mutterings. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She sighed and raised a hand: a blue flame flickered about her fingers for a moment, and then, as she lowered her hand and bent down to touch her chariot, the fire vanished. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed deeply, as if she had already had to talk to Hornet too often about her silly parents. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” she sighed, “the Word sure do tell us that pride goes before destruction.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I sigh and take one last look at the old man before going to meet Daddy at the door. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“So,” Mr. Ray said and sighed, “you’re pretty much all we got.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

With much sighing, they chose the tatted collar. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Let’s give it up and go home,” Szilard sighed. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally she let out a long, sighing breath. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed and opened his desk drawer again. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Until all she can hear are the sighs of cars and the rumble of trains and the sounds of everyone hurrying through the cold. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Charles sighed, then went back behind the counter. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

There was a long, suspicious-sounding sigh, then an “Oh, I guess so...” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He stared at it in fascination for a long while, until he finally dared to pick up the long-handled spoon and, with a sigh of ecstasy, plunge it into the cream. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say anything for a few moments, then he sighed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Papa sighed, but did as she asked him. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he sighed, a deep, trembling sigh that filled the silence of the room like a wind. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

There was the deep sigh again and an even more piercing chill. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her father squeezed her fingers and sighed, his breath fogging his spectacles again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The first woman sighed and rummaged through the threads some more. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Only a few moments later he had vanished completely, and their last impression was of those eyes, blinking in wonder, and a sigh of the most profound and exhausted relief. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I expect him to sit down and read it, thus ending the conversation, but instead he sighs. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She sighs like she is giving up something precious and I had better appreciate it. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I’m pulling it on as Bren sighs, walks away, and comes strolling back with a giant pair of black Beatles boots. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” Darlene sighed, bumping down to the edge of the little stage to show the audience the lingerie that showed through the opening. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look around, try to think of a lie, but finally I just sigh. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I watch her chest rise and fall as she sighs, and then she shifts her gaze to her lace-curtained bedroom window. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

My parents look at each other, and Baba lets out a little sigh. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Both of them burst out laughing while I just sighed and went to the refrigerator to pull out some Cokes. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Kabuo lay down on his bed with a sigh and twined his fingers behind his head. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Bellingham sighed and waved at the soldier closest to where Madam sat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holding on to the top of the stand with one hand, she made a grotesque pass at the pole with her pelvis and sighed, “Oh.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lifted Grandmother’s hand, which was perfectly limp, and laid it back down with a sigh. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama sighs, but playfulness has come back into her voice. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father looked at me, then sighed quietly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Stepping inside, I heard a sigh so deep and satisfying that for a moment I didn’t realize it had come from my own lungs. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sighs and looks at the clothes still outside of the laundry basket. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Dramatic sighs erupted out of thin air, often the only cue that Millard had wandered into a room. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She pulls a pocket watch out of her skirt and sighs. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

"Don't be mad at me," he said, sighing. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I sighed as he put the phone away. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The bard, who had been silent this while, heaved a sorrowful sigh. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

If I softly sigh, Look me in the eye And let me know I’m real. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

More sighs and sharp drawing-ins of breath come from the crowd. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

It began like a breeze, a soft sighing sound. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

All his grandma did in response was sigh impatiently. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

A kiss of flesh-colored sunrise while I hung out the wash, a sigh of indigo birds exhaled from the grass. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed my fingers when I tried to link her to my father and sighed relief when I couldn’t. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He sighs, and touches his forehead to mine. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He sighs kind of heavy and goes, “Nothing to be done, even if we raised it. She’ll just sink again.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

They heard the child whimper as they tramped through the trees, but the whimpering soon gave way to the swamp sighs and birdsong and the woody creaking of trees throughout the forest. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The fall in temperature would in turn have shut off much of living, and, in a long sigh, the level of oxygen may have dropped by 90 per cent. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed and slid to the edge of the bed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then I drop my hand with a sigh. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z