And I’m not an animal, so washing in the sink would be impossible. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The ball sank well before the basket, and he landed on his knees. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a wicked-looking theatrical dagger, with a twisted blade that sank into the handle to make fake stabbings look real. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Obinze stood by the sink holding his phone, that drained lassitude spreading over him again. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Sam Hamilton is sinking four wells—if he didn’t get fired too.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The toilets and sinks were a single stainless-steel unit, such as were found in most newer jails and prisons but not generally in Sing Sing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel sank into her mother’s arms, into the darkness, as oil filled her lungs and the island collapsed into the bay. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Louis sank to his knees, then toppled forward on his face. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He sank back into the hole with a loud groan like he’d just had a big load taken off his mind. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take the whole bottle back to my room and drop half the contents down my throat and then, in the bathroom, bend over the sink, washing them down. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“He wasn’t as good as you,” Momma says, going to the sink for a glass of water. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

We laughed at the unladylike ways we all sank into the mud. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad’s feet took the two steps from the sink to the toilet. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She imagines her footprints sinking invisibly through the streets and the sidewalks, below the condensed archaeology of the city to underground plains of rich alluvial clay. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The clapping at the end is deafening, easily an eight out of ten, and I sink lower in my chair. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She takes a tomato from a pan in the sink and starts to peel it with a knife. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Over time, reinsurance companies got wise to frequent and costly claims for train crashes and ferry sinkings that were all but impossible to investigate. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Charcoal smoke drifted over them, sinking into their clothes and hair. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I left the bathroom in the morning, I marched right past the hallway sink where Shannon and Mary always—always—washed their hands. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He sank his teeth into the hand on his forearm, but all that happened was that the man landed a dizzying blow on the back of his head. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, there’s this dead silence that sinks. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She was facing him, then she sank to her knees. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I pressed my forehead against the mirror’s cold surface, poised my fingers over it, feeling as if any moment I’d sink through the pane as though it were a pool of quicksilver. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Our dog, Kingston, raises his ears, but still keeps his distance from the sink, unsure if it might unexpectedly come back to life, but no such luck. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then another container is dropped right in front of him, and I realize Crystal has been washing them out in the sink and giving them to him. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

And then she was in the middle of the ocean, carried by warm currents, the water changing from sea green to midnight blue as she sank from the surface into the depths. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Back in her own blankets, she immediately sank into a fierce oblivion. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

They were in the kitchen of the condo, in the soft flare of morning light, and Aunty Uju, dressed for work, was standing by the sink and eating yogurt, scooping from a plastic cup. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

I scrub my hands and my arms and my face with it, washing everything away and down the sink. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She swallowed the last of her drink and moved to the sink to rinse out the glass. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

When she was almost to the lodge, a great horned owl saw rabbit and falcon, sped silently out of the woods, and sank her talons into the food. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath and sank into the couch, waiting for Mother Lois to get dressed for a party we were to attend to honor the Little Rock Nine. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cooke grasped Brand’s hand to keep the ice pick from sinking into his chest. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heart sinking, I projected the course of the runaway globe. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Can a heart lift and sink at the same time? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I slowly sank to the floor, hugged my knees to my chest, and closed my eyes. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Once inside, I watched Tyler spit streams of crimson down the bathroom sink. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

So it had been from the days many years ago when the first settlers raised their houses, sank their wells, and built their barns. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“No, no,” she said, “don’t grab your skirt like some clodhopper. Think of making wings, like an angel. Like this. Now sink. Slowly! Don’t plummet, child—you’re not a rock.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Leo’s heart sank when he looked at how much coastline they still had to navigate. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Vola reached into the jar, popped the stick into her mouth, sucked the syrup off, pitched the stick over her shoulder into the sink, and rolled her eyes. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never been in there,” I say, “but my dad says the cells are like cages. Each one has a toilet, a sink, a bed and a man.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked it up between two fingers and dropped it into the sink like it had been a piece of hot coal. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My whole body sinks onto her bed, still with her comb in my hand and with the scent of cigarette smoke, alcohol, sweat, pain, and grief on the tips of my fingers. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Broken pieces filled the sink and were scattered all over the roof. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This boy,” he said, slapping him on the back—I saw Henry’s neck clench and his teeth sink into his lower lip—“is one in a million. Isn’t he a prince, Kathy?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She sank into the couch, shaking her head no no no. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then I hear her put her cup in the sink, go up the stairs to her room, and close the door. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Major was flexing his arm muscles at the cracked mirror over the mop sink. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dragged her from the sink, twirling her around the kitchen. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The harpoon sank into her just behind her head. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sank leaving a trail of phosphorescence in the water. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rotting flower petals sloughed off in my fingers as I wheeled forward, sunken to the knees in the muddy water. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

His eyes were sunken and dark, suggesting he had not slept in days. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were two kitchen chairs by the table, but Cecilia, who leaned with her back to the sink, did not invite Briony to sit down. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A door next to the sink led to the toilet, which was flushed by pulling a chain attached to a wooden box on the wall above the seat. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Relax,” he says and grabs a sponge from the sink. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She had a woodstove for winter and a zinc sink with her own pump. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I feel sick by the thick smell of gardenia soaps by the sink. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I sink down on the settee and Daddy puts his arm around me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

If the Queen died without an heir, the ash that had blanketed Taninli would spread, sifting into the cracks and corners of the Wood, sinking into the Nir until the river became thick and slow. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He sank his voice, like someone who is obliged for medical reasons to utter an obscenity. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Knowing that, my heart sank, and I began to wonder whether life —black life—was really worth living. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I backed away from its bestial cry and prayed for gentleness, sank to my knees and prayed as best I could. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I sink into the chaise lounge, wondering what Du Barry wants to talk to me about. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

In a storm, when the air pressure sank, you had to offset that drop against the altimetric reading, and very often it was a crude rule-of-thumb calculation. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped until my face was clean and the sink was dotted with little droplets of red and the garbage can was almost full of paper towels. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Dicey had a sinking feeling in her stomach. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it finally crashed to the ground, her heart sank. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie grabbed my backpack and headed out the front door, leaving me to toss my dishes in the sink and follow. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

That evening I sat on the beach, watching the sun sink down behind the mountains of Zaire on the opposite shore of Lake Tanganyika. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The next day I go to Cuddledown and look under the kitchen sink. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

It was like a sink of burning anger, and we were swirling down the drain. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The lower I sank, the better I felt. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ain’t even got the job yet, and I’m already looking over at the sink for a sponge. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Harry looked into the sunken face and believed that Ollivander was not acting. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I’m sitting in Dr. Throckmorton’s office, sinking into a padded leather chair, facing the headmaster’s hulking desk. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

As she finished her prayer the two lads sank to the ground. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sank to his knees as the last of his feathers fell and the wing structures sagged. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He retained his hold like a dog, and Bigwig, snarling, brought both his own back legs forward, sank his feet in Bartsia’s side and then, ignoring the pain in his shoulder, forced himself upward. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the single sash window was a sink with one tap and a one-ring gas cooker. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A coarse stubble covered his sunken cheeks, and thin brown hair was blowing across his little yellow eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was sunken into the field, choked like the bed of a stream with mounded men. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taran tried to roll from the couch, then sank back weakly and put a hand to his head. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I think Mother truly did appreciate the enormity of cooking three times a day for so many hungry boys and knew that our family ship would sink without her services. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Remora sighed and picked up the full glass her brother had left by the sink. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

In one awful flash, I sank into a cavern of dark cloth. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her hand tightly gripping the side of the sink. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The correspondent sounded very excited as he described the Norwegian destroyer sinking. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was locked fast; and the rain blew in their faces, and in the darkening sky low clouds went hurrying by, and their hearts sank a little, for they had expected more welcome. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I’m so startled that her words don’t sink in. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The thought of Halloween makes me sink deeper into the sofa. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The moist ground sank gently with every step he took. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Eventually, with the aid of several glasses of champagne, Tsukiko persuades her to abandon the effort, drawing her out into the sunken garden to distract her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I paused again to let the meaning of this sink in. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The tall town of Pylos sank behind them in the distance, as all day long they kept the harness shaking. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

From that tile floor I let myself sink down into it, down and down until my lungs burned, like when I was in the deep wells beneath the diving boards at the lake. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

I can practically hear their hearts breaking as the reality sinks in. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The sinking moon was obscured by a great sailing cloud, but suddenly it rode out clear again. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

My heart sank, and I turned from the glass. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had left his dirty dishes in the sink. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We stood side by side at our sinks, scrubbing our hands. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Very slowly they crossed the room to the front window, and Mercy sank weakly into a chair and rested her chin against the window frame. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I let it sink in while Malloy ripped the white tape with his teeth. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen sink, she washed off the dirt and wrapped it again in the crumpled tissue paper. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

On August 19, as some four million Japanese waved handkerchiefs and shouted “Banzai!” the Zeppelin circled Tokyo and sank onto a landing field. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

On our fourth day out, midway to Midway, we sank. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

His report, in its essential part, ran as follows: Sole survivor could shed no light on reasons for sinking ol' 'Tsimt- sum. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He could barely breathe from the sheer effort of it, and he sank to the ground again, wishing it would just take him, once and for all. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I once heard her whisper to Izzy that I had left bread crumbs in her porcelain sink. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

So the sound of helium-pitched cartoon characters had to be the life raft for this sinking ship of awkwardness. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

My heart sinks as my fingers draw back my last arrow. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

And every time he told a story, as if to counterbalance the motion, Theresa’s heart sank. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Donal MacGregor stood just inside the doorway, arms folded across his broad chest, waiting for the image conjured by his words to sink in. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

His firm, broad face showed weight-loss in deep shadows under the cheekbones, his eyes were sunken and his mouth sorely chapped and cracked. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I need to sink my fingers, my hands, into chartreuse, into magenta, into turquoise, into cadmium yellow. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He sank into the waves and swam under the floating dock. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her heart sank the moment her gaze fell on his reflection. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

As Jefferson put it so graphically, their larger goal was “to sink federalism into an abyss from which there shall be no resurrection of it.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I stand up, my heart sinking in my chest at the thought of them leaving, but I don’t want to hold them up. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He looked up at Teresa with a sunken heart. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I wanted to hang on to the sides, but pictured a cotton month rearing up and sinking fangs in my hand. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He paused to let his point sink in. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I took the bowls we used for lunch to the sink, then popped into the bathroom to pick something out of my teeth. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

It is situated on the high street of Taunton, very close to the market square, a somewhat sunken building, its exterior characterized by heavy dark timber beams. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I sink to the ground and rest my head on raised knees. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I shovel down some cereal, leave the bowl in the sink without washing it, grab Justin’s keys and go. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

"For you, Yakhi," I said as I emptied the thick red sauce into the sink. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The carcass now sank down, and they disjointed shoulder and thigh bone, wrapping them in fat, two layers, folded, with raw strips of flesh. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the back was a kitchenette, just a sink, a portable hot plate, and some cabinets. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I swallow and wait for it to sink in and put me to sleep. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She put two down next to the sink. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Which only seems to make it sink faster. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She sings as she puts away the dishes, stacks the pots and pans beneath the sink, polishes the furniture. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Artemis watched his friends sink to the floor. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Then Amaroq jumped, floated in the air for an instant, and sank his teeth into the shoulder of the beast. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sank down into the bedcovers, thinking and thinking and occasionally reading a couple of pages of Anne of Green Gables, to help put me in a writing mood. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I sank the mop back into the bucket and gave it a twist before starting under the windows. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He jumped in the water and immediately began to sink. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I stand before the sinks in the women's bathroom on the newly claimed Dauntless floor, a gun resting on my palm. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to sink into the floor and disappear. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her feet are soaking; the canoe is sinking, filling with water. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

At this point, Mother closes her eyes, eyes that resemble no one else’s, sunken and deep like Westerners’ yet almond-shaped like ours. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Pita pulled away from Delia and grabbed the side of the sink to anchor herself. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The girl looked like she wanted to sink into the floor and disappear. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

But when he drove in his golden car over the waters, the thunder of the waves sank into stillness, and tranquil peace followed his smooth-rolling wheels. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unable to pursue his work, he sank into an understandably dispirited obscurity. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then she took out the special drawer and began to tape the money to the bottom with a sinking heart. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I gave a shrug and sank in the sofa by the fireplace. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I got two water guns, loaded them at the bathroom sink, and brought them out. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

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

“Yes. If I start to sink, you must pull hard to help me get out. I’ll do the same for you.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The huge steel city—and thousands trapped inside—was sinking to the bottom of the sea. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then she found that her feet were sinking and that no matter what she did she could not free them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I sit in one of the chairs and sink down deep. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The spell by which I had been so far supported began to dissolve; reaction took place, and soon, so overwhelming was the grief that seized me, I sank prostrate with my face to the ground. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

My heart sinks into my rib cage and drops out of my chest entirely. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She then replaced the bottle on the shelf above the sink, taking care to put her mother's bottle back in the cupboard. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

But you could not row at all if your shell sank, and as November of 1934 wore on, the water was so rough that it continually threatened to swamp the boats. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

My mom leans up against the sink and peers out the window. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The top of his head had been jammed back up into the corner where the side of the boat met the sink stand and when he moved it everything inside seemed to come loose. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tayo sank down into sensations—the truck vibrating and bouncing down the road, the bodies squeezed around him tight, the smell of perfume and sweat and wine, and the rushing fresh air cooling the sweat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at my mother, sitting on the floor near the sink. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

With his nails he managed to lift the corpse of the spider from the sink. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I sink down next to the fire, desperate for comfort, to work out my next move. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was thinking about that as I sank into sleep. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

One thing’s for sure, it was a lot nicer than our school’s restrooms, which constantly smell like cigarettes and have makeup stains on the mirrors and sink. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He whipped the water with his fists, then jumped straight up as though he too could take off, and landed on his back and sank down, his mouth and eyes full of water. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nokomis obeyed her, sank into the skins, slept before her head touched the back of her blanket. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

As much of a warning as that was, it still didn’t sink in as deeply as it should have—because the official responses were, well, literally, a drop in the bucket. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

There are dishes in the sink and papers strewn over the coffee table, and the toaster is in bits. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

But never could they sink their differences in hope. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Caroline sank deeper into the tub as she listened to Ma’s voice. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He retched the wine up and lay in it a while, wondering if the ship would sink. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Alex nips at Henry’s throat and palms at his hips and sinks into the white-out bliss of being that impossibly close to him, of getting to share his body. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And now the whole thing evaporated and he found himself sinking back in the shadows, as if he could shrivel into invisibility. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he removed his hand from under her, she could only manage three or four strokes before sinking. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The world around him tilted as they both sank to the ground, adjusted so that they were lying there side by side. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Almost right away I could feel my body sink just that much further into the mattress and a smile slap itself across my face, thick as cold paint. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

By the time Fadi made it over to the edge of the lake, the sun had begun to sink into the line of clouds on the horizon. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“I love you, Hermione,” said Ron, sinking back in his chair, rubbing his eyes wearily. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

His snaky fingers that sink inside my tongue and squeeze my windpipe so nothing'll work. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He sank to the grass at the side of the road, lay on his back, and closed his eyes. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He walked over to the sink to deposit them, and she added, “After you do the dishes.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

For a moment she stared as if about to sink back into her stupor, but then she sat forward, face brightening. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

In the entire compact bathroom, there were only six things: the sink, the toilet, the towel, the shower, its curtain, and me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The bed is ridiculously comfortable, firm enough that I can just sink slowly into it until it feels like I’m lying on a cloud. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I lifted the bonobo from the table, gently cut his mangy rope away, and brought him to the sink. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Carter finally sank into the chair at Graham’s urging. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I worried about how much Andrea might have changed since learning the Charleston, and when she came to the door, my heart sank. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neeley looked at himself in the glass hanging over the sink. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Hey, Smart Guy," my father would say, "offer your grandmother another piece of that gum, and you'll be the one scrubbing your teeth in the bathroom sink." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Chuck’s jubilation visibly crashed to the ground as his eyes sank down toward the floor. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A clammy dampness sank through to my skin. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Now the old fears returned and threatened to strangle me, to sink me back in that horrible pit of depression I’d spent years struggling to climb out of. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Dammit!” she shouted, jumping up and grabbing a towel off the sink. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Grab the book and actually sink her teeth into it? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Papa came into my room; my mattress sank in when he sat and smoothed my cheeks and asked if I wanted anything else. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Trotter turned away from the sink to greet her. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“How come those cups up on the sink in the bathroom are wrapped in plastic?” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

And then the cops drew up outside the bank, and Shadow’s heart sank. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The chaplain loved his wife and children with such tameless intensity that he often wanted to sink to the ground helplessly and weep like a castaway cripple. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“But I’m not. My boat is sinking fast.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

She also had a rabbit living under the kitchen sink that he always played with when he visited. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He sank down and put his hand on top of his head. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The painted shipwreck in the hallway seemed to sink beneath the black waves as he entered and locked the door behind him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A single light was on over the kitchen sink. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I isolate a piece of waffle and sink my fork in. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I push aside two fuzzy white throw pillows and sink onto the couch. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

With a sinking feeling, I remembered what an expert shot he was, how he’d broken the rows of mason jars one by one. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I turn from the sink, wipe my hands on my jeans, and wrap my arms around his neck and whisper a thank-you. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I press my hands into the porcelain of the sink. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

There’s not much else to look at, unless you count your blurred reflection in the metal mirror over the sink. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The murmur trembled on the verge of coherence, sank down, mounted excitedly, and then ceased altogether. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He sank the stick into the paint and blue rose to the top. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Turn the cold water on over the sink!” she ordered. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We were all over each other, chasing after breath and fumbling with our hands and peeling back some of our clothes while the sun sank behind the low rolling Berkshires in the distance. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I walk over to the small sink and run my hands under the water to wash away the ever-present dirt on my fingers, tiny muddy rivulets carrying this place down the drain. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Ultima told me that when my brother León was born that his mollera was sunken in, and that she had cured him with manzanilla. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it took a few days to sink in, you know.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“My legs are tired,” she said, sinking low in her seat. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I am wearing a choker to cover the bruises blooming on my throat where Valerian’s fingers sank into my skin. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mom’s voice breaks a little, and my heart sinks. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Bull washed his hands at the kitchen sink, dried them on one of Lillian’s aprons, and joined the family for grace. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mollie watched the glistening white coffin sink into the ground until the long, haunting wails were replaced by the sound of earth clapping against the lid. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Werner tries to pick out individuals as the cars blur past: a sunken cheek, a shoulder, a glittering eye. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But the reality of the situation sank like a stone in his belly. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He paused to let the weight of his accusation sink in. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sink up to our calves in one of these, so avoid the others by checking the map and plotting a course around them. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vola pulled a bucket out from a cupboard and set it in the sink. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Everything that comes of morning undoes itself before nightfall: rooster walks back into forest, fires die down, birds coo-coo-coo, sun sinks away, sky bleeds, passes out, goes dark, nothing exists. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

An overturned mixing bowl, two plates, and a handful of cutlery set to dry on a checked dish towel spread out by the sink. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then my flesh melts, and my skin sinks into the ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want your money,” she said, a little sharply, keeping her eyes levelly on the sunken roof of the abandoned house. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her nose sinks into my hair, sniffing my head like Mi Shi used to do. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I laugh, sinking down into the warm couch, the whirlwind of last night still making my heart float miles above the hospital. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Dicey washed out all of their underwear, using the cake of soap on the sink. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

That sound attracted the attention of its neighbors, and a whisper began to spread throughout the chamber, a moving wave of voices that Kaede realized, with a sinking feeling, she had heard before. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It sank into her body like a frog diving into a lake. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sank to her bed, holding the envelope in her hand; she smelled it, stared at his familiar handwriting. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It had a toilet in the corner and a sink with running water. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I want to run away with the circus but take a deep breath and stand, crossing my arms, which have grown skinnier in the past few moments, against my newly sunken chest. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Jacob, could you hand me some plates? They’re in the cupboard over the sink.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Babou grabbed the teapot off the stove—it was nearly empty—and dumped the dregs into the sink. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Her cheekbones sink in like old couch cushions. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Over the next four days it settled thirty inches more, and would have continued sinking if the engineers had not simply called off the test. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The sun would go dark, sinking the cosmos into an endless, lethal night. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It is the face of a sneak who glides over to your sink to rinse the fork you have laid by her plate. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face had lost its fat and was eerily adult, sunken and thin-skinned. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He pushed himself away from the cedar and sank to his haunches. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tries another hall, another, another, thinks he recognizes a certain sink; he triggers an automatic door; ends up among linens. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

At another open window on the same side of the house, the one next to the sink where Hagar washed her hair and where Reba put pintos to soak, a woman’s face appeared. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aibileen is no more than cordial with me, nervous, stands at the kitchen sink and never stops working. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

At the bottom, Kermit’s canoe was still upright but it was filled with water and close to sinking. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

She needed air, but the window above the sink was painted shut. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

After the sinking of the Canton there were parts of men floating around for miles that even the sharks had forsaken. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

We don’t rush it—we let the taste of the moment sink in. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

His voice broke and he sank down on the couch. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I’ll tell you this again every day until it sinks in.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed him back, finally, and felt vaguely sickened at how her hands sank into his soft chest. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly I seemed to sink, sucked under: Ahead of me the body hung, white, naked, and horribly feminine from a lamppost. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a long chase, the Coast Guard shot and sank the vessel. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Her pack slipped from her shoulders, and she sank into the chair behind her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I guess she did, because she finally pushed the basting pan aside and went to the sink to wash her hands. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liza put her hands on her hips during the telling and his heart sank. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There still he stood far into the night, hearing only the sigh and murmur of the waves on the shores of Middle-earth, and the sound of them sank deep into his heart. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Pain forgotten, Captain Short dropped the bed, sinking quickly to her knees. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Brand whirled from the sink, his hands dripping soapy water, his eyes blazing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sank to the ground and put his head in his hands. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Turning to page ten, he sank into his desk chair and reread the article he had been looking for. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I sink into my chair, placing The Bluest Eye on top of Darlene, and reach for my next read, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Then this must be President Davis’s chair,” he says with a grin, sinking into its burgundy padding. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The wolf lunged, sinking its teeth into his side. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Down he sank then and within a finger snap he had his hand around her wrist. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy pours water on a skillet at the sink, and the skillet responds with a loud sizzle and a white cloud. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The fuss feels unwarranted as they step into a stark, sunken dining room. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Luis? This is apartment three J. My bathroom sink is leaking again. You need to put in a new washer.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

If that yellow towline slipped off my foot, would I sink into the sea as he had or would I swim for all my life to catch up to it? Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I don’t argue further and sink into my seat, glad for a change that Baba doesn’t allow me to sit in the front so I can sulk in peace. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I threw my arms across my face as his teeth sank into my shoulder. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Anyway, for the longest time, I just kept sinking free throws. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

It spiraled around her head as she sank into unconsciousness. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He lifted the spear above his head, braced his feet—felt them sink into the disgusting blubber—then thrust the spear down and into the monster. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I swallow nervously as the implications of his words sink in. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Conor felt his stomach sink, felt his whole body droop under a ton of extra weight. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t look at me, but stared at the two silver faucets arching over the sink basin. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

A photograph of the kitchen sink showed three dirty dishes, each with little smudges of pizza grease and tomato sauce. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The insane morphling from District 6 throws up her skeletal arms as if to embrace the monkey, and it sinks its fangs into her chest. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

With that, Lightfoot sank down on the empty grave of Mr. Royal Garnet Lacey, put her head against the angel’s stomach, and cried and cried. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Not long after they sank from sight, though, I had a strong tug on my line. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She told him the toothpaste in the sink was wrong. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

While we washed our hands at the sink, I scanned the room and spotted Liz mixing blue food coloring into a bowl of icing and Corey rolling out some red fondant—this thick, Play-Doh-like icing. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

There was neither birdsong nor the hum of insects inside the sunken arena. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Bushra and I shut up and stumble on, sliding and sinking in the soft sand. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her foot sank into the loam a little too much, and she jerked back, heart pounding. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

And sometimes in the middle of my chores, I feel so heavy I sink to the ground and stare at nothing. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Congolese pirogues are made of a dense wood that sinks like pig iron when given half a chance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The counters to the right of the sink were stacked high as the Gate of All Nations with pots and pans, plates and glasses, and teacups. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Had the Watermelon Feed been held inside the county jail, or on a sinking ship, or on the side of a craggy mountain, they would still have flocked to attend. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face is ripped, his head is bashed, he’s sinking into shallow water without ever waking up. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Full, pursed lips protruded beneath the bushy black moustache and, at their comers, sank into little folds filled with disapproval and potato chip crumbs. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stared at him, then slowly sank into a chair. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He turned his attention back to the sinking fishing boat. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I wring the cloth out over the sink and run cold water over my hands. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to a study done by one advertising research firm, whenever there are at least four different 15-second commercials in a two-and-a-half-minute commercial time-out, the effectiveness of any one 15-second ad sinks to almost zero. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lets that pleasant fact sink in for a moment before going on. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The flesh of his hands is so deeply sunken the bones of his fingers are perfectly revealed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Smith read on, the horse sank down into the bedding and slept. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometime later, we stand side by side at the sinks in the bathroom. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem possible for the Frog to have gone over that far without filling and sinking and he was almost glad he’d been unconscious when it happened. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coming home to your wife and seeing two wineglasses in the sink. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I made the mop sink into the water, drowning Captain Nemo, matey, and all the poor squabs. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

When I finished reading the flyer, I folded it back up neatly, put it exactly where I found it, and threw up in the sink. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Matthew crossed to the kitchen and opened cupboards by the sink until he found a glass. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I sink to the floor, my gun digging into my leg. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Vola rummaged under the sink and drew out a sack of plaster. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

For a long time she sat rocking with the girl held tightiy to her sunken breast. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I grab my glasses off the sink and put them on. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They were usually nothing but a tiny cluster of sad, sunken shacks, a gas station, a dry-goods store, and a bar or two. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Outraged, Victor bellowed back at them, holding his arms above his head, but the girl kept screaming and the ladies kept thrashing and the dog Kept growling, sinking its teeth into Victor's jacket. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Two ships sank, their crews screaming for aid in their longboats. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

My knees turn to water and I sink to the ground. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then the sink water ran from the tap and dishes clinked as my mother dried them and put them back in the cupboard. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Doha’s legs gave out and he sank down next to Gunwoo. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The fever that swept up over me made my body go limp, and I was pressed back against the bed, sinking into the pillows there like I was falling through clouds. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The smell of fried chicken cooking and the excitement of playing with the pet rabbit under the sink increased his pace. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She points to the tomato-splashed spoons, pots, and measuring cups piled in the sink. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Ever since the sun began to sink the mist before his eyes had darkened, and he felt that a shadow was coming between him and the faces of his friends. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As the fighting raged on, Octavian proceeded to destroy the rest of Mark Antony’s fleet, sinking all but a small number of his ships. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She wanted to turn back to the safety of the dishes she’d left in the sink, but she had to stay the course. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Westley, still within the confines of the Fire Swamp, sank, beaten, to his knees. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Just stood in front of the sink and took the bandage off my thumb. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sinks to the ground, picking up a handful of pearl-white sand and letting it fall slowly through her fingers. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The hose went into the kitchen sink or the bathtub as needed. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Almost at once the sun seemed to sink into the trees behind them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I could feel her music sinking into my skin, healing and repairing my burns. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

My stomach sinks and I stare at the railroad tracks. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

When the sun sank, darkness dropped on the island like an extinguisher and soon the shelters were full of restlessness, under the remote stars. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She was always at the kitchen sink, my mom, doing a two-step or something. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Beto watched the square of light from the window above the sink. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The magic blade sank to its hilt in asphalt. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The slamming of the sea had already jarred open the drawers beneath the sink—and he hadn’t really started. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amid the parishioners’ fears and frustrations, their disenfranchisement and sinking helplessness, he was somewhat brashly pointing an arrow in the opposite direction. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Leaning on the sink, I held the glass to my temple; from the living room, Francis whispered something indistinct but angry, and then Bunny laughed harshly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I felt the blood rush to my face and sank low in my chair, seething inside, yet I did nothing. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran to the sink beside one of the refrigerators and began to spit up what was in my mouth, but the food wouldn't come fast enough. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I think of the Post-it note he tacked near the sink. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

There’s a pair of women with scarves tied around their heads coming up the steps from the sunken front doors. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It took a few seconds for June’s words to sink in, and when they did, all Ivy could get out was a croaked “What?” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Not too much for me,” she said from the sink, her long back sort of slow-dancing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sank to the floor, and Pantalaimon fluttered anxiously to her shoulder. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He broke the coconut against the sink and let the water out before he began to nudge the white meat off the shell with a knife. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I save some shelf space for toiletries, since the sink barely has room for a small cup and my toothbrush. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The sea behind was a patchwork of black water and phosphorescent foam, and the last of the burning zeppelin’s flames were dwindling into nothing as it sank. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After school one day in October, Mom came home and immediately headed for the sink to wash the marshmallow off her hands. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The waxing moon sank into the cloudy West. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Ethel is a simple woman,” Martin said, sinking in the chair. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t let dinner dishes touch the sink on their way to the dishwasher, once even taking a plate Conor was still eating from. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

You wouldn't believe how fast a ship can sink. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She sank her teeth into the bully’s back. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Anyhow he was no longer sinking; he had begun to ascend, along with the others. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I sank down on a rail and hung my head, my brain spinning. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jesse owned few valuables he considered worth hiding, but those he did he kept in a hollow space under his bathroom sink. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Can’t be much further, can it?” croaked Ron, hours later still, as the sun started to sink into their floor of cloud, staining it a deep pink. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She felt like she wouldn’t mind sinking her teeth into his throat. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Watching Cairnholm disappear felt like watching the only remaining key to that mystery sink beneath the dark waves. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen her do stuff like this before—fix leaky pipes, unplug a clogged sink, or smack a glob of spackle on a hole in the wall. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

His cheeks were sunken, his eyes were red, and his face was ashen. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I remembered handing her a paper towel from a dispenser by the sink. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She began to tremble, and she felt the sinking and dissolving inside her that meant she was going to cry. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When what she says sinks in, my heart starts racing and my vision blurs like I’ve been staring into fluorescent light-bulbs. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

And he did three little poos under the sink and I picked them up and flushed them down the toilet and then I got back into the bath again because it was warm and nice. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She stared at the copper Jell-O molds that hung on either side of the window over the sink. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the bacteria in the sink to the fruit fly circling the bowl of bananas. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I sink down onto the concrete next to him, mostly because being closer to the ground makes me feel steadier. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I climbed up on the toilet and leaned over the sink to see. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He needed a haircut, and his eyes were red-rimmed and seemed kind of sunken. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

We put the container under the sink and hoped that the water would soothe the soon-to-be-hatched baby birds. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He sank into his chair, his pallor turning gray. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I sank my teeth into the man’s arm, making him howl in surprise and pain. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I am not the only person with bathing in mind—a group of women stand at the sinks, half of them naked, the other half completely unfazed by it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The little muddy head disappeared faster than a toothpaste cap down a sink drain. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I wanted to scold, but my stepmother sank down in the rushes and wailed like a babe herself. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

I look over and notice Pascagoula watching me from the sink. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby sank to the floor of the raft and fiddled with the empty supply sack. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He went on to say how he had bragged that “one of the best basketball players at Fisk sank his first ball right here at Lafayette County Training School.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next to the sink sat a price board: Cut and style ten dollars. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

They plodded over the filthy drawbridge—a butter one, with cow hairs still in it—sinking to their ankles. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its vaguely human body sank onto its haunches, and it slid its long front arms across the stone floor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She moved back to the sink, turning around to toss Father a dry dishtowel. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

His hopes sank lower and lower, and he felt utterly despondent, bitterly regretting his offer to take the animals in the first place. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I throw away my yogurt cup and toss my spoon into the sink. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

An aluminum wedge scraped them into the sink, where hot water whirled them down a metal throat which digested and flushed them away to the distant sea. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ignored the thistles as the bear sank its teeth into his thigh, lifting him like a rag doll. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Did you just sink forever until the sand ate away at you and then did your poor bones continue the trip forever down? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She and Emma were in a tickle fight at the sink. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I started it a week or so after the sinking of the Tsimtsum. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I looked to the left where he had hung a series of prints on a clothesline over the long, old work sink. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I run over my own ammunition: the hairpins, the lipstick, the phone calls, the glasses in the sink. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maddie laughed and walked to the third—and last—sink and pulled out her makeup bag from her backpack. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My feet sink into the ground, and above me, the branches grow into one another, forming a kind of tunnel. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I no longer feel the sinking in my gut, the held-back tearfulness that such a false accusation would once have produced. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Alec stretched up and peeked over the chair in front of them, then sank down again quickly. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He carried the plates to the sink, but instead of running the tap he looked out the window. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“He’s not who you think he is anymore,” Scythe Curie said slowly, so that it would sink in. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Oriana grabs my hand, squeezing it tightly enough that her nails sink into my skin. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was going to use some of her savings to put in a bathroom, and of course a sink and faucet in the kitchen. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I sink down into sleep, enveloped in his warmth, and when I open my eyes again, daylight’s streaming through the windows. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

When we rose once to move, we saw instanter a Boat not three hundred Feet off, in which Redcoat Guns were leveled at both Shores — and we sank again for Hours. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

His face still wore the long, weary look of depression, his eyes sunken and hollow. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I shook it out over the sink and started a new pot. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The dim, dining-room light had rubbed the wrinkles off her face, leaving it looking—in a strange, sunken way—younger. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The elevator sinks to the second floor, and I start to shake. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I sometimes worry that the ship might sink. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Dana sinks a little lower in her seat. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Without her mockery, affection for others sank into flaccid disrepair. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She and Hugo hurried from the lobby into the theater, sank down into the soft red-velvet seats in the back row, and waited for the movie to start. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He stood and stepped to a sink and splashed water on his face. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When practice is over for the night, I close the door to my room, sinking low into my bed. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Winston turned a switch and the voice sank somewhat, though the words were still distinguishable. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Once he sank his teeth into the boy’s thumb and made it bleed. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They had to thread cautiously between sinking ships and patches of drifting wildfire. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Gimli said nothing, but sank to his knees, shading his eyes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I just want to keep sinking into the mud until I disappear forever. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Typhon stepped into the Hudson River and barely sank to midcalf. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Albert retreated to a chair and sank into it. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I was overcome with such sudden guilt that I bolted to the bathroom and vomited in the sink. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, Rishi sank down on the floor, holding his stomach, alternating groans with laughter. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I thought the ship was going to sink a lot sooner, if you catch my drift.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He watched my face with enjoyment as that slowly sank in. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We stood at the sinks and both admired Marcus’s reflection in the mirror—his smooth olive skin and aquiline nose combine with his dimples and muscles to make him unbearably handsome. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

When Adria took the container from under the sink this time, we noticed a yellow blur seeping out from the eggs and clouding the water. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The counters were loaded with cut vegetables, and Diego’s sister stood by the sink, shucking corn. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The more he scolded them for personal technical issues, even as he preached teamsmanship, the more the boys seemed to sink into their own separate and sometimes defiant little worlds. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

As a direct result of the station’s broadcasts, the Nazis sank at least one Allied ship and its crew. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

There were tubes and cans of products all around the sink. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When the Washington boat neared the finish line, it was eighteen lengths behind Cal, and the only real question was whether it would sink before crossing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It was a warm night, and the window between the stove and the sink was open. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

My body sinks deeper and deeper, the cold pushing the air out of my lungs, bubbles pouring out of me and up to the surface. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

They had come to the kitchen, and Mrs. Dudley, turning away from the sink, watched them silently. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Two men stretched his arms out, as though about to crucify him; they placed a foot on each of his wrists, making them sink deep down in the snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Except I’ve read ’em so many times, I’m not really seeing the page, I’m seeing the Mary Rose and worrying she’ll leak as bad as she did before, and sink again. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then he saw that the sun was sinking, falling behind the Misty Mountains; shadows reached over the land. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

By the 1960s, scientists joked that HeLa cells were so robust that they could probably survive in sink drains or on doorknobs. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Pa has never spoken so bluntly to me before, and slowly the reality of what he says sinks in. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry could tell that Ron was experiencing the same sinking feeling as himself. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He takes all of the plates from her, dumps them in the sink, and turns the water on. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

When I’d pulled myself together, I stood at the sink and washed my face. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

These elements were acted on by two forces: gravity, the tendency for earth and water to sink, and levity, the tendency for air and fire to rise. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded, letting her words sink in and fill me with purpose. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Besides the washers and dryers, a couple of which are running, there are gray concrete walls, a wobbly table, a big metal sink, and a red plastic laundry basket. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It is really starting to sink in that no one is listening to me. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

With this fish I was retaliating against the sea, against the wind, against the sinking of ships, against all circum­stances that were working against me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The tenderness welled up in him, and he sank to his knees, his eyes on the foot of his daughter. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s what comes from the pump there by the sink. That water’s so soft that one rub of the soap makes it full of suds.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The shovel sank a few inches into the packed earth. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She lies back down, and one by one, thankfully, they sink into their beds. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She then stood quite still, her back against the wall between the filthy window and the stove, as though she wished for nothing more than to sink into the stone and vanish. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She sank her fingertips into David’s jacket to steady herself, thankful for the new shoes’ grippy soles. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He watched with a sinking heart as the mean-looking boy swaggered up and down in front of the mounds of dirt. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I rinse the bloody pair in the sink, place them in a plastic bag, and put the bag at the very bottom of my hamper. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The larger she grew, the deeper Blanca sank into an Oriental placidity that dashed all her husband’s attempts to introduce her into society. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

With all of us here for lunch today, it looks like every dish in our house is in the sink—pots and pans, plates, bowls, glasses, silverware. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The sun is sinking, but outside it is still bright. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Under the dirty window was a stone sink, where the old man was pouring something with a shaky hand from a large bottle into a smaller one. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once the novelty of moving wore off, I feared Jesse would sink into the same torpid, depressed state he’d been in back in Idaho, only worse. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anthony came home, saw Louie, and sank into a chair, his face soft with relief. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

My stomach sank as I walked past her old KitchenAid blender. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The thermometer by Miss Celia’s kitchen window sinks down from seventy-nine to sixty to fifty-five in less than an hour. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

His eyes are dark and a little sunken. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He looked at me, his eyes sadly beginning to sink deeper into their sockets. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

My dad put some dishes in the sink. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Hugo laid out all the pieces on the floor and washed his hands in the basin by the bed, which he refilled from the spluttering sink in his tiny kitchen. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

We had a terrific guy on the team, Howie Coyle, that could sink them from the middle of the floor, without even touching the backboard or anything. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The strangeness of her daddy’s appearance and the late hour conspired to sink a peculiar anxiousness into Ophie’s bones. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

On the walls to either side, pale sharks prowled painted blue-green depths, whilst eels and octopods slithered amongst rocks and sunken ships. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

China was dusted and neatly stacked in a glass-fronted cabinet; the silverware was filed away in the kitchen drawers nearest the sink. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He braced himself in the cabin doorway, watching Vola pump water into the kitchen sink. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The jar was now empty, washed clean in the bathroom sink. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She put her dishes by the sink, started to wash them but thought better of it. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

A stack of dirty pots rises from a sink, and a kettle of water boils on the stove. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

My grades sank, teachers laughed in my face, but I tried not to let it get to me. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He and Joe ate stacks of pancakes big enough, as Mother said, to sink a ship. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I watch them sink to the bottom of the glass, shining sediment. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I thought I wanted to die,” she said, “but today when the storm came and I thought the ship would sink, I... I...” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Those words hadn’t had no chance to sink in good when the conjurer on stage came to life. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The last time she knocked, she stormed past me into the bathroom and leaned over the sink, her face close to the mirror. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Holy fish,” I whispered, as I watched the fin and tail sink below the surface and slip away. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Doc finished off his dinner and took his plate to the sink. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

There was a sunken sidewalk area near the train entrance, next to the Cambridge Information Center and another newsstand. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The last thing I remembered was sinking in a burning sea, knowing that Tyson was gone forever, and wishing I were able to drown. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“They don’t have swim bladders, so heavy bones would make them sink.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Now Penelope sank down, holding the weapon on her knees, and drew her husband’s great bow out, and sobbed and bit her lip and let the salt tears flow. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so because he was who he was—his mother’s son, tidy by nature, survivor of the sinking of the U.S. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It seemed that he could feel the prolonged blow of it sinking through his skull, and suddenly with an old premonition he clapped the brakes on and stopped and sat perfectly still. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry sank down to sit on the floor in front of the mirror. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The fo’c’sle hands, along with McNeish, had begun grumbling about their duties and pay since the ship sank. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He was all alone in the middle of a river, and the boat was sinking, sinking, sinking. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, she dropped the fish into the sink and grabbed a knife. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It took a few seconds for the absurdity of this statement to sink in. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

On recognising him, the fang of the snake Jealousy was instantly broken; because at the same moment my love for Céline sank under an extinguisher. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

When we go in for dinner, it looks like a tornado hit the place: dirty bowls and measuring cups are piled in the sink, and flour is all over the counter. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

I scrub my hands and feet clean, wincing as the tanroot sinks into the scrapes I picked up in the catacombs. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Beneath my moral outrage was a strong sense of possessiveness, a fury that other people were sinking their hooks into my own personal midget. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

My sister hid a pack in the cabinet under the sink, toward the back. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

And sank his weary back into its nylon and sighed. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blind man chuckled and dropped the beets into the sink. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Second, the slow—but steadily increasing—tilt of the moving land made him realize that half of it was actually sinking into the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

My roots sank too deep into this earth. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Whenever he drained a pot of boiled beans, he thought of the slimy sink as a politician. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The next day came with a morning like a brown dusk, and the hearts of men, lifted for a while by the return of Faramir, sank low again. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then she sank her teeth into his hand. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, now you just had one piece of good luck because you threw the egg toward the sink and it landed in the carton,” Froggy said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His fingers scrabbled for the thin pipe, miraculously caught hold before he sank again. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Water trickled into the kitchen sink, as Sookie degreased the necklace. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I hear a violent squealing when we approach and look at Mamá Jacinta, my stomach sinking. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Red sank to ashes in the west, and ash-grey sank to black. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The evening star was so bright that it seemed to flare and crumple as it sank toward the western mountains. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, a sinking feeling in my gut. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Somewhere there,” said Myrtle, pointing vaguely toward the sink in front of her toilet. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Although it’s a freighter, so it’s used to carrying heavy cargo. But definitely way more people than should be on that ship. I guess they’d rather risk sinking than get on a Chinese boat.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

All three women knew, with sinking hearts, that they were going to run out of fuel in the middle of the Siberian wilderness. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The ice cubes were miniature icebergs, the kind that sink ships in the Arctic Ocean. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I look at the water, rippling around my feet, the detailed image in my head familiar and sinking into the pit of my stomach. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

There was a photograph of a woman tucked in the corner of the mirror above the sink. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Or if they climbed on, supposing the fire was all out, and they had to watch Piggy crawling nearer and the ship sinking under the horizon? Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I’ll think about your kindness while I’m watching your boat sink under you.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The great yellow rolls of his flesh doubled over his breasts and over his belly and in the mountains of his cheeks his eyes were small and sunken as a pig’s eyes. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

After we have what we need, we go to the laundry room and wash the cans and containers in the deep sink. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Then, while I lean over the sink, my sister arcs the razor from the nape of my skull to the top of my forehead, again and again, one row at a time. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I love the thud as the spike sinks into the board. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

And then I cleaned their tub with the cleaner under the sink. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The temple, for the mound was surely built for religious reasons, was laid out in a wide, shallow U about 150 feet long and 60 feet high, with a sunken plaza between the arms. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

After they ate, they washed up in the sink outside the house in the warmth of the summer night. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

As the sun was sinking, Hazel brought them all together, under close cover, to chew pellets and rest. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why did we start sinking?” the Centipede asked. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I stared out the window to Doc’s cabin, letting that sink in. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Now they were crusted and the knee was swollen and discolored and the calf sunken but there was no pus. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then she looked meaningfully at the window over by the sink, like Dracula’s electric eyes might be staring in, out of his terrible fanged face. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I knew she was still soaking the dishes in the sink so I had a little more time. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It turns you to lead so you sink faster in its viscous embrace. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

For the next few days, instead of calling the fish market, Mrs. Sen thawed chicken legs in the kitchen sink and chopped them with her blade. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He dashed to wet a towel at the sink. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

My heart rises into my throat as she turns to go upstairs, but it sinks again just as fast, because Tom is on his feet, his hand on her arm. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Muhammad is in front of the kitchen sink, chugging raw eggs from a carton for a new regimen he’s on. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I get a sinking feeling in my belly. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can wash your hands at the sink,” Obinze’s mother told her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Might he have sedated Richard Parker shortly before the ship sank? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He could feel that mad stinking creature from the crate starving for blood inside him, its sunken features lurking behind his own face, but maybe it didn’t have to be like that. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

That’s settler life for you, I spose, not much time for niceties and it’s easy to sink to the level of people who revel in squandering their manners. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

"He could be out there," I once said to my father, my voice trailing off as the unlikelihood of this sank in. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He sank deeper into the chair, feeling all the good food lying heavily on his stomach. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was a fascinated spectator in the way the surviving passengers must have been as they watched the Titanic sink. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Their boots sank into the ooze, which produced a powerful downward suction, and with each step they would have to pull up hard to break the hold. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the new canoe didn’t sink, the men felt a glimmer of hope. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Little boats were moored at the brick banks, half full of rainwater, some of them near sinking. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He placed them on the table and brought the salad bowl from the sink. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He screams as he drifts off to sink beneath the black waves. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She went in and sank down on the old couch, and Daddy smiled at her. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

She led me through a door into a room with a long table and a sink on either end. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The sparks congregated at trauma points, sinking into the skin. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

After she had dialed at least ten numbers, she sank down into her chair and sat silent for a long while. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve never seen my dad run that hard or fast before, except for the morning of the funeral, my mom sinking to the floor. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

One high note like an oboe—and then it sank down five tones and called again. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I started to sink—legs first, then down to my waist before I remembered to swim. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Dilsey made no sound, her face did not quiver as the tears took their sunken and devious courses, walking with her head up, making no effort to dry them away even. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sonny had passed out on the couch, and Hollis' date was slumped over the mop sink. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes a few seconds for the words to sink in. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“This is not bathing,” I whispered as I sank against the side of the tub. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She sank to her knees and clutched Papa-Nnukwu’s body, shaking it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Weren’t your fault you sank,” I tell her. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

All you detected was a springing shadow as the thing uncoiled to sink its fangs into the back of your neck. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“With Nazario’s help. Yo, like, I took all your milk,” he said, getting up and placing the empty bowl in the sink. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Rolls of paper that disintegrate as they sink. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Beth stands up and puts her plate in the sink. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Macy took her plate, dumped it into the sink, and headed to her room. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The black heap convulses and then sinks down. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Citizens in another Delaware town refused to allow one ship from Philadelphia to land and take on fresh water, and they attacked and sank another. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Kelvin dumps his bowl into the sink and shouts, “Thanks, Lola! Thanks, Aunties!” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

They slip into other names, and sink without a trace. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

In 1953, after sinking a series of experimental bores, university geologists agreed that the site was indeed anomalous and attributed the deformed rocks to some ancient, unspecified volcanic action. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The charred spars of sunken hulks sat in the shallows, forbidding access to the long stone quays. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The correspondent was saying excitedly that some German torpedo boats had attacked a Norwegian destroyer and that it looked like it was sinking. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Harry glanced out of the corridor windows as they passed; the sun was already sinking over grounds carpeted in deeper snow than had lain over the Burrow garden. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Plus, I know when we get back to our apartment Daddy will fill the small sink with water and soap powder to wash our clothes. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Alone in the hall I walked slowly, pausing with each step to let my toes sink into the carpet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

How exactly did a person clean their teeth and end up leaving so much toothpaste in the sink? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And would the dog sink his teeth into Matt’s ankle, for taking him away from Maria? The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he began writing again...and crossing out words...and writing more, while outside the sun sank lower and lower until its rays were gilding the hilltops. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He put his shirt in the sink and ran water on it, but Ms. Davis told him to hurry up. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Still his fury held for one more blow, and before she could sink upon him, smothering him and all his little impudence of courage, he slashed the bright elven-blade across her with desperate strength. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

As I entered the persimmon field, I sank deep into my thoughts, but a few steps past the big tree at the front of the path, I heard a rustling sound. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven stiffened, prepared for its claws to sink into her, or its teeth to grab the nape of her neck like she was a puppy. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, I get a paper towel and cleaning spray from under the sink. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

An oval Mylar mirror hangs above the sink, and when I wash my hands, I notice my grimy face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

To bathe, there was only an open wash basin, like a janitor’s sink, with a showerhead rigged up above. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

His shoes sank into the soil, which had become black and soupy in an instant, the water level rising. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And then an enormous wave lifted the raft and pulled us away from the sinking ship. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She ran the water hot, filling the sink and leaning into the steam. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It sank a little like a boat would in the water, and I held both hands out for balance and shut my eyes. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I took the jacket to the kitchen sink to try to wash it out. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she’s hung our clothes on the hooks in the bedroom, put the ugly rugs that were over our windows on the floor, and stacked the dishes on the shelf beside the sink. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

All across the city, she sank into the dreams of Weep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Helen looked at her watch, stood up, and poured the rest of her tea into the sink. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

And then, with him having seen his last patient of the day, as if now he can finally relax, his long, lean frame sinks back into the ground, his eyes searching the sky. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

What he was most concerned about was getting to the lab sink to wash his hands as fast as possible. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He felt it in his gut, a sharp, sinking feeling. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

His straw hat was far on the back of his head and he sank down into the bow with the pull of the line as he felt the fish turn. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

With that he sank back, spent and fading. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

As he walked, Toby was either floating or sinking. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Then she knelt on the ground, next to the sunken strips of earth where she imagined her mother and sister were buried. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I ...” I felt the familiar sinking feeling in my gut. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After all that had happened Grandma was going to clean the sink, clean up after me, another mess, and it was this moment that somehow made what she had told me take hold. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Mamá stood at the kitchen sink washing dishes. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

As I stand hunched over the sink, rinsing the shampoo out of my hair, thoughts of Mrs. Mendez surface. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Good,” Cain panted, pressing her staff so hard that his blade sank into the wood. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She waved us inside and cheerfully resumed shaving her legs at the kitchen sink, a procedure I’d never witnessed so up close and personal. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then slowly the whale sank, the water closing quietly along its black and white back. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

His uncle’s cheeks were sunken and his whole face was cast in a gray that somehow looked even and flat. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He settled himself astride the motorcycle, which creaked slightly and sank inches into the ground. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He was standing at the kitchen sink pouring the rest of his coffee down the drain when he looked through the window and saw Ruth digging in the garden. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dump the dishes in the sink and run the water to soak them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And the stone that David slung struck Goliath on his forehead; the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face on the ground, the boy thought. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water hit Leo’s face like a brick wrapped in sandpaper, and he sank into darkness. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He looks like something soft and downy Alex wants to sink into, and he realizes the knot of anxiety in his chest has finally slackened. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

With a sinking feeling he noted that most of the desks were taken, except for the ones in front. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Thomas’s heart sank as he snapped back to reality and remembered how grim the world had become. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

My heart sank as I realized that all this time, I’d taken him for granted. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I sink down against the wall, waiting for her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Better,” he says, sinking back into the couch. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I duck beneath his arm and sink my dagger into his side. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He glanced behind her, saw the pile of dishes in the sink. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Headless trunks were tossed out of the vortex to linger a moment on the surface and sink out of sight.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

To prevent burglars and vandals from breaking in, we’d hang laundry on the clothesline and put dirty dishes in the sink. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He believes witches can summon up storms that sink ships at sea—James had almost lost his life in such a storm. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They chattered and squeaked, egging him on, and Percy got the sinking suspicion the crew was used to this sort of entertainment. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was an old man with sunken, bloodshot eyes, deep cracks in his face, and a grizzled beard. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He sobbed uncontrollably for an hour and sank into a weeklong guilt-inspired bender. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reached up with one hand to tear at the fingers that strangled me, but instead of warm flesh, my nails sank into unyielding cord. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Slowly, I sank to my knees on the frosty wooden deck and allowed the crowd to block me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Straight ahead the mountain range sank to a wooded saddle which of course must be the pass from Archenland into Narnia. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Petra tapped her toothbrush on the sink in a businesslike way. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Naima watched him pull away in the beat-up rickshaw, her heart sinking. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, the shock began to wear off, and the reality of what had just happened started to sink in. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Punching Aarfy was like sinking his fists into a limp sack of inflated rubber. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

And I sank down where I stood, and hid my face against the ground. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Jonas unwrapped a straw, sank the straw in the drink, took a long pull. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He leaps over a sunken tub, where a collie is soaking in a bubble bath. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He was just debating about risking the flashlight when his foot sank with a splash. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Even though it was sinking, still he looked so small before it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The white sun sinks in the rosy sky as we gather in the hut. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

However, no municipal works projects—such as putting in a sewer system to eliminate the polluted “sinks”—were initiated to change the wretched conditions. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

There was no sound but the tap-tap of the water dripping into the metal sink. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“We want a story without animals that will explain the sinking of the Tsimtsum.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The bears were curious, but restrained by their respect for Iorek Byrnison, and his for Lyra, and she put them out of her mind and sank again into the alethiometric trance. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

A soggy beauty whose sash identified her as Miss Ohio stumbled out of the surf and sank to her knees, coughing up water and bile. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“The one I loaned to Liz. I know I said I did, but...it’s a nice brush. I washed it in the sink, but then I thought, if I hadn’t gotten lice yet...” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The one who was crushing a beer can in her hand stopped and tossed the can into a potted plant next to the sink. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They kept coming and coming, filling every space, small men with sunken cheeks, dirty faces, and black eyes that Hanako knew had seen worse things than she ever would, ever. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Slipping off the last petal of the last flower, my hand sinks, fingers dragging through the background of stars, each pinpoint of light that Abby drew a separate attempt to capture infinity. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

When he got outside his heart sank: The guys were still there. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

King asked everyone to kneel, and 1,500 marchers in a line stretching back almost a mile sank to their knees. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or I would help Rita make the bread, sinking my hands into that soft resistant warmth which is so much like flesh. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the ninth day of the storm, every camp saw the captains and commanders entering the king’s tent wet and weary, to sink to one knee and report their losses for the day. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Dimly, she heard Nestor 10’s next words, “No one must find me. No master—” and the cold metal was against her, and she was sinking under the weight of it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The Snow Sand was heavier and heavier on her now as she sank always down. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Back on the quad, Alex raced across the cliff tops with the sun already sinking in the west. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The sun sank below Ladle Hill and the autumn stars began to shine in the darkening east—Perseus and the Pleiades, Cassiopeia, faint Pisces and the great square of Pegasus. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, this time she had her chin stuck out over the sink in case she dripped as she ribbed, and when he’d tickled her Adam’s apple, she’d laughed, which gladdened him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bull heard the man scream and a splash as the man’s arm sank into the toilet as he crashed down. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked under the sink for a flashlight, and found one, but the batteries had long since run down, and it barely glowed with the faintest straw-colored light. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

The weapons, the boat, and all of the passengers sank quickly beneath the surface. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

In fact, her parents were sinking roots here. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Ready to sink, he found instead that he was floating, buoyed up by the garbage. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“And I just have this sinking feeling it’s all going to fall apart, now that we finally have the orchestra and the sets. Like, sorry, but the sets should have been done a week ago.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I placed my toiletries on a glass shelf above the sink. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Alone Jake felt himself sink downward, slowly in wavelike motions downward into a shadowed ocean. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

My heart sank; I muttered oaths under my breath. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel sick,” Amil said in a scratchy voice, his skin dry, his eyes sunken. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Every time Matt moved forward, he sank down a little. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood at the sink washing dishes as she spread peanut butter on saltine crackers. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Famished but with no prospect of food, in a cramped room filled with strangers, mercifully, I quickly sank into the oblivion of sleep. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I sank back into the seat, feeling sick to my stomach. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The green plaster over the kitchen sink had finally cracked loose, leaving a powdery-white hole as big as a fist. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t keep my head from sinking deeper and deeper into the Brown Bomber’s seat. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had a little white sink attached, and one of those big silver lights over it. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

For more than two years the canal inadvertently diverted virtually all of the river's prodigious flow into the Salton sink. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite warnings, I still want her sunken eyes. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

His eyes were sunken deep into black pits; open, but they saw nothing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I carry a bottle of juice over to the sink. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The tumult of cessation from lessons was already breaking forth, but it sank at her voice. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

One causes a grinding noise in the sink, and another turns the lights off and on. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He turned away with a sinking heart and wondered why he simply did not take his own girl and go to bed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then he sank to one knee and caught hold of Jude’s shoulders. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Even as Tree-ear turned away, feigning disinterest, as were the other potters, his heart was sinking into a bottomless well. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Them critters love that cheese,” she said fondly as the trap sank from view. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had a single bunk, a bedside storage locker, a toilet, sink, polished nickel mirror, and metal chair. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

In fact, Sparrow, sinking her hand into the soil and concentrating for a moment, grew some spikes of purple liriope tall enough to screen them from sight. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She finished her water then placed the glass in the sink. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Moss felt his stomach sink right as his class erupted in response. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The young submariner was sinking into blank white. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

They were in the saloon of a sinking ship, looking up at him through the darkening water. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She squealed and giggled, dipped her hands in the sink, and shook her drippy fingers at his face. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yup,” Cico said, “the whole town. The golden carp has warned us that the land cannot take the weight of the sins—the land will finally sink!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the center of the garden is a sunken lily pond with little mossy stairs that curve all the way around it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He recognized the signs from when his father would strike, quick as a cobra, and slap Nailer upside the head or yank him close to sink a fist into his stomach. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

When he was gone Horace peered in at Carl Heine’s face again—letting Art’s young deputy wait in silence—then washed his glasses at the sink. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The words had barely left Piper’s mouth when an arrow sank into the mainmast, six inches from her face. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"Yes," he said quietly, “it capsized and sank. She was washed overboard.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Before they could thank Valmiki, he sank back into the anthill and it closed up around him. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It’s a mess: washing up piled on the counter and in the sink, empty takeaway cartons spilling out of the bin. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look around at the dishes piled in the sink, the strips of beet peel staining a wooden cutting board, a saucepan half full of translucent cabbage, a roasting pan charred and waxed with grease. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Gradually she relaxed and let herself sink into the warmth of Aunt Queen's hug. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Washington boys slid their seats forward, sank their white blades into the water, hunched over their oars, and stared straight ahead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The ceremony was a blur: solemn faces, the patter of rain on the graveside awning, the crack of rifles from the honor guard, the casket sinking into the earth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Brighten up stainless steel sinks with baby oil. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shook my head, actual goose bumps sprouting on my arms and legs as it sank in. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Vola set the skillet in the sink and came back to sit across from him at the table. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

This was the trip to Michigan in the wintertime when I put congolene on my head, then discovered that the bathroom sink’s pipes were frozen. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each night, he drags himself back to give us the news, but my heart always sinks before he has had a chance to say anything. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s fine. Bring me a big plate,” I said, sinking into a chair. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s reported to be big enough to sink a ship. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Dad and Luke go back up the mountain, Mother drives away and I turn the tap to fill the kitchen sink. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But whenever they weren’t under direct orders to do something, the children sank heavily into chairs, stared listlessly out locked windows, paged through dog-eared books they’d read a hundred times before, or slept. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Most noticeably, there were no urinals, only a row of stalls on the left and a row of sinks, mirrors, and dispensers oozing pink soap on the right. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I held my shoes under the sink and washed off the glue. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Her hair was still wet with her agony and her narrow eyes were sunken. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Outside, in the space the garden formerly occupied beyond the terrace, the area has been excavated to sit a level deeper, sunken into the earth. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The planks were slippery, and it felt like at any moment the whole thing might just fall apart and leave them to sink beneath the surface. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

As Mrs. Caruthers raised the cup, Ophie sank into a deep curtsy, eyes downcast as her heart pounded while she waited for the inevitable rebuke. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Naturally, I wanted to sink the shot to get the million dollars. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

After they’d settled the details, Dimple sank back in her bed and smiled. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I tried hard to do what I believed a wife ought, things like washing white shirts and black socks separately in rooming-house sinks. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I'm done, I stand at the cracked sink and use my fingers to rub tooth powder on my teeth. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Then, as the sheer genius of the plot began to sink in, they all started grinning. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said you won’t sink if you stretch your arms out on the water like Jesus Christ crucified, or like ten minutes to two on a clock. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Without a word, my head sinks down on the conference table and I close my eyes. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The moon was rising behind one mountain and the sun sinking behind another as Jon struck sparks from flint and dagger, until finally a wisp of smoke appeared. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She goes back to her throne, sinking into the plush red high-backed chair. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I sink into the softness of it and peek down through the railing. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She bit her tongue and sank down on the sofa, knowing that once Mamma got started, she’d be at it for a while. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But she slipped off and sank into the swirling flood of ooze. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

There’s a crack in the sink, which at this moment seems a disaster, worse than any of the other flaws and absences. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

His spirits sank, leaving him empty inside and numb. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The old King, left behind with Gawaine, sank his head upon his hands. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The knock on the back door came as I was putting my bowl in the sink. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was sinking on the horizon when we finally got into Marin County and exited the highway. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

As he sank he felt a stone hand fumbling at his face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I'm convinced it was the product of a subtle magic, the alchemy of moonlight; the school a flower-studded wasteland, the rocks sunken, the dry winds hidden, the lost crickets chirping to yellow butterflies. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next to the desk is a tiny round metal sink; in the corner is a closet full of shelves with a clear plastic curtain serving as a door. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I sank into it and, almost on cue, my eyes filled with water. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

And as angry as I was at Thalia, I had a sinking feeling that she was right. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was taking a while for Sputnik to sink in, at least in Coalwood. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The rooms were one square, one window, one sink, one toilet, one shower. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Before I leave the washroom, I look into the mirror above the sinks. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt warm but I refused to sink my face down, embarrassed like I would have been back when I was eleven. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Then, as if driven by a motor, I ran downstairs to the kitchen sink and pulled out a heavy-duty garbage bag and a roll of duct tape from the junk drawer. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

They weren’t sinking, but they couldn’t move either. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I sit in a hard leather chair across from the man himself as it gradually sinks in that there is nothing to discuss. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“See their big foot pads? They don’t sink into the sand and can go for many leagues without drinking. They store water in those humps. And they can be ridden.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Harry noticed a dull red flush rising up out of Hagrid’s wild black beard, and his heart sank. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

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

She then asked, “What is the part of a sink that the water goes down?” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Making his way into the kitchen, he got down dusty, long unused plates and bowls and glasses; he began washing them in the sink, running the rusty hot water until it cleared at last. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He quickly rose and went to the sink to fill a pot with water. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He’d seen a fisher hang up and sink on the old struts when it had run itself into the whole mass of towers and then been unable to win free. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He is the Baba of my child­hood, Toophan agha, the towering specimen of Pashtun might, not the withered man under the blankets, the man with the sunken cheeks and hollow eyes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

After I swallowed I went to the refrigerator to get her the Mountain Dew as she pulled the Amaretto out from under the sink. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as Baba wipes his plate, Mustafa jumps out of his seat, stacks the dirty dishes, and carries them over to the sink. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Towser was lean and angular and had fine blond hair so light it was almost without color, sunken cheeks, and teeth like large white marshmallows. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I sank into a comfortable chair to pull off my boots and even got one of them off before I began to notice things and then more things and more. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas already knew this, but hearing it made his heart sink even lower. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The sunlight seemed to dim as she read, sinking deeper and deeper into the silent world inside the book. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The sink in the corner of our room is hardly big enough to wash our dishes so it sure ain’t fit for washing clothes. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Then Mary Anne sank her teeth into her father’s right arm, but Bull lashed out with his right arm, holding Ben suspended by one hand. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just kept right on sinking until I fell asleep. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

We sink into the sofa and without making a big deal of it, El swings her legs over mine. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I could sink like a stone into the earth and be swallowed whole by the weight of what happened here. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I say while I get up and leave my half-eaten dessert in the sink. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then the child opened its mouth and turned its head, and sank a row of pearly little fangs into the woman’s arm. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

All of yesterday’s dishes are still in the sink. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The zebra sank its teeth into the carrot and snapped it in two. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the sight of it, fear had come into him again, the sinking dread that urged him to turn away, to run away. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

A fisherman had about a tenth of a second, before the trout shot into sunken branches, logs, weeds, and roots, to horse it out of the stream. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The landing pad must’ve fully rotated and was now sinking into the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I watch her walk away, and my spirits sink with each step. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He jammed himself back into the comer of the bunk against the sink and immediately went under again—sleep-numbness came in a drug-like release that took him down. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go in my box—it’s in the cabinet above the kitchenette sink—and hand me the...radio that’s in there.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

As he sank deeper into it, the shotgun slipped from his hand, rattled down the roof, and hit the ground with a loud explosion. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her ears sank and I heard her sniffle, so I looked away to let her mourn privately. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I poked him in his skinny, sunken chest. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Stunned, I watched it hover over the academic quad and slowly sink like a black claw reaching down to the ground from the sky. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Spot sits and my heart sinks for I think he has decided not to move. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

After a minute, I see myself in the mirror over the sink. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The sky and its clouds are made of melting cherries and flaming oranges and burnt grapefruit as the sun sinks into the sea. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

They fit her the way a key fits a lock, sinking into place, opening all sorts of doors deep inside her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The room grew quiet as August stood there a minute, letting everything sink in. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed the jumping light into the garden, where dry stalks pointed to the skies like scrawny fingers, and rotted, wormy vegetables sank into the cracks of the parched soil. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are to lay it across the twelve o’clock beach and drop the metal spool, with whatever is left, deep into the water, making sure it sinks. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there, my mind spinning, my stomach sinking. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Loki recognized them before he saw their faces, and his heart sank. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

A mouth, wide open in a silent scream, emerged along the sleek emptiness of the shadow creature and then sank back in. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He went into the kitchen and felt the cooling water in the sink. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cousin Eunice nodded as she put a colander in the sink. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to refocus, when I saw my mom crouched over the sink next to me. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Then he fishes under the sink for the cleaning supplies. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Wajma had said, energetically shoveling another handful of mulberries into her sunken mouth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“However, I have a sinking feeling that at least one of you doesn’t really need a scholarship from me anymore.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He opens the door under the sink and pulls out a new box of cereal from behind the bag that stores all the other plastic bags. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Now she stood before the dry sink, pumping water into a blue- and-white wash basin which she used for a saucepan. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And that’s for your crazy father sinking my father’s boat,” he said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I imagined Marcus standing in front of the sinks, trying to figure out the right thing to say to make me see he wasn’t to blame. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Thus I sank to my knees, and putting aside the dagger, prayed that God on His throne, with my mother by His side, would judge Lord Furnival for what he truly was. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

His mother put down the colander and stuck the hairpin behind the sink board. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afterwards, I vomited in the sink, couldn’t stop vomiting. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Eleanor tossed a pebble into the brook and watched it sink clearly to the bottom. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wash it and put it to the side of the sink with the others so I can dry them and place them back in the cupboard before we leave. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

After my jaw seemed to wind itself back into its proper place, what she said began to sink in. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Feeling both tense and relaxed, he sank his fingers into the grass. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a deep breath, sank low, and slipped around the corner in a lunge. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I stared at his back and his sandy hair, and my heart sank until it rested somewhere below my navel. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

When he looks back at her, she has picked up a rag to wash the kitchen sink... Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Soon the sun sinks into the wild sky of the west, and I stand in the rapidly cooling air. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Ahead of me, out the window, the sun sinks in a murderous, vulgar, unpaintable and glorious display of red and purple and orange; behind me the ordinary night rolls forward. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I am full of such gratitude for the sun, the water, the way my feet sink into the sand, the way my hand feels holding hers. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

But then the bell near the sink that connected to the string in Mrs. Caruthers’s room set to ringing, and Ophie’s break was over. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

On so many other mornings, she had cleaned off toothpaste, rinsed out the sink. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Some of the ties sink, especially during the rainy season, when the roadbed turns soggy and soft. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes you will find the sinks clogged up with paper towels or see wadded toilet paper hanging from the ceiling. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She resists it, getting up as usual, putting her hand on the wall or on the edges of the furniture as she walks, standing hunched over at the kitchen sink, a cardigan over her shoulders. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The front of the boat would sink, forcing the back to rise out of the lake. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, with the instructor promising not to let him sink, he tried. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mother stopped shining the mirror over the sink. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sank to the floor, lay on the pieces of paper. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was not much bigger than a good-sized clothes cupboard and there was one small window in the back wall with a sink under the window, but there were no taps over the sink. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

My friends were sinking fast, trying to swim, without luck, in the bubbly trail of the ship’s wreckage. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Olanna sank back down on the puff and realized that what she felt was relief. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wring out the sponge over the sink and keep repeating one thought in my head: Wednesday cannot come fast enough. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

My feet sink into spongy soil, and I start to sweat almost right away. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

His sunken eyes were bloodshot and his hair was disheveled. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

For a minute there was a bright, golden glow over everything before the sun sank down behind the trees and their shadows were gone on the road before them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bother,” I said, sinking back into my bed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

There’s a desk and a safe at the back and a sink along one wall. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Thomas glances at me before stepping off the platform— his face is grave, even guilty, but I know with a sinking feeling that he feels guilty only for throwing me to the ground. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

And that meant a voyage across the icy North Atlantic, where Nazi submarine “wolfpacks” were sinking ship after ship. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Yet Congolese pirogues are made of such dense wood if they capsize they sink like a rock. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would set the glass next to the sink and call for his wife. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

It’s starting to sink in that she’s about to have two “baby girls” in college. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Galileo also wanted to construct an object which would fully immerse but not sink—an object with the same specific gravity as water. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I take a moment to let that sink in. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Luckily, the sea quickly filled the horrid hole and the thing sank beneath the surface. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They squat in the dust of broken doorways instead, staring at us with big eyes and sunken cheeks. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Scuba divers were feeding fat black hoses into the sunken half of the boat, though I couldn’t tell if they were pumping water out or pumping air in. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I sank down on the edge of the stage. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dad was alone, staring out the window over the kitchen sink. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She sank down on it as soon as she got into the room and stretched out, feeling bathed, scoured, vacuumed, and for the first time simple. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother took a deep breath, stretched herself out on the surface, and sank like a stone. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to sink to her level.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Below the sink, I saw a green plastic bucket filled with water. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I step lightly, careful not to slip, and wash the grease from my hands using the big industrial sink. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I sink low in my seat next to Beatriz and try to block out the noise of the screaming, giggling Miss King Middle contestants. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

As they rolled over on the ground, he turned his head and sank his teeth in Bigwig’s shoulder. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Electric kettle in hand, I prop open my door on the way to the bathroom sink. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Stand at the sink and try to cleanse more than just my body. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Moss pulled on the rubber gloves above the sink and began to scour one of the pots that sat next to the sink. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

If the dead person is right there in your living room, it would certainly make things sink in better. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sink down into my body as into a swamp, fenland, where only I know the footing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the landing gear sank into the soil, the engines powered down, and all was quiet. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Summer flung the arm aside, twisted, and sank his teeth into the dead man’s neck under the chin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Nyame sank down on a stone bench and put his head in his hands. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He sank down on the sunbaked lip of the fountain where a moment before, his future had been perched. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The two steers backed away against the wall, their heads sunken, their eyes watching the bull. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Joaquin said, putting his bowl in the sink and taking the stairs two at a time. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The fourth grader was in the big chair, spitting into the little white sink. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

But when she could see the line of carriages waiting to drive up to the palace doors, her heart sank, for she could not see hers. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Namrata stacks them on the table, sinking into a conference chair. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to answer as I sank under. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Without that rock of certainty underfoot, the Congo is a fearsome place to have to sink or swim. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She finishes the cup of tea and sinks back along her chaise. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, if I sink that shot,” I said confidently, “he would have to pay.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I exhaled and paid attention to the way my lungs sank in, with just a little bit of rattle at the end left over from my annual bronchitis. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Always she waited, her eyes straining to make out the figure on the prow, and always, at the sight of those strange, glistening white figureheads, her heart sank. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Moms was washing some collard greens in the sink and Pops was sitting at the kitchen table reading the newspaper. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

But then when I was, and I was wiping up the banana mush everywhere around the sink, I realized I didn't want to be alone. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I am undone! Horatio, we are betrayed,” I cried, sinking to the pallet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The man was led out, walking unsteadily, with head sunken, nursing his crushed hand, all the fight gone out of him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. It’s, uh. Don’t tell my parents. It’s under the sink behind the toilet bowl cleaner. It’s the one in the vodka bottle. Don’t drink the toilet bowl cleaner.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Annabeth realized with a sinking feeling what the pater was talking about: the thing in the dark from Percy’s dream, the guardian of the shrine. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The French were sinking American ships left and right. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Mist sank into the ground and the green light faded. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I took his toothbrush from the sink counter and sucked on the bristles, trying to find the taste of him, but there was only the flavor of watery mint toothpaste. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I looked at her, she appeared pale and sunken around her eyes. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Kind of black, sinking moods. I imagine it’s what being in the eye of a tornado would be like, all calm and blinding at the same time. I hate them.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then he sank the knife in with a mighty push and his huge mouth roared a laugh so big I could see all the way back to his gold teeth. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

There we discovered pitcher-plant bogs where we’d hike up our dresses, sink on our knees in the rich black muck, and stare carnivory right in the lips, feeding spiders to the pitcher plants. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s just my imagination, but I think I see Ruby sink an inch in her seat. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I barely feel my teeth sink into my hand. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I lift my legs high in giant steps, and with every landing, my feet sink deep into the wet, heavy snow. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Miss Celia gets up and comes over to the sink where I’m standing. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were sunken and shadowy, but they glittered with rage. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Milo,” Yossarian bleated faintly with a sinking heart, sensing at once that all was lost. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The words shone momentarily on the page and they, too, sank without trace. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Instead we stood at attention, our feet sinking into the freezing mud while they called our numbers. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

In a small drawer near the floor under the sink— the only drawer that hadn’t flown open and scattered its contents all over—he found a washrag. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bounded halfway up, in fear; then, realizing what had happened, he sank distrustfully down again. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Joaquin laughed a little, then watched as the joint started to sink to the bottom of the pool. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And his mood sank into a low and dark place. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

After a minute, he heard the sound of dishes clattering in the sink. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I’m so sorry,” I say and for a moment it’s just Preacher Green in the room, the soft pat of tomato skins against the sink. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But there are also six cooking stations for kids, each with its own stovetop, oven, and sink. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Maybe you spend the whole day considering new ways to live before finally you fit every window back into its frame and empty your bucket of Pine-Sol into the sink. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The Japanese were outnumbered and suffered huge losses, but then a typhoon blew in, pounding and sinking many Mongolian ships. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The sailors sewed their bodies up in canvas, weighed down with ballast stones so they might sink more quickly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Understood,” I tell him, trying to hide the sinking disappointment in my gut. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Again at eight o'clock, when the dark lanes of the Forties were five deep with throbbing taxi cabs, bound for the theatre district, I felt a sinking in my heart. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The crowd, which had gone noisily wild during the butchery, were now sinking back, satisfied, with smiling faces, exchanging remarks with their neighbors. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Tears began to run down her sunken cheeks again. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

His dad is at the sink, shucking ears of corn and humming along to an old Chente record. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The movement was strange with the slipperiness of the house shoes, but she managed to sink down and return to her standing position without falling. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The taller of the two spun around and sank his teeth into Pax’s neck. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He sank back in the wheelchair and closed his eyes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fill the sink for him so that the mop can soak overnight, how Lydia likes it. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

By the sink, the blind man was putting food into Matty’s backpack. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He thought of Ron and Hermione, and his heart sank even lower. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

If Hamilton hit me I'd just drop into the water and sink like a stone. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“My muscles have all seized up,” he groaned, sinking on his bed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Then she threw with her left hand, and fought her whoop of triumph as the blade sank into the handle of another dagger. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I placed two hands on the mossy wood and leapt over, landing on tiptoes and then sinking down. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

But after ten minutes in the car, when we pulled up to Christiana Hospital, I had a sinking feeling that I’d gotten it all wrong. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Felix dribbled across the key and sank a left-handed hook shot. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I rinsed my mouth in the sink and hurried back to my table. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

That was the year Zosma sank to its knees and bled great gouts of men into a war about nothing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Likewise, the merpeople sank slowly back into the green water and were lost from view. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

With a sinking heart, I watched as Barack jumped into action, rebooking our flights to leave the following day, pulling the plug on our vacation. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Stella’s heart sank for a second time as she glanced out the window. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Somewhere in the middle of that exercise, the cold pills took effect, and I gladly sank into unconsciousness. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She stands in front of her sink, her wicked paring knife in one hand, a half-peeled potato in the other. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“How long—” "We found you last night,” Tyson said, "sinking through the water.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Her little hollowed face peered out at them all, little sunken blue lips like a toothless old woman’s lips, and hollow black eyes peering. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Owen Chase, whose account of the sinking of the whaling ship Essex by a whale inspired Herman Melville, survived eighty-three days at sea with two mates, interrupted by a one-week stay on an inhospitable island. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I imagined it lying in a muddy puddle on the sink, surrounded by strips of curling yellowed wallpaper. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I throw it at the desk, barely registering as the point sinks into the wood. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I sat in the grass and watched my wreath burn and sink, quietly sealing my fate. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

As Masha’s burning plane sank lower, one of the German fighters flew so close that Masha could see his grinning, freckled face. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

His knees caved in and he sank to the ground again. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask as Nico goes straight to the sink and washes his hands. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

After Noah and I finished dinner, we put our dishes in the sink. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Naomi stopped listening and stared out the window over the sink, which pointed straight at the neighbor’s kitchen window. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Daniela appears in my head like a painting: doughy skin, dull hair, sinking eyes, crooked nose, long face. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

My foot sank into clear water and met the rubbery re­sistance of something flexible but solid. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Put that bag down,” G’ma orders, and as soon as he does, she’s dragging him over to the kitchenette sink by his good arm and washing her hands. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

The slower eater of the two even stands up now and begins rinsing the plates in the sink. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I watched as he placed staples in the splintered wood cabinet and on the sagging but meticulously lined shelves above the sink. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And just before the whale sinks beneath the surface its eyes roll from sightless white to shiny black, and I swear it locks its gaze on me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Often, when she returned yet again to the sink with the high taps and the soda block, it was beach sand she scrubbed away from between her fingers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The mattress was so soft that she sank down a few inches, and it was wide enough for three people to sleep without noticing each other. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Then I crash through Grandma’s kitchen to the sink. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Ah, how my heart sank, hearing this— hearing him send me back on the cloudy sea in my own track, the long hard way of Egypt. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stretched out on a mat by the bed and, worn out by fear and misery, sank into a dreamless sleep. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, with juvenile incarceration rates sinking, only half of the twelve thirty-bed units were open, and each of those was only half full. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He only shrugs, then peels off his gloves and starts washing his hands at one of the sinks. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

So the three of us sat in silence, watching the sun sink behind the mountain and the lightning bugs twinkle off and on among the pine trees. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

As Rollo lifted his hands to his face in tardy defense, Carter’s fist sank sickeningly into his stomach. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ana sank back against the booth and reached for her lemonade. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I sank down on my knees beside the bed and put my hand gently on the cat’s fur. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sink on my knees before him, my voice low and urgent. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It took until later, lying curled in her blanket, for the warmth that his approval gave her to sink into place around her heart, warming her as she fell into a good sleep. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“My mother’s scrubbing clean sinks till her hands are raw. Penny watches you sleep and writes down what you eat. They drink a fuckload. They’re getting drunk until the tears roll down their faces.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Their grandmother, already dressed in shirt and skirt, stood by the sink. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went to the sink and washed his hands. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

At last, just as the sun sank and the first of the stars began to glimmer above them, they saw the fires of the chief’s village. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

She groans, but it doesn’t stop her; as I drag myself toward the gun, she sinks her teeth into my hand. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

There he sank down, rested, got up again and reached the foot of Kehaar’s run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fallen: he and Esther in the white folks’ kitchen, the light burning, the door half-open, grappling and burning beside the sink. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Mother’s eyes turned to me. My heart sank. “ Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she lifted her breast and let it flow out upon the ground to save her clothing, and it sank into the earth and made a soft, dark, rich spot in the field. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

By degrees, we descended, and the world sank from view. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s too bad I didn’t know before the nominating convention,” Colin says, wiping his hands on a paper towel and making way for me at the sink. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

In the bathroom, I bent over the sink and splashed cold water on my face. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

One, with a toilet and a sink, served as kitchen and bathroom; the other, with a woodstove in a corner, served as living room and bedroom for all six of them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I might,” said Ged, “but it would likely sink the next minute, unless I kept the spells up. But if you like...” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

We were sinking under the wisdom, accuracy, and relevance of Maureen’s last words. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sank against the wall, slid to the floor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Handle it how you think best,” she said, before turning back to the dishes in the sink or the pile of laundry she had to fold. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Weather like this surely wouldn’t sink a ship? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Like sunken treasure dredged up from the ocean bed. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d wager a guess that if the kayak sank anywhere near that sandbar, it got sucked into that hole.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Gerald ran to the area under the sink where Jordan kept his tools. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, it seemed to Milkman, she walked over to a shelf that hung over the dry sink, put the geography book on it, and removed a knife. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a minute they began to sink into the ice, meltwater trickling down to puddle around our feet. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I see myself leaning over the stainless-steel sink in the back room, scrubbing a large Labrador retriever with flea shampoo and plucking fat ticks from her skin, while she shook and whimpered a little. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I sink down in my seat because my knees are shaking, and stare down at my chicken. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They will sail to the Tropic of Cancer and sink into the sea. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke aloud to the sink and the white rats, and to himself: Even now, I know that I have savored the hot taste of life Lifting green cups and gold at the great feast. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice sank to its lowest register; it would rise to a squeak and he would clutch at the air as though the ground were opening beneath his feet. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Jule crossed to the other side of the room and washed her hands in the sink. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was only in the early hours of the morning that I finally sank into an exhausted, dreamless sleep. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“And I am Time,” said the clockwork creature, sinking into a graceful bow on its insect legs. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’ve collected a few, and I found some more in one of Great-Uncle Jim’s blue jars in the back of the cupboard under the sink. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I threw up into the sink, onto the counter, and then slid down to the floor, let the blue and white tiles cool my cheeks. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The room was hot, and my stomach sank a little deeper. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

So I am usually stuck with a brown bag and her healthy sandwiches instead of sinking my teeth into the meal of the day made by the school chef. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Leper Lepellier would go down paralyzed with panic on any sinking troopship before making such a jump. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

My thudding heart sinks a little, and I feel a strange sense of disappointment without his presence in the arena. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I can be free of words now, I can lapse back into wordlessness, I can sink back into the rhythms of transience as if into bed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thick red blood sluiced out into the sink and over her fingers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And time enough, when the sun sinks, to tell his new love things he never told his wife. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bell rang for class to start, and my happy mood sank. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Cool dread coursed through her body as Ekon’s impossible words sank in. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Blind, his nose full of river, choking, sinking, he kicked and twisted and fought to pry the clutching fingers off his arm, but the stone fingers were unyielding. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Under the constant pounding of countless feet the whole area that had been marked out by the moles suddenly sank into a trench. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Judy went to the sink and splashed water on her face. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He let me sink my hands and feet in. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He sank down, and Tam Lin stuffed pillows around him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the branch and tried his weight on it for a second, then sank back down, exhausted from just that. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Before I allow my heart to sink and melt once again, I think of what I must do. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I feel like I'm sinking lower and lower into the ground, but there's nothing below my feet to keep me steady. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Everyone knows the ship could sink, unable to hold the piles of bodies that keep crawling on like raging ants from a disrupted nest. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Nailer sank like a stone through warm reeking liquid. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dag, I’m thinking, it wasn’t like Char was ripping out the sink. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She stared into the waves lapping up against the pier, their edges bright with the sinking July sun. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It was the fear, mostly, but I felt wobbly, and then I had a sinking sensation, ears all plugged up, as if I’d gone deep under water. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why would we know about a ship sinking?” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

She put the letter in the sink and set a match to it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was aware that if I left him, he would sink to the ground and allow the waters to cover him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He sank onto the porch floor, drew his knees to his chest. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The wheel struck flat, with Encanis on top.There was an explosion of spark and ash as it landed and sank inches deep into the hot coals. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She tossed the old soup in the saucepans into the sink, rinsed the pans under the tap, filled them with soup from the newly opened cans, and put them back in the refrigerator. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The bowl and spoon rattled and he removed them to the sink. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Each night, he returned to a six-by-eight-foot cell with a metal sink and toilet. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In the darkness, closer to the sinking ship, I thought I could make out the silhouette of lifeboats. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I found my wife at the kitchen sink and told her the good news. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

With a sinking heart, I circled the full lot looking for a space, while also searching for the silver Volvo that was clearly not there. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I sit back in my chair and let it sink in. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Abby locks the bathroom door behind us and kneels in front of the sink. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I stash the radio and candle under the sink behind the rolls of toilet paper. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

As the cloth sank to the bottom of the tray, the particles of gold clung to it in a glittering residue, allowing the trash to be poured off along with the water. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

One night when I was eleven or twelve years old, I locked myself in the bathroom and carefully regarded my reflection in the mirror over the sink. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked to the kitchen sink, but Teashop Aunty said, “No running water this time of day. Use the pail.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The carpet he walked on was so plush that his feet sank half an inch into the floor with every step. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Every few days she gives Gogol a bath in the porcelain sink in the kitchen. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sun dips low, and a summit sinks into it like a thorn. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The pirates were bitter enemies of the trading fleets and perfectly willing to kill or sink an entire cargo as revenge for the drowning of their own ancestral lands. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

In her apartment, she sank into her borrowed bed and wrapped herself in the quilt. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Seeing myself in the mirror over the sink just makes me all the more sure. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Except that the mirror over the sink has been taken out and replaced by an oblong of tin, and the door has no lock, and there are no razors, of course. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Much more than a little, as the idea sank in. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She wanted to sink to her knees at the spot on the cold roadside where he had died. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Moments later, it surfaced again before sinking out of sight. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“No, because you’re being very defensive. If you’ve got nothing to hide ...” Armpit marched off to the bathroom, where he got a plastic cup out from under the sink. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Cudgeon felt a momentary pang of guilt, which he dispelled with his favorite daydream—a vision of himself sinking into a beige-velour Council seat. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It dripped down into the sink, red on white, spreading out into the water that poured from the faucet. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And then she sank back into her body and awoke. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

At the sink, me and Jay would clean the guts out of the fish and take the heads off the shrimp while Gran listened. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Gone, gone, gone, sinking until there was nothing, like the earth had swallowed me up in a single, deep breath. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When Donald was told that he had fathered twins, he sank down on his knees and surrendered responsibility for their lives over to God. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The long horizontal fight of the sinking sun struck into their faces and made them seem much alike. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee took the black iron pan from him and put it in the sink and ran water in it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The kitchen is a little shabby, with old-fashioned white cabinets full of handprints, unwashed mugs on the counter, and a sink full of dishes. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The shadows covered the floor of the pass by then, and the sun was sinking fast toward the jagged twin peaks of the huge mountain the rangers named Forktop. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

At first he thought that it was the trial that had begun, and he was prepared to sink back into his dream of nothingness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

You never saw anybody run faster for the kitchen sink in your life, and at last there was a laugh out of Mr. Pignati. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“We sank in the snow up to our waists,” Ronneberg said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the sun sinking low and shadows getting long, the place looks even more eerie than it would in the bright light of this hot day. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Dill took their plates to the sink and put them in to soak. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I sink to my knees on the cold tile and squint at the flower, as the whiteness seems hard to focus on in the stark fluorescent light. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He turned and walked very carefully to the sink. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

If I could sink deep enough into the game, it felt like I could take on the whole world. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was sinking farther into the doldrums with every second. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He gets to his feet, goes over to the sink and pours me a glass of water. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malia and I pick up our plates and put them into the sink. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He crouched there and listened for many hours, saw no more visions, sank into emptiness and let himself sink without seeing a way out. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

This room had air-conditioning and a blue tiled bathroom with a porcelain sink and chrome handles like I'd seen on television. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The cupboard doors, the sink, the chairs...there’s chalky whiteness everywhere. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

For the first time, it sinks in that Izzi has been a slave nearly her whole life. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I’ll lean on the sink, and my granddaughter will cut paper molecules with her scissors for a project for school. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a wonder it didn’t sink the ship, taking everyone on it to the bottom of the sea. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Arrange flowers in a vase, talk to boys, tweeze your eyebrows, shave your legs, apply lipstick ...” “What about vomit in a sink? They teach a charming way to do that?” she asked. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whoever this was, he was slighter than Eril-Fane, and sank less deeply into the down. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He put chalk and small pieces of wood on the ground and noted how deeply rocks sank over time. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do,” I tell him, as I sink deeply into the adjacent couch, letting the moment become intentionally awkward. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But at this moment the meaning of the masklike attachment in front of it suddenly sank into him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Just so, Nicholas. Loose lips sink ships. Now. Think about your own secrets.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

If I’d inherited any of those skills, I had a sinking feeling they were about to come in handy. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Hollows appeared under his eyes during those weeks, as if someone had suctioned the delicate flesh, leaving his eyes sunken in. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hagrid swerved, but the Death Eaters were keeping up with the bike; more curses shot after them, and Harry had to sink low into the sidecar to avoid them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Not many,” I answer as I place my plate in the sink. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

As the clumps of men stretched and thinned into a long, broken thread, Louie sank through the field, to twelfth. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s an invitation for a sinking,” Reynolds said. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She writes her name in big, black letters on the wall near the sink: Charlese Jones. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He could make out the row of lockers and even saw Shawna for a brief second, but his heart sank. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When I awoke, my head felt heavy enough to sink through the mattress. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I struggled to let the awful news sink in. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Master called me?” croaked Kreacher, sinking into a bow even as he gave Harry a look that plainly wished him a painful death. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The harder he worked, the deeper C.P. sank into the very rut that had swallowed his father, even as he watched the less talented and shiftless children of the wealthy prosper. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It would be so lovely to sink our teeth into hot juicy food again. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

When we finish, I do the dishes, watching rainbow bubbles float up from the sink. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

A kitchenette with white cupboards, a white enamel sink, a stovetop, and a coffeepot. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The photo had started to change colors, especially at the corners, which were hiding into a weird brown, probably because of all the steam coming from the sink over the years. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I watch the YouTube videos on our computer over and over, and slowly it sinks in. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Instead, she carried it to the sink, washed it, and set it in the dish drain. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was unfolded laundry in the living room, and the breakfast dishes were still in the sink. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

After he reached the chair and sank into it, he pointed to the barrel by the doorway. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I scrabble back from him, coughing and spluttering, but he stays there, sinking a little, not moving. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Audrey put her hand on my shoulder, but the weight was too much, and I sank to my knees. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Dimple sank down against the wall, the fight going out of her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I stared at the sky and tried not to let his words sink in. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

People throughout the hall were swiveling around to see who had received the Howler, and Ron sank so low in his chair that only his crimson forehead could be seen. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Adam’s head sank down, his body jarred, just a little quiver. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My mother pushed us past Narciso, who sank into my father’s chair. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sinks down next to me and grins. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I smiled and nodded, and laid my finger on my lips; with a sigh, she sank back amid her pillows. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

They could sink their feet into the sand. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The porcelain in the kitchen sink was discolored but the brass fixtures were shining brightly. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes are bright, though her cheeks are sunken, making her look no longer young. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

My baby face is sinking down to the past and a new face is coming to the surface, with my grandmother’s slightly turned-up nose and my father’s deep-set eyes and my mother’s coffee-with-milk-color skin. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

One afternoon I was wheeling my barrow toward the pond when something sharp sank into my thigh. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

His words sank in deep, stinging all the way. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My stomach sinks, and I hear all my sisters’ footsteps rush to either the front window or the door to our apartment. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Not counting that part in the back where the aluminum’s peeling off, or the one missing window, or the front steps that are sinking. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

I turn on the tap, lean over the sink, and guzzle until my belly is a big water balloon. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“She told us such things! She knows all about us!” and they sank breathless into the various seats the gentlemen hastened to bring them. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Travis stood there and let the barb sink in, feeling deflated. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The cupola sank slowly beyond the trees, with the round face of the clock far enough yet. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trap itself ain’t that heavy, but it’s got bricks in the bottom to make it sink. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Matt saw high security fences in the distance, and his heart sank.The air was foul, the temperature broiling, and the humidity so high that his jumpsuit clung to his body like a second skin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He played softly, but drew in deeply to sink the notes low and hard, just short of bending them to make the song truly bluesy. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He kept his course to the southeast, and the land sank out of sight as night came over the eastern edge of the world. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It contained a desk with a telephone and a sink. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he’d sink to his knees and pitch forward face- first on the floor. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The sunken eyes were very bright and feverish. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced over at Mama, who stood by the sink picking imaginary crumbs from her apron. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

From the sink, Pascagoula sneaks a look at me, as if she can hear what Hilly’s saying. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

This proved futile, and when I decided eventually to rise, it was still so dark that I was obliged to turn on the electric light in order to shave at the sink in the comer. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

As Percy blundered toward her, a demon pounced and sank its teeth into his thigh. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Seconds passed in unbearable slowness as darkness sank in. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Probably not,” I said, and smiled before carrying the plates to the sink. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dried her hands and left the sink, something Luke had almost never seen her do if there were still dirty dishes left to be washed. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The warmth of his handprint sinks into my skin through the thin silk of my clothes. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I sank into it as deep as I could. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was particularly affected by a documentary we saw about the great naval battles of World War II, which showed newsreel footage of the sinking of the H.M.S. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched the ebbing tide carry them out until they sank. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched him sink into his seat so sadly and heavily, it felt like the whole room shivered. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He shuddered, and then recovered himself and brought the glasses to the sink. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nearly flew to the sink and turned the spigot handle. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She wants us to sink below the basement into the warm crawly dirt, where Cassie has a room waiting, so the three of us can curl into critter balls and wait for spring. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I climbed up on the toilet and leaned over the sink to take a look. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later on, as I sank deeper into all this mud, I would realize how much of his success Bodega owed to Nazario and his connections at City Hall. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

When I get to my car, I sink down into the soft Cadillac leather. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

After a time the tumbling sack sank into the reedy water, and all was still. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marcos sank into a deep depression that lasted two or three days, at the end of which he announced that he would never marry and that he was embarking on a trip around the world. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first was laying my head back in the special sink with the curve for my neck. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

No keeping rotten food in the cupboards or leaving rancid dishes in the sink. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And obediently, Dumbledore drank, as though it was an antidote Harry offered him, but upon draining the goblet, he sank to his knees, shaking uncontrollably. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Ten feet of soaring, plunging sailfish, it leaped, arched like a rainbow, dived, sank deep, tugged the line taut, rose, flew, fell, rose. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw myself dropping my socks into the garbage can next to the sink. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

So I cast my line further out and let it sink deeper, beyond the reach of the small fish that concentrated around the raft and lifeboat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

His heart sank deeper with every moment that none came. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The night before, Thula had awakened suddenly, screaming about icebergs and a huge ship sinking and people calling out for help. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Lucky for us, the storm blew through swiftly, the rain quit, and the dinghy didn’t sink. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The lower he sank, the wilder and more irresponsible he became, the more splendid she and her task became. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm at his elbow at the sink, handing him plates to scrape and rinse. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped cleaning herself, and I took to bathing her in the sink. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I rinsed off my plate and then started helping with the rest, piled up in the sink. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He rose slightly to sit farther back; but when he sat he sank down so suddenly and deeply that he thought the chair had collapsed under him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I sat at the table and watched as Helen washed the dirty dishes, tied up the garbage bag, watered a spider plant over the sink, and poured boiling water into two cups. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Salvage teams have been notified and will locate and sink the container when the storm abates. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a sinking heart, Penelope read, “It is called The Girls’ Guide to Obedience and Quietness.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Chronicler gave his words a minute to sink in. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My body sank until it met the carpet. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

But his heart sank as the comet kept gaining altitude. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When he sinks into thoughts of Henry’s hands, square knuckles and elegant fingers, he wonders how he never realized it before. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

You find it in quantity in shower stalls, bathtubs, Jacuzzis, drains, and even, unaccountably, in sinks. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I wobbled back to Camp Four around 7:30 Saturday morning, May 11, the actuality of what had happened—of what was still happening—began to sink in with paralyzing force. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He caught her and sank to the ground. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I sink to my knees, wrapping my arms around my chest. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Pop Pop picks up our dishes and hobbles to the sink. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

His face wasn’t sunken and waxy, but handsome, full of laughter. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The broken stones of temples and palaces were sinking back into the earth, and gnarled old willows grew thick along the riverbanks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The last side of the room had all our cabinets and a sink, plus a drinking fountain. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

They looked at their new room—a little apartment in itself with a small sink and stove—shut the door, and didn’t speak to us. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She stood at the sink, dishrag in hand. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He knew the crank was in the hardware drawer under the sink. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked up at her Excel sheet, her heart sinking. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The devilish mosquito attacked, sinking its needle- nose into my forehead. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand in the shower and reach over to the sink, which is half filled with warm water, like a basin in the days before homes had running water. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She took cotton balls out of the jar next to the sink and grabbed the bottle of peroxide. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I sink to my knees and pat her face softly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was clear that they were sinking under the weight of the Allied forces, but Hitler’s regional leader, Gauleiter Koch, refused to allow civilians to evacuate. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But as the hurricane thrashed and swirled and knocked them around, the crates also began sinking into the depths. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

When we reach the middle of the forest, I sink into the moss. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He dreamed it again and again, sinking and rolling with the light blue sheets twisted around his thighs and ankles, and the excitement of wet smells of rain, and their sweat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” she whispered, feeling the moonlight sink into her bones, easing her joints and soothing her pain. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Please go ahead,” Naomi said from the sink. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s impossible for us to sink,” was what she came up with. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They had hollow eyes and sunken cheeks, as if death had already halfway claimed them. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The group left, and I sank into despair. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

His uniform has enough badges and medals to sink him to the oceans bottom. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She found him with his foot in the sink, the faucet running, and his upper torso bent forward examining his toe. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except how could he work for a man who had sold him a store that was sinking? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I went to the rear of the store, the boss and his son were washing their hands at the sink. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes me a few seconds for that to sink in. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It sank its claws into his smock and snagged his earring with its beak. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fall between her legs, I fall on top of her, we sink . . . and then we’re twirling, spinning in the water, me on top, then her, then me, and giggling, and making bird cries. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

ATA wings still tracing a pale outline on the sunken wreck of the breastbone. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She began straightening up the kitchen, putting away the leftovers and piling dishes in the sink. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I'm at the kitchen sink waiting for Miss Celia to come home. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Water surged across the once-dry floor of the sink, inundating farms and settlements, eventually drowning four hundred square miles of desert and giving birth to a landlocked ocean. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they had finished eating, Shukumar was surprised to see that Shoba was stacking her plate on top of his, and then carrying them over to the sink. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then his hand slips slowly from his breast, only a little bit, it sinks just a few inches, but this movement breaks the power of the eyes. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their submarines stalked our ships, sinking them with torpedoes. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Till you’re blue in the face. But it’s all rote learning, it doesn’t sink in. The minute your back is turned they’ll go right back the way they were.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She set the bowl of steaming soup on the table in front of Matty and then went to the sink to pump water into a bowl for Frolic. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

This one, with the passing of the years had grown lean and gaunt and the rock-like bones of her face stood forth and her eyes were sunken. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Stella sank to the dusty floor beside them, sliding close to her father. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My head bows as I lean against the sink, struggling under the weight of the world. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

For my old professor, it was not the talk of being sick but the being sick itself that was sinking him. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even when he said that, the gravity of my situation still wasn’t sinking in. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

One more stone sank to the bottom of Flora's stomach. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

The fuzzy body rocked, the tail spread to steady it, and the little duck hawk almost sighed as she sank into the leaves, sleeping. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sank down into the hay, feeling defeated and depressed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I sank to my knees watching that spot where he disappeared, not moving, not saying anything. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It poked up straight from the water and then went under and poked up again a few yards farther off, and then it sank fast. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ground was a soft, reddish carpet into which the horses’ feet gently sank. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Zeus kept pounding the giant with lightning, until finally, slowly, the water rose, wrapping Typhon like a cocoon, and he began to sink under the weight of the chains. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Through the one on the right I saw a mirror and a sink and the edge of a toilet. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

One man stood at the sink while the other lay on a bunk, reading his mail. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Tiller pressed his hand to his chest and sank onto a hay bale. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

All of his life’s experience told him that if he left his feet, he would fall, or in the case of water, sink. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I sink down on the foot of Therese’s bed and this time address my complaint to the heavens above. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

"Just trying to let it all sink in." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I tried to sink down into my seat and disappear. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coyote dropped and sank his teeth into Pax’s shoulder, all in one motion. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Though I hate it, I sink to the ground on one knee, bend my head, and grit my teeth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“My boat sank,” Tiller said, “with me in it.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Or was the idea of breaks so I could let the bad news sink all the way in? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in the basement is a sink and instruments for embalming and for injecting. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sank beneath the leaves like a fish beneath the water. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned against the sink and flipped through the mail. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Back in the empty kitchen, I place the tray in the sink and collapse at the worktable, letting my head fall into my hands. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

And as they sank down and the infused shapes of our own world began to appear, the grip of that finger and thumb grew stronger. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

It was interrupted by two odd whistling sounds—swit, swit—upon which the tall man closed his eyes, dropped his flashlight with a clatter, and sank to the floor. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I let go of Dad, I brought the watermelon over to the counter and unwrapped the plastic, dripping pink juice into the sink. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Over the next two days the platform sank another eighth of an inch but no farther. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

My insides sink into a puddle of shame. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were more sunken than I remembered them, and his cheekbones more pronounced. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched Mama wash dishes and let the words sink in. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

I just stood there, my heart sinking to my toes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She is small, sunken into sheets and pillows, like she is already half swallowed up by another world. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She sinks and floats to the top with a smile. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

After practice the guys stuffed up the sink and held my head under water, until Dave came in. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He sinks back down into his recliner and keeps glaring at me like I’m the one showing up to steal his old .22 rifle. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

His guest had been outraged, his own life on a former occasion had been hideously plotted against; and both attempts he smothered in secrecy and sank in oblivion! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sierra gazed into the murky mirror over the sink, past all the hearts and names etched into the glass. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I sink to the floor, overcome with grief and guilt. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Their eyes were sunken and red, and they had the wild look of men driven to the end of their ropes by pain and exposure. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Some near the surface have caved in, leaving gaping sink holes in the land. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did someone drill holes in the kayak to make it sink? Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

My eyes scan the plastic flowers near the sink, the faded wallpaper that Tía keeps telling her to take down, the wall clock shaped like a stopwatch, the teeny ants zigzagging near the leaky faucet. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

His comment is offhand and so unexpected that it takes a moment to sink in. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It had been six months since the Spirit Bear sank its teeth into his hip and arm and raked his chest into hamburger. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

As the sun sank lower in the sky, the tall trees at the entrance to the woods looked dark blue. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

They sank to the bottom and sent up little bubbles, like prayers. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There's a comb by the sink, but they don't focus on it. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

By sinking the Coral Queen, my father himself had managed to make quite a mess. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Alfred unfolded his bed, and sat down on the edge, staring at the green-painted plaster beginning to crack over the kitchen sink. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kisses me, works some kind of magic until the sense of frustration and sorrow rushes from me and she sinks into my arms. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It started rising and falling in a manner that made my heart sink I took in the solar stills and the net. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Demigods stopped sinking, though many were still buried up to their waists. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He walked across the kitchen and put his glass in the sink. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he sank to his knees, for his legs had suddenly become too weak to support him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She ran and leaped into the water, crying, “Husband, dearest!”—and then oh, wonder, instead of sinking into the waves she was flying over them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple sank into a seat and he took one next to her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His laser tube thrust out, Rick spun and sank onto his haunches facing the flight of stairs. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Standing at the sink, filling the kettle, he looked up at the Riddle House and saw lights glimmering in its upper windows. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I walk slowly toward the sink, against the weight of them. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The bathroom is festooned with stockings and underpants; hair rollers perch on the kitchen counter like bristly caterpillars, dishes cake in the sink. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

His sunken eyes look worried, and I have a sudden urge to press myself against his withered, little body and bury my face in his shoulder. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There was something out there in the murky water: a glimpse of red that sank away as soon as I saw it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

To founder is to collapse, fail completely, or sink like a ship. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found a couple of candles on the sink, and two boxes on top of the toilet. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Philip Turner vomited into a janitor’s sink surrounded by mops and pails. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caleb sinks back against the countertop edge, touching the back of his head to the metal cabinets. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Then he stepped inside, moved to the sink to wash his hands. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

But other than a rocking chair, two straight-backed chairs, a large table, a sink and stove, there was no furniture. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sinks into his coat and turns his head toward the window. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Brand was washing his hands at the sink. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Rezaei scooped the leaves into a colander, banged it on the sink a few times, and handed it to me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

As the android’s hands sank into his throat, Rick fired his regulation issue old-style pistol from its shoulder holster; the .38 magnum slug struck the android in the head and its brain box burst. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

His hands were in the soapy sink water, rinsing off the last of the dishes while Linda bagged up the trash for Joaquin to take outside. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There was a sink nearby, cracked and dry, and a string over the sink from which hung stained surgical gloves. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was an odd manuscript; in the midst of the profoundest personal tragedy, sinking into economic ruin, he wrote brilliantly funny columns. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I set the stunner on the edge of a sink. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I walked over to the sink and leaned down to open the cupboard and sift through the fancy plates and serving dishes. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Martin stuffed one of the old quilts into a chair without a seat and sank into it by degrees over the course of his visit. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I looked at the window over the sink. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light catching her mom’s face as she stood at the kitchen sink, unmoving, the water running over the untouched dishes. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Littlefinger led him into a tower, down a stair, across a small sunken courtyard, and along a deserted corridor where empty suits of armor stood sentinel along the walls. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As we sank through wispy white clouds, leafless dead trees appeared, leaning out of the water like spears. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The sun sank a little lower in the sky. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Four days passed, without the ground or the scene changing much, except that behind them Weathertop slowly sank, and before them the distant mountains loomed a little nearer. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I sank farther down, onto my heels, hardly aware of myself mumbling the words out loud. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s splashing and clattering as he dumps the lemonade in the sink, pours a cup of liquor, downs it, and pours a second cup. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually when I’m standing at her kitchen sink, I map out my getaway from Mister Johnny. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When it finally sank in that he wasn’t coming back, I lugged my guitar into the music store, where the manager led me to my teacher, a perfectly formed midget named Mister Mancini. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

They laid my husband on the paved floor and I sank down beside him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Massive. It’s an allied warship. Hit a friendly mine and sank right here.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

As the sun sank, they began to make their nests, one after the other. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’s obvious that Vanessa is thinking, Oh, right, and that’s when it sinks in. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The knife slices through the paper and sinks into the cork of the dartboard. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I tell Dad about these basilisk lizards I just found out about that can move so fast across the surface of water, they can go sixty-five feet without sinking. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Under a large, cracked, and spotted mirror were a row of chipped sinks. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He shook his wet hands over the sink, dried them on the dishtowel, and gave Jessie his most menacing look. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“So what about while I’m on the ferry? What if it sinks? What if someone pushes me off? What if it’s hit with a shoulder-fired missile? There won’t be a tonight tonight.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He did not even watch the big shark sinking slowly in the water, showing first life-size, then small, then tiny. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered sinking into the cold Alaskan bog—black mud covering his eyes, mouth, and nose. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He opened the taps in the sink and bathtub and went out to check on her chickens. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

After international investigators confirmed that a North Korean torpedo sank the Cheonan, voters in the South refused to rally around President Lee, who had said the North Korean government should “pay a price.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

They could only afford a cramped two-bedroom unit with faded linoleum, brown shag carpet, and a cracked kitchen sink. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She moves away from the sink and walks to the kitchen table for another suck of dirty plates, into my line of vision. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I got in my car with the sinking realization that if everyone who tried to help us on this case was going to be threatened, it would be very difficult to prove Walter's innocence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Ekon felt as though he was sinking below some unknown surface as the words washed over him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It took a moment or two for this to sink in. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Despereaux’s small heart sank all the way to the tip of his tail. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Perkins apologized awkwardly, and went and got a cloth from the sink to mop it up. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

August led us to a tiny corner room in the back with a sink, a full-length mirror, one curtainless window, and two wooden cots made up with clean white sheets. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She didn’t answer right away, but took my plate and glass and put them in the sink and rinsed them with water. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I watched them scatter and sink into the crevices of the things I had already packed. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I rested my suitcase by the door and walked to the sink. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Koffi stared at her, letting the gravity of the revelation sink in. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I need to turn the water in your bathroom sink on and then off again,” she said. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know how much time passed before they truly sank in. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The game remained close, both combatants missing shots they should have made and sinking baskets that defied all principles of the game. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alcohol would sink him deeper into his marsh. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

These sewers, called “sinks,” were particularly ripe this year. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Below the sink he finds a bottle of Windex, a box of trash bags, a single sponge. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled and left, and I scrubbed my cheek beneath the faucet in the kitchen sink. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I jump off the sink and lean close to the mirror on the wall, and think of Daddy. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

His chest was sunken and poorly muscled—a scholar, maybe. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach out and let my hand sink into the thick white fur around his neck, and he drops his head into my lap with a sigh. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

We had a sink, bed, dresser, stove, and a little icebox that the guy came around and put ice in once a week. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dashed back over to the sink and wet a towel with cool water, wrung it out, and then wrapped her arm in it before sitting back down. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes shut and try to sink deeper into the moss, stretching out my arms and imagining they are tree roots. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“No food or beverages are allowed in the library. You have to drink that in the Book Nook Cafe or dump it down the sink.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Denna was beginning to nod where she sat, her head slowly sinking to her chest, then bobbing back up. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A cool breeze stirred the river as the sun sank down in the sky. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Volta took his shot, sinking both a striped ball and a solid, which didn’t help Rowan in knowing what he was going for. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

With a cry of thankfulness, Harry sank to his knees; he was shaking in every limb, his body ached all over, and his breath came in painful stabs. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He just stood there, watching her back as she worked at dishes in the sink. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

They look at the kitchen, with its iron stove and stone sink, and file along a dirt path to look at the outhouse. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I gather the kitchen dishes, put them in the sink, and wipe the table and countertops with some lemon-smelling spray stuff. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The track curved and now it was going away from the sun which, as it sank lower, seemed to spread itself in benediction over the vanishing city where she had drawn her breath. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Jesus!” he says, and he dumps his coffee cup loudly in the sink. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Downstairs, Mrs. Richardson sank back into her seat, hands shaking. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When the victim stops walking and sinks to their knees to weep at the pointlessness of it all, the Pogrebin will leap upon them and attempt to devour them. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kicked with his wings, and the ground sank again, like water in a leaking well. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sand tugged at her toes, making her sink in. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Malcolm gave Lyra to Alice and backed the canoe a few feet, and the giant stuck his trident in the muddy bank and took a deep breath before sinking under the water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Behind us, a whirlpool was opening up, all the water displaced by the sub rushing back to fill the void as it sank. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He watched as Kira leaned her stick against the sink and knelt with difficulty to place the bowl on the floor. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

After everything that had happened that night, his words sank like stones in a still pond. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waits for this information to sink in. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pain in me swells, and when I blink, I’m sinking in water, blue and clear, turning gray and brown the deeper I go, bubbles rising and tickling my skin like the fluttering of wings. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Possibly I could sink right into the floor of my closet—a disappearing death. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She sets a bottle of goopy white stuff next to the sink and starts wetting her hair. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

At the height of the storm his boat was shattered and sank, but he succeeded in swimming to shore. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Crookshanks sank his claws into Black’s robes and wouldn’t shift. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I sink to the floor, weary with defeat. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“There isn’t a sink, a table, or a wardrobe. Is that where she sleeps?” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

After half a mile, he was more than twelve lengths back and still sinking. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Helen’s head, always drooping, sank a little lower as she finished this sentence. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then I walk to the sink to wash my hands. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Glorfindel caught Frodo as he sank to the ground, and taking him gently in his arms he looked in his face with grave anxiety. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A sinking feeling started deep in my stomach. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He checked under the sink and found a box of trash bags. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

One girl left with a broken leg after slipping on a bar of soap Pilar dropped while the nanny was bathing her in the sink. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few minutes after I emerged from the door in the cargo hold and stepped onto a large floating piece of wood, I watched the giant ship sink in front of my eyes. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Anna nods, and something in her expression makes my heart sink. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

In the stunned silence that followed, Hunter said something miserable and then kept sinking into the shadows. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Camilla locked the door of the bathroom behind us and the two of us, on our hands and knees, began to rummage through the mess of prescription bottles under the sink. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When the sun sinks down, casting long shadows over glittering snow, it is time to return to the village. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God,” I said, now letting the fear sink deeper. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

In March the soft rains continued, and each storm waited courteously until its predecessor sank beneath the ground. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Elisha went to the sink, and splashed cold water on his face and neck. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Matthias rolled to one side; the point sank deep into the earth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

When he lowered the ship’s boats to tow them toward the nearest land, one sank and the men in the other cut the line and rowed off north, abandoning the cog and all their shipmates. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Dimple sank into the chair and fiddled absently with the laptop. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Her name was on his lips when the ship sank and the waters closed over him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knocked, and I sank against it, sliding to the floor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

In sorrow he sank to the ground and closed his eyes. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

It gazed for thirty seconds or so be­fore gently sinking under. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Charles, dear...' His mother turned round from the sink, a little smile on her mouth, ‘Charles, I am very surprised at you, and just a little ashamed, I must say. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Then, as it began to sink beneath the waves, it seemed to dissolve into sunlight on the water. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I totally understood why she felt like that, and at the same time I could see the point he was trying to make by sinking the Coral Queen. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“He never cleaned his mustache clippings out of the sink.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The dog raised his head, but when Curley jerked out, the grizzled head sank to the floor again. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I strip quickly and grab the bar of soap next to the sink. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The part of a sink that the water goes down is called a drain,” the teacher said, reading from her script. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I scoot myself up on the sink and kick off my shoes. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be so old-fashioned, Ma,” she told me, finishing her coffee down the sink. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s mostly a big terrace with some sinks for washing clothes and crisscrossed clotheslines. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look up and see it’s starting to sink in on Miss Leefolt. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Roses, thorny as orcs, sank their teeth into my chest and face. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I see my griefs begin to sink below the waves, and I ride the crest in hope. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Mud oozed up through her toes as her feet sank into the earth. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stars slowly slip away from the hole in the roof as the doctor sinks deeper and deeper beneath my body. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She found her mother staring at the sink and commanding it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the north end of the pavilion was a sunken rectangular courtyard fenced on three sides by a row of seven-foot basalt columns atop a low red and yellow adobe wall. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

In the confusion, a single black bolt flies from a shadowed alcove and sinks into the wooden table right in front of Cardan. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For a second that never seems to end, I hold her, numb as the realization sinks in. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry too,” he said, and her heart sank, dripping in a sad, cold puddle to her feet. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Imagine a thousand starving orphans on a sinking ship in the middle of a shark-infested sea, and you’re getting close to how much I don’t want to be there,” Miles said dryly. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She put it up on the window ledge, over the kitchen sink. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I toss my stuff to the floor, wash my hands at the kitchen sink, and fill plates for us both, a double-large portion for him. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I suppose we could raise her up, but she’d just sink again. Best leave her be.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I stood at the sink in Miss Sadie’s tiny kitchen, wrapping an assortment of exotic tea leaves in a worn piece of cloth. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

When I get back downstairs, Kate is standing at the sink smoking a cigarette out the kitchen window, her hand dangling over the sill. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When Max sat down he saw that his eyes were tired and sunken. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Let it sink in that he’s really here. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

My eyes sank through an alphabet soup of letters to the long word in the middle of the page. bababadalgharaghtakammmarronnkonnbronntonnerronnttionnthunntrovarrhoun awnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk! The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Without a word, she washed her hands in the sink, then took the skillet from me and put it in the oven and set the little white kitchen timer next to the stove. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then, each time me wind dropped, the lines would slacken and the figure bow forward again, sinking its head between its knees. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I sank back in the gray, plush seat and closed my eyes. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

My heart sank to my stomach when I saw the deadline had past. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

As Black Teeth sank to the floor, Tatt Man swung his chain at her unprotected back. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

His cheeks were sunken; he’d lost a lot of weight and he needed a haircut. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Brown stubble covered his sunken cheeks and receding chin, and strands of dirty hair hung across his eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then she got up, pulled open a drawer, and threw a potato peeler and a knife in the sink The knife just missed my hand. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the way Dad and By’s feet were standing I could tell that By was sitting on the toilet and Dad was standing at the sink. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hicks sank back and lost interest at once. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

It shattered, sending china shards all over the sink and floor. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Can’t sink a shot from the line to save his skinny neck. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He paused to let the image sink in, then went on with the story. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Dr. Darwin was now in a wheelchair, Bessy was stuck in a fog, and Josiah was sinking from either a stroke or a degenerative neurological disease. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He splashed around, acting like he was a pirate on a sinking ship. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He had finished eating and was standing by the sink, trying to remember what his aunty had told him about opening it to have water gush out like a spring, when Master walked in. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was the genuine tone in Esther’s voice that made the phrase finally begin to sink into my mind and heart. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She pulls some scallions out of the refrigerator and rinses them off in the sink. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Globs of spent toothpaste were stuck to the side of the sink, and the shower was covered with a soapy film. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It sank its fingers into their steaming hot flesh ... Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

My body sinks into the mattress, and my eyelids droop shut. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

His posture stiffened as my words appeared to sink in. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The mercenary drew a deep breath through his nose, and his glassy sunken eyes came into sudden, sharp focus. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The delirious man with the fever and the crushed toes sank to the floor and wept in pain while other men tripped over him and hurt him more in their blind, milling, agonized stampede. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He carried me over to the sink and washed the oil out of my eye. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Cold filled Thomas’s veins as Teresa’s words sank in. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were sunken and rheumy, pouring out tears. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Just as before, I sank straight to the bottom. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made him drink enough water to sink the battleship Missouri, fed him corn bread and beans, and then sent him to sleep in my bed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Grabbing a couple of plates and spoons from the drying rack beside the sink, he set the table and dished them both up some food. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Her sink was overflowing with whole romaine lettuce leaves, bathing under the running water. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He dropped the crutches and sank to the chair at the kitchen table. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I can’t tell, I really can’t, whether I’m seeing this or imagining it—is she there, at the sink, washing up? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s always something, mirrors, floors, a dirty glass in the sink or the trash can full. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Frankie looked stricken and then he went to the sink and scrubbed his hands and always afterwards he scrubbed his hands almost raw every day. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A stab of pain hits my chest and sinks into my stomach. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

His eyes are sunken and hollow, fixed on Phil as if I’m not there. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“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

Safe enough to sink into a strange dream where I'm bobbing up and down in a stormy ocean that carries me far away from Amma. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Tendai tasted it: the cold liquid seemed to sink into his tongue. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sam stared up at the inn with its three storeys and many windows, and felt his heart sink. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A minute later they splashed out into the water, sinking the disguises. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The sun sank and the shadows of evening fell like a curtain. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

When the sun sank, the clouds glowed faintly from within. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Their human faces had sunken eyes and hollow cheeks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Malfoy sank back across her lap and allowed her to resume the stroking of his hair. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I set my wineglass on the table as the enormity of this sinks in. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Four times it skipped, We played there half an hour, They skipped, sank. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Baby laughed, and her dimples sank deep in her cheeks. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He shrugs and drops the box on the sink’s edge for me, and I start deveining before six. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Hours passed and the sun began to sink. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Something about his mud-encrusted boots and the way he let smoke curl from his lips and how the sinking sun lit his green hair reminded me of a punk, redneck James Dean. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I sink onto the living room couch and shut my eyes—but I swear I’m being watched. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

And as she read, her heart sank to a place she didn’t know existed in this, or any other world. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I promised Ben that next time I came I’d bring over my old LEGOs Aquanauts, and we’d make them dive in the bathroom sink. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The sun was sinking low and the evening call to prayer from the village mosque echoed across the pond. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

As Lupita watched, she put her hand to her chest and sank to her knees, crying out softly. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

In response to this compliment, he sank considerably lower in his chair and again masked his face up to the eyes with a corner of the tablecloth. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She just let the peaches fall from her apron into the sink. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I think that ship sank in dry dock for both of us. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I fill up a large bowl with hot water from the sink, sit on the toilet top, and place my throbbing, biscuit-can-busting feet in there. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Curtis sinks his chest in a bit and makes his way to the middle row, away from his brassy-voiced friends in the tenor section. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Flora Baumbach, about to rise with the found pin, quickly sank down again to protect her sore shin in the shag carpeting. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and wince, thinking about the return to Jankburg, and I sink to the bottom, below the layer of bubbles Aunt Heidi put in. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Toby cleaned up the food and washed out the Tupperware in the bathroom sink, bringing everything back to the El Camino, including the wine. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Miles dragged a handkerchief from a back pocket and mopped at his face, and Mae sank down heavily on a rock, pulling off the blue straw hat and fanning herself with it. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma pulls a chair out from the dining room table, sinks onto it, and covers her eyes with her hand. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

And what Mrs. Granger had said about words at the end of the period finally sank in. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He strolled across the yard and down a flight of steps, to a wine- sink called the Lazy Eel, underneath a warehouse full of sheepskins. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I reached under the sink and pulled out a plastic bag. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

All I do is sink to my knees, felled by the words that could deliver such a knockout blow. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Almost at the end of the bay, where the tide slammed a sunken boat, we jumped on the main street with our goods tucked under our arms and began the final walk home. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t sink their stupid boat. They sunk it themselves.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

That was what worried me—that he was sinking into something that not even our breakthrough could pull him out of. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He raised his head from the sink in the corner of the room; he gripped both sides and he looked up at the doctor. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it will sink out there in the lake and go to the country of the njuzu, she thought. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the sink was a mountain of empty plastic Kool-Aid pitchers. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But the mountain would shift, and the ground beneath us would start sinking in a most stomach-sickening way. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Nothing much," I said, walking the plate over to the sink. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She never saw the dirty dishes in the sink. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of it sank, leaving only a board with a painted eye and another with the letter P bobbing in the waves. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I know Justin’s seen the sink when I hear him yell, “I’m not washing all of this!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The van was nearly submerged, drifting sideways and slowly sinking beneath the rain-boiled surface. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I have to read it three times before the words sink in. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Crystal sinks down into the chair, glares at my mom, and then looks away. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“No, thank you. What’s going on? How low can a man sink?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

My arms flailed around, and I sank into the hot, smelly water. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’d gotten George off the sinking ship, and across the icy waters. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Nobly they fought and bravely, but not well, And sank heart-wounded by a subtle spell. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

And Arthur sinks into his chair while everyone, myself included, bursts into laughter because of how often he used to take selfies with mannequins on his dad’s phone while they shopped for school clothes. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The gas still creeps over the ground and sinks into all hollows. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sank into the tan suede couch shoulder to shoulder—the only time we ever sat like this—and Dad cued up our next episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

His great silver eyes seemed vast in their sunken sockets. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The judge paused and let his words sink in. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I sank to my knees and pressed the flat of my hand against his back. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Isn't the administration aware that if they continue these repressive policies, all the best students will desert the school faster than rats from a sinking ship? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Judge Ford leaned against the sink and pressed her head against the cabinet. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bathtub had fallen partially through the floor, listing at an angle like a ship about to sink. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

His face was very pale, the creases deeper than ever, and his eyes looked blank and sunken. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

We entered the Corsica and then went directly to the opposite bank and the opening off the river where I had discovered Ben and where I’d spotted the sunken kayak last April. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then the water works its way into a stream and then a reservoir and finally is pumped back into the sink to be used as dishwater once again. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sunken cheeks were covered with a thin scattering of fuzz; the hair was lank and matted. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were a team, but like one of Abby’s baited hooks, we were sinking fast. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

"Don't fight it," said Mo, before sinking under the waves. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I sink lower into my chair as everyone stares at me and stumble over my words. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She held her breath, and sank, leaving her hair fanned out across the surface. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I had no idea who Elizabeth Taylor was, but Dad said, “Absolutely,” as he carried his empty plate to the sink. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

A path wraps around the edge of the room like a ledge, though the majority of the floor is sunken and filled with large cushions covered in a rainbow of embellished silk. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I had a sinking feeling that it was a wasted attempt. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I check to make sure no one else is there, and then lean close to the mirror above the sink. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He tripped on something that he could not see in the dark and sprawled into the ditch on the side of the road, his right hand sinking into several inches of cold mud. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

My heart sinks at the thought and sadness spreads throughout my body. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could she have done that without sinking? The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The end sank lower a few inches, but still was well above the surface. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

But then her expression dulled again and she sank back into the chair. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The kettle was heavy, but he managed to fill it with water from the sink and bring it to the stove. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I stare at Peeta in disbelief as the truth sinks in. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It didn’t sink but spun and leaped one, two, three times more before disappearing into the water. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then it began to crumble, sinking back into the ground. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

In the drawer beneath the sink there were three pencils and he took one out and wrote in the log: Date unknown, probably June 4th or 5th. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he reached the shelter of the great trees, Robin sank down into a bed of bracken to rest. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

They made empty, hollow, drowning sounds as they sank. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he stopped, lowered his arm, then went over and sank into his chair, put his face in his hands, and broke down. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The pedestal with the Story Box began to sink into the floor, and a low rumble vibrated through the air. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The tub was the newest feature in the tiny shotgun house and Milkman sank gratefully into the steaming water. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ihe War a Door Closes From your window you watch love and happiness sink like twins in quicksand when she drives away, leaving you suffocating in sleeplessness, out of breath and hope. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

There were dirty dishes in the sink, and food from the garbage had spilled onto the floor. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The little group of defenders shoved them back, sinking two destroyers and damaging nine other ships, shooting down two bombers, and forcing the Japanese to abort, their first loss of the war. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

We just watch her—Blanche of Castile, Queen Mother of France—flailing and sinking into the crescent bay. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I sat alone in my narrow room, watching the sun sink slowly in the chilly May sky. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

My stomach sinks when I hear sirens coming down the block. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Behind this library or music room, or whatever you want to call it, is the kitchen, a narrow chamber with a gas stove, a water heater, and a sink. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

David sinks into himself like he’s been punched. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I leave them by the side of the full sink, grab the trash and recyclables, and dash off. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I remember when that used to be me and Jason, sliding around on the icy pond down the street from his house, the cold sinking deep into our bones as we played. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Our shadows grow longer as the sun sinks toward the horizon. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He was tall and gaunt, with a pale skin and sunken eyes the colour of a kingfisher’s wing, neither blue nor green. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron did very well until he reached the hinkypunk, which successfully confused him into sinking waist-high into the quagmire. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Fern stood at the kitchen sink drying the breakfast dishes as her mother washed them. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Dirty dishes were stacked in the sink, which wasn’t right. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Over the intercom, Festus clacked and clicked about leaks belowdecks, but the ship didn’t seem to be in danger of sinking—at least not yet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The face was translucent, pale, sunken, yet almost perfectly preserved. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Morris laid his helmet at his feet and sank into the chair. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she finally opened her eyes, Minli almost sank back underwater with shock. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

"I don't know," she said, sinking down in her seat. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

It’s only when you panic that you pull yourself under and sink. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I busy myself at the sink, washing the cutting board, so I can avoid talking to her. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“No, no, don’t go,” said Henry, taking a long gulp of his coffee and putting the cup in the sink. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Something struck hard in Ekon’s chest, coursing through him like an invisible current of energy as the words sank in. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He poured the drink down the sink and filled another glass with cold milk. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was gin that sank him into stupor every night, and gin that revived him every morning. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The hound took it with a growl of appreciation, his teeth sinking deep into the flesh of the animal he had chased. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sank through the murk, sure that I was about to end up embedded in a hundred feet of mud and lost forever. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

As the Holo projects our surroundings, I feel my heart sink even further. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She shuffled back over to the kitchen table and sank into a chair. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She took the plates and put them in the sink. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Beneath decomposing lids, the eyes are sunken deep into the skull. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time my limpid contribution was read, I wanted to sink behind my chair rather than face the condescending stares of the Mitchison women. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Javier arrives before dawn in an unraveling tweed suit, his face sunken to flat angles, and collapses on his mother’s back porch. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew it would not last long; the eyes would begin to cloud and turn glassy green, then gray, sinking back in the skull. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I sigh, sink into the silence, and cross it like wind. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

It surfaced, like something long sunken rising up out of black water. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She picks the pebbles from the rice and rinses it in the sink. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I thought of my phone call with Abby and sank. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Then she smiled faintly and let her head sink to his shoulder with her eyes closed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

We sank in a hurry, and his grip tightened, choking me, as soon as the water closed over our heads. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He looked at Peggy; she was bent over the sink, washing dishes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if there was a limit to how deep I could go, if I could sink straight to the bottom of the Pacific. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Bubbles streamed from my lips as I sank deeper into the water. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The Crochan rolled to its side and sank in the muddy shallows. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

A few dishes are in his sink; a pair of slippers rest by the doorway. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z