It was a simple sleeveless dress with a round collar and an A-line skirt. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

What they wear is cashmere twin sets, camel’s-hair coats, good tweed skirts, pearl button earrings. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She moved in closer, wringing out her skirt. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“You were just a baby,” Hanako said, then added, “They were actually the prettiest skirts in the history of the world!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There is even a song about a woman soldier hiding her knife in her skirt and thrusting it into the heart of a Youn. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dress hangs in such a way that I don't have to lift the skirt when I walk, leaving me with one less thing to worry about. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A smile skirted across my face before I could stop it. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he looked back and stopped, transfixed, as Sasha’s skirt erupted into a sheet of flame. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

June flounced out, her red skirt flashing around the door. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And although many other tournaments in which he’d played may not have included the very top players in the country, there were enough that skirted the summit. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I stood on my skirts and lost my balance, pitching forward. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She traced a finger along the beading on her skirts, watching it shimmer in the afternoon light. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

There, Margaret, the sun is for ever visible, its broad disk just skirting the horizon and diffusing a perpetual splendour. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must be Josh’s folks,” a girl in a long, homespun skirt said as we entered a courtyard. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She was bundled up in sweaters and skirts and wore a dark shawl about her head. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She had her hands in the back pockets of her corduroy skirt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

My skirt was torn and my hair unkempt. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The mice were there all right, two of them, running around near The Grand High Witch's skirts. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Unlike her parents, and her other relatives, her grandmother had not admonished Ashima not to eat beef or wear skirts or cut off her hair or forget her family the moment she landed in Boston. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I bunched up my skirt, tied the hem around my waist, and waded through the water toward the bottle. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“We always just take the tree skirt outside and shake it.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

She got on her tennis skirt and her racquet in her hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Ms. Janice pulled her skirt down as she slipped into the car, everyone on the block watching her. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She twirled as she went past, her flaring skirt brushing my pant leg, and then she marched out of the lunchroom. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

She wore cowboy boots with a long white ruffled skirt and a denim shirt and waved like a beauty queen—a perfect combination of folksy and classy. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

As the bus lumbers through town, Sasha puts down the book and drifts into sleep, skirt draped over the edge of the seat. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Children would step aside when he drew near, and the smaller ones often ducked behind their mothers’ skirts. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

My grandfather watched in astonishment as his modest wife shredded her clothing before his eyes, the skirt of the dress, the waist, the bosom, the neckline. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Alyce forgot for a moment that she was no longer the midwife’s apprentice but now a failure and, wiping her floury hands on her skirt, ran outside. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had some woman Bran did not know shoved up against the wall, her skirts around her waist. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Kat calls lots of things cute, including cats, football players, movie stars and skirts and babies. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The long skirts of the willow hung down nearly to the ground. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

That pug nose, her shaggy mane of hair... or the way she did a little curtsy after she had stepped into her skirt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I lifted my skirts and ran ahead of Grandfather. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, she likes to wear these embroidered dresses and skirts, and wraps called rebozos. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She brushed the dirt off her skirt, then held her right elbow with her left hand. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Piles of matching blouses and skirts lie all over her bed. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Gran danced with Johnny and then my dad, then with Granddad, holding the edge of her skirt with one hand. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

At seven, Belky wears a white First Communion dress and long white gloves; at nine, a yellow cheerleader’s skirt; at fifteen, for her quinceanera, a pink taffeta dress with lace sleeves and white satin shoes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

A little twirl makes the skirt flare up. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“The only place someone could wear that skirt would be to an Ugly Skirt Convention,” I said. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I’ve chosen a safari outfit look for today—a white T-shirt and my favorite green jean jacket and a tan skirt that just skims my knees. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, command- ing, “Hold still!” she re wraps the skirt tightly around my legs and hips and waist. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Young women in modest one-piece bathing suits with frilled skirts splashed in the water or stretched out on warm sand, waiting. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She smooths her skirt and sets her phone on her lap, screen down, hands clasped together. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It skirts the lakes at the bottom of the Rift and passes through groves of fever trees, yellow-green and glowing in the sun. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walks past the pawpaw tree, past the rows of gangly bird of paradise, past the house of her neighbor, Ilda Limon, and down a sandy path skirting the beach. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a suddenness that took them all by surprise, the woman gathered up her skirts, turned, and fled. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

One girl, the picture of despair, leans her cheek in her hands, her too-short skirt revealing bare legs above her shoes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She held on to the overhead rails while I held on to her skirt. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I had to finish your surprise. I wanted to. It look very nice. I wish I had more money, I make you many skirt. More skirt than you can wear.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

His eyes skirt mine, and he scratches the back of his head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

In the T-strap shoes of Long Island debutantes, the sparkling fringes of daring short skirts that swish and glide to music that intoxicates them more than the champagne. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They passed a crofter's cottage, deserted and overgown, and skirted a flooded quarry where the still water had a sheen as grey as steel. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The boys peered shyly at me, then hid their faces in Eliza’s skirts. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I had sewn the skirt, it would have been easy to tear apart. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He backed away again, and skirted the copse, coming out into one corner of the field. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Helena smiled, then smiled bigger when I gave her the skirt. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

His hand rested just above Mariana’s rump, which swished in a short skirt that revealed doughy legs teetering on spiky heels. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holly concentrated, skirting the edge of blinding pain. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

They liked my necklace, the cape, and the cormorant skirt that shone in the sun. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with my swirling and flowing skirt and dancing body, I form a river. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Her wide skirt opens like a beach umbrella. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

There’s a blue bath mat, a blue fake-fur cover on the toilet seat; all this bathroom lacks from the time before is a doll whose skirt conceals the extra roll of toilet paper. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the driver walks down the aisle to the back of the bus and kicks the charred remnant of Sasha’s skirt through the door. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

During the time that I was taming the birds, I made another skirt. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

To keep up, both ladies held their skirts high. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath my skirts they found the scars on the backs of my legs. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the skirt I sewed the others along their sides so that the feathers ran one way on the upper part and a different way along the bottom. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

We position ourselves at the back of the pack, near a group of men wearing grass hats, with hula skirts over their running shorts. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She adds three stuffed animals and extra socks and scarves and some of her swirly skirts and ribbons. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

She had had to pin her skirts tight about her waist to keep them on. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He skirted a fallen tree and stared at the trees. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I nod and clench my hands in my skirts. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I nod, flustered, but before I can figure out how to respond, Mama puts the birthday card down again, rising to her feet and brushing the dust off her skirt. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

If a mugger were to steal her purse, he wouldn’t get any money, because she carried that in a wallet in her skirt pocket under her coat. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Wiggle it on under your skirt and we’ll meet you in the water.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I raise my flouncy skirt in time with the others and hop into and out of the reeds as the audience cheers. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Stephanie wore peasant blouses, long colorful skirts, and sneakers; and the tall straight way she moved was almost regal. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fyrian gave a delighted gurgle and snuggled into the folds of Luna’s skirt. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She does this with perfect decorum; she’s wearing her pleated skirt with the straps over the shoulders. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on the lion bench, my skirt spread around me, my hands clasped in my lap, my back straight, and waited for them to see me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She leaned in very close and said, “Hana-chan, we will find you one cute skirt somewhere in Japan. But you have to make sure to hold your head high no matter what you are wearing.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The skirt is ankle-length, full, gathered to a flat yoke that extends over the breasts, the sleeves are full. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The women received jackets, skirts, and petticoats, the men wool trousers and wool jackets and caps and shoes. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Abby’s wearing the ankle boots she bought yesterday and a short patterned skirt, and the effect is disarming. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I set down the quill, wiped my damp hands on my skirt, and picked it up again. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting with her skirt spread over the piano bench. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun had nearly dried my wet skirts. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, at half past nine, Mother smoothes her skirt, folds a blanket slowly and perfectly, like a cherished letter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Black skirt and white blouse for the competition.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Faith, against me, against a wall, her skirt lifted. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She was sitting there pretty as you please in a white blouse and striped skirt, sipping on lemonade and eating Mama’s benne seed cookies. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Another day he pulled me behind a tree and offered me a coin if I would lift my skirts for him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The people were of all positions and persuasions, from court ladies with coiffures that rivaled their skirts in volume to rank-smelling tanners' prentices. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She waited until Hagar let the plaid skirt fall down to her ankles before disappearing. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her skirt was over her head, showing her pink panties and her little white legs. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I might be able to get it for you. Would you like another skirt?” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Wash tugged on Naomi’s skirt with a grin as soon as the twins were gone. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Beatriz, dressed to the nines in a red checkered skirt and white sweater, diva-strolls into the cafeteria, taking a seat at the center table, which everybody knows is reserved for her. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The young mouse had discovered a path of sorts, skirting the dense underbrush and avoiding patches of marshland. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I skirt it, stay above it, but it scares me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I got to him, pried open his jaws, fished it out, and bellowed, “No!” she’d plucked up her skirts to go. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

A cool breeze rose from the river, waking me and riffling the edges of my skirt. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Jenny set the kettle on the table, stood straight, and wiped her palms on her skirt. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to see herself in one of those little skirts that just come down over their butt and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Moments after Mary was beheaded, the people who were watching saw her skirts moving about and they thought her headless body was trying to get itself to its feet. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

When she folded herself into a cross-legged position, her skirt stretched across her thighs, putting the crotch of her underwear on display. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Or Helena, who is hanging on my skirt. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He looked for an imprint of her feet or the outline that the cloth of her skirt made in the sand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a short plaid skirt, black stockings, and a pale blue sweater that looked as soft as a baby blanket. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled her long, thick hair back into a ponytail and wore unusual dresses and skirts with colorful printed patterns. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Also, a skirt, and a colorful scarf tied over her shirt. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Kelly wore a long black skirt, a black top, and black silk gloves. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She nodded and reached into the pocket of her skirt. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I am suddenly self-conscious in my prim blouse and modest skirt, my sensible shoes and churchy earrings. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

As I close this installment, let me say this: for all the times my aunt admonished me that a lady never goes out without at least one petticoat under her skirt, I am most thankful. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Lyra hitched up her unfamiliar skirt and tied the oilskin pouch around her waist. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I hold my dress skirts and don't break eye contact until she looks back at Claudine. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The blood from my chest has seeped through my shirt, skirt, and sweater, and is now pooling like paint drops on the virgin snow. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, she’d open the box just enough to see like the hem of the skirt or whatever. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure I will,” Helen says, scooping up her skirt and patting the space beside her. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He headed to the edge of town and skirted around the trees near Shady’s place. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

My uniform consists of a white shirt with puffy, short sleeves and a short, blue pleated skirt. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Corry, dancing lightly in her elastic-sided boots and holding her skirts daintily with her hands, disappeared in the other direction with her huge daughters stumping noisily behind her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Good?” squeaked Mrs. Corry, and when he nodded she picked up her skirts and did a few steps of the Highland Fling for pure pleasure. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Kelly gave up and Melissa delightedly put the pink tank top and purple skirt back on. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She straightened her skirt over her knees, and looked uneasily around the bare room. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They’d be a good couple, really, The Taker and Josie, with her shy smile and plaid skirt and suspenders, her hair dyed jet-black. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The ladies had to lift their skirts as they climbed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

My red skirt is hitched up to my waist, though no higher. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brush the eraser dust from my skirt and breeze past Don Lucho, whispering, “And stop calling me Your Highness, King Lucho!” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when girls started filing out of the dorms, all in matching blue-and-gold-plaid skirts and crisp white button-down shirts, you weren’t there. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Her left hand disappeared into the pocket of her skirt, and she ran her finger in rapid circles around the birds on her ring. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen skirts that short on women. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are in the second row, white blouses starched, blue skirts almost purple from ironing. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

For my debut, she gave me one of her gowns, pale green taffeta with a pleated skirt and a million crystal beads. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Close up, giants were whatever part was nearest—a skirt, a bodice, a trouser leg, or a face. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Singe dances along the ground, then climbs up her skirts and perches on her shoulder. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The women in their beaded scarves and brightly patterned skirts are strong and equal to the men. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

A formidable woman dressed in a long skirt held out her hand. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Fred was giggling from the story he had told five minutes ago about the time I walked halfway to Gloucester with the back of my skirt tucked into the waistband of my underwear. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The Pepettes arrived in their short skirts and letter jackets, their hair, usually so buoyant, falling in damp strings because of the rain. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it is easy to ward off the dust devil, it is easy to make it change its path and skirt around you. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They moved along the track, skirting the wretched shanties and the pools of sewage, and watching the never-ending stream of ghosts arriving and passing without hindrance into the town itself. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He pretended to hold a skirt and looped from side to side. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The receptionist's greeting is as crisp as her red blouse and black skirt. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My skirt rose with every pedal push, and I almost wrecked three times trying to hold it down and steer one-handed. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Back in my room, I change into my other outfit, a chiffon skirt and floral blouse with butterfly sleeves. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She put down both bags, picked the skirt up and brushed away the crumbs of gravel that stuck to it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just what we need, skirts in the law!” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rolled over on my stomach on the bed and hitched up my skirt. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Laura watched Ma’s skirt swaying and her little waist bending and her dark head bowing, and she thought Ma was the loveliest dancer in the world. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hitched up my skirts and cut a diagonal to meet up with them. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

As she descended from the balcony, Zeitoun noticed her short skirt and high heels, her heavily made-up face, her small glittering purse. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

My skirt is long and trimmed in white lace, with a white blouse to match. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I watch how different skirts flow, the way they hang depending on a woman’s height, her shape, the design of the dress. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Baxters had given me a new checkered skirt, a bright pink sweater, and a knitted scarf. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She is on the ground, lying in a fetal position on her side, both hands clutching her leg as thin, red blood pours out from a wound above her ankle, staining her skirt. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They discuss drape and nap and where to cinch the waist on a skirt for a child. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

She took the spot out of the skirt of her beige suit. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“And Blanche and I will be talking about the length of our skirts,” my mother added. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We skirted Blue Lake and worked our way through the tall, golden grass to the creek. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a dress with skirts and long sleeves of white, streaked and spotted with orchid-purple. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Ma would have liked to have sewn Caroline’s wedding dress from ten different patterns in a bridal magazine, taking the sleeves from one dress, the collar from another, and the skirt from another. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

And so the conversation veered again, awkward and constrained for a while, but it skirted all reference to the troubles of the day. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

You pull your skirt straight, you rub the blue paint off your eyelids. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Derby dropped the boy to the ground, Tidbit ran quickly to the skirts of his mother. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dress itself flared out at the waist, with a big ribbon bow at the place where the sleeveless top met the pink and white striped skirt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She skirted the edge of a massive diff that overlooked a huge, black ocean. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Their skirt, gauzy and white, dangled over the edge of the seat. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Before they reached the street though she stopped and lifted her skirt and dried her eyes on the hem of her topmost underskirt. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milkman was getting confused, but he was as excited as a child confronted with boxes and boxes of presents under the skirt of a Christmas tree. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take off my coat and throw it up over the small railing, then lift my skirts to climb up. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Faith's long skirt ballooned around her as she sank into the grass beside me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The women shook pebbles out of calabash bowls into the folds of their skirts and moved between the benches, firmly placing one pebble into each outstretched hand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The breeze rushing across my front lawn shook her skirt. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Nicole refused to put the stupid little skirt around her nightstand and Ivy had gone way over the top, as usual. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

They wore hats, soft boots, and more layers of exotic skirts and tunics than would seem bearable in the climate. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait, wait, wait,” said a very pretty woman in a short skirt and tight T-shirt. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I did not say the word, but she wanted to hold the skirt and I gave it to her. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one point, for example, Sherman sat down with a towheaded five-year-old named Walker and a four- and-a-half-year-old named Anna in a purple-and-white checked skirt. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small pale ghost peeked out at her from behind a woman’s skirt, its form so slight that it was hardly more than a wisp of fog. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

As far as their eyes could reach, along the skirts of the Morgai and away southward, there were camps, some of tents, some ordered like small towns. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mom walks to the edge of the ocean in her silk dress and stockings, her pleated skirt ballooning like a spinnaker, and flings the picture into the sea. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” I answered, skirting the vast racial chasm between us, “I hope you are.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It has a narrow waist and a crinoline skirt that bells out like a ballerina’s tutu. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Last week, I wore my patchwork denim skirt and vest with the red leather pockets that just about broke my sewing machine needle. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Valencia was a striking, tightly wound Colombian woman with a closetful of short skirts and a singular talent for appalling her neighbors. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Just before lunchtime, into the office walked a woman in a tight pencil skirt and patent shoes high as stilts, her straightened hair sleekly pulled back. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The skirt was torn, and her petticoats showed through. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Sefia skirted the clearing while the boy stood beside the ashes, staring at the smoking mound as if he couldn’t quite understand what it was. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Miss Trotter was winded after having walked the distance, and her skirt was wet from about her knee to her feet. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Cecilia had climbed out of the pond and was fixing her skirt, and with difficulty pulling her blouse on over her wet skin. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

At last, after skirting carefully round some openings from which there was a distinct smell of rats, they halted in a kind of pit. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gerald and Lydia are tanner, leaner, a bit scantily dressed, Lydia in a white tank top and a denim wrap skirt, Gerald in wrinkled blue shorts, a green polo shirt faded with use. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the underwear back up and let go of her skirt. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It all sounded very glamorous, although the idea of tossing up my skirts for pay struck me as being even more laborious than killing the dead. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She stepped into the yellow skirt and brought it up to her waist. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She always wore long skirts rather than jeans, and little glasses pressed too far into her face. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dashes between a couple of slow walkers and skirts along the outside of sidewalk scaffolding to avoid having to slow down for people. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The librarian looked like a tossed handful of jewels: bright coral scarf, gold silk blouse, sapphire blue skirt. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She stands a few feet away on the other side of the tower, also out on the ledge, dark-blond hair waving in the breeze, the hem of her skirt blowing up like a parachute. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As I wrote above, none of us can know the mind of the kid who lit a flame to Sasha's skirt. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” I said, picking up my skirts. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The one who sneaked out of her house wearing tight jeans under a long skirt. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The skirt looks unearthly, impossible, a ball of white fire. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I'm dressed in a plain denim skirt, flowery top, and a pair of Janae's sandals. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Long, flowing dresses, short shimmering skirts, and ruffled-collar shirts filled her closet. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had burned all of the little fish, and since I could catch no more until the Aleuts left, I took the skirt outside to work on it there. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It rocked as we settled in, smoothing wool skirts into place with callused hands. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Suddenly they swept up with a noise like thunder, and the foremost horseman swerved, passing by the foot of the hill, and leading the host back southward along the western skirts of the downs. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She dressed quickly, turning her wet arms with difficulty through her silk sleeves, and tucking the unfastened blouse into the skirt. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She wore a white skirt to her knees and a blue print top. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I was just wondering why she doesn’t sew her own skirt.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She’d dressed in a white blouse and her new plaid skirt. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She was barefoot but otherwise looked exactly the same as she did in class: a black T-shirt and a long black skirt and long beaded earrings that jingled like chimes as she walked. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Wind frolicked the skirt and made the scarecrow sway—made it seem a creature forlornly dancing in the cold December field. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She certainly would like another skirt—she only had two. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The driver was meant to turn right and skirt its edges, but instead, he inexplicably plunged straight into the sea of people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I sat down, the envelope in my skirt pocket crinkled. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The girl used to dress in short trousers like a boy but now she wears a blue skirt and a blouse. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then he described getting on the bus and how there was a man on the bus wearing a skirt. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

How he knew about Bitsy is a mystery of life, but it was true about her skirts and true about the baby. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tentatively she took her hand away and wiped it on Faye’s skirt. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I put on my skirt and made my way to the bottom of the stairs. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a black skirt instead of pants, and it rode dangerously up her thigh. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It’s a woman, I can see the long skirt now, or is it a long cloak? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wear my new snowsuit, my skirt wrapped around my legs and stuffed down into the bulgy legs of the snowpants, which whisk together as I walk. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’ve always envisioned myself in a flared red skirt like the flamenco dancers wear. Maybe with a few carnations.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reaches into the pocket of her skirt and takes out a thick packet of letters, envelopes of fine lavender vellum. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

They were careless of me, leaving me to roam freely like a pet goat I had no one to mend my torn clothes or to lengthen my skirts as I grew. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Finally she wiped her eyes on the skirt of her black dress, trying hard to get aholt of herself. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“And so nice of Annie Moffat not to forget her promise. A whole fortnight of fun will be regularly splendid,” replied Jo, looking like a windmill as she folded skirts with her long arms. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were soup stains all down her blouse and a burn in her skirt. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The wearer of the boots stood by the goats, and the goats sniffed at her skirts in a fawning sort of way that Sister Ignatia found utterly unattractive. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Her skirt rose up in a perfect circle around her. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

And next to the man and girl was another girl with a skirt and short jacket. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes skirt mine, and she kicks at the marble floor with the toe of her shoe. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a traveling outfit—a long brown skirt with a kind of short cloak of the same material as her skirt. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know what he expected her to say but finally came up with, “My best friend in camp had a plaid skirt. Her mom got the material from the Sears catalog.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I gave up, went to the market, and got a decent bargain, since not many people were out in the rain, even managing a skirt for Helena that might be a little large. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

My face was probably as purple as my idiotic skirt. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I squeeze her back to thank her, to make her feel my love, to apologize, and everything else that falls deep inside and skirts outside these realms. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He held her comfortingly against his cheek with one hand while he picked up the skirts of his robes with the other, running as quickly as he could behind the Foreign Secretary. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The train clicked by the Union Stock Yards, doubly pungent in the day’s strange warmth, and skirted sierras of black coal capped with grimy melting snow. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She’d turned away to barter with the sailors as Inej stood there, clutching her bound hands over her chest, her blouse still open, her skirt still hiked around her waist. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I reach into my skirt pocket and pull out my first word. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her breasts pushed against her button-down and a little booty had popped under her plaid skirt. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

On Sunday she wore a different outfit from the blue skirt and sweater she wore on other days. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Now the two of us watched the snow fall: barefoot, barelegged Georgie, half naked, with feathers in his hair; me with my long braid, and Lissa’s sweatshirt over Miss Lilian’s flowered skirt. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

In the sitting room she shook Aron’s letters out of Volume II of the Memoirs, folded them tightly, and, raising her skirt, tucked them under the elastic which held up her panties. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her arms are loaded with colorful bags, and she has on this really pretty red sweater and a long, black swooshy skirt. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It was a young woman in a light blue skirt and windbreaker, dark brown hair. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The simplicity of the remark unhinged his brother who went by a wall and found something of interest in the skirting board which he worried with the tip of his shoe. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The young women, sitting in their own clusters on the lawn, wore short- heeled pumps and rayon hose, calf-length skirts, and loose-fitting blouses with ruffles and flounces on the sleeves and at the necklines. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Jay’s still in her “Church Jay” look that’s required as the church secretary—the ponytail, the knee-length skirt, and the long-sleeved blouse that covers her tattoos and the scars from her habit. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Even though it didn’t work, I still had it in my skirt pocket. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still holding his arm, I skirted the house and ran down the drive. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She fidgeted beside me, tugging at her skirt and her buttons, watching me laugh. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The Amagqirha held her beaded skirt off the floor and circled the stage in a half-run, keeping the ancestors connected to us as Abiyoyo chased her, stomping and clawing as he went. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Ma’s knitting spectacles jumped partway up her forehead and she started hopping up and down and slapping at her skirt like it’s afire! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

At the first hint of grey light under the skirts of the canopy of shadow they hid themselves again in a dark hollow under an overhanging stone. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” I said, a dummy to her moods, going into my bedroom and flinging off my dressing gown, fastening my inevitable flannel skirt and stretching my home-made jumper over my head. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Usually she wears a gray skirt with two straps over the shoulders, and a red sweater pebbled with little balls of wool. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The frilled skirt was underpinned with buckram to make it flare. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman in charge of the floor, a large-boned, handsome woman, with rolled up shirt sleeves and a denim apron over her starched white skirt, came up to us. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I need to go to a tailor, for one. The two denim skirts I bought right before we left the States are a little too big. I should have tried them on.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I settle on a plain black skirt and white blouse. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I hold out my arms and he runs to me, grabs my skirts, and stares from behind them at this stranger. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She wears a white blouse and a black skirt, and has her hands behind her head. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But even as she said it, she bent down to wipe the sweat off her face with her skirt, then tried to smooth her hair. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I brushed them off on my skirt and stood up to clear away the dishes. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath, grab hold of my skirts, and run. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“May I?” he asks before carefully touching the fabric of her skirt. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But as we were climbing onto the barge, she came running down the landing stairs, clothed in her costume from Love’s Labour’s Lost, her skirts lifted so high we could see her ankles. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ruth May burst into tears and hid in Mother’s skirt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sucking in her breath, Lupita nervously fingered the skirt of her faded cotton dress. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I pulled off my skirt and blouse and yanked on a flannel nightgown, singing at the top of my lungs to keep warm. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mother would keel over if I showed up with a skirt above the knee when Stuart picks me up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“The yellow gingham dress or the navy wool skirt and bodice?” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then she drove off in her Bel Aire convertible with her skirt hanging out the door. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

A committeewoman wore charcoal sweaters and skirts of scratchy material and wrote notes on a bulletin board while talking to other committeewomen on the telephone. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

On the last one, she grabbed Bits’s upraised hand, and she spun, her skirt twirling about her body. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There were California girls turned Muslim, born anew, in hijab and long skirt. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The skirt isn’t full, but it isn’t stuck to my thighs, either— unlike the first one she picked out, which I refused. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

That left the green skirt without a blouse, which bothered Callie. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But now that you ask, it does seem to me that one day they took my skirts and gave me britches and cut my hair.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Sasha sifted through them, and after trying on a few skirts in the bathroom, chose three to take home. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Perched up on the back of her seat, she was shrieking with laughter, her red skirt bunched up nearly to her garters. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

After changing into my favorite jean skirt and black tank top, I sit on the front porch with David, brushing my hair and watching the road. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was dolled up like a Christmas tree in a red velvet skirt, a red and white striped waist, and a red velvet hat trimmed in real holly. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“As you say. If we encounter this Lady Korra, I will just slip into a skirt and say that I am Cersei, the famous bearded beauty of King’s Landing.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was barely in dress code: I had on a skirt, a long one at that, but it was denim—no one I know had tried that. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what to do in return, so I offer a small nod before skirting around him and back down the hall. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Around her waist she wears a skirt of patchwork furs, and in one massive hand she carries what looks like an inkpot. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He raised himself up on one arm and watched them go; he felt a current of air from the movement of their skirts and feet and shopping bags. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Ms. Sensational Action News in a skirt suit. She’s a bully with a cameraman.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She felt as though bugs were eating her alive, but she dared not lift her skirt to remove them. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Cersei paced away from him, restless as a lioness, skirts swirling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day, all she wanted to do was lean against the warm kitchen hearth, reading, the soot smearing down the length of her skirt. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Swanning about the elite precincts, the rich and powerful wore finely woven clothing, but only below the waist—breechclouts for men, skirts and belts for women. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She has a lot of dresses and skirts; she even has a dressing gown, with fuzzy slippers to match. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever I came upon the scene she had always just disappeared; I would catch a glimpse of her skirt brushing the door, or hear the sound of her footsteps on the stairs. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Chloe put on special skirts; I put on a special shirt. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I pad into my bath area, lift my skirts, and do my business in the copper basin left there for this purpose, shame heating my face even though I am alone. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

At a girls’ school you didn’t have to be so vigilant about keeping your knees together or your skirt tugged down. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then he’d taken the bus home from work one day and helped save the life of a teenager whose skirt was on fire. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I have a fleeting image of Grace once more, disappearing into her house through the front door, in her. skirt with the straps, her pilly sweater. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She rose from the table, gathered her skirts around her, and stormed off in silence, servants trailing behind. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Next to the bottles there was a list of all the Paradise products and a kathakali dancer with his face green and skirts swirling. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I greet the two large statues of draped women sitting in long skirts outside the library: Art, holding a paintbrush, and Science, holding the world. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Before that, she had polio. Her right leg was shorter than her left. She wore long skirts to cover her legs. Eventually they had to amputate her right leg.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I’ve got a route all worked out, dodging the sofa and chairs, skirting around the folding table that Shorty calls the dining room. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wears a cream-colored dress, with small shoulder caps, a low-cut front, and a short, thin, gauzy skirt. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was still in her work clothes, a denim skirt and a T-shirt with a picture of a coffee cup on it and the words Get Your Own underneath. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I fumbled in my skirt pocket for a handkerchief to wipe my drippy nose. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She found a heavy woolen cloak, a velvet skirt and a silk tunic and some smallclothes, a dress her mother had embroi-dered for her, a silver baby bracelet she might sell. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She had a servant to carry her basket, so her hands were free to pinch up her skirt, and pick her way through the muck, daintily, daintily. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Mama lifted the ears of corn from my skirt and looked at them all over. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ellen releases two inches of zipper on the back of her skirt, the sign she’s officially done for the day, and scoops up a slice. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I ripped off my skirt and petticoat and began flapping them like a demented bird in bloomers. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

One of the small ways Stanton showed solidarity with her feminist friends was to wear “bloomers,” the controversial new fashion, a below-the-knee skirt worn over loosely fitting pants. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Grandma’s eyes were snapping and her cheeks were red, and underneath her skirts her heels were clicking as fast as the thumping of Uncle George’s boots. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing that made me angry was that my beautiful skirt of yucca fibers, which I had worked on so long and carefully, was ruined. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her skirts fly out behind her, her leather riding breeches are dyed red, and her thin crown flashes in her dark, braided hair. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She is wearing a skirt, a pretty blouse, and a gold necklace. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She had her uniform on, so that was an extra blouse and skirt. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Her pink T-shirt showed cleavage, a little at odds with the print skirt and sandals she wore on her lower half. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“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

She baked a Barbie cake with a skirt of pink and blue icing and wrote Happy Birthday Ashley in loopy script. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I trip over my dress skirts as he drags me forward. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“I see one!” she exclaimed, and was so excited, she dropped her skirt in the water. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woodwork—doors as well as skirting—was washed down with carbolic solution, and so were the beds themselves, the iron frames as well as springs. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“A lot of the news coverage was, ‘A boy was wearing a skirt.’ The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She stood up even before the door knocker rapped, and put her book down on the little side table before smoothing her skirt and touching her hair. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Well, I suppose we ought to be off,” said Beatrice, brushing the grass from her skirt. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I shake away the thought and take a navy skirt, black dress shoes and a light blue blouse with a pattern of blossoms on it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Accident and chance and the fact that you crouched and sniveled behind the skirts of greater men and women, and permitted me to kill them for you!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I draw them in old-fashioned clothing, with long skirts, pinafores and puffed sleeves, or in dresses like Jane’s, with big hairbows on their heads. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“High time they put the RAF in kilts,” she remarked, flipping the hem of her uniform skirt disdainfully. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He has magic in him, this man within the painted mask and swirling skirts. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing the top half of a blue bathing suit and a Hawaiian-style wraparound skirt. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She dashed to the closet and pulled out a flared skirt of purple swirls and rummaged through a drawer for a hot-pink tank top. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She smiled, still running her hand over my skirt. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She reached into the hidden pocket sewn into the side of her skirt and took out a book bound in brown paper. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But as Irwin drove me through the barren, snow-banked streets I felt the warm seepage let itself through the dam of the towel and my skirt and onto the car seat. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I gather up my long skirts, step up on the footstep, and slide between the two women. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I turned and saw a cowgirl with a leather skirt, chaps, a fringed jacket, hat and bandanna over her face. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alyce turned back again for the cottage, gathering comfrey leaves and raspberries and the tiny wild strawberries in her skirt as she went. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them, standing behind her in line, pulled her blouse out of her skirt where it was tucked in and lifted it high. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“We’ll stop on the way home and get you a red skirt,” she finally says. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She ducked out of sight but kept talking, telling me about a hunting trail that skirted the edge of the city and stopped at a riverhead. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

We skirt the bright courtyards around the mosque, avoiding any light that might expose us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He emptied about a dozen winkles into my hand, and I put them in the two pockets of my skirt. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Fender took the chair on my other side, smoothing her black skirt as she crossed her legs. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to talk to you as a friend, and very confidentially,” Johnson began, “because I think we’re skirting on dangerous ground.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

As for Clara, she went everywhere with her daughter hanging from her skirts. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your new skirt was sopping wet below the raincoat that stretched only to your knees. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Next, she took off her sweatpants and stepped into the skirt. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then Janina reached out and touched the skirt of the lady’s black-and-white checkerboard dress. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“And she’s donating her favorite cord skirt and a pair of shoes.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hem of skirts and shorts must reach the knee. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Eliza spun so that her skirts flared, and clenched her fists against her head. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took her glasses off and wiped them on the hem of her skirt. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, however, the snowdrifts tugged at my wool skirt as I wobbled my way along a packed and icy trail. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“One day,” she told him, and her cobweb skirts shimmered. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The spokes of her rear wheel spun behind the curtain of her long skirt. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

One put on an old skirt and a pair of sand-shoes and played Hare and Hounds on the common with the children who lived next door. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I clutched my skirts and stiffened my hands at my sides. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And there would wend Mitt, the child of ceaseless movement, leafy stick in hand, poking beneath the shady skirts of the trees for the smallest signs of life. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama let go of my skirt, almost reluctantly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had packed so carefully: six skirts—three for summer and three for winter. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I stood up from the stump and brushed the back of my skirt clean. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he grabs the back of my skirt as I’m getting out of the car. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The heels of her shoes echoed down the wooden floor of the hallway and her long, thin skirt swayed about her ankles. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I imagine that I’m huddled over there with them, wearing a burgundy skirt that grazes my knees and white socks pulled up my calves and an ironed white shirt and neat vest and sparkly barrettes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the other girls wear their skirts short, but my skirt is down to my ankles, and I wear a headscarf as well. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Even the pleated skirt and tailored blouse of my school uniform always felt awkward to me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I pull out dresses, black, blue, purple, jackets, skirts; none of them will do, none of them even fits, they’re too big or too small. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smoothed my skirt with both hands and got back to work. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I have on the new light blue Lady Day skirt and matching jacket. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In the end, I chose a long black skirt and a maroon short-sleeved sweater. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abashed at my appearance, I quickly unbind my skirts so they fold about my legs, hiding my muddy feet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She looped the skirts up when she was in the field. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t feel pretty—I feel stained by all the blood, always anxious it might soak through my skirt. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even outlaws like Captain Reed skirted the battle zones in the Central Sea. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Competing in black silk shorts that his mother had sewn from the fabric of a skirt, he won an 880-yard race, breaking the school record, coheld by Pete, by more than two seconds. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Some small critter skirts through the undergrowth nearby, rustling through the leaves. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But then she thought of her purple coat and her plaid skirt that she wore almost every day. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

One afternoon Esther wasn’t supposed to work, but she came to the center wearing a jeans skirt instead of her normal white uniform. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Wisps of grass stuck to her toes and her calves and the hem of her skirt. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The eyes of the stranger watched as the skirt dropped to the wet ground. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She heard his feet hurrying as she was refastening her skirt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I was whirling girls so fast their skirts were snapping. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cursing my own foolishness, I dropped the duffel behind a bush by the enclosure gate and skirted the nursery wall. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Juana sat him down on his sleeping mat and she wiped the thickening blood from his face with her skirt. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t help that she looks obnoxiously cute—striped shirt tucked into a red skirt over tights, hair clipped back with bobby pins. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He patted her hip through her thick skirt, and she pushed his hand away. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Past the fields was a trail that skirted another abandoned farm, also overgrown and untended. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Neither is wearing skirts and prancing about the stage like a woman!" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She wore skirts when everyone else wore jeans and had a singing voice so clear and powerful that she’d end up touring years later as a backup singer for Roberta Flack. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The hair on George’s neck tingled just saying the word skirt. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Why are you wearing a skirt?” she demanded. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The women all stayed in the wattle huts, peering out the door, hiding their children behind their skirts, drawing back fearfully into the darkness of the huts as the strangers came up from the beach. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I trip over my dress skirts, but she catches me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

A white lady was wearing a very short, glittering pink skirt that stuck out all around her. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hagar easily drew on the skirt the woman brought back, and without further search, said she would take it and the little two-piece Evan-Picone. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not pure white, but rather a grayish offset, and its wide skirts and bodice were encrusted with thousands of minuscule crystals that reminded Celaena of the surface of the sea. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They passed a couple walking back toward the pavilion arm in arm, the lady giggling as she held up her long skirts to avoid tripping over them on the uneven ground. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Word was that Richard had set the skirt alight at the urging of another kid. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“We’re too tall for our feet. It’s the only thing we can’t change by magic. Our men stuff their shoes so no one can tell, and we ladies hide them under our skirts.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I rushed back to my room, skirting past my parents and their ever-growing dark matter, and got to work on mapping out a plan. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Hiding behind her skirts was a very small boy—about three or four years old—who clung to her leg like a little insect. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

You were wearing a short pleated skirt and a green ribbon in your hair. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I have a shorde coat to go with the pencil skirt. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly they looked, their elaborate dresses, long-sleeved and long- skirted, hiding the nakedness that stood in their eyes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled at me and pulled her cell from her skirt pocket. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He left West Boston and, skirting dirty Mill Cove, came at last into his own North Boston. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama had on a jacket and skirt with colors that were the reverse of mine: black silk with yellow bands. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I unzip it, stepping carefully into the skirt and tugging it up over my hips. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She came running back, her entire skirt bowed full and heavy. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

And I had to wear the stupidest uniform on the planet—a brown 100% polyester apron-style wraparound skirt thing with a white blouse underneath. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was wearing my shift, still stained with blood at the neckline, but my skirt, stockings, and bodice were not to be seen. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They touch with their eyes instead and I move my hips a little, feeling the full red skirt sway around me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her skirt caught the cool evening wind, which tugged her away even fester. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

In one corner of the room was a dressing table with a blue- and-white-striped skirt flounced around it. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d let out the seams of the bodice as much as I could and taken out the hem of the skirt. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The filial son, offering his wife Cammy in sacrifice, whispering I’m sorry as men drew their muddy fingers down her skirt. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls sat formally down in the sand and straightened their skirts over their knees. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amma must have worn colorful saris, too, when she was a maid, instead of the plain uniform of old shirts and long skirts that all the women wear in jail. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I’d thrown on a light blue sweater and a slim white skirt. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Her skirt billowed in the winds that were growing in strength. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

None of the gathered men looked at her as she passed, skirting the edge of the scene, and getting a better look at the body in the process. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We arrived at the bank and joined the queue with men in suits and women in skirts and blouses. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She wore a white blouse, a navy blue skirt, a pair of plain black flats. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We listened in rapture, and so, I half believed, did the tumbleweed and cacti, the desert, the mountains, all listening to the girl in the longfalling skirt. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

My hand moves down Noelle’s body, down the seam of the frilly white shirt to the skirt, which has a slightly different grain to the fabric. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Most people, he noticed, were skirting him in the corridors, avoiding his eyes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They looked lovely, sailing over the floor so smoothly with their large, round skirts. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I stepped into my blue linen skirt. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore her pink sweater and a white blouse and a simple cotton skirt. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Take her cloak, Judith. Come close to the fire, my dear, your skirt is soaking.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“She’ll trip on her dress. At least let her hold her skirts.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

These women were all swinging handbags and rustling skirts. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She was glad she’d worn a blouse and poodle skirt—it was almost eighty degrees outside, much too hot for the jeans she’d originally planned to wear. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Aunt Daisy had a hard time climbing over in her skirts, but George held her hand, and she finally made it. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a bright green skirt and this cool tank top with pink and green polka dots. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I reached into my skirt pocket and pulled out the ten-dollar bill. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s like a skirt and a top. It’s different. I like it.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

A hundred kids—only Hillari Kimble stayed behind—turned and raced down eight tennis courts, pastel skirts flapping like stampeding flamingos. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

She was out of her blouse, now she had let her skirt drop to the ground and was stepping out of it, while he looked on impatiently, hands on hips. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Skilled at creeping under floorboards and behind skirting boards, they infest houses. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A.M. clutched her skirt and hopped off her stool. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Though the waltz was playing, those not dancing quieted themselves as the mysterious masked girl lifted her skirts and took a step, then another. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The very next day, my sister, in big sunglasses and a long white gauzy skirt, took a stack of her magazines and a glass of lemonade outside to the patio lounge. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Papa eased her down onto the stool, but it was still covered with water and she stood up again with a wet spot on her skirt. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

His wife was carrying the baby and the small child walked beside her, holding on to her skirts. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skirt and blouse cost rather less than the pullover, and it was only one code set apiece for my shoes. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Queen Cersei got to her feet in a rustle of skirts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I skirted the alarm boxes so as not to draw attention. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

They marched north, skirting the edge of the city, and headed to the Field of Mars—the largest, flattest part of the valley. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I just stared at her soft knees, where they peeked out from beneath the perfect hem of her skirt. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She wore a green dress with a round, flouncy skirt and white ankle socks, and as she stomped and kicked her heels, her curls bounced like each one had a coil inside. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Sleeps as Richard surreptitiously flicks a lighter and touches it to the hem of that gauzy white skirt. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Her mother refused to buy them for her, preferring instead to buy white socks, navy blue school underpants, four gray blouses, and a dark gray skirt. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Falling Women showed the women, three of them, falling as if by accident off a bridge, their skirts opened into bells by the wind, their hair streaming upward. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The skirts of her gown sparkled underneath the chandelier. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I was not sure what the race was for, but I lifted my skirts and joined along with it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s not quite ragged but seems to me barely clothed, at least compared to the high-necked blouses, cardigans, and long skirts she used to wear back when I knew her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their skirts were also short, except it didn’t look like they hitched them up when their mothers weren’t looking. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She was dressed in a plain brown skirt and white blouse. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Nhamo crossed the island, skirting the clearing where the Portuguese house stood. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Kay and Mama and Peaches, in tight skirts singing in a band. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The boys in the band loved having us out there in front of them all the time, bending back and stepping high, in our snug satin outfits and short skirts. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother seemed to cheer up as the talk turned to skirt lengths and I leaned over to Andrea. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later she appears on the platform at the end, swinging out from the handrail so that her skirt swirls around her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I picked up my skirts and ran after him. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The short skirt revealed withered, bow'ed legs and small feet that made the pumps look like snowshoes. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her gown had a low-cut bodice of pink silk and a three-tiered hoop skirt with white scalloped lace. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a white sweater, a tweed skirt, short white wool socks, and sneakers. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

She sweeps her skirts behind her and storms out of the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Mom: Lipstick you’re not wearing, and while I’m on your bad side, that skirt is way too short. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“You come over here and you gonna get wet,” May said, echoing Rosaleen, and she came after us, pitching the contents of her skirt across our backs. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then her mind cleared again, and skirting the square, darting from tree to tree like a savage, she made her way down Broad Street and out onto South Road. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I think that’ll do really well. And can I borrow a short black skirt too?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He chased around anything in a skirt, in fact chased me around when she wasn’t looking but I wouldn’t have it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back then, he probably liked the way her fat bottom pressed at the seams of her skirt. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached distractedly into the pocket of her skirt and took out the music box and, without thinking, twisted the winding key with trembling fingers. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their short skirts rode up, flashing warning lights of flesh: backs of knees, the curve of a calf, a smooth plain of thigh. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

‘Hold your horseflies! Keep your skirts on! I think I has the answer to the maiden’s hair!’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he looked at the flowers in Mother’s skirt and his face softened. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had never seen the skirt in the sunlight. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three lashes on my legs for a dust stain on my skirt. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The skirt fit perfectly—snug but not tight, and right where she liked skirts to fall, in the middle of her knees. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath, wiped my hands on my skirt, and stepped forward. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She shook her head, brushed the gravel and leaves from her skirts, and continued down the slope toward the town. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

They headed up Church Street, a wide avenue crowded with businessmen in top hats and beggars and fancy ladies in wide skirts. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Then she let the lady hold it while she spread her skirt and made a curtsey. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bell over the door chimed and the woman—tall, casually dressed in a straight navy skirt and white blouse—pushed through it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

"Fifi spent too much time talking to Jorge and her skirt is too short and her jersey too tight, blah, blah, blah." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“That skirt would go great with a striped button-down. I’ve got an old one you can have.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If she found a skirt or a purse she liked she bought two. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She picked up her sandals and thrust them under her arm, put the fragments in the pocket of her skirt and took up the vase. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He gave me a contemptuous look that turned to a stare when Camilla—hair tousled, tugging at her skirt—stepped out behind me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ruth and me followed behind Madam and Lady Seymour as we strode with the crowd to the Battery as fast as our skirts would allow. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard the nuns make you kneel on the carpet and if your skirt doesn’t reach the floor, they say it’s too short and send you home.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Her hair and skirt spun around me as she twirled. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In thin corduroy skirts and clogs we came up the front lawn. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Even in a flowered dress, she is lost in a sea of pinstripes and gray suits, high heels and elegant short skirts, Reebok sneakers, dashing from building to building. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She wore a white blouse and a full skirt gathered at the waist by a wide leather belt, and stylish, crescent-shaped spectacles. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

But she turned with a flounce of her skirt and went. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Now, skirting the City, there were no green curtains; the whole car could be full of colored people and everybody on a first-come first-serve basis. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mother of God,” said Francis when he got close enough to see, and started splashing towards us, holding the skirt of his robe out of the water with one hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I hear that you are wont to throw off your skirts and swim! That you run about the castle grounds rousting with boys!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Sasha stood in the hallway outside Department 11, wearing a vest, button-up shirt, and bow tie paired with a long skirt and ballet flats. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They also stood on heated bricks and trapped the warmth under their skirts. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The giants were all naked except for a sort of short skirt around their waists, and their skins were burnt by the sun. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his delirious moments, he saw Eberechi wearing her tight skirt and making gestures to him that he could not understand. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She would scamper down and smooth out her skirt, but that didn’t stop her from trying again. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Edward shook his head and grabbed a piece of her skirt in his fist, but she put him off. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hold our schoolbooks up against our chests, our full cotton skirts brushing against our bare legs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a traditional Korean costume, the shortened brocade vest and billowing long skirt in bright yellow and red silk and rainbow bands around the oversized sleeves. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used their distraction to conceal the glass slippers in the folds of my skirt. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a loose skirt of some silver material and a sleeveless top of green, and her spurred feet were bare, like the man’s. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Either the shirt is too snug, the skirt too casual, the dress too dressy. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Her skirt was turned back, showing a petticoat of red knitted yarn with tatting around the edge. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I do. Remember that time I was little, when you found me wearing your skirt as a dress?” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Unlike Grace and Carol, who are in summer skirts, she wears corduroys and a pullover. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tweaking Miss Lilian’s skirts, knocking pictures off the walls, breaking knickknacks, slamming doors, hiding her jewelry, taking her money—small things compared to what she’d done to us. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was only then that I realized that poor Ms. Rubin’s blouse and skirt were completely covered in my blood. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She paraded over to us with an exaggerated hip motion in her jean skirt and zebra tights, bent down, and grabbed some of the trivia cards. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

She stood at the edge of the room, looking a little more like her old self—blond hair, too-short skirt, layer of makeup topped by a coat of strawberry-colored lip gloss. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

They picked their steps away from the skirts of the cliff, among a wilderness of boulders and rough stones, wet and slippery with the heavy rain. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Also a scoop- neck short-sleeved black jersey top that shows off her breasts, a full cotton skirt of a dull blue-green with abstract black swirls and squares on it, a wide black belt. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“A modest bodice is what I’m thinking, with a minimum of frill. Simple and plain. A gathered skirt. You can wear that pinafore on top when you’re working. Do you have more than one pinafore?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

They belonged to my brother, who, in the guest bathroom, amid the fancy hand towels, stood watching as I pulled down my underpants and lifted my skirt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She’s overdressed for a day spent with toddlers, maybe a bit too professional-looking in her pale yellow skirt and white cotton blouse, her thick, dark brown hair twisted into a low bun. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Her slip was torn and dragging the ground under her skirt; she had a dark bruise on her forehead. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

All the beautiful skirts went swirling by, and the boots went stamping, and the fiddle kept on singing gaily. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ladies in long skirts, with parasols, and strong men in striped three-piece suits with gold pocket watches. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her blue skirt gaps open in the waist. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

One by one, she puts the pcd in her skirt, and the peeled dove she puts in a red bowl on the floor. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom said I could get a new one, but I wanted to wear the same one you did, the one with a lacy skirt and pearls around the neckline. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The dancer held up a doll and puffed out the skirt of its dress so that it opened prettily like a fully blown flower. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She put her short skirts away and started rethinking what she wore. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and reach in my skirt pocket, fingering the money Dad gave me. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You can rent those darling little skating skirts," old Sally said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I squeezed tight, our hands resting on the soft fabric of her skirt where it draped over her thigh. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The mustached man smothers Sasha’s flaming skirt with his coat while the balding man stamps out the burning tatters that flame around them. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She made her way down, the hem of her scarlet skirts swishing over the steps. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He looked us up and down, and I wished I’d smoothed our hair and skirts before entering the compound. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Dust from along the skirting board had dirtied her hands and the back of her dress. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Cersei turned away from the window, her skirts swirling around her slender hips. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they would dress more modestly, like in a knee-length skirt, and say proudly to my mom, “Look!” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Her lip was split and her cheek was badly bruised, and though her skirt and hands were stained with her effort to stop the blood pouring from her nose, a little still trickled down. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bod skirted the ivy-covered Carstairs grave, and then he stood, panting as if out of breath, with his back to his pursuer. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

On class picture day I chose my fanciest dress with a hoop skirt. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She could just feel how perfect this skirt was; she didn’t have to see it. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dad’s sister, Aunt Anne, was an ample Victorian who wore full, sweeping skirts and high ground-gripper shoes. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew Sasha would be fine at school—if anything, the skirts gave them a little extra cachet at Maybeck, where unconventionality was an asset. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Nerves still tingling, he led the other two up the hall, half-expecting some new terror to reveal itself, but nothing moved except for a mouse skittering along the skirting board. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The woman in the skirt thrust forward a flimsy cardboard rectangle. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The house feels strange with no little boy babbling or laughing or whining or crying or shouting or tugging on my skirt or reach- ing his arms up to me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Feed the Birds, Tuppence a Bag!” said the Bird Woman, as she put a bag of crumbs into his hand and tucked the money away into the folds of her huge black skirt. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Left with the class’s emblematic cars, Lilly Pulitzer skirts and Ralph Lauren shirts, their golf, tennis, and soccer, and, most conspicuously, their houses, they have staked out their place and inflated the American dream. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Along the bottom of the 5-shaped swirl of his billowing skirt, it said, in an 5-shaped swirl, Emperors of the Realm of Taste—which was Comrade K. N. M. Pillai’s unsolicited contribution. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Auntie’s holding a bag of skirt sashes for Lola to fix. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

She took something from under her skirt, threw it into the river, and followed the crowd home. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your letter came,” she called as she crossed the mid-tide channel, her skirts held high in one hand, her shoes and a white envelope in the other. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

They have long hair, long skirts, jeans and overalls, earrings, caps like construction workers’, lavender shawls. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

At my new school here, I wear a British schoolgirl’s uniform: a green sweater, striped button-down shirt, and tights and a blue skirt. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“An African American? Oh, evil! But then it’s this trans kid wearing a skirt. What?” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Dresses with full skirts, A-line cuts, empire waists, sheaths, long sleeves, cap sleeves, no sleeves, V-necks and scoop necks and plunging necklines. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The streets are crowded with young people in elaborate getups—giant lace skirts, elaborate umbrellas, ten-inch-tall boots, eyelashes that seem miles long, face masks that glow in the dark. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I knew how she must have looked when she was young, tall and handsome, going round to the stables at Manderley with sugar in her pockets, holding her trailing skirt out of the mud. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Susie pulled her top back down quick and tucked it into the waistband of her skirt. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The suit has no pant legs or skirt, leaving her white thighs uncovered. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t care if he wanted to wear jeans instead of skirts, or play with trucks instead of dolls. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Black skirt, black sandals, and Finch’s black T-shirt, which I’ve belted. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Claudia was no longer in a hurry; she sauntered over to a table, carefully laid down the file, smoothed her skirt under her, and sat in a chair. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She places this glop in the nearest wall hole, wipes her hands on her skirt, spots a lizard running along the wall and follows it until it slips into another wall hole. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Mom had asked me over and over that summer and fall as my skirts got shorter, my heels higher, my lipstick darker, my heart angrier and angrier at her. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Seconds later, half a dozen women came screaming out of the powder room, skirts clutched frantically around their legs. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“A lot of them don’t have a chance, welfare cases. He had several. He had a chance to fight back and he threw up his skirt.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned around and swatted the hem of my skirt. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Herbert, get me out of here! There's mice everywhere! They'll go up my skirts!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

The doctors examined the clothes Anna wore—her bloomers, her skirt—searching for unusual tears or stains. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It had ruffles at the collar and along the sleeves and six tiers of ruffles for a skirt. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But some of the other girls roll their skirts up even shorter as soon as they arrive at school and let them down again before they go home. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Padva turn at the sound just in time to witness the creeping black fade into snow-bright white at the bottom of the skirt, until all evidence that the gown was ever green is gone. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I’d love to have a Court dress like the ones I have seen in Oriana’s wardrobe, opulent patterns intricately stitched on skirts of gold and silver, each as beautiful as the dawn. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Joan slipped out a pale blue envelope from her skirt pocket and waved it teasingly. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I thank him and smooth down my skirt. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I stay up while the house is quiet, drying clothes by the fire and sewing a rip in Helena’s skirt where I didn’t sew it very well in the first place. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It's sort of fitted, with a sweetheart neckline, and I guess the skirt is really an A-line, but there’s a layer of white tulle underneath. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

And she had never held a skirt in her hands like this before. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She was wearing this shirt that was clingy and shiny and maybe a little bit see-through, with a skirt that just wasn’t quite doing its whole job. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a dark gray skirt suit and heels, a lawyer or banker, the kind of person who ran things, not the kind who would hang out with a guy like me, jeans and sneakers. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So far away!” and Jo left her skirts to their fate, as if it didn’t matter now what became of her clothes or herself. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twinkling with colored lights, shiny balls, white doves, jeweled icicles, and miles of silver tinsel, it was topped by a brilliant star and skirted with gifts wrapped in finery. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I cleared my throat and smoothed my skirt. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother righted and steadied herself, smoothing her skirt and adjusting her hat. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

In her black skirt, ironed white shirt, and black apron, Mom is the happiest I’ve seen her in a very long time. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Sunny holds up the skirt first, and then the shirt, shaking her head. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She looked me over, from the twigs in my hair, to my ripped skirt, to my bloody knee. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then at one point Ruth was running a finger up and down the cassettes stacked in little piles along my skirting board. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep remembering not to wipe my hand on my skirts for fear of smearing them with food. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Alongside him stood a disproportionately portly black woman, fashionably dressed in a black skirt and a white blouse. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spread across the road was a metal bar, which we skirted. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Lifting up the skirt of the dirty cloak that sprawled beside it, he covered it over, and turned away. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She wore the same black skirt, the same starched white blouse, and had her hands folded together the same way in her lap. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I went over to them when I saw Valentine Carmina, drop-dead gorgeous in a tight black skirt and a white V-necked sweater. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

A little while later she rose with an unconscious sigh and stepped lethargically into her tight cotton panties and dark skirt, then buckled on her shoes and left. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She highly doubted that Baachan would be able to buy fabric for a new skirt for a long time. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her skirt seemed to gather in a distorted picture of the dragon in the window—or not really distorted, but an image that was alive. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was also a skirt, a pair of faded pants, and a green coat with a small hole in one of the sleeves. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I loved my aqua shorts and matching socks with lace trim and a yellow dress with a flounced skirt. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I twirled around, and the full skirt of my pink and white dress floated around me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She wondered what kind of skirt she would wear, and whether she and Kelly would match. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Kaltain swept past them, the skirts of her dress floating in the air around her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Each time Joanna passed, her cheeks got pinker, her head went higher and her skirt flipped behind her more defiantly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was pointing into the moat, and I followed her finger and could see the little garter snake skirting along the surface, swimming beneath a floodlight’s skirt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She stands with her hands on her hips, dressed in a ruffled shirt with a high collar and a long skirt. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Too bad,” Lola said as she gathered her sketch pad and adjusted her skirt. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Blond college girls in sundresses or short skirts and low-cut tops. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

They were just skirting one of the spires when a glint of movement caught Percy’s eye—something darting between the rocks to their right. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Not in the way that Princess put all her dresses and skirts into trash bags and started dressing like the son I never had. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I smooth my skirt and wonder how it would feel if someone was spinning me around, how the silky fabric would fly out around me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was dressed in her finest clothing—a new, silky blue blouse and a blue pleated skirt decorated with bands of gold ribbons. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Summer doesn’t last in Indianapolis, and even though it was still September, Daisy was underdressed for the weather in a short-sleeve top and skirt. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Matt skirted around the edge of these festivities. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them he taught me went: The fox went a-walking, For to have a little flirt; But it made me so sad, For she had no skirt. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gathering up their long skirts, they swished on down the street. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sitti collected the almond shells in her skirt and went outside. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Frozen with fear, I watched the yellow-white flames make a ragged brown line up the pink fabric of my skirt and climb my stomach. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The earrings, the dangle of her bracelets, and the new way she crossed her legs and pulled the hem of her skirt down past her knees. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

My eyes moved tentatively to the skirt behind the cup. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then she lifted her skirts and showed them what was underneath. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I study the ease of the fabric, how some skirts swing like a bell and some lie stiff and barely move at all. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I predict skirts with geese and white blouses with embroidered ducks on the collar. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to wear my cormorant skirt and my otter cape, which were much more beautiful than the thing he was making. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She twirled around and watched the full skirt swirl around her like an open umbrella. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

George looked over the skirts that hung in Kelly’s closet. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

We are ditching our Sociology Seminar, and Kara is filling every space with nervous chatter, and when she laughs her black bobbed hair shakes like a skirt at her shoulders. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Now I saw it totter and dissolve, and a body in a white blouse and green skirt plummet into the gap. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She was standing alone just inside the door, wearing a black skirt and a pale green sweater with the collar of a white blouse peeking out. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Grace and Carol stand under the apple trees, in their skirts, waving, disappearing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

White women were sprinkled throughout the crowd, many in the front row, their knee-length skirts sensibly accessorized with the practical footwear that could stand up to treks across the Langley campus. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I slapped my palms against my skirt in anger. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The servants cooed, wiping mud from the woman’s skirts and suede shoes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They rounded a corner of the library, skirted the concrete circle of Frosh Pond, descended a long grassy slope, and then crossed Montlake Boulevard, dodging a steady stream of black coupes, sedans, and roadsters. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She already had on a black skirt from a discount store. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I was standing in the sunlight, holding the skirt to my waist, when Rontu leaped to his feet. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen this dress—a sea-foam-green sequined bodice with a chiffon skirt—so many times that it’s not even pretty anymore. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The poodle squats to relieve itself on the cobbles, and the girl veers neatly to her left to skirt it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mama would sit with her back against the trunk, legs crossed at the ankles beneath her skirt. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He was staring at the batting averages, but he saw nothing except the image of a little girl in a brown plaid skirt, scared out of her wits, biting her lower lip. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a lot of wash, because Grace has two younger sisters who get her skirts and blouses and also her underpants passed down to them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Today she has on a lace-trimmed beige blouse and a pleated blue skirt. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Her fists were clenched at her sides and hiding in the folds of her skirt. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My red shoes are off, my legs tucked up underneath me on the chair, surrounded by a buttress of red skirt, true, but tucked nonetheless, as at a campfire, of earlier and more picnic days. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though Theresa had bought an ivory blouse to go with a certain green skirt, in practice she’d worn it with a beige skirt. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw no traces of blood-stained clothes; she wore a crisp white blouse, a blue cardigan sweater, and a blue-green pleated skirt. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

In back, my skirt was tied with a large bow that flowed into the graceful sweep of my train. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She turns away as I take off my skirt and shirt and fold them up, and slip on the blouse. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carol, a young mother wearing a big skirt and hoop earrings, sits in the rocking chair near the bookshelf. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He clutched Mama’s skirts with fat, tough little fingers. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Were almost done here,” Osh said, so I worked on, faster than before, while Miss Maggie found a seat on the rocks and spread her skirts to dry. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She loves to wear flashy clothes—dresses, skirts, fancy shoes—and she always has the accessories to go with them. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

But there were plenty of days when they didn’t bother getting fancy, pairing one of Carrie’s old skirts with a T-shirt and kneesocks. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

While her lemon-yellow skirt was spared, the doll attached to it was not as lucky. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

So I leaned closer to her ear, since the music was blaring, and I said, “I apologize for how I was sitting over there, Mrs. Kurtz. It was rude. I’ve never worn a skirt before.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you go hide under your mother’s skirts, mama’s boy?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She covered her hair with a head scarf and wore modest skirts, in keeping with her cultural roots, but she spoke English in a way that sounded American. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

A few days ago, while I was playing hopscotch with my friends, a boy came over and tried to lift up my skirt. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leafie and I grabbed our skirts and ran to his side. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I smoothed my skirt down over my knee. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

That evening, at dinner, I wear my new white sweater and skirt. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I ended up in my only skirt — long, khaki-colored, still casual. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I helped her out of her skirt and removed my own. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare out at the field where a line of girls are practicing archery in their white blouses and long plaid skirts. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wears a black skirt, nice tall shoes, and a sandy-colored blouse. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

A tight-fitting little black coat and skirt, white satin blouse, small chic black toque perched at the fashionable outrageous angle. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her purple dress had slipped up over her bony knees, which were spread apart, and I hate to say it, but you could see right up her skirt. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

In her best, rose-colored dress — this combined a mandarin collar with a circle skirt — she also looked perceptibly pregnant. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end the green skirt and beige skirt were sandwiched around the ivory blouse; the mauve sweater was layered in with a gray skirt Callie thought Theresa would have worn with it. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so nervous, I straightened my skirt four times before Abby said, “Don’t worry. He likes you too.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Xan sat cross-legged on the rough plank floor, and the baby lay in the hollow of her skirts. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“And if you keep it under your skirts like that, who’s to help tumbling? Here! Take the baby, Mum, and give me your book.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She could see that Deirdre was self-conscious too, but that she purposely walked in a way that made her striped skirt twirl and flutter. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The nurse hummed busily as she opened one drawer after another, stuffing the new underclothes and blouses and skirts and pajamas my mother had bought me into the black patent leather overnight case. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She meandered about, hands thrust in her skirt pockets; on her face a sour expression, almost righteous in the degree of its displeasure, appeared. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She pulls a pocket watch out of her skirt and sighs. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“He’s always leaving her, only to come sniffing around her skirts after a few weeks.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Other group members stored their bodily fluids in baby-food jars or wrote cryptic messages on packaged skirt steaks. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I skirted around a field of some grassy waist-high crop I didn’t even try to identify in the dim light. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The girls all had triangle skirts and pigtails. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Jay’s still in the skirt and blouse that she wore for an interview today. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I want to sit out bad at night, a boy around my neck and the wind under my skirt. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a dainty gesture, she lifted her skirts as she started down the stairs. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Naomi asked as she moved on to a deep maroon wool skirt with a matching jacket. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When she looked down, her Evan-Picone white-with-a-band-of-color skirt was lying in a neat half fold on the shoulder of the road, and she was far far from home. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I skirted down Limanowskiego Street, ready to duck behind a busted-up piece of furniture or hide in a pile of old rags if I heard the Nazis coming. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, the door flew open, and Gladys, sobbing into her upraised skirt, scurried down the hall. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I skirted fields, and hedges, and lanes till after sunrise. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She laughed when she saw the blouses and skirts, and refolded them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Show her to me. Keep your eye on the skirt, man. Where’s the lady?” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Keeping low, he headed for the closest cover—a scrub oak skirted with new suckers at its base, just a few full-bounds away. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes skirted past all three of them. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kainene was darker-skinned than the woman and would never wear a green skirt with a red blouse. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Often I would put on the skirt and the sandals and walk along the clifF with Rontu. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

His shirttail was loose, making a little skirt around his slim hips. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I have a charcoal-gray pencil skirt that’s hard to walk in despite the kick pleat, and a bat wing sweater, a red one with modulated gray horizontal stripes across it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She rose to her feet, starched skirts rustling as she started across the room. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Big Ma had picked out three skirts each for Vonetta and Fern in the children’s department, and now it was my turn. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She was thin and short with a blue skirt and jacket and a white blouse and her eyes moved quickly around the room like lightning strikes. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew about hot-combing thick heads of hair and ironing pleated wool skirts for school. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were hot, so I tossed two in the air and caught them in my skirt, pulling it out to make a basket. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a fleeting moment I wished I’d put on my skirt that morning instead of the more practical pair of Chester’s old overalls. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mrs Compson stood watching her as she mounted, steadying herself against the wall with one hand, holding her skirts up with the other. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Phoebe reluctantly got dressed, pulling a wrinkled blouse and skirt from the closet. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Now the road passing about the skirts of Mindolluin turned southward. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Surprised, she swung toward me on the piano stool, clutching her low dress front with one hand and flipping down the long pink skirt with the other. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She drew a deep breath, shook her head, opened her eyes again, sniffed once or twice, then blew her nose on her fingers and wiped them on the skirt of her tunic. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a shapeless blouse over a long, shapeless skirt. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was looking for a red skirt I used to have.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Before Chronicler could raise his piece of firewood, the thing skirted sideways around the bonfire and sprang at him, quick as a cricket. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I hated her clothes—the blue pastel cardigan, the white blouse with the collar that lay flat over the cardigan, the homemade flat, cotton skirt she wore when everybody else was wearing flared skirts. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

After wiping my fingers on my jeans, I study one picture of her in a suede coat with fringe hanging from the sleeves and a long, fitted denim skirt. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She could turn a pillowcase into a skirt and make it look like it belonged in a magazine. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He examined her knife-pleated skirt, the blouse she wore with long darts through the shoulders, her hair bound tightly to the back of her head, the plain hat held in her hand. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I scramble to the edge of the wide moat that skirts the wall. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I look at their shapes as they walk, the way shadow moves from one leg to another, the blocks of color, a red square of cardigan, a blue triangle of skirt. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pa called out, and all the skirts began to swirl and all the boots began to stamp. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so proud of the skirt that I did not think. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maxie pulled away from me, taking a tissue from her skirt pocket. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

This particular summer afternoon, in a dusty geological library in Vienna, Sergeant Major von Rumpel follows an underweight secretary wearing brown shoes, brown stockings, a brown skirt, and a brown blouse through stacks of periodicals. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The kitchen clock flashed its pendulum behind its glass skirt, and it ticked like a little wooden hammer striking on an empty wooden box. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Using the two-bladed paddle I quickly skirted the south part of the island. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skirt was ruffled and flounced and draped and trimmed with knots of dark green ribbon, and nestling at her throat was a gold pin. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put her plate down carefully on the floor and stood up, straightening her skirts. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands went up and then back down to her skirt, where she wiped them twice. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was dressed in the red sweater and blue pleated skirt she had worn every day since school started. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Naomi ran her fingers along the hem of her skirt. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Fourteen- and fifteen-year-old boys were almost men, and did not want to be seen clinging to a woman’s skirts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Abra sat down on the ground, or rather she seemed to drift down, and her full skirts settled in a billow around her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She saw women wearing skirts that sat low on the hips and tops that tied like bandannas between their breasts. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I looked around the chapel and was again struck by how many women were wearing skirts cut above the knee. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In the pearl he saw how they were dressed—Juana in a shawl stiff with newness and a new skirt, and from under the long skirt Kino could see that she wore shoes. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

From time to time, I reached into the pocket of my skirt, where I fingered the small bottle of potion. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It is heavy and a little stiff, with a full skirt that falls in a lush drape to my midcalf. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

On the walls beneath the jungle vines, thousands of beautiful apsara goddesses with big round breasts wearing only short wraparound skirts smile at visitors. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivan and Anya both jumped and clung to each other as a figure silhouetted against the light stomped to the doorway, halted just inside, and jammed its hands to its skirted hips. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

They entered the Pacific currents and skirted the rocky coastline of Marin County. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When he was down the road a little distance, he turned to look back; she was standing where he’d left her with the rainy wind whipping at her skirt and the ends of her scarf. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can’t wear pants to school, you have to wear skirts. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I make a pleat in the front of the skirt and roll the waistband over to hold it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Why did you ask me here?” she asked, straightening her skirt again. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd parts, and Cecil crashes against the striped skirt of his platform. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

There is even one stitched with the silhouette of dancing fauns as tall as the skirt itself. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The shoulder straps fell down to his elbows, and the skirt bunched at his feet. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, I pull a crumpled letter from my skirt pocket. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Reminded of the time, Kit leaped up and shook out her skirts. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

And then slowly, he began to unbutton the skirt. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I squint my eyes so that everything looks blurry, I can almost believe that the skirt is fancy leather and the shirt has sequins and my skin is fair. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A mother with a girl clinging to her skirts. She had a boy babe too, all swaddled up in fur, but he was dead.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You singing in Spanish,” she said, swishing her long skirt left and right. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Their slips show at the bottoms of their skirts, slips of unusual, suggestive colors. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

A sense of hopelessness spread in my heart like the stains spreading on my skirt. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

On the label was a colorful picture of a woman dancing in a long flounced skirt; the box was attractive and the perfect size in which to keep one’s treasures. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The nearly grown girls wore skirts as tight as the custom allowed and the young men slicked their hair down with Moroline Hairdressing and water. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the mornings I get out of bed, put on my clothes, the stiff cotton waist with the garters, the ribbed stockings, the nubbled wool pullover, the plaid skirt. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then we checked the latest issues of Ingenue and Mademoiselle and Seventeen and decided we’d get box-pleated skirts in tartan plaid—green—for the first day of school. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Her full skirt and apron concealed to a certain extent her swelling abdomen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Momma cut down a few give-aways that had been traded to her by white women’s maids and sat long nights in the dining room sewing jumpers and skirts for me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dress clings to my body, my skirt bunching and tangling around my legs. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But I smiled and put my cormorant skirt away in one of the baskets to wear when I got across the sea, sometime when the men were not around. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother wore her green silk dress with the full skirt. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

They were reaching for her, touching her, tugging at her cloak, the hem of her skirt, her foot, her kg, her breast. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She knelt down in the car and released her skirt. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Jogging through the dark and sleeping alleyways, skirting pools of streetlight, he imagined he was a toy lead soldier come to life, following Sergeant Beans and Private Mutto on a mission behind enemy lines. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The French girls didn’t look like they’d been through a war; they wore pretty, ruffled skirts, white ankle socks, and silk scarves. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Wearing blouses and broadcloth skirts and handwoven belts, they formed a slower-moving, dignified circle around the male dancers, keeping their torsos and heads straight as they bobbed up and down with each step. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Boys are crowded around, so that all you can see is them purple shoes of hers and that tight, black designer skirt. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She wore a black suit with a longish skirt, and her face was framed by the cowl she wore. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a dress of rich purple with crisp pleats in the skirt. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t imagine her in anything other than a Starbucks getup or a plaid skirt. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She was undressing her doll, prising the skirt off the plastic body. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The dress’s skirt stuck out like a tutu, and I liked to spin around in front of the mirror, thinking I looked like a ballerina. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She stood up and brushed off the butt of her skirt. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the dogs in the neighborhood went wild as Nhamo fled back down the road, skirted around the houses, and disappeared into the forest. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I have to admit that there’s something kind of awesome about soccer calves and scuffed tennis shoes coming out of pleated cheerleading skirts. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

On the paper was a picture of a girl about Hanako’s age, wearing a plaid skirt. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"That's not true, Darnell. I like girls to look stylish. My daughters always dressed fashionably—I made their clothes myself. Sometimes they even wore skirts as short as the dress your visitor was wearing." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I tucked the paper in my pocket, tied it tight, and slipped it under the waistband of my skirt where it could not be seen. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Duke strikes up the band, and skirts start swirling. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She chose a skirt and a tube top with a loose white blouse over it. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Kira pointed to the skirt of her dress, to show him. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The red skirts were the size of a tent, and her bodice was so tightly bound that Celaena wondered if her waist were any more than sixteen inches. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Matty scolded his puppy, who had jumped to grab and tug at the frayed edge of the woman’s skirt. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

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

Melissa sat beside her in the backseat, admiring the swirls in her skirt. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

They skirted the side of the wood that lay along the southern edge of the combe and then, in ones and twos, slipped across the empty road beyond. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Octavia drops to her knees, rubs the hem of a skirt against her cheek, and bursts into tears. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Her skirt was hanging neatly in place and her eyes were hard. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Gathering her skirts about her she hurried across the green, skirted the square in a wide arc, and fled home to her uncle’s house. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I reached for Mary Alice to keep her from tangling in her skirts and pitching off the float. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Whirling, her skirts swinging around her, Lysa stalked across the terrace. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I waited a full hour, until the clock struck eleven, then slipped out from under the blanket and put my skirt back on. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Case in point…” Vic pulled something out of the pocket of her skirt and held it out, her fist closed around it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Uniformed women with lacquered hair, high heels, and fitted skirts looked down on us, signaled that we should fasten our safety belts, place parcels under the seat in front of us, and sit up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ignoring that, I drag him over to the bed and push him and all the skirts under, first with my hands and then with my feet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I shifted on the seat, trying to discreetly rearrange the folds of my skirt under a very tired rump. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I ended up getting a yellow dress with a full skirt that flew out like a buttercup when I twirled around. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dressed in a brown plaid skirt and a clean white blouse every day, dependable as the tile pattern on the classroom floor. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

There was much to take—my two birds, the skirt I had made, the stone utensils, my beads and earrings, the cormorant feathers, and all of my baskets and weapons. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say I have to stay after school, which is true: I’m painting the decorations for the next dance, palm trees and girls in hula skirts. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Auntie Lin explains how mad she got at a store clerk who refused to let her return a skirt with a broken zipper. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A dancing room,” she said, “for ladies in full skirts, and room enough for a full country dance. Hugh Crain, will you take a turn with me?” and she curtsied to the statue. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Beetle stole time from her chores and came often to see him, wrap her skirt more tightly around him, and make sure he still breathed. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one will miss it, I think, hiding the little ship in the folds of my skirt. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we walked into the schoolyard, I saw that all the other girls were dressed more like Lynn, in jumpers or plain skirts with white blouses. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I cast a sly look to the girl standing next to me, dressed in a skirt suit, her young face caked with enough makeup to age her well beyond her years. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I will not stop working while you are gone. I hope you will like skirt when you see.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She was limping badly and there was lots of dried blood on the bare legs that showed beneath her skirt. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“When was the last time you wore a skirt?” he asked me. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I stood up and brushed off my skirt. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The silence gathered its skirts and slid, like Spider Woman, up the slippery bathroom wall. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

White, with puffed sleeves and a skirt that billowed when she spun around. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Zola, she is all orange and yellow and turquoise, with three skirts and a blouse and a shawl and a purple ribbon wound around her ankle and green feathers in her hair. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

We skirted around the back of the building and Ruthanne laced her fingers together to give me a leg up. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Silas trailed behind me, swatting at the edge of my skirt. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s the advantage to wearing your gym shorts under your skirt. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I notice her blouse has pulled out of her skirt in the back again and force myself to stay calm. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Later we walk home, glancing back to see the great carloads of slag being dumped, red hot and smoking, into the ravine that skirts the steel mill. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wears a striped cotton tunic and long skirts, a bundle tied across her back with a long scarf. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

A gravely ill, bedridden Jenna would have no use for short red skirts or floppy flowered hats, or jewel-trimmed blouses, and that invalid picture had to be preserved for prying eyes. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The Tillermans skirted the trees at the edge of the property and cut down to the water when they saw it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boston ladies, their skirts all passe- mentarie and furbelow, India silk and jaconet, crowded the chambers, swiveling their hoops and panniers like dames on clocks to navigate the doors. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a floral-print skirt that went all the way to the ground. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I fidget with the pleats on my uniform skirt. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Found the glamour of a press and curl, a slender skirt, and crisp white gloves. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Delsa and Norma followed her skirt, but I stared at the dirt, where squiggly lines stretched from one wall to the other. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

But that day almost two years ago, Kara talked me into the red skirt. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I nanny and go to auditions wearing simple black and white skirts and blouses, wear flat shoes, and rarely put on makeup or jewelry. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wrap it around him like a skirt that skims his ankles and then secure it at the waist with a piece of string. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom is waiting, black skirt, white blouse, pearls. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Holding her skirt high, my mother led the way back, running and laughing. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind a bush, you and I peeled off our clothes and changed into the dry skirts and blouses I’d brought. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

This time she pulls it under her skirt and presses my fingers against hot, moist silk. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Four mulattas, wearing gingham skirts and aprons, kneel before the shrines, praying. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today, like most days, Sasha wears a T-shirt, a black fleece jacket, a gray flat cap, and a gauzy white skirt. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen’s muumuu was sopped and plastered to her body, and May was catching water in the bowl of her dress skirt and tossing it up across her face. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s dressed in a skirt the color of ivy, with stitching picking out a pattern of falling leaves. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Fern did Vonetta one better, daintily holding out her skirt hem as if she wore a hoopskirt, and said, “I’m Fern, but my mother calls me Afua.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a green plaid shirt, a blue skirt, and orange knee socks. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She had on a fluffy white skirt, a regular blouse and the little white gloves Grandma Sands had made her. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

In concert we wore white cotton blouses and dark skirts. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew her breasts were admired by the boys in Santa Teresa del Mar. Finally, Madame Thibaut insisted that Felicia remove her skirt and panties. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gathered up her skirts and mounted the stairs, wholly blotting the gray light. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Rochambeau smooths her skirt and takes a deep breath. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

No one can see, beneath the folds of my outspread skirt. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls wore black T-shirts and bright, short wrap skirts to accentuate their butts, with spandex shorts underneath, stretchy and flexible for twerking. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Rain always brought her to our door, draped in a long oilskin, skirts wet from crossing over. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She unlocked her fingers and smoothed her skirt. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I plan for us to skirt around the corner and then detonate the Meat Grinder, but another unmarked pod lies in wait. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Sam grabs a skirt in her size and adds it to the growing bundle on her arm. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I wore jeans, a large gray T-shirt, and steel-toed boots; the other girls wore black leotards and sheer, shimmering skirts, white tights and tiny ballet shoes the color of taffy. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

For her outfit, she also picked out her skirt just like my parrot skirt, but she insisted on a poodle when Mami made hers. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

After a moment, Gertrude reached into the folds of her skirt and drew forth a leather purse, which she placed in my lap. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Pern is wearing a new skirt falling to her calves, as always. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Normally, when an older brother asks this, it means a skirt is too short, or too much cleavage is showing. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He went out of the back door, and skirted the path, through the yew trees. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Our waitress appears, long denim skirt, thick Icelandic sweater, tiny shells dangling from cartilage piercings. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

All the girls are wearing the exact same plaid skirt, white blouse, and navy-blue blazer with a fancy crest. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

The photo is still in the pocket of my skirt. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Our tunnel finally opens up to a large expanse, an emerald lawn skirting a small gray house with a deep shady porch. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

When her eyes started to sting, she twirled in a circle, and the skirt ballooned out below. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

And she also did this fancy sweep of a curtsy, so that the fluffy skirt of her white dress cascaded slowly to the floor like the petals of a large carnation. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also made a pair of sandals from sealskin for walking over the dunes when the sun was hot, or just to be dressed up when I wore my new skirt of yucca twine. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Skahaz was clad in his familiar garb of pleated black skirt, greaves, and muscled breastplate. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A rustling motion, legs working awkwardly beneath her and white heels flashing, her skirts held high. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When my chores were done, I climbed to my attic room, kicked off my shoes, and laid down on the bed without even removing my skirt or bodice. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ruth grabbed at my skirts and helped me stand straight again. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Skirt after skirt failed, and Big Ma let loose another “dag nabbit.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She flicked the hem of her skirt at my sneaker, dusting it. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

She was dressed in her work uniform—a starry blue skirt and a red-and-white striped blouse she wore to sell candy at Sweet on America. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Shavepate was clad in a pleated black skirt and a muscled breastplate, with a brazen helm shaped like a serpent’s head beneath one arm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

This time, his hand shoots up my skirt. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I paw at my skirts, like I’m looking for something. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The woman who helped him pull the organ wore a swirling red skirt and a yellow blouse and large hoop earrings. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your house, your country, your duffel bag with skirts and underwear. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Not a particle of evidence, Pip,” said Mr. Jaggers, shaking his head and gathering up his skirts. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Halfway to the house, I saw her reach down and gather the long cotton skirt in her hand and dab at her eyes. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

One size can fit all because the skirt flares out and the top is ribbed elastic that can stretch to accommodate most anyone. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now she wore a dull skirt, no shoes, and no makeup. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She looks composed, although she has a shallow slash on her side and a cut skirt. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She wore an actual, well, skirt, not one of those short-short ones, and what might have been bobby socks, and looked as though she’d just walked out of my grandparents’ Brooks Brothers catalog. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

When the defense talks about character, they carefully skirt around the character of Lorelle Henry. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Half the time, her skirt would flip right over her belly, leaving her pink underwear showing. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

What sort of king was that, who would hide behind the skirts of women? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As they sat him down at the table to eat dinner, Doha yanked at his mother’s skirt. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She brushed off the knees of her skirt as she stood. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because I'm not the girl who wears crop tops and short skirts and looks like one of Taylor Swift’s best friends. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

We skirt a small wood and then have the front-line immediately before us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

On an impulse he turned the animal west rather than east and skirted the poppy fields to where he thought Celia’s little house lay. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reporters, for their part, had focused their attention on the wife of the accused man, who wore a knife-pleated skirt on this day and a blouse with long darts through the shoulders. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I think of a doll I had once, with white fur on the border of her skirt. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She lifted her skirt to see her underwear, covered in tiny red hearts. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Layers of gauze skirts, delicate as membranes, brush her feet, which are bare on the cold cement floor. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one end of the room, several people lounge in chairs around a meeting table—two women, one dressed in a blouse and skirt, another in a Warcross tee, blazer, and jeans. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

While Edward and the shepherds drove the sheep to their pens across the field, Alyce stretched and wiped her wet hands on her wet skirt. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to always check because when I was her age, I remember trying to look up skirts and cop feels. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Both Kalinda and I dive through the hole, scratching ourselves up on the rocks and getting my shirt and skirt caked with dirt. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard and smooth the skirt of my dress. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time we made it through the park, I wasn’t sure Faith could even see past the tears streaming down her cheeks and falling like fat drops of rain onto her long white skirt. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I took the letters back from her, folded them, and put them in the pocket of my skirt. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Pri and Donna leave for their first class, while Chantal and I head to an office where students wander in and out—most with their uniform skirts shorter than mine. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

For safety’s sake I kept away from the road, skirting behind the cottages, moving quietly along the back lanes. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I stuffed the letter into my skirt pocket. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I have two dresses, one for summer and one for winter, and a tunic and a wool skirt, for school. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was always there in my collection, in one of my little piles next to the skirting board. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I walk, I feel a tug on my skirt and glance down, expecting to find it caught beneath someone's boot. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The girl squealed with laughter and turned red as her skirts swirled and lifted. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"And they say this electricity of theirs is a blessing!" whispered Dustfinger as they skirted the parking area. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was wearing white linen trousers with a blue jacket styled like a sailor’s, which went beautifully with the blue skirt and white jacket of his wife’s tailored suit. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a plaid skirt and a tight black sweater, and her hair was tied back in a ponytail, an ebony, shimmering waterfall. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a long, printed skirt that reached all the way down to her ankles and a short, waist-length white blouse with darts that made room for future breasts. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

So they jumped up on the stage, ran over the footlights, and hid under the singing lady’s blue skirts. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to skirt around him, but Antaeus anticipated my move. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I was an ace student, and I wanted desperately to put on my school uniform—navy-blue knee-length skirt, white button-down polo shirt, white socks—and get back to class. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Nothing in the house except Lori’s hair had caught on fire, but the explosion had blown back her coat and skirt, and the flames had scorched her thighs. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I yanked the door open, and there she was with her hair pulled back, wearing a gray wool skirt and a matching blazer. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

They came at last, skirting the water's edge, to where General Macarthur sat looking out to sea. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

They climb up to a platform in the greenheart where the woman pauses for balance, bunches her long skirts into one hand, and prepares to walk out into the brighter light and rain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if Mami knew that I hitched my skirt up so I wouldn’t look so dumb? When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I gathered up my skirts and went up. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother held out her skirt, making a hollow out of it, while I dropped in the flowers and she named them: forget-me-not, wintergreen, pink, wild rose. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat with her legs straight out in front of her, holding the red calico skirt in both hands, pulled tight around her legs like trousers. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her son shyly peers out from behind his mother’s skirt. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I'd choose something simple—a shade of red to match Maman's hair, a high waist with a cream waist-sash, and a sweeping skirt that flows out like a silk river behind me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She turned off her phone and tucked it into her little tennis skirt. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She will wear a tennis skirt and praise me and caution me and hover over me until I’m unkind to her. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Or rather she doesn’t look the way she did when I last saw her, in her wide cotton skirt and barbaric bracelet, elegant and confident. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He squealed in terror and buried his head in his mother’s skirt. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Two men in ballooning skirts and balding velvet blouses, vaulting over littered moons and mounds of dung, circling around the hulk of a sleeping elephant. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was handed some clothes, but don’t ask what: a pair of wool slacks over my pajamas, a red sweater and a black skirt, white understockings and tattered kneesocks. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She put her feet down on solid earth, her skirt rucked up to her thighs, still feeling the Superb’s reliable and familiar rumble all through her body. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I use the fine material of my skirt to scrub my face of the snot and tears, the chains around my wrists digging into the soft skin. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Noelle walks toward the TV from down the hall, wearing a long black skirt and a white top with little frills around the shoulders, locking eyes with me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I accept the pink skirt from the belly-dance guy and hold it up. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Our matching skirts and blouses and shoes are stylish, but because they're identical, they highlight how different the two of us look. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was kneeling on the hardwood in the living room, plucking pine needles one after another from the tree skirt, an antique lace one that my mother had loved. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Dressed in my navy skirt, white blouse, and silk stockings, I felt every bit as neat as Columbus or Balboa and every bit as heroic when I finally spotted America in the distance. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother putting a skirt or bodice over my shift to haul water from the well. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lift up my skirt to spread it out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A woman stepped up and unfastened her skirt. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Most of them wore tattered Ancient Greek dresses, except for the one in the lead, Kelli, who wore a burned and torn blouse with a short pleated skirt...her cheerleader’s outfit. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was still dark, but the night was growing paler as if lifting her skirts a little way off to let the new morning appear. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The Director skirts around his desk and stands over me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He argued that the views Richard expressed in the police interview were nothing more sinister than a kid being weirded out by the sight of a boy in a skirt. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

One’s a navy pencil skirt with matching blazer that Aunt Gina bought for her. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She got up from her bed and smoothed out the wrinkles in her skirt. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I’m already dressed, wearing one of Donna’s uniforms: a gray skirt, a plain button-down white shirt, and a navy V-neck sweater. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Her skirt too ruffled for everyday wear; her boots, though dusty, too dainty and impractical for walking across a farm. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was the only adult in hippie clothes—peasant blouse, long cotton skirt, Day-Glo headband with a yin/yang disk in the center of her forehead. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

"No disrespect to you, Lady Stark, but it would have been more seemly had Lord Robh come to pay homage to the king himself, rather than hiding behind his mother's skirts." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was tired of people skirting around him in the corridors, as though he were about to sprout fangs or spit poison; tired of all the muttering, pointing, and hissing as he passed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

On one trip, he watched with gentle amusement as women in flowing skirts and love beads put flowers in soldiers’ guns, then sat on the lawn, holding hands, trying to levitate the Pentagon. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the journey she kept her skirt unbuttoned, hoping he would return to the task. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When she turned to me, I brought mine, folded in crisp quarters, out of my skirt pocket. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Prim is in my first reaping outfit, a skirt and ruffled blouse. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The animals, strangely enough, did not like these evidences of human occupation and skirted them as far as possible, hair raised along their backs. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he moved southward, the skirts of the hills were rockier and the saplings fewer. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The younger class had just finished, and the store was flooded with six-year-olds, prancing for their mothers in red velvet hats and skirts sparkling with sequins of deep scarlet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But even though he could force his body to follow after, his mind hung back, wanting to cling to the crab apple tree the way Joyce Ann might cling to Momma’s skirt. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I pull at a thread on my skirt. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“What a pretty skirt, Pearl,” she would say. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wears a high-necked white blouse with vertical pleats, a dark paisley scarf, and a plain gray skirt. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He came fussing up to me, biting the edge of my skirt. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

As I made my way to the end, carefully skirting an officer chewing out a guy with a badly knotted tie, it dawned on me that I had reported to boot camp. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clutch my skirts to stop the tremors in my hands. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Small tears in skirts are stitched over with embroidery in the shape of leaves and pomegranates and—on one—a cavorting fox. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The shirt also kind of goes up at one side, because it’s an asymmetrical cut, so I have to pull a short skirt over my jeans to cover the way it hugs my hips. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

One day I turned a corner and there she was, coming right at me, the long skirt softly rustling, looking straight at me, surrounding me with those eyes. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The girls at Saint Mary’s wore uniforms and hiked up their pleated skirts as soon as they left school, Jennifer told me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

"I'm going to eat. "I kick off my heels and stomp down to the dining room, hiking my skirt up to my thighs. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They skirted the perimeter of the camp and took the northernmost bridge over the Little Tiber, charging onto the Field of Mars at the western edge of the battle. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She looks so much like Catherine I catch my breath—the plane of her face, the cut of her hair, the slim thighs I’ve always imagined were under Catherine’s staid skirts. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I flicked a tattered leaf off my skirt. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Also, Baachan took her measurements so she could start the plaid skirt. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Their grandmother, already dressed in shirt and skirt, stood by the sink. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowds that pressed around the cars were so dense there was no space between people and they blended into one another, wrappers blended into T-shirts, trousers into skirts, dresses into shirts. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

At times I tried to picture the world she had been born into, in 1866 — a world, I imagined, filled with women in long black skirts, and chaste conversations in the parlor. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She wore moccasins, leggings, a cloth skirt, and a blanket around her shoulders, and she painted the part in the middle of her hair red to symbolize the path of the sun. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The wind was blowing wildly about her, tugging at her skirt, tilting her hat rakishly to one side. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mollie—who, like her mother, then wore leggings, moccasins, a skirt, a blouse, and a blanket—slept on the floor in a corner of her family’s lodge and had to do many grueling chores. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Did you see the picture of the lady with the wedding dress with sparkles all over the skirt? P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The midwife lifted her skirt and dug down into a capacious pocket made in her petticoat. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mama said fondly, “Remember those flowered skirts we used to wear? So pretty!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

By the time the moon rose they had traveled several miles, and they had come to the edge of a small lake which the track skirted. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She picked up the edge of her heavy skirt and hurried through the woods. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

My face grows moist and my ponytail swings and my skirt billows out. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Twice in a day,” Princesse agreed, the wind blowing through her skirt. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She still wore long skirts on non-game days and made a home of her school desks. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

We talked a while longer, then walked down a path toward the river’s edge, skirting high weeds. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her skirt would be snagged and tom by briars, she might trip and fall. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The madwoman in my cell laughed and laughed, slapping her skirts. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went to Kino and sponged his face with her wet skirt. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the men in the photographs wore hats; the women and girls were in billowy skirts. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The warmth and dignity of my flannel skirt and woolly sweater are worth far more to me now than patriotism or integrity. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I think there was also a dog in the picture, toward the bottom—a kind of airedale or a golden retriever—but it may have only been the pattern in the woman's skirt. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Aru was used to seeing her dressed like a shabby professor, in a blazer with scuffed elbows and a worn skirt with the hem coming undone. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I start slipping the tails of my white shirt back under my skirt. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

She could not help smiling at the thought of herself grown up, with long skirts and a hand-bag. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Those bold girls with hair and makeup and short skirts, I soon found out, were Italian. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

One instant, her grandmother’s skirts would brush against a dead cottonwood tree, and the next, its branches were covered in tender green leaves. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her blue hanbok skirt was twisted all around her, showing her white underskirts, and the bright blue of her hanbok jacket sleeve was stained. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mandy lifted the hems of her skirt and five petticoats to reveal feet that were no longer than mine. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the Gazzloft, Dr. Gazzaley attracts the attention of the old-fashioned variety: A beautiful woman with long black hair, dressed in a tight skirt, gives him an adoring eye. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The person complimented Sasha’s skirt and said, “I would be wearing mine but it’s in the wash.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She wore no skirt to hold daintily, but she didn’t need it. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Her top is white and it’s a little off her shoulders, and then she has a bright skirt on that’s full of flowers and birds. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I guided her around the rocks on the path and moved aside the brambles and branches that would snag her skirts. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The salesladies and Mrs. Walton decide I should wear the green, pink, and blue striped silk blouse with pearl buttons and matching blue silk skirt for the interview portion of the pageant. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And the older girls curled their hair just so every day, and they walked giggling in their skirts through the rain and mud as soldiers with guns stood in the watchtowers. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There were three women for every man, many with children—pale skinny things clutching at their skirts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Even in 1943, when they received skirts as parade dress uniform, they weren’t issued with stockings. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Yeah, as long as my skirt was long enough and my talent show performance was traditional. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The dress had a single shoulder strap and delicate organza flowers sewn across it, each one with a tiny crystal at its center, and a full skirt that cascaded richly to the floor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Big Ma kept pulling hangers of pleated wool skirts off the rack and putting them back. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I left my skirts and my Fair Isle sweater in the dresser drawers. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

‘Hold your horsefeathers! Keep your skirt on! Just you wait to see what I is going to bring about!’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They skirted the northern rim of the town. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

With my dollars bills in hand and Madrina’s skirt still around my waist, I race up the stairs, past my apartment, and quietly slip up to the roof. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I knew all about it: plaid skirts and rolling green lawns and trips to some seaside town on the weekends. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Her graceful hand held up her flowing skirts. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Stiffly, knowing that many eyes were upon her, Celaena dropped into a low bow, her skirts whispering. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She kicked off her sandals, unbuttoned her blouse and removed it, unfastened her skirt and stepped out of it and went to the basin wall. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I used to watch Keav fuss over her school uniform, pressing and repressing her blue pleated skirt and white shirts so they looked as crisp and new as possible. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When I was small I wore skirts and my hair was long and curled,” it said, doubtfully. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Naomi fingered the soft fabric of a gray dress with flared sleeves, a blousy top, and a skirt that flared out a bit from a belted waist. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

With trembling hands she slid the latch into place and fumbled with her skirt. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This particular girl never wore shoes, and like Hanako, she seemed to own only two skirts. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She preferred jeans to skirts and didn’t wear makeup. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I had been looking at the road that skirted the shore for guards but did not see any. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The skirt balloons around my hips and hangs straight past my ankles. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

My mother placed the slim brick of cash beneath her skirt, tucked tight against her belly, and I followed her out looking all around for any sign of trouble. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The men go into Lucinda’s room without knocking, opening up the jalousies, lifting the bedskirt and matching skirt on her vanity, plunging their bayonets underneath. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She rose to her feet, starched skirts rustling as she started across the room. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I gave my cousin a defiant look as I lifted up my cowboy skirt, tucked it under my chin, and yanked my panties down. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The girl has red hair swaying to her bottom, a skirt falling to her calves. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Girls appeared wearing flowery skirts and ankle socks. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You strike me as a clever young lady. Surely you can find a way to skirt the rules?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

All these arrangements were only just completed when the Queen, now fully dressed in a trim skirt and cashmere cardigan, entered the Ballroom holding Sophie by the hand. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a beautiful skirt and I finished it on the day after the second moon. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen had pulled up the skirt of her dress and was fanning me with it, showing most of her thighs. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted their skirts and found petticoats underneath, and knickers, embroidered on to the bodies in black wool, the same as the faces. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

My plan was to cling close to the skirting of the wall all the way round until I reached the kitchen door. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Selena looked at me like a cat eyeing its prey, then walked off, her long skirt sweeping the floor. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I picked up my skirt in my hands. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They threw their shadows over the road like the plaid of Minerva's favorite skirt. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

There must be one of those hooped contraptions underneath, for the skirt billows outward from her waist like an upside-down teacup. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I remembered what Zion had said about his parents being huge geeks as I took in her Wolverine tank top and purple skirt. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

God, I wish I had on a long skirt right now because at least then I’d be able to hide the shakes. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I fidget with the satin of my skirt. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Dropping her own homespun skirt unashamedly on the floor, she drew the shining folds over her head. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Her little boy was crying, clinging to her skirt, trying to hold her hand: “It’s nothing, Mother! There’s nothing there . . . Please sit down . . .” He pained me even more than did his mother’s cries. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman disrobing in public, a man with a skirt over his head—the marvels of the fair seemed endless. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Catherine sees me looking and slides one knee over the other, smoothing her skirt with languorous fingers. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She settled on two pleated skirts for me but hadn’t put back the jumper Lucy had shoved in her hands. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I think of gauzy skirts, high heels with stars on the toes, hats covered with fruit and feathers, lifted eyebrows, pencil-thin; gaiety and excess. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It had a halter top and a little skirt. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But most of the traffic went out along the chief highway, and that turned south, and then bending swifter than the River skirted the hills and passed soon from sight. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A tiny woman wearing a green calico skirt, a nut-brown bodice, and a dingy shift stood in the open door to the kitchen. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t just smoking or skirting around Mother. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He rips one of my skirts and tries to untie my waist-sash. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Girls were to wear a white blouse and dark skirt. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

His rooms were at the top of a boarding-house near an expansive puddle, which we skirted without entire success. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Moments later she emerged, skirted around the house and entered the sagebrush, heading for the few silvery cottonwoods and willows growing along the Rio Lucero. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tore off my ball gown and donned my tattered servant’s wear, rubbing the sooty skirt across my face. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I make Helena a nest on the floor beside the stove with my coat, her skirt rolled up for a pillow, and prop the chair beneath the front doorknob. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When one was not spitting out food, another was tugging at her skirt, while the third screamed for his car, which had rolled underneath the sofa. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

It fluttered the skirts of the two women and kept them for a while engaged in adjusting, readjusting, tucking in, securing hair-pins and hatpins. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What you talk about? We move on from you tell about cloth. We talk about make skirt now!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He did not care that I wore clothes I made for myself in home economics class, cotton print shirtwaists with crooked zippers and skirts hanging below my knees, outfits only the Pentecostal girls wore. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sight of the old woman in her kerchief and long skirts over track pants made Lincoln laugh. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The black skirt was a show of respect. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The herbs brushed against her skirt as she went down the path and out the low iron gate to the meadow. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they gave her the pleated skirt, they made a cheerleader they never imagined. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Now she was dressed like she was going to an interview: a gray pencil skirt and heels and a blouse as black as her hair. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mama holds up a long skirt with ruffles on it that would be perfect if I was living in the 1850s and had a matching bonnet to go along with it. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Sure. When girls dress up, they wear skirts. I have a lot to teach you about being a girl, Geor—Oh.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She stood up to go, and as she made her way toward the exit, skirting the borders of the dance floor, she saw the huntress in the crowd ahead of her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dream Cordelia falling, from a cliff or bridge, against a background of twilight, her arms outspread, her skirt open like a bell, making a snow angel in the empty air. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She could not have signaled her availability to Katz more clearly if she had thrown her skirt over her head and lain across his Hungry Man Breakfast Platter. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her little yellow dress that buttoned all the way down lay on the floor as she slipped a skirt over her head and shoulders, down to her waist. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She always wears this cardigan, and a succession of dark skirts, which can’t possibly be the same one. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

"The skirt's too short and the shirt's too tight," she says. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Throughout the war, hundreds of Soviet night bomber regiments moved to follow the front line, as it skirted swamps or rough terrain, or bulged in one direction or another when there was a local victory. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

One had a skirt like a cage carved of whalebone, another a long train made of hundreds of doves’ wings all stitched together. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I thumbed through my closet and picked out a pleated emerald-green skirt with a crisply ironed white shirt. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I begin to skirt along the tree line, searching for a tree with a branch high and long enough to fit my needs. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I cross my legs and pull my skirt down, and when I open my eyes, I’m alone again. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I held her coffee and she brushed her skirt and tights. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

In my second year at Howard, I fell hard for a lovely girl from California who was then in the habit of floating over the campus in a long skirt and head wrap. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

There was a Catholic school in neighboring Lansdale where the girls wore dark green skirts and the boys wore slacks. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Whistling, Sam swung off the bridge and dropped to the water’s edge, where he walked gracefully upriver, jumping stones and skirting marshes. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I’m all dressed up in a new hand-me-down outfit—a rosebud-embroidered skirt and a cream blouse with little plastic pearl buttons. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman was dressed in a dark skirt covered with a smudged apron, an embroidered blouse with the sleeves rolled up, and a blue kerchief on her head. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned toward the set, holding a piece of her skirt and winding it around in her hands. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Lonogan had a white Persian named Fabian that she liked to dress in skirts and push around in a baby carriage. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She shimmied out of her shorts and tank and into her official pageant dress, a blue cocktail number with a poufy skirt. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“This is the best skirt that was ever made since the beginning of time!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When the young dog would have skirted this too, the old terrier suddenly turned mutinous. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama folded the paper and tucked it into her skirt pocket. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The way her skirts and scarf billowed around her as she sank onto the threadbare carpet was utterly splendid, and Ophie had to swallow a sigh. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Dirty, soapy dead-frog water splattered her skirt and trailed the Sunbird down the driveway, down the street, out of my life. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The skirt and shirt of her uniform—which were the exact same shade of green as the felt of a casino card table—were travel rumpled and creased. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Lily rolled shirts and pants and skirts into tight tubes and placed them back into her largest case. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

One of them was King Pellinore, and he had his arm round the waist of a stout, middle-aged lady in a side-saddle skirt. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished he were less remote; and I anything but the creature that I was in my shabby coat and skirt, my broad-brimmed schoolgirl hat. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Big Ma must have prayed harder to find wool pleated skirts, because among all those mod new jumpers and skirts, she managed to find a rack of babyish pleated skirts. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She hesitated for a moment, then picked up her skirts. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell my hair was frizzing, and my purple tutu skirt was completely rumpled. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Velutha curtsied as he had been taught to, his mundu spread like a skirt, like the English dairymaid in “The King’s Breakfast.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ruth stayed in the wagon, her bare feet curled up under her skirt and her thumb in her mouth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood there with the sunlight in her hair, her white skirt fluttering around her legs, a basket of grapes and fresh-baked bread tucked under one arm. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I glanced down at my skirt and blouse and bare feet and shook my head. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

A girl dressed in rags pawed at the hem of my skirt as we walked by. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Under the hems of their skirts their ankles and their feet were as brown as their faces. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Tom Smith’s younger days, the Indians would watch him picking his way over the open plains, skirting the mustang herds. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stuffed them into my pockets and skirt, desperate to get each one. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The nurse folded her legs up under her skirt and rested her chin on her knees. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Inspect every piece of pseudoscience and you will find a security blanket, a thumb to suck, a skirt to hold. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

You picked out a red and green skirt. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I skirt around the hole and enter the woods at my usual place. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I wondered why I did not tell her that all my skirts stopped well past my knees, that I did not own any trousers because it was sinful for a woman to wear trousers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He wore Roman sandals with the lacings coming to his knees, a short skirt of feathers and a war bonnet all of which were painted in bright reds, blues and yellows. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I kind of like the way the skirt hangs, skimming my hips and grazing the floor. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Underneath the coat he sees that she is wearing a nubbly gray suit, with large buttons on the jacket and a bell-shaped skirt that stops short of her knees. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What we need to worry about is food. All right, Hana-chan? We may not find you cute skirts, but we will find you skirts that are wearable.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me,” I say to a very pretty African American girl in a wool skirt. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

My skirt flapped in the breeze as I turned. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

My skirt looks old, like it’s from a whole other decade. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Off to the side is a black velvet dress—it has short cap sleeves, a rounded neckline decorated with tiny pearls, and a swirly, flowing skirt. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The skirt of yucca fibers was simple to make. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d sit in the kitchen next to the coal stove, bundled up in long skirts and head scarves, blankets over her shoulders. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

If my mom made skirts or dresses for them, I wanted the same ones. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

For a minute the mountains were the same dusky lavender as her sand-skimming skirt. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I watched as Selena folded the flyer and stuck it into the pocket of her skirt before going inside the auditorium. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I got a real quilted skirt and crinoline slip. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But the movement turned out to be her dog, which she had carried to the block with her, hidden in her skirts. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She looked up at Kino when he came back; she saw him examine her ankles, cut and scratched from the stones and brush, and she covered them quickly with her skirt. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lift my skirts and trail the group up a massive staircase, losing count after one hundred steps. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Thor was already taking off his women’s skirts, with relief. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Billy steps back behind her skirt and peeks his head around. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

We skirted around the helicopter and up to two large white makeshift offices the size and shape of shipping containers. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

A teacher with long skinny legs, black skirt, white blouse, and purple cardigan. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I put the brush down and wiped my face on the hem of my skirt. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It ballooned in great dark rolls above, and beneath it drew a long trailing skirt of rain, and as they looked the cloud rumbled and flashed fire. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as my skin was dry, I pulled on a flowered skirt. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

And she was pretty certain that the skirt was the reason Sasha had been set on fire. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The few rain clouds I’d seen had skirted right around the edges of the valley. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

There were two little kids hanging on to her skirt. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

She wore skirts to just below the knees, but from there down, her legs were shaped like chicken drumsticks, rounded and full at the top, narrow at the bottom. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

But as soon as I say it, I catch a glimpse of Abby, her blue skirt flaring as she spins around with Nora. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

My blouse and skirt hideously clash; I’ve put on the first clothing my hands touched. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

When we met for our first trip, Deborah got out of her car wearing a black ankle-length skirt, black sandals with heels, and a black shirt covered with an open black cardigan. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Women emerged from cottages to stare at us guardedly, keeping their younger children behind their skirts. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

To the astonishment of all aboard, she slipped the skirt off and threw it over Wherritt’s head, then held it in place while murmuring gentle assurances. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Once she pulls away I sneak in the rear entrance and run straight to the basement and strip off her clothes and change back into a regular shirt and skirt. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which is how we found ourselves with our shoes and socks off, holding our skirts up as we waded in the creek. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There she is in her violet dress over the green skirt over the yellow skirt, bare feet, orange ribbons around her ankles and in her chippy-choppy hair. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

She was wearing another shapeless blouse over another long, shapeless skirt. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

A girl, dead in a ditch, her skirt knotted high. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

For the past two days they’d skirted north, hoping to find a safe pass, with no luck. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

An elderly woman, dressed in a black skirt and a wool coat with shawls, leans against Ben, her finger pointing. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Grandma had hiked her skirts to keep them out of the fire, and the glowing embers made it hot as noon. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And it’s printed with bright multicolored flowers: tiny on the bodice, growing bigger toward the edge of the skirt. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Aunt Lydia stands up, smooths down her skirt with both hands, and steps forward to the mike. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boys and girls in dark and light hues, dressed in skirts and slacks, looking like they’ve just come out of school. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now there were only two choices: downriver or upriver, skirting the banks of the Phlegethon. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The one in the skirt said, “You can see us?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She gathered up her long skirt in one hand, preparing to run. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the other wore a mustard skirt, her blouse was like a fresh egg’s yolk, and a big floppy hat the shade of sunflowers complemented her gold hoop earrings. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The wind had lifted her skirt from around her ankles and cut through her laced shoes. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran into the avenue where in the light of a flaming liquor store I saw three old women scurrying toward me with raised skirts loaded with canned goods. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drew back under the trees and skirted around the house to the laboratory, adding to my tardiness and the repercussions I’d have to face at the table. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Long, full skirts would hamper any woman who had walked and ridden along a road that almost ran under the ground. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pale men in dusty linen skirts stood beneath arched doorways to watch them pass. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

From where I stood I could see the profile of her tent-shaped skirt. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Francie wore one of Mama’s yellow waists, a bright blue skirt and a red sash. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother sat in a chair and pumped the pedal up and down with her feet while her hands steered the stitches on wed ding and maternity dresses, children’s clothes, pajamas, and skirts. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I left the cabin calmly, then sprinted through the golf course, skirting the pool complex, and ran up to the mansion. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

A little diffidently Isannah herself emerged from behind the lady’s great dark skirts. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

These women squatting, knees wide apart in their long wrapped skirts, throwing handfuls of peppers and small potatoes into hissing pans over cookfires? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shortly afterward, Harriet had someone write a letter to Franklin B. Sanborn in Boston, asking for a bloomer dress because long skirts were a handicap on an expedition. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m looking for something knee length, with a full, flouncy skirt,” she tells me, “so I can dance.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

As they skirted the western edge of the camp, Reyna took in the scene. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Her coat buttons are strained and at least two other skirts peek out from beneath the one she’s wearing on top. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Under the skirt is the second egg, being kept warm. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes turned away from them, and from the naked children who clung to their long draped skirts. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A red sash covered the waist, forming an inverted peak that separated the bodice from the explosion of skirts beneath. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a man’s shirt tucked into a yellow skirt that hung below her knees. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I picked up my skirts and hurried over to investigate. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Melissa turned around and began to take off the purple skirt. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Even from this distance, the lake’s spray is visible skirting off its surface from the gusts. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice preferred skirts, but she had on her playsuit with the long pants. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then I spot her, a teenage girl in a simple white shirt and blue skirt, pacing back and forth on the street, watching our house, waiting patiently. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk into the house five minutes early, humming “Love Me Do,” thinking I ought to go buy a short skirt like Jenny Foushee wore today. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Her butt seemed to be cooperating—it made just enough of a bump beneath her skirt to make itself known without being all extra. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Which one do you want, nne? I will make a long skirt and blouse for you and Kainene.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

From hooks along the wall hung her clothes, things she had made, some of them skirts and jackets rich with embroidered and appliqued designs. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

They see me coming, and I have to skirt. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I love you, husband,” she said, and then she turned and bolted, holding up her skirts above her knees, her lace-edged white drawers flashing as she ran toward home. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The wind blows her skirt and hair, and it looks like she’s going to fly away. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, they all wear short black skirts, or have their hair braided with the same color beads, or laugh at kids like me, Andrew, and TaShon. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

When I look down, the jean skirt, cardigan sweater, and the black boots I put on this morning all look the same as they did when we left the house. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked to imagine that it was a long, wrinkly skirt that danced just above the ground when she walked down the banks of the White River. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She looked at him uncomprehending, until he took the flagon from her hands and lifted her skirts up over her head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I hide them in my skirt pocket next to Tom Sawyer. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

A gray wool skirt and a thin blue sweater cling suggestively to her sides. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful....Lorraine, don’t you think that skirt is a little too short?” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

But no matter what I do, and despite myself, I am pulling on my snowpants, wadding my skirt in between my legs, tugging thick woolen socks on over my shoes, stuffing my feet into boots. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pretended not to notice that she didn’t have a bra on under her tank top, pretended not to notice the slim silhouette of legs under her long white skirt. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And in her day the lodge-keeper’s wife had curtseyed, sweeping the path with her full wide skirt. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“But did you get angry because he’s a gay dude in a skirt, not just being gay but ‘doing too much’?” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There were the two wings of the building; there was the garden; there were the skirts of Lowood; there was the hilly horizon. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The big room filled with tall boots and swishing skirts, and ever so many babies were lying in rows on Grandma’s bed. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had her two little granddaughters on either side of her, in pleated tartan skirts, stockings and identical fringes. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The meaning of the skirt echoes in the single syllable. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

A gray-haired woman sits on a brown chair, perfectly erect, hemming a calico skirt. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“We’ll go right ahead and get ready. You may want to take up the hems on your skirts, Myrtle.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To one side,” Grandma said, “on one of your haunches. Then you let the skirts fan out on the floor. I only wore it that one day.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her face on her own apron skirt, then laid out the new garments—the frilly little bonnet with ribbons and lace, a petticoat fit for a wedding. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She threw out her arms and twirled till her multicolored skirt looked like a pinwheel taffy. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

We wore the same maroon blazers, the same gray slacks and skirts. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She’s about twenty years old, dressed in a long, straight wraparound skirt and a puffy white blouse that glimmers in the morning light. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She picked up her skirts and came down the path to the gate. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nuria wasn’t all that gorgeous or anything, and she could barely speak English, but her long skirt had swayed pretty enticingly when she’d headed my way across the soft sand. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Because I need to check on something,” she said vaguely, then looked away from me and put a lot of attention into smoothing out her skirt. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I have seven new notebooks, a skirt I hate, and a stomachache. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mary sat by the window, mending one of Madam’s skirts. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her whole body is tense and still, skirt trailing to the floor of the platform. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She wore a long black skirt that spread like a stiff tent to the floor, and a starched white shirt edged with ruffles at the throat and cuffs. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She buried her face in her skirt again and bawled. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then a shadow detached itself from inside an empty stall and became another Brazen Beast, clad in pleated black skirt, greaves, and muscled breastplate. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The only clue would be her tiny feet, and they would be hidden by her skirts. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lyddie took off her worn shawl, tied it about her waist, and tucked up her skirts under it. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was a heavy painter and wore the highest heels and the shortest skirts in the school. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Selena lifted and bowed and waved her skirt so fast, it was dizzying. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The pattern of her skirt turned abruptly as she faced the front. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shut the chest, turned the lock, and hid the key inside her skirts in another secret pocket. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was too disturbing, locking eyes with him; it made me forget who was nearby, where I was sitting, what color my skirt was. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I know my flannel skirt has a dirty mark down the front, but I’ve never walked bare-foot with a stocking round my head.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed a qottab when Dad wasn’t looking and skirted past the table, out the door to the backyard. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The girl wore a peasant blouse and a nondescript ankle-length skirt; her calloused and dirty feet were bare. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they opened the door to the bus, he saw that the man’s skirt was on fire. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Why, Diana,” he said, “come in. You must be freezing in that thin blouse and skirt. And look at your feet. Where are your shoes?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

As Kit gathered her heavy skirts about her and clambered down the swaying rope ladder, the men in the longboat good-naturedly shoved their bundles closer to make room for her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I mumbled into her skirt, “Ah muss moo.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Lucinda and Susie and their girlfriends sit on lounge chairs, their crinoline skirts spread around them like the petals of flowers. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The skirt I sized down for her is loose around the waist, and when she sleeps, there’s a rattle in her chest. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Ahead lay a broad boulevard that skirted on the left the lagoon and the Wooded Island, on the right the tall façades of the Mines and Electricity buildings. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She was finishing the project on New Year’s Eve when Edgar stalked in and began to paw at the skirt of the dress. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Beryl’s best skirt was ruined that day, and her dad made her pay for a new one out of her next week’s wages. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

And another time a kewpie doll with feather skirts was on the mantelpiece when he came home, and Daisy was gentle and hard and would not put it away. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

They were comparing furniture, tile work, the structure of a leaded glass window, the folds in a satin skirt. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Nailer watched her slim legs and smooth form under her skirt. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure. I always wear skirts when I visit my old teachers. You look smoking hot though.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shorter length of the skirts is supposed to let us kick shamblers easy-like and not trip us up if we need to run. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m still making payments on it and the skirt that goes with it. I was going to wear them to this year’s Yom Kippur Ball.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

"By all rights, you ought to be in skirts and me in mail." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"In truth, I wore skirts and bodices regularly only after I began masquerading as a boy." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Today Selena wore a long fuchsia skirt and a white off-the-shoulder blouse embroidered along the neckline with flowers. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She pats him on the cheek and head, hikes up her skirt and makes so-called witty remarks in an effort to get Pim’s attention. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Twice that week the hall monitors made her do the fingertip test, checking the length of her skirt. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And Juana combed and braided her hair and tied the ends with two little bows of red ribbon, and she put on her marriage skirt and waist. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is, somebody lost them. They’re gone. They weren’t there in the pile of luggage from the ship. One of my skirts was really cute too! And Akira had a baseball jacket.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Brambleweft starts to sketch—billowing skirts and cunning little capes, corsets stitched with fanciful creatures. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Dilsey led Ben to the bed and drew him down beside her and she held him, rocking back and forth, wiping his drooling mouth upon the hem of her skirt. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, and—you might want to wear a skirt or something, just—y’know. And maybe take out a few earrings.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The door opened and Darlene came in wearing a satin cocktail dress and a flowered hat, flouncing her skirt gracefully as she walked. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Six señoritas in long, fitted dresses with flaring skirts and castanets in their hands flounced onto the stage. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Her white skirts were rucked up over her thighs. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My skirt is ripped to my thigh, and a sleeve of my shirt hangs by a few threads. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She hired three seamstresses to sew her a new wardrobe and included a heavy skirt and thick woolen cloak for me in the order. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

A handful of men had jobs building tracks for the steam railway that skirted the village. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

We’d have to avoid the gravel in front, because of the noise our feet would make crunching on it, and instead skirt the grassy edges of the driveway. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Baby felt warm and close on his shoulder, and her little silk skirt was white against the dark cloth of his coat. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her skirts are a little higher than a real lady would wear, midcalf just like the rest of us, modesty leggings underneath. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t even know you had any skirts,” said George. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

It’s like a hazmat suit, with a skirt instead of pants. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I had never seen August run before, and I could not believe how quickly she crossed the grass with her loping strides, her long legs stretched out under her skirt. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slides his hands beneath her gauzy skirt and rubs her warm thighs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fire burst the house and let it slam flat down, puffing out skirts of spark and smoke. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can't wear pants or cut my hair or wear skirts above my calves; what do I care what you wear? Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He wept quietly, and Abra stroked his cheek and wiped the flowing tears away with the edge of her skirt. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My American cowgirl outfit was an exact duplicate—except for the skirt—of Mundín's cowboy one. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Now that I’ve changed back from pants to skirts, I have to remember the moves. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She shrugged and walked over to my couch, where she sat down in a flounce of her retro circle skirt, putting her wedge-clad feet on my coffee table. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Outside, the leaves were falling from grand old trees, people with scarf-bundled necks hurried along the sidewalk holding paper cups, the women, particularly the Asian women, pretty in slender skirts and high-heeled boots. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The skirts of the forest and the scar were familiar, near the conch and the shelters and sufficiently friendly in daylight. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Next to the bench on which the woman sat was a small round table, its legs fully concealed, much like the woman’s, by a skirt of lace. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

A skirt with a beaded pattern of pomegranates, another that pulls up, like a curtain, to show a stage with jeweled mechanical puppets underneath. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Raizel had discarded her shoes, hat, and petticoat somewhere back, and had a fistful of her skirt hitched up to keep from dragging as she crept closer. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I roll the skirt up—I’m really in danger of putting a hole through this bed at this point—and there I find underwear. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I wore a black skirt with a matching hooded pullover. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“How long can you hide under the hem of that woman’s skirt?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

My feet tangle in my skirts and I fall, the shambler following. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Tell them I went north,” I gasped as I picked up my skirts and darted around the forge to the south. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were dressed alike in bright yellow skirts and white blouses, though they wore different hats, at least. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Course when he start playing dress-up in his sister’s Jewel Taylor twirl skirts and wearing Chanel No. 5, we all get a little concern. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The crowd reacts in astonishment, and I have to bury my face in the folds of my skirt so they can’t see my confusion. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then June hiked up her skirts and showed him her swollen purple feet. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Under the skirt, the blouse has to be pulled down practically to my knees just to keep it fitted against me. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When I staggered out of the bathroom ten, fifteen minutes later, Astelle was leaning against the wall, one leg tucked up under a short plaid skirt. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The fiber I tore from my skirt and pushed into the crack held back most of the water which seeped in whenever the canoe rose and fell with the waves. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that I’ve changed back from pants to skirts, I have to remember the moves. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As I returned to the table, Nathaniel stood up and imitated me, pretending to smooth a skirt and fix his hair. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His armored skirt was made from thousands of blackened, twisted bones, woven together like chain links and clasped in place by a belt of interlocking monstrous arms. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She tucked the pouches of seeds and the small smooth stones between the folded clothes, and she rolled bundles of cattail reeds and willow twigs in a skirt. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

"I suppose she set fire to your skirt and scorched your knickers!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was skirting the edge of the forest now.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I went down to the ravine and bathed in the spring and put on my otter cape and my cormorant skirt. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Asking his name drives him further into the folds of the old woman's skirt. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

As Hanako straightened out her skirt, she noticed how dirty her legs were. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Next to me was an old lady dressed in a purple skirt and a black and purple polka-dot shirt. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I glanced down at my unfamiliar skirt and blouse. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then there’s Mrs. Kluckowski, short and barrel-chested, wearing a brown blouse and a plaid skirt that reaches almost down to her puffy ankles. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Wearing skirts meant that Sasha was shedding that cloak of invisibility. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I can remember as though I wore it still my comfortable, ill-fitting flannel suit, and how the skirt was lighter than the coat through harder wear. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Outside a tent, a young girl in a pink T-shirt and long skirt dutifully swept the entrance with a broom. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He grabbed my skirt and tried pulling me back down, which is right about when I hauled off and smacked him. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her skirt had reflective sparkly things all over it. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I try to skirt around him and continue on my way, but he puts out one powerful arm to stop me. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The women wore gowns that left one breast bare, while the men favored beaded silk skirts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Her hands were smoothing the fabric of the skirt, and she didn’t seem aware of it in the slightest. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Mother sometimes would buy me a new skirt or would sew a blouse for me out of store-bought material. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Or wear her tight skirts while carrying her Bible. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Her slender fingers traced a gold thread on the skirt through its intricate leaf pattern. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She jumped down, her skirt ballooning as she soared through the air. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The actress carried a leather tote bag over one shoulder, and she wore high heels, a black skirt, and a pale silky blouse. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around her waist bloomed one of those starchy pink ballerina skirts. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

My skirt looked as if it had been dusted with fine white flour. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are girls in skirts, dresses, and leggings. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

One of them was a tall middle-aged woman in a plaid blouse and tweed skirt. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calliope appeared poolside, that first day and every day thereafter, in an old-fashioned one-piece with a skirt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

One is wearing a faded and billowy black dress, and the other wears a saggy skirt that looks like an old curtain. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

These women have dresses with puffed sleeves and full skirts, and white aprons that tie very tightly around their waists. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She looked like that famous statue, The Thinker, but thin, with her brown plaid skirt covering her skinny knees and her ponytail flopped to one side. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

She would leave the skirt at some friend’s house where she could get it later, then sneak back home, skirt and all. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Ellie said she would go to church if Momma would let her wear the see-through blouse, and Brenda would go if she at least got a new skirt. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

It seemed hard to believe that he was a lonely person, searching relentlessly in bottles, under women’s skirts, in church work and lofty job titles for his “personal niche,” lost before birth and unrecovered since. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would naturally have lifted her skirts free of the uncut grass, but a new self-consciousness restrained her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Beetle took advantage of Will’s distraction to duck beneath his arm, loop her skirts between her legs, and take off down the road to the river. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pale buckskin moccasins reached the edge of her skirt. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I strip down as strategically as I can,with my swimsuit half hiked up over my thighs and my skirt bunched up around my waist. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I shiver, imagining myself on the way to school, tumbling down a cliff, my parrot skirt flying up around me. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

All were instructed to dress in conservative casual wear: the women in blouses, straight skirts, and flat shoes; the men in polo shirts or button-downs, slacks, and loafers. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

My bodice and skirt lay draped over a branch of the tree on the bank, at a distance I would not cross under Hamlet’s gaze. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Our school uniforms were white shirts and dark blue pants or skirts. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Next I dressed myself in all of my clothing: two shifts and two skirts, my cloak, shawl, and the blanket from my pallet. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she reached for her skirt, a carelessly raised foot revealed a patch of soil on each pad of her sweetly diminishing toes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The scent of lilac filled the air, and that’s when she saw a length of blue skirt flash at the edge of the landing, just beyond where Ophie could see. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She became a familiar figure in the fields—a slender, muscular young woman, with her skirts looped up around her waist and a vivid bandanna tied on her head. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are the pictures of little girls I now remember, with their puffed sleeves and pink skirts and hairbows. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You got soft skin, but you got any muscles under your skirts? You fast?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

All had puffy sleeves and skirts that flared above the knee. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kelly turned back to the closet and held shirts and skirts against each other, looking for the perfect match. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The girls all cried, especially the little one, clutching onto my skirts, Doña Laura weeping so hard into her handkerchief that I insisted on going back to her bureau and getting her a fresh one. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She stopped in front of us and took a telegram out of the leather wallet that hung against her skirt. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Under the lifting skirts of the dreary canopy dim light leaked into Mordor like pale morning through the grimed window of a prison. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

One of the women almost dropped the crockery when one of them tried to lift her skirt with the barrel of his gun. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She put her old clothes back on, long Chinese gowns and skirts now with white mourning bands sewn at the bottoms. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were people thrice her size on the Trenton platform and she looked admiringly at one of them, a woman in a very short skirt. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I follow the curve around the Parliament Building with its form of a squatting Victorian dowager, darkish pink, skirts huffed out, stolid. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turned the skirt and found a gash about six inches above the hem. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to pick out my own skirts and jumpers. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I think about skirting around them to get to class, but then I notice Alex in the middle of all those boys, and I can’t let Bernard beat up on my friend. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Orange and speckled and fluted nudibranchs slide gracefully over the rocks, their skirts waving like the dresses of Spanish dancers. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wrapped her arms around herself, a cold wind picking up the skirts of her dress and blowing them behind her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Sasha gave an interview to the local news, wearing a skirt over bandaged legs. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There are even a few in cheerleaders’ outfits, little pleated skirts, outsized letters across the chest. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annie came running up behind me, fantastically perfect in her school skirt. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Before I forget—do you think you could sew up the hem on my brown skirt so I could wear it tomorrow? Oh, please?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Cersei gathered up her skirts and her dignity and led fire way to the door. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

By wearing long pants and long skirts she was in control of how her body would be perceived. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Her white skirts swirled around her, bright in the tropic sun. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

By their fight I began to make a cormorant skirt, working every day on it. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blushing with alarm and embarrassment, she pushed her skirt back down with a number of prim, sidelong glances about the restaurant. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

When the air fell still, with just a few voices calling orders in the distance, I hiked up my skirts and crawled out through the window. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing the top half of a blue bathing suit and a Hawaiian-style wraparound skirt. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She’ll be riding the float with some of the other cheerleaders, wearing short denim skirts and flannel shirts knotted up to show their midriffs. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The woman crosses into the sitting room and kneels in front of the radio—she is barefoot, and her smooth white calves show beneath the hem of her skirt. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It had red dots on white puffy sleeves, a white bodice, a white skirt with a stripe of red dots at the hem, and two dotted heart-shaped pockets. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Thorn smoothed her skirt, not looking at Seven but not appearing afraid or shy either. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

As the boys backed away, Alyce stood, brushing the mud from her skirt with one hand and holding on to the boy with the other. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ishmael pressed himself against Hatsue while they held each other, and Hatsue pressed back, her hips leaving the moss, her legs open beneath her skirt. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I shift in my seat, rearranging my skirts so I can more easily reach my sidearm. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She crossed her legs, pulling the skirt over them to make a lap. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Murenga’s wife cleared away some porcelain statues of white girls in long frilly skirts. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other immigrant kids got picked on too, especially Muslim girls who wore modest clothing, such as long skirts and baggy shirts. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Before I turn away I see her straighten her blue skirt, clench her legs together; she continues lying on the bed, gazing up at the canopy above her, stiff and straight as an effigy. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

It has a tight bodice, a low neck, a full skirt; it brushes against my bare legs as I walk. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stood up and twirled so the long flowered skirt floated around me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I took the skirt of my dress in my hands and curtseyed to her, the flounces sweeping the ground. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

From her place at the back of the balcony, Celaena could still see as the woman in red brushed a hand down the front of her skirts. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We spotted a long denim skirt, sending us into a new round of giggles. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Below the cheerleader skirt, her left leg was brown and shaggy with a donkey’s hoof. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Zella looks nice this morning in a dark blue jacket and skirt. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bryce is still in his pajamas, and Aurora insisted on wearing a skirt and a T-shirt even though it’s January in Vermont. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

A divorced mother of two, Krause dresses stylishly, though her skirts are sometimes on the short side and her blouses a little snug. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

A small breeze kicks up, lifting the hem of my skirt and playing through my hair. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The dress’s skirt, which resembled a tutu from one of Degas’s paintings, was ruined. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lifted her skirts to show sturdy boots. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She shrugged, walking aimlessly away, her hands in the pockets of her heavy, rather old-fashioned skirt. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I straighten my skirt, noticing that the seam got turned. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Turning to greet her, I’m startled by her low-cut white blouse and tight striped skirt, her teetering heels and crimson nail polish. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I tightened the drawstring of my skirts a bit more every morning. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smoothed out the wrinkles in her not-at-all-like-Mom blouse and gray skirt. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The mother reaches over and wipes the child’s nose with her fingers, then quickly wipes her hand on her skirt. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it was Selena’s turn, she walked out, straight-backed, hands holding her skirt so it was on full display. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Swaying her hips, she all of a sudden dropped her skirt and was stepping out of it when the engine hit and exploded her into a thousand pieces. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It had a little skirt and a built-in bra. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

She shows us, after school, up in her room: she pulls up her skirt, pulls down her underpants, and sure enough there are the marks, almost like scratch marks, not very red but there. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rain began falling, softly at first, speckling my blouse and skirt with wet spots. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She broke off crossly, for Michael had grasped her skirt in his hands and was shaking her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The woman slipped a hand under her skirt to reknot the top of her stocking. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Swallowing hard, I smooth the skirt of my favorite dress, the flowered one, and rub together my lipsticked lips. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she smoothed her skirt down over her thighs and tucked the hair back behind her ears. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She felt Imogen Sokoloff would have done that, would have savored the slight feeling of sadness and the beauty of the harbor view while holding the skirt of her pretty white dress above her knees. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The skirt parted in front to reveal a petticoat with three lace flounces. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was asleep the minute her head touched the thick wool of Tommie’s skirt. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She loosened the ribbon that held the old light blue cotton skirt around her waist and let it drop past her knees. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He hugged Nneoma, moved back to look boldly at her hips outlined in her fitted skirt, her long weave falling to her shoulders. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

From behind her skirts his young brother and sister poked their heads. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I stood and shook the idleness out of my skirts. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of our leaders on those excursions was a pretty young woman named Lois, about twenty- five at the time, who wore long braids, full skirts, and peasant blouses. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Reilly asked with interest, dabbing at her eyes with the skirt of her green taffeta cocktail dress, unaware that she was showing Mr. Robichaux the wide nins in her stockings at the knee. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d march north for a time, then east, then north again, skirting the villages, no one talking except in whispers. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He skirted the edge of the Glade, then, breaking into a run, he headed for his place of seclusion behind the Deadhead forest. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

My mom stands at the front of the room in a dance skirt, a leotard that’s working a little too hard, super shimmery nude tights, and black character dance shoes. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Pink skirts, lace ruffles, Yuletide bows in my hair. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He wiped his hands on a towel as Mom dashed in the back door, her hair pulled back with a headband and her black cotton skirt swirling around her knees. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The woman who answered the door held one screaming infant in her arms and had two crying toddlers grabbing at her skirts. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kelly found a pair of yellow canvas sneakers to match her own skirt. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

It skirted around the edges of a shop that sold laptops and computer wiring. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

While plotting his course— where he would have to leap, where to skirt a clump of bushes—a loud guffaw startled him. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I wasn’t thinking about no job or nothing like that. I was thinking about one thing only—skirts.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

After some consideration, I took out Common Sense, too, and stuck all of it in the pocket I wore under my skirt, alongside the false pass. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Catherine was dressed in purple tennis shoes, green tights, a purple suede skirt, and the ugliest green sweater I’ve ever seen. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I gathered things in my skirt, holding my arm against my coat and the file. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The judge’s wife stand and smooth out her skirt. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There was Betty Jean, wearing a blue skirt and a white blouse. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It weighted my skirt like a heavy rock. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I was still holding the cormorant skirt and the girl pointed to it and said something. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, he skirted the edge of the marsh near the house. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For grandchildren, you need children. For children, you need to lift some skirts.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"Oh, do that again!" says Caesar, and so I lift up my arms and spin around and around letting the skirt fly out, letting the dress engulf me in flames. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She smoothed her long skirt underneath her and sat down with a little flounce like a young girl. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a red-and-white-checkered skirt that stopped above her knees, slip-on shoes with a square wooden heel, and a close-fitting blouse styled like a man’s undershirt. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then he spat river water all over her skirt and she knew he lived to bedevil her again. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last Sasha came in, wearing a gray hoodie and a black skirt, legs swaddled in white bandages. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

One year for Christmas, Mom bought me one of my favorite outfits—a pink polka-dot skirt and top with a matching collar. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I contemplate asking to switch uniform skirts with her since hers is too short and mine is so long. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Next thing I saw, Kevin had his hook looped into the top of her skirt and she was leading him out to dance. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A creaky voice calls for us to come in, and Ruthie lets go of my skirt to open the door. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The streets were narrow and Lyddie stepped gingerly around the refuse and animal droppings, lifting her skirt with one hand and trying to balance her new trunk under the other arm. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Watson sat on the edge of her desk and smoothed down her skirt. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Moody, gliding to a stop across the street, saw a slender girl in a long, crinkly skirt and a loose T-shirt with a message he couldn’t quite read. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

From some hidingplace sewn in the skirt of the dress she took a small object, and this was held out to Ged. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He kept backing and pulling, till he tore a piece out of her skirt.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

A gust of wind lifted the red woman’s scarlet skirts till she pressed them down again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Stockton was a beefy, no-nonsense woman in a plain blue skirt and blouse. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hitched up my skirt as high as I could. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

In the back was a little landfill—a skirt of garbage that flowed down halfway to the nearest farm. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

When I got on my bike, I sat on the wire to keep the skirt from tangling in the greasy chain, but then the front popped up and I could not see over the top. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Molly gets down on her hands and knees and lifts the eyelet bed skirt. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The previous season, she had been so impressed by Prince’s talent on the field that she allowed him to get away with skirting the team rules. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He lay on top of her, reaching under her skirt. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing an unattractive checked skirt and a caramel-colored sweater that made her look as pale as dough. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He shoved it into my hands and dashed for the doorway, tripped himself up in his hem, recovered, hoisted the skirts in a very unladylike fashion, and burst through the curtain onto the stage. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The circles went round and round, all the skirts going one way and all the boots going the other way, and hands clasping and parting high up in the air. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Actually, I really didn’t know that his skirt was going to do that, I didn’t know that it was going to catch like that,” Richard blurted. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He stroked the backs of her knees with his hands, then inched upward, under her skirt. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked through the halls with her books pressed against her breasts, in pleated skirt, argyle sweater, white bobby socks folded down crisply above the polished onyx buckles of her shoes. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The distended seam of the shirt is repositioned; the panties are jerked back in place; the skirt is down and the girl is up at the head of the bed, staring at me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

As if we were skirting around the edge of what he really wanted to know. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She had anticipated some trouble when she determined to speak to him and so had taken the precaution to slip a little .32 in her big skirt pocket. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She planned a full skirt with two layers and a broad waistband. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her skirt flashes red, white, and blue, the colors of the Puerto Rican flag. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I can’t climb a tree very well in a skirt. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The village’s single dirt road skirts our yard and runs past us into the village to the south; on the north it disappears into the woods. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were skirting the well in the middle of the square, trying to give the cow monsters some distance, when Hazel stumbled on a loose piece of cobblestone. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She smoothed down the cloth of her skirt nervously. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The carriages skirted the Street in Cairo—not yet open, another disappointment—and passed the Turkish Village and the Java Lunch Room. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a skirt and heels, and I kick myself for not putting on lip gloss or wearing something nicer than jean shorts and a T-shirt. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through the window, I watched men and women in smart outfits—in suits and skirts and clicking heels—carrying their coffee to work with a bustle of self-importance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The sun went down and all the lanes grew dark as we descended, skirting the harbor in our haste to where those traders of Phoinikia held their ship. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had on her last year’s soirée costume—with a little pink-gauze skirt that stuck out short and stiff, a pink body waist, pink dancing shoes, and even a little pink pocketbook. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She carried an armful of skirts and an Evan-Picone two-piece number into the fitting room. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was wearing two undershirts, three pairs of underpants, a dress, and over that a skirt, a jacket, a raincoat, two pairs of stockings, heavy shoes, a cap, a scarf and lots more. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Cassiopeia had no handkerchief and dabbed at her eyes with the hem of her skirt, but Penelope did not feel this was a time to scold. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Sister Marie Patrice lifted up the long skirt of her habit and for the first time in my life I saw her ankles. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The wind lifted it on her skirt tails and shook it over the blistered grass. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lili tried to keep her son’s head pressed against her skirt as she moved closer to the body. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

One holds a baby on her hip, and the other has a little boy of four or five clinging to her skirts. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

As soon as the doctor said “family conditions” Mom bit down on her lower lip and uncrossed her legs, pulled down on her skirt, and crossed them the other way. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she knew the skirt was perfect...although if nobody had ever seen a plaid skirt before, they might not understand how perfect it was. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Haymitch skirts along the edge of the cliff as if trying to figure something out. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Still, when the train came into view, steam engine hissing, pistons hammering, Fannie picked up her skirts and ran alongside the train cars, shouting at the men inside. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

Seconds later Eliza came rushing out of the house, her skirt swirling around her shoes. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

My new school, Our Lady of Mercy, was a polite and proper private Catholic school, with girls in plaid skirts and navy polo shirts. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The women were especially elegant in their beautiful patterned cotton skirts, dresses, shirts, and lappei—a big cotton cloth that women wrap around their waist—and extravagant head wraps. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Clever had fallen asleep after—Nhamo wrinkled her nose—relieving himself on her skirt. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She perches on the edge of the desk, her skirt pulling away from her knees, which are crossed with stretch marks. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I wipe my hands on my skirt to make sure they’re clean and then flip through the book, careful not to hurt any pages. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skirt was a green dirndl with tiny black, white and electric-blue shapes swarming across it, and it stuck out like a lampshade. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I said, “If he does make cheerleading, I hope he can find a used skirt there.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

The pink wool skirt she’s wearing brings out the color in her cheeks. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She lifts her skirt up and shows me the big red and purple patches covering her white thighs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She steadied herself on her knees for a while and her wet skirt clung to her. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Britney’s outfit seems just right: a long skirt and loose-fitting blouse that make her look appropriately bohemian. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Alvin Hooks skirted the edge of his table and resumed the slow, fluid pacing of the floorboards that had been part of his strategy all morning. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Fluffy sweaters the color of lemon drops tucked into skirts with pleats so orderly they astounded us. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one remained now but the excitable Jew, who had already raised the skirts of Mr. Jaggers’s coat to his lips several times. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She was a vision in a white starched blouse and navy blue skirt. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to get bullied out of school in Rochester for wearing a voluminous denim skirt. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They are so long that they graze her shins like a skirt. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Then the women and girls, clumsier in their party skirts, climbed down with help from the men. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mae set aside her broom and brushed her hands on her skirt. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

They were unrecognizably dirty, and so was my skirt, even though I’d hiked it up when I worked. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But making sure skirts go past your fingertips seems dumb, because there’s nothing cute about skirts that long, and not being able to wear solid red or solid blue is a pain. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I took my skirt of yucca fiber, however, for I had spent many days making it and it was very pretty, and also my otter cape. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'd forgotten to save any day clothes from the ones I let fly over New York, so Betsy had traded me a blouse and skirt for my bathrobe with the cornflowers on it. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

For clothes, they took button-up shirts, T-shirts, leg warmers, and all the skirts they owned. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Melissa took off her own underwear, stepped into Kelly’s, and pulled it up under her skirt. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I'd order the skirt steak with a medley of suffocated peaches, but I'm put off by the aspirin sauce. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She got up from the dressing-table, and pulled at her skirt. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was so astonished that I almost dropped the pouch before securing it to my ankle-length skirt. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

As the day grew hotter the river looked cooler, and finally Alyce tucked her skirt up into her belt and waded in. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Filled with gratitude and relief, I seized the hem of her skirt, dusty though it was, and buried my face in its folds, crying like a sorry child that I had ever mistrusted her. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The girl gathered her skirt and breathed out a word or two of apology, and, as she hurried past, Mariam would chance a sidelong glance and catch a blush. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her chin balanced on the high lace collar, and she reached down into the folds of the skirt that swirled to the floor. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stood often on the shore with the wind blowing her hair and molding her skirt against her legs. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

While the dog whined, pawing uselessly at the fence, she stood rigid, staring at the toad, wiping her hand again and again on the skirt of her dress. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a few of the sketches, I paint Abuela Celia just the way she wants—dancing flamenco with whirling red skirts and castanets and a tight satin bodice. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She handed Melissa a yellow skirt with shimmering fringe at the bottom and a black T-shirt with a yellow heart in the center. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Mami tugged on my dress here and there, pulled down her skirt, and grabbed my hand tight. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Actually, it was his mother, Ms. Janice, dressed in a mini skirt and a mini-er shirt, trotting down the steps, holding an overnight bag. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

There are even pockets sewn into the skirt, a request the dressmaker was happy to oblige, and I’ve hidden Tom Sawyer in one just in case I find time to read some later. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

They ran along the bank, skirting it so closely that pebbles flew off their footsteps and bounced down into the water. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

And the guy in the skirt’s sign says, “WHAT WHAT—IN THABUTT!” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

In the pale light he could see the little waves break over her, and her skirt floated about and clung to her legs as the water receded. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held up what looked like a frilly Civil War-era skirt for me to see. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Janice appeared, kneeling in her skirt on the trunk of his sedan. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My head swam with the swish-swish of nurses’ skirts as they hurried from room to room, and the squeak-squeak of gurney wheels echoing along the tile halls. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

We skirted the yellow circles around the bottoms of the streetlights, running past the steps of shops and apartment buildings. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The girls, in loose skirts and clunky shoes. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I have my little knife with me, cold iron, tucked into one of the pockets of my skirt, and more salt than I reasonably need. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I sit at the end of the pew, next to Suesetta, who is wearing a navy-blue skirt, a white starched shirt, saddle oxfords, and bobby socks. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her mother in a long skirt with a flower in her hair. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Mother smoothed out the wrinkles in her skirt. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands find their way under my skirts. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She held her crown in her lap and polished it idly on her skirt. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The one in the skirt lifted a new hand mirror from Missus Nedraw’s wagon, inhaled, braced herself, and peered into the glass. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Everywhere around him stores were opening—suits, dresses, overalls, shirts, skirts, blouses, trousers, all made and ready to be worn. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The dress was sleeveless and fitted at the waist, but the skirt flared out with a layer of chiffon over satin. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A hot wind from the street rose up the stairs, fluttering our skirts and causing me to turn. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tore across the vegetable gardens to the greenhouses, paused for a moment behind them, then set off again, fast as they could, skirting around the Whomping Willow, tearing toward the shelter of the forest.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He shrugged; the tartan skirt looked unremarkable, which was the main thing. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could she sleep on the ground in a dress, climb in and out of a potato hole in long skirts? Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lets go of me to hold his hand out toward the woman in the blouse and skirt. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I am sure he imagines me among the children of the Gentry, with their soft hands and velvet skirts. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

With her nervous horse and long skirts it was impossible for her to dismount from a sidesaddle without help. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tio made the vanity &r Tia sewed the skirt for it. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would dance flamenco, her skirts whipping a thousand crimson lights. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two or three small children of various sizes, all pale, with smudgy faces and bare smudgy knees, wobbled along in the shadow of her skirts. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

One of them is wearing a hoodie and fake glasses and a skirt over his khakis, and they're both holding giant poster board signs. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He lowered it to her belly and kissed her mouth again before quickly slipping his hand under her skirt. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Smoothing her skirts down, he whispered, “My bride, my bride.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He holds up a sheer skirt with gold coins hanging off the waist, with even spaces between them. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

In hope of getting her out of the house, I helped jam dresses and shoes, skirts and blouses, coats and jackets back into the closet. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

‘Put down that skirt’ and ‘Get off my bed’ And ‘How dare you? I’m a virgin.’ A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She paused, and I heard her skirts rusde as she adjusted her position on the stool. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The tree transformed into my truck, full of merchandise—piles of blouses and skirts and shoes, and I bounced on the limb, beeping and roaring my engine to far- off places like Quito and Colombia. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baby Girl grab the skirt a my uniform and don’t let go. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I picture it as Anatole describes it: men and women in tiers of velvet skirts, walking noiselessly on a forest path. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But city things were disposable and replaceable, as interchangeable as the T-shirt, jacket, and skirt combinations of dorm uniforms. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I ate nothing but bread for a week to save part of the money and, in desperation, sold a skirt from Mrs. Diamants box. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z