| 单词 | slash |
| 例句 | He roared, rearing high, slashing with huge paws at the rider. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Lori held up the slashed pig and threw it as hard as she could at Dad, but it was empty and nearly weightless. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “SAFE!” the third-base ump says, slashing his arms out to his sides. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z But Finn got a picture in his mind of Chess slashing a sword through the air and driving its point into the ground, like someone issuing a dare. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Heeding Myma’s counsel with the eager assistance of various young men, one of the simple lovelies suffered a nervous breakdown; the other attempted unsuccessfully to slash her wrists with a broken Coca-Cola bottle. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On the rocks of the rapids below it searchers discovered the bodies of five more, and also a long black cloak, slashed and tattered. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Then, from the under side of his left ear, I slashed off a long strip that ran clear to the point. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Another was hung from his heels and had his throat slashed. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He showed her the palm of his hand where he’d slashed it for their blood oath. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Hard by the big man’s hip he rode, slashing right and left as their wedge went through the Unsullied like a spearpoint. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Avoiding the stabs of the banner pole and the swift whiplike slashes of the tail, Basil realized that this was no clumsy rat he faced. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The Fat Lady had vanished from her portrait, which had been slashed so viciously that strips of canvas littered the floor; great chunks of it had been torn away completely. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z These little invisible gaps were anywhere, but not everywhere, or any slash of the knife would open a window. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A slash nearly got his knife hand as he stepped backward. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Without thinking, I uncapped Riptide and spun, slashing with my sword. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She apparently thinks Annabelle might use the shears to slash her wrists or something, which might be an understandable assumption. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The silk rippled in the wind like a living thing; across the fabric was blazoned a night sky slashed with purple lightning. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His janitor’s uniform was slashed with new claw marks, but he looked delighted. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She had golden hair and eyes, high cheekbones, and her mouth was a red slash across white skin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I got this one,” he indicated another slash to his face, “for asking her how much Muggle blood she and her brother have got.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Nico waded through the last group of Earthborn, slashing them into mounds of wet clay with his black Stygian sword. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Where the blade had been, up from the small slash in the fabric, blood pulsed in arterial spurts. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I slashed at another one, but going on the offensive was too dangerous. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Before I even knew what was happening, Rachel rushed at me, her sword slashing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The light glinted off a piece of metal embedded in the leather tip, a shard to slash and disfigure. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “We’ll kill him the hard way—-just keep slashing until we find the weak spot. Once we defeat Percy Jackson, we’ll be more famous than Medusa! Our patron will reward us greatly!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Melyngar reared to her full height; her forelegs churned the air, and her sharp hoofs slashed at the rider, who fell heavily to earth. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The numbers were like war paint on the white face of the clock, the hands like swords as they slashed across the pearly surface. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Instead, Bob slashed through the monstrous blister, which burst in a geyser of hot golden mud. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He slashed at the spartoi, but his sword passed harmlessly through them. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Archer recognized the downward slash of her arm. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I pushed him back and struck again—slashing Riptide across his breastplate so hard I cut a gash in the Celestial bronze. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They lunged around Ephialtes, stabbing and slashing in a blur of gold and bronze, but the giant parried every strike. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And he felt the equal of Doc, too; had he not slashed his table and dared him to use his gun? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It slashed into a coconut palm and the tree toppled, but the blast of the storm was so loud Nailer couldn’t hear the collapse. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Lizards scurried across the dirt leaving slashes in the earth. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z But most riveting of all were slides of the upper body of a CO who’d been slashed all around the neck and face and back. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After Woolf dismounted, Azucar butted him out of the way, ran over a spectator, slashed the NBC Radio wire—cutting off the national broadcast—and dragged his terrified groom down the track like a toboggan. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He slashed into the hole, disappeared between his two larger opponents, then burst into the lead. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Fangs bared, he met them head on, slashing and snarling. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The distant rumble of the waterfall grew louder with each passing minute, and then a slash of white appeared through the trees. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z An upholstered stool is slashed and the stuffing pulled out and tossed. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z As he slashed at the sweater with his broken weapon, the ladies began to dash out the Royal Street end of the alley. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The jackanapes in the slashed pink doublet hissed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When the beast backed away, she cursed and slashed at his snout, trying to provoke him ... and succeeding. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Blood oozed down from his scalp and there was a long deep cut in his cheek from ear to chin, a deep, bleeding slash. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z A polar bear towered above it all, slashing blindly with skillet-sized paws. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A quick slash of a knife, and Frightful’s jesses and leash dropped away. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He told me tales: how he spitted Saracens upon his lance, cleaved them in twain, slashed open their skulls, to save the Holy City. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Two officers had been slashed in the head, Popish said; one was now on disability. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It slashed through the woman’s arm just before she disappeared. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I was on Alvarado Street, slashed with neon light—and around me it was nothing but strangers. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Rasputin was poisoned, shot, slashed, bludgeoned, and drowned to death by his rivals on December 30, 1916. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He slashed off a piece of white fat, let it fall to the floor in revenge, picked it up and slammed it on the mound of meat. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He could hear rain slashing at the warehouse’s windows. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Its limbs were long and veiny and covered in bite marks and slashes. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Can I slash the fabric of space-time and disappear from Mobius? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z They cut and slashed at him from behind and both sides, yet he never was quite there. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z But eventually I was going to have to translate the play into ordinary script, and then the gaps would be as ostentatious as the slashes in the clothing of those young dandies I'd seen. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z A splinter slashes into my helmet, but has already travelled so far that it does not go through. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The trees changed positions as he tried to run through them, so he slashed down the whole forest with Riptide. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He’d slash the rich girl’s throat and take the rings and shake the blood off them and laugh. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Figure 5.29: The note following the slash is the bass note of the chord. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The point slashed just beneath his eyes, and he felt its cold hard touch and then a blaze of pain. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I slashed up with my sword, heard a sickening shlock!, then a hiss like wind rushing out of a cavern—the sound of a monster disintegrating. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Dad waded toward me through the snowdrifts, and as he stepped into a beam from the broken headlights I saw a six-inch gash in his forearm and blood slashing into the snow. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z At last he closed the looseleaf folder and contemplated a reply to Myma, a slashing, vicious attack upon her being and worldview. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Rattleshirt took a step backwards and met the charge with a two-handed slash. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Paintings slashed from their frames, her father’s telescope missing from the east window. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Whenever she had a free hour she stole away to work at the drills Syrio had taught her, moving barefoot over the fallen leaves, slashing at branches and whacking down leaves. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They were not normal wrinkles—there was no better word for them than “slashes.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “D-diffindo,” she said, pointing her wand at Ron, who roared in pain as she slashed open the knee of his jeans, leaving a deep cut. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He slashed the golden blade, destroying the first katobleps and letting the others bunch up in front of him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Harry looked over Hermione’s shoulder and saw an unrecognizable face lying on Bill’s pillow, so badly slashed and ripped that he looked grotesque. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He slashed his way forward, trying to ignore the pain and the blood dripping down his arm. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Grigori’s knife slashed through the air centimeters from my face, close enough that I felt it whish. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z As the cutter slashed out the items, throwing the discarded paper to the floor, a sea of newspaper rose as high as her waist each fifteen minutes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The circled image of a person standing between two train cars with a red slash running through the circle was equally clear. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z The sun seemed to be stopped just below the horizon, cutting gold bars through the water and slash ing beams of light up, into the sky over his head. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They worked in teams, a man slashing the cane, a woman binding every twelve stalks into a bundle. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The blade slashed open Seward’s cheek so viciously that the skin hung from a flap, exposing his teeth and fractured jawbone. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she just faced the world with one eye, a long red slash from her right cheekbone to the middle of her forehead over the other. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Watching the amazing fish leap and slash dive and basically go nuts just out of range. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Thus to assuage the nations of the dead I pledged these rites, then slashed the lamb and ewe, letting their black blood stream into the wellpit. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He climbed up on her head, growling, slashing, ripping, and tearing. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The powerful tail whipped expertly out, slashing across the rat’s face with its poisoned metal war barb. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z After two slashes the quirt was not enough. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z While the channeling of stimulus dollars to law enforcement may help some police officers keep their jobs at a time when state and local budgets are being slashed, there is a cost. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She shrieked and slashed with her swords, slicing the pole to shreds. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z We would all have slashed out, like the owl, to protect Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched them fly, their color a bright slash in solid green, and in this way he found the berries. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The sapling bars had been slashed to pieces by the gwythaint’s beak. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I slashed the legs off their horses and made the skeletal mounts disintegrate. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She slashed the onager’s spring cord to disable the weapon, then kept moving. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She had two wicked hunting knives, each as long as her arm, and she slashed wildly at the Titan, dodging and leaping with unbelievable grace. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z With saber, the target area is from the waist up, and saberists can use slashing motions to score with the side of their blades. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He did not let go and the two rolled over in the waves, slashing water high into the air. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though screen doors had been ripped off or warped, even though some RVs knelt on whatever tires had been slashed, there were still signs of life all around. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The boy lifted the sleeve of the dress and patted the slash on the girl’s forehead. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I slashed down and the cables snapped like kite string. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z His very best friend was a Negro abstractionist, he said, who made magnificent smears of protest and defiance across the canvas, sometimes slashing the canvas to shreds with a knife. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I rolled to one side as Ares’s blade slashed the sand. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Using a new style of attack known as blitzkrieg, German for “lightning war,” Hitler’s planes, tanks, and soldiers slashed deep into Polish territory. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra tore at the brambles with her bare hands, Will slashed and hacked to left and right, as around them the combat of the shadowy beings became more and more savage. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It lit our faces for seconds as it slashed through. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z A man’s leg slashed, a man’s throat slashed. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Iofur Raknison turned his mighty head, distracted from the target three bears were holding up in front for him to slash at with his perfect claws. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Varney used his head and nose when he spoke, slashing the air with his sharp aquiline face as though it were an ax chopping at some invisible woodpile just below his eyes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She reached into the pile of kitchen utensils that Dad had thrown there, grabbed a butcher knife, and slashed it through the air in front of him. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I slash a highway across the center of the page and make it meet with another in a beautiful spaghetti interchange. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Jaqen danced away from his slash, drew his own sword, drove the man back into a corner with a flurry of blows, and killed him with a thrust to the heart. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Nailer slashed his own hand and made a fist with hers. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The eye is drawn to the upper left: in a bold diagonal slash in dark black ink, covering part of the word “Monsieur” and underlined twice, the letters are thick, the words urgent: “tres important.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I slashed across his face, heard him grunt as my nails bit into his cheek. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z With deft movements of his claws, he ripped aside the dead man’s clothes, opened the body with one slash, and began to feast on the flesh and blood of his old friend. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The blade slashed through three of his four chins in a spray of bright red blood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Billy lifted the weak head and made a quick slash with the knife. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The Exacto knife is what I use, to make a slash. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Working together, half a dozen big tuna, keeping the little fish in a big ball so they can slash in and feed from underneath. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Cushions lay deflated, feathers oozing from slashes in their sides; fragments of glass and china lay like powder over everything. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Knock all the glass out first, else you’ll get slashed to ribbons,” she explained. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z After Dad had called, Shawn had stepped outside and slashed the dog to death, while his young son, only feet away, listened to the dog scream. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But her father slashed his hand across the air and dissolved into shadows... like he really was a spirit. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They had been joined by some sailors who were whooping and hollering gleefully as they slashed with their swords and fired their guns. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “We appreciate your sentiments,” said Fflewddur, “but with that leg of yours, you’re hardly up to slashing or gashing or anything at all.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z His throat hurt like a raw slash from the strangling intensity with which he shrieked each command to McWatt. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z His face was slashed, black oil dripping into his eyes instead of blood, but the wounds were already closing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Coll had taken off his close-fitting helmet and, though bruised and slashed, his face beamed and his bald head glowed with pleasure, as he put an arm around Taran’s shoulders. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Apart from the profound darkness of the sky and the slashing rain, the canopy obstructed everything ahead. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But Will kept his head: instead of slashing wildly and getting in more of a tangle, he watched the flow of the net and cut it through in a matter of moments. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The only thing unsettling about his appearance was a thick white scar that ran from just beneath his right eye to his jaw, like an old knife slash. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I took out Riptide and slashed through her chains. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z His left eye had a big black bruise that slashed down toward his cheek, and his upper lip puffed out like he’d been stung by a bee. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My smile vanishes as he lunges for me, slashing me hard in the chest with the blade embedded on his armguard. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then he pulls out a knife from his coat and slashes the sail—a gash a full foot wide. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Every time Percy slashed one of them down with his sword, the ghost re-formed immediately. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Mr. Lewis’s left eye is swollen shut and blood drips onto his shirt from a slash on his cheek, but he refuses to go to the hospital. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z When I saw his startled eyes at my breasts, I slashed him across the face and on the second stroke cut off his head. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When he slashed at Akhlys, the sword just floated across her like a gentle breeze. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If they were ordinary foes, it might have been possible to defend against them with great broad slashes that gutted two or three at a time. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Hazel slashed her sword across the back of the giant’s calf. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The size did not disturb him so much as the face . . . the mouth especially, no simple carved slash, but a Jagged hollow large enough to swallpw a sheep. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A few miles out of town, the bus began to list to one side as the slashed tires went flat. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest were crowded around the pit at the far end of the room, where a pair of naked men were slashing at each other with knives whilst the watchers cheered them on. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z By the time he slashed, Hazel had ducked between his legs and jabbed her Imperial gold blade into his gluteus maximus. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I rolled again as Luke’s sword slashed the deck chair in half, metal pipes and all. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z By the time the hour of the wolf crept upon them, the rain was falling steadily, slashing down in a hard, cold torrent that would soon turn the brick streets of Meereen into rivers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He turned back to Bran and slashed at the strap around his thigh. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The hooded man lifted his pale moon face, and Jon slashed at it without hesitation. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z With a sudden slash of his hand, he knocked both the sharpener and the cup of pencils from his desk. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Each time the giant’s smoky veil started creeping around one of them, Nico was there, slashing through it, drinking in the darkness with his Stygian blade. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They were slashed to pieces and full of bullet holes, but I was fine. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Maybe it would just be melodrama, a skin-deep slash or two, her old theatricality; though perhaps theatrical people are not less risky, but more. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He made one cheek and one eye-socket white, then he rubbed red over the other half of his face and slashed a black bar of charcoal across from right ear to left jaw. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He slashed the wire free with the serrated back of his work knife. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He slashed out with the knife, as the Sleer twined about him, and in a huge crushing movement, engulfed the man Jack in its coils. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I was about use Riptide to slash at the driver when Annabeth yelled, “Percy!” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The rat picked up the cutlass and swung it, slashing wildly at his enemy’s thick fur. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “There’s a sweet sound,” he said, slashing at the air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They will fight, and slash and stab and hack at each other. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He could have reached out and slashed off her head with the knife. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I grabbed Riptide and slashed the lock off the zebra’s cage. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The only reliable signs were the black plumes of smoke from the dredges and the ever-present scent of burning leaves from slash piles set aflame by workers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Ramsay Bolton stood beneath them, clad in high boots of soft grey leather and a black velvet doublet slashed with pink silk and glittering with garnet teardrops. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They scrawked, bleated, screamed, flapped, and fluttered, slashing at, and bashing into, each other’s eyeballs and jugular veins. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the man, and the older girl who’d brought the blanket, who I saw was wearing an eye patch and had an angry red slash down her cheek. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z ‘It seems their delight to slash and beat down growing things that are not even in their way.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Across the hold, Archer slashed at the woman’s face, his knife flickering in the lantern light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The water boiled and a barracuda broke the surface, slashing through a school of needlefish. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They marched around the back yard, slashing at foliage, occasionally pausing to pick off a stray elephant or fight a tribe of cannibals. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But that’s as far as they got before I slashed a wide arc with Riptide and vaporized the entire front row of monsters. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The hulking figure slashed down wide swaths of alfalfa at a relentless pace, both scythes hissing and chiming without pause. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Thorn grunted as she picked Beefy up and placed him back in his crib, and Valley moved quicker than lightning, slashing the cuco’s shoulder with her twin blades from behind. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The Argo II veered left, its aerial oars slashing through the clouds like rows of knives. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They each slashed one of his legs and brought him to his knees. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The slashes on the hems of her jeans looked suspiciously like daw marks. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The tiger’s claws had been sharp and the slashes were deep. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The toga has been slashed with marker and is balled up underneath. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z We started with basic stabbing and slashing, using some straw-stuffed dummies in Greek armor. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The terrible claws so close behind slashed harmlessly through empty air. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to jump over the boulder and slash the monsters to dust with her knife...except she didn’t have it anymore. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I didn’t feel the pain at first, but sitting up, gathering my feet under me, it slashed from my ear down to my chin. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She slashed the boy across his thigh, so hard that his leg went out from under him and he fell into the pool and began to splash and shout. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The cuts on her face line her cheeks and forehead: little parallel slashes, three together in each place, with clumps of white skin on the ends where they’re healing. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The comet's tail spread across the dawn, a red slash that bled above the crags of Dragonstone like a wound in the pink and purple sky. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He pried open her bleeding hand and drove his thumb into the slash of her open wound. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z But Raymond’s arm had already been cut open and his mouth slashed. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Nailer stared back into the slash of rain. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Pale yellow sunshine fell through high windows and slashed the air. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He was on his back with the collie on top, ready to give the final slash, when the old dog took over. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When Fflewddur, endeavoring to make friends, put his finger into the cage, the gwythaint roused and slashed at him with its beak. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z His only hope for survival against the razor-like slashing of the other dog’s teeth lay in the thick protective folds of skin around his throat. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When they saw my worn sneakers, they treated me like I might pull a knife from my back pocket and go slashing Goyas. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The third guard came leaping over them, slashing at the water dancer's head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I wondered if he knew that they slashed tires, cut each other with razors. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood spurted from Malfoy’s face and chest as though he had been slashed with an invisible sword. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The thick sable cloak had been slashed in a dozen places. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When both fours are "cut" in half to twos, you have cut time, written as a "C" cut by a vertical slash. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z He turned and fished out another eel for himself and slashed it open. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z If the raft tipped over, sharks would slash at us, I knew. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His closed mouth was a gray slash across his face. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Tipping his head toward them, the hat’s brim slashed a shadow across his face, dividing it diagonally, leaving a single crystal blue eye, half a nose, and a split grin visible. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But it gave him a fix on where the man was, and he lunged forward and slashed with his stick at the darkness, connecting with something—arm? hand? shoulder?—and knocking the gun away. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The woman ran in again, slashing sideways at his knife hand. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She married a man with a slash in his face instead of a mouth. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Blue Eyes slashed again, but as she lunged forward to follow up, she tripped and sprawled on the ground. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Then Jack leapt to his feet, slashed off a great hunk of meat, and flung it down at Simon's feet. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z By the time she returned to the Coast Guard, the government was slashing jobs right and left. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The Uncle, sweaty and red-faced, slashed through the last monstruo and was met with a cheering crowd. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He slashed his sword in an arc and disappeared in a ripple of darkness. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She saw that the crevice he had fallen into was a slim slash in the ground—little more than a couple of feet across. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z If someone answered, could he just shoot or slash his way in? Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My fear shot forth—a quick, jabbing sword that slashed fiercely, silver flashes, quick cuts wherever my attention drove it. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The angle of the climbing sun snuck a slash of rays under the edges of its wings, shining a jagged shimmer along the sharp tips of the huge metal feathers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “When he slashed open that daemon—the man died as if someone whipped his heart out, just like that!” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z There, in the distance, he could just make out a jutting promontory of ice and the blessed black slash of a dark gravel shore. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Looking down, he saw that his new gym sneakers had been slashed, the canvas now limp shreds, rag-like. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When I opened the door to my chamber, I saw that my blanket was slashed, and tom, and the clothes I had mounded beneath it were thrown about the room. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z His queen mother stood beside him in a black mourning gown slashed with crimson, a veil of black diamonds in her hair. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My warning cry is just reaching my lips when Peeta’s knife swings out to slash away some vines. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He and Robb had fought many a heroic battle on these steps, slashing at one another with wooden swords. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She dodged one set of slashing fangs and tumbled under another, weaving through the dragons heads as she ran in our direction, gagging from the monsters horrible breath. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I whirled through the ranks, slashing redcoats to dust, one after the other. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z A foot above the lower hem there was a slash. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I slashed with my sword but there was nothing to hit. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The bard slashed and thrust at the air. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z She slashed at birch leaves till the splintery point of the broken broomstick was green and sticky. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The terrified passengers—nine freedom riders and five regular passengers—remained glued to their seats as the mob tried to pry open the bus door and began to slash the tires. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy slashed at it with his sword, but the gryphon veered out of reach. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But instead, Buck’s shoulder was slashed down each time as Spitz leaped lightly away. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z A calloused hand, a healed cut, the shiny slash of a burn on the deep bronze skin. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z A dress whose price has been “slashed” 40 percent and then another 40 percent has been reduced in price by 64 percent, not 80 percent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The first blows were tentative and timid, but when she did not cry he slashed at her sides and shoulders. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The demon slashed a fairy with one of its tails, raked another with an impossibly quick swipe of its claws. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Then the woman was attacking, slashing, stabbing, Archer just barely evading the seeking blade. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She had a vicious keloid slash that split her face nearly in two. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The Ares cabin slashed and hacked, which was their favorite thing. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z A blade came out and with a fierce slash, the monofilament line parted. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Compare him to Mr. Cruz, who admitted taking part in this crime, who admitted that to become a member of his gang, he had to slash a stranger in the face. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Joff wore plush black velvets slashed with crimson, a shimmering cloth-of-gold cape with a high collar, and on his head a golden crown crusted with rubies and black diamonds. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It struck Cluny squarely under the chin, the sharp metal edge causing a long slash. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Phoebe and I saw her slashing and hacking away at the bushes in her back-yard.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z She slashed down hard, and Needle's castle-forged steel bit into the grasping fingers between the knuckles. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Chubs collapsed beside me, shaking with each cold breeze that slashed over our wet clothes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They sting from the slashes of the branches. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z The nationalist on the stepladder, his quick hands slashing through the air, was whipping his growing audience out of its morning listlessness. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The spell slashed across their spindly bodies, and they bolted behind another train car. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Arya slashed at the nearest, but he blocked her with a steel-clad arm, and someone else slammed into her and dragged her to the ground, and a third man wrenched the sword from her grasp. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I slashed and stabbed and whirled, and I might have even laughed once or twice—a crazy laugh that scared me as much as it did my enemies. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He blocked the blows calmly, his longsword meeting each slash and turning it aside. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Woundwort, hearing the squealing from behind him, covered the distance in a few moments and set upon the veteran stoat with slashing teeth and great kicks from his needle-clawed back paws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The yard was already flooded and the rain was slashing down. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The guard gave the boy a pat then slashed a bright red cut across his forearm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z With a backhanded blow he hurled Luster aside and caught the reins and sawed Queenie about and doubled the reins back and slashed her across the hips. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But Lewis Powell forces open the door and slashes at Robinson with his knife, cutting the soldier’s forehead to the bone and almost putting out an eye. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “Like ride flying horses and slash swords and throw thunderbolts.” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Cain howled as it bit into him, the light slashing his shadow-body into ribbons. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Nico slashed and hacked his way through the enemy, trying to protect the pedestrians as best he could. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I sit in the dark, a sliver of light from the hallway slashed across my bed. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I have known him to cut and slash the women’s heads so horribly, that even master would be enraged at his cruelty, and would threaten to whip him if he did not mind himself. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, well, I don’t deny a certain reputation along those lines. A Fflam is always valiant! I’ve slashed my way through thousands”—he glanced uneasily at the harp—“well, ah, shall we say numerous enemies.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Kronos slashed an armrest off the throne of Ares, which was okay by me, but then he backed me up to my dad’s throne. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Suddenly, one of the security bots holding me slashes out at the man with the edge of her parasol. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z One at a time Leah sent her wobbling arrows through the slashed green margin. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Booth fled into the wings, slashing his dagger at anyone who got in his way. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman grabbed the captive by the hair, hooked the sickle round his throat, and slashed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Waves flew toward him, huge surges that exploded in spray as the low-density hull slashed through. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The letter Mary was hiding explained that the federal budget for Basic Educational Opportunity Grants—or Pell Grants—was being slashed, and her grant was being terminated. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The federal government no longer made any effort to enforce federal civil rights legislation, and funding for the Freedmen’s Bureau was slashed to such a degree that the agency became virtually defunct. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He sat down on the boy’s legs and pulled off his shoes, then slashed the soles of his feet with a piece of broken bottle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Percy paused at the doorway, trying not to think about Julius Caesar getting slashed to death at a senate meeting. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He attacked again, stabbing this time, but she trapped his wrist with her knife and pinned his arm, slashing him once across the abdomen. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They did three more rounds of hit, hit, slash, punch, duck, and weave to avoid the cuco’s counterattacks. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He shook his head over a painting that was nothing but bright red slashes, quick thick lines. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The dead man’s face was smooth and hairless, though his cheeks had been slashed open ear to ear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They had not been broken, not the way Papa seemed like he was, with his slashed cheeks and empty eyes. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z One was slim and elegant, with a pointed beard, a bravo’s blade, and a slashed pink doublet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She gripped the sword in her hand and savagely slashed the air back and forth, as if in an instant she could cut that man out of the picture in front of us. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She cut slashes in mutowa trees and collected a ball of sticky sap. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The angels rode flying white horses and slashed swords and threw thunderbolts. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z I leap to my feet and pull out my sword, ready to fight and slash. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z It would not have been so bad if they had been able to, kick and slash their way, but they were supposed to move in silence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Far back in the soft belly, the slashing, razor-sharp claws of the lion had cut into the hollow. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack slashed at one with his knife and the scent spilled over them. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z They talked with his back to the men and, moments later, he turned around and slashed at the rope that bound Ugwu’s hands. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When the old bull slashed at him again, he struck first and sunk his teeth into the other’s neck. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z My Arkansas National Guard protector calmly looked on as Andy chased me, getting so close with his knife blade that the book I held up to protect me got slashed through the cover. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She spun like a ballerina and slashed downward. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Lewis Powell forced his way into the home of Secretary of State William Seward, slashing him in his bed. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He told Louie that some of his rival coaches were ordering their runners to sharpen their spikes and slash him. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Gregor slashed at them with the torch sending a trail of sparks through the air. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They drew water from a feeder creek and warmed themselves at a slash pile kept burning by his children—girls in rubber boots, including Hatsue—who dragged branches and brought armfuls of brush to it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It turned back to Valley, who hit and slashed the monster’s leg, bobbing and weaving like a boxer. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I cut a slash in the fabric and hang my calf out in the open air. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Rain was now slashing into the hut and the wind was reaching a steady howl. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he swung it abruptly, upside down, so it went into shock and dangled limply a moment before he plopped it onto his bloody counter, grabbed the big knife, and slashed off its head. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He slashed right and left as the fallen banner was ripped apart, the thousand ragged pieces swirling away like crimson leaves in a storm- wind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She crossed the room and slashed the crop across my face. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z His hand changed into an orange paw, with enormous claws that sparked against Thalia’s shield as he slashed. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It hurt worse than when the hog slashed me. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He had climbed up on her back and was tearing and slashing. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His hoofs flailed at the three who were ending the hunt with slashes and blood-letting bites. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z After the torture was done, when the albino had finished tending his slashes or burns or breaks, when he was alone in the giant cage, he sent his brain to Buttercup, and there it dwelled. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He slashed the monster to dust, but the damage was already done. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Grace could see the red “Return to Sender” stamp slashing across the white paper. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Sunlight streamed in through the cabin windows and slashed across the whole middle of his body. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good,” she said, and with a casual flick of her wand she slashed another deep cut into the goblin’s face, and he dropped with a yell at her feet. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Seth sprang forward, slashing downward with the pool skimmer. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Thorn ran and slid under the Nightbeast and slashed its neck to its belly with her spiked gloves, coming out on the other side and throwing a stream of incendio fire at its tail. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Someone had slashed him apart with a knife and stolen all the money. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Teeth slashed at his throat and, as he turned his body, struck him instead on the flank, and he went down. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The dwarf waddled after him, slashing with the torch, jabbing it at the stone man’s eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You’ve got a mean slash on your shoulder, Jess,” he said, then took out his knife and began cutting away the fur from the wound. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I pictured the man as a raging demon, slashing with his pen, consumed with hate, denouncing everything American, extolling everything European or German, laughing at the weaknesses of people, mocking God, authority. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z There were some new lines, like slashes, across his forehead and between his eyes. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The workers bent and slashed, bent and slashed in a hypnotic rhythm. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She had repaid him by slashing Bliksem and stabbing his arm. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I could slash and hit the target of my opponent. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The sheriff, twice, slashed a hand across his throat. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She makes no sound as one of the knights—the redcap knight with the slashed shoulder—beheads her with a single swift and brutal strike of her blade. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He comes to with a gasp, slashing blindly with his knife. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The roaring sound instantly fills my vision with brown streaks and slashes, and I look up to see the familiar markings of my father’s chopper. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Rain slashed down in wind-driven sheets that stung his face, and lightning crashed ominously nearby. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a slashed velvet doublet in cream-and-silver, a grey silk cloak trimmed with black fox, and his customary mocking smile. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I don’t think I can——” he gasped as a jagged slash of lightning ripped open the sky and the thunder stole his words. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Why not? someone else had slashed in answer. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A peculiar slumped in a corner beneath a slash of bullet holes. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Up out of that snarling, growling, slashing mass reared an old redbone hound. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The other rats laughed, but not the king who whipped his tail out from under Henry and slashed poor Gox in half. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Derby, his face red, slashed at the dog with his whip. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore black hose and a doublet of black velvet in the latest style, its breast and sleeves slashed to reveal a bright red fabric beneath. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In the distance bombs explode like thunder, slashes lighten the sky, gunfire falls like rain. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Shrews struck down the enemy guards as Sparra braves released the prisoners’ bonds with short slashes of their sharp beaks. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Branches whipped out at them, slashing at their arms and legs and faces and catching at their hair. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The shape of the diving plane slashing horizontally through the conning tower and the shark’s tail rudder at the back was like nothing he had ever seen. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Blood smeared the half-man’s muzzle and more black blood ran sticky down his chest, slashes from machete cuts. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z There was the tiny mole just underneath her eye, the scar that slashed like a white thread through her left eyebrow. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Jacqui finds the sharpest key and starts slashing at the tape, then sawing it, then stabbing it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He was picked up twice for trying to slash another teenager with a knife. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z When he slashes the opposite way, the sound changes slightly. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I was brought back, almost to the surface, by a sharp pain slashing my upraised hand, but I couldn’t find my way back far enough to open my eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She turned back to her laptop, choked with the urge to destroy, to slash and burn. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I ask Addie as I’m slashing a red line through KNOW-IT-ALL. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed Stheno’s platter, scattering poisoned Cheese ’n’ Wieners, and slashed Riptide across Euryale’s waist, cutting her in half. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The first four were wrong, and she slashed through my answers with a broad swathe of bright red ink. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Her armor had long slash marks in front from the claws of a gorgon. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z One of the guards noticed them talking then and slashed at Besa with his whip. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The wildling caught him by the end of his billowy white beard and hacked off three-quarters of it with a single slash of the axe. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I saw a Muslim man lying on the ground, his throat slashed, his eyes rolled back. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Daedalus was fighting his way out of the Labyrinth, slashing down enemies left and right as he made his way toward us. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Her Ladyship, whatever she was, made a series of violent hisses like a tire being slashed repeatedly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Their armor was all dented and gashed, the chainmail riven, broken, slashed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They walked slowly, bending down with tiny knives to slash the pods. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She slashed her gladius through one earthen ghost and stabbed her dagger in another’s chest. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He feinted with his own shorter knife, trying to slash inside the machete, but his father anticipated him and this time the machete caught Nailer across the cheek. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Percy sprang, slashing Riptide in a huge arc. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She slashed her knife through the ghost’s chest, then drew her gladius. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z His sword went under my arm, slashing through my shirt and grazing my ribs. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z War Admiral was slashing at the air, reaching deeper and deeper into himself. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to grab Annabeth, and Piper lunged, slashing her blade across the side of the giant’s face. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Invisible branches grasped at them or slashed their faces. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “I’m not ... I don’t even know what—” Ben screamed, a strangled gurgle of madness, and leaped into the air, slashing out with his blade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z At the far end stood thirteen tall white columns, the Peristyle, with slashes of the blue lake visible between them. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He slashed across the giant’s path and Porphyrion collapsed into his makeshift throne, which crumbled under the giant’s weight. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Hanako immediately turned to her grandmother, who looked like someone had just slashed her in the stomach. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When Wick Whittlestick slashed at his throat, the word turned into a grunt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His mother is next to him with a highlighter cap already between her teeth, slashing bright yellow lines across pages. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The wolf's head on his shield was slashed half to pieces, raw wood showing where deep gouges had been hacked in the oak, but Robb himself seemed unhurt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I slashed the air in a wide arc, driving the rest of the demigods away from Annabeth. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I felt how close I had come to being slashed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And he slashed at the air: Harry felt a white-hot, whiplike something hit him across the face and was slammed backward into the ground. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Every time we put a slash through one of those names, it’s like we’re casting a vote for our own party. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z The largest of her three was shiny black, his scales slashed with streaks of vivid scarlet to match his wings and horns. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But still it wouldn’t be enough without Finnick spearing the beasts like fish and flinging them aside, Peeta slashing away with his knife. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Twisting and slashing, he fought his way through the pack and backed up under the low branches of a hedge. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I slash at the canvas with my fingers spludged in gray. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He got in a slash across her stomach before she bounded out of his reach again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I yanked the spines out of my hip, then pulled up my slashed pants to look at my leg. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z They pushed at the wheels with long oak poles and slashed at the oxen till their backs were crosshatched with bleeding welts and their noses ran pink foam. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Aron leaped at him and the limp body of the rabbit slashed against his face. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Bands of crackers and rednecks had chased her from villages, slashed her tires, whipped her a bit about the arms. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned and slashed furiously at the corn stalk, then at the next. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She had one arm crossed over her face, like a slash on a sign that meant “No Touching.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Later she would make Oriental eyebrows and an evilly slashed mouth. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He slashed the first two monsters into dust with his claws, then sank his fangs into the third one’s throat and tossed it aside. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The hands had been chopping the weeds for weeks, slashing hoes into the furrows. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A green doublet lay on the floor, slashed open and discarded, the cloth crusted with red-brown stains. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The man pulled a penknife out of his pocket and slashed the cloth banner off the poles. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Light came out of the chinks and cracks in the buildings, making slashes and dots on the snow. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Jon knocked his sword from his fingers with a slash to his wrist that brought a cry of pain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A dance of death began as the warriors circled and slashed, leaping toward each other, whirling the blades around their heads, shrieking insults at each clash. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The ranger was leaning away, and for an instant it seemed that Jon's slash had not touched him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Ramsay was clad in black and pink—black boots, black belt and scabbard, black leather jerkin over a pink velvet doublet slashed with dark red satin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The water seemed to push me into the air and I catapulted over him, slashing as I came down. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I uncapped Riptide and slashed the first volley of arrows out of the air. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I would ride into battle, slash — cut — left — right — sharpen my sword on the Saracen’s throat — crush the bones of the heathen horde — all for the glory of Our Lord! Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z These boots, an old foil, and a slashed doublet once used by an artist for some picture, were Jo’s chief treasures and appeared on all occasions. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your lot’s quiet in the trees. Didn’t even know someone was next to me until he slashed my eye right out.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He lifted her, slashed her bonds away, put her on her feet, started to pull her along. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It must’ve been a regular steel blade, because he was slashing the dummies’ heads right off, stabbing through their straw-stuffed guts. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They stopped him as he was trying to get back to his trailer undetected, and he slashed one of them in the arm with a knife he’d stolen from the Mess. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Piper leaped forward and slashed her sword across the back of the giant’s knee. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the slashed throat that really bothered him. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z All I feel when she slashes the tires is a slight bounce in the truck, so small I’m sure I only felt it because I was waiting for it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The satyr lunged past Seth and slashed the rope with his knife. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They slashed through the statue’s knees, felling her like an alabaster Christmas tree. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They walked slowly, bending down with tiny knives to slash the seedpods.What was he going to do about them? The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Miig pointed with his chin to a dark smudge, only visible through the trees by the geometric slope against the slash of branch and leaf. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She looks composed, although she has a shallow slash on her side and a cut skirt. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Riptide was now a shining bronze blade in my hands, and as the Chimera turned, I slashed at its neck. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He slashed his sword through the fountain and the Iris-message dissolved, but the deed was done. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z And Leah’s also into slash fanfiction, which got me curious enough to poke around the internet and find some last summer. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Fewer than a score of knights remained ahorse, charging and slashing at each other as watchers and fallen combatants cheered them on. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The landscape had started to change, and here and there amongst the green were slashes of black where the Precambrian rock grafted sharp hills and cut into craggy cliffs. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z As they broke from the woods into the open field, lightning slashed across the clouds. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Archer dodged and slashed him across the throat. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Next, Mrs. Cadaver slashed and sliced at a pitiful rosebush that had been trying to creep up the side of her house. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Turner, who exhibited an opéra bouffe appearance but was a slashing and dangerous player, had beaten Bobby in the previous year’s Rosenwald. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He slashed at his head and shoulders, right and left and right again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Hazel rushed in, slashed his other leg, and raced away before he could regain his balance. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z In desperation I uncapped Riptide and slashed at the fountain, cleaving it in two. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z This four-lane concrete highway slashed with speeding cars I remember as a narrow, twisting mountain road where the wood teams moved, drawn by steady mules. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He used his entrenching tool like an ax, slashing, feeling both love and hate, and then later, when it was full dark, he sat at the bottom of his foxhole and wept. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She remembered the feel of the golden sabre in her hand as she slashed down her father’s spectre - his face full of outrage and betrayal. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The boy—it was hard to think of one so soft and pink as a man—laid the edge of the dagger across the captain’s palm and slashed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Before you slash me to bits,” he said, “who’s this patron you mentioned?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z As Thoon rose to use his cleaver, Piper slashed upward with her sword. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Spewing profanity, he slashes the air a few moments before coming to his senses. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z While the stranger ducked back and forth, Taran slashed and thrust, hacking wildly at bushes and branches. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “How are you still alive?” he hissed, slashing his knife at me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The boss slashed impotently at newspapers, printed blurry slips and pasted items askew. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The grandfathers, way past slashing but still able enough to bind stalks or feed the sugar vats, used to be thought safe. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I felt a small, deep thrill, and a bright seam of red welled up at the lip of the slash. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z A poisoned silence floated through the rooms like a big fishnet that Violet alone slashed through with loud recriminations. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He slashed back and forth, destroying the demons one after the other while Small Bob the kitten sat on his shoulder, arching his back and hissing. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Blood flowed thick and sluggish from the slash across his throat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Pod galloped beside him, slashing down at every foe they passed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Like a madman, he was slashing at her with his whip of small cords. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When the maids trod in the puddles on the floor, they made a slashing noise, and from the next room there was whispering mixed with the secret noise of silk. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It snapped at Thalia, slashing with its claws. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Seven slash marks indicated his years of service - more than any presiding officer, including Reyna. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He stopped at a ledge and looked back; he saw in the lurid glare of the slashing lances of light a man stumbling over the snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The tall one pulled the sword from the scabbard and slashed it through the air. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer clambered down from the conning deck and out into the slash of the rain. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z They slashed with machetes at branches and vines to clear a path toward the river, sinking deeper and deeper into the swampy soil beneath them. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Sigurd slashed his sword past the misshapen horseshoes, and they both jerked to a stop. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I opened my mouth to protest, but she slashed at me again. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I slashed and jabbed, letting my reflexes take over. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Her normally chatty mouth was a grim slash of determination. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I was not interested in starving, killing, slashing, depriving, maiming or punishing myself. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When he slashed through the last one, he forgot to hold his breath. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I made a wild slash with my sword and cut the remaining ropes. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z It was beginning to feel colder and every once in a while a quick gust of wind would slash the snow into our faces. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He would make one more big trip before the cold rains, and then the harsh snow, slashed down. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He slashed his arms and was found in the blanket beside her, half alive. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Monday night we’re back at Joe’s house, printing up names on his computer and drawing red circles around them and red slashes through them. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z After the Cyclops disintegrated—and stayed disintegrated, thanks to Death—Percy leaped off his hellhound and slashed wildly through the other monsters. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It was almost a good thing that he’d lost his sword, since his gut instinct would’ve been to slash at the heads, and a hydra simply grew two new ones for each one it lost. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She brandished her spear, and forked lightning slashed through the monsters’ ranks; but as the hellhounds fell, more took their place. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z His brother never untied a knot when he could slash it in two with his sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She noticed a deep slash on his arm. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The whips slashed across the backs of the remaining slaves once more, as if those still alive had to pay for the loss of the two who had died. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I slashed with Riptide, a good strike to the flank that should’ve cut the monster into Meow Mix, but the blade just clanged against its fur in a burst of sparks. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Octavian slashed open the panda’s belly and poured its stuffing over the altar. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A Hunter came out of nowhere and slashed at me with her knife, but I parried and kept running. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Leo caught a glimpse of his friends in a losing battle, yelling and slashing at the monster’s nose hairs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z During those days of waiting, he did not make his bed, or sweep, or shake out the little rag-braid rug, and almost forgot to slash with his fish knife the passing day on his calendar. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She placed the flesh in his mouth, her fingers streaking dark red over his lips, and she marked his cheeks as well with crimson slashes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The winged beasts clawed at their smaller opponents, but the fairies adroitly evaded the blows and slashed off their wings, sending the gargoyles hurtling to the ground. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z There’s a pause full of poison-edged razor blades that I’m certain will slash me to pieces. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I looked out the window at the slashing rain and didn’t say anything back. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Sam on his knees was now slashing at it with a knife. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The platoon would walk single file through triple-canopy jungle, slashing with machetes when it got dense, hunting for the enemy. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “You seen the movies, man. Grandpop’s probably trying to make sure he don’t get slashed.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z In Congo a slashed jungle quickly becomes a field of flowers, and scars become the ornaments of a particular face. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if the fence isn’t electrified, even if I could scale it, how would I get over the top without being slashed to ribbons? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Even worse, even more like a hand on my throat, was how Mr. Kendall had slashed the paintings I’d loved too much for Osh to sell. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Joffrey slashed at Arya with his sword, screaming obscenities, terrible words, filthy words. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She slashed off only the tip of her finger. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Fragments of timber and ivy whistled in all directions, clattering against the trunks of trees and slashing through the undergrowth. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It is a tiger, with slashing lines cut through its body, flashing perfect stripes of light. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z She skipped sideways as Black Teeth slashed downward. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z From the tension in his neck, Hazel could tell that he was tempted to drop the charade and attack—one quick slash with his Imperial gold blade. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Khrazz slashed at his arm and caught him, but the arakh could only chip the hard enamel before it met the steel below. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Iorek struck again, twisting to one side, slashing, snarling, crushing, while bullets flew about him like wasps or flies, doing no harm at all. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Whether or not they believed his wild tale of superhuman strength, no thane in the hall would attack him again and risk the slash of that mild, coolly murderous tongue. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z A thin red slash marked the eastern horizon where the sun might soon appear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Hubbard's hard body forced him backwards, Hubbard's shoe tips slashed at his ankles, knotty shoulders bumped up into his chin, and the bullet head ground into his eyes. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She studied the deep slashes, like his skin had hardened and cracked. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He seized a poker and brandished it, slashing at the air and dancing back and forth over the hard-packed earthen floor. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Flashes of ugly flags with skulls and bones, swords slashing at people’s throats, and long knives cutting out our hearts edge their way into my consciousness. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A wolf daemon leaped at him: he slashed at her in midair, and bright fire spilled out of her as she fell to the snow, where she hissed and howled before vanishing. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Her fingers touched a soft bandage that had been clumsily applied to her slashes. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Even in the gloom, I could see an icy slash of white that the wind had forced through the keyhole and across the cabin floor. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Mance Rayder had been a man of the Night’s Watch once, before he changed his black cloak for one slashed with bright red silk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Our symbol has become a name in a circle with a line slashed through it. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z They went down in a wild, roaring tangle of twisting bodies and scrambling feet and slashing fangs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Still his fury held for one more blow, and before she could sink upon him, smothering him and all his little impudence of courage, he slashed the bright elven-blade across her with desperate strength. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I wanted to slash through the rainbow and disconnect, but I didn’t have time. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He sprang on to the fallen body, and stamped and trampled it in his fury, stooping now and again to stab and slash it with his knife. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They sailed straight into those jaws of death, their small, red bodies taking the ripping, slashing claws meant for me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The mask for tragedy, her eyes like knife slashes, her mouth a boomerang of woe. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The giant used his spear in a whirlwind of swipes, jabs and slashes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He slashed his sword through the smoke, tearing the image to shreds. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He said, “A slave, that’s who. And the whole time he slashing and stabbing at me trying to cut my throat, what name he calling me? What name?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z One of the legionnaires I've slashed pushes down past me and marks Hel's sword arm. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I slash the scythe across the empty air until my arms feel like overcooked green beans, limp and wobbly. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z They licked her fingers and face, their tails slashing the ground like whips. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I will never forgive myself” Hermes slashed his caduceus through the mist. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Toño warned me to be wary, for when The Scorpion is not snarling and slashing himself out of brawls, he drinks. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z I uncapped Riptide and slashed off the top of the water fountain. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It was so big that if it leaped on Grandpa it could kill him with its enormous, slashing claws and its long sharp teeth. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z His cheeks and hands had been cruelly slashed; his bloodstained jacket was half ripped from his shoulders, and he wore no cloak. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The trauma was what had slashed him in white. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “After all the billions we’ve poured into your department. Remind me to slash your budget when I get back.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z We got into the Brackebuschs’ van and drove out of the big city and away from the lights of Seattle that seemed to slash at the car windows. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Her blade flashed out, smooth and quick, one deep slash through the velvet and he never felt a thing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The man in black retreated before the slashing of the great sword. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The birds were slashing at any bit of exposed flesh, driving everyone into a panic Now that the birds were closer, it was clear they weren’t normal pigeons. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I slashed and hacked, destroying everything in my path, but even I was getting tired, and I couldn’t be everywhere at once. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I knew that if it hadn’t been for their loyalty and unselfish courage I would have probably been killed by the slashing claws of the devil cat. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She drew her sword and slashed the monster down. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The gloves were unlined, with the slenderest slashes hidden in the fingertips. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Will plunged after Lee Scoresby’s ghost into the undergrowth, slashing to right and left with the knife. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And then she swept forward, faking high with the machete before slashing low. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Then it was simply a matter of inching the weapon close enough to be graspable by one hand, and then it was an even simpler task to slash his bindings. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Still, I managed to slash with my sword and lop off part of the monster’s snout. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He had slashed and snapped, and roared, but it had done nothing. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z If Nailer failed to pull quota, Bapi would slash out his work tattoos and give Sloth a try. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She pointed to three parallel slashes through one of his eyebrows. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Panting with the exertion of slashing through an old man’s rib cage, Macon ran back to get the blanket the man had been sleeping on. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They were lazy men; it was easier to drift downstream and row over to Winston Swamp than to thrash through underbrush and pine slashes. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I slashed, whirled, blocked, jabbed, but they just kept advancing. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Bennie swung at her pair, disintegrating both with one slash. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z One day, a worker slashes a volunteer with a machete. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Now combating two men, Powell fought harder, slashing wildly with the knife. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been slashed and stabbed and partly burned, and it was so stained with black and other dark marks like old blood that little of it could be read. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Neither man had taken up a shield this morning, so it was a game of slash and parry, back and forth across the deck. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He stalked toward her, slashing at the air as if to cut a path through a wall of enemies, though no one tried to bar his way. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As the Nikette raised her hand to catch it, Percy emerged from the trench behind her and slashed with Riptide, cutting the Nikette in half at the waist. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The nurse, noting that the slashes were only superficial, just had the inmate stick his arms out through the bars so she could clean them up and put on antiseptic and bandages. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It turns around and slashes at me with the machete, barely missing my leg. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He slashed her throat in a Van Gogh stroke that nearly removed her head from her spine. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Wyl cursed as they pulled him off his dying horse, swords slashing in the rain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He slashed his blade across the top, decapitating the controls in a shower of bronze sparks. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As miserable as the slashing rain pellets felt drumming against his eyes and nose, Fred couldn’t help but smile as he and the others trudged onward. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She raised her knife and slashed off the god’s horn. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The other one made little slashes on the skin of her thigh, using an old- fashioned straight razor that had belonged to her grandfather. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She held on, slashed back ... and found only empty air where he should have been. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She slashed the hideous appendage, and Sidana howled as it flew off. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The main path looked like an arm with the veins stripped out, long slashes where flooding had washed the gravel away. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She stepped forward and took the arm of her son, whose face, with the marks of the stag’s blood like dark slashes in his cheeks, was downcast. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, slips and newspaper went to the cutter who stood before a large slanting desk and slashed out the marked items with a sharp curved knife. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried a slash, but Bronn jerked back, just out of reach, and the silver blade cut only air. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As they ran past one of the black trees, he slashed his sword across the trunk. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He calls me in his office every once in a while, scans the month’s articles with a red pencil, marking and slashing and grunting. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Nailer slashed the membrane that the crew had laid down in their vain effort to save the ship. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The whole garden became a thick underbrush, like an abandoned town, through which one could scarcely walk without slashing a path with a machete. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood streaked Gwydion’s face where an unlucky blow had slashed his cheekbone and forehead. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Its beam slashes glaring light through the blackness. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The slash of the cat-o’-nine-tails punctuating every syllable, and a wail from the victim. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He would draw his golden sword and slash a path right through the mob, carving the eyes out of the head of every man who dared to look at her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Stuart whipped out his pocketknife and slashed away bravely at the soggy bag until he had the deck cleared. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z It was as if the Scavenge God had come amongst the ships, slashing and chopping, dicing the huge iron vessels into pieces, and then left the corpses scattered carelessly behind. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The mainsail was slashing back and forth like a demon gone mad. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z One quick slash opened the seijeant’s throat, sending a wash of blood down his chest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was larger than she’d counted on, and one of its claws slashed across her face. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He slashed again and Nailer’s belly burned where the blade cut a shallow line. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Definitely the mustache-wax parlor slash art gallery slash microbrewery,” he says. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Nettle slashed at Roz’s body, and Thorn began wrestling with her foot. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Luke had a bloody slash across his chest and his pale face glistened with sweat. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Both angels slashed outward, and the skeletons went flying across the road. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It was razor-etched, with slashing parallel white lines for each stroke of every letter. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Selmy’s answering slash found the pit fighter’s left shoulder, parting the fine linen to bite the flesh beneath. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The other boy, Haku, rattled his door and slashed at it with his sword. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Turning my head sideways, I could see them standing on their hind legs, tearing and slashing at each other. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He bent down near the bars to show me the slashes across his right forearm that he had made with a tin-can top. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he slashed downward with his knife and cut into Teacher Sarah. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z We lift the weapons up into the ready position, adjust our grips, take a breath, and slash them across the space before us in time with Miss Duncan’s count. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z When I could point at the sky and make a sword appear, a silver bolt in the sunlight, and control its slashing with my mind, the old people said I was ready to leave. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z With a yelp, I dodged and felt talons slash the air next to my ear. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The kids applauded like onlookers at a fireworks display, violent slashes of color reflected in their masks. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I dodged and slashed and rolled, but I felt like I was fighting a hundred swordsmen. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z "For Robert!" he shouted, and he came up snarling, lifting the frost-covered longsword with both hands and swinging it around in a flat sidearm slash with all his weight behind it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z From the beginning of my journey, I had avoided the great highspeed slashes of concrete and tar called “thruways,” or “superhighways.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The scorching blade slashed at my eyelashes and stabbed at my stinging eyes. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z For half a second, the two demons were a blur of slashing claws and fangs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Mr. Dandy looked around, his forehead a slash, his body a mass of indecision and rage. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The black band returned like a slash, and her eyes blazed all the brighter for the contrast. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Icy snow slashed at my head and shoulders. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She would open the windows to let in streams of air and light, but the flowers never lasted until nightfall because Esteban Trueba’s thundering voice and slashing cane were even powerful enough to frighten nature. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z For him she planned sugar in his motor, scissors to his tie, burned suits, slashed shoes, ripped socks. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It slashed at his arm, splitting his skin. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I feel a slash of guilt, thinking something like that—thinking that I don’t want to remember Khalid. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Her leg was in horrible shape, and she had sustained some ragged slashes on her side. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The track bed left behind looked like an ugly black scar slashing through town. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Farther away another dark creature slashed through the water, and another; of course they are based in New London, and this is their home. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z You could talk about a mighty boar which had nearly slashed you last winter, but he only stared at you with his distant eyes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Will sprang forward and slashed the knife at the nearest of them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Then I draw a big circle around it and a slash through it, so it ends up looking like this: “Here’s what we gotta do,” I go on. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z The boy rushed at the men, slashing at the air with his weapon. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He slashed her from throat to pubis, skinned her thighs, removed her internal organs, and arranged them in a pile between her feet. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And with that he slashed Kvasir’s throat, and they hung Kvasir by his feet above the vats until the last drop of his blood was drained. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z At the end of the chord name will be a slash followed by a note name, for example C/E. The note following the slash should be the bass note. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z He slashed at Bran's chest strap, grabbed his arm, and yanked. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Rebecca slashing at her horse; Rebecca seizing life with her two hands; Rebecca, triumphant, leaning down from the minstrels’ gallery with a smile on her lips. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The blade itself was a good half foot longer than those Jon was used to, tapered to thrust as well as slash, with three fullers deeply incised in the metal. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Percy slashed Riptide through Sorghum and charged toward Millet and Oats. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They gaped redly against the innkeeper’s fair skin, as if he had been slashed with a barber’s razor or a piece of broken glass. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z |
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