Its brown leather was all creased and soft, and it had a yellow woolly collar and yellow woolly stuff at the ends of the sleeves. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She watched A-Fu’s braid fly in the air; as she pulled it down, the cut pieces of her sleeve flapped like the tail of a kite . Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She held her arm up, the end of the coat sleeve flopping. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I’m worrying the thick gold braids decorating my sleeves when the waiter presents us with what he calls "a little something to amuse the palette." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Zack tries to slink out of the room, but I grab his sleeve. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“This way, Harry,” breathed Luna, plucking his sleeve and pulling him toward a spiral staircase. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And Tom, big and red, already cultivating a fine flowing mustache, sat at the kitchen table with his sleeves rolled down as he had been mannered. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Only one artist is wearing what I consider a French painter's uniform—black beret, a white blouse with billowing sleeves, and a black scarf. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ll do what I please,” the tall man said as he wiped his face on his sleeve. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they waved, Minli saw each of them had missing material in their sleeves. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

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

He brushed his derby with his coat sleeve before he hung it up. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his robe’s sleeve across his forehead and said something to Mama that Anya never expected from the priest. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

And then he would spit again and try to wipe the inside of his mouth on the sleeve of his shirt. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The bag is so heavy, my muscles strain the sleeves of my extra-long denim blouse. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

When it finished, I wiped off my eyes with my sleeve. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She looked at the sleeve of her new coat and the bright red patch that made it and she gasped. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The wind still pushed and pulled at me with slapping hands, and it still wormed up my sleeves and down my neck. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She reached out and tugged my sleeve, then pulled her hand back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’d watch him mow our lawn in the high heat of summer in a pair of wing tips, suspenders, and a thin-brimmed fedora, the sleeves of his dress shirt carefully rolled up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He goes to the closet and pulls out the big cardboard box with the pinnies and I start sucking both sleeves. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put it on, but it was too big, so he rolled up the sleeves about two inches to make it fit. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Claudia wiped her forehead with the sleeve of her sweater and asked, “Why not?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

On their initial encounter, she noticed that he wore a tiny insignia on his sleeve: a raised fist. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went quietly to Father and pulled at his sleeve. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

That white boy got more up his sleeve than anyone would guess. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was an old man with a long grey beard and brass spectacles large as an owl’s eyes over his nose, and he wore a dirty grey robe whose long sleeves covered his hands altogether. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The other one pushed his woolen sleeves up above his elbows and plunged his hands in, too. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He wiped sweat from his forehead on his coat sleeve, slipped off the narrow black tie that hung open around his collar and put it in his pocket. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the sleeve of her gown Alyce pulled the parsnip tops meant for the cows and some cheese she had saved for the cat and fed instead the hungry boy. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I could see again, the Amagqirha had rolled up the sleeve on her left arm and was digging around inside the chest, its lid now propped open. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A bookshelf packed with hardcover books, with an entire shelf of comics in plastic sleeves. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her sleeves are rolled to the elbow, showing her brown arms. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was in a blue dress with green piping and the short sleeves displayed a long number tattooed on her arm. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sleeves of his coat hung down to the ground. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The clean cuffs of his sleeves hung down past his wrists—below them his thin hands seemed lighter in color than the rest of his body and the palms were soft yellow. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m here as Natalie’s friend. This has nothing to do with Moose,” Piper announces as she pushes the sleeves of her sweater up past her elbows. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I yell, and try to pull him back in by the sleeve of his coat. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

As they waved, Minli saw each of them had missing material in their sleeves. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He tucked his hands into his long sleeves and began to pace again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She sniffed and wiped her eyes with the edge of her sleeve. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

For Neville had been tugging on the sleeve of Harry’s bathrobe for the last minute. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

They finish their pints and wipe the wet brown stains off the coffin with their sleeves. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Hunter noticed the green dress covering the woman, the black-blood spots on the sleeve. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

In visualizing him one saw always a picture of dimpled knees and sleeves rolled back from pudgy forearms. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She slowly moved her finger up the sleeve of his T-shirt, but he suddenly laughed and pulled away. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

With her dress’s long sleeve, she wiped the sweat from her forehead, and then she went to find her mother’s favorite market spot. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Kendra unconsciously twisted the sleeve of her shirt, a pained expression on her face. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Her hands were always cold; he could feel it even through his hoodie sleeve. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The domovoi rolled up his sleeves and then dug his hands into the dough, kneading it with the might of his entire body. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

There’s a beige sweater draped over the empty chair in Matthew’s lab, the sleeve brushing the floor. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

And she pulled another pencil right out of her sleeve! The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

His tunic was open at the neck and his sleeves were rolled to the elbows. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Naomi had put on a hand-me-down sweater from Muff, hoping the long sleeves would hide her burn. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

People everywhere wear yellow stars on their coat sleeves, even on their best dresses. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He gripped my sleeve, and I could feel the heat of his skin like a fire. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I sprinted for the exit, but heard a ripping sound and realized the skeleton warrior had taken a chunk out of my sleeve. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Because of what was stuck inside the last cellophane sleeve. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Smoke and steam come from everywhere, his sleeves, his collar, his pant legs. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Now he turned to the blind man again and tugged at his sleeve to be certain he was paying attention. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Pinmei reached to take it, something fell from its sleeve. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

When I caught up to him again, my fingers closed around the soft, loose leather of his jacket’s sleeve. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then I got up, wiped my face on the sleeve of my hospital coat, walked to the physicians’ lounge, and dialed the number I knew by heart. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it finished, he wiped his mouth on the sleeve of his shirt. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The judges thought that the one flowing sleeve symbolized something. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still didn't respond, and just started scrunching the sleeves of my T-shirt up to my shoulders. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Judith drew near the bed, and held out her sleeve. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

His mother had something up her sleeve, some clumsy plan, some scheme that would ruin him forever. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Magpie cast him a final contemptuous glance and took hold of Meggie's arm, luckily not the one with Fenoglio's precious words inside its sleeve. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Right before they went out the door, Akira pulled at her sleeve. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then he whirled around and buried his face in the hollow between Chess’s shirt and Emma’s sleeve. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Carol Yang had shouted, “Gross! Aru Shah just used her sleeve to wipe her nose!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Before I can answer, another hand tugs on my sleeve, a woman who has overheard the conversation. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Jaax and Haines put on rubber gloves, and the support team taped the gloves to the sleeves of the suits while they held their arms out straight. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s in his shirt sleeves, bare arms sticking shamelessly out from the rolled cloth. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rolled up his sleeve and showed us the blistered pink flesh of the burn on his forearm. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reached for the goblet and trailed my balloon sleeves through the sparrowgrass sauce. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Under the sleeves of my sweatshirt, I had two cuffs around my wrists, just like the superheroes sometimes wore in the comics. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Allow me,” one of the policemen offers, strapping his weapon over his shoulder and rolling up his sleeves. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Then she taps Theresa lightly on the sleeve. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ran over the snow and tugged at his sleeve. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Unless she had him concealed in those gigantic sleeves,” Chandresh mutters. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was a picture of Sissy taken twenty years ago—Sissy with a towering crimped pompadour and huge leg-o’-mutton sleeves—Sissy, sixteen years old. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She drank the glass of milk in a few gulps, wiped her mouth with the back of her sleeve, and went to see what the ornery old woman wanted. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Gabe asked, wiping his eyes on the sleeve of his shirt. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

One of Jonas’s arms was immobilized with pain, and he could see through his own torn sleeve something that looked like ragged flesh and splintery bone. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ben was wiping his eyes with the sleeve of his coat. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The sleeves were too short, but otherwise it was fine. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

They have the lace collars, the puffed sleeves, the sashes I remember; many of them are in plaid, the authentic somber blood-lit colors, dark greens with a stripe of red, dark blues, black. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was keenly aware of his pinned-up sleeve, and troubled because it troubled other people. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Someone pulled on my coat sleeve—my turn had come. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sahil grinned down at me, debonair in a yellow button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up and plaid shorts. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“It was a grappling hook,” Violet said, and tore off a sleeve of her nightgown to make a bandage for her shoulder. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

They passed right by Sor Hilda with her hands tucked in her sleeves and her head bowed before the statue of the Merciful Mother. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gown had long sleeves to hide the bruises on her arms. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Although it’s covered up by his sleeve, I can see that a sizable circle of blood stains the cloth there. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Aru was so distracted by their arguing that it took a while before she felt Mini tugging on her sleeve. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Cressen slid his hands up into his sleeves as if for warmth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His costume was similarly colored, but his sleeves were long and his wide trousers reached to midcalf. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I pinch the sweater sleeve between my fingers. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But just as we’re leaving English, she tugs the sleeve of my cardigan. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

There were no sleeves in die shirt, and his arms had muscles like black cannonballs. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushes up the sleeve of my sweater, whips out a pair of scissors from her jacket pocket, and cuts right through my friendship bracelet. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

They bounced down his collar, rolled into his sleeves and pant legs, even into his socks. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

His jacket was way too big for him, the shoulders hanging down his arms, the sleeves falling over his hands. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He rolls up Malachy s sleeve and raises his hand to slap his arm. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Inside was a dress, red velveteen with white cotton lace around the neckline and on the edge of the short, puffed sleeves. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

When they’d covered our hands and faces with red welts they flew up our sleeves and needled our armpits. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little boy plucked at her sleeve and whispered again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A quick glance down reveals that my sickles are covered in shamblers blood, and I give them a quick spin to clear some of it off before scrubbing my face clean with my sleeve. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Her sleeves are rolled up, so I can see a tattoo of a river on her right arm. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He wraps the sleeve of a jacket around Enrique’s neck and starts to twist. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The boy with the lisp splattered spit on the window, wiped it clean with his sleeve. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face with the sleeve of his shirt. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how fast I ran he was always just far enough ahead of me that I watched him disappear around corners, catching sight of a sleeve or the heel of a shoe. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

A black leather sleeve poked out of the bag. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Even when, without taking her eyes off him, said clerk tugs the sleeve of a different clerk, whispers something to him, and then he looks in Scoob and G’ma’s direction. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Some album sleeves opened up like a book and included more artwork and liner notes inside, along with lyrics and information about the band. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was only then that Minli noticed a large gash missing from his sleeve. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She has a yellow star on her coat sleeve. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I just cut a rectangle with a hole in it for my head and sewed on straight wide sleeves. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She woke up a little, putting her arms in the huge sleeves while I cinched the belt tight. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Strauss, though, had other tricks up his sleeve. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He took off his helmet and wiped the sweat off his nearly bald head with his sleeve. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The arms were so short he didn’t even have elbows, and the sleeves of his T-shirt had been cut off so they wouldn’t get covered up. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m standing among the plaid dresses, fingering a sleeve. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Gran pulled her wand from her sleeve and pointed it at Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

As her right arm rose, the dark green silk of her robe’s wide sleeve fell back, exposing the sage’s mark on her forearm. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When he could talk again, Joaquin swiped at his eyes with the sleeve of his T-shirt. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Dressed more casually than Whitby, he had his sleeves rolled back to expose a green inked dragon curling up his right forearm, its tail encircling the letters KAT burnt into his flesh. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He bent and put his lips to the spurt, drinking noiselessly, and then he sat up again and drew his shirt sleeve across his mouth. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

His trousers were splattered with holes and his collar was almost ripped off but the half of a yellow sun still clung to his torn sleeve. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I brush the number three on the sleeve of my Renegades jersey. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Clothed in black except for the white patches on my sleeves. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Such was a man whose sleeve I tugged. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Then I pull the nightgown over Max’s head, helping him get his sore hands through the sleeves. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She tugged on Rowan’s sleeve, bringing the unsavories to his attention but not to Scythe Faraday’s. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing bell-bottom pants and a peasant blouse with puffy sleeves, and she has shiny dangling earrings. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He wiped his mouth on the sleeve of his shirt. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Wind slipped its fingers down my collar and up my sleeves. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He stood uncertainly for a moment, then crossed over to me, took hold of both sleeves and jerked them down. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I sniff and wipe my eyes on my sleeve. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Besides, I like the Girl Scout Thin Mints I bought from Mertie-Jo. I had a whole sleeve of them for dinner.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Her arms were waving through the air, the long sleeves of her simple, mustard-yellow uniform blurring. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

You sneezed, wiped your nose on your sleeve, and continued with your beadwork. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He pulled out one of Harvey’s shirts, loaded it with the cans and bags and candles, then tied the sleeves together. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He pulled a bunch of playing cards from out of Rose’s sleeve. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The little girl reached out and touched the purple coat sleeve, first tentatively, then curiously. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

The Patriarch wiped his ring on his sleeve, and blessed the little boy. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t need to see the inside, Mrs. Henderson, I can tell ...” But the dress was over my head and my arms were stuck in the sleeves. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rubakha had red embroidery around the sleeve ends and the collar, matching the design of black embroidery on the sarafan’s hem. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The judge pulled his sleeve back and squinted at his watch. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

His right arm was cut off at the elbow and the sleeve pinned to his shirt. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not at all, Padfoot, old friend,” said Lupin, who was now rolling up his sleeves. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I got over it, darling. It took me a sleeve of Girl Scout Thin Mints and forty minutes to get over that boy.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I’ve lost everything. I’ll suffer in the Underworld, no doubt But in the meantime . ..” He picked up the boy’s scroll, studied it for a moment, and slipped it into his sleeve. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

"I have. I know," he answered, and shot his arms out of his sleeves showing several inches bare above the wrist bones. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Francie spoke to him, he folded his hands in the wide sleeves of his nankeen shirt coat and kept his eyes on the ground. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tearful woman whispered, "We’re praying for him," as her fingernails scratched against my sleeve. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Harry straightened his tie and adjusted his sleeve cuffs. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

When his left arm went up, it looked like the knotted empty sleeve was dancing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He trotted out the door, blowing his nose on his sleeve. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He turned around, wiping the guy’s blood off his face with the sleeve of his sweatshirt and spitting on the ground. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was warm for so late at night, and the men all looked comfortable with their collars open and the sleeves of their uniform shirts rolled up. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

His jacket sleeve was torn out of the shoulder seam, and his pants were filthy with horse droppings. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It showed a boy, hair flopping in his eyes and bulging muscles ripping his shirt sleeves—Dimple snorted—handing a fierce-looking girl a paper flower. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

A large stone rammed her head, and she fell in a flutter of sleeves, the ornaments jumping about her broken head. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Named 1991 BA, it was noticed as it sailed past us at a distance of 106,000 miles–in cosmic terms the equivalent of a bullet passing through one’s sleeve without touching the arm. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He reached into a pocket and took out what appeared to be a torn-off shirt sleeve. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing to worry about. Here’s my arm. Sit down and take off your shoes. Roll up your coat sleeves.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I’m wearing pants, baggy at the knees, and a jacket too short in the sleeves. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

So he sat and thought about water and tried to clean his tongue against his sleeve. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I pull up the sleeve on my left arm and show her the tattoo of my number: A28865. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Finally he rolled his left sleeve up to the shoulder and plopped himself down on her front steps. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Billy pulled up his sleeves and snapped his arm bands. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I start sucking my shirt cuff that’s sticking out of my jacket sleeve. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somebody tugged at his sleeve, and when he looked over his shoulder, Hornet was standing behind him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had pushed back his sleeves and was examining his arms. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s so hard to find what my mama calls modest clothes in the regular stores. You know, long enough to cover your butt, half sleeves or longer, not so tight you can’t even breathe.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She lifted her sleeve to cover her nose against the musky green smell. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I stop sucking my sleeve even though I don’t know why he says Ew. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The furnace had cooked the air so hot my mother had peeled off her sweater and stood in short sleeves, jerking at the window in her bedroom, wrestling with the stuck paint. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes wide open, I clutch her sleeves while the rest of my siblings look on awkwardly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rolled up the sleeve of his habit and pulled out the corner of her scarf. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

His velvet doublet was a soft blue-green, embroidered with golden thread at hem and sleeves and collar. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Jane Sharp looked at the girl, settled the fee with Thomas, and rolled up her sleeves. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d ripped off the sleeves of her T-shirt and used the cloth to wrap her bloody palms, but her fingers were still slippery and weak. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A current of air slipped through the gym, fluttering the sleeve of her shirt and carrying her sweet peppermint scent my way. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I lowered my arm and saw my sleeve, splattered with Russian blood. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I smooth the embroidery on my sleeve again, feeling its cool pattern against my fingertips. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Now he pulled down a leather jacket from a peg on the wall and thrust his long arms into the sleeves. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The air was a little crisp, and Uncle Darnell’s nose started to run, so he wiped it on his sleeve. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I got to work, rolling up my sleeves and clearing a space for chopping. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She sighed and pulled up her sleeve, revealing a long scar from wrist to elbow. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Ollie pulls on my sleeve, turning me to face him, and leans in close under the shadow of Rembrandt. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was already removing her shawl and rolling up her sleeves. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I notice a bandage peeking: out from the end of her sleeve, probably covering the needle puncture. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mama and Aunt Rose laughed, and as Aunt Rose began to run water to wash the plates, Ophie tugged on her mama’s sleeve. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“The sleeves on those coats are too long for the twins,” Abuela says. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Uncle Leo’s still got a few tricks up his sleeves!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He was trying not to cry, but the tears were squeezing out of his eyes and he kept wiping his face with his sleeve. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His torn sleeves were stained with seepage from his wounds. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“You always wear long sleeves, don’t you?” he said. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Might as well hide them in our sleeves again,” Aileen had said. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, she hooked a finger up her sleeve and pulled down a thin, woven bracelet. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Only I realize as I put on my one jacket—I last wore it at Grandma Sweetwine’s funeral—that the sleeves come closer to my elbows than my wrists. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

There was a tugging at my sleeve, and I realized a woman was standing in the dark in front of me, four or five other people-shaped figures behind her. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I stacked a whole bunch of cardboard coffee sleeves too. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The shoulders drooped onto my arms a bit, and the sleeves hung past my wrists, but it felt nice. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Leslie hunched up her shoulder and rubbed her ear with the sleeve of her sweatshirt. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and wiped my mouth on my filthy sleeve. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The jacket was the green of far forests, and needed cuffs to catch the sleeves between biceps and deltoids. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

One wore a raggedy silken gown that looked like it had once been white, the other wore a stained grey suit too large for it, the sleeves of which were shredded into shadowy tatters. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I noticed the black bands on my sleeves, the tiny embroidered peonies growing from curlicues of gold thread. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls out a bunch of comics, each in a plastic sleeve with a piece of cardboard behind it, to protect it I guess. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She tucked her hands up into her sleeves, studying me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Smooth and quick, that’s the way, no fumbling, she told herself, and she slipped the little blade out of her sleeve, again and again and again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Grey flames swirled around him - burning his sleeves, blistering his face, turning his eyebrows to ashes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Victor snuffled and wiped his icy nose with his sleeve. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Luwin was always tucking things into those sleeves and producing other things from them: books, messages, strange artifacts, toys for the children. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At the beginning of winter most of us came down with a bad cough that shook our ribs and rattled our heads, which responded by leaking thick mucus into our scarves and onto our sleeves. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

British have finally rolled up their sleeves and gotten down to work. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I retied the plastic bag to a back belt loop, rolled my sleeves up, took a steadying breath, and started. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I see my father in his white apron, sleeves rolled up. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smaller girl had on a jacket the sleeves of which were so long that they came down to her knuckles. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Who we are being so many hard facts held like candies or coins, just up one’s sleeve — one’s father, one’s mother, all the things that might quaintly be termed one’s station. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet when he came closer, Catelyn saw that his mailed glove and the sleeve of his surcoat were black with blood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At that point, one sleeve at a time, I pulled my arms inside my jersey so that it sat on my shoulders like a cloak. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When she was finished, we looked around for something to clean her up with, but she just wiped her mouth with the sleeve of her shirt instead. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple picked up a billowy something that was probably a sleeve. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“By the sound of it, Malfoy was trying to use an Unforgivable Curse, you should be glad Harry had something good up his sleeve!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“He goes off every morning in a crisp white shirt. And every night he comes home wrinkled and pit-stained with his sleeves rolled up.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He’d park himself on our dusty front-porch steps, fold his suit jacket neatly on the glider, roll up his sleeves, and read to me from the Psalms and Deuteronomy while I shelled beans. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mouth was too dry to answer, so I simply shook my head and tugged her sleeve, urging her not to linger. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Myself, in a jacket with the sleeves too short, standing against a motel cabin door. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He folded his arms in front of himself, letting the sleeves of his black master’s robe hang loosely at his sides. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had hands as large as shovels, and the forearms that came from his sleeves were strong as stone. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Knowing how his mother felt about table manners, Clayton wiped his mouth with his sleeve rather than using the embroidered cloth napkin still folded at the left-hand side of his plate. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Rocky was honing his knife; he tested the blade on a thread hanging from the sleeve of his jacket. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Wash was skipping stones at the water’s edge, his sleeves rolled up to the elbows. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They could have Cordelia and me in here, in our bat-wing sleeves and cinch belts, stuffed and mounted or made of wax, drinking our milkshakes, looking as bored as we could. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

"My sleeve is tmm and my breeches are unaccountably damp, but nothing was harmed save my dignity." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Hassan dragged a sleeve across his face, wiped snot and tears. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She also had on high heels, dramatically flared black pants, and a frilly blouse with swoopy sleeves. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She wondered who owned the sleeve, what had become of him. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It seemed to eat through the thin cotton fabric of his sleeve. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

And as I lean forward in the cramped seat to push my arms through the sleeves, he hovers behind me, chatting with April and holding the coat open for me, in line with my shoulders. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He paused to wipe his eyes on his sleeve. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swipes at her eyes with her sleeve, and shakes her head. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped my face with my sleeve and smiled. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Before the match burned down into James' fingertips, Alfred saw the dark, widening stain on his torn coat sleeve, and the blood running off his hand. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pressed my sleeve against my cut cheek until the throbbing pain spread like red-hot pincers, twisting into the flesh and burrowing deeper. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She adjusted the pretend armband on my sleeve and kissed me on the forehead. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mini pulled back her sleeve and bent her arm. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hideo shakes his head as he pushes his second sleeve up to his elbow. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I head up the stairs, Nat scuffing along behind me, pulling at her sweater like her shirt sleeve is caught up inside. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She follows my eyes and rolls her sleeve down. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It dug its slender claws into his sleeve while inspecting Meggie with its gleaming beady black eyes, and when it yawned it bared teeth as sharp as needles. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I almost start sucking my sleeve like I do at recess but then I remember. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man pulled his sleeve up his thin, bony arm to show her a faded tattoo of a crescent moon. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stretched the cuff of my sleeve into my palm and almost reached over to wipe the sweat from your forehead…something my mother would’ve done. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

An hour later, sweating and still panting from the swordplay practice, Celaena wiped her brow on her sleeve as they made their way back to her rooms. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

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

The short man pulled on his partner’s sleeve. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The sleeves of his fading black shirt and pants are rolled up, showing us muscular calves and forearms. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Biff bit the thread and smoothed the black band on the sleeve of his coat. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

A sleeve of Ron’s dress robes was dangling from it, swaying with the motion of the train, the moldy lace cuff very obvious. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“No, I didn’t,” said Hermione, still wiping her eyes on her sleeve. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He doubles the sleeve back over the socket, then holds the leg out for me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Al Capone’s fingerprints are on that sleeve! The sweat of his brow dropped on this pocket.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yesterday, Rasheed had gone out and come home with a suede winter coat for a boy, lined inside with soft sheepskin, the sleeves embroidered with fine red and yellow silk thread. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She removed her hand from Mr. Parker’s sleeve. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Harry reached out, straightened the half-moon spectacles upon the crooked nose, and wiped a trickle of blood from the mouth with his own sleeve. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

How thin the bony arm feels beneath the coat sleeve. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was allowed a few moments of peace without any of my sisters yanking at my sleeve, wasn’t I? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“What are you freaks doing out here?” he says, slamming the truck door and turning his baseball hat around backward, rolling up a sleeve like he’s about to get into some dirty work. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The day I worked downstairs during OJT, he helped a fellow officer change his shirt; the man was so muscle-bound, he couldn’t reach back far enough to get his second hand into the sleeve hole. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rolled-up sleeves of his white shirt slid down his tan arms. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The guard bent forward and told the boy to roll up his sleeve. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Her sleeves are rolled up to her shoulders, and I see that her flesh barely covers her bones. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It fit me okay in the shoulders because Mr. Ray was skinny, but the sleeves were way too long. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I pull my sleeve up to examine it, my hand shaking. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Officers rose and there was a general clamor; a woman wailed; from the wings, through luffing coulisses, men ran panting, wiping paint from their faces upon their oznabrig sleeves. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She wore wedgies, loose slacks, and sweaters that were too short in the sleeves. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dancer was draped in bardings of snowy white wool emblazoned with the grey direwolf of House Stark, while Bran wore grey breeches and white doublet, his sleeves and collar trimmed with air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Someone as interested as she herself in the flow of her imagined hair, the thickness of the mattress of flowers, die voile sleeves that closed below her elbows in gold-threaded cuffs. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And with a flourish, he pulled a thread out of his fraying sleeve and tied it around Pinmei’s wrist. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Finally, he took a final swig of milk, wiped his mouth on his sleeve, and picked up the bag of saltpeter. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Roberto cleared his throat, wiped his eyes with his shirt sleeve, and said, “I am going to see Mr. Sims after school on Monday. Maybe he can suggest something else.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

My arms glided down the sleeves that stopped just over my wrists, like a coat sleeve should. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

His fingers move, feeling my arm under the nightgown sleeve, as if his hand won’t listen to reason. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zaman struggled to his feet, blotted his bloody lips with his sleeve, wiped the spit off his cheek. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t wear his heart on his sleeve; he keeps it in a locked box with all of his dreams and expressions because he doesn't want to share them with the rest of the world. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She tries to wipe the blood away with her sleeve but it’s wool and spreads the blood till the whole side of the Pope’s face is smeared. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She wore a pointed hat and layers of capes, shawls, sweaters buttoned at the throat like capes, the sleeves flying behind like sausage skins. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A border of ermine lined the neck and provided slender sleeves that only covered her shoulders. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Shearwaters skim the ramparts; sleeves of vapor enshroud the steeple. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Using Nick's dagger, I cut off the sleeve of his linen shirt and pressed it into a ball over the wound. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t want to ask for more time; everyone else was nodding and rolling up their sleeves. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He saw a group of men dressed in the same black uniform as Raul, with the emblem of a beehive on their sleeves. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Florentine pulled a Snowberger’s handkerchief from the sleeve of her dress and mopped at Peach’s face. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The youngest children tug his sleeves; the older ones are deferential. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I touch the sleeve of Mrs. V’s dress as I think about what she asked me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Grandpa held up that left arm and dangled the knotted sleeve in his face. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But Mags tugs on my sleeve and babbles on until I’ve given the awl to her. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

My head was pounding where I got hit and I kept having to dab my sleeve against my cut ’cause it was bleeding again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She aimed a finger at his torn sleeve, the slender scab beneath. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He flipped his sleeves up under his coat. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I slipped my arms into the sleeves of Stick's green shirt. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I have something for you,” she said as she pulled his leather gloves from the sleeve of her prison tunic. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Plus his sleeves are rolled up, revealing his finely muscled forearms. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She fixes the sleeve of her coat and doesn’t say a word to defend herself. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I listened to the gentle whisper of her fingers against my sleeve. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Illyrio thrust his right hand up his left sleeve and drew out a silver locket. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mama motions to the space outside the door, and I drop the comforters and blankets in a heap and mop my brow with my sleeve. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The young woman had apparently been in the middle of a washing day, for she wore an apron, her sleeves were rolled up to the elbow, and there were soapsuds on her hands. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

His cap is straight now and his sleeves rolled down and buttoned. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plutarch taps a spot on my shoulder at the front of my left sleeve. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Both of the men were rolling up their sleeves, huffing and posturing like a pair of alley cats. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Jacob exhales, nods, and wipes his eyes with his sleeve. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He pointed with his right arm, and out of the sleeve came a round stick-like wrist, but no hand. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no handkerchief, but feeling with my fingers I washed away where the dried blood had been, with rainwater that dripped from the canvas, and wiped it clean with the sleeve of my coat. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I pushed my sleeves up as high as they would go, and closed my eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The touch of Joffrey's hand on her sleeve made her heart beat faster. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

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

He had the long sleeves of his white shirt pushed up to his elbows, and his forearm was surprisingly hard and muscular beneath his light skin. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I rolled up my sleeve, baring the letters I had scratched into my forearm. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He had only one arm, the left having been amputated ten inches below the shoulder joint, so that he wore the sleeve of his coat pinned up with the cuff fastened to the elbow. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The first trick I taught them was to creep up the sleeve of my jacket and come out by my neck. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Dr. Marrigan pushes up the sleeves of her green silk turtleneck. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

His sleeves were rolled up, and his muscular arms were clean too. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m pretty sure that was what Adam, the judge with sleeve tattoos, said to the tall redheaded girl on The Voice last Sunday night, and I tell her that. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Her sleeves and bodice were sewn with freshwater pearls, and on her feet were white doeskin slippers—pretty, but not warm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Once again the old cowboy had something up his sleeve. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

For instance, Sir Kay had a black key on his tent, and Sir Ulbawes, in the opposing camp, had a couple of elbows in flowing sleeves. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

A box of raisins, a sleeve of crackers, and a half-empty jar of peanut butter—Pax would come out of any hiding spot for peanut butter. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She was wearing an orange dress with silver sequins at the hem and gold sequins sprinkled around its gauzy sleeves. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He had his sleeve pushed up and was running his fingers over the red spot where Nina had seen to his wound. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Earlier, he’d brought the candles out of his pockets and sleeves like a magician. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The story said that the man pulled his body away from the window to show an armless sleeve. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiles and presses a button on the inside of the sleeve, and “O Christmas Tree” plays from a speaker near his armpit. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He had worked all night at the forge-bellows, pushing and pulling the two long sleeves of goathide that fed the fire with a blast of air. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Bit by bit I could see the sleeve of Danny’s uniform, see the water, see the floor beneath us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ricky makes him wear a long-sleeve shirt under the standard black polo uniform, but you can still see the edges of them peeking out from the sleeve. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

She hoisted a bucket from the well, rolled up her sleeves, and splashed water on her face and neck. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He pulled an orange kerchief from his sleeve and mopped his forehead. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He buttoned his fly slowly and adjusted his black alpaca sleeve guards and squared his green eyeshade. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lord Petyr was clad in a blue velvet tunic with puffed sleeves, his silvery cape patterned with mockingbirds. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She stopped hard and grabbed the sleeve of Vega’s new coat to keep from falling. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

A little while later, as I was chatting with the former surgeon, who told me he and Baba had been classmates in eighth grade, Soraya pulled on my sleeve. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I pull up the sleeves of my letterman’s jacket a bit, and try to lift my arm to show him, but my shoulder throbs. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I look away and suck on my sleeve. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was strong enough to stand without support, he rose to his feet and wiped his forehead on his sleeve. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her silky sleeve under her eyes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

We spread them on the tables and folded them carefully, lining up the sleeves of the shirts and the seams on the pants and balling the paired-up socks. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And she pushed back her sleeve and touched her forefinger to the Dark Mark. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She pulls at the sleeve of her tunic. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Caputo shoved his sleeves up farther on his forearms and said, “The penthouse is a crime scene. It’s off-limits until I say otherwise. Are we all clear?” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

She grabbed a passing longshoreman by the sleeve. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His sleeve catches the snifter and knocks it to the carpet. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She stuffed them up her sleeves, and left by a back window. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The mother gazed at you as you wiped your runny nose on your torn sleeve. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I have a trick up my sleeve which I haven’t told a soul about, even though it’s the God’s honest truth and I know it: I have a good shot at the Ambassador. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She removed her coat, tugging at the sleeves with reluctant fat gloved fingers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even more surprised when I took off my coat, stood on a blanket, untied my belt and sleeve strings, and let the kasha come spilling out. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Wylan’s uniform was far too big, and Jesper’s sleeves and pants looked ridiculously short, but at least the boots were a reasonable fit. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then he wiped the juice from his mouth with his sleeve, cleared his throat, and gazed straight at Meggie. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Hand Clap carefully wiped his sticky fingers on his tunic sleeve. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had completely forgotten about the little boy who had accompanied me, because the whole trip back he hadn’t said a word, so I was surprised to feel him tugging at my sleeve. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put out his arm and saw the dim white flakes of snow settling on his sleeve. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then he drew his sleeve across his face, wiping away the grime, and sweat, and tears. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He would lift his sleeve, and they would gasp and go “Wow!” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

She pulled her bare hands up inside the sleeves of her coat. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Francis shakes my hand firmly, showing off the full sleeve of tattoos on her right arm. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I opened that door, looked at the sleeve ripped a good three inches in the shoulder seam. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Hana's silk gown boasts hand-painted images of our island and its cypress trees, and her sleeves swing low to the ground. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

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

It happened now and then to fishermen—they caught a hand or a sleeve in their net webbing and went over even in calm weather. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hugh blows the yucca pollen off his blackened shrimp while I push back the sleeves of my borrowed sport coat and search the meat tower for my promised potatoes. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

In the chaos, Rachel tugged on my sleeve. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Very well, use your sleeve, but wipe your nose dry. We have decisions to make.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I raise my left arm and twist my neck down to rip off the pill on my sleeve. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Before the meal was served Poirot had caught the chief attendant by the sleeve and murmured something to him. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The seam down the shirt sleeve is crooked, is all. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Cool Papa sat First Guitar on her stand, and Clayton shook the spit out of his blues harp, wiped it with his pajama sleeve, and tucked it under his pillow. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Before she was allowed to take the albums out of their sleeves, Eleanor used to lay them out on the floor and stare at the artwork. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The boy lifted the sleeve of the dress and patted the slash on the girl’s forehead. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some families sewed gold and jewelry into the linings of their bras, the waistline of pants, in sleeves, behind buttons, or in underwear. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you just love it when they roll up their sleeves and tuck the cigarette pack inside?” she’ll say. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, rolling up the sleeves of my hoodie. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He then opened a small door in the stairway and pulled me by the sleeve of my coat. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He rolls up his sleeves, which makes me laugh. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He looked pale and frightened, but he had pushed up the sleeves of his robes and was holding his wand ready. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

His arms are lean and sculpted and his biceps fill the sleeves of his black T-shirt. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

White, with puffed sleeves and a skirt that billowed when she spun around. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, and raised the left-hand side of the hood. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Abbot bowed and placed his paws within his wide habit sleeves. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I could see rivulets of liquid snaking from his sleeve down his arm. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He kept his Marlboros rolled up in one of his T-shirt sleeves, and he lit his cigarettes with a Zippo lighter stamped with a picture of a naked lady bending over. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Things to throw away,” Mama replied, wiping her forehead with the sleeve of her sweatshirt. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Miranda said, taking a step closer to Naomi and plucking the sleeve of Gilbert’s jacket between index finger and thumb. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It seems funny,” said Floss, “to be making a costume with two sleeves.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man’s right sleeve is pinned up and empty. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

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

All summer they looked at his pinned-up sleeve with the surprised, unaccustomed faces his fellow islanders had stopped making. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Eleanor rolled her eyes and wiped her cheek with her pajama sleeve. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Mary Toy caught aholt of his knotted sleeve and tugged at it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He rolled his sleeves before picking up a cue from the rack on the wall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In his khakis and rolled-up white shirt sleeves he looked like a working man, but he raised up one hand above his head the way he does in church to pronounce the benediction. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A jacket sleeve smacks me on the cheek. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The car pulled away, and Henry tugged at his sleeve. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chou follows slowly behind him, her sleeves continuously wiping her eyes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The top athletes got hoodies too, Day-Glo orange with double helix lightning bolts on the sleeves. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Ram, I don’t want to work on it. That’s the truth,” I say, staring at his plaid sleeve. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The sleeves of his gray shirt are rolled up, exposing hairy, muscled arms. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He wipes his eyes on the back of his sleeve. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She stood up and pulled a grubby piece of linen from her sleeve, spat on it, and reached up as high as she could and scrubbed the blood from Bod’s forehead. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Others scatter, averting their faces or hiding behind their sleeves. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his face hastily with his sleeve and then pointed down at where Alfhercht stood. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He pulled up his sleeve to show the long scars from the mauling. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“It’s warm enough outside to wear short sleeves, so she forgets to bring a sweater when we go places, and it’s so cold inside from the AC. She calls the napkins her blankets.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

"Right," I say vacuously, tightening the knotted sleeves. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I pull the sleeves of my shirt down over my ankles and take a breath because right now, I’m still thinking about what I said to Zoey or, rather, what I almost said to Zoey. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“Not much,” said Ron, hastily wiping the cut over his eye with his sleeve. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Before getting out of my car, I decided to put on my well-worn suit jacket, even though I had noticed earlier that it was missing buttons on both jacket sleeves. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As I shoot my arm through the sleeve, I hear something crackle. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prosper wiped the tears from his face with his sleeve. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The man has on a sky-blue button-down shirt with rolled-up sleeves, and he keeps his sunglasses on. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I spread my arms out even wider, and tried to imagine long robes with sleeves that flowed down along the arms of Prospero. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She slipped the record out of its cardboard sleeve and placed it on the record player, then carefully lowered the needle onto the vinyl. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I touched her sleeve where the stain had been. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The young man didn’t answer, he simply took my sleeve between his fingers and examined it closely. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

There he crouched and reached inside the sleeve of his coat for the short, heavy stick of lignum vitae he carried along his left forearm. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Mind!” said my convict, wiping blood from his face with his ragged sleeves, and shaking torn hair from his fingers: “I took him! I give him up to you! Mind that!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed up the sleeves of his dirty tux shirt, looked at Frankie, and said, “Yeah. They are.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The one sleeve was made of pea green chiffon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached for the handkerchief tucked in her sleeve. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The strings holding them in place sometimes slipped outside the short sleeves of her well-pressed white shirts, and she had to turn her back to us in order to adjust them. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He started up the stairs but the boy pulled at his sleeve. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The air feels chilly, and I slide my hands into the sleeves of my hoodie. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He collapsed gratefully on the short stool Lon offered him, dabbing at his brow with the edge of his embroidered sleeve. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Neither of us speaks much during lunch, but when our bowls are clean, Gale pulls up his sleeve, revealing his schedule. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He felt its point penetrate the crook of his right arm and blood seeping down the sleeve of his torn robes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was brown with short sleeves and a white and yellow collar, with a little bow under my chin. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found a hard flake of crystal in his sleeve, held it tight between thumb and forefinger as he reached for the cup. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A new man opened the door, a square-faced Finn, dressed in shirt and trousers; red silk armbands held up his full sleeves. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed in my sleeve at his menaces. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

As Lyra looked at her, she had a shock: the blankets stirred, and a very thin arm emerged, in a black sleeve, and then another face, a man’s, so ancient it was almost a skeleton. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He sniffed and wiped his nose on his sleeve, and the next moment there came a resounding slap on the side of his head that sent him staggering to the wall. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

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 pull my sleeves down over my fingers to keep them warm. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She makes her jacket into a sling for my arm, tying the sleeves around my neck. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Black rats leapt from the sleeves and from under the coat and hat, a score or more of them, red eyes shining in the dark. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Rachel laid a placating hand on her husband’s sleeve. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls the sleeve of his sweatshirt over his hand and pats it to his mouth. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Ashima smiled, amused by her mother’s salesmanship; it had taken her the better part of a year to finish the cardigan, and still her mother had had to do the sleeves. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When a man talks like that he might as well be accusing someone of carrying aces up their sleeve. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Special Agent in charge, the man in a dark blue windbreaker with FBI emblazoned along the sleeve and back of the jacket, steps up to the podium. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

His mother, Malachite, was punching down bread dough in a large ceramic bowl, the sleeves of her linen shirt rolled up to her elbows, her mouth open in a laugh and her eyes crinkled. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Instead, with a frown, she spits on her finger and rubs at the reddish brown spots—dried blood from flea bites I scratch too much—that speckle the sleeves of my dirty white blouse. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lou Anne’s wearing her usual long sleeves in the summer heat and her constant smile. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” I said, wiping my eyes with the end of my sleeve. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Trina pulled on his sleeve, then leaned in to talk to him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, completely,” Mrs. Trepid said, brushing at a piece of lint on her sleeve. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

That had been accomplished by the sight of iMilkman’s arms around the shoulders of a girl whose silky copper-colored hair cascaded over the sleeve of his coat. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, the wedding day, I wear my other favorite dress, a light blue one with pleats that fall just below my knees and narrow sleeves that stop at my elbows. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sister Redempta looked nearly worn out. We saw her without her veil on and her sleeves all rolled up. She's almost like a regular woman,” I said. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The long sleeves slid down over her arms, all the way to the wrists. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He rolled up his jacket sleeves and began. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The bell-shaped sleeves hung loose around her arms, and the floaty hem stopped a few inches above her knees. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

There was a star in a box on his sleeve because he was a major. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He played with relish, sleeves rolled up, smiling at his work, tinkling from the low ranges to the high with the tricky syncopation of a tap dancer going up a Ziegfeld staircase. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Jake rolls up his sleeves, revealing that compass tattoo I first noticed on his right forearm when we were on the train. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She dried them with her sleeves, and combed her hair, trying to imagine her face in the brickwork. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A few cadets, eleven-year-olds with yellow stripes on their sleeves, linger on the steps outside an academy, the old and worn Walt Disney Concert Hall letters almost completely faded. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Dragon wings,” he said, and slipped into them like sleeves. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He caressed her with the tender, fatherly touch he sometimes used with animals, until the woman finally relaxed and allowed him to roll up the sleeves of her old Chinese robe, revealing her skeletal arms. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baachan’s coat was old with frayed sleeves, but it looked heavy, so she was probably warm enough. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

A flash of fire raced up Leo’s sleeve. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He’s left his jacket and tie behind, and the sleeves of his shirt are pushed up to his elbows. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

A few men are seated with their sleeves rolled up, washing their arms and feet, and it suddenly occurs to me that the ancient mosque isn’t a museum or monument. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing the uniform of the Guardians, but his cap is tilted at a jaunty angle and his sleeves are rolled to the elbow, showing his forearms, tanned but with a stipple of dark hairs. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sleeves were so bulky that he felt as if he couldn’t move his arms properly. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smitty pulled back the sleeve of his shirt and held his brown arm next to mine. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, as Minli took hold of his sleeve, it pulled back and a glint of gold shone. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

A crowded stairway, and no shoulder, no sleeve brushed us. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I held the back of my sleeve to my nose—gently, tenderly, it still hurt so badly—trying to stem the bleeding. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Alice’s dæmon, Ben, had become a bulldog, and Malcolm could hear his quiet growl, and saw the ferret trying to hide in the man’s sleeve. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I confess ...” He wiped the grease from his lips with his sleeve. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The swoop of the helmet, the curve to the breastplate, the slight fullness of the sleeves that allows the white folds under the arms to show. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Most Pashtun women would cry and beg and cling to their husbands’ sleeves. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He sips coffee from his cup and wipes some brown droplets out of his mustache with the sleeve of his sport coat. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Her fingers had been shaking as she took the sheet of paper out of her sleeve, but no one noticed anything when she slipped it into the pages of the book. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then he wiped his face on his sleeve and looked up and stared at me. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He blushes and fidgets with the hem of his sleeve. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He slipped it over my coat sleeve onto my right arm. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

In fact, last time I went with Mama, he showed me a signed Satchel Paige baseball card—super old-school, and so original, he had it in a thick plastic sleeve. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I caught his sleeve and swung him back around. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She grabs the sleeve of her coat, but Imani fights back. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Mama Joe wore a wool hat even though sweat had made yellow patches under the sleeves of her blouse. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

One man remembered seeing a man’s burning shirt sail into the sky, its sleeves outstretched. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

He reached forward and touched its sleeve, rubbing the fabric between his fingers for a moment. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I rolled my sleeves back down after washing my arms and hands. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I sit up and wipe my face with my sleeves. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

His face and beard gleamed with water, and he turned down the sleeves of his blue shirt as he entered the kitchen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He planted the offices in the midst of this black metropolis, rolled up his sleeves, and went to work. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She wears a fancy uniform: gold epaulettes shine from the top of her cloaked military robe, white ropes loop around her shoulders, and a double-arrow insignia is printed on both sleeves. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Mama made me wait till she pinned the black mourning band for Granny on my shirt sleeve. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

As Bast reached across the table his sleeve pulled back to reveal a bruise blossoming around his wrist. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The older girl turned to her and put her hand on Lyddie’s sleeve. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed back his jacket sleeve to see his watch. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She wiped away her tears with her sleeve. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She takes her coat off the back of the chair, puts her arms in the sleeves, and starts to button up. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

They were all dressed alike, in either denim jackets or the big, black loose cotton tunics that reached to their hips and had wide, winglike sleeves. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee folded his hands over his stomach as though he wore Chinese sleeves and waited patiently. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was finishing the last sleeve of a jacket for Ji-yun before starting to make dinner when I heard a soft voice calling me from the alley. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grab 2 Sprites and a sleeve of Chips Ahoy! cookies, and we go into the living room to watch TV. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now and then as he watched them he saw them take out a pint of Old Tennis Shoes and wiping the neck of the bottle on a sleeve, raise the pint one after another. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaz flicked his sleeve, and two slender rods of metal appeared between his fingers. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A Communist had cut a wisp of black paper into a hero with sleeves like butterflies’ wings and with tassels and flags, which fluttered when you breathed on him. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Violet sat in her slip with her coat on, while Alice mended the sleeve with the tiniest stitches. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took the edge of his sleeve and wiped the corner of each eye carefully. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She pulled out two long, dark-blue dresses with intricate beadwork around the sleeves. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She rolled up the sleeve of her gingham dress, all the way to the shoulder joint, revealing a bony arm with stringy muscles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ducking backward through a fence, Herbie caught a sleeve on a barb, tearing the shirt in his panic to reach safety. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dust them off, placing each one delicately in its silk sleeve, and lay them out on the table next to the organ. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” she says, pulling the cuff of her sleeve down to obscure his view of the bracelet, a carefully woven braid of her hair entwined with his. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He’s sucking on his sleeve, getting all the water he can from it, and I decide to do the same to my sleeve. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He had on a long, dirty coat, its fur-lined sleeves ratty and stained, that looked as though he hadn’t taken it off for months. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He held his left forearm over the flames, grinning as they licked the sleeve of his jacket. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She tugged on the sleeve of a thin young woman. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I suck on my sleeve and stare at the chart. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Okay, I'm sorry. That sounds patronizing. I just mean those glasses! Those sweaters with the elbow patches! Real ones that he sewed on himself because the sleeves wore through. He was the real deal." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

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

Out of the sleeves came strong bony wrists and hands gnarled and knotted and hard as peach branches. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the sleeve of Webb’s prehistoric shirt between his thumb and forefinger. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Yishan reached deep into his sleeve and fished out his handkerchief, his chopsticks, and, finally, the dark brown mussel. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I grabbed his sleeve and helped him out. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Silas flicked an imaginary speck of dust from his sleeve with a fingernail as sharp as a blade. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He rolled up his sleeves, picked up Mr. Stine’s toolbox, and followed him into the cafeteria. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ishmael, with his shoulders hunched, his collar turned up, his pinned coat sleeve whipping in the wind, slogged through the snow to his office. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The sleeves come down to my fingertips, and I roll them up too. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Old Dr. Hirsch, I am beginning to learn, usually has a trick up his sleeve. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Perfect choice,” she replied, “as long as it has long sleeves, a starched collar, and is worn with a necktie.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Michelangelo smiled graciously and wiped his forehead with his sleeve. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Aaron tugged on her sleeve and his eyes were full of mischief. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

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 wrinkled her nose and covered her face with her sleeve. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Calder, wiping his cheeks on the sleeve of his jacket, pointed to the strand of pearls lying on the table. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Next to her, Lauren was wiping at her face with the sleeve of her hoodie, and all Maya could think was, Gross. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Good morning, children,” she said in a soft, timid voice, mopping her sweaty brow with the sleeve of her faded blouse. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tree limbs bent to the ground under heavy sleeves. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

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

They approached, pulling each other by sleeve and hand. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

His clothing was worn out, with fraying sleeves and collar. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I notice that the edge of my tunic sleeve is wrinkled, and I smooth it carefully. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I slowly pulled off the sleeve of my coat, biting back the wince. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I roll the sleeves of my hoodie down and look up at Ty. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Perfectly beautiful,” replied Stuart, wiping the sarsaparilla off his lips with the corner of his sleeve. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

After the swells died down, I pulled my hands into the sleeves of Marion’s sweatshirt and looked around. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

A short man in a field captain’s uniform emerges from the backseat of the Mercedes and brushes something invisible from the sleeve of his coat. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Lulled by the sunshine and my dreams, I felt someone pulling at my sleeve. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I have prepared a list of those we might wish to consider for the vacant offices," he said, offering Robb a paper plucked from his sleeve. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. Mine has short sleeves and a neck like this,” she answered, drawing a U on her chest. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I begin to twirl slowly, raising the sleeves of my heavy gown above my head. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She put her left arm out and pulled up her sleeve. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Inej remembered him leaving little bouquets of wild geraniums for her mother to find everywhere, in the cupboards, the camp cook pots, the sleeves of her costumes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The sleeves of his shirt were rolled up as though he was going to work. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Kasim looks around and I tug at the sleeve of his coat. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Wash brought them the things they needed, worn-out clothes from his mother’s scrap bin, heavy wire to connect the limbs, armfuls of straw they could pack into the sleeves and pant legs. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Greek, big apron, sleeves rolled up, was frying pork chops in two big skillets, turning them over with an ice pick. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wrung out, “all in for breath,” said McCarthy, “and he’s almost as white as the sleeves of his jacket.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They deputized their sleeves and grabbed handfuls of napkins from the refreshment stand. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knelt down, and he wiped his coat sleeve across her forehead. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Gavril cut my clothes from my body, pulling them away in fragments, a sleeve here, the leg there. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He waved, took off his hat to wipe his head and face on the sleeve of his homespun shirt, replaced his hat, and made his way across the field to the road. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Henry and Camilla went out with me—Henry at the oars, his sleeves rolled to the elbow and his dark jacket on the seat beside him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When I get to our table, Sara is pulling at the edge of her sleeve. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The man in the grey suit stands, brushing invisible dust from his sleeve. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I wipe them away with my sleeve, waiting. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Her father stands by a window, intently watching his arm as he holds it out in front of him, the sunlight filtering in through the frosted glass and falling over his sleeve. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The sleeves were much too long; I shoved them back so I could free my hands. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then she tugs my arm closer, pushes my sleeve up, and cups my hand between her own. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Naima pulled the white ribbon from under the sleeve of her salwar kameez. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

She slips her damp arms into the sleeves of the robe, ties the belt around her waist. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

By the time he walked into the cafeteria, Toby was wearing his disappointment on his face, his sleeve—anywhere it would fit. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

My cheeks heat up, and I let my sleeve fall. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then Jiichan pulled up his own sleeve to reveal his own thin arm. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

His sleeves are rolled all the way down today, so I don’t see his compass tattoo. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She’d forgotten about taking Clayton’s blues harp away and kissed him on the forehead, which he wiped with his jacket sleeve. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“On the sleeves it shows very plainly where the stars have been cut away. The cloth is a different color.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I pulled the armband from her sleeve and stuffed it into her coat pocket. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Then, much to Penelope’s surprise, Lady Constance produced a letter from inside her sleeve and handed it to her. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Rishi laughed again, running an easy hand through his hair as they resumed walking side by side, sleeves brushing lightly. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The moonlit river fell from his swimming arms like sleeves of silver. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw a hand and wrist rip loose, pale fingers wriggling, the sleeve faded black roughspun. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

One of them stands up, and I see that he's wearing the fancy sleeves of a troubadour, though they're caked with the dirt of the road. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

You knew he held aces up his sleeve. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He rolled up the sleeves of his shirt. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Minli nodded — and as she waved a grateful goodbye to the village, a sea of ruined sleeves fluttered back at her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He rolled up his sleeves and began to lather up with the bar of Lava soap. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We were told to roll up our left sleeves and file past the table. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he rolled up the long sleeves, pulled up the baggy pants, and laboriously climbed back up on the wooden sea horse, “These shoes are going to fly off my feet!” he complained. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side of the record sleeve were the printed lyrics to all seven parts of the 2112 suite. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

His tie was solid black, and on the sleeve of his gray coat there was the mourning band that he had sewn there. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It’s hot outside—first day of September—and Mrs. Kahn is wearing long sleeves. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He drew out the kerchief from his sleeve. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

She tried to mop it with her sleeve but the stain was spreading. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its great floppy sleeves had pockets hidden inside. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I struggle to my feet, wiping blood from my eyebrow with a sleeve. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I’m wearing long black sleeves inside a striped black vest, slender black pants tucked into boots, and a long black robe that wraps around my shoulders and covers me like a blanket. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

"You can change the dress about this way, put different sleeves on. Have you got it?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I hate to see sick people, old men and women lying in beds moaning, grabbing on to the nurses’ sleeves. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I tug up my sleeve and hold my arm next to his. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I saved one of the sleeves for myself; the few drops of water disappeared onto my parched tongue like they’d never been. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You look” — Frankie wiped his runny nose on his pajama sleeve — “nice. Kinda pretty.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

His own hands disappeared inside his sleeves again. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the nurses wore masks, and they and the doctors had rolled up their sleeves. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Jack isn’t wearing his gloves anymore, and the thick sleeves of his jacket are rolled up to his elbows as he reaches into the muck. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Stand back,” said Lockhart, who was rolling up his jade-green sleeves. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

With a chuckle of shame and mortification, I wiped them away with my sleeve. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He bandaged the cut on her arm and rolled down her sleeve. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did he act like he had anything up his sleeve?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I jabbed an arm into my coat, poking around behind me with the other arm, but I couldn’t find my sleeve. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I knew you had some trick up your sleeve.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I push up my sleeves and follow him. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She rolled up her denim sleeves, revealing that the skin of her arms was scaly and green. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

For a week, they sew my dress furiously, pinning and unpinning the hem, the sleeves, the collar. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked up my other foot and planted it next to the first as I clung to Arturo’s coat sleeves. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

My nurse takes my left arm, bunching the wide sleeves of my night robe, and ties a red string around my bicep. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

At least he can muffle his with long sleeves and layers. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

A sudden silence seized the feasters ... all but Lord Ramsay, who tossed aside the bone he had been gnawing, wiped his mouth on his sleeve, smiled a greasy, wet-lipped smile, and said, “Father.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I actually looked down to see if there was birdshit or something on my sleeve. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You two look adorable,” he gushes as he reaches to scan the tags on our sleeves. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Minli nodded — and as she waved a grateful goodbye to the village, a sea of ruined sleeves fluttered back at her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

On the back and in the sleeves there are big dark patches. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naima peeked at him from behind the curtain, fiddling with the white ribbon she kept hidden on her wrist under the long sleeve of her salwar kameez. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Along his arms, exposed through the rips in the rubakha’s sleeves, were swirls of slightly darker gold. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She began to move in fanning circles, now flying the sleeves in the air, now trailing them on the grass, dancing in the middle of the light. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s get out of here,” Jack said to me quietly, and he pulled me by my sweatshirt sleeve and started walking away from them. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Angrily, he wiped them away with his sleeve and looked around like an animal in a trap, searching for some way out. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Richard and I got back to talking till Shetora tugged on my sleeve and said, “Read me a story, Jump Daddy. Story, Jump Daddy!” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dust my hands against each other and push the sleeves of my robe up. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Alfred ripped off the torn coat sleeve and tied his handkerchief around the cut. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m panting, my heart racing, wiping the tears from my face with my sleeve, terrified out of my mind that David might’ve been caught by whoever was waving around that flashlight in the darkness. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the empty sleeve of Olek’s missing arm and flapped it in his face. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

She wore a threadbare tunic, one sleeve hanging off her too-sharp shoulder, and the skin of her legs and feet was visibly dry and cracked. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The flies began to torment them, and the air was full of clouds of tiny midges that crept up their sleeves and breeches and into their hair. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Across the river mouth, beneath four feet of concrete, an aide holds open the garrison commander’s jacket as the colonel swings one arm through one sleeve, then the other. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

After she had held the sleeve of Papá’s coat to her cheek for a brief moment, Lupita went back in to the noisy living room. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Glancing down to his hands, I saw the back of his right sleeve was stiff and starchy from the constant wiping of his nose. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that’s when I saw it, the dark lines curving from his middle knuckle, rounding the ridges of vein, settling just under the cuff of his plaid sleeve. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The girl pulled her arms all the way into the body of her yellow sweater so that the empty sleeves hung like banana peels, and I saw it was true. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The left sleeve of his black wool tunic was fastened at the shoulder with a sil-ver pin in the shape of a longsword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Da-A-Fu, Amah, A-Gong, and the villagers saw them and ran out of their stone hut, flapping their ruined sleeves in greeting. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Calista asked if she could check the stock when she was here, and she said she thought there might be something wrong with the newest shipment of coffee sleeves.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The mercenary reached across the bar, catching hold of Kvothe’s sleeve. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He’s in his shirt sleeves, and is holding a cigarette, lit. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The women who know teach the men who don’t, my thirteen are occupied, and Siunek is a surprise prodigy, able to finish a sleeve in just a couple of hours. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It took forever, and they came out baggy and lopsided, with sleeves that were different lengths and armholes in the middle of our backs. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Maybe he won't hurt you," he said, hoping it was true, "maybe he's just trying to scare you. Here—" He pulled his hand inside his sleeve and tried to wipe Eleanor's face. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

However, I do cover my hand with my sleeve. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were poked up high in either sleeve. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dad’s sport coat is gone, his necktie has been tossed aside, and his crisp white sleeves are now rolled up to his elbows. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Gold cuff finks on the sleeves of his black military tuxedo coat have the Colorado coat of arms engraved on them. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

And so the knife brushes by his sleeve, and comes to rest instead in the chest of the man he is speaking with. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And as soon as he said it, Will realized that the snake he’d seen concealed in the man’s sleeve was a dæmon too, and that Sir Charles must come from Lyra’s world. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When someone asks me where I’ve been these last few days, I say, “Europe,” even though gossip travels fast and they can probably see how I obsessively cover my wrists with my sleeves and bracelets. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Ermine,” he tells me as I stroke the white sleeve. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

As they pull me away from him, I feel the pocket ripped from my sleeve, see the deep violet pill fall to the ground, watch Cinna’s last gift get crunched under a guard’s boot. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She let go Charles’ sleeve and gave him a rather vigorous push in my direction. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Polyester sleeves strain over his arms, and I think maybe his biceps and my hips have a lot in common. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He took orders for two more pints, but before he could leave, one of the drinkers surreptitiously took hold of his sleeve. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Whereupon, try as she would, the sleeve would never set right in the jacket. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The arm that curved out of the shift’s white sleeve was muscled by field labor, awful thin, but smooth as a child’s. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cut free a sleeve from my shirt, wrap it twice around his leg just under his knee, and tie a half knot. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He leapt down to her sleeve and sprang away. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She pulled a tissue out of her sleeve and blew her nose a couple of times, while Fang did his best impression of invisible, and between bites Ms. Banks threw quick glances up the table. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Tatterfell sews on cunning cuffs made from the scales of pinecones around the edges of frayed sleeves. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The thought makes me tug harder on my sleeves. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Dad saw me a few minutes later, he strode over and yanked the sleeves down. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Bandit stood up and threaded her hands into her sleeves as Grandfather did. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I tug my sleeves over my wrists and twist my fingers together. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But Mabel was hardly the patient sort and pulled her by the sleeves into the school yard. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“There’s another one in the cupboard,” Hagrid said, sitting down and wiping his forehead on his sleeve. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Sweat has gathered on my brow from the exercises, and I wipe it away with the back of my sleeve. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But no, she’s laughing, she throws her arms around me, I’ve never seen her before, she hugs me, she has large breasts, under the red habit, she wipes her sleeve across her face. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

How the compression sleeve doesn’t seem to be helping anymore. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The suction sleeve is locked into the socket, and the combination feels snug and comfortable...like it belongs. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” Chuck said, pulling at Thomas’s sleeve a second time. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It’s a black-and-white photo—in a plastic sleeve—of a white man leaning against a super-old-school car with his arms crossed. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

I held my breath, scratching at my sleeve. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“His mack, though,” the bearded one said, reaching out to pinch the sleeve of my jacket. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I scoot beneath the sticking barbs, stand up, brush myself off, and pull the armband up over my right sleeve. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

My heart’s been on my sleeve all day, and it’s pretty bruised up now. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier’s eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir no longer served to dry them. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

He’s in his shirt sleeves, his shirt untucked, hanging loose; he’s holding a toothbrush, or a cigarette, or a glass with something in it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least the twins got to wear short sleeves. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

As her right arm came out of the suit, she saw that the sleeve of her scrub suit was dark wet and her inner glove was red. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thin trickle of pinkish juice trickled down his hand and disappeared into the cuff of his sleeve. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The beads of my sleeve catch my attention, and I smooth them out. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She fidgeted, rubbing the fabric of her left sleeve between her fingers. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She wore her turquoise mittens with a long cord connecting them, running up her sleeves and across her back to keep them together. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that Naheed was ashamed of her religion or her family, but she didn’t need to wear her beliefs on her sleeve—or her head any more than she already did. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

The executive was frightened—terrified actually—but he hadn’t risen to this level of success by wearing his emotions on his sleeve. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She knelt beside Haiyi, reached into her sleeve, and gave the scarred servant her handkerchief to wipe the spilled soup from her face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She sprang out of her seat, grabbed my coat sleeve, and we wove through the streams of people pouring out onto the streets to pool at the main entrance of the mine. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Even if the other person might have a knife concealed up his sleeve. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

And even with the sleeve pulled down, she could not conceal the burned and blistered part of her hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tears pooled in my eyes, and I said, “Yes, mine has long sleeves and a turtleneck.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed his sleeve and pulled him inside. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes,” he says, pushing up the loose terry sleeves. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the young woman by the sleeve and dragged her through the crowd. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I see Sandy scratching at his shoulder, pushing the T-shirt sleeve up, and I see blue and green and yellow on his pale skin. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

When it finished whirring, the tray popped open and I slipped the disc into a paper sleeve. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Pelham wiped her cheeks with her sleeves. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I use my sleeve to open the interior door. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He flashes me something shiny up his sleeve. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I don’t know, but I’m sure Ms. G has something up her sleeve, she always does. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

She dabbed at a tear with the sleeve of her cloak. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

This time the tears spill over and she quickly wipes them with her sleeves before anyone sees. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple picked awkwardly at a loose thread on her sleeve. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes, however, it is unavoidable,” said Dumbledore, shaking back the sleeve of his robes and exposing the forearm of his injured hand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The remaining cow monsters eyed him warily, probably wondering if Frank had any more tricks up his sleeve. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I sit up and grab my mother by the sleeve of her nightshirt. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It was sunny, a rarity for Indiana in April, and everyone at the farmers’ market was wearing short sleeves even though the temperature didn’t quite justify it. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

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

I pulled my coat sleeves down over my hands. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

A cracked photo on the floor showed the man wearing a white jacket with stripes on his sleeves. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He’s still dressed in his clothes from earlier, but one sleeve of his shirt is pushed up to his elbows, while he’s undoing the cuff link on his other sleeve. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He pushed up the sleeves of his robes and took out his wand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face with his sleeve and angrily threw his sandal on the floor. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She takes a swig of her drink and wipes her mouth with her sleeve while talking at the same time, so I miss the first part of her sentence. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

With one hand he fidgets with the cloth of the other sleeve. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“This is a neoprene material, like what wet suits are made of. The sleeve will create a vacuum between you and your prosthetic leg that will hold it firmly in place.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

They rolled up sleeves and pantlegs which were many sizes too large, and wore dress caps backward. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wipes its neck with his sleeve and passes it to me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then Mama raised her hands as it landed on her upper arm, which was covered by the puffy sequined sleeve of her church blouse. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Teacher Li cleared her throat and unconsciously brushed her right sleeve with her left hand. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

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 Lord of White Harbor wiped his mouth with his sleeve. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He took a long swig, coughed, wiped his mouth on the sleeve of his uni- form, and glared at Crow with narrowed, watery eyes. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya removed a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped away the excess blood. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He loosened his tie and rolled up his sleeves to eat. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re quite right,” said Dumbledore serenely, shaking back his sleeve to reveal the tips of those burned and blackened fingers; the sight of them made the back of Harry’s neck prickle unpleasantly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I smear my tears away with the edge of my sleeve. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

My father helps me guide my right arm through the shirt sleeve, and I pull the rest over my head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Hagrid was sitting in an armchair outside his house; his trousers and sleeves were rolled up, and he was shelling peas into a large bowl. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

As the fire spread, his coat sleeves burned away, and his arms began to scale from the heat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I tug Ben’s sleeve, whispering, “These are graves, too. Holes where the towers collapsed, where people died.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

The stripes were parallel silver lines on a black background sewed to the cloth of the sleeve about eight inches below the shoulder. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Joseph did not like this boy at all, but he pulled up his jacket sleeve and showed him the watch. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She buttons my sleeves, and when she leans down to retie each of my black shoes, a mildewy smell rises from her bonnet. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Hanako watched her grandmother stir the soup, then remove the pot from the stove, her thin arms sticking out from beneath her rolled-up sleeves. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore pushed back the sleeve of his robe over his blackened hand, and stretched out the tips of his burned fingers toward the surface of the potion. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Of course, he was wearing an outfit of his mother’s choosing, sent to him this morning: a vest of dark bluish-green velvet, with almost ridiculously billowy white sleeves bursting from the blue-and-white-striped shoulders. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My green suit’s coat sleeves stopped above my wrists, the pants legs showed three inches of socks. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You could give it to her some other time,” I continued, tugging on her coat sleeve the way Summer sometimes tugged on mine when she was talking. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I met Joey around front again, and he handed me two cups in paper sleeves. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I manage to stop crying, but now my nose is running, and I wipe it with the end of my sleeve. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It had been a little small when she bought it and now the sleeves were high up Ben’s wrists and too much ankle showed between his cuff and his shoe. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to use the sleeve of my jacket. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stand to look at her, at the streaks of dead Russian splattered down her sleeve. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When she sees me, she tugs the sleeve of her dress down, but I see the edge of a white bandage on her arm. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

L. Roy picks up Ma’s trench coat and holds it out as she slips her arms into the sleeves. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

She has bluish-white hair, beautifully waved, and wears rustling, silky mauve dresses with a lace-edged handkerchief tucked into the sleeve. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had one sleeve in the coat when a knock sounded at the door, and as he drew back the bolt a man’s voice grated harshly through the silent room. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The sleeves of his striped oxford shirt lay rolled to his elbows so that the hairs on his forearms showed; his back formed a long hard wedge of muscle against which his suspenders rode tautly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I have on new jeans and a long- sleeved shirt with flowers embroidered on the sleeves that I borrowed from Julia. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He raised it wickedly, his silk sleeve falling to reveal his hairy, wiry arm. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Scipio slipped into the long sleeves and sighed. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mapper stood beside him in the stairwell doorway, wiping his glasses on his sleeve and arching an eyebrow; he was decked out in loose overalls and a way-too-big white button shirt. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Lee inspected the sleeve of his coat with admiration. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ampai unbuttoned the left cuff of her jacket sleeve and rolled it up. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He knows she usually goes to the sea—she comes back smelling of seaweed, shoes wet, sleeves decorated with algae or sea fennel or the weed Madame Manec called pioka. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

With a small knife, the old woman cut a sleeve of the boy's shirt and pulled a delicate red thread. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The sleeves on her shirt were rolled up, and her arms were covered with freckles, as was her face. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He polished it with his sleeve, although I could see no dust on it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

And then there was another coffee sleeve with a picture of Art Girl, and then under that, four with mostly just words. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He dressed it, carefully fitting the wide sleeves of a ragged coat over the two stick arms. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He pulls the sleeve back off my shoulder to reveal that pretty gray brassiere, to loop his finger through the strap, to rest his lips on my collarbone. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

My sister looks like a big cloud in her white gown with poufy sleeves and long train. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel the rough sleeve of that cropped green suit, like an emblem of the green boy wearing it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drew a parchment from the sleeve of his robe. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My crocus wore its heart on its sleeve. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I saw the stars in the box on his sleeve as they flashed a light on him. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Laura put her tongue quickly to a little bit of the white snow that lay in a fold of his sleeve. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sad faces filled the audience, and younger kid swiped their eyes on their sleeves. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The same threadbare jeans and a tight gray T-shirt with the sleeves cut out. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The visitor was a stout man in cracked, mud-caked boots and a heavy brown robe of the coarsest roughspun, his features hidden by a cowl, his hands drawn up into voluminous sleeves. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He tugged at the end of his sleeve. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

There, inside a plastic sleeve, was a sheet of paper with a drawing of the house where I’d sliced my arm, and a blueprint-style sketch of its layout below it. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing basketball shorts and a T-shirt with the sleeves and most of the sides cut off. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Today he wore flashing cloth-of-silver, with dagged sleeves so long the ends of them pooled on the floor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I saw a splotch of dried blood on his left sleeve. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mesmerized by her glory, I reached out and touched the sleeve of her emerald gown. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I look Helena in the face, wiping the blood from her lip with a sleeve, trying not to show her how scared I am. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

All I hope is that he is not hiding an ax up his sleeve. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes followed the cane up to his good brown hand on the curve and up the long, long white sleeve to his face. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart races when I see the long blue envelope in a sister’s hand, delivered to me under her sleeve as if a man himself were inside. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A huge man, taller than Ser Jorah and wide enough to make two of him, the priest wore scarlet robes embroidered at sleeve and hem and collar with orange satin flames. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The empty knotted sleeve lay crumpled against her gray hair, and he held her small right hand in his big bony one. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I touch the lacy sleeves of my tunic. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

His right sleeve was bloody almost to the elbow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She twirled around so that her sleeves floated out and the sequins sparkled. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

She rolled up her sleeves and began stirring. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Delicately pinching the stem of the bud through the fabric of my sleeve, I move slowly around the corner and find him sitting on a stool against the wall. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

A woman holds fast to her husband’s sleeve with one hand and bats him with the other. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Kuda rummaged through the rags until he found a man’s shirt with the sleeves torn off. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sleeping Beauty is wearing a sky blue dress with a high neck and long sleeves. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I stared at Grandma’s face, and my fingers tightened on the sleeve of my pajamas. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stick one arm into the sleeve, and the cuff lands well above my wrist. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was slightly taller than Ash, and she rested her left arm on the horse’s withers; the sleeves of her tunic were pushed up, and her hands were bare. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing seemed to change in the big grassy field beyond, but Leo was sure Hazel had some Mistalicious tricks up her sleeve. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A cabled sweater the same flecked gray of her eyes is too large for her, the sleeves coming partway up her hands. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mordred shrugged his shoulders, flicking his coat sleeve, and made belief to yawn. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped the tears from my eyes with my shirt sleeves and made myself think what to do. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron did not respond, but turned his face away from Harry and wiped his nose noisily on his sleeve. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My sleeve caught on something, and I stopped, expecting I had snagged myself on a vase or a statue or a fancy carving. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran his fingers over the sleeve of my shirt, then let his hand rest on top of mine as he drifted off to sleep. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

If he rolled up the sleeves, he decided, it worked quite well. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Maxim turned to me, laughing, wiping the hair out of his eyes, and I unrolled the sleeves of my mackintosh caught by the sea spray. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

His quick defensive move had saved his life, but the blade sliced through his sleeve and into his upper arm. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Nothing, Mom,” Lydia said, trying to gather herself, her voice muffled in Dill’s sleeve. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The starched white sleeves of his shirt, rolled up to the elbows, glimmered eerily in the half dark and his tan skin seemed almost black. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He had removed his dressing-gown and the sleeves of his white cotton nightshirt were rolled to the elbow. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Next week the cerise underskirt might froth out from beneath a sky-blue sheath with one black chiffon sleeve. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a pair of my pajamas with the sleeves rolled up. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“There was a soda stain on the sleeve.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Standing in line, he smiled to himself as he noticed all the other men dressed like him: white shirt, sleeves rolled up, dark pants, tie. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Did I ever wear bat-wing sleeves and velveteen slippers, did I wear dresses like tinted marshmallows to formal dances, shuffle around the floor with some stranger’s groin digging into mine? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Golly pulls a giant polo over his head and jams his arms into the sleeves. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I’ve tried to forget how good he smells and how the curves of his biceps extend beyond the short sleeves of his shirt. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

An old seamstress took a peacoat of mine, tore the lining out, opened and flattened the sleeves, added a collar, put arm holes in and handed me back a beautiful cape. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The one-size-fits-all costume didn’t fit me, the shortest shepherd in the class, so I had to keep pushing up the sleeves. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Soft, dimpled elbows poke out from her lacy sleeves, and red beads wind up her wrists. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe it off with my sleeve, then pick the booklet up. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

A treacherous, icy wind seemed to dart around from every angle and then zip up sleeves and pant legs. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Why not? It’s so nice. And it’s full sleeve.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Heavy white silk and sleeves that fall from my wrist to the floor, and pearls. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She carelessly wipes away the blood from my wound with her jacket sleeve. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I see a blond head across the crowd—Tris, wearing a loose blue shirt without sleeves, showing the edges of the faction tattoos on her shoulders. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Guy starts pulling his arms out of his sleeves. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bailey can see the stag clearly through the sleeve of his jacket. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“She’s worked up because of tomorrow,” Maya explains as Grace dabs at her eyes with the edge of her sleeve. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Doctor Copeland jerked the cuff of his sleeves and cleared his throat. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Nivea dropped Clara’s hand and pulled a handkerchief from her sleeve to blot the drop of sweat that was rolling down her neck. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Weasley shouted over all the noise, rolling up his own sleeves. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He gingerly pulled back his ruined sleeve, and showed her. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She had changed from her sequined Sunday wrapper and the blouse with puffy sleeves. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then I roll up my sleeves and wash up to the elbow before finally kicking off my sandals and running my feet through the stream of water. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She’s crying now, the shameless abandoned weeping of a child; her fingers clutch my sleeve. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He rolled his left sleeve up to the shoulder. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

His teeth caught my sleeve and he hung on until I shook him loose. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed up the sleeve of his bathrobe and showed us a discolored, contaminated-looking crisscross of scratches on his forearm. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Many and more of the worshipers were wearing some scrap of red cloth pinned to their sleeves or tied around their brows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She sniffed and wiped her nose on the sleeves of her shift. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Seeing as how you’re still working on your dinner there,” he said none too casually to Chronicler as he wiped his mouth on his sleeve. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She undid her rolled sleeves and buttoned them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at the sleeve of her new coat and the bright red patch that made it and she gasped. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose it was originally an LP—the recording date’s 1956—but what I had was the cassette, and the cover picture was what must have been a scaled-down version of the record sleeve. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all wore black uniforms with beehives on the sleeves, and they were all idiots. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Petra grabbed Calder’s sleeve and pointed to a giant file cabinet. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

With her sleeves pulled up I saw the new bands in her arms as she chopped and minced. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I’d known Nathaniel since I was a baby, so I could roll my sleeves up above my elbows in his presence. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though his sleeves were rolled down and fastened by cloisonne cufflinks, I recognized him as the tattooed man from the Whitechapel Club. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Luke slipped out of his shirt, grabbed hold of the sleeves and tore them, leaving huge gashes a breeze could pass through. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Cressen owned no hollow rings, such as the poisoners of Lys were said to favor, but a myriad of pockets great and small were sewn inside the loose sleeves of his robe. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Candy quickly rolled up the sleeve of her blouse. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” I said to his white coat sleeve. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why don’t you try clasping your hands together or putting your hands in your pockets and squeezing them into fists or one of the other things we’ve talked about instead of sucking your sleeve? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Colorful embroidered patches covered the shirt’s sleeves and front pockets. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

At school he used to wear a brown coat with a belt and shiny sleeves. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went up to her and pulled the sleeve of her fur- collared jacket. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Dr. Wilde had arrived and looked Clarence over, the Woodmen made a stretcher by putting flagpoles through the sleeves of two overcoats. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I've got something up my sleeve that will show without a shadow of a doubt that we don't need him.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Mom wiped her eyes on my father’s sleeve. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I think about it all the way home.When my mother leaves, I unroll the sleeves of my shirt, button them at the cuffs, and I grab Natalie’s jacket. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Hastily, the beggar pushed back his sleeve, but the quick glance was enough for Minli to see that he wore a gold bracelet in the shape of a dragon. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Papa tried to make us two of the invisible ones; Lev wore his identity on his sleeve. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then, laughing, they asked if he preferred short sleeves or long sleeves. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He removed the apron and rolled down his sleeves. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a limp, checked seersucker nightgown with puffed sleeves and yellow turmeric stains. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It still has a hole in the sleeve, from the time we smoked secret cigarettes on the balcony. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

As he steps inside, they see what appears to be blood on his sleeves. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She got a skinny little brown nub that poke out the left sleeve. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Bigger moved forward slowly, feeling Max’s hand tugging at the sleeve of his coat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her wrapper was dressy, with yellow print designs, and her matching blouse had yellow lace sewn onto the puffy, short sleeves. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

What was weirder, though, was that two sleeves from the top, when I pulled them out to check, there was a picture. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Lupita tugged at his sleeve until he glared down at her. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She brought it out and wiped the dust off with the sleeve of her shin. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now and then as he watched them he saw them take out a pint of Old Tennis Shoes and wiping the neck of the bottle on a sleeve, raise the pint one after another. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her sleeves were rolled, and her hair was bound up with a scarf. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

This time he walked slowly, wiping his wet face with the greasy sleeve of his shirt. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He ran a hand over the sleeve of her sweater. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

All of its internal life exists within three paper-thin layers of tissue—the phloem, xylem, and cambium—just beneath the bark, which together form a moist sleeve around the dead heartwood. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I press my sleeve to it, and it comes away red, but I nod. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

As I pulled up a scan of 2112’s original fold-out album sleeve, I saw that there was a second image of the red star symbol on the inside. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She blows her nose loudly and wipes her eyes on her sleeve. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I used a sleeve to wipe the sand from the belly wound. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The puffed sleeve, the sash and the ribbon, the wide floppy hat I held in my hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Ask us something,” Beto said to Naomi, yanking on her sleeve. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He would walk fast on the pavement, turned tightly into himself, hands deep in the coat his cousin had lent him, a gray wool coat whose sleeves nearly swallowed his fingers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She slipped a square from her sleeve and dabbed at it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Moss wears his heart on his sleeve,” she said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes—my fingers grasp a sleeve, an arm. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She clutches my sleeve and leads me out to the car, like I’m a juvenile delinquent she arrested. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She pulled back Astelle’s lids, checked out her eyes, pushed up one sleeve of her shirt, then the other. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He bought me a suitcase and some clothes, mostly long-sleeved shirts, dress pants, and traditionally waxed, colorful cotton suits with intricate embroidery on the collars, sleeves, and hems of pants. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She looked up at Josiah and pulled at a blue thread hanging from the sleeve of her dress. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I transfer the match carefully to my zip- pered sleeve where the cigarette is, so it won’t get wet, and take an ice cube. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jethro felt choked with grief, but he drew a sleeve across his eyes and tried to look at his brother without further weeping. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone approaches silently and sits down next to me, and I try to blot my eyes with my sleeve. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“You can still see where those brains got hold of me in the Ministry, look,” said Ron, shaking back his sleeves. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She looked down at her daughter's arm, covered by the sleeve of the spire-fighting uniform. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Ever so quickly I reach out my right hand, grab a sleeve, and give it a swift tug. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She who had worn the coat then was tall, slim, broader than I about the shoulders, for I had found it big and over-long, and the sleeves had come below my wrists. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“But first,” I say, pulling at her sleeve, “let’s check on the house.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She wiped her nose on her sleeve and sniffed. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

One guy had these rectangular black glasses—definitely not standard Stokum issue—dark, narrow pants, plaid jacket with the sleeves jacked up his arms. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The rubakha that day was particularly nice, even though it was much shorter than most men wore theirs, made of undyed linen with red embroidery around the sleeve cuffs and neck. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The surcoats, which had originally served as covering to armour, were long behind and high in front You could hardly walk for fear of tripping over your sleeves. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fitted the sleeves, attached them with the pins, then took the cloth back to the machine. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The records came in cardboard sleeves with artwork and a track listing printed on them. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She reached out and plucked gently at the sleeve of his coverall. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

As there was nothing he could do about it, he pulled the sleeve down again and wiped what he thought was sweat off his forehead. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sighing, he wiped his mouth happily across the back of his sleeve. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The attendant wiped his nose on his sleeve and continued rolling up the hose. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He drew a tightly rolled paper from his sleeve and laid it on the table. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I looked outside over a field and tried to find the Socle Boshi, the kimono sleeve in the sky where Uncle Katsuhisa said westerners see the constellation Orion. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her eyes with her sleeve and gave him a small, sad smile. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He began rolling the sleeves of his white shirt up to his forearm. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The severed arm was wriggling out of its tom sleeve, a pale snake with a black five-fingered head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My thoughts are going up the sleeve of my father’s overcoat. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

One of the dogs had bitten Mo's sleeve. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The nurse pulled up her sleeve and swabbed a spot clean on her left arm. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanchion drank off another solid swallow from his tankard and wiped his beard on his sleeve. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Before I know it, my sleeves are empty. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three doctors work in white coats with sleeves rolled up. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He vomited and wiped his mouth and forehead with the sleeve of his shirt. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Tears continued to fill her eyes, and she reached into her sleeve for her handkerchief. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I pulled the sleeves over my fingers and moved close to him, so our thighs were touching. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Now and then she straightened up to ease her back, wipe the sweat from her eyes with her shirt sleeve, and take a long drink from the bottle. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

By the time he got his arms in the sleeves, he could already tell that he’d gained weight since the last time he had worn it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The sleeves of the jacket slipped over his hands. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he saw the color of his sleeve of his shirt, and felt the dry lava pebbles pressing into his raw hands. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

As they left to head toward the student union and grab a bite, they passed a pretty girl in sunglasses with shaggy blond hair, a nose ring, and sleeve tattoos. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Before he can answer, she draws her fingers down her own sleeve. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Yishan grinned and took his handkerchief out of his sleeve, holding it out to her as he had to Lady Meng so long ago. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“What do you want from me, Riley?” he asked, wiping his eyes with his sleeve. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she turned and, with her free hand, made a gesture as though to push back the cuff of Lane’s sleeve. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I pull it on over my head and struggle to get my arms into the sleeves. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He looked down at his clothes; they were damp and crumpled and the sleeves of his coat were drawn halfway up his arms. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The sleeves were rolled and held in place by old-fashioned blue sleeve garters. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She tugged at their sleeves and poked their shoulders and stomachs. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, a new spurt of blood drenched the coarse cloth across his chest and sleeve. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Under his right sleeve, he tucked a cigarette pack. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He just rolled up his sleeves and set to work. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She didn’t look too enthusiastic about having Ron as a partner, though; her dark eyes lingered on the frayed neck and sleeves of his dress robes as she looked him up and down. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face again with his sweatshirt sleeve and then spun around and climbed on the bus. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I spilled droplets on my sleeve and my lap, and only managed to get down a mouthful. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He took a swig of beer and wiped his mouth on the sleeve of his T-shirt. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He wore a ragged red kefta and was clutching the sleeve of the guard closest to him, lips moving feverishly as if imparting some desperate wisdom. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But he catches my eye and grins, and when Bram and I walk over, he tugs my sleeve. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I waited until he closed the door and backed away, mopping sweat off his forehead with the sleeve of his shirt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She pulls out a pair of flip-flops from one of the plastic sleeves and adds them to her suitcase. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Follow the spiders,” said Ron weakly, wiping his mouth on his sleeve. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She pulled up the sleeve of her left arm, exposing her bicep. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The sleeves of my sweater were too short. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He rolled up his sleeves, as if chess were hard, physical work. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the midst of the presses stood the sleeve machine, looking like twin silver spaceships. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sniffed, opened my eyes, and wiped my face on my sleeve. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He elbowed it back open and grabbed her by the sleeve. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Inside Ben stared at an old leather flight jacket with a warm fur collar and the patch of the Red Cobra Squadron on the sleeve. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hole had split up His Excellency’s face on the sleeve of her boubou. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He wiped his hands on his sleeves and turned to Captain Nips. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The one with the face like an anvil shrugged his shoulders and, without even rolling up his sleeves, shoved his arms into the dung with a squelch. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I wipe the back of my sleeve across my forehead, smearing viscera across my face. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As I pulled off the sleeve, his pale green identity card peeked out from his interior jacket pocket. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then he unrolled his sleeve and dashed off down the main corridor before any hospital guards saw him. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I think a great many things about the circus strange,” Tara says, fidgeting with the lace at the cuff of her sleeve. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She tugged the sleeve of a nearby sailor. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When he walked to the lectern he rolled up his sleeves, as if he were a juggler about to perform a trick. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Tell him that you did invite me,” I said, pulling his sleeve. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was opened by a man dressed in his shirt sleeves, wearing no tie, but who, upon my asking for the chauffeur of the house, replied cheerfully that I had 'hit the jackpot first time'. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Faced with the twin rebellions of dissonant modernism and the mass market, the classical tradition found an ace up its sleeve and played it with impeccable timing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He raised one arm, the long black sleeve of his robe dangling beneath it, and wagged a finger at Magdalys. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He wiped away his tears on the sleeve of his shirt, furious that he had let them fall, and turned to go. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He dug a tunnel under one of the fallen trees, scooping away the snow with his arms, his frozen hands clawed inside his sleeves. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mama wore a maroon crepe dress with long sleeves, a necklace of shimmering gold discs, and a black Persian lamb coat I had not seen since before the war. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tugs at the sleeve of her tunic. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I squish between a man with a Cats shirt and a woman with tattoo sleeves. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Lac put his sleeve to his nose and coughed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He shivered and pulled the sleeves of his sweater over his hands. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The child made no move to help, and Hannah had to dress her as if she were a doll, pushing her arms into the sleeves of the blouse as gently as she could. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Greek laid the ice pick on the stove and rolled his sleeves higher. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You pulled at my sleeve!” she accused him. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He had a few conditions up the sleeve of his robe that the parties hadn’t bargained for. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I grip my tunic sleeves tightly and pray under my breath. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Lou Anne, you poor thing, in those long sleeves in this heat. Is it the eczema again?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Instead of sleeves, the white eyelet blouse had frills at the shoulder, floppy as the wings of a new angel. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Again and again the sap spattered onto his arms until his sleeves were dotted with holes and the flesh beneath was burned raw. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I place them in the zippered pocket in my sleeve, where I keep my pass. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

A knife slid from her sleeve into her hand, its edge jagged as a saw. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He dabbed his forehead with his shirt sleeve. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pirzada draped his jacket over the chair behind him, removed a pair of opal cuff links, and rolled up the starched sleeves of his shirt. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her sleeves were turned back on her big arms. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She sat up and wiped her nose on her sleeve. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

First one arm then another went up into the air as she squeezed into the sleeves. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger pretended to be preoccupied with pulling a loose thread from his coat sleeve. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The sleeves fitted tightly, but she had no difficulty in pushing the sheet of paper up inside one of them; it was as thin as a dragonfly’s leg. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I see Dziusia tug on a stranger’s sleeve and ask a question. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The huntress wore a dark green shirt, the sleeves laced together with a brown cord from elbow to wrist, and brown breeches with shining boots, but she did not carry a mask. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the woman looked directly at Hanako and pulled up a kimono sleeve to reveal her very bony arm. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was a scarlet sleeve embroidered with large pearls. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dressed in a stunning wine- colored traditional Afghan dress with long sleeves and gold trim­mings. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I scrunched up the sleeves of his hoodie in my fists. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He makes me sit down and take off the suspension sleeve, and then he grabs the socket part of my leg and moves it around. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

David is wearing a khaki jumpsuit with the Exclusion Authority patch on his short sleeve. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Then I put on the liner, push into my pipe leg, and roll up the suction sleeve. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Wait,” said Lina, catching hold of the sleeve of his jacket. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I get up to leave, the cuffs of my sleeves, used to wipe my cheeks, are damp, and my jaw aches. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Lee folded his hands in his sleeves and waited. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Chacho wiped the sweat from his face with the sleeve of his jumpsuit. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your friend always, Rahim I dragged the hospital gown sleeve across my eyes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Let her finish,” Johanna says quietly, tucking her hands into her sleeves. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I jerk Biddy along by her coat sleeve. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

One of his sleeves was torn and there was a cut over his eye, but otherwise he was as unchanged as the building. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clara took off her white wool coat ana rolled up her sleeves. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cab started off with a jerk, and I was thrown off the bumper, but the sleeve of my shirt was caught. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She stood up, picked some of the leaves from her hair, wiped her drippy nose on her sleeve, and looked around. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother watches me pass a cotton dress over my head, which I have chosen for its long sleeves so I won’t have to wash my arms, and a jealousy lights her eyes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She took her handkerchief from her sleeve and blew her nose. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I dry my eyes on my sleeve and give her a half smile. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The sentry let him by, but the next moment an officer, half-shaved and in shirt sleeves, was shouting at him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her gown was cream and green, with long lace sleeves, so modest and so innocent that any man who looked at her might think her the most chaste of maids. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose you got another wild boar up your sleeve?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I used my fancy shirt sleeve to wipe ’em clean. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

He wore gray trousers and a matching jacket-style shirt, tapered at the waist, with short sleeves and a large pointed collar, made of a thin but durable synthetic material. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

On her sleeve there clung, winged and taloned, a dragon no longer than her hand. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He comes closer, stepping over the shattered pieces of his desk, then picks up the end of my right sleeve and rubs the fabric in his hand. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Not long after Naomi began looking through the enormous racks of children’s coats, checking the prices, Cari and Beto tugged at her sleeve. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He sniffed at the wide, floppy sleeve of his tunic, where it was his custom to keep a sachet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The sleeves are a little long, but other than that it fits fine. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He wiped a bit of grease off his chin with the sleeve of his tunic. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“You’re not the only one with a few tricks up your sleeve.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He wiped the sweat off his face onto the sleeve of his jacket. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe my arm with the coat sleeve across my face, which is wet because I’m crying. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think we do, Rasheed. That sleeve is a bit long. Don’t you think so, Stitch?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He wiped the perspiration from his face with the sleeve of his overcoat and hurried to get beneath the wheel and on his way. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The sleeves of the sweater had stretched so that they hung loose and made his hands look very small. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Shoes crunched a path behind me, and the sleeve of Miles’s jacket tapped me on the shoulder. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Eleanor reached up and caught his sleeve before he could turn it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Sweat poured down her back, and she was glad she’d worn a T-shirt with the sleeves torn off and shoulders open. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The sleeves had never been quite long enough to cover his brown wrists, and his huge weathered hands stuck out rather like the pinchers on a number one Jimmy. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside sat a young sailor with his sleeve rolled up. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fiddled with the edge of her coat’s sleeve. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Her father with a shock of hair like a bristle brush stiff with shoe polish, rolling his large sleeves up to his elbows while the scar at his temple gleamed white. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then a dark hand and an orange sleeve reached up out of the tunnel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Under them she hid three knives— one in a boot, one up a sleeve, one sheathed at the small of her back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He had a stripe beside the three stars on his sleeve. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I use my sleeve to wipe his nose. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It did not help my state of mind when Father came home that evening with a black eye and his right sleeve torn. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sleeve of my shirt gets dusty when I wipe the sweat from my cheek. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I carefully tuck the edges of my winter jacket inside my locker so the sleeves don’t get pinched. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“So,” I ask, “what are you working on? Any new tricks up your sleeve?” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“How will I hide the paper in my sleeve without the Magpie noticing?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Dress sleeves are rolled up, ponytails tightened, and with squeals of delight, the Amazons—as they’ve christened themselves—step out on the slippery evening grass. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That dress has very tight sleeves!” she whispered. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then Holly would have opened his throat for him with the knife hidden up her sleeve. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

While Belet practically flew over the fence, I tore my sleeve getting over, but in only a few minutes we were hiding behind a tower of crates. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

His white cloak was tom and stained, and blood seeped through a Jagged tear in his left sleeve. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Elévée picked at the short sleeve of her school uniform, evidently not desiring to talk about fashion. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped my eyes on my sleeve and cleared my throat again. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached out to straighten the sleeve of my shirt. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I walk into the Braddock bar with fifty slender sticks up my sleeve. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the warm bakery, steam rises from the laundry, and sleeves and skirt folds that were stiff with frost now hang limp. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The slop slid along his sleeves, trickled into his pants, and puddled on the floor. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

An edge of his French cuffs showed beneath his jacket sleeves. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wipes her eyes on her sleeves and asks the man if the beds we’re getting are secondhand. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Leroy was wearing an old Army shirt with the sleeves cut off at the shoulders. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s great,” she snaps, and practically drags me away by my sleeve. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

My sleeve is torn away by a splinter. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I use the sleeve of my sweatshirt to open it. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He just shook his head, then wiped his eyes on his shirt sleeve. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He rolled my sleeve to reveal my forearm. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But he couldn’t bring himself to wrinkle his shirt by rolling up the sleeves. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Neville clutched the sleeve of Harry’s robe and made a choking noise. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

His arms were folded across his stomach and his hands were hidden in the great sleeves. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

FOB’s wear high-riding gray slacks and white shirts with the sleeves rolled up. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sydelle was puffing her warm breath on the window and wiping a frosted area clean with her sleeve. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Throughout the day Tree-ear kept rolling up the sleeves of the jacket, which were a little too long for him. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Still, don’t be an idiot; wear long sleeves and long pants. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The top half of my sleeve is burned away. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I rushed back into the house, into our bedroom, threw open the closet, yanked my black dress off its hanger, ripping the right sleeve, waking Jaimito with my piteous crying. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No," he says, wiping his nose on his sleeve. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I was the last to arrive, and the remaining space was next to Mychal, across from Davis, who was wearing a plaid button-down, nicely ironed, sleeves rolled up just so, exposing his forearms. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Cora retrieved his spectacles from the dirt and cleaned them with her sleeve and the three of them waited. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I wipe my face with my sleeve and calm my voice. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When the old man fell silent, Capricorn carefully pulled the sleeve of his jacket down over his wrist and brushed a speck of fluff off his arm. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pope pulled his kerchief from his sleeve. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She threw on one of Mama’s aprons, rolled up her sleeves, and tied her hair back into a bun. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It was the sleeve of my own bathrobe I was looking at, and my left hand lay pale as a cod at the end of it. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He put his finger through an arrow hole in the sleeve. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

From the way the demon soldiers acted, you would have thought each of us had a knife up his sleeve. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, two glove-shaped sleeves made of the same material as the bath blanket are embedded into the counter. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wiped at them furiously with my sleeve. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She wiped the back of her sleeve across her face. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He does so now and wipes his mouth with the back of his sleeve. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then he'd roll up his sleeves, pick up whatever they were arguing the opposite of, and not leave the ring until both of them were battered into mute agreement.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I unlocked my door just in case he had any tricks up his sleeve. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I made him take off the tie and the jacket and roll up his sleeves. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Snotweed” Matt said loudly with a grin and wiped his own runny nose on his dirty sleeve. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father, white shirt sleeves rolled up, smiles in front of a wall of clean laundry. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held up his left arm, the shirt sleeve knotted as usual just below the elbow. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Then, without saying a word, she pushed up the sleeve of her shirt. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Alyce snuffled into her sleeve, leaving her nose dirty and red and no drier than it was. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skinny soldiers—with no boots, no uniforms, no half of a yellow sun on their sleeves—kicked and slapped and mocked Ugwu during physical training. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He lay down again, and took his arms out of the sleeves of his sweater. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The ends of the arm branches, extending from the sleeves, looked like beckoning, skeletal hands. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“And I mean stay right here. I’m going to try once more to get the little eyases. I have one more trick up my sleeve.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Upstairs at Charles and Camilla’s, everyone was sitting around the kitchen table with their sleeves rolled up, deep in Greek. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She wiped her face dry with her sleeve. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Maybe your tutors didn’t cover this lesson, but you do not argue with a man covered in blood and a knife up his sleeve.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They glance at the stripes on his collar patch and sleeves; the cords in their throats tighten. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, wiped his tears and snot with the back of his sleeve. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He wiped his mouth, blotted his sweaty brow from one wasted temple to the other with his sleeve, and gave me a quick glance. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I pull my sleeve down over my wrist. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She dabbed her eyes on her sleeve and measured out another scoop of flour. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neel wiped his eyes furiously with his sleeve. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face on his sleeve and looked up at Lupin. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I noticed that he wore no jacket himself, just a light gray knit V-neck shirt with long sleeves. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Heavy white silk with a low neckline and tight waist and sleeves that fall from my wrists to the floor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Her pulse is full, quick, and tense,” he said, pushing up Mother’s sleeve. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped at my face with the sleeve of my shirt, and my avatar mimicked this motion. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

My mom tugged my dad’s sleeve like some kind of warning that he’d better not get too carried away. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Then she rolled the sleeves of her flowered calico dress above her elbows, and she knelt by the tubs. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled her hoodie sleeves over the tips of her fingers, still not meeting his eye. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I keep tugging at my sleeves, trying to magically change my clothes into something nice by straightening them repeatedly. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I pull my hands into the sleeves of my hoodie. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He uses his sleeve to wipe perspiration off his forehead. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Nightmare, Muriel is,” said Ron, mopping his forehead on his sleeve. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was the eighteen pictures that Kat took of our washing line when she was using up Salim’s film, with the sleeves of sweatshirts, jumpers and blouses waving in the wind. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe my face with my sleeve, laughing so hard my stomach hurts. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Taking up one strip at a time, she taped the cuffs of her gloves to the sleeves of her scrub shirt, running the tape around the cuff to make a seal. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at my sleeves to see if the Nemean Lion pelt had somehow changed back to fur, but it still looked like a brown winter coat to me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The sun blazes hotly, the sweat stings in our eyes, we wipe it off on our sleeves and often blood with it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit up, on the rug, wipe my wet face with my sleeve. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dress myself in dark colors, in a deep blue tunic with a high collar and tight sleeves, in shiny black boots, with new gloves to cover my hands. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She pushed up her sleeve, baring the peacock feather and mottled skin beneath it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I run my sleeve across the top and take a couple gulps before I come up choking. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

"But I guess it’s okay if you touch the sleeve," I added. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She hiccuped and wiped her eyes on the sleeve of her T-shirt. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them had to wear socks on their hands and some of them just had to scrunch their arms up in the sleeves of their jackets. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only then that Minli noticed a large gash missing from his sleeve. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

None of these dresses fits me very well; the hems droop, or the sleeves bunch up under my arms. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She mopped her damp face with her damp sleeve. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

One sleeve was ripped off, and the other was so stretched out it was hanging down to my knees. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Men began to wear their handkerchiefs in their sleeves and some foppish lieutenants carried swagger sticks. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It split up the back, and, at the shoulders, the sleeves came entirely free. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I put on my coat I cut the cloth stars off my sleeves and put them in the inside pocket with my money. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Cotton spilled out of his jacket sleeves and pant cuffs before it was drawn back inside like a yo-yo on a string. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She sticks her little hands into the baggy sleeves of my arms. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He peeled the sleeve out of his way. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think she’s talking to me until she tugs on my sleeve and says it again. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mam wipes her face on the back of her sleeve and takes the docket. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

With her collar turned under, her dress is more adult-looking, but the hard hand of a warning grown-up shows everywhere else: in the hem, the waist-centered belt, the short, puffy sleeves. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could see that those flippers, which were black on the outside, like the sleeves of a tailcoat, were white underneath. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

They join a bristling gang of miners’ sons who sit in the market square, sleeves rolled up, shorts hiked to their hips. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then she wriggled the cloth down and around, until two thin arms found their way into the wide sleeves. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When Petey pulled her hand free, she wore a brown sleeve of insects. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Big, rough teenagers jostled through the crowd, their sleeves rolled high enough to show off blue and red tattoos. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Donald is tall, wearing jeans and flip-flops and a paprika- colored shirt whose sleeves are rolled up to just above his elbows. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

So I do, and then he has me pull the doubled-back part of the sleeve up over my leg. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Then he opened two packets of string cheese and took four crackers from the sleeve. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She shoved the file back in her messenger bag, tossed the empty icey sleeve, and headed off. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I put down the sleeve and went to the French window. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wore white boots and daisy dresses with flared sleeves. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sleeve of his shirt was rolled up above the elbow. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe my face on my sleeve and wince. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Grandma’s sleeves were already turned back, or she’d be turning them back now. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rolling up my sleeve, I tried to find it with my hand. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take the binocs from my face and I look down and I wipe my eyes with my sleeve and I turn and I hand Viola back the binocs and I say, “Let’s go.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

But Queen Wealhtheow caught at his sleeve and whispered to him to wait and see what Beowulf had to say. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hand that clutched the cane had a long, deep scar that went up his arm under his sleeve. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He crimped the wire with his pliers and ripped off a sleeve of insulation, revealing the shining copper core. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled at the edge of his sleeve. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Those puffed sleeves, the flounce, and the little bodice. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I say, wiping the sweat off my face with my sleeve. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I tried the sleeves rolled up and rolled down at different places on my biceps. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger wiped his wet face with his sleeve and offered Mo his hand. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Dust stained the knees and sleeves of his linen suit. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Someone tugged on his sleeve, breaking him from his thoughts; Chuck had come back. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Powell returned to the table and polished an apple upon his sleeve before biting into it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I grab my sweater and tie the sleeves tight around my waist. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He looks at it, astonished and dismayed, and then quickly pulls it inside his sleeve. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

She stood sweating in the chill of the huge waiting room, the perspiration pouring down the sleeves of her new blouse. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I start walking away, but she pulls my sleeve and pulls me back. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Briony went to a bedside and plucked at the sleeve of a soldier who lay faceup, cradling his arm which had slipped its sling. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I nodded, absently fiddling with a tear in the sleeve of my new plaid shirt I hadn’t noticed before taking it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She uses her sleeve to wipe some equations from her whiteboard before she lays it down on the floor between our beds. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She presses her hands against her gray pin-striped pants suit, then pulls the jacket sleeves down. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mechanics rolled up their sleeves and sharpened their eyes; a broken piston, an improperly locked shoulder harness, a faulty fuel tank light, any one of these could cost lives. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

They were dirty and wet, their sleeves ragged, and their mother kissed each of their unshaven cheeks twice. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t even want to know,” Aunt Heidi says,inspecting the dripping sleeves. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Ten dollars is a lot of—” “Matt!” she clutches at his sleeve. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I tuck a handful of sea daisies into the sleeve of my shirt and a couple of Notes into my pocket for good measure. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I roll up my sleeves and stretch my dark, strong forearms into the space between us, right under Harm's nose. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I kept coming back to the pink sleeve - the one that we thought was the girl in the pink fluffy jacket at the back of the picture, waving at the camera. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bathing suits itched her, and although she wore the most conservative models, with long sleeves and black stockings, she never felt modest in them. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

We produce our passes, from the zippered pockets in our wide sleeves, and they are inspected and stamped. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those skimpy sleeves did not even cover her elbows, and the scratchy linsey-woolsey cloth kept her thin shoulders constantly twitching. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The station agent, in green eyeshade and black alpaca work- sleeves, leaned through the ticket window, talking to a friend. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I push my coat sleeve back and look at my watch. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Yet with his rolled-up plaid sleeves, gray hair, and beard, Mr. Leo seems just Leo. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He lifted his head and let it rest in his hand, directing his words into his shirt sleeve. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Abbot folded his paws within his wide sleeves. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Of course, Signora Grimani,” Victor answered, rubbing his nameplate with his sleeve. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Silently Tessie inserted the links, tragedy in one sleeve, comedy in the other. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We're slipping our arms into the cozy sleeves when Amber strides into the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ray inched his jacket sleeve up just enough to see his watch, which he twisted around so that the gold face was on the top of his wrist. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Charlie was a funny sight, hardly higher than a currant bush, but drawn up like a man in his worn boots and his father’s old woolen shirt with the sleeves rolled. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

As I looked at this new boy with the great big smile and the jacket with holes in the sleeves and the raggedy tennis shoes and the tore-up blue jeans I knew who he was. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suck my sleeve but I can’t help moaning even though I’m not supposed to. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I saw her pull up her sleeve and pull out a sharp knife. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they crossed the street and entered the woods side by side, Gen tugged at Renee’s sleeve. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She used it to dry her perspiring hands, then tucked it into her sleeve. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Whenever he could he hid his hands in his sleeves as though he were afraid for them, as most Chinese did in that day. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And the clothes he would make for her—pink crêpe de Chine frocks with dainty smocking at the yoke and sleeves. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I walk past snuffling, whimpering sounds and think of when I was younger, crouched in my bedroom, wiping my nose on one of my sleeves. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Andrew whimpered and wiped his nose on his sleeve. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like that joke,” he said, and he sniffled and wiped his nose on his sleeve. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a while, he straightened up and wiped his face against his sleeve. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

But she tugged at the sleeves of my shirt, carried my hands to her belly, slid them under her shirt. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I rub the sleeve of my shirt across my lips. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He folds shut an appointment book and rolls up the sleeves of his shirt. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She wore no part of her grief, so to speak, on her sleeve—in fact, there were no outward signs at all of her late, enviable connections with the Deceased. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I suck on my sleeve and wonder if I could wear Scout overalls like Michael. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the bell rings I stand there sucking my sleeve until I remember I have a maybe friend and I go find Michael. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Self-consciously, she raised her sleeve and wiped her nose and mouth under the woman’s unforgiving stare. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe my tears with my sleeve but remain sitting. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

And then she pulled away, wiping her nose on her sleeve. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

One of her tears fell onto the boy’s jacket, and she hurried to wipe it away with her sleeve. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

"Let's not,” Danny said, rolling up his shirt sleeves, "put your theory to test.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I slid my false armband—now inked with a neat Jewish star—up and over my bulging sleeve and darted into the ghetto like a bird. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Inej nodded and slipped the massive jeweled choker from her sleeve. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I wipe my face on my sleeve and wince. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I run my hands along my arms to get rid of the ghosts of hair, sleeves, and skin that brushed against me on the way up. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

His limp went away, but he wore his sleeves rolled down and came to school one day with a black eye. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Even Dylan keeps wiping his face with his sleeve. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Identifying a place on one sleeve that badly needed repair, Kira moved that section of the robe into the frame, which held it taut. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It broke like a mournful lullaby upon the night The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier’s eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir no longer served to dry them. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

I listened to them both, leaning against Maxim's arm, rubbing my chin on his sleeve. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She held on to the sleeve of the German to steady herself. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I nodded, drying my eyes on the sleeve of Stick's jacket. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I pulled back my sleeve, exposing my wrist. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

One of his sleeves retracted and I saw marks on his forearm—I’d seen those same tracks on homeless people living in grimy alleys in San Francisco. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his sopping face with a sleeve. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

A tall white boy wearing a bowler, a blue waistcoat, and a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his forearms pushes past me and Katherine. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Madame now has a new trick up her sleeve: trying to get out of washing the pots and pans. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He raised one hideously swollen arm and looked listlessly at the pus that seeped through the fabric of his sleeve. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

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

She wears a silvery sari, a wedding gift worn for the first time, the sleeves of her blouse reaching the crook of her elbow. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I toss the runaway sprout to Emma, who catches it with a giggle and wipes her eyes on her sleeve. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

He set it down on his desk and took his seat behind it, flicking back the wide sleeves of his black robe. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

There was blood down the front of her sweater and smeared on one of the sleeves. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

My father watched, mesmerized, as the old man took a paper out of his sleeve. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her arms strained the sleeves of the gray dress. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is impossibly good-looking, tan, his sleeves rolled up past his elbows to reveal strong, sinewy arms. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He pushed up the sleeve of his bathrobe, flexed his upper arm to display the muscles still visible under the old skin. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Over his uniform he pulls on some of Etienne’s tweed trousers, along with a shirt whose sleeves are too long. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Each sleeve of his starched shirt protruded the same amount from the coat, just enough to show the matched cuff links, gleaming silver. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

A boy, about his age, wrapped in an outsized wool coat with the sleeves turned back. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The boy wore a floppy red hat, his shirt sleeves rolled up to the elbow, the blue breeches of a sailor, and a pair of dusty boots. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

What sort of scheme did Judith have up her sleeve? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

On it is a cool punky charm bracelet that perfectly matches the rest of her: purple hair, tattoo sleeves, acid attitude. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Adam came in, turning down his sleeves, and took his seat at the head of the table. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled it up to her armpits and slid her arms into the sleeves until her fingers entered the gloves. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie wore a gray sweatshirt with an oily stain on the sleeve, and his mother argued with him the whole way to the bus stop. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her valentine hairline, the heart in her ribs and all the ones on her sleeves twinkled like the pinchers of the crab in the sky. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It fit me like a sack, the sleeves falling past my fingers and the bottom sagging halfway to my knees, but at least it was warm. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She raised a sleeve to dash it impatiently away and forced a smile. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then one day, the drüskelle had crowded into the hold dressed in freshly pressed uniforms of black and silver, the white wolf’s head on their sleeves. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Every few minutes she wipes the bottom of the mug with a tissue she keeps stuffed in her sweater sleeve. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took his hat off and wiped his forehead on his shirt sleeve. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

Wiping his streaming eyes on his jacket sleeve, Hagrid swung himself onto the motorcycle and kicked the engine into life; with a roar it rose into the air and off into the night. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

After the meal, little Siegfried Fischer, no older than five, walks around the table and tugs Werner’s sleeve and hands him a photograph he has torn from a newspaper. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I pulled on long cotton pants that used to be June’s and August’s white shirt, which needed the sleeves rolled up about ten turns. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Becoming more nervous, Lupita tried to rub the field dirt off her face with her jacket sleeve. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Luwin was hopelessly untidy, but his clutter of books and scrolls and bottles was as familiar and comforting to Bran as his bald spot and the flapping sleeves of his loose grey robes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When it was over, the old Chinese gentleman blew his nose on a silk handkerchief he took out of his sleeve. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat up and grabbed his sleeve, scrambling back into the hallway and pulling him with me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The long sleeves keep getting caught on thorns and branches as I run through the woods. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” I said, wiping my face with my sleeve. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Grace said, using an unopened sleeve of crackers to defend herself. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Underneath it was another coffee sleeve, with another picture. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then one day Beverly Maas, who sits right next to me, raises her hand and I see darkness up her sleeve: a patch of light brown hair. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The nurse dismissed them, rolled up her sleeves, and proceeded to wash Aurelia as if she were four years old. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Tally tried to wipe it off with her jacket sleeve, but there was too much water and not enough jacket. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A whole sleeve had been torn off and his arm, streaked with blood and oil, hung limply by his side. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” she said, impulsively laying a hand on his sleeve. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Mama stopped a kimono-wrapped woman stepping past us with her sleeve pushed up against her nose and asked, “What do you do?” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled up her sleeves to reveal the bandages. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He wore a crisp white shirt with an official seal stitched on the right sleeve. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Harry was bent over like an old beggar and kept wiping his nose on his sleeve. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The girl brushed gracefully against Talc’s expensive tweed sleeve in reaching for her purse. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed her sleeve up to show her father the tattoo that was now visible on the surface of her scarred wrist. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I sigh, take off my blazer, roll up my sleeves, and go to work. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I DIDN’T want to alarm Blanca, so before I got home I buttoned up my denim jacket, which only had a bit of blood smudged on the sleeves. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

But Thyon wouldn’t hear it, and finally Lazlo, with a frustrated sigh, stripped off his jacket and rolled up his sleeve. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Then he felt a hand upon his sleeve; Max was pulling him back into his seat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She hoists her left foot onto the stool, fumbles in her sleeve pocket. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

With Doon’s help, she made her sweater into a sling for Poppy, tying its sleeves behind her neck. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

He was dressed in a green and blue striped button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up, and black jeans. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then, taking hold of Archer’s sleeve, he cut away the fabric, exposing the fifteen burns on his arm, and stared down at the scars with lopsided blue eyes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The Chief had hold of the sleeve of her beaver coat, but she got away from him. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She pauses to wipe her eyes on the sleeve of her tie-dye tunic. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He recognized one as himself, backpack on his back; he could even see, amazingly, the torn place on the sleeve of his jacket. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I roll up the sleeves and put on the charm bracelets that each of my grandmothers got me for my tenth birthday. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

When she came out again, she had on a sacklike blouse with ripped sleeves and a broomstick skirt that brushed the top of her feet. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The thick wall of his coat sleeve warmed my ears. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Luckily, he had another ace up his sleeve. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She carried a book on famous classical architecture, written in Ancient Greek, to read when she got bored, and a long bronze knife, hidden in her shirt sleeve. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It has a big chumley prep social awareness club sign tucked into the clear plastic sleeve on its cover. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

The old man wiped his forehead with his sleeve. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He reeled away, unsteady on his feet, and Grey Wind snapped at his arm, teeth ripping at his sleeve and tearing loose a scrap of cloth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her eyes fell on the bloodstain on my sleeve. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

She pulls up her sleeve, and I can see a barely perceptible line where artificial meets real skin. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Steel sheared through sleeve and skin and bone, yet the sound was wrong somehow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The room goes heart-stoppingly silent as momentum carries him and Henry through the fall and down, down onto the wreckage of the cake on the ornate carpet, Henry’s sleeve still clutched in Alex’s fist. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Caroline grabs him by the sleeve and tries to haul him onto the game, but she doesn’t make much progress. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He drew a paper from his sleeve, sealed with the sigil of his House. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then he grabs my sleeve and says, “C’mon. Let’s go look at my new house.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The second, in the turban, had his shirt off, and he was pale except where his sleeves would have ended and the skin was burnt pink. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Tanin took her arm and helped her to her feet, brushing splinters of wood from her black sleeve. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Muscles bulged from beneath the short sleeves of his red T-shirt. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Ron made to stuff the robes out of sight, but Malfoy was too quick for him; he seized the sleeve and pulled. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Minerva drew in a big, wet sniff, wiped her nose across her sleeve, and then set about chewing the fabric once more. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He pulled on one of the sleeves so hard that it ripped at the shoulder. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the shirt over his head and pushed his arms through the sleeves as he heard a parade of feet charging up the stairs. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He could tell from the collar and the size of the sleeves that this was a man’s shirt. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I suck my sleeve and walk fast to try to get away from it even though it follows me everywhere. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sleeves of her shirtdress were rolled up to her elbows, revealing colorful tattoos on both arms. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He wore tight jeans and a white t-shirt with the sleeves rolled up to show off his muscles. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The full sleeves glitter with each ripple of her arms. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe my eyes on the sleeve of my jacket, and I start to open up Instant Messenger. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been sagging, loose on my emptied sleeve. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She pulled up her ratty sleeve to reveal a circular wound near her shoulder, scabbed over but looking poorly cared for. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Once, he had snapped at her and worried the sleeve of her dress. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I slide the warm pastries back into the silver sleeve and put them into my backpack. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She sniffed and blew her nose into a lace-edged linen handkerchief, which she pulled from her sleeve. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I stood with my arms at my sides, sleeves hanging halfway to my knees. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I wiped the tears from my eyes with my sleeve so they wouldn’t freeze to ice on my skin. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She finds the record she’s looking for, slides it out of the sleeve. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Horse looked skeptical, but Gerry nodded sourly and tugged at one of his fraying sleeves. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The tip of his blade ripped my sleeve and grazed my forearm. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Party dresses have come back, bows and flamenco ruffles, straplessness and crinolines, puffed sleeves like cloth marshmallows: everything I thought was left behind forever. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Bring me a day dress instead. The lavender one. No, the buttercup yellow with the ruffled sleeves." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“I’ve thrown a punch or two in my day,” he says, rolling up his sleeves. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his tears on his sleeve and said that he was fine. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Where the sleeve of his robe rode up, a flap of pale flesh could be seen dangling beneath his forearm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

On each left sleeve was a band of black. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was playing skins and had his shirt tied around his head; as he ran, the sleeves swung like elephant trunks. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

His sleeves are rolled up, exposing a small tattoo on the inside of his right forearm. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a green dress with puffed sleeves and some kind of pucker stitching across the top. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He buttoned the collar of his jacket up around his throat when he was cold and drew his hands up inside the sleeves. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He had on a white dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up, and, like Ernie, dark sunglasses. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When the second man dropped, she crouched beside him and rolled up his right sleeve—a tattoo of a hand, its first and second fingers cut off at the knuckle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Maester Luwin looked up at them numbly, a small grey man with blood on the sleeve of his grey wool robe and tears in his bright grey eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I drew my shackles up and down my wrist; he wrapped his fingers in the lace of his sleeves and paced about the yard. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They say she calls Children, offering Them candy From her sleeve. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as the chair began to move away, the old man caught the king's sleeve. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Bo and I have-always gotten along well. Well, nearly always. Oh, no," he wiped his face with his sleeve, “now I'm going to start crying." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he emerged, he was seated at a table and given a plate of tortillas and beans by a man in a black uniform with the emblem of a beehive on one sleeve. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stuck close as hell to me, and the one that didn't talk at all practically was holding onto my sleeve. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

When Naomi heard the name, she grabbed the woman’s sleeve. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ashish’s attitude was as annoying as getting your sleeves wet when you washed your hands, but somehow with Dimple there, it didn’t really bother him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I touched the scar Tom Weylin’s boot had left on my face, touched my empty left sleeve. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

From where the sleeves ended, her soft arm-flesh swelled and dropped over her dimpled elbows in a sumptuous bulge. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I hold up my hand and the floppy sleeve slides down my arm, and I can't see the arm or the hand on the end of it. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reason I noticed it, her pajamas didn't have any sleeves. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then she caught the minister by the sleeve of his jacket and his coattail, then she rocked him from side to side. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seth examined his sleeves for ticks, scrutinizing the camouflage pattern. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She chose a simple dress of dark grey wool, plainly cut but richly embroidered around the collar and sleeves. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He grips the iron railing with his left hand and lunges forward with his right, grasping the sleeve of Alec’s shirt before he’s swept out of reach. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Baba tugged at my sleeve and some­thing glowed green in the dark. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Rolled-up sleeves at the table were not acceptable to Mrs. Hamilton. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then, after I ceased to be amazed with the pleasant sounds of my voice saying new words, I tugged Amah’s sleeve and asked: “Who is the Moon Lady?” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped sweat from my face with both sleeves and used Margo’s desk to pull myself up. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He wiped the screen of his laptop with his shirtsleeve, then had to change his shirt because the sleeve turned gray from the dust. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The sergeant had called for a medic and somebody rolled up Tayo’s sleeve; they told him to sleep, and the next day they all acted as though nothing had happened. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ben put his nose into the leather sleeve and breathed in rich memories of his own life. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She studied his old coat with the padding hanging out of the torn sleeve seam. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I saw something super familiar: cardboard record sleeves decorating a different wall. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He had gray mustaches, wore a doorman’s cap and was in his shirt sleeves. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Her long dagged sleeves showed a lining of gold satin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"Not really," the innkeeper says, and he wipes his face with his sleeve. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I don’t ask any more questions—instead, right before Kasim pushes the button to start the car, I pull on the sleeve of his coat, lean over, and kiss him on the cheek. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She slid down to her knees and covered her face with her sleeve. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I could see dried blood on the sleeve of his kurta. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I wiped at my cheeks with my sleeve. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The sleeves covered her hands and the body of it reached almost to her knees. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He rolled up his sleeves and they got to work. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Before she considered herself finished she had added a crocheted cuff on the puff sleeves, and a pointy crocheted collar. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama gave each of them a pair of long woolen drawers, drop-seat style, and a woolen shirt with long sleeves and itchy insides. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Werfel bounded up the steps, plucking at the guard’s sleeve. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

A hand tugged at the back of my sleeve, near the elbow. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, this?” the young man asked, feeling the velvet on the sleeve. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sleeves of her dress were rolled up, her hands were damp and smelled like bleach. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

William wiped his face with his sleeve and did not open his eyes. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It takes me a second to realize that it’s Hideo, with the sleeves of his tuxedo shirt rolled up to his elbows and his blazer slung over one shoulder. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He put on rubber gloves and began taping them to his sleeves, and he taped his socks to his pants. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl turned to her brother and wiped his nose on the sleeve of his shirt. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rolls up the sleeves of her blouse. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Finn sniffed a sleeve, and there it was: Mom’s unique odor, a mix of vanilla and Spring Breeze laundry detergent, with maybe some cinnamon and grass stain lurking underneath. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I suck on my sleeve some more even though I know Mrs. Brook doesn’t like me to. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t think of a response, so I concentrated on keeping my balance as the man continued to brush the snow away with the sleeve of his dark robe. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Pardon me,” he said, tugging at the man’s sleeve and holding the sheet of figures up for him to see, “but it’s going to take eight hundred and thirty-seven years to do these jobs.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You have something up your sleeve,” she said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She pushes up the sleeves of her sweatshirt. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I roll the sleeves up neatly to my elbows, then tug the shirt as straight as I can. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the sleeve of a man nearby. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he looked up at me all I could think to do was pull my hand up in my sleeve then reach my cuff over to wipe his nose and mouth off. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She had to bury her face in her sleeve to prevent herself from laughing out loud. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She had this cool trick where she got them into perfect squares, with the sleeves tucked into the center. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“You think too much,” Kaede murmured, and she pulled Taisin’s hand from her hair and kissed her bare wrist, pushing back the sleeve of her tunic. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then he wiped his lips with a handkerchief that he drew from his sleeve, extended his arms, and closed his eyes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I treasured those two stripes on the sleeve of my US Army uniform. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Now every morning, Mac would rise early to put on a pot of coffee, and Bobby would come down in his clean white shirt, his tie loosened and sleeves unbuttoned. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The black sleeve of her blouse was torn. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I held my breath while Vonetta slid the shiny black LP out of its paper sleeve and placed it onto the turntable. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

We want warm biscuits and tag and jacks on the porch, our too-long sweater sleeves getting in the way sometimes. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Gay held up a purple dress with a lace collar and puffy sleeves. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It came to my knees, but I could push the sleeves up. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had broken into a nervous sweat, and he wiped his forehead on his sleeve. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He wears a scarlet cope with sleeves lined in fur. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I pull my sleeve down and slip my shoulder out of it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I was pulling the coat off when I felt a lump in one of the sleeves. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

From time to time, Scipio looked around as if to check whether it would be worth making a run for the bushes, but each time Prosper held on to his sleeve. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He felt Michelangelo grab his sleeve to stop him. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Henry caught him by the sleeve and pulled him away. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Connor says, pushing his sleeve up higher to reveal all of it. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Chou reaches out for my hand and holds it gently as she wipes her eyes with her sleeve. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Waistcoats, striped trousers, moth-chewed chambray shirts with tall collars and comically long sleeves. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He passed his sleeve violently across his eyes as he turned to William. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got more tricks up my sleeve than old man coyote has fleas. I’ll get you out of there, my love!” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful, Abilene. That old woman might have more up her sleeves than jangly bracelets.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He’s pretending he isn’t aware of us, but I know he didn’t need that much concentration to roll up his left sleeve. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She stands up and wipes her brows with her sleeve, leaving a trail of mud on her face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s in his shirt sleeves, he’s holding a cigarette. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat down beside him and shoved my arms through the sleeves of my parka, zipping it up. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She touched the lace and ribbon along the neckline, the hand-sewn seed pearls on the sleeves. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The Governor pushed his sleeves up to his elbows and raised his right hand out over the crowd. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“For instance,” she hoarsely whispered, “take the way they have one another here. Mad, I tell you, absolutely mad. Everybody belongs to every one else—don’t they? don’t they?” she insisted, tugging at Lenina’s sleeve. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered watching, fascinated, as her mother pushed a bone needle with thick colorful thread through the fabric; gradually a bright gold replaced the small frayed spot on one sleeve. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His sleeves were rolled up, and I noticed for the first time that his forearms were freckled, too. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She shrugged them on, pulling and yanking at the sleeves. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He wears a jean jacket with the sleeves cut off, and his hair is long, down to his waist, like a rock star. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

When he read the label, he smiled and slipped it up his sleeve. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She put the bracer on her left forearm, positioning it to keep her sleeve from interfering with her quick draw, but also to cover the tender inside. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Her sleeves were full of hidden pockets, and she checked them carefully as she did every morning to make certain all her powders were in place. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Out of the sleeve of Sir Charles’s linen jacket, past the snowy white shirt cuff, came the emerald head of a snake. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The station agent leaned out his window and rested his elbows, protected with black false sleeves, on the sill. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hades clasped his hands together in the sleeves of his robe. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

As if we are already sitting on a bus, Nattie asleep with her head on my arm, drooling on my sleeve. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He gave the prince's sleeve a quick tug, and the prince reached out for Jemmy's hand. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Clustered around this lady were six men, wearing tunics with padded chests, their puffed sleeves lengthened to cover half their hands. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She could see the muscles flex in his forearm and just under the sleeve of his T-shirt. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He sees me looking and stops scratching, tugging the edge of his sleeve down again. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I’m stuffed-animaling the playground so well that after a while there’s only monkey bars left and one shape that’s coming toward me so I stop blurring and suck my sleeve more. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Great golden bands caught his sleeves in the dip between biceps and deltoids, and his neck was dark with obscure tattoos. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He said that he usually wore long sleeves, so they cut off his hand and sent him on his way to spread fear and warnings throughout the countryside. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As I expected!” said Aunt Marge, taking a huge swig of brandy and wiping her chin on her sleeve. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

In it, he’s dressed in crisp white short sleeves, seated on the edge of his cot, misty-eyed and grinning as he holds up the ultrasound Mom sent him in the mail. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The wind whipped up a froth of fallen leaves on the ground around her, and she pulled the sleeves of her sweater down over her hands. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Abbot folded his paws into the wide sleeves of his habit and stared impassively at the Warlord. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Even if there is a knifelike slice in the sleeve over his shoulder, I can’t see it at this angle. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He pictured Bobby coming into the kitchen in his crisp white shirt, sleeves unbuttoned, jacket slung over his arm. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

His smart-fitting army uniform made him look straighter, leaner, and the sleeve had a skull-and-bones image next to the half of a yellow sun. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She holds up the bell sleeve of the tunic. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It was not just that things fit loosely; his sleeves and his pant legs were suddenly too long. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He...he knew I liked books,” said Hermione in a thick voice, mopping her eyes with her sleeve. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Muscles bulged from beneath the short sleeves of his red T-shirt. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Flossie had six sheaths of various colors and the same number of tarleton underskirts and at least twenty chiffon sleeves of every color that a person could imagine. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cuffs of Kaisa’s black sleeves were embroidered with gold serpents, and their eyes glittered with tiny red garnets. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was too angry to see it at all, and Will saw it only for a moment before it retreated again up the old man’s sleeve, but it made his eyes widen with shock. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had rolled up the sleeves of his shiny blue jacket, and I noted a zodiac sign tattooed on his wrist. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I had sleeves added, but at the last minute, decided to have them made with organza instead of satin so it’s almost see-through. I’m kind of nervous about how it’ll turn out.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I wiped the tears from my eyes with the back of my sleeve. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

She sniffs hard and wipes her eyes on her sleeve. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She let her face fall for just a few seconds against his shoulder, against the sleeve of his black trench coat. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

There’s one pill back at camp, in its special slot on the sleeve of my Mockingjay suit. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She began to roll up first her left sleeve and then her right. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

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

He rolls up his shirt sleeve, revealing the tattoo of my baby picture on his upper arm. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Pete stands with his arms slack at his sides, his sleeves rolled up past his elbows, still holding the bloody knife. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She wore a turquoise sweat suit, the sleeves and legs cut off, threads hanging like a blue-green spiderweb. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I took my hand from his and wiped it on my jeans, then wiped my face with the sleeve of my hoodie. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Wonderingly, I lift my long, flowing sleeves into the air, and that’s when I see myself on the television screen. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dodgeball today! he yells, and I start sucking on my sleeve. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

It was there that I unhooked my sleeve and managed to get to my feet. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She was dressed severely in a dark dress with long sleeves, and the only contrast was billowing white lace at her wrists and throat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled on Mr. Black’s sleeve and told him to look at her. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

And my lawyer, rolling up one of his sleeves, said with finality, “Here we have a perfect reflection of this entire trial: everything is true and nothing is true!” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves, and began putting the groceries away. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her eyes, examining the black detail on the sleeve that fell just above her hair. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I pull up the hood of the coat and pull down the sleeves over my bare hands. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Henry’s sleeves were rolled above his elbows and the sun glinted metallic off Francis’s pince-nez. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Zu tugged the sleeve of my jacket and pointed through the trees to our left. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Stuart’s sunburned beneath his white shirt, the back wrinkled from driving, the sleeves rolled up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He wore a black velvet coat with hammers embroidered on the sleeves in silver thread. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Professor Sprout put the pink, fluffy pair over her own ears, rolled up the sleeves of her robes, grasped one of the tufty plants firmly, and pulled hard. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She slipped the photo out of its album sleeve and held it up reverently. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Blood dripped down his arm where Shaggydog had shredded the wool of his sleeve and the flesh beneath. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Seven took her black wool cape off and pushed the sleeves of her sweater up just so. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Chucha lifts her arms and pumps them up and down, her purple sleeves billowing. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

In place of the sequined eagles on the sleeves, MoMo had commissioned ruby replicas of the ROC’s emblem, a fistful of feathers. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Laila sensed anxiety in the way she tugged at her sleeves, adjusted her hijab, pushed back a curl of hair. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She held up her hands, strong, shapely hands, and surveyed them critically, drawing up her lawn sleeves above the wrists. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stop sucking my sleeve but I’ll go back to it later when she forgets because I’m persistent. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully, he dried his face on his coat sleeve, then stood for two whole minutes staring at the shadow of a telephone pole on the alley pavement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

His T-shirt was covered with dirt, and one sleeve was half torn off. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A child near you tugs on her mother’s sleeve, begging to know what it says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I wiped my nose with my sleeve and started walking out the door. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m just not in the mood,” I said, pushing the sleeves of my suit jacket up. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Helmuth plunges his arms through his coat sleeves, jams his hat on his head. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘Sorry!’ she muttered, pulling me after her by the sleeve of my sweatshirt. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Greek laid the ice pick on the stove and rolled his sleeves higher. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull out the sea daisies that I had tucked into my shirt's sleeve. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The judge in his suspenders with his sleeves rolled up, squinting and half bent over. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was sitting between her parents on the overstuffed sea-foam-green sofa, a large girl herself, wearing a white crinoline dress with a ruffled hem and puffed sleeves. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I examine the sleeves again and the material next to the zipper. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then he turned away, drew his sleeve over his nose, and got up, and stamped about, trying to whistle, and saying between the efforts: ‘Where’s that dratted creature?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He stops, then rolls up the sleeve of his denim shirt. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

George was laughing, too, and wiping his forehead on his sleeve. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed up the sleeve of her sweater. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Since the arms weren’t coming out of the sleeves and our plan was totally falling apart, I started crying out, ‘Oh no, my arms! Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Stooped and dark and sprouting rags from his shoes, hat and sleeves, he shuffled slowly toward me, bringing a threatening cloud of carbolic acid. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting on the side of the fold-out bed, his sleeves rolled up to the elbows and a game of solitaire spread out on the blanket at the foot. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Anya fidgeted nervously with her coat sleeve and looked around the room another time. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I like my corn dogs bare and thrown nonchalantly into a paper sleeve. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I will take the silver,” said the gateman coolly, and before Wang Lung could protest the man had the silver in his sleeve and was striding through the gate, bawling loudly, “The bridegroom, the bridegroom!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even notice my sleeve was wet. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He mopped his forehead with an old rag he kept tucked in the back pocket of his overalls, then put it away and rolled his sleeves down. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Tally let herself cry, burying her face in the scratchy wool sleeve of her new sweater, feeling Shay’s warmth against her, and feeling awful about every gesture of kindness from her friend. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He raises his wrist and frantically peels back his coat sleeve. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He stops, glances around, and removes a folded white paper from his sleeve. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

They were just dark bits of jackets, legs, dresses and sleeves. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He caught her by the sleeve, dragged her after him. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teacher Li finished erasing the blackboard and turned around, brushing her right sleeve with her left hand. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He coughs all day and I see blood on his sleeve when he wipes his mouth. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Brave Orchid’s husband fitted the shirt sleeves over it with a karate chop between the shoulder blades. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He acted more important than ever, pulling his gloves tight up over his sleeves. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You wear long sleeves,'' Fenoglio continued very slowly, as if giving Basta time to take in every single word, “because your master likes playing with fire. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I stepped into the suit, feet first, pulled it up to my armpits, and fed my arms into the sleeves. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Polish girl tugged at my sleeve and gave me a concerned look. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The taller boy took a swig from a hip flask and wiped his mouth on his sleeve. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I've come into this room time and time again and seen him, in his shirt sleeves, with the two brushes in his hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

As Frankie and Bailey rushed on ahead, Harry tugged me by the sleeve. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He pulled up his jacket sleeves and scratched at his arms. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

In thin black marker, right on the sleeve, someone had drawn a picture. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Silky forest green cuffs peeked out from the sleeves of her burgundy suit. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Kaz flicked his coat sleeve, and an oyster shucking knife appeared in his hand. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“But she has so much more sleeve to hide things up,” he protests. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

So I roll up my sleeves, wash my hands, and start my magic. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

In her sleeve is tucked a lace handkerchief, over her nose and mouth is a gauze nurse’s mask. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

A suction sleeve liner goes right over my stump, and it has a two-inch notched metal peg sticking out of the bottom of it. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She pulls at the long sleeves of her dress, even though a fine sweat covers her forehead. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

From her sleeve, Lady Meng pulled out a set of gold chopsticks and dipped them into the water as if fishing for a dumpling in soup. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I tug on old Mr. Juarez’s sleeve and ask what happened. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Uncle took a porcelain cup from his sleeve. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started to follow her, but Miles grabbed my sleeve and gently tugged me back. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She wipes them with a napkin produced from her sleeve. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Now he touched his gloved fingers to where the sleeve of his coat covered that mark. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As I slipped my left arm into the sleeve, the letter fell to the floor. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

It tugged on her sleeve and elbowed at her thoughts. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Gradually Ishmael came to view himself as a one-armed man with a pinned-up sleeve, past thirty and unmarried. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She tugged her sleeves down over her hands. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She designed the silks that would become legendary: crimson-and-white cap, white sleeves, and a crimson vest emblazoned with the Ridgewood cattle brand, an H inside a large white triangle. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“How about the tattoos on your wrist?” asks Alyssa’s brother, pointing to the words peeking out from beneath my sleeve. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I pushed back my sweater sleeve, glad to have a ticking second hand I could rely on. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Dad says, Be a good boy and go sit with your brothers, and he pulls down the sleeve and pats Malachy on the head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z