| 单词 | slice |
| 例句 | “I needed a cooking job since the restaurant I worked at closed,” he said, and paused his chopping again, holding the knife still above the sliced chilies. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He offered his slice of cake as a peace offering. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z In the end, I didn’t just make toast; I made cheese toast, moving my slices of bread to the microwave and melting a fat mess of gooey cheddar between them. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Every so often she’d call Luke and Toby in, giving them a slice of cake or a piece of cantaloupe. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The sickle whistles as it slices through the air, singing in the moments before it separates her head from her body. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z We go to the kitchen and eat sliced apples and peanut butter for an afternoon snack. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The menu was always the same: fried chicken, collard greens, potato salad, boiled okra, sliced tomatoes, corn bread, and chocolate or coconut cake. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I offer the man a small bag of dried apple slices. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Then she cuts a few slices of cake. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Dad and I ate all of ours, and Mum and Kat swapped their last slice and left only bits of the crust, which meant that everybody had been extremely hungry. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a device for handling the slices. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This woman’s got a plate of grits with fried whiting, biscuits in white gravy, three thick slices of beef bacon, and a side of candied yams with marshmallows and raisins. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z A buzz and hum filled the air; then the Transvice recoiled and shot out a beam of white light that sliced into the woman’s body. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z "If you want to, slice it. I'll eat anything you make." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “You know, the pizza really is better straight out of the oven,” Safer said after finishing his second slice; And Pigeon hugged him. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She took her sharp knife and cut the slice of salt pork in half, the crisp sound of the meat making my belly rumble. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z At dismissal, Samira asked me to get a slice of pizza with her in town. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He then produced a large chunk of bread from inside his shirt along with a slice of meat wrapped in paper. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I wasn’t cutting the frog open or anything, but I started narrating as Twig sliced, like Twig was one of those doctors on TV. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Shadow bought a slice of pizza and burned his lip on the hot cheese. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Delivery comes, and once Maxine has brought the box into the kitchen, we all reach in to grab a slice. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Mama made a very fine bread pudding from slices of stale bread, sugar, cinnamon and a penny apple sliced thin. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Carl ate a slice of bread spread with butter and sugar. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z After sharing my slice bite for bite because Jude forgot her plate, she says, “I thought Grandma would tell us something awesome in her message. Like if heaven has an ocean, you know?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z A slice of pizza could probably make me weep with happiness. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I wanted a slice of the fresh, still morning all to myself. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma carried a white paper shopping bag filled with “leftovers” from their backstage banquet feast: an aluminum tray of cheese ravioli and two extra slices of chocolate mousse cake with raspberries on top. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z From each organ he took a small slice and put it into a jar of formaldehyde. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The pavement in front of Finn ended in a wall of sky, as if it had been sliced off by the swing of a scythe. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She cut a slice and poured a cup of coffee and dipped the bread into the coffee to soften it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no way to explain how I could smell freshly sliced lemons and see citrus-toned musical notes in my mind as it played. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He carries in a big cooler stocked with prawns, salmon, and sliced lemons. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Mom had gone to walk the woman to her car while I went to the WCC kitchen to heat up a slice of pizza for lunch. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She was talking about vampire bats, the ones that slice open sleeping mammals in the dark of night. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, you’ve managed to extract something very meaningful about him from those thin slices of experience, and that impression has a powerful effect on how you experience Tom Hanks’s movies. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He became that person you wouldn’t want to cut off in traffic because he’d pull a knife and slice you. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The bread was soggy, so we dripped honey onto the slices and rolled them and they didn’t taste too bad. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Needs a slice of lemon, but otherwise, it’s really good,” she said, and drained the shell of the last few drops. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z What was left over, was sliced thin the next day and fried in hot bacon fat. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a bowl of salad, two slices of toast, and tea with honey. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z They grinned back, and Smiley kind of joshed my shoulder as they moved toward the dining room, where Aunt Carrie and Miss Sarah, French Gordy’s wife, were slicing cakes and pies. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I open one up and peel off thin slices to eat. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He swings his sword at the boys, slicing the air. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The trio took another rest and cut a yam into slices. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Gabe dropped the paddle and caught the handle of the weapon awkwardly, relieved that the blade had not sliced through his hand. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z On the cell phone, the explosion is soundless, but I can imagine sounds—screaming, tearing, slicing through concrete, steel, and glass. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z She hears Dimitri’s footsteps on the stairs, then the clean sound of his key in the lock, slicing sharply into the apartment. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We had lost invaluable family records, photographs, and keepsakes — even the slice of wedding cake Winnie was saving for my release. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She would slice the flesh away from the big flat seed. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Kites were the one paper- thin slice of intersection between those spheres. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Out in the kitchen Doc was frying steaks in three skillets, and he cut up tomatoes and piled up sliced bread. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I return to the stairs, and as I sit here in a slice of winter sunlight, two small birds find their way down to the honeysuckle planted next to the bamboo. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I guess you thought maybe I’d run right up to you and we’d go get a slice like we used to. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z She leapt back a step and sliced open Cain’s arm with the broken end of the staff, ripping through muscle and sinew. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Before Jason could register that the voice had come from somewhere else, he sliced off the emperor’s head. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I watched as it neared and got louder, then sliced by and faded into the distance again. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z It sliced through the vampire and returned to Bob’s hand. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Knowing the smashing sound could have alerted the German guards, Ronneberg quickly pulled pieces of broken glass from the frame, slicing open his hand. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, fresh grapefruit slices float in a water cooler. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Ash sat down across from her and put the bread and cheese between them, and the huntress began to slice the apple as she spoke. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to carve out a slice of happiness just for a moment so that I don’t die in this place. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “She will dance with the boar, Magnificence, and slice him when he passes near her. He will be awash in blood before he falls, you shall see.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I picked the top slice of the sticky treat. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z They took a short break to slice three Jericho oranges in half and share them. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z With the tip of the eyelash, he then lifted a few damaged slices out of the water and wiped them on a piece of tissue paper to get rid of them. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If I let my guard down long enough to deal with the Greek fire, Annabeth would get sliced and we’d crash anyway. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z A moment later, he comes back with an ice water that has a nice fat lemon slice perched on the rim. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Laser beams sliced through the smoky darkness in time to the music. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “All over,” she replied as she sliced wild turnips into an iron kettle. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The scythes closest to him leaped into action, trying to stop him, but he kicked and spun, and sliced and flipped. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Right, Daddy. A slice. So the circle goes looking for his piece. He finds a lot of wrong pieces. Then he finds the right piece. But then he leaves it behind. Then it ends.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Belet tried her best to cover me as glass shards sliced through the air. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z For Fadi it was his usual, a sliced Twinkie spread with peanut butter and layered with a sliced banana. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z As we spoke, nurses began unwinding his soiled bandages, exposing a myriad of shallow slices all over his forehead and left cheek. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He draped a salt herring across each slice. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z I sat there quietly as they fed me Teddy Grahams and slices of watermelon. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Robert jab the knife out at me, then make like he slice it sideways. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The waiter arrived with three slices of pie and said, “Dessert is on the house.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He's holding out half a roll spread with the creamy white stuff and topped with apple slices. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Stella asked hopefully, now placing a slice of lumpy corn bread in front of him. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I pound at the bracket with the heel of my hand, throwing the full force of my weight behind it, but my hand slips and slices into the sharp edge. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z From that weird angle, through the gap between the wall and the shower curtain, I could see a slice of our backyard out the little window over the toilet. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “I’ll try a slice of peach,” she said, and gingerly picked out a slippery pink-orange furry slice with her long fingers. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She fried thick pink slabs of home-cured ham and poured the grease over sliced red tomatoes. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z More than once Werner slices the sausage on his plate to find pink worms squirming inside. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Wynn forced a smile and a slice of toast on me before I could leave for the Fabric Barn. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “So over here,” Rafe said, loudly enough for his coworkers to hear, “we have our finest assortment of slicer-dicers. They slice and dice. It’s not just a clever name. And over here—Are they gone?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The raw meat has a strong animal smell, and as you slice and slice, the tissue inevitably gets under your nails, and the scent lingers on your hands for hours. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Jake was working on his phone, slicing watermelons in a game app called Fruit Ninja. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “Let me bring a couple of slices over to the fellas first. Kids don’t need all this sugar.” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She hung from the tree, feet dangling, sliced palm stinging. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Odysseus he honored with long slices from the chine— warming the master’s heart. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She glared at Annabeth as if imagining her sliced into small pieces. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Uncle Tony slurped the hot cheese, then set what was left of his slice down. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “You have to try at least a small slice,” Mrs. Hidalgo said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z A slice of frozen turkey slides to the ground. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z His Jewish friend Avi from next door brought slices of date rolls. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Vola eyed him as she sawed a slice off a ham joint and forked it into one of the frying pans. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They wielded blades called hreshtek, sharp enough to slice a man off his shadow, and kept scorpions in brass cages hooked to their belts. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Ugwu wanted to gag her, to stuff sliced vegetables into her mouth. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Yvonne chopped the bread into chunks and slices, then distributed them among us. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He could slice Open a mountain With that machete, And with the wave of his arm Send our enemies tumbling. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But that’s when she found out, scalpel in hand, an earthworm sliced down the middle and pinned open before her. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I wished I had put more cherries on that slice. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Very slowly the boy cut himself another slice and began to eat it. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Just as Kepler measured the volumes of barrels with his thin slices, Cavalieri added up an infinite number of these indivisible zeros to figure out the area or the volume of a geometric object. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She quickly got out of breath slicing off new bedding with the panga. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The gleaming scimitars that are her talons slice the air just above Alice’s head. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the first gust caught him, slicing through his layers of wool and leather to set his teeth to chattering. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When it was finished, he would slice it down like a cake, and all the layers would be revealed. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She dropped a plate of eggs at the diner, sliced her finger on the jagged edge, watched a trickle of blood ooze onto the white china. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And though she never ate what they served, except for a few slices of bread and a goblet of water, she always thanked them; she was always grateful for the questions. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Miss Sarah heard this last as she came through the hall with the big plate of sliced cake. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Pa feeds us young children slices of the rabbit meat. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was finally given his slice of bread, Jack held it tightly in his hands so no one could grab it from him. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z The slender tip of the switch made a two-tone sound as it sliced the air. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She remembered the pro-Independence rallies at university; mass movements always made her feel empowered, the thought that for a thin slice of time all these people were united by a single possibility. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Without having to be told Eliot took his place on the sofa and watched as she sliced the stems off the eggplant. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She slices off some fruit, but before eating it, Ma tilts her head to address the woman behind her. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z If I’d been hungry, I could have ordered a real slice of pizza at the counter. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z There was a basket of freshly sliced rye bread and the coffee cups were set out on the table. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z According to the McDonald’s handout, the cheeseburger contains only six ingredients: a 100 percent beef patty, a bun, two American cheese slices, ketchup, mustard, pickles, onions, and “grill seasoning,” whatever that is. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He pressed the flat of the knife against his calf and tried to imagine slicing off a nugget of flesh because it offended him, because it wasn’t perfect. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As he slices away with the carving knife my father indicates to all of us, but especially to Mr. Banerji, the areas where the flight muscles attach, using the carving fork as a pointer. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It looks like a pie sliced into twelve equal wedges. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But the train took him to places far away from his small slice of happiness, and the world he saw was full of pain and sorrow. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In the mornings she forces herself to eat a slice of toast, only because Ashoke makes it for her and watches her while she chews it in bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She couldn’t think about Peach without feeling a pain that sliced through her, splitting her open just like it did in the delivery room. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I pull out a slice of chicken I found in the back of a cafe’s kitchen and force myself to munch on it, ignoring the slime of cold grease. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He smiled and selected a cracker and a slice of cheese. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Coins were contraband: you can sharpen the edges against a stone, slice open someone’s face in a fight. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I spread the paste onto thick slices of bread and cut the sandwiches in half on a diagonal and put a stack of them in a plastic bag. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She's looking for a knife to slice open a pack of hot dogs. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I had my arms stuck out like the wings of a plane, and the long curved leaves sliced me up but I didn’t feel the stinging. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Unless he’s having heated arguments with Siunek, Ernst or no Ernst, about the proper way to slice carrots for soup. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I yelp, stick my sliced finger into my mouth, suck on the blood. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Pa then separates the meat from the bones and cuts the flesh into very thin slices to soak in the lime juice that Ma has prepared. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Marie-Laure tortures herself with daydreams of feasts laid out on long tables: platters of sliced pork loin, roasted apples, banana flambe, pineapples with whipped cream. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Ri-ordan took out his little two-inch knife, the maximum size we were allowed to have, and, seemingly on a whimsy, sliced up all the notices on the inmate bulletin board. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There's a pizzeria if you get hungry, seventy-five cents a slice. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z She'd put a monster slice on a piece of bread and call it a sandwich. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A child with a slice of bread came to the window and pressed his nose against the pane. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She heard a podcast playing in the kitchen, which was Imogen’s usual habit when cooking, and she found Immie slicing zucchini for the grill. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They sat down to eat right away—cold chicken, thick slices of ham and cheese, potato salad, macaroni salad, bread, plenty of lemonade, a seven-layer cake. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She must find the spot up and ahead where a gnarled tree jutted from a slice in the rock face. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She is slicing peaches with a special fruit knife. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Fog was so thick, they were selling it by the slice. Genuine State of Maine Fog. Very popular with the tourists, if you could find one. Many got so lost, they ended up in Pennsylvania.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The ripples it made turned into flame-capped waves as a long, gnarled shape sliced up through the surface and into the air. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z One: The storm sirens in town went off, slicing through the quiet like an angry ghost. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I had sliced my heel when I climbed the chain-link fence to our spot in the park. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z That evening Miss Trotter filled a tin pan with sliced venison and wrapped it tightly, placing it in Vonetta’s hands to carry. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z It flew straight, slicing without flinching through the plane of the mountaintops. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He folded them and placed them in his pocket, then brought the sword down in a sweep across the front of Hickey’s chest, neatly slicing off the buttons from the traitor’s coat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Yeah, they love me and all that, but it doesn’t stop them from slicing my life in half every seven days and then acting like that’s normal or something. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z She spread the mixture onto two slices of Wonder bread, then rolled each slice into a cylinder and passed them to us. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z And when the meat course was brought out, he served her himself, slicing a queen's portion from the joint, smiling as he laid it on her plate. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As she puts tomatoes into boxes, she hallucinates that she is slicing open a juicy one and sprinkling it with salt. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Steel screams against steel as she slices a wing with her blade, and the plane goes into a spin. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Carts carried coconut candy, sticks of sugarcane, molasses toffee, and dried papaya slices. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Real slow, I get to slicing, slicing, slicing the meat off that loin. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The man behind the camera sliced the air with his arm. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I trudged up the back steps to the kitchen, hoping Gramma would offer me another slice of apple pie when I got inside. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The words tumble out of my mouth, ahead of the more important ones—I could have sliced Taryn in half. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Omar waited for me by the narrow stream that sliced through the length of our village. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Gale spreads the bread slices with the soft goat cheese, carefully placing a basil leaf on each while I strip the bushes of their berries. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He asked if I wanted to slice the okra, but I hate okra. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The boy cut himself another thick slice and started eating it fast. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z I nod, grab a knife and cut an enormous slice, a quarter of the pan practically, and put it on a dinner plate. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z To cheer us up, Dayah buys slices of hot Turkish pizza and sweet sticky dough at a street stall. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She had cheese slices and peanut butter crackers in her purse. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I take slices of red pepper Mami has roasted in the oven and green peas from a Green Giant can and arrange them on the mound of arroz con pollo. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Like a bolt of lightning slicing through the clouds, my words jolt them and leave them frozen in their seats. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It sliced through the air and hit a young tree hard enough to make the branches shake. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Having cut a slice from a cone, say, let us compare the cross sections of the two pieces. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z With a long hooked blade, he sliced me root and stem, chanting all the while. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He slices the canvas with my chisel, ruining it with a long, ripping sound that makes the entire class gasp. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Of the scythes in his way, the lucky ones only had their robes sliced. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Every few hours, Dadi would give us a bit of roti and lentils to eat with a few radishes and a slice of mango. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z "And if you let it get past you I'll slice off your ears." Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Stella raced through her chores, making sure the carrots were sliced perfectly, the potatoes peeled thinly, and the table cleaned and shined for dinner. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Schwartzie pitched, and he sliced one neatly over the head of the third baseman for a single. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I feel sharpness, like a razor is slicing through me, cutting one part away from another, a part that can never be stitched or put back together. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “I told her to get back at you,” he says, reaching for another slice already. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Instead, I stare at my sky square, in which a thin slice of moon is glowing. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z When it was cool it would cut in slices, and that was headcheese. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But if you had taken that videotape and slowed it down, until you were looking at our interaction in slices of a fraction of a second, you would have seen something quite different. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch as Gale pulls out his knife and slices the bread. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I feign left and then land a clever slice to his side. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Okay. Well, I’ll save a slice for you and you can have it when you get home.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Thank goodness,” Mom said, cutting me a thick slice of leftover lemon cake. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z It was only the glint of the sun and the sight of the grass slicing itself in half that revealed the horrible truth. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He hissed and lunged at me, but one slice of Riptide, and he exploded into dust. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Where a tree sliced into the side of the house. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z As the bow of the Italian boat sliced across the halfway point at the thousand-meter mark, a bell began to toll, signaling the spectators down at the finish line that the competitors were approaching. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Now she chased around three slowly sinking pieces of sliced lemon until she caught them. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The whoosh of an object slicing through the air. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The bladed arm moved within two feet, ready to slice his skin to bits. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I pulled a slice of bread out of the bag thinking how come Rondell trusted me so much. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z They converge on a slice of coastline less than thirty miles long. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I slice the rest of the bread with a scraping of butter for the children and call the women to the kitchen. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Miss Honey found a tray and on it she put two mugs, the teapot, the half bottle of milk and a plate with the two slices of bread. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The next section of Charlie’s letter was sliced out by the censor’s knife. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Queen said to the child, “Come over here, honey, and let’s wash those sticky hands. How about if I slice an apple for you?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth sliced at a scorpion then looked at me like I was crazy. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z In the time it would take a legionnaire to knock and issue an order, a Mask would already be in the house, weapons slicing through anyone in his way. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Piper calmly sliced off the heads of the other two. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He slices into the apple, exposing a neat row of dark brown seeds. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z We ate slices of bread for breakfast and headed to school. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Her Southern nasal accent sliced my meditation and I looked deep into my thoughts. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Sarai directed a score of moths to it to grasp the weave with their tiny feet and shift it back just enough to uncover a slice of light. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Amari could still smell the sweetness of the pineapple her mother had cut from its rough skin and sliced for the breakfast meal that morning. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z There were some knives for slicing, and a bunch of pins with colorful plastic heads. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I said, hysteria leaping into my voice, my hands slicing out with points of steel as I backed away. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I bet Sammy to a race. First one to the flagpole and back. If I won, I’d get the slice of cake in his bag. If he won, he’d get my ham sandwich.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Breakfast was a single slice of bread for each person now, and lunch was maybe half a boiled potato. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z There was also sliced avocado drizzled with lime juice and three triangles of toast, already buttered. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Tough Will spent most of his games sitting on the sidelines eating orange slices. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z This one seemed to be a natural crevice slicing through slick, smooth stone. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The outermost layer was shedding, like a molting cricket, brown slices curling up from the surface. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Once home, he flew into a frenzy of slicing, dicing, and broiling. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The seemingly obvious answer is that you should take the first option: the thick slice. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Colin sort of bent each slice into a pretty fan shape. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Distracted by emotion, she was drying her eyes with a slice of bread. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z One day as she sat slicing cabbage on the living room floor, Mr. Sen called. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Percy lashed out, slicing the giant’s spear in half. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Before she knew what she was doing, her wet hand was slicing through the air swiftly. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z As she mentions each person who has wronged her, the audience sees a scene revealing a slice of their lives. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z A young woman soon enters with a tray of ornately sliced fruit and a bucket of ice. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Succotash—okra, corn, tomatoes, and peppers—sliced, diced, boiled, then fried. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Everything was going smoothly until the saw suddenly lurched forward and sliced right through three of the robot’s fingers! The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She wished she were made of metal, with laser eyes that could slice Jeff in two. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z He unpacks the embroidered handbag, and some good sausages come to light; Lewandowski takes up the knife with a flourish and saws the meat into slices. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But not here, where for five dollars you can get a slice, a pair of Keds, and a new ball cap or something. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I ate a couple of slices of bread and had a cup of coffee from the Thermos flask. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I shudder at the thought that he was so close to me, that instead of slicing the necklace, he could have sliced skin. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Gale and I head down to lunch, where we’re served bean and onion stew, a thick slice of bread, and a cup of water. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Amaka looked at her mother with her lips turned down and her eyebrows raised, as if she could not believe that anybody had to be told how to peel yam slices properly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He can take my fingers and my toes, he can put out my eyes and slice my ears off, but he cannot take my wits unless I let him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I’ve gotten my own ingredients from the supermarket, so I peel cassava, slice plantains, boil the salt out of dried fish. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z With a deft twist of the ulo, she cut off a slice and savored each bite of this, the most nourishing part of the animal. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I disagreed, arguing that a Halloween party for local kids and military families who’d never seen the White House before was a perfectly appropriate use for a tiny slice of the Social Office’s entertaining budget. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His voice slices across the air, stirring something in the pit of my stomach. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z After she cut me two slices of cold veal and a thick piece of fresh corn bread, Eliza started to make gingerbread, one of her specialties. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He slices his metal spoon into a glass bowl filled with two perfect scoops of mint chocolate chip. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z All the different rooms, if you could just slice the walls away all of a sudden. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The scythe attack came less than a minute after she was given her slice, piping hot from the oven. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Then all morning it was Stan slicing through town on his board, so smooth and easy you’d think the pavement had turned to water. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She picked the anchovies from her slices and dumped them into her water glass. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z She used to cut off slices to eat like cheese. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Rita is there, sitting at the table, peeling and slicing carrots. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She cleaned the seeds out of the center and cut the pumpkin into long slices, from which she pared the rind. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z These days, he shredded the greens with his hands instead of slicing them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Then she pulled at Ash’s hair and began to cut out the jewels in savage, uneven slices. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She sliced off a generous portion and gave it to the lead bloodhound who was waiting patiently near the head of the fallen stag. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I recited, looking over the choicest slices before picking a wedge plump with sweet dates and nuts. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The slice of sky peeking between the curtains was the purple of twilight turning into night. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth lunged behind him and sliced through the chains on the other side. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Because the door I sliced my arm on...is gone. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “Your hair looks like a thicket,” she says, popping a slice of fruit into her mouth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We ate off it for days, cutting thick slices for sandwiches. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I carelessly wave another apple slice in the air. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In one of Kepler’s lesser-known works, Volume-Measurement of Barrels, he does this in three dimensions, slicing barrels into planes and summing the planes together. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The kitchen table was still laden with breakfast: a basket of toasted bread, bowls of nuts, jars of jam, a platter of cheese, and a few slices of some sort of melon. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z People up to a thousand miles away would be knocked off their feet and sliced or clobbered by a blizzard of flying projectiles. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The cafeteria just forgot there was another box in the back, and you got a slice of cake from your friend anyway. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Gay’s mouth looked as if a gash had sliced her face. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It almost looked like the arrows had intercepted the thorns in midair and sliced them in two, but my eyes must’ve been playing tricks on me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z "Nergal has brought on the apocalypse, and you're talking about herbal remedies. This isn't like treating a cold with a slice of lemon." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Mabel opens up the bag of bread and takes out four slices. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I peel them, slice them, put them in the soup pot, and Ilse starts to sniff the air, polishing her nails on my sofa. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I commenced to slice up the cheesecake and make a tray. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We threw ourselves down on our sleds and, yodeling our delight all the way, flew down the dipping curves, slicing new double-runner tracks. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z My brother is still fighting, and his screams slice right through me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Instead he turned his attention to the next customer, filling her order for two slices of pepperoni pizza and a large Coke. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z She sliced eggplant, chili peppers, and onions in tiny, even cubes the way Mother liked them, instead of chopping them quickly into thick chunks the way she usually did. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Before she’d even fully thought about it, Dimple had reached out and sliced him with the edge of the map. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They fried it that night over their fire, thick slices of it, and put the slices to simmer with a tin of beans. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Her eyes widen, and I hardly see her hand slicing through the air before the slap lands on my cheek, hard, angry, and stinging. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z After Ben had applied slices of raw wild onion to their welts, he sent the boys off to rest. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Mama and Doc sang “Happy Birthday” to us and Doc cut one huge slice and put it on a plate between me and Jay. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Clamor and chaos slice my blood and heartbeat. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z When Kaisa finished the story, the food lay untouched between them, but the apple had been sliced neatly into six wedges, the skin coiled like a ribbon around them. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody sets their cake slices aside to applaud as the screen fades to black, even though the film technically isn’t over. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “So you want to stay here with us for a spell?” said Jacquel, masticating the slice of the girl’s heart. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She sliced onions, blinking her eyes against the stinging tears. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Its rounding metal blades slice the edges of the tin to the right size and shape, while the letter and number forms punch the license number into the center. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “How dare you, when you don’t seem to have any problem trotting them out every time you’re up for reelection!” she says, slicing one hand through the air beside her. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He sliced off a long cluster of vines and laced them through one of his belt loops, trying to ignore the burning and itching in his hands. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “She didn’t kidnap me,” Scoob says with more slice in his tone than he intends. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Then you slice down toward at a spot just beneath the skull. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Roza asked for toast and the old woman smiled and cut two large slices from a fresh loaf on the counter. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Did I ever tell you about when I ate my first slice of apple pie and ice cream?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The first old woman picked up the stoat by the head, and sliced it from neck to groin. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z My pot-roast slice was not terribly moist but the gravy could compensate. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Annie pointed to Luke’s plate, which was just a collection of carrots and apple slices. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He sits at the table and Aunt Aggie gives him his supper, which is fried bread and ham and sliced tomatoes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z In one slice, there might be thousands of cells that needed to be searched—and you still might not find what you were looking for. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Into sticks, into round slices, and into triangles. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I had a couple of bars of chocolates left and I cut those in thin slices. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When he had finished the second slice, he looked at the Trunchbull, hesitating. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Snap judgments are, first of all, enormously quick: they rely on the thinnest slices of experience. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z A shape, triangular and black, slicing toward her through the dark water. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He saw row after row of canned peas and tuna fish and pear slices, applesauce and mandarin oranges and corn. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They sliced the air like a blade, and she watched as they found their mark on Ekon’s face. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She removed the container of salve again from her pack, opened it, and applied it thickly to the gaping slice in her flesh. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I was just going to take a slice of mushroom and cheese casserole when Miss Volker came out complaining about how some people were selling their houses to Eleanor, West Virginia. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z We each bring our slices of cake and scoops of ice cream inside. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She bought two dollars worth of delicacies: sliced tongue, smoked salmon, creamy-white slices of smoked sturgeon and crisp rolls. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest they sliced and skewered, roasted with care, then took it off the fire and heaped it up on platters. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She found it under her mattress and used it to slice through the rest of the envelope. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Behind her, Lord Robert shrieked with delight as one of the puppet knights sliced the other in half, spilling a flood of red sawdust onto the terrace. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And yet, if we were not close, why did only Caroline have the power, with a single glance, to slice my flesh clear through to the bone? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I load a plate with eggs, sausages, batter cakes covered in thick orange preserves, slices of pale purple melon. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z My face becomes a Picasso sketch, my body slicing into dissecting cubes. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I picked up my pencil and wrote as she paced back and forth and spoke wildly off the top of her head while her arms sliced through the air like karate chops. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mom asked, slicing a bite of cake with her fork. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The plants kept her off balance, tossing her around, slicing her face and arms. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z When I wake up and go downstairs, my parents are in the kitchen slicing bagels. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He shoved the sliced cucumbers away and took a pickled herring. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I had ordered the steak, which, bowing to the same minimalist fashion, is served without the bone, the thin slices of beef stacked to resemble a funeral pyre. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z "It's her birthday today, and I saved some money and bought her a chocolate cake. Would you like a slice?" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then he quickly slung the pack over his shoulder and sliced through the oiled fabric of the zeppelin’s skin. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He yelled and screamed and grunted with every thrust, slice, and twist. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “See, he does like my bread,” I said, cutting several more slices. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She would leave room, though, she thought, for a slice of blackberry pie. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Keep close,” he called to Lyra, and then cried out as a bramble sliced across his cheek. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The sound of the empty cotton sacks dragging over the floor and the murmurs of waking people were sliced by the cash register as we rang up the five-cent sales. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Salva loved the sweet slices, but his favorite part was the seed. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z José Arcadio would bring slices of ham to him in his room, sugared flowers which left a spring-like aftertaste in his mouth, and on two occasions a glass of fine wine. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Trees ripped at her dress and hair; stones sliced her feet. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She could whittle a slice of wood to fit it—and pack it securely with mutowa sap and wild cotton fiber. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I nibble carefully around the edges of a triangular watermelon slice. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Bailey and I received one slice each, and I carried mine around for hours, shredding off the fruit until nothing was left except the perfume on my fingers. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z If you slice off part of most established plants—this mature plant can be thought of as the parent—and you nurture this severed portion, it will grow. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z In two hours, in theory at least, she would slice through a segment of the earth it had taken me weeks to clamber over. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I saved my mango slices wrapped in a cloth napkin so I could eat them all at once before bed. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z With a sharp slice of her right hand over her left, she snapped Muzzen’s ribs. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z This one slices me into millions of pieces. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Instead, I centered my eyes on my feet and my thoughts upon a slice of eel pie. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He taught Ellsberg to constantly scan the barbed wire fences along the road, looking for a shiny edge that hadn’t had time to rust, the telltale sign of a recent slice. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I sat at one of the back tables, picking at the pepperoni on my slice. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “You wolfed down two slices of cake, too. With extra chocolate sauce.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z By this time we were heading into town on Highway 6, the road slicing through the wetlands park. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Peach and I were face-to-face like two slices of bread, with Dismay between us like the tuna fish in a sandwich. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Three slices of cake later, we begin a game of Fonetik. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It had come to her when she remembered his slicing so easily through the metal of the engine cover. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z "Hmm, I hadn't noticed," I feign, chewing a slice of apple. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Gerald and Lydia think nothing, in the mornings, when he and Maxine join them downstairs in the kitchen, their hair uncombed, seeking bowls of cafe au lait and toasted slices of French bread and jam. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a great horned owl that had been sliced out of a tree and came into her rescue. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Thomas joined him on the ground and they attacked their modest lunch of sandwiches and sliced fruit. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The Zapotec reconfigured the entire hill to build the city, slicing out terraces and platforms. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He slammed his fist on the glass dining table and I jumped as a crack appeared, sure his fist was going to get sliced to ribbons. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Nothing to worry about except where his next slice of pizza might be coming from and how to make it to the next level of Revenge of the Brain Dead. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I saw the sun again, a quarter of it, and then a slice, and then it disappeared, the last time ever that the sun would set on a day my sister had lived. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The hole was barely big enough for her body, she heard the soft swish as the sharp glass rim sliced through the silks she trailed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then he took the cardboard tray of jars filled with little red and brown and purple slices of the organs. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z May sang the song in the kitchen when she rolled dough or sliced tomatoes, and August hummed it when she pasted labels on the honey jars. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I grab a slice and take a bite. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She handed a beautiful slice of mango to Virgil. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Her bare feet left bloody footprints upon the path—sliced by every stone and sharp stick she stumbled over. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Two undercooks were kneading bread, and a maid was slicing vegetables. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Must’ve happened quickly too, to be such a straight fine—I can’t imagine Chian holding still while someone sliced him like that. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z With a slight splash, Matthew began scooping quartered slices of peaches into his mouth with such a zealous sucking and slurping that even his father paused to witness the divertissement. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In a second I take in the room: a ham slice curled and red in a skillet. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Mom sips her coffee and then puts two slices of bread into the toaster. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “You’re my clever boy,” she said fondly, giving Matt an extra slice of apple pie. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew as a Negro he wasn’t going to get a big slice of the pie. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The knife sliced the water, and grew, and kept rising, until it was a great wall, a jagged cliff, a triangle of what looked like stone above her head. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Now the slice, sitting on the grid, which was held in place by the tire iron, was positioned in the microscope, centered in the beam of electrons. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Amari looked around in fear and tried to ask what was happening, but all she received in response was a vicious slice of a whip across her arms and neck. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He just stood there, calmly eating a slice of pizza. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Want to go get a slice of pizza?” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z As it turned out, Eliza had a bizarre accident in which she sliced open her hand at the laboratory where she worked and had to have surgery to repair the extensive damage. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She sliced a jagged arc across a new section of hair. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Rex Rollins spills out of the door frame, with Mark and Marc flanking him like slices of wheat bread, and—yup—claps his hands at us. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z If it hadn’t been for Aegis, Thalia would’ve been sliced like a loaf of bread. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “It is not safe, you know—highwaymen will slice your throat in a heartbeat.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s because they took a slice of bread?” asks Gale. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “But people who lynch and slice off people’s balls—they’re crazy, Guitar, crazy.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They began to shoot, stab, and slice each other’s throats. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Stuff that Luke had trouble calling art until his teacher told him to think about it as a slice of life. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The scrawny outlaw sliced off two thick pieces of coarse bread. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z “Besides, my mom lets me slice bread and stuff.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She had arranged the slices on a metal cookie sheet. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The technology allowed researchers to examine finer slices of the neurological networks, their sum and their parts. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” she announced, buttering her own third slice of bread. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Henry forked up a slice of ham from the platter and dribbled a glob of lumpy pepper gravy onto a biscuit. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z After a little while, Shana sets her slice down and wipes her hands with her napkin. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He was folding slices of ham and laying them out neatly on little squares of waxed paper. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma slid the onion slices into hot oil and stepped back. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Holding the grid with his tweezers, he dipped it into the water and brought it up slowly underneath a floating slice, like a fisherman lifting up a dip net. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I slice and slice, a basketful of strangely shaped heirloom tomatoes. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I could see my mother's face, anxious and sallow as a slice of lemon, peering up at me through the windshield. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z After the bone was wrapped and paid for, he sliced off a thick piece of liverwurst and gave it to her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The white lunch lady with her hair in a net has a huge gap-toothed smile as she piles sloppy joes and too-cheesy slices of pizza onto plates, along with cartons of milk and browning bananas. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I added hard-boiled eggs and apples and dill pickle slices. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The sounds were full with the sensation of slicing through land, the sense of forced progress, the sense that things made of steel would always win over things made of earth. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z You drop two slices into the toaster and let it go to voice mail. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z He catches the attention of the woman behind the bar again, who returns a few minutes later with a platter of cheese and fruit and slices of baguette. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z While he was gone, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with sliced bananas. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He did not drink his tea or touch the yam slices Ugwu had warmed up from the night before. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I learned how to run a steam- heated knife along the super, slicing the wax cap off the combs, how to load them just so into the spinner. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Oddly, I found this small slice of protocol comforting. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Their parental instincts are at their height, and they defend their offspring with strikes and slicing talons. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Real cheese come in hunks or slices, not no blanged loaf that weigh forty pounds. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A green lushness seemed to bloom from the rock — a jewel-colored splendor softened the sharp edges that had painfully sliced the sky. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z No matter how I slice it, I still get the same lumpy, squashed-up, unfair slice of pie. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z When Amaka put the yam slices in a plastic bowl, I offered to help peel them and she silently handed me a knife. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She stopped: but there was no answer and after a moment she raised her eyes, got up, and began to slice some onions into the stew pot for supper. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "Cut a slice and taste it. We haven't got all day." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z She was dimly aware of voices above her, of hands carefully washing the bleeding, sliced skin on her back, of cooling salves being applied. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He bent over his plate and poked at a slice of tomato with a thin, stubby finger. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I say my part, “You can do anything with a crispy corn dog. It slices. It dices.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z I took one big triangle of cake on my fork and ate it real slow, but Jay ate his half of the slice like it was going out of style. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z This puts them in the same "slice" of the circle. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The room is full of the sound of scissors slicing and pens gliding across construction paper. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Father Drozdov kicked feebly, trying to feel for the ground, and his face turned the color of a sliced beet. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Come on, come on, work, he prayed, glancing back at Felix, who was getting a giant Coke to go with his slice of pizza from the concession stand. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z She’s carrying a cup of tea and a slice of cake. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Yolanda pointed at a tent where a sushi chef was carefully slicing sashimi into little squares and placing them on rice. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Shadow, you want something to eat? A slice of pizza? Or a sandwich?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z One morning, Dad plunked bread slices in the old toaster that sat on the counter and pushed the mechanism down and then went to the stove to pour coffee. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Once his slice of pie is gone, Erin and I go up to my bedroom and climb out onto the roof. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He finished the slice, with his right hand reached into the backseat, uncovered the pizza box, and brought out another slice. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I slather two slices with butter and pop them in the toaster oven for three minutes. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Everybody rushed to get the hot, spicy-smelling slices from the box. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z John sliced into the air with the shears. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I scraped off the black stuff and sliced the bread. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She made us ham sandwiches—spreading one of the slices of bread with mayonnaise and the other one with mustard. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’ve got some cheese or sliced onions if you want, but feel free to ask for anything if you need it.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z As we sliced upward through the sky, I looked out the window at the vanishing ground below, and thought: Oh my god, we are going to fall. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Marveling, he gazed at her eyes, her cinnamon brows, the perfect curve of her blue cheek, and that luscious lip with the crease in the center, sweet as a slice of ripe fruit. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I tried to cut slices but mangled the job and ended up spooning out pie that looked more like cobbler. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I turned and sliced the Fury on the right. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He ducked his head and set to work cutting six thick, even slices of bread while Vola slapped a chunk of butter into an iron skillet and snapped on a flame beneath it. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z With a clean cut, she sliced the rope and helped George pull Marco into the boat. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Hours upon hours he had watched birds from his pen, quivering at the sight of them slicing the sky as recklessly as the lightning he often saw on summer evenings. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Luke, we're just trying to protect you. How about a big slice of your bread? There’s cold beef and canned beans, too.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z It was as if a hatchet lay lodged in his leg, slicing through each nerve with a hot blade. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Sunny cheering, an orange slice in his mouth, the peel like a bright mouthpiece. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Then he takes out mayonnaise that smells like garlic and starts slicing a tomato. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z 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 Inside the sandwiches she had added slices of cranberry sauce as well as bread stuffing. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We had fought for almost twenty minutes, stabbing and slicing each other and the men who tried to part us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z They struck as they passed, their claws slicing her flesh. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Bonnie is reading and Liberty is slicing tomatoes. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Each stamp is a snapshot of a story, of one thin slice of history captured like an ant in amber. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Of all the treats in the entire world—celery sticks, baby carrots, orange slices—Gulliver liked dandelions best. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The leaves, smooth slices of silvery green, create a thick, lacy carpet on the forest floor. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z How could I explain a slice of ham in my pocket when we were all so hungry? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She nods and begins slicing and buttering pieces of crusty French bread for me. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead he winds my hair around his fist and slices straight through it at the nape of my neck. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z There were slices of boiled yam, like lunch, but then a plate of fried eggs, too, more like breakfast. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Another stab of pain sliced through Thomas’s head—there were too many things to compute at once. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Doorstep slices of granary loaf Beryl’s auntie baked for three families every Wednesday, and pickled onions as big as apples. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z 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 I grab another slice of pizza and take a bite. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z They did not take the children and slice open their stomachs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Its face was wrinkled, a composition made of a long snout, two black eyes, and a sliced mouth full of teeth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I worried about not cutting hard enough, but the blade was sharp and sliced easily through the white feathers covering the bird’s neck. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I long to pull his cards out and add red to the van, yellow to the happy face, and thick purple jelly between the slices of bread in the sandwich. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, as she ate the slice of peach, she began to cry. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I ate cornflakes and milk, morning and night, and bought some bananas for variety, slicing them into the bowl with the edge of my spoon. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Instead, I took two big slices of bread, stuck my steak in between them, wrapped it up, and stashed it in my combat pack. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She hastily ate half a slice of bread, drank some of the horribly bitter cocoa Elinor had made, and went out. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z They coiled around his trunk, slicing through his Kevlar reinforced jacket like a razor through rice paper. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He grabbed her neck with his eerily smooth gloved hand, pressing into her wound so that pain sliced through her, and drew her face close to his. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Even Fat Walda Frey could not match his gluttony, though she did manage three slices herself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He eats a small slice of the pig’s cheek and a leaf of cabbage and leaves the rest on his plate for Malachy and me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Samuel wiped up the remains of gravy in his plate with a slice of bread. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I got two slices of pepperoni pizza and an apple—dairy, meat, fruit, bread, and if you counted tomato sauce, a vegetable. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The pale blades sliced through ringmail as if it were silk. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z So I grabbed a slice of pizza and busied myself by picking at the tomatoes and rearranging them into an angry face. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The silver fairy appeared, slicing through the fabric with her ax of fire. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z After a hasty breakfast of mush, the Hunters were off, eager to take advantage of the halt in the rain and the appearance of sliced sunlight through the striated clouds. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The slicing of society’s pie is more unequal than it used to be, but most Americans have a bigger piece than they or their parents once did. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z That shouldn’t surprise us, since Polynesia provides only a small slice of the world’s geographic diversity. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I went next door and I made oatmeal and sliced peaches and buttered-up toast. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She sliced a pickle and placed the strips like the spokes of a wheel. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There is an array of sliced fruit laid out like a sunrise. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Matt wandered around the garden, admiring the ice sculptures and a fountain of wine with orange slices bobbing in a red pool. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was slicing the onions when a boy brought the mushrooms Father had promised. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She held a plate of grapes, apple slices, and fig jam on toast out to me, even though she knew I wasn’t going to eat much of it. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I’m still hungry when I finish both slices, but I tell my stomach to shut the hell up. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He pulls an old slice of notepad from his wallet. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He sliced the wing off one monster and sent it spiraling into a tree, then sliced through another that burst into dust. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She was in the kitchen, slicing a mango. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The jar of mayonnaise and the sliced ham are room temperature, too. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z As she sliced into the bread, the huntress set her gloves down on the table, then sat down on one of the benches. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ll stop in at some corner store on the way back, some place where they sell milk till midnight and slightly stale sliced white bread. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Black bile oozed out of its sliced body. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z They stumbled through the snow, smacking and slicing gryphons that re-formed from dust every time they were killed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z No meat, no cheese, not even a slice of pickle. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In the icy compartment of the train that sliced across the fens back to Cambridge that evening, Watson sketched what he remembered of the picture on the edge of a newspaper. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z My father ladles out the stuffing, deals the slices of dark and light; my mother adds the mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce and asks Mr. Banerji, enunciating carefully, whether they have turkeys in his country. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z When I got there, Gus was sitting at the kitchen table while Bertha sliced green peppers from the garden and jabbered about that fancy new drugstore they were building out on Route 26. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z My father folded himself another slice of pizza, shaking his head. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The Tynmore girls had brought up a cake which they had baked themselves and it stood on a plate and was already sliced. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever she felt this way, panic would slice into her at the slightest thing, and mundane events would become arbiters of doom. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Belet began reluctantly but was soon piling her plate high with cookies, tarts, and slices of cake. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I pull back the curtains and this little slice of Detroit opens up to me—an empty paved road and small houses with only a narrow space separating one from the other. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z In middle school, you pooled your money most days after school and shared a slice of pizza and a Frappuccino three ways, giggling and taking turns with the straw. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z If you cut an orange into three pieces the slices are bigger than if you cut it into nine pieces. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She really wanted to slice him with the map again, but managed to resist. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I get a plate of a thick, hearty stew and a slice of bread from the woman at the window. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Finally, as Glenn prepared to serve for the sixth game, Siobhan saw her father run his hand across his neck in a slicing motion. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Her fur was matted with mud, leaves, pizza slices, and dried monster blood. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He remembered Chuck’s story about the boy who’d tried to rappel down the dark hole of the Box after it had descended, only to be cut in two by something slicing through the air. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I glanced down at my clothes, which were scorched, burned, sliced, and tattered from my night of constant battles. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She cut us slices of brown bread and ham and poured us both big mugs of cider. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z You’d have to be a thief of the worst class to steal one slice of bread and no one would ever believe him, not even Aunt Aggie. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The knife slices through the paper and sinks into the cork of the dartboard. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Usually I find her there, stirring milk on the stove and heating up a slice of apple pie. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z We sit there, devouring cake, occasionally locking eyes until I look down at the disappearing slice between us. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z As Caesar and Cora wolfed down the rest of the pumpernickel loaf and slices of ham, the men debated the merits of venturing now or after nightfall. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We had brought cooked rice and a melon to slice. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Like you said, it’s going to be bad no matter how you slice it. And whatever Peeta wants, it’s his turn to be saved. We both owe him that.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I bent over and picked up the tip of her nose, which now looked like the tiny end piece of a sliced banana. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She slices the back of the balloon with a hooked letter opener. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He draws a switchblade quick as a flash and slices it through the air in front of me, three short, fast strokes. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They filed through the entrance into a small room shaped like a pizza slice. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Pete steps across the dead horse, grabs the rope near the bay’s head, and slices its throat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z No matter how the data are sliced, they inevitably suggest one thing: it is hard to argue that sumo wrestling isn’t rigged. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Alhaji grabbed the guards mouth and sliced his neck with his bayonet. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “You see why boys have no business in the kitchen? You cannot even slice ugu well.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He wondered if he could shave without slicing his chin open. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z A plateful of hot eggs and a slice of ham. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The sun slices through the thick ceiling of trees and the breeze tastes like fruit. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The seat across from her is free, so I slide in with my bought lunch—crispy dog and potato wedges with orange slices. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Two days ago, he would have felt as rich as a king to have that money in his hands, it was enough to buy two slices of pizza and a soda with his friends. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z He slices into the icy water with hardly a splash. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z With the knife from the top tray, she cut a thin slice, then slid it on the hook. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She sprinted up the giant’s back like a gazelle, sliced her hunting knives across his monstrous blue neck, and created the worlds largest headless ice sculpture. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Celia pulls it from the pile, slicing it open with a silver letter opener, ready to throw it on the pile with the rest. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “It was no big deal,” Mrs. Hidalgo said as she distributed slices of cake. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I butter the bread when the slices pop up. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The cutting machine worked like a deli sheer, peeling off slices about this size: The slices fell onto a droplet of water and rested on the droplet’s surface. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It gets to where I’ll start slicing the bananas from the moment I see her through the window. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Same as every morning, I folded over my three slices of white bread to fit in my hand. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She came up with an orange that she sliced into wedges and offered to the girl. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z No one will know that the counter on which he slices the evening’s baguette only recently supported a fainting woman—and decide to reward her with a medal for bravery. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She was bustling between the pans and the fridge, bringing out eggs and cheeses, butter and a slab of sliced pink bacon. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I sliced with Riptide, taking off the tip of its claw. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I grabbed my fork and knife and sliced up my pancakes. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z "One more step, and we slice you," Brick shouts. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I set an uneaten slice of blue cake on my dresser. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I stop for a minute to watch him slice them. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Meme learned to swim like a professional, to play tennis, and to eat Virginia ham with slices of pineapple. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z You would almost certainly be guaranteed the first slice of cake. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He sliced a hand through the air, and the flames from beneath one of the beakers shot out in a blue arc. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I sort of enjoyed the project—the whiz of slicing plastic, the scream of duct tape coming off the roll, the big speckled rectangles I fit snugly over the door and window. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The only noise in the kitchen is her pen on the page crossing out and adding in, writing and rewriting stanzas, mixed with the slicing of scissors, the tearing of paper. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He had finished his steak, sliced and devoured it like a starving man. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I decided this was what I was going to do: I would get my slice of the pie by becoming a singer. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My hand plunged into the pile of iron, and I could feel a sharp edge slice into my wrist. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to slice that package open, plop it on the poker table, and take out what was inside. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z And usually I’d be quick to blame a mess like this on Bobby Gene, but no matter how you slice it, this one circles back to me. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Malcolm cut a thick slice for himself and another for Alice, and carved some cheese to go with them as the woman Doris Whicher woke up nearby and looked around blearily. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Edna leans back and puts the cucumber slices back on her eyelids. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She sliced and stabbed at the air, prancing like a fencer. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Finally August returned with a tray of four jelly glasses, orange slices stuck real pretty on the rims. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His job was to take the shells off four dozen hard-boiled eggs, cut hard cheese into inch cubes and stick a toothpick in each cube, and slice big pickles lengthwise. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As he stacked the pale slices neatly next to the frying pan, he looked over at his son. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z A sharp knife showed up in my hand and the loaf was soon cut into fat slices. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He spent the morning stacking firewood in exchange for two slices of venison-pickle jelly. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I took new interest in the torpedo-fish with their crackling shocks; in the turtles that paced beside yardsticks; in the mice sliced end to end, that their gestation might be viewed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z How were you supposed to ask a little kid if someone had played slice and dice with her brain without trampling over an already painful memory? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Any young boy's death is a slice across the pristine circle. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Until then, I hadn’t known slicing could be loud. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He gloats and hums as he works, slicing through my forehead and into the mind behind it. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He didn’t care about not eating a slice of pizza or skipping the doughnuts his English teacher sometimes brought for their first-period class. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He picked up his slice and took a giant bite of it, staring Will down as he chewed. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z As I step on the scale, Mom slices open a stranger. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Rather than slicing the hot dogs lengthwise, Chapter Eleven tried various combinations to amuse himself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then, very slowly, he ate the piece of meat roasted with onions, the white rice, and the slices of fried bananas all on the same plate together. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z A slice of cold air cut through the office, ferreting me out from behind the rack. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Julienne, Arturo. Julienne. It’s sliced long ways and thin. Like this.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z And he took the knife from the rucksack and rested the edge against the front of the helmet, and sliced off a corner as if he were cutting butter. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The whip fell, slicing into bone, reverberating through her body, making everything collapse and explode in agony, shifting her body into a graveyard, a dead— Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Spread across it was a sliced ham, warm applesauce sprinkled with cinnamon, hot corn bread, and green beans. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z This little grease hut feels like a slice of normal. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The boat no longer thrust ahead, slicing the waves; now it rolled from side to side. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He dug butter for his second slice and left a slop of jam on the butter roll. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Pizza is the best deal—a dollar fifty will buy two slices, a can of soda, and a cherry Blow Pop from the candy bucket next to the register. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The hook slices the air just a few inches above Ruby’s head. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z We soon had almost all the peaches peeled and sliced. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z And he was holding the kitchen timer, which is a big plastic tomato sliced through the middle, and he twisted it and it started ticking. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z While I’m eating the biscuit Miss Larsen heats water on the stove for tea and cuts an apple into slices, arranging them on a chipped china plate from the shelf. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Sam gave up halfway through her chocolate cream pie: the slice was half the size of her head. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She started to say something more, when a hissed warning sliced through the trees. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Then for dessert the women brought us generously cut slices of pearly white cake. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She walked until she ran into Mariam, who shot her a cheerless glance and went back to slicing the stem off a bell pepper and trimming strips of fat from meat. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Here the Pan-American Highway had, as it turned out, sliced through some of the oldest public architecture anywhere on earth. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I sliced into the water and willed the currents to bend around me, making a jet stream that shot me forward. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Three slices of the marshmallow chocolate cream pie, please.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Just before we went to bed each night we were given a slice of bread smeared with molasses. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The final bowl contains payesh, a warm rice pudding Ashima will prepare for him to eat on each of his birthdays as a child, as an adult even, alongside a slice of bakery cake. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Her husband was sliced in half and boxed backward. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They have a thick slice of experience with us, and that translates to a real sense of who we are. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z A sheet of paper sliced into strips, thin as matchsticks, woven to form a net. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She dropped the fish on a newspaper smudged with slimy, gray juice and sliced off its head. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “While Chuck serves up the cake, I’m gonna open Edie’s present. Be sure to give the first slice to my niece. And give her plenty of ice cream, too. Nice and easy on the teeth.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As Katz shifted, the edge of the blade sliced into my cheek. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We ate it at a table in the Temperance tent, sliced chicken washed down with ice water. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She had heated up a slice of bacon on a paper towel, put it on the table, and turned to open the fridge. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The big old moon of a few days back had shrunk to something with a big slice of itself gone. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In lieu of cake and gifts, we would pool our food and present an extra slice of bread or cup of coffee to the birthday honoree. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Take a cone and cut it up; you get circles, ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas, depending on how you slice it. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Mia had sliced each word out neatly with a razor to form the gaps between the bars. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "We mustn't hurry this," Miss Honey said, "so let's have another cup of tea. And do eat that other slice of bread. You must be hungry." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z First I folded his right ear and sliced out a three-cornered gap in the top side, a mark that we called an overbit. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z His shirt was covered in blood, his lips sliced. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She was almost feral in her fascination as she watched Pima slice chunks from the orange. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “No old mama to protect ye this time,” Matthew says, swinging his machete back and forth, like he’s trying to cut the air into slices. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Then, just as quickly, she sliced its legs off and used each limb to replace the broken pillars. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Madame Manec sneaks Marie-Laure chocolate bars, slices of cake; this morning they squeeze lemons into glasses full of water and sugar, and she lets Marie-Laure drink as much as she likes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We eat cans of Habitant pea soup, heated up on the two-burner stove in a dented pot, and slices of bread spread with molasses, and hunks of cheese. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “This way, the skin will slide off and then you can slice the peaches off the pit.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She adds salt, lemon juice, thin slices of green chili pepper, wishing there were mustard oil to pour into the mix. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I sliced the watermelon half into quarters and cut the fruit into thick wedges. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I clench my fists down on the buttons on my palms, and I jerk forward through the water in a blur of motion, slicing a trail behind me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Right away he noticed something I hadn’t: a long mean-looking slice in the screen door. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Beatrice dished out the stew into three bowls and began to slice the bread. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered Chucks story about the boy who’d tried to rappel down the dark hole of the Box after it had descended, only to be cut in two by something slicing through the air. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z So I ate a slice and killed some time reading until it was time for church. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z "Meant to be. I'm going to have a couple rolls and some slices of cheese. You'll have pasta and the rest of the rolls and whatever else you see that pleases you." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I don’t notice how I’m picking at the ham, lettuce, and tomatoes from the sandwich and pushing aside the thick bread and slices of cheese. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Hands slicing air like we were running a race. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I imagined trying to eat a sandwich like that in the bathroom, everything ending up on the gross floor except a single slice of mayonnaise-y bread I still managed to hold in my toes. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z If you cut off the pointed end of a slice of pie and save it for last, you can make a wish when you eat it. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Hazel and Piper zipped around the monster’s head, Hazel slicing with her sword, Piper shouting random commands like, “Dive! Turn left! Look behind you!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Bake a cake to give that boy a slice of.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Traft devoured several slices of bread with Uncle Chester’s buffalo berry jam and two cups of coffee. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He sliced the apple in two and kicked the pieces away. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z They lined the underbelly of the building’s colossal cathedral ceiling like glowing slices of pie. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z They had autumn peaches picked from the trees and sliced in golden cream, mounds of wild honey, and apples that Nancy’s little boys had polished until they gleamed rosily against the white cloth. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood ran down his cheek where the edge of one of the medallions had sliced it open. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She rummaged in the larder and brought forth a slice of “Gruy&re” and some crackers. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked up suddenly, hoping to catch a glimpse of him at our table, even just for a slice of a second, but of course he wasn't there. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And at the water's edge was a perfect melon slice of a beach all protected by the outer chain of sharp rocks. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He skimmed a flat stone over the dull green surface, and it skipped seven times before it sliced out of sight. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z June sliced her bow across the cello strings. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z What the athletes also gave him was an ability to reach into every slice of the school’s population, into every self-defined and self-limiting clique. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The right side of his face is sliced away from the bone and now hangs like a flap. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He invents a machine to slice carrots: lift a lever, nineteen blades drop, and the carrot falls apart into twenty neat cylinders. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I cannot picture prim Oriana doing such a brutal, brave thing—pressing the point of her knife into flesh, finding the right spot and slicing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I learned to deftly lift a slice of meat or a helping of vegetables with serving spoon and fork neatly manipulated in one hand while holding the dish with the other. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Carlos pigs out on at least three slices. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “They’d cut you off in your prime and slice you up for a salad.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z 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 The little shards of sleep that they allowed her turned into razors, slicing at her wits. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Dust motes swam in the slice of sunlight that came through the window. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z All of a sudden the sky split in two as lightning sliced the night. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z But later, when he broached Nana, she dropped the knife with which she was slicing onions. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The two headlights cut slices into the lonely night. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mutti brings him two soft-boiled eggs in blue eggcups and a thick slice of rye toast. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I thought about the little gifts Kazi gives us all the time—pieces of candy under our pillows or a ripe tomato from the garden, sliced, salted, and sprinkled with chili pepper on a plate. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Some men cry when slicing onions, but I have never had that weakness.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She sliced a couple of rashers of bacon into the frying pan, and cracked an egg to go with them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A spear had sliced though his whole little body. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Iced tea. That will help. Yes, it would. Of course with sugar and a slice of lemon...” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z In the morning I was sitting on the porch eating a slice of leftover extra-cheese-and-vegetable pizza and waiting for the bus when Mrs. Maxy pulled up in her car and waved to me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There were platters of sliced beef from cans. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She takes a hot cheesy slice in her hands and happily burns the roof of her mouth a little. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “He said his slice of the American pie is too thin in this town.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Leah slices it into perfect little squares, and seriously, it’s like waves of magical deliciousness have shot into the atmosphere. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z BaiMa sliced through the air, the wind making Pinmei’s braid a stroke of black ink on the paper white of the sky. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The two students made slicing motions with their sticks. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Colin sort of bent each slice into a pretty fan shape. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Sigurd stumbled to the side, his swing going wide and slicing nothing but air. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Washington sliced across the finish line four and a half lengths ahead of California, and almost twenty seconds ahead of the freshman course record, despite the headwind. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She pushed her food around her plate, nibbled on a slice of bread. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Shadow’s supper consisted of an all-day full breakfast—it came with hush puppies—while Mr. Ibis picked and pecked at a slice of coffeecake. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Like I said, somebody sliced up a guy. Maybe killed him.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure enough, she was carrying a large slice of cake on a plate. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z As Dad starts cutting the cake into slices, I run inside the cabin to retrieve my gift for Mom. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Under cover of the clinking of water goblets and silverware and bone china, I paved my plate with chicken slices. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z But when Emma reached the kitchen, she found Finn already sitting at the table, digging French toast slices out of the dish where Mom had been keeping them warm. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Other than that, everything was cool, and it was awesome to see the smiles on everybody’s faces, their eyes lighting up with every plop of macaroni and every slice of turkey. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I eat a slice of Oak’s pizza and lick the chocolate off my fingers. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was as if she had stepped into a slice in the air. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He still has a scar, spanning three of his fingers, where he accidentally sliced his skin open. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Around dinnertime he opened his refrigerator and discovered there was nothing to eat but three individually wrapped slices of Kraft processed cheese. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They discuss which tools to use to crack his skull, to slice his throat. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Steam rises from the rice cooker, and semicircles of eggplant are sliced and ready to sizzle in the frying pan. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Many are dripping blood from their arms and legs where shrapnel sliced through their skin. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "Careful, Private Clown. Another move like that and you'll slice off your own ear." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Now Zippernose was nibbling like a rat on a slice of bread. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain said something that we couldn’t hear, then he pulled the sword from his scabbard, and sliced the epaulets off Hickey’s shoulders. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d have to wait until I was back home to bite into a pizza slice. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He threw deep and the ball sliced through Marcus Grant’s fingers and fell to the turf, but Grant deftly cradled the ball in as if he had caught it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She even brought two cucumber slices in a baggie to put on her eyes. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Inés’s mother asked as she passed out the frothy white cake slices. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z From each lung he sliced a small piece of tissue, which he placed into a jar. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He'd fixed me and him a plate and put two slices of bread on mine because I eat bread with everything. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Look at myself in the slice of cracked mirror. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She held in one hand a slice of freshly baked white bread spread with butter and in the other a stone jug filled with cold milk. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bitter, you didn’t tell me this one was coming. I would have sliced five more plantains, had I known. These ones won’t be enough.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z In Arkansas, where we cured our own meat, we ate halfinch slabs of ham for breakfast, but in St. Louis we bought the paper-thin slices in a strange-smelling German store and ate them in sandwiches. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Noor sipped her coffee and ate a slice of toast as Fadi handed his father his passport and the old tickets. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Servants present trays of fizzy water overflowing with raspberries, snowmelon slices, strawberries, and limes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She accepted the last of the orange slices from Pima and ate them, taking her time and seeming to savor them. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Milton, gazing ahead into the Gremlin’s interior, saw a slice of Father Mike’s face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They worked; so she had not sliced a tendon. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On raised screens beside the front door squash slices were drying. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She cut two thin slices and then, from a plastic container, she took some margarine and spread it on the bread. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “You-know-who has been on the warpath all day long,” said Charles, cutting himself a slice of bread. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A watermelon huckster stood in the shade beside his truck, holding up a long slice of orange-mealed melon, crying his wares with hoarse appeals to nostalgia, memories of childhood, green shade and summer coolness. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed like a lot at first, but Todd put five slices away in as many minutes. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z A few days before school ended, Doon had found the worm on the underside of a cabbage leaf he was slicing up for dinner. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Alaskan hunters know that the easiest way to preserve meat in the bush is to slice it into thin strips and then air-dry it on a makeshift rack. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Several NPC employees stood behind the counter, tossing dough and slicing pies. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I dress, pull on my sneakers, take me a slice of bread from the loaf on the counter and a peach off the tree in the yard. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom had a slice of pumpkin and of banana cream. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I get to slice your hands into little tiny pieces.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z A pie chart with equal slices in all areas of life for maximum happiness. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He leaned over the fire and sawed a thin slice of meat from the kid. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I got fairly good at it, though once or twice I sliced too deeply, nearly cutting off a whole head. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Not until the slice of sticks on his skin that he realizes he’s lost his way. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z We didn’t break again until we had sliced a thousand holes in a thousand spots. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She expertly sliced a couple of legs off the body of a chicken. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z She opened the pot on the stove and stared at the slices of boiled yam. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The razor-sharp reeds sliced mercilessly into their legs and mosquitoes feasted on the fresh blood. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The Appalachian Trail runs for 230 miles in a northeasterly arc across the state, like the broad end of a slice of pie. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Gregor sawed away at the bread, managing to get eighteen slices out of one loaf. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The other food—sliced turkey, ham, roast beef, and salami, a big tub of tuna salad, and meatballs in a plug-in pot—was off-limits. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z He outmaneuvered me, pressing so hard I had to put all my concentration on not getting sliced into pieces. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The cake turned out crisp on the outside and moistly soft inside, and he cut slim slices and took them out in saucers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He strutted to the board like he was the coolest thing since sliced bread and wrote it for the class. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z In order for me to keep my slice, I also got to issue grants. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z A full symphony orchestra was swelling out of the radio; their eldest sister Gwen was slicing onions and singing; their mother was bent broad-beamed and red-faced over an oven. The Dark is Rising 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He sliced a sliver off one of his nails, touched the blade to the center of his palm and pressed enough to open a triangle of skin like a tent flap into himself. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z So the white world sliced and diced them. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z At the very last second he raised his arms to stop the axe and the edge of the tool sliced off three fingers of his right hand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He peels the fruit and hands me a slice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On the plates, Ivy saw slices of ham and melted cheese between slices of thick multi-grain bread, mouth-watering kettle-cooked potato chips on the side. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Several, including Tall Andras, swam out, but it was Old Benedikt who reached her first, slicing his way through waves with his burly, muscled arms. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The fourth sliced his stick in two, splintering the wood and shearing through the lead core. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The monster army cheered for the Minotaur, but the sound died when I dodged his first swing and sliced his axe in half, right between the handholds. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The crunch of bone when it is sundered, the sliced flesh and the tubes of blood cut through, shocking the bloodrun and disturbing the nerves. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I peel the potatoes and set ’em to boil, rub a wood bowl with garlic, mix up a salad, and slice my French bread. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Let’s just get a slice and chill. Seriously.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She sliced two carrots for a snack and wrapped them up in a cloth. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z At the stream bank she sets out their drear picnic, which is only dense, crumbling bread daubed with crushed peanuts and slices of bitter plantain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Honey carefully buttered a slice of brown bread and put a little strawberry jam on it. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z He scrambled over to the opening in the floor and reached down and sliced through the iron of the top step as if it were paper. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first year of the Leningrad blockade, Yekaterina lived on not much more than a daily ration of soup made with boiled water and four slices of brown bread. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z A foot came slicing in front of my face, driving the ball out of my hands and into the goal. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's all for you, every bit of it. As you enjoyed that slice you had yesterday so very much, I ordered cook to bake you an extra large one all for yourself." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Instead she took another slice of bread and was just wondering how nice the cheese standing on the supposed scriptorium table would be when she noticed Mo whispering something to Elinor. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Inside, there are two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches packed tight in plastic wrap, an apple, slices of cheese, a few cookies, and a mostly full bottle of Gatorade. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I found it slightly gross to eat pizza with Anne-marie because she peeled the cheese off her slice like a scab and ate it, leaving everything else on her plate. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z She split things in half, then quarters, speedily producing florets, cubes, slices, and shreds. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She frowns at him but says nothing even though he makes thick slices. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z One day when I returned to her apartment, she took out an entire loaf of bread and cut off a thick slice for me as payment. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z She shooed them into the kitchen, where Aloe was frying plantains in slanted golden slices. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z My eyes are still closed as I hear her slicing the cucumbers. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z If you cut it into six pieces the slices are bigger than if you cut it in nine but smaller than if you cut it in three. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z There was a strange rumour in Highbury of all the little Perrys being seen with a slice of Mrs. Weston’s wedding-cake in their hands: but Mr. Woodhouse would never believe it. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z We sat back against the side of a crumbling mausoleum and ate our slices. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Jason kept fighting, spinning his javelin - slicing through ghosts, knocking ghouls off their feet. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The granite ledges were streaked by a thousand shades of gray and silver, separated by slices of pink quartz that glowed like happiness. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Horan, badly bruised and terrified, his finger sliced open from when he’d been thrown from the jeep, struggled to keep up with the punishing pace they set. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z She teaches Max to sing the song while I slice the bread and boil the eggs. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He cut off a slice of very hard cheese and put it on a cracker. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Rowan knew they were slicing through the countryside now, but the darkness could have been the airless expanse of space. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z There was slightly better food—at midday, a bowl of real soup, perhaps a slice of vegetable, and at the end of the night shift, bread with oleo. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “It dices, it slices! But wait! There’s more!” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “I think,” begins Mama, spreading butter on slices of bread, “I think I’m ready to go back to work.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z He’s seen me slice up demons and leap out of exploding school buildings, so he probably figured taking a car a few hundred yards wasn’t exacdy the most dangerous thing I’d ever done. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z On the screen, Blade slices a vampire right through from his groin up to his skull. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z In the center of the table is a platter of food I don’t recognize: circular pieces of meat wedged between round bread slices. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She makes us cucumber sandwiches, the edges scalloped to look like flowers, filled with thin slices of salami. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The dagger had sliced a nasty gash across the back of her thigh. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z On the table lay the sharp knife with which she had sliced bread for their supper. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z They sat around the small fire and took turns drinking soup from the pan, soaking it up with flabby slices of bread. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as I am slicing the lemon cake Mrs. Malloy baked, the phone rings. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mona placed the knife against Taisin’s skin, and with a short, quick move, sliced into her forearm. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She sliced a banana and distributed the pieces. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He led the way to the kitchen, where his aunty sat down and watched him slice a yam and then cut the slices into cubes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Carefully, he sliced Lourdes’s riding pants off to her knees and tied them over her mouth. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z So she keeps the marchers' glasses filled, adds more corn bread and potato salad to their plates, stands in the kitchen ready to slice lemon pound cake into generous pieces. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z A dusty cutaway road that seemed, simply, to end, as if it had been sliced off by a scythe. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “The guest of honor,” Mitchell Sanders said, and he placed a can of orange slices in the old man’s lap. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly flashes of black and white sliced the water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z If you want roast beef or turkey, they slice it right there, so it’s fresh. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Surrounding the walls was a ditch filled with those prickly palmetto palms that had sliced them when they ran from Nathan’s house. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no slice or drop of it that I had to share with my sisters. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When the censor slices out the offending phrases on one side of the page, it creates a challenge on the opposite side as well. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He had been pulled down tight onto the bow and his face was in the cut slice of dolphin and he could not move. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I know how to slice an apple with only four cuts, so there’s no core, only fruit. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z For all of that, the eggs were cold, but we ate them, along with the buttered toast and orange slices. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s one thing to acknowledge the enormous power of snap judgments and thin slices but quite another to place our trust in something so seemingly mysterious. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I hear Marie up front, slapping fresh hot pies into boxes and slicing them, and I claim the order, even though it’s not my turn. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Banana slices are balanced on its surface, arranged in the shape of a smiley face. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z "If I sliced bread, would you eat it?" Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z A surgeon will probe the exposed brain before slicing into it with a scalpel, using the path of coagulated blood to trace the path of the ball. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I eat one slice of each and wash it down with a can of cream soda. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I scraped a big slice of brisket into the flames. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I held the knife and apple in imitation and, with the first paring motion, sliced my thumb open. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Tammi tried to dodge my blade, but I sliced straight through her cheerleader uniform, and with a horrible wail she exploded into dust all over Rachel. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “You can each eat as many slices as you want. You’ll need the fuel for practice tomorrow.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z They slice the dirt floor into pieces, and I can just make out the crumpled sea daisies. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She sliced the arrow out of the air and lunged at Orion. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She was dressed all in white, slicing berries in the gleaming white kitchen. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Dad lifts a slice of pizza off his plate. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know you did pineapple slices!” she said. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Running backward, making applesauce, doing jumping jacks, gargling, blowing bubbles, slicing garlic, making a house out of playing cards, stringing popcorn, organizing furniture, drawing mazes, and making pinatas.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The moonbeam was like a silver blade slicing through the room on to her face. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t wait to get out on the fire escape and enjoy the sliced melon left in the icebox. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Light sparked from the end of it, slicing the column of the chandelier. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You can go when you can hike over rough terrain on those crutches for eight hours a day. Two weeks, I’d guess. Six slices.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The string beans and potato slice were easy. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z While Aureliano Segundo ate with great bites, overcome by the anxiety of victory, The Elephant was slicing her meat with the art of a surgeon and eating it unhurriedly and even with a certain pleasure. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “That would be a resounding no,” Dad replies, then hoovers into the slice. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z As I patted, her eyes grew wide at the sight of a thick slice of buttered bread perched near the edge of a table. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess I’m defending anyone who’s treated like that for taking a slice of bread. Maybe it reminds me too much of what happened to you over a turkey!” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z But then it can come on all at once—the sounds turn into light, and the light goes too bright, and it’s like it’s slicing me in two, and then comes the headache. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Paula,” he said, “give this girl a slice if she doesn’t mind the missing chocolate.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z As Lelia cleared the table I cut her a big slice and a smaller one for myself. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Served on delicate bone china, the slices of cake towered precariously high. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She picked up the knife and started to peel a slice, letting only the brown skin go. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’m in,” I say, picking up my second slice. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z He sliced the demon into dust and kept moving. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Now that I have a friend, I get to taste a slice of this Detroit freedom. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She loaded the tray with plates of cold sliced tongue, cheddar cheese, brown bread, and a bowl of pickles. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I never stop being amazed that these eighty-eight slices of ivory and ebony can combine to create harmonies. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The maneuvers had her flying an open-cockpit biplane upside down about 10 feet above the ground and slicing through a ribbon stretched between two poles. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z And helped myself to another slice of cake. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I thought about the scene in Jaws when Hooper and Chief Brody slice open the shark, releasing a river of foul, grayish fluids. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Her eyes bug open when I grab my eighth slice. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I fill it up with corn flakes, five slices of bologna, one slice of cheese, and a handful of baby carrots. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z We passed them around, careful not to slice our fingers on their jagged curves. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z If you make the ninety-first cut of the apple pie, if you slice a carbon nucleus, you make not a smaller piece of carbon, but something else—an atom with completely different chemical properties. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She slices the other half of the onion and fries it in butter with slices of bread. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Alone in the kitchen, I pull out the mayo and some sliced turkey and Swiss cheese. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I would like three slices, please, sir,” I say, mall-walking into the pizza joint. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He piled on top ketchup, mustard, relish, a tomato slice from his own cheeseburger super deluxe, a few rings of onion, five French fries. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “The cook is off today. I’m starting lunch. Come slice tomatoes.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Dauntless buried herself in the glittering waves, slicing for deeper waters. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I push on my banana slices again, too hard this time, and peanut butter squirts out. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z What I love most about the painting is that Judith and her maid are slicing off the man’s head, but they don’t even look scared. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The grilled cheese sandwiches were in the frying pan and I was slicing up a tomato when I sensed someone behind me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He commanded the serving men to bring them mutton chops and a slice off the aurochs and fill their trenchers with beef-and-barley stew. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Here was the menu: smothered chicken, rice and gravy, butter beans, sliced tomatoes, biscuits, and candlelight. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She sets her half-eaten slice down on a paper towel and selects a cue stick from the rack. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Rosaleen made banana pudding, banana cream pie, banana Jell-O, and banana slices on lettuce leaf till August told her it was all right, just throw the blooming things away. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And she was slicing with such a ferocity, seemingly inattentive to her sharp cleaver, that I was afraid her fingertips would become one of the ingredients of the red-cooked eggplant and shredded pork dish. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The'gown w^s loose below the waist, so that was where he slid the blade in, slicing upward slowly, so as not to,cut her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If Lkossa had been designed like a pie—a circle cut into thick, even slices—then this had to be its center. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was sliced right into the rock—or rather, into the melted, heat-rendered bones—which rose in high walls on either side, keeping the sky at a distance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Lola was old and her fingers felt like paper, but she sliced mangoes like an artist. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I followed Amaka back to the kitchen and watched her slice and fry the plantains. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z One with thick slices of bread and actual meat. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Right now it’s telling me ye can’t wait to get this tour over with so ye can get back to that slice of sweet potato pie ye got stashed back in your room.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He takes slices from the two cheeks, places them on our plates and smears them with mustard. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Joe was evidently made uncomfortable by what he supposed to be my loss of appetite, and took a thoughtful bite out of his slice, which he didn’t seem to enjoy. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The women sit on the ground, with a large wicker basket full of peeled and sliced cactus in little plastic bags. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z They were so busy singing and laughing and dancing that they didn’t see the cargo ship as it sliced past the island. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Another screeched and tried to fly away, but Percy sliced off her wings and sent her spiraling into the chasm. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I pray I will not fall off and be sliced to pieces. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z He sliced the white heads off a couple of beers with an ivory paddle and passed them up the bar. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I try not to move, but it feels like she's slicing instead of shaving me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I remember that Abuelo used to give me those gummy candies that look like orange slices, and I would suck all the sugar off before eating them,” I said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “So who is this delicious slice of slave girl?” asked the young man dressed in leather. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Belet plucked a hair and drew it over the blade's edge, slicing it neatly in two. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Back in the car, she opened the oily plastic bag of plantains, slid a small, perfectly fried yellow slice into her mouth. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z At 158th Street the cab stopped at one slice in a long white cake of apartment houses. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z While the knives sliced away behind her, her somewhat irritable expression softened. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She fed the banana slice to Zoe with a spoon, saying, “Don’t peek! Don’t peek!” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I yelp as it slices clean through his arm. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Ma cut large slices of flaky white fish, without one bone, for Laura and Mary. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Nick stalked back and forth, scowling and slicing the air with his blade, as though to fend off the truth that was attempting to seize him. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Beth and Zack arrive a second later, and each grabs a slice from different boxes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Giant scars sliced through one spot, as if an oversize claw had ripped the earth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She would take a bite, then stare at the slice as if it was talking to her, telling her how delicious it was. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z In the beginning her texts were knives, slicing holes in the cocoon of motel must and diner coffee and the view of the street out my window. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Just cut a slice and ate it right there, dropping crumbs on the floor and Mrs. Odom didn’t seem to mind one bit. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He had sliced the lemon by now and pushed it across the counter to her in a red-and-white paper cup. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z With a knife he made a few small cuts above the tail, a couple of clean cuts at the head, and one deep slice up the belly. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z No, I felt like a magician slicing myself in half, with Junior living on the north side of the Spokane River and Arnold living on the south. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z In these times, The sliced moon hangs In the sky, moon That is orange, The color of A face in the porchlight. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up a platter with thick slices of cake on it. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Just a second before he slices the throat in one expert motion, I see the sheep’s eyes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We heard a little sawing, singing sound as a file began to slice through screen wire. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z A few more slices of Grave’s blade and the rope would be severed entirely. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I had two giant slices and two Cokes by the necks of the bottles; she had two slices and a Coke. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Everyone was laughing and nodding and asking questions about America and the women were serving tea and slicing a cheese in front of Rafik. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Is this supposed to be like a slice of life?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z She cracked the eggs in a pot, whipped them with a fork, dipped in four slices of white bread, and laid them out in the frying pan on the stove. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z My mother went to the kitchen and returned with a plate of oranges sliced into wedges. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled apart the two slices of Wonder bread. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z With deft hands, she slices open their bellies, pulls out their goopy organs, and washes their flesh in a bucket so they’re ready for roasting. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The bear sliced it open with a claw and showed Lyra where to find the kidneys. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Frank sliced him in half from shoulder to waist. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The sword came down and sliced back and forth, up and down, whisk! whisk! whish! The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He ate it all, and used his slice of white bread to mop up the juice. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z For example, stunned cows, each weighing nearly a ton, would simply fall to the floor and have to be dragged by three or four men to be hung up for slicing open and skinning. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Papa said Lord make us thankful for these and all our blessin’s for Christ sake a-men and started slicing the ham. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Jamie asks as she slices the sub in half and passes it to him. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It seemed to hiss as it sliced its way through bone and gristle. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I swirl the colors together until they blend into a richness that matches a sliced almond. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When Too Bad’s mother came home, she gave us each a big slice of cake. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z She was cutting a slice of white, white bread, and next to her was a block of yellow margarine. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She has bought gadgets that slice and dice. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z It is quite a contrast, of rocks and plants, like a slice of Canada piled on top of a piece of Mexico. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We could also count on candlestick salad, which meant half a banana standing up in a pineapple slice. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I sliced open the top of the envelope and removed a single sheet of folded paper. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z A piece of iron flew out from a machine and sliced his forehead. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The high point is our weekly slice of liverwurst, and the jam on our unbuttered bread. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I was quick on my toes, and my saber sliced through the air. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Downstairs, a wafer of light from where the kitchen curtains didn't quite meet sliced through a gold Yale key and this note: Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Then, abruptly, a needle of a foreign emotion slices through our raging tempest, a thread of worry from him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Justin kept right on talking as he made a clean slice down the middle of the earthworm. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He finished this one quicker than the other two and when that was done he immediately picked up the knife and cut the next slice. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z I finished the rest of the peaches—slicing them and filling the Dutch oven. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Zombies pour out of doorways and the agents keep slicing them to dust with burning swords. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Each time my foot hits the ground, pain slices into my head, but I can’t stop. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I pick at the arm of the chair where someone has sliced it in three places. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He slices the egg five ways and gives each of us a bit to put on our bread. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Lu's mother came over and gave us a container full of orange slices, which I thought was super nice. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I let Mr. Whiskers lick it clean while I sliced Perilee’s strudel. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z As I went to deliver the final blow with my bayonet, someone came from behind me and sliced my hand with his knife. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The rigid edges of her wedding ring sliced into her tumid finger. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Ellen releases two inches of zipper on the back of her skirt, the sign she’s officially done for the day, and scoops up a slice. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The crisp-skinned pork, sliced from the roasted pig on the spit, smelled delicious, but she knew it was not for her, not with her remaining teeth loose and her gums sore. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Her mother brought her slices of fruit and toast and soup. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z As I follow her, I stuff the slice of cheese into my mouth, and I can’t believe that this is the very first thing I eat in America. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Gregor said, “I don’t really know. It’s two slices of bread with meat or cheese or peanut butter or something between them.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The bags slice through my hands, but I don’t mind. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z A paper raven swooped across the room, slicing its wing across Antain’s cheek, cutting it open, letting him bleed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I’d slice it open and climb through to the next one. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z We proceeded to crawl up and down the rows, slicing a hole in the black hose next to each tree. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy was ready to slice this giant in half and get out of there, but Otis was standing over Nico. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For me, Gay put out slices of cheddar cheese and added some Wonder bread to the breadbasket. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I don’t register the zing of wood cutting through the air until the Commandant’s riding crop slices into my back. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z With the machines, the scientists study blood flow in the brain, look at electrical wave patterns, and create images of ultra-thin slices of neurological tissue. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z His words distort the scars on his face—a slice across the bridge of his nose, and another jagged mark that goes from his ear to the bottom of his chin. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I only dump sharp, slicing, painful wails out into the car. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z So on Monday morning, I hopped off the bus and waited by the gate with a slice of Ma’s pineapple upside-down cake snuck in my bag. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z For good measure I added Pi = 3.14 and I drew a large circle, which I then sliced in two with a diameter, to evoke that basic lesson of geometry. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s hard to tell with her,” Grace replied, reaching for one of her apple slices. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z My teeth slice through the inner walls of my cheeks. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z A long dark trench sliced through the steep slope of Isihlangu, stretching up into the clouds, where it disappeared. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He tested the weight of it, slicing at the cold morning air. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I sliced through the top of my finger while chopping the onions. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll be able to slice up the quiet and serve it on toast!” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He decided that if he were a real woodsman, he would slice off a steak and grill it over a wood fire. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Ms. Friendly took a small slice of each. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z They skewered hot dogs on green branches, and when they were cooked wrapped them in slices of bread. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Her words sliced through the air and the cries and shouts and grunts coming from everyone in the tangled mass of bodies fining the stairs from top to bottom went silent. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Hasty? After festering for three thousand years in the depths of Tartarus, you call me hasty? I will slice Percy Jackson into a thousand pieces.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They carry them down here and slice their faces off, so what? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Danny got to his feet, washed his hands, cut two slices from the chalah, handed me one, took one for himself, made the blessing, ate, and sat. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He was a farm boy who carried squealing pigs around like they were already thin slices of bacon. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Now they do, but a lot of their business still comes from people who go there to hang out and buy a slice or a pie. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I grab a paper towel and a slice of pizza from the box on the counter. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z They look at me like I'm a slice of spiced cake waiting to be eaten. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The cake sat on the center table, whole but for the thin slice she had cut off. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Ugwu continued to slice, in a turgid silence, until Master came home, tennis whites plastered to his back with sweat. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I give him a slice of bread, the rest of the butter, and a cup of water. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z An apple slithering through Flatland would appear first as a point and then as progressively larger, roughly circular slices. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "Y'know, the other day I got into it with this girl," I said, pulling another slice of pizza from the box. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z By noon we were both hungry, and we filled up on Gramma’s sandwiches, thick slices of homemade bread with a slab of honey ham between them. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He dropped the meat into the oil, added a few more sticks to his fire to get a raging boil, then threw in a handful of sliced potatoes. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The blade sliced through the air, impossibly fast. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Breakfast is eaten by seven, on the screened-in porch overlooking the lake where they have all their meals, homemade preserves slathered on thick slices of bread. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Kick those stupid orange slices Lu's mother brought. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I picked up the knife and sliced off sliver after sliver of wood until the rest of the branches had been whittled into weapons. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “What a bad girl you are! You’ve dropped your cake! Now I’ll have to go over and get you a whole new slice!” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I’d slice through the ocean, and Ruth and me would walk on the sand all the way home. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He sliced another piece of steak and groaned when the knife wouldn’t go through a bit of gristle. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I start to chop off a potato’s end as wide as a thumbnail, then decide to slice off only a sliver. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Like a pelican, it swoops down gently, slicing the tips of little wakes until its open bill is fully submerged, scooping nearly a thousand gallons—all within seconds. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Someone left a sliced apple out and it’s browning. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “It would not hurt you is what you mean. Though I had as well slice it off for all the use I make of it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Too hungry to worry about tomorrow, I bought a thick slice of cheese and a warm sausage, then a whole loaf of fresh bread and a warm apple tart. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I started eating my baked beans and broccoli and two slices of ham. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Though we can go anywhere to get a slice, we take the train all the way to the North Side because we’re always looking for excuses to get out of our neighborhood. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Only then did she pick up the pieces of Henrietta’s cervix— forceps in one hand, scalpel in the other—and carefully slice them into one-millimeter squares. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Finally I buy a slice of take-out pizza and devour it en route, with my fingers, folding it in two and gnawing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It had been a whole slice of sausage pizza but now it was only a half slice. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I guess that was just as well, because I was looking at the tomatoes May and Rosaleen were slicing and rehearsing in my head how I would say, So will you have some tomatoes, June? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Claws the size of my arm barely missed slicing me like a loaf of bread. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I chase a banana slice around inside my bowl. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He grimaced as he sliced off a chunk of dirt, then raised it up and flung it onto a pile. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I stumble through the door of the apartment, tell Helena she can have a slice of bread and an egg, sleep for three hours, and then pack up the food for Max. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Presently, she came to a stand of dry grass and sliced off as much as she could carry. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Medical buyers can slice and dice her like a side of pork, but after a while everyone runs out of pieces. Then what?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The razor-sharp mast of the Hands barely missed slicing the sole of my foot open, and then we were clear, soaring into the night. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He brought the shovel down the side of the hole, shaving off a slice of the dirt wall. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z You watched her blindfold Zoe, who sat obediently on your kitchen floor while Vinny quietly cut a slice from a banana, giggling and telling you to shush. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Treats over, she sliced her birds into delicate strips and simmered them slowly and not too long. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He hopped about the grass, gnawing one piece after another, eating the green tops along with the slices. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Schiem showed his true gentlemanly nature by refraining from any crude comments as he lay a thick slice of steaming meat atop her piece of bread. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Soon they got the furniture burning merrily, and Nailer cut slices of ham for them to gnaw on. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He sliced the tip of his spear down Jason’s chest, ripping his purple shirt into a vest. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ugwu began slicing the leaves in strips so thin they would break up in the soup. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z That night, I couldn’t sleep, and when I came downstairs, Gram was there, already putting a slice of apple pie on a plate for me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The slice was only half an inch, but its sting was fierce. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The roofs of lean-tos were golden with slices of drying apples. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z If it sliced you, you might not even know you had been cut, not immediately. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I need to think quick, because this little slice of happiness is part of a secret deal. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Before being placed in a casket by the undertaker in Elberon, his body was sliced one final time. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Jule didn’t like the lemon slices floating in it, but she drank some anyway. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She was eating slices of bread and jam, deftly cutting the bread from a large golden-brown loaf with a huge knife, then spooning on the purple jam with a wooden spoon. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Tyson was coming through the cellblock, Kampe’s swords lashing out behind him, slicing indiscriminately through cell bars and stone walls. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z We ate bread and jam and slices of salty meat. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z She sliced the soft, fuzzy plomms into quarters on the big wooden chopping block. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z One slice had already been eaten from the box on the table. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z We ended up ditching the steak house and going to Patsy’s that night, and I picked at my slice. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas Jefferson removed a slice from a mound on his estate, examined the stratigraphic layers, and announced that Indians had made it. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Sorry about your mom,” Dad says, halfway through his slice. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z My sword flashed—slicing off one horn, then the other. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Her jewelry hangs there—slices of agate on long chains of raw crystal beads, collars set with moonstones, deep green bloodstones strung together, and an opal pendant, bright as fire in the sunlight. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The girl I’d just tried to slice in half yelped and dropped her Kleenex. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z After breakfast of coffee and a slice of bread, we were ready to leave. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z To get my slice of life, she said, I had to go where the pie was, get my knife out, and cut it. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z For some reason, the thought of a helicopter’s spotlight slicing through the campus at night spooked me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Your dog just ate my bacon,” she told Elena, who was slicing a banana at the other end of the kitchen, the pieces falling into her cereal bowl. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z We sat down on the rocks in the shade along the dry creek and ate a lunch she’d prepared for us: peanut butter sandwiches and sliced apples. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The teeth were very white and very square and they sat in his mouth like huge slices of white bread. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think I sliced half my nose off,” I cried. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I take the slippery slice and shove it in my mouth. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z They got under way slicing ham, laying out fried chicken, shaking paprika on the deviled eggs. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I like 100 percent whole grain wheat bread, thin sliced. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Bull said, spearing three slices of beef roast with his fork and reaching for the gravy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Fern cheered when she saw that our snack was a slice of pie and warm milk and had nothing to do with animal meat. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I pick up a slice of toast and bite the crusted corner. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I watch Grandma slice apples into the pan. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Movement behind him: Jason spun, slicing his sword through the air. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He hesitates, but then he picks up the knife and slices off a piece of dough and sets it down in the center of the table. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Before she leaves, the waitress also puts down a plate filled with fresh bean sprouts, lime slices, chopped scallions, whole red chili peppers, and mint leaves. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she dropped a pat of butter into a frying pan, where it hissed and fizzled and spun as she sliced thin slices of cheese. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Then there are little unborn humans, some whole and others sliced thin and mounted on slides. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z My damaged feet pound the road, every step slicing pain through me. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She was a shriveled hag with bat wings and claws and a mouth full of yellow fangs, and she was about to slice me to ribbons. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The de-jammed strawberries were summoned one by one, and sliced into delicate pieces. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I—” June starts and stops, her mouth smiling even as her eyes slice at Nora, “Of course. That would be lovely.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The thing about slices at Mother’s is that they are huge, so she stuck around to help carry it all outside. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He was folding slices of ham and laying them out neatly on little squares of waxed paper. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The knife had sliced through the middle of her right hand, on the palm. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Eat quickly! The Masons will be here soon!” snapped Aunt Petunia, pointing to two slices of bread and a lump of cheese on the kitchen table. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Mam boils the potatoes and fries the steak with sliced onion. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z That is, Polynesia offers us a small slice, not the full spectrum, of the world’s human social diversity. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I was placing slices of bread in our broken old toaster, another one of Mom’s thrift-store “treasures,” when she walked into the kitchen, wearing her work clothes. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The slope of the cone forces one side of the slice to have a slightly smaller cross section than the other. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Holding the barrel in his strong fingers like a chisel, he hit the other end with his mallet, tapping long slices of wood away from the inside of the log. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He wipes the blade clean on his shirttail and slices the bread. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “I should have sliced Cain open the moment he laid a hand on you. Instead, I stood there as Chaol knelt at the sidelines. I should have been the one to kill Cain.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She cut slices of sponge cake and served them with ice cream. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked, into the kitchen to find Mama slicing a loaf of bread. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Another wave of bullets slices across the chest of her yellow coat, staining it with red, knocking the girl onto her back. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Plus, something I had forgotten in the years since I was eighteen: about a third of a server’s job is “side work” invisible to customers—sweeping, scrubbing, slicing, refilling, and restocking. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I uncapped Riptide and sliced off her ropes. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z And when I did, the sharp edge of the pachyderm's trunk sliced right into my glabella. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “You want me to make a picnic for you next time? A turkey sandwich, a plate of potato salad, a couple of Cokes, and a big slice of apple pie? Wouldn’t be too hard...” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She used lean-cut meat, dark kidney beans, carrots cut small, a bottle or so of dark beer, and freshly sliced hot peppers. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I gathered what apples I could, cut some in slices, and dried them on the boulder in the sun. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The slow ceiling fan sliced the thick, frightened air into an unending spiral that spun slowly to the floor like the peeled skin of an endless potato. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Only then. did he leap past the other passengers, screaming in his mind, plunge through the slicing door only in time. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z He had scaled and cleaned them, sliced the cheeks from ours, and was wrapping hers in brown paper. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z On the way to the hotel, all the girls are hyped to get a little slice of summer, even though Old Man Winter has already arrived. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Mama sliced off the rotten parts and made soup with the good vegetable pieces, mixing them with bones she bought at the butcher shop. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I only used two slices of thin ham for my sandwich since I thought it was the polite thing to do, but now I wish I’d thrown on an extra. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It was dead, half-buried in the snow and its belly had been sliced open, its guts glistening wet in the moonlight. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked silently at the back of his head as he sliced an orange, thinking, I should order the special and get up and walk out. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Shells were falling on the ridge nearby and bullets were slicing leaves, but Reynolds sat astride the horse in a motionless calm, looking out toward the fight, picture of a soldier, painted against the trees. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma slices off a juicy wedge of fruit and passes it to me on the knife’s blade. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Abbey was kneeling in the bow, aiming her camera as the last molten slice of light dripped out of sight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Soft, salty bread and white cheese, slices of spiced meat, and quarters of some big, globed fruit that tasted of sugared rain. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Popish described having seen the baton of a CO who came face-to-face with a shank-wielding inmate; the baton had a large slice cut out of it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m relaxed and centered enough,” I tell her, helping myself to a slice with pepperoni. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The wind sliced through my clothing and stabbed at my skin. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I crawled through the window, the glass sliced into me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Before he even bothers to try his slice of cake, Uncle Phil sets out on a mission to find the perfect spot in his house to display the painting. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I saw a triangle slicing the water fifteen feet away. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The rich are very particular about what they stick between two slices of bread. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The cook glanced over her shoulder to take in the newcomer, and before she turned away there was time to see the fury in eyes that cheek fat had narrowed to gelatinous slices. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I tiptoed into the kitchen and grabbed two slices of cold pizza from the refrigerator. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Arya was thinking how long it had been since she'd had a slice off a pork roast when she saw the first of the prisoners. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “It’s not that, it’s just..She looked down at several slices of fruit. “There are papayas in this.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z For supper that evening my grandmother had a plain omelette and one slice of bread. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z At the cafeteria, where a shrinking slice of my consciousness still resided, Daisy was telling Mychal that his averaging project shouldn’t be about people named Mychal but about imprisoned men who’d later been exonerated. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z We sat down and ate two slices each with glasses of milk. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her father gives her only moments to rest before slicing each of her newly healed fingers again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I sliced through armor like it was made of paper. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z My father was not Chinese like my mother, but English-Irish American, who enjoyed his five slices of bacon and three eggs sunny- side up every morning. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Watch your show. I’m hungry. I think I have a slice of mushroom pizza in the fridge from last week.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “You hide and I find you and slice you open, right, like the Gobblers do.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z At Benares station, Sonia asks her father to buy her a slice of jack- fruit, which makes her lips itch unbearably, then swell to three times their size. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z All in all it was a most satisfactory life—a slice, at least, of the dream Harry had come west to live. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Mama was in the kitchen, not slicing the vegetables laid out on the counter. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z They found their older boy sprawled on a flagstone with his left foot gripped in both his hands; he’d sliced it open against the sharp edge of a strut on the overturned wheelbarrow beside him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But one night he working late at the Scanlon-Taylor mill, lugging two-by-fours to the truck, splinters slicing all the way through the glove. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The main highway from Bolivia Mar to Bolivia itself follows the Osmore Valley, cutting a perfect sectional slice through Peru on the way. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Brother Vu slices it into slippery strips and stews it with seaweed and the magic sauce. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He poked the eyelash into the water droplet and stirred it, separating the slices from one another. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But here, there isn’t even a slice of happiness big enough to fill up all these empty houses, and broken buildings, and wide roads that lead to nowhere and everywhere. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The tall grasses were green razors that could section a man’s flesh into an infinite number of fine, almost invisible slices. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let me slice that for you,” she said. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Milton was threatening the looter with two pieces of toasted bread, a slice of meat, and some hot mustard. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Doughty grunted agreement, surveying the action taking place at the tables below—dice, cards, Makker’s Wheel, fortunes won and lost, and a delicious slice of all of it came to Rollins. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z ‘Then—us’ll have these nice collards and some hoecake and coffee. And I going to cut me off a few slices of this here white meat and fry it for myself.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Only the moon showed occasionally between the clouds, as thin as a slice of lemon. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z On June 7 came another milestone, a 17-million-volt deuteron beam slicing through the air for a distance of five feet. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Dinners are simple: boiled corn from a farm stand, cold chicken, pasta with pesto, tomatoes from the garden sliced and salted on a plate. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The blue kite sliced a big purple one and swept twice in big loops. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We had a nice lunch and a slice of pie that came in a white bakery box. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He hands me his pocketknife, and I carefully slice it open. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Marcus took the first slice, and I took the second one, even though I was still full from all the food. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z When we were too tired to walk anymore we got slices of pizza and Cokes at a shack near the strip and sat on benches watching everybody walking around, doing their thing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Galileo, too, pondered infinity and these infinitely small slices of area. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Daddy,” I asked as I sliced some bread, “why did you help Betty Jean’s son?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I shoved a whole slick slice of peach in my mouth. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The text had been sliced to unreadable bits, but Lexie recognized the pale pink of it at once—the discharge form from her visit to the clinic. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z One scraped across hardened paint, but the other became a slice of pain that cut through the dizziness. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z When my fingers pull away from the metal, my skin slices open. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I slice off the top of the squash, in streets and avenues, a big chunk, and put it on my fork and get it in my mouth. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I hand him a slice of bread, and when he thinks I’m not looking, he breaks off a corner and crumbles it on the floor for the chickens. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He built up the fire and put the frying pan to heat and sliced thick pieces of salt pork into it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Meeting up with her at the animal shelter and heading out for a slice or two after. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He sliced a few more chilies, and I twisted and pressed the pestle into my coriander powder even though it was fully crushed. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I felt like a knife had cut deep into the old painful wound, sliced open the healed scar, and caused it to bleed freely once again. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z From her vantage point on this steep hill, she could look down across the city and see a slice of the bay beyond the cityscape. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “There have been another couple of dementor attacks,” he announced, as Mrs. Weasley passed him a large slice of birthday cake. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The snowflakes were bigger now, and they fell more heavily past Lizzie arid Turner, their sharp angles slicing into the bulky sea. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “If I slice myself there, I could bleed to death,” Caroline said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Dasch greedily ate two salads and a hearty slice of coconut cream pie. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z They all shook their heads, and Eric took the last slice from the serving plate. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z To get down to the scale of atoms, you would need to take each one of those micron slices and shave it into ten thousand finer widths. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “A boy who likes old movies. Interesting. Most dudes your age are into Grand Theft Auto, no? Kill as many people as you can over four slices of pizza?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The larder mistress brought her tray of loaves with many savory slices, and she gave the best, to tempt me. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I order three slices—two for me and one for Lorena. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I liked the feeling of the scissors slicing through the glossy paper. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I requested that the prison service supply me with sixteen 44-gallon oil drums that I had them slice in half. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaves fell around them in flurries, stinging and smarting when they touched Tristran's skin, cutting and slicing at his clothes. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I used one of my sharp knives to slice the loaf, set out the slices on a clean plate, and put the plate and jam on a tray. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Matilda perched herself carefully on an upturned box and more out of politeness than anything else she took a slice of bread and margarine and started to eat it. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, them old Remingtons is always good for a laugh. A couple years ago, every time I’d catch me a carp, I’d slice its gut open and leave it in their mailbox.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z It slices above my right eyebrow, opening a gash that sends a gush running down my face, blinding my eye, filling my mouth with the sharp, metallic taste of my own blood. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “He’s my prisoner,” I remind them, squatting down and slicing through the strips of my dress still tying his legs to the chair. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As the school approached the sunken crab boat, it divided as cleanly as if it had been sliced by a saber. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Laila watched the arch of her closed fist, slicing through the air, felt the crinkle of Rasheed’s stubbly, coarse skin under her knuckles. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma boiled some yam slices, and we ate them dipped in palm oil that had chopped red peppers floating in it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Dad takes the knife and starts slicing the bread and you can see Grandma doesn’t like that. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It was the weapon of Kronos, the one he’d used to slice up his father, Ouranos, before the gods had taken it away from him and cut Kronos to pieces, casting him into Tartarus. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I shuffled across razorlike slices of rock that had fallen from the roof, and came to a fresh elephant dropping. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “One dude had a plate of green eggs, another had a slice of ham?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Grandpop started to pile his eggs on his toast, grits on top of that, topping it all with a slice of bacon. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He was slicing up the ribs and dipping them in the sauce. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z While we ate hot oatmeal and sliced bananas, a truck from a local store pulled up and dropped off loaves of bread and crates of orange juice. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I sliced onions, and Bailey opened two or even three cans of sardines and allowed their juice of oil and fishing boats to ooze down and around the sides. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He hiked back to the glass tower to deliver the other slice to sad Spurge. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I come back with the requested items, and she’s already at work on the box, slicing through it with an X-ACTO knife. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z "Why don't you cut yourself a nice thick slice and try it?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z He sliced the boat through the dark-green water, maneuvering into a quiet canal on the East Side. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z But he slipped back, and his hand sliced through empty air. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Jay asked, eyeing up the bits of Doc’s slice that he hadn’t finished. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z "You girls do as you please," Rast said, "but if Thome sends me against Lady Piggy, I'm going to slice me off a rasher of bacon." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She served me this huge slice of vegetable pizza. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Before leaving the house, he had gone down into the kitchen, and cut one thick slice of bread and butter, and he ate that, now, with one of the cheese triangles. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Oliver reached over the table and riffled through the slices of cheesy bread, searching for the biggest piece. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A cigarette dangled from parrotfish lips that were puffy and painted the color of sliced mangoes. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Coconut shavings are sprinkled above the top two slices, in wide crescents that look like eyebrows. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z When I close my eyes, the chopper slices and throbs in my skull. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Amari’s arms and face were lashed and sliced as she huddled with Afi in the bottom of the boat, trying to get away from the sailors’ ferocity. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Their grandmother had a cantaloupe cut up into thick slices. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt sharp frozen gravel slice through the thin sole of one of my shoes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In February 1945, American forces crossed the Rhine River and began slicing into Germany. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, I took two onions and sliced them thin and began to fry them on the stove. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z At a carving station, a burly man in a white apron sliced roast beef from an enormous rare haunch. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I joined him, using a similar rock, but lacking Ikwa’s strength I had to use it as a knife, slicing rather than smashing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The boy cut a third slice and started to eat it. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z He’d had the chicken and the beef and a couple slices of cake. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I put one more slice on my plate and leave the room. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She pauses, drifts back over to her slice of pizza. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z As I sat on the steps of the synagogue in the hot August sun, his words sliced through my memory like raindrops. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to get those papery slices of pain to sing for me, but I wasn’t feeling much. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Mam tries to slice it but Mrs. Leibowitz laughs and tells her just pull. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He didn't even know what the slices of brown stuff were, for he had never seen toast before. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Where black women cleaned manure from tobacco leaves, the stench was so bad that the women stuck orange slices in their mouths to keep from vomiting. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Matt settled against a roll of blankets with a slice of cold French toast. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Jody took three eggs on his plate and followed with three thick slices of crisp bacon. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She made us thick turkey sandwiches, then cut up an apple and sliced some cheese. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He sliced through monsters until he was ankle-deep in yellow dust. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Floss Gaddis and her mother had bought a whole lot of sliced bologna. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I start in immediately on a thick, cheesy slice. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I hustled to aisle three, slipped out the roll of green oilcloth printed with lemon slices, and walked up to the cutting counter. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Of course, they don’t get much for such things, though they may have taken immense pains with them—they go for a slice or two of bread. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She threw her net, hoping to tangle my sword hand, but I sidestepped easily, sliced her spear in half, and stabbed Riptide through a chink in her armor. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z There were ripe, sweet figs and fleshy pears and a fragrant papaya that Abuelita sliced through and splayed out for us on a serving tray. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z "Ser Addam's outriders say the Stark host has moved south from the Twins," his father reported as his trencher was filled with slices of pork. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Pie is good and if I don’t want it I can always trade a slice of pie with someone at my table for some cookies or cupcakes. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ancient sighed and picked up Heqet’s knife to slice a lotus root. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He limped to the front door, opened it, slicing the room with a beam of moonlight, blasting through the fog of Charlie’s memory, of his many pasts. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Those perched on the knitted glave cover released it and it eased back down, swallowing the slice of light and returning the dreamer to darkness. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She shrieked and slashed with her swords, slicing the pole to shreds. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I pick up my cutlery and carefully slice my pork chop. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z From time to time, they privately admit to excruciating cravings, for hamburgers or a slice of pepperoni pizza or a cold glass of milk. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The meal was a simple one: tea, toast with a dollop of jam, and a plate of sliced apples. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He winks at me, taking his oven mitts off, and I watch as he confidently twirls his chef’s knife, deftly slicing the pie into eight even pieces with a flourish. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Golden light covered the rooftop, spilling over the edge of the roof into a thin slice of the courtyard below. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then I covered the chicken slices with caviar thickly as if I were spreading peanut butter on a piece of bread. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Her words cut into Ba like slices from a knife but, even though his face was pained, he said nothing and continued to pack. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He ate several vivid pink slices of ham, picked a fragment of meat from his beard, dropped it onto his plate. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z My papers and my presence were at last approved, and by Fourth Hour I got my first meal since early breakfast—supper: kadik-porridge and cold sliced breadapple. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The swarm of kids pours into a small courtyard, where a volunteer hands out slices of lukewarm pizza from a box. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Supper was a plate of roasted goat served on a bed of sliced onions. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He could see that Gabe had been preparing the bamboo, peeling and slicing it thin. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z On top of the table was the very end tip of a slice of pizza. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z I cut two slices of hard bread and spread some apple butter on top of them. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “Jemima? Pinky? Primrose?” and she served each doll a slice of invisible cake on an invisible plate, chattering happily as she did so. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I put a slice in front of my mother’s headstone. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Why? I wrote them a letter on why I was the answer to sliced bread,” is how Flom explains it, with characteristic brevity. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The broken glass that had sliced the artery in Mrs. Barnes’s neck showed how little was safe now. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, we slice peeled bananas the long way and smear peanut butter onto the flat sides like glue. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Being reminded of cake and ice cream cheered up Connor, who did not order a whole chocolate cake, but did order two slices. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Then she sliced the drumsticks from the thighs and sent the drumsticks down one the exact moment that she finished, another chicken arrived and she cut the legs off it. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z But the runners, this time, couldn’t slice through the frozen expanse as they had on the other, snow-cushioned hill. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The second woman’s scream sliced the cool murk. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The wind sliced through the edges of the old, loose windows and shuttled cold air into our bedroom. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I took the apple slice and put it in my back pocket and kept on wondering why she didn’t finish telling me about the carving. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s perfect at any temperature, and the egg, onion, and potato fill you up after one slice. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z In the supermarket they let Gogol fill the cart with items that he and Sonia, but not they, consume: individually wrapped slices of cheese, mayonnaise, tuna fish, hot dogs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to be stubborn, to stay mad, but my stomach growled at the smell of tomato and melted cheese, and I dragged myself into a sitting position and reached for a slice. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He thanked her and dipped one end of the slice into his soup. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I looked at Carlos, who was trying to shove a whole slice in his mouth. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As light glimmered around the Institute, Tom sliced pieces of monkey liver with his diamond knife and put them into the electron microscope. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Several feet from the entrance, he was able to see a narrow slice of the room beyond. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Blunt cut a neat slice off his meat. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Early apples waited to be peeled and sliced and dried in the sun for the winter's use. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Now he got his head up from the wood and out of the slice of fish that his cheek had crushed. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Memo chopped up mango, honeydew melon, strawberries, and orange slices, some with intricate patterns. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The boy finished cooking and pushed the cooked bamboo, like thinly sliced pieces of yellow wood, onto a plate. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z As I sit down, I see a slice of chocolate cake with two forks resting on the plate. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He heaved the slice into his mouth and chewed loudly, his beady red eyes rolling in delight. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She helped him into his backpack and then turned away, picked up a block of wood, and began to shave off slices as if he were no longer in the barn. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Tuna salad on a bun with lettuce and a soggy slice of tomato. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He wished he’d kept on trudging toward the diamond ring that might have brought his family a can of sliced peaches. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Some limp and dangling things look like slices of our bath mat. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z As I pull it free, the blade slices the air, dividing the kitchen into slivers. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Then I picked up the chicken slices in my fingers one by one, rolled them so the caviar wouldn't ooze off and ate them. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Shorty opens his door, and the first slice of winter cuts through the car. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z And he cut a large slice for everybody. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Each stroke sliced away a piece of calm. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z A second fork of animated lightning sliced across the screen, there was a swirl of clouds, and then in burning red the letters SE, the logo of Sayle Enterprises. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Sharp enough to slice What'll they do to me tomorrow? into wafers. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “This is a slice of lung tissue. A monkey that was exposed through the lungs. See how the virus bubbles up in the lung? It’s Ebola Zaire.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Next he cut slices of cheese and tomato and put them on top. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z "Eat another slice! Do as you are told!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z This is the gift of training and expertise—the ability to extract an enormous amount of meaningful information from the very thinnest slice of experience. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I yanked the refrigerator door open and took out a foil-wrapped slice of meat loaf and ran back out to the yard. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She yelped as the blade sliced across her thigh, clothing and flesh ripping. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Edd cut three thick slices off a stale round of oat bread, stacked them on a wooden platter, covered them with bacon and bacon drippings, and filled a bowl with hard-cooked eggs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Amaka spread newspaper sheets on the floor to slice the tuber; it was easier than picking it up and placing it on the counter. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He fed me a purple slice of orange. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z And then she reached forward and handed me a small white napkin with an apple slice on it that had already turned brown on the edges. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I shrugged, still not ready to let him off the hook, and grabbed a second slice of pizza. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Gabe held his breath, afraid that the slightest movement would cause it to slice into his skin. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The others liked croquet, but Bunny and I didn’t; neither of us ever quite got the hang of it, and we always hacked and sliced at the ball as if we were playing golf. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Revolting they were, as though the toes had been sliced away from the feet with a carving-knife. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Hedge offered her a plate of flame-grilled waffles with fresh sliced kiwi and pineapple. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z We ordered a pizza, and when he got down to the crust of each slice, he tossed it over his shoulder. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Also a big cup of coffee and a sack with two slices of lemon pound cake in it. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z We cut the Milky Way bars into thin slices for dessert. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead he said, “I want a slice of pizza, but I’ll take a candy bar.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z There she hadn’t been as careful to knock out the glass, and a sliver sliced one palm. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Patel brought over their slices, piping hot and fresh from the oven. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Sergeant Boston Corbett, one of the men under Baker’s command, has fired a bullet that slices through Booth’s spinal cord and paralyzes him from the neck down. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z She finished plating the slice of pie before she left the counter. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Lizabeth kept up her chatter, showing how a princess would use a salad fork and how to break the bread into little pieces rather than tear at a whole slice with her teeths. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I worked over the bayonet a good long time until I had an edge on it that would slice through a man like a hot nail going through butter. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Polite but eager applause rippled round as Hugo sliced the fish, and placed the first steaming portion on to a platter. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As I got closer, I saw that everyone was taking a portion of their meal and dropping it into the fire, the ripest strawberry, the juiciest slice of beef, the warmest, most buttery roll. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I sat at the kitchen table and watched Bertha cut a thick slice of coffee cake and put it on a paper towel in front of me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A final meal is served, an herbed omelette topped with a slice of grilled tomato. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Sucking on a slice of lime, I force the meat to stay down because I know that there is no more food for me if I spit it out. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Very gingerly the boy began to cut a thin slice of the vast cake. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The supper was baked beans and broccoli and two slices of ham and they were laid out on the plate so that they were not touching. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Charles buttered a slice of bread, gouged out a knifeful of jam, and spread it over the butter. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I yelled, slicing my right arm through the air in salute. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It was as if a black-waved, frozen sea had been sliced by a scythe, forming black, solid walls along a jelled path. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He sets down one ice water with a slice of lemon perfectly placed on the top of the glass—far enough away so it’s out of Hector’s reach—and one spoon close by. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Kepler was not the only prominent scientist who sliced objects infinitely thin. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The wheels flattened his right foot, then sliced through his left leg above the knee. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z It was quite unlike the brutal, rational way roads in Will’s world sliced through hillsides and leapt across valleys on bridges of concrete. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I loaded his plate down with the last slices of tongue and set it in front of him before retreating to my corner. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He cast on me a glance of surprise; but without answering, he cut a thick slice from his loaf, and gave it to me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z From her vantage point on this steep hill, she could look down across the city and see a slice of the bay beyond the cityscape. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z All she had wanted was chicken nuggets and apple slices. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z The wooden coffee table in her living room has a massive, cracked geode slice embedded in its center. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She cuts three slices from a loaf, smears them with margarine for us and goes back to bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He looks over at Leo, who has abandoned his project with the TV and is now happily eating a slice of cheesy bread. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Just thinking of her made his heart slice in half. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She slices off a square of pizza from her plate and shoves it in my mouth. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that he had seen him once, he could picture the fish swimming in the water with his purple pectoral fins set wide as wings and the great erect tail slicing through the dark. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z You scrape out the bread, then you fill it with fried potatoes, a slice of baloney, and some pickled mango relish called achar. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He was grilling slices of bacon over the fire, and standing beside him was Brother Luke holding a large loaf from which he was cutting huge slices of bread. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z It was just the thing atop a slice of my chokecherry pie, even if I do say so myself. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z My eyes fell on Cap’s lunch, which consisted of salad, carrot sticks, and two slices of whole wheat bread. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He turned back to his ginger roots once more, picked up his knife, and started slicing them again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I made breakfast for everyone, but Elouise only ate half a slice of toast. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “And a slice of apple pie and a glass for milk for my son.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The hose flew out of the Jackboots’ hands and whipped wildly about like a sliced worm. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The most famous of the microscopical discoveries reported by Hooke in his masterpiece was the ‘cellular’ structure of slices of cork viewed under the microscope. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The men punched and sliced at each other. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The sword wasn’t designed for that, but the Celestial bronze blade sliced through the chains suspending the hydra. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At the moment when life as he had known it changed forever, Alex Morales was behind the counter at Joey’s Pizza, slicing a spinach pesto pie into eight roughly equal pieces. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The slices we cut off are heaped together in the middle of the floor. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Teenie took that moment to cut each girl a large slice of pumpkin pie. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “My father used to slice open the tips of my fingers one by one until I could heal all ten at once,” Celia says, returning the dagger to its place on the wall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z We were supposed to slice their throats on the corporals command. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Just slice off the maggoty parts. The inside’s fine.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z There’s a photo of him eating his first slice of New York pizza. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Finally, she “content-filtered” the slices, which means she removed the high-frequency sounds from speech that enable us to recognize individual words. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Mushroom soup, bitter greens with tomatoes the size of peas, rare roast beef sliced as thin as paper, noodles in a green sauce, cheese that melts on your tongue served with sweet blue grapes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She scraped off the butter, cut the bread into thinner slices, and then spread the butter on each smaller piece. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z She fell onto the ground, stone slicing into her raw knees. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I’d been trying to tear open a seam in a leather jacket last night and I’d tugged a little too hard; the seam ripper slipped and sliced open the back of my left hand. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z On the table he’s placed two slices of cheesecake. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Five of those guillotines—borrowed from the public library, the community college, plus our own elementary and high schools—slice construction paper with machine-like efficiency. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Fifth period has become this horrible little slice of hell where the volume in my head is turned up. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z That night I washed off the dirt, patted them dry, and then sliced the chanterelles into creamy white slabs. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z She felt herself being drawn back into her body, slicing through the golden seas until she found herself again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I take the knife and slice through all the wires on the bottom of the electric grid. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “No one would tell us anything. We were so hungry. It was just one slice she took.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z With a bone-handled knife, he sliced off a small piece and offered it to her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He made his mother a sandwich, peeling the last thin pieces of turkey out of the package and pressing them between twin slices of white bread. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I line up six slices of bread and toast them, two at a time in the toaster. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z They avoided the engine, though some were drawn into it and dashed to pieces by the slicing propellers. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Cucumber slices fell off his eyes and rolled on the floor. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z After that, the four of us wander the mall, trying on purple lipsticks and eating sour apple candy slices crusted in sugar that turn my tongue green. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Every time I ate a mango slice, I felt happy for that moment. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Each brick had been cut with her ulo, the half-moon shaped woman’s knife, so versatile it can trim a baby’s hair, slice a tough bear, or chip an iceberg. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I spread a napkin out in front of me, then lifted out my Cheetos, apple slices, granola bar, and peanut butter and jelly sandwich and arranged them on the napkin. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “What’s up with Mom?” he asked from behind a plate piled high with ham, turkey, and chicken, topped with two slices of pizza. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z There are a few pushcarts spilling over with towers of chocolate squares, pots of spiced tea, orange slices, sugar-coated blueberries, and skewers of smoked salmon and beef sprinkled with garlic and ginger. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Thin-slicing” refers to the ability of our unconscious to find patterns in situations and behavior based on very narrow slices of experience. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Peering in through the glass door, I saw that Mamá was standing at the counter, slicing pie with a heavy knife. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Come evening there were sliced hams, boiled eggs, and roasted larks stuffed with garlic and onions, with pale ales and Myrish fire wines to help in their digestion. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We each pulled a slice of pizza out of the box, and I said, “I think Morris is lying when he says that he doesn’t know what happened that Wednesday.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He glared at me, holding my eyes as he lifted the slice of pizza off the tray, and deliberately bit off a mouthful, chewed quickly, and then swallowed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z See that comma-shaped shark fin ominously slicing through the waves in this direction? Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Mormont spread some fish roe across a slice of flatbread and took a bite. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When we’re done kneading flour, water, and yogurt into a smooth ball, Mrs. Hameed gives each team sliced garlic, spices, and fresh coriander. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z It was easier after the first cut, but I went carefully, my shovel slicing through the sandy soil, for fear I would hit something too hard. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I drop the napkin and the watermelon slice. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Between its claws and fangs, I couldn’t get close without getting sliced to pieces. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Then, from each conversation, she selected two ten-second clips of the doctor talking, so her slice was a total of forty seconds. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z A velvet staircase sliced sunlight across the hall. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She generally kept back a small slice for him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The vibrasaw purred through heavy vines, parted tangled underbrush like a comb through wet hair, and sliced cleanly through metal when the odd misstroke brought the cutting edge down onto the track. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He made a point of saying that if he were only fifty again, he could climb the tree and slice them off with his knife. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Growers claimed that the instant a knife sliced the stalks, the sweet mass inside started to harden and turn woody. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z When the truck is moving, wind slices through the gaps in the tarp. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Well,” said Malfoy, lowering his voice to a whisper, “partly, Potter. But there are other benefits too. Weasley, slice my caterpillars for me.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z We ate an entire loaf, slice by slice. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I reached up to my sister’s plate, grabbed the stack of pepperoni slices, and shoved them into my mouth. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z She said all this in a cool voice that cut each word in a thin slice from the next and then waited, as if to give Gilly a chance to challenge her. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The flashlight he was carrying sliced through the darkness. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The vendor of sliced cucumbers attempted to unclasp her fingers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I cut a thick slice off the loaf while she sprinkled sugar onto the plate. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z So here’s the quick and dirty of how this trick should work: I take an empty water bottle, which I’ve sliced a sliver of an opening in. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She had a sudden impulse to make a cut into the earth, just take a knife and slice open the grassy surface, echoing the violence of war. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “We have condensed milk and I brought bananas to slice on top.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z So I make the toast and slice up an apple and listen with half an ear as the morning-show people chat about something to do with floral arrangements. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She let me lead the Pledge of Allegiance for the class and gave me thick slices of icebox cake from her own lunch. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z There, just shy of the city, the Uzumark broadened into a delta and was sliced into ribbons by boulders and small islands before simply vanishing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z For us, the ultimate upgrade was to throw on a slice of cheese. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Thomas felt one final moment of trepidation, a quick slice of fear through his body, and then it vanished. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z One of the cucumber slices slips off, and she give me a side-eye as best she can. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It sliced my fingers again as the wind dragged it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I sliced a bright yellow kite with a coiled white tail. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Settled with a cup of Perilee’s coffee and a slice of apple heaven on the plate in front of me, I nearly lost my nerve to tell her my story. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I sit down and we watch Blade slice up some more vampires. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The potato slices go into a big Mason jar. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I need like four slices of lemon for tea.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Meanwhile Hazel charged around on Arion, slicing her spatha through one Cyclops after another, while Frank blinded the enemies with his talons. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I watch grateful for the food we have now—syrup waiting in the cabinet, bananas to slice on top. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z There were sliced bread and steak and fried potatoes and gravy and string beans and spinach and a huge piece of chocolate cake. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Once you have a slice though, you’ll be back soon. What will it be?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Two thousand feet below, slicing a deep crease through the surrounding bedrock, the Dudh Kosi appeared as a crooked strand of silver glinting from the shadows. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Euron had sliced her tongue out before giving her to him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Later that night, she would slice him an extra-thick piece of corn bread with his dinner. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I pushed my way to the front and ordered a slice of pizza and a beer. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They ain’t pretty, but you slice off some filets, and they cook just fine. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With a smile, she cut a slice of babka from the loaf cooling on the counter, wrapped it up, and slipped it in with all the rest. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I knew for certain that to have my slice, I would have to get out. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They filed through the entrance into a small room shaped like a pizza slice. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She ate fluffy eggs and thinly sliced salmon and crescents of fresh melon, watching Curt and his mother, both blindingly golden-haired. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Paul played the piano while I ate a slice of rhubarb pie, which his mother made and left at the church for us every day. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The straps that had suspended the shark from the hoist had been sliced and frayed. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The only good thing about this conversation is that Friday is pizza night and I get to eat slices of white pizza with broccoli and garlic and drink a birch beer while I listen. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Instead of lighting the whole room, as was typical, my lamp revealed a narrow slice of the room: the corner of the worktable and half of the large black slate that stood against the wall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The cake is on its own table, the little cousins clustered around it, arguing over who will get what slice. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The tip of my forefinger is sliced neatly across the top, and blood is dripping onto my jeans. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Usually when she cooked, the food had the house smelling some-kind-of-good, and they’d scheme ways to get an early spoonful of banana pudding or sneak a slice of sweet potato pie. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Want to go get a slice of pizza?” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z He moved on to a pile of green chilies, slicing them into tiny slivers. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z "I don't want another slice," the boy said. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The boos flooded the ring and the catcalls burned his ears and the whistles sliced into his brain.-Pop-pop, The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The boat checked on the catches and bounced in the rough water rather than slicing efficiently through it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “But there should be some good ones left in here. Can I slice you up some?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She holds out the basket of sliced bread, waiting. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Monday giggled, reaching for a slice Ma had already cut before Mrs. Charles slapped her hand away. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Everything cost more, including toll calls, phone installation, pizza slices, and meals at Arby s. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He tries slicing at it with his dagger, but it knocks the dagger away, and it clatters to the deck. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He sliced the demon to dust, but immediately fell to his knees. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I ripped open the bag of bread and yanked out two more slices. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He had been slicing apart the liver, one of the favorite nesting sites of Ebola. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not exactly a warm slice of Gram’s apple pie, but it’ll have to do. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Next, Mrs. Cadaver slashed and sliced at a pitiful rosebush that had been trying to creep up the side of her house. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “They would cut you up like a salami and eat you in thin slices.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z They began to use razors to slice out whole paragraphs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His mom led Laura Friendly to the counter and offered her a slice of apple or pumpkin pie and a glass of wine. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The potatoes were in the oven, the beans in a covered pan, the table set with forks and a platter of sliced tomatoes and glasses of water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z We brought the ice cream home, and Brian pulled apart the carton and cut the block into five even slices. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z There were only a few sticky strands of flesh to slice through. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She placed her sandwich on her napkin and removed the top slice of bread. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He took the slice of bread and turned it over. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z At the food court, we get slices of gooey cheese pizza and find a table not too far from where Mama’s sitting, engrossed in her folders. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z There are hash browns, sausages, and heaping baskets of thickly sliced bread. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Cool. If it’s pie, you can have my slice.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The engine coughed, and Leo tilted sideways, slicing through the air. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She toyed with a slice of cantaloupe on a blue plate. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I let everyone pick their slices before I took one for myself. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z She could slice you to slivers with one sentence. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I slice the top off the egg with the spoon, and eat the contents. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, I thought you were going to slice her in half with the window!” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The vegetables were overcooked, the cornmeal was too lumpy, the soup too watery, and the yam slices coarse from being boiled without a dollop of butter. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Picked on all the time, even though his dad sliced off the extra skin on his hands when he was born. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z With a serrated knife, she clipped the fins, then turned the fish over, its underbelly facing her, and sliced it expertly from the tail to the gills. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I could hear my mother eating an orange slice. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Had I looked like that when she’d asked me to get her a slice? All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “My wife tells me that I’m doing fourteen-hour days,” Miele mused one afternoon, slicing cold chicken and piling it with fresh tomatoes on toast. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Kira stood waiting, Frolic suddenly quiet and wary at her feet, while Matty sliced through the vines at eye level ahead of them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The Husky Clipper pulled briskly ahead and sliced across the line two and a half lengths ahead of the Winged Footers. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Nailer’s eyes followed a clipper ship as it sliced across the waters, sleek and fast and completely out of reach. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He had been shaping a block of granite with a hammer when a chip flew into his left eye and sliced right through it. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The tailwind had stiffened further, slicing up the length of the lake now, piling more rough water into heaps of whitecaps at the north end. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Little flecks of metal slice through my veins. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z She had sliced my okpa, too, and red chunks of pepper gaped from the yellow slices. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Mom’s eyes became like two chocolate-brown lasers, slicing through us from our bedroom doorway. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z As I run I hear the blade landing nearer and nearer to me, slicing through the bushes around me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The skeleton drew a baton and I sliced off his arms at the elbows. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z "First, though, I have some promises of my own to keep," he said as he sliced off a wedge. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He held her for a while longer until, finally, Olanna sat down and cut another slice of cake for herself. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I handed over the envelope and he nodded, placed it in the glove compartment, and resumed eating his slice. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The afternoon sun sliced in through the cracks of the barn walls and lay in bright lines on the hay. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z For breakfast they brought you these peanut butter sandwiches on thick slices of bread. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Already his feet were sliced up, and he knew there had to be glass and nails everywhere. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z The factory is a bakery and he operates the slicing machines. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I grab a slice of orange cheese wrapped in plastic. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z A few tables over, JT shoved a whole slice of orange into his mouth. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt as if I had sliced my afternoon into thirds, like a ribbon sandwich. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He glanced at the slices of cold lamb on his plate. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She will slice at the air with her hands, half wanting to hear my answer, half wanting to hit me. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z A thick slice of meatloaf rested between the bread, one side slathered with mayo, the other with ketchup. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Servants park lunch carts beside us brimming over with cheese towers, spires of tomatoes, and piles of sweet rope bread and sliced meat. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z And I'm forced to admit that being in a room with a teenage boy who appreciates the effect of shattered glass slices of color makes me feel better about the world. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I attacked and sliced off the edge of his shield, but that didn’t even faze him. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Silas sits at Lydia’s feet as they eat, and at one point Lydia slices off a generous portion of her meat and feeds it to him off of her palm. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Something goes through me with a slice, like watching a child fall, mouth-down on rock. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The energy blade cut into its metal skin as if it were tofu, slicing the mech into two halves. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I’d tended to Shiloh first, taking a fistful of scrambled eggs left over from breakfast, a bit of bacon, and a half slice of whole wheat toast that I stuck in my jeans pocket. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The slice was now stuck to the grid. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let us see what happens when they slice through the air.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He cut off a chunk of dried breadapple, offered me a slice, and sat meditatively chewing. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t even steal a slice of pizza from Gabe’s poker party without getting busted. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She has short, dark hair sliced into a bob and the same blue eyes as Finch and Kate. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Lily is all trees and dirt sliced into circles by curved roads. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Erik opened a pizza box, pulled out a slice, and started stuffing it into his mouth. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t look away from Ares for fear he’d slice me in half, but out of the corner of my eye I saw red lights flashing on the shoreline boulevard. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The swordfish darts in and out, cutting and slicing. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He brought his cleaver down, slicing the mutton leg on his table into two pieces. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "Then he gained Abubu, the Sky Cutter. A weapon so devastating it could literally slice the heavens." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The silence was broken only by the whir of the ceding fan as it sliced through the still air. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z While Lena sliced it, Kendra took another sip of hot chocolate. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Ten wedge-shaped, high-definition video screens—as brilliant as those in Times Square—lined the underbelly of the dome like so many orange slices. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I pull out a jar a Ida Peek’s cabbage and tomato, eat my last slice a leftover cornbread. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Hanako sliced vegetables, trying to make each slice attractive and perfect. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I yell and with my free arm I’m already reaching for my knife and bringing it round toward the birthmark’s hand, slicing it across the top. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Mas free hand picks up a knife and in one swift moment, the sharp edge slices into the bird’s neck, silencing it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy nearly broke his teeth on a silver Sickle embedded in his slice. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I sliced one in half, but immediately it began to knit back together. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She put down a plate of hash and a thick slice of sourdough bread, and even though I couldn’t imagine being hungry, my mouth watered and my stomach rumbled and I was suddenly ravenous. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought of us shriveling up like pieces of sliced mangoes. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The fruit stand on the corner is overflowing with avocados and papayas, most of them sliced straight through the middle to show their freshness. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z From the heart, the liver, and from one of the kidneys, he cut an additional slice. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The slides contained slices of liver from monkeys that had died in the monkey house. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought of Kazi and the dried apricots, mangoes, and tomatoes he used to make by hanging thin slices in the sun. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “It’s not hard. Here, slice off some pieces of meat. Not too thick,” he said, handing her a knife. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It reminded him of slicing a yam with a newly sharpened knife, the easy perfection in every slice. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She slices a grapefruit and sets each half-moon before us with a special spoon that has prickly edges so we can tear into it. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z |
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