Woolf loosened his fingers and let an inch or two of the reins slide through. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man laughed and slid the shiny black object out of his pocket. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I pull my wallet from my back pocket, slide the ID out, and hand it to him. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I push the button that slides the door open. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

All so still looking, so stopped, the pond and the moose and the trees, as he slid over them now only three or four hundred feet off the ground—all like a picture. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Summer slid away, snarling, and came rushing in again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Hazel spoke again and the mouse began suddenly to run toward him as the kestrel turned and slid sideways and downward. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Montag slid down the pole like a man in a dream. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I pull the football waiver from my pocket and slide it into the center of the table. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I slide my hands up over her shoulder blades and pull her even closer. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I slid my visor up and pulled off my gloves with shaking hands. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

My only interaction came when people slid money over to my side of the glass and I slid back their tickets. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Dad marched over to the picnic table and slid Styx’s ashy dogs right onto the wood. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I imagined the water sliding down my throat. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her fingers would commence sliding back and forth twixt her left ear and her mouth like they were tracing over a invisible welt that got whupped into her. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I think of the trail of destruction in my wake—my knees weaken and I slide down to a sitting position. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I slid with my back still to the counter so I didn’t have to turn away from the boy. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He dashed around to the sliding doors and opened them to reveal the “magic” drawers. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I unlocked our bin, pulled up the sliding metal door, and stacked the boxes inside. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But whatever else may be in store for me, I do not intend to slide off my trolley tracks in the middle of Simpsons Girlswear. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

In case the bow guard slid off, Nathan took it off and shoved it into his pocket. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Catherine sees me looking and slides one knee over the other, smoothing her skirt with languorous fingers. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

In the end, he switched on the lamp and slid out of bed. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Tendai looked at them from the floor, where he had slid when his knees turned to rubber. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

They finally slide open and the men jump out onto the walkway that runs the length of the tunnel. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She smiles coyly at me before sliding into the pool, going completely under the water. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He slid the card into it and came back to the lab table, where he continued to be completely oblivious to the staring and happily helped me start the lab. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I felt her glance slide through me and out my occiput and knew that I was uncommonly transparent to her; that everybody was. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Brinker slid his fingers into the back pockets of his slacks. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lifts me with the pole, the way the nurse showed her, and slides the bedpan under my backside. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He returned his arm to his own body and slid over. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

As the doors slid closed, enveloping them in solitude in that tiny metal chamber, Dimple’s mind somehow kept reverting back to that moment in the antiques store. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Natalie slid a yogurt container, a granola bar, and a water bottle into her backpack and hoisted it to her shoulder. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you mind if I look?” he asked as I began to remove the slide. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I thought it would of been slippery, but my foot went in about ankle deep and I didn’t slide none at all. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He listened again, and pushed END himself and slid the phone across the table. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when he got to the cart, he slid to a sudden stop. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slid his chair a couple of inches toward Trotter’s end of the table, so that he was no longer directly across from Gilly. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“That’s on the way; I can take you,” says Mom, sliding her purse up to her shoulders. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

How far down she had slid since then. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lizzie wouldn’t take off her socks—her feet were too cold, she said—so she kept sliding back. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

First of all, he would go to the drawer of his desk and take out a pure-white cotton glove which he slid with much ceremony on to his right hand. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evan could just imagine how good the ice cream would feel sliding down his hot throat. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

He slides in next to me, stiff as a wall, with eyes round and shadowed as the moon. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She followed James’s lead when they reached his entry landing, sliding off her shoes like him and adding them to the row that lined the wall. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t thinking much of anything as my fingers slid over the wrinkled surface, smoothing it out as I unfolded it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I will her to look at me, to see me, but her eyes slide over me as if I’m just another palm tree, another chair. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of Henry’s hands slides up his stomach and stops, having encountered the old silver key on the chain resting over his sternum. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There was a covered slide that wound around like a snake, sending kids flying through a dark tunnel. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He slides one hand under it, holds the handle in the other. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

My hands could no longer support the gun with him upon its tip; they dropped, and he fell against the wall and then slid to the floor. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He slid his arm around Beto and whispered in his ear, “It’s going to be fine, buddy, don’t worry about them.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She slid into the front seat and started the car. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slid down in her seat, her voice falling to a whisper. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He dropped the broken chain onto the brazier, where it slid down among the coals. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Certainly looks that way,” Boo Boo said, and slid her hands into her hip pockets. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

A lot of passenger complaints about me, Pappy had let slide. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water slides up my bare calves as it rises, cool and soft. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I nod, and David slides the note over to Jason. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My heart beat hard in my chest as I slid into the front seat—the seat where white people always sat. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Before Mom continues, the sliding glass door opens behind me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

When she did get it in at last, she had to be careful not to trap its tail in the lid when she slid it closed. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

My dad raised his eyebrow at me as he slid another to-go cup across the counter. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He went out the sliding door behind my seat and made a beeline for the small cluster of silver water fountains that stood between him and the restroom entrances. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The inside of her button flap was warm when he slid his hand in, her flannel pajamas warmer. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl slid her necklace over her head. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the corner of a photograph and slid it out of the mess, careful not to dislodge anything else. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“If the school gets on fire, they open the door. The children jump in the pipe and slide out to safety.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lily’s arms unfold and slide to her sides. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She slid a stick of chewing gum into her mouth and chewed away noisily. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Her foot was resting lightly on my chest, rocking just enough so I could feel the slide of skin over bone. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

James hastily slid his binder over his cipher pages before clamping a hand on the book to tug it back. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I nod, and after some gentle wiggling, the cast slides right off. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, she slid the blade across his throat, holding the horn cup beneath it, and drop by drop, his life fell into her hands. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But the best he could do was slide the bull carcass along the ground for about a foot before he gave up. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The March wind came up outside the tree and they heard it tossing the ferns together and the suspiration of the wind joined with the sliding of the water in the little creek just below. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I start to slide out and contemplate leaving the restaurant. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then the water hit him again, in the side; he felt his body sliding over the slick ice and snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He fumbled for the car keys, opened the door, and slid into the seat. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

A little crowd had formed around the slide. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He slid money into a juke box which played “That Old Gang of Mine.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door of the compartment slid open and the youngest redheaded boy came in. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

And they melt the walls again, and slide down farther. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

There might even be a sliding scale, with perfect numbers selling at a premium and prime numbers going for more than nonperfect composite numbers, etc. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They turned in its direction and scrambled up the difficult slippery rocks, sliding back at each step almost as far as they’d gone forward. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

August slid out to the edge of the swing and turned to face me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I moved away until I felt my back press up against a wall, then I slid weakly sideways until I found a recessed doorway. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ash relinquished it, raising her finger to her mouth, and the huntress slid the blade under the rosy skin of the apple, peeling it off in a single smooth strip. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The aux slides me along the wall to a niche in the battlements and shoves me through, holding me by my neck above the dunes like a child with a rag doll. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

That knowledge had slid into him that afternoon. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It partially slid off at some point, and she doesn’t seem to care enough to fix it. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

One or two of the wizards barely repressed a shudder as the hissing grew louder; something heavy could be heard sliding across the floor beneath the table. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I fell over loads before I got the knack of sliding in my trainers. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

His eyes slide sideways to look right at mine. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

He slides down as soon as he sees me. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

NOTE: Trombones77 still use a slide instead of valves to make their instrument longer. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He slid the clipboard and pen through the space. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

My mind slides back to one of the “approve/disapprove” statements on the Wal-Mart survey: “There is room in every corporation for a nonconformist.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slide them into my purse, which is only big enough for my lip gloss, mints, house key, and these cards. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And she says, “Really, you’re sure?” and I say, “Yeah, yeah, I’m good to go,” and she just throws open the sliding door and lies down in the first row. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The air stretches tight; Marie-Laure has the sense that they are watching someone slide onto thin ice or hold a palm over a flame. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

With his left hand, he slides the long, razor-sharp knife from its sheath. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed, picturing Joey and me zooming down the bench like it was a sliding board. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I slid over the wall, I first heard the heavy thump-thump of running feet. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have any pads on at all, not even a mask, and he slid across the ice on his back. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her hand slid beneath her cloak and found Needle in its sheath. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It shifts and slides beneath me with the sound of broken crockery. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She slides one arm in and then the other, and then shrugs to adjust the shoulders. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The latch slides open and there is Piper. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a rustle of leaves, and a man slid from the overgrown archway to her left. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The nurse doesn't notice the tear slide down my cheek. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I started to reach for my sketchbook, but instead slid out the tablet Daddy Rachpaul had bought me for Late Christmas. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The man called Toorman reached out his foot and kicked an oblong bone from the ashes; it slid a few inches over the concrete floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Emily slid her books into her locker, lingering longer than she needed to while slams and stomps and shouts filled the hallway. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She folded it and smoothed it, and then hung it beside the inlaid bed upon a bar; then, drawing the door shut by its silver handle she slid the catch in place and went away. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It bounced and bounced, then slid across the floor. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She pulled open the train door and leapt onto the platform, which seemed to be sliding underneath them as the train gathered momentum. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Tears slide down my cheeks, and the women dab their own eyes, even though they don't know why we're crying. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I slide into the seat next to Nico, and my palms start to sweat. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She wraps me in a hug, and she slides back out of my bed. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I would slide right over the reporter’s question to drop into his lap a logical-extension hot potato for him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she slid the piece of paper into her pocket, she whispered it aloud. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” he said, sliding the phone back into his pocket. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Tears were sliding down her face like a cracking dam doing its best to hold an overflowing lake. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“You can slide those cans over there,” he says. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

More lights, rushing figures, three of them now, and the shuffle and slide of runners. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I set my bookbag by the door and slide the rabbit foot deep within my new mesh pockets, keeping it close by for good luck. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I slid under the barbed wire and ran. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

In an instant, I see his finger poised over the trigger and hear the bullet slide into the chamber, and I fire. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He slides into the bench across from his parents. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The small wooden door of the window slid open in front of me, and in the dark I could make out the head of Father Byrnes. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slid down off the log so I was sitting on the ground, reclining against Liam’s legs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I slid my finger beneath the envelope seal, admiring the high-quality paper she always used. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The Vanderbeeker kids took turns sliding their letters of apology under the door. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I stared as they slid Mama into the ambulance. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I slid to the back of the room and pretended I belonged. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The elevator reached the lobby and the doors slid open. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Although I almost never drank, I took a sip and felt the burn as the liquor slid down my throat. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He wove among the chimneys, his feet slipping and sliding over snow, keeping in mind that white looming bulk which he had glimpsed ahead of him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

His finger slid right through mine, and he paused to look around. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Devi swabbed the bottle’s stopper with a clear substance and slid it into the mouth of the bottle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He winced when his hands touched the bedspread, and he slid off onto unsteady legs. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I went around back and banged on the sliding door leading into the basement, screaming for Fang to let me in until I thought to actually check the door. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Redmarley's Bulldogs formed a pack in the middle and us Runners slid to our starting goal. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He gathered his meat and slid down the bench, away from us, to the engine, which he used as a table. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pardon me,” she said flatly to the officer before fixing her curls again and sliding her pearl hatpin into place. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Even in the dimness of the red LEDs Nailer could tell the man was sliding high. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pocketing my phone, I peer around the corner to check that the nurses’ station is still empty before sliding off the elevator. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I shove the gun forward and it slides away from us. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Kids zipped and zoomed around the playground, bouncing from swings to slides to the rope-climbing structure. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

When the train doors slid open in New York, Louie felt as if he were walking into an inferno. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

I felt like a man sliding down a steep cliff, clutching at shrubs and tangles of brambles and coming up empty-handed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

By lunchtime I’d planned our honeymoon in Italy and was trying to decide if we should name our first son Orbit or Cosine, when someone slid into the chair beside me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

His gloved finger slid sideways to the next sector. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She was not intending to remove the gauze, but as she loosened it, the heavy sterile towel beneath it slid away, taking a part of the bloodied dressing with it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The demoness and the demon girl would go to almost any lecturer who was giving a magic lantern show with slides of his travels. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Third comes "select,” the process of sliding the razor prior to the fourth Therblig, "grasp.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slid his hands under my shirt and pulled it over my head. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He slid his hand under the blanket and cupped a soft breast, and her eyes opened. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He never played there, never swung on the swings, never slid down the sliding board, never fed the ducks, never watched a softball game. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Alex slid the window open and hoisted himself into the second office, which was in many ways a carbon copy of the first. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She slid it open and stared down the hallway to where the brightness of the lamps sent long flickering shadows dancing across the paneled wood before her eyes. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I heaved at the end of a log as Granddad and I slid it into the empty top slot of a pole. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Stupid ignoramus slid out of his mouth like music. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She shook her head, clicked her teeth, and slid into the car. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Belet slid across the floor and clasped the tub as it tottered on the ledge. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

They waited until Peeves’s gloating voice had faded into the distance, then slid back out of the room and broke into a run again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They slide from side to side, erasing raindrops. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He cringed as the fabric slid over his head. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He slides the card across the desk to Tara. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A couple tried to climb it and slid back to the ground. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The only sounds are the breathing of the dogs and clicking of the slide rule’s cursor. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Here, Ivan,” she says, and she slides two Magic Markers and a piece of paper into my domain. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He slid off the arm of the sofa and came towards me, his glass in his hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The snow was too deep and sticky for the sled runners to slide. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

So the figure, with feet that dragged behind it, slid up the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

As they climbed, Bran turned awkwardly in his basket to watch as Meera slid an arm beneath her brother to lift him to his feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Obiora turned off the TV as the credits started to slide down the screen. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I top it off and slide it across the bar to Archie. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tears slid down Ophie’s deep brown cheeks, and she buried her face in her hands, all the feelings she’d tried to keep at bay overwhelming her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The first rack of greasy pots and pans slid onto the table, and the dishwasher let out hisses of steam as the rack splashed into the pool of blue water. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He just reached under the desk and came up with a registration form, which he slid across the counter. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I looked at his hands in the firelight, sliding marshmallows onto a long stick. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The schoolyard is dotted with swings, with climbing bars and slides, in bright primary colors; a few children have come back early from lunch and are clambering about. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I slide the note back between the pages and sigh. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

My back slid down the wall and I put my head in my hands. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” I slide my fingers, still outside her bra, around her nipple. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Agent Jones pulled down a white screen and plugged in his twenty-five-year-old slide projector. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I slide across the step out of their way. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Her right shoe slid toward the board’s edge until her toes were silhouetted against the trees. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I do,” said Dumbledore, and Harry saw his feet slide a little on the floor as he struggled to remain upright. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Hanako slid it open, and there was a little boy who looked about four. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She scanned the fingernails of the little hand she held, and slid a black sickle of dirt from under the thumbnail. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sparks flew from the stone as the massive right wall slid to the left, groaning thunderously as it made its journey to close off the Glade from the Maze for the night. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Peeta turns to see my predicament and is sliding off his sheath when it happens. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I dunno, saw it in a movie. We don’t need to buy real sleds, dummy. All we need is pieces of plastic to slide on.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

As Pa continues to talk, I slide out of his arms and into Keav’s. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ash felt the water from her damp hair sliding down the back of her neck, but she was still suffused with heat. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, without even rustling a leaf, her little hand slides into the open and points to something above my head. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She slid over and fastened herself into the middle belt. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I assumed a confident pose as I passed through the gallery gate and slid it closed behind me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother reached over, pulled the sliding door open, grabbed me, and threw me out as far as she could. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The door shut with a loud clang, and Hoede slid a heavy lock into place. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I’m about eight months old, a pudge-faced, no-nonsense bruiser in diapers and an ironed white dress, looking ready to slide out of my mother’s clutches, staring down the camera as if I might eat it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“She doesn’t need to be able to walk to slide down the zip line or fire a gun.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I hope it’s only him out there as I slide the chain free from its track. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It slides hack to admit me, and I see Jeanine, pressed against a wall, with Tori standing a few feet away, her gun high. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Instead she slides it into my cage at the spot where my glass is broken. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Later, as we all watch the sun slide down the western edge of the great escarpment, we sit in thoughtful silence. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mop hits me and I slide through the slick flood, trying to grab on to something, but it’s no use. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

My big toe smacked against something—hard—and Fig’s water bowl slid across the floor. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Just me, he thought, sliding deep—it’s all on me. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jon slid his dirk free, grabbing the man by the hair and jamming the point of the knife up under his chin as he reached for his—no, her— His hand froze. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When these breezes reached the platform the palm fronds would whisper, so that spots of blurred sunlight slid over their bodies or moved like bright, winged things in the shade. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

My chair slides back into a filing cabinet. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He repeated this: a few quick steps, then a long slide with his arms held out to the sides for balance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Blood pulsed, and he gritted his teeth as the metal bar slid free. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The big railcar door slid open and Seabiscuit got up, shook off the straw, and poked his head out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slid down until they got a healthy distance away, in case any of the faculty or students were about. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Flying down the hallway, I head back into Building 1, slamming the elevator button until the steel doors slide open, and the elevator pulls me back down to my floor. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She slid into the harness, turning to face the two pretties. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Mom rests against the slide, her cell phone to her ear. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she goes into the stall, I grab the phone and slide the home screen open before it locks. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He tried to focus on her face, but it began to blur, to slide out of his vision, and then it seemed impossible to breathe. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He felt a dribble of sweat slide down the crown of his shaven head. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He grimaced as Ihe woman slid the point of her knife beneath the soiled linen wound about his shield hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Oliver heard a sliding door opening and their next-door neighbor click a lighter for a cigarette. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Ben turned into the parking lot of the Shack as Ansley slid down in the front seat until her head was not visible to anyone looking in through the driver’s side of the car. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The seat covers were cold when I slid over to unlock the door on the drivers side. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

After removing the chicken from the oven, I spread the crinkled leaves of kale on a cookie sheet, sprinkled them with olive oil and salt, and slid them into the hot oven to roast. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

We slid down on our behinds, little avalanches of sand pouring around our feet and down our pants. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I kept pulling them up to my wrist, and tried to keep my fingers spread out so they wouldn’t slide back down. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He opened the jar and slid his hands in between the cool, smooth kernels. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He would play an episode of Sesame Street on a television monitor, and then run a slide show on a screen next to it, showing a new slide every seven and a half seconds. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slides him a page of bulleted lists and tables of data so elaborately organized he could have made it himself. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You’da thought so. The way I screamed and such. Here, open wide and let it slide,” he said, tilting a half-shell into Ben’s mouth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lupita and Salvador found another side road, and they slid down into a desert gully to sleep. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Riot is rubbing the length of his body against the sliding glass door. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I slid the movie into the machine and watched the car turn into monsters by myself. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew everything, everywhere, all the special smells, good climbs, soft lairs, secret hiding-places, jumps, slides, nooks, larders and blisses. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He unhooked the hasp holding the sliding cabin top hatch in place and slid it forward. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two rocks slid toward each other, slowly, and pressed up against each other. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He took the wineskin handed to him by the lymer and drank deeply, and a trickle of red wine slid down his throat, darker than the bright splashes of blood on his skin. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arm saw, with a tightening of his throat muscles, machine guns slide back into the walls. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I slid Old Yeller back under the rock slab. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I take them into Stephen’s room and slide them in among his own old comic books, which are still there, stacked up under his bed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As he received the reassurance of something purposeful being done he began to look satisfied, and his only clean digit, a pink thumb, slid into his mouth. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But then there was the whine of a bullet in the air, here and past, gone away, death sliding through the air a few feet above him, disappearing behind him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climb the iron stairs to the first one shabby enough to house working men and slide the door open so violently it bounces closed again. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

We find our seats: 18A, B, and C. I slide toward the window, my mother in the middle, and my father in the aisle seat. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He puts his tray down and slides his basketball to balance between his feet. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

A gleaming black-and-gold bus was parked along the curb with the front sliding doors open. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Inch by inch, the trunk slid through the window. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

They slid downhill toward a road running along the top of the gorge. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she crouched into the Nest, slid the stone door behind her, and sat in darkness. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Occasionally a tear would slide down his royal nose and dangle from its curved tip, but at least the loud sobbing had ceased. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I punched shots away; I deflected shots over the goalpost; I came out and slid into them before they could get shots off. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden her hand slipped down the handle, struck the tang of the blade, and slid down the blade. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s take the stairs,” I say, as if there’s some other option to get outside, like a rope hanging from the hallway window or one of those aircraft emergency slides. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

As the dark shadows of the trees slid over him, he stopped again, staring at the front door, to which somebody had nailed a dead snake. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I was grimy, the front of my body streaked with dirt from sliding across the floor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The doors slide shut and she spins around to look at me, her face like thunder. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She hunted around and found the mate, slid it on. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

A head jerks, a hand slides, someone tilts. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Before he could recover his balance, he was sliding rapidly downward in a shower of loose stones and earth. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I turned in time to see scales reflecting the sunlight as the fish slid downstream. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Half the time we were slipping and sliding rather than walking. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Once more he slid die raft off die beach and out into the water until he was chest deep. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would open a cage door, and the sergeant would slide the mop handle into the cage. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The parting in his short gray hair was almost unnaturally straight, and his narrow toothbrush mustache looked as though he trimmed it using a slide rule. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He slides up a leg of his black jeans and takes off a black, high-topped sneaker, then a prosthesis. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

As his shoulders came vertical over the center of his body, he began the “leg drive” by propelling his legs forward, his seat sliding toward the bow on greased runners beneath him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Sweat pours from his face, slides over his Adam’s apple, and soaks his shirt. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slide my hands around my head and press them against my temples again. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Then, with a clunk, a wide slot popped open in the front of the booth and a game box slid out. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Some of the light seemed to go out of the world when Stannis slid his sword back into its scabbard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She kept her head down, looking at her phone, and her long brown hair slid forward, hiding her face. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I push forward, climbing, sliding over cars—I trip and fall, but I won’t let it slow me down. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She took my hand and slid it up her sweater, and I couldn’t believe what was happening to me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh. Hmm,” she says when she slides it out to eye the screen. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Simon slides off the couch and settles in next to Nick on the floor. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He slid his sunglasses down his nose and looked around the room at us. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

But she didn’t, and he slid her hair back until it curled around her ear. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Working inside it, I slid the bra up my torso until I could slip my arms through the armholes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He was still out there in the dark, naked and painted up, trick-or-treating, sliding from hootch to hootch in that crazy white ghost mask. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was snow all over as soon as we’d stepped beyond the parking lot, hard-packed from all the feet before mine, but it still slid out from under me a little with every step. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Lazybones,” she chided as she slid out of bed onto the cool floor and hunted for her slippers and her shawl. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Grandma slid off the stool, walked down an aisle, opened a trunk, and withdrew an ornate box embossed with vines and flowers. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I get my own seat for most of the ride, but an old man slides next to me once we’re almost there. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Jon slid his new dagger from its sheath and studied the flames as they played against the shiny black glass. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He let it shine for a few moments in the dock light before he slid it back into its scabbard. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Before they left, Genie and Ernie washed their hands and changed their shirts—Grandma’s rules—and Genie took the red truck from the dresser and slid it gingerly into his pocket. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Kendra climbed into bed, slid under the covers, let her head sink into the pillow, and fell asleep before another thought entered her mind. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He then slid out of his side of the booth and sat next to me, cramming me into the corner. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to talk with her, I tried to, but I let her slide out of the conversation. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Then he reached up and pulled back the grille of the air?conditioning system and reached far back inside to the right and moved still another sliding sheet of metal and took out a book. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like the three gates at the receiving entrance, the doors were large rectangles of rounded steel bars that slid on rolling tracks. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Aunt Pooh slides her Jordans off and throws her legs across the couch. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

A guy with a stubbly beard and tousled brown hair slid aside the velvet curtain and walked out, barefoot and in jeans and no shirt. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The cushions felt lumpier on the ground than they’d been on the couch, and they kept sliding apart beneath her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The grandfather would slide his body into the water while his grandson sat on the shore with a basket. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath, then turn and take a few steps away from the sliding door. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is the season, Theon thought as the captain's daughter slid her lips up and down the length of him, the season, the year, the day, and I am the man. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Moss snapped the lock shut, then slowly slid down the flagpole, his feet planted firm so he could start to squat. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

With trembling hands she slid the latch into place and fumbled with her skirt. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He handed me an envelope and slid in beside me on the seat. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He was pleased to find that the Queen’s window slid upward like silk. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if because of their train meeting years ago, they could bypass several steps, ignore several unknowns, and slide into an immediate intimacy. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I dropped the box and used my feet to slide it across the room over to the other boxes. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She slid both papers closer, taking in events that had happened all over the country—to white people. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was in clear agony, tearing off the bedsheets and trying to slide his feet to the floor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

All those shoes sliding and scraping up the floor, leaving black shoe polish across the newly varnished floor. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I sit down beside him, sliding my hand under his, and rest my head on our hands. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Let’s play,” he said, sliding his chair back from the table and reaching for a deck of cards on the shelf behind him. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

You might say it would have happened sooner or later anyway, this sliding apart of such a large family, in postwar California. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he cupped her head in his hands, turning her up to face the moonlight sliding through the tree branches. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as quickly as the recognition registers, a steel door slides over the soldiers' faces and we are...a herd of goats. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She hastily slid her calling card behind the trash can, adjusting it so it could be seen by someone looking for it but not spotted as trash. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Leaning forward, I reached in with the moccasins and wedged them into the soft bottom, letting them slide away. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

George reaches for a plate, slides silverware around the table. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He felt Emma slide her hand into his; when he glanced over his shoulder, he saw that she was also holding on to Finn’s hand, and Finn was holding on to Natalie’s. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Now she could slide up and down the swells without tossing the contents of the boat around. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sleep fast,” Jim called as I slid down from the wagon bench in front of my cabin. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Inej slid the Madman’s mask down over the guard’s face, and Muzzen threw his arm around him, holding him up as if the guard had been drinking too much. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She rose to her knees and slid off the side of the bed, but at the moment that her feet touched the floor, a great concussion thoomed in the street. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He kisses my forehead and steps back as the glass cylinder slides down around me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I walked over and around the counter and slid in behind. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I found the small metal knob, slid it forward and sideward, and felt the door swing loose against my shoulder. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

No way will the military let this slide. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I wiped a circle on the fogged-up mirror and shaved with one of the hotel’s old-fashioned razors, the type that opened and you slid the blade in. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She bought him a smallish, unweighted wooden set that was housed in a sliding, unvarnished wooden box. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He scanned the slides with his eyes, back and forth, back and forth, moving across the microscopic world, looking for a telltale greenish glow. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Amin sat down next to the sliding doors and grabbed a glass of water. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

So slow it almost felt like he was sliding his hands over me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I saw almost immediately it wasn’t really a wall, but a pair of sliding doors which you could use to section off the front half of what was otherwise one long room. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twice we were pinned on our own five-yard line, and twice I dropped back, slipping and sliding, and heaved the ball. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luna, who was huddled in one of Fleur’s coats, crouched down and placed her fingers tenderly upon each of the elf’s eyelids, sliding them over his glassy stare. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She slides her feet between my ankles, plays with my fingertips, and before long the words are pouring out. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

A gate slides up, and I enter the enormous belly of a circus, the space lit up with hundreds of dangling bulbs. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We reach the door to the dormitory, and he leans against the wall, sliding his hands into his pockets. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The smirk I’d been expecting earlier slid across his face, but underneath it I thought there was a residue of the weird, wounded softness I’d seen in the mirror before. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when he stared at it long enough, his eyes sliding out of focus, he thought he could see into the metal and sense a pulsing, dormant potential. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He came fully out of the cellar and slid heavy gloves on his hands. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Bitter asked as Jam climbed into the bed and slid her legs between the cotton sheets. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Carmen slid down and buried herself in Rosie’s mane, staring at her shiny new boots through the mare’s soft white hair. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

I slip and I slide off the pole. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Somewhere above the trees, the zeppelins were hovering, and men were sliding down ropes, but the wind made it difficult for the pilots to hold the aircraft steady. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He slid a picture across the desk to Teddy. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But stubbornly, taking no direction from the brain, the body of the headless soldier ran on, with energy and grace, ignoring altogether the drip and slide of brain tissue down its back. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The goblin scribbled on his pad while Werfel coaxed Spurge under his breath, “Quick—and a slide left, tap tap with the right, and a kick and two and three and a...” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

His door slid open and his father entered the room. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

His face was white and tired, and his hands slid on the sweaty steering wheel. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hit the guy in the back of the neck twice, and he slumped forward, sliding down Frank’s body. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The doors slid open for us, and the steady bustle of the city streets gave way to the squeak of gurney wheels and the impatient chattering of waiting people. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The sand slid whining under; the blue hills drifted by, drifted by, leaving their home behind, the raining pillars, the caged flowers, the singing books, the whispering floor creeks. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun slides behind a cloud and I feel cold, immobilized on the threshold of the tunnel, unable to go any farther. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex tucked his knee and slid for home, throwing up a huge cloud of dirt. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The former slid her starboard oars out of the way before impact, but Sceptre's portside oars snapped like so much kindling as Kingslander raked along her side. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The green ninja slid off the road and disappeared in the dark grass. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I felt a mixture of relief and annoyance when Mom slid silently into the front seat. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I pause on the porch until I hear the bar slide into place, then I jog out to join the knot of men gathering in the street. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

And do you know, those old gendemen who were sliding gently down to death are too interested to die now?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Getting the firebox over the doorsill was a small problem, but I remembered a trick of my mother’s: I rubbed the sill with very soapy water, and the masonite slid over easily. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He hurried in and set the flour sack on the floor, and slid the books onto a clear spot on the counter. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was Igbo colored by the sliding sounds of English, the Igbo of one who spoke English often. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Hound, ever faithful, bowed and slid away quietly through the press. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mostly, however, she had felt relief: that she could slide out of this life and begin anew, like a snake shedding its skin. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

With the recipe clasped gingerly in her fingertips, she shut the suitcase and slid it underneath the countertop with its brothers. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Hawkins, sliding onto the piano bench, struck up the chords on the old piano and ended the pageant with, “Go Tell It on the Mountain.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I was humbled and excited to be First Lady, but not for one second did I think I’d be sliding into some glamorous, easy role. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Papa’s easy voice just slid right out of me, warm and steady. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

That worries me so much I slide my phone in my pocket and try to think about something else. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He stops at the far wall and slides one of the dark-wood panels open to reveal a curving stairway spiraling downward. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ben slides the Cog along my neck at the top of my spine, until it catches in the indent at the base of my skull. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She nodded and slid her cell phone across the table. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Through the sliding glass door, I saw Mrs. Moss cram Luke into a high chair. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But he stopped, for Lady Meng had slid off the horse. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then he says, “Morning, Butterfly,” and slides over a plate of toast. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Winnie watched the sky slide into blackness over the wood outside her window. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She never minds sliding to the underbelly of things, even though she deserves much better. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slid her arms inside his jacket and pressed herself to him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s easy enough to slide across the bench seat to get close. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We learned to slide out of one language and into another without being conscious of the effort. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon he was keeping to a steady eight knots, surging to nine and ten when she surfed and slid down the waves. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid nearer and nearer the sill of the world. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She reaches over and pushes the button, the window sliding shut to a solid wall again. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He climbed to his knees, his kippah sliding off the side of his head. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Jam slid her legs off the bed, taking the tablet with her over to her desk. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I watch as Lacey and Ben pile in through the open sliding door. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Praise Singer slid the Pass Card into the gate slot. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I lift the table and slide the Bible out. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miles slid down the embankment, planted himself in front of me, and grabbed my shoulders. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He felt it burn his hands and slide over the sides of his tight face. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the hush, a sibilant sound attended the finish photo as it slid down to the stewards. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt, in the midst of her gratitude, a small resentment: that Curt could, with a few calls, rearrange the world, have things slide into the spaces that he wanted them to. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

With deliberate slowness, his hands slid down the sides of my neck. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Rings shook his head and slid the knife across the table to me. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They went about three meters, hit a patch of mud, and went sliding into some crates of ammo. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily slid open her window and listened to the pulley squeak as the bucket was lowered. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I’d oiled it earlier, and it slid open without a sound. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Valley shimmied up the weeping willow in Seven’s backyard, placed the pod, and slid down with the grace of a jaguar. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Working as lab partners, we had to separate the slides of onion root tip cells into the phases of mitosis they represented and label them accordingly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He crashed onto his back and slid down through the floor and into a black plastic tunnel, which corkscrewed beneath him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I slid Beau over against the side and pressed in next to him. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The boat almost rolled over as it slid down the far side of the wave. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The direwolf moved toward the meat, a gaunt grey shadow sliding from tree to tree, through pools of moonlight and over mounds of snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She slid closer to me until the left side of her body was pressed close up against my right. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He wondered what it would be like to live in their shack all the time, and not just when his father was sliding high. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Banner was walking around the room, distributing one microscope and box of slides to each table. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said Francis in what I thought a bored tone, as he held out Camilla’s chair and then slid into his own. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He turns to me and slides the ring off of his right pinkie. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Keeping the wall to his back, he slid toward the window and ripped down the curtain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The wrapper ballooned up, then just slid off. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Thus Galileo’s sector was a primitive theodolite, slide rule and protractor all in one. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She tries to grab the slippery railing ledge, but her hand slides right off and she goes plummeting down. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Max is on her feet and sliding the straps of her backpack over her shoulders. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She slid it into her dress pocket while she swallowed hard. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Sweat was sliding down her back even before she reached the trees, and the shade was not much cooler. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They slid to the floor, too terrified to stand. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

As I slid into my desk I dinged my arm, and the pain radiated into my shoulder. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her head hit the metal and she slid to the floor. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She slid her hand into her pocket and pulled out the money she’d gotten from Henry for groceries. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he'd hop out, scoot around to the side, slide open the side doors, and let you step inside. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I grabbed that and slid it above me, onto the counter. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They got a sliding window on the back side so colored folk can get our ice cream too. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Time freeze-framing as the guy behind the wheel locked eyes with the hitchhiker—trapped in the headlights and unable to dodge the thousand pounds of steel sliding straight at him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He’d slid down the banister of the grand staircase in the first class lobby. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

He did a slow lunge toward his bike, planting one foot, then sliding the other to meet it. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Children slide down the hills on shaped boards, sending their happy cries through drifted stillness. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slide my earmuffs up, even though our home is quiet. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

For some reason—some reason that I cannot explain—my gaze slides to the little nun, whose face is buried in her mug at the end of the table. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He swung harder, held the hatchet so it would hit a longer, sliding blow, and the black rock exploded in fire. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

His body is slumped over the banister, and he slides off, slowly, slowly. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They slid down from their bone pile and started down the passage. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I stopped for a moment, feeling shy, but Rachel slid over and signaled for me to move next to her. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Only the rolling sea and the bars of rich, cool light and the boat sliding up and down easily, as she was meant to, on the gende swells. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We heard the creak of Jazz's door, and then her little feet slide to the bathroom. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He had passed out against the side of the tent, had slid sideways down the canvas, and was sprawled on the ground. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

So I took two or three steps, tripped, and slid down the ice on my chest, headfirst. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

And even though he was good at ticking, he said spinning and sliding were his specialties back in the day, and that the crowd always went crazy when he did a split. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Was this some kind of joke or did things balance so that if one went too far in one direction an automatic slide moved on the scale and the balance was re-established? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t sleep now,” said Tallow gruffly, “the sky is clear. Your brother is sliding on the lake. Go out. Be childish.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Asher doesn’t seem to buy this at all, but he lets it slide. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It hurt like hell when he popped them open and slid the pellet out. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The third box is harder, but I guess it’s in the shape of a Magic Marker but much bigger and heavier, as it slides one way and rolls the other. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He saw Emma slide a piece of paper behind her back. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The locks slide into place behind her with a series of soft, muffled clicks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She stepped close to me and took the ring, sliding it onto my finger. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I frantically unzip it, starting to slide out of it when I see Patches, floating away. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I slide into the chair and he says: "We need to talk about going back to school." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She held the elevator door from sliding shut. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Best. Prom. Ever,” I say, sliding my hand into his. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to let that one slide,” Shanti said with relief. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

By then the grove was ringed by rangers, sliding past the bone-white trees, steel glinting in black-gloved hands, poised for slaughter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then I run my fingers through my hair, wipe the blood off my lips, and slide the door open. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

My avatar’s eyes slid open, and I was back in my World History classroom. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But then something happens to remind me that we’re not safe, and my words slide away again. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

As he pushed himself free of the table and landed on the floor, the camera slid from his shoulder and hit the cement with a hollow, cracking sound. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lock is one of those old-fashioned sorts where you slide the chain sideways, so she does this. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Through soggy patches, over rocks and across a stream, sliding down banks and whacking through brush. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Food cannot satisfy it, certainly not the slop they slide me, so I do not eat. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to slide it in the crack, just like last time. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Through the frosty glass, downtown’s streetlamps and neon lights slide by. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

His black eyes showed a glint of satisfaction, especially when Pantalaimon slid out of Lyra’s anorak to bare his white ermine teeth in a hiss. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The splat remains of a snowball are sliding down the glass. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose he is asleep?” said Ron quietly as the witch slid the compartment door closed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Jam and Redemption sat at the table, and Bitter slid them a plate with some dodo on it, the oil draining away on folded paper towels. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Emily slid her books into her locker, lingering longer than she needed to while slams and stomps and shouts filled the hallway. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I slid under the covers and lay down facing him. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He slides his hands down from her face, following the neckline of her gown. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We spent several minutes knocking each other’s pieces off the board, always sliding the attacking piece in an “L.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The tree didn’t actually hit them,” Liam said, leaning against the minivan’s sliding door. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They were springloaded and when he had them undone he took hold of the strap at the bottom of the board and pulled it and the board slid down and came free. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mama slid to the floor, hand on her heart. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The first is a lacquered wooden cube constructed entirely from sliding panels. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Finally the door slid open, and the two friends stepped aboard. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I slide the door open with a crash. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The door led onto a wide corridor with an automatic sliding door at each end and a silver rail running its full length. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She slid it into her satchel and stood up. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Well—” Gilly slid off the bed and put her left hand on the doorknob and stuck her right hand on her hip. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I nod and slide her plate off the counter, so she can bring it with her to the couch. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Patti squeezes me tighter, but my heart keeps sliding around in my chest as if it's a loose stone. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He was now too weak even to hunt effectively and thus grew weaker still, sliding closer and closer toward starvation. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I slide a hand up his back to pull him super-close and squeeze him as tight as I can, his skin erupts in goose bumps. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

They slid easily under him, and found the way to hold his neck and head. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes glowed unnaturally blue, and when he opened his mouth to speak, she saw his skin sliding over the bones of his skull. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slid down to her knees and covered her face with her sleeve. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But the pressure was too weak, so that instead the water slid soundlessly down the underside of the shell where opportunistic slime hung in dripping points, like stalactites in a limestone cave. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

By the time Turner had spun around and looked up, his father—his father!—and the sheriff were gripping each other’s arms and pushing back and forth, sliding and stumbling and tripping over rocks. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He passed through the two very thick sliding glass doors that stopped the wild sounds of the Electronic Learning Center from leaking out into the rest of the building. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He leads me through a large set of sliding glass doors. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I slide my laptop off my crossed legs and get up from my bed, swaying to the side, feeling really faint. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She dreamed of sunlight spreading like honey over her skin; she dreamed of sweat sliding down between her shoulder blades as she ran down sweltering alleyways behind the palace. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I slid the chair out and took a seat in front of Candy Man. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to fold the flyer up so as I was running I slid it between the twine and the suitcase, I’d put it back inside once we got on the train. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

James slid over a sheet of paper filled with various hash marks. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Redemption shifted his stance, and Hibiscus’s hand slid into empty air as Redemption redistributed his weight, just a little but it said enough and it said it loudly. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Streaks of rain slid down the outside of our window. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The hill is steep and slippery with rocks and shale, land sliding down as I go up. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The strap of her messenger bag slides off her shoulder and collects where her hands are pooled. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

We swam in the pool and took turns going down the slide in a long train we made by holding on to one another’s slippery shoulders. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I slide out of his truck and slam the door behind me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

At last they reached the entrance hall, slid back the lock on the oak front doors, squeezed between them, trying to stop any creaking, and stepped out into the moonlit grounds. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Gina puts her hands on her hips and then slides them into her pockets. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The shark let go of the fish and slid down, swallowing what he had taken as he died. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zabini was already sliding it shut when Harry hastily stuck out his foot to prevent it closing. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t mean anything if the man’s sliding,” Pima answered. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Cars and trucks trudge through honey-thick roads, trying their best not to slide on the snow. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

An open sliding door reveals a lush Zen garden. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The rocks slide and crunch beneath our hiking boots. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Our boats slid easily through the waves, three abreast, a friendly current bearing us coastward. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

For other instruments, such as guitar59 , it means sliding through all of the possible notes between the two written pitches. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

There was always a dark, far-off look in his eyes, a kind of sadness, as if he were troubled by something sliding beneath the story’s surface. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They slide into synchronized splits and the crowd goes nuts. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

We have rags to catch the spit blown out the valve at the bottom of the slide, but I miss half the time. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“With your other hand, don’t grab the instrument. Use your first two fingers to make a mouth with your thumb around the slide.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She slides a little closer to me, so her shoulder covers Marcus’s name too. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Then, from somewhere down the dark tunnel, came the sound of a door sliding open. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Funny, isn’t it?” he said, sliding a crime-scene picture across the desk. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Glerk folded up the letter and slid it under the candlestick. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Matt settled on another rock, not too near.The sun was sliding behind the hills and shadows crept into the little valley. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Douglas suspected, the Court in Terry had begun its slide down a very slippery slope. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Agent Jones exhaled loudly and clicked to a new slide. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Going home after practice, they waved good-bye to their coach as they slid their spikes on the sidewalk, astonished at the fire that sprang from their feet. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small fire with a metal grate slid overtop where they were cooking beans in a tin pot. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They slide along it like gigantic tapering rulers. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed and let the tears slide down my cheeks without even bothering to wipe them away. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The following pages are like a slide show: a portrait gallery of sugar work. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

I frown, sliding Excuse, into an empty pocket of his communication book. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gabe slid to the ground and huddled there in the cheering crowd, breathing hard, exhausted, confused, and exhilarated. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Emily pulled a textbook from the shelf Mr. Quisling had indicated and slid into the seat James had saved for her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The knife slid to the ground with a sharp ping against the tile. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Demyan slid into the chair next to her and clasped her hand in his. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She slides out of the castle, smooths her white sweater-dress over her leggings, and adjusts her headband. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She slides into the center of an empty row, but it's the third bench from the front of the church. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When I think of the smear of silver paint on his face and the way his hand had slid on my hip, I guess he was well on his way there when I saw him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Benji slid the comic book out, and the waiter actually screamed. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He whipped off his covers, slid out his own bag and was pulling open the window over his bed before I could even get the screwdriver out from between my mattresses. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

James slid over a sheet of paper filled with various hash marks. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

At first I thought it was some disturbed rocks sliding down the hill, but no, this didn’t fade into the distance like that would. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He slid her in and slung the pack on his back. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bright air slides over my cheeks, hot and dry. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I slid from the saddle and lay in the wheat, the itchy stalks poking through my shirt. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Without talking about it, she and Rishi began to make their way to the sliding back door. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Washington slid past the middies as if the Navy boat were pinned to the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Woolf slid to the ground and stood with one hand on his hip, smiling confidently, as Vanderbilt handed Howard the silver victory vase. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yandry pulled up the anchor, slid one of the long poles off the cabin roof, and pushed them off. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I think this: The letters don’t slide around or swell up for Calvin Chumsky. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I snapped the first slide into place under the microscope and adjusted it quickly to the 40X objective. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

At the end of dinner, Joseph had slid a folded sheet of paper across the table. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Tom threw on both brakes impatiently and we slid to an abrupt dusty stop under Wilson's sign. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, the panel at the top of the stairs slides open. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Ma. It’s stupid bright in here,” he protested, sliding the shades on, cool. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Sheed ignored them, sliding past the tiny men, his sights set on Father Time. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I slide my arms around his back and hold him, strumming the knots of his spine and the blade of his shoulder, weighing the events that have made us both who we are now. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Just find him and slide him aboard a chopper. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The velvet armchair slides forward from a corner packed with trunks and scarves while the tailcoat floats up from it like a shadow, obediently hanging itself in a wardrobe. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I wince, sliding the card into an empty pocket in his communication book. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later I hear the door slide shut. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

There were stretchers lifted and slid into the slings above. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Holding my hand to keep his balance, as trees and bushes made strange, sliding movements in his peripheral vision, Lefty was confronting the possibility that consciousness was a biological accident. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I plop down on a bench, watching people pass by as they go through the sliding doors of the hospital. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The door and frame fit together so tightly that a pin couldn’t slide into the crack. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The van's walls and floor shudder and jerk as if it's alive, and to my shock, as it lurches forward, my body slides around. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I slide back and forth from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaz slid a black wood panel aside and unlocked the safe hidden behind it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She watched the cool moonlight slide along the platform. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had thought about what I was going to say to him but I let him slide. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

They could barely find first base when the movie started, but a hundred minutes later, they were sliding onto home plate like World Series winners. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His hands shift from my cheeks to my shoulders and then slide painstakingly down my back. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The old people waved once, slid down the mountain, and disappeared around a tree. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was kneeling to slide the note under the door when she came. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment, both men slid off their horses and grabbed him. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t fight off the image that they’d been swallowed by some gigantic beast and were sliding down its long esophagus, about to land in its stomach at any second. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The door behind the guard slides open again. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Gus slid his burger and fries through the kitchen window before I could ask for it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Sutton’s is a cafeteria down the street from the department store, with trays that you slide down a steel counter to select just what you want for your entrée and side dish. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The door slides open and Agent Fiona leads us into a wide hallway. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

We move away from the curb and lean against the wall and he’s shaking, like he really doesn’t wanna be out here, and when he slides down to the ground, I go with him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, an elevator slides into view, and we take it all the way down to what looks like a well-lit cave. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He put the ball on a steep grooved slide and let it run down to the bottom. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Just returns to the cab, draws all the window shades, slides into the driver’s seat, and reclines it to the limit. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

She watched as the grandmother slid the grapes into her purse. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

The bottom half of the rocket slide is hidden in darkness. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I slid out of my sleeping bag and checked the hall. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

As we spun, we must have grazed the fence, because there is a deep gouge on the sliding door, deep enough that if you look closely, you can just see inside the van. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dell got into his Ford, slid the key into the ignition, and then burst into tears. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

After a few tugs and grunts, Connor was able to slide the door open enough that we could squeeze through the opening. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I slide on my bottom, unable to get away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They set off that way, slipping and sliding as the descent got steeper. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Dumplin’!” I can hear her grabbing her keys and slamming the sliding glass door. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A door slid open, and a blinding light popped on. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was not locked and he opened it with the two sliding thumb releases on either end of the handle edge. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Bo slides the door open and waits for me to walk out first. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I closed the book and slowly slid it back onto the shelf. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I see Julie sliding into a room farther down the hall with an IV drip, and I quickly slip out of my room, knowing I have time. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I felt a hand slide into mine as I stood there, trembling hard enough for my joints to hurt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We danced to a second song, and when we sat down again on the stools facing the pool table, our backs against the bar, he slid his arm behind me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It caught the raft and pulled the nose around, so that it aimed downstream but along the edge, bouncing against the bank and sliding beneath overhanging willows and brush. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I slide my palm into his, leaning against him to keep the weight off my tingling knee as I inch my way down to a patch of sand below. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Finally it made that funny sound like water going down the drain and slid out of the boot. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She caressed his neck, buried her fingers in his dense hair, and when he slid into her, she thought about Arize’s pregnant belly, how easily it must have broken, skin stretched that taut. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I touch her cheek, sliding my fingers into her hair. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The tsar’s eyes slid away from Ilya and settled on the trio behind him. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The wedge horses are already in place, and all over the Flying Squadron men are lifting ramps, climbing aboard, and sliding doors shut. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I slipped and slid in the snow, but I kept my footing because to fall now would be to fail. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I swung the wheel to starboard, the boat slid past, and the deer bobbed twice in our wake before vanishing into the darkness. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It chimed, and the door slid into the wall. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Walking back to the school grounds from the railroad station in the descending darkness we overtook a lone figure sliding along the snow-covered edge of the street. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I saw the swings and slides and realized it was a childrens playground locked up for the night. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the giant looked up, I slid off his face, shield- bashing his nose on the way down. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Peggy pulled a lever and there came a loud rattle of fine lumps of coal sliding down a metal chute. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Irene lays her gloved hand on the side of the bin to prevent its slide out of her life and onto the conveyor belt. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I sank against the wall, slid to the floor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I unpinned my silver talent pipes from my cloak and slid them across her desk so they lay near Rhetoric and Logic. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was a rush of hoarse laughter, like the fall of sliding stones into a pit; amid the clamour a deep voice was raised in command. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I pull and tug the back of the frame until it creaks open, and then slide the photo out gently, so that it won’t tear. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Aileen slipped behind me, sliding along the rock toward the little path that led around to where the rest of the party was happening. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you know how many trombonists that happens to? Especially when your slide is well greased.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Our thighs and knees ache from going downhill, stepping, sliding over rough terrain. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I slide the door open and for a second, El lets her face slide with it. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

When it became obvious that he wasn’t moving, Twig grunted and slid our materials over to him. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They had already bundled their supplies together and pushed them over the cliff, where they slid down the slope until the bundles lodged against an outcropping of ice. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Pollard slid slowly to the ground in front of the grandstand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually, I became aware that my mind had gone haywire in a similar fashion, and I observed my own slide from reality with a blend of fascination and horror. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I slide out of bed, tiptoe across the room, and just barely crack open the door to have a look. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He hesitated for a breath, then slid backwards into the water with the tiniest of splashes. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I slide my hand in my purse and pull out the peppermint Mrs. Malloy gave me. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then she slid down to the ground, her face pressed against the door, her boots dragging roughly across the dirt floor. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slid into the seat beside her, his leg brushing hers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Dre slid down, and Red got up from the table, moved away from us. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The sliding door has been rolled back and many of the drawers are gaping open with clothes hanging out. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Lord Asriel took out the last slide but left the lantern on, and in the dramatic glare of the circle of light he bent to lever open the box. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Mom released me so I could take Laleh piggyback, and we walked through the sliding glass doors into the cool Tehran night. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I slide into my chair and almost have to push my cheeks in to keep the smile from going all the way around my head. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was still in the rear, and when I opened my eyes again I saw one of the mice sliding past me, clawing uselessly with his small nails at the smooth metal beneath him. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

There were no footsteps above, no sliding of James’s window. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The propeller grinded into reverse, trying to slow the ship, but we kept sliding toward the center of the vortex. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

A snap: I wait for a slow moving person of considerable size and slide through the doorway right behind his behind. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Enjoy the bacon while you can,” Mom says as she slides a few more greasy strips onto my plate. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hair sliding into careful waves marcelled to a T? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I closed up the knife and slid it back in my pocket. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I scoot in between them just as our bedroom door slides open. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Up ahead, a snake stopped and raised its head alertly; the tongue slid in and out and then stopped when it located him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Up on the stage, a raised platform slid out, along with two large wooden structures. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Colin took a deep breath and slid down, immersing his head. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I move Nutmeg over so I can slide the cards, word after word, in Jason’s book. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

With her large bag in her hands she slid gracefully up the banisters, and arrived at the landing at the same time as Mrs. Banks. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

On some moonlit nights she and her mother slipped outside and stood together in the breeze, slapping at mosquitoes and watching the clouds slide past the bright globe in the night sky. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to slide under her wings and get away from Mami. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She shut the wagon door, fastened the padlock, and slid the bolt home. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When I said no, a look of surprise flickered across his face and his eyes slid over my shoulder. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“You have to hang on to the handle up there so it doesn’t slide back and forth too much.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

It was like rushing down an endless, slimy, dark slide. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I put pen and pad, inmate rulebook, and blue union diary in my breast pockets, slide my baton through the ring, lock the padlock, and slam the locker door. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The window slid a few more inches, and Julia’s free appeared in the opening. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He took the stone from her and slid it into his pocket. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He stooped and slid his hands beneath her body, expecting to touch blood, but not touching it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The late-afternoon sunlight leaped lightly from leaf to leaf, slid along branches and down trunks, and dropped finally to the ground in warm, luminous patches. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a panic, I patted all around my waistline, even checking to see if it had slid down inside my pants. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

His gun slid out of his hand and spun across the hard dirt to land at my feet. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She took his arm and traced a vein from his wrist to his elbow and slid a finger under his rolled-up shirtsleeve. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She dutifully sat down on it and then slowly, very slowly, slid off it. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He holds a key between his thumb and first finger, letting the others slide down the ring. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

And in the fifth, they saw me make a sliding catch in short right and then double off the runner at first. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I brushed her off and she slid down to the floor and folded her arms. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It left the oarsmen sitting more upright at the end of the stroke, ready to slide forward and begin the next stroke more quickly and with less fuss and bother. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He slid down parts of the hill where the ground was steep and sandy. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The enormous stone wall to the right of them seemed to defy every known law of physics as it slid along the ground, throwing sparks and dust as it moved, rock against rock. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The blade seemed to be sliding along a very smooth surface, like a mirror, and then it sank through slowly until he was able to cut. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They both let the ropes slide through their hands, and the boat fell and hit the water with a slap. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Denna shifted in her sleep, then started to slide sideways and jerked awake. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I bump back down into my seat, sliding the chair back to the table. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I forget to be careful—my finger slides along the blade. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

In haste, I slid them out and attempted to place them on the shelves with the others, all but scorching my hand. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

His hands began to slip and slide on the vines. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Bigger felt so empty and beaten that he slid to the floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We started to think that we had scared her off and both slid down below the window, our backs against the wall, staring out in front of us. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ben slowly slid down the length of the wall. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she felt him go soft, Shae slid down under the sheets and took him in her mouth, but even that could not rouse him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The police couldn’t let that kind of thing slide if a reporter were to wonder who was at fault and maybe call for someone’s punishment. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But when we were alone, we preferred to slide and yell all the way down. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I geared myself up for some conversation, mainly to practice talking to a real teenage boy, but he closed his eyes almost as soon as I slid into the seat next to him. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Flora slid off the couch and walked over to the painting and stared at it more closely. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

On Fridays, he would often show slides of his trips to Europe, pausing lovingly over pastoral scenes in England. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Levy comes over and sets some new slides next to our microscope. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I keep one hand clamped over my ear and slide my other hand under my pillow to pick up the screen with my mother’s journal on it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I was happier when I returned to the pre-K classroom with the fenced play yard and tubular slide. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She hastily slid her calling card behind the trash can, adjusting it so it could be seen by someone looking for it but not spotted as trash. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Eighty thousand eyes slide from the leader to the kid who’s coming out of nowhere. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

The grappling lines were cut, and Davos felt the deck move under his feet as Black Betha pushed free of White Hart Her oars slid down into the water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When his van wasn't filled with luggage, my friends and I would ride around in the back and slide up and down its slick floor anytime the car slowed to a stop. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Davos took it with both hands and slid it over his head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Pollard, his hair running with sweat, pulled the blanket over his shoulders and slid down from Seabiscuit’s back. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cautiously, they slid through the broken fence and began making their way across the common. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The sun heated them and the moon slid down their backs. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He slipped on a piece of broken barrel and slid down the dune, landing on his fake rabbit tail in a tidal pool. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I slid out on the limb until it dipped beneath my weight. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to slide out of the car, but Frankie held on to me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then I shook each sleepy limb, each screaming muscle back into service and half slid, half climbed back down the tree to the ground. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I started sliding off the pillow, an inch at a time, when Max stiffened. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

There must have been a don’t-mess-with-me tone to her voice because Matthew nudged his friend and they slid over. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The lever jammed and would not slide back in its groove. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I slid to the floor in my nightgown and began by saying my prayers, very fervently. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it leaned so far that they slid helplessly until they came up against something like hard, cold, thin trees. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I slide in, all the way across so I'm sitting next to him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Steel slid through flesh and came out his throat in a welter of blood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His back bent more than I thought possible, and then his feet went up and over the log, and he disappeared from sight, sliding into the thorny mess of darkness down the slope. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I sat up, swung my legs around, and slid off the edge of the slab. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The snake looked angry that a short boy should have come to disturb him, and with a sudden sliding it shot out and darted towards the boy’s feet. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“You girls getting ice cream?” she asked, sliding a stack of Pall Malls into its place on the shelf. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

They opened again, like the shutter of a slide projector; and in front of Ralph shone private splendor. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had a lot of those memories clicking before me like projector slides in the dark. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sling an extra bow and a second sheath of arrows over my body, slide two long knives and an awl into my belt, and meet up with Finnick at the front of the pile. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

A tear escaped and slid down a crease to her chin. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She throws her head back, exposing her throat and sliding her hands down around the cups of her brassiere. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“As the cost of the tower and its slides is of secondary importance,” McComber noted, “I do not mention it here, but will furnish figures upon application.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The gap in the boards would be wide enough for me to slide down inside, into the space between the floor and the ground. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

A large sliding glass door opened into a semicircular terrace that overlooked two acres of backyard and rows of cherry trees. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A rectangular peephole slides open, revealing male eyes under a single bushy brow. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But they finally fell I stayed in the palm another few minutes to rest then slid down. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The BMW slid to one side and fell the few yards into the trough. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The water felt good; slipping, sliding away all the things I wanted to forget. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I kick off my sneakers and slide my bag down my shoulders. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He slides down the wall to the floor. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The Commandant slides a piece of parchment across her desk, and we all lean forward to read it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then he slides me into the back of the ambulance as if shutting a drawer. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He stretched out his hand, put his finger under the head of the pin and slid it up, out of the thick, striped body. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Hermione!” shouted Harry and Ron; the breakfast tray slid to the floor with a crash. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He slides the jack under the wardrobe and cranks up the left side. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I think she’s going to crash headfirst, but she plonks herself onto the dirt and slides down on her backside in a cloud of dust and a scattering of pebbles. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Palmetto goalie slid at him, but Victor was too quick. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, I stepped on something that at first looked like a small brown stick, but then the stick wriggled, squirmed, and slid away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alone, she slid through the shadow of the Tower of Ghosts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Pet crouched down and slid its spine from side to side, as if stretching. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

At the far side of the lake, otters built a slide and were amusing themselves by tumbling down it. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The bike slid round so the back faced front, clipped the Boer War Memorial, and Ross Wilcox got cartwheeled over the crossroads. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I slid the seven talents into my pocket and felt a great weight lift from my shoulders. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They went to Fernway, his old elementary school, where they clambered up the slide and shimmied up the pole and tumbled from the catwalk to the wood chips below. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“They dumped us off. They lifted one end of the bench—real high—so you and me slid off, onto the ground.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The haggard, pale face of a boy slides into view, and after an initial jolt of alarm, I feel better. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A bunch of kids are still playing on the swings and the slide, their parents standing of! to one side, chatting animatedly. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was angrier than he had ever been before, angrier even than when he had slid his hands around McWatt’s neck to strangle him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Instead, he slid the remaining three rounds into the empty chambers and filled the rest from a pocket of his cleaning kit. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When Kabuo did not reply to this, Abel slid the cover back into place and put the screwdriver away. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I slid the two cages together, held them tightly against each other, and opened the two doors. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

An opening big enough for people to crawl through to reach the slide. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

It’s no good pretending Wagner wasn’t accessory to this slide into xenophobic vitriol. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It slides across the stone and comes to rest at his knees. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

When we came to the front, she half knelt, looking up to the altar, and crossed herself again before sliding in to take her seat. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He slid down under the blankets and waited for the nausea to come. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Despite my best efforts, a tear broke loose and slid down my cheek. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

There were footballs and basketballs lying all over the place, and boys sliding down the banister and leaping over tables and talking with their mouths full and interrupting everyone with endless questions. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

One side was a curved groove that Otto’s thumb slid into naturally for a better grip. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He pulled the straps of his backpack over his arms and slid it on. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I put the rest away, slide the case back under the bed and take the paper with my photograph to the wall. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I thank you humbly,” he whispered, as he slid a finger between the buttons of her blouse. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Too exhausted to cope with the complexities of the rope work, Fischer slid directly down an adjacent snow slope on his butt. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

His powerful tail moved in slow strokes as he slid through the water towards us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a deep breath, tore the edge carefully with a fingernail, and slid out a folded sheet of paper. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When I reached the top of the mountain, I threw down my sled, but instead of sliding, it just lay there with me on top of it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

We all sat and watched him slide down the hill, the brisk wind making our eyes water. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie must have sensed my desire, because his hand slid down my arm. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I dropped the needles, ran from my room, and slid down the banister. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

My heart crashes to the floor, like my trombone slide. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He stroked her back and she purred, and slid her cheek against his cheek, and kneaded his flesh. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

At twilight, once the sun had slid behind the Palen Mountains, the bats came out and swirled through the sky above the shacks of Midland. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When she didn’t return after three, four, five minutes, he slid his pencil into the spiral of his notebook and followed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

All order, I’ve come to understand, is theoretical, unreal— a harmless, sensible, smiling mask men slide between the two great, dark realities, the self and the world—two snake- pits. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slides off the stool and melts into the crowd. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slid her mother’s cell phone through her curtain-like waterfall of hair, studied it silently, and then announced in a bored voice, “It’s from those kids’ mom.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Helmuth's heart beats wildly as he sits at his desk and slides the book from his shirt into his satchel. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

At each slide "position," the instrument gets a new harmonic series. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Matt undid the snap holding the waistband and slid out of the straps. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

How Buttercup slid from her womb was, of course, beyond her. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I slide my legs off the bed and step to the small window in my room. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The man walked over to the side of the store and slid open the door of an ancient cooler. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like me, and I know I looked weird, but I’d been there so many times I figured they’d let me slide by this once. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I pinch it between my fingers and carry it toward the door, where I slide it under the pillow on one of the empty cots. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The bus lurched to a stop, and we were all forced to stay deathly still as the camp gate slid shut behind us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

As much as I hated to admit it, Danny the K had the best camel walk of the boys, throwing his head side to side, crunching up his shoulder, sliding across the floor. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I closed the door and slid the steel bars back in place, making sure they were tight. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Madam HoOch then showed them how to mount their brooms without sliding off the end, and walked up and down the rows correcting their grips. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I’m the last one to slide into my seat. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The glass doors of the airport terminal slid open. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Boss, normally so cautious, was suggesting they slide down the mountain. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I recognized his dirty brown shoes immediately as the woman wearing the bright white coat grasped the metallic handle and yanked hard to slide the body out from the silvery wall. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

My feet slip and slide on the tile as we walk down the hallway, as fast as my weak legs can muster. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But each day we returned to our little sanctuary on the roof and slid the steel bars down tight to protect us. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hear metal sliding against metal and feel wind so intense it forces tears into my eyes as I hurtle toward the ground. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Once we got past Doheny and wound through Pacific Palisades, Sunset slid into Pacific Coast Highway and the ocean majestically came into view. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

So I shouted back, “No! Let me take the slide.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

On April 8,1 gather the few things I have of his, pack them into a box, and slide them into the back of my closet. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

A door slid back before them, and a long, dark tunnel was revealed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked a little bemused as I slid the paper toward him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Beneath the table, I slid the old Band-Aid into my pocket and, without looking, pulled out a new one, unwrapped it, and then glanced down to apply it to my finger. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The back of the throat and the lining of the windpipe may also slough off, and the dead tissue slides down the windpipe into the lungs or is coughed up with sputum. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He undid the buttons of her dress until he could slide a hand inside the top of her slip. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We slid into the third booth from the bar and ordered bottles of beer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The Ministry of Magic cars seemed almost ordinary, though Harry noticed that they could slide through gaps that Uncle Vernon’s new company car certainly couldn’t have managed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I went straight to my seat, swung my school bag onto my desk, and slid the strap off over my head. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Lexie would slide down off her stool and walk across the kitchen with the elegance of a dancer, barefoot on the Italian tiles. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As Adams described his encounter with the anonymous climber, and then sliding down the ice, my mouth went dry and the hairs on the back of my neck suddenly bristled. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He slid his legs and hips inside and ducked his head under. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He staggered and fell, grasped vainly at the stone, and slid into the abyss. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The maester bade him be very still as he slid the tip of the knife in under his chin, beneath the mask. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When I get on the bus, my shoes squeak and slide as I walk to the back. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Nick slid his face onto Papa's lap and Papa stroked his ears. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

Nancy lived at the palace too, and commanded a legion of servants, several of whom were in charge of polishing stair rails for their sliding monarchs. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He slid the root through the fish’s gills and then tied the rope tight. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Haley took off her left sneaker, folded the card in half, and slid the clue into her shoe for safekeeping. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He put his razor on the edge of the washbowl, but it slid obstreperously down into the bowl. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

It moved slowly, sinuously, its low-slung body sliding lazily over the ground. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Pet swiveled its empty face, and a streetlight shone harshly off its metal feathers before sliding away. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The boy picked up Gramps s pants and slid his hand into a pocket. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Individual screens slide up from the table, the lights dim slightly, and a hush falls over the room. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She opened the can and slid the fruit wedges, syrup and all, into two bowls. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I slid off the desk and started to walk awkwardly toward the front door. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lost his balance and went sliding down a ditch that ran like a tunnel through the thicket. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

One by one, he flung them to the barn doorway, then followed and slid them inside. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The man’s hand slid up and down the boy’s belly. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

All he could think of was how badly he wanted to get away from his father with his twitchy eyes and fast, high smile, the face of a man deep in his slide. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

When he caught his breath, he turned and glared at R.C., and then at me before sliding into the shallow edge of the river and wading back to his cousins. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He gave it a tug and it slid back toward him easily. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

A musical keyboard and a panel of sliding buttons are also attached to the arced table. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I slid up in my chair so I could still see her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then with the familiar feel of rooftop under my calloused feet I ran, jumped, ran, slid, and jumped again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Luna slid out of bed and slid out of her nightgown and slipped on a dress with deep pockets sewn all over, because it is how she asked her grandmother to make it. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I glance nervously at the empty nurses’ station behind me before sliding quickly into the elevator and jamming the door-close button. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He first heard the shots as he trotted through the playground, past the sliding board where he had once rowdied with the guys. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Or there’d be stomping over to the closet we shared and sliding clothes back and forth on the closet rod. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

So I sit on the slide and push off. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

My seat slides every time the car moves. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I slide my arm underneath the hem and up through the bottom. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Directing Reynie to look away, Mr. Curtain punched in the number code, the door slid swiftly open, and Mr. Curtain shot into the office. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Heart hammering, Dimple slid the sketch pad back into Rishi’s messenger bag, crossed the room, and sat back down at the laptop. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I hop up and slide my foot into a stirrup. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Just kicked me across the deck if I be clumsy, laughed when I be twisted in the ropes and sliding pure froze in the water that washed aboard. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Now he smuggled everything from antibiotics to crystal slide into Bright Sands Beach. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then she showed us how to slide a knife in the side of the shell, then twist. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The smooth jersey slid through my fingers as I inspected the logo on the chest. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Her legs felt wobbly when she slid off. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Neel slid the long stick up to his sister when they reached the hollow and shone the flashlight on her hands. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

My grandmother pretended she had dropped something, and as she bent down, she slid me out from under the napkin on to the floor under the table. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

And as days slid by without him, as I saw other children in the company of their fathers, I would cry. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pushing off from the shore, the camaradas paddled the dugouts, sliding through the smooth, dark water and moving briskly toward the shadowy forest in the horizon. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Well, don’t break the door,” he said finally and, after a few moments, the bolt slid open. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go to our door and slide my key into the lock—smooth as silk. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When I slid on the lid, it went into a tailspin, throwing itself against the glass over and over with pops and clicks, reminding me of the hail that landed sometimes on the windows. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alyce could not bear to leave her like that, so she put down her baskets of apples and slid into the pit. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her thumb slid into her mouth and she spoke around it. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He plugged the hose into his space suit and put the slides into the microscope. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands slide up and down his back. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Thai, without his body moving, his eyes slid sideways to meet his tutor’s. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear the elevator doors slide open, and her voice: “Tobias!” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The monkey kind of slid around inside it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They both grunt from the effort, heaving their weight back so the ropes slide over the railing, and then reaching forward to grab again. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I step onto the front porch and slide the umbrella into my backpack with my sketchbook and colored pencils. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thunderous applause explodes from the big top, and the band slides seamlessly into the Gounod waltz. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Once Duke bopped the button, the whole hillside would open up, like a grassy, hinged dome, and reveal the triple entrance slides down to their high-tech subterranean lair. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I would slide out onto it and break a little hole and ice fish. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” I say and head on down the ledge, my shoes slipping and sliding under me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The thought had barely entered my mind when I heard the unmistakable sound of a window being slid open. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I glance over at my door as an envelope slides underneath it, my name written on the front of it. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Alone in my chamber, I slid Horatio’s dagger from its sheath and fingered the sharp point. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Finally she slid over to the driver’s side, but spent a long time adjusting her sari and her sunglasses. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I hurry to slide the main door shut, leaving Crick outside. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Hanging from the branches of trees growing out of the rocky gorge face, the men slid and tumbled down toward the river. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was still wearing that absurdly short nightgown, which slid up her thighs as she propped her feet on the edge of the table. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They didn’t slide left or right or blink and roll back or do something else like look at the door or his watch. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know exactly who is about to roll down a hill or fall off a slide or get scared by a fake rat and start screaming. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He lifts my head and slides the book out from under it. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

She kisses my cheek and slides the panel over the mirror. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I slid closed the door we had entered so the trash wouldn’t fall out and give us away. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They swung and gripped the air and then he began his slide. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I flipped onto my back and clawed at the stones with my free hand, but I was sliding too quickly. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I follow the pointed finger toward a small dark shape sliding down the steel wire. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s Japanese,” I said as I slid my math book into my locker. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Slowly I slid a quilt up over her pudgy toes, over those hands I’d held in mine so many times, and lastly over the top of her brown curls. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He bleats, falling, flopping over with a jerk too quick for the eye, and bleats again, scrambling, sliding toward the ledge-side. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

We continue to dance without words, clutching each other, spinning around the room, while time slides lightly by. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He slides his chair back from the desk. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He slides the last pencil into the box and flips the lid closed. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The tap and slide of many dancing feet answered his cry. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A great motor yacht named the Scheherezade now slid past the marriage bed. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The image of his swirling tattoos sliding up the corpuscule’s legs during the fight on the boardwalk danced through Sierra’s mind. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Abby collapses into me, laughing and panting, and we slide to the floor against the lockers. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Bail was another example of the sliding scale of apartheid: £250 for whites; £100 for Indians; and £25 for Africans and Coloureds. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He runs to the other side and slides in. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

James bent to a low shelf and slid aside books to create a tiny window. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But she did not even wait to see if Ash had obeyed; instead she went back inside, closed the door, and, a moment later, slid the bolt in place. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slid them into his pocket without looking at me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But his eyes keep sliding off to Ivory. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

His foot slipped on a knot, and he slid sickeningly to the next. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

We come to a stop sign, and it feels like we might slide back down the hill. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She pedaled harder, but the boat kept sliding diagonally backward. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

When I picture her now I conjure a single image, as if my memory is a slide projector and the tray is stuck. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Behind them, a frying pan clanged as the last Mask slid to the floor. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just getting closer and bigger, but sort of sliding out of the way too, out towards the edge...as if it’s just going to float past and behind my head.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The hangar doors slid open, and the Vonnegut rocketed out the launch tunnel and up into the starry sky. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She went to a seat and slid open the window and smiled down at me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The memory of that day on the slide. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I slide a clamp behind her strapless bra and tuck the dress beneath it. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Inside the barn Jewel slides running to the ground before the horse stops. As I Lay Dying 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z

With great effort, she managed to slide the straight end of the paper clip into the knot. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Standing there he felt the hull of the ship lift and slide. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Pranav slid out from under the turtle and showed everybody what he’d found: a bright yellow envelope with “Clue” stamped on its front. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Scattered over it were jungle gyms and tall swings, sandboxes, slides and a baseball diamond. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The conductor, a narrow man in khaki, slid towards them on the bus rails. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mine was waiting for me at the bottom of a slide, exactly as I wanted it. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Stop!” one of them shouts, sliding to a stop in front of us. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He slides out, and with a heavy sigh heads for the kitchen. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She slides against the wall, landing cross-legged, and I settle in beside her. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Kaede slid her arm across Taisin’s stomach and nestled her nose into the crook of her neck, and sleep overcame her moments after she lay down. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When he slid into her, she thought how different he felt, lighter and narrower, on top of her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The wind gusted; Miyax scrambled through the low door and slid into her sleeping skin. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look at Januka, and her eyes slide over to mine. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Midway through the second half, the score was still 5-0 when the Fugees were called for a foul in the box for slide tackling from behind. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I slid nearly to the edge of the roof before I came to a stop, heart pounding. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Artemis slid his notepad across the polished table. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Levi slides 2 books into the return slot. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then you’d slide down the wire holding on to an attached handle. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Lay down your weapons and slide them over!” barked the girl. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He slid the door shut just as a door on the opposite side of the room opened. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three more phantoms slid down the walls and onto the floor. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I have my lute,” I said, sliding the case forward with my foot. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They are so busy clicking the small gray blocks together that they do not hear me slide open the backyard glass door. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Now he was withdrawing the trumpet, sliding it out very very carefully, like a thermometer. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was well greased, and it slid out with no effort. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then, having got her to write down her name and address, he slid gently into his questions. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the doors slide open, people tumble out in a cloud of smoke they’ve brought from the Nut. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Wash slid the watch back into his pocket and gave a single, mocking clap. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The last of the passengers board, the train doors slide to a close. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He knifed the bird whole and let the carcass slide to the floor between his legs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The inside of the van was filthy and we sat on a greasy spare tire, which slid from side to side as the van rumbled its way to Pretoria. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead it slides over the rails like some hidden, creeping thing. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I come to life, pressing closer, my hands creeping up his back, sliding over his shoulders. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Alex slid the cupcakes over to his right, away from Jordan, next to the bus wall. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Haley slid both cards into the back pocket of her jeans,pulled out her library floor plan, and found the Lemoncello-abilia Room. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Before the third and final set of sliding iron gates, a large tiled room opened off to our right. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Sally and I have been friends ever since we were five and she pushed me off the slide at the park. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at the last minute, struggling against an equally powerful desire to keep it, she slid it back beneath her tunic. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Wondering what it is, I slide it out. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Trouble is”—he slid me a sheepish look—“I get lost a lot.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The hostess pushed open a wood-and-paper sliding screen to the private room, and inside there was a low Korean-style table and sitting mats and a central ceiling vent for the grill smoke. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nhamo’s eyes grew wide as she watched the new life slide into the world. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The edge of the black knife had snicked his arm, and then slid down to his wrist. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I slide onto the leather seat and it smells like lemons. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then he slides into a pew and kneels to pray. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hastily, I took one of Mamá’s blue dress uniforms out and slid it over my own clothes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I fell back, breaking to the side, my leg sliding into the wheel. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I slide onto the bench and bump his shoulder with mine. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Martin slides the makeshift nest from the crate. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Jahrling carried some slides containing spots of his own blood serum into his closet, shut the door, turned out the light. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fold up the letter and slide it into my pocket, wishing I could read it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The sliding doors of the warehouse are wide open, and I catch a glimpse of the kaleidoscope of color inside. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“At night it will be, anyway. I hope we beat it home. I don’t want to travel twenty miles with the oxen slipping and sliding up and down every hill.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The paintings slid off the wall, now full, three-dimensional spirits in the sky, and disappeared into the night. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I slide it on the counter and try not to make a face. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I slide from the chair arm and walk over to where he sits. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and feel her fingers touch the top of my head then slide down to the back of my neck. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Dr. Masuku would eventually look up and say, “Stop sneaking up on me! You made me break a slide!” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vaguely, I realize that I’ve slid down along the length of the couch, my head now on the armrest, and Hideo’s body is heavy against mine, pushing me down. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

After climbing to the top of the slide, the boys turned around and sat down. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slides aside the small dining table and heaves open the hatch. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t bother to slide it in Jason’s book, just lay the card on top. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like a little shimmy, his way of sliding out from under an answer. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Once the bus is full, the bus attendant slams the sliding door and stands in the stepwell as we speed out of the otogar. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The dinghy was no longer heading my way; in fact, it seemed to be sliding away in the current. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I trudged on, leaning against the wind, until I reached the top of the mountain, and then I gratefully threw my sled down and slid to the Spaghetti House. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m taking this thing off. It’s itching like a chili pepper ant,” Valley said as they slid into the tall seafoam-green booth. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The door slides open, and we step out. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The two worlds slid apart again, and Ash could only see the palace that she stood in. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stuart ran for the yardstick and slid down, like a fireman coming down a pole in a firehouse. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

How high she was over his wand-lean body, how slippery was his sliding sliding smile. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It runs with electricity,” Mama explained as she slid a pan of cookies into the oven. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Once Dad got out, Babou climbed in next to Mom and slid the door shut with the finality of a guillotine. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Just the quickest of grips, maybe, then a slide away. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, someone slides in next to me on the bleacher. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He slid the strap of his rifle over his shoulder and stalked toward me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

With a sheepish grin Reynie slid a chair under the gap. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

For a few seconds, all Sierra heard was the wind whipping around them as they slid gracefully through the sky. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She pursed her lips as she slid the bowls of soup onto the table. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then she takes hold of the branch with both hands and slides off it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I slide my palm across the warm reddish color and try to imagine the trees they came from. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He slides his cuffs up the support and pushes himself to a sitting position. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“You can share with me,” Momo whispers, and slides her book between us. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

It didn’t happen often—no teacher let it slide if they heard it—but school was school, and I was a kid with Middle Eastern heritage, even though I was born and raised in Portland. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I end the call, but am suddenly gripped by the completely irrational fear that the phone could ring, that Tom would hear it from upstairs, so I slide the French doors open and step outside. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

To curtail Caesar’s annoying interrogations, Lumbly quickly unhooked the boxcar door and slid it wide. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

A cheer at the sight of the new pastor, the quartet sliding into “Come, Ye That Love the Lord,” and the bronze bells of First Congregational suddenly tolling. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The third thing was when I broke the slide in biology. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m destroying my dignity without sliding down anything.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I slide down my earmuffs and raise my hand. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

If Mr. Ray hadn’t mentioned him, I would’ve let it slide, but he gave me an opening, so I took it as a sign. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And hundreds of Cloud-Men’s children were frisking about all over the place and shrieking with laughter and sliding down the billows of the cloud on toboggans. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I pressed my back against the counter and slid down to sit on the floor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Cranking the wheel the other way, she started pedaling forward, and the boat quietly slid out of the boathouse. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“That’s right, May. Let all that misery slide right off you. Just let it go.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Deval enters, I try to slide past him in the doorway to the living room, but he stops me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Not for me,” Zack announces as he bounds down the stairs in his socks and slides up to us. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

We crammed our suitcases into the small space and I slid the gate closed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I'd slid halfway down the curve of the barn roof, clattering between dreaming and waking, before I got my balance back. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He rolled up the completed bundle of work and slid it into the pneumatic tube. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I slid my hands up, right into place inside the looped rope handles at either end of the crate. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he ran off, I slid to the ground, my head between my knees. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother had held the chair out and Ulysses had climbed onto it, and then she slid the chair all the way under the table. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He slid his library card into a reader on a door labeled “000s.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Alex’s mom slid a plate of steaming hot pancakes in front of him. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Rasalas lifted its hoof and Minya slid out from beneath it, rubbing the place on her chest where it had pinned her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She pulled the handle to the left, and with a deep rasping sound, the door slid away, into a slot in the wall. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They ventured cautiously into the long sloping passage, digging in their heels to prevent themselves sliding right down as Guosim probably had done. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

My eyes slide over to the wicker basket in the corner. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Thinking, as she walked, of the way penguins cooled themselves, sliding on their stomachs in the snow when a thaw was too much for them. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to make them understand why I felt so bad by showing them slides and movies of the chimpanzees’ life in the wild. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I slide my legs off the bed and watch her gather her things and pick up candy litter. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I slide my backpack off my shoulders and down to the sidewalk. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

My toes curl in my sneakers and I slide down into my chair. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I slid it across the counter and under the grate to him. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“With these”—he rushes to slide a book back on the shelf, but again, he glitches and his hand passes right through it—“you are bringing stories to a new world.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Thankfully, every member of my team does believe Rebecca Murphy slid into my ankle on purpose. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Then I slide back down the shale to the halfway spot. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the doors slide shut, the orderly smiles at me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

—You know those giant slides they have at the swimmin’ pool? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice slides up my neck, whispers into my ear. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I slid them under doors, put them on desks, even left one on the hood of a car. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Finally I pick up the rifle, slide the shell into the chamber, and throw the bolt. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She slid out the sketch pad and began to riffle through it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They eased themselves down from one ledge to another, and let themselves slide in other places, being especially careful with the sack. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Mop and Bren had finished eating and gotten up from the table, so Carmen slid into Mop’s seat next to me. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Palms up, fingers leading, Violet slid her hands into the water and rinsed her face. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

My voice betrayed the small sliver of hope sliding under my skin. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

And she began to kiss him slowly, sliding her hands down to his waistband. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, I give in and slide into the sleeping bag with Peeta. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I folded the stack of tissues Mama handed me and slid them into the breast pocket of my suit. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Hour after hour, in Aibileen’s kitchen, she reads her writing and I type, the details thickening, the babies’ faces sliding into focus. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I’m waiting for the moment when she slides the dress up and my hips fight to get through the fining. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Emily slid open her window and listened to the pulley squeak as the bucket was lowered. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

There was a faint patter on the roof, and droplets slid down the window over their bed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She murmured sleepily as Theon slid oat from under her arm and got to his feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She slid her arms around his waist, twisting to see if she could catch a last glimpse of the dancing circle, but there was nothing there. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few saw the Shy Maid and slid down into the water, leaving ripples in their wake. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Make him slide his ID under the door. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam couldn’t look up from her own work, but I saw her eyes slide over to me, trying to assess the situation. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Jack helps me slide from the wheelchair to the back seat. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

After what seemed like hours they reached the rock, where Uncle Vernon, slipping and sliding, led the way to the broken-down house. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Dumbledore!” said Harry without thinking, because it was he whom he yearned to see, and to his surprise the gargoyle slid aside, revealing the spiral staircase behind. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He was not aware of giving the memory; but suddenly he realized that it was becoming dimmer, that it was sliding through his hand into the being of the newchild. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was a frail-looking man, whose thin silver glasses seemed to be in serious danger of sliding off his nose with every quick movement. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I plucked off yellow al- lamanda flowers, still wet, and slid them over my fingers, as I had seen Chima do. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She peeked out through her eyelashes and the random strands of hair that slid down over her face. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Antinous slid a golden goblet and a platter of food across the table. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She disappeared into the kitchen and Sonny slid a crumpled piece of paper into Day’s hand, a printout of the picture of Henrietta with her hands on her hips. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She planted her hands on the edge of the tomb lid and began to push, and it slid open with a slow, grating rumble. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He slid into a patch of weeds and grabbed onto a thorny vine. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I slid my fingers inside and pulled out the wad. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He lifted himself as high as he could on his hands, moved one, bearing his weight, slid both legs after slowly, slowly then moved the other hand, and slid forward again. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Magdalys yelled, almost sliding right out of the saddle and into the middle of the plaza. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Luke rushes into the library, then slows to a swagger and slides into his regular chair across the table from Faith, who is looking extremely happy and excited by his mere presence. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Coach quickly slid his foot to the side and pushed his butt in front of Drew’s junk. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

By went over to the green-apple tree and slid his back against it until he was sitting down. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elodin led the way through several shorter hallways, eventually coming to a heavy wooden door with a sliding panel at eye level. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He slid his glasses to the end of his nose and looked me over, asking if I needed help. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

This time the cattle cars had bunks and the sliding doors remained open. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Justin lifted the grid, pushed open the sliding panel, and one by one we went through. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear the bolt being slid into place, and then a racket of furniture banging and panicked dialogue. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Its blade slid over her forearm as she thrust her way past. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Dell's fingers slid across the keys and he typed in: MUTANT. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Xenophilius did not take Harry’s hand, although the eye that was not pointing inward at his nose slid straight to the scar on Harry’s forehead. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Using the ice cream scoop, he slides the purple Cog along the base of Javier’s neck, then holds it in place. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Con feared for one awful moment that he might have to break it, but then, at last, Tali’s mouth opened just enough, and Con slid the stone between his cold lips. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Con slid from his horse, dropped his bloody sword on the ground, and ran to her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Frank slid his bow off his shoulder and propped it against the rail. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I heard a click; then the bookshelf slid aside, revealing a square metal plate set into the wall. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

One cuts into the gut of a legionnaire, the other slides across a throat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Five minutes later, the doors to the dining room slide open. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Such harvests as this,” he said, sliding the grains about in his hand, “and you shall not want for anything, beloved.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt as though he would slide away into the blackness gathering at the edges of his brain if he let go of either of them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Celaena awoke with a gasp, a hand on her throat, cold sweat sliding down her back and pooling in the hollow between her mouth and chin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The boys had stuffed so much straw into hers, we had to flatten it some so we wouldn’t slide off. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Magnus turns it back and forth, like, ten times before the thing finally clicks and the door slides out of view. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Had they seen him come slipping and sliding down the mountain? The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He twisted the blade and as the shark slid loose he said, “Go on, galano. Slide down a mile deep. Go see your friend, or maybe it’s your mother.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything was ice in her dream, and she was sliding on it. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

You fitted a syringe into the socket, and you slid the pole into the cage and gave the monkey a shot. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Vegas is full of girls who thought putting out a lot was a high idea once, but now they’re just washed-up jokes sliding themselves around oiled poles.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for the sandwich,” she said, and slid down from her stool and went upstairs. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His hand slid off my head and flopped to his side. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

As I was sliding, somehow the pick of my ice ax caught something and swung me around, then I came to a stop at the bottom. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She fell against the cinder-block wall and slid down it, feeling as if she had been punched in the stomach. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Connor gets up from his seat and slides next to me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They were forced by the soldiers to scramble down the high gravel embankment, and the slippery stones slid away underfoot. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I said again, sliding my arms into his jacket. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Carefully, they placed the box on the backseat and Nene slid in next to it. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

A knife slid from her sleeve into her hand, its edge jagged as a saw. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His eyes slid my way, taking in the blood streaking down my face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And then he tears off a sheet of paper, folds it once, and slides it over to me. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And then Adams had slid headfirst down the ice in much the same manner I remembered seeing Harris slide. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes slide to her face as she looks away. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Haphazard cedar fences lined the careless roads, which slid beneath the shadows of the trees and past the bracken meadows. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Blood slides from an open wound on his forehead, and I can’t believe this dude threw me over the edge like this. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mama slid into the seat next to Ophie as the pastor held the door open on the opposite side. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

But as she utterly failed to hold on to anything, as the stones rolled and tumbled beneath her, as she slid down toward the edge, gathering speed, the horror of it slammed into her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She’s already slid a finger under the flap and has it open. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, a few seconds later they heard the sound of Ms. CeeCee's slippers slowly sliding across the floor and her voice oozing through the wooden door. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

As I do, the glasses sense my finger movements, and a virtual keyboard slides out. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The cam allows the jumar to slide upward without hindrance, but it pinches the rope securely when the device is weighted. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He heard Somkit behind him, sliding the crates back into place. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Stick slid down in his seat so his knees touched the back of Father’s seat. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Still birds slid by on moving wires, like unclaimed baggage at the airport. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there are little unborn humans, some whole and others sliced thin and mounted on slides. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slid a knee over my thighs and pressed closer. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I stay silent as the elevator doors slide open and she drags me inside. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Thanks. I like yours, too,” I say, careful not to make eye contact with Sheila or her friends as I slide into my seat. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

When she heard a noise at the door, she instinctively slid the envelope into her pocket. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Her eyes slide to mine as I do the same. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Just as I shut the door, I caught a glimpse of Soraya quickly sliding something under Baba’s blanket. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then right in the middle of the K’s camel walk, Ellis Carter did, a James Brown slide and split out in the center of the floor. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Buntings, beware!” she shouted and slid down to her camp. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, as he has done with the others, he then slides the noose over her head and draws it snug so the neck will snap quickly. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

When Bah and I stepped through the sliding doors, we were greeted by an extremely cold wind. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I hold the door for Marlena, who goes immediately to a booth and slides in against the wall. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When Mango finally made his way down that tree, sliding on the slippery bark, he was scared and shivering. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Her black dress fits her like a glove, sliding over every curve in a way that makes more than one head turn. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She and Bieber are intertwined in an eternity embrace, her headband sliding down over her eyes. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Piper grabbed him to keep him from falling over, and he slid back down the mast. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She presses inward, and the house slides up and out. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The boy fell back in fear and slid down and over the edge, and then others began to cry in alarm too, because there was something else in the sky. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside her skull a final gear slid into place. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He and Ron had pulled off their sweaters, but Harry’s T-shirt was sticking to the back of his seat and his glasses kept sliding down to the end of his sweaty nose. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She slid the computer into her lap and started searching. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I was sliding my hand all over the wall. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Next I counted the flyers again, all five were there, I slid all of them back, except for the blue one. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He went out to the open vestibule and sat down on a folding-chair, and the station slid away and the backs of unfamiliar buildings moved by. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

All I remember was a sick feeling to my stomach when the slide slipped out of my hand. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slid into the self-service elevator and pushed the button for my floor. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He slid the bat into his pack, where it fit as though it had always had a place there. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I slide out of the way to avoid contact. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So,” I said, sliding his plate in front of him, “my birthday is this Saturday.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time the crescent moon slid past the windowsill and peeked into the room, Fyrian was snoring. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

People lift spyglasses to their eyes and slide ear-trumpets from their pockets. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I scan each person who passes on the sidewalk behind the sliding glass doors, seeking a familiar face. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Inej’s steps faltered, and she had to fight not to go sliding straight off the edge of the roof. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Once, he fell; clouds of dust obscured everything, and he ran from the dust—he hurried faster, sliding and tumbling on the loose pebbles. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

As quietly as possible, I slid out from under the covers. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He slid out of the culvert slowly; his legs were stiff from being drawn up near his belly for warmth. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

When the sliding door opened and we stepped outside, there was a great burst of traffic and cold air and bright light. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Their slender hands slid through the holes of the fishnet and each grabbed two big fistfuls of rice. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Two Step spun once, then slid all the way to one side of the cart and made his whole body undulate like a wave. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Master Kwang, he said before sliding shut the screen, may your presence here be a blessing to this house as you have been a blessing to our brethren in New York. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The adult-size mask slid off George's face when the first jolt of electricity struck his body. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I wrapped it up in green tissue paper, tied a bright blue grosgrain ribbon in a bow around it, and slid it into a Fabric Barn bag. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

A thought slid through me, quick and slimy as a cold eel. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slid the earphones on my head again carefully. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

When we were almost next, the little girl in front of us got cold feet about going down the tall slide, so she turned around to let us pass. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Darren slides into the room next, still damp from the shower. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She slid her pencil back through her ponytail for safekeeping. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

This time Mama was not going to let it slide. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Pocock did not like the tone of the letter at all, but he let it slide. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And it always slides off my bed in the middle of the night, just when I’m sleeping too hard to know it’s gone. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cold finger, rubber-clad and jellied, slides into me, I am poked and prodded. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chain rustled as it slid between their hands; the stone warmed as the Queen’s papery skin became strong and smooth, and her cheeks bloomed pink as a rose. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The sunny morning was over, and gray water-bearing clouds sailed in over the mountains from the ocean, and their shadows slid under them on the bright earth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I scooped it up quickly from the river’s edge, but as I stood up the pieces slid apart and fell like knives into the mud. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Mr. Nielsen comes in and we sit down to supper, Mrs. Nielsen slides the pack of Lucky Strikes toward me across the table. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He gave me a tiny smile, then slid the sword into its scabbard. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I keep sliding one-dollar bills into the machine until it spits out a ticket. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Tears streamed down my face, tears I didn’t know I had left, and I slid down the column to the ground, burying my head in my hands. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The left side of her body droops and her dress slides off her shoulder. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

With no time to second guess, I threw on my sneakers, slid on the accompanying mask, and bolted to the door. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When I slid one out, my hands shook. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Brakes are kicked free, and one by one old people exit the sliding doors surrounded by relatives. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Redemption’s eyes darted away, back and forth, sliding like he was looking for somewhere else to be. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The bald watchman tossed his cigarette, slid off the hood of the station wagon, and headed for the Coral Queen. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mom and Connor both turn to me with smiles as I pop the door open and slide in. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I guess if they have a decent soccer team, I’ll let them slide about not having indoor classrooms and not having a gym.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach for the wall, sliding down it onto the floor, my breathing coming in short gasps. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He moved along the boom, still pulling at the main, fighting to hold himself upright in the wind, and kicked the sliding cabin top forward. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slid off the horse and it was a long way down, and when she looked up at him, he seemed very tall and strange. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sits up and slides off the bed, holding the laptop high. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Esperanza slid up next to him, her face close to his. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His mother slid a padded floor chair behind Doha, but he could only lean on it sideways. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She slid a plate into the microwave oven and pushed a button. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear the wheels sliding and it slewed around and backed and whirled and just as I was thinking what the hell they were up to, I saw that red tie. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she tugged at the sleeves of my shirt, carried my hands to her belly, slid them under her shirt. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Over the course of ten minutes I slid nearer and nearer to her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In my room, I put away the bag of LEGOs and slid my heavy backpack over to my desk. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The ground slides and tilts and burns my feet. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He carries the s’mores back to the table and slides the plate in front of me. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He slid out of the blanket and squinted at it in the gray winter light. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The window on the far left slid open. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The dagger clattered to the floor and slid until it lodged itself in the wall beneath the windows, and then Elowen began to advance on her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then he slid a spoon under the fragile, trembling sac of yolk, and popped one, then the other into his mouth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lay the knife in the bowl and slid a rag beneath his arm. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Luwin slid a finger up under his collar and began to turn it, inch by inch. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Baby,” he murmured, sliding down to the floor. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I slid my feet across the floor, like a forward moonwalk, past the couch and television and down the hall into my room. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I also learned to stuff the toes with crumpled-up newspaper to keep my feet from sliding around in them. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he felt his finger sliding onto the trigger, felt the gun lifting to his shoulder. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She laughs to herself as she flips the perfect crepe, then slides it onto a plate and points at the ceiling. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I sit up straight, pillow sliding to the floor. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He sawed back and forth, but before he could make any progress, the bones shifted and he slid down into deeper darkness. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slip my feet out of my sneakers and tuck them up underneath me as I slide into the seat across from her. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Having passed the point of no return, I slid my hand into her sleeping bag anyway, and she stifled a giggle as my fingers traced a line from her elbow to her wrist. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The panel slid back into the wall, revealing a shallow storage area. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I said, casually sliding a stick of gum out of the pack and offering it to Faith, real gentlemanlike. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She leaned over and slid her hand in the drawer of a night table beside the bed that I hadn't even noticed was there. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

They described the roar of rocks sliding down hills and everyone running out of their houses reciting the Holy Quran, the screams as roofs crashed down and the howls of buffalo and goats. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In one corner an imposing grandfather clock ticks loudly, and when it chimes the hour, I nearly slide off in surprise. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The silence gathered its skirts and slid, like Spider Woman, up the slippery bathroom wall. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m talking about your tzitzis,” he said dryly as I slid on my waistcoat and evening coat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t budge at first, but when he put his back into it, he managed to slide it slowly across the smooth wooden floor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The dog sat patiently until the doors slid open. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I walk back down the hallway, whistling, sliding onto my bed and grabbing my phone as FaceTime pings, a call coming in from Stella just like I hoped. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I slide off the top plank and walk backward with it, but stumble and fall right on my bum. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The night had gone cold and steamy, a low fog sliding down from the mountains, and out in the dark there was music playing. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The corpse teetered on its chair and then, like a sack of eggs, it slid to one side and crashed to the floor. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She got up, brought the frying pan over, and slid another sandwich onto his plate. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The ground beneath her shuddered and tilted, and then she started to slide. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Frodo could not have called, for he had fallen asleep, and had slid down nearly to the bottom of the pit. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She unfolded the paper and slid it across the table. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She had just slid into the seat next to him and asked him to explain what she was watching while the crowd seated on both sides of the field cheered for Frankie’s return. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Whoa,” said Mini as she slid down from the back of the water buffalo. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A swan’s reflection slid up its slope of lake to meet the swan. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then she slid down onto the floor without making a sound. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the crack gets skinnier and skinnier and they keep sliding down, the ice begins to squeeze them. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It was like a Rubik’s cube, where everything seems like a total jumble until all the pieces slide into place at once. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Harry stood stunned for a few seconds, then, remembering he was supposed to be in the greenhouse, he opened the door and slid inside. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

We hurry out the front door, and I slide into the backseat of his car. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Jen’s dad circled the car and slid in on the driver’s side. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to dig her toes into the ground, but they slid and she fell again and righted herself again. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I slide it into the microwave and stare through the window, watching the carousel turn as the food starts to smoke. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

This knowing slid into him cleanly, like the sharp edge of a knife. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The box opens and the razors slide out, whisper sweet. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The librarian slid the knot from her scarf as well, and Miss Grybas dug in her bag. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Somehow I managed to stay upright after sliding across the linoleum floor to the carpet. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I stagger back and slide down the tree to where I was sitting. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

There’s a moment of silence and I see the door into the hallway quietly open, Barb sliding through. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It had taken more running and leaping and sliding than he had imagined. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

You just slid in off the street, and all the items he sold were sitting right there, out in the open. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She got up and slid open the front door before climbing down the steps and walking cautiously into the yard. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

In some restaurants the tables are too low for my chair, but this time I was able to slide perfectly into place. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She slides onto the bench opposite and clasps her wrinkly hands around a cup of water. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Is that a fact ?” mused Milo, and was gone, sliding from his chair so swiftly that his striped barber’s apron retained his shape for a second or two after he had gone before it collapsed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Nowhere,” I said, sliding my arm around her waist. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

It slid open, and he climbed a corkscrew staircase that was only used by staff. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I do not slide into this new life easily. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

The door slid shut, and I stared straight ahead. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slid his hand into mine, and Doc slowly stepped forward toward Mama. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When I fell, I went into a slide and felt myself picking up steam. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You been hunting?” he asked, sliding the carcass down from his shoulders into the snow. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ambrose stiffened and his arm slid off the back of the chair to fall at his side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Next duel She went to her room, slid open the window, dropped the paper in the sand pail, and raised the bucket. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

My mom slid into the other seat next to me and gave me this look like she knew something was up. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

We remain that way, sliding between certainty and uncertainty and back again until we hear Carla’s approach and are forced to part. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I slid across the cold, hard earth toward the back of the cave. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Hello, Rose,” I say, sliding under the bottom and wiggling my way down to where the keel sits in the mud. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I slide out of the booth, throw my hoodie over my head, and storm out of the shop. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It's Mina, still sitting at Mr. de Vries's desk, still holding the slides. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He yells, sliding back onto the street, his face clutched in both hands. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Honey oozed down Mary’s face, across her shoulders, sliding down the folds of her dress. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had slid and not fallen, and had come up with a jolt to his feet on a wider ledge not many yards lower down. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I pick it up and try to slide my hand through. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I joined in, jumping, spinning, and sliding across the carpet. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Byron let me sniff and wipe my hand across my eyes before he slid my head back onto the linoleum and stood up. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl slid the gilded sandals onto her feet, while the old woman fixed the tiara in her hair, and slid golden bracelets crusted with amethysts around her wrists. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ray reached his hand up to the window directly behind our seat and slid it open. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The Second’s familiar voice slid from the shadows. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Alex grabbed the wet rag he used to clean the kitchen, took the scalding skillet by the handle, and hurried to the sliding door at the back of the kitchen. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

And there was Jack, waiting for her by the big slide, as he almost always was. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Boseman slid her chains through the ring in the floor and secured them. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

And because it’s so dark, I slide a hand onto his knee. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

It was too big for me and would slide up and down my arm. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It slides from his shoulders, and he tosses it onto the desk chair. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

His glasses slide to the tip of his nose and he looks out at me from the top of the frames. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Her glasses slid down her nose and she pushed them back in place. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

She grinned at that, and sighed dramatically as she slid back under the blankets and nestled into her pillows. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The slide of a dish across the floor as it is kicked. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Bobby Gene slurped his milk and Mom slid him the side-eye. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She continues to hold the stake until he topples forward, and then she slides it almost lazily back into the earth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Baker held her hand down on the horn at every intersection, fishtailed through most of her turns, and pretty much hit the entrance to the emergency room in one long sideways slide. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Your friends won’t like it,” I say, sliding off the table. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was a one-story cement- block cube with sliding doors in front and back. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Curtain pressed a button on his chair, and the office door slid open. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I got out of bed, put on my slippers, and slid around the perimeter of the room, careful to avoid the floorboard in the middle that cracked like a pistol shot. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I put down the ball and slowly slid toward the right, near the garage. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

One of them types a series of numbers on the keypad, and the gate slides open to admit us. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She folded the paper, slid it into the envelope, sealed it, then wrote her own address on it. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The dog jumped over him, like a tiny hurdler at the Olympics, but he went too fast and slid directly into the wall, smacking his head against the wainscoting. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He handed her the picture, and she slid it into their envelope as they began to walk back toward the Spurlock building, now about three quarters of a mile away. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The witch saw her and turned up her tear-stained face, and Serafina bent to kiss it and slid her knife gently into the witch’s heart. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the two hours had passed, Pauline clicked the slide projector off and the class sat blinking in the sudden brightness. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The shooting started as soon as the elevator doors slid open. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

As usual, the day guard at the Dirksen Building glares at him as he slides through security. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

After I get dressed, I slide Madame Rubenstein’s bangle on my arm and gaze in the mirror. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He brought the two ends of the chain in front of him and slid the open end into the bulky yellow lock at the other end. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, Endurance rolled over onto the port side, and everything that wasn’t nailed down slid, slithered, and crashed against the bulwark. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He stops in front of the camel car and slides the door open. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She slid her fingers through his and closed them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She stalked over to him, slid her hands around his neck. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The click and clack of metal sliding on metal echoes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

They slide down the vines as if the things were greased. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

As the centrifugal force pushed them sideways, Jordan slid across the seat and slammed hard into Alex, ramming him into the side of the bus and smashing the cupcakes into the wall. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

They reached the edge of the poppy fields as the last streaks of sunlight slid behind the hills.The dirt path gave way to a wide lawn. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed on Laila’s belly with one hand and slid the other inside. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Long before the train ground to a stop at her station, she pushed her way to the door to be one of the first expelled when it slid open. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slid my arm around her shoulders and hugged her. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He slid them across the table to Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I set Dinah on the bed, and she waddled along it, sliding off the end and down to the floor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I slid it across the counter to her. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I slide to the right edge of the picture to see a corner of the milk-shake machine in the cafeteria. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth rolls her eyes as she flops down on the bench, making her glasses slide down her nose. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

With a groan, Mack lifts the sliding metal door near the food court, the place where deliveries are made. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The slop slid along his sleeves, trickled into his pants, and puddled on the floor. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He touches my face, covering my cheeks with his hands, sliding his fingertips down my neck, fitting his fingers to the slight curve of my hips. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Why not, she considers, just slide through the wardrobe and hand the little house to him and find out if he will spare her? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

For a moment he thought how easy it would be to drop beside it himself, to let himself and Gabriel slide into the softness of snow, the darkness of night, the warm comfort of sleep. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I gave Miss Skeeter a look, so she slid the list under her notebook. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I heard a heavy metallic thunk as my purchases slid into the steel tray near my knees. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The parchment crinkled crisply as he slid it toward the paymaster. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes,” he says, sliding his arm across my shoulders, “people just want to be happy, even if it’s not real.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I slide my feet into my flip-flops and rub my eyes with my palms. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Snow slid off the branch and fell with a soft plop. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I place a hand to his chest and slide my mouth off his. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

As I fiddled with the box more, a thin piece of wood slid away. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The edges of the sliding glass doors light up as we approach it, and when we step inside, two attendants bow at us from either side of the entrance. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Semya slid off the stool, fingers still tented under his chin. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

All her frustration and sadness began to bubble up to the surface, sliding out of her in hot teardrops. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She practiced Park's number, her finger sliding across the dial. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Bits of burning wood slid down at her, and Dany was showered with ash and cinders. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The noise vibrates in my bones as the small bomb detonates, and the force of the blast throws me sideways, my gun sliding across the floor. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He slid down it and fell to the floor along with an impressive jet of milk. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

My shaking hands slide the wire from the hilt, wind it around the arrow just above the feathers, and secure it with a knot picked up in training. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The elevator ceased rising; its doors slid back, and there, spread out ahead of them, deserted except for empty parked vehicles, lay the police station’s roof field. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

When she lifts her head, he keeps his eyes locked on hers as he slides her coat from her shoulders, resting his hands on her bare arms. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then I heard the bathroom window slide open. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Kathy’s eyes locked on to the sliding wooden partition that separated this teller from the others. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

My scim slides into his neck like a bird through a clear sky. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Even a week later I was not aware of what had begun that night, the doors that were slamming shut while others slid into the clear. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I let the last of my candy slide down my throat and thought about just how weird Big Rose was. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He tried to bark, and he slid a few inches lower. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

BigYou slipped under the police tape and licked one of the yolks sliding down my trunk. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

As Dolores slid into her car, she spied the papers strewn across the passenger’s seat, the mail she’d grabbed from the box on her way out of the apartment. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It tingled as it slid down his throat. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He gripped the plant just enough to slow him down as he slid to the ground, ignoring the horrible burn. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Then with the dying hum of the furiously whirling drums, I heard the grains sifting lazily in the sudden stillness, sliding sand-like down the chute into the pot underneath. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slid off the railing and joined the terrified crowd pushing and shoving its way to safety. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Its ropes had been looped over the posts and its slanted gangplank slid ashore. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He slid along the incline of the building. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Titan slid the jar across the table. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Many have roofs of tejas, some already slid off to the ground, leaving gaps. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I snap out of my daze and slide out from beneath the blankets. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Feral asked, even as he slid his hand down over her hip. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Sierra threw her back against a wooden crate and slid to the ground. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Two bats required stitches on torn wings and, though they made a great effort to remain still while Solovet slid the needle in and out of their skin, the process was clearly agonizing for them. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I looked back just as Mr. Leroy started sliding off of Jingle Boy. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The roof slid open and we saw night sky, stars blazing. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

They roamed over the green-coated slopes, running, sliding, calling out to each other with each new discovery, until they were exhausted. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw let himself slide a few feet down, bending slightly forwards. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

As gunfire cracked in the hills, they watched the clouds slide over the moon and the last of the season’s fireflies charting bright yellow arcs in the dark. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I take one last look at the battling figures, the bloody ground to harden my resolve, and then slide to the ground. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The rollers turned and the heavy block slid forward easily, like a truck on wheels, in the direction of the new hole. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mother’s eyes slide to me, and I spot a flash of unhinged rage. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He slid his thumb to her lips, down to her chin, along the smooth expanse of her throat. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The daylight coming through the floorboards was enough to make me wish I had a little fat on me so I wouldn’t slide right through to the ground. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

There are many slides of columns as well, various kinds of columns from various periods: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then I click the screen to black and slide it back inside my pocket. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I wait for the door to slide shut with them inside and run as fast as I can, taking the first turn to the elevators. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

His sister’s warm hand slid into his and held it tightly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Hassan placed twenty-two dollars on the counter, which the girl promptly slid into a pocket of her shorts, flagrantly disregarding the cash register before her. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I pulled away from him and slid past Miles, into the bed. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He stood up and the blanket covering him slid to the ground. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I slide out a black metal case and crack it open, revealing, in all its glory, my silver forty-five caliber Ruger LCP pistol. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Matt guessed you could slide them out like the ones in his room, where Celia packed his shirts and socks. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smiling is bad for T-bone playing, and so we have to break to laugh, slides on their stops, bells down. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Something in the oven slides and bangs and slides again. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“We had the most varied set of slides we could imagine,” said Palmer. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed on, finally picking up my sled and carrying it under my arm since it wasn’t sliding very well in the deep snow. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the ledge, hoisted himself upon it, and lay flat for a moment on the ice, then slid to the other side, rolling over. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Abuela slid her finger between the pages to open the book and then pointed to the first poem again. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I slide my hand down into my pocket and clutch my 1943 steel penny, The object I brought in for sharing today. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, as we’d been told at the Academy, an officer could stop a fight just by turning on his PA system and loudly sliding a shotgun shell into its chamber. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaning back on my elbows, I slid down till the water sealed over my head. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a moment of hesitation, and then her mouth opened against his, and her tongue slid into his mouth, and he was, under the strange stars, utterly, irrevocably, lost. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Rose slid off the back of the log, snaking a leg behind her and dragging her backpack as she went. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He rounds the corner and immediately lowers to the ground, his back sliding down the building, not noticing me standing just yards away. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They planned to finish it in time to slide downhill Saturday afternoon. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the tree was done, Bando had discovered that the sap was running in willow trees and the limbs were just right for slide whistles. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled the door open more and slid into the sweltering smithy. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“It was about the size of a person. It slid down the far wall and was gone. A dusty cloud of white.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

My knees slid across the loose asphalt as I dropped down beside Chubs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When Gale slides into the seat next to my wheelchair, I say, “Making new friends?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He then slid in his notebook that had all his notes on the cornfield experiment. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I could see Mike and his partner comparing two slides again and again, and another group had their book open under the table. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

As he turned aside his face a minute, I saw a tear slide from under the sealed eyelid, and trickle down the manly cheek. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He let his knife slide down between Pima’s breasts to her stomach. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere behind me, Pickup Truck had moved on to the sliding door, and this time he wasn’t empty-handed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Fischer drove to the Saga Hotel early on the morning of July 6 and accompanied the bellboy to Spassky’s room to watch him slide the apology under the door. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I slide his coat down over my shoulders. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She slid back inside, and Pearl sat up and looked across the street, directly at Moody, and his heart jumped. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She moved as lightly as a baby bird, but still she hobbled and slid. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

They had a water slide and lily pads in a kids’ pool, but I didn’t go there, because it was out of sight of where my dad was sitting and I had a plan. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He was knocking on the bottom, trying to get the gem to slide out onto the table. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Grammy starts talking about our car and how she prays every time she slides in but tells the lady not to worry. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“I know what you mean. The top of my favorite bikini doesn’t fit perfect, and it slides. It’s never shown anything, but ...” Kristi smiles. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned against the neighbor’s wall, slid down to the ground. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The silk sheets were cool and slippery beneath her, and when she shifted, her skin slid across them with a whispering noise that sounded abnormally loud in the hush of her chamber. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

A barista witch slid up to their table. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He put my arms around his neck and lifted me to slide his feet under mine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

His head jerked backwards, and he slid off the back of the horse and lay still in the dusty road. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kick sent him flying, and his body crunched as it hit the floor and slid out of the ring, instantly eliminating him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The door slid up for us just as we reached it. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then he takes a running start and slides down the lane about six feet. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Ruth May put an aluminum saucepan on her head and slid two comic books down the seat of her jeans in case of a whipping. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Widget slides the door closed behind them and latches it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then he closed his eyes, leaned against the wall and slid to the floor. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She toyed with the pearls, sliding them between her fingers one by one as if she were counting them. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She slides down until she’s sitting on the floor with her back to the washing machine and my jacket over her like a blanket. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Hodor slid his arms through the straps and cinched the wide belt tight around his chest, then knelt beside the bed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Adam’s finger entered a line of light and slid slowly back. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I slid down the flaming banister, holding tight with my blanketed elbows and legs, the wool clenched together with my teeth. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

A boy played with the wooden Doctor is IN Doctor is OUT sign on the wall, sliding the brass panel up and down. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taisin slid the chain around her neck, and when it touched her skin it was cold for only an instant, and then it felt as though she had always worn it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

To my first kiss at the bottom of the slide. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He had imagined the descent would be very difficult, and surprised himself by handling it with ease, his confidence growing as he slid swiftly and noiselessly to the fern-covered ground. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Nailer slid slowly along the wall, questing down into the murk with his toes, feeling for some bump or ledge that would tell him a door lay below. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She slips her hand inside her coat, pulls out a business card, and slides it over to me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t dare look down; there were only my feet on the steps, my hand sliding along the shivering rail and my other hand holding the gun. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

After sliding one on my back and getting a grip on the other two with my hands, I turn to find a group rapidly forming behind me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Then slide my right foot towards my left, release my right hand, then reach around TaShon. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

As he flopped over and started sliding down the rope, Schoening jumped in front of him and managed to halt his fall. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Doha sat up and slid over to the table, where his sister was picking at her food. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Henry hesitates, before finally sliding his phone out of his pocket. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Everyone who heard looked around, and Harry slid the Cloak up over himself, and got to his feet. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

We stand side by side, watching the musician’s slide dance up and down, the brass blowing jazz. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then Denna hung from the lip of the rock and I grabbed her legs, letting her slide down slowly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Clipper slid over to the line until the Orange’s blades were all but clicking up against the Huskies’. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The glistening painted tear trembled and slid out of the old man’s eye and down his face. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He finished, then slid the paper over to rest in front of Thomas. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Willard Hughes, I reckon. Every girl in the seventh grade slides to the ground when he walks by.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I slid out of my seat and hurried across the room. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Just slip up behind them and slide my scim in so I don’t have to see their eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He had just lit a cigarette and Alex watched him slide the matches back into his pocket. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Then I slide to the floor and close my eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Both men swung round to the window, looking out at the long, lighted platform as it slid slowly past them. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I prayed earnestly to Tehlu and all his angels, asking for the draccus to die, just slide quietly asleep and pass on without turning around to see the city’s fires. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Just coffee,” Marlena says, sliding one leg over the other and jiggling her foot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She rolled up the scroll and slid it into the tube that the hawk wore like a pack, settled on his back between his wings. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

They slid an email address across the table to her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Just managing to get the rod in, he waited for it to slide down. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I let the sass slide because I was making a point and didn’t want to get sidetracked. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He grabs my collar and yanks me forward so I slide again, only this time I keep my balance and elbow him in the stomach. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The wreckage from the church slid across the field, clattering into the open basement. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

One drift is even with the roof of the barn and they climbed up there and slid down in that bucket over and over again. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He also saw that Jojo was sliding back into the water. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

A woman’s foot slid into the dark mouth of the boot. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He silently slid the screen door back and stepped past the hanging blinds into the Sports Family’s house. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

He slid, bumping against people as he thrashed, trying to kick himself loose. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I check through the peephole, and then slide out the false door, replace the planks, and hurry back down the ladder. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The water ripples quietly around him as he slides his hands up to hold Henry’s face in both palms, tracing his cheekbones with the wet pads of his thumbs. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Outside, the boys slide into the backseat of a black Mercedes, are swallowed up inside, flanked by the two Gestapo officers. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

He reached behind me, his arm sliding over my shoulders, to grab something else off the shelf. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He draws a branch under her feet and slides the notebook back to me. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

After Grandma slid the first batch into the oven, I went to the bathroom. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Doors in the middles of all the cars, except the last one, slid open with a whir and a BONG! chime. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Dany, starved, slid off his back and ate with him, ripping chunks of smoking meat from the dead horse with bare, burned hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Cari came into the kitchen and slid a finger down the length of the kitten’s spine. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes slid back to mine, still tight. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The next tear slides all the way down his cheek. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Grace still has me by the arm, and with her free hand, she slides open the door to the back deck. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

It sprung open and as he looked down at his clothes and books in the snow, his glasses slid off his nose. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She pressed it against her face and let the juice slide down her throat to make her cool from inside. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had stopped evading things, sliding through, over, and around difficulties. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best was when I executed a perfect sliding tackle, stealing the ball from Ali-Reza and passing it down to Sohrab. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

An old usherette came down the aisle and tried to grab the cutlass from him, but Ignatius wrestled with her, and she slid to the carpet. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hidden door slid open to reveal a brightly lit corridor. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

His fingers slide down my arms, and he holds me by the elbows as the car bumps along the steel rails. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The sound of stone grinding on stone echoed through the space, and the panel slid open. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I asked quietly as I slid into my seat, trying not to grimace at the pain across my back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Piggy, finding himself uncomfortably embroiled, slid the conch to Ralph's knees and sat down. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The rough pads of his tobacco-stained fingers when he slid the ring on her. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t close them; when I did, the images that flashed all too vividly, like still slides behind my lids, were unbearable. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Shoving through the hedge with Needle in hand, she slid into a water dancer's stance. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But then I saw Willie sliding on his belly down the way and into the Eez-On-In, the little soul food place. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jinny wriggled her hand under the makeshift bed for the envelope, slid the single sheet of paper free, unfolded it, and held it up. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The Lyft pulls in front of our building, and I slide into the back seat after Mom. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“What the—” Mr. Ray whipped around after hearing the belching and hacking sound of spit-up, along with my chair sliding back from the under the table and my footsteps running up on him. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was as if someone had slid a blade into her and with one quick twist hollowed her out, leaving nothing inside but a cold rush of air. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“These,” she said, as she slid a new pair of frames onto my face, giving me goose bumps. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He reached past Chubs’s outstretched arm and opened the sliding door for me again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

This helped, but digging was harder because the cap would slip and slide. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

When Teddy slid out, he was head up, facing the ceiling, so that the first thing he saw was me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nod eagerly, watching as some of the sadness slides off her face. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Dad slid me across the seat next to Mom and took the wheel. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He slides the file across to me, as if my looking at it is somehow going to help. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I let myself slide down against the cold glass, knees bent, trying so hard to hold back tears. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Shae kissed him, her arms sliding around his neck as she pressed her body to his. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then he pushed her gently backward until she was sliding well away from the dock, jumped aboard, and pushed the tiller sideways. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The captain went back up to the bridge, the engines changed their pitch, and the ship slid away into the dusk. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jermaine finally whacked Daddy’s chest and that made Daddy feel better, so he let him slide down off the fridge. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

R.C swung his leg over and sat on Emmet’s stomach, then he slid the fish up to Emmett’s neck. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

At once Calder had known what to do—the Y had to slide into the U, which had to fit next to the P. He even remembered the sequence of letters: YUP. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was this heavy wooden door, on a track so that it slid into a slot right behind the oven. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She watched, astonished, as they flipped up a panel in the rock and entered a code and a door slid open, revealing another world inside. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The tank worked on the same principle as a sliding cash drawer in a teller’s window. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach up and wedge the bill into the frame’s alarm switch so the alarm doesn’t go off, then I open the door just a crack and slide through onto the rooftop. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I slid into the front seat, and Mother drove off before I could even figure out exactly what had happened. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart hammering in my chest, I press my palm to the glass behind me and slide it to the left. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She took off her black T-shirt and put on a white top, then slid the wig onto her head and tucked her hair inside. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It slid sideways past, above him but past, and he thought that it could not be that big, could not be that huge and not hit the Frog. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks proud of me, and that feels like maple syrup sliding down my throat. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

They slide onto a cushioned bench with a high back and sides, the door on one side clicking closed as Poppet settles in between Bailey and Widget. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They slid it to one side and peered in together. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

After a moment, he handed it to Theo, who slid it over to Meeks, who stared at it a long time before giving it to Horse. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

But even afore I could slide it down in my pocket I could hear what Ma and Pa would say. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The panels had started to slide apart, letting in a whiff of...ozone? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Then he slid some photographs across the table. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She slides toward me, squeezing in between my body and the wall. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She slid her arm from underneath the dragons head and sat up. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The black snake slunk forward, and Pinmei saw it slide through the air, only an inch or so above the floor. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“You can use the coal chute to slide into the millionaire’s mansion at the end,” said Akimi. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

A reflection of light in a rectangular shape slid across the wall. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I slid away from the table and went to my bed. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Edie opens her mouth to say something else, but before she can, a new girl slides into the seat in front of me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

By tugging on one at a time, he rolled the log down over the rocks until it slid into the water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

A clumsy, hurried blow, and not hard, but the other slumped immediately and slid clattering among pans and buckets to the floor. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m losing purchase—I have almost no tread on my shoes and my left foot slides in short jerks toward the door. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The floorboards sagged, and the wooden pews had been rubbed smooth by all the bodies that had slid across them over the years. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I stare at the illuminated slide in the microscope, at the orange droplet swimming in the eyepiece, and release a shaky breath. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Creeping, not letting the engine slide into high gear, he drove around the corner. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robin slid off the stool, fitted the crutches under his arms, and was off across the Garth all in one motion. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

The stair rail was an open spiral, perfect for sliding. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Milkman slid his hands into his back pockets and followed his friend to the door. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had a curtain—it looked like an old sheet that had been sewn—slid across a pole nailed in a corner of the room for privacy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing the shadows slide down on me, I frantically ran around gathering firewood. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex does, and one of Henry’s hands slides down, leveraging one of Alex’s thighs up so their bodies meet again right at the hard crux between them, and they both groan. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The tray popped out on its own and then slid back closed. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Marco escorts the man in the grey suit through the library, sliding the stained glass open to access the empty game room and continue their conversation. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His eyes slid over his ‘little family party.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She redecorated the musty, coffer- ceilinged mansion with watercolor landscapes, reupholstered the sofas with rustic fabrics, and discarded the cretonne drapes in favor of sliding glass doors that invited the morning light. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she, like Clara, had truly wanted something that she didn’t quite have and was willing to let small things slide in order to get it. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She heads back in and shuts the sliding door. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She slid her backpack off her shoulders, unzipped it, and pulled out The Gold-Bug. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

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

From this height the blanket, just about ready to slide off completely, could hardly stay in place. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

She touched Jam’s cheek and gave her a soft, worried look before leaving with the serum, and Jam sagged with relief as soon as the door slid closed again. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

A trickle of horror, like a finger sliding up his spine, came to Jonathan. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The latch clicked; a key rattled in the lock; the bolt slid into place. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I found a place low and level enough to slide onto out of the bushes. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She slides an empty mug across the counter and points to the pour-it-yourself bar. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Her eyes landed on us and slid right off. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Nita doesn’t look angry anymore, just tired, her hand sliding over her face and then smoothing back her hair. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

When his wife and child moved closer, he put the knife back in his pocket, letting his fingers slide across his son’s tightly coiled curls. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Our ladders clatter overhead, and the bucket slides out from under me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I slid it from his finger and he grasped helplessly at the air, so I took his hand and held it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He opens the sliding glass door to the balcony and stands outside. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped to the ledge below, found it was really quite wide, slid on the seat of my pants to the next ledge, and stopped. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he turned and ran, his pale body sliding through the shadows like milk. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Jack was sliding the pits off the photo into his wastepaper basket. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

After half an hour, she shaped the dough, pressed it into cinnamon, and slid the rolls into the hot oven. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She slid her backpack off her shoulders, unzipped it, and pulled out The Gold-Bug. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Not a breath disturbed the oily surface of the low swells that slid gently beneath the Frog. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bit off a length of thread and slid it through the eye of a needle as Eliza talked. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We almost let an eleven-point lead slide through our fingers, but in a valiant last-minute effort, Mariel pulled us back for the win. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Words were engraved along the pen’s shiny barrel, and Mrs. Granger had to slide down to the end of the couch and turn on her reading lamp. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d think of the shadow her hair cast on the ground when it slid off her back and hung down like a velvet curtain. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bran felt the world slide sideways as the big stableboy spun violently around. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But JB is a step ahead, already sliding it on each of his fingers until he finds one it fits. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

She could hardly contain her joy as I quietly appeared beside her and slid my hand into hers. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She stepped through the sliding door, and he followed, pulling it shut behind them, hoping to deter any wasted college students from following. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He slid down and sat in her doorway. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Matthias gave the loft door a strong shove upwards and slid it to one side. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The policeman put on his sunglasses and slid into his patrol car, which'was as hot as a brick oven. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hatch slid smoothly shut, all the way shut, and I was able to lock it without a great deal of tugging. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When her mother, beaming, nodded, Stella slid the black pair with the dark laces on her feet. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My feet sweated and slid around inside them; when I reached the pasture, I discovered that two blisters had formed on the thin skin over my anklebones. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stairs were also notoriously loud, so I pleated up my white cotton nightgown and slid down the banister as I’d done my whole life. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The sailing ships slid silently across the horizon, blown so fast that their lights disappeared over the curve of the earth within minutes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her face slides off her face—no one can keep their faces on today—and the one underneath is desperate. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The boys slid the staff under their stall door. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Axel takes his hand, slides it on top of his mother’s; as tightly as she grips the wood, he grips her. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I feel around for the parachute and slide my fingers inside until they close around the pearl. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

How was it possibly so important to lock those fingers in mine, to slide my hands up to those breasts? Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wrap it around the inside of the handle twice and slide it into place. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The way he moved, sliding through the world like the air around him was greased. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

As he entered the water clouds crossed the sun's face and great shadows slid and mingled over the water of the pool about him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Cautiously he slides out of his parking spot. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Sometime in the middle of the night, I slid out of bed and went to Sohrab’s room. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Their bodies were smeared with oil so that their hands slid as they tried to grasp at each other. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Barry hardly looked at the book before hurling it to the corner, where it rebounded off the wall and slid behind a trash can. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Pecola slid in the pie juice, one leg folding under her. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The teapot shivered and slid to the edge of the tray. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

This time, he dropped the moped into a slide, leaving yards of his own skin on the pavement as the bike sparked and squealed and finally stopped. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The train swung around as it slid; then it began to roll, showering me with gravel and debris. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z