| 单词 | slipping |
| 例句 | In her new accent, he hears the cadence of her slipping away from him. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z They had been evading the Oxscinian Navy for years, always slipping in and out of the city before anyone noticed, stirring up trouble in their wake. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Had they seen him come slipping and sliding down the mountain? The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I think really he preferred slipping off quietly in the end,’ said Gandalf. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I pair an over-the-top smile with a thumbs-up, before turning it into a thumbs-down and shaking my head, the smile slipping off my face. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Then I saw he was a very old man, the load he carried kept slipping over his lean shanks and every time he hitched the baskets up they bumped against me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Other teams weren’t used to the thickness of the water, the feeling of lake weed tickling their legs, their toes slipping off the algae coating on our homemade turn boards, costing them precious seconds. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z There was food on the land and the snow was slipping away. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody had known that two hundred and sixty redcoats were getting into boats, slipping off up the Mystic, seizing Yankee gunpowder, and rowing it back to Castle Island for themselves. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The paths are treacherous with clamshells of ice, and I’m slipping and stumbling. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "Denys Mallister writes that the mountain people are moving south, slipping past the Shadow Tower in numbers greater than ever before. They are running, my lord . . . but running from what!" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Keep an eye out for those adults,” she says, slipping her baby blue cap over her head. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Sometimes I found it hard to remember his treachery, sometimes I discovered myself thoughtlessly slipping back into affection for him again. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, it’s just this old necklace from my grandma,” she said, slipping it down her shirt again. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I pushed my curiosity aside and bowed my head to watch my fingers, careful to keep them from slipping on the strings. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A feeling of rightness settles into my bones, like slipping into a warm bath. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z By 4:35, the winter day was slipping into darkness. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Howard found himself slipping down the Road to Hell and drifting into that exuberant, swaybacked little town. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t amount to much to start with, and due to our own tawdry efforts we had been slipping ever since. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled me to my feet and started by slipping the sweater over my head and edging down my jeans. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He spent the next six months under house arrest in South Africa before slipping out of the country and going first to Lusaka to see Oliver, and then to London. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Picked up the food stamps, looked from me to Baba like we were pulling a prank, or “slipping her a trick” as Hassan used to say. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The desire that had awakened within her was like a fog descending on a mountain valley, filling every hollow, slipping between tree limbs, tickling every leaf with its seductive breath. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The posters kept slipping to the floor, resisting the tape. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I headed for the first alley I saw, my thin shoes slipping on the light layer of snow that covered the ground. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He moved in slow motion, dragging himself up to the pencil sharpener and carefully slipping in his pencil and then grinding away forever. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where you hiding. You slipping off. I knows it.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean it. Let me hear one more time that you are slipping up and down back alleys with one of those dam squirts.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z That cold, hard feeling I always had inside me felt like it be slipping a bit sideways. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Yeah, you a different one, a’ight. Nothing like how me and Robbie was,” Mr. Ray said again, slipping his arm back into his suit jacket. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In a real sense, he’d lost himself—his grip was slipping. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And besides the obvious slipping hazards of a one-legged shower, there doesn’t happen to be a shower downstairs. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z She draws a bow tie on a white T-shirt and then puts it on, slipping her arms through the black fabric. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z They had been fortunate where the pirates were concerned, slipping down Dagger Lake by night, unseen and unmolested. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The first went on, flecks of sunlight slipping along the pole across his shoulder and down the back of his shirt. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When he paused to look down, his head swam dizzily and he felt his fingers slipping. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Lash and the Finns were slipping out of reach, and Louie wanted to go with them, but his body felt sodden. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Every Friday night you see him slipping into the saloon. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I can’t stand to see life slipping away from him like this. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Of course, Miss Katherine,” I say, slipping into the characteristic speech patterns of an uneducated serving girl. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He picked up a journal, slipping the yellow paper over it before anyone had a chance to examine the cover for clues as to its author’s identity. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I wasn’t walking on a dirt road, I was slipping across the frozen river. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Doc’s fine hands worked precisely, slipping the needle into place and pressing the compressed air trigger that forced the color into the veins. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, six cars ahead, he saw Father Mike dart out of line, cutting off another car and slipping into a toll booth. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My memory of the fight with Assef is amazingly vivid in stretches: I remember Assef turning on the music before slipping on his brass knuckles. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We're slipping our arms into the cozy sleeves when Amber strides into the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He didn’t even say hello when he saw me because he was too busy slipping his tongue into my mouth and putting his hands down my pants. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I bent over and stuck my hand in the water and tried to grab a couple but they kept slipping away like they were covered with soap. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s slipping up on the grooming too, reverting to her old sloppy ways of years ago. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z For a fraction of a second I was desperate, feeling some of my justification for wanting to kill him slipping away. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran the rope tightly into the notch, to prevent the oar from slipping down. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “These feel so nice,” Seven said, slipping the pants on. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Sparrow asked, a quaver slipping into her voice. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z After a few minutes I hear footsteps on the stairs, and Tobias comes into the room, slipping off his shoes by the doorway. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z For answer, he lifted one hand from the controls and, slipping his arm around her, began to fondle her breasts. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z A few years before, Ann had taken to slipping out of the house with a wild group that included French—wild by the standards of rural North Carolina in the 1950s, anyway. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He followed me, slipping and sliding and trying over and over again. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Already the boy with the bread is slipping away from me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The horses were drenched, and some were panicking and slipping in the mud. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I would have run if I hadn’t been worried about slipping on the wet floor. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Hazel dug once more, his forepaws throwing up the soft, wet soil and slipping against the hard sides of the peg. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Celaena stumbled, her calloused feet slipping on the smooth floor as she straightened herself. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I settled back on my haunches, the box slipping from my hand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z After another long stretch of silence, he said, “Your counselor told us your grades are slipping.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The Southwest kept a grasp but a slipping grasp on localness. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He rocked his head, working to keep the pencil from slipping off. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He steps confidently into the intersection, slipping between cars and taxis. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The snow was almost a foot deep and already the oxen were having trouble on the hills, slipping and stumbling when their hooves would strike an icy patch or a pothole hidden beneath the snow. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Where the trees began to thin, she used th*'undergrowth, slipping from bush to bush quiet as a shadow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z So when he came flying into the living room on skates, I laughed it up so he’d feel a little better about my slipping him the insects. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z She hurried along, slipping twice, her heart pounding so loudly that she thought her ears would break. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Sticky had stepped into a shower stall without undressing and was trying to grip the faucet handle, but his slimy hand kept slipping off. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z For a terrifying moment, I lost ground, my feet slipping in the gravel. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Mordred was slipping behind his back, with a band on his own dagger. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun went down smoothly behind the hills, slipping almost eagerly, at last, into the pillowy masses. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The grip finally came loose, the player slipping to the ground as if he was sinking into a swamp, and Comer broke off into the end zone. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a pile of sand, slipping through our fingers. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Phil held my shoulders firmly while I clung to the towel to keep it from slipping. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She surprised me by taking off half and slipping them onto mine. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Her blond hair was slipping out of her ponytail, and she seemed even more frazzled than usual. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I throw the rest of my sad burrito into my backpack and run down the dune, nearly slipping on my way down. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Roosevelt and the others below, who were up to their armpits in water and slipping on the mossy rocks, tied the rope to the outermost canoe. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z His dæmon howled and lurched forward, slipping and falling flat. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “The sound of Miss Peregrine’s life slipping away! Emma, you should’ve burned those Gypsies’ faces off while you had the chance! Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She didn’t like the idea of owing him and couldn’t bear the thought of slipping backward again. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Sticky cringed with every click, as if he were being shocked, and by the end of the message his trembling, sweaty fingers were slipping off the switch. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z 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 Frank Sinatra appears, a disembodied voice, sliding around on the tune like someone slipping on a muddy sidewalk. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z His fingers were slick with perspiration, the dial slipping between them. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The town cast its light across the water, the ruddy embers slipping across the waves. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I walk over and begin to unfasten the row of tiny buttons along the back, slipping it over her head once it’s loose enough. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The word threw cold water on the warmth that I’d been slipping into. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Left ... left ... snap it out... drive in ... mix it up . . . don't let 'im get away, Alfred . . . press Angel kept slipping Alfred's jab. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z We drove all night, slipping across the border just after midnight and reaching Liliesleaf Farm at dawn. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I look down, thinking of my stupidity in slipping my phone into my backpack pocket before I fell asleep in the car. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He smiles slowly, like the moon slipping beneath the waves of the lake. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I look both ways before slipping it under the door, and lean against the wall, listening. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The shooter was slipping shells into the twin barrels of his gun. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z A lot of other senators seemed to be having trouble with their togas, too—hiking up their hems, trying to keep the cloth from slipping off their shoulders. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Still playing with baby toys?” he asked, as if to make up for slipping and being nice. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He walked through the yard, slipping on a loose piece of bark, picking himself up and stomping on the treacherous thing, then sniffing the ring of ashy stones where the man’s teakettle had heated. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “Forever,” he says, slipping his arms around my waist. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to hurt God’s feelings either,” I said, the words slipping irreverently from my lips before I was aware of their full meaning. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But in fact, I had no way of slipping past the electric fence—and no idea where the hell I was. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But they were slipping from his grasp, and she was getting heavier and heavier, the nightmare monster pulling harder and harder. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Though he has become rather proficient at slipping in at abnormal hours, sneaking out is a different matter. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Ambrose laughs again and ends the call before slipping the phone back into his pocket. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I began to tell him quite matter-of-factly about Rass, where it was, what it looked like, slipping into a picture of how it had been. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Strapping on his gun belt, Bernabe stopped in front of her, slipping one hand inside her robe to cup a heavy breast. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath it, he felt Yummy’s hand in his, slipping the flask of bow-wow wine into his hand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I grit my teeth and run, leaping over the bodies, feet slipping in the gore. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She whispers, "I'm sorry," and then we're little girls again, slipping in and out of each other's beds, full of worries and wishes, falling into dreams of the future. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But I don’t get out of here until noon,” I explained, slipping out of the car. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She wasn’t sure how Taisin would react to being tied to them; all day she had been slipping further away, and it wasn’t clear if she was actually aware of what was going on. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It still felt strange to acknowledge it, like answering to a name that didn’t belong or slipping into clothes that weren’t quite the right size, but she made herself say it in her head. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I felt fingers slipping down the back of my neck, grabbing my collar, pulling me backward. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z A five-year-old—Rolf Hupfauer—-sits in the corner of the sofa, eyelids slipping heavily over his eyes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “How could you do that?” he shouted, tears of rage slipping from his eyelashes. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Workin’ man now,” he said, slipping his hands into his pockets. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Somehow Mark got his free hand up, slipping it between their two bodies and up to his foe’s neck. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “You’re here somewhere,” she said, and down the hall the little echo went, slipping in a whisper on the tiny currents of air. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z She shrugged artfully, the scales of her neckline slipping lower. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Ray reaches the picnic table first, practically crawls on top of Frank, slipping right in between where Byrd and Frank sit side by side. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z After slipping inside the tiny hiding space, I closed myself in, welcoming the darkness as the only safe companion to my despair. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He had been identified as a stranger and felt his sense of belonging slipping away. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He rolls the president on one side and carefully searches for a puncture wound, his fingers slipping along the skin, probing for a telltale oozing of blood. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z So there you have it: Hamilton safely buried and assuming legendary proportions as a martyr; Burr slipping out of town, eventually headed toward bizarre adventures in the American West, but already consigned to political oblivion. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z What he did see while his head was lowered was a long black barge slipping under the bridge in the direction of Furnes in Belgium. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As I’m slipping the phone back into my pocket, I get a text from Mom, all hyped up. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z She was too weak to talk, slipping in and out of consciousness. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Someone grabs him from behind, arms slipping around his chest. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Each bead slipping through her fingers was another resentment recorded and released. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I'll be right back,” I whisper to Jamie, slipping out of my seat and finding one of the doors to the balcony. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She’d told me the ring was a little big and kept slipping off when her hands were in the soapy wash water. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I could feel one of the packs of gum slipping a little. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z There was the long wait, the murmuring crowd, the timer blinking a new track record, and again, the soft whir of the finish photo slipping down to the stewards. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya brought up the rear, stopping at every door she came across and slipping her key into the keyholes. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The oars were long and there were no leathers to keep them from slipping out. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z There was Gum Baby, slipping through my window. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Dad said, his voice slipping a few notches lower into the tone he uses with Not Our Family. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Just as it had before he faced the Horntail, time was slipping away as though somebody had bewitched the clocks to go extrafast. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z 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 The sun started slipping away, and the light in the greenhouse faded. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z His wife and his mistress, until an hour ago secure and inviolate, were slipping precipitately from his control. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She felt herself slipping before she was even sure of the direction in which they were moving. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I start slipping the tails of my white shirt back under my skirt. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “No indeed, for you are the proverbial eel, always slipping away from me,” he called. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I was slipping away, or breaking away, like a crumbling glacier cracking from the continent and drifting out to sea. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z All the fumbling, and stumbling, and batons slipping and dropping to the ground. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “What about tricks to keep you from slipping into others’ heads?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I expect everyone to help for Thanksgiving,” my mother says, slipping into her frantic tone. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “The knife was just slipping through the air at first, and then I felt it...” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She jumped back and lifted her dress up, foot slipping on the mud near the water. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I quickly made my way to the plants, slipping through the crowd like a ghost, like I didn’t exist at all. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z As it went down, slipping lightly through the old man’s fingers, he still could feel the great weight, though the pressure of his thumb and finger were almost imperceptible. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know how it happened, but I felt myself slipping away from the calm and controlled me into something unfamiliar. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z On a particular afternoon when I was slipping off the bar every time I tried to catch it, I sobbed to Aimee, “I’m never going to get it!” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Something was slipping out of me, slipping away, taking my strength and my sanity, and I could not stop it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It was a tall box made from black wood, draped with dark red curtains and with a door in the middle, which the priest used for slipping into the tiny space behind. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She couldn’t know that it was born of tales told years ago by a monk slipping into senility, or that it had been fed ever since by every source Lazlo could get his hands on. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Looking around, she saw that the other women were already slipping into whatever they had chosen. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She let go of his hand, instead slipping her arm around his, elbows linked like a chain. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Khrazz cursed and turned a high cut into a low one, slipping past the old knight’s blade for once, only to have his blow scrape uselessly off a white steel greave. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Gregor felt more tears slipping down his cheeks when he thought of how badly you had to be hurt to lose the ability to cry. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The light blue kitchen tiles were worn and chipped at the comers, but they looked scrubbed clean, as did the pots, whose lids did not fit, one side slipping crookedly into the pot. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He would have been happy to “look out for the commercial aspects of our work, if this can be done in a dignified and proper way,” but that prospect seemed to be slipping away. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He felt as if time was slipping away from him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He did not even know that the air was cold with frost slipping down from the mountains. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I asked, slipping on a pair of boxers under the covers. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “Yes. This will do. So, what is it then?” he says, slipping it into his vest pocket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z They all mourned Rocky that way, by slipping, lapsing into the plans he had for college and for his football career. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z When he dropped it in my jacket’s pocket, he leaned over, his sweatshirt hood slipping off his head, and pressed a light kiss against my bruised cheek. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Thomas realized that only that wall was moving, heading for its neighbor to the left, ready to seal shut with its protruding rods slipping into the drilled holes across from it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Another time he saw a white-robed woman—maybe a nymph or a goddess—holding a wicked-looking knife, slipping between ruined columns in a public park. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Now slipping over a back-yard fence, now at last on the waterfront, Sea Street, Flounder Alley. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to keep his mind on it, but he kept slipping back to Celia’s apartment. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z So in order for people to see me and not shoot me he had also bought me a large blaze orange cap which kept slipping down over my face. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “No matter how small that opening is, I’ll be slipping that ball right through it. It’s called being a foosball boss.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “How do you do,” Ignatius said, slipping his hands into the pockets of his smock to prevent any further handshaking. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I was slipping it in myself and then saying later, “Oh, by the way, I left a little in the crock.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Just looking at it made her feel dizzy, like the canvas was the only steady point in the world and everything else was slipping. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She went through the sitting rooms, slipping along the walls, frightened and cold. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The shovel kept slipping from her hands because Mama’s gloves were too big. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I'd watch a white-haired man slipping out of his back brace and ask myself what he'd done to deserve such a privileged life. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I darted from car to car, but she kept slipping all over the place. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z This would have suited Briony, for the morning was slipping away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “So,” she said, slipping the photograph into the envelope that the list had come with. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Lord Bacchus!” she interrupted, slipping off Tempest’s back. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I felt my consciousness slipping as the pain subsided. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z While slipping past my mother and sister, I chanced a look. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z His childhood, his friendships, his carefree sense of security—all of these things seemed to be slipping away. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Their slipping into and about Harlem hadn’t been so noticeable when other whites were also around. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The microphone clipped to my lapel is slipping. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, sir,” Reynie said, his hopefulness slipping into dejection. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Woolf saw the white cap slipping out of reach and feared that this narrow path would be his only chance to break loose. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She regards it carefully before slipping it into her bag, as though she is not entirely sure it is real. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Of course, she realized, his reed-thinness probably aided in slipping into houses. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Some of the others tried to stop them and she began to move around the floor in graceful circles, as they gave chase, slipping and sliding over the polished floor. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she remembered her mother’s promise and, slipping her hand under her pillow, drew out a little crimson-covered book. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I hesitate a second longer before slipping into the embrace of night. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z They showed this one snake slipping out of its old skin and then leaving that old skin on the ground behind him. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z The seams of the cushions were frayed and slipping apart. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I can feel the relief slipping away amid the clapping and music and laughter. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Ruth May was slipping away into her fever. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She continued to massage my back and shoulders until we both could feel the tension slipping away. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z She lay awake for some time, trying to sort through the hazy memories that kept slipping away from her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The game was still running through my mind, almost slipping into a real dream, when Moms came to the door. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “There are too many noises, and they can’t hear a killer slipping up on them. So they stay in their dens, especially possums, because they can’t smell much.” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We fell into line, waddling behind her through the tunneled ice like a train of ducklings after their mother, feet shuffling and arms held out in awkward balance poses to keep from slipping. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z With the tips of my toes I could still brush some of the rocks but they were all slipping and sliding away from shore. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know how I am going to get to Taryn without slipping. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Whitiker was struck by his manners and how he spoke like the teachers and social workers she had known growing up— enunciating his words, slipping in a few she didn’t know. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z My shoulders kept slipping out of the large neck hole. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I catch her slipping upstairs to the empty bedrooms almost every day now. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He could feel his moment of greatness slipping through his fingers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Then he saw that the girl was slipping back into the shop. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s like he sees his dreams of Dino-land slipping away from him. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z She was slipping into her work outfit—a yellow sheath and some white flats. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z If I’m completely honest with myself, there have been hints I was slipping. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He could practically feel Mariam’s tiny fingers slipping away from his as the phantom rumble of a truck echoed in his mind. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z We have no chance of slipping out of our organized lines and skipping the pep rally in the gym. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I feel the heft of a gun in my hand and curl my fingers around it, slipping my index finger over the trigger. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The water felt good; slipping, sliding away all the things I wanted to forget. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Is it what you carried onto the train the last time you saw your mother and father, as your first life was slipping away? Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She trembled, slipping in and out of sleep. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I take his hand, slipping my fingers between his. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I recoiled, slipping down in the space between the backseat and the front. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They deliberately sought young kids who were slipping through the cracks and had been written off as their personal crusade. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Nox left early that night, slipping out of the castle without a word to anyone. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He was bent over, his glasses slipping down his nose, his left hand curled around so he could write properly. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z While he was slipping them on, the car veered toward a young couple crossing the street. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I fear my chance at winning the Excelsior Award might be slipping out of my grip. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z But the hope that kept the grief at bay is dwindling, slipping away with each word she speaks. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “It is so you! Freckles over on Pinder Lane saw you slipping out of a backyard with a paintbrush.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Evidently now she was slipping the key back into his hand. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z "I feel sorry for them," whispered Ploy, slipping her fingers into Nok's hand. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Errooowww!” something screams beneath me, and I hurry to my feet, slipping on the leaves. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The guards positioned beneath the window didn’t glance upward, and she gaped at the bluish-gray sky, at the clouds slipping on their shoes and shuffling toward the horizon. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Eleanor reached into the toilet and felt tears slipping down her cheeks. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z But hey, slipping the note into the widows mailbox had always been more about self-flagellation than brotherly love. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I pictured my brothers crouching in the dark, their sweaty hands slipping down their rifles. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They scrambled away to the line of trees and dropped down, slipping behind the same large oak as before for cover. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The moon ran with him, slipping through a tangle of bare branches overhead, across the starry sky. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He wore very small eyeglasses that were always slipping down on his nose. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Nicholas’s large trousers were slipping down his hips. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I wish I could convey the perfection of a seal slipping into water or a spider monkey swinging from point to point or a Hon merely turning its head. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Children shot by us, darted around us, little ones shrieking with excitement, adolescents slipping like shadows from door to door, hands over their mouths to keep laughter still. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z California feels like it’s slipping farther and farther away from me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Representative Thetus Sims of Tennessee had broken his arm and shoulder by slipping on ice several days earlier, but he refused to seek medical care until he cast his vote in favor of the amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He wore dark laced shoes made from a kind of canvas, with thick, textured soles that Claire assumed prevented him from slipping on the wet deck of the vessel. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The woman laughed, slipping her arm through the crook of her husband’s elbow. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Johnny thought that was like Rab—slipping off by himself, getting ahead of you and then grinning at you out of the corner of his mouth. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Hari had to hang on to the cot to keep from slipping off. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Although they seemed more interested in smoking and telling jokes, slipping a beet into my underwear unnoticed was no easy task. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I did so; then I tucked the letter down inside my shirt and left, slipping out the back way and through his pasture before I cut back onto the road. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I make a big show of reorganizing my med cart, secretly slipping notes under Will’s door every time I’m in the hallway to get more supplies. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The last shard of his dignity was like a wrapper slipping off that he was desperate to retie. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z 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 The one with the hands slipping from his grasp, no matter how hard he tried to hold on. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Instead she gritted her teeth and looked away to notice that Paulette was slipping out the door. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Past it, slipping through the inky water, Sigurd’s ghost leered at her, leaving bloody trails behind him. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z And then somewhere around the time his father started slipping, Mike lost that innate confidence in himself. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept hunching her shoulders to keep the dress from slipping. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The shoes kept slipping off his feet at every other step, and the more he tried to put on a dignified face, the more people kept turning around to laugh. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The party was slipping away in sweet sadness, Eddie went out in the office and did a little tap dance and came back and sat down again. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z When she entered the rotunda, she saw Charles Chiltington slipping out into the lobby again. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Glancing out the window, Roy was reminded that time was slipping away. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the hut was a man asleep in a chair, bottle-thick bifocals slipping down his nose. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what else to do, so I ran practically the whole way home, gripping Aaron’s photo and nearly slipping several times on the icy sidewalk. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It lit up the night and warmed Frank to the bone, but he could feel his life slipping away, as if he were being consumed rather than the wood. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He rests his knee on the mattress and leans over me, slipping the ice pack under my head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Hello,” she says low, slipping off her shoes. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z He dodges another punch, slipping around Al and kicking him hard in the back. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “For luck,” her grandmother had whispered, slipping it onto her wrist. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When he lay down again the cat was gone from his side—another small night hunter slipping through the unquiet shadows that froze to stillness at his passing. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The night that seemed endless hours before is now slipping from your fingers, ticking by as it falls into the past and pushes you toward the future. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I spin the cassette so fast my finger keeps slipping out of the tiny hole. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt the board lose purchase, slipping downward. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He lived in a thin, hard core of consciousness; he felt time slipping by; the darkness round him lived, breathed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The cab swerved just in time and one brother was slipping on the snow and almost fell in the path of a delivery truck. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry froze, his cut finger slipping on the jagged edge of the mirror again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He lowered it to her belly and kissed her mouth again before quickly slipping his hand under her skirt. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Once they’re too far away to see us, I take a few steps back, slipping my hand into my pocket to protect the vial. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Your mother would kill you if she knew about your smoking,” Laila said, looking one way, then the other, before slipping into the alley. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He was trying to fit a white cap over my dark Persian curls, but it kept slipping off. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Maybe she would just expire here, slipping under the icy water forever. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I spend the entire afternoon peering around corners, slipping behind tent flaps, and ducking under wagons. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Winchell threw incomplete on the second down, the ball slipping off his hands and landing out of bounds. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Before long they lost the course of the brook, slipping across the moonlit patches as fugitives and halting in the bushes with raised ears and staring eyes. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Fail in the streets and the crews would catch you slipping and take your body. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He had the window wide open and the sheets and blankets thrown back Mrs Helena Kingshaw drew the curtains across, the bracelets slipping and chinking down her arm, from elbow to wrist. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I had told myself to hang back—didn’t want to be lumped in with someone like Mildred—but I found myself running up to him and slipping something in his hand. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I climbed up, slipping and floundering, lost the echoed light and found it again, a good little new-split stone with a piece of mica in it—not a fortune but a good thing to have. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Rita scowls at me before slipping in to stand behind me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m shot down by the sound of my mouth slipping away from hers till silence staggers between us. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z As we came near, I could always feel his hand slipping over my collar. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Whatever restraint she had before is slipping away quickly. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z A woman was indeed coming out on the sandbar, slipping and no doubt cursing to herself, for her lips went up and down between her clear, peremptory calls. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Dudley hitched up his trousers, which were slipping down his fat bottom. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z And when I kissed him, when my lips pressed against his one last time, slipping inside of his mind was as easy as taking his hand had been. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He seemed intent on preventing Snape from slipping away at the end of class. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I grab a small throwing knife, slipping it into my boot before I exit. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It wanted to hunt so badly that the shield which hid its menace was slipping, putting an edge to its presence. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He toyed with the little red strip that opens the pack before slipping it back into his pocket. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard him trying to yank off his boots, but his hands kept slipping, sending his elbows into the wall. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Kind of go slipping as I run round the porch and come down the short slope. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z He stands and presses his lips to mine, his mouth open, his hands on my bare hips, his thumbs slipping under the top of my jeans. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I try to focus on feeding Jaimito, slipping a few spoonfuls of lentils into his mouth, which he promptly spits into his hand and rubs all over his face. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent all day sneaking around the halls and slipping into classrooms so Maurice wouldn’t find me. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "The years nowadays don't pass the way the old ones used to," she would say, feeling that everyday reality was slipping through her hands. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In the locker rooms I’d been in, the white women always seemed embarrassed by their nakedness and wrapped towels around their waists before slipping off their underpants, but here most of the women were buck-naked. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z "I have to go," I say, slipping out from between him and the wall. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I practiced slipping the bag onto my back and running with it—I didn’t want to be left behind. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I kicked my legs, tried to get up, but my feet kept slipping in the mud and I couldn’t get enough of a grip or a foothold to move away. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Me and Jay tiptoed out into the dark night, following the moonlight shadow that was slipping and dipping between the trees and bushes. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I’m almost at the station, just passing the Crown, when I feel a hand on my arm and I wheel around, slipping off the pavement and into the road. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Might I buy you a drink as a token of my thanks, Miss Martin?” he asks, after slipping the notebook into his pocket. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My father, I thought, seemed more like a father and less like a brother with the three of them, offering them advice and slipping them cash when they needed it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I spend the rest of the night slipping in and out of a doze, imagining the cutting remarks I will make to Peeta Mellark in the morning. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I follow him, slipping the anthology under my binder. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks,” Frank muttered, slipping his firewood into his coat. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” said Harry, slipping inside the cabin and pulling the Cloak down off his head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Just in case,” she said, slipping in their simple food of rice wrapped up in leaves and salted boiled eggs. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z After the Cauldron warrior had struck him, Taran had regained consciousness only a few moments before slipping once again into whirling darkness. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He did not want to see trees that he had passed, or houses and children slipping into the space the automobile had left behind. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember the first drink, and getting into bed, and her slipping in beside me with the botde in her hand. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z One girl left with a broken leg after slipping on a bar of soap Pilar dropped while the nanny was bathing her in the sink. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The cop perked up, slipping between me and the clerk to get a better look. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But he compelled me to drink, and so I drank; the grass-green faerie wine slipping down my throat like nectar. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Before heading home, he took his shoe off, carefully wiped it down, and placed it in his backpack before slipping on his flip-flops and starting the two-mile walk back home. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z No one noticed him slipping notes and handwritten drafts of technical papers—documents he would have no reason to take home—into his briefcase. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the kitchen I picked my backpack up, slipping one arm through one of the straps and bounced it up on my shoulder. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Milo caught it just in time when it began slipping. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I simply can’t dance anymore,” she panted, slipping off one of her shoes and rubbing the sole of her foot. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I sigh and walk up to the sidelines, slipping between people whose voices have started to go hoarse from cheering. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The season was slipping away, the fabled cry of “State in eighty-eight!” that had been etched on the backs of cars and scribbled in yearbooks a minute away from becoming a failed dream. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle walked past Father, ducked under some models, and, slipping between the wall and the wing, eyed Dragonwings critically. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark felt the jolt through his entire body but held on, slipping his forearm into the gap between the handle and the ship so that his elbow took the weight. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It was Nancy’s brother on the line, calling from Kansas, saying that Nancy’s father was slipping, and that it looked as if the end was near. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His hand cradles the side of my head, his long fingers slipping through my hair. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Constance replied grumpily, sliding her tiny wrists free of the metal bands and slipping her head out of the helmet. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Please, I just need to go,” he slurred out, and then he was lost, the panic slipping over his whole body. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z His feet turned capricious, slipping off at odd angles. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Whether shrouded in fabric or slipping on gold, it wouldn’t matter to me. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The nightmare was slipping from him, but there was something he couldn’t put his finger on, something different, something— A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I asked, slipping my baseball mitt on my right hand. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Ah, you must depart directly if you mean to catch the current,” said Vikus, slipping the backpack with Boots onto his shoulders and leading him to Ares, who was already carrying his dad. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They were night creatures with blue skin that they could remove before slipping under doors and through keyholes. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Tobias says, slipping between his bunk and mine to stand in the aisle with us. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Why, then, did they degenerate outside cells, like fog slipping through fingers? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Madame says, “Really, Hubert, it’s gloomy as a graveyard in here,” but Marie-Laure ventures a bit farther, the soles of her shoes slipping, the floor angling down, and then her shoes touch water. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The collective gasp Moss’s friends couldn’t smother betrayed their escape, and the cop turned to see them slipping away. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He had posted guards around Mole’s Town, both to keep his crows away from the wildling women and to keep the free folk from slipping off southward to raid. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And then they ran, stumbling and slipping as they climbed. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The greenwitches grumbled in response, and some insisted that they had run into klippes at twilight, or seen sprites slipping among the shadows of the Wood at Midsummer. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Cook,” Ophie said, taking two more shortbread cookies and slipping them into the pocket of her apron when the older woman wasn’t paying attention. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Tears were popping out of his eyes and slipping down his cheeks. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She had a casual way of ignoring affronts, slipping past insults to her whiteness like a seasoned boxer slips punches. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She pats my shoulder before slipping out of the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Teenagers stood on the steps and watched, some lighting cigarettes, others slipping fingers behind their sunglasses to wipe hidden tears. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Mom unlocked the lobby door, which is iron and glass and must weigh three hundred pounds, and she pushed hard to swing it open, her heels slipping on the tile floor. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Rishi followed Dimple as she pushed through the crowd, slipping easily between people who were much taller and bigger than her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I’m looking forward to putting her down early tonight, to slipping into that teddy Tom bought me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was away from her, he tortured himself with the thought of other men slipping into her house. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “He’s fantastic!” said Jenny, slipping Chico the treat. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Then his father was running along the icy bank and slipping slowly into the water. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Poppet gives her an embrace before slipping out the door back into the hall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He heard trees snapping in the forest around die rock, felt his body slipping out and clawed at the rocks to hold himself down. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel as if those stones are slipping down my throat and settling in my stomach, pulling me toward the ground. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “There is a more serious weaving,” said Gwydion, slipping the net into his own jacket. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z It was slipping away from her, she knew, but there was nothing that she could think of to say that would bring it back. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Later, Rosita collects our empty glasses, slipping her arms between our piles of books and papers, unnoticed, well practiced at being invisible. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just in case,” she said, slipping in their simple food of rice wrapped up in leaves and salted boiled eggs. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z But even as I think that, I can start to feel my grip slipping. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z It was his mother, slipping in to say good night. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d sometimes see red eyes shining at me, soldiers or their victims, too drunk or sad or tired to care about the girl slipping through their city. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It just felt normal and right, like slipping into a hot bubble bath. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Ray slipping from behind her out into the open air. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I cried, fearing he was slipping back into madness. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z She steps out into the hall unnoticed, slipping out of sight into the shadowed library across from the parlor. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There was no way to stop the sands of knowledge from slipping through the hourglass of my mind. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Though the late afternoon sun was slipping through the trailing edges of the oil cloud, it was warmer than ever. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Kino could see them in his mind, slipping along the track, whining a little with eagerness, and behind them, dark and half disinterested, the horseman with the rifle. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z For all Jason knew, he’d been slipping off to practice raising spirits with Diocletian’s scepter, then sparring with them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Practice slipping it in and out of my belt. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Alex reaches for him in return, presses one thumb into the hollow of his collarbone, slipping right under the knot of his tie. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Sir,” he said quickly, his veneer of smoothness slipping. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z "Yes, Coach," Aaron said, instantly slipping back into his role as Coach's pet. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She saw herself slipping between the pyramids in a long white robe. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She began saving the softer insides of the bread, slipping it to Reuven when she could. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’ve just come back from there, Silver and I, but I don’t mind slipping over again for a bit.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt the soles of her tennis shoes slipping, and eased herself down so that she straddled the peak of the roof. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z More disturbingly, scientists’ ability to control their own professional destinies seemed to be slipping away. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It was a long way down, and so dark that Quentyn had to feel his way to keep from slipping. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Nathan was so scared of the loudness and firmness in Uncle Jet’s voice that he wasted no time slipping out of the truck. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Let’s see if we can find something useful,” I said, slipping my fingers around hers again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Valley struggled to her feet, slipping in the mud as Thorn got up and helped Seven do the same. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z And thankfully, her mother was busy with the vegetable garden, so she didn’t notice Stella slipping in a little later than usual. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I can feel the shadows slipping out of the dark, coming for me. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Cicadas and crickets sang farewell to the sun slipping toward the west. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I see his feet first, slipping down the steps some but not hurrying, taking his time now that he knows we’re here. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I make another leap and fail again, my fingers slipping once more. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z All the cages were open and the snakes were out—some curled lazily into great scaly knots, others slipping gently about the floor. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Mamita presented me with it, slipping the strap over my head, lifting the top up. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z But so many people surrounded them now that he and the others could no longer dart ahead as a pack, slipping beyond the rest of the crowd. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I make my way in the dark, up the hill, sleet rustling around me, hauling myself up by branches and tree trunks, my shoes slipping on the packed icy snow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They scrambled up the slopes, some of them slipping and falling. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “An important room, this!” cried Mr. Wonka, taking a bunch of keys from his pocket and slipping one into the keyhole of the door. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z “Are you serious? We’ve been so good, there might as well be halos above our heads!” exclaimed Jessie, her glasses slipping down the bridge of her nose. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Harry flung his arms over his head and ran, slipping over the coils of snake skin, out of the way of great chunks of tunnel ceiling that were thundering to the floor. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Her body tumbled forward, hands reaching out to break her fall, the container slipping from her grasp. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “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 Her hair is always in a bun, and her glasses are always slipping down her nose; her clothes always remind me of a curtain or a sofa. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He was slipping down some comic book rabbit hole. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She brushed her hair back from her face, her kimono slipping off her shoulder. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Elements are already slipping away, dripping like the flowers around them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Turner stood up, drank from his canteen and stepped into the procession, slipping in behind a couple of Highland Light Infantry men. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The temperature and humidity inside the army facility were so intense that slipping outdoors into the 100-plus degrees of the central Virginia June summer invited relief. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Three pennies are in her shoe— slipping back and forth between the sock and the inner sole. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch the thief turn the dead person’s pockets inside out and abandon the body, slipping into one of the nearby buildings. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Thomas took her hand and helped her; it was treacherous, with her bad leg, and she feared slipping into the water, which was quite shallow but clogged with filth. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the beginning, she had haunted me, haunted my dreams, but even now, just weeks later, she was slipping away, falling apart in my memory and everyone else’s, dying again. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “So,” said Dumbledore, slipping off the desk to sit on the floor with Harry, “you, like hundreds before you, have discovered the delights of the Mirror of Erised.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I could feel myself slipping into a strange funk, one in which every little noise or sight outside the window was enough to distract me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You don’t need to tell me. I already know. I totally should have figured that out. You’ve been working together for months. I’m slipping.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She’s still worried about me tripping or slipping, and the track just seems safer to her. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Milkman reached up for her as she came timidly down the bank, slipping, stumbling, laughing at her own awkwardness, then squealing as the cold river water danced up her legs, her hips, her waist. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z My whole world felt like it was slipping away. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Below me are the blue hills slipping down to the lake, and above floats a chalky white balloon moon, which is sending light beams down to the deep blue lake. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z The linen’s ends kept slipping out, refusing to be tied. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “You want something?” he said, slipping his arm out of his coat. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They were forced down a steep flight of stairs, still tied back-to-back and in danger of slipping and breaking their necks at any moment. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The elf half stood and worked his way along the row, slipping out of the theater. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z A familiar shame crept over me, the shame of slipping past a stranger in the street and relieving him of his wallet without him even knowing it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He was forcing the men to identify themselves, and so the false courage the whiskey and the darkness had lent them was slipping away. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I shake my head, a smile slipping onto my lips as I put the note back down and walk over to the actual med cart. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Emma shouted, and we all took off running after it, slipping and sliding on the ice, rounding the corner into the snow-choked alley that ran between the glaciated building and the one next to it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It seemed to Oppenheimer that the opportunity to keep atomic weapons under control via international agreement was slipping away, perhaps never to be recovered. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z After slipping back into his room and sitting the gift on the bedside table, I lift the covers to crawl into bed next to him. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z A drunken, mystery tear slipping from my eye, unharnessed, unhinged, running into my ear. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He was pulling so hard that at first he didn’t notice that Marco was slipping into the sea. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Area Boy Incapable of Leaving Well Enough Alone We’re sitting side by side on the train, and even though it keeps jostling us together, I can feel her slipping away. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Men take off their jackets like they’re slipping off backpacks, and women swing their purses like empty lunch boxes. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “She would have liked it better if I had been the one slipping out at night, but she hates you too—almost as much. She figures I would have died if not for you.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z When we were all inside, the leader slammed the door and locked it behind us, slipping the key into his pocket. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Blades are circling, slipping, sliding off each other. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He tried to explain what had happened, but he could hear himself slipping into incoherence. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And sometimes I imagined figures slipping into the shadows when I passed. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Mark lunged after her but lost his balance, slipping and falling. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z With him was a man who was known only as Z. Mr. Trepid thought of Z as a shiftless man, slipping in and out of town like a slithery possum. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Rats scatter in front of us with squeaks of terror, and I see only their tails, slipping between mounds of waste, empty trash cans, soggy cardboard boxes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z But Tidbit, instead of silently slipping from the wagon, shouted, “Who be that, Amari?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Slipping into Summer’s skin had become as easy for him as slipping on a pair of breeches once had been, before his back was broken. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Kate was making it difficult by slipping on things that had spilled from her bucket. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A few months earlier, when crisp leaves had begun slipping to the ground, signaling the end of summer, Dad had been in high spirits. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When I catch him slipping out the door in the middle of the night, I follow. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Harry whirled around, slipping in the snow, wand held ready to defend himself: but there was nothing to fight. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “We want you,” he said, his hand slipping through my hair to cup the back of my neck. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Each step was lined with a dark strip, to stop people from slipping. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z The dogs stormed ahead, their paws slipping on the stone floor. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He was clinging to a tower miles high, and his fingers were slipping, nails scrabbling at the stone, his legs dragging him down, stupid useless dead legs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She had to hold on to her normal way of looking while simultaneously slipping into the trancelike open dreaming in which she could see the Shadows. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Know Star Wars stuff?” he answered, slipping the thing over my head. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z She ran past her grandmother, slipping around her outreached arms, and made her way to Parker. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A split second before they collided, the Special seemed to disappear, slipping out of sight like a coin in a magician’s hand. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Gum Baby shouted, slipping down to sit on top of the backpack. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He shifted his ground uneasily and felt himself slipping in the mud. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It moved very slowly, its tires slipping on the ice. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As he was slipping the key into the lobby door, I said, “I wish you’d give the chemo a chance, Baba.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Past their feet they could feel all the snakes slipping and writhing as they hurried from the Snake House. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Lydia looked at him with eyes that said she knew he was slipping away, disappearing before her like fog in the morning sun. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z So here we are now, two months later in the heart of dark February, with May slipping in, Ob slipping out, and Cletus and me just grabbing at anything we can save. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Kavita barely glances at me before slipping off her book bag and taking a seat next to Ma’s purse on the bench. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I was slipping her dress over her head now and her voice came muffled through the shantung cloth. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyddie demonstrated—her powdered fingers pinching, looping, slipping, pulling—all in one fluid motion that magically produced a healed warp thread with no hint of a lump to betray the break. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z But now, with the biting wind and the endless landscape of white, the walkway’s bends and length were more of an annoyance, and the fleeing group kept slipping on its curves. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I started up the embankment, slipping in the mud. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Emmett’s death had been a surprise, just like Gramma’s had been, but his was a brutal murder, not a quiet slipping away in the middle of the night. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The first key came off easily, but the second one kept slipping. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Our backs are wetter and we keep slipping while trying to get up. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But the eye of Cuckoo marked it first and she saw the maid slipping at dawn out of his court and she laid hold on the girl and laughed, and her old hawk’s eyes glittered. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z She felt her wetness slipping on his skin. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He paused, then lifted the boy, who kept slipping, and forced himself to move, knowing he had to go somewhere, anywhere now, no matter what, or where. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t keep them waiting,” he said, slipping past me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Practice slipping it in and out of my belt. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He squeezed her shoulder once and withdrew, slipping out the door into the cool night air. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z His sodden robes weighed him down as he walked in deeper; now the water was over his knees, and his rapidly numbing feet were slipping over silt and flat, slimy stones. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The last thing she saw before slipping into darkness was Jaime looking at her with such love in his eyes that she thought she must be dreaming. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you want to hear, Adam? Or are you slipping into your cloud bath?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I know, Ruthie, it doesn’t make any sense. Sometimes I feel I’m invisible, slipping through the streets, never getting a chance to be part of this place.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The moon shone on Grandpop like a spotlight, and he was slipping a finger behind his sunglasses and wiping his eyes. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Uh-oh,” Dallas said, as he spotted Mr. Trepid slipping up behind Florida. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Gabe felt it all slipping away: his dream of returning, of finding his mother, of becoming part of something he had yearned for all his life. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Boiler explosions, well fires, men slipping into the tanks they were cleaning, sinkholes that opened up right under the happy spectators who came to celebrate a new find. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The down quilt Mom put on my bed is too light, and it keeps slipping off during the night. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Trista joined the fold, slipping her phone from her back pocket to check the time. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Then, just as the eye is about to relax its scrutiny, it spots Maribel slipping the coins into her pocket. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I used tiny bits of aluminum foil on the ends to keep the beads from slipping off, even though I knew they would anyway. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Hawkers, girls much younger than I, defied the school gate men, edging closer and closer to the cars to offer peeled oranges and bananas and groundnuts, their moth-eaten blouses slipping off their shoulders. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z But if his mind’s already slipping, that must be why he was so easy to reprogram. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He watched his classmates tap-dance with tongues, challenging one another, slipping and sliding from story to story. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Still, the snapshot of the girl on the bike followed me, a haunting thing of beauty I knew would break around the next bend, sure as a glass slipping from my hand. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z If El Patron’s mind was slipping, it meant he was ready for another dose of fetal brain implants. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For the last year his grandma had been slipping in and out of reality. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Then her head drooped, her eyelids closed, her hand started slipping, slipping, slipping away from the dark polished wood of the cradle. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Gathering up my gown, I ran down the curved drive as fast as I could, lurching and slipping and filled with joy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “What is this stuff?” he wondered, slipping into the shirt. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z If she begged him to straighten, he slouched, almost slipping through her hands. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Days have a way of slipping past like raindrops in a river. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z No, now I am going crazy, slipping into some state of paranoia. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And then she’d never mentioned it again, this essential fact about his life slipping from her mind as so many others did. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he melted into the pool of Lycaon’s shadow, taking his friends and the Athena Parthenos with him - slipping into cold ether with no idea where he would emerge. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The feel of a tight-knit group pulling together under Ernest Lawrence’s paternal eye was slipping away. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He imagined Petey visiting him in the hospital, slipping into the bed with him, letting him bury his nose in her hair, letting his hands roam where they would. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Once, looking suddenly back, as if some prickle of the skin told him that he was watched from behind, he thought he caught a brief glimpse of a small dark shape slipping behind a tree-trunk. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Even before the lodgers had reached the room, she was finished fixing the beds and was slipping out. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the smoke we saw other launches put in from other brigs and sloops slipping toward the embattled docks. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Then, climbing over a wall I looked back, seeing a man hurrying after me, slipping, sliding, going over the low dividing walls of the roofs with puffing, bustling effort. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Sasha and Malia came to love the convivial spirit of the kitchen, slipping in to make smoothies or pop popcorn after school. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Harry hurried up to the third floor, slipping the Marauder’s Map out of his pocket as he went. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z And as he lay there, consciousness slipping away from him, he prayed that Master Artemis hadn’t managed to capture the moment on video. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But I could feel it—my best friend slipping further away from me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She winks at me and does as she’s told, slipping the bag in my hand so I can stuff it in my coat pocket real quick. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Alby looked up, eyes droopy, as if he was on the edge of slipping into a deep sleep. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I feel everything inside of me slipping down into the floor. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I felt the whole thing reeling away from me, like a rope slipping through my hands. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She lost herself in the blond wood grain, slipping into the elliptical lines of age on the wood’s surface. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Unless I’m wrong, it’s only a matter of slipping up the bank there and down the other side. Shall I go?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun eventually rises, its light slipping through the cracks and illuminating Peeta's face. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Quickly slipping on her shoes and jacket, she took the goldfish and left the house. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Cool like when he had wanted that solo with the Bluesmen but felt it slipping away from him. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I went down the grassed hill, slipping in the frost to the edge of the dark pool. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z My palms were slipping, but I didn’t stop. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He’s been skipping out on our walks or slipping off in the middle of the night when no one is around to question his every move. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Not because my grip on her was slipping, but because my grip on consciousness was. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She could hear shouts in the distance, and slipping hurriedly into her boots she fled along the roadway. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Thus they went on living in a reality that was slipping away, momentarily captured by words, but which would escape irremediably when they forgot the values of the written letters. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Her world was slipping away from her and what would take its place? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The smile is slipping from his face and I’m getting a bad feeling about this, a very bad feeling. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the rushing sound of seventy-five thousand voices and the tumbling motion of horses and the flight of wind and dirt and the airy unreal feeling of mass and gravity slipping away. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The first time we walked through the school doors and down the hall holding hands, my palm was so sweaty it kept slipping away from David’s. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Sometimes I thought of myself as a bug or a tiny rodent, slipping into places that the eye could not even see. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Then they were gone, slipping away between the branches, which closed behind them as if they’d never been. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Some escaped illegally across borders, slipping into neighboring countries. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The subway train starts to move out of the station, slipping into a large black hole. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z While researching the murders, I often felt that I was chasing history even as it was slipping away, and not long after we spoke, I learned that Martha had died from heart failure. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She pictures them slipping from their sockets and moving before her in a steady gait, still wearing their rubber-soled shoes, their white-ribbed stockings. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she caught me slipping and added, "Ghost." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z What I got to do is somehow keep my hands from slipping off the oars. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Before slipping into Margaret’s waiting car, Branwell stopped and for the first time in twenty-seven days took in a deep breath of fresh, cold air. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was probably the hysterical bawling that had wiped me out, or the fight, or maybe I was just slipping into coma. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “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 waves roared in toward us and then silently pulled back again, slipping over the shore. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Mom asks, slipping Jordan into the tote bag. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z They don’t even make you pay attention, slipping in a ceremony and clearing the table before the children notice specialness. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There are the usual conjectures about what it can be, the usual suspicion that there is a Spanish spy among us who is slipping ratsbane into our food and drink. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I crouch down and dart through the hall, dodging soldiers and guns, slipping out of the hands that reach for me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I grabbed Thalia’s arm and we ran along the rails while the boar roared behind us, slipping and sliding as it tried to navigate the steep hillside. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Wouldn’t you like to know?” he said, slipping his arm about her waist. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Sarai’s fingertips did, at some point in the heedless flow of dream time, find themselves slipping under the hem of Lazlo’s shirt to play ever so lightly over the bare skin of his waist. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He tried to put his hard hat on her, but it kept slipping off. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “You know how it goes. It somehow went from you slipping folks candy in the halls to you slipping folks weed in the halls.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “They don’t have to tell me twice,” Sticky said, slipping into bed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He stood and turned to see Frankie slipping the key into a cabinet in the desk. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z My mother didn’t like the idea of boyfriends slipping in and out at all hours. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Mulch had removed his earpiece, slipping it into his pocket. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He felt himself slipping into darkness and blinked hard, doggedly clinging to life, willing himself to not let go. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z When I tucked it in properly at my waist, it was hard to walk, and it kept slipping off my head. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Mary Poppins, slipping one of the flannel nightgowns over her head, began to undress underneath it as though it were a tent. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He kept walking, slipping on rocks here and there, righting himself, slipping again, walking, walking, walking. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “I was looking for someone,” said the man Jack, slipping his right hand back into his coat pocket, so the knife was hidden, but there if he needed it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “No thank you,” he says, slipping his hands in his pockets. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He wondered whether he was going to suffocate; he could not breathe or see and the only solid things in the world were Ron’s arm and Hermione’s fingers, which were slowly slipping away.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I can see Beatrice, dear friendly tactless Beatrice, watching me from her partner’s arms, nodding encouragement, the bangles jangling on her wrists, the veil slipping continually from her over-heated forehead. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He went back to sleep, slipping into a light doze. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Later, Florida tossed and turned, slipping in and out of dreams. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I tried slipping it back to her, but Bloody Juan was our patrol, and his hawk eyes weren’t going to miss twice. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Isobel pushes the veil that is slipping over her face back behind her head again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z All my anger had fled, imploding back into my chest, slipping down the event horizon of the churning supermassive black hole inside me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She was moving slowly, possibly frightened of slipping on the snowy ground. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And his words, slipping in and wrapping around her heart before she could stop them: “You could have saved her.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Ever since I first came to the hospital more than ten years ago, she’s been the respiratory therapist here, slipping candy to me and the other CFers, like my partner in crime Poe. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The situation was slipping away from him and he knew it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Pollard’s career had continued slipping there, as it had everywhere else. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But now I had a chance to force back, a slim nothing of a chance that I could already feel slipping away. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “I’ll fix something,” Carolina said, climbing dutifully out of bed and slipping her feet into some fluffy pink slippers. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought of her slipping them on her feet. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Then he kisses two of his own fingers and touches the phone, before slipping it in his pocket. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Half the time we were slipping and sliding rather than walking. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Run!” commanded Mrs. Arable, taking the pig from Fern and slipping a doughnut into her hand. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z You frown at me, and I feel the chance to tell you about my parents slipping away. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Harry gasped, fighting now to keep a hold on his wand, . which was slipping and sliding beneath his fingers. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She selected a stealth-coated helmet, slipping it over her pointed ears. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z We have to watch Nana’s life slipping away from her like a forgotten word. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It’s not any paranoid thing; I just have this habit of slipping through memories. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z By the end of that cheery little number, my mom’s post-rally euphoria seemed to be slipping. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z My breath caught, and I felt like I was slipping underwater. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Not getting better and slipping away from her family. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He approached cautiously and saw that it was Blanca, who was letting her legs out the window and slipping down the wall like a cat, falling noiselessly onto the hydrangeas below. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, slowly, his fingers trail closer to my boxers, slipping under their waistband. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He felt himself slipping, struggling to separate reality from memory, the immediate present from the distant past. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z My sandals slipped, and I kicked them off to splash without slipping through sewage water, to run faster. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Dussel is slipping lower and lower in my estimation, and he’s already below zero. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Drew Dunaway, one brown arm casted to the elbow, was taking a few sack lunches from a volunteer and slipping them into his backpack. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It is in the graceful slouch of the men slipping their hands into the pockets of their tuxedo trousers. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a brutally cold winter, with temperatures slipping under zero degrees at night. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It went puffing and whistling down the chimneys, slipping in through the cracks under the windows, turning the Nursery carpet up at the corners. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z There was a guard standing next to it, a cigarette slipping out of his hand, looking around to see what was happening—but looking the wrong way. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “Not as terrible as slipping into someone’s head I actually like,” I admitted. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I put away the breakfast tray and rinsed out the milk saucer before slipping into the library to get a book. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He kept slipping and getting up, and slipping and getting up, and all the while the audience had gone wild with laughter and hysteria. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was slipping into his race bag. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s fine, go ahead,” her mom said, and she left her plate and scampered up the stairs behind Maya, slipping a little on the marble. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Her hands trembled as she pushed the bed out of position, her feet slipping on the half-frozen floor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Normally she would have noticed that a few unruly locks of Emma’s hair were already slipping out of her ponytail rubber band and Emma had started absent-mindedly twirling one of them around her finger. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The words had started slipping from my mouth a little more easily. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z ‘Not something weird, like aliens beaming Salim up to their spaceship, or him slipping between dimensions or—’ ‘No, not weird,’ I said. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldier gazed at his photo another minute before slipping it into his wallet. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As much as I complain about winter, cold air is easier to breathe, slipping like silver mercury down my lungs and out again. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I felt myself being hauled up and out of my seat, and almost before I realized what was happening, I was slipping down the wet bus steps and tumbling into the pouring rain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Held with two hands, they shook and wobbled so anything you were looking at kept slipping out of the field of view: some sort of tripod or mount was essential. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Half of my mind was still on the river with my junk, but as time went on, my junk began slipping away until I was alone with nothing but questions. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt, as most parents do at one time or another, that she was losing control, that the bridle put in her hands for the governing of Cathy was slipping through her fingers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Howard began slipping out to the barn in the morning with Pollard, and one day when the urge was too strong they got out a stock saddle and cinched it on Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z While he's slipping and sliding, jump off the car and see if it's unlocked. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The marble underfoot was cold and slick, and Cersei had to step carefully for fear of slipping. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The hooded mask kept slipping down over my eyes and I held my scythe straight out like a lance so I didn’t run face-first into something solid. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Yarwyck and Marsh were slipping out, he saw, and all their men behind them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z 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 He looked for playmates, but found no one and saw nothing but a large grey dog, which prowled the gravestones, always keeping its distance from him, slipping between gravestones and through shadows. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Something light-footed—an animal slipping weightlessly over the leaves . A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Father crossed his arms, slipping his hands into his armpits to keep them warm. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z They watched them step off the road and onto the wet grass, slipping and tumbling over each other. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Max tilts her head to the sky, a narrow beam of sunlight slipping through the buildings and falling on her face. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z For a terrible moment there was no response, and I could feel any hope of recovering them slipping away. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z At any sign that these virtues were slipping away, they began to panic that it had been wrong to bring us here. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Astrid screeches and drops to the ground, slipping from the guard's grasp like a piece of silk. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They couldn’t dig their fingers into his fur—they had to grip the armor between their knees, and his back was so broad that both of them kept slipping. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It was slimy and mossy; her hands were slipping. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Everything seemed to be slipping away from me and I could find no quick absorbing action that would get it under control. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was gone, the memory slipping away like a leaf floating down the river. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He began buttoning his shirt as the courier rode off—no hurry, why hurry?—and began slipping on the belt and saber. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The speech is so long and so unexciting that people in the audience begin shifting their feet and then lowering their heads and slipping away into the night, off to search for a real celebration. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z It’s the perfect size for slipping into your pocket. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I feel like my grip on Gram is slipping away faster than ever. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I try to braid it, but her curls keep slipping out of my fingers. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I suppose some rats made it through, slipping between the men and past the lights. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z They were the only birds which made a practice of slipping off height to land—except occasionally the oldest, gayest and most beautiful of all the conscious aeronauts, the raven. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Eleven sets in all, he says, boyish pride slipping into his voice. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I played one group against the other, slipping in and throwing a punch then stepping out of range while pushing the others into the melee to take the blows blindly aimed at me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The children ran down that section of path, slipping, tumbling, jumping from rock to rock. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Nikes keep me from slipping, but I still feel like I’m falling. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Thandiwe nodded, and without another word, hopped off the roof while slipping the forebear beneath her feet. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z But they kept slipping, especially on the hills, and I would have to tug and pull at them to keep them going forward. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat there primly, slipping a forkful of potato into her mouth, then chewing it with a really superior look on her face. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z It was nearing midnight and the Prime Minister was sitting alone in his office, reading a long memo that was slipping through his brain without leaving the slightest trace of meaning behind. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z |
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