My running became smooth and unselfconscious, a source of euphoria. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Its steps were smooth and worn, as if lots of people like the girl with the bike had been climbing up here for lots of years. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I just about give up, but then I see a crumpled brown paper bag that’s been smoothed out and folded tight. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Abdulrahman and Ahmad often ran up the smooth stone stairs of the lookout tower by their home, pretending they were spotting invaders, sounding bells of warning, planning their defenses. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

One building in particular appears smoothed and worn by the insistence of fingers: the building he’s in. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The wrinkles in Bullet's forehead smoothed out like a sheet pulled tight. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She backed easily in the smooth water, came around and filled quickly. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

These granite rocks are so smooth that you can lie and sun yourself on them in your bathing-costume without putting a towel underneath. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smoothed it with her right hand and sighed. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I found a fresh piece of paper in my drawer, and I smoothed it out against the top of the desk. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The pains they took to make themselves smooth! Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I could iron until the cotton sheet was smooth. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

It was composed of dazzling blue metal with an almost mirror shine to it, as smooth as water, and nowhere rectilinear or planar, but all flowing contours, as supple as skin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Luke tried to smooth the garbage bag, which suddenly seemed impossibly wrinkled. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The walls were black and smooth and slanted far up over my head. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The black suit seemed like it was just a really smooth outfit, not a work uniform. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The road we have long been traveling is deceptively easy, a smooth superhighway on which we progress with great speed, but at its end lies disaster. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Her potion already resembled the “smooth, black currant-colored liquid” mentioned as the ideal halfway stage. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I tried to play off the texting as smooth as possible. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“And then,” her mom would say, pulling the covers up over her and smoothing the blankets down, “you came home with us. Where you belong.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He was still asleep, and the melancholy creases that folded his daytime face were smoothed and slack. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someday soon I'm going to learn to do all of those things in one smooth motion. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I touch it, and my fingers find glass, cool and smooth. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Alexandra stood up and smoothed the various whalebone ridges running up and down her person. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Wind and time have worn and smoothed the gate's tiered placards that barely show the old carvings of the five colored clouds of heaven. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She adjusts her cap and smooths her hair behind her ears. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of snakes, coiled and twitching on the smooth pale rocks. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was a beautiful, smooth gait, and probably a sounder one. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smooth wave rose, tightening her throat, making it impossible to speak, and then, as she held on, tensing her lips, it fell away and she was safe. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

On the sidewalk we draw hopscotch games that we play using chipped pieces of slate, chalk Maria & Jackie Best Friends Forever wherever there is smooth stone. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I noted that they had clean, smooth trunks, with none of the countless tiny marks on their bark made by climbing meerkats. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“More,” she said, reaching up and ever so lightly smoothing my hair with her fingertips. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

From her other pocket she withdrew a second stone, which was inky black and so smooth it felt soft. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The voice was high, but smooth and calculated. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The day was already hinting it would be turning off the lights soon, and the fire was reflecting across the smooth ice. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

The trigger gave; I felt the smooth underside of the butt; and there, in that noise, sharp and deafening at the same time, is where it all started. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

His expression was smooth, the anger reined in. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Even when I’m nervous, even in a place like this, I still know how to deliver the smooth lines. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then I was surprised again when he leaned over and smoothed down one of my flyaway curls before getting out of the truck. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She held Izzy at arm’s length, wiped her cheek with a fingertip, smoothed her hair one last time. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They felt the ground beneath their feet smooth and soft, and after a while they walked more freely, without fear of hurt or fall. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The universe would have started in a smooth and ordered state, and would become lumpy and disordered as time went on. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He poured a bucket of warm slops into the trough, and while Wilbur ate his breakfast Lurvy scratched him gently with a smooth stick. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

We emerged, into a valley, surrounded on all sides by high walls of smooth rock. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He turned left and sped across the smooth floor of the hall. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We ate in silence as the light crept steadily over the smooth, oily sea. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roy could feel the smooth sticky bark when he wiggled his fingers. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She moved her finger slowly over the smooth inside of the ring. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had spent hours poring over those sleek predatory lines, studying the sails and hydrofoils, the smooth engineered surfaces so different from the rusting wrecks he worked every day. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

There were dents and scratches in its hard, smooth surface. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When she kissed me good-bye, she smoothed out my eyebrows. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jacob Black, not in a tux, but in a long-sleeved white shirt and tie, his hair smoothed back into his usual ponytail, was crossing the floor toward us. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The infinite zero of a black hole—mass crammed into zero space, curving space infinitely—punches a hole in the smooth rubber sheet. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Inside the box was something that looked like a long silken ribbon, smooth and soft to the touch. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She smoothed her apron over her lap and winked at me secretly. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The surprise was gone and Ana’s face had smoothed back into its normal therapist mode. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

What had once been a fairly smooth plain was now broken and fractured. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

It was a necklace—a smooth silver disk on a silver chain. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She applied glycerine to smooth her lips, resisted sweets to reduce her measurements. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

His hair was smoothed to perfection, his canvas shoes a chaste white, and he looked sporty in his linen knickers, his belted coat with a boutonniere of Queen Anne’s Lace, and his ribbed, knee-length hose. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lawn was flawlessly smooth, with the grass all of the same height. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reply sounded like a whisper of wet silk across a smooth slate. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Our old radio with the green eye has vanished, and a new, blond one has appeared, in a smooth unomamented cabinet that holds a long-playing record player as well. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I love the lids of his brown eyes, his smooth dark skin, his lower lip that pushes out. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Months before our flight, scientists had picked a landing spot that looked nice and smooth. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The feel of the wooden steps under my bare feet when I’d walk downstairs in the mornings and the smooth railing under my fingertips. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The woman’s hands were firm and smooth, long and slender, with broad gold bangles on her wrists. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Watson sat on the edge of her desk and smoothed down her skirt. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ba looked at Ma cautiously; her face looked weary but the gentle wind that rippled the bowl’s water seemed to smooth the creases of her face. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, things were smoothed out to the point where Tycho offered to pay Kepler’s moving expenses from Graz and assured him that the Emperor would come through with a paid position soon. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He smoothed his rumpled tunic and sat down. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

My dress shoes squeaked on the smooth tiles. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Her hand smoothed her robe down over the swell of her stomach. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She walks me back to my room and makes my bed for me, shaking out the crumpled sheets and smoothing the duvet. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my knees while she smoothed out the paper across her lap. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her cheek was slick with rosemary-scented cream, cool and smooth to the touch. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In real life, Ivy’s hair was strawberry blond, with frizzy curls her mother used to braid into smooth plaits. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His thoughts had turned to the smooth wood, though he couldn’t see the golden maple with its curly grain. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He ran his fingers over it, but the board was so old and smooth, you couldn’t tell the difference between the knot and the rest of it. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

She has lots of the smooth, flat rocks. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Or suppose Neil couldn’t find a spot smooth and level enough to put Eagle down? Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She must have left the room, because something cold and smooth touched my face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The judge’s wife stand and smooth out her skirt. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I smooth my dress, thinking Stuart is right. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Only as he spoke did I become aware of the smooth curve of glass beneath my fingers. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She smooths the paper and then admires it like a work of art. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The leaves, smooth slices of silvery green, create a thick, lacy carpet on the forest floor. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Even her eyes were red . . . but her skin was smooth and white, unblemished, pale as cream. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Griffith autopsied the mice and found that the rough bacteria had changed: they had acquired the smooth coat—the virulence-determining factor—merely by contact with the debris from the dead bacteria. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Each bed is eighty inches wide, and smooth and flat as a tabletop. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Welding my fingers to the smooth wooden seat and planting my feet on the floor, I tried to get a grip. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

We made the trip in power-sledges, I remember only parts of it; it was smooth and unhurried, with long halts waiting for packers to clear the road, and long nights spent at inns. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Kelly’s mom looked exactly like Kelly if she spent the next fifteen years crumpling the skin of her face and smoothing it out again like a sheet of paper. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

In the calm of the long evening, it was pleasant to walk on this smooth road, with the sound of some cicada-like creatures in the long grass and the setting sun warm in his face. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The two girls walked until they couldn’t see the cove anymore, or the camp and cabins, to where a dead tree stuck up out of the sand, smooth and white like a bone. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and feel her hands smoothing my hair. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Black put one of his clawlike hands inside his robes and took out a crumpled piece of paper, which he smoothed flat and held out to show the others. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mom offered to go over and smooth things out, but I think that Dad and I both realized that given her temper, her diplomatic mission might end up with a restraining order against our family. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It has smooth seats and music and air-conditioning—which is an amazing way to make the inside cool, though it's hot outside. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The dining table was a smooth piece of lath supported on both ends by stones. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The newcomers then offered gifts to the chief: small ropes of sparkling beads unlike anything Amari had ever seen, casks of wine, and lengths of fine cloth—so shiny and smooth that Amari marveled. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The twisting iron fence that surrounded it, the smooth red rock that made up the facade, the wide windows that winked in the sunlight. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Nathan dismounted and could feel the smooth rocks underneath the thin soles of his sneakers. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Miss Sadie opened it, smoothing the yellowed paper beneath her fleshy palms. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

His scales are smooth from having just shed. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

When they returned to the shell house on May 4, he set them to low-stroke work, still trying to smooth out the last few technical glitches. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

If I could force it back to the smooth highway of common sense, then Hamlet would be himself again. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Amah’s words echoed, untying and smoothing the knotted string of Pinmei’s voice. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

People often comment on her smooth, brown skin, full lips, and particularly her large, round brown eyes with their long lashes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Glancing back up at the road to make sure she wasn’t going to drive off, Dimple smoothed out the piece of paper. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

There is a small and ancient bed, his coverlet smooth and tight. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Ah, there’s Penelope!” said Percy, smoothing his hair and going pink again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The top of his hole was a perfect circle, and the sides were smooth and steep. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

So he asked his mother to call her and smooth things over for him. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

All you could see was Ma’s smooth, dark brown skin. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Her skin is the lightest brown, silky smooth. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

His gray hair was brushed neatly back from his smooth, tanned, barely wrinkled forehead. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His actions were smooth, precise, as if he were dealing cards at the Crow Club or picking an easy lock, but his rage felt hot and mad and unfamiliar. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She washed Emma’s face, smoothed her wet hair, took a deep breath, and sent Matthew back to the cottage for the midwife. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to smooth his frown quickly, but Badwa caught it before he could. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

His hand turned cold, not smooth, not waxy, just very, very cold. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before them and on either side stretched a huge empty hall; its black walls, polished and smooth as glass, flashed and glittered. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His profile was smooth lines, slightly curved except where his nose jutted out and his beard jutted out at the end of his chin. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the overalls aside and studied her smooth white flank. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

There doesn’t seem to be anything to take, only bare ground and the smooth striped sides of tents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was a knife with a smooth wooden handle, and she used it to peel the skin of a round, red fruit; inside was juicy orange flesh that tasted both sweet and tart. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ibtihaj, you don’t need to cry about this,” Abu said, smoothing down the stray hairs that had escaped from my braids. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I was not even my parents’ son in 1928 but a devilishly smooth impostor, awaiting their slightest blunder as an excuse to move in—preferably without violence, but not necessarily—to assert my true identity. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Dead smooth landing, the plane didn’t go ’round even once—I like to think this is partly down to my excellent field selection—made the tradeoff of goods and passengers in just under fifteen minutes. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The houses they lived in were scattered about the wasteland, and were mostly little thatch-roofed huts with floors and porches decked smooth with cowdung. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jump up, smooth my hair into a ponytail and wrap it in a ribbon. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He works it into my kinks and smooths it all over my neck, forehead, and ears. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not me. I never really—” June’s face sort of crumpled, but she smoothed it out really quickly. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His fingers picked it up and felt its smooth belly and sharp pointed tip. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

They pointed their iron knives at the soldiers made of soft, sweet, smooth cheese, and the latter shrank away. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beads of sweat appeared on his smooth scalp. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She had a very shapely figure, smooth brown hair, and full lips. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Then I stood up and started down the ice, which was as smooth and hard as the surface of a bowling ball. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

But when the earth was covered over and the graves smoothed, he turned away silently and he sent away the chair and he walked home alone with himself. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She showed him the opening bars of the Mozart sonata, and the ivory keys felt satisfying and smooth as he tried it himself. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Celaena stumbled, her calloused feet slipping on the smooth floor as she straightened herself. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Father pulled off his hat and smoothed his hair. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was after him, holding the cheese, its smooth surface covered with brick dust. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

In one smooth motion, the man picked her up and lifted her onto the saddle, and then he mounted behind her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Furthermore, as two particles merge, no longer do they meet at a pointlike singularity; they form a nice, smooth, continuous surface in space-time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He smoothed the bills out, lined the coins up on top of his thigh, in size order. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the back, there are no smooth maria, but only highlands which have been scarred by the impact of meteorites over billions of years. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Very neatly dressed in a little black suit with a French grey shirt, the smooth waves of her dark head were neat and unruffled. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The surface of the gem was smooth and round, and it gleamed up at the assassin like a purple eye. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I pulled my remarks from my pocket and smoothed them out. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

We don’t want to upset them and it’s bound to smooth itself out in time.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they passed over it, Minli saw the smooth water wave with gentle ripples and heard what sounded like faint drumming. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The one on the left had a slight crook, but the other two were smooth and straight. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Kabuo’s features were smooth and angular; his hair had been cropped close to his skull in a manner that made its musculature prominent. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Wart sat down again on the floor, and Archimedes resumed his toilet, pulling his pinions and tail feathers through his beak to smooth the barbs together. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Muff smoothed her hair behind her ears and slid a hand to her round belly. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

His cowboy boots echoed loudly on the smooth wooden floor. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I smooth my hair and roll on some lip gloss and pull on a bathrobe. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Pushing off from the shore, the camaradas paddled the dugouts, sliding through the smooth, dark water and moving briskly toward the shadowy forest in the horizon. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The rain'd gummed a loop of her beautiful hair to her smooth forehead. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Grandpa smoothed the damp hair from her forehead, spoke soft. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Where I was big, elbowy and grating, he was small, graceful and smooth. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her skin was dark and smooth, and at her temples was just a bit of gray. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The opponent must then hazard some sort of surmise about its nature—e.g., one or two, light or dark, rough or smooth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It leaked through a narrow crevice between two smooth walls of rock. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The cement floors were rough, did not let my feet glide over them the way the smooth marble floors back home did. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up his trowel, slid a thin layer of cement on it, and leveled it on the floor, smoothing and stretching it in arcs that formed half circles, like grey rainbows. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Dicey studied her map while her tongue made valleys in the ice cream and then smoothed them out. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he lay down in his own inner chamber where his dear faithful wife had smoothed his bed. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scars were disappearing, the skin was becoming smooth; the mangled nose became whole and started to shrink. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Liyana pulled a feather free and smoothed her finger over it. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The skin on the right cheek was smooth and fine-grained and hairless. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can only see the smooth side of her face from this angle, the limp but curled hair, the full mouth. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I throw myself down into my desk chair and lower my head to the smooth surface of the desk. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The same smooth voice from the ship’s intercom booms in the room as I stare into the empty pod. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

His skin looks extra smooth in the dim light of the setting sun. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I rested my hands on the rim of the sink, feeling the cool, smooth porcelain, and stared at myself in the mirror. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The track shifts in one smooth measure—the sound of electric violins, cellos, and a deep, reverberating beat fills the space. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They had him by his legs again and were dragging him down a hall, over smooth carpet. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Crouching behind the one-eyed witch, he smoothed it out. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I could hear Queenie’s feet and the bright shapes went smooth and steady on both sides, the shadows of them flowing across Queenie’s back. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Fender took the chair on my other side, smoothing her black skirt as she crossed her legs. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They used leftover pieces to smooth out some other small gaps and bumps in my face and prepared it for the next operation in a few years. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I’m trying to ignore the voice in my head that’s saying, Well, look at you, all smooth and such. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He turns the smooth, heavy piece of dough around and around on the table, but he cannot bring himself to start. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

There were three little knurled winding wheels, in fact, and each of them turned one of the three shorter hands, which moved around the dial in a series of smooth satisfying clicks. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She's kind of pretty in the flickering lamplight, with glittering green powder over her smooth- lidded eyes and a short, black, bobbed haircut. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

A faded scar ran down his stomach to his navel, marring the smooth tan skin. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Powell smiled in an oily self-satisfied manner and smoothed his mustache, “O.K., Mike, turn off that adrenalin tap you’ve got draining into your bloodstream. I was worried, too, but no more.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Yule May easy to recognize from the back cause she got such good hair, smooth, no nap to it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

My father smiled at my mother as they pulled the sheets back and smoothed them down in perfect synchronicity. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She smoothed her hands down the front of it, looked at the clock on the stove, and reached for an old white vinyl purse of May’s that she’d inherited. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leans down and kisses my throat, hard, and his hands smooth over me, securing themselves at my waist. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The lines and wrinkles seemed to smooth out on Nana’s face as she recalled the memory. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Dilsey stroked Ben’s head, slowly and steadily, smoothing the bang upon his brow. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bowl left my hand clean and smooth. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Then they clambered up a passageway in the rock after Hagrid s lamp, coming out at last onto smooth, damp grass right in the shadow of the castle. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Her palm ran over her straightened hair curled at her shoulders, smoothing down any fly a ways. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Zohra smooths the blanket over her father and leaves the room. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The stove Orr was manufacturing out of an inverted metal drum stood in the middle of the smooth cement floor he had constructed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I can still feel her smooth, cool hand against my cheek, patting it once, twice, then pulling away without any reluctance. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And man, the discussion rolled, smooth and easy as a Speed Creamed board on a freshly paved hill. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I could feel him gliding along beneath me, but he could have been strolling down the sidewalk, the movement was so smooth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It had a smooth shell of drab green against which he clicked his fingernail. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I smooth out the tiny piece of paper and try hard to be neat. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She half raised her arm as though to smooth her hair. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

For some stupid reason, I kept smoothing my frizzy hair down as if it were a meeting and not a phone call. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I marveled again at the perfect texture, satin smooth, cool as stone. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

A dozen or so tables are spread around the room, their smooth green-felt surfaces looking pristine. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she took the da-zi-bao and stuck it to the door, smoothing it out without hesitation in spite of the ink that blacked her hands. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though long healed, the smooth, whitish scars still ache with the cold. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I feel oddly calm, though, tears and panic and pain somehow smoothed over. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

All the scars were smooth and silver except one. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was small and round and smooth, and while it did not glow, it was so shiny Ku-Ang could see himself reflected in it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Before he could knock, Mama smoothed her dress, then pulled the screen door open. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I picked up a blanket from the floor and smoothed it onto the bed and looked out the window at the world outside and remembered arriving in a jeep with Edmond. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the scars were smooth and silver, streaking him like lightning, like lines of gentle remembering. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When he was done with that he began smoothing his hair, yawned, grinned, turned to Tozier. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then something large and white broke the smooth pattern of the shoreline. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The beaches glistened with smooth stones and sea foam. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

We finally found the cell where we’d come in, but the back wall was completely smooth—no sign of a boulder or anything. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Nina smoothed her hands over the ridiculous costume. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

After that you can smooth out a few bumps. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He understood in an instant, turned smooth but fast; but he wasn’t fast enough, and in that split-second, Julian looked down—casually, just an afterthought, but a second too soon. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But Ivan just stood over the smoothing lump of dough, stared at it, and said, “Do we put it in the oven now?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Slanting rain hit the bars of the window-grill and shattered into a fine spray over her face and her smooth bare arm. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ran her hands over my arms and smoothed back my hair. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his smooth wrist on his white stubble whiskers. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was probably just as well—I could never be as strong as Father or as smooth as Stick. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her face, so pure and clear, could have been formed of water jade and her shining hair, loosened from its ornate pins, pooled around her like smooth black water on the white snow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

They spent evenings riding together on the smooth macadam of Yale and Harvard streets, the picture of a happy young couple blessed with looks and money. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I glance around the hall until I see a smooth wooden door with a fancy cursive V etched onto it. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Her hands were brown, darker than mine, and covered in faint wrinkles that made them look like paper bags someone had balled up and then tried to smooth out. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

They stood in the middle of smooth, soft sands that sparkled and shone like tiny stars. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She turned the alethiometer over and over, her fingers stroking the heavy gold and the smooth crystal and the knurled wheels they knew so well. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Turner’s arms felt strong against the long, smooth swells, so low they were not breaking, the sea the color of the inside of a mussel shell. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She had smooth arms and small delicate hands that were quick against the strings. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Doon smoothed out his covers and pulled them up to his chin. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

None of the humans felt the featherlight feet of winged creatures alighting on their brows and cheekbones, much less the smooth intrusion of the Muse of Nightmares into their minds. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She scattered a big load of acorns on the hearth stones and looked at them with satisfaction before she began to break the little shells with her smoothest pounding rock. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He wanted to clarify, to channel Toby for a moment and say something smooth. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But he'd also vowed to make this the smoothest presidential transition in history, instructing every department in the executive branch to prepare briefing binders for the incoming administration. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And unfortunately, he looked much younger with his curly red hair, smooth pale skin, and the splash of orange freckles across his nose. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crouched beside him and smoothed his hair back from his forehead. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Holly ran her palm over the smooth wooden edge of the frame. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It was smooth like leather, and there were parallel lines on it that ran up and down. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

When the board was running smooth, I did a couple warm-up ollies before waxing the curb and practicing some grinds. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Tobias takes my hand, and his skin feels nice against mine, though it’s not smooth or soft. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you just tell me why, please?” she said, her face struggling to smooth itself back into control. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She sighed, and smoothed her hair with her hand; and he saw then that her hand was trembling and that her calm deliberation was all a frenzied pose. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

On first meeting he found Holmes far too smooth and self-assured for a man of so few years. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Then her smooth face crumples, and she begins to cry. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It glistened under the lights and smelled like oranges, as if he’d just smoothed it out with oil. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Of course juggling requires a third ball to keep the rhythm smooth. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I looked down at his hand and doodled aimlessly across his smooth, iridescent palm. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The boy at her side had a smooth, happy face and wiry hair like his mother’s. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I smooth my skirt and wonder how it would feel if someone was spinning me around, how the silky fabric would fly out around me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t put his hand out yet, because as he watched, a whale five times as long as the dory surfaced, and rode quietly alongside him in the smooth swells. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

When he raised his hand to the spot, Bran felt only the smooth unbroken skin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He smoothed down the front of his shirt, but it felt too small. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When I passed the dry spot I saw how smooth it looked. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

His skin, unmarked and smooth, radiated golden light, and his black hair flowed from under a helmet crowned with three pairs of horns. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The great, smooth trunks stood motionless in their green shade, the branches spreading flat, one above another in crisp, light-dappled tiers. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gently, Jay’s fingertips smooth the cream into my burn. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He makes all the ridges and bumps look so smooth, like they were never even there. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She was heavy on the makeup, quite garish around the mouth and liberal with the smoothing cream and powder. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His hair lies smooth against his head, shiny and dark, like we didn’t just run for a mile at full speed. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘Fast by the wind, but very smooth. And how light his footfalls are!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Some part of me had apparently given up on time-distorted reality and smoothed things out. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The edges were uneven where the alkahest had eaten away at it, but one facet was as perfectly smooth as the surface of the anchor. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He put it on the bed, kissed her tenderly, smoothed her hair with his tiny hand, and straightened the pillows. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smoothed her hair away from her face and put her hands on her cheeks. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

A bead of blood emerged from the white fur and ran down the smooth steel. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was worn smooth by ages of weather and didn’t have any handholds to speak o£ I slid to the ground, my hands scrabbling ineffectually. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Their way was barred by a smooth green wall about ten feet high. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The handle is smooth and cool, and the sword is heavy. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Now, when I looked at her hands with their swollen knuckles folded together in her lap, I imagined them smooth and slim, striking the piano keys. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Calm down, Mrs. Caruthers,” the lady said, smooth and sweet as cream. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Closed, they weren’t doors at all, but only smooth expanses of wall, because back when the citadel was “alive,” the metal had simply melted open and shut, re-forming seamlessly. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She stretched out her rough, chapped hand and, with a gesture that came automatically, smoothed his hair with the same caress she had used to console his children for the past twenty years. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now to the right, now the left, now backward, now forward, moving into the darkness over ice as smooth as marble. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He was in his late twenties with light, close-cropped hair, a smooth face, the body of a dancer. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

With a womanish gesture he lifted a lock of silver hair from his forehead and smoothed it back on his head. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a big pond and it didn’t take us long to clear it all, and after we shoveled, the ice beneath was smooth and slippery and light green and white. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

From their position at the top of the lawns overlooking the grounds, they had a clear view of the smooth black surface of the water — except that the surface was suddenly not smooth at all. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

By the next morning all the Popper floors were covered with smooth ice, with snowdrifts around the edges near the open windows. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

She smoothed my hair, said, “Don’t worry,” but even as she said it, I was peeled away by T. Ray. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He realized that if such a process were carried to its natural conclusion then Earth would eventually be worn quite smooth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Anya grabbed one of his spines, surprised at how smooth it was. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Kino edged like a slow lizard down the smooth rock shoulder. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grinning, he smoothed his pencil mustache with one finger. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He noticed the smooth wood of the harp and how the strings were held with wooden pegs. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Bigwig, still trailing his horrible, smooth peg, staggered up to him and touched his nose with his own. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don Hume set the model, taking huge, smooth, deep pulls. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

After a while she rose and smoothed the front of her cotton dress. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It can be heavy, light, dark, thin, smooth, murky, or clear. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Without thinking she smoothed out the corner with her thumbnail. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

With her smooth face, she looked like a young girl, frail, guileless, and innocent. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smooth my palms over the sides of my head, like I’ve seen other cats doing. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, there was only smooth enamel beneath me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She combs my hair with quick, smooth strokes. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Of the brilliant bitterness between his father and his mother, a bitterness as smooth and fixed as steel. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit back on my bed cross-legged and find myself rubbing the smooth iridescent surface of the pearl back and forth against my lips. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The man trembled with expectation as Joe leisurely smoothed the food with the back of his spoon. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first there was only smooth, slippery rock. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dallas made a deep well in his mashed potatoes and ladled in the smooth caramel-colored gravy. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

With trembling fingers, Naomi turned the letter back over, smoothed it against her lap, and began to read again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Lilian smoothed her dress, touched her hair, wrung her hands nervously. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

My mother’s face has not aged as quickly as the rest of her body; it remains smooth and glowing—a cool tan— which her gray hair cleanly accentuates. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thatching was evenly trimmed, the walls freshly plastered, the ground smooth without the print of a foot. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The floor was smooth, and a sweet, woodsy scent filled the entire space. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was being drawn away by a force like a high wind, yet smooth and silent. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other had skin as smooth and black as polished jet, wide dark eyes, small pointed breasts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His mouth was soft and smooth upon her skin, and the kiss sent a red-hot line of fire up through her arm that singed her cheeks. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Or you just keep smoothing the dress out, over and over, even though it looks exactly the same before and after. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“He’s as smooth as they come. He’s some pig.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

She, like me, was totally caught by the tone of fear that even the smooth baritone of the announcer’s voice could not conceal. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rules seemed to relax during the harvest season, and besides, the way was smoothed by a contractor to whom they paid a small percentage of their pay. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we’re done kneading flour, water, and yogurt into a smooth ball, Mrs. Hameed gives each team sliced garlic, spices, and fresh coriander. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Millie scoots her chair in close and smooths down her hair. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

For the next few minutes she pokes and prods, pulling the hair back from my face and smoothing it into submission. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“It’ll work this way,” he explained in a low, smooth tone. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gently he smoothed the hair back from Frodo’s brow, and bending down spoke softly to him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The whole expanse had been as smooth and unnaturally perfect as the first time he saw it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Their small party found themselves slogging through a smooth, unbroken expanse of white that came halfway up their calves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

All I needed to do was mess up the perfectly smoothed bedcovers, which I did with a jump. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I wish Papa could come, too,” Frankie said, smoothing back his greased hair. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Alvarez assumed personal responsibility for making sure the tanks were polished smooth. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I’m not graceful or smooth like I’m supposed to be, and Junior, my chambelán de honor, looks angry when he spins me around and I lose my rhythm. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There were the means of washing in the room, and a comb and brush to smooth my hair. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The way Pearl leaned over to close the zip on Trip’s backpack, the way he leaned down to smooth a stray curl out of her face. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I took out my father’s pocket watch to check the time, running my thumb over the smooth glass window. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Grace stared at Hoo's smooth, broad face, at the devilish tufts of eyebrow so high above those flashing eyes, then she turned her back and walked out. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched me smoothing it over my hands and then my face with that same air of looking in through the bars. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, after a long time, she did begin to cry—but it was for Lancelot for his tired eyes smoothed in deep, and for the white scars on his hands. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine my uncle doing his smooth dance steps down the wide road, smiling as the music plays loud. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

After so long wearing simple cotton, this fabric felt smooth and light against my skin. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Wow. That really works. My skin is silky smooth.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He slowed the boat until the engine noise smoothed out. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands were smoothing the fabric of the skirt, and she didn’t seem aware of it in the slightest. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Bast sat on the edge of the bed and smoothed down his pants self-consciously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They had short, soot-black fur, little red eyes, pink paws like tiny hands, and pink, hairless tails like long, smooth worms. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

She had dismissed him years ago as a smooth and pretentious sleekness. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

My hair stuck out all over the place, but Mama didn’t try to smooth it down. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It looked rich and gooey, dark and smooth. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

At first sight this might seem very improbable, because such smooth regions would be heavily outnumbered by chaotic and irregular regions. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Katrina had described his strong hands smoothing the wood and rounding its corners so that the coming baby would not be endangered by sharp edges. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d tell him anything to smooth the worried crease from his brow. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Soon the upper half of his body followed, all in one smooth flow, until he was in a sitting position. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Exit, enter, exit, enter - it was a smooth operation. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the paths are made of a smooth surface with little holes in it, like lava rock, so it’s no big deal if you’re barefoot the entire time. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

After me and Mr. Ray’s dungeon adventure, things kind of smoothed out for a while. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Off to the side is the black vase, the smooth cylinder broken in half, the freesias strewn in a puddle of water. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He makes a half-hearted attempt to smooth my jacket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She had been listening slightly spellbound to this smooth recital, and now she said, "How far can you go?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to stop breathing, because her breaths would not come smooth. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Her fingertips brushed over something cold and smooth. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She smoothed her mother’s hair, rubbed her cold feet, and held the trembling hands, knowing there was nothing more she could do. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dropped her hands from the ribbon and smoothed out a place on her dress where the grape stains were heaviest. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coral had been smoothed over by centuries of sea wash. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had big, nervous eyes like a horse’s, and, for some odd reason, a perfectly smooth bald head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice is smooth and it reaches me all the way on my mattress. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He had to make his turns smooth and slow. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

But even on the smooth bed of needles, Peeta is loud. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“BANG! Powell with the smooth line. Majidi may be coming undone right before our eyes!” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Smiling at this, he clamped the steering wheel slightly right of center, which produced a smooth clockwise motion against the curve of the road. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He patted my back and smoothed my hair, but I could feel him trembling. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She stood up and smoothed down the front of her dress. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I care fully iron each garment until it’s smooth and crisp. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then the sound changed to a quiet crunch of snow and creak of timber, and the dogs began to step out eagerly, and the motion became swift and smooth. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It looked a little heavy from the rain, but it was dry in the sun and firm and smooth. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She touched her hair again, smoothed her dress, opened and shut her mouth, grimacing with the effort of finding the right words. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was maybe forty feet wide but only a few inches deep, a silver sheet of water racing over a smooth bed of stones. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His skin looked perfectly smooth, all trace of blood or redness gone. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She trembled at feeling the thin soft bit of smooth leather. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran his fingers against the smooth wood, and then up the neck, and down the strings. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

It’s clean, smooth, and fast, and it’s a beautiful royal blue. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She smoothed my hair back and gave me a real pretty smile. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He polished off his mango juice in one gulp and smoothed his silver hair with his hands. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ned smoothed the paper out across his knee and took up the quill. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She polished the reverse as highly as the top, until both were as flat and smooth as the finest mirror. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The rose-garden lay below, and the eastern part of the terrace, while beyond the rose-garden rose a smooth grass bank, stretching to the near woods. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The first stage had been very busy, steering from side to side, while the second stage had been as smooth as glass. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Duke knew some people on the school board and smoothed things over a bit, but he told Kitty that something had to break soon. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Theo smoothed the blanket over his sleepy brother in the next bed, struggled into his bathrobe, and stumbled over the wheelchair as he tiptoed out of the room. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had this sort of fruity, floral scent, but the taste was smooth. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She straightened her thin shoulders and smoothed the folds of her coarsely woven shift. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The walls were smooth and worn, as if many bodies had passed through that narrow, low tunnel. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

My fingers graze the smooth wood and cool brass handle, then clutch it and pull. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down beside me, and said in his smoothest voice as he opened two letters:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I smoothed my finger across the nose and down the L of the handle. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I smoothed her hair and she calmed after squeezing my finger with one of her tight curls. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I smile at her, and she smooths out her flounces. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Gradually the stream grew smooth and once more they saw the fish below them, waving its tail as it held its place in the current. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I sketch a long, curved arc, followed by a second line in the same smooth motion. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingers touched something cold, smooth, and metal. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Her slip hiked up her thighs, her skin as smooth and frictionless as mesarthium, or nearly. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He kicked at tiny weeds and smoothed circles in the dirt with his hands. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He spread them by the fire on sticks angled into the sand and piled on more wood and went and sat by the boy again, smoothing his matted hair. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I put my hand in my pocket, my fingers searching for the smooth edge. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Stella looked down and tried to smooth her wrinkled dress, suddenly regretting that she had not taken the time to change her clothes. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

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

Miss Lilian’s hands strayed from her pearls to her hair and then to her dress, smoothing, twitching, tweaking, never still. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He jumped right in and smoothed everything over. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The problem was relatively minor; Glenn smoothed it out by switching the system to manual, keeping the capsule in its correct position the same way he would have flown a plane. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I just need to add music and smooth out all the rough transitions. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The smooth black bumps he had taken for rocks were actually the backs of another dozen or so enormous cockroaches. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

That morning, like every morning, he had hitched up his trousers with a yard of baling twine, which is smooth and slippery, and needs a horseman’s knot to stay in place. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Her breasts are small apples, and her stomach is smooth. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Throughout the meal, Windy’s voice blew over them, smooth and steady. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

There, sitting across from her, Nokomis smoothed Omakayas’s hair to each side with her worn hands and smiled lovingly into her granddaughter’s eyes. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Split bamboo, made by a Mr. Nishi, the ferrules smooth, silk wrapped. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She smoothed her fingers across the glass, then handed it to Zakariyya. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

But Queenie’s bed was empty and unruffled, the counterpane smooth and straight. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Henry scratches the back of his head and then smooths out his hair from his forehead to the back. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

As it washed over Dragon’s diseased arm, his tightly closed eyes relaxed and the grimace on his face smoothed — as if a deep pain was relieved. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of falling, the pin snapped to the side and clung to the smooth blob of black iron. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His mother smoothed down her dress and went out, and Jody followed her. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if there were any passage through the smooth stone range, it would be by this same deep cleft. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she had finished with that she dumped the dough on the skillet and smoothed it over with her hand. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Mostly the proper way to mix the clay, the proper way to form the tiles and smooth the dry ones, so that through wind, sun, rain they will last and last. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

There is a lump in my throat as hard as a pebble, smooth and obstinate. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boat smoothed out, arid it was easy to keep the bow to the low stretches of water that swiped at the dory’s nose. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Albert Einstein, a twenty-six-year-old patent clerk, showed the physics world that nature worked in quanta rather than in smooth increments. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Since there are no hairbrushes or combs, I run my fingers through my greasy hair to smooth it out. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was smooth and hot and the heat went all through me and I felt warmed and cheerful. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and held the memory in my mind like a smooth river stone. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I am the smooth, elegant black cat who slips from the house as a liquid shadow after dark. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said “smooth” was boring but “textured” was interesting, and the scar meant that I was stronger than whatever it was that had tried to hurt me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She made a calming gesture with both hands, as if smoothing the air. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The whole surface of the structure is smooth and sleek. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I bent to pick up a dark smooth stone. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Most of the rocks brought back from the moon were basalt, a dark, smooth stone formed by the cooling of molten lava. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slid the salt-shaker back and forth and kept smoothing his hair. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She gave the green pencil and one can label to Poppy, and she herself took the blue pencil and smoothed out the other can label on the table. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A mile later the sand smoothed out, combed clean and white. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reading the poet Ovid, I learned that no one can resist love, for water wears the sharpest stone smooth, and even the hardest ground at last crumbles before the plow. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And then she can no longer hear the rain, and the stone wall behind her feels rough when moments before it had been smooth. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Sitting on top is a neatly folded red plaid blanket and a pillow in a smooth white case. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Soon the sun was alone in the sky, and the ocean was a smooth skin reflecting the light with a million mirrors. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her house led the youths of Salinas into the thorny path of sex in the pinkest, smoothest way. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My hands reach out for something to hold, but the round walls of the guardhouse are smooth. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

In the web of light and shadow, Tanin hunched over the desk, smoothing the edges of the paper over and over until her fingertips were red and raw. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Mama left a shell, polished smooth from the ocean water running over it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then in one smooth arc, lifted the crate. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cressida has smoothed everything over in the creative department with her gesture. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I could still feel the tape around my wrists, see the smooth patches where it had torn the hair from my arms, and my groin ached when I took a deep breath. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Anya sat down next to the tree, her back pressing against its smooth bark, and set her bundle of bones to her side. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It sputtered slowly for a couple of minutes, and then suddenly smoothed out and was running fast. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The sign outside this tent is accompanied by a small box full of smooth black stones. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A cat sits in the road licking a paw and smoothing it over its ears and watching him. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The moment his skin touched the smooth stone, the grunts from the creature transformed into the voice of a youthful boy, who sounded about as old as Nathan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I can still feel her lips against mine, the smooth, soft skin of her face and arms, the slight trembling of her hands. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He cleaned his antennae with his forefeet, frisking and smoothing them so that he looked like a Victorian villain twirling his moustachios. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was flexing his muscles and smoothing his mustache excitedly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The promise of a smooth career, which my first calm introduction to Thornfield Hall seemed to pledge, was not belied on a longer acquaintance with the place and its inmates. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Beech. See, you can tell by the grain. It’s really smooth. And the way it’s tied, it’ll never come off.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He had to work to keep his expression smooth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

My skin smooth and clear but not painted. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

As I run my fingers over the smooth keys, a warm, comforting feeling settles over my shoulders and moves down my arms. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I muck up my mother’s kitchen floor and pots, cooking the gesso, and ruin panel after panel before I can work out how to paint it on for a smooth working surface. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And there, at the base of the impregnable anchor, where smooth mesarthium met the stones it had crushed two hundred years ago underneath its awful weight, was the solution to Weep’s problem. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The cake was rich and moist, and the cream cheese icing was so smooth. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

You have to learn to walk smooth, even as the train rocks back and forth beneath you. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smoothed the handlebar mustache covering his upper lip. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was all mesarthium, smooth bunched muscle shaped for crouching and leaping. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I saw he was angry and wanted to smooth him down. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I look at our hands, her smooth one, the nails pale moons, mine with its uttered cuticles, its skin of incipient toad. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The colors favored her dark hair and the smooth cream of her skin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They weren’t objects at all, but only apertures in the smooth mesarthium. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

At first he slid down a few times from the smooth chest of drawers. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

That, too, was perfectly smooth, and, like the entirety of the citadel, it floated, held in place not by ropes or chains but some unfathomable force. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Hannah reached out and smoothed it back for him and he smiled up at her gratefully. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The otters carried bags of smooth pebbles which they hurled from vine slings with great force and accuracy. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She wears her smooth blond hair neatly coiled into waves, exactly like you see on the big screen. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was absolutely no wind, and the water was as smooth as a mirror. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her dark hair was smoothed back into a bun and she wore long, plain robes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My hands felt hot and sweaty on the smooth ash handle of the ax. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s got her hair smoothed back, a little roll of pencil curls around her neck. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Where she touched herself her flesh was taut and smooth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Old wine, smooth and pale? Honey mead? Dark ale? Sweet fruit liquor! Plum? Cherry? Green apple? Blackberry?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He put his thumb between her eyebrows and tried to smooth out the frown. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Moving closer, keeping low, Ishmael saw her smoothing hair from her eyes while soapsuds ran from her fingers. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I showed them what I did with the pumps and said, “Now I just be watching the gauges and the boilers running smooth.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

These women had oddly smooth features and eyes that were mostly pupils. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

All was smooth sailing till eight weeks into their journey when, on the verge of uncharted waters, they came across the longboat filled with human bones. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He thought he was so smooth, but I could see his sharp edges. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Afterward, she smoothed talcum powder on his face and chest. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Alex tries not to be in awe of the simple agility of his hands, tries not to think about classical piano or how swift and smooth years of polo have trained Henry to be. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She removed her pearl-gray, skintight kid gloves, blew into each finger, smoothed and folded them and placed them on the piano. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A nice smooth glide—no flashbacks or midnight sweats. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a deep breath and slid her hand into the painting, along the creature’s neck, following the smooth metal of the feathers under her fingers. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He was pure white, pink around the ears and snout, and smooth as silk. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

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

The path was almost as smooth as a lawn and clear of bushes and weeds, for it was kept cut for fishermen. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rested her cheek on the smooth wood until her head stopped swimming. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The voices went on—Tonie’s slow, Acadian drawl, Robert’s quick, soft, smooth French. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laid out all the money on the bed, smoothing the bills. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The dead man’s face was smooth and hairless, though his cheeks had been slashed open ear to ear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His eyes moved from the golden registration number at the top of the handle, right down to the perfectly smooth, streamlined birch twigs that made up the tail. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I just want to smooth things out,” said the lady who was my mom. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held up the smooth, tapered stump of her wrist and said, “I don’t mind. Have an ogle.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Finn pulled a chunk from the post, exposing the smooth tunnels made by the insects. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her hair, once an even curve from part to shoulder, was now unkempt and frizzled at the roots and tips, smooth only in the middle. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He smoothed them over while the General smiled coldly. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

High-Tech produced a bar of green soap and lathered Ugwu’s head and shaved it with a razor blade until it was smooth and soft to the touch. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Saturday morning Mr. Popper got up very early and smoothed his hair. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

It kept bouncing and surging forward until the bouncing smoothed out and we were rolling against the ground, nice and steady. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could have touched his body lightly with her fingers, and felt his smooth skin turn to gooseflesh. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His body was round and smooth in the clear water. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smoothed Omakayas’s hair down to either side, and looked keenly into her eyes and face. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

About ninety minutes later he encountered “some unnaturally smooth, bluish-looking rocks,” which turned out to be the tents of Camp Four. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Once he pushed back his hood, I saw that he had a smooth brown face, dimples that threatened to pull out a wide smile, and tight curly hair so black it shone. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Mr. Popper had smoothed down his hair and shaved off his whiskers. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

You are glad the movement is smooth and slow. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ceiling was smooth and only about ten feet above their heads. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, as if I were a little rabbit that could be easily startled, she touched her lips to my smooth cheek in a soft Mama kiss. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Her face is smooth for her age, but the wrinkles on her neck are like ripples in the ocean; the tiny brown spots above the neckline of her white dress are like small, muted suns. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The iron bars are thick and smooth, and Bailey knows without trying that he will not be able to climb over. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Curled around the handle, his hands were as smooth and hard as river stones. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Each note that comes out of the instrument is actually a smooth mixture of many different pitches. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She examines him fiercely, running her hands over his dusty body, feeling the shape of his skull with her fingertips, turning him around to lift his sweater and check his spine, his smooth undamaged skin. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

We apply another round of medicine because the skin seems too delicate for the sunlight, but it doesn’t look half as bad on smooth skin and will be good camouflage in the jungle. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I know it’s his attempt at smoothing things over. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I grip the smooth porcelain, looking at myself in the mirror, standing there in my bra and underwear. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The floor of the room was smoothed concrete; dusted everywhere with flakes and chips from the painted plaster that had peeled away from the top of the walls and the ceiling. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

This was because I thought that the universe had to return to a smooth and ordered state when it became small again. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minerva clapped and smiled, watching him go like a tall Cree monkey, the stress smoothed away from her opened eyes. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He had a raw, rugged look—and sound, too: his voice low and masculine and not at all smooth, as though it had been left out in the weather. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

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

Olanna raised the dividing curtain and sat on the bed and smoothed her wrapper. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Through endless blobs of ghostly black smoke he sped, the hanging smut wafting against the smooth plexiglass nose of the ship like an evil, damp, sooty vapor against his cheeks. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Their skin is painted with black and purple and blue, and reminds me of the night sky, or of black stones on the side of the beach, rubbed smooth by the waves. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mama smoothed my hair away from my face with her hand. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The snow in front of me was smooth and windblown. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I hate my hair,” you say, smoothing down a portion of your bangs. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She smoothed the front of her sundress, picked up her towel, and with careful hands rolled it into a ball. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It had the cool, smooth texture of metal. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The guards were plump, their faces as smooth as babies’ bottoms, and every man of them wore a spiked bronze cap. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I cleared my throat and smoothed my skirt. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandfather rode at the front with the driver, a relatively clean man with neatly combed hair and a smooth face. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, Alys found a comb carved of bone on the shelf nearby, and began to unsnarl and smooth the wet, salt-stiffened hair. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Celia groaned and clutched at her hair before meticulously smoothing it back down. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Everything about him was smooth—his pressed clothes and perfect shave, his cavalier voice and blithe expression. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The nasty, smooth, clean, man-smelling peg was laid bare to the length of a rabbit’s ear, but still it did not come loose. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

What was the use of Frank coming to see me, and us sitting in the morning-room together, Frank smoothing me down, Frank being tactful, Frank being kind? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

A little bit of coyness, like wormwood, could be pleasantly intoxicating, smoothing interactions with the men. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

This was where the island snakes spent their mornings, rolling their tight, smooth bodies in the warmth and hissing pleasantly. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Well... it is amazing,” said Bagman, rubbing his smooth chin and smiling down at Harry. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He hugged us both again, smoothed the back of our necks, and asked us not to forget to say the full fifteen decades of the rosary during the drive. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sand is dark and smooth and wet, gleaming like sealskin as the water pulls back. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I wish I could toss it, like she does, and have it flow delicate and smooth. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Even the development of an organism—the most obviously inherited chain of information—seemed to progress through smooth, continuous stages, and not in discrete bursts. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

This one seemed to be a natural crevice slicing through slick, smooth stone. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes fall on my chest, on the smooth skin above my heart. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Over time, as inherited wealth smoothed the rough edges, their descendants morphed into American high society and evolved a signature style of living based on understatement and old- fashioned patrician values. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

She liked the feel of his smooth, soft skin beneath her fingers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Underneath the spread branches of the oaks the plants grew pale and tall, and on the hills the feed was smooth and thick. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has smooth dark skin and black curly hair and eyes that threaten me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Henry smoothed the crumpled map against the table with the flat of his palm. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I’m not very smooth about shifting and I killed the truck a couple of times trying to shift into second. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Malcolm took up the paddle with shaking hands and moved the canoe swiftly towards the left-hand bank, where a smooth lawn came down to a little landing. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He was fifty-six years old, of medium height and medium build, with smooth, straight brown hair; a good-looking man. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our goal was to do what George and Laura Bush had done for us, making the transition of power as smooth as possible. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Like a smooth marionette, she’s swishing her arms, kicking her legs. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

We left the carriage, bought programmes, and walked across the infield and then across the smooth thick turf of the course to the paddock. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I wonder what it would feel like to touch the smooth back of her hand, to lace our long slender fingers together. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, the keyboard-themed small talk smoothed over the end of the bus ride, anyhow. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let the smooth, slightly bittersweet chocolate melt a little on my tongue as the class started filling up. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She smooths her trousers with both hands and continues walking purposefully, to where she doesn’t know. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph ran his fingers over the smooth crystal of his watch. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The hole was a perfectly symmetrical inverted cone whose sides were smooth, as though finely sieved and raked. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Derby took a deep breath and smoothed his doublet. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Xan smoothed the child’s black hair away from her face, winding her fingers in the shining curls. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But she has the luxury of time to smooth it out. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

You’d see the shiny, crow-black hair that hung smooth as paper from the top of her head to the bottoms of her earlobes. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

If your pointe shoes are too slippery or satiny, you can walk over to the trays, step into them, and grind the resin dust into the smooth fabric. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They were bronzy gleams of smooth motion against the shadowy crags of the airless asteroid. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

And the odd thing was the brown part of his skin was as wrinkled and creased and folded-up as a hunnert-year-old saddle, while the white part was smooth as a baby’s behind. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

The gold is full of a deep rich redness, and the edges are smoothed by constant wear. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He held a smooth pebble in his hands, turning it over and over. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When he says these things he runs his hands over my skin as if he’s erasing me, rubbing me smooth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Rochambeau smooths her skirt and takes a deep breath. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

His love and kindness flows over its smooth surface into my fingers. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

His little glasses were crooked on his face as he smoothed his blue button-down shirt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Against the pillars her Unsullied stood like statues in their spiked caps, their smooth faces expressionless. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The chocolate was amazingly smooth with no bitterness, and the caramel had a touch of maple flavor. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Papi smooths his curly hair with his hands and tries not to raise his voice. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Harry shouldered the Firebolt and he and Ron walked out of the shadowy stadium, discussing the Firebolt’s superbly smooth action, its phenomenal acceleration, and its pinpoint turning. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

At the spirit rally, I was a nervous wreck, but since I’m a smooth kind of gal, I didn’t let it show. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Soojin smooths her hair, sips some fizzy juice, and takes a deep breath. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

By working and reworking, and by keeping the knife sharp on a smooth stone, she managed to score a line deep enough for her to risk snapping the sheet. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It is beautiful to look at, it takes a finish well, and it can be polished to a high degree of luster, essential for providing the smooth, friction-free racing bottom a good shell requires. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He found two places, all the same, where he had to trust wholly to it: smooth surfaces where there was no hold even for his strong hobbit fingers and the ledges were far apart. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I looked out, and I saw below me the smooth grass lawns stretching to the sea, and the sea itself, bright green with white-topped crests, whipped by a westerly wind and scudding from the shore. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I knelt in the chapel every day, hold-ing the smooth, cool rosary beads Sister gave me, play-ing them one by one through my fingers as I repeated the prayers. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They smoothed the pretty dress and admired the red flannel stockings and the gaiters, and the curly woolen hair. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was plain and unadorned for the most part, but all well and fairly made: round platters, bowls and dishes of glazed brown clay or turned box-wood, smooth and clean. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I smoothed out the cotton tunic and unbuttoned my trousers to tuck the tassels in. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I smoothed my sparse hair, tucked my shirt in, flicked some dog hair off my navy jacket. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Director smooths his hair and tucks in his shirt and laughs. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The leather was dark and oiled smooth as a used saddle. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mother righted and steadied herself, smoothing her skirt and adjusting her hat. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

No trace was ever found of the other, not in the air or on the smooth surface of the jade waters below. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He thought he was smooth but what he came out looking was creepy. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

My fingers stroke the smooth ground, sliding easily across the top. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s bad news if that’s all it takes for them to ID us,” Chubs said, rubbing a hand over his forehead and smoothing out the wrinkles there. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Deceptive, how other times the same water can seem as smooth as glass. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I turned the page, smoothed it out with my hand, and got started. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He saw her slender, smooth white neck and her intelligent eyes. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we finally release each other, he still holds me in his arms, trying to smooth back my fro. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

His fingers caressed the smooth leather of the binding as he took it back and slipped it under the breadbox. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his hands over the smooth woodgrain of the rail. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then they scrape the mud from their backs on that pine tree there, the one where the lower bark is rubbed smooth and tan. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

They were great tapered blocks, each as big in its own right as a castle, but they appeared entirely smooth, windowless and doorless. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I picked one up—reddish, round, a smooth water heart. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Xan’s voice was quiet and smooth, like the surface of the swamp—and lovely, as the swamp is lovely. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Celia smoothed a curl off Dimple’s forehead, her face full of compassion. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I can't tell, because the smooth sound seems to come from everywhere. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

We made good time, the huge sea smoothed before us, and held our rites when we reached Tenedos, being wild for home. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shell of the egg is smooth but also grained; small pebbles of calcium are defined by the sunlight, like craters on the moon. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

We drove down the smooth gravel drive and out of the white gates. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

When her baby was born, a girl, the two midwives in attendance were so preoccupied with what was going on between her legs they never even noticed her smooth balloon of a stomach. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stooping and harvesting tomatoes, she tries to settle her nerves by escaping into the safety of memories, when her skin was smooth as milky tea, her hair black as a crow's wing. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her hair, usually smooth and perfect in its knot, is disheveled. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He smoothed his robe and blinked at her. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Some places were starting to wear smooth where I always stroked them with my thumb. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It looked odd—a flat yellow cloth of some kind, perfectly clean and smooth with brilliant light shining on it from somewhere inside the girl’s bedroom. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I mark Sabine's breasts so they will be enlarged to the size of snowmelons, and move the pencil down her stomach, making a series of hachure lines so as to smooth out the small depressions. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

There was no undergrowth, only the smooth grass, very green and fresh, and the big gray trees well spaced as though it were a park. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The horn was as warm and smooth as the dusky woman’s thighs, and so shiny that he could see a twisted likeness of his own features in its depths. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Neel rested his hand on the smooth wood of the chair’s back. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sefia jumped to her feet, swinging her bow from her back and nocking an arrow in one smooth motion. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Geyer found Holmes to be smooth and glib, a social chameleon. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I dry my hands and smooth my hair back and wipe the sweat off my forehead and hope I don’t smell too much like dish soap and grease. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A turquoise necklace dangled around its thorny neck and tapped against its smooth, round tummy. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

For a second the idea glittered before Sefia like one of her Visions: the Five Islands working together in concert, all the warring kingdoms united, their turbulent histories smoothed over in a single decisive victory. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He searched and then saw an almost perfectly straight branch of driftwood, bleached and smooth as worn soap, right at the waterline. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

A natural arch of stone framed a wide road, worn smooth by many rat feet. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Every morning she took the new cheese out of the press, and trimmed it smooth. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

They ask us to smooth and shape and carve each slope of their bodies like warm, freshly dipped candles. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I keep pushing until my back hits a surface that's hard and smooth. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The voice is deep and smooth and definitely amused. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And now he was here in that mystical place, the huge oval of Memorial Stadium at the University of Texas, with those smooth flanks of concrete curving to the sky. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bares his gums, revealing perfect, peppermint-Orbit-white teeth, and his mom licks both her thumbs and smooths back his eyebrows. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The skin of his palm was smooth and unblemished. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The ceiling is smooth and black; slabs of it descend over him as he treads. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The bone was smooth beneath her hand, cold and hard to the touch. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Parts of it are smooth; others are bumpy. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The liquid began to fill the can in a smooth pour, filling the space between us with a sharp odor. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I took the elevator to the twenty-third floor and smoothed the pleats on my pants. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It was the most perfect sensation I had ever felt—Julia Bishop’s long, smooth legs tangled with mine while we kissed. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

During my high school summers, I cut grass in parks and on the medians of highways, unloaded trucks, and walked beside road-paving equipment with a rake to smooth the hot asphalt along the curbs. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

And they were as surprised to find roads of smooth rock lacing through the prairie as Mary Malone had been sometime before. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

When I made it in ceramics class two months ago, it looked vibrant and smooth. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The frosting is thick and perfect and smooth. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her smooth face is two feet from mine. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She patted a pillow gently and smoothed over the top of the blanket, which Jinny had turned neatly over. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Thorn smoothed her skirt, not looking at Seven but not appearing afraid or shy either. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Yunkai’i claimed that she fed her dragons on human flesh and bathed in the blood of virgins to keep her skin smooth and supple. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His pillow smelled fresh, and it was smooth and soft. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hatsue tossed her hair once more, gathered it in her hands swiftly, and smoothed it down the back of her head. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

At one home, you stood entranced as a woman showed a girl how to let rice flour fall evenly through her fingers to make the patterns with smooth white lines. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Ivy marked the spot with a pile of river rocks, smooth and gray and solemn looking. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

They had to lie facedown and cling to the smooth shells with their claws. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

As though an invisible hand were writing upon it, words appeared on the smooth surface of the map. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Gently, I smooth out the strands that stick up in the air. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach inside, pull the smooth fabric from the briefcase and hold up what seems like a suit jacket to the light. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I found the longest antenna rod I had, so I could reach into the smooth area without having to step on it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The walls were bare—as bare and as unbroken as smooth, curving metal can be. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Looking at the robe, and smoothing it with her washed hand, Kira sighed and realized that she did not have time for such study. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was smooth on the floor, my brother said, and knew when to make the right pass, but he also wasn’t afraid to shoot when he was open. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Her hand lingered, and she tentatively brushed the hair off my smooth cheek. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He imagined himself strolling on a smooth, rounded mountain summit, suspended between two higher peaks. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Miss Sarah smoothed one of her wings and cleared her throat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The woods grew quiet now; even the beetles stopped rubbing their smooth shells on softened bark, even the wind picked around the branches instead of rattling straight through. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The cow has a smooth body and a face that looks much like that of a mouse, with a sharp-pointed nose and whiskers, but the bull is different. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there was that scar again, the smooth of it gleaming in the moonlight. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Just smooth sand with rocks smaller than half a meter. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was smooth and grassclad inside, and there were no trees except three very tall and beautiful silver-birches that stood at the bottom of the bowl. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The minute I step outside my door, Warren shows up on my stoop with that smooth smile of his. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until I got in Mama’s car that I removed the wrapping and revealed the shoebox-sized, smooth wooden box with a hinged lid and tarnished metal clasp. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Then we lifted it over the door frame and onto the marble floor of the library, where the wheels ran quiet and smooth. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her dialect deepened as she spoke, abandoning the smooth lyrics she had been trained to use when she worked in the houses of white men. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Years of hands on the railing and feet on the steps had left the wood polished smooth and bone gray. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Audrey pulled out a pink sweater from one of her bags and smoothed it over her lap. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

A short brunette girl named Aspen Matthews is the first to be called onstage to shake hands with the Chief Director, who hands her a smooth wooden box containing her badge. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

First, he killed the virulent, smooth bacteria with heat, then injected the heat-killed bacteria into mice. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The absence of dirt and three weeks’ worth of hard travel had a noticeable effect on his smooth face. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

This makes it more or less impossible for it to get its teeth into a vast smooth curving surface such as the side of a peach. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, he was beginning to like Blanca, now that she was more robust and had acquired that languor that was smoothing away her rough, peasanty edges. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Hinkley smoothed his mustache as a new group of boys crowded around the stand. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to smooth the road for both me and the sheriff. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

She smoothed it carefully over the arm of her chair and held it up, moving her lips as she read. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

People looking up at her—at her smooth pretty vivacious face—had no way of knowing about the painfully articulated resolves formulating in her mind. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Younger girls than I boasted of having to shave under their arms, but my armpits were as smooth as my face. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A mouse injected with the smooth strain thus died rapidly of pneumonia. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He smoothed her hair, stood up, and stalked over the cracked floor toward the shattered windows, wanting to smash something. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t as smooth as the Four Minute Man I’d heard back home at the Excelsior Theater, but his heart was sure in it. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The floor beneath me is smooth and cold. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Somehow a footprint had become etched into the smooth enameled finish on the inside of the vault door at a point roughly two feet above the floor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She bared herself in one smooth, unhurried motion, as if she were back in her own chambers disrobing for her bath with no one but her bedmaids looking on. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her hair hung down her back, smooth and wavy, so dark it shone with blue highlights in the sun. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She ran her fingers over the smooth contours of the bird’s back. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He releases the wheel and the ship glides to a smooth stop in midair. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

A newly familiar smooth voice came from behind me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” I said, and smoothed his eyelid across his eye and held it there until it stayed. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The walls felt, to their surprise, smooth, and the floor, save for a step now and again, was straight and even, going ever up at the same stiff slope. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I had swept the ground smooth and placed mismatched tiles in the center for a colorful mosaic floor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Jermaine had handed her some money to smooth things over, so everybody was happy. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

It was too smooth and too round to be a rock. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

It touched something round and hard and smooth: a green apple. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The children wandered up and down while Stewart and Dicey sat watching the little waves that meandered up onto the smooth sand. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elston Hubbard was already in the ring, flexing his forearm muscles so the Marine Corps emblem jumped on the smooth bronze skin. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a calm smooth voice that didn’t feel like her own, Jinny spoke. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The truck rumbled along through the dark, over bumpy streets at first, then, at a higher speed, over a smooth highway. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He smoothed out his crushed hat, creased it in the middle and put it on. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not even birds can pass them by, not even the timorous doves that bear ambrosia to Father Zeus; caught by downdrafts, they die on rockwall smooth as ice. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he smooths his hair back down, or tries to, and chews his lip for a minute. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

His mind flashes to Henry, the smooth lines of his suit, the way his breath brushed Alex’s cheek when he kissed him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her forehead is high and smooth, her jawbones sloping and unusually long. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They have smooth brown faces that look unreal—the forehead, eyebrows, and cheekbones of models. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Our wounds were then dressed with a healing plant, the leaves of which were thorny on the outside but smooth on the inside, which absorbed the blood and other secretions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So much would not have happened, nothing would have happened, and the smoothing hand of time would have made the evening barely memorable: the night the twins ran away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

At that point he threw up his hands in annoyance but then sat forward and smoothed out the folds of his cassock. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I would have guessed it was rough, like a cat’s, but it wasn’t; it was smooth. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He wanted to touch something cool and smooth. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“You have been running, Jo. How could you? When will you stop such romping ways?” said Meg reprovingly, as she settled her cuffs and smoothed her hair, with which the wind had taken liberties. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Actually Goblin’s gaits were so smooth he seemed easier than the sorrel. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of it was knowing, if he found Toby, he’d need to smooth things over. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Styx spoke over me, his voice as smooth as Mom’s butter sauce. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The ice cubes had gone very small and smooth, bobbing up and down in the orange juice. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

But I’ve never experienced the smooth speed of a car when you need to get somewhere. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The crew were on their feet briskly, to furl the sail, and stow it; then, each in place, they poised the smooth oar blades and sent the white foam scudding by. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not always smooth sailing for Mr. Edwards. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Customers are in fact the major obstacle to the smooth transformation of information into food and food into money—they are, in short, the enemy. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I film Phil as he swims, capturing his grace, how his smooth strokes barely ripple the surface. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

"A smooth pot is more apt to slip from a man's grasp." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It is smooth and warm, like rock polished by water and then left to heat in the sun. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I like a corn- bread batter to be stirred some so everything is mixed but not too smooth with all the lumps gone. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could smell his smell of tobacco and earth and something radiant and spicy like amber; could feel the smooth glide of his skin, though I never exactly saw him. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tall girl sighed and smoothed her hair. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the door finally feels smooth to the touch, I toss aside my sandpaper block and head off to go find Papi and Lolo. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She carefully slid the straps over his wings, smoothing his feathers down when she snapped the chest strap. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I walked partway across the water on a series of flat stones, then jumped across a narrow pool onto a smooth, shallow ridge of rock that connected with the opposite bank. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what to say, so I kept rubbing her back and smoothing her hair. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Jones said that to cross the river they needed a dark night, smooth water, and deserted riverbanks. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her smooth light brown skin was dotted with big freckles and dimples, her eyes light and mischievous. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He gripped the smooth bannister to steady himself. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The voyage had been smooth, with steady winds, a glassy sea, and a crew of ten men. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

The ridge of his brow to hers, his cheekbone, rough, against hers, smooth. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He smoothed her hair back from her face, cupping her chin in his hands, and she was forced to look up at him, his eyes like crystals glittering in the dark. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All around him was nothing but smooth hard stone. It was a cell no man had ever escaped.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He’s never seen anything like it—the smooth muscles, the indentations of flesh, the breathing, bleeding life of it, all carved by Giambologna out of marble. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She smoothed her apron and looked at them both very severely. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

It was smooth and regular—a circular lip of earthenware. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a good blade—strong, smooth, light. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She tried to draw some memory of that into her now, to smooth away the rawness. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I lay my palm on the cool, smooth face of the door and pushed, hoping against hope that it might swing open to my touch. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Even though we hadn’t squared the edges or smoothed the floor, we were still pretty darn proud of ourselves. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I lick my fingers and smooth down my eyebrows like my mother has done for me so many times. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Snowball used as his study a shed which had once been used for incubators and had a smooth wooden floor, suitable for drawing on. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Her smooth gentle hand taught him many things. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most nonartisans have been at least slightly glamoured to smooth out their memories. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When Fd first heard his satiny smooth voice sing “Like a song of love that clings to me,” I knew Miss Patty Cake was like that song of love to Fern. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I go on errands, I brush and smooth my hair into a perfect waist-long ponytail and try on three outfits before I find the right one. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lola uncrossed her legs, smoothed her dress and stood, as though about to leave. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Daisy took the brush with delight and smoothed her hair, whereupon Gatsby sat down and shaded his eyes and began to laugh. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I remember stroking its striped feathers, so smooth they were waterlike, as my father held its limp body. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I took the paper and made a big show of smoothing out the wrinkles on the tree house floorboards. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The man’s hands were smooth, and his nails were clean. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I settle into my chair to listen, smooth out the kameez I’m wearing, and fix the scarf on my head. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The light, full and smooth, lay like a gold rind over the turf, the furze and yew bushes, the few wind-stunted thorn trees. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And when you mention words like ‘rounded’ and ‘smooth,’ they say Pepsi. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She eyed the smooth ivory keys, and then the black keys, which were like the gaps between teeth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The men talk a little more about the harvest, while the two mishu women swat at flies and battle against the wind to smooth their hair. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The final step was to smooth, sand, and polish the body of the car to within an inch of its home-built life. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The flickering lantern he held cast our dancing shadows on the smooth, clean adobe walls. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though she can not feel her body much, it is nice to have Ma’s hands on her, cleaning, wiping, smoothing her hair. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dug out my keys, and with his back braced against the tree he lifted me up along the broad smooth trunk. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She closes her eyes and drinks the entire glass in one smooth gulp, then purses her mouth, the liquid forming a thin, dark line on her lips. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Finally, with a great snapping of twigs and thrashing of branches across the windshield, as if the countryside is loath to release them, the car bursts forth onto smooth pavement and the light of day. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Her skin was as soft as it looked, white and smooth as freckled porcelain. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Father’s arm went back and forth rhythmically across the sheet, smoothing out the wrinkles. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lowered my eyes and, avoiding the bowl of lukewarm soup, concentrated on the smooth tabletop. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He read, it again slowly and felt the urge to smooth something, his trousers, his shaved-bald head. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His tender old feet moved from one smooth rock to another. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d smoothed back his hair and hugged him close and whispered, “Other choices, though...” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Beto stood in the darkened kitchen and traced the edge of the real casket, the one that was right and tight and smooth from sanding. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When it was finished, it looked up and everything fell into place, and it showed itself for what it was: a smooth, beautiful, aerodynamic air­ship. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course I am!” cried Meg, smoothing the silvery folds of her first silk dress, for Mr. Laurence had insisted on giving it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no way of escaping other than by turning himself into a smooth stone, which he did. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

A row of purple bougainvillea, cut smooth and straight as a buffet table, separated the gnarled trees from the driveway. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The undercarriage of the rover is taller than any of the rocks around here, and the hills are gently sloping affairs, smoothed by eons of sandstorms. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lie, I thought, reaching up to smooth a stray piece of hair back from my face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Her skin was milky white and smooth as a newborn’s. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her hair is up in a bun, and her hand goes to touch it, pat it smooth, as if she has to make sure it’s still there. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Muthu and I flopped down on a smooth wooden bench and watched as Arul let you buy and light one more candle. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was one of the draccus’ scales, smooth and black, roughly as big as my palm, and shaped like a teardrop. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The archway leading to the royal bedchamber was guarded by a pair of sandalwood lovers, shaped and smoothed and oiled. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I smoothed my palm over the cover, flattening a corner that might have bent in the fall from Fred’s window. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The curls are starting to fray on the ends, but the rest of my hair is still smooth. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She smoothed the lines of the shirt where it rested on her belly. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Is strange, because her face is so smooth and young. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she puts her thumb on one of my creeping-caterpillar eyebrows and tries to smooth out the curly hair. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The smooth, polished floor feels cool through the holes in my shoes. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Just as he says this, Bad Leg’s voice reaches my bones—it’s as smooth as a river, and it ebbs and flows and ripples at just the right moments. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then she tilted Aru’s face and smoothed the hair away from her forehead. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He is clearly wearing shorts, and his bony legs seem almost skeletal while the smooth profile of his face conveys a detached and sad expression. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Afterwards they stretched the linen smooth to dry on the shore where the sea had washed it clean. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex considers his face in profile, blinking through the booze, following the smooth line of his nose and the gentle dip at the center of his lower lip, each touched by moonlight. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There was a rugged yet smooth turquoise nugget. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Strange—even though I’m not the smoothest person when it comes to things like interviews, I was superhyped to see myself on TV. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I rub my lips together, feeling the gloss, smooth and sticky. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In sleep, her features were smooth, unbitten by the smolder of violence that lurked there otherwise. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

His crumply hair smoothed out, and with a little ear scratching and back rubbing, Jessie C. James became a devoted friend. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suri’s hair was being lifted as though someone were running their fingers through it, smoothing it back from her face. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The curves were smooth only when seen from a distance. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

True, I can see that this olive-green shirt is slightly ribbed while the others are smooth. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fela smoothed the cloak over my shoulder and looked at me with eyes that only moments before had been luminous with the beginnings of tears. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It means the crime is deemed an accident,” Rafi’s smooth, lilting voice says behind me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Abe Levver looked up from the far end of the conference table and smoothed his stubbled chin with a faint rasping sound. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Olanna said and stared at the smooth floor and two beds, a furnished underground room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“My father said that my great-grandfather had a small mill there, a flour mill. He thought the stone you’re sitting on was part of it, it’s worn so smooth.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

A tall man with a smooth Afro stood on a crate, speaking through a bullhorn over the people. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Behind the closed door, she pulled the two bills from her pocket, and lying on the bed, smoothed out the wrinkles. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The pirates stood dumbfounded as Petra collected herself and smoothed her skirt back into place. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I run my fingers along the edges of her body, smoothing her legs and hips to make her thin and willowy like the imperial dancers on their tiptoes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The blurring gears slowed, came to a smooth stop, returning the room to silence. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Day is good for forcing me into this dress, I want to say, but instead I just smooth down the already smooth fabric of my gown. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

We pass twenty, and thirty, and Uriah’s hair is finally smooth. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They could all see the field mouse, which was exposed in a patch of smooth grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt Creighton smoothed the fair hair back from the boy’s forehead and, when the air took on a chill, covered him with an old jacket. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arya slid her dagger out and drew it across his throat, as smooth as summer silk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The only difference today was that there was no mist, he could see a long way ahead, the sky was smooth and pale. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

His face was smooth and unlined, though he must be much older than her parents. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

It tasted good, like cake, with a sweetish and smooth flavor he had never thought bread could have. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She drove off the uneven dirt road that led to the mobile home and onto the smooth pavement. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The sea is always one of my favorite places, but today it was especially nice—glittery green and smooth as glass, as though my dad was keeping it calm just for us. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Laughing, Thomas and Kira gave him the smooth bar of soap, which he tucked solemnly into his pocket. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jack Rabbit Jones on keyboard laid down smooth chords with his left hand while the fingers on his right hand hip-hopped across the twelve-bar blues trail. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Lili let her blouse drop to the floor as she smoothed the lemon over her ashen legs. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The snow was packed hard and smooth by the hay- sleds and wood-sledges and the logs that were hauled down the mountain. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t the smooth exterior with a familiar appliance company name, no sir. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She had drawn her lips in while she smoothed and smoothed the folded towel. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

If Axel wanted to, he could reach out from under the table, from under the table cloth and run his hand over a smooth wheel. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath and smoothed his hair with his hand. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The leather was soft and smooth and somehow felt important. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, if you take the ferry when the weather is nice and the water is smooth, it can be easy to miss. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But his voice, when he spoke again, was still smooth and low and even. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

This would mean that the early universe would have probably been very chaotic and irregular because there are many more chaotic and disordered configurations for the universe than there are smooth and ordered ones. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They nonchalantly nodded to the bartender to pour a drink for some friend, while the bartenders, smooth as any of the customers, kept making change from the money on the bar. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had horn-rimmed glasses and was convinced they made her ugly, even though she had a long neck and the straightest, smoothest hair I’d ever seen. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a simple children’s toy, a rough carving that just hinted at four legs and a head, but it was smooth and dark like it had been played with. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

In order to keep her complexion immaculate—Hatsue, said Mrs. Shigemura, had skin as smooth as vanilla ice cream—she must take care to stay out of the sun. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A good ten yards wide it was, fast-flowing and smooth, spangling and dazzling in the evening sun. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as smooth as a small lake, though the sails were up high enough to catch some breeze. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we approached the speed of sound, the noise and vibration increased briefly, then things smoothed down considerably as we became supersonic. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked up to the tree and put her leathery paw-like hands on the smooth bark, feeling for flaws. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

In a smooth move—he’d had plenty of practice—Benji whipped out his debit card and slapped it into her hand. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then I could feel her long smooth fingers rubbing and searching under my chin, finding the spot that was my smooth-neck scar. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lumpy leaned his muzzle on my shoulder, and I stroked his smooth fur. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The train came to a smooth stop at the West Oakland station. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Its body is smooth and pale grey, it has bulging round eyes on top of its head and four spindly legs with enormous flat feet. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They played the film at high speed so they could watch cell division on the screen in one smooth motion, like a story unfolding in a flip book. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The smooth female voice of the computer speaks. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He rocked me for a while in silence, until I noticed that his clothes were changed, his hair smooth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Brightbill touched the smooth surface where his mother’s foot used to be. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He began to scratch into the soft earth beside the body, until after a time his claws scraped against something smooth and firm. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My palms tingle with the feel of his skin, smooth, warm. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then, in one smooth move, he rose to his feet and strolled toward me round the corner of his desk. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The next morning, I found that Father had picked up the letter and smoothed it out on the table as best he could. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s contemplating texting Henry, even though he’s probably somewhere over the Atlantic, when a voice curls around his ear, smooth and warm. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But I remembered something my teacher had said that summer about Iranians, that they were grin­ning smooth talkers who patted you on the back with one hand and picked your pocket with the other. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The door to the lounge opened and Principal Hornstein hurried out, smoothing the wisps of gray hair around his head. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Once I smoothed it out, I could see it was a flyer for an Irish dance class at a neighborhood rec center. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

But Aunt Gloria’s face remained smooth like paper without a crease. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Phoebe pulled a blouse out of the closet, she said she could see her mother standing at the ironing board smoothing the blouse with her hand. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Her mother smoothed her hair and tried to still Stella’s heaving shoulders. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Down again the path went, and then up again, up a long smooth hillside of turf, towards the light. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

About it lay a smooth sward, shelving down on all sides to its bare unbroken rim. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The hemlock grove was laced with snow, the meadow was smooth and white, and the gorge was sparkling with ice. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

When that looks about right, you shape the face itself and smooth the forehead. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Mommy, how come we can listen to smooth jazz in the car, but we can’t listen to other music?” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

And the steps were narrow, spaced unevenly, and often treacherous: they were worn and smooth at the edges, and some were broken, and some cracked as foot was set upon them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She looked almost pretty with her smoothing powder and red lipstick and relaxed demeanor, not as knotted up as she had been lately, chasing a contract with Shell-BP. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The surface of the sawdust was combed smooth, the treasures hidden beneath marks that only he, the king, understood. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised a hand and smoothed her mentor’s white hair. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It made her eyes narrow and her forehead smooth like a pulled sheet. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Then I take out Day’s pendant necklace from my pocket, holding it up slightly so I can study its smooth bumps. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I held it out of her reach until I could untie the bow and smooth it out between my fingertips. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Of course not, darling. You only reminded me that the most important thing is to get Matt free,” Celia said, smoothing Maria’s hair. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought of the smaller places, stops on the underground, and remembered Auburn, a small town, with elm trees arching over its streets, and smooth lawns, and houses painted white. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When you’re as handsome as I am, the course never runs smooth,” he quips. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

As they begin walking to the house, Jeremy works on smoothing out the birdseed on the table. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She smoothed out a wrinkle in the tablecloth. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pillow was cold, but it felt smooth, and it smelled fresh. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Tuck your tail in, little duck," I say, smoothing the blouse back in place. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Excuse you, but we are thinking warriors,” said Aru, smoothing her mangled pajamas with as much dignity as she could muster. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Right between the shadow of the trees there was a smooth space, and over this he passed his hands to and fro, muttering words under his breath. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Minli slept on and off; the smooth ride of the flying dragon made it easy for her to sleep. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The traces of the bog were removed from it; the creases left by the wet smoothed out: it was quite decent. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She unlocked her fingers and smoothed her skirt. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skin of his face was smooth and cool against mine, but I was warm—too warm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He kept his hands smooth with a pumice stone, so that even though they were fishermen’s hands they felt good stroking her shoulders. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The boulder was large, plenty wide, but its silhouette was smooth. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

These I cut out and smoothed to make shelves where I could store my food and the mice could not reach it. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the epic variance of natural organisms—tall; short; wrinkled; smooth; green; yellow; brown—there were corpuscles of hereditary information, moving from one generation to the next. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Rishi smoothed his hair back, adjusted his shirt collar, and started forward. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Bronwyn crossed to the dead boy and began to smooth his hair with her fingers. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He was pulling me back, and my hands, grasping for something to hold, slid backward over the smooth floor. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I picked up the paper and smoothed it out on my thigh before trying to give it to her one more time. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I take my hair out of its ponytail, smooth it back, and wrap the band around again. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hand was cool and smooth in my own. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Not just her short hair cut regularly like a man’s, or her large sleepy eyes and busy lips, or the smooth smooth skin, hairless, scarless, and wrinkleless. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hangs up the phone with a soft click, smooths the back of her dress, then walks into the dining room but doesn’t take her seat. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I loved it when the separate colors would come together all smooth into a brand-new shade. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When a woman came in to eat alone, and he found she really was alone, not married, or living with somebody, it generally was not hard for smooth Sammy to get invited to her apartment. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand up and smooth my dress down. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

So smooth was the motion that they seemed to stand still, and Mrs. Frisby ventured to open her eyes and lift her head just a trifle. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Up close like this, I can see that her skin is smooth and clear except for two freckles on her right cheek, and her eyes are a gray-green that makes me think of fall. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Brass lamps hung from the walls and the earthy floor was worn and smooth; as they walked, their shadows rippled, fanlike, across the wall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“The coup has been smooth and virtually silent,” said Lupin. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His tools still lay on the worktable: small chisels with which he had been meticulously recarving, reshaping the worn, smooth places on the elaborate staff that the Singer used. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He liked the angelic beauty of his face and his smooth cheeks, his narrow hips, and long straight legs. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m useless, and there she is with those big Help Me eyes, so alarming in a woman like my mother, all polish and smooth edges, never a hair out of place, not even now. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

And the City, in its own way, gets down for you, cooperates, smoothing its sidewalks, correcting its curbstones, offering you melons and green apples on the comer. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit on the edge of the bed and try to smooth my hair down. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He returned, his eyes half closed even as he spoke, leaning on a carved crutch that curved under his arm like a smooth cradle. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He had only beaten the air that slipped and slithered around him like smooth silk. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Kiko,” she says, smoothing out the wrinkles in her gown. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It took hours and many razor blades before my pate felt smooth to my hand. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she had finished smoothing the soil and laying out a border of little stones, she had worked out her plan. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the sun coming in the little stained-glass section of the breakfast room window made her smooth gray hair look just like a pigeon’s wing. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smaller pictures, some Polaroids of a woman, her skin dark and smooth, her teeth bright white. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe because his voice is low and smooth and almost soothing. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It tattoos the smooth inside of your forearm with your schedule for the day in a sickly purple ink. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Tats leans over and smooths the back of my hair. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Nailer watched her slim legs and smooth form under her skirt. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Exactly the right color of the cold, smooth, frothy deep water below the Arctic Tern. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He tucks in his shirt and smooths his hair, but even from here I can see that his eyes are watery. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

August cupped her hand on the back of my head and smoothed my hair with her fingers. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The weathered white log had been worn smooth and was straight as a telephone post. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

And she answered timidly, looking up from the edge of the pool and from the clothes she was beating upon a smooth flat stone, “The pearls? I have them.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Ah, Little Wood. I’m fine, I’m fine. What you think me and you was getting all that practice for?” he said, low, smooth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The Governor glided toward the boy and spoke in a deep, smooth voice. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

With the zalif’s permission she looked at her claw, and found the surface more smooth and slick than anything she’d felt on her world. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The shell was thick, smooth, big as a thumb joint, and usually white, although sometimes pink or peach-colored. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I reach up to smooth my puffy hair. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

His voice was like a sheet of smooth grey slate, without the barest hint of inflection or emotion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

One was the seqeant called Scar, a black-tempered brute with a head as smooth as stone and the shoulders of an ox. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I used to believe that if I rubbed the alpaca hard enough into my skin, it would make the scar smooth and soft. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He smoothed his lopsided Mohawk with one hand. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Something furry pushed itself against her side in one smooth, insinuating motion, Coraline jumped, then breathed a, sigh of relief when she saw what it was. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He’s taken off his shirt and is only wearing swim trunks, so I can finally see the lean, smooth muscles of his shoulders and chest and stomach. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was only supposed to feel that smooth base when the tree tips were green and the swallows were awake and singing. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The chain rustled as it slid between their hands; the stone warmed as the Queen’s papery skin became strong and smooth, and her cheeks bloomed pink as a rose. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Only the strongest, smoothest, wildest hero ever. Rides a crow the size of a Cadillac truck—no, a stretch limo! He even has his own walk-up music—they say drums play when he walks.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A squad of cheerleaders did cartwheels along the banks of the Rainy River; they had megaphones and pompoms and smooth brown thighs. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know who Etienne is,” said the man as he smoothed his hair across his head and flicked his ashes toward Hugo. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

His dark, straight hair was combed back, and his tan face looked smooth and shiny. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Cara, who is just smoothing a clean shirt down over her hips, jumps back. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

There were no sheets, but the blanket they lay on was threadbare and smooth, and the size and springiness of the bed astonished both of them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Mom had Aaron in her lap now too, but she managed to smooth her fingers through Layla’s hair, murmuring to her softly. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was only the sunlight on boards that were scrubbed smooth and white, or perhaps it was the feeling of peace that lay across the room as tangibly as the bar of sunshine. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I want to wrap my hand around them and smooth the marks with my thumb. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair is smooth and round like Dolly in the early years. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

There are members of the crew reclining in velvet chairs, sipping neon-bright martinis with faraway eyes, and listening to a live band that plays smooth jazz. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I flipped open my compact, smoothing down my edges and slicking on another layer of clear cherry lip gloss. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She matched Brum’s steps down the vaulted hall, past smooth white doors, each with a small glass window set into it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She slid out the door in one smooth move and began walking up the driveway. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I touched it, smooth and warm, flesh made into silk. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I unfold it now, smoothing it out, and look at all the blank days, too many to count, that I didn’t mark off because these were days I had with Finch. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She did not look at him but smoothed the sides of her dress and tucked the fabric around her thighs. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Biff straightened his coat and smoothed back his hair. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When they were through with most of the good-byes, the chief mate stepped forward and presented Sefia with a thin wooden wand, straight and smooth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I watched Drew talk with the Bedouins, heard the strange, smooth sounds falling from his lips, and was struck by the implausibility of my presence there. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I straighten my shirt, smooth my hair down, and walk out. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

A stooping man had appeared behind the counter, smoothing his greasy hair back from his face. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

No one could match the smooth erudition of Bawden or the assured nihilism of Pirie, who strongly disliked the notion that some phages have tails or that TMV is of fixed length. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

We were sailing right past them now, smooth as silk, big as life. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a night sky, smooth layers of black on black, with stars shining so bright they almost glittered. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I keep walking, snapping a few pictures of a madrone tree with its papery orange bark flaking away from the trunk, the new skin underneath yellow-green and satiny smooth. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He was smoothing the note on his palm, when a young very dark-skinned customs officer asked, “Anything to declare, sir?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then a heavy blow vibrated along the length of the punt and its smooth movement was checked. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smooth it out on the cave floor and lie down, one hand on my loaded bow in case I have to shoot at a moment's notice. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He patted her face and smoothed her hair, and even pried up her stiff hands and moved them a little. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She had just settled down to read with the book cradled in her lap, and she unwrapped it in swift, smooth motions. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Their short skirts rode up, flashing warning lights of flesh: backs of knees, the curve of a calf, a smooth plain of thigh. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Hades glowered, smoothing the folds of his robes. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Inside, his belly was smooth and soft, following the contours of the hills and holding the silence of the snow. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ignatius asked furiously, smoothing the vendor’s smock over his body. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had finished making the bed and I lay with a clean smooth sheet under me and another sheet over me. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Now she would have to call into play all of her climbing ability to keep going up the treacherously steep smooth slates. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

My feet would be cool and slightly damp, smooth, like the skin of mushrooms. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pivoted on his left foot, and threw the hook in a smooth, short arc. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tonight, Henry’s silly and warm and ready, his body quick and smooth to give Alex what he’s looking for, laughing and incredulous at his own responsiveness to touch. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She felt the slender, smooth stone in her left hand, which she had been about to try to skip as far as she could. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

The grass under their feet was smooth and short, as if it had been mown or shaven. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She smoothed her hands down each of my pigtails, the signal she was finished doing my hair. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t budge at first, but when he put his back into it, he managed to slide it slowly across the smooth wooden floor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She wiped her eyes and smoothed the tip of the feather until it was a sharp point. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He settled himself comfortably, crossing his legs Turkish fashion and smoothing down the ends of his mustache. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

With his oiled-back hair and his smooth preacher voice intact, he leaned in close to his bible and kept chugging along, completely unfazed by the power outage. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The ones on the other side began again, bright and fast and smooth, like when Caddy says we are going to sleep. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another involved turning the tunnel’s Mach 2 winds on a series of sharp-nosed metal cones to discover the point at which the smooth air flowing over the cones became turbulent. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

His black hair, shiny and smooth, parted in the middle of his head by a straight and tired line, had the same artificial appearance as the hair on the saints. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

When he was finished, his father ran a hand across his bald head as if smoothing down the hair that wasn’t there. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He gave Omakayas two smooth sticks to clack together to frighten the flocks, and Angeline his tattered old shirt to flap in the air. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She likes looking at the walls, at how neatly their corners meet, the linoleum roses on the floor, the ceiling smooth as wedding cake. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The universe could have started out in a very smooth and ordered state. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A “smooth” strain possessed a slippery, sugary coat on the cell surface and could escape the immune system with newtlike deftness. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Good form, smooth form, glide, glide, I say inside my head. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The photo droops at one edge, so I smooth it down. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

She saw him smooth the mouth edges with his finger. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He ran a hand along the smooth black neck. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They walked among the lentil fields to a mysterious mounded shrine encircled by large smooth stones. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I opened it and smoothed the angry creases from its surface. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I do, my voice is smooth and calm and shows no sign of my rage. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She herself was smoothing out a paddle to use in stirring the syrup, and just the day before Deydey had started hollowing a peeled, smooth piece of basswood for a trough. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I thank him and smooth down my skirt. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Lake Carnegie lay mirror smooth, reflecting a translucent blue sky. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She gripped the sides of the doorway, but the mesarthium was smooth; there was no frame, nothing to give her purchase, and there were too many hands, grabbing at her arms and hair and shoulders. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Within a few years he developed a systematic method of solving the tangent problem; he could figure out the tangent to any smooth curve at any point. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

We batted and threw the ball around, and it was warm and sunny, and there was the smooth, happy feeling of the summer soon to come, and the tight excitement of the ball game. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He actually looked pretty smooth and official, dressed up in his black leather jacket, combat boots, and beret. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I smack it down on the mattress, smooth the bedspread out. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The face itself had been spared: it was uniformly brown, the brown skin so smooth that it looked as if it'd been ironed with a hot iron. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

But the young man’s enormous ego often caused problems that Houseman had to smooth over. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

A tan swath of the chestnut guy’s smooth stomach slides out each time he raises his arms. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Slowly, the widow's fingers touched the smooth, delicate threads. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

In small spoonfuls, it went down smooth with a glass of milk and it made me feel full, which had become a foreign concept. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I catch glimpses of modern-looking mansions tucked within the forest: the reflective glint of a window, the edge of a smooth wall. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had a lovely face and body and lovely smooth skin too. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She smoothed my hair again and stood up. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The giant rabbit shuddered before smoothing his whiskers down and straightening his ears. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The skin of her hand that held the pipe’s end was stretched over her little bones as smooth and as yellow as the gilt upon an idol. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes narrow and a smooth, tight voice snakes out, It is always why with you. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Even when he was busiest smoothing down the paste on the wallpaper, or painting the outside of other people’s houses, he would forget what he was doing. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ears like a bush baby, but that didn’t stop the girls in port from cooing over his smooth brown skin and short black curls. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He pulled on his doublet, flicked some dirt from his boots, and smoothed his stockings. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked toward Stick, but his bed was empty, the blankets tucked in and smoothed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Nina did her best to smooth the scars on Inej’s forearm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And he zoomed in on one cancer cell, its edges round and smooth until it began to quiver and shake violently, exploding into five cancer cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I continued separating and smoothing pieces of her pixie haircut. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

They are smooth and soft, not at all like my parents’, which are always chapped and worn. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It took me a few minutes to get it all straightened and smoothed out. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The long, smooth triangle of his back rose and fell with deep, even breathing as her moth fluttered above him, looking for a place to settle. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She stuffed the postcard under her pillow and then smoothed the covers that she’d refused to straighten before school. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The inner surface of the tall wall seemed smooth as glass. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The chaplain’s wife was a sweet, soothing, considerate woman, and he yearned to touch the warm flesh of her slender arm again and stroke her smooth black hair, to hear her intimate, comforting voice. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

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

He combed the surface smooth with his fingers and renewed the lines and hollows that told him where everything was. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, in all the movies and TV shows, the popular kid who ascends from the depths of dorkdom has their day in the sun, and then it’s smooth sailing. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Sister, for everything,” she said, her voice as smooth and sweet as cream. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Always while Brother Luke talked he rubbed away at Robin’s legs, then turned him and smoothed his back. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Then they were past, engulfed in darkness, and the waters smoothed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“What a splendid idea,” he said in his smooth, charming way. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

In one smooth motion, he had Adam up against the wall, his forearm pressed across his chest, and Adam looked wide-eyed and scared, a fish out of water. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Nathan kicked one of the smooth rocks and it flew into the air. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Hume pulled as smooth as silk, and with the precise, mechanical regularity of a metronome. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The upright of the frame pressed tight against the lower strip of leather, but it held smooth and firm, offering no purchase for teeth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Bohannon stepped inside and smoothed her hair as Dill closed the door behind her. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He looked as if he wanted to say something more, but then he clasped me to him suddenly and smoothed my hair, repeating my name. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leans heavily on a staff of smooth wood that has begun to bud at the very top, as though it were still alive. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Later, she wrote with the blackened tip of a stick on the smooth backs of leaves: This is a book. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I slide my hands over my smooth conk, down to my neck bone, fingers locking tight. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We maneuver over slick boulders and smooth white driftwood logs. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Her hair was down and she wore a white cotton shift and in the weak glow of the hallway night-light her skin looked almost smooth. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The huge tuning fork was cylindrical, silvery smooth, and cold to the touch. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She runs her hand along the quilt, smoothing the space between herself and Axel. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

As black as onyx, polished smooth, so the bone seemed to shimmer in the light of his torch. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was not the light of a candle, but rather the smooth, white light of the outdoors—of the moon. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She settles back, smoothing the loose strands of hair off her cheeks, which are pink from the cold, and leaves her coat on. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She returned to our room, stopping at the vanity to pluck at her tendrils and smooth her French roll. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

After stowing the rugelach in the icebox, I ran my hand over the sheet to smooth out the wrinkles, thinking of the night Yakov had come to live with us. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

His head was smooth; there was no gash, no mark to show where the blood had come from. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I pull the closest undershirt over and smooth it out like he does to get ready to fold it. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

As I carefully unfolded the map, trying to smooth the creases, I saw a pinhole in a corner. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I run a comb through my hair to smooth it down and then tuck it behind my ears. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And a few moments later there was a wonderful rush of cold air, a smooth ribbon running along her cheek. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I crouched, panting, pressing the cold, smooth egg to my lips. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He dreamed about it too, dreamed of running his fingers over the rich, smooth bronze. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time they finished, the terrible lumps on Felicia’s head had disappeared, and her skin was as smooth as the pink lining of a conch. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the women giggled, glancing back and forth—laughed in his face; and one smooth girl, Melantho, spoke to him most impudently. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The visitor was about the same age as Hallgrimsson, but he looked older; certainly his face bore the marks of more experience and trial than did the professor’s smooth cheeks and unlined brow. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The Fox Brothers train has been moved off the siding, and the hotly disputed elephant car is now hitched directly behind our engine, where the ride will be smoothest. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The girl smoothed her hair again, twisting a lock of it. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Commander Baccarin was ordered to “find a way to smooth the whole matter over.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Mother smoothed out the wrinkles in her skirt. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mother’s voice sounds as smooth and soft as her creamy curtains and her skin glows as white as the milk she pours into the cereal. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We went out on to the terrace and walked down on to the smooth green lawns. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Most of them were round and smooth, rubbled by wind and water and weather and time, but mixed in with them were black, hardened shards. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Kendra despised working on Nero’s feet the most, from the roughness of his cracked heels, to the smooth pads of his calluses, to the lumpy bunions on his toes. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Hilda fusses with the collar on my jacket, smoothing and tucking and pressing it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bernabe rolled the concept of painted cattleguards around in his brain the way a lapidary rolls a rough stone around in a rock tumbler to make it smooth. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sea monster fell into a smooth glide just below the surface, the dark water skimming to either side as they flushed along the river toward the bay. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The Current of Faith was clipping along at tremendous speed, smooth as silk through the water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Where all had looked so shabby and grey before, the wood now gleamed with rich browns, and with the smooth black-greys of bark like polished leather. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The universe of general relativity is a smooth rubber sheet. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Her fingers closed about something smooth and cool. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

All the passes he linked up, all completed, all slow, templed and smooth. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

In the silence, I unwind my scarf and smooth my hair. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Shut your mouth and get on your knees,” Frankie said, in a smooth, calm voice that promised violence as efficiently as any gun. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He smoothed his hand over the top of his head and felt the sun. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Compared to the normal brain, Algernons had decreased in weight and there was a general smoothing out of the cerebral convolutions as well as a deepening and broadening of brain fissures. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the homes in the village looked the same, with smooth clay walls, thatched roofs, dirt paths, and large stone thresholds. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

The young dog disappeared into the undergrowth and reappeared presently, his smooth coat dripping water, to lie down a little away apart from the others. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flame birds waited, like a bed of coals, glowing on the cool smooth sands. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rain was letting up, but the streets were as slippery and as smooth as melted soap, and one had to guess distances in the darkness. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ahead of him, the beach was covered with stones, their hard outsides rubbed off and smoothed so that they glowed as the waves gathered them up and down. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Cecilia smoothed the jagged triangle of paper and thought how her little sister was changing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Babou hummed to himself as he smoothed out my shoulder seams and rested his hands on them. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It’s going to be a black J-shaped leg with a smooth foot instead of spikes. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She smooths down her dress and adds, “And she said to stand up for myself. She thinks I don’t do that.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

All camouflaged up, her face smooth and vacant, she seemed to flow like water through the dark, like oil, without sound or center. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maddie did not answer, and after half an hour of flying over the serene, smooth, silver and black eternity of the English Channel, Queenie asked suddenly, “What are you worrying about?” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Then, in one smooth movement, she plucked at it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She saw them return home to the cote on smooth, slow glides. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I get up and smooth my hand over her hair to put it back into place. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He picked smooth winds between towers of clouds as he led Frightful through the sky. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The bark was greyish green in colour, thin and smooth, and soft enough that I could mark it with my fingernail. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Margaret's handwriting was the smooth, round style used by the older generation of schoolteachers, which is exactly what Margaret was before she became an elementary school principal, which is what she was before she retired. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

His stomach smoothed out and he felt loose. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The mathematician’s hand went to his sleek hair in the familiar smoothing gesture. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Cate reached over, and before I could think to stop her, her hand ran a smooth path from my shoulder down my arm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In a little while it thickened into a smooth, quivery mass. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shook the five smooth stones out and looked at them. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Helmuth pulls up his stool to the scratchy table, spreads out the first sheet of paper, smooths it with his hands. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then her mother took a comb and gently teased out the tangles in Lyra’s hair, smoothing it back from her forehead, parting it neatly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

You might be able to smooth the skin a bit, but there’s still a big mess in the middle of the face, and the eyes are nowhere near where they should be. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Slowly, he became aroused again, their lips met like butterflies in a flowery glen, they entwined spiritually and bodily in a long, smooth embrace. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked us up and down, and I wished I’d smoothed our hair and skirts before entering the compound. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She tucked the pouches of seeds and the small smooth stones between the folded clothes, and she rolled bundles of cattail reeds and willow twigs in a skirt. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She led me to the fire and I looked at the bright, smooth shapes. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dawn’s pale light now reflected on its smooth surface like glass, so perfectly still she almost felt bad for touching it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

A figure climbs toward the glass ceiling, and judging by the smooth way he walks, like his feet barely leave the ground, I know it is Four. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As they cleared their plates, tossed their crumpled napkins into the waste container, and smoothed their uniforms in preparation for another day of work, each worker did one other routine, quick thing. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

You start trying to reshape the nose and smooth over some of the bumps, but the clay has started to harden and it’s a lot more difficult to work with. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I was intensely aware of where I sat, the volume of darkness I displaced, the shiny- smooth span of packed dirt between us, and the shocking separateness from me in my mama’s eyes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

At work, at home, Helmuth is a good Nazi—smooth and unruffled on the surface but paddling furiously beneath. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

When this was done, the large piece was a beautifully carved back for a smooth little shelf across its middle. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nodded and took a few quick strides and a leap to land on top of it, smooth and graceful. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Gingerly the sparrow slid her claws along the smooth wooden ridge. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Redemption took a deep breath and smoothed his palms down the cotton of his pajama pants. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It was clear and smooth and very brown. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She reached over to smooth my bed head. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then she smoothed the fabric over Dimple’s hips and stood back, smiling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The charred sticks still lay on the rocks where the rain had quenched them but the sand by the water was smooth again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She got up from her bed and smoothed out the wrinkles in her skirt. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Ma looked pretty, with her bare arms plump and white, her cheeks so red and her dark hair smooth and shining, while she scrubbed and rubbed the corn in the clear water. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She finally looked at me, her expression smooth and withdrawn. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He had traded his elegant evening suit for a breezy white nightshirt, the collar unbuttoned to reveal the smooth muscularity of his chest. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

My mother used to tuck me in, smoothing down my blankets and whispering a promise of good dreams. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, you’ve got the words smooth on yore tongue. Well, you air ten now; I reckon that’s old enough to take on a sizable job.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, the woman’s face was as smooth as the inside of a seashell. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I crouch down and slide my hand along a cold, smooth panel—glass. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The rapper’s voice is smooth, as if he’s reciting love poems. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Back in Iowa, my smooth hands and face had been my one vanity. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He smoothed his hands down over my hair. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She reached down to the hem of her thin roughspun gown and pulled it up over her head in one smooth motion, tossing it aside. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A wide expanse of lush plains turns into a crystal-blue lagoon, surrounded by towering cliffs and smooth, steep rocks, their tops covered with vegetation. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

One morning he’d awakened, and the ceiling he opened his eyes to was different: smooth and white and peaceful, instead of swirled and shadowed and cobwebbed. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They rolled down the homestretch for the first time, and Pollard felt the rightness of Seabiscuit’s stride, the smooth strumming under him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A perfect statue, carved in some unknown stone, smooth like marble, glittering like crystal. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But even as she said it, she bent down to wipe the sweat off her face with her skirt, then tried to smooth her hair. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It’s so smooth I’d need dense color, layered until not even a flicker of white paper showed through. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the smooth swoosh of metal and rubber on the Trans-Canada, tied like a ribbon of tar over the bush. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The river below this pool was smoothed over, icy, frozen solid. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The path grew less level at this end, and less smooth. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He ate them quickly, five, six, seven tears, then climbed out of the pond, crawled onto a smooth rock and began to speak. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smooth row after smooth row of knives and guns. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Why her sister’s face would never again be smooth. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The buttons were metal and worn smooth by thousands of fingers. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They were vertical bars, smooth and no thicker than match sticks, which made them slippery to climb, but by turning more or less sideways, she was able to grip them fairly well. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The surface seemed smooth and uncut, but the insides cracked in circles that went round and around. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She knelt beside Lyra and smoothed the damp hair back from the sleeping face before bending low to kiss her daughter’s cheek. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it’s a long journey this time,” Etienne will say in an entirely new voice, smooth, velvety, a conductor’s drawl. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Her hair was held up so that all of her radiant, flawlessly smooth face was exposed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The sun fell on the girl’s face, on her large green eyes and her smooth brow, on her high cheekbones and the appealing, thick eyebrows, which were nothing like Mariam’s own, thin and featureless. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Elnora took my pulse, smoothed my brow, and in a wheedling tone tried to discover my woes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But they weren’t in the protected section, so she figured it was fine to run her bare fingers over the smooth and fragile paper. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It was like Pearl’s, like her own had been as a little girl: the more you tried to smooth it, the more it insisted on springing free. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Reverently, Nhamo smoothed out the cloth and put the utensils on it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She removed the cover, spread it on the tabletop in front of Babulya, and set the scroll on top of the smoothed cloth. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He smooths the hair out of his eyes and pulls on the red cap. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the money from him and quickly smoothed out the dollar bills. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

So I continue to gently smooth back his hair. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Some attempt had been made to smooth the sides of the wall itself, but here and there the twisting fingers of roots poked through. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I loved touching that old brass key with the smooth round top that looked like a tiny face. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But every day, what I tried to do was to roll the namesDarren called me around in my head, over over over, until the edges were smooth and the words weren’t so painful. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Peering through the plant clumps, they could catch glimpses of the smooth, glittering river, evidently much wider and swifter than the Enborne. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed, and smoothed it down quickly, only to have it blow out again. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then I see her hand reach out, with its short, smooth fingers, and stroke him. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

His wrinkles smoothed and his hair filled in until he promptly looked like himself again. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“It isn’t this smooth and easy. You don’t just fly in and get set on a perfect lake and have all the food you want and have it all come this easy. It isn’t real.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at the Sacred Rock, my tears mixing with the rain as they streamed down my cheeks, one smooth, one still hideously scarred. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

On the footpath that led past the warren, bright threads of light—watery, a mirage—trickled and glittered across the shortest, smoothest grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every wrinkle was a patch of sorry to be smoothed and flattened. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I swung wildly until the tips of my fingers brushed against a smooth surface and I heard the soft rub of cardboard on carpet. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Their eyes are moist and clear, their skin is smoothed of wrinkles, and their nails grow strong. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Long thick red hair piled high on her head, fine smooth skin. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to go over and touch Papa- Nnukwu, touch the white tufts of hair that Amaka oiled, smooth the wrinkled skin of his chest. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Soon it would widen and smooth out into the more heavily traveled foothills road. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

With a smooth twist and jerk of the knife, he pried the glass from its frame and caught it in the palm of his left hand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

At any rate the arms, at a short distance from the trunk, were not wrinkled, but covered with a brown smooth skin. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Lina’s box was full of smooth white rods, each about ten inches long. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

If she concentrated very hard, she could feel the gravitational pull of that dense nugget of power, smooth and hard and sealed off like a nut. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

And neither brother’s path is smooth at the moment. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Anastasia reaches over and smooths my blanket, kinda like a mom would do. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

On the smooth walls were several paintings whose nature he tried to make out, but failed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to smooth the comic out on her lap, but it was covered in some goop. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Soon my brows are stinging, my hair’s smooth and silky, and my nails are ready to be painted. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But this doll was as smooth between his legs as a baby girl. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

After that rough drop, it feels so smooth! Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The wall was smooth and creamy white, as if made out of pearl. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Before my eyes his face lost its wrinkles, smoothing out to look like that of a much younger man, and the cotton....All the cotton in the room began to tremble. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Once I’m in the hallway, I tie my shoes and smooth my hair down. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

His oars entered and left the water noiselessly, broad, smooth puddles blooming in the dark water alongside his boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I looked at his smooth, cold hand, and then at his eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

In the mirror, Ash saw a pale, expressionless face with wide brown eyes, and where there had once been a smooth length of dark brown hair, now she saw ragged edges pointing every which way. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I use a wooden ruler to smooth out the creases. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Behind it, the real sky was the lightest blue and smooth, the kind of clear you got first thing in the morning. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He straightened his vest, smoothed the front of his pants, then cleared his throat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A few moments later, a smooth pillar approximately one meter tall rose from the floor beside the image of the earth. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” Ana said, smooth as glass as always. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The skin was shiny and smooth, veined and mottled like green turquoise; he felt the shape. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He smooths his hand over the surface, unsure, so Abuela starts a corner of it for him. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In fact, all our theories of science are formulated on the assumption that space-time is smooth and nearly flat, so they break down at the big bang singularity, where the curvature of space-time is infinite. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was on his crutches he moved real graceful and smooth. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“These doors are too smooth, anyway. No place to fit a jack in. Let’s keep looking.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“All right,” said Mr. Bucket, smoothing out the newspaper. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Etta smoothed the front of her dress and sat more erectly in the witness stand. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Scooping the clay crumbs into his palm, he spat on them, softened and mixed them with a careful finger, then pressed them into the crack and smoothed the edges as well as he could. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She smoothed the silver hairs of her beautiful wedding parka, then carefully took it off and rolled it up. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his fingers he could feel the carved names in the smooth wet wood: Tarik. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She closed the book and smoothed the quilt on her bed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Some Jay-Z or one of them smooth seventies songs, because Needles looked like he needed some to go along with his outfit. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I hold my hands above me, my fingers fanning out in a delicate performance, my palms coming together, warm and smooth. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

One of the NACAs great contributions to aerodynamics was a series of laminar flow airfoils, wing shapes designed to maximize the flow of smooth air around the wing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

His face was smooth and pale, the color of milky tea. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She had smooth dark skin, and I recognized her as someone who had been in the courtroom when Mr. Carter was resentenced. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Now, in the late afternoon, it lay calm and smooth, a good audience for silence, a seven-mile circumference that could be traveled by slow car in twenty-five minutes. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jay filled his bag with a piece of dried snakeskin he found, a rock polished smooth, and a handful of sunflower seeds. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I laid my face to the smooth face of the marble and howled my loss into the cold salt rain. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

In her palm is my pendant necklace, the smooth bumps on its surface scraped and dirty but still more or less whole, the necklace part lying in a pile in her palm. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I stare at the shirt on the ironing board, half wrinkled, half smooth. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smooth, continuous fabric of space-time might have tears in it, and nobody knows quite what happens in the region of those tears. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

His face was shaved smooth and scrubbed raw, the tow hair clean and wet-combed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“We’ll never get out of here,” the Humbug moaned, looking at the steep, smooth sides of the pit. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

But he also courted Leanne for another, more strategic reason—her smooth, light brown skin. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She maintained a cheery outlook, her hair pulled back into a bun that revealed her smooth, dark skin and bright smile. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The waves trickle and hiss across its smooth wet surface. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The sea was so smooth it looked sleepy, and the tender, even when Turner rowed as hard as he could, left: no wake. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Thus the present smooth and uniform state of the universe could have evolved from many different non-uniform initial states. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smoothed her hair and waited, staring him in the eye. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I fidget and smooth my hair down, looking back over at Poe in time to see him raise his eyebrows at me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Its six clawed legs were scrabbling on the smooth. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It made him seem almost middle-aged, although his face with its high, smooth forehead and wide-open eyes was young. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The golden monkey was tenderly smoothing the fur between the sleeping dæmon’s ears, and as Ama looked, the mongoose creature stirred uneasily and uttered a hoarse little mew. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She had even pushed the cots together to form one bed and smoothed their sheets with her palms. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Straw had been laid across the cobblestones so the ride would be silent and smooth, and police stopped traffic. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Like something had slipped past the drawbridge at the castle, but then her forehead smoothed out. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Others were smooth on faces gone slack with astonishment. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Stones were piled on top and the sand around it was smoothed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Officer Delinko picked himself off the ground and smoothed the front of his uniform. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally she poured a little youth blend into her palm and smoothed it over her face. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother smoothed the white tablecloth over the dining room table. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The house was much warmer than the bunkhouse, and the timber floors weren’t nearly as rough, as if David’s parents had lived there so long, their feet had worn them smooth. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

For a while they rushed along almost silently, the river having become nearly as smooth as a sheet of glass. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Smith” was a slick, faceless thing, a coin worn smooth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her mom was wearing soft old jeans and a T-shirt, and her hair was pulled back in a smooth ponytail. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

"Stick! Stick!" she yelled, and I reached my left arm back and grabbed the baton smooth as smooth. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Her light hair was pulled back into a knot, but it was unruly, and as the girls watched, the woman smoothed and retied it. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She's not a girl, but a woman, I suppose—she curves like a woman, at any rate—but that flawless smooth brown skin only reminds me that I'm getting on in years. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He flung himself against them, he embraced, not the smooth body of his desires, but an armful of green spikes. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dressed in a rush, smoothing my collar against my neck, fidgeting with the tan sweater till it hung right over my jeans. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He could make out the smooth, dark sides of a circular wall. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a few moments, I couldn’t see anything outside the smooth walls of my sphere, then my pearl broke through on the ocean floor. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Its smooth creamy paper, a little yellowed by age, was of a kind that had not been manufactured for at least forty years past. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The air was smooth with the scent of wax, and in the honeyed light, the gleaming surfaces of the furniture seemed to ripple and breathe. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Any irregularities in the universe would simply have been smoothed out by the expansion, as the wrinkles in a balloon are smoothed away when you blow it up. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hannah led the conversation, as though to smooth the air, her voice calming, bringing up subjects they would all agree on, changing to something else if she sensed a looming disagreement. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

My fingers brushed against his hair, trying to smooth it down. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He stood up and smoothed out his shirt. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally climbed to avoid the wake, spinning her board in a tight circle to bring it to a smooth halt. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I gave him a half smile and combed my hair with my fingers, smoothing it back and down, sitting on the edge of my full bed. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The smooth jersey slid through my fingers as I inspected the logo on the chest. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I close my fingers around the cool, smooth silver. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

What the Atashkadeh lacked in height, it more than made up for in majesty: Five arches, held up by smooth white columns, fronted it, and a Faravahar was carved into the top. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The sheet felt crisp and smooth, and there were tiny flowers in each corner. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

In time he confidently expected all the trouble would smooth out by itself... if only the soldiers and the inhabitants did not get to quarreling. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We each drank a glass of the smooth amontillado brandy. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Sairy peered at her younger self, with her long dark hair and her smooth skin. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

A gentle surge of seawater moved in silently, smoothed the roughened sand, and receded. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I pick up a smooth gray stone and try to think what Nat would match with this. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled off her hat and smoothed her long, straight hair. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

In the next breath, they would all be off, and he would fly impossibly smooth for just a second. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Round face and hairless, smooth features; like a clerk in a bureaucratic office. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Daniel spins the beanbag on the smooth floor. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Everything about the car was smooth and soft and powerful, and the smell of the old man’s cologne was strong in the enclosed space. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t realized how much of her height was in her legs, smooth bare legs that glowed gold in the moonlight. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“How did your father look?” she asked, smoothing my braids and putting her arm around my shoulder. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The surface was covered with razor-sharp edges and spikes, seemingly impervious to the smoothing effects of the seawater barrage. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I kneel before him and smooth strands of his dark hair away from his face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“That was smooth, with the ‘Is that burner on?’ Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I ate quickly and wiped my mouth with the back of my hand, smoothed my hair. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Their wrinkly faces go all smooth once they park their cars or step down from the city bus. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He put the boy to bed in the bunk and smoothed his filthy hair on the pillow and covered him with blankets. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

His voice was rich and creamy, like smooth peanut butter. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

As for the shaking, he simply kept stones in his pockets — a rough one in the right pocket, a smooth one in the left. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

A helicopter is not like an airplane, a smooth fast bullet. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Breaking their session up, away they went to take their smooth chairs in Odysseus’ house. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seating herself on the bed, Rachael smoothed absently at the spread; her expression had now become one of moodiness. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The floor was made of flagstones worn smooth over centuries, and the air inside was cool. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gray, smooth, kind of shaped like a crescent moon. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Abuela runs her fingers down the shoulders of Lolo’s T-shirt to smooth it out before we go. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath and smooth the front of my canary-yellow work dress. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Despite all her hard work, her hands were as smooth as the inside of an oyster shell. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Then I rolled the whole, smooth egg over the patient’s arms and legs and neck and stomach and back and head, to soak up all the evil air. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celia puts down her tea, watching as the smooth motion of the train sends soft ripples through the surface of the liquid. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The sound of the river told the rabbits that it must be bigger than any they had known before—wide, smooth and swift. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had smooth lines and narrow taillights that made it look cool and futuristic. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He smooths it out, and puts it on his head as a make-believe hat. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

And Kino crept silently as a shadow down the smooth mountain face. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let my eyes follow the smooth white trunk up to the huge spreading limbs. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Con could not remember if he had ever seen a sky so blue: robin’s egg blue, smooth as glossy porcelain, untouched by clouds. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Pool of Tears does not even ripple, the surface calm and smooth, and she is unable to grasp a stone to drop within it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He stood up and straightened his disintegrating coat and then reached for me, smoothing my hair with his big hands and adjusting my bow. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

His face, which had always appeared smooth, seemed smoother still, in this new state; he almost reminded Helen of a monk — a man at some profound leisure. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For you, my child,” Mechtild said, turning her sharp eyes on me, “I recommend the water of distilled strawberry, for it not only smooths the skin, it guards against the passions of the heart.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The O of Olinski was not round or smooth but nervous. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Valentine’s addresses took a stern tone, his practical disposition overcoming his generosity, Gloria stepped in to smooth matters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She reached over and turned the water on in the sink, cupped her hand under the faucet, then slid that hand over Emma’s hair, smoothing down all the stray locks. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Her skin, usually the smooth brown of groundnut paste, looked like the liquid had been sucked out of it, ashen, like the color of cracked harmattan soil. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Gary was fifty, with that smooth Lacks skin, a thin mustache and soul patch, and a gap between his front teeth that the girls loved. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

There were smooth stone steps on the other side: It looked as though the passageway had been there for years. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Now. Here’s the interesting bit....Nice smooth landing, hangs up the wings. Holly takes off the helmet.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Pol saw the growing frustration on her face, and he took the bow from her and showed her, again, the smooth rhythm of the draw, the arrow in flight, his hand in the air. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Smooth row after smooth row of knives and guns. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She made a fine, narrow, smooth braid, using seven of the smallest straws. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pavement is smooth and pale, nothing like the patch-riddled street I grew up on. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Worn smooth on the end, where it had been held by a thousand hands. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He smoothed the bill with his thumb, shook his head. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The snow was damp and smooth in the road, so the sled slipped quickly over it, and the big trees seemed to be hurrying by on either side. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

An English heritage would explain his extraordinary charm and smooth manner, so unusual in brutish, clangorous Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Then Oz and Jak returned, lugging a bag of smooth white stones from the tide pools, and passed them around so that each had a rock to paint on. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

My hands brushed against something smooth, and I halted. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He carried the pearl still in his hand, tightly closed in his palm, and it was warm and smooth against his skin. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

It rocked as we settled in, smoothing wool skirts into place with callused hands. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Archer sat beside her and rubbed her back, his palm making smooth up and down motions along her spine, over her shoulder blades. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He pulled out one wrinkled piece and smoothed it against the steering wheel. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The thick cover was smooth under her fingers. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

If the universe is indeed spatially infinite, or if there are infinitely many universes, there would probably be some large regions somewhere that started out in a smooth and uniform manner. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes—it was smooth and cool as she slid her fingers across it. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“As in my childhood, warm milk smooths the edges of the day,” the scythe had told her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The fabric is cool and smooth against my skin. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She keeps rocks: jagged rocks, smooth rocks, big rocks, little rocks. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Fashioned entirely of smooth, dark wood, it looked like a primitive puppet not much shorter than Grandpa. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He felt the fabric, and found the stitches as even and smooth as they had been in the past. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I scoop the soil over the bird, smoothing it flat before standing. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The master of whisperers had been dressed as a begging brother, in a moth-eaten robe of brown roughspun with a cowl that shadowed his smooth fat cheeks and bald round head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As I returned to the table, Nathaniel stood up and imitated me, pretending to smooth a skirt and fix his hair. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A smooth, old-school R&B groove is playing in the background, and it makes this whole situation weird, as if this is a music video and Darius is the star and I'm just an extra. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

How young and smooth they’d been, and eager and tireless and burning. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The man rubbed his hand over his smooth scalp. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

My bare feet have never felt anything as smooth as the cool red-tiled floor. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Stella’s own parents couldn't stop touching her shoulders, smoothing her hair, brushing off her dress. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her slender fingers brushed her cheek, where the pale smooth skin was already reddening. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Near the base of the willow was a smooth gray stone, half covered with leaves. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice was Southern but smooth, like silk to Trotter’s burlap. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He pushed it a little further, trying to be smooth. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The terrain here is flat and smooth, so it's pretty much a best-case scenario. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nokomis was stirring the syrup using a dancing kind of smooth movement with her arms. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Cuckoo stopped at this, her eyes narrow and bright as a snake’s eyes, and her voice smooth as oil flowing from a vessel. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Her skin was smooth and cocoa-colored, and she stared right back at him through oversized sunglasses. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was in a dim, narrow chamber filled with water, with no way back up the giant’s long, smooth throat; no rope, no ladder, no footholds. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The baseball bat was turned perfectly smooth, the weight so solid and balanced that the world seemed to slow as he hefted it. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It would take a million years to make everything quiet and smooth like before. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chris literally jumped up, and when he saw me look at him like he was crazy, he tried to play it off and walk all smooth to the kitchen to get his food. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I was surprised to find what looked like a blunted smooth button at the tip of the sword instead of a sharp point. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He watched her drift away, drift with her pink face warm, smooth as an apple, unwrinkled and colorful. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiles often and really looks in your eyes and listens when you talk, smoothing his mustache and waiting a thoughtful beat before answering. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She finally stood, concentrating on smoothing down her dress. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Ashida attempted a frown, but her plump, round, smooth face could not quite manage it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Telemakhos, clear-eyed as a god, awoke, put on his shirt and belted on his sword, bound rawhide sandals under his smooth feet, and took his bronze-shod lance. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood up even before the door knocker rapped, and put her book down on the little side table before smoothing her skirt and touching her hair. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The silver-grey filly moved with a smooth and silken gait, and the crowd parted for her, every eye upon them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I spend the rest of the night planning all the ways I can kill them, rolling the ideas around in my head and savoring them, as though I were fingering smooth stones. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She removed her apron, smoothed back her hair reflexively, and followed him out of the apartment; they progressed down the hall with huge, eager strides. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Janssen pushes forward a jar that is wiped down and smooth. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Amah rushed over and bent down to smooth my yellow jacket. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that Crane-man would guess at once— only one thing could give a bag that kind of smooth fullness. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The gravel quiets to smooth, yellow dust and I slow down before Mother sees how fast I’m driving. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Olanna sat on a stool and carefully avoided looking at the cockroach eggs, smooth black capsules, lodged in all corners of the table. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I always keep my promises,” he says, smoothing the few strands of hair over his bald spot. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced skyward, seeing the tip of Cain’s chin before he hoisted her onto her feet and slammed her—face-first—into a wall of freezing, smooth stone. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

August strides toward me, his shirt crisp, his chin scraped smooth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was smooth and the feeling was of closeness. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

At last, she felt the smooth carved wood—but also the pain from her aching fingers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He smoothed the paper bag flat and placed the sandwich on top. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Nita doesn’t look angry anymore, just tired, her hand sliding over her face and then smoothing back her hair. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

So now he zoomed past Lake Merritt, thankful for the wide and smooth bike lanes, the wind threatening to tear his hat from his head. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He bent down and picked up the bill, smoothed it with his fingers and held it out to Stewart, who came forward to take it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It now appeared plain and smooth, without mark or device that he could see. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Thomas had been smoothing the tiny rough spots from the worn, ancient carvings and reshaping the infinitesimally small edges and curves. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boat was rushing upwards in a smooth and unceasing motion. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The edges that bordered the vast opening were smooth, except for one odd, repeating pattern on both sides. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Stonesnake had passed the rope around the smooth spike of rock he was waiting on, but as soon as Jon reached him he shook it loose and was off again. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

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

Hailsham stood in a smooth hollow with fields rising on all sides. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She returns to her notes with smooth professionalism, as if she has not just threatened his life. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She wrapped the suit coat around the woman’s shoulders and smoothed her hair away from her face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the bruise as he felt along the smooth case of the motor with his other hand. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I ran my hand over the dark wood of the pews, worn smooth. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I go to our door and slide my key into the lock—smooth as silk. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

His buttonless shirt open to a knot at the waist exposed a chest she claimed as her own smooth pillow. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hills to my left made it impossible to get lost, and the terrain was smooth. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m dressed in denim shorts and a red T-shirt, and the smooth metal surfaces are a cool shock against my exposed skin. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

There’s a cache of blue shadows in the pearls, a coolness in the smooth surfaces. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He finally grabbed it, running a long, smooth finger along my hand when he did. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She untied the strings of her apron and smoothed her hair with her fingers. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The floor was made of crushed ant-heap, the hard dome of excavated earth above an ant colony, and was kept smooth by smearing it regularly with fresh cow dung. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben took the uniform from his father, smoothed it with his hand, spread a blanket on the lawn, then laid the uniform reverently on top of the blanket. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d sat at the table, smoothed it down in front of him, and read every word slowly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He looked carefully at the smooth rock shoulder toward the cave to see that there was no trace of passage, and last he climbed up and crept into the cave beside Juana. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

But mine was smooth and bald as an apple. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Having smooth skin also helped make sure my haptic suit fit snugly. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I run my fingers through my hair and smooth it into a bun. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She wrote other things too, words with smooth bell-like syllables, passages she wanted to memorize, but she always returned to the same sentence. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

His only hand was soft and smooth, not like the rough, red, calloused hands of farmers. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He appeared to take it into his left hand in one smooth movement, while casually finger-palming it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She was patting the tears off her smooth brown cheeks with a starched white handkerchief. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I found a branch with the thorns smoothed off. I pushed it back, and found...” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

As he continued to widen his hole, his hand came across a smooth, round object. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

At the meeting the next day, and at several that followed, the course of events was anything but smooth. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He takes a folded piece of paper and smooths it on the table. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Well, look at you, brave soul,” the woman said, her voice low and smooth. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then I patted the soil as smooth as could be. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said to Jack, running and gliding on the smooth floor of the hallway after the security guard couldn’t see us anymore. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He had smooth brown skin that matched his powerful bassoon-like voice. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He reached down and picked up his paddle, tightening his hands on the smooth wood. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Everywhere, the ocean was smooth and yellow and it lay against the island as if it were very tired. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around: There were a number of large white stones, smoothed by the sea, marking the edge of the flower beds. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Lee Rostrum smoothed his ditto out on the desk. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Though the mattress did little to smooth out the lumps on the ground, it was better than sleeping inside that oven of a house. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“We don’t know what it fully means, Moon,” Darkness said in a smooth and soothing voice. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She stands up and smooths out her purple sweatshirt with two hands as she repeats herself, just loud enough for me to hear this time. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I was afraid of that,” Colonel Korn remarked -with an elaborate sigh, locking his fingers together comfortably on top of his smooth, bald, broad, shiny brown head. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I smooth the sheet, then walk down the hallway to see where the music’s coming from. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had tight, smooth horns thrusting up here and there where the snow had all disappeared. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

She must see the look on my face, because she just smooths her hand over my head again. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The smooth, hairless center of his head reflects the morning sun. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

So I started over, this time ironing till everything was smooth and flat. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The taste of whipped cream and powdered sugar and the smooth calves of Herr Siedler’s wife. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

August closed her eyes, used her fingers to smooth out the skin on her forehead. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gazes directly into the camera, reveals the dimple, and begins his smooth narration. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The stone banisters on the outside stairways were chipped, their surfaces blotched with dirt, and the edges of the stone steps were round and smooth from years of use. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I felt the smooth leather in my hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was a deadly combination of smooth and reasonable. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She smoothed the bent pages and laid the book on the bed again. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lifted it and felt how solid the smooth brown wood was against my shoulder. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Inside the building, the linoleum-floored hall, unlike the halls of the Mountain View Inn, was a broad smooth highway with no rough carpets to wear down the already thin tires of a little motorcycle. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

But when the Cal boys showed up at the Montlake Cut on Wednesday morning, the sun was out in full force and the water was glass smooth. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

His smooth dark hair was parted in the middle, framing his pleasant round face. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smoothed the long braid hanging over my shoulder. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

It is difficult to see how such chaotic initial conditions could have given rise to a universe that is so smooth and regular on a large scale as ours is today. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Quincy,” Lizabeth said, “this is a lovely soup and it’s so smooth.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He was tall, and seemed to be one of the younger Ents; he had smooth shining skin on his arms and legs; his lips were ruddy, and his hair was grey-green. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She places a hand on top of my head and uses her thumb to smooth out the wrinkles on my forehead. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The woman crosses into the sitting room and kneels in front of the radio—she is barefoot, and her smooth white calves show beneath the hem of her skirt. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“What black, shiny hair, look at her brown, smooth skin! That heart-shaped face makes one want to reach out and pinch those dimpled apple cheeks. Look at those full lips and her smile! Ugly!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Incredibly handsome, too, tall and lithe and muscular, with beautiful, smooth skin, big teeth, and a great smile, always laughing. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Several writers had provided stories for the ambitious outline, and William Faulkner had the tough job of smoothing out its clunky transitions and pulling the whole thing together. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Tomorrow, if the Council of Guardians decided in her favor, she would look for the kind of wood she needed: short, smooth pieces she could fit together at the corners. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat down again, took my hand, and raised it to her smooth cheek. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Perfectly smooth, like a cylinder of black glass, it stretched way above us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

This explains why the universe is relatively smooth. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Sergio put a hand on either side of the turnstile, pressed down, tucked his knees to his chest, and in one smooth motion lifted himself to the other side. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

But this tower is too smooth, with no footholds. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Her face was smooth and bronze, with a high-bridged, regal nose and a scar bisecting her right eyebrow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“See?” she said, smoothing the collar around Pearl’s neck, carefully buttoning a single button between her breasts for the minimum of modesty, the way all the senior girls were wearing them that year. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He removed the baseball cap from his head and smoothed his hair and replaced the cap. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flittman was a thin dark man with smooth black hair and a silky mustache. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was still lovely, his skin so smooth and of a rich olive color, his hands long and slender like those of angels in illustrations, holding their choir books. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She smoothed out our clothes, a wasted effort, and helped me twist my hair into a crown. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Wes hurriedly smoothed the shirt down and put his hands in the air, not wanting the cops to think he was armed. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I remember the lean grace of his movements in a track suit and I remember envying his smooth and perfect timing. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch her as she examines the files, rearranging them, smoothing her hands over pages that don’t need smoothing. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I really am sorry,” said Ximena, almost like she was trying to smooth out her dimple. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

They feel cold and smooth in my hand. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

On occasion, when casualties came in, there were quick spurts of activity, but otherwise the days flowed by without incident, a smooth and peaceful time. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks more relaxed now than she did earlier this morning, her forehead smooth instead of creased, her hair loose over her shoulders. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Under Percy’s hand, the soil felt alarmingly warm and smooth. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She took off her hat and smoothed her hair away from her face. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The tattered canvas beckoned as the only handhold on the otherwise smooth ship. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa spoke up in his warm, smooth way. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

There upon the smooth crimson velvet lay a heavy golden locket. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

With his smooth pink cheeks, soft hands, and brown curls, he looked more girlish than most girls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And it was all just as smooth and honey-beautiful as the skin on his hands. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The golden pommel was smooth and rounded, its color deliberately muted; ash leaves of pale gold entwined at the hilt, and a pattern of leaves covered the scabbard. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I walked over and sank my ax as deep as I could in the smooth white bark. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d seen her smooth out her own eyebrows but surely it couldn’t be time for me to pay attention to mine. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, it stretched out high and smooth and far, like a heavenly quilt on an unseen frame. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mother knocked, then stood back from the door and smoothed her hair. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I use the Age arcana to smooth the deep crevices around her eyes, like rubbing a wet finger across dried-out dough. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

My skin is soft and smooth and the color reminds me of rain-drenched earth. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She pulled the necklace that Lena had given her out from under the dress fabric, appreciating the smooth weight of the key. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Moss asked, hoping to smooth over his reaction. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was weird to watch his smooth, muscular flesh age, turn a jaundiced yellow, and start shriveling on the bone. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He whittled them with his knife, he rubbed them with sandpaper and with the palm of his hand, until when Laura touched them they felt soft and smooth as silk. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her soft, dark hair is smoothed stylishly around her youthful face, with a slight puff of hair combed just so to rise from the top of her head. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But now she felt numb, as if by the fifth time repeating it, throwing herself against the rocks of her grief, they had finally eroded, leaving nothing but smooth cold emptiness behind. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Monique, returning from still another makeup check, patted her hair and smoothed her dress as she approached the tall, well-dressed man speaking to Gerald. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face smoothed out and she said: "What an interesting idea, honey. But I'm wondering . . . will people make the connection? Maybe it's better to wear a brighter color. Like something red. You love red." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Your turn, Jezebel,” Mama whispered, smoothing her hand over and down one of my pigtails. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I reach for the tools in my belt, grab a metal smoothing rod, and stab him with it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And the fleet of little boats moved off all at once, gliding across the lake, which was as smooth as glass. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She paused to smooth a quilt covering a chair. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

To Piper’s surprise, the other two girls valued her skills as a go-between to smooth over any conflicts. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It was smooth, pentagonal, with three display windows that all blinked with numbers. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Fragments of burning debris had fallen into the space between the iron stack and the inner walls of the tower, made of smooth white pine. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It is very good for children to make light, airy, and smooth sounds in their head voice as they find their individual sound. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Those knees in Mr. Kreuk's basement room had no scars; they were smooth and white and knobby. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

When the prickling faded, the skin of Inej’s forearm was perfect—almost too smooth and flawless, like it was the one new part of her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was a beautiful color, and smoothed and molded so prettily with their knives. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was stunning, long and lean, each of her features perfectly formed and smooth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

This room never had a wooden floor, just soil packed hard and smooth. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She didn’t look at all like us, nothing like my mother, whose broad, serene face was the smoothest mask. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not at first, no. We had to jerk the net around, work it. But once we had him in and the webbing grabbed it was fairly smooth from there, yes.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Also smooth arms and a long dark braid hanging down over one shoulder. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he glides away, dipping his long oars into the water so smooth and soft, it makes me wish I could be rowing, too, out on the creek in the dark, rowing away from everything. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Promising me a drink of milk, sweet as cream, smooth as honey. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her forehead is clear and smooth, unlike mine, which is scattered with pimples. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when you try to be too smooth, you really end up blowing it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She knew each stick had a patterned and a smooth side. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their lead balls did vastly more damage than the smooth stones other slingers used, and more than any bow as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Hatsue brought out the coast guard notes and, smoothing them down with the palm of her hand, laid them in the center of his desk. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

In its smooth bowl he had etched with a penknife, For my little Minou, at the end of a great adventure, then the date he was murdered, December 21, 1963. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second and third levels were made of smooth bricks with an exposed walkway to give it the look of a palace tower. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next two days go by smooth as buttermilk. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

My skin has grown pale and smooth from staying inside most of the day. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she smoothed her hands over her full hips and spoke timidly. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

There was a table near me made of thick smooth planks, and a bench made from a section of split log. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

When the man finished the number, he reached out and touched the collar of her dress, smoothing it down gently. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only truly safe passage across the forest for an ordinary person was the Road, which was situated on a naturally raised seam of rock that had smoothed over time. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I pulled up the brim and took it off and looked at it, smoothing the crown. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I rose at six o’clock to prepare for work, Yakov’s bed was still empty, the blanket smoothed and folded. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

One or the other was always pressing pants, smoothing out a tie or ironing a shirt. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smoothed some of my wayward hairs back in place and tucked them into my coiled braid. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She picks up rocks as we go, smooth stones that she dusts the dirt from and then puts in her pockets. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Over the years, she had walled off her heart, again and again, making it smooth and bright and unfeeling. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The water below them was as smooth as a jade plate and melted into the horizon. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

My skin crawls, and suddenly what was just a smooth hip-hop song now sounds like heavy conga drums—a downbeat rhythm, like for the Petwo Iwas, the fiery spirits signaling danger ahead. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

One dropped on the smooth surface of the cup and splattered. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"This here Golden Day is enough to shock anybody," a girl said, smoothing her apron over the smooth sensuous roll of her stomach. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

My thumb rubs over my ring finger, over the smooth skin of the missing tip. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

So many textures—prickly pines, rough, crackling wood, smooth leaves, velvet brush cover, and weeds and dirt. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He smoothed his hair and, leaning against the porch rail, stared peacefully out at the water. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Big eyes and full lips like a kid’s; smooth, clear skin; symmetrical features; and a thousand other little clues. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I smoothed my hand over the rippled sheet, tears burning in my eyes. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Here,” he showed the deep smooth red scar. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The beach was smooth and firm, and the sand yellow. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I ran my hands over the smooth white marble. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They brushed it so smooth on each side of the straight white part that it shone like silk in the lamplight. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The island, which of course was no longer that, was a long mound of smooth grass, like an immense ancient barrow, where rhododendrons and other shrubbery were growing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The earlier breeze had died down, and the water was placid, smooth and glassy, tinged with bronze in the slanting late afternoon light. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes games are left out on the floor, with slippery cards on smooth linoleum. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

A thin layer of fury steamrolled over Father’s face, smoothing his features. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

By an amazingly smooth dude who wants to build a sick state-of-the-art building! The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It’s so smooth, so effortless, it takes us all a moment to realize we’re moving. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Odenigbo had stopped; he was lying next to her and smoothing her forehead. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I smooth down my white uniform instead of shaking her hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He stood up and took off the ridiculous hat and smoothed wet plastered hair across a balding skull. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sunken floor was inlaid with massive slabs of ice that had been smoothed into a seamless surface. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Here the only hills were man-made highway bridges—smooth, gentle slopes of concrete. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed her neck with his eerily smooth gloved hand, pressing into her wound so that pain sliced through her, and drew her face close to his. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was beside the mouth of a land drain which emptied into the ditch—a smooth, cold tunnel, narrower than a rabbit hole, but wide enough. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the mornings, they would scratch across our sleeping faces as she smoothed our foreheads, our cheeks, and told us quietly, Wake up. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

At one house, a man with a wooden pallet called a “hawk” is scraping adobe mud off this hawk with a trowel and smoothing it against a wall. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I smooth and resmooth my hair, pop a small bow on my ponytail, and squirt on a bit of jasmine-scented body spray. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Her Mama smoothed her dress over her knees and took a quick, short breath. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The smooth blue of her chest was unpierced by the iron finial, and her hair was still studded with flowers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It felt smooth and sharp at the same time, like she could feel each strand under her fingertips. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She leaned her head back against him and slid a hand up along his smooth jaw. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She no longer hurried; slowly, she straightened the collar, smoothed down the rumpled bodice with her hands. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He makes an awkward attempt to smooth my jacket and then extends his hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

His eyes fell on the smooth curves of her calves, and he wanted to reach his hands out and follow those curves up, up. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The floor was smoothed all over, and scrubbed clean and white, and the big bed under the window was soft with feathers. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked a bit red, but was otherwise smooth and unmarked. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

For some reason, picturing the smooth inside of someone’s brain doesn’t feel icky, but the inside of someone’s guts... A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She wanted to snuggle into her sister’s side, let Layla smooth her tangly hair, and ask her to tell a story. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then his head suddenly came out into the air and he found himself scrambling ashore, out on to smooth grassy ground at the edge of a pool. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z