| 单词 | spat |
| 例句 | He spat on his hands, then he split open the hot clay and smelled the sweet flesh of the hedgehog, which had cooked, slowly, in the embers, as he had slept. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I concentrated this time, spat the words right out. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He cleared his throat and spat once more. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He rolled down his window and spat com and bits of metal filling into the wind. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Eagerly he bent down to pick up some food, but when he put it into his mouth he spat it out quickly. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z It wasn’t like he had spat out three vile cusswords or screamed “Kill them now!” or “Lock them up!” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Tell your daddy and the rest of those boys they were told to expect trouble,” he spat out. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Minho shook his head, spat a big wad of something nasty to his left. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z One day, while we were returning from a particularly trying picnic, the engine balked, coughed, spat, and stopped. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z It was calm even as her parents’ emotions spiked and ebbed, twisted and spat. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He barked a wet cough and spat in a soiled handkerchief. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The boy with the broken teeth took another pull from his mug of ale and spat at Will. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Cluny spat over the edge of the cart at two young rabbits playing in a field. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Miss Granger, you are already facing suspension from this school,” Snape spat. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The pot boiled and bubbled over a fire which hissed and spat, and she stirred it with a spoon as big as an oak tree. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z As he talked, he looked from me to the pocket set, back and forth—at least at first—and spat out a scholarly treatise on his method of preparation. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He cut the word into its three syllables and spat them out. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z And when my brother shouted that Auntie was a talking chicken without a head, she pushed my brother against the gate and spat on his face. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He spat it at the fat man’s feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His old Spanish guitar spat out a series of warm, labyrinthine phrases that wrapped melodic vines around Gordo’s fierce piano hits. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “You are not an example to me; you could never be,” I spat at him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The builder cursed, and spat, and waited for his horse to reappear. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “He was a filthy shim,” Cob spat, seeming to find comfort in the familiar words. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was so beautiful, so terrified, so defiantly brave as he spat and snarled at his human captors through the bars. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z She felt blood spring to her teeth, and she spat blindly on the ground. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She unfolded the paper, glanced at the front page, and spat out a mouthful of pumpkin juice all over it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z When he rose he spat out a mouthful of blood and broken teeth and went right on. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I’ll thank you to let my child alone!” she spat out. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Quit being such a smart aleck, Newt,” he spat, his face flushing red. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She muttered something and went back to the stove, coughed, spat into a bubbling pot. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaned over the balcony and spat into the dark canal. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, when he held firm, folk had spat and cursed at him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “There’s a holy war, in case you haven’t noticed,” she spat. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Then he carefully folded these notes, spat once on each, handed them to Basta, and told him to hide them as he told him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Luke spat upon the ground and said, “He’s no kin of Lord Lurnival. Only of his wife.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z One wore spats, and one had a handkerchief in his pocket same color as his tie. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Root spat out a shred of fungus tobacco. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z A single wrinkled page spat out of the copier. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z They passed the Fickle Fountain, an elaborately carved monument that occasionally spat out water in which young children played. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Dustfinger was collecting his props: the two bottles he had used in Elinor's garden, the burnt-out torches, the bowl into which he spat and whose contents he now tipped carelessly out on the pavement. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He popped some sunflower seeds in his mouth, deftly chewed them, and spat out the shells. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “To think I trusted you,” Mrs. Levy spat at Miss Trixie. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Three guards seized my brother, who writhed, cursed, and spat upon them. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He cleared his throat and spat a thick glob of phlegm onto the rushes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Many of them had the lung disease— tuberculosis was the demon word—-and they hacked and spat constantly. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The boot was spat up out of the river, flew into the air, and landed on the shore in front of Pyatsha. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The cowboy got up from the boulder stiffly and spat out the last of the tobacco wad. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z A black man waiting for a bus spat out, “They should have burned the whole place down.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z After seeing JT’s parents, his father so angry and vicious and his mother as passive as a wallflower, my family’s little spats seemed like a child’s game. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The man turned his head, looked at me, twitched his mouth to reveal several rotten buckteeth, spat a huge blob of mucus into the fire, and then broke into a long, scornful laughter. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he spat river water all over her skirt and she knew he lived to bedevil her again. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he spat on his hands, took hold of the ropes, and began to haul the stone-boat across the meadow of grasses and spring flowers, toward the mountain quarry. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “This whole time, you let us believe you were gone,” Thandiwe spat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She spat, saliva trailing from her mouth to a bloodred glob on the dusty ground. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Everybody held his breath while the landowner squinted his eyes and spat. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I spat into the dirt and stumbled forward, blindly reaching out to feel my way when the closeness of the trees allowed the darkness to circle in on me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z As I opened the back door, he spat, "Up here," delivering two more to the ribs. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Everyone turned to Henry, who spat back at them,“Yes, and he would be dead now were it not for the Overlander!” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Francie knew they were making fun of his spats and to save his feelings, she pretended they hooted because he was carrying a baby and she offered to take Laurie. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When he spat at me and told me I'd be cut to pieces by the bank vault's lasers, I taunted him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z His mouth encountered gravel, and he spat frantically, afraid that some of his teeth had been knocked out. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z People who were dosed with mercury spat frequently and covered their mouths to hide their blackened teeth. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She spat onto the tip of her finger and started to rub intently at a particularly stubborn stain on Mary’s chin. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Then last week, two middle-aged men actually spat on her when she was walking to NYU. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She clambered down from the caravan once more, and hawked, then spat into the dust. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He sighed, spat, and said, “Havin’ faith means it’s all right either way, son. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “My father threw me down a well the day I was bom, but I was so ugly that the water witch who lived down there spat me back.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For whatever reason he grumbled and spat and alternated between growling orders and rubbing his big, unhealthy belly. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She spat and hissed if you went closer than ten paces. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I spat out my flavorless Juicy Fruit, desperate for a way out. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Every one of those cooks and kitchen-boys spat on to the old lady's plate! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Get away from here, you worthless beggar!” the vendor spat out. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “The spying children! Are they here?” the man spat impatiently. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She shook fuzzy remnants of feathers out of her hair and spat them off her face. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The man shut his eyes and spat on the station floor. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z As I spat it out and wiped it off my face, I saw the soldier it had come from. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z One of the queen’s men laughed, one spat, one muttered a curse, and the rest all tried to talk at once. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “This is where I live,’’'' Hugo spat back at her. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Bob rolled down the window and spat: “Get a job!” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She spat the word like a wormy seed. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave me a pinch-faced look, as if I had just spat in his soda. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He spat on it and rubbed even harder. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ha!” he spat out, choked, cleared his throat. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “Well, this isn’t a good night to be out”—the officer shifted his mouth around like he was chewing on the words some before he spat them out—“with their likes.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Victor spat a few times to get rid of the horrible taste. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Who are you, man?” he spat at the one who was also his grandchild. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She spat out more blood, and Moss did as he was told. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He could see it moving slightly where it drew down into a concrete tile under the roadway and he spat into the water and watched to see if it would move. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z When they arrived on the streets, they were greeted by angry crowds who yelled “Scab!” and spat at them. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “I know how to care for them. In the night I spat something strange and felt something in my chest was broken.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Her blue eyes, so pale before, sharpened and she spat out, “What’re you looking at me like that for?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He retucked his scarf around his neck, and he spat out his next words like venom. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The man puffed at his pipe thrice and then spat upon the ground. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He spat out water, sucked in air, grabbed hold of the nearest chunk of debris, and held on. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She could see the midwife coming in the distance, so Alyce spat on her fingers and rubbed a bit of stubborn dirt off Edward’s cheek. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But if there’s one thing I can’t forget, it’s those words we spat at each other. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “That Muggle what my sister took a fancy to, that Muggle what lives in the big house over the way,” said Morfin, and he spat unexpectedly upon the floor between them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Scipio popped an olive into his mouth and spat the pit into his hand. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Before resuming the search I spat twice on my right palm and parted the spittle with my left forefinger, watching to see where the most spit went. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She tasted a little of the paste and spat it out. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The contraption kicked him when he cranked, spat oil in his face when he looked into its bowels, squealed when he mashed the brakes, and rumbled ominously when he shifted gears. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The giantess scratched her nose, cleared her throat, and spat onto the rock. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I thought of the doddering old war veterans who sat along the gallery in front of the cotton gin and spat their tobacco and bored everybody with the same stories they’d been telling for decades. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Jeanne spat out her words like the pits of bitter plums. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She spat on the coin and rubbed it to make it shine. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Botticelli turned his head and spat on the floor. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Harry spat, trying to wrench himself free of Ron and Hermione. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He spat his tobacco juice close to Big Red’s front hoofs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z From her look of disgust I believed Cecile would have spat on her own floor if she wouldn’t have had to clean it up. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Alyce spat on her fingers and rubbed her face, but succeeded only in making both face and hands equally dirty. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyrion hawked up a glob of blood and phlegm and spat it out into the sky. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "I'm not a boy," she spat at them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I fanned myself down, but before I knew where I was, the water had spat me up into the sun, the world was sparkling all about me like blue and green and yellow semi-precious stones. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z As the other spears closed in, the dragon spat fire, bathing two men in black flame. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “And you are not just an old woman,” he spat back. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Why rabbitskins? he had meant to ask, but being spat on had made him forget his questions. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Thor said, “Careful. It can spit burning black venom. It spat its poison at me, but it missed. That’s why we tied its head to the tree like that.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Nin glared up at her, bent forward, and spat in the dirt. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The volcano, rageful and belligerent, bellowed and rumbled and spat, trying to hock them free. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z When she opened her mouth, she spat out several teeth, which fell to the floor, and a thread of bloody saliva trickled down her chin and neck. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the Hydra heads spat an arc of green liquid that shot past my shoulder and splashed against an elm. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Then, without any warning, he spat—right on the bald knight’s leather boots. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The lieutenant spat on the ground and continued on, until he was sure that he had mentioned all the ways the rebels had hurt every person in the gathering. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Startled, she spat it out and found a small white key. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The southern white man was spat from the loins of the devil and there was no way to forecast his next evil act. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They made him feel like the singing men in spats. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The surface of the tongue turns brilliant red and then sloughs off, and is swallowed or spat out. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He popped a fistful of plant material into his mouth, chewed it up, then spat it into a clump of wool. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The guy coughed and spat, his eyes bulging. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Matt spat out a mass of thick slime. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground was too dirty to receive the Inka’s saliva so he always spat into the hand of a courtier. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She, ran to the nearest canal, spat into the water, looked at the boats cruising on the Grand Canal, and took a deep breath. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He decided to put the spats away in the box when he got home and not wear them again until they moved to a more decent neighborhood. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He spat and kicked at the spit with his heel. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He unshackled her, tossed her body to the side of the road, and spat upon it. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother coughed wetly and then spat something to the floor. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Before leaving, he turned and spat on the floor. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z And from around the wagon stepped a large beetlelike insect dressed in a lavish coat, striped pants, checked vest, spats, and a derby hat. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z And he spat a brown disparaging comment on the ground. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He spat in his hole, then showered and changed into his cleaner set of clothes. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He pulled the cigar from his mouth and spat on the ground. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Hooper had eaten a mouthful, and then spat the rest out on to the grass. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I think of the way she spat out the explanation of the tattoo of broken glass on her back like it was poison. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “I decreed the Nightingale be brought alive,” the tsar spat. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I spat it out and was bitter at the loss of precious water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Why had I lost my head and spat upon the doll, I wondered. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If a spat with Delly can reduce him to arguing with himself, he’s got no business learning how to assemble a gun. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He stared at me a long time, then spat: “Wright, you’re a fool!” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But when she tried to put the rubber nipple in Cari’s mouth, the baby spat it out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He sucked up his last bit of saliva and spat. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z His teeth cut into his top lip and he spat blood. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Leo spat a piece of seaweed out of his mouth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He spat on his hands and he began to dig the trench into which the first stones would go. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “He’s got stripes all over him except for his toes, which have some white places on them. He looks like he’s wearing spats,” he giggled. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He remembered the little slights and the snide looks, as well as the insults some of the biggest jerks in the school spat at him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z They were the despised and rejected, the wretched and the spat upon, the earth’s offscouring; and he was in their company, and they would swallow up his soul. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He spat the dirt from his mouth and turned around, then reeled back in fear. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z The rifleman spat sideways and kicked uselessly at the ferns, dislodging raindrops. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Is that right?” said the clown, and then walked over to Caul and spat right in his face. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Then, angry at himself, he spat—spat with wrath and contempt, for himself, with utter hate, onto the barren ground. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The fire spat when chicken fat dripped into it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z A report in the Woman’s Journal said, “Women were spat upon...slapped in the face, tripped up, pelted with burning cigar stubs, and insulted by jeers and obscene language too vile to print or repeat.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He spat and a beautiful spray hit a mailbox, dripping down like a teardrop. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Yoren turned away with a twist of his crooked shoulders, and spat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I blinked salt out of my eyes and spat out another mouthful of sour seawater. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z My senses told me that Tillie had coughed and spat into that pot, but my heart told me that no human being could possibly be so filthy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He spat at Noah, then glanced at his wife. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked down at his perfectly dug hole, spat in it, then turned and headed back to the camp compound. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Armed guards surrounded her while hundreds of white people spat and called her names. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z After a few minutes he spat out the stones and tried the song again. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The Blue Monkey spat in the direction of its owner. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She hissed and spat like a cornered animal. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z If you had only spat in my face . Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z And this terrible new face delivered an ultimatum: “Tomorrow morning,” Lefty spat, “you’re going to go get a job.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The jailer locked me in a cell with a toothless madwoman who huddled in the corner and spat at me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Farquar spat on his own fingertip, rubbed the tip in dirt, and with the resulting mud—“Move”—made a mark on Palmer’s arm where Beans’s finger had been. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Moss tried to spoon some curry into his mouth, but spat it out. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It had still grinned when I played the tool and spat upon it, and it was still grinning when Clifton ignored me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Joseph thought of Penney at the theatre and he spat the old man’s words back at his uncle: “Stories aren’t the same as facts!” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It crackled and spat under the huge iron kettle. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She spat at them and turned to Wick. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z As they soared upward, away from the two remaining Death Eaters, Harry spat blood out of his mouth, pointed his wand at the falling sidecar, and yelled, “Confringo!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The boy spat into the pile of glass at our feet. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He knew as well as she did that they were making fun of his spats and he was filled with bitterness at the narrow-mindedness of Williamsburg. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The two sisters swore and spat at each other now savagely, raising a fluent, deafening commotion that brought a whole crowd of hilarious spectators swarming into the room. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Tillie stared, then slowly picked up her hat, coat, and the money; she stood a moment, wiped sweat from her forehead with her hand, then spat, this time on the floor. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The bullet spat out of his hand, red in the darkness. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z If the twins ever spat blood at me when I offered them a banana I think I’d hit them on the head with it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “This doesn’t concern you,” Noah spat as I took my hands off his shoulders. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z "I am the Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, not some grass- stained savage with bells in his hair," Viserys spat back at her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Marion Allen pointed at Big Dub, then spat on the ground. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The hearth fire behind him spit and spat. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z At the sight of the shirt, Guzzo spat on me and slammed the door behind him as he stormed back into the gym. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A battered customer-service kiosk stood just inside the door, and after a quick retinal scan it spat out my ticket. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Ridgeway spat tobacco juice on the sidewalk, at the feet of some onlookers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Instead, he spat into the dust at his feet. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z It was better to be meek and lowly, spat upon and abused for this little time than to spend eternity frying in the fires of hell. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Its taste was acute and sweet, and we quickly spat it out. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He spat some R.C. into an empty, open locker, casting an acrimonious glance at Art. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to stay calm, but the way he spat the word out—Blue—rankled my already frayed nerves. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The midwife looked a bit like a mad dog as she spat and spluttered and tried to get words out past all the anger in her mouth. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “You little fool,” Dorian spat at the sailor. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I was able to forget how much danger we were in, and how that very day we had nearly been captured by wights and devoured by a hollow, our meat-stripped bones spat off a mountainside. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I spat and coughed, desperate to expel the scent of sea brine clogging my lungs. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Wednesday spat in his hand and extended it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He didn’t look up as the candle near his elbow spat fitfully to life. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I’d love to buy a keg for whatever college will take you,” I spat back. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z His face was red with fury, and he spat as he spoke. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He swished the first mouthful and spat it out, trying to clear the oil and gunk from his mouth, and then drank, hard and fast, gulping. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He spat out the words with such hatred, saliva flew from his mouth like poison. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Quick as a flame catching a wick, Jeanne spat, “You don’t know what I know!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The machine plucked it from my hand and spat it out on top. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry spat at him and shoved him aside. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Then she spat, her saliva thick and black. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Hard coughs agitated the old man; he spat into a handkerchief. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Some astronomers proposed that there were fountains that spat out matter, and the galaxies moved away from these founts, aging and dying. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z It was the first time I had ever been spat upon. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa pulled a cigar out of his shirt pocket, bit it, and spat the tip on the floor. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Alec spat.“It’s my guess those guys were nobodies, sent in to do the job professionals should’ve done. Maybe we cleaned out their crew. Everyone except the pilot, at least.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Z spat on the floor and eyed Mr. Trepid. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z As she reached the kennel the cat looked up and spat at her, keeping one paw pressed down on the rabbit’s neck. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Holy underwear in heaven!” she spat out, and pounded her fist into her palm. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Hurricane just tore me from the spirit world and spat me out into this one instead. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Less than thirty minutes after Magnet returned to camp, Stanley spat into his hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The man spat on the curb and adjusted his soiled pants. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He listened to the cowboy collect tobacco juice in his mouth and the squirting liquid sound when he spat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Oh screw you,” he spat sourly, and went outside. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Doodle leaned over in the other direction and spat through the hay hole. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He paced as he spat his rant, but the longer he stayed in front of me the more courage I found. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He spat off the side of the coach once more, then shifted on his seat. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z As he tried to press them to Lourdes’s mouth she snapped her head back and spat in his face. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She fought back with her fists, exchanging a flurry of blows with the driver, who spat upon her as he struck her. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The gun spat at Alex and he felt something slam into his heart. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “Children!” one of the soldiers spat with disgust. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He breathed heavily and spat into the sea a half-dozen times. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He spat at the camera and a missile of spit splattered over the lens and dribbled down. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Blackavar spat out a mouthful of fur and jumped clear, clawing with his front paws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The fifth, with the broken fingers, spat and pulled free a dagger with his left hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Root spat out the butt of his cigar, squashing it comprehensively beneath his boot heel. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He strode in, smacked Pumpkin on the rump, swung lightly aboard Seabiscuit, and spat in the air. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He sipped from the bottle with the moonlight in it and spat something whitish out into the big vase. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He rubbed his mouth with the back of a gloved hand and spat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His iron staff was as tall as he was and crowned with a dragon’s head; when he stamped its butt upon the deck, the dragon’s maw spat crackling green flame. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The smith stumbled to his knees and spat out a tooth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then Primus spat into the embers, which hissed lazily. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z As they approached he took it out of his mouth and spat. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He spat on it and wiped away the dirt on the seam of his trousers and gave it to the boy. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He popped some sunflower seeds into his mouth, deftly removed the shells with his teeth, and spat them into Stanley's hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Turn out your pockets, Potter!” he spat suddenly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z My uncle spat a glob of yellow phlegm by his feet. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We spat the needles and tried to pin his nads. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sigurd spat out a laugh like it tasted foul. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Showing her bare mouth in a grin, the old woman spat snuff juice and put the dime in her pocket. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She could imagine Root’s face, purple with rage as he spat into the mike. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He spat forth the mash, and resumed his empty look. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I looked at him with disgust and spat on the ground. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Even as he spat out the words, Tyrion knew they were folly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z To make his message clear, he spat at me and repeated his insult in English. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He spat in the dirt to make red mud, then patted this onto the walls until they were covered. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Red broke free and spat on the ground. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He peeled her off, despite her protests, and spat and rubbed at his mouth as hard as he could. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z And he spat the blood from his mouth and closed his eyes and began to snore, in deep and magnificent snores. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She put her lips down over the puncture and sucked hard and spat and sucked again while Coyotito screamed. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He spat contemptuously, narrowing his one good eye. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The fire spat fat sparks up at pines lining the quarry, up at the moon. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Anya watched as the taller figure, Sigurd, spat furiously at the shorter figure. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Hephaestus cleared his throat and spat into a bronze spittoon. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He spat and threw the lines at Lee. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z "Take it, then," he spat, his cheek still tingling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We stumble across in the dark and as though he had been spat there every man lies glued behind a mound. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He bared his teeth; and then with a hissing breath he spat before the king’s feet, and darting to one side, he fled down the stair. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z My brain scrambled and spat out the first name that came to mind. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “What’re you doing\\” The boy spat on the ground, panting like a winded dog. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z The underground current spat Anya out into murky light, and her lungs screamed for air as she clawed toward the surface. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I carried one bite in my mouth all evening and spat it out behind the outhouse when we went home. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The marmalade cat spat the young mouse out upon the barn floor. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The woman spat on the ground and looked at the interpreter first and then at the redhead, a long pitying look. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “What does she mean, ‘the normal way’?” he spat. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Jake ate two sections at a time and with a loud whoosh spat the seeds into the fire. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z For four straight years now, coarse outlanders from the Far West have 1 dominated the Hudson,” Joe Williams of the New York World-Telegram spat out the day following the Poughkeepsie races. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The captain spat on Hickey’s boots, took one step back, and slid his sword home into the scabbard. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He spat straw and dirt out of his mouth. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z And he spat on the floor at Ogden’s feet. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He spat out a seed and smiled at her suspicions. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But the small girl playing in the dirt only whimpered and spat; she had tried tasting some pebbles, in the way of toddlers, and had found herself with a mouthful of foul-tasting grit. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She spat on the doorknob twice, a ritual that, she once told me, protected the innocent and kept all evil spirits away, including the police. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I spat the bloody tooth into his face just before I passed out. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z “You were there at that office building, weren’t you?” one of the other apprentices said—a “spat,” one of the new ones, at conclave for the first time. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Darius spat the apricot stone out into his hand, still looking awkward. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Hibiscus stared at him, then made a rough sound in his throat and spat on the floor by Redemption’s feet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z When he could not, he gave a roar, twisted his head back as far as he was able, and spat golden flame at the wall behind him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He put the bundle on the floor and with his right claw drew out a long red knife and spat on it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I spat the blood that had filled my mouth. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He spat, and a fit of coughing shook him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And he spat on the ground, as Pope might have done. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he took a deep, deep breath, arched his body like a bow, and spat whatever was in his mouth out into the air above the burning torch. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Lyra spat them out, and when Malcolm laughed at her, she frowned and clamped her mouth shut. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Rubin spat a mouthful of tobacco juice on the clean floor. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The cowboy spat toward the brass spittoon in the aisle and nearly made it. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He was desperate enough to try some deer droppings, but spat them out immediately in disgust. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is where I live,’’'' Hugo spat back at her. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z When they were about ten feet away from Duke’s front porch, Scruffy spat out the flowers he was carrying in his mouth. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Minho spat in the ivy, veins popping out of his neck. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z As the door closed on them, the woman whispered bitterly, “Goyem!” and spat after them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Try and make a layup on me again. Then we’ll see what happens,” he spat, bouncing to his feet. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z There was no water nearby, so he spat on his palm and wiped it as best he could, clenching his teeth against the pain. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “Let’s get the lumber from the truck, then,” he spat. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He spat the name through his bleeding lips. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He sucked his mouth full of water and then spat the water out forcefully in one large explosion, so that the entire shirt was sprayed with water. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A wind began to come up, flapping and gusting at the canvas of the tents and the flags, and a cold rain spat down on them. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z All became silent at the Villac Uma’s words, all except the fire, which crackled and spat more violently. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The forge spat out nails at a remarkable rate. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He spat and shrugged his shoulder across his lips, wiping his mouth, then he continued his progress across the lawn. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He spat out the twig he was chewing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Tyrion unbuckled his helm, twisted it off, and spat a gobbet of bloody pink phlegm over the side. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He spat it out and said, “Well fought.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sander spat out a few blades and whispered, "Let's get him!" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Then his eyes came open and he looked hard into Mr. White’s and said, “Your mother’s knickers drawer,” and he spat right in Mr. White’s face. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He saw his face reflected, and spat at it; he took his arm away from the tree trunk and turned a little, so that he could fall headlong and finally go under. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Before he saw me, I watched him as he pulled out a red bandanna, now gray, and coughed into it and then spat into a pile of gob next to the bathhouse. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Anya spat out an obscenity that would have gotten her a scolding if Mama had heard it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He spat at the corporal’s face, and the corporal immediately shot him in the head at close range. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z When he tried to move, the inside of his head pounded; so he lay flat and spat out the gritty mountain clay. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z His grandmother spat at the soldiers, cursing them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Smaug, the Unassailably Pressurized, spat its steaming contents into the thermos. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Doctor Copeland coughed and spat into one of the squares of paper which he kept beneath his pillow. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Neeley, wearing his new spats, manfully insisted on carrying the baby. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z To a neighborhood white man who tried to intervene, the gangs spat out a warning: “If you open your mouth against ‘Ragen’s’ we will not only burn your house down but we will ‘do’ you.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But the wardens moved him here after he spat in a guard’s face for no reason at all, after they stripped him and flogged him with koboko. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z When I was done, my ogre spat at me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Christ!” said Charles and spat on the floor and went restlessly and uneasily to work. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Ambassador to the United Nations, Adlai Stevenson, was spat upon and hit on the head by a white woman picket. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But they sounded evil, the way she hurled and spat the words out. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He stole a neighbor’s coffee percolator tube, set up a sniper’s nest in a tree, crammed pepper-tree berries into his mouth, spat them through the tube, and sent the neighborhood girls running. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Then Lavinia spat sideways, and with a little discontented grumbling, the bettors began refunding their wagers, returning bags of coins, counting gold mai and silver angs in their palms. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z To do this each of them spat on him! My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He turned his head and spat, and wondered if Ralf Kenning hadn’t been the lucky one. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Steps, noose, mask; but before the mask was adjusted, the prisoner spat his chewing gum into the chaplain’s outstretched palm. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z As he started forward, some pebbles spat from the path and stung Claire's ankle. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A maid began opening the upper windows of his house, appeared momentarily in each, and, leaning from a large central bay, spat meditatively into the garden. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Somebody else spat out into the hot dust of noon. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He spat tobacco juice in an arc that just missed a Rhode Island Red pecking dirt in the swept yard. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Then he spat into his hand and smoothed back my hair. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well then, Master Fowl,” she spat, heavy on the contempt, “if you know so much about us, then you know what happens when they locate me.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Nonviolence was a tough notion for Ann to embrace, but she tried not to strike back when police shoved her or when white hecklers spat on her at demonstrations. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z One man spat over his shoulder and said something in a language I did not understand. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He spat away the piece in his mouth and kept puffing on the part in his hand. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “You’re just picking on the black man, aren’t you? Well, have a good time at your Klan meeting tonight,” he spat out. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He chewed it carefully and then spat out the skin. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He trailed off, mouth curling into a furious grimace, and he spat, “They’re Jews!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He spat into his palms and rubbed them together. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pig!” she spat out at him viciously, her nostrils flaring in a look of savage disdain. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He flicked away his cigarette and spat a huge glistening wad over the railing. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Hephaestus roared and spat a few curses and swatted the can away. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He spat over the edge of the porch. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “That’s despicable,” he spat, and she blinked at the anger in his voice—anger that, for once, was not directed at her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Just when I thought she was finished with me, she spat on my shirt and stomped on my foot. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Pointing it to the sky and making shooting gestures, he spat and cursed at the MiG. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I once spat in my father’s glass of water,” she said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The Scholl children were upset when the Nazis arrested a young teacher and forced him to stand as Storm Troopers marched past and spat in his face. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Having no cumin or cecily for sealing the cord, she spat on her hand and rubbed the cut end. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “You boys are crazy, aintcha?” he said, and spat tobacco juice on the side of our building. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It was said that he spat or did worse in this vat once a day. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He spat into the road a bloody phlegm. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Crab spat again, then stuck the cigar back into his mouth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z If you spat on each grain of corn that was planted, the corn would grow tall and bear well. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He quickly spat three times at the old man’s feet. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I tasted them on the tip of my tongue for a minute, hesitated, then spat instead. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He spat, and poked harder with the point of his sword. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “You think we do?” he spat, throwing his arms up, then slapping them back down on his knees. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She spat on the spectacular pile of coins, put them in three canvas sacks, and buried them in a secret place, hoping that sooner or later the three unknown men would come to reclaim them. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She thought about swallowing it back down, but instead she spat. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Freak!” she spat at her sister, and she flounced off to where her parents stood.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He turned quickly and he walked home, and as he walked he spat and spat again to rid him of his sickness at the memory of the woman. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He spat the word as if it were poison on his lips. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Wednesday cleared his throat, and he spat, hard, into the fire. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Lyra’s face was pressed into the fur of her kitten dæmon, but not for long, because as soon as Asta flew down to the crib, Pantalaimon woke up and spat fiercely. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She spat in his face again, and he pushed her away hard in disgusted anger and frustration. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Juhuri—a mix of Hebrew and Persian—could be so soft and musical, but not when Babulya spat it out like she was doing at that moment. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The officer turned his head away and spat. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He swallowed a little, rinsed his mouth, spat the water, took his cape, and went back into the ring. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z And yet, of course, at the same time, I was being spat on and defined and described and limited, and could have been polished off with no effort whatever. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z The marten spat and snarled with annoyance, biting and tearing at the chain. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She held him when he spat up blood. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He spat at me, and drew back his paw like he was going to knock my head off. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z After a moment he opened his eyes and spat the chewed bark from his tongue. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Disdainfully it wiped a fastidious paw across its soiled tongue and spat as if trying to rid itself of a horrible taste. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He spat and stretched out his long arms with white snapping fingers. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “I wish I was his apprentice,” said one of the spats, then grimaced like he had just bitten into a rancid cheese Danish. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Some threw stones and cursed him, and spat toward him and his mother. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She spat the words out with a scowl. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Miss Love looked at the sputum he spat into a rag. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z First the pregnant young woman recoiled and then she spat with a vicious intensity that wrinkled her forehead. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I’ve never seen you before in my life. I have no idea who you are, and I couldn’t care less,” he spat. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z When he spat into his handkerchief, it immediately stained red. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z How she had gone up to Velutha and spat right into his face. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The words are spat through the phone line. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He spat the word out and knocked his head slowly against the wall behind him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She spat the bite of Adulthood into her palm. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He laughed with disdain, spat on the ground, and pulled a rope from his doublet. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He also spat into his hole before heading back to the camp compound. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He spat and walked back to the dugout. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I thrust the waterskin into her hands and she gulped so quickly that she choked, then gagged a bit as she spat it out. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The saint drank a Mg gulp of his white whisky and spat in the fire. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Dustfinger spat out one last fireball into the air—its size made even the bravest in the audience step back—then put down the torches and picked up his juggling balls. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She stood up and pulled a grubby piece of linen from her sleeve, spat on it, and reached up as high as she could and scrubbed the blood from Bod’s forehead. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He rocks forward on his spatted feet and squeezes out a real tear. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Those stiff celluloid collars around their necks and the spats around their ankles. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He spat on it carefully, and it loosened. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His father spat the word like it was profane. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I ran to the bathroom, spat it out, and rinsed my mouth. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I spat a litany of things I’ll never repeat for the rest of my life, and he cowered and stared down into the dirt. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It is all clangings and bangings as tiles are spat out by big machineries onto what is called a conveyor belt. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z When I finally spat out that last number—the correct number!—I smiled so big. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She spat out the rubber band and bound up the bottom of Pita’s braid. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He cleared his throat and spat into one of the squares of paper that he carried with him in his pocket. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z 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 They did not breathe fire, tho’ they spat when they talked. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Aye, work!” said the man with contempt, and he spat upon the floor. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “No one asked your opinion, you filthy little Mudblood,” he spat. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Besides, the boy’s folks said it was an awful war, cursed it, spat on it when they could. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He arrived amid insults, spat upon, accused of having accelerated the war in order to sell it for a better price. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She spat at him when he fastened her chains, and once again when they reached her owner’s mansion. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He gave Francie a dollar and a half and she bought the spats. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z You spat out the first sip and then refused to eat or drink anything else. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “A little spat between the girls is all.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The spat was with an older cousin, who thought Maria Isabel was showing interest in her boyfriend. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z You called me Pease, then!” he spat, rising and slapping me till I bent sideways over a bench. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she spat it out in her hand and stuck it on the wall behind her cot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She leaned forward and spat on the ground, making a small puddle of dusty mud. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The third head, sea-green, was more terrible than either of these: it spat out great quantities of water. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The metal trash can gonged as he spat the gum inside. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Right, Tucker Beaumont, the one kid in middle school who didn’t make fun of my accent,” Miles spat. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She gritted her teeth, ceased her ghosts’ attack, and spat out, “Do you want me to save her or not?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I spat blood and he never realized that I had made my comment on such good luck. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z So when Dad said Mom’s sleeping, the word swallowed me whole and spat me back out. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z "The daughter of a grocer!" the magistrate spat. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z They could throw it into the air and spat it back and forth with their hands. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z There were mothers with children and deliberate old men who spat into gaudy handkerchiefs. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Mama Brunelle looked like she was going to say something nice, but then another bonobo infant sucked in a mouthful of water from a bucket and spat it at her. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He spat, coughed, and then fell flat on the floor, his hand still clutching the phone. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He spat the words out before fading into the back. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He gives us bits of cheese and ham and bananas but I can’t eat bananas anymore after the way the bird spat blood at Cuchulain. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The man on his knees got up and spat at the dopey. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The man studied Jonathan, then turned and spat on the ground. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z The boy said something in English, something unintelligible to me, but I could hear the indignation in his tone, and without thinking, I turned and spat in his face. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Then he spat a wonderful stream of tobacco juice and climbed in beside me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t you ever come back to this jail, Dacus. Don’t you ever come near me,” Palmer spat in the half light of the anteroom, a wantonness twisting his face. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave me a long, suspicious look and spat upon a hot pipe, causing it to steam furiously. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked about to see that no guards were near, and spat three times. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Uncle C wriggled in the water, his cotton getting even heavier now, and spat sap out of his mouth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z There was a slight red smear of blood on my hand, but when I spat, it came out clear. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ma Charles spat in the house without anything coming out and Big Ma called for a mercy. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z His dad took a sip from a bottle of water, then spat out the water after tasting it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I practically spat on the floor, which would have horrified Elisabet more than the ill-considered use of twenty million dollars. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He spat out an empty shell and glanced at me as I struggled to toe my shoes off. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He spat something under his breath, but I couldn’t hear it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In his YouTube video, the viewer is taken through the cogs of the Doctor's pocket watch before the Tardis is spat out of the centre of an MC Escher-inspired spiralling infinite clock face. Doctor Who fan creates new TV titles 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z David Cameron and the spat over Harry Potter All today's stories Last 24 hours 1. Film review: Nightwatching 2010-03-25T14:45:00Z It’s the end of a horribly public spat and he goes for Jobs’s jugular. Aaron Sorkin on the cult of Steve Jobs: ‘I hadn't seen anything like it since John Lennon was killed’ 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Waves leapt, crashed and spat foam maybe 50 feet high against the Rockhouse cliffs. Jamaica, Beyond the Beach 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Here instead were women effortlessly revolutionising all the traditionally male roles, with every line of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s script a casually spat pearl. Murder most foul: Killing Eve’s lethal mistake 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z It was partly set in motion when Waters spat at a disruptive fan at a 1977 Montreal concert. Pink Floyd co-founder says new 'Wall' an anti-war protest film 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z During a historic show at the Museum of Modern Art, her pictures had to be cleaned each morning because viewers spat on them. Review: Arthur Lubow’s Diane Arbus Biography Recalls an Underworld Voyager 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Where all terrors must be swallowed and their stones spat out, clean now, and ready to plant. Having kids increases global warming. But don’t blame the parents… 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z The wives of two of English soccer’s most high-profile players got embroiled in a spat on Twitter on Wednesday about the leaking of information to a tabloid newspaper. High-profile soccer wives in Twitter spat over story leaks 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z It is more than that lady deserves, Miss Manners agrees, but you surely do not want your son to begin his marriage caught in a spat between his mother and his mother-in-law. Perspective | Miss Manners: Grocery store encounters get ugly 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z Mueller also claims that last week Sheen threatened to stab her with a pen knife, spat on her feet and punched her arm, according to court documents. Judge bars Charlie Sheen from kids, ex-wife 2011-03-02T18:55:54Z This escalated into a spat that fortunately ended in a truce: No more posting about politics online. Can I date a Republican? 2012-10-05T23:30:00Z These weren't constructive arguments at all, just violent spats that always ended with him yelling over everyone else in an effort to make his point. “Bar Rescue” boss Jon Taffer wants to show you how to argue better 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Jones interjected here and there, while the rapper Malik Work spat rabid, righteous poetry, railing against the colonization of the mind. Live Jazz: 3 May Standouts, From Sullivan Fortner to Dana Murray 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z The 29-year-old star of movies such as "Layer Cake" and "Alfie" whose on-off relationship with actor Jude Law became staple tabloid fodder said she had been spat at and abused by paparazzi seeking a reaction. Author JK Rowling says "spiteful" UK press hounded her 2011-11-24T19:12:59Z But the spat over foreign language signs may feed into wider Baltic issues over language and culture in the face of an assertive Moscow. Ethnic street signs raise old tensions over identity in Lithuania 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Then that sly smile returned as he realized that he had just started a public spat with a Tony Award-winning playwright. Is He Mellower? Ask the Guy Missing a Hand 2010-03-03T00:02:00Z But why bring back villainous white orc Azog, whom Tolkien barely mentioned, when Jackson presumably only parachuted him into An Unexpected Journey in order to provide a suitable climactic spat? The Desolation of Smaug's quest to transform The Hobbit 2013-06-12T17:04:00Z We have no idea what that’s about — presumably an incident in an earlier book — but their love survives the spat. Book review: ‘Blue Labyrinth,’ by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child In these early episodes, David Suchet is still feeling his way in the patent spats of Agatha Christie's hero. Your next box set: Agatha Christie's Poirot 2011-07-28T21:00:05Z We’ll have a spat occasionally, like everyone else, but we’re very cuddly and close to each other and still as interested in each other and do as much together as we ever did. ‘I don’t think we’ll ever have sex again’: our happy, cuddly, celibate marriage 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z The Bull hurled the coat off his terrace in a ludicrous domestic spat. Gifts Galore: ‘Easy Living,’ With Jean Arthur and a Coat From the Heavens 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z On Thursday, police said Lohan got into a spat with a woman at Club Avenue in the Chelsea area of Manhattan. Attorney expects Lohan will be cleared in NYC case 2012-11-29T22:30:11Z Dozens of Lanvin's staff rebelled against Wang after the designer left and the spat triggered several legal proceedings, some of which are ongoing. Ex-Lanvin designer Elbaz turned nose for Frederic Malle 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z After an infinite-seeming 20 minutes, we were spat into a shallow pool, on the edge of which was another staircase leading to dry land. In Iceland, Seeking a Luxury Hotel Amid the Rustic Charm 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The van tires spun and spat clods of earth, coating white and brown skin. Muslim Scouts pursue an American tradition — in an America wary of Muslims 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Fox, notorious for making attention-grabbing comments to the media, engaged in a public spat with director Bay around the release of part two last summer. Megan Fox dropped from third 'Transformers' 2010-05-20T02:01:00Z Mr. Castorf is more concerned with hammering away at his message than in dramatizing the human and musical dimensions of the greatest marital spat in all of opera. Music Review: Wagner’s ‘Ring’ Opens at Bayreuth With Reality-Cam Touch 2013-07-28T21:38:06Z And I learned about the spat between the two distillers from The Brooklyn Paper and several New York nightlife blogs, which mentioned it. The Tipsy Diaries: Pride of Place in Every Drop 2011-02-03T17:33:09Z Here’s a look back at 8 of his biggest spats over the years. Letterman’s nastiest feuds: 8 celebrities who tangled with Dave’s sharp tongue and long memory 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z In testimony before the court in June, Galliano said he didn't recall anything about the spats and explained he had been under the influence of a "triple addiction" to alcohol, barbiturates and sleeping pills. Designer Galliano convicted in anti-Semitism case 2011-09-09T17:02:24Z As all of this cheesy drama was unfolding, Chick-fil-A and Popeye’s got into a brief Twitter spat over their chicken sandwiches. KFC announces new mac and cheese dish after Chick-fil-A adds side to their menu 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z An old Polaroid camera spat out three garbled images. On the run with my dad 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z I put mine into my mouth, tasted it, and immediately spat it out. "You never forget spotting your first mushroom in a Finnish forest": My day with the Mushroom Queen 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z That certainly seems to be the case among friends of Facebook fighters, who, like any witnesses to a public spat, are caught in the middle, unsure whether to intervene or mind their own business. When Couples Fight on Facebook, Everyone Knows the Score 2010-03-18T00:26:00Z He went on to say this spat is the couple’s "first major fight" and that he was annoyed because he had asked if she wanted his "real opinion" in the first place. Groom dislikes bride's dress and asks Reddit if he's wrong for telling her: 'Little disappointed' 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Jaeger shows up — he has been stuck here for years — prompting intergenerational spats. ‘Strange World’ Review: All Too Familiar 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The post, which was linked from Bezos’s Twitter account, was a remarkable escalation of a spat between the world’s richest man and a tabloid known for its loyalty to the president of the United States. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer of extortion over intimate photos 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Smith’s unease at the network goes back much further than this month’s spats, according to a person familiar with his thinking. Shepard Smith, Fox News veteran anchor and frequent Trump target, abruptly resigns from the network 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z But his relationship with al-Shabaab soured early last year with a very public spat. US 'jihadist rapper' claims to have survived attempt on life by al-Shabaab 2013-04-26T16:53:38Z Moving to LA, he got into spats with labels and producers and found his obsessive workaholic studio routines frustrated. Tricky: 'I can still be really dark in my mind' 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z Some of us were too young to comprehend the complex ideas Rakim spat, but his voice and presence drew us all in; we were hooked. Rap legend Rakim opens up about finding his unique, intellectual sound and transforming hip-hop 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z One comic talent who isn't participating is footballer Joey Barton, who this week made his comic debut – in a sketch alongside the French sports journalist with whom he had a Twitter spat last March. Al Murray: comedians should never express political views 2013-06-04T13:41:55Z The Walters of today plays the television role of well-heeled matron, marveling at the fame of Honey Boo Boo and busting up spats on “The View.” There will never be another Barbara Walters 2013-05-13T14:47:00Z Wednesday's incident marked the latest in a growing list of public spats involving the 26-year-old actress. NY police called to settle blowup between Lindsay Lohan, mother 2012-10-10T15:12:41Z With thousands of job cuts, career progression was a pipe dream, pay was frozen and public anger towards the sector was so strong that some staff were spat at and verbally abused in branches. Profits, productivity and the pursuit of happiness 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z When he asks to borrow her credit card, a mild spat develops. Juliette Binoche is torn between two lovers in Claire Denis' potent "Both Sides of the Blade" 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z The “Late Show” host is notoriously cantankerous, and he’s had his share of spats and squabbles over the years — some short-lived, and some which raged much longer than they should have. Letterman’s nastiest feuds: 8 celebrities who tangled with Dave’s sharp tongue and long memory 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z “So we pretty much did every song together. Everybody wrote his stuff in front of everybody. Everybody spat their rhymes in front of each other. We were throwing ideas around together.” Loss Haunts A Tribe Called Quest’s First Album in 18 Years 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Consuming what appeared to be alcohol, he reportedly spat on patrons as they left the theater. ‘Joker’ Opens Strong at Box Office, Despite Controversy 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z I have to admit that I shocked myself as well as Steve when I spat those words at him. The early Serious Eats struggle days: Hemorrhaging money, "we were a soufflé ready to fall" 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z His most public spat was with David O Russell, the notoriously short-tempered director of the 1999 film Three Kings, which was adapted from Ridley’s story idea and script. Guerrilla's John Ridley: 'As Three Kings went through the system, George Clooney was unblackified' 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z He goes from being a rising star to getting spat on in front of the television cameras. Down and dirty in city hall 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z “I don’t think they realized quite how nasty it would become,” she said of the continuing spat between Meghan and her father and half-sister. Scrutiny, family woes pile pressure on pregnant Meghan 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Every Christmas it airs quietly in the background of family meals and board games and sibling spats. “It’s a Wonderful Life”: Occupy Bedford Falls! 2012-12-08T00:30:00Z Vowels lacerated like bayonets; consonants spat, as if they were spent shells. Reviews: Ian Bostridge, Tenet and Tallis Scholars in Performance 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z They also started getting into spats like they do onstage. Lucas Hedges Moves From ‘Manchester’ to the Stage 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z "Old women shook with anger, they spat in my face." Moscow curators face 3 years in prison 2010-07-07T12:28:00Z The poems are barbed, boyish, learned, funny, and surprising; he is above the turf spats of American poetry, or seems so. Nine Great Poetry Books of 2014 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z “Macneal is clearly engrossed in the Pre-Raphaelite movement and especially in the plight of women who were churned through the gristmill of poverty and spat out again.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Exactly why this couture-handbags-at-dawn spat has so captured the imagination is still something of a mystery – and a potentially unedifying one. Caped crusader: who is the real target of Natalie Portman's reply to Rose McGowan? 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Dave Griffiths will recount his legal spat with French Connection in his Edinburgh debut, C U in Court. The fringe turns angry as shows plan to deliver a political punch 2013-07-20T11:30:29Z A top New Hampshire legislator warned his colleagues on Wednesday to be civil following a social media spat over a bill barring women from exposing their nipples in public. Lawmakers spar over New Hampshire bill forbidding women to show nipples 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Related: Game of Thrones recap: season six finale – The Winds of Winter “Hanging?,” the Hound spat back. Game of Thrones finale: fancy some son pie? 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z He spat a shot of tobacco into the roadway. “They ripped him apart”: Searching for answers in the suicide of bullied teen Jadin Bell 2013-09-08T11:00:00Z He spat and wiped his nose with the back of his wrist. ‘The Passenger’ 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z At one point, Bert and Joshua got into a spat over whose turn it was to use a certain sewing machine, and as Joshua stormed off in anger, Bert yelled after him, “Drop Dead.” On the Runway Blog: On Project Runway, a Team of Rivals 2011-08-26T18:59:16Z Tate allegedly overturned Rockenfield’s drum kit, spat at him and tried to throw a punch. Court ruling creates two Queensrÿches 2013-06-19T23:47:34Z Moments later, it spat out a piece of paper containing his grainy portrait and an answer to his question. Written in the Stars? More Like Written by A.I. 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z News and social media reveal the exhaustive cycle of spats about labels and lines that we’ve devised. ‘I’m not just one thing’: At the Human Library, labels and tears are shed as people open up about their life stories 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z "You know where I'm from, young n***a!" the old head spat. My reading from hell: A writer's road to self-promotion is paved with live, in-person disasters 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Acts of generosity but also children bullied, wives spat at and abused. Shadow Lives: The Forgotten Women of the War on Terror by Victoria Brittain – review 2013-05-12T10:00:03Z Alas, in the age of Facebook, teenage spats can escalate quickly — and digital records of cyberbullying prove more permanent even than psychic bruises. Theater Review: Cultural Conundrums in ‘a cautionary tail’ at Flea Theater 2013-06-26T17:47:56Z At a dinner party he recognises the French maid distributing drinks as a woman he saw stripped naked and spat on outside a Normandy village for collaborating with the Germans. A brief survey of the short story part 45: John Cheever 2012-11-16T11:05:54Z The shells eventually provide homes for larval oysters known as spat that are placed in artificial reef structures in the harbor. Oyster Shoreline at ‘Greater New York’ Has a Pearl of a Message 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z “We’re basically making fun of congressional bickering and trying to rise above partisan spats — how is that at all relevant at a time when there is common purpose in the country,” Attie recalled. ‘It’s the president we all want’: The melancholy world of liberals watching ‘The West Wing’ in 2018 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z This is just the latest spat to rock this year's election. Oxford poetry professor candidates clash over 'Elizabeth Taylor's eyes' 2010-06-15T14:02:00Z Their publicists are hard at work converting the spat from telegram to . Crib Sheet: The 10 Things to Talk About This Weekend 2010-12-01T20:30:00Z He was dandyish: as a student at Cambridge he wore frock coats and spats, and as a Member of Parliament he always wore a waistcoat with a watch chain. The Very English Politics of “A Very English Scandal” 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Backstage, Tom is focused: wrists wrapped, knuckles clenched, chewed raw steak being spat into his mouth like a baby bird. Why is Justin Bieber Cruising for a bruising? 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z And the designer's response: http://pics.lockerz.com/s/244266683 The spat is silly, but entertaining, and maybe just a little bit enlightening. | The Public Editor 2012-09-14T17:27:48Z “Like, I had a producer ask me on set once if I spat or swallowed. At work. He’d say, ‘Oh, it’s a joke, ha ha.’ Zoe Kazan: ‘There’s so much sexual harassment on set' 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z Sitek's presence has helped energize Jane's Addiction, whose existence has been marked by multiple breakups and reunions, drug problems and personal spats. Jane's Addiction looking to future with new album 2011-06-02T04:41:29Z In those venues, the Go-Go's sang their demo version of the early single "We Got The Beat" and were spat on -- a practice known as "gobbing." Belinda Carlisle memoir captures punk roots, pop stardom 2010-06-08T18:33:00Z Consonants took on a life of their own in Aaron Cassidy’s “I, purples, spat blood, laugh of beautiful lips,” a work that requires extraordinary virtuosity on the part of the vocalist. Music Review: The Ensemble Ekmeles at Roulette in Brooklyn 2013-01-25T22:12:21Z I was talking about a Black woman in the U.K. who worked as a transport worker and a white dude said to her, “I’ve got Covid,” and then spat on her. Mona Chalabi’s Week: Rewatching ‘Succession’ and Cooking ‘Disgusting’ Meals 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z He explains he was bullied and even spat on by a classmate. Korean American K-pop stars promote mental health awareness 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Rather than ignore his critics, he has often punched back, engaging in Twitter spats that stretch for days. Former surgeon general faces his wife’s cancer — and the ‘Trump Effect’ 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z That would be a fight to make the Mountain vs the Red Viper look like a kindergarten spat. Star Wars Episode 7: women should be a force to be reckoned with 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z The racist lines in “Mockingbird” can sound much more jarring when spat out onstage as opposed to being words on a page. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Meets an Arena Full of Students 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z In a world that uses young women as if they were sticks of chewing gum, to be savored and spat out quickly, madness can be a great protector. Review: In ‘Tonight/Jungle’ by Philip Ridley, Darkness Rules 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z She learned that the way women in their forties mend their spats is not at all dissimilar from the way 13-year-old girls discuss their slumber parties. Thirteen miles with my teenager 2013-05-10T19:33:00Z Mr. Bezos placed a morsel from the raw seafood bar into his mouth, but immediately spat it back into a napkin. Where Was Lady Gaga at the Golden Globes Parties? 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Bill felt I was a perfectly safe lunch date—I’d never thought of myself as a danger to the disabled until our spat online— but I was now self-conscious. I was sure that legalizing aid in dying was the right thing to do. Then I met Bad Cripple 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z It is an odd marriage: to use the architect's metaphor of the building as a piece of clothing, it's like wearing a tie with overalls, satin spats over construction boots. Inside the Royal College of Art's 'swanky arts factory' 2012-11-13T14:48:27Z He was heckled in the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, and spat at in public. Review: Amos Gitai’s ‘Rabin, the Last Day’ Looks Back in Anguish 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Our relationship to technology is still evolving, characterized by inevitable spats and rapprochements. Attempting the Impossible: A Thoughtful Meditation on Technology 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z "Put molly all in her champagne, she ain't even know it," Ross spat in his guest verse. Rick Ross bungles apology for date rape lyric 2013-04-05T11:17:14Z Again he spat, only this time a diamond came out and landed on the ground beside him. Animal passions: David Sedaris's modern fables 2010-10-02T23:06:00Z It’s not worth spoiling, beyond the fact that neither the actors nor the show itself are up to dealing with any pain more lingering than a spat between siblings. Review: Fuller House's Forced Nostalgia Is Bad News For TV 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z At one point, Bert and Joshua got into a spat over whose turn it was to use a certain sewing machine, and as Joshua stormed off in anger, Bert yelled after him, “Drop dead.” On the Runway Blog: On 'Project Runway,' a Team of Rivals 2011-08-29T16:46:54Z The two, Mr. le Carré told me when I profiled him in The Times Magazine in 2013, managed to patch up their spat. John le Carré, a Master of Spy Novels Where the Real Action Was Internal 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z He discovered spats between his parents and his father’s sentiments toward a changing art scene; he caught glimpses of Nachume’s preoccupations and his political leanings. A Flood, a Boxcutter and a Son’s Pursuit to Keep His Father’s Legacy 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z His recent history is of disowning his hits, ruckuses with record labels, spats with other MCs and, last summer, giving away hours of unreleased music. Wiley ? review 2011-04-10T20:46:01Z But the duo left in 2005 to found The Weinstein Co. after years of troubled relations with Disney and a public spat over Michael Moore's 2004 documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11," which Disney refused to distribute. Disney sells Miramax to investor for $660 million 2010-07-30T11:33:00Z Last year's spat with Werner Herzog over Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans generated plenty of publicity in an industry where name recognition is everything. Abel Ferrara: 'I made Scarface look like Mary Poppins' 2010-08-05T20:29:00Z Why do I remember the backstage spats more than the twists and turns of life at West Beverly Hills High? Perspective | Luke Perry came full circle, from heartthrob rebel to sensitive dad 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Bizzle responded in a Guardian article memorably headlined "David Cameron is a donut", and the spat continued in a Cameron-penned piece in the Mail on Sunday which accused the MC of "talking rubbish". Pow!: anthem for kettled youth 2011-02-03T21:30:00Z The truth is in the chat room — a giant, text-based, group conversation that can quickly shift from a repository of chipper public banter and swooning glee to a locus of Twitter-like spats. Perspective | Inside the virtual fashion party scene, where supermodels may materialize and your clothes don’t matter 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z “You can look boy, but don’t you touch,” the Australian rapper Iggy Azalea spat out in “Beg for It,” haughtily tossing back her head. Battle of the Sexes at the iHeartRadio Concert at Madison Square Garden 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z The lawsuit filed on Friday in Delaware's Court of Chancery, a venue more accustomed to high-stakes business spats, follows a July lawsuit by Carlos. Rock band Cheap Trick fires back at drummer with lawsuit 2013-09-03T23:09:25Z As they tried to walk into school, the children were subject to verbal abuse, spat on and denied admission. Minnijean Brown-Trickey: the teenager who needed an armed guard to go to school 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z While the spat is full of unsubstantiated theories and unsolicited recriminations, it boils down to a fight about the house Fite built that adjoins his masterful creation. Good Fences Make Good Neighbors? Not at Opus 40. 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z With a marital spat derailed by a shared joke or a child struggling to make it through a sleep-over, you see the show "Married" might become once it grows up, just a little. Bliss goes seriously amiss in 'You're the Worst,' 'Married' 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z There's a personal spat with a mentor figure, but far from being excommunicated Phillips goes on to become a leader writer, articulating the paper's daily voice. Guardian Angel: My Story, My Britain by Melanie Phillips – review 2013-05-17T06:32:01Z As a political commentator, Mr. Olbermann was clever and sardonic, but also intensely self-righteous, and his combativeness spilled over into public spats with network executives and producers. The TV Watch: Keith Olbermann’s Show Has Its Debut on ESPN2 2013-08-27T21:44:31Z I nearly flew off the tall sides at the bottom and had a spectacular crash landing as my body crushed against one final curve before the beast spat me out into the pool. Cobblestones? Check. Castles? Check. Budget? Check. Why Romania Is Worth the Trip. 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z From that point on, Redknapp was determined he wasn't going to end up as one of the vast number of bitter ex-footballers who had been spat out and left broke and broken by the game. The real Harry Redknapp 2013-04-30T14:49:41Z It’s hard to say whether all this represents a portentous turn in the Trump-F&F alliance or just a momentary spat among the best of friends. Is ‘Fox & Friends’ getting feistier with its Friend in Chief? 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z A neighbour spat in the eye of Rosa, the school caretaker, and she went about with her eye bandaged because she intended to pay back the insult. Read Natalia Ginzburg's "Winter in the Abruzzi" 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z A policeman called me over, half smiled and then spat in my face. ‘Farmed’ out to a white family, I became a skinhead: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on his first film 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z In the same way that it’s hard to keep yelling at someone who whispers in response, spats with my son quickly dissipate, no matter how extreme the dispute. Modern Love: Fury Cannot Touch Me: Modern Love 2011-09-29T22:02:02Z Student draws out her vowel sounds in proper Atlanta fashion and is partial to densely packed, quickly spat rhymes. New Music: New Albums by Iggy Azalea, Kelis and Glen David Andrews 2014-04-21T22:02:03Z “Of course there is a lunch hour! But . . .” here she paused, steeling herself, before she spat out the caveat, “they schedule you!” In-work dining at Silicon Valley companies like Google and Facebook causes spike in divorce rate 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Nothing would ever make Marcel, who is gay, return to the country that spat him out half dead. In the Berkshires, a Powerful Play and a Classic Musical About Prejudice 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Cups were thrown and people were spat at, but thankfully there was no violence. Eight go mad in Arizona: how a lockdown experiment went horribly wrong 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z But here on “Hot Bench,” no spat is too small for serious investigation. ‘Hot Bench,’ a Court Show From Judge Judy, Is a Surprise Hit 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z One particularly irksome noise is unique to no-frost fridges: a popping sound that bursts into the room in spats when the home appliance’s compressor revs up. Why your refrigerator makes such an unbelievable racket 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z A contemporary version of 19th-century spats — banding across the ankles — and arm-length leather gloves added to the show’s romantic, almost swashbuckling, mood. Dior pulls the stars in conveyor-belt menswear show in Paris 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z At various times, Tarantino spat on her and choked her with a chain. From Tippi Hedren to Uma Thurman, being a muse means being abused 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Take the shocking spat that erupted late last year after a food blogger gave Hibiscus three out of five in an online review. Warning: chefs behaving properly 2013-07-18T06:00:11Z The rap battle and poetry slams take place in settings that are brightly lit and — a few tetchy spats between rivals romantic and artistic notwithstanding — relaxed. Review: In ‘Love Beats Rhymes,’ a Hip-Hop Artist Transformed by Poetry 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z The three songs that follow are perhaps the most powerful opening salvo in music, a roaring cascade of youthful rage, all spat out in a black, urban slang previously hidden from most of the world. How NWA came straight outta Compton and went mainstream 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z He later spat at an officer's feet at a nearby police station. Actor LaBeouf admits theatre charge 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Industry observers say the public spats often stem from contractual disputes between the pageants' Myanmar organizers and the winners. Beauty pageants expose dreams and dangers in modern Myanmar 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z "This same mob spat at my sister not long ago," he replied, referring to Cersei's walk of atonement. This Game of Thrones Theory May Reveal Tyrion Lannister's Master Plan 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z However, Mazzei also recalls the hours she spent playing referee during spats between fans, soothing jealous admirers and struggling to maintain professional boundaries with viewers who demanded access to her personal information. Cam girl reality: an enticing illusion leaves many models poor and defeated 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z “And the most popular nasty of them all,” spat Chicago Tribune movie critic Gene Siskel, “is a piece of trash called Faces of Death.” 'Banned in 46 countries' – is Faces of Death the most shocking film ever? 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z As a teenager working alongside him, I would cringe in embarrassment; I was avenged when I spat and sang my obscene parody of his beloved opera on national telly. Comedian Mark Tomas: why I wrote a show about my dad 2012-08-06T17:35:04Z Of course, there’s always the possibility that the Williams-Guillen spat was just clever marketing for “The Club.” | 'The Club': The MLB Network Follows the Chicago White Sox 2010-07-16T22:52:00Z But that’s when I read about the recent spat with the Screen Actors Guild, which deemed the Beasts cast ineligible for its awards. Oscar Surprise: Why a 5-Year-Old Actress Might Just Win Over the Academy 2012-12-20T10:45:26Z That night, while watching “The Good Wife,” Mr. Lehman couldn’t quit thinking about that morning’s spat. Anger Management: Why the Genius Founders Turned to Couples Therapy 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z The public spat had roots in Yu’s attempt last year to trademark his Angry Asian Man brand — only to be rejected by the U.S. Who’s the angriest Asian? It’s ‘man’ vs. ‘little girl’ in trademark feud. 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z However, in recent days the journalists have found themselves at the centre of an increasingly acrimonious spat with critics who accuse them of withholding crucial information about the largest leak of military data in history. Wired journalists deny cover-up over WikiLeaks boss and US soldier 2010-12-30T21:18:35Z Even if it were, the show would be overshadowed in our collective memory by a certain newsworthy spat that went down onstage at last year's Oscars. "I'm here 'cause I’m Black": For the Golden Globes' TV return, Jerrod Carmichael tells on the HFPA 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Yet an exhaustive and exhausting number of entries are concerned with spats with the media or rows within the New Labour team about the media, battles which were rarely of any long-term consequence. The Alastair Campbell Diaries Volume One: Prelude to Power 2010-06-05T23:05:00Z Those of mixed race are called “mulatto,” “dougla” and “cocopanyol” — “the words are hissed and spat at my family: My grandmother is mixed, my Indian grandfather is not.” A Brutal Heritage Finally Revealed 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z He's just been spat out by a dinosaur, and he's still recovering from regeneration. Doctor Who review: Peter Capaldi makes his entrance 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z But Scaramucci likens what happened next to being Tim Robbins’s character in the film The Shawshank Redemption, escaping from jail by hurtling down a sewer pipe and eventually being spat out. 'The guy stinks and he’s a racist': Anthony Scaramucci on Donald Trump 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z I cooked it in massive batches in deep heavy pans that bubbled and boiled and spat like a delicious buttery geyser. Anna Jones’ recipes for quick polenta bakes made two ways | The modern cook 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z In their frequent spats with the police, they invariably won – even if they didn’t have a clue how or indeed even notice that they had. Tommy Chong: 'We were always high. That was the job' 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z She allegedly got into the spat with another woman at Club Avenue, in Manhattan's Chelsea section. Lindsay Lohan arrested on assault charge in NYC 2012-11-29T13:12:08Z A spat broke out between a veteran actress and the feisty newcomer, which led to Bernhardt’s dismissal — yet another upheaval in the young woman’s already tumultuous life. Before Taylor Swift or David Bowie, There Was Sarah Bernhardt 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z With her right hand gesturing as though she were pleading for her life in front of an impassive judge during “Not Gon’ Cry,” the singer spat, “You’re not worth my tears.” Concert review: Mary J. Blige and D'Angelo at the United Center 2012-09-14T07:07:00Z The document adds to the spat between American and Delta over the limited flying rights to Haneda, which is generally preferred by business fliers over Narita International Airport. Delta fights new rule on Seattle-Tokyo flight 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Every TV duo spats, because perfect harmony isn’t realistic. “GLOW” wrestles with the particular pain of friendship divorce 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z The businessman was involved in a public spat with Bannatyne over having non-dom tax status, which means he does not pay tax in the UK on earnings made overseas. James Caan to leave Dragons' Den 2011-01-07T13:24:09Z By denying Nick that crucial role and pushing him aside, Smith asks that we become invested in a set of noir caricatures and their lurid spat simply for its own sake. Review | For ‘Gatsby’ fans, 2021 will be the start of remakes. First up: ‘Nick’ 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z The band is famous, among fans and haters alike, for its occasionally one-sided spats with artists and bands who they find ideologically or aesthetically suspect. Sleaford Mods gets introspective, but don’t think they’ve gone soft 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Tarantino also spat in her face in another scene, each for the sake of artistic realism. Reality bites: How reckonings and the post-truth age ruined pop culture anniversary nostalgia 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z All the talk may be of an ultimate showdown with the White Walkers, but most of season seven’s spats seem to be taking place in southern climes. Game of Thrones season seven: five things we learned from the newest trailer 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z There was a hint of a retro 1920s gangster vibe in both the masculine and feminine silhouettes, especially the accessories including oxfords and spat booties. Karan's strong woman can borrow from the boys 2012-02-13T22:21:10Z Given his recent spat with the Pope, Trump himself might appreciate this 1731 use from travel writer Joseph Pitts: “They blame the Papists for having so many Trumperies in their Churches.” Trump really does stand for B.S.: “Trumpery,” an old-fashioned word that’s proving useful today 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z The embarrassing spat is so feeble and poorly written, it doesn’t even qualify as camp. | 'Joyful Noise': ?Joyful Noise,? With Latifah and Parton - Review 2012-01-12T22:27:16Z China — another country with which the U.S. is in the middle of a serious trade spat — was likely the original source of the condiment with something that sounded like “ke-chiap.” A brief history of ketchup 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z Station managers who responded to the industry survey said their journalists had been verbally harassed, punched, slapped, shoved, spat on, robbed at gunpoint, and hit with rocks and water bottles. TV news crews are increasingly threatened with violence on the job 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z A white man spat in her face as she strolled across campus. With a Voice and a Spirit, Triumphing Over Racism 2011-02-07T23:23:33Z He and Mr. Truffaut got into a spat after the release of Mr. Truffaut’s “Day for Night” in 1973 and never reconciled before Mr. Truffaut died of a brain tumor in 1984. Jean-Luc Godard, Daring Director Who Shaped the French New Wave, Dies at 91 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Despite stray antipathies, marital spats and affairs — the predictable problems of cooping up strangers for years — very little real trouble or danger befalls the Infinite Family Project. In ‘Perfect Little World,’ a scientist hopes to create the ideal family 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z In February, Kill Bill star Uma Thurman said that he had spat on her during the shooting of Kill Bill, and that she had been forced to undertake a driving stunt that left her injured. Tarantino's controversial Manson film casts Brad Pitt alongside Leonardo DiCaprio 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z She sat for a time and watched the waves, while the boys had another smoke and got into a spat about gravity, or space, or something. Wilderness by Sarah Hall 2013-03-18T13:22:56Z Such spats, though, will continue because campaign managers are less concerned with the possible political affiliations of a singer than with the symbolism of the lyrics. Politicians' pop-culture love-in 2010-04-20T20:30:00Z The spat lit up the Internet with violin vitriol. Mark O’Connor Fans a Debate About the Suzuki Method 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z "If you was married to somebody for 50 years, you can have your little spats here and there, and we don't mind having them in public occasionally," the guitarist told Rolling Stone magazine. Rolling Stones aim to roll back years with reunion 2012-11-22T15:00:19Z She described a day spent mostly flinching as Petersen spat gobs of steak at her. In a New AMC Satire, a Sitcom Wife Gets the Last Laugh 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z You get the feeling Bump could diagram even a marital spat. A Prophet of Boom With Charts for Every Occasion 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Burley spat at him, taking Sky News's famous love of self-promotion to a whole new level: stop making news, people, and just go home and watch us, sneering at you. | Hadley Freeman 2010-05-12T08:00:00Z Rowling, who is British, got into a Twitter spat after urging her followers to challenge "racism, misogyny and hatred." Lady Gaga, tearful Miley Cyrus lead celebs mourning Clinton loss 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z To their chorus-leader’s questions, “Who betrayed and spat?” or “Who has dirtied up the nest?,” the crowds shouted back in unison, “The Social Democrat” and “The Communist.” How Hitler Transformed a Democracy Into a Tyranny 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Unlike on the East Coast, where manmade reefs are often seeded with oyster larvae, called spat, Latta says natural oyster populations are plentiful enough in her region. Can oyster reef restoration across the US impact what we eat? 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z Instead of returning to New York City, she flits around the island, charming her way into homes, parties and clubs while waiting for her romantic spat to blow over. 13 New Books Coming in May 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z “Her Story,” a reflection on women’s rights, quotes some of the choicest insults that were spat at suffragists a century ago, as if to ask whether they sound familiar today. A Composer Shifts Her Focus to Climate, With Help From Children 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Eddy spat under his breath as he pulled on the catch to the back of the bay. Fan Flaherty Trade 2011-07-22T22:01:10Z Dressed to the nines or maybe the tens, she performed a marital spat with her series husband, played by Christopher Jackson. ‘And Just Like That’: The Shoe Must Go On 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z I’m the first to admit I laughed too loudly when his face changed and he spat it out, having tasted the mould that had kept it from the day-old basket. Do couples that cook together, stay together? 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z So I wore mechanical watches for much of my adulthood, which made me an object of curiosity and at least mild contempt among my friends, as though I were sporting a monocle or spats. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Why, yes, Gene, you can buy this watch for just $22,950 off the retail price! 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z In the 60s, he was a member of Situationist International, the Marxist cultural movement, and down the years has had a couple of highly publicised art world spats. LS Lowry: the people's artist comes in from the cold 2013-06-08T23:05:10Z Like a gambling machine with a limited number of options for recombination, the story was going to eventually be spat out as a win for somebody. In the beginning, there was fan fiction: from the four gospels to Fifty Shades 2012-08-13T16:34:00Z This makes it ideal for acerbic, often countercultural commentary – and for authors' spats. Literary luvvies all aTwitter 2010-12-19T00:05:36Z When a reporter asked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in May if his party would consider increasing taxes on the wealthy, he spat out "No" before the question was over. "Rich Men" versus the rest of us: A country hit embodies the GOP's narrative 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Contemporary critics may have spat on Theobald's claims for Double Falsehood's Shakespearian connections, but audiences apparently lapped it up. Double Falsehood ? review 2011-01-21T23:35:45Z It began with a spat with his wife before progressing to a raucous evening at the West End nightclub Chinawhite. Live-shooting with Woody Harrelson at 2am: 'There's something about the terror of it I love' 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The spat is the latest in a string of feuds between different factions of the Mandela family. Winnie challenges Nelson Mandela's will, demands house 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z According to one published account, he once spat a mouthful of an amaretto-and-cream cocktail down the cleavage of a woman in a bar. Rebirth of Book by Aide to Carter 2013-07-26T21:47:53Z When Rumsfeld and Rice have a spat, he angrily asks: “What would you call that? A ‘dialectic’?” A Comic Novel About the George W. Bush No One Knows 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Then he drove away, as if some lovers’ spat weren’t worth anything he might have mustered up to say. My Dead 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z I don’t just mean the cross, which was unbelievable, but look at what he went through before that: the rejection, being made fun of, being spat on. Gary S. Paxton, Whose Life of Extremes Brimmed With Music, Dies at 77 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z "Blacks feel humiliated and spat on by their white counterparts in situations like this," he was quoted as saying. Jacob Zuma goes to court over painting depicting his genitals 2012-05-21T14:42:29Z She allegedly got into the spat with another woman at Club Avenue, in Manhattan’s Chelsea section. Lindsay Lohan Arrested on Assault Charge in NYC 2012-11-29T14:20:17Z And so debates are often seen as little more than spats between sneering critics and intemperate thesps. Noises off: Sense and sensitivity to criticism 2010-06-24T14:46:00Z Take That are no longer for the kids, as the recent spat over a lack of Radio 1 playlisting for Robbie's new single has made clear. Also-rans to world's biggest boy band: the rise of One Direction 2012-11-17T14:47:23Z However, the spat reignited over the summer when Bettencourt said her daughter needed to seek psychological help. French judge gives L'Oreal heiress's daughter control 2011-10-17T18:50:28Z When she called him boring, he spat at her and a fight started. Dappy found guilty of assault 2013-01-18T06:55:19Z For about 25 minutes, Sampson serves up something warm and piquant at Trish’s: an interplay of zingers, flirtations, spats and politics. Review: In ‘This Land Was Made,’ Huey Newton Walks Into a Bar 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z As he lingered, a solitary figure in a stream of lunchtime passersby, the congressman spat tobacco juice on the sidewalk. What does Madison Cawthorn do now? 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z They sat on the small deck of the inflatable and pulled off their masks and spat out the regulator mouthpieces and leaned back into the tanks and loosened them. ‘The Passenger’ 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Entertain he did, with a degree of wit and honesty that would ultimately prove the most graceful moment in one of television's ugliest spats. The Year in Sanity: Jimmy Kimmel 2010-10-12T21:13:00Z During a trip to Miami, Collins is said to have grabbed his partner's hair, pulled her to the floor, pinned her down and spat in her face. Justin Lee Collins accused in court of violence and cruelty towards girlfriend 2012-09-26T18:37:06Z She recalls stories from the “ancient crones who chewed betel nut and spat its red juice while squatting on their haunches in the market,” and who spun stories about the dead. Viet Thanh Nguyen’s ‘The Refugees’ couldn’t come at a better time 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Marching for civil rights as a college student in Alabama, white racists spat the word at him. High school play seizes power from the N-word 2011-04-30T16:16:06Z He chewed tobacco and spat a lot, as was copiously documented in an NFL Films segment that presented him as the No. 8 Character of All Time. Opera Review: Opera Celebrates Bum Phillips, Who Led the Houston Oilers 2014-03-21T22:01:54Z But when he tried to rent bikes to tour the city, the machines spat his card back without approving it. Chip-and-PIN cards, coming soon (hopefully) to a U.S. bank near you. You’ll need them. But, there are probably a thousand meetings, deadlines, and co-worker spats between here and there. 10 Tips For Being Happier at Work 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Avant-garde artist Anna Teresa De Keersmaeker's brief spat with Beyoncé illustrates the tricky nature of determining what constitutes copyright infringement or plagiarism. There’s a long history of dances being pilfered for profit — and TikTok is the latest battleground 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z Since winning the inaugural American Idol 15 years ago on the strength of her powerful pipes and candidly endearing persona, Clarkson hit snags in her career, including spats with her former record label. Kelly Clarkson Delivers Soul and Sass to 'Meaning of Life' 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z The men spat at them from balconies above the stage, and the women screamed so loudly they drowned out the music. Glam rock bottom: why did it go so sour for Sweet? 2010-09-23T21:56:00Z Several of the highest-profile titles screening at Venice are profiting from this spat, including The Other Side of the Wind, a drama shot by Orson Welles in the 1970s and recently completed by Frank Marshall. Venice film festival 2018: all star lineup, despite lack of female film-makers 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Wood said, attempting to draw me into a playful mother-son spat that I wanted no part of. How Roy Wood Jr. crushed the toughest room in comedy 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z His name was Richard Hell, his band was called Television, and after they started playing, one of the drunks, annoyed at the disturbance, spat at Hell. His Film Is a Punk Classic, but the Credits Now Roll Without Him 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z It strikes me that the Vanity Fair spat highlights the curious paradox of the sterile celebrity interview. Acting up: Angelina Jolie and the movie stars who dispute their interviews 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z One crisp white shirt was worn unbuttoned to reveal a black cravat, then tucked into natty pinstriped pants with a black-and-white-striped silk bathrobe tied atop it all, a pair of matching spats below. Ralph Lauren’s Dream of New York 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Ricky Gervais as Derek in the care home where he works It is clear from reviews of his recent work, and spats on Twitter and in print, that some people now seriously dislike . Ricky Gervais' Derek: cruel, or just unusual? 2013-01-31T07:00:06Z A small physical spat soon followed, during with Pierce “scratched the officer’s arm several times and attempted to punch him,” as per NJ.com. Supermarket customer flees store topless following shoplifting spree 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z The show is strongest in scenes between Adlon and this hair-trigger, hormonal trio who drain their mother’s energy with ferocious spats of anger and need. Pamela Adlon goes on to ‘Better Things,’ while Tig Notaro revisits the same old thing 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z "There are things that are more serious than our little spats, our pride and our vanities." Ivorian reggae singers bury rivalry for "peace" tour 2012-11-06T16:18:30Z The subsequent public spats merely boosted net views and sales. Lady Gaga's new gay anthem 2011-02-14T06:01:00Z Mr. Breitbart took in life in big gulps, but he spat out even bigger portions of bile. The Life and Death of Andrew Breitbart 2012-04-13T23:02:42Z Wright pushed me toward a domestic spat between the Wilsons, though I might have followed any of half a dozen other tracks. Can’t Repeat the Past? An Immersive ‘Great Gatsby’ Thinks You Can. 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z I spat back, swinging around with a clenched fist, which startled the guy who was now standing behind me. With monkeypox and polio to worry about now, who can stress about small stuff? 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z LaBeouf said he was treated like that because he spat on an officer. Shia LaBeouf: Cops 'put a Hannibal mask on me' for spitting on officer 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Out of this lawsuit, which is essentially a spat by millionaires about money, the court has attempted to regulate the rules of musical composition. 'Blurred Lines' verdict would rock Amadeus and other great composers 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z Typically the moral of these films, Wright said, was “Beware, young lady that comes to the big city — you will be chewed up and spat out. Then the city becomes the villain.” Edgar Wright on ‘Last Night in Soho’ and the Trap of Nostalgia 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Less than two years later, in 2010, while he was off duty, someone spat into his car outside a nightclub in nearby Bloomfield, he says. The duty and burden of the black police officer 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z When gestures packing that much force are coupled to wickedly spat put-downs and punch-lines, it’s fearsome to behold. Nicki Minaj Has a Few Complaints About Disappointing Dudes 2014-02-13T21:43:32Z He always brought an acute sense of self-awareness to his celebrated spats with rival Jay-Z in the early noughties, and age and maturity are recurring themes on his new album, Life Is Good. Nas: 'Hip-hop belongs to all of us now' 2012-07-05T19:31:01Z The pilot of Showtime’s “House of Lies” last winter wasn’t four minutes old when Don Cheadle’s character, a high-priced consultant, spat a “Really?” at his father after Dad had criticized his child-rearing skills. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Really?’ Pops Up Everywhere on Television 2012-10-01T22:17:08Z All of which goes to say that I relished the frequent spats of roughhousing that would break out in school throughout the day. My life as a teen brawler 2012-09-03T14:00:00Z And I thought, “This is where I get spat on.” 'Think about the bigger picture': life lessons from Meryl Streep and other successful women 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z “Whoever spat at it was either a really good shot,” she added, “or they’d been practicing.” Recognition, at Last, After Decades Decolonizing Art 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z When the women refused, they claim they were spat at. Dappy trial delayed so he can go on tour 2012-08-24T10:19:06Z It’s both exhilarating and infuriating to watch as “Fosse/Verdon” drags us through these recurring spats, in the style of “A Star Is Born” and a hundred other celebrity rise-and-fall tales. Review | FX’s ‘Fosse/Verdon’ is a kick and a shimmy and a shake. But mostly it’s a wallow. 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z Their talks follow a spat between ministers and senior police chiefs over tactics used to quell the disturbances. Notting Hill carnival goes ahead after Scotland Yard doubles police numbers to 20,000 2011-08-20T23:06:51Z As they walk, she tells him that she is returning to Texas because of a spat with her son. When Dulles passengers call for help, Travelers Aid volunteers still answer — from home 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z In 2011, a chef at the university caused a spat by serving fried chicken and waffles, an African American culinary stereotype, to mark Martin Luther King day. Fraternity's blackface Jay-Z parody video fuels university racism storm 2013-04-26T18:59:00Z “I’m not in a public spat with her.” Does ‘Sperm Donor’ Mean ‘Dad’? 2014-05-02T23:11:28Z After all, Ross was preceded by Billie Holiday, who was heckled, segregated and spat at, and was ultimately fired by Count Basie for being "bad tempered". Celebrity divas: the foolish, fabulous, not-so-fearsome rich 2012-11-15T16:25:36Z After the parental spat, 14-year-old Canto began digging in the family garden after school, and eventually enlisted a friend with a pneumatic drill to blast the ten-foot deep cave. Teen digs homey backyard cave after fight with parents 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z Still, while Twitter spats are par for the course when you’re a budding pop star, capturing the imagination of the fashion industry is more difficult. Rita Ora is Fashion’s Latest Darling 2013-01-10T02:30:16Z During the dinner rush, as the printers spat more tickets full of orders, Ms. Mar directed the frenetic kitchen with a composed intensity. Angie Mar’s Menu: Red Meat and Respect 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z “He used to be under death threat from the K.G.B.,” she said casually, as though she were describing a spat between cliquish teenage girls. Katherine Heiny’s Road to ‘Single, Carefree, Mellow’ 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z So Mr. Trump’s war on Fox News isn’t just a media spat. Fox News vs. Trump: Setting Free the Golden Goose 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Recently Ms. Reid got into a spat with David French, a conservative writer, after she mischaracterized a story he wrote about the risk of a nuclear attack on urban centers. How Joy Reid of MSNBC Became a Heroine of the Resistance 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z |
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