| 单词 | spiral |
| 例句 | Petey gave the fire a sharp stab, sending sparks spiraling into the air. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Thorn’s father, Leaf Laroux, walked down the floating spiral stairs at the center of the bookshop. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z His voice was quiet and solemn as he asked, “But what else is there, New Voice, aside from the spiral, aside from these worlds?” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The blade’s image zoomed straight through the doorway, down a spiral stairwell, and into a dark, cylindrical chamber like the inside of a grain silo. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We dashed up the spiral staircase and into the nave. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “He goes his way. We travel a spiral. The quickest way is sometimes the longest.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z And I looked round Willesden Junction in a spiral, like when I was looking for the train station in Swindon, but on the map with my finger. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She took the spiral staircase at a clip and raced onto the upper deck. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A huge sea serpent appeared from above us and spiraled down toward the roof. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I spun the spiral phone cord around my finger, tighter and tighter with each ring. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Often the counts were accompanied by a spiraling sequence of drawings on a hide, with each year summarized by a drawing as an aide-memoire. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Every time Mrs. Richardson looked at Izzy, that feeling of things spiraling out of control coiled around her again, like a muscle she didn’t know how to unclench. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Today it’s a giant green butterfly on one hand and a spiral fossil on the other. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Percy was holding Riptide, leading Jason and Piper down a spiral staircase into the darkness. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The churning spirals of memory made her sick, but that didn’t matter. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Werner watches Frederick create another crude spiral, the pencil locked in his fist. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They looked like spiral doughnuts and tasted great - just the right combination of crispy, sugary and buttery - but when Nico first heard fartura he knew Percy would have made a joke out of the name. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I followed him up a spiral staircase and into the clock tower itself, where there was a well-lit room with simple furnishings: two chairs and a wooden table. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Sometimes the wind becomes so violent or unpredictable that it tosses your plane into a deadly spiral dive. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Orion’s mechanical pupils spiralled into tiny, glowing points. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z As the violence continued to spiral, I began to have second thoughts about the suspension of the armed struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My mouth watered, seeing the beige spirals made of spicy lentil flour. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The cover is beginning to tear off the spiral rings. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z She drew in my mother’s notebook the field and her spiraling path. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We were led through a small wooden door, then up a narrow spiraling staircase whose stone steps seemed numberless. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He pulled a wooden toy that he had carved himself from his pocket—a little crow with spiral eyes and a clever rattle inside its belly. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The entire underside of the dome looked like space as seen from the Hubble telescope: A dusty spiral nebula billowed up, a galaxy of stars twinkled, and meteorites whizzed across the ceiling. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z They had taken away her physics books and the piles of dusty spiral pads full of lecture notes that had ringed her room, and she was confined to grounds again. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z All of it sends my heart spiraling to the floor. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I've always kept my journal longhand, in spiral notebooks,” she said. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Suma sits cross-legged against the tree in front of me, the distinct spiral of a silver unicorn horn jutting out from long waves of dark hair. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z As it spiraled downward, he rolled to his back and snagged it in his talons. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Robin showed us the spiral valve of the intestines. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The backbone twists on the outside, forming a spiral. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I see a spiral staircase, but I don't have the energy to walk to the top. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Frightful spirals down from the sky, throws up her wings, and hovers above my lifted hand. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the preacher had finished, and someone signaled the bandmaster and there was solemn music as the pallbearers carried the coffin down the spiraling stairs. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A spiral a little like a galaxy has been carved in the rock. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “On one leg is a spiraling black snake with a 666 in its open mouth, and a devil’s tail is twisting around his other leg.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Little vortexes of dust spiral around the block as I step down from the trailer with my parents. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She was armed with a spiral notebook and a ballpoint pen. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I hit my wristwatch, and metal plating spiraled out into a thick bronze shield. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I followed it to the spiral staircase and walked down, remembering the times Mother and I had slid down the banister. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He got onto his knees and dug again with his hands, in between the spiral and the square. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Crime in Baltimore and its suburbs had spiraled out of control, particularly in the city proper. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The nature of the labyrinth, I scribbled into my spiral notebook, and the way out of it. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z My stomach churns as the Great One’s body turns to dust, spiraling upward and away. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He took off running for the closest spiral staircase up to the second floor. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z In the back half of the store there was a loft and a spiral staircase that led up to it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Harry hurried over to the door leading to the spiral staircase, but his hand had only just closed upon the iron ring of the door when he heard running footsteps on the other side. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z But Harry was already hurtling back along the corridor and within minutes, he was saying “toffee eclairs” to Dumbledore’s gargoyle, which leapt aside, permitting Harry entrance onto the spiral staircase. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I feel like a shadow as I climb the spiral stairs, as I pass through all the rooms I grew up in. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He takes a spiral notebook from his back pocket, flips it open, and pulls a pen from behind his ear. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A crow was spiraling down with him, just out of reach, following him as he fell. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z By the time the maester removed the funnel from his mouth, he was already spiraling back to sleep. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She held the raveling in her palm, touched it with her forefinger, and noted its spiraling. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She was pointing at an enormous, gray spiral horn, not unlike that of a unicorn, which had been mounted on the wall, protruding several feet into the room. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Harry dressed and went down the spiral staircase into the common room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The phone rings next to me, but I ignore it and the red spirals that it causes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z We knock into each other, and he spirals away from me, lifting his hands to. his chest and making a face. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z In silence they ascended the moving spiral staircase and entered the circular office. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And he led Garrett down into the floor, through numerous passages and down again upon spiral stairs into the earth, into the catacombs. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d begun to back away when he seized my wrist and folded it, curling my fingers and palm into a spiral. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I wrote in my spiral the date I collected the tax, the reason for collecting it, and how much I got for it. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Outside, the entire population of the Ridge seemed to line the walkway that spiraled down the interior of the mountain. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z If I were a dolphin, he thought suddenly, if I were a dolphin I would be the kind that swims just in front of the boat and leaps out of the water and spirals. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Holding his wings firmly outstretched, he spiraled high above the cliff. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Then their sire launched himself upward and spiralled into the night. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z These thoughts spiraled in Emily’s mind while she zoned out, watching Liam flick open his Zippo with a lit flame, then whip the top closed. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It was difficult to look at it too closely—there seemed to be too many petals, all spiraling inward forever. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Sure enough, her lavender sweatshirt with the silver foam horn spiraling from its hood is there. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Underwater ferns weave in spirals toward the shore from the deeper water. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The seventh room enters into a hallway with stairs spiraling up and up into what must be the tower. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When we walked into Pizitz, we could smell the food and see the grand spiral staircase that led to the whites-only mezzanine cafe. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Andrew stormed up the closest spiral staircase to the second floor and the Dewey decimal rooms. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I felt the connection of all the worlds and the endless power of the spiral. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Closer examination showed each side to be covered with writing, resting on a curved line that spiraled clockwise in five coils from the disk’s rim to its center. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I grab the spiral notebook off of my desk. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Then I coiled it in the bottom to make a spiral. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z As voices were raised and emotions became heated, the argument began to spiral out of control. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He wasn’t going to re-dig the entire traditional spiral design again! Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The grass was sandy and had empty snail shells scattered over it, small yellowish shells with a purple spiral. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I started with the two nearest the Jewish neighborhoods, then spiraled farther out. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Her dark twists had unraveled partially into delicate spirals that stuck out in all directions. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z We enter through a door on the ground and then climb a spiral staircase to the center of a room with four beds and two windows that have heavy curtains—the blackout shades, I assume. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole process of spraying seems caught up in an endless spiral. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I looked ahead another quarter mile and saw another pair of spiral ramps, but I couldn’t see much else. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound is off, and for some reason, it’s scarier, watching the silent twirling spiral twisting on the screen, inching across the blue water, coming closer to New Orleans’s shore. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Dumbledore gave the password, it sprang aside, and he and Harry went up the moving spiral staircase to the oak door. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “What gets me about that poem ‘The Second Coming’...you know how it talks about the widening spiral?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The second principle—and this was so crucial it became known as the “cyclotron principle”—was that as the particles gain speed, their paths spiral wider. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z My walls are decorated with images of the Fibonacci spiral in nature: flower petals, pinecones, nautilus shells, far-off galaxies. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The men escorted her from the winch room up a spiral stair. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He clasped a large sketch pad with a spiral binding. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Overhead, the autumn breeze tugged more leaves from the trees and sent them spiraling slowly down around us, yellow and red, as quick as little fish gathering in pools. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Dust and sand blew off of it in spiraling streams to reveal…. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I slip the note into my backpack and find my mood spiraling even further downward. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “I feel that I have earned your charity,” he said, gesturing to the spiral notebooks he’d filled with plans. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Raytheon Company, a maker of radio tubes in Cambridge, Massachusetts, had applied for a patent on a machine that sounded suspiciously like his spiral accelerator. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Charles, all smiles, made a grand entrance, slowly descending one of the spiral staircases. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z No. I felt like the ice itself, suddenly shattered, with cracks spiraling out from where she had touched my chest. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She paints his left arm with long spirals of clotting blood, paints it over his stomach, down his left leg. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My head spirals into visions of a post-apocalyptic reality that I never imagined could arrive quicker than the expiration date on our milk. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A spiral stairway wound around the exterior, mounting to the summit where an inner sanctuary contained an elaborately adorned couch and gold table. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z It was the most uneven, wobbly spiral Nathan had ever seen. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He returned with a thick stack of paper with a black spiral binding. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Next to the glass, a small wooden bookshelf in the shape of a nautilus shell holds a curved spiral of librex. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They could taunt her into a self- doubting downward spiral, causing her to withdraw from the opportunity that Dr. Claytor had so meticulously prepared her for. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She spoke with remorse about how her life had spiraled out of control when she started abusing drugs. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Then I felt guilty when those thoughts spiraled to the two of us making out. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z They liked to hide inside old spiral snail shells, but we knew how to get them to come peeking out of their hidey-holes. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z As his team trooped up the spiral staircase to the second floor, Kyle looked down at the Rotunda Reading Room and realized how hollow the library seemed without anybody in it. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z He heard the sound of feet on the spiral staircase, saw the leather shoes coming down before he saw the man who wore them. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z But if we wish to find the Earth, we must redirect our course to the remote outskirts of the Galaxy, to an obscure locale near the edge of a distant spiral arm. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When I looked up again, my father was standing at the foot of a spiral staircase with a group of veiled women all around him. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The winged goddesses spiraled above, preparing for another sweeping attack, and Brer kicked high into the air, trying to close off the hole the monster had made in the Thicket’s wall. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The contents of her purse go spiraling across the hallway floor, and she starts screaming. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z This path is stupid, it goes in spirals, perhaps in circles, but whichever way it goes, I will follow it He was aware of a great happiness mounting within him. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z They slipped back down the spiral staircase, their hearts as light as their hands, now that Norbert was off them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Each ring moved in a different direction until a dizzying black-and-silver spiral swirled around us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z My dad was the only one who used to be able to keep her calm, pulling her away from her worry spiral with just a look, comforting her in a way nothing else could. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Stalactites made of paper spiraled down from the ceiling. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Beneath that page is another, then another, thirty or forty spirals, each taking up a whole sheet, all in the same severe lead. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They swirled around Tally, little spiral galaxies set in motion by her passage. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Inside would be a spiral staircase around a stone column. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Holding her breath, she clicked the red arrow and watched the computer do its thinking spiral, then slowly load a new page. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He was killed in a one-car rollover several weeks later, speeding down 1-95 on an icy night, after which her mother, all of twenty- three, started a downward spiral she never recovered from. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Britain is teaching a group of eyelash-batting middle school girls how to make spiral staircase friendship bracelets—something I taught him just yesterday. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z And the girl sent the bullet spiraling back into the man’s chest. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They both had the exact same hairstyle: long spiral perms with tall feathered bangs. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z They spiraled into coils and then braided themselves, forming the prettiest headband Aru had ever seen. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They each spun in place, a thousand at once, and then continued to tread the stately spiral. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She kept her eyes on the dizzying oval spiral of the rug. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Heels clicking on the marble floor, Dr. Zinchenko made her way to the nearest spiral staircase, then clanked up the steps to the second floor. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z With another glance at the window he got to his feet, picked up the tray, and headed for the spiral staircase. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Into the cavern rushed eight of the strongest miners carrying an immense caldron which bubbled and sizzled and sent great clouds of savory steam spiraling slowly to the ceiling. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Some of the plants were not yet in bloom, their buds curled in pink, pointed spirals held in the pale green calices, but most were already star-flowering and giving off their strong scent. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We turned off Route 27, spiraled around the rams’ horns, and headed east. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One leaf was slowly spiraling to the ground. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When she didn’t return after three, four, five minutes, he slid his pencil into the spiral of his notebook and followed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There were hands, animals, spirals, and depictions of Holy Beings. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z These thoughts spiraled in Emily’s mind while she zoned out, watching Liam flick open his Zippo with a lit flame, then whip the top closed. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The horn, a speckled, ivory spiral, protruded from between black eyes that were undeniably intelligent. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Bands of it flooded his body, twisting around his torso and crossing his limbs, spiraling down his legs and over his boots. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Galactic collisions distort the shape of an originally spherical cluster and may also contribute to the genesis of spirals and irregulars from ellipticals. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The smoke rose in spirals from their cigarettes as they sat perfectly contained, waiting. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood at the opening to the spiral path. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Hanging on his chest, which was otherwise bare, was a white disk with a spiral pattern on it. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z And suddenly they were clear, sailing upward on the comparatively gentle spirals of hot air. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She spiraled in a sky roll with him. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I stepped out of the kitchen and stopped in front of a spiral staircase leading up to the second floor. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The cycle would then spiral out of control until both nations completely obliterated each other. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It wound in a spiral, with stores and restaurants on different levels. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The worst thing about her speech is that her voice is so high-pitched and squeaky that rust-colored spirals rain down behind her. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The ensuing conflict spiraled out to involve the entire center of the Maya realm. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “It means the spiral on the shell is made in perfect proportion. Don’t you ever see a living thing and wonder how it was made?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I can feel my thoughts spiraling away, can feel myself start to tremble. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He spiraled upward, perched briefly at the topmost branch of an enormous pine. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I think, in reality, I raised my finger to my lips and said, “Shhhhh,” so she wouldn’t say anything else as we spiraled into the center of that wish circle. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I told him everything that had happened, even about the creature, as he sat nodding across the kitchen table, writing nothing in his spiral notebook. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z At my words, Cecilia fell under the spell of the spiraling circles of the earring. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Three paper aeroplanes were already spiralling upward in the breeze, heading to gods knew where. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z What began as a tense standoff between the two superpowers now threatened to spiral into an actual nuclear conflict. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A dozen bats were slowly spiraling around the top of the arena. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The breeze made them tremble, and some spiraled down and spun away in the currents of the river. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Put the principles together, and they indicate that an electrical field at a constant frequency can impart repeated kicks to a stream of spiraling protons without being constantly retuned. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “School is too all over the place. It spirals out into a million different things.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Abruptly, the quiet is shattered by the percussive racket of the helicopter, which spirals down from the clouds and lands in a patch of fireweed. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a spiral seashell from the folds of his robe. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “There are plenty of mice around this place — go and chase them. Go on,” he added, nudging Crookshanks down the spiral staircase with his foot. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Vortices of air spiraled out from her wing tips, sending golden hemlock pollen twisting in circles. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The blue willows spiraled in the brisk, warm wind. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z She tried to mask the downward spiral of the conversation with a sympathetic smile, but we both knew what the ultimate outcome could end up being. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Dancing empanadas and cheeseburgers sneak out of the vines to taunt me, then rush back into its spiral, hiding out of my reach. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Music spirals out of the radios, and it is splendid to drowse on the davenport, to be warm and fed, to feel the sentences hoist her up and carry her somewhere else. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Do you see these invisible spirals on the margins of the page? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It showed the Empire State Building, and etched in tiny Greek letters, spiraling around the image, were the names of all the heroes who had died defending Olympus. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Beyond it there was a spiral staircase that led up to the top of Castle Anorak’s tallest tower. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “This way, Harry,” breathed Luna, plucking his sleeve and pulling him toward a spiral staircase. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It went down in a spiral and each step was neatly inlaid with a rectangular piece of slate. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “I bet it’s nothing compared to my brain waves. They’re probably crying out, spiraling into years of addiction.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Buffeted about by the spirals of gold, Lon concentrated on the scorch marks. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He puts the binoculars on the windowsill, picks up his spiral notebook, and writes in it. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m off,” she said brightly, and she went back up the spiral stair as the closest Sister rose and unlocked the door marked “5.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z "Okay," said Jenny, who’d started jotting down notes in a small spiral notebook. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z On the average, the Sun and the planets spend forty million years in a spiral arm, eighty million outside, another forty million in, and so on. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby started climbing the spiral staircase, up and up, four flights. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z DNA is a double helix, the two intertwined strands resembling a “spiral” staircase. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Its spiral score is laid out graphically, has no set starting point and can be read left to right, right to left, upside down or back to front. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z We live in a galaxy that is about one hundred thousand light-years across and is slowly rotating; the stars in its spiral arms orbit around its center about once every several hundred million years. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever the truth of the matter, the raid was a turning point for Elizebeth and William—and the start of a downward spiral. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He spiraled upward and sped into a cluster gathered on the extended arm of an ancient oak tree, shouting all the while. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Outside, flecks of snow spiraled out of the black sky, landing on the glass walls and melting instantly, but the air of the greenhouse was warm and damp and smelled of earth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z In this epoch, we live between spiral arms. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He stops at the far wall and slides one of the dark-wood panels open to reveal a curving stairway spiraling downward. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I tell myself that this is a good distraction, because it keeps me from spiraling into thoughts of nasty things that may or may not be happening at school. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He rolled it into a neat spiral and clutched it in his palm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Late that night Matt sat by the fire and smelled the good mesquite smoke as it spiraled up into the starry sky. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Miguel, looking sort of sad, headed up a separate spiral staircase. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The ground around it, usually painted in a spiral pattern of black and white, is now nothing but darkness, as though it has been swallowed up by empty space. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Her homework bordered on algebra even though it was only fourth grade, and I helped her with it, sometimes doodling spirals or patterns on the side of the pages while she worked. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The cashier smiled and handed Annemarie a spiral notebook with a beaten-up cover. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The periodic passage of the solar system through spiral arms may conceivably have had important consequences for us. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Paper birds swirled around the knoll in a spiral winding tighter and tighter and tighter. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Then he noticed a thin spiral of blue-grey smoke, plain to see as it caught the sunlight, rising from a thicket above him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z On towers all around the courtyard, bands of musicians played a vast, slow tune on quacking horns, blaring trumpets, and thundering drums, while below, the spiral moved to their beat. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z His hand went to a pencil and he drew tight little spirals one after another on his blotting pad. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They danced, too, bowing and turning in the solemn spiral. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z He led us down a spiral stone staircase to an elevator that carried us down several more floors to Og’s basement. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z In slow spirals, white flurries fell to the ground. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The U.S. economy began to spiral out of control when Lehman Brothers, one of the country’s largest investment banks, abruptly went belly-up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I reached across her and turned to a map of Greece, even more clustered with spirals and numbers. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The hall led to a sweeping spiral marble staircase that went up a whole lot more floors than seemed possible. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A brown spiraled shell crawled out from underneath. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Then Shadrach turned the covers of the bed back and smiled as he watched his guest burrow under the quilts and curl up into a small, relaxed spiral in one comer. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The thing about a spiral is, if you follow it inward, it never actually ends. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I was taken past the chapel and into another courtyard, then up a spiral staircase. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A spiral notebook was open on the desk in front of her, and she was making a list of possible lead stories. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z One large whooping voice spiraled over the heads of the bended forms. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The Patronuses ran sleekly ahead, filling the spiral staircase with silvery light, as Professor McGonagall, Harry, and Luna hurried back down. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There was no spiral of lazy blue smoke twisting from the rock chimney, no white leghorn hen chasing a June bug, no horse or cow standing with head down and tail switching. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Darren’s dad taught me all sorts of useful stuff, like the right way to hold the football and how to throw it so it spiraled just right. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I rushed to the cupboard, the spiral phone cord stretched flat, and read the name from the bag. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She set her finger on its edge, and lacy frost spirals coated the pot. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Three spiral lighthouses took shape along the rocky coast, warning sailors away from the treacherous cliffs and quick riptides of Deliene’s coastline. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The next napkin is written in a spiral, in tiny letters. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Finally, I worked it in so I could see the sharp point of the spiral through the glass neck at the bottom of the cork. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z On the table is a stack of paper, on top of which a thick and clumsy spiral has been drawn by a heavy hand. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “This way, you guys,” Kyle said to the kids from out of town as he headed toward the nearest spiral staircase. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I looked up ahead and saw the highway curve off, left and right, into spiral exit ramps, like rams’ horns. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Adam’s band, Shooting Star, is on an upward spiral, which is a great thing—mostly. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z At the top of a spiral staircase — they were obviously in one of the towers — they found their beds at last: five four-posters hung with deep red, velvet curtains. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Yeah—Thank You for Coming. Written over and over, in a spiral. And the letters are green and red?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It spins round and round the big yellow funnel for like a minute, making a rhythmic whirring sound that gets tighter and tighter, more intense, more desperate as it spirals closer to the hole. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Angela asked a few quiet questions about the Macbeth paper, which I answered as naturally as I could while spiraling downward in misery. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He didn’t say anything; he just followed her up the spiral stairs. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Spotlights following him, he scampered to the nearest spiral staircase, slid down the banister, and dismounted with an impressive backflip. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z One twilight, just as my mother stepped on the bridge, two smoky columns spiraled up taller than she. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A door at the end of the hall leads to a spiraling iron staircase. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z This was a modern room with a curving steel desk near the center, carefully positioned halogen lights, and a spiral staircase leading down from a perfect circle cut in the ceiling about fifteen feet high. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Another swipe sent two more spiraling down, and all of a sudden it was just Thandiwe and me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Harry shouted, his voice echoing across the empty hilltop, and several blackbirds rose into the air, squawking and spiraling against the pearly sky. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The spiraling vines of ivy and honeysuckle that twine up the sides turn the whole thing green and leafy. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In one spiraling moment it seemed to hit him: Her future was free and unencumbered, whereas his...he could see nothing but Voldemort ahead. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I give the number for animal control, and I change my profile picture from a Fibonacci spiral to a selfie of me and Pi. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z But for every one of those, there was one that spiraled into sniping and accusations, slammed doors and quick departures. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Whirling darkness came up from the North Whirling darkness moved along to the East It came along the South It arrived in the West Whirling darkness spiraled downward and it came up in the Middle. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They formed a giant spiral, with a large mark in its center. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Together they performed the peregrine courtship dance, swooping low, zooming high, then spiralling earthward. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They slipped through the doorway behind them and down a tightly spiraling stone staircase. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The core of the moon snail’s spiral was blue while most of the shell was orange. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Harry climbed the spiral stair with no thought in his head except how glad he was to be back. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The way the bees poured out, rushing up all of a sudden in spirals of chaos and noise, caused me to jump. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A a spiral of hedges that don’t stop moving. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Inside the tower was a corroded iron spiral staircase. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He sliced the wing off one monster and sent it spiraling into a tree, then sliced through another that burst into dust. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I saw the white people eating in the mezzanine’s cafe at the top of the grand spiral staircase. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I ran my fingers over the glossy paper that froze her mother into all kinds of smiling poses: a skinny brown woman with shiny black hair in short spiral curls. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z All around the courtyard, spirals of ash swirled into the air. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Finally he pulled out a brown spiral notebook with a torn cover; he thumbed through the pages slowly, moving his lips slightly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I stood there trying to contain it as they brought Tod Clifton's coffin into the tower and slowly up the spiral stairs. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A spiral ivory horn protruded from the pack, and Yvaine knew where she had seen that horn before. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z There were still spiral staircases of glass leading to thin bridges in the air. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z When the Sun passes through a spiral arm it is more likely than it is at present to enter into gaseous nebulae and interstellar dust clouds and to encounter objects of substellar mass. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A naked lightbulb hung from the ceiling, right next to three or four dangling spiral strips of flypaper so thick with flies that you couldn’t see the sticky yellow surface underneath. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Inside, a waterfall splashed in a grotto, while a spiraling waterslide connected it to the bottom level, where a miniature beach awaited. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z They spiraled lower, into the bowels of the rock. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Two Step asked, gazing off toward a spiraling cluster of dactyls in the darkening sky to the east. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Scarcely twenty-four hours had passed since my parents had abandoned me here, and already my life was spiraling out of control. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z One spiral gave birth to other little spirals, which coasted away, leaving burning grass in their wake. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z But the flurries are light, almost dancing in the air, spiraling and gliding before they land on the ground to melt and evaporate their way back up to the sky again. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Waves of lines that ended in spirals, or flowers, or sunbursts. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z She could tell it was a male by the huge, spiral horns. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The hovering mass—my former spiraling line of eager patrons—gasped. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z They passed a marble stair that spiraled up from the mud and ended jaggedly in air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Essentially, he was uncoiling the cyclotron that years earlier he had conceived by twisting Rolf Wideroe’s linear accelerator into a spiral. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She flew up and down the river, looping and spiraling; finally she turned and flew to Sam’s mountain. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Piper’s mahogany hair was pinned up in a braided spiral. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But I focus in on one of the singular purple creatures and trail it until it disappears behind the spiral of kelp. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She stopped to catch her breath on the wide avenue where the spiraling mansions of Park Slope met the edge of Prospect Park. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z As they ran, they saw something shoulder its way upward: a spiral of flame. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The Lord flew effortlessly, twisting his body in curls and spirals the way a skilled dancer can take a twenty-foot ribbon and make it form graceful designs behind her. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It spiraled around her head as she sank into unconsciousness. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He’d stop and scribble some numbers down on a small spiral notepad and then measure again, and say something like “Better safe than sorry.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z To my relief, it didn’t lead outside, where we’d never have a hope of catching them, but to a stairwell, down a set of spiral steps. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Old Familiar spiraled down, and I reached for the now irrelevant piece of junk when we got close enough. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Lawrence had decreed that the electrical field that delivered the sequential jolts to the spiraling protons should be present only in the gap between the two dees. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z After a moment, the watch begins to rotate slowly, turning in circles on the surface of the table, trailing its chain behind in a spiral. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I grabbed her out of my hood, aimed at the giant bronze woman in the courtyard, then threw the best spiral I’d ever tossed in my life. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The hovercraft makes a quick, spiral descent onto a wide road on the outskirts of 8. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I could easily get lost among its spiral staircases. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It soared in a spiral, pulling closer and closer to the middle. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He draws a spiral punctured by a sine wave. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Beyond M31 is another, very similar galaxy, our own, its spiral arms turning slowly, once every quarter billion years. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The light spiraled around her, dragging her farther and farther from her own body, until she could feel the edges of her consciousness beginning to unravel, dissolving into the endless sea of light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The Second slid her sword a hand-span out of its sheath, her gaze passing over the copper-colored steel, which had been inscribed with hundreds of words, swooping up and along the blade in perfect spirals. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Most of the paper airplanes drifted in looping circles, spiraling down the three stories under the dome in one or two minutes. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The running track stretched out ahead of me, rising, falling, and occasionally spiraling into a helix. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Accelerated particles would strike this strip at the end of their spiral journeys, with their final energies to be measured by an electrometer wired to it. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It was a double fence, actually—two high chain-link barriers topped with spirals of gleaming razor ribbon and a kind of no-man’s-land in the eight or nine feet of ground between them. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Probably a thousand goblins, courtiers and diplomats and civil servants, were spread out around the courtyard, and all of them were dancing in strict rhythm in a great spiral. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Harry climbed back down the ladder and the spiral staircase, wondering...had he just heard Professor Trelawney make a real prediction? Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I draw a spiraling circle in the opposite direction to Rachel’s. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Its horns were a more refined version of what they’d been, fluting out to tight spirals, and the eyes that filled the empty sockets were large and shining. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Reaching the spiral stair, he raised his eyes absently to the next level and was distracted at once. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z You want to retreat into your shell, spiraling in and in and in, but you realize you don’t have a shell. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z As we circled it, rising in a spiral, the sheer height of the thing blew my mind. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Behind the wall was a spiral staircase that was moving smoothly upward, like an escalator. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z It not only kept electrons from spiraling catastrophically into the nucleus; it also explained hydrogen’s bewildering wavelengths. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Joseph and Frankie slipped past the guard and followed a well-worn royal blue carpet through a door, down another hallway, and up an ancient cast-iron spiral staircase. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Long enough for the song to start to spiral back into its first echo, and I answered as honestly as I could manage. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z It’s yellow brick with a spiral staircase and a two-story foyer and vertical blinds. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Nereus plunged straight down, wriggling and thrashing and spiraling through the dark water. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z A spiral staircase led up to a second- story loft. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Several spiraling stairways led to a second level that was much like a balcony. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Fish spiralled down towards it until a shark’s long grey shadow cut across its path and it vanished. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In the middle of my circle, I made a tight spiral pattern that spread into a wide band to join the circle’s edge. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z His tail moves like weeds in the wind, spiraling, dancing. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Dad nodded at the spiral fossil in my hand. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Partially hidden in a valley on the outskirts of the Golden Crescent, near the intimidating mountain cliffs of what Chestnutt called Isihlangu, it was surrounded by seven spiraling towers made of ivory and gold. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The Christmas lights glowed in spirals of color around the porch, and all the candles were lit, even though the sun was still working its way down. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Some scientists toyed with the idea that the spiral nebulae were not distant island universes but rather nearby condensing clouds of interstellar gas, perhaps on their way to make solar systems. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally a spiral arm may be produced by the close gravitational encounter of two galaxies, each of course composed of billions of stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z With his finger, he made a rising spiral in the night air. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z These numbers, pulled by the tug of both zero and infinity, spiral around on the equator forever and ever, never able to escape the grasp of either. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Rose is the type of student who takes all kinds of notes in a bright red spiral planner and never misses a homework assignment. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It took a bit more wiggling to accommodate the spirals of the horn, but Jam felt it slip out and then felt the loop slither away, leaving a distinct residue of disappointment on her fingers. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Ten minutes later, I was in line at Kmart, buying three spiral notebooks, a new calculator, a pack of unsharpened pencils, and a pack of Skittles. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The winged centipede spiraled out the door above the other scrambling creatures. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The stair rail was an open spiral, perfect for sliding. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Dimarion released the gun and Reed kicked it aside, where it was sucked up by the spiral of water and flung into the sea. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But if Park left, there'd be no one to stop his mom if she decided to give Eleanor giant, claw-shaped bangs or a spiral perm. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The trouble with this was that the laws of mechanics and electricity, before quantum mechanics, predicted that the electrons would lose energy and so spiral inward until they collided with the nucleus. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A balcony, to which one ascended via a spiral staircase made of wrought iron, took the place of the second story of shelves. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground rumbled as another grenade exploded, sending spirals of whipped cream into the sky. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z My foot slipped against a rock as I stepped away, my back scraping against the wall, my head sending me spiraling into panic. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Golden lifts and spiral staircases take passengers up to the highest stores—some are hidden by the thickening white clouds. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z First, she traced the work of other artists: the curve of a petal, the spiral of a snail. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z His measurements indicated that he had accelerated ions to 80,000 volts by spiraling them around the vacuum chamber forty-one times, thereby delivering eighty-two resonant jolts. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Taylor pointed to the thick black smoke spiraling up from the jungle. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He had it proclaimed everywhere that a great reward would be given to whoever could pass a thread through an intricately spiraled shell. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked like a giant sausage link, but when Robin cut a long section from the wall, making a window into the valve, I could see a spiral structure inside, like a staircase. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Instead, the map was scattered with tiny spirals, which I took to be the location of loops. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She could not tell how far down it led, since after the first turn of the spiral she could see no more, but she had a feeling it was a long way down. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z But the line snapped and then spiraled into the water. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As in the case of Cygnus X-l, the gas will spiral inward and will heat up, though not as much as in that case. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The gargoyle leapt aside at the mention of toffee eclairs, and Harry took the spiral staircase two steps at a time, knocking on the door just as a clock within chimed eight. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The two friends bounded up a spiral staircase to the second floor, where they found another set of steps to take them up to the third. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z It is now very clear that we live some 30,000 light-years from the galactic core, on the fringes of a spiral arm, where the local density of stars is relatively sparse. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Holly spiraled down through the faux light, searching her helmet console for the Sonix button. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The steep spiral staircase up to the top of the tower seemed the easiest thing in the world after that. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Thomas followed him, with Chuck right behind, as they left the Council room and went down the hall toward a narrow, spiraling staircase that he hadn’t noticed before. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z In some cases, spiral arms form all by themselves in a galaxy that has already flattened to a disk. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Aru ran just as blue plumes of poison spiraled into the air. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A brownish-green earth dragon roared from within a dark cave, and a white air dragon cut graceful spirals above its earthbound cousin. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Higher and higher Harry climbed; he looped and swooped, spiraled, zigzagged, and rolled. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z There’s no noise; all the multicolored balls, zigzags, and spirals are coming from inside me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Another screeched and tried to fly away, but Percy sliced off her wings and sent her spiraling into the chasm. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He watched the bottom of the spiral staircase. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Ridgefolk fled up the circular paths that spiraled around the walls, trying to get inside their homes before fetterlings caught them. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Her serjeant had to go find an axe before he could pull it open, hinges screaming, to reveal stone steps spiraling down into darkness. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The spinning of the earth causes these mighty waves to spiral endlessly to the east, building momentum as they go. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The height difference between the traditional corn, planted in a spiral, and modern, planted in a square, was minimal. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z But his eyes are gray and chambered and shallow, and after a moment he returns to his spirals. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He falls onto ground that is no longer charred and muddy, but firm and dry and patterned in a spiral of black and white. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was hard to live through the early 1940s in France and not have the war be the center from which the rest of your life spiraled. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We made our way down three spiral staircases made of black wrought iron to reach the Grey Twelve. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When my thoughts spiraled, I was in the spiral, and of it. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He bent his fingertips, and the particles spun, whirring into a tightening spiral that grew narrower and denser. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Because I was on a downward spiral—no question—and that e-mail changed everything. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z So I tried that, but the thought spiral kept tightening anyway. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Strong wing beats carried her into a thermal, a column of warm air that rises from the sun- heated ground in a spiraling bubble. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The stars that outline the arms do not survive even a single galactic rotation; only the spiral pattern remains. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a crow, full-sized, spiraling over her head and alighting on the nearest tree. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The door to the spiral staircase that led back into the castle was closed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Noisy, active, obsessive, eccentric—with a dervishlike mind that spiraled from one scientific question to the next—Thomas Morgan was a professor of zoology at Columbia University. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Seen this way, the structure resembles a spiral staircase with the base pairs forming the steps. helical symmetry, the locations of the atoms in one nucleotide would automatically generate the other positions. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The bird pirouetted on one vast wing and tipped into a slow, graceful spiral. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes their words move in lofty spirals; other times they take strident leaps, and all of it is punctuated with warm-pulsed laughter—like the throb of a heart made of jelly. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Power chords of love dropped me to my knees, spiraled into rhythm and melody, exploded in a fearless white crescendo. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The slow ceiling fan sliced the thick, frightened air into an unending spiral that spun slowly to the floor like the peeled skin of an endless potato. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The purple-yellow-green-haired clerk tells us it spirals when you put it in bathwater, and kinda looks like a galaxy while you bathe. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I picked one to take with me to the closet, a shiny spiral with brown freckles. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He deflected a vial of Greek fire right up the throat of a gryphon, which burst into flames and spiraled into the pit. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She sped with the air currents into a thermal that spiraled her high above Delhi. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Thus the electrons would either escape from the atom altogether or would spiral into the nucleus. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z These became the first spiral galaxies, great rotating pinwheels of matter in open space. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She wrapped her in a pillowcase and then quickly spiraled a sheet around her. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A spiral of faded blue ink curls up the left side of her neck—a tattoo of some kind. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She slapped her silver bracelet, and the shield Aegis spiraled into full form. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Other clusters with a far more disordered geometry have, comparatively, many more spirals and irregulars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As the matter spirals into the black hole, it would make the black hole rotate in the same direction, causing it to develop a magnetic field rather like that of the earth. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they go back to their dancing and their songs, and the revel spirals on. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was getting to the perfect stage of meltiness, where the sugar and caffeine came together in a glorious adrenaline spiral. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I feel like I’m falling down a long spiral tunnel. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When Mia had finished, Pearl sat quietly, tracing the lines of quilting that spiraled across the bedspread. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Harry shouted the password at the gargoyle and ran up the moving spiral staircase three steps at a time. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Frederick has begun to draw a new spiral on a blank sheet. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I’m worried there will be someone at the door, but the party’s already spiraled into its own form of chaos. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z White smoke spiraled into the air and made strange shapes: Harry thought, for one heartstopping moment, that he saw a phoenix fly joyfully into the blue, but next second the fire had vanished. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Dumbledore!” said Harry without thinking, because it was he whom he yearned to see, and to his surprise the gargoyle slid aside, revealing the spiral staircase behind. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The model looks like a latticework corkscrew invented by a madman, or an impossibly fragile spiral staircase that might connect the human past to its future. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z This one was formed of a heavy spiral of white shell and had a hole bored at the center to allow it to be hung around the neck. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z With the bases facing outside, there had been no trouble fitting them: they had simply circled around the central backbone, like a spiral rosette. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Seeing Hatun leave, the Handsome One spiraled down and landed on my shoulder. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Dad said that any progress is a good thing, but I still don’t see the purple spirals that I used to see when my alarm went off. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He walked up the spiral staircase slowly, smelling wet adobe plaster and listening to the rain rattle the waxy green cottonwood leaves growing near the porch. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The spiral fins, made of horn, gave the bolt a spin and made the weapon as accurate as a rifle. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The meat came out in fresh red spirals. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z An announcement came on from a speaker in the comer of the pod, suggesting that we all group together facing northeastwards towards the spiral staircase to pose for the souvenir photo. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Kyle bounded up the spiral staircase to the third floor, signing autographs and posing for selfies with fans along the way. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Little sketches of fairy couples dancing in the moonlight, gnomes peeking out from hollowed trees, a stone palace with turrets spiraling up from each corner. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The two leaped and twirled around each other in fervent circles, every so often drawing close to exchange blows, like two hawks locked in a fatal spiral of courtship. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The thought of a baby continues to comfort him as he spirals down into sadness. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Like other spiral galaxies, it is a huge pinwheel of stars, gas and dust. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But there’s a piece of spiral notebook paper with Devon’s handwriting. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man nodded over to a spiral notebook, a beat-up thermos, and a bunch of stubby pencils bundled together with a thick rubber band. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I ran down the tower stairs that turned in a spiral, emerging dizzy into the darkness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He could hear footsteps coming down the spiral staircase behind him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Next I rummage through my desk for an old spiral notebook with only a couple of used pages. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z To test the distance of the spiral nebulae, a class of intrinsically much brighter variable stars was needed to furnish a new standard candle. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh sh —” The earth beneath them gave way suddenly, and the girls were swept down the mountainside in a spiral of mud and sequins and screams. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z They pulled on their bathrobes, picked up their wands, and crept across the tower room, down the spiral staircase, and into the Gryffindor common room. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Genie set his pen down and snaked the spiraled wire out of the first few holes in his notebook, holding it up to his mouth trying to imagine what it felt like to be Ernie. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z In the back half of the store there was a loft and a spiral staircase that led up to it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The shuttle slowed and hovered above the O-shaped tower, then spiraled down to a small landing pad on the roof. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When Stephen’s mom says I’m lying again, I hand Principal Jenkins my spiral with the tabs of all my businesses and the dates I collected money plus the person I collected money from. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I admit it—I miss those purple spirals. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Michael is still sitting on his bed, crushed, the weeks they could have had together spiraling through his head. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z On hot days, Fred and I liked to take the spiral staircase downstairs and sit on the rug in the children’s section, looking at books. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Above them, dark winged shapes spiraled in and out of the bloodred clouds. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Excited, I start at its home tree and move slowly out in a spiral. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “The serpent below, the jaguar in the middle, and the condor above, one sitting atop the other. And all three worlds are connected through the spiral.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I wondered if I had begun the downward spiral into the nightmarish territory of the mad. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Only her hands and bare feet, wedged in the single cleft that ran spiral from the base of the tower to its tip. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A spiral staircase leads up to a second level. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z She’s standing frozen in the middle of the revel, looking lost, as faeries swarm around her, swinging their partners in dizzying spirals. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Jason and Piper spiralled upward on the wind. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Harry walked quickly from the office and down the spiral staircase. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The conflict with communism, it seemed, had spiraled into a life-or-death contest, with the fate of the earth hanging in the balance. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The last of autumn’s leaves spiraling to earth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In the 1920s, in a direction opposite to M31, observers found a distant pair of spiral galaxies. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The ocean swirls around me, the spiraling force of the water keeping a vertical tunnel of air open like a wormhole. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He loaded them into a crate and onto a handcart and trundled them out of the library, through the front gates, and down the long road that spiraled around Zosimos Ridge. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He climbed high, he spiraled down, he skimmed along the river. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Lower and lower the dragon flew, in great spiraling circles, honing in, it seemed, upon one of the smaller lakes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I slapped my wrist- watch and it spiraled into a bronze shield. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Frightful spreads her tapered wings and catches a rising thermal of spiralling air. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m sitting on the couch looking at the community college art program and trying not to spiral into a pit of depression when Mom looks at me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The girl has a silver spiraled horn jutting out the top of her head from her hoodie. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z These tales would spiral on for an hour, with characters and motives ever changing. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z My mood spiraled downward and I skipped Advanced Sympathy in favor of going over the river to Imre. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There was a double spiral staircase that wound up to a second-floor landing, also marble, and along the staircase, Grace could see a large portrait wall covered in professionally framed pictures. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Maya wasn’t sure why, but she could feel a spiral of darkness starting to weave around the people she loved. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It’s draped over everything in the gym, even spiraling up and down the climbing ropes. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I’ve never seen them stretch that long before, and they spring back up again into a spiral pattern when Mrs. Walton lets them go. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Aegis spiraled to life on her arm, but the warriors didn’t flinch. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Having cleared the stable of astronomy of circles and spirals, he was left, he said, with “only a single cartful of dung,” a stretched-out circle something like an oval. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This system contains two neutron stars orbiting each other, and the energy they are losing by the emission of gravitational waves is causing them to spiral in toward each other. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He handed Venkatesh a stack of well- worn spiral notebooks—blue and black, the gang’s colors. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z High above the Delhi Bridge, Frightful screamed and spiraled, her pointed wings cutting frantic patterns in the sky. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Light, the deep purple of the ocean and a reminder of the Pleiades Corporation, illuminates a stairwell spiraling downward into darkness. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Leo was lashed to the control console, desperately trying to right the ship as they spiralled downward in free fall. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But everything else seemed to be spiraling in the wrong direction. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He could see it in the far corner of the tank, its dreadful tentacles with their hundreds of stinging cells, twisting and spiraling in the water. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z A spiral staircase in the living room leads up to an open space that composes much of the second floor. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z They clambered over him and onto the spiral stone staircase that moved slowly upward like an escalator. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The coffee table was piled with her school stuff: index cards, textbooks, spiral notebooks, and the laptop. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The cloth of her shirt seemed stuck to her rolls of fat, and her hair was long and spiraled into a large ball pinned to her head. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The unstructured blobs of irregular galaxies, the arms of spiral galaxies and the torus of ring galaxies exist for only a few frames in the cosmic motion picture, then dissipate, often to be reformed again. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He disappeared down the spiral staircase and they heard the front door open and close. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Things between us had officially spiraled out of control. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The spirals of her strange tattoo catch the moonlight. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z A sculpture of vertical folds incised by a tapering spiral. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Mr. Jacobs, terror on his face, raised his arms up in a sign of concession, but then lowered them and tried to push everyone away when he saw things spiraling out of control. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z After a second or two he was able to see the hand-laid and hand-finished wooden floor in a huge hall, and at its farther end a wide staircase spiraling up into the dark. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z As I twirled the spiral phone cord tight around my finger, my confidence thinned with each ring. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Because the abduction, injury, or death of a family member had to be revenged, every violent incident led to a spiral of brutal, tit-for-tat skirmishes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She thought about how he hid behind the spiral and lined paper. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Most of the leaves had fallen, and gusts of wind sent them spiraling along the roadside. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The whirlpool deepens at alarming speed, and the spiraling water pulls away from us, until I am looking down a funnel that has no visible bottom. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The tufty-haired wizard waved his wand high over the heads of Bill and Fleur and a shower of silver stars fell upon them, spiraling around their now entwined figures. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Like most people, I knew of the three worlds and the spiral connecting them. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Percy pointed east, where a black winged shape was spiraling toward them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Good training, that; it brought home how hard it was to fight your way up a spiral stair against determined opposition. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Pixie spiraled away from us, glinting and glittering. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I fight off the panic, trying to keep my mind from spiraling downward, and force myself to even my breathing. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In murky images, his horse would spiral into the ground, carrying Tommy under him, and Helen would wake into a life striated with fear. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z For as the year went on his thoughts of his friend spiraled deeper until he dwelt only with the Antonapoulos whom he alone could know. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Rolling to his left, he lofted a pass forty yards downfield, the spiral true and perfect. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They billowed and swelled and spiraled in the air. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “You have not asked about your sister,” Melisandre said, as they climbed the spiral steps of the King’s Tower. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Eddies of dead leaves swirled toward us, spiraling up like phantoms from the corners of the terrace. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Straight on, a tilted stairway of pale marble rose up out of the dark water in a graceful spiral, ending abruptly ten feet above their heads. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ramiro’s breath is slightly minty, and at first the kisses are soft and feel all right, but after a while, he spirals his tongue against mine, which totally grosses me out. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Charlie reached into his back pocket and pulled out a tattered and taped piece of lined spiral notebook paper. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z To occupy my mind and keep me from spiraling out of control, I tried to come up with an explanation for why the sluggers chose me to save the planet. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I spiral again, moving out from that print as I search for another. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The Colonel pulled out a spiral notebook, the top half of which was soaking wet, and slowly pulled the pages apart until he found his place. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I walk along the path, and growing up in front of me is the cathedral, spiraling towers reaching high for the sky. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z A light dust lkuku was blowing, in brown spirals like uncoiling springs, and I could taste the sand that settled on my lips. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “It’s for you,” she said, holding the receiver out as far as its spiral tether would allow. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He looked at the spiral shape of the traditional group and the square shape of the modern group. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Even she was lost, and it sent him spiraling more. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And since neither of us wants to spiral down the rabbit hole of this particular madness, we excuse ourselves and go outside. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Ladders were not necessary to reach it, as several permanent spiral staircases were built into the wall itself. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z I followed my father and my brothers up the minaret’s spiral staircase. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The tunnel spiraled gently downward, the ceiling supported by white stone arches that reminded Frank of a whale’s rib cage. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She ran her fingers along the spiral top, letting the cool metal press into her flesh, turning her fingertips white. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The continuous spiral provides for uninterrupted viewing, conducive to studying art. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She copied her favorite poems into a beat-up spiral notebook that she kept with her at all times. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then, from the bottle, a thick bluish smog spiraled to the ceiling, spread out, and gradually assumed the shape of a thick bluish smog with hands, feet, bright-yellow eyes, and a large frowning mouth. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Standing on the spiral staircase above us, with his weapon drawn, was our missing sword master Quintus. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The streets curved up and around as the ground rose away from the coast like a spiral. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I bought a spiral notebook to keep all of my poems in one place. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Our sun is just an ordinary, average-sized, yellow star, near the inner edge of one of the spiral arms. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If I was the one spiraling, she tried to calm me down. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The interior of the nests are like a three-dimensional maze, intricate arrangements of spiraling galleries, corridors, and arched vaults, ventilated and air-conditioned. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He feels himself spiraling down into madness from the worry, the guilt, the responsibility. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She imagined how sweet it would be to slam an elbow into Septa Scolera’s face and send her careening down the spiral steps. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Its horns thinned, stretching longer to coil spiral at the ends, as sinuously as ink poured into water. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The guard led him through a door and up a spiral stair, the torchlight glimmering off black stone walls as they climbed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It whipped across the cliff tops, spiraled into the moonlit Channel. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But as the stars that outline a spiral arm burn out, new stars and their associated nebulae are formed just behind them, and the spiral pattern persists. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s talking to a policeman who is writing things down in a spiral notebook. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Look closely: There's Aunt Alicia, the baby girl, curls spiraling over her shoulders, her hands cupped around a bouquet of flowers. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z My grandfather’s mind, locked in its graveyard spiral, accelerated as it hurtled toward its destruction, and three days later he started cooing like a baby and the next he started soiling himself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Jackie first, my sister says, our freshly washed hair damp and spiraling over toweled shoulders and pale cotton nightgowns. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Suddenly she spread her wings, was lifted by an updraft of wind, and spiraled skyward on a warm thermal. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The stairwells were huge, open caverns that spiraled upward for several floors, providing ample opportunity to hurl flying objects, dump liquids, or entrap us in dark corners. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For several weeks leading up to the game, the Red and Blue forces took part in a series of “spiral” exercises that set the stage for the showdown. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The stairs swung left and right and pulled down into a tight spiral into the edge of the central room of the prison floor. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z When Lee came in an hour later there were hundreds of spirals, and they had become smaller and smaller. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The affectionately titled “Local Group” contains only two large galaxies of any size, both spirals: the Milky Way and M31. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The shards of marble gathered into a miniature tornado, spiraled back to the pedestal, and reassembled into a complete bust, the note still tucked underneath. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Safer is completely intent upon the screen, his pen hovering over his spiral notebook. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In the middle of the floor, a wrought-iron spiral staircase led to the upper levels. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Everything had been readied—new shoes that did not pinch, spiral notepads that rustled like dollars from the bank, and yellow pencils sharpened to a decimal point, without a tooth mark to be found. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z This brought on a downward spiral of mental instability. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z In the spirals of light she saw him trip. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The Virgo cluster is already the richest collection of galaxies known, replete with spirals and ellipticals and irregulars, a jewel box in the sky. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Prices kept on spiraling upward, merchandise grew shorter and shorter in supply, and everybody seemed to be in debt. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Faith still had her jacket on and her cheeks were all red and her long dark hair spiraled around her face. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I carefully fold the cash into my pocket and pull out my business spiral from my backpack to write down the names of my new clients. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Intricate loops and spirals had been carved on either side, ancient hieroglyphs the meaning of which had been lost to the ages. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Josiah wrote in the little spiral notebook he carried in his shirt pocket; he tore out the blue-lined page and folded it carefully. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They crept down a spiral staircase to the main deck and the bridge. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z They were spiraling like a huge tornado, heading toward the track. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I go back to filling in the seams of the baseball I’m doodling on the cover of my spiral. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z No, this could only be one thing, and it was perfect in every detail, right down to the twisty tusks made of spiraling reeds. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The peel falls from her large knuckly hands in a long pale spiral. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She would have just finished pulling together the proposal, poking the holes on the left-hand side of the pages, and binding the paper with a black plastic spiral. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Unfortunately it also singed Frank’s wings and sent him spiraling out of control. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She’d straightened something inside me, and I no longer felt like I was in a whirlpool or walking an ever-tightening spiral. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Holding her breath, she clicked the red arrow and watched the computer do its thinking spiral, then slowly load a new page. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Harry, Ron, and Neville climbed up the last, spiral staircase until they reached their own dormitory, which was situated at the top of the tower. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “The colors appear in geometric shapes like spirals or balls or zigzags, that sort of thing. Or sometimes just a hazy patch of colored air.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I gave them all away, making do with plain old spirals, and the five girls I offered notebooks to became my closest friends. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Bod walked behind Silas, followed him down the small spiral staircase to the crypt. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Ashley sets her phone between them to record their conversation, and she has a spiral notebook to take notes in, too. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The noise from the party had risen in geometrically spiraling quantities in irregular intervals since the affair had begun shortly after noon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A cloud of gray dust spiraled around her legs. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The spirals had become so small that the pencil lines ran together and the result was a shiny black dot. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Wisps of smoke spiraled upward from the dragon’s nostrils. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Thoughts spun about in my mind like a swirl of dust caught in the wind, but the ones that spiraled back the strongest were Ucho’s words about the shaman. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Thanks to social media, it was a prank that spiraled out of control. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The steps went up and up and up, spiraling along the inside of the building. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z On the rue de la Crosse, the Flotel of Bees becomes almost weightless for a moment, lifted in a spiral of flame, before it begins to rain in pieces back to the earth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It was a colorful spiral, or maybe a multicolored rose, or a whirlpool. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z As the new term opened at Berkeley, Ernest kept the spiral accelerator on the shelf, as there were numerous other projects to keep him distracted. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Through the raging walls of the whirlpool, I can see the Abyssal Serpent spiraling down with me, matching the pace of my descent, the same way it matched the pace of the ship. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The speed of any given star around the center of the Galaxy is generally not the same as that of the spiral pattern. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The white spirals of storm have gotten bigger on the TV map. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Her mother, her hair twisted into the shape of a spiraling shell, sat at the King’s right hand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She stood up, and we walked into the center of our Stonehenge, toward the spiral path. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But drawing that spiral drew Newton into more correspondence on ‘Philosophy’ whether he liked it or not. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The shell whooped along until it slammed into Scott, sending him spiraling in the air. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I kept spiraling, and I kept going to the counselor. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The officers wandered toward the hallway to the left of the spiral staircase, the one with the cream carpet, so difficult to clean. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z His entire face was a whirlpool—an inward spiral of darkness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Crowded into one-room church buildings, the faithful clutched live rattlers, copperheads, and cottonmouths to their bosoms or draped the snakes around their necks while they prayed in a spiraling frenzy of religious passion. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z If she was the one spiraling, I tried to calm her down. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She held out a little spiral pad of heavy white paper. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The dees’ interior was to be free of any electrical field, which he thought would interfere with the magnetic field keeping the particles in their spiral. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z His shield bore a unicorn sigil, and a spiral horn two feet long jutted up from the brow of his horsehead helm. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Yes,” I replied, and looked at the tiny spirals of dirt rolling along the stained blade of the knife. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The The Milky Way from slightly above the plane of its spiral arms, which are illuminated by billions of hot, young blue stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When the motion stopped, the riders were streaming away from her in an elegant spiral, leaving her alone with one man who looked down at her from his tall white horse. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Puffing loudly, Harry, Ron, and Hermione climbed the tightly spiraling steps, getting dizzier and dizzier, until at last they heard the murmur of voices above them and knew they had reached the classroom. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In the very center a spiral staircase of wrought iron led up through an opening to the floor above. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It spiralled sideways, whisking Jason thirty feet across the courtyard. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z More yams than years ago though the time seemed endlessly expanded, stretched thin as the spiraling smoke beyond all recall. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They had a way of listening on the spiral stairs, during the times when they were excluded from their mother’s interest. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They emerged and flew about in the way of flies, in great, lazy orbits except when they came close to each other, when they spiralled together with dizzying speed and a burst of buzzing. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Wearily Matthias the Warrior descended the spiral stairs, sword in hand. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The spiral spine of her notebook dug into her fingers. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The spiral spine of her notebook dug into her fingers. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z To try to arrest the spiral of violence, I contacted Chief Buthelezi to arrange a meeting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw roadways not only on the ground, but also going up in wide spirals among the buildings. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Eril-Fane held up his arm, and the bird spiraled an elegant descent, luffed into the wind, and landed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Conventional electrodynamic theory demanded that a flying electron should very quickly run out of energy–in only an instant or so–and spiral into the nucleus, with disastrous consequences for both. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The thunder fills the air with streaks of charcoal-black spirals, and for a split second I think they’re trying to pound me into the ground. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The stairs spiralled downward about sixty feet before opening into a chamber as large as Bunker Nine - which is to say, ginormous. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Tattoos of snakes that spiraled around both of his forearms ended in snake heads in each palm. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He ignored the dirty socks and went straight for the spiral notebooks. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I pressed the button and the shield spiraled out to full size. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Not only is it the big kind that isn’t a cell phone, but it’s got a loopy spiral cord that’s connected to the wall. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Raymond Pettibon. He’s most famous for his paintings of surfers, but I like his spirals. He was a punk musician before he became an artist. He was in Black Flag before it was Black Flag.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Between the point, worn away into a little hole, and the pink lips of the mouth, lay eighteen inches of shell with a slight spiral twist and covered with a delicate, embossed pattern. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I hop over a pile of clothes, bolt to the staircase, and spiral down as fast as I can. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z It was a situation where a youthful player like Bobby could spiral down irretrievably, playing himself into an abyss. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The serpent flicked its head, and Mo lost his grip and spiraled through the water. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I scanned the column of familiar photos of Rockport, Motif #1 and Twin Lights, winding my red ponytail into a spiral with my finger. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z |
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