“Well, they must be crazy,” Florida said, “to leave a place like this, where they could be outside all day, and they could run all they wanted, and they could shout and spit and stuff.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I ran to the bathroom, spat it out, and rinsed my mouth. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

King rummaged around, spitting tobacco, and came up with some mud-caked brogans. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He quickly spat three times at the old man’s feet. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He snapped awake, confused, fixing his shades and wiping spit off his chin with the bottom of his T-shirt. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He snorts and stutters and his spit flies around the room. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I think about the spit you sometimes see, downtown, on the sidewalk; or cow’s tongues in butcher’s shops. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Commie!” he spits out as I scurry as far away from him as I can. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Lyra knew one of them, a sixteen-year-old she admired because he could spit further than anyone else she’d ever heard of, and she went and waited humbly for him to notice her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

When I walk by them, my ears ring from their cruel words and their spit eats through my skin like acid. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wipes his mouth with his forearm, spitting blood to the ground. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You want a taste of the stick too, you little beggar?” the man sneered, spitting drops of saliva. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Well, he thought holding his ribs and smiling, then spitting mosquitos out of his mouth. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laugh so hard I almost spit out the rest of my own cookie. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

A thin film of spit bubbled on Pycelle's lips as his mouth trembled. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Clay headed down to the river, whistling and stopping occasionally to spit. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spat and walked back to the dugout. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He spit the shells into the snow below the trail and tried to see into the distance below the mesa, over the edge of the steep trail where her house was. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They made his mouth water, which made him spit. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes it was dancing so quickly that it had to spit out the aunt. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He was coughing and spitting and he gasped. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

But after he sucked on his leaf, he spit it out. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

One guy was on a kind of spit. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke spat upon the ground and said, “He’s no kin of Lord Lurnival. Only of his wife.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I watched her press it along her chin, her lips fluted out like a flower, then spit a curl of black juice inside it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What the—? Are you spitting at me?” he asks, incredulous, his fingers in his hair. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

When she wrestles to get free, he knocks her onto the grass and pins her there, trying to force her ring back on her finger, alternately murmuring entreaties and spitting threats. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Ma spit o’er the side and said, “Good riddance. This place wasn’t nothing but trouble from day one. Where we gonna go, Charlie?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

The Blue Monkey spat in the direction of its owner. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He eats the food tentatively, as if forcing each bite down when his heart wants to spit it back out. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it snarled, its large teeth glimmered in the moonlight, spit hanging from its enormous mouth. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He began reaching for the brooch and babbling and spitting at Florence as though he had known her all of his short life. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Then, without any warning, he spat—right on the bald knight’s leather boots. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He was still angry about the spitting contest. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jerked away enough to lift my lips clear of the water and spit out the thick liquid, and that movement pressed my tummy forward into the puddle. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My temples throbbed, my cheek stung, the spit was still on my face. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take the shot in two gulps, and I manage not to spit anything. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Fear and spit filled her mouth, and her arms flailed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I know I felt some of his spit. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She plunged into the quarry and resurfaced, spitting and slicking her hair back, all that work down the drain as makeup and hair gel dissolved into the stagnant water. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Tally swallowed again and again, hoping spit could put out the fire in her throat. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The midwife looked a bit like a mad dog as she spat and spluttered and tried to get words out past all the anger in her mouth. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put it in his mouth, chewed once, then twice, before grimacing and spitting it out on the sofrah. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

They had been standing over the fire with a spitted pig, a yearling. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spit the nails on the bus floor. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Instead he drags me to the police station, kicking me and spitting out bad words like bullets, probably angry that I have nothing he can steal. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Within, a fresh fire was burning in the hearth, the logs crackling and spitting. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He spat the word as if it were poison on his lips. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Please tell me whatever you’re planning next involves actually spitting on him. Please. Please.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Use forbidwith to, never with from: I forbid you to spit. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth together instead, breathed through my mouth super loud as I wiped Mong’s spit off my face and out of my hair. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I go outside, pick me a couple wormy peaches, and sit on the stoop, eating at them, spitting out the wormy places. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, he didn’t spit at him. What happened was, he was yelling at the guy and some spit came out of his mouth—you know how it is when you’re yelling.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Touch was the thing, lightness in the finger, the sparing use of water, never spit, the thinness of the rag, and a stingy use of polish. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blood and spit flew with his words, betraying his anxiety under the mask. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

For four straight years now, coarse outlanders from the Far West have 1 dominated the Hudson,” Joe Williams of the New York World-Telegram spat out the day following the Poughkeepsie races. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I was willing to seal it with spit, but that was too much for her. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t!” hollered the boy in the owl hole, spitting the string. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I realized his belch was preparation for spitting. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I know you may not want to hear this, Mama, but I spit on his toes and ran back out to the road and walked by myself all the way home. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She tasted a little of the paste and spat it out. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He stood leaning in the back doorway and spitting until I thought I would croak. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three guards seized my brother, who writhed, cursed, and spat upon them. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I took a bite, and then almost spit it out. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The black powder charge exploded and spit the bullet toward Lincoln’s head. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A pity we have none. Do you trust this peace, Quent? I don’t. Half the city is calling the dragonslayer a hero, and the other half spits blood at the mention of his name.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She gave me a dirty look and pretended to spit in my direction. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Like a slug burning to death from salty spit. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He spat in his hole, then showered and changed into his cleaner set of clothes. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I trust all my men. Just as far as I can spit.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

With spit, he wipes clean the length of the wire and coils it a hundred times around the base of the pipe, making a new tuning coil. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The giantess scratched her nose, cleared her throat, and spat onto the rock. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was not close enough for Johnny to spit at his old residence, but as close as he cared to go. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Horse spit out the grass he had been chewing. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The spitting incident, symbolically equivalent to burning the American flag, had apparently earned the government’s wrath. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The nifflers dived in and out of the patch of earth as though it were water, each scurrying back to the student who had released it and spitting gold into their hands. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She spit out the brown seed, iris after all. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smaug, the Unassailably Pressurized, spat its steaming contents into the thermos. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

At night, Gigi would come into Dallas and Florida’s room and spit on them. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The monkeys chattered angrily, spitting and clawing, but their former servant was persistent, pushing and shoving with the broom until both monkeys were out the door. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Alas,” he wrote later, the one in his mouth “ejected some intensely acrid fluid, which burnt my tongue so that I was forced to spit the beetle out.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its link to the rest of France is tenuous: a causeway, a bridge, a spit of sand. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The roaring, crackling, spitting forest fire, still safely distant but getting closer, and the occasional hoot or holler or laugh of their new unfriendly friends. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Hard coughs agitated the old man; he spat into a handkerchief. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned over the balcony and spat into the dark canal. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was calm even as her parents’ emotions spiked and ebbed, twisted and spat. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Then Primus spat into the embers, which hissed lazily. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

And he spat on the floor at Ogden’s feet. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And if you injure a jellyfish, you might find hundreds of little clones floating about, tiny replicas generated one after another from the damaged tissue, as if spit out from a 3-D printer. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Every now and again a big bubble of spit formed between his two open lips and then it would burst with a splash and cover his face with saliva. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though they are at the opposite end of the trailer, they’re still basically within spitting distance. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The boy spat into the pile of glass at our feet. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

What is with these men and all their spitting? Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Every one of those cooks and kitchen-boys spat on to the old lady's plate! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Meera Reed was turning a chunk of raw red flesh above the flames, letting it char and spit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He spat his tobacco juice close to Big Red’s front hoofs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And you learn the telltale signs of someone ahead of you who is about to spit off to the side. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“What does she mean, ‘the normal way’?” he spat. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I’ll stop you before you even start. I may look like I was chewed up and spit out by the meanest beast in the jungle, but I’m not heartless. We’ll take the girl with us.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Ha!” he spat out, choked, cleared his throat. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Digger came back at me so angrily he practically spit in my face. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

As always, Will had managed to chew up and spit out his enthusiasm. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Out in the water, she could see, Ess and Sam were swimming side by side, in some sort of game that involved spitting water into the air. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Until he got me with his stupid spit, right below my eye. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

They moved the stores and tents as high up the spit as possible and waited for Wild’s party to return. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He kept making his kissy face, which I knew by now meant he might want me to spit water into his mouth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She said that he used to blow spit bubbles and shiver his leg. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pointing it to the sky and making shooting gestures, he spat and cursed at the MiG. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“And what did you say about the spitting?” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each dragon was spitting a stream of water instead of breathing fire. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

One day, while we were returning from a particularly trying picnic, the engine balked, coughed, spat, and stopped. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tiny speck of spit flew out of his mouth and landed on Amil’s cheek. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Or he would draw aside the curtain into her court and then spit furiously upon the tiles. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Enoch leaned in and whispered, “If you don’t find Miss Wren, I will personally roast you on a spit.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He spit into his palms and rubbed them together. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She spat and hissed if you went closer than ten paces. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was full dark and the rain was spitting against me, soaking my face. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, every so often, she would test its consistency by rubbing a pinch of it between her thumb and forefinger, put a little on the tip of her tongue, and immediately spit it out. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then came the carving of the quarters, and they spitted morsels of lean meat on the long sharp tines and broiled them at arm’s length upon the fire. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others chewed gum to trigger salivation; Tommy Luther could spit off as much as half a pound in a few hours. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They made him feel like the singing men in spats. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You may try,” Lady Meng said, speaking the words as if spitting poison, “to marry my corpse.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Something chewed you up and spit you out.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Neeley, wearing his new spats, manfully insisted on carrying the baby. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I spat it out and wiped it off my face, I saw the soldier it had come from. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Nailer took out a bit of powdered paint and spit on it, mixing it in his palm, before smearing it over the mark. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He spits a glob of bloody saliva into the orange dirt, making me queasy. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I snicker and nearly spit out my oatmeal. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I am beaten, spit on, pushed, jeered at. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he carefully folded these notes, spat once on each, handed them to Basta, and told him to hide them as he told him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I could have laughed at him, thrown wood at him, spit in his face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

And he spat the blood from his mouth and closed his eyes and began to snore, in deep and magnificent snores. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He was so beautiful, so terrified, so defiantly brave as he spat and snarled at his human captors through the bars. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Hibiscus stared at him, then made a rough sound in his throat and spat on the floor by Redemption’s feet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Into the frying pan they went, sizzling and spitting and making Malcolm’s mouth water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Wednesday spat in his hand and extended it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I allow myself about a spoonful of water to rinse my mouth and spit then take a few swallows from my bottle. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“The sticky stuff on my arms,” she said impatiently, and then she held a rounded stump up to her mouth, bit off a cooked chunk, and spit it into the trash. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Half the tobacco promptly fell out onto his tongue, a bitter dust which was difficult to spit out again. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Yo, deal with this, I said in my head, and when I saw nobody was watching I spit a fat loogie on the cheap plastic frame. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Everywhere you look is life; even the little ball of spit on the weed stalk, if you poke it apart, has a green worm inside it. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

If it’s a joke, it’s not a funny one even for Nita—she spits out the explanation like it tastes bitter to her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He spit out the liquid, and felt it warm on his neck. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“There’s a holy war, in case you haven’t noticed,” she spat. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

On either side of her nose the skin hangs down, like the jowls of a bulldog; there’s a trace of dried spit in the corner of her mouth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Every time he passed her that week, he spit. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

We stumble across in the dark and as though he had been spat there every man lies glued behind a mound. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Women holding their pretty children become furious and spit their demand to leave. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The man puffed at his pipe thrice and then spat upon the ground. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Storm tides would frequently submerge their spit of land when the weather turned ugly. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

"I spit on pain and drink what I like. Cohollo, bring my vest." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I spit into the bowl just like the dentist’s office and wipe my mouth. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Blackavar spat out a mouthful of fur and jumped clear, clawing with his front paws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss choked on the spit and congestion and he then felt a hand on his back. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He held the bucket, leaning away from it to avoid the spitting, and lugged it full back to the dory. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Mom doesn’t use the internet down here,” Finn said, spitting out each word like a bullet. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

For two days the track was underwater, stranding a cluster of grooms and loose horses atop a spit of land. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Right, Tucker Beaumont, the one kid in middle school who didn’t make fun of my accent,” Miles spat. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

In the rainy season dirty water runs everywhere, and people cough and spit because they must. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He listened to the cowboy collect tobacco juice in his mouth and the squirting liquid sound when he spat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

This head could spit out long forks of searing fire, burning everything to cinders within a range of about half a mile. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

But here, on the Test, there were no submerged branches and no gravel spits or beds of weed above the surface at all. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rolled my eyes again and spit next to my shoes but they just kept on talking. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I breathed in some bugs without bothering to spit them out. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sent to the blackboard to write one hundred times: I will never never never never never never ever again spit on the floor. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

If my father had this space, he’d fill it with tools and boards and a drill press and a lathe and cans and stuff before you could spit twice. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Luke Teague, I swear to god, if you don’t apologize, I’ll call that school and get you yanked off that wrestling team quicker than you can spit.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

After a moment he opened his eyes and spat the chewed bark from his tongue. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I try to focus on feeding Jaimito, slipping a few spoonfuls of lentils into his mouth, which he promptly spits into his hand and rubs all over his face. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spat straw and dirt out of his mouth. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You know, you are the spitting image of your mama.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Mama Brunelle looked like she was going to say something nice, but then another bonobo infant sucked in a mouthful of water from a bucket and spat it at her. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The .50 caliber started spitting, and the shells came out at an enormous rate. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gun spat at Alex and he felt something slam into his heart. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“A little spat between the girls is all.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“What?” the corporal half screamed, breath and spit. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood up and pulled a grubby piece of linen from her sleeve, spat on it, and reached up as high as she could and scrubbed the blood from Bod’s forehead. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The words were like spitting out stones, heavy and choking. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Showing her bare mouth in a grin, the old woman spat snuff juice and put the dime in her pocket. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Banga built a fire and roasted the tiny creatures on a spit. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Pretending to aim toward the waves, he spit so the wind would catch the thick saliva and carry it back. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Scooping the clay crumbs into his palm, he spat on them, softened and mixed them with a careful finger, then pressed them into the crack and smoothed the edges as well as he could. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Us stopping them from spitting on Mr. Carlo wasn’t going to stop them from spitting on somebody someplace else. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They waded around the rich people’s ruins and continued across the spit, aiming for the green tuft of the island. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled his harp out of his pants pocket and wiped Train Ear’s spit and fingerprints off its body. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I’m always hopping on and off the bench, pacing back and forth, rattling the safety fence, and spitting sunflower seeds. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Only breeding, careful breeding, did not allow her to spit. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pig!” she spat out at him viciously, her nostrils flaring in a look of savage disdain. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He rocks forward on his spatted feet and squeezes out a real tear. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

About the only thing he didn’t do was spit. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shoves weaker kids and spits on them if he gets the opportunity While getting a look at him before school, I’m careful not to be spotted by Sophie. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I spit and clench my teeth to form a barrier, but now a fourth crow is pushing at my feet, and a fifth crow is pecking at my ribs. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He was acting like everything was normal, like this was a regular Sunday with us hanging out together on the porch, playing go fish or spit. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Even a whole month later, Anise still looked bowled over by how everything had turned out, like Kalinda and I had taken turns spitting in her face. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Whenever I heard the words “liberty” or “freedom,” I wanted to spit in the dust. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Got that right," I said, now spitting shells in my hand. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

For weeks, a giggling Oak tried to glamour me into getting him sweets or lifting him above my head or spitting at the dinner table. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He spits at me as they drag him out. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

At the stop before Bruce’s house, they would stop playing, wrap a rubber band around each pile, hold the stack under each other’s chin and spit on each other’s deck saying, “Thou shalt not shuffle.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy said something in English, something unintelligible to me, but I could hear the indignation in his tone, and without thinking, I turned and spat in his face. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

But before he spits out his cold greeting, I catch something. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

It is all clangings and bangings as tiles are spat out by big machineries onto what is called a conveyor belt. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

She spat out the rubber band and bound up the bottom of Pita’s braid. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

When they got within spitting distance of the car, they threw the rope and pretty much lassoed the Recruiter. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat and then coughed violently, choking on his own spit. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you dare mess this day up,” Bunny warned, and spit at my sneaker. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I remember: If your twin sister wasn’t my spitting image I’d swear you came about from parthenogenesis. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Mostly they don’t say rude words or spit on the ground. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

It might sound disgusting, but to tell the truth, we got a great deal of pleasure from those spits. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He sucked his mouth full of water and then spat the water out forcefully in one large explosion, so that the entire shirt was sprayed with water. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man studied Jonathan, then turned and spat on the ground. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sucking on a slice of lime, I force the meat to stay down because I know that there is no more food for me if I spit it out. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spit in the toilet and stood up, looked at my bloodshot eyes in the mirror, and I couldn’t believe it. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Do not spit on the floor of the home. “Do not allow any flies in the house. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She moved closer to the mirror and stood there sweeping hair up from her neck back into its halo-like roll, and wetting with spit the ringlets that fell over her ears. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Well then, Master Fowl,” she spat, heavy on the contempt, “if you know so much about us, then you know what happens when they locate me.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The remaining Fox Brothers men, no longer on anyone’s payroll, sit and watch, smoking and spitting wads of tobacco juice into tall patches of Queen Anne’s lace and thistles. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Not bad, thought Alfred, spitting the mouthpiece into Henry's hand. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw thought he would like to spit great gobbets of phlegm into his face. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He spat and a beautiful spray hit a mailbox, dripping down like a teardrop. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to swallow but my spit was either all dried up or frozen. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my God,” he said, spitting out powder. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spit out her name like a piece of spoiled meat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

As she got close to Kelley and Stringer, she spit on Stringer. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He trailed off, mouth curling into a furious grimace, and he spat, “They’re Jews!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He’d rather be skateboarding, or spitting, or sticking gum on the floor 9 elevator button so that cranky Mr. Watkins had something to give him the stink eye for. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Peh!” said the man, dismissing her with a noise halfway between laughing and hawking spit. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

His nose was bleeding, but he was grinning and didn’t forget to spit the fine stream of water through his front teeth. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t look at her; he just spit out the words like phlegm into the night. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I cough, trying to spit out the dirt that fills my mouth. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He retucked his scarf around his neck, and he spat out his next words like venom. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But the spit made me feel like an insect. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He took a step back, turned to the side and spit on the floor. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Yells at her so full of fury that spit flies out of his mouth as he enunciates every single word. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He got up, stared me hard in the eyes, and then spit on the floor. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

She spit in the elf’s face, then threw him backward to the floor. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Her blue eyes, so pale before, sharpened and she spat out, “What’re you looking at me like that for?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

From here I looked down on the harbor and farther on along the coast to the spit that thrust out like a fishhook into the ocean. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dead spit of Jamie when I first met him in hospital. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter how many punch lines they spit or how nice their flow is. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Three other cooks were boning fish, while a spit boy turned a boar over the flames. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A battered customer-service kiosk stood just inside the door, and after a quick retinal scan it spat out my ticket. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I’d tasted it once, with the idea of stealing it, and hurriedly spit it out and put the bottle back on the shelf. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You were there at that office building, weren’t you?” one of the other apprentices said—a “spat,” one of the new ones, at conclave for the first time. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The beach was a stony spit clogged with low-tide sea wrack, but it was beautiful to me, more beautiful than any champagne-white tourist beach back home. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I decreed the Nightingale be brought alive,” the tsar spat. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He looks like a guy who took a big bite of something really gross and missed his chance to spit it out. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Using her spit on her finger, she wiped my face and was relieved when the smudge came off. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He looked off to the side and spit. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

First the pregnant young woman recoiled and then she spat with a vicious intensity that wrinkled her forehead. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then, when she came running back, he’d go to bed with her and “right at the last minute” he’d spit in her face and throw her out. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Juhuri—a mix of Hebrew and Persian—could be so soft and musical, but not when Babulya spat it out like she was doing at that moment. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

"Do as I say, spit in your hand." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The lieutenant spat on the ground and continued on, until he was sure that he had mentioned all the ways the rebels had hurt every person in the gathering. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Like the pig is roasting on a spit right in the living room, dripping delicious grease all over the carpet. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I spit a seed that sails over the mug. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“Chew it and spit it into my hands! Now!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I do not think they hear your prayers. And when the Yunkai’i send back the old woman to spit in your eye, what then?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Only he doesn’t throw me out, he keeps dragging me, spitting and cursing. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spat out an empty shell and glanced at me as I struggled to toe my shoes off. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Therefore, the spacecraft had to be rotated, like a chicken on a barbecue spit, to distribute the heat from the sun evenly on all sides of it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hydra spit acid, which was a mistake. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Taking off his shirt, he pulled at the pump again and put his head under it, spitting out the bile in his mouth. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I try to keep breathing thru the coughs, forehead on the ground, dribbling spit and barf everywhere. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She spit out the oatmeal-like sludge and took a deep breath. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“What are you talking about, dependent?” the man said between spit bubbles. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spat blood and he never realized that I had made my comment on such good luck. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Kantorek sweats and spits out a dirty piece of wood that has lodged in his teeth. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He suddenly jerked his head down to spit out the blood pooling in his mouth. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The girl watches me spit and then sets down her food. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Ron buckled as something huge and orange came soaring from the top of the highest cage, landed on his head, and then propelled itself, spitting madly, at Scabbers. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I just spit on him, he’s pretending it didn’t happen that way. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He read the article and choked, spitting liquid onto his smoking jacket. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was shoved from behind, and dropped to the floor coughing and spitting, crawling on all fours. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Nonsense, they chew them up and spit them out. Their leaders are made, not born. Then they're destroyed. You've always said that. Here you are, Brother." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat and spat once more. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

His teeth cut into his top lip and he spat blood. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

"Nonsense, they chew them up and spit them out. Their leaders are made, not born. Then they're destroyed. You've always said that. Here you are, Brother." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Love looked at the sputum he spat into a rag. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Disdainfully it wiped a fastidious paw across its soiled tongue and spat as if trying to rid itself of a horrible taste. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

My senses told me that Tillie had coughed and spat into that pot, but my heart told me that no human being could possibly be so filthy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this point, Patrick is spitting out wine between sentences, he’s laughing so hard. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

My brother spits on every one of the flowers. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She looked like she wanted us all to fill our lips with snuff and go directly to the Tiburon jail and spit on people’s shoes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wipes his nose, spits, and gets back to the task at hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They spit the chewed cane out on the dust. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger was collecting his props: the two bottles he had used in Elinor's garden, the burnt-out torches, the bowl into which he spat and whose contents he now tipped carelessly out on the pavement. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He turned his attention to the fog out the window and aimed a spit attack at an unsuspecting pigeon passing by the fire escape. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Some spit even got on the piano keys. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The words are spat through the phone line. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I spit some out, and a big black blob lands on the white blouse Mami washed and ironed for me. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Hie huge red carcass was suspended over a roaring fire, skewered on a spit the size of a small tree. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“This is where I live,’’'' Hugo spat back at her. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Joseph thought of Penney at the theatre and he spat the old man’s words back at his uncle: “Stories aren’t the same as facts!” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I spat the bloody tooth into his face just before I passed out. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

He spat on it carefully, and it loosened. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She muttered something and went back to the stove, coughed, spat into a bubbling pot. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were dressed like gentiles, and most wore no hats, as though to spite the nasty weather and spit in the face of tradition. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She averted her eyes and behaved respectfully around the monkeys, because she did not want a monkey to get a notion in its head to spit at her. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time the wish was not nullified by his spitting after them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before moving to Hope Springs, the idea of Arletta Paisley within spitting distance would’ve caused me to fly into a million pieces. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

His hands holding a pen, spitting whatever was coming from his sputtering mind. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Outside, a swirling lance of jade light spit at the stars, filling the room with’ green glare. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Whenever he tried to make deals with them to fly their manioc and bananas to Stanleyville, I had personally seen them spit on his shoes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yet amidst all that, life has spit in the eye of death. We must find her some shoes.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Nobody was ever able to fathom why Tillie liked to spit into the food. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doctor Copeland coughed and spat into one of the squares of paper which he kept beneath his pillow. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He remembered the Enborne, its surface broken by gravel spits and plant growth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I carried one bite in my mouth all evening and spat it out behind the outhouse when we went home. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her hand slowly and calmly over her face, in case there was anything on it—dirt, spit, or blood. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Crab pulled the cigar from his mouth, spit, then put it right back where it had been. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It pained Mariam—it pained her considerably—to picture Rasheed panic-stricken and helpless, pacing the banks of the lake and pleading with it to spit his son back onto dry land. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He popped a fistful of plant material into his mouth, chewed it up, then spat it into a clump of wool. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The corners of their mouths are white with dried spit. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Some of the neighbors hurried out to spit and aim stones and jeer at the backs of the women. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Victor spat a few times to get rid of the horrible taste. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The inmate said something else, and the officer spit in his face. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, spit ’em out,” she said, “if you must.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wet his finger with spit and rubbed my cheek. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The man shut his eyes and spat on the station floor. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He danced in front of me, spitting and waving his knife in the air to scare me. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hurricane just tore me from the spirit world and spat me out into this one instead. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Catelyn would gladly have spitted the querulous old man and roasted him over a fire, but she had only till evenfall to open the bridge. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Within a few seconds our shuttle is spit out like a sunflower seed. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She takes a bite, then spits it out and coughs. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I spat into the dirt and stumbled forward, blindly reaching out to feel my way when the closeness of the trees allowed the darkness to circle in on me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Henry spits out lake water and sends a splash in his direction, and Alex forces a laugh. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was the way Nana uttered the word—not so much saying it as spitting it at her—that made Mariam feel the full sting of it. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Neither of us were sure, so we’d tell each other our ideas, spitting them out as soon as they came to our heads. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Well, at fourteen years old, it’s not like he runs around biting women’s breasts, but he does punch and kick and spit. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish I was his apprentice,” said one of the spats, then grimaced like he had just bitten into a rancid cheese Danish. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I spit over you. If I wanted to spit at you, I would’ve hit you.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Blythe was in California, but the Arizona border was within spitting distance. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around for somewhere to spit, then spit on the floor. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Tyrion hawked up a glob of blood and phlegm and spat it out into the sky. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I spit on my hands, rubbed them together, and reached up for the first branch. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He spit on his finger and rubbed my cheek. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

You are not going to spit weak raps into history, are you? Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

One side of her mouth swallows the rice gruel while the other side drools and spits the food back out. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spat on it and wiped away the dirt on the seam of his trousers and gave it to the boy. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

It had been new to her in summer, and now, with the cold, it was mixed with spits of ice, and who was to guess what might follow! Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When he could not, he gave a roar, twisted his head back as far as he was able, and spat golden flame at the wall behind him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As an electron sits in the vacuum, it occasionally absorbs or spits out one of these particles, such as a photon. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

But the small girl playing in the dirt only whimpered and spat; she had tried tasting some pebbles, in the way of toddlers, and had found herself with a mouthful of foul-tasting grit. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I could spit, out the window, or throw something, the cushion for instance, I might be able to hit him. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing he’s spit this round is directed at me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

When he spat at me and told me I'd be cut to pieces by the bank vault's lasers, I taunted him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Beads of spit fly from his swollen purple lips; a deep animal-like growl rises from his throat. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I won’t tell Laney and Hyacinth that you’re a rabbit killer if you eat this bite of stew. And no spitting it out.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The rifleman spat sideways and kicked uselessly at the ferns, dislodging raindrops. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Why did people not wait until they left the station to spit? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I still remember my uncle taking a mouthful of water from a bucket, spitting it into his hands, and then washing his face with it,” Jack said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

The “and ’s” is not easy to say, but it came off pretty well, with about as much spit as “beetles.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Try and make a layup on me again. Then we’ll see what happens,” he spat, bouncing to his feet. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He roars and spits all over us every day. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, this isn’t a good night to be out”—the officer shifted his mouth around like he was chewing on the words some before he spat them out—“with their likes.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He stared at me a long time, then spat: “Wright, you’re a fool!” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Every honest man in Westerns will turn his head and spit at the mention of the Night’s Watch.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Some astronomers proposed that there were fountains that spat out matter, and the galaxies moved away from these founts, aging and dying. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

With a few carefully worded inquiries, the facts spit forth freely. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Now before we get into anything, ladies, no scratching, no spitting, and no tattling to Mommy.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

In the late afternoon, while I’m playing spit with Armelio and getting crushed, Smitty pops in and tells me I have a visitor. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I instinctively pulled him forward and slapped the back of his shoulders, and he pushed a tissue to his mouth and spit out a wad of phlegm. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen walked across the back porch, leaned out the door, and spit a tiny jet stream across the hydrangeas. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Take it, then," he spat, his cheek still tingling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Finally he got them to the side of the road, where they sat and shivered and spit up mud clods. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He spit and snotted all over my neck as he tried to gulp air. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then he spat into his hand and smoothed back my hair. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then to add to his curse he spit on the body of Narciso. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s spitting the rap right into it, not missing a beat, an inflection, a single word. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He spat, coughed, and then fell flat on the floor, his hand still clutching the phone. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“All she does is spit on me. The day will come when I’ll set her precious wooden town afire. Let her spit on that, see if it puts out the flames.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

On the drive down to San Antonio, he ate sunflower seeds until his belly ached, spitting their woody husks into an old paper cup. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He peeled her off, despite her protests, and spat and rubbed at his mouth as hard as he could. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

There is a silence between us, and I’m struggling to spit out how I’m really feeling. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He spat and threw the lines at Lee. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The marmalade cat spat the young mouse out upon the barn floor. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The sourleaf had turned his spit red, so it looked like his mouth was bleeding. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“He just so happened to spit out a piece of licorice last night in the same place he found that marble. But when he looked for it later, it was gone.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

They flicked his ears and spit on his sneakers. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

They came together to negotiate a peace, and once the negotiations were concluded, they marked their truce by each of them, Aesir and Vanir alike, one by one spitting into a vat. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He sucked the squirt bottle and spit the water at me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The contraption kicked him when he cranked, spat oil in his face when he looked into its bowels, squealed when he mashed the brakes, and rumbled ominously when he shifted gears. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was desperate enough to try some deer droppings, but spat them out immediately in disgust. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blood beaded on her fingertip, and she sucked it away, spitting it into the ocean. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

My stomach sits like a pile of spit at the end of my trombone slide. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

My head came up and I spit out a bellyful of water and took a couple of good, deep breaths. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed and began coughing harshly into the mic, digging into his back pocket for a handkerchief to spit in. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Eventually the boy played so fast that the animal had to spit out the father and the mother. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Because that girl spits on guys who treat her badly. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The next thing he knew, he was spitting up salt water, gasping for breath. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When she was satisfied, she stood there staring at the pile she’d made, her lips drawn back in such distaste that Shukumar had thought she would spit. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He gives us bits of cheese and ham and bananas but I can’t eat bananas anymore after the way the bird spat blood at Cuchulain. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

At last, he spit on the ground and dropped the skateboard with a clatter. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

It coughs and rumbles and spits out two old women in front of the grocery store. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Inigo pursued him, hurrying past the poisoners, the spitting cobras and Gaboon vipers and, perhaps most quickly lethal of all, the lovely tropical stonefish from the ocean outside India. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It had still grinned when I played the tool and spat upon it, and it was still grinning when Clifton ignored me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moments later he stalks off, cursing and spitting on the ground. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

We start with the back trails, which eventually spits us back out to the main road near Garrett’s school—my high school being just across the street. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was a long line of spit coming out of her mouth. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then it slipped through, free for a second before it thrust, spitting and screeching, into the dirt below. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He turns around and catches me chewing and I laugh, spitting the piece of baklava out onto the floor. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Alex, finally at his limit, lifts his chin and spits out, “I already am like you.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When I sat up, I spit, in case some of the water had gotten into my mouth. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Me too, Mother. Me too. There’s nothing there. Just my spit. My spit tastes like sugar.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its taste was acute and sweet, and we quickly spat it out. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He does, still with that look on his face like I might have given him a disease from my ginger ale spitting. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

As if in slow motion, the glob of spit arched weakly toward the Spirit Bear but landed in the grass far short of its mark. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He spat over the edge of the porch. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Could he kill things by spitting on them? The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Trotter and JimmyTrotter had a skinned deer roasting on a spit. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

No spit bugs, good sun, everything comes out right, berries come in, good crop. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He turned quickly and he walked home, and as he walked he spat and spat again to rid him of his sickness at the memory of the woman. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He spit and yowled and dared anyone to get close to him. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he tried to press them to Lourdes’s mouth she snapped her head back and spat in his face. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t break his stride for an instant but spit at her feet as he passed. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I sip my drink and spit it back out. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Cluny spat over the edge of the cart at two young rabbits playing in a field. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

You called me Pease, then!” he spat, rising and slapping me till I bent sideways over a bench. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the working men stalk off, spitting and swearing, leaving only performers and bosses in line. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He turned away and spit a big blob of tobacco. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

But getting a little wet seemed vastly preferable to climbing that hill twice in one morning, so I bent my head against the spitting rain and trudged onward. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The fire, which I’d thought was pretty much out, suddenly crackled before spitting a large ember my way. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Whether he knew it or not, Don had become the spitting image of his dad, Charlie Billingsley reborn seventeen years later. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

So when Dad said Mom’s sleeping, the word swallowed me whole and spat me back out. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s like he spit you out,” Uncle Jack says, chopping through the silence in a way that makes me jump a bit. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

He spat something under his breath, but I couldn’t hear it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time he talked about her, Roli rolled his eyes and seemed to spit tacks. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Nathan tasted a spoonful and immediately spit it back out into his bowl. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He rolled onto his stomach and spit and nearly choked on water. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The man in the cowboy hat spit sunflower seed shells into a wastepaper basket. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I could do anything I wanted during that time: spit at the walls, sleep on my mat, or simply go off on my own. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He arrived amid insults, spat upon, accused of having accelerated the war in order to sell it for a better price. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Nobody runs around with Empire State. He’s a nut. He just stands around with a broom, dribbling spit. He can’t even talk.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Spare me your empty little compliments, girl . . . and your ser’s. I am no knight. I spit on them and their vows. My brother is a knight. Did you see him ride today?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There's no one from the hood who'll spread a rumor about me getting on the mic to spit some corny rhyme about love or the hood or my sisters. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He brought it to his mouth but had to spit it out. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Bobby Fischer’s spit was sprayed around the world. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He flicked away his cigarette and spat a huge glistening wad over the railing. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stokely spit on the blacktop, stood up, and extended his long arm to help me up. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Back in the hospital, I find Johanna in the same circumstance and spitting mad. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

"If she spits out her tongue, don't say I didn't warn you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His face was twisted; spit was flying from his mouth. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

After our pictures were taken, and fresh, chemical-smelling laminated ID cards were spit out into our hands, we agreed to catch up to each other again at dinner. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I lodge it in my cheek and then use the bathroom, spitting it out quickly. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She looked about to see that no guards were near, and spat three times. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Every transport terminal on the planet has been spitting out avatars since last night,” he said, motioning to the scene around us with his Gundam’s massive hand. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“The spying children! Are they here?” the man spat impatiently. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The assistant coach is grabbing at the back of his neck, and he’s got clumps of slimy spit between his fingers. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shaking her head and spitting the dirt out of her mouth, Tally spotted the container just out of reach. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Fires burned throughout the khalasai, great orange blazes that crackled with fury and spit embers at the sky. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Cashmere tosses her flowing blond curls back and spits out, “Well, you look ridiculous!” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He opens his eyes to see Henry bringing his hand demurely up to his elegant royal mouth to spit on it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He chewed it carefully and then spat out the skin. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stayed outside and played with Little Arliss and the pup till her grandpa finally wound up his talking and tobacco spitting and got ready to leave. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Americans with the minigun held off until the enemy was close to the wire, then opened up with the weapon, spitting out thousands of rounds per minute. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

From the end of the spit to the boat there was perhaps a hundred feet of open water. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

It did help, some; though the taste of it was foul and it made her spit look like blood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He gave me a pinch-faced look, as if I had just spat in his soda. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The State called Dr. Seger, who persuaded the jury that there was nothing mentally wrong with George, even as he continuously spit in a cup and made loud clucking noises throughout the trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He shoves his face into mine, spit spewing from his lips onto my skin. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

They were the despised and rejected, the wretched and the spat upon, the earth’s offscouring; and he was in their company, and they would swallow up his soul. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She spits at the snake to show she means business corporate. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

When Odin approached the hall, he began to spit: a fountain of mead spurted from his beak into the vats, one after another, like a father bird bringing food for his children. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

A mockingbird perched on the rusted gutter of the building spits out two syllables in response. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Water rushes into his mouth and he spits it out. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The man spat on the curb and adjusted his soiled pants. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

It flared and spit out glowing red sparks. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She hissed and spat like a cornered animal. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

There were tracers in the belt, and I could see the rounds spit across the distance. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Go to him before he wakes and spit on his eyes for the spit of a fasting mother has powerful cures in it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Bobby spit out a piece of a tooth that had been chipped, from one of the punches or when he was thrown to the floor. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Chess’s mind kept spitting half thoughts at him: If they follow us...to our house...we should…. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I tasted them on the tip of my tongue for a minute, hesitated, then spat instead. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When I used to imagine myself on the pageant stage, the girl I saw was the spitting image of Vanessa Williams or the spitting image of Mama. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He tries to lift her by the armpits and she spits in his face. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Alec spat.“It’s my guess those guys were nobodies, sent in to do the job professionals should’ve done. Maybe we cleaned out their crew. Everyone except the pilot, at least.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He wanted to sit with them on curbstones and compare the sharpness of jackknives, the distance and arcs of spitting. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small wickerwork basket stood beside the heap of trunks, spitting loudly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He once gave them puffs from his cigarette and got annoyed because they had sucked it and wet the filter with spit. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted his head, and they thought they heard him spit. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh, well...chills, fever, cramps. Seizures. Toes, fingers, nose, and lips turn black because the cells die. And you’d likely spit blood.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He spat off the side of the coach once more, then shifted on his seat. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cried, spitting out sand, “dirty fighter, dirty fighter!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

And when Tommy told me he was done with all the books in our Read-a-thon for Tolerance, I almost spit out my morning coffee. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The taste of blood made me want to spit, but I swallowed it instead. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He coughed—a long, scratchy cough—and he pushed a tissue to his mouth and spit weakly into it. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Theodore spit a thin line of saliva between his teeth, causing some of the other boys to complain about the need to keep their "home" sanitary. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

They were as bitter as gall, but he chewed them anyway, spit them out, and got others. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

We fought four hard rounds, stabbing, slugging, grunting, spitting, cursing, crying, bleeding. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spit when he talked, his eyes bugged. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t look up as the candle near his elbow spat fitfully to life. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The creature spit at her and leapt away. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The fourth grader was in the big chair, spitting into the little white sink. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

My mom takes the fruit and expertly chews and spits out the seed. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

On Monday, the day I'm supposed to talk to the detectives, I'm crying out of nowhere, hunched over my bed as the iron in my hand spits out steam. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Fearing that they might spit at me, I avoid their eyes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told Mama on me for spitting at her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

"The daughter of a grocer!" the magistrate spat. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth was so dry with dust that he could not spit them out. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was red with fury, and he spat as he spoke. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

His spit cup on the night stand was full of stale tobacco juice and smelled awful. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

More often than not they turned away without answering; one man spit on the ground, his face twisted with loathing. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

My stomach started getting wobbly and I kept swallowing spit. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Not near her as I was in the lunchroom, when she was spitting milk at another table. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She walked across the grass and spit into the street. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I spit the dirt and leafs out of my mouth and told him, “I’m sorry, Mr. Leroy, I didn’t know he was gonna steal your money, I swear I didn’t know, sir!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

‘Stick it out, son,’ I told him, ‘give it a chance’ and before you could spit it was Henry this, Henry that, he’s changing his major from whatever the hell it was to ancient Greek. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Rani laughs as I gag and spit it out. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The third level was for poisoners: spitting cobras, jumping spiders, death bats galore. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“The boots are from Athens,” she says, catching me staring, and I almost choke on my own spit. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“They know we’re here tonight, to spit in their wine, and I imagine they hate us.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

San Juan is so small a place, on any day I believe I could nearly spit its whole complete length. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’d had fantasies of her winning a hundred dollars in a spitting contest and the two of us going to a nice motel in Atlanta and ordering room service with the prize money. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And this terrible new face delivered an ultimatum: “Tomorrow morning,” Lefty spat, “you’re going to go get a job.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She walks up to me and pushes my forehead with her index finger, spits at my feet. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, the boy’s folks said it was an awful war, cursed it, spat on it when they could. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He knew as well as she did that they were making fun of his spats and he was filled with bitterness at the narrow-mindedness of Williamsburg. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sister McKinnon, it was good to see you. I—” Brother McKinnon grabbed Dill’s arm and squeezed hard, his voice rising, spraying flecks of spit. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She felt blood spring to her teeth, and she spat blindly on the ground. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

‘The spit’ is a way to say ‘exactly like’ but don’t ask me why. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both he and Kareem have been spitting seeds down at me the whole time, but that was the first one to reach me. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

"Ain't nobody loitering. You don't see me just spitting seeds on your floor or nothing like that," I protested. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Looking round for Blackberry, he saw that he had left them and was up at the top of the pool, where the narrow beach tailed away into a gravel spit. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spat, and a fit of coughing shook him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The bullet spat out of his hand, red in the darkness. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She said, “Mississippi,” with a forkful of food in her mouth without spitting out a bit. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Marcus is loudest of all, leaning forward, practically spitting in excitement. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I’ll bet all the cooks took turns spitting in my food that night.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Coach Disaster holds the microphone too close to his lips, so all we hear is the sound of his spitting and breathing. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then last week, two middle-aged men actually spat on her when she was walking to NYU. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A lanky boy turned, spit in the sand, and then tossed me a ball. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He thought about the route the elfin scholar would take, spit out of a giant crossbow from the Royal Palace of Dwelholm. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Grandpop spit all the apple seeds into the cup and spit the stem into his hand the way kids back home in Brooklyn did sunflower-seed shells. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I spit out a little piece of cantaloupe. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t spit anymore, but I figured that if I tried to pass them, they would probably leave my bloody body on the side of the road. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He went into a long coughing fit, then spit a wad of blood into the dirt. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

At that, the boy heaved himself up, spit in the doctor’s face, and said, “Long live the Führer!” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Seven flew through the woods and out into the road like the Cursed Forest had literally spit her out. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Uncle C wriggled in the water, his cotton getting even heavier now, and spat sap out of his mouth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Steps, noose, mask; but before the mask was adjusted, the prisoner spat his chewing gum into the chaplain’s outstretched palm. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

To a neighborhood white man who tried to intervene, the gangs spat out a warning: “If you open your mouth against ‘Ragen’s’ we will not only burn your house down but we will ‘do’ you.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When I finally spat out that last number—the correct number!—I smiled so big. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Another villager walks over and spits at Pa’s feet. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Will’s missing agai—” She saw it coming just in time—the arc of spit heading down the hallway, straight toward her. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You’re like—I don’t know how to put it . . . my grandfather. Your manners, I mean. You don’t gobble your food or spit on the floor. I’ve never heard you swear. It’s okay, but it’s different.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She claimed to have seen the churchgoer spitting on the hallway floor. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She spat on the coin and rubbed it to make it shine. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

We placed Gram’s head on my lap and her feet on the boy’s lap, and all the while the boy continued sucking and spitting. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She picked up the ball, ignoring the monster spit all over it. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped the kitchen table, rinsed out the spit cup, put clean sheets on Grandpa’s bed, picked up clothes and newspapers. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Webb stands up and spits a seed that lands in the mug. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“If you see my worthless boy,” Uncle grumbled, “spit in his face for me.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The feeling of their spit striking me, running down my neck, and their germs accumulating on my face, felt disgusting. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Have mercy!” she cried, spitting and spitting and spitting. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My brain scrambled and spat out the first name that came to mind. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The right wall rumbled across the ground, spitting dirt and rocks as it moved. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Cade spit again and said, “And the worst part was, just when the guy was ready to kick in and breathe on his own, the dude puked right into my mouth.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

My mouth went dry, then filled with spit, then went sour. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He swallowed a little, rinsed his mouth, spat the water, took his cape, and went back into the ring. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The woman gave another sigh that was almost like a spitting sound, and went along the hallway to the foot of the stairs. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And from around the wagon stepped a large beetlelike insect dressed in a lavish coat, striped pants, checked vest, spats, and a derby hat. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

With the courage of that spit in me, I went to see Margaret Cadaver, and we had a long talk, and that’s when I found out how she met my father. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

By the time I did get it off, she was about ready to spit in my eye. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Freshly caught fish hanging from a spit over it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I fall and catch myself on my hands and spit out some blood onto the path. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Frankie turned his attention to the unlit cigar and looked around, presumably for a cutter, before resorting to biting off the tip and spitting it over the railing. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m not scared,” she said, like it was a bitter word she needed to spit out. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Quick as a flame catching a wick, Jeanne spat, “You don’t know what I know!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He spat some R.C. into an empty, open locker, casting an acrimonious glance at Art. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he spat on his hands, took hold of the ropes, and began to haul the stone-boat across the meadow of grasses and spring flowers, toward the mountain quarry. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

But when she tried to put the rubber nipple in Cari’s mouth, the baby spat it out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As they soared upward, away from the two remaining Death Eaters, Harry spat blood out of his mouth, pointed his wand at the falling sidecar, and yelled, “Confringo!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He spits out a handkerchief onto the floor—stuffed there, I assume, to keep him quiet—and then he coughs and coughs like he might never breathe again, still on his belly. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

There was no water nearby, so he spat on his palm and wiped it as best he could, clenching his teeth against the pain. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He spat into the road a bloody phlegm. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He said Myron’s name like he was spitting something really foul out of his mouth. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Dogs barked at his heels wherever his long-legged stride carried him, and he snarled back at them, sometimes even spitting, which only made the flea-bitten mongrels yap more hysterically. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shivering makes me cough, everything makes me cough, and I spit out handfuls of green goo from my lungs, but then I hold my breath and plunge in my head again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Dimple wished the voice would choke on its own spit and die. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His dad took a sip from a bottle of water, then spat out the water after tasting it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The hearth fire behind him spit and spat. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It was like sticking a wrinkly dollar into a candy machine over and over and having it spit the dollar out over and over, for a year, with a gun to your head. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He’s lost in it, drinking and spitting and molding, drinking arid spitting and molding, sculpting like he’s trying to pull something he needs out of the clay, needs badly. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He sighed, spat, and said, “Havin’ faith means it’s all right either way, son. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The drakon hissed, spitting jets of green poison that smoked on the mossy ground and set tar pits on fire, filling the air with the scent of fresh pine and ginger. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Once he stumbled and went down in the water, but he came right back up, laughing and spluttering and spitting out seawater. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sweetie Pie came in and I gave her a Littmus Lozenge, and she spit it right out; she said that it tasted bad. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

They passed the Fickle Fountain, an elaborately carved monument that occasionally spat out water in which young children played. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Half of me wants to spit out Fuchsia’s name, but the rest of me knows enough to keep it locked up tight. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Is that right?” said the clown, and then walked over to Caul and spat right in his face. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Like it? She got spitting mad. She can get mad sometimes. She took Aron’s fountain pen and threw it on the sidewalk and tramped on it. She said she’d wasted half her life on Aron.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Farquar spat on his own fingertip, rubbed the tip in dirt, and with the resulting mud—“Move”—made a mark on Palmer’s arm where Beans’s finger had been. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t even care about him,” I spit. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It looked as if some great beast had taken a bite out of the crenellations along the tower top, and spit the rubble across the bog. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Instead, he spat into the dust at his feet. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He snorted through his nose, cleared his throat, and spit at Emmett’s feet. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I freeze his face in my mind, his warm eyes beckoning me to him, his arms holding me, protecting me while a base person spits at him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A laugh burst from his lips, spattering the first row of buyers with blood and spit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He slaughtered them and singed them at the fire, flayed and quartered them, and skewered the meat to broil it all; then gave it to Odysseus hot on the spits. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t do that, Cockerell!” the flat-faced man snapped at him, spitting three times on the dusty paving stones at his feet. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

His left leg kicks a spit of dust with every step. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Those stiff celluloid collars around their necks and the spats around their ankles. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Just spit it out like I’m in the middle of a freestyle in a battle. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Fear fermented in her and the spit in her mouth turned sour. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She clambered down from the caravan once more, and hawked, then spat into the dust. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He spat at the camera and a missile of spit splattered over the lens and dribbled down. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look him right in the eye, sending my Noise straight for him, and I spit out in a rasp, “I’ll thank you to call me Mr. Hewitt.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Didn’t have to get up and go to the door every time he had to spit. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He even learned to drink tea without spitting it back into the cup. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

I turned quickly to the spitting man and smiled like I wanted him to buy me a chocolate. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

At the sight of the shirt, Guzzo spat on me and slammed the door behind him as he stormed back into the gym. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I made him flee by just pretending I was going to spit! Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They did not breathe fire, tho’ they spat when they talked. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would never have found their way back through the labyrinth had Renzo's footprints not shown them the way: Scipio didn't say a word, although Barbarossa kept cursing and spitting and hitting his back. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, I am nothing like you, okay?” she spit out. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The helmsman coughed and tried to spit sideways, but nothing came out. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The boy with the broken teeth took another pull from his mug of ale and spat at Will. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke ripped open my presents, tasted the icing before the cake was cut, and as he blew out my candles, he spit all over everything—spoiling every aspect of my party. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“But how?” gurgled Scruffy, spitting out a mouthful of dirty water. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

As Walter approaches the open window, I stalk off, pausing just long enough to spit in the dust. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“That track is a joke,” she spits out. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He made a raspberry, spitting toothpaste all over the mirror. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

People who were dosed with mercury spat frequently and covered their mouths to hide their blackened teeth. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why rabbitskins? he had meant to ask, but being spat on had made him forget his questions. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Behind my captor, a sea of legionnaires tries to pull Helene down, barely keeping a hold on her as she twists and spits, a cat in a net. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Hogwash, our cowboy says, then spits a brown blob of tobacco. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I should stop till I get to a hundred. I can feel the sentences working. I think I need the whole punishment to make me stop spitting.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Do you know why human beings need to spit?” the man in the gray suit asked suddenly. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Theo spits a sunflower seed at me that lands on my arm. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He sipped from the bottle with the moonlight in it and spat something whitish out into the big vase. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

"Well, only a little ..." Jon spitted the carcass, banked the fire with a pair of rocks, and balanced their meal atop them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I spit the cheese and cracker out in the sink. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“We have to do something about Henry,” she spits. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She says this baby is the spitting image of our sister who died, with his wavy black hair, his lovely blue eyes, and the gorgeous eyebrows. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He would’ve spit coffee into his mug, unbrushed his teeth, and put hair on his face with a razor. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The dad has funny glasses and is always dressed up and doesn’t get mad even when people spit in his face. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bit off an end and spit it up. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The surface of the tongue turns brilliant red and then sloughs off, and is swallowed or spat out. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth encountered gravel, and he spat frantically, afraid that some of his teeth had been knocked out. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wrenched himself away and staggered back, glaring and wiping his mouth, which was undevoured but glistening with spit. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“No one asked your opinion, you filthy little Mudblood,” he spat. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Cool Papa sat First Guitar on her stand, and Clayton shook the spit out of his blues harp, wiped it with his pajama sleeve, and tucked it under his pillow. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Two hours later, Mr. Trepid was spitting mad. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The fire got closer, crackling and spitting and roaring. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

And when my brother shouted that Auntie was a talking chicken without a head, she pushed my brother against the gate and spat on his face. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And they yell over the singers that wail over the drums, everybody talking at once, big arm gestures, spit flying. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he spat a wonderful stream of tobacco juice and climbed in beside me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Genie slid the empty coffee can back under the table and grabbed the cup Grandpop used to spit his apple seeds in. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

They draw back like I just threatened to spit poison at them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He spat out the words with such hatred, saliva flew from his mouth like poison. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She knew that those waves would push her inexorably toward the beach, and she and her brothers used to laughingly skim along their crests until they were spit out on the sand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Green, gray, black, these cargo trucks sway back and forth on bald tires, spitting out dirt and engine smoke as they roll on. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spit it out and wait to hear what Baba will say. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

‘He’s the spit of our father. D’you remember? Dad in his suit and tie, even on holiday? Ted’s the image of him.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d love to buy a keg for whatever college will take you,” I spat back. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Tyrion unbuckled his helm, twisted it off, and spat a gobbet of bloody pink phlegm over the side. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He spoke like an understudy for Al Pacino, all spit and curved vowels. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Around me, people cough and spit in the blue dawn. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then I work my tongue around in my mouth for about ten seconds, and I spit at the mirror. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He yowled and spit, but it didn’t do him any good. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom said if you ever spit at me again, she’ll—” “I didn’t spit at you,” Zane replied, barely lifting his eyes from his book. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

They would blow spit bubbles and shiver their legs and gobble like turkeys. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The king spied him and he looked mad enough to spit ink. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s got stripes all over him except for his toes, which have some white places on them. He looks like he’s wearing spats,” he giggled. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Max slides the money into the slot, and the machine clinks and hums before it spits out a yellow card. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Watching those men work gave Nate an uneasy feeling—like he’d bitten into something rotten, something he couldn’t spit out or swallow. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel like spitting looking at that picture,” I say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Uhmma discreetly wets her fingers with some spit and reaches up, pressing the lock of hair back down. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

All he’d do was sit out under the dog run all day, talking and chewing tobacco and spitting juice all over the place. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

To make his message clear, he spat at me and repeated his insult in English. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

That way I could spit it out later. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The officer turned his head away and spat. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Tyrion took one bite of pork, chewed a moment, and spit it out angrily. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I spit a sunflower seed into the plastic cup stuck in the fence. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

You wish you were smart enough to cheat your way in, I want to spit back—but I take a deep breath and force my reply down. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The old-time Jews, they’d spit on the floor when they said the word “death” in Yiddish. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then all becomes quiet in the big room—only the candles flickering from the necks of a couple of bottles and the artilleryman spitting every now and then. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nonviolence was a tough notion for Ann to embrace, but she tried not to strike back when police shoved her or when white hecklers spat on her at demonstrations. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

All the towns east-west roads dead-ended into Erie, and that day I glanced down every one to watch the lake spit chunks of dirty foam onto the beach like some angry, stalking beast. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The locker room was empty and polished, the black carpet free of the tape and the tobacco spit and the shoes and the shoulder pads. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have a ton of questions sitting fat and slimy on my tongue that I want to spit out. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

A maid began opening the upper windows of his house, appeared momentarily in each, and, leaning from a large central bay, spat meditatively into the garden. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Park waited for him to get up, but Richie just lay there, spitting curses and rubbing salt and gravel into his eyes. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

One year the fungus got you, another you couldn’t keep the spit bugs down. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sitting in a slouch, he kept spitting off the side of the wagon at regular intervals. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alyce spat on her fingers and rubbed her face, but succeeded only in making both face and hands equally dirty. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though the rain washed Mammachi’s spit off his face, it didn’t stop the feeling that somebody had lifted off his head and vomited into his body. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have good aim when they spit, and they aim for your face. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such a short, easy word, but I couldn't spit it out. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

His eyes are wild, and he's talking so fast that little bits of spit are flying around. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I push with hands on the ground, coughing as I come up, spitting up handfuls of gunk from my lungs. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then, as they had no wine, they made libation with clear spring water, broiling the entrails first; and when the bones were burnt and tripes shared, they spitted the carved meat. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The builder cursed, and spat, and waited for his horse to reappear. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She tries, but she makes some weird noise, spit flying, and I’m cracking up. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

What Michael and Gary had told me about discipline at Iona started and stopped at the consequences of spitting, not what happened when you were called to the deputy principal’s office. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

We watched the crowd ripple, then part to spit out the lost girl. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Ten feet away, the bear paused where Cole’s spit had hit the grass. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Dumbfounded, panting, astonished by his own stupidity and rage, and spitting blood, Bernabe just sat there for a while. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spit every obscenity she’d ever heard through her teeth, but it wasn’t enough. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The boy with the lisp splattered spit on the window, wiped it clean with his sleeve. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

When the man looked up and saw him, he stopped turning the spit and stared, not moving. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He spat on it and rubbed even harder. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at him writhing, his tongue flicking in and out of his mouth, foamy spit at the corners, his eyes rolling in his head, his hands moving faster and faster. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

There was a faint noise and a little spit shot out of the hole. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He spits a seed at the coffee mug. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

You choked and ran to the bathroom to spit and spit and spit into the sink before you came out, smiling again, eyes watering. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

But not before he yelled, “Rat!” and spit at me. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

My arm is wrenched behind my back and a man spits in my ear, “Trying to get away, were yeh?” his breath like licorice. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Gonna save us all!” the hideous woman said, spit flying out of her mouth, spraying Thomas. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The corners of his new mouth had red slobber stuck to ’em, and the same way the cap’n’s brown spit had done, it got stretched up and down with every word Pap said. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

His face was a stubble of caked blood, his one white eye shot through with red, spit flecking the corners of his mouth. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Then I spit in the toilet again and sat on the edge of the tub, rocking back and forth. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he’d spit his food, but he always tried to aim at the brick wall. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The crowd stared, but no one yelled or spit at us. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spits it off to the side and tips the bottle up. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Instead, she imagined standing on tiptoe and spitting three times into this old witch's face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He spits on the sand in front of him, then clambers on board with his family. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I spit and hocked, shoved my finger into my throat, anything to rid my body of the curse. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Ranofer told him, fairly spitting out his frustration, what he did, and how he must keep his mind on it, no matter how tired or bored he was. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Conger called for water, poured a little into Booth’s mouth, and he spit it out. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was spit on the daughter's cheeks from the closeness of his mouth to her face. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Ma Charles spat in the house without anything coming out and Big Ma called for a mercy. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Biting down on my pillow to bear the pain, I spit it out, then said, “Milty Harper is seven, Ma. What’s he going to do, spit on us until we drown?” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Palmer”—Henry was the only one who occasionally called him by his right name—“be honest, did you really spit on the floor?” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

For a moment he thought she would spit at him, but instead she snapped, "Arm them," and as quick as that she was pulling away. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Anya watched as the taller figure, Sigurd, spat furiously at the shorter figure. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I could teach you girls how to spit like a master,” he said. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Joe spit the cigarette butt from his lips and, swinging the crowbar like a baseball bat, expertly caught the butt, lining it across the yard at his antagonist, missing him only by inches. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cut the word into its three syllables and spat them out. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She was busy using her new Talent to spit at treetops zooming past. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

An hour later the horses had been rubbed down and fed, the fire was crackling away merrily, and a haunch of a young goat was turning above the flames, spitting and hissing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I moaned and spit up some and moaned more. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Eddie and my memories were out there somewhere, and these two were having a spitting contest. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Others were kicking at him and spitting on him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Explosions tear and scar the land, spitting out black oaks and coal mines, street lamps and scorpions. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some threw stones and cursed him, and spat toward him and his mother. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

No one would have admitted that the Christian and charitable people were happy to think of their oppressors’ turning forever on the Devil’s spit over the flames of fire and brimstone. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

All became silent at the Villac Uma’s words, all except the fire, which crackled and spat more violently. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

A tiny red dragon’s head was spitting out flowers over the stained paper. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The woman spat on the ground and looked at the interpreter first and then at the redhead, a long pitying look. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The thing’s cold yellow eyes find us in the elevator and it spits a whirling ball of fire in our direction. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She shook fuzzy remnants of feathers out of her hair and spat them off her face. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She wishes we had a drop of hair oil in the house but water and spit will keep my hair from sticking up like black straw in a mattress. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He spat on his hands and he began to dig the trench into which the first stones would go. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

One day his gorgeous Asian girlfriend pointed out in Spanish class that I was the spitting image of Anne Frank, and he enthusiastically agreed. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The funny thing was, I was not the kind of kid who ever, in a thousand years, would even think about spitting on the ground. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile the spits were taken off the fire, portions of crisp meat for all. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d walked past a group of would-be girlfriends who sucked their teeth at me and said my name like it was curdled milk they couldn’t wait to spit out. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crew shunned him when he walked the deck, and men would spit if his shadow chanced to fall upon them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A drip from the rag makes it to my mouth and I gag and spit and cough some more. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She spit what I hoped was the last of her snuff. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piper must’ve been nervous, because her cornucopia spit out a cheeseburger. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When he spat into his handkerchief, it immediately stained red. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The men were restless, grumbling, spitting, shifting their heavy equipment. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The spit on her wrist was cool and comfortable. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They chatter up and down the line, sometimes laughing and joking, sometimes spitting bitter debates. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They spit out the evil Pol Pot’s name and swear to each other they will hunt him and his officers down to avenge their suffering. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also spat into his hole before heading back to the camp compound. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“If you spit on the ground there, one of the seniors makes you get down on your hands and knees and lick it up.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She spat on the spectacular pile of coins, put them in three canvas sacks, and buried them in a secret place, hoping that sooner or later the three unknown men would come to reclaim them. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I wanted to get my men and our canoe past that spit of land—it’s shaped like a little hook and juts out into the river. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He remembered the little slights and the snide looks, as well as the insults some of the biggest jerks in the school spat at him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The volcano, rageful and belligerent, bellowed and rumbled and spat, trying to hock them free. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“First of all, it’s the big spit. And second, for your info, it’s called ‘birching,’ and they’re lenticels.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We watch men leave Greenville in their one good suit, shoes spit shined. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I would rather you had spit in my face. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“They may hit you or spit on you. They will have dogs and billy clubs.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

One of the Hydra heads spat an arc of green liquid that shot past my shoulder and splashed against an elm. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Get away from here, you worthless beggar!” the vendor spat out. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The gods, moreover, made queer signs appear: cowhides began to crawl, and beef, both raw and roasted, lowed like kine upon the spits. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spit a clot of dried blood out of my mouth and listened. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Instead, with a frown, she spits on her finger and rubs at the reddish brown spots—dried blood from flea bites I scratch too much—that speckle the sleeves of my dirty white blouse. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I manage to make it passable-sharp as I walk the wall, using a decent rock and a lot of spit. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

A glittering stone popped up from the concrete like the earth had spit out a watermelon seed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then he spits the skin onto the ground and heads down the street. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pops, did you spit on me? Did you just spit on me?” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He ate his breakfast meticulously, spitting the tiny bones into the fire circle once he had chewed the meat from them. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, he turned and spat on the floor. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He spit into his portable plastic spittoon and looked across at me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Henry spat at him and shoved him aside. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We’re filthy, spitting out ash, wiping it from our eyes, noses. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She unfolded the paper, glanced at the front page, and spat out a mouthful of pumpkin juice all over it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I just about spit out my peanut butter and jelly sandwich when I realized it was JT. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What could be worse than getting punched and spit at?” she asked. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She spat at him when he fastened her chains, and once again when they reached her owner’s mansion. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m just wondering why you eagerly associate with people who spit on Jews.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

This lot, half o’ them would turn you over to the queen quick as spit for a pardon and maybe a few silvers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward and spat on the ground, making a small puddle of dusty mud. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Howard held the candle an inch from his mouth and he just jerked his head back and forth and kept spitting little bubbles. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t like the idea of Daddy’s notebook being in Mrs. Fisher’s nasty spit fingers. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Wednesday cleared his throat, and he spat, hard, into the fire. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Darius spat the apricot stone out into his hand, still looking awkward. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

A single wrinkled page spat out of the copier. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“You’re just picking on the black man, aren’t you? Well, have a good time at your Klan meeting tonight,” he spat out. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The zebra’s mane was matted with chewing gum, like somebody had been spitting on it in their spare time. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa pulled a cigar out of his shirt pocket, bit it, and spat the tip on the floor. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

"What she means is, you're a spitting image of your old man." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was another narrow spit of land, with a penguin rookery and a glacier nosing down the mountainside nearby. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Genie had taken to apples too and was getting pretty good at seed spitting as well. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“You’ve never seen Ben snort Sprite up his nose and then spit it out of his mouth,” I said. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The fire spat fat sparks up at pines lining the quarry, up at the moon. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The coach barked the number of the next play, a play designed to suck in Carter, the big beefy varsity guard who looked as if he could chew freshmen up and spit them out. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of the doddering old war veterans who sat along the gallery in front of the cotton gin and spat their tobacco and bored everybody with the same stories they’d been telling for decades. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

"Ain't the circus," he says, spitting a big gob on the step. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sky was black and spitting rain on my smiling face. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Hi, Richard,” she said, and spit out a mouthful of toothpaste. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As soon as I opened the top that smell of old spit and crumbling-up velvet and mildew came rushing out, it was still great. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“They could spit on you, beat you to death—you were totally unprotected.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

They are particularly relentless when you stop to rest or take a drink—so relentless that eventually you don’t stop to rest and you drink while moving, and then spit out a tongueful of them. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

His grandmother spat at the soldiers, cursing them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Macy spit her hair out and it stuck to her chin. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t bend over a drinking fountain and take medication that way; I either choked or accidentally spit my pills all over the basin. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She was probably in the kitchen folding towels and spitting kittens. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“I know how to care for them. In the night I spat something strange and felt something in my chest was broken.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once inside, I watched Tyler spit streams of crimson down the bathroom sink. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I involuntarily spit the entire shot out onto Tiny Cooper's shirt. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

And he spat on the ground, as Pope might have done. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whole roasted cows and pigs and goats still turning on spits. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He looked down on Zaman and dropped a mouthful of spit on his face. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I watched Tillie for another day to make sure that she was spitting into the food. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were spitting cobras down there, though what would actually come at him would be worse. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even as he spat out the words, Tyrion knew they were folly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He sucked gas from the line and spit it overboard. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Webb spits a seed across the steps at me. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Like his mother, he was pearled with damp, and he shook his woollen hat over the stove to make the drops jump and spit. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

All of the stuff had been cleaned, starched, pressed, shined, and spit polished. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

One night, after Gigi spit on him, Dallas punched her in the stomach. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The day is overcast, with pinpoints of rain; spitting, they call it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ess stuffed her face with the sweet snaps, chewing their meaty red flesh and spitting out the pits. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ruthanne drew her lips in like she was getting ready to spit a seed. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

There were a couple of birds roasting on a spit as well, and as Will came to sit nearby, Serafina Pekkala flew down. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spit into the ground, then wiped his mouth. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was so mad the spit was flying out with his words. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the queen’s men laughed, one spat, one muttered a curse, and the rest all tried to talk at once. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The more he spit out, the more Mrs. Moss poured in. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The preacher looked and said: “Son, don’t spit in Gawd’s face!” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She spat the words out with a scowl. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He took a breath, tightened his lips, and spit on me, then resumed singing. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I clench my fist and spit right in his face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Between heaves I spit and tried to breathe through my mouth and read all the dirty words scratched on the chipped metal walls of the bathroom stall. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then he spit out three little rocks, one by one, like pumpkin seeds. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

If you had only spat in my face . Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She hooked her legs over the sharp edge of the metal above, and struggled upside down, scratching, biting, punching, spitting in passionate fury. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

When the girls make her mad, she takes revenge by spitting in the food. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Taste like sand,” Genie blurted, not quite wanting to spit it out, but not wanting to swallow it either. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She spits our names like fruit gone bad. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He spat tobacco juice in an arc that just missed a Rhode Island Red pecking dirt in the swept yard. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Root spat out a shred of fungus tobacco. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Hey, Father!” he calls, spitting out half his sandwich with the words. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I once spat in my father’s glass of water,” she said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He spoke in what I assumed was a southern American accent, and had a curious habit of spitting when he talked, something none of us had ever seen before. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Noah laughs so hard that spit flies off his lips. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

As their spit mingled, so was their agreement made binding. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Rubin spat a mouthful of tobacco juice on the clean floor. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And not to spit you out, either, but only to belch up your empty1 soul.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Bugs spit a big glob of slob in his hand and said, “I knew I could depend on you, Bud.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

But as Celia had once told him, a smart person doesn’t spit into the wind. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She also decided she didn’t like this young man with the dark eyebrows, the sneering smile, and the repulsive need to spit so often. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed with disdain, spat on the ground, and pulled a rope from his doublet. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The third head, sea-green, was more terrible than either of these: it spat out great quantities of water. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t remember the first boy who threw up, but I do remember Mrs. Finley’s face when the rest of us started spitting out our tobacco wads. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He gave me a long, suspicious look and spat upon a hot pipe, causing it to steam furiously. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swished the first mouthful and spat it out, trying to clear the oil and gunk from his mouth, and then drank, hard and fast, gulping. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Shoot,” Bull sneered, “I talked to some folks already and they told me that Arrabelle Smalls was the laziest, most worthless, most good-for-nothing so and so that ever spit between two lips.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sander spat out a few blades and whispered, "Let's get him!" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was beyond me to weigh such matters, when my doorstep harbored snakes that could knock a child dead by spitting in her eyes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would hiss and spit at each bloody morsel of horsemeat, steam rising from their nostrils, yet they would not take the food . . . until Dany recalled something Viserys had told her when they were children. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They would check for casualties, call in dustoffs, light cigarettes, try to smile, clear their throats and spit and begin cleaning their weapons. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The captain spat on Hickey’s boots, took one step back, and slid his sword home into the scabbard. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed her by the arm and spit something that resembled an oyster onto her face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

At that, he smiles and spits, then comes around to the passenger side. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The cowlicks were a little trouble, so she wet her bangs and made three spit curls. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Today she spit on me, then slapped me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘He stands a fair chance of being spitted for an Orc, or of being roasted by the Yellow Face. But I fancy he’ll look after himself.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The boy’s mouth hovered over her leg the whole time, sucking and spitting. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

No wonder my men hadn’t wanted to camp out on the spit of land called Where the Sisters Eat. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He popped some sunflower seeds in his mouth, deftly chewed them, and spat out the shells. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

All that came out was a strangled and pathetic sound, like the spit had curdled in her mouth. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She, ran to the nearest canal, spat into the water, looked at the boats cruising on the Grand Canal, and took a deep breath. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I lifted my head and managed to spit out some words. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen, wilting, spit a stream of black juice, then wiped away the mustache of perspiration above her lip. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Children!” one of the soldiers spat with disgust. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He popped some sunflower seeds into his mouth, deftly removed the shells with his teeth, and spat them into Stanley's hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Pluto Noak leaned over the side of the slide and dropped a spit bomb. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The hill up to the eighteenth green where Patrick and I spit wine from laughing. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Miss Granger, you are already facing suspension from this school,” Snape spat. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The class, in the middle of a history lecture, broke down into a group of retching, spitting thirteen-year-old boys, with the girls retreating to the open windows for air. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“He was a filthy shim,” Cob spat, seeming to find comfort in the familiar words. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’m just going to spit it out, really nicely, so we’re all on the same page and no one gets their hopes up. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The soda machine keeps spitting out my crumpled dollar, disgusted. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I roll my tongue around the inside of my cheek for a seed and spit it at the mug. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“And why don’t you ever tell the truth, young lady?” he spit back. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

If you beat me I'll spit in your ale, I threaten silently. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He spat at me, and drew back his paw like he was going to knock my head off. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Come down, you come down right now, and then they just spit. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gazed into the flames, a spit of darkening meat roasting there. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The jailer locked me in a cell with a toothless madwoman who huddled in the corner and spat at me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they sounded evil, the way she hurled and spat the words out. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Davai!” yelled the guard, along with a series of Russian expletives before he spit on me. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It had started while she was walking to work and she had spit on it. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You are not an example to me; you could never be,” I spat at him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a few minutes Grandpa was back with a dark red rose in his hand, biting off the thorns and spitting them out as he walked toward the bed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Sleep next to a holy candle for seven days, then on the eighth day, spit. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the girl turns Miss Saunders’s way, I almost choke on my spit. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then, angry at himself, he spat—spat with wrath and contempt, for himself, with utter hate, onto the barren ground. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

They wended past a wild boar feeding on a guard and a spotted cat that hissed and spit at them but did not draw near. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

There were many small waves and I was soon wet, but as I came out from behind the spit the spray lessened and the waves grew long and rolling. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’d never get a man otherwise. I bet your husband spits on you—afterwards. I bet that’s just what he does.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fang, trying his best to be social, spit on the floor between his feet. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Genie and Grandpop spent a little time each day in the inside-outside room, where Grandpop would have his drink and his apple, always spitting the seeds in the small cup he kept under the table. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He spat forth the mash, and resumed his empty look. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

It spit back a hundred responses, from Navy Pier to Deerfield. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Why had I lost my head and spat upon the doll, I wondered. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy started spitting on the ground like he was going to die. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

They built a fire, put a heavy metal spit through the pig, and began to roast it. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Athena’s eyes shot lasers, or the snake behind her shield could spit poison. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Grandma, will you please stop spitting on my head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

‘It’s your spit that makes a Gobstopper change colour,’ he kept insisting. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zaman struggled to his feet, blotted his bloody lips with his sleeve, wiped the spit off his cheek. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They had written a statement vowing never to do so, and spit on it at the same time, and buried it somewhere in her parents’ backyard. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But I booked the field!” said Wood, positively spitting with rage. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She coughed, rolling over, and Kaede helped her up onto her hands and knees, her body convulsing as she spit the water out of her lungs. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

This girl looks ready to spit and hiss too. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stole a neighbor’s coffee percolator tube, set up a sniper’s nest in a tree, crammed pepper-tree berries into his mouth, spat them through the tube, and sent the neighborhood girls running. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

I was trembling as I spit out the last forced sentence. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It was not unusual to see them sitting on the Big Store or post office steps during the day, quietly hacking up black spit. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

At a certain moment, her part calls for seething, spitting rage. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

"Look at those features. Exactly like yours—from the identical mold. Are you sure he didn't spit you upon the earth, fully clothed?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

One man spat over his shoulder and said something in a language I did not understand. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ate an olive and spit out the pit into his palm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It spits me out right by the nurses’ station on my floor, where Julie is reading over some paperwork. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“He spit in my coffee,” Jack says, watching the man walk every step to the register. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, when Cardan, Locke, Nicasia, and Valerian sit down to their lunch, they have to spit out their food in choking horror. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Bando turned the steak on the spit, rose, and shook my father’s hand. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Francie knew they were making fun of his spats and to save his feelings, she pretended they hooted because he was carrying a baby and she offered to take Laurie. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ocean sang and spit; it threw itself on the deck. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth held little moisture, but deliberately he dredged up spit from deep in his throat, all the while meeting the bear’s intense gaze with one of his own. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“I’ve seen what happens in that cooking club,” she says, practically spitting. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

So I spit in my hand, just a little drop, but Freak says it doesn't matter how much, a single molecule would work, because it's the principle of the thing. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

She scooted to the far side of the steps to give him room and began rubbing each of her toenails clean with a little bit of spit, hoping she’d stay unnoticed. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

That when she first met him, he spit on the glass. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

And I can see some smears on the mirror—it's my spit, not invisible now. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm in the midst of taking a quaff of my ale and I nearly spit it all over the table. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Ben’s putting a spit shine on ’em for me.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hooper had eaten a mouthful, and then spat the rest out on to the grass. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Z spat on the floor and eyed Mr. Trepid. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Tillie stared, then slowly picked up her hat, coat, and the money; she stood a moment, wiped sweat from her forehead with her hand, then spat, this time on the floor. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leo spat a piece of seaweed out of his mouth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“That’s despicable,” he spat, and she blinked at the anger in his voice—anger that, for once, was not directed at her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Something that would make it so he could never spit on nobody ever again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then the men were gone, speeding toward the horizon in a vehicle that spit pebbles from its whirling tires. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The woman spit on her right fist and rubbed it in with her left hand. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the sewers are clogged, spitting up refuse from the grates. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hangman'll skip ahead as I read, underlining all his favourite N- and S-words, murmuring in my ear, “Here, Taylor, try and spit this one out!” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The last time he held one, Rocky was with him, and they had stained their finger tips brown with the tobacco juice the grasshoppers spit. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The boy spoke like his tongue was too big for his mouth, spit flying everywhere. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I managed to shoot a dove and a rabbit—not much for five boys—and at noon we roasted them on a spit over the fire. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He saw his face reflected, and spat at it; he took his arm away from the tree trunk and turned a little, so that he could fall headlong and finally go under. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something about the way her brown eyes spit fire behind those huge glasses...“Yeah. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

A vivid image of the shrieking, spitting portrait of Sirius’s mother that hung in the hall of number twelve, Grimmauld Place flashed into Harry’s mind. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He clutched at his arm, hissing and spitting like an angry cat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Preparing for his final act of defiance, Cole drew his chin back, then he spit hard, flinging the saliva with a desperate throw of his head. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

"Let me ask a little something," one of the men said, spitting his spent cigarette butt into the surf. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

And then the quiet is ruined by blatting, spitting, and cases snapping shut. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

As we hurried past, I saw a woman spit at a soldier, I saw the soldier raise a whip in the air. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Shut up!” the man with the gun yells, spit flying out of his mouth. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She tasted of urine and spleen, which made me spit. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know, but it’s the same way I feel when they spit on me. I feel like they’ve taken away my dignity.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran to the sink beside one of the refrigerators and began to spit up what was in my mouth, but the food wouldn't come fast enough. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

There were mothers with children and deliberate old men who spat into gaudy handkerchiefs. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Clegane took a swallow, spit it out, flung the cup away. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Craggy yellow teeth stuck out between the two purple frankfurter lips, and rivers of spit ran down over the chin. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is clear from the red marks on his face, cheeks, and legs that Kim suffers abuses from his new “friends” who spit at him and beat him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You guys! Right after you left! The Mr. Lemoncello dummy spit out a bonus card!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I was able to forget how much danger we were in, and how that very day we had nearly been captured by wights and devoured by a hollow, our meat-stripped bones spat off a mountainside. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

JimmyTrotter cranked the handle to the spit and the deer turned around and around under a pit of burning coals. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Did you hear that Day’s sick brother, the little one, tried to spit on Commander Jameson yesterday? Tried to infect her with whatever mutated plague he’s carrying?” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

And then I paused to spit in front of me and shake my head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Another woman—who would spit at everyone else— took to Morrie and called him her friend. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Five minutes are up,” he says, almost spitting the words at Eric. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She say, ‘Take it. I know you need it,’ and I bout spit in her face. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t even that babies cried or smelled or spit up or anything like that. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I peered between his legs and saw her squint and pucker her lips as if she were about to spit. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Whenever I made urine, I should spit into it for good luck. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held my breath as I tried inserting them again, but the machine spit them right out. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Everybody held his breath while the landowner squinted his eyes and spat. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Sir marched the boys out to the lake, chewing sunflower seeds along the way and spitting out the shells. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Breath mixed with spit and fear and pain. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then turning toward the door, blinded by water and light, Ben spit back, “Yeah, Dad, and this little girl just whipped you good.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They can even have spit all over the pillow and they still look all right. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

As I finish, I'm so close that he's getting sprayed with invisible spit. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

String and spit and wire and a voice on the radio offering a loom on which to spin his dreams. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Any school that would make someone lick up their own spit—lick it up off the actual ground—must be really tough. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He spat in the dirt to make red mud, then patted this onto the walls until they were covered. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spat and shrugged his shoulder across his lips, wiping his mouth, then he continued his progress across the lawn. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

As I went in, Mrs. Means came out with her baby, who had not only spit up but had soiled his diaper, I could tell. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Before he saw me, I watched him as he pulled out a red bandanna, now gray, and coughed into it and then spat into a pile of gob next to the bathhouse. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “Now spit in your palm—like this—that’s right. Now you give me your hand—see?—squidge the spit all together. Now rub it dry on your hair.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We spat the needles and tried to pin his nads. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jeanne spat out her words like the pits of bitter plums. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The snake by the kitchen house was a cobra that spits in your eyes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nin glared up at her, bent forward, and spat in the dirt. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

My eyes are hot, my mouth full of spit. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat and spat a thick glob of phlegm onto the rushes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“No one said that,” Matthew says, spitting out the string necklace. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The man turned in his saddle and spit onto the muddy road. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she reached the kennel the cat looked up and spat at her, keeping one paw pressed down on the rabbit’s neck. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mong spit in the bushes and turned his eyes on me this time. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Armed guards surrounded her while hundreds of white people spat and called her names. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The coppery taste of blood fills my mouth, and I spit, aiming at Miss Anderson’s boots. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He turned around, wiping the guy’s blood off his face with the sleeve of his sweatshirt and spitting on the ground. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She bounced her face against his shoulder, leaving a spit stain, and thrashed her legs. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“But your mom needed me, didn’t she, Mr. Cutiepie, because someone went and spit up all over her uniform and she had to go change.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Webb spits a seed that bounces off the lip. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He spat into his palms and rubbed them together. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Red broke free and spat on the ground. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The machine accepted the purchase and spit out a receipt. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

As they approached he took it out of his mouth and spat. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

"I am the Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, not some grass- stained savage with bells in his hair," Viserys spat back at her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My mouth filled with spit, and a rotten hole in one of my molars yelled its displeasure. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Tally grimaced as her saw bounced across the hard wood again, spitting bits of bark at her face, its low hum transformed into a protesting howl. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Get out of my house now before I disembowel you with my teeth and spit you out into the street for the rats to feast on. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“Aye, work!” said the man with contempt, and he spat upon the floor. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He spit into the water no more than a foot away. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Root spat out the butt of his cigar, squashing it comprehensively beneath his boot heel. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I could hear him spit a big stream of tobacco juice down onto the dirty concrete. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She gritted her teeth, ceased her ghosts’ attack, and spat out, “Do you want me to save her or not?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Afterwards, both of them spit and gagged and wiped their mouths with the back of their hands. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

She spat out more blood, and Moss did as he was told. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"An actual incision is not necessary. It's the same thing if you just spit on your hand." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The fire spat when chicken fat dripped into it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spat on the doorknob twice, a ritual that, she once told me, protected the innocent and kept all evil spirits away, including the police. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nina wasn’t crying at all and she kept making gurgling noises, where these little spit bubbles popped out of her mouth. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

His mouth was full of blood and flesh and hair, but he dare not spit or swallow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He’s the spitting image of our mother—and no one could forget Mother. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then I spit on it a few times to give it a frozen overcoating. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He took a sip of whiskey, spit in front of him and went quiet for a few seconds, like he was thinking about it. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I can see that,” said Connor, and with that he spit his mouthful of mashed potatoes right in my face. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

As the night went on, the crackle and spit of exploding fireworks increased. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he started forward, some pebbles spat from the path and stung Claire's ankle. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Oiling themselves like roast meat on a spit, and bare backs and shoulders, on the street, in public, and legs, not even stockings on them, no wonder those things used to happen. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Red staircase with red spit stains in the red corner. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They spit at the women and threw lighted cigarettes and matches in their direction. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

For a minute she felt good about shaking the spit out of Sucker. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Almost everything she said came out on a spray of spit. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Simmon followed suit, spitting over the side with a childlike exuberance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But him being known as a poor shot with tobacco juice, I reckon Mama cringed, because he said, “Jest a minute, folks,” and went outside to spit over the banisters. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He spat, and poked harder with the point of his sword. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He groans again and spits at me but I’ve still got the knife which has now made a little cut. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Fat sausages sizzled and spit over firepits, spicing the air with the scents of garlic and pepper. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I spit out a mouthful of beer I laughed so hard. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

To prevent either, we had to position the spacecraft broadside to the sun, and then begin to turn slowly, like a chicken on a barbecue spit. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flinch as a little piece of spit flies out of Mr. Dixon’s mouth and lands on my arm. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Somebody else spat out into the hot dust of noon. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Horrible!” she screamed, spitting out the vile mix. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It featured a hummingbear, spitting water into the air, the base black from its brush with the inferno. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He spit and bent over for a sec, looked up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He rolled to one side as all eight hydra heads spit acid, turning the floor where he’d been standing into a steaming crater of melted stone. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“There was so much gob and spit floating in the water, I thought I was swimming through jellyfish,” chuckled Mamaji. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

"You think you seen something? Hell, you ought to been over on Lenox about two hours ago. You know that stud Ras the Destroyer? Well, man, he was spitting blood." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Quit being such a smart aleck, Newt,” he spat, his face flushing red. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Mmm-hmm,” she says, even though the look on her face says she wants to spit it out. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I spit my iron blood in his face. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I shouted, and the food spit out of my mouth. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

One by one, Stanley watched each of the boys spit into his hole and return to the camp compound. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She eagerly bent down to drink and fill her jug, but as soon as Minli tasted the water she spit it out! Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

One scout hung his head, let spit fall from his lips. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gagged on the water and tried to spit it into the bucket in one long stream, but it just gushed out of his mouth over Henry's shoes. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now you are mine, or God will chew you up and spit you out like the living filth all wolf’s heads are.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He alone remained defiant, spitting venom at the queen’s men as they prodded him along with their spears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Tears and snot are running down my face, but all I can do is lie in the dirt and spit out pieces of sweet, fleshy pulp. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He firmly believed that football, like other sports, used blacks, exploited them and then spit them out once their talents as running backs or linebackers or wide receivers had been fully exhausted. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys in the front row hope he has no diseases for it’s the spit that carries all the diseases and he might be spreading consumption right and left. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The briny taste of blood fills my mouth, and I spit it out on the floor, in too much pain to care what Aquilla thinks. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He sits down beside me, clears his throat, and spits into the creek. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

As I opened the back door, he spat, "Up here," delivering two more to the ribs. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

They galloped around the marble columns, spitting flames, neighing with a sound like sandblasters. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“We all bite off too much sooner or later. But some students don’t know when to spit their mouthful. They burn out. They quit, or botch their exams. Some crack.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He raised his upper lip, giving himself a rodentlike face, and spit a thin stream of Coke between his front teeth. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The future Reverend, skidding on his heels, rigid with fear, applied his terrified lips to the ring on the Patriarch’s middle finger, leaving it wet with spit. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time the twins were toddlers, Mrs. Trepid couldn’t bear their stumbling and falling and screaming and banging and breaking and spitting. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

We walked along the ledge of the highway, Rosaleen moving at the pace of a bank-vault door, her spit jug fastened on her finger. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hephaestus cleared his throat and spat into a bronze spittoon. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I just got hit,” I yelled to Dalio, spitting out blood and pieces of tooth into my hand. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

So did I. I could tell she thought it might be fun to learn how to spit like a master. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, I am trying to decide if I should turn in my paper, knowing Mr. Daniels will probably think I spit it out in two minutes. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The car stopped a good spitting distance from the porch, and the door eased open. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The southern white man was spat from the loins of the devil and there was no way to forecast his next evil act. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the night the only sounds are the sounds I decide to make: writing numbers, spitting toothpaste, walking like a cat to my room, closing my bedroom door, flipping pages. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

His speech, once effusive and rapid, was hesitant and fitful; the words emerged with a sudden, surprising force, as if he were spitting out strange pips of food that had been put into his mouth. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He clung to the hull’s edge, coughing and spitting water. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, she removed a plastic model of an F-8 Crusader, paused to fix a misplaced decal with a small application of spit, then set it down in a window ledge. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked back at my father, and he pushed himself past her and stood in front of Lucas, who sat there the whole time, facing straight out, even when someone spit on him. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The singing only stopped when he paused to spit out the window, and he didn’t care a bit how red I turned. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

One night she counted fifty drums on a spit in the river, and there she made camp. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The metal trash can gonged as he spat the gum inside. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I clamp my hand over his mouth and nose hard, forcing him to swallow instead of spit. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The fifth, with the broken fingers, spat and pulled free a dagger with his left hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, if that’s not the spitting image,” Mrs. Merton says, looking over his shoulder. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was spitting and sputtering, and another monkey, a green bracelet around its arm gleaming in the light, scrambled to it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He barked a wet cough and spat in a soiled handkerchief. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He sucked up his last bit of saliva and spat. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I spat the blood that had filled my mouth. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Florence cleared his throat and spit a nice wad that beat Horse’s by five feet at least. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if she had spit in her hand before she started on my hair. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to, but then I thought she might get a notion to spit in my food. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

They both looked at me like they were about to spit in my face, eyes glistening with wrath and frustration. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I decided to perfect the “Toads, beetles, bats” one first, since that was the one I understood the best and because when I said it, a little bit of spit came out with the “beetles.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I thanked him instead of spitting on him, and when I went back to the apartment, a poster had been pasted at the entrance to Mickiewicza 7. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

One time, as Sefia dressed a kill and set it on a spit over the fire, she narrowed her eyes at him and said, “You need a name.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The boys with the spit gave Ralph and Piggy each a succulent chunk. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Judd jerks his head in my direction, then turns the other way and spits his tobacco out the window. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were chickens turning on a spit, which seemed to be magically going round and round on its own. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

One morning as I passed the sizzling stove I thought I heard Tillie cough and spit. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The anger that’s inside me is boiling, spitting out words before I can even think twice. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She spit the news out as fast as it came in her ear, sharing it with Mark’s dad and Jessie. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“And no spitting,” he warned the cat sternly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Palmer,” she said firmly, “I am confident you will never spit in this room again. Now put down the chalk and go home.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

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

She moved it around in her mouth to gather up spit enough to talk. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“That Muggle what my sister took a fancy to, that Muggle what lives in the big house over the way,” said Morfin, and he spat unexpectedly upon the floor between them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Many of them had the lung disease— tuberculosis was the demon word—-and they hacked and spat constantly. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

From her look of disgust I believed Cecile would have spat on her own floor if she wouldn’t have had to clean it up. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked like he immediately regretted his decision, because he made a face like he had just swallowed cardboard, and spit out the salmon onto the ground in front of everyone. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When he tried to move, the inside of his head pounded; so he lay flat and spat out the gritty mountain clay. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Aristocrats were people who didn’t blow spit bubbles or shiver their legs. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

All she could do was spit full in his face, so she did, with all her might. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not a person to harass,” I spit out with fake bravery. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

To that, Big Ma gave a spit sound without actually spitting. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Even a bear considered him insignificant, licking up his spit as casually as if it were dew. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Shouldn’t you be with your father, celebrating?” the Ghost spits. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Bilqis spits in his face, and he slaps her hard—so hard that her scream could crack the earth. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The museum was pitch-black except for the bits of light Aru had been able to convince Vajra to spit out. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Dirty Jews!” one of the men sneered, spitting on the ground. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll spit in your face if you don’t leave me alone!” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She could imagine Root’s face, purple with rage as he spat into the mike. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

She started walking on my heels, and when I turned to face her, she spit at me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sucked at the raw meat and tried to spit out the leg bone, but it only dribbled over his lower lip and tangled in his beard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was Blackberry who bullied the stupefied Pipkin to his feet and forced him to limp the few yards to the gravel spit. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had his hands in his pockets and was chewing tobacco, working his jaws furiously and spitting savagely, sending the brown juice all over the ground around his feet. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I spit up blood in the rest room. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The logs popped, spitting ashes out of the barrel. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He leaned over the saddle and spit down. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the best cuts were broiled and off the spits, they all sat down to banquet. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hissing, Biter grabbed a handful of half-charred rabbit right off the spit, and tore into it with his pointed teeth while honey dripped between his fingers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Sally spit out the shiny bit of whatever it was she’d been hoarding to let out a frantic click-click-clack! of protest. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Some plants spit their seeds into the wind. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

As I go on, I can’t keep my voice steady anymore; I start to spit out the words like venom. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Korean is all you are,” he spits out. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to spit your gum out before you swim,” I said, thinking again of Irene. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

He sucked the wound, then spit “I hate catfish! Them stingers hurt worse than Pa’s belt.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

She released her grip on Bull’s ear, stepped back, and began spitting vigorously into the bushes. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was wearing shirt and trousers of coarse cotton jean—the kind of cloth the Lowell mills spit out by the mile. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She spit out the words fast, sending them hurtling toward me like photons from the sun, and I didn’t see them coming until they blinded me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Harry spat, trying to wrench himself free of Ron and Hermione. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But even singing “You Are My Sunshine” outside his window only resulted in him opening the window and spitting at us. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I keep sliding one-dollar bills into the machine until it spits out a ticket. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Irene coughed and spit for a good thirty seconds, always dramatic. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Well, I step on that curse and spit on it too. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“What’re you doing\\” The boy spat on the ground, panting like a winded dog. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

When he bent his head to spit, I saw honey-crusted sores on his scalp. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Just when I thought she was finished with me, she spat on my shirt and stomped on my foot. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“I ain’t believing somebody spit on me,” Bull bellowed in disbelief, his hand feeling his hair. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At least kick him or spit on him. People shouldn’t talk like that about people’s races.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

That dismal face of hers turns cherry red, and spit starts flying outta her mouth as she screams, “Girl, I just gave you a bath!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face on his sweatshirt, spit in the water. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You know what they do at Iona if you spit on the ground?” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

His old Spanish guitar spat out a series of warm, labyrinthine phrases that wrapped melodic vines around Gordo’s fierce piano hits. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

It was said that he spat or did worse in this vat once a day. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I remember. I tasted a couple, and I couldn’t spit them out fast enough—so sour my tongue wanted to shrivel up and leave!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I laughed because I was spitting and patoohing a mile a minute when my head popped out of the water. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the front of the book, Estha had rubbed out his surname with spit, and taken half the paper with it. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes he spat out the stones and tried the song again. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I swear some of them spit at us before we made it to the turn and headed toward the far side, the visitors’ side. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss tried to spoon some curry into his mouth, but spat it out. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She might get a notion to spit in my food for a solid week. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I spat a litany of things I’ll never repeat for the rest of my life, and he cowered and stared down into the dirt. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The cheap, stiff bristles hurt his gums, and he spit some blood into the basin. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was so cold that if you spit, the slob would be an ice cube before it hit the ground. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Colonel spit into the stream and broke the silence. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Christ!” said Charles and spat on the floor and went restlessly and uneasily to work. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth tightens and opens and spit flies everywhere. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She spat the word like a wormy seed. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only when he chanced to move past the food which had been prepared did he, as a game, take a bit into his mouth, hold it there for hours, and generally spit it out again. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aru dramatically flipped her hair over her shoulder, which was a bad idea, because it was still damp from whale spit and ended up smacking her in the eye. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sigurd spat out a laugh like it tasted foul. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

My pockets are disgusting, covered in spit and dust from the nearly swallowed pills, but it’s better than being drugged all the time. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The air is gray today, the wind spitting ice, and it’s hard to remember a time when I wasn’t afraid of death. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When one was not spitting out food, another was tugging at her skirt, while the third screamed for his car, which had rolled underneath the sofa. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

It shuts up any words I’ve got left in my throat, makes them die right there and then—steps on the courage I had building and spits on it, too. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

When no one spit it out, Oliver reached across the table to ladle a small amount of the stew into his bowl, then took a tentative sip. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Backstage, playing spit, Bridge looked at Sherm and thought about his bread smell and how it was a little bit sweet. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

And he spat a brown disparaging comment on the ground. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I exclaim out loud and jump to the spit. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra’s face was pressed into the fur of her kitten dæmon, but not for long, because as soon as Asta flew down to the crib, Pantalaimon woke up and spat fiercely. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

His face is red, and spit flies out of his mouth. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But nobody trusted the storm troopers after the massacre, and people would spit on their uniforms while passing them on the street. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

She might as well have spit in my face. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Whenever I’m playing center field, I always keep a wad of seeds in my cheek and spit them at patches of grass, divots, pieces of paper, and dandelions. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

It looks to me as if he would spit in Captain Smith’s face if he weren’t so overheated. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

But when I tried to spit it out on the sidewalk, nothing came out. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He spat at Noah, then glanced at his wife. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spit into it and wipe my mouth before talking. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The spit caught Edwin squarely and dragged across his faded shirt. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“I’m begging you. She’s only—” “I know who she is!” the stranger shouted, a line of spit hitting his chin. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The monkey fell on his paws, facing the cat, and the cat arched her back, tail raised high, and stood sideways on, hissing, challenging, spitting. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Going to be the spit and image of his daddy when I rode him North in ’61. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to know if the baby will be spitting. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

For a while I tried to shine them with spit, but the mud was too much. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I’ve never used it because people tell me I should spit in it and grind dirt in there to break it in. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He gathered enough saliva to spit at Frankie, but most of the drool ended up oozing down the side of his face instead. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Flames came teeming from its mouth, and molten spit, and reeking, scorching smoke. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat with my feet spread apart so I could spit the sunflower-seed shells on the ground between them. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Holy underwear in heaven!” she spat out, and pounded her fist into her palm. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Crookshanks was spitting and snarling on the bed; the hair on his back was standing up. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Cole laughed and spit at him even as he was held back. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He spit on her chest and walked away. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He wanted to scream and kick and spit and open up the Box and jump into the blackness below. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mom scoffs into the phone so loud I can practically hear the spit hit the speaker. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The spat was with an older cousin, who thought Maria Isabel was showing interest in her boyfriend. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

To Rowan, the phrase “Your Honor” had become a profanity, and he couldn’t help but spit it out like one. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

At last Merry stirred and whispered softly: ‘So far so good; but how are we to avoid being spitted?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A few drops of spit struck my lips. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Ma clears her throat before spitting a wad of phlegm into the street. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

She spit up blood all over his back. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I am drowned!” gasped the Old-Green-Grasshopper, spitting out water by the pint. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Abbey was close behind, spitting and spluttering to get the stranger’s germs out of her mouth. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Will looks at me, and then turns and spits out the door. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She leaned out of the window above us and said, “Wish in one hand, and spit in the other. See which one fills up first.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The streets just suck them in like a Hoover vacuum cleaner and spit them back out. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Imagining that the worst had already passed, I began to walk away from the bus and the girls stuck their heads out the window and spit on me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It’s really gross the way Timmy lets loose with flying gobs of spit. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The forge spat out nails at a remarkable rate. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Abbey was close behind, spitting and spluttering to get the stranger’s germs out of her mouth. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“This is where I live,’’'' Hugo spat back at her. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He coughed mean and violent, and spit something thick into an old handkerchief he had tucked in his shirt pocket. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He spit in front of him, said: “When you look at the ocean, like you and me are right this second, you realize how small we are.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Some Marines could make a good spit shine last for a week, but Bull’s shoes would look as if they had been on a forced march after only several days’ wear. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at him with disgust and spat on the ground. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Like I am a piece of gum to be spit out once the flavor is gone. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He breathed heavily and spat into the sea a half-dozen times. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Angel spit up on my shirt right when I was headed out the door. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He decided to put the spats away in the box when he got home and not wear them again until they moved to a more decent neighborhood. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spit on his hand and held it up. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rolled down his window and spat com and bits of metal filling into the wind. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he straightened up, feeling stiff, the cat raced away, spitting, and he stood there for a long time among the empty houses, waiting for his heartbeat to slow. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I take a ladle full, then spit it out. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

As an alternative, you can use forbid with an ing word alone: I forbid spitting. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Scoot over and let me spit,” Genie garbled, foam leaking from his mouth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

His face is flushed and his bad leg throws a spit of dust with every step. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I awoke to find Pomp sitting near me, chewing seeds and spitting the husks into his hand. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The guy coughed and spat, his eyes bulging. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

In the back of the church, I stood beside my dad, spitting saliva into a Kleenex. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Instead, she spit up some milk on Dad’s shoulder. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evidence seems to prove that this is a germ disease spread principally by human contact, chiefly through coughing, sneezing, or spitting. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He spat it out and said, “Well fought.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He made the torches disappear as if the darkness had devoured them, bowed to the speechless Meggie with a smile, before once more spitting fire out into the night’s black face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She fought back with her fists, exchanging a flurry of blows with the driver, who spat upon her as he struck her. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

For one thing, they spit that dark stuff that looked like tobacco juice. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I watched both of them, the boss lady and the cook, praying that the cook would spit again. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

What the boy had seen was a charred human infant headless and gutted and blackening on the spit. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

When they were about ten feet away from Duke’s front porch, Scruffy spat out the flowers he was carrying in his mouth. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She spit into her palm, rubbed her hands together, drew the basket closer, and started to rearrange the snails. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The woman spits in the face of the second guard, who responds with a slap so hard that she falls to the floor. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The black king was in one curled fist, shiny with spit and dented with teeth marks. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Who would ever have the nerve to spit at my mother? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He saw smoke and could smell the pigs that had been roasting on a spit most of the day. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was spitting tacks, trying my hardest to concentrate but thinking, Doesn’t he see the Botticelli hanging on the wall behind me? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

One wore spats, and one had a handkerchief in his pocket same color as his tie. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those who had taken the mercury purge were constantly spitting to rid their mouths of the foul taste the drug left behind. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“Tell your daddy and the rest of those boys they were told to expect trouble,” he spat out. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She would roll it round and round her mouth like a piece of hot pork-crackling before spitting it out. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Real spit that landed on the pavement if they were outside, pretend spit on the linoleum floors if they were inside the school. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She had died a coughing, spitting, aching, phlegmy death. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain saw a solid shot furrow the earth, an instant hole, almost a tunnel, black, spitting, and die shot rebounded a hundred feet into the air, spinning off across the road. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thrust the waterskin into her hands and she gulped so quickly that she choked, then gagged a bit as she spat it out. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The machine starts up again and spits out another seven pages. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He spat and kicked at the spit with his heel. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Then he took up the rabbit, spitted it, and soon had it roasting. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

They took a hemp sack and a bucket and went seeking, working their way across the sand, out along the spit that led to the island. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like I liked Bud Searcy a lot better than I ever had before, even if he did talk too much and spit tobacco juice all over the place. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crab spat again, then stuck the cigar back into his mouth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He was tired of people skirting around him in the corridors, as though he were about to sprout fangs or spit poison; tired of all the muttering, pointing, and hissing as he passed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The nasty weather that had assaulted Seattle since the previous October finally broke, though not before spitting a late spring snowstorm at the city for good measure on March 21. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Transport terminals all over the planet were spitting out a steady stream of gunters who then swarmed across the globe, creating chaos and disrupting classes on every school campus. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Everyone turned to Henry, who spat back at them,“Yes, and he would be dead now were it not for the Overlander!” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled up the front of my shirt and wiped the spit off my face. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I pull on my gear, grab my spit, kick some dirt over the coals, and take off in the opposite direction the Careers went. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Jackboots and Flops came through the lines, screaming into the people’s faces, poking them with clubs and rifles, spitting in their faces. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He was carrying a whip made from a thin tree branch and chewing his knuckles, spitting. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To say her name is to spit on your father’s grave.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held him when he spat up blood. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The ground was too dirty to receive the Inka’s saliva so he always spat into the hand of a courtier. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The pot boiled and bubbled over a fire which hissed and spat, and she stirred it with a spoon as big as an oak tree. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Why would I give in to people who spit in my face and tormented me each and every day? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh screw you,” he spat sourly, and went outside. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At breakfast don’t blow on my porridge, and don’t spit out the lumps. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Percy sprawled at her feet, coughing and spitting mud. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

For this reason I worked on the canoe I had abandoned on the spit. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cringing, I started to spit it out, but La Llorona coaxed me until I swallowed the rest of it down. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The chief spits into the dirt in front of us again and walks away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used to just put a whole bunch of them in my mouth at the same time, suck all the salt off, then spit them all out machine-gun-style. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I was spitting and coughing and breathing in uneven choking gasps. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was still food left, sizzling on the wooden spits, heaped on the green platters. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The twins regarded him with admiration, and Cal collected spit on the back of his tongue to practice. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

RiRi was cleaning her new boots with spit and a finger. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The longer the interview goes on, the more my fury seems to rise to the surface, until I'm literally spitting out answers at him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Their dorsal fins, some as tall as a man, cut the glassy surface within spitting distance of the rail. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flames lick her, and the walls hiss and spit molten plaster. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

As the other spears closed in, the dragon spat fire, bathing two men in black flame. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ridgeway spat tobacco juice on the sidewalk, at the feet of some onlookers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

All you have to do is spit on the sidewalk, and the whole town figures you’re the kind of guy who might commit homicide, and everyone in your family is likely just the same. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The throat pain always returns, though, unless I tell what I really think, whether or not I lose my job, or spit out gaucheries all over a party. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was running at us at full speed, and she was screaming, but I couldn’t hear her over the pounding rain until she was so close to us that I could see her spit flying. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He spat it at the fat man’s feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A wave broke over his head, and he came up gagging and spitting salt water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He pinched a hunk of meat from the spit and chewed it thoughtfully. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He spat the name through his bleeding lips. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ll thank you to let my child alone!” she spat out. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Still eyeing Cole, the Spirit Bear casually licked up the spit, raised its head, eyes mild and curious, then turned and sauntered away. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The man on his knees got up and spat at the dopey. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had a screeching voice and long wet narrow lips, and whenever she got angry or excited, little flecks of spit would come shooting out of her mouth as she talked. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

The crisp-skinned pork, sliced from the roasted pig on the spit, smelled delicious, but she knew it was not for her, not with her remaining teeth loose and her gums sore. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then the wife of an army officer spit at the protesters and tore down the banner. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I was the only person in the place, besides the snaggle-toothed old man who ran it; he was in the room next to mine and kept me awake with his loud hacking and spitting. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When we're gone, time will forget whether we swapped spit with strangers. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps it was the embers crackling and spitting on the hearth. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Pathetically, with the creak of a tired motor, the fountain began to spit up champagne. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

His voice is elevated, and spit darts from the corners of his mouth. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I spat it out and was bitter at the loss of precious water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Miles spit one more time and put a hand on Mr. Gunthrie’s shoulder. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The man turned his head, looked at me, twitched his mouth to reveal several rotten buckteeth, spat a huge blob of mucus into the fire, and then broke into a long, scornful laughter. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes grew wide, and he chewed quickly while everyone watched him, before spitting out, “Brighton.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Halfway down he spit out the peppermint and leaned out over the water. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted to roll the hate up into my mouth and spit it back in his face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes, spit three times, and made my wish. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Then he took a deep, deep breath, arched his body like a bow, and spat whatever was in his mouth out into the air above the burning torch. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“My goodness, Tandy Angel! The spitting image of your mother, God rest her soul. We have so much to talk about. Please, come right in.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Military trucks speed by occasionally, raising clouds of dust and spits of gravel. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Minho spat in the ivy, veins popping out of his neck. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Red splotches were appearing all over his face and flecks of spit were shooting out of his mouth as he talked. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spat the words out before fading into the back. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He raised his head slowly, looking across at the spitted chickens revolving before the low blue rotisserie flames. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth formed the word “oh,” but he didn’t actually say it; he was too busy looking at Rosaleen in his church, Rosaleen who chose this moment to spit into her snuff jug. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He looks like his face was made to spit.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Freak!” she spat at her sister, and she flounced off to where her parents stood.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I can hear her coming across the floor and when she stands over me for the spit I open my eyes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you ever come back to this jail, Dacus. Don’t you ever come near me,” Palmer spat in the half light of the anteroom, a wantonness twisting his face. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, the portly knight who commanded the waycastle greeted Mya by name and offered them skewers of charred meat and onions still hot from the spit. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Nothing but a spit mark on the dirt. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Bob samples a piece of celery and spits it out. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

There was a slight red smear of blood on my hand, but when I spat, it came out clear. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He spit into the can a few times. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The machine plucked it from my hand and spat it out on top. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

You didn’t speak to someone from the other school unless you were spitting in their face. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“If I live that long. Some o’ my own will spit on me when they hear these terms.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Jake ate two sections at a time and with a loud whoosh spat the seeds into the fire. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Soheil asks, and then spits on the ground in front of his feet. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

It was a wedge-shaped spit of land which poked out into the river. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He coughed and looked for somewhere to spit, for the odor was in his mouth, coating his teeth and tongue. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the cigar from his mouth and spat on the ground. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

So when I arrived at the INS with my parents for my interview, I was the spitting image of Justin Bieber. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He was spitting distance from the hole when the forklift came to a stop and the guy came around, reached up, and toppled the first box into the ground. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, spit it out then,” Walter says impatiently. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She spat at them and turned to Wick. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He put the bundle on the floor and with his right claw drew out a long red knife and spat on it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I give him a high five and then spit another high-arcing seed that lands in the mug. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He moves Uncle Al’s hand aside, and then flicks a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe the spit from his face. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

His father is in a bed in the corner, groaning and spitting into a bucket. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Grinning, she spit the button out, wiped it on her shirt, and dropped it into Genie’s hand. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I concentrated this time, spat the words right out. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She found his Opi dialect funny, the way he seemed to spit the words out. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

This got even a louder affirmation from the assembly, followed by some truly hearty spitting. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Doodle, who had his head resting on a horse collar, raised up to spit a stream of tobacco juice over Smiley’s head, and Smiley got mad as heck. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

People are always telling him he’s the “spitting image” of Dad, which is kinda nasty, but whatever. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He spat and stretched out his long arms with white snapping fingers. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He spits my name out like something distasteful. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I inhale another breath and spit a second seed—this one bull’s-eyes the flower. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He spat the word out and knocked his head slowly against the wall behind him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the stump on her corner, she would stick a pinch of Happy Days snuff in her lip and spit juice straight as an arrow. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Now he snarls and spits blood at our boots, making me wipe mine against the ground in disgust. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Anya spat out an obscenity that would have gotten her a scolding if Mama had heard it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Instead there’s a constant mist like someone or something is continuously spitting on you. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He said words in German that were foreign but ugly and spit on the ground at my feet. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The fire spit and the sap boiled, and the drowsy heat and wavery lantern light and steamy smell were wonderful. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Sage laughed so hard when I said that that he started to choke on his own spit. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Having stitches is weird. My arm already spit one out.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

They were hurting too much already; I might as well have been spitting on them. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lay quite still for several seconds before feebly spitting out the snow in her mouth, and then she blew just as feebly until there was a little space to breathe in. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to open her up, crisp her edges, ram a stick down that hunched and curving spine, force her to stand erect and spit the misery out on the streets. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paced as he spat his rant, but the longer he stayed in front of me the more courage I found. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he spat river water all over her skirt and she knew he lived to bedevil her again. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other side, die Red Keep loomed high an its hill, spitting fire. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Would a clothesline rope circling her neck and yanked with all Alice’s strength make her spit it up? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir, folks say I’m the spitting image of my old man.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Having no cumin or cecily for sealing the cord, she spat on her hand and rubbed the cut end. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

At Rob’s suggestion, we’d decided to enforce a two o’clock turn-around time: anybody who wasn’t within spitting distance of the summit by two p.m. had to turn around and go down. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She took her vomity handkerchief out of his pocket and let him spit out his food. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

His iron staff was as tall as he was and crowned with a dragon’s head; when he stamped its butt upon the deck, the dragon’s maw spat crackling green flame. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The song slammed on; various rappers took turns spitting sixteen bars in different languages. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

While the wheels of his oldVolvo wagon spit gravel down Smith Street, I wondered what would happen if Dad saw a great white while diving off Cape Ann. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

After we shook off the giggles and wasted most of the wine with spit takes, he turned to me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I lit a cigarette and spit into the creek. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The troll lumbered after him, spitting dislodged teeth from pulped gums. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But how could they know up-to-date folks was spitting in flowery little things like that? Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

She still had her napkin clutched in one hand, and she came at me with it like I was a baby who’d spit up. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Whenever she calls me something like that, she spits it from her mouth, practically hurling it at me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

And why did baseball players spend so much time spitting and then making sudden incomprehensible runs? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The coach wiped spit from the corners of his mouth. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She was spinning and kicking and I’m pretty sure spitting. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I spit, and was going to go back to her leg when she said, “Wait, I see it.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I spit, but his huge brown eyes plead for me to calm down. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

As Ernie got closer, Samantha stopped barking and just panted, her tongue dangling from her mouth like taffy, spit flying everywhere. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

If only he could spit that letter right out of the mailbox. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He could see it moving slightly where it drew down into a concrete tile under the roadway and he spat into the water and watched to see if it would move. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She bites off a hangnail and spits it on the ground. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I dreaded to know what would happen when he spit out that tobacco. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Claire cracked up as well, then let spit dribble out of her mouth. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Her answer to this was to spit in Lord Asriel’s face. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

As he talked, he looked from me to the pocket set, back and forth—at least at first—and spat out a scholarly treatise on his method of preparation. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You want me to spit it in your hand?” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

He told how the bear had licked up his spit and how he had finally touched the Spirit Bear. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She coughed hard and blew her nose and spit out mouthfuls. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Your body builds up mucus, which is teeming with bacteria, which can cause your body harm. So we spit.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Six monstrous huge aurochs had been roasting for hours, turning slowly on wooden spits while kitchen boys basted them with butter and herbs until the meat crackled and spit. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be so sure about that,” I said, right as Lindsey spit. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Caul wiped the spit away with the back of his hand. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

His spit sizzled like fat on a hot griddle. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Get real. She spits it out in her napkin and flushes it down the toilet. Haven’t you ever noticed how often she visits the can on meatloaf nights?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Very good,” he said, spitting out a wood chip. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“We might as well run,” I say, spitting out more blood. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The cowboy got up from the boulder stiffly and spat out the last of the tobacco wad. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to spit in your face if you don’t let me up.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I had to be the one to break it down for her,” Lorena says, and Juanga laughs so hard, he almost spits out his Coke. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

If you spat on each grain of corn that was planted, the corn would grow tall and bear well. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She choose-s He refuses I’m getting better at hissing, no longer spitting on my forearms. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She tasted the goats’ blood and spit it toward the ceiling, then she sampled the blood of many more creatures. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then their hands flew, throwing cards on top of cards until Bridge yelled “Out!” and banged her hand down on the smaller of the two spit piles. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

No spit, no haymakers, no standing over the bed. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He bared his teeth; and then with a hissing breath he spat before the king’s feet, and darting to one side, he fled down the stair. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I take a bite and nearly spit it out. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The bacon was sizzling and spitting under the grill. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I inhale a deep breath and spit a sunflower seed at the dandelion in front of me. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Dad would spit, squeal, and rumble back. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they didn’t spit at me or elbow me in the ribs or call me a neek. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two sisters swore and spat at each other now savagely, raising a fluent, deafening commotion that brought a whole crowd of hilarious spectators swarming into the room. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I have to believe that, because plenty of prisoners spit at us as traitors. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“We are a fallen species, spitting on the gift of salvation. Humanity is irredeemable.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Seven and Thorn were spit out by the hexed wood and thrown backward onto the grass. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“My father threw me down a well the day I was bom, but I was so ugly that the water witch who lived down there spat me back.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Or you spit in his food in the cafeteria. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Blue-furred, orange-eyed, red-fanged, a tiger snarled upon his left biceps; a spitting snake, coiled around a dagger, slithered down his arm; and elsewhere skulls gleamed, a tombstone loomed, a chrysanthemum flourished. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

And just when he was sure his lungs would pop, the ocean seemed to spit him back up. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine the blades sucking me in and spitting me out the other side, and shudder a little. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

And then he would spit again and try to wipe the inside of his mouth on the sleeve of his shirt. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Art took a wrapper out of his shirt pocket and spit his Juicy Fruit into it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he was gone, leaving Mariam to spit out pebbles, blood, and the fragments of two broken molars. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I put spit on my finger and rubbed it off. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

They weeded and watched for fungus and spit bugs and for the mold that grew when it rained. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Things are different now,” he said, spitting on the floor. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But if there’s one thing I can’t forget, it’s those words we spat at each other. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They had worked hard to eradicate customs that had begun to corrupt their society, banning even seemingly benign diversions such as a gaming machine, a simple gambling device that spit out candy to its winners. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m just trying to help you. The clams are gross if they don’t get a chance to spit.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

How she had gone up to Velutha and spat right into his face. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pivot all the way around and see an older man with betel-stained teeth standing a few feet away, giving us an icy glare; he spits on the ground. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his mouth with the back of a gloved hand and spat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When I was done, my ogre spat at me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ann concluded with an expert twist of the white Southerner’s tail: she observed that black cooks might be spitting in the stewpots and their white bosses would never know it. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But my mouth was full of toothpaste and by the time I’d rinsed and spit, her mouth was full of toothpaste. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sucked on that and spit out the pith and watched the soldier pass up and down past a freight-car outside and after a while the train gave a jerk and started. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The way he was moving his ratlike mouth, I knew he was working up another loogie to spit on me. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You boys are crazy, aintcha?” he said, and spat tobacco juice on the side of our building. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Behind her the torch spit, and suddenly it seemed to her that it was her sister's face on the wall, though the eyes were harder than she recalled, not Lysa's eyes but Cersei's. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Cole raised his head and spit into the dark; then he pretended to lick up the spit. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Before resuming the search I spat twice on my right palm and parted the spittle with my left forefinger, watching to see where the most spit went. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He coughed and spit, his neck burning from the rope, then tried to sit up. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The smith stumbled to his knees and spat out a tooth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then I spit another that hits the handle again. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

His father spat the word like it was profane. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Genie spit in the toilet, then positioned his toothbrush in his hand like a gun, holding it up so Ernie could see him in the mirror. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He looked down at his perfectly dug hole, spat in it, then turned and headed back to the camp compound. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She hit the number Five key and a printer on my side of the counter spit out my list. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

That would’ve been funny, except he started to get up again, spitting salt water and growling. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even as Mark looks, Baxter’s face comes up and out of the river and the boy is breathing, spitting, screaming. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When she opened her mouth, she spat out several teeth, which fell to the floor, and a thread of bloody saliva trickled down her chin and neck. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spat onto the tip of her finger and started to rub intently at a particularly stubborn stain on Mary’s chin. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mom is screaming so hard, spit comes out. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

A sour taste filled the back of her mouth that made her want to spit, but at the sound of approaching footsteps, she looked up. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“There’s a map mash-up that allows you to enter multiple destinations and it will spit out a variety of itineraries. Not that she’d know about this program. But still, I want to see.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She digs into a small bag of sunflower seeds and spits out the shells on the ground next to the stoop. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She spat in his face again, and he pushed her away hard in disgusted anger and frustration. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

His mother coughed wetly and then spat something to the floor. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other half of me was chanting, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, like spitting out mouthfuls of blood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“If you want to live, you should spit out the truth.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

There was wood everywhere: in fences; as cooking spits; laid down in walkways over muddy patches; and in big stacks by the fires. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But reality came in the venom the white bus driver was spitting as he reached for the side door to come after me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grasped his mother’s hand, hard, too hard, and he spit out his question. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She spit her cigar out on the stage and said, “Light them candles up again, you little fool.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He put his right hand in his own puke and wiped it all over his face and then spit in my direction and laughed. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

One of the others turns aside, spits on the sidewalk. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spat out the twig he was chewing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I spit a big glob in my hand and said, “We’re brothers forever. Bugs!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He added that the girls were the spitting image of their father. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the p of please, he spits out a packing peanut. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He pulled the door open, then turned and dropped a stringy brown glob of spit into the unflushed toilet. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He spat at the corporal’s face, and the corporal immediately shot him in the head at close range. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes, septa,” she said in a meek voice, though she was angry enough to spit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He clears his throat, and it’s harsh, like he’s got something stuck in his pipes, and some spit flies out of his mouth. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The coach just stood there, down the field, holding a clipboard and spitting tobacco, watching us like he was too lazy to come over and see if this was really a fight or not. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’m just crazy, crazier than the man that spits at tourists by the docks. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The wind had picked up even more and he was waiting for the first spits of rain. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She smiled at me, reached her hands down at my face, then spit up water all over me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

And—of course—they didn't spit into the canal, like Victor always did. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He told me tales: how he spitted Saracens upon his lance, cleaved them in twain, slashed open their skulls, to save the Holy City. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Oblivious of the tumult, a Creole woman spits out a curse. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spit into the yard and chuckled as if remembering a private joke. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

When the man did not stop to spit or wipe his forehead, each row took him approximately two minutes. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

My mind flickered as if on short circuit, spitting never-ending images of anguish, anxiety, and sorrow at me. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Shrimpzilla must have knocked them out of alignment, and the monster was in spitting distance, which meant that Leo couldn’t use the ballistae without setting the Argo II on fire as well. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He brought it close to his face and spit on it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each evening he fell into a drunken sleep after supper, wine-colored spit running down his chin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I bit into a hard biscuit, hoping I had enough spit to soften it up. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Who are you, man?” he spat at the one who was also his grandchild. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cut up the rabbit, fashion a spit out of branches, and set it over the coals. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Only now he offers me water, his hot dirty water he been spitting in all day. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman continued her rant, throwing her arms in the air and spitting on the floor of the hut. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

If she had expected him to be mortified, to spit it out and break down and apologize, she was wrong. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He could not spit or swallow, he could not easily breathe, and he could not think. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Off to Iona I went, half expecting to see kids on all fours licking up spit. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

When he was mad enough to spit, the water laughed at him. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I spit on mine and we exchanged fives. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spent some time in the kennels talking to Cavall, then wandered off to help them turn the spit in the kitchen. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I practically spat on the floor, which would have horrified Elisabet more than the ill-considered use of twenty million dollars. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

To do this each of them spat on him! My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Over her shoulder she spit out words to us like rotten pieces of apple. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been afraid that maybe she had turned into a flapper with spit curls and spike heels and she might not like me. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a rage, Cole tried to spit at them. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Rowan wanted to spit at him, but knew it would hurt too much, and might even bring about a second beating. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The saint drank a Mg gulp of his white whisky and spat in the fire. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The marten spat and snarled with annoyance, biting and tearing at the chain. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She clenches her hands into fists and almost spits at me, “Don’t you dare.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

So that, when Will surfaced again, still spitting and floundering, no one was there but Beetle in the tree, looking down at him with her eyes great in her white face. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another police officer watched a drunk man spit chewing tobacco in an older woman’s face; when someone complained to him, he said, “There would be nothing like this if you would stay at home.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while he would cough or spit between his shoes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

A wind began to come up, flapping and gusting at the canvas of the tents and the flags, and a cold rain spat down on them. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if it was superstition or what, but if my father said “death” you can bet two seconds later spit would be flying out his mouth. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spat on his hands, then he split open the hot clay and smelled the sweet flesh of the hedgehog, which had cooked, slowly, in the embers, as he had slept. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Instinctively, Cole gathered what little spit he could in his mouth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

By hook or by crook, by spit or by wit. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The moment we walked out of the classroom, his cocksure veneer, the spit and polish, would return. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

A report in the Woman’s Journal said, “Women were spat upon...slapped in the face, tripped up, pelted with burning cigar stubs, and insulted by jeers and obscene language too vile to print or repeat.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

"When he spits on you, he spits on all of us. He spits on the Drowned God. He must die." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He’d been full of spit and vinegar about the bayonet the army had given him. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I know it is my one chance to get as much sugar as I can, so I wait a few seconds to form enough spit in my mouth. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Secondly, Aunt Gina loves to send stuff back to the kitchen until it’s “right,” and I wouldn’t be surprised if they spit in our food. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we could do that stuff with some spit or something,” Peewee said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He forced down a desire to spit the liquid across the table. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And cry so hard that a foam of spit blasts out across the framed reviews for Aw Shucks. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

A woman leans out and spits on his shoulder. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Don't you believe a thing he says," the innkeeper spits. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I walk over to the sink and try the faucets, and after some fiddling, they spit out some yellowish water—probably straight from the river. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He strode in, smacked Pumpkin on the rump, swung lightly aboard Seabiscuit, and spat in the air. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gave me the same look she gave me when I accidentally emptied my spit valve in her Dixie cup a few weeks ago. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Ar, he left her, and serve her right, marrying filth!” said Morfin, spitting on the floor again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He spat out a seed and smiled at her suspicions. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He spits it into the fire, Michael gives out a loud cry and you can see him drawing the air into his head and kicking his legs and laughing. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“First it’s money, now it’s connections. Just spit it out, Fabulous.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He spat contemptuously, narrowing his one good eye. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It can be little things, like throwing darts at a pool float to test my sister’s swimming skills, or spitting back at the llamas at the zoo. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

He’s hurting bad but we ain’t saying anything, we just staring into each other’s eyes, me with his spit running down my chin. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a bright flame, only a feeble, orange light, fussing and spitting in the damp air. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I spit it out because it’s what I’m feeling in this moment and was feeling the many moments, minutes, and hours before. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

While he laid out those simple rules for the Time Suck, Sheed gathered his bike and sponged spit off his face with his b-ball jersey. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Bob rolled down the window and spat: “Get a job!” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

When he rose he spat out a mouthful of blood and broken teeth and went right on. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Even the skinny children's faces are lined with poverty and hatred, and they spit out their demands to their weary parents, or they don't—can't—talk at all. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She spat, saliva trailing from her mouth to a bloodred glob on the dusty ground. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I shook my head, spit on the ground by my feet. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

"You are to answer my questions," she spits. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I think of the way she spat out the explanation of the tattoo of broken glass on her back like it was poison. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He petted one donkey while he ate his handful of rough oats, stopping occasionally to spit out a husk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Monday morning I’m up early to wash my face and flatten my hair with water and spit. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She saw the masses of jeering faces, spitting, hissing, and booing as she was tortured. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Yet I could not let the cook spit in the food all day. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they arrived on the streets, they were greeted by angry crowds who yelled “Scab!” and spat at them. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He unshackled her, tossed her body to the side of the road, and spat upon it. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bill picks up his hat off the ground and spits. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

"Now spit out your business and waddle away, Imp." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The Scholl children were upset when the Nazis arrested a young teacher and forced him to stand as Storm Troopers marched past and spat in his face. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The boy spit, kicked his bare foot at the dirt, and said, “I knowed it!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

But the wardens moved him here after he spat in a guard’s face for no reason at all, after they stripped him and flogged him with koboko. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

And there’s a noise coming from under the bed, a sort of spitting sound, muffled, and then a thud. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z