She squeezed a pillow to her chest and looked up at me. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I started to whisper “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” and, with her free hand, Abby grabbed mine and squeezed. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

There is squeezing in her whole body—the compression socks, her shoes, her lungs, her heart. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I said, and squeezed my eyes shut until I saw stars. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She hugged each of us in turn, and I thought she would squeeze the breath out of me. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“Ha! I will be surprised to squeeze any words in,” I say back. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

She grabbed my hand and squeezed it, hard. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He squeezed her shoulder once and withdrew, slipping out the door into the cool night air. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I squeezed nervously through the thorny door, ducking and holding in my stomach, and entered a long, twisty hallway made of woven branches still carrying leaves and flowers. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Between my shoulders my heart squeezes, as though some doctor were massaging it to life. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes tightly shut and try to remember, but it’s all too hazy. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slides his hands down my arms and then squeezes my hips, his fingers sliding over the skin just above my belt, and I shiver. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

We walk out to the elevators—and Abby grabs my hand, squeezing it quickly, before pressing the button for the fifth floor. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Kalinda squeezes my hand and gives me my smile and only leaves my side when Missus Wilhelmina marches into the classroom. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She squeezed her eyes shut, grabbed the book, and bit into it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

We squeezed our elbows together as we walked to the car. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

We squeezed into a space with other relocated workers from Ghetto B, sleeping in rows on the floor. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Her grandma squeezed her tighter, patting her on the back. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The introduction shows a page-wide photo of a forearm and hand squeezing pliers around a length of taut barbed wire strung beneath one of the towers. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t know what we’ll do without you, Princess,” Paul said, squeezing her around the waist. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut and threw an arm across my face to block out the hellish blaze flooding my room. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Mark didn’t know what else to do, so he dove forward, wrapping his arms around Deedee and squeezing tightly, letting the momentum of his body pull her free from her captors’ grasps. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

And then, panic creeping up my throat, squeezing— A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes shut and try to sink deeper into the moss, stretching out my arms and imagining they are tree roots. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut and counted to ten. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I clutched at Mama’s hand and she squeezed it before letting go. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I would have screamed, but the cold was squeezing my lungs like a black fist. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Mummy cares deeply about you, too, beta,” Papa said, squeezing my leg. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She squeezed with both hands and kissed him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes shut and try to remember what Daddy’s two jobs were when he was my age. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Mr. Washington took their hands, squeezed them in assurance, and escorted them into the courtroom. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inej gripped the lip of the door and swung herself up, squeezing inside. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As I squeezed back, those worries slipped right out of my fingertips. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I know,” said Ron, giving her a squeeze. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His knees are pulled up to his stomach, his head is on his knees, and he’s shaking, tightening his grip about his knees, squeezing his shoulders small. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry,” she said, and squeezed tight. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My chin trembles and I bury my head into her side, squeezing her around the waist. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“But look, there’s still room over there to squeeze in a piano, especially if we move the bunk beds over a couple inches.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the armrests as I try to remember where I am, what I’m doing. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how tight I squeeze the pillow around my head, it’s still loud. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I pretend I’m cold, squeezing my arms with my hands. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Squeezed tighter this time, like trying to squeeze some it's gonna be okay in me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He squeezed me tight like we was best friends. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lumpy was squeezed under Conner’s desk but came out to greet me when I stepped into the room with all my stuff and shut the door behind me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I squeezed them tight, until I saw silver stars on the insides of my lids. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gritting her teeth, she stuck her thumb with the pin and then squeezed two drops of blood into the mixture. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I listen for the birds and feel my fear as a distant thing, a hammering heart and a squeezed chest, but not something that exists in my mind. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Sahil reached over and put a hand on mine, squeezing gently. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The pottery was thin, so fragile that even he had been warned not to squeeze too tightly, lest he crush it in his fist. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We squeeze through the crowds and check the lists posted in the hallway. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember squeezing beneath a couch and hoping and praying that my dad would just come and get me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The muscles in my legs squeeze to the point where I feel like they could burst at any moment. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She nods and squeezes my fingers so hard they hurt. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He reached down and grabbed his mother’s hand and she squeezed his. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mom didn’t say anything, but squeezed me back and swayed with me for a couple seconds. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

When the rescuers arrived a moment later, they found April lying on the ground and Marshall squeezing out to meet them through the fence. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rolled my eyes and squeezed her fingers. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He shouts and squeezes some room for me. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

He smiles and gives my shoulder another squeeze. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

My thighs went numb from squeezing the horse. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He took the clay turtle from his waist pouch and squeezed it back into a ball. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Don’t let them take me,” Chubs squeezed out. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I had to squeeze in the time for the quilt, for there was much to do to prepare for the wedding. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He runs to the creek, soaking his handkerchief and squeezing it out on top of my knee, rinsing away rivulets of dirt. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the book ’tween the bed frame and the wall till it wedges in tight, then I jump up quick. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

At one point it shook so much that Cora put her arms around Caesar and they stayed like that for a good while, squeezing each other at the more urgent tremors, pressed against the hay. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I can see he wants to hold her, hug her, squeeze her, but he doesn’t. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She wiped her hands on her apron and put her arm around my shoulder and gave me a little squeeze. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Against the wall, leaving little room to squeeze by, was a table covered with a yellow gingham cloth. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Jam whirled around just in time, throwing herself on the ground and covering her face, squeezing her eyes shut. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She shifted the goblets into order, squeezing in belladonna just before the goblet containing a lethal dose of oleander. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She laced her own fingers together and squeezed, but it wasn’t the same as Layla’s hand in hers. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes shut to keep out the dark night. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Listening to the duct creak as he squeezed against metal. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He looked back up, wondered who could possibly be inside the vessel and what their purpose might be.Trina squeezed his hand and he squeezed hers back.They were both sweating. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When I put my hand in his, he gave it a comforting squeeze. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She squeezed her grandmother’s shoulders gently, and as she stood up a wave of terrible loneliness swept over her. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingers dropped to my shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I squeezed the trigger of the sixteen and watched him hurtle backward. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Glass Glasses All day I practice squeezing hisses through my teeth. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

More butterflies took to the air as the largest fetterling I could’ve ever imagined tried to squeeze through a gap like a T. rex. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He looked at me hard, and squeezed my arm—not enough to hurt, but enough so I knew he could hurt me if he wanted. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie squeezed in between them to show off his latest drawing. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

It would never occur to them that anyone could squeeze through a space two bricks wide. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Min would squeeze handfuls of the purified clay, or rub it between his fingers. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I grip the knife and squeeze Viola’s hand once, hard, for luck. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Her head felt like it was being squeezed, but it didn’t hurt. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Hanako felt the depression in the air pressing in on her head, squeezing tears from her eyes. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, I grab Al’s arm and squeeze it as tightly as I can. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I reach to squeeze her hand, but she moves it to fuss with a flower that's threatening to drop from her bun. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I bit down and folded my hands and squeezed. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Absolutely,” she tells me, squeezing my good hand. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Chris squeezes his big butt between us, pushing both of us aside a little. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

For seconds, he squeezes hard to make sure I understand. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Brook’s head drops down and she squeezes her hands into fists. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her affection was infectious, and I squeezed her right back. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Mamá took my hand and squeezed it, her eyes suddenly misty. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Inej gave Nina’s hand a brief squeeze, and after a moment, Nina squeezed back. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

If you squeeze too hard, your avocado will get all bruised up. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Chuck had scooted away from the Grievers, bumping into Teresa—she held him tightly, squeezing him in a fierce hug. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He squeezed the little pack until the crackers crumbled and threw the orangey mush back in the bag. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I squeezed his hand, increasing my grip until I’m sure he felt pain, and threw the invisible dagger toward him, diving in as fast and hard as I could. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And then I feel my heart squeeze up the way he stops smiling, sticks his tail between his legs again, and slinks off. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dirty water stung my eyes and I squeezed them shut. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The family followed her and was able to squeeze into a pew all the way in the front, but it was crowded. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Once I’m finished squeezing lemons, I pour the juice into two pitchers that are half full of cold water. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He flinches as she squeezes his a little harder than he knew possible. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Minho’s face reddened as he squeezed his hands together like he was choking someone. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I squeezed the shell and felt it dig into the pad of skin on my palm. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But don’t squeeze hard. If you stop too fast, you’ll go right over the handlebars.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I squeezed the straps of the backpack until they cut into my palms, but I still didn’t say anything. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She squeezed her eyes shut and shook her head. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Mama sat down in front of Hanako and squeezed her own knees. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I stifle it in the folds of the hanging cloak, clench my eyes, from which tears are squeezing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chaol squeezed her hand, his skin warm in the frigid air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Calmly, he squeezed the trigger, just as Lindsey had taught him. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Now I mushed up the soup by squeezing the tube until all the water was dissolved, and cut off the end of the tube with a pair of scissors. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My voice was shaky and high, squeezed tight by the worry filling up my whole body. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the hard drive so tightly it hurts. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

My chest feels like someone is squeezing the air out of me. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she isn't in it, Hope, Dell and I squeeze in side by side by side and still, there is space left for one more. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

There’s barely enough room for me to squeeze in next to him. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

One is of me and Mother, smiling our forced smiles; the other is of me wedged between my parents, looking squeezed, under pressure. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

As they squeezed through, Chess’s face pressed painfully against the stone head of a creature that might have been a demon or just a man caught in the worst agony of his life. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In a minute he had squeezed through the fence and was standing in the long grass outside his yard. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He heard noises above—voices—and fear squeezed his chest. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my words tightly in my hand. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She slipped her free hand over his and squeezed it back. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

They sat at our table sweating while Mother ran and squeezed the orangeade and served it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He squeezed through and stood uncertainly in a softly lighted hallway. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan squeezed the stone, figuring out exactly how much he could shape it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

After waiting until the restless guard moved as far away as he was likely to go, I darted forward and squeezed into the breach I’d found. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God,” I said, squeezing my eyes closed. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I squeeze it lightly, out of fear that he is fragile now, that he could break from the sadness. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Miss Larsen puts her hand over mine and leaves it there, squeezing it every now and then. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

My finger squeezes the trigger and the shots go everywhere! First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I’d go through the motions and hope to squeeze the man down to nineteen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He wraps it around my palm and squeezes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She guided me back to the path, and when we reached it she laced her fingers through mine and squeezed. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Sigurd grabbed the domovoi, his giant fist squeezing the house spirit hard enough for Anya to hear a squelch and a crunch. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Men and women, young and old, were squashed between the stalls, most of them laden with bags and parcels, everyone trying to squeeze past one another. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He comes down my aisle and squeezes my nose, going, “Honk, honk,” because for some reason it’s hilarious to him. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Geez,” Faith kept saying, leaning forward, squinting into the storm, both hands squeezing the wheel. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the glass of water in my hands and try to imagine the cold reaching the flush in my face. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Matilda, holding the hat in one hand and a thin tube of Superglue in the other, proceeded to squeeze a line of glue very neatly all round the inside rim of the hat. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Underdown reported this to me, in quick little bursts of translation while she squeezed my hand tightly, since it was mostly all in French. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Aren’t you meant to be studying, anyway?” asked Mrs. Owens, and Bod squeezed his fists together and said nothing. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I wrap my shaking arms around my legs, resting my head on my knees and squeezing my eyes tightly shut. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She gently laid her hand on the Grand Elder’s arm, giving it a tender squeeze. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

When I slide a hand up his back to pull him super-close and squeeze him as tight as I can, his skin erupts in goose bumps. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

By the mid-twentieth century, however, the tables had been turned: old favourites became the bread and butter of live concerts, with new works squeezed in between them apologetically. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I would have collapsed from exhaustion if I hadn’t been held up by the prisoners squeezed in around me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Want to tell me what happened?” she asked, tenderly squeezing the towel around one of my pigtails, then the other. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I wrap her up in my arms and squeeze her tight. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As she, Millard, and Horace squeezed out of the booth, Bronwyn grabbed the man’s hands and pinned them behind his back. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut again, my fingers curling into the soft leather of Liam’s coat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“That’s my math whiz,” Mom says, and gives me a squeeze. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She turned her hand beneath mine and squeezed back. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And then he grabs my hand and squeezes it. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She twisted and turned and grimaced at the pain while squeezing her chest through the gap in the doorway. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I asked Dad as we squeezed around customers to get to the counter. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

In a while he stood up, took off the white mundu he was wearing, squeezed the water from it and twisted it around his head like a turban. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward in her seat beside me, trying to see better, and when Darren squeezed through her aisle, she peered down to look at it. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

A woman with big breasts sucks her teeth when I climb over her to squeeze into a little spot without saying excuse me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I push it toward Mrs. V. She opens it, reads it, then squeezes me so hard, I can hardly catch my breath. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Slivers of sunlight squeezed through the cracks in the branches, and I caught a glance of cloudless blue skies more than once. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The doctors had squeezed the top of my nose and gently tried to work the first splint loose. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Arthur squeezes his eyes shut and he’s shaking. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

And she was right: if you squeezed the duck hung up to dry in the east window, the sound that was my voice would come out of it. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I pulled away from Dad, Mom grabbed me in her own tight squeeze. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I wrap my arms around his waist and squeeze the way I used to when I was small. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He tried again, this time squeezing the brake handles as he kicked. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

"Doña, excuse our dropping in on you," the man is saying with false politeness that seems as if it is being wastefully squeezed from a tube. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Slowly, he eased his hands back, a little at a time, until he had a firm grip on each side of it, and then lifted it up, squeezing a little. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I squeeze them shut and try to turn away. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Cramp put his bag on the table and Laura squeezed my shoulder gently before stepping aside to make space for her husband. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Raymie squeezed in the word YES right after the question mark. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

A few older women entered the dare to listen, and Chipo squeezed herself in by the boys. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He saw his father squeeze his mother’s hand, and she gave him a glimmer of a smile in return. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my nose to stifle the sniffle I feel. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

All the Eyes must know about it; they’ll have squeezed it, crushed it, twisted it out of enough bodies, enough mouths by now. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yossarian rejoiced, holding both fists aloft triumphantly as though hoping to squeeze revelations from them. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Frowning, Mormont took his last egg and squeezed it in his fist until the shell crunched. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Now Aru was squeezing her eyes shut in embarrassment over Aiden possibly having seen her in horns when she banged her nose into something. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“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

Thomas realized his hands were squeezed up into fists on his lap. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He rubbed harder, and something squeezed out of his tear duct. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut to hide my tripping heart. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The hiss coiled itself tightly around the air and squeezed out all other sound. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

My feet dangling in the air, I squeeze my eyes shut and wrap my arms around his neck, not wanting to let go. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever the memory would arise she would usually squeeze her eyes shut and think of something else, anything else. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Her breasts were pointy and large in the thin white sleeveless sweater she wore that squeezed each contour and flowed outward smoothly with the tops of her enticing hips. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She jumps off the bed and squeezes me tight. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Mama kept reaching over and squeezing my hand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when a coughing fit was particularly bad, she squeezed Edward so tight that he was afraid he would crack in two. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

She pulled me close and squeezed me hard, her head barely as high as my shoulder. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both the girls were very slender and they had apparently squeezed through without much trouble, but the boy was causing a problem. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I still hate you a little,” I say, squeezing her tighter. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Even while the body’s internal organs are becoming plugged with coagulated blood, the blood that streams out of the body cannot clot; it resembles whey being squeezed out of curds. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir,” and Jo nearly crushed the small flowerpot with the sudden squeeze she gave it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

They bred dogs for foxhunting, for duck hunting, for bringing down bulls, and for squeezing into tight places to catch rats and other vermin. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He squeezed Boo, and Mini began to whimper. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t make those words fit no matter how hard we tried, but that didn’t stop us from squeezing, dropping, and rhyming the words. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The flavor of disobedience was titillating, and Nately moaned deliberately again, the next time he could squeeze one in edgewise. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She seemed to have a bad leg and took some time squeezing herself between the arms of the chair. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I am in the back of the police car, squeezed in between my mom and Auntie Seema. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Jane, this is sloppy work. Watch your trigger squeeze, girl. An inch isn't such a big deal at close range, but with a rifle that inch becomes several feet.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Dr. Crenshaw also told me that we shouldn’t worry in the meantime,” she said, squeezing my shoulders. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She reaches out and gives my arm a comforting squeeze. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She squeezed my hand hard until it hurt. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I see you made it,” she says to Miss Saunders, grabbing both her arms and squeezing them tight in a friendly girl-to-girl squeeze. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Bomboloni?” said Jenny, her muscles rippling as she squeezed the steering wheel hard. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Do I?” she answers, sitting across from me, squeezing the water from her dark hair. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull out my camera and take a picture of her as she plays, although something about the sight makes my heart squeeze. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And he didn’t know that all the time her brain was busy with how she could save a nickel or squeeze out an extra dime. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Multicolored patches are sewn over spots where he ripped open, his stuffing pouring out when I squeezed too hard during the most painful of my treatments. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I squeezed the brush as dry as I could and put it back in the bag and shut it, and went to the door again. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Das placed the camera to his face and squeezed one eye shut, his tongue exposed at one comer of his mouth. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my way past them to get to Donna. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Aru squeezed her eyes shut and gripped Mini’s hand even harder. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Dany had refused to compensate any of the Great Masters for the value of their slaves, but the Meereenese kept devising other ways to squeeze coin from her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His head seemed to be squeezed inward, and it hurt. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They added up to this: All the eighth graders would have to squeeze into the high school; all the seventh graders would have to squeeze into the middle school. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He squeezed me tight and kissed the top of my head. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

When she says something about zero tolerance, Abby squeezes my hand. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

In my stomach the food balls itself together, a handful of damp cardboard, squeezed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the way they came out, he and Helen listed between barely squeezing by and undeniably short. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maria squeezed Matt’s mouth as though she could force the words out. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Simon squeezes my hand and tugs me forward, inhaling sharply. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I lean my shoulder into the wall and squeeze my eyes shut. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

We squeezed hands in the space between our desks. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She gave my knee a squeeze and for a second I kind of tensed up, fearing the boy-fondled-by-drunken-depressed-widow worst. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She felt him quiver in her pocket, and gently squeezed him for reassurance. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes we let other outcasts squeeze in with us, but for the most part we ate alone, just the two of us. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She jerked left and right, but the chain thing only squeezed tighter. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Nearly three hundred people squeeze into Santa Teresa del Mar’s only movie theater, sharing seats, cigarettes, and soft drinks. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d gotten squeezed into the very back, with me, since we were taller than everyone else. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then she reaches for my hand and squeezes it. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my hands together to keep them from shaking, and hold my head high. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Go on ahead,” she wheezes, backing her big self against the wall so I can squeeze by. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze her arm briefly, move back before she can kiss me on the cheek. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Felix felt like the world’s strongest rubber band was squeezing his head. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Uriah takes one of the paintballs from his gun and squeezes it between his thumb and index finger. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I squeeze up the steps after them with my head down. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He sat down at the table and cupped the stump of his amputated arm in his hand, then rubbed and squeezed it gently. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I looked back at her, my heart squeezing at the sound of her childhood nickname for me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My dad squeezed into a suit that was too tight, and even Carl tucked in a collared shirt. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The letters were squeezed together so you could hardly read them. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I tugged at the fake Hulk muscles squeezing my real chest, and desperately hoped the costume would break and we would have to go back so I could change into regular clothes. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

My heart squeezes again, but I ignore it. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t stop my stomach from constricting like it was being squeezed through a hand crank every time I saw someone like that little boy for the rest of the trip. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“But I’m not like you, Mom. I can’t just—I’m not always—” I squeeze my hands into fists, frustrated with myself. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I squeeze her tight, set my chin on her shoulder, and sigh. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Slowly, Will made his way back to the twelfth floor and squeezed out from behind the wardrobe in Marigold’s bedroom. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

A squeeze machine wrapped in orange foam, the lightning bolt. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She takes my hand in hers and squeezes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She reached out and took my hand and squeezed it. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later in bed when I hear Daddy’s snores I squeeze my hand next to the bed and get the book. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

When April and Marshall and Melanie squeezed back through the fence for the second time they found everything just as they had left it. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully, he squeezed through the rectangular hole in the wall and into the room. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Z’s hands squeezed the wires he was holding so hard that Frankie was amazed they didn’t cut into his flesh. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It’s like someone squeezed all the extra water out of her, and now she's small and thin and so tan. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I squeeze half of its contents on top of my prescribed beige brew. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

His hand squeezes my waist and travels up to my chest. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I answered math questions in Mr. Harding’s class most days, and squeezed out a few words to JT. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Take this, the Blob says and squeezes us tight as saved money. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I feel that squeeze of fear on my heart that invades on occasion, whenever “Mom” and “guy” are in the same sentence. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

At every stop new crowds pushed into the car to squeeze into what little space remained. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

But they hit me square in the stomach, and I feel squeezed, like something is crushing me into myself. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

When the sun had cleared the tallest trees, Palmer felt a hand squeeze his little finger. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

My stomach squeezed up and my face burned just thinking about that. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The break in the barbed wire by the railway line was still there, and he squeezed through, tearing his shirt, not caring. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

She has to see me gripping—squeezing—the water bottle with both hands. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Her fingers squeeze the steering wheel so tightly that I’m surprised her nails don’t pop off. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She squeezed her arms around her knees and made the question stop. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Misunderstanding the look on her face, Mama took Koffi's hand and squeezed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I held it above my head and squeezed the bottle until the water shot through the nozzle like a jet stream, splashing me in the face, some even getting in my nose. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I squeeze his hand tighter and keep my thumb gripped on his birthmark. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He sat with his shoulders hunched, his eyes squeezed shut in concentration, and his hands clasped tightly together. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her father squeezed her fingers and sighed, his breath fogging his spectacles again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Before I can get the last Word out, she’s got her arms around me, squeezing the breath from my chest, almost. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hyacinth squeezed her eyes shut and curled in nearer to Papa. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She squeezes my hip, and I put my right hand up her shirt and touch her through her bra and then slide my index finger around her waistband. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then she squeezed me so tight and she kissed my head and said, “I am so sorry, baby. I am so sorry,” and we both cried for I don’t know how long. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Do not think my brains are squeezed shut, like the ram’s, by the roots of horns. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

These were too close together to let the cubs squeeze between them. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He blinked and took her hand, squeezing it. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I follow him up the concrete stairs, and then we end up having to squeeze past people to get over to them. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Rita tried to yell, but the big woman squeezed the breath out of her. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes shut as David’s screams fill the hallway. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She squeezed past Big Jerome and the two friends embraced. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the word out of my throat. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a bar in the back, and some kind of hip-hop music playing, and waiters turning sideways to squeeze through the crowd with pints of beer and baskets of chicken wings. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He smiled at us kids a lot and squeezed our shoulders, sometimes leaning on us to steady himself. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Someone grabs my hand in the dark and squeezes. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The nightmare wasn’t filling him up, squeezing his chest, dragging him down. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

My finger squeezes the trigger, but not hard enough to fire. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Sonia is tucked under her father's strong arm, and Tara is squeezed between her parents. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The giant squeezed his way into the hut, stooping so that his head just brushed the ceiling. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Hadley grabbed both of us around the waist and squeezed tight. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mark leaned forward then, putting his hand on Joaquin’s forearm and squeezing a little. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When the brain swells, it pushes against the skull, and that squeezes the blood vessels that supply the brain. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arm circled its neck with his long fingers and squeezed. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

And the way he said it—Chess’s heart squeezed. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He squeezed me to him and kissed my forehead. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They both insisted on riding in the front of the pickup with their parents, which was some kind of a squeeze with Brenda’s shape to consider. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

He squeezed me hard, as if he knew it was goodbye forever. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Mohammed reached out and squeezed her hand and held on to it as they drove past a crowd of young men on the roadside, chanting, “Araba, araba!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She pictured him puffing up the stairs, squeezing through the door, looking dis-approvingly at the clutter in their house, recoiling from Poppy’s sticky hands—no, it wouldn’t do. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had to squeeze on to the edge of a bench with half my butt hanging off. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was wide enough for a person to squeeze through, but too narrow for the huge lizard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was so happy, I probably would’ve squeezed the life out of him. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Will bent down and squeezed her hand, and the other dæmon nudged Pantalaimon, lifting his heavy head, whispering to him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mustafa gets in next to me, and Mama squeezes in on his other side. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

From the collection of atomizers on die dresser, I chose one and squeezed die bulb, but no perfume came out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes. And Chaim. So we hid. All day, and I looked through a hole between the sandbags, just a tiny hole, but I could see…” His eyes squeeze shut. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When she should have stood up from the altar rail, though, he squeezed, almost courteously, as if he only meant to be holding her breath for her, and just for a moment. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he lifted his right hand above the empty jar and squeezed it into a fist. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I squeeze hers back, expect her to let go but she doesn't. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Despite his own curiosity, Thomas didn’t bother trying to force his way through to get a look—the bodies were too tightly squeezed together. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The voice cut through the commotion, and Moss squinted as he watched a woman with short blond hair squeeze past people grouped in the aisles. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I squeezed inside and dragged the heavy lid back into place. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

They all three in the front seat, Mae Mobley squeezed in the middle with a look so miserable you think she about to get a tetanus shot. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I squeezed back through the fence and let the breeze take me just a little farther toward the sound. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Turning on my side, I dig my hands into my stomach and squeeze it violently to make the physical pain stop. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the end of the week I’d managed to squeeze into introductory courses in English, American history, music and religion, but I was stuck in a junior-level course on art in Western civilization. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He was still squeezing his eyes closed, but the corner of his mouth twitched. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But the poster board was too thick and the scissors kept twisting over onto their side and the harder I squeezed the more my fingers hurt. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cara had hold of Joey’s arm, squeezing it, and her voice had gone up an octave. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Pell-mell the residents hastened to the exits, squeezing between pews, climbing over them, climbing over one another. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Gherland laid his hand on the shoulder of the perplexed husband and gave a gentle squeeze. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Ma's eyes and lips squeeze into a mass of wrinkles around her nose. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But when he opened his mouth the first line sallied forth sounding like a mouse being squeezed to death by a king snake. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to pull away, but he holds tight, squeezing harder, watching my face for my response. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

For a second, as he stared at his hand, something in his stomach squeezed in tight making him nauseous again—had the bullet hit him in the head? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She began to pace, squeezing the coiled phone cord in her hand. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Laney, whose eyes were squeezed as tight as she could squeeze them, tried not to hear anything. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Dad was squeezing me so tight I could hardly breathe. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my toes, imagining the slap of my sneakers on the sidewalk. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

They held hands as they navigated the winding streets, dodging cars and crazy Vespa drivers, squeezing through mobs of tourists, and wading through oceans of pigeons. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I picked up my plate and folded it in half, corn-dog sticks inside, ketchup squeezing out of the far end. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“We’re all going to take very good care of August,” she said to Mom, and I saw her give Mom’s hand a little squeeze. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to tell him who, not yet, so she squeezed past him and into the larger room outside. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Other times, Alba would squeeze a finger in the door and learn to withstand the burning pain without complaint. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she softly squeezes me I look across and discover that she holds Bernie’s hand as well. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my body closer to Keav as the world moves in hurried confusion from the city. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bordoni watched him with squinting eyes and poured tumblers of red wine squeezed from the grapes of his small hillside vineyard. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mister Johnny squeezes my hands, then he goes to her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He took her small pink hand in his own frail spotted one and gave it a gentle squeeze. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was a tight squeeze for the friar to go through the small window, but he got through and by way of the cloak, down to the ground. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Instead, I squeezed my hands into fists and stayed where I was, watching through my layer of hair. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Mama squeezes my hand a little too hard and looks at the ground. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then he squeezed his hand into a fist. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

We squeezed each others hand and stared into each other’s eyes, remembering all that we had been through. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I want glasses of ginger ale, squeezed orange juice, the sound of distant radios. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I almost turn away to end the conversation, but her words create a kind of pressure inside my mind, like she is squeezing my brain between her hands. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes shut, already dreading this. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I squeezed lemons for lemonade while Mama Ya-Ya frosted the cake. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

After I squeezed my feet into those small, dreadful shoes, it was back to the sweeping, and then the polishing of the banister with soft rags and beeswax scented with lemon. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

My wrists sting from the plastic tie the guard squeezed around them. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I sit and squeeze her hand under the table. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Her face was distorted with pain, as if the Minotaur were still squeezing her neck. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed into my blue suit, and Mom, Dad, and I drove in the Volvo to O’Sullivan’s Funeral Home on Route 89. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, she was being channeled through Taisin back into her own flesh and bones again, as if she were being squeezed into clothes that were much too small. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

As we pass each other, he takes my hand and squeezes my fingers. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She pushes me down into a chair, not so frail after all, and squeezes a noisy, farty tube of goo on my head. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And Violet was breathing now in heavy, big gasps, but her eyes were closed, and 1 was leaning next to her asleep body, and squeezing, and squeezing, and squeezing. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We pull apart, but stay really close, as if the crowd is forcing us to squeeze up against each other. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

My stomach squeezed up and my face felt hot. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She squeezed my hand because she was having as hard a time as I was getting through the DiAngelos’ statement. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mr. Neely beamed at me, and Dad reached over and squeezed my shoulder, and I just wanted to disappear. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I can’t stand this whispering,” she said looking right at me, stopping her squeezing. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor squeezed his eyes shut and pressed his palms into them. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They are squeezed together at the little table by the soft couch. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Its tongues wriggled into the booth, snaking around my arm, my waist, then around my neck, squeezing tighter and tighter until I couldn’t breathe. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

But she reached out and squeezed Lauren’s arm before letting go and heading back to sit next to Joaquin at the pool. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then, “Ow,” because the ginger policeman had taken Bod’s ear between finger and thumb, and had given it a hard squeeze. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I squeezed myself into a corner on the other side of a short set of stairs to an apartment building and tried to disappear into the shadows. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The guy is almost next to us, and I squeeze her hand. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a commercial came on and we all squeezed one another and bit our hands to keep from screaming. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. T wrapped his arms around me and gave me a huge squeeze. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

But white-hot triumph races through me at the thought of Drew in the infirmary, and I squeeze Four’s arm. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He put his arm around my shoulders and sort of squeezed me in. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She squeezes my hands and I relax again. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But he just gives my hand a squeeze. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He reached out for Genie’s hand and squeezed it for a second before going back for his drink. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then she turns to me and lays her hand on my arm and squeezes it so hard, I can almost feel the bruise forming. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I had moved my arms around her and tried to mimic her squeeze. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He squeezes me tighter and kisses my head, and we lie there. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He gave her hand one last squeeze and stepped back to join the others. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Women squeeze my hands as I pass, and wave their beauty tokens in the air. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Pond sprinted forward, forcing Nathan to squeeze his legs against Pond’s rib cage to hold on. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I put my arm around her and squeeze. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Help me!” he screamed as he squeezed me to death. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Before she had time to scold and fuss, Vonetta, Fern, and I were on her, circling her, squeezing her and feeling her squeeze us. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She stuck the baster into the parrot’s beak and squeezed the baster bulb, and the parrot closed its eyes with satisfaction. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amil and I squeezed each others hands and this is what I thought: If I die, I’m glad I’m here with my brother, the other half of me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the armrests so tightly the redness pulls away from my knuckles. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

In the compressed mass of people, I find his hand and squeeze it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He stroked and squeezed while his lower half swished like a crocodile’s tail. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When she said that, it felt as though a giant hand were squeezing her chest. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Harry breathed, and he felt the bird’s golden claws squeeze his shoulder gently. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Someone who will one day, when he or she dies, rule with Christ in heaven for one thousand years,” she said, excitedly squeezing my arm. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

At the sound of his quiet joy, something squeezes in my chest. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I squeezed in between the side bench and the tarpaulin and pulled the remain­ing tarpaulin over my head. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They ran across the street and squeezed between the Korean/Brazilian truck and a Chinese egg roll burrito vendor. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I dig my fingers into the dirt and squeeze. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He nods and then squeezes his eyes shut, remembering something. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s laughing now, arms coming up around Alex’s shoulders to squeeze him to his chest. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Anger pounded and squeezed and bruised my heart. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Grabbing my head to squeeze out even the thought of them falling to their deaths, I pushed words right out of my mouth. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls a hunk of tissues out of the box beside my bed, squeezes them into a tight ball. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The stalks of corn swung high and low, back and forth, like someone too big to squeeze down the rows was forcing them apart. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Matthias sucked in his breath and squeezed closer to the wall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It is puffy and hot and amazingly strong as she squeezes my fingers tight. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“His school, Cornell, is about an hour away from Syracuse. So we can go up together. I’ll have to squeeze my stuff into his back seat, but...” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It was going round in a circle, towards him, and, as the last grasshopper rubbed its legs together, the man on his right squeezed his hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my hands into fists and tried to keep the tears back. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see anything because it was so dark, and my breath squeezed from my lungs. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jacobi helped me to my feet and squeezed my shoulder. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"It's perfect. The only thing is, your daddy got a big ol' head, so I don't know if mine could really squeeze in there with his." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Anyway, after Maddy's cheese and squeeze, we head out to meet Momly, who is always there on time to meet us in the car pickup line. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He had to squeeze his hands to his ears every time he heard them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It was late afternoon when Marigold finally got a chance to squeeze in some Talent-hunting. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

My cheeks start to burn, and suddenly, I want nothing more than to be squeezed inside the dark guardhouse, hurtling through time. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I squeeze out the opposite door and climb into the passenger seat next to my mom who’s still frozen at the wheel. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

An arm slipped around his neck, started squeezing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I’d always thought of him as getting in the middle of things, squeezing between me and everyone I cared about. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He had just squeezed half a dozen men into submission, cracked the heads of half a dozen more. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When he squeezed my shoulder, his hand was warm, even though he’d been handling the clammy hose. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Chou covers her ears with her hands and squeezes her eyes shut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milo walked sadly to the window and squeezed himself into one corner of the large armchair. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“In about twenty minutes. That’s when the afternoon driver passes through again. I’m going to squeeze him until his eyes pop out—hey! What was that?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I dipped our towel in cool rainwater and squeezed it over your eyes, but your forehead stayed burning hot. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Jessie had frowned, and squeezed her hands together, and wrestled with an idea. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I squeeze it tight to keep my own hand from quivering. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The pangs of yearning—my heart squeezes as though I have conquered this insurmountable loss myself. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It grows louder and louder, barking, bellowing up from somewhere and squeezing my head with noise. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I nod in agreement, squeeze my lips into a forced smile, and slip past her before she can ask any other questions. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She laughed so long and hard that tears of laughter glittered in her eyes, and as she laughed, for the first time she reached out and squeezed her new husband Njord’s hand. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It's warm and comforting, and when I squeeze it, he squeezes back. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Between a pair of wishbone pines I squeezed myself out of sight. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He bent down, pushed the ivy out of the way and squeezed through. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Then she gives my shoulder a little squeeze. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The squeeze of the sponge as Jackie’s mother wet a stamp. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt dizzy, my head squeezed by invisible hands. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Mm,” she said, squeezing the starch out of the collar and cuffs. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed her hand and told her I was sorry. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

During the first year, teachers had been volunteers; equipment had been makeshift; classes were scattered all over camp, in mess halls, recreation rooms, wherever we could be squeezed in. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she handed him the flashlight and squeezed through herself. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the brakes hard and struggle to control the bike on the gravel shoulder. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mitsima squeezed and patted, stroked and scraped; and there at last it stood, in shape the familiar water pot of Malpais, but creamy white instead of black, and still soft to the touch. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The King put his hand on Lancelot’s knee and squeezed it affectionately. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

My breath came faster, and something coiled around my chest and squeezed tighter and tighter, until suddenly, like somebody had snapped off the panic switch, I felt myself go limp. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom held my hand while she told me this, squeezed it so tightly I had to pull away. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He picked Jimmy up and gave him a squeeze ’round the middle. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Tyson strained, pushing with all his immense strength, but the snake squeezed tighter. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He squirmed and whined, but I only squeezed harder. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I reached into my pocket and squeezed the stone. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

We squeezed back into our row past Colin and Jay Stringer, who whispered and laughed again. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

All around me the options seemed to be narrowing, as if I were hurtling down a huge black funnel, the whole world squeezing in tight. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt the tickle of her braids against his wrist and squeezed ever so gently, aware that she was so tiny he could strangle her with very little effort. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut, pressing the heels of my palms against them for good measure. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We sit at the base of the George Washington Monument, squeezing close for shade, our legs stretched out before us in the long afternoon shadow. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Watching yellowed soles turn icy again is as satisfying as squeezing a blackhead and getting all the gunk out. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Styx Malone squeezed Bobby Gene’s throat tighter, yanking Bobby Gene back against his chest. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Your extended left hand holds and balances the rifle. Your right hand aims and squeezes the trigger. See, it’s easy!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed Ivan in his arms and hugged him, squeezing so tightly that Ivan squeaked out a breath and made no other sounds. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He gave her a squeeze so quick and tight that it made her cough, and then it made her laugh. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The nurse squeezed my hand again and bit her lower lip. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

While Mom speaks to his teacher in front of Pinon Elementary, Javier squeezes my hand so hard it hurts. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I broke the blender when I squeezed three tubes of toothpaste and a bottle of glue into it. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He put his arm around my shoulder and squeezed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I aimed still higher and squeezed the trigger. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my lids shut tight for a moment, to track her as I would prey on a hunt. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Not too thick, so it still got plenty of distance when squeezed out of the bottle, but tainted enough that if it hit, it stuck, leaving a coconut-smelling sheen topped with a minty-fresh zing. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The cast and crew squeeze into a small room backstage, still caught up in the post-performance adrenaline rush. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Holding my head in my hands, I squeezed my eyes shut. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

But Matt was so terrified, he couldn’t squeeze out a single word. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is not much space, but I squeeze another chair between you anyway. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They squeeze under the door, a mass of rats escaping a flood. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He squeezed between two bushes and seemed to disappear. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She ended up kneeling on the small of his back, careful to avoid the spikes along his spine, squeezing and kneading and applying pressure in diverse ways. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Fin put her hand on Kaede’s shoulder and squeezed it gently. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

If she was—he squeezed his fists against the possibility—she was beyond his help. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She squeezed her eyes shut, hoping that when she opened them again, she’d be in her bed, drawing secret pictures that scared her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Bubber was squeezed up in the corner and there was not a sound from him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

We drive through tiny streets that our taxi barely squeezes through. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Nailer lifted his own pistol, shooting through the rain, sure that he was missing and yet squeezing the trigger anyway. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Amber squeezes my hand and leans in to whisper, "Camille, please. Play along so we can get out of here." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The way he pinned her down, his hard squeezes at her breasts, how furiously his hips worked. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She had awakened when Lazlo did, then collapsed back on her pillows, squeezing her eyes tight shut to block out the sight of the mesarthium walls and ceiling that hemmed her in. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Back on the road, he squeezes my hand, glances over at me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

They may keep him alive, in case they want to squeeze more information out of me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Diffidently Ranofer raised the latch, opened the gate just wide enough for them both to squeeze through, and closed it carefully behind them. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

My hands were shaking so badly, I was afraid I might squeeze off another shot by mistake. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

When we squeeze together for a picture, Amelia throws one arm around my shoulders and the other around Libby’s. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She squeezed my hand, clearly believing that my random symptoms weren’t contagious. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He squeezed my arm so hard I would have thought he was trying to hurt me if I hadn’t known better. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“You’ll look like an idiot either way. Matt, she’ll rip the sweetness out of you, right through your rib cage. You’ll never be able to squeeze it back in there. Look at him mope now.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed Sohrab’s shoulder and then stretched my arm all the way across it, so I was kind of holding him. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Someone threw a rock through a store window, and I squeeze tight to Momma. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I squeeze through sweaty bodies and follow Kenya, her curls bouncing past her shoulders. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I closed my fingers and squeezed, pretending like somehow if I squeezed hard enough, I could hold on to her forever. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She hung up the phone and sighed, squeezing the tissue into her fist. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Dismay thought this was a good game, and he squeezed right in with me, knocking me into cornstalks, sniffling for rabbits as he pushed himself into each row. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I reached out and squeezed his arm on an impulse. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The girl’s face tightened, and she took a couple of uneasy steps away from the edge of the ice floe, squeezed her arms to her sides, and leapt over the dark crevice. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then she tipped her head back and squeezed the leftover icing onto her tongue. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes and squeezed herself, hugged herself hard. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He squeezed, tried to say what he felt by doing so. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“If you need to, just squeeze my hand,” she said and held her tightly. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Benches and trestle tables ran along either side of the hall, with room for fifty men... though twice that number had squeezed themselves inside. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He laughs and squeezes the muscle on my arm, and that gets me riled. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Slamming him back against the mast, he squeezed till the Yunkishman’s face turned as black as the fingers digging into his flesh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mom reached out and squeezed his hand as they sat quietly. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I thought about how he had squeezed the life out of my mother, made her disappear in a flash of light, and rage filled me like high-octane fuel. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hands on my shoulders and squeezed. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You need to eat something,” Mark’s mom said quietly, squeezing his dad’s shoulder with one hand. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He grabs my shoulder and squeezes it a little too hard. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He juked and jived and spun and danced and darted, and he left them squeezing handfuls of air. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He squeezed his way past knees and seat backs in the sixth row and walked down the aisle to where Mr. Larson stood. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

I ain't sure whose hand it is, but I squeeze back anyway. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I can feel his pleading in the squeezing of my fingers. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“He’s nice,” she told me as we squeezed into the elevator. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I could get my death for this,” she scolded “You don’t have to squeeze the life out of me first.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He squeezes my hand so hard it hurts. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then I squeeze my hands together in my lap. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“The final approach to the treasure chamber,” said Mr. Lyons, “is a very tight squeeze. You will need to crawl.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

She reached across the table and squeezed my hand. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Penny’s lot was even worse, since the cook had put about the notion that squeezing a dwarf girl’s breast might be just the thing to win their luck back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Gritting my teeth and squeezing my eyes shut even tighter still, I pressed my cheek against the cool wood. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

That was one of the things I was thinking, even while he was busy squeezing the life out of my brother. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe a strong dog could have squeezed through the narrow opening that was left, but I didn’t figure Old Yeller could. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s when he saw them, the red and blue bolts of light, and that’s when the dread filled him, overflowed, squeezed his heart to dust. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got a marvelous garden of succulents. You could grind those up and squeeze at least a gallon out of them. I could even show you how to make a condenser to extract the water.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Mm,” she said, nodded, and kept dipping and squeezing. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the emcee calls second and it’s not them, Jus squeezes tighter. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I close my hand around the knife handle and squeeze. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He squeezes his upper body through the hole, his shoulders scraping on the edges, his jacket tearing, hips twisting, and then he’s through. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Everyone was smiling ear to ear, with my mom crying tears of happiness and my nephew trying to squeeze his narrow limbs through the bars to reach me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sure what’s wrong. I tried to reach you last night, but the bones came down so hard, I could hardly breathe. It was like being squeezed under a rock.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She squeezes the green disc tightly, then she blinks—once, twice—opens her eyes wide, and looks straight at me. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I squeeze his arm as Heather sticks the food in the oven. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“It looks as if we tried to squeeze all the animals into the chicken coop.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Ophie squeezed her eyes shut and startled at a small touch on her forehead. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He was squeezing for the kill and I couldn’t use my bayonet effectively, so I elbowed him with all my might until he let go of my neck. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

"I think I can squeeze you in," Hoo said, leading the podiatrist through the empty restaurant. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dumb with pain and horror, I watched as Orange Juice thumped the hyena ineffectually and pulled at its hair while her throat was being squeezed by its jaws. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She studies the picture, then touches my hair, squeezing it as if she’s testing out the softness of a pillow. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Bernoffski squeezed my knee firmly again, and by this point I couldn’t even keep up the nodding. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I took them, squeezed them in my fists, and waited for her signal that we were going to take off. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She squeezed two fingers in the palm of her opposite hand, concentrated for a moment, and when she took them out again they glowed, red hot. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

My mother was always holding on to my brother, Smell Factor, like squeezing him like a doll. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I buried my head in my lap, squeezed my temples with my knees, like a vice. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had to squeeze himself through on his hands and knees, with two footmen pushing him from behind and two pulling from the front. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, they were meant to go with embraces and kisses and a stroke of Prim’s hair, a caress of Gale’s face, a squeeze of Madge’s hand. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say anything, but I saw him squeeze his eyes closed and clench his teeth. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Fadi could see she was getting more exhausted by the discussion, and he squeezed her arm. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

They fell so densely from the off-white sky that Bo squeezed his eyes shut. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She squatted down next to me, placed one hand on my arm, and gave me a small squeeze. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The fruit vendor put her arm around Yuni and squeezed her for comfort. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They wound and squeezed their way through bushes with fat shiny leaves. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Horace squeezed his eyes shut, as if he could simply wish himself away from here. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I just glimpsed him, across the lawn, as he squeezed back through the missing slat. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She put the heels of her hands to her temples and squeezed, as if that could stop the awful pounding. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She watched as blood welled up in the cut, and let out a short moan when Mona wrapped her fingers above it, squeezing. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Oriana grabs my hand, squeezing it tightly enough that her nails sink into my skin. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My mom squeezes my hand and gives me her be quiet look-lips in shushing gesture, eyebrows drawn together. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He opened the tube and squeezed some of the cream onto his finger. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She squeezed it as hard as she could. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Scoob’s known G’ma going on twelve years and has never seen her drink anything other than water and unsweet tea with a quarter of a lemon squeezed over the top. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

That night, squeezed into her drawer bed like a step-sister’s foot in Cinderella’s shoe, Shirley could hardly sleep thinking of what the surprise might be. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I squeezed him as hard as I could. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

His eyes and fists were squeezed tight shut. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I tried to get her to stop squeezing. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I enrolled in every course I could squeeze into my schedule, from German idealism to the history of secularism to ethics and law. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But when the time finally came, and all six Egyptians squeezed back through the fence into Egypt—Security wasn’t there, either. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she gave me a little squeeze and added, “Personally, I love those boots.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

There I stood, pressed to the wall, trying to recover my breath, which seemed to have been squeezed from my chest. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll come to a place where you must squeeze betwixt two rocks as high as your shoulder. Matched. Same size, like Bryn’s boys,” he had told her. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Trying to ignore the squeeze of my starched collar, I head downstairs and throw open the front door. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She put her arms around me and squeezed me good. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spin away from him, squeezing my eyes shut. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Before the boy could argue, Thomas grabbed him under his arms, squeezed Chuck’s torso. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

No one I knew was sitting by me, and I squeezed the arms of my chair to keep myself from getting up to cheer. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Travis squeezed his grip on the man and smiled real tight until he answered. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

But Char squeezes my shoulder so hard, I hear my bones creak. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She squeezed between the trunks of two mesquite trees in an attempt to avoid going around. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my thumb so the blood gathers in a perfect sphere before it collapses and slides toward the palm of my hand. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

So tight that it squeezes tears out of my eyes. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The rest of them squeezed in around the table; elbow to elbow and with barely enough room to move, they started to eat. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Millie squeezes past each of us to meet her mom in the aisle. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

We walked back down the path together, and Javi, because he was Javi, just instinctively knew I needed a hug, so he looped his arm through mine and squeezed me close as we walked. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I try to squeeze them out by focusing loudly. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Emily removed a copy and squeezed it between her hands, breathing in the paper smell. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I squeeze through my row and back down the stairs, feeling like every eye in the stadium is on me. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Mom reaches over and squeezes her hand, then says to the ceiling, “Me too, Cassandra.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She realized her eyes were tightly closed, tears squeezing out. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She plunked herself down beside him on the bus and squeezed over closer to him to make room for May Belle on the same seat. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She squeezed her eyes and covered her mouth as she struggled to control her anguish. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He squeezed her hand once and then let her go, wiping his face on the crook of his arm. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I was Scaredy Eyes because I would squeeze shut my eyes so I wouldn’t have to see the dark, which Janice and Ruth said was a dumb thing to do. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabs my jaw between his rough, calloused fingers and squeezes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She gave Jabir’s hand another squeeze before turning back to Mama’s sleeping form. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“As much as it’d be fun to hold your head out there and watch it get squeezed like a grape, I think I’d rather take a little more time.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He squeezed his hands into fists and pressed them against his eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

My heart squeezes so painfully in my chest that it takes my breath away. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then I squeeze through the opening in the rocks out into the night. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But before the panic could settle in, Javier squeezed Moss’s hand, then raised it and kissed it much like Moss had done minutes earlier. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I squeezed myself into frame, looming over Mom’s shoulder. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

But I stay eyes squeezed shut, hands over my ears, muscles too rigid to release. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes shut, trying not to be afraid. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held my breath, resisted a sudden urge to clamp my eyes shut, and gently squeezed. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Her brother took her by the arm as Illyrio waddled over to the khal, his fingers squeezing so hard that they hurt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His lips squeezed together so tightly they turned white. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask Mom what she was squeezing and why she had to keep it hidden. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She put an arm around my waist and pulled me to her, leaned her head on my shoulder, and gave me a squeeze. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Em took two fingers and hooked one of his thumbs, squeezing. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I was surprised she could squeeze so hard. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

When they started the call for boarding she gave me the list, squeezing it tight between our hands. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He demonstrated, squeezing Mike’s finger till the blood flowed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Swinging the bird forwards, Matthias pushed her through the narrow aperture, squeezing through after her with great difficulty. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Without warning, she flung her arms around Aru and squeezed her tight, managing to catch a little of Boo’s wing. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes shut for a quick second. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I squeezed down on the welts with my fingers while pressing up against them with my tongue. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I smile at him and he squeezes my shoulder the way I’ve seen him squeeze Oscar’s, and instantly, my mood brightens. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I squeezed through the window and dropped to the porch. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She squeezed him once more and released him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He bent forward and squeezed his right hand in his left to still the fiery pain. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

His eyebrows were squeezed together over his glasses, and he looked so serious, for a minute I almost laughed. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I put my hands on both ears and squeezed them in vain. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Olive squeezed her tight, slipped off her leaden shoes, and then, just as they began to rise, Bronwyn transferred Miss Peregrine front her shoulder to the top of Olive’s head. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I saw the blood squeeze out between his fingers. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is how voices are squeezed to hysterical screeching. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Dany put her hand on his and gave his fingers a squeeze. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

With his eyes still out the window, he reached out and squeezed my shoulder with a heavy hand. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A slave girl squeezing out pups was like a mint, money that bred money. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He squeezes one eye shut and breathes slowly in. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

"Yes, yes, please do, son," he practically shouted, squeezing my hand. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She slid beneath him then, like a cat squeezing under a gate. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They climbed up the ladder and squeezed through the tight hole at the top to a catwalk. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Without even thinking, I dive fully into the linen closet, squeezing myself next to the laundry hamper, Rolf’s rumpled uniform clutched in my fists. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

When longing squeezed, then tossed her before running off promising to return and bounce her again like an India-rubber ball? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She squeezes in between them, and I sit at the table edge. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I took Pita’s round face in my hands and squeezed her cheeks. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The circle of people tightens, and I realize they're trying to squeeze me back out. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I guess I’ll go back upstairs,” he said, and started away from her, his cube of margarine clutched; it had become plastic and damp from the squeeze of his hand. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Ms. Jacobs gives my shoulder a squeeze, but then she releases it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

His hands still trembled violently and he squeezed the steering wheel as tightly as he could. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A loving God will grant a speedy death,” she said, squeezing her hands together. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the gravy through the tines of my fork. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

He was standing on tiptoe, fists clenched, eyes squeezed shut in his red face, sucking in a huge breath. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The moments of suspense ticked by for what seemed ages until Matthias managed to squeeze past the serpent’s head. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I squeezed in next to her on my dad’s chair and wrapped an arm around her. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I selected the back leg of a chair and squeezed up against it and kept very still. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

The thought of sitting next to Dante or any of the others, getting shoulder-bumped, or crowded, or squeezed when I got off, having the creepy mosquito-near-my-head feeling again-it just wasn’t possible. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The cake is chocolate, my favorite, but I move the cake bits around on my plate, squeezing them flat with my fork. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lift my hand to his and squeeze. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed his hand and assured him we were fine, he was going to be fine. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

And soon, I’m in the backseat, squeezed between the twins while Chantal drives and Aunt Jo sits in the passenger seat. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I squeeze past David and under Mom’s arm. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tiller’s mouth was squeezed tightly shut, and his nose was wrinkled and his eyes squinty. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ladders click along poles and hold servants squeezing books into nooks. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut and swore under my breath. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, my hearing sometimes fails me; it sounded like you said you squeezed rocks.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I’m being squeezed around the middle by a giant hand. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

This time, with no umbilical, the inside of the Gemini seemed quite spacious, and it was really easy to squeeze down far enough to get the hatch locked for the final time. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tidbit too tired to care,” he said as he and Hushpuppy squeezed in next to the girls. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She squeezed my hand, never letting me go. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes, baby,” she says, giving me a squeeze. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

We must squeeze in also the places which are his Los Angeles. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Redemption raised an eyebrow and reached over to squeeze her hand. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the Governor squeezed the light into his fist. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

When I found her a new pair of tennis shoes with rosy laces, she actually wrapped her arms around my waist and hugged me, like she could squeeze the thanks into me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Is the ironwork too narrow for him to squeeze through? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then she inhaled sharply and squeezed her arms around her body, the painful reality hitting her that her father would never again discover a new word or idea to share with her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I take the quiz, then I may be able to squeeze by with a D. I hurry to my desk and fling open my math book. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

My hands squeeze around the grips, I’ll kick the bucket before he will get a squeak out of me. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma put her arm around my shoulder and squeezed. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Finally, to simulate pulling together the arms of a struggling inmate in order to handcuff him behind his back, I squeezed together a pair of calipers representing fifty pounds of resistance. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He puts his car in park and squeezes Molly’s shoulder. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Instead of giving her a good hard crack across that ugly face of hers to knock the blinders from her eyes, he would find himself squeezing her shoulder or giving her a hug. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I hope I sound confident, but Ma must know how nervous I am, because she gives my shoulder a squeeze. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

"Go down to the cafeteria and lift one of the ketchup squeeze bottles with the pointy top. Clean it out good and fill it with hot water and do what has to be done." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I leaned over and wrapped my arms around Mom’s waist, and we gave each other a big squeeze. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She steps aside, and I squeeze past Ma to stand inside the dark guardhouse. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I squeezed the shotgun till my knuckles hurt. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could be tracked down by inquiry, they could be squeezed out of you by torture. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He curled into a ball and squeezed his eyes shut. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He glanced at his father, who gave him an encouraging wink and gently squeezed his shoulder. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

So I squeeze my eyes shut, pulling my head away, and keep walking. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I mean to say something sharp, or nonchalant, but the only sound that escapes me is an assenting noise, squeezed tight by my swollen throat. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He looked out across the lake and brought the egg to his mouth and closed his eyes and sucked and squeezed the egg at the same time and swallowed as fast as he could. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just put his hand through the bulkhead, exactly as she’d done, and squeezed my shoulder. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Laura and Mary were allowed to eat the carrot after the milk had been squeezed out. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed Mom’s hand and she squeezed back. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

But then, before I knew it was happening, he threw his arms around my chest and squeezed so hard that for a second I lost my breath. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She kept hold of Ivy’s hand, and Ivy squeezed so tightly, she worried she might be crushing June’s fingers. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut, digging the heels of my palms against my forehead. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

As though sensing that, Grandpa gave my shoulder an extra squeeze. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She gave the tips of his fingers a quick squeeze that seemed to invite not desire but affection. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Grampa figured this would be the last day of the trial, and I guess so did everyone else in Mississippi Deputies brought in extra cane-bottomed chairs and squeezed them in wherever there was floor space. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes to see Petey’s anxious face hovering over him, her hand squeezing his. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She sounds gentle, but her hand squeezes my arm so hard I almost cry out from the pain as she drags me away. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They’re arguing, and the voices back and forth make a squeezing pressure inside him and a sense of panic. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Just as Ma starts to pull the heavy door shut, I call out “Wait! I’m coming with you, Ma. You might need a helper,” I tell her as I squeeze in. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was silent inside, a silence so intense, it squeezed my head like a too-small hat. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

My whole being tensed and I squeezed my hand around the revolver. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

To my amazement, two big tears squeeze out of her eyes and roll down her cheeks. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

We go outside and help him scrape the crust of ice off the car windows and then we carry boxes, and finally we squeeze into the car ourselves and drive south. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She touches gently at first, then squeezes hard. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I squeezed it and tried as hard as I could to break it. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

We stood squeezed into the train car for half a day while the Nazis loaded more prisoners into other cars. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze his hand, and he squeezes back. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and squeezed the armrests of my chair, I didn’t want to think about the awful stuff that had happened to Emmett. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Thomas squeezed his eyes shut for a few seconds as he ran, trying to concentrate. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He was squeezing the ball in one hand and staring at her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Some astrophysicists believe that a little more squeezing makes the neutrons break down into their component quarks, creating a quark star. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

For a second he looked panicked, then he squeezed himself right into the wall next to me, so it was just about possible for people to push past. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex bites his lip and watches Henry squeeze their waists in return, and then Alex has him, inhaling the clean smell of him, laughing into the crook of his neck. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The long, frail wings trembled as she squeezed through, and then the joy of flight took over the creature, and it plunged into the wind. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sohrab squeezed my shoulder as he inhaled another piece of lettuce. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

And he’s grabbing my shoulders as he’s saying it and squeezing tight enough to make my blood jump even more than it already is. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The lock sprang open with a muffled little click, and the door was pushed just far enough open for someone to squeeze through it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Behind it, cut into the wall, is a small cupboard door, big enough for a person to squeeze through, but only on hands and knees. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Pseee,” Sam called, squeezing air between his teeth to make a bird sound. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Too fast for her to resist, he squeezed her hand—and let go. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Emma squeezed her eyes shut, her chest rising and falling fast. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mother came over and gave Luke’s shoulder a reassuring squeeze before turning back to the stove. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nana stopped the cart and seized a box of couscous, ignoring the frustrated grunt of a red-faced man as he squeezed past us. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Pappa put his hand on Rishi’s shoulder and squeezed once, briefly, before letting go. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Momma gives my hand a squeeze, and I bow my head. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I slide into an empty row near the back and squeeze my eyes shut. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He simply wrapped his left hand around the stump of his right and squeezed it as hard as he could, to slow the spurt of blood to an ooze. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Roy Lee, thin and long-legged, got on the bus at the next stop, easing down the aisle until he squeezed in behind me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I want to throw my arms around her and squeeze her as tight as I can, but right now she seems harder to hug than the baobab trees. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He was holding her hand now, squeezing gently. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The voice sounded too old and gravelly to be Jasper Jr., but I just assumed that my hearing was messed up because he’d squeezed all the oxygen out of my brain. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But its body kept churning, trying to squeeze its way inside. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mama captured both my hands in hers and squeezed them. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

David shakes his head and squeezes my hand tighter. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Niles steps forward and plunges the needle into Tobias’s neck, squeezing the cloudy, bluish liquid into his veins. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut and began to rock. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She squeezed me tight, and I inhaled the sweet smell of freshly baked bread. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He just sits there with his lips squeezed tight and his fists on the armrests and he stares at the stage. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my skinny body between the school’s chain-link fence and padlocked gate. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Love was in the back, squeezed in between two mountains of grips, boxes, and hatboxes and boy howdy dressed fit to kill in a new fall outfit. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Pet put her mother’s stitched hand on her shoulder and squeezed a slight warning. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it had happened at homecoming while Grace was squeezing a baby out of her body and he danced, wearing a cheap plastic crown. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

My eyes are squeezed shut, despite the goggles. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m your girlfriend?” she says, squeezing my face. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I squeezed his hand again, worried he was about to doom us to an eternity at Oak Hill Manor. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He puts his large hand on my shoulder and squeezes so tightly that it hurts, then he points to the front of the ship. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

And Barack, if he was lucky, could sometimes squeeze in a daytime round of golf on the course at Andrews Air Force Base, which left him more relaxed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She frowned, squeezed her eyelids together, and touched her tender mouth with her tongue. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Jackie lifted her eyebrows and squeezed her lips together, but she didn’t say anything. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

When Mrs. Morehouse doesn’t say anything, for a split second I think about hanging up, but somehow I squeeze the words around the lump in my throat. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know. He keeps squeezing my leg under the table.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He pulls his legs to his chest now, squeezes his book between thighs and ribs. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Her wrinkled hand rubbed and squeezed his shoulder. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Edward pressed his fingers to his temples and squeezed his eyes shut. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She set the dining-room table with the good linen and silverware, collected fruit from the tamarind tree, and squeezed and strained a pitcherful of juice. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You kill me. This is serious. When that scout from Duke shows up, you’re going to be the first in line, squeezing his palm. All stupid smiles and clean-cut.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Pita squeezed in with us and put her arms around our grandmother’s neck. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Harrison squeezed it for a split second before releasing it. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The Osage Indian dabbed his blanket at the spot and squeezed the liquid into a container. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I yank up on the kite string and we both manage to squeeze the slimy purse up through the bars. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the dark cave seemed to be crushing her, squeezing the air from her chest. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Her body squeezed and crowded into a tight corset that shoved her middle up under her chin. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

If my life were squeezed into such a thimble, I doubt I could make it smell any better. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sohrab had his arms wrapped around her, like he could keep her from flying apart if he squeezed tight enough. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I gave her a gentle hug, and before I knew it, I was giving Wynn a squeeze too. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I gripped and squeezed and fidgeted with the book in my hands, Al Capone Does My Shirts. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

We both stared out at the peacefulness of our street, and she gave my hand a solid squeeze. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Nathan squeezed his knees together and wrapped his arms around his neck. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Will squeezed Ama’s wrist and darted forward, watching the ground in case he stumbled, running fast and low. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“He wasn’t gonna last the night anyway,” Reed said, squeezing his shoulder. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I stand and put my arms around me like a force field and squeeze my eyes almost closed to try to shut everything out. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze back behind the silage rolls and find Manchee still in his corner, licking his tail. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She was on her knees, bent over the stretcher, squeezed against a bed, and it was not easy to turn round. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

How he felt humanity squeeze his hand, and how he let that hand go — shook himself free of it, even, like a young boy confronted with an overardent admirer. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I threw my arm around his shoulders and gave him a quick squeeze. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mike laughed again, giving Chubs’s shoulder a squeeze before he hopped up the steps, ducking under a white sheet that had been strung up over the building’s small porch. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Nok held her staff close to her chest as she squeezed through the flowing crowd, searching each face that passed her. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

My father reached over and squeezed my hand. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“But be quiet,” I added as I squeezed through the open door. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

There was hardly any room with all the boxes, but he managed to find a hole and squeezed himself into it. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, squeeze my brains! I’ll be out here day and night. I won’t even stop to eat. Five dollars an hour?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Joaquin held up his hands in front of him, miming squeezing something. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Later, seeing her home, he squeezed her hand and looked sincerely into her eyes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It felt like I was being squeezed from three dimensions into two. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

My stomach was squeezing itself into a hard knot of fear. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The window—what if it was too small for her to squeeze through? Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I am in love,” Isabella says, and my stomach squeezes tight. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I had never seen so many people, most of them reporters, squeezed into that space under hot glaring lights. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Omakayas felt her heart squeeze shut painfully as the birds passed out of sight. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She pulls me into a hug and squeezes. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was hardly more than a crevice, not big enough for a man to squeeze into. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze Caleb’s fingers as hard as he is squeezing mine. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was enough for me to dig my fingernails into the skin of my thighs and squeeze my eyes shut until the nausea passed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Genie wondered why Grandma didn’t just get one of those fly zappers they had in Marlon’s as he and Ernie squeezed and snapped peas off the vine, tossing them into the basket. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the scissors and cut off one thin strand. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They squeezed into the line of kids that stretched across the back of the room. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He didn't have to be home until eleven thirty on Friday and Saturday, and most times he squeezed in right as the second hand was moving toward eleven forty-five. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Riccio had to squeeze his hands into his mouth to stop himself from bursting out laughing. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Longridge opened the door leading on to the garden, and the two dogs and the cat squeezed past his legs and into the cool night air. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leans his forehead against the door and squeezes his eyes shut. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“She can follow an object with her eyes. She can squeeze someone's finger. She can gurgle when delighted.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thrashed around, making it impossible for me to keep on my feet, but I gritted my teeth and squeezed tighter. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He squeezed Kohl’s hand tighter—a silent promise that he wouldn’t let go. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Eric stepped out of the way, and Michelangelo pressed himself against the wall so the children could squeeze by. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I squeezed the cardboard box and I squeezed Fang’s skinny neck as I shoved him into the car. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

First time I really have him to myself—first time I can hug him, nobody looking, just squeeze his thin body, pat his head, stroke his ears. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked him in that moment, I wanted to take his hand and squeeze it, but I didn’t, because that would have been weird. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was hot in the gym, always hot in the gym, the leather headguard squeezing his temples, the metal protective cup pinching his thighs. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know this isn’t a surprise to you, but there’s a long, violent history of resistance against the police in this city,” said Wanda, and she squeezed his hand a little tighter. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My fingers squeezed the door handle, but no matter how hard I pulled it, it didn’t budge. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It’s the first Saturday morning of summer vacation, and the apartment is a delicate bubble—quiet, full, and round with me and all four of my sisters squeezed into one room. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He took one of her hands in his and squeezed it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She squeezes between stacks of boxes and backs the car out, and I get in beside her. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I put my chin right over her shoulder and whispered, “I know you’re probably booked up, but do you think you could squeeze me in for a quick physical?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She squeezed shut her eyes as they lifted her onto the gurney. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I squeezed the little gnome in my effort to resist, and he yelped and twisted in my arms. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to squeeze all my gratitude into those two small words. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I had a small jar of lotion, and I squeezed some into my hands and began to massage his ankles. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she described sharing freshly squeezed sugarcane juice and spicy samosa plates with her girlfriends in vivid detail, I could almost taste them. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

My mother squeezed me harder than I had squeezed the tree. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He squeezes, steadying me and pushing me gently to the left, restoring my balance. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Miss Peregrine pointed to a desk and said, “Sit,” so I squeezed into it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

We press on, and I squeeze the gel into my mouth a little at a time as I run. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She wrapped her spatula arm around me, squeezing and planting a wet one on my hairline. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Gosh,” she says, squeezing my toe, “you sound like my shrink.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Still holding his gun, he squeezed both of Enoch’s arms with his free, golden-brown hand, then slapped the boy on the back, so hard that Enoch stumbled forward. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The small fingers brushed her cheek, gave her shoulder one last squeeze, and retreated through the bulkhead. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She squeezed me so tight it felt like she was pressing the breath out of me. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

So I had to take my tray and find a place to squeeze in at Amos’s table, which was kind of humiliating. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I am,” Kaisha said, moving away from him after squeezing his arm. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

So Tiny squeezes into his chair, I am duly amazed, and then he turns to me and he whispers really loudly because secretly he wants other people to hear, "I'm in love." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

My stomach squeezes when I see her face. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Come on in,” she said, and he squeezed through the jagged crack and shuffled sideways until he reached the room. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

His eyebrows were squeezed together with the effort. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is unable to bear the standing and squeezing. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I suck in my gut and squeeze inside. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They divvied it between them, dove down chimneys, squeezed through cracks in shutters. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He distributes the drinks and snacks to everyone in our group and squeezes between me and Belén. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes tighter and kept counting...43, The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother squeezed his hand each time the chief called us devils or screamed at us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Grandma hugs, squeezes me like I’m a balloon. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

His hand was on her right breast now, squeezing it hard through the blouse, and she could hear him breathing deeply through the nose. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Emily removed a copy and squeezed it between her hands, breathing in the paper smell. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I move a little faster as I squeeze past them all. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Ruthanne went first, squeezing through the fence where there was a missing iron rod. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I know,” her mom said, rocking and squeezing her tighter. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Pita tugged at her wet shirt, squeezing out the water and pressing it down over her round belly to smooth it out, while Velia and Delia tried in vain to straighten out each other’s clothes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I squeeze her hand so hard, I think I might break her fingers. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

As the men left the hut and the night filled with noises of bellowed orders, horses, and stomping boots, Pinmei squeezed her head into her knees, the blackness creeping over her as she trembled. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Mom squeezes my hand and gives me another hug. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

In one motion, he embraced me and squeezed out my breath, wordless but shaking. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I squeeze past people and make my way over to the drink table, which is loaded with jugs of water and lemonade. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He gives my shoulder a squeeze of approval. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The worms sometimes came live, and my mother would order me to squeeze their greenish entrails out and rinse them in warm water, so as to make them taste less sour. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She squeezes her eyes shut and draws her legs up protectively. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was squatting under the ice-cube coils, under which he could barely squeeze, sitting down. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m squeezing lemons for the lemonade stand Zack and I set up on our street corner. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my fists into my eyes until they hurt. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their stomachs felt like tubes of toothpaste that had been all squeezed out. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog one was the hardest to read, given the amount of text squeezed onto the tiny circle. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I brace for it even, squeezing my eyes shut and clenching my teeth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

A small couch had been squeezed in between two walls, and a miniature refrigerator sat on the floor across from it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He squeezed it in both fists until it made little rivulets between his fingers. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He plucked open the car door, squeezed inside. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

But I’m shaking now, like I did when I told Zoey, and I know Webb can feel it because he’s gripping my shoulder and squeezing. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s the devil,” Rondell said, nodding his head and squeezing my shoulder. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She exists in an in-between place, middle class on paper but squeezed in reality. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

She gave the thrusters one final squeeze and coasted the last hundred feet. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I scream again; I scream until my throat hurts and I squeeze hot tears from my eyes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

John Mark reaches over and squeezes my hand. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Emma!” she says, throwing her bag down and squeezing me in a tight hug. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Chuck had ended up in another room, and for some reason Thomas pictured him huddled in a dark corner, crying, squeezing his blankets to his chest like a teddy bear. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They squeezed past irritated people who moved their legs this way and that to make space. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Close to the speed of light, from your point of view, the world looks very odd—ultimately everything is squeezed into a tiny circular window, which stays just ahead of you. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Miranda was the funniest: she was crying more than anyone and squeezed me so tight that Via had to practically pry her off of me, which made them both laugh. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I squeeze her back to thank her, to make her feel my love, to apologize, and everything else that falls deep inside and skirts outside these realms. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

At the height of Stargirl’s popularity, kids had been pulling chairs from other tables to squeeze around hers. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I squeeze past Dad in the kitchen and then run to the door. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my way through another few blocks of traffic before I finally arrive, pulling over along the curb beside a newsstand. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Big Tony squeezed his head and shoulders into Duke’s doghouse. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He felt the hot breath of the elephant as the trunk embraced his pumpkin and then he sensed the sides of the pumpkin squeezing as the vegetable passed down into the great creature’s throat. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I shrugged her off before Fang, so skinny and pale he looked like he’d just climbed out of a coffin, squeezed into the box-packed back seat and put an end to all conversation. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Thomas reached out and squeezed the younger boy’s shoulder. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Sometimes at night he would squeeze his eyes shut and imagine how it might be to marry her. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and squeeze his fingers. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I grab some honey from the cupboard and squeeze it in. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He sorted through them, shaking them, squeezing them in his hand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Martin’s sweaty palm touched the spot where my neck met my shirt collar, giving me a light squeeze, and that was it for me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Trying to squeeze his own scared away the same way I do for Maddy sometimes. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

For a moment, Anya thought he was dead, but when the glow from Alfhercht’s stone fell over him, he shifted and squeezed his eyes further shut. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Señora Oralia shuffled over to me, grabbed my hands in hers, and squeezed them. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I squeeze right into the stall and wrap her up in a hug. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Audrey flung herself at me and squeezed me in a tight hug. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Babi nodded uncertainly, his gaze lingering on her, and Laila thought of Tariq’s hands, squeezing her breast, sliding down the small of her back, as the two of them kissed and kissed. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her breath came heavy again, like invisible hands were squeezing her lungs closed from the inside. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“It was charming of you to warn me,” he said, squeezing the shoulders, “but I don’t expect you can tell me anything I don’t know.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tighter and tighter he squeezed, until at last... A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mama must have known as well, because she wrapped Ophie up in a hug and squeezed her tight. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I was on duty and squeezed the air back down his vein toward the puncture in his elbow. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I squeeze into the shadow of rubble heaps and ruined buildings. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

We were all squeezed together in the grass, and I felt Emma’s body tense next to mine. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“All you’re going to do is come back at me,” Luke said, squeezing them again. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Charlie grabbed my arm, squeezing hard, and pulled me into an awkward hug. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I thought about trying to squeeze inside with them but then saw a brand fly land, tuck its wings to its back, and wriggle through a tiny crack at the bottom. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

And he said, “OK,” but he said it really slowly and he squeezed his nose between his thumb and his forefinger. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Say, W.E.”—Gilly flashed her teeth at him—“how about you and me doing a little red-hot reading after supper? You know, squeeze the old orange reader?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

They stayed that way for quite a while and then Caroline had given April’s shoulder a squeeze, kissed her quickly on top of the head and gone out. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He squeezed Pond’s rib cage with his thighs and wrapped his hands around Pond’s neck. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

All of us pikins squeezed into the back of the taxicab. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Sara squeezes fresh lemon juice and water into the mixture and, as promised, it curdles. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

George squeezed between two men and looked over the rail. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

He squeezed my hand with his horse hoof. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She leans forward, squeezing until the flesh swells between her fingers. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“The way Superman can squeeze a lump of coal so hard that it turns into a diamond?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He squeezes my hand and jogs over to her. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas squeezed his eyes shut and was surprised to feel tears trickling down his cheeks. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She pulled out a tray and shook it; she pulled out another; and it was right then that she felt her heart stop, squeeze into a ball, and begin punching her from inside. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Rumor had it that the corporation had slowed the clocks to squeeze even more minutes out of the long summer shift. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She would squeeze them so long that her forearms hurt. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Annabeth squeezed my arm, then walked forward and knelt at her mother s feet. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Ivy,” her sister said, squeezing her hand even tighter. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And he squeezed his eyes shut to block out the fox’s evil stare. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“I want my two butterflies to take care of each other,” he says in a soft voice, squeezing our shoulders. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Her skin, raw and bleeding in spots, stung as she found a crevice for her toes to squeeze into. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She totters over to the bed, touches the comb, then pulls it from Charlotte's hair and squeezes it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She reached across the table and squeezed his hand. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He took her hand, squeezed it, released it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Caleb squeezes my hand one last time, and as he walks away, casts a long look at me over his shoulder. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He squeezed my shoulders with his strong hands and held me at arm’s length. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He walked over and knelt behind her, then reached out and squeezed her shoulders. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

As he squeezed in beside her and felt her whole left side pressed against his right, he had to take a clandestine deep breath—she smelled like fruit and flowers—and force himself to focus. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I squeeze myself as small as I can, as small as the child I once was. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coraline held her breath and squeezed her fingers into two tight fists. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

She squeezes my hand with both of hers, which are rough from cutting calico and canvas all day. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She reaches for his hand, sets something in his palm, and squeezes his hand into a fist. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Press your lips together,” she now tells them, squeezing her own between her fingers. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reached in my bag and squeezed the envelope to make sure I still had it, tried to calm my breathing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He dragged one of the kids’ mattresses out and squeezed it through the tent’s door. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I line up my sights on the bigger shambler and squeeze the trigger. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She tried to squeeze my nose, but I pulled away. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Helen told her sister, grabbing her hand and squeezing it. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The office was cramped, with filing cabinets the proctor had to squeeze through to get to her desk, but she kept it pleasant with samplers on the walls detailing farming scenes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She can’t tell if it’s a good ache or a bad one, and so she just holds Ruth’s hands and squeezes back. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“A firm handshake, but not a squeeze,” she says, passing me on the stairs. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He squeezed the mouse but was too weak to stop the struggling. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

We squeezed our bags through the doorway and stood blinking in the sudden gloom of a low-ceilinged pub. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Quickly he leaped out and squeezed under the door of Room 5. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I try to pull them back and he squeezes so tight it feels like my bones are splintering. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I know it’s early in the day, but my chest squeezes because it’s also getting late, for a Decker, at least. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I squeezed between them, entering the arc at the edge of the rocky terrain. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Underneath, I can see Mrs. Janssen’s glasses, but the space is too slim for my arm to squeeze through. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

We squeezed into the wights’ jeep, eight kids packed like sardines. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A chopping board lay on the counter next to him, littered with onion skins, chili ends, and squeezed limes. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Man, I love this guy,” says Dylan, and he punctuates it with a squeeze. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

And I squeezed it tight so I could press down hard, hard enough to feel the snap of hollow bone, the last beat of unsung song. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

All our neighbors came around, and they were just squeezing me to death. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She gives his hand a squeeze, and she and Amy are gone, and he’s alone in a tiny, secluded alleyway with the second car of backup security and a twisted-up feeling in his stomach. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Furious and sputtering, I push my way back to Taryn, who comes forward to grab my hand and squeeze it hard. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the strap of Gram’s bag and pretend it’s her hand. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her head barely reaches his chest; her arms squeeze his waist tight. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She pulled him up and squeezed him tight, then pulled away to examine his face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I squeezed it inside a toilet-paper roll and let it dry under the hot-water heater until the next weekend. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed inside and pulled the door shut behind me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The handcuffs squeezed cold and tight against my wrists. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She reached for our hands and squeezed them, breathing deep and full like a prayer, chewing her bottom lip like penance. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Her hand crept into Sissy’s and Sissy squeezed it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed a corner of a pillow between my fingers. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Maryam died clawing at her own throat, trying to scrape or squeeze the shirin poison back out as it ripped her apart. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She could squeeze two cents till they begged for mercy, let alone two dollars. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He poked around for a beet root and squeezed out the juice with his bare hand. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

He twisted his end of the sheet to his right while she twisted to her right, and they watched as the water was squeezed out. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A full moon was squeezed between two of the project’s apartment buildings. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached over and squeezed her hand, which was notice- ably larger than his own. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of girls squeeze into the pod next to mine, and the operator walks over to latch the gate. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Peach clutched harder at Dismay and squeezed his eyes shut. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My mom squeezed my hand a few times and smirked. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I could feel the frame of the glasses cutting into the ridge of my nose as I tilted my hat and squeezed up to the bar. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the police station, a cup of hot tea with three long squeezes of Hippie Queen Honey was thrust into his hands. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“No big deal ” Sometimes I wanted to squeeze Colin’s cheeks until his teeth fell out. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Tobias grabs my hand and squeezes, pulling me forward, faster than I have ever run, faster than I can run. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I’m really small, I can squeeze into little holes and—” “Stop it, Bo!” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She squeezed my hand and looked at me worriedly. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached the hole, and squeezing down, leaving a trail of green-yellow slime, she slipped in, even as Sam hewed a last stroke at her dragging legs. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It made me feel like someone was squeezing water out of my heart. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scooped up a handful as we walked toward the field, squeezing it over and over. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I give Peeta's hand one last squeeze as a signal, as a goodbye, and we begin counting. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Deedee raised her scarred arm and squeezed his middle finger, held on to it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She took his hand in her small one and squeezed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I squeeze Daniel’s hand tighter and pull it to my side. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Jill and I kept squeezing our way closer and closer to the front, and when we could see beyond the first row of marchers, we could see the first line of the police guard, too. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I nodded at him and squeezed his hand. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma Sands squeezed me hard and cried all over me. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even then, she was only able to get it open a crack and had to squeeze. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

And even then, they squeezed together in a bunch, as though, if they allowed any space between them, Fin- sterwald might somehow pick them off, one by one. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Tell me,” I said in a low, threatening voice, "or I’ll squeeze you till you pop.” Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

At this point another member of the kyorremy, the upper chamber or parliament that Estraven heads, pushes and squeezes a way up close to him and begins talking to him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The familiar square shape filled his palm, and he gently squeezed it before letting go. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He poured a sip of vodka into a Dixie cup, swallowed, pursed his lips, and squeezed his hands into tight little fists. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

As the ambulance swings around a curve, Mami grabs my hand and squeezes hard. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like the stabbing in my empty lungs, or the way my stomach squeezed and rolled and clenched. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He had been squeezing it in his hand until it was soft and malleable. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was so quiet that he could hear his throat squeeze the liquid downward. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

We must squeeze in many years we have lost. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes are squeezed closed, and this way I can almost like her. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Relief flowed through Tally, and she squeezed David’s hands, confirming the realness of him. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She put her hand on my arm and squeezed. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He squeezes his own arms into his own sides, like he’s giving himself the hug that Byrd forgot to give. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She sobbed into his chest and he squeezed tighter. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The next morning it’s not snowing exactly, more like icing, and the wind is squeezing between the tightly packed trailers. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

She turns to me, grins, and squeezes my hand. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He barely managed to squeeze himself through the opening. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut and let myself go. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

His blue eye narrowed, a calculating look entering it, and the cotton branches began to squeeze me again as he grew even more excited. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes shut after and reopen them. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The weight of each balloon, perfect in my palm, full but soft enough to squeeze and mold and play with. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes shut and cover them with my hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

My stomach squeezes, like I drank way too much water. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The clip-on cross earrings squeeze the life out of my earlobes, but beauty is pain, right? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my cheeks to crush my smile. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The new house was taller than it was wide, as if it held its breath to squeeze between the neighboring homes. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I wrinkle my nose as I squeeze a glob of the medicine onto my palm and begin to massage it into my leg. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my hands into fists to disguise their shaking. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Dicey jumped off the cot and squeezed around the corner of the bed where her brothers slept to open the door. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He squeezes the words out of the corner of his mouth like a hit man. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Not even a mouse could have squeezed in to sit beside her. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She smiles politely, pats me on the shoulder, and then, averting her eyes from mine, squeezes past me to sit down. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She clutched the pendant squeezing the unyielding metal until her muscles ached, as if forcing into her own mind the almost unthinkable fact that she might really remain an ugly for life. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“We had to shoot so many,” Uriah mutters, squeezing my arm. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her face was gray and her eyes were squeezed shut. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom wrapped her arm around my shoulders and squeezed me into her, just as Dad said, “Natalie, why did you go there?” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The kinds of feelings I think you’d squeeze and squash, not be singing about with outstretched arms and showing every tooth you have. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He passed die stairway to the pilothouse and squeezed past the extra cargo, crates of Kalamata olives and olive oil, sea sponges from Kos. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She moved so fast it was as though she had Disapparated; one moment she was there, the next, she had squeezed between two guffawing witches and vanished. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Jinny smiled at that, gave the girl a squeeze, and then looked down and waved to the faces far below her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Later, in the bathroom, she stood in front of the mirror and savagely squeezed her belly with both hands. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But still, my stomach squeezed and my hands were damp as I followed Ms. Platt over to the door, where Callum was waiting. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had his eyes squeezed shut, but tears still leaked out. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Maya felt Grace’s hand press against her own, and she wrapped her fingers around Grace’s and squeezed tight. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He caught Buddy’s arm again and squeezed it until Buddy flinched with pain. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Twig reached out and squeezed my hand so tight, and I squeezed back, and we counted the stops—five, four, three, two, one. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There was a big enough space between the couch and the wall for me to squeeze in back there and just sit in a little ball. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not taking her eyes off Pet for one second, Bitter stretched out a hand and blindly patted their duvet and pillows before finding Aloe’s arm and squeezing the flesh of his bicep. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Palmer squeezed his eyes shut and blew them out. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Valerie, my dear friend of more than fifteen years, reached out to squeeze my hand. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The clansman's hand was so big he could have crushed the maester's skull like an eggshell had he squeezed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Mom squeezed my knee and Dad patted my shoulder. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

"Do you imagine you can pass for a girl with that voice? It sounds as though Julian squeezed the last drop of sweetness from it." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ryan scooped up a handful of snow, squeezed it into a ball, and threw it at the branch of a pine tree. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Good girl,” he told me, squeezing me in a bit, a coach’s hug, then swaggering off toward the bathhouse. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

I nodded, reaching out to squeeze her arm. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

As for the terrors ahead—for he did not fool himself that they were all behind him—well, you just have to stand up to your fear and not let it squeeze you white. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I ask stupidly, because I know exactly of what he is speaking.Skeezie squeezes his eyes tight and nods his head back and forth, like he’s in pain or something. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Lannister reached out and took her hand, and gave it a squeeze. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It feels like trying to wring out a towel that just isn’t wet enough to drip anymore and yet you keep squeezing and twisting, hoping that some drops will fall. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The handful of dirt I squeezed did not clump together wetly or crumble drily. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

In a flash she was squeezing into my seat. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Uncle Tony grabbed my hand, squeezed it as he led the way. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The door cracks open just wide enough for an adult to squeeze through sideways. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He squeezed Tinker Bell so hard that she gulped silently for air, while he laid his other hand on Meggie’s shoulder. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mya says when we find our gate, holding up her phone as we squeeze together, smiling big for the camera. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Having finished my cream of chicken soup, I munched on squeezed bacon cubes and watched the world go by. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

By scolding, pushing, shoving, and squeezing, I finally got him started on his way. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned myself sideways and squeezed between two of the bars and dropped headfirst into the dimly lit cellar. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I squeeze hard enough for the both of us. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She was not a slim girl, so she thought the skinniest thoughts she could, and squeezed her way into the gap. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

At 5:02 they squeezed into another car loaded with glum passengers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I nod anyway because Jamie keeps squeezing my hand like he’s trying to reassure me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Not Gwystyl! Why, he wouldn’t have done the least thing for us—until Doli threatened to squeeze him! Gwystyl! All he wanted was to be let alone and hide in his wretched burrow!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Must have squeezed it too hard. Did the same thing at Colonel Fubster’s the other day. No need to fuss, Petunia, I have a very firm grip...” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Through my teary eyes, I watch the blood squeeze through my fingers. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Alba held out her hand and he squeezed it with his left one. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took it without being conscious of it, feeling some calm wash over me as he squeezed my fingers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It didn't fit anymore, but he could still squeeze into the pants if he kept the waistband low. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

This time it was my ear that got squeezed. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Even if I had a bumper crop, I didn’t see how I was going to squeeze by. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I thought you were never coming back,” she says, squeezing tight. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She pulled herself out of the water, squeezed the water from her hair, and loosely plaited it. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I’m holding hands with the girls next to me, and we squeeze each other’s sweaty hands. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They blew the whistles and just before I lined up, Sister reached over and squeezed my shoulder so hard that I felt her fingers on my skin for ten minutes after I was inside. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear squeezed the bulging pouch that he wore at his waist. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes, folded my hands, squeezed them tight, took a deep breath, turned, counted to three, and opened my eyes. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

My mom squeezes by to run her hands under the tap. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can barely squeeze my big body through the maze of people standing. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

The first shove, the first time he slapped me, when he started calling me names, or the time he squeezed my arm so hard I had a bright red handprint around it? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” I said to him, squeezing his arm. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Robin squeezed Ivy’s shoulder and then started digging in her bag, a huge black canvas thing with tiny red strawberries all over it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s hot!” she yells as she reaches out and squeezes Mark’s hand. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I had trouble squeezing the last couple words up my throat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She squeezed her eyes shut, as if willing it all to stop. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I can’t turn around, so I reach back and squeeze his shoulder. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The relief at seeing the camper, the shock of seeing Dawn Celeste and Luke Messenger, is now turning to something else, some squeezing in her chest. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He strokes the skin above his cheekbones, squeezes shut his eyes, to feel what happens when the creases form, tries to visualize it. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Invite her in,” my father said at almost the same moment that Teresa squeezed past me and into our apartment. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had to close his wings to squeeze through the opening at the top. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You were saying those mean things,” Nathan said, squeezing the small piece of turquoise. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I squeezed in beside the irritated passengers, and checked to make sure that the button for level one had been pushed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I squeezed her hand as we cautiously walked forward. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was insane that my blood could run as frigid as winter at the same moment my heart started to squeeze out a panicked rhythm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He squeezed his fingers into fists, but the mullet easily jetted free, leaping once before it rejoined the fleeing school. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dell crossed the lot back to his car and then he squeezed himself and Cheddar into his vehicle. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

But whenever I thought the time was right, my mouth went dry and my throat squeezed up and the words I’d planned to say stayed bottled up inside. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She felt that anger that made her face hot and made her squeeze her hands into fists. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He’d been surprised by that too; he’d glanced down at her and then back at Redemption, but he squeezed her hand tightly and didn’t let go for a while, forgetting even how strong he was. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“You won’t go through me,” he told her, and she threw her arms around him and squeezed him so tightly he could hardly breathe. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Dad kept hold of her hand and squeezed. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

At one point, she squeezed my hand, and I told him. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He comes up happy, squeezing water out of his T-shirt as he climbs back onto the dry rocks. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Father put a hand on my shoulder and squeezed it. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

"You’re the Taylor”—Josh let go of my coat—"who grassed on those little midget Kray Twins who were squeezing my brother for money?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“If you think on it, you come to see there’d be so many creatures, including people, we’d all be squeezed in right up next to each other before long.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hugged me, and this time I squeezed back; this made her laugh after we stood apart. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She placed the breakfast plate in front of Coraline, along with a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice and a mug of frothy hot chocolate. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He took her hand and put it in Trina’s and squeezed them together. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Molly tugged her along, squeezing hard, and Cora enjoyed being led. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I see nothing but squeezed eyes, twisted mouths. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

An arm slipped around Mark’s neck from behind and yanked him off his feet, started squeezing the breath out of him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

So easy: squeeze the trigger and blow away a toe. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze two lemons before taking a sip. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“That’s just bluster,” he replied, and squeezed his eyes together when he moved his leg. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I hide between the cars and squeeze through the hole in the fence. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Gerda caught up with me and started telling me about the cattle cars that the people were squeezed into. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“There were five already in the car. But she was nice enough to squeeze me in. I’ve been wanting to go see the boys.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she squeezed out of the high chair and walked over to where her cousin stood her heart thudded inconveniently and her breath was short. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard and give her hand a comforting squeeze, but my mind instantly travels to the G-tube. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the nearest thing to hand—a jeweled cup big enough to bathe a baby in— and turned, and squeezed into the flaw in the rock. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

He squeezed Dimple’s hand under the table, and she stuck her tongue out at him and crossed her eyes. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She threw her arms around him, squeezing until her ribs hurt. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But even as she said the words, a thread of misgiving wrapped around her rib cage and squeezed tight. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

School starts in a few days, and I’m trying to squeeze every last drop out of summer. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

But when she squeezed it with her hand, it felt firm enough. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cry and squeeze Mirren and kiss her on her warm cheek and try to memorize her face. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“But that doesn’t make any sense,” I pressed the back of my hand to my forehead, squeezing my eyes shut against the dizziness. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But even she had a tense look around her eyes, like she was fighting against squeezing them shut and pretending none of this had happened. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Mighty blocks of ice, gripped between meeting floes, rose slowly until they jumped like cherrystones squeezed between thumb and finger,” Shackleton wrote. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“This is going to be great, Ibtihaj,” she said squeezing my arm. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She bows her head, squeezing her eyes shut. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Rowan puts his hands on either side of her face and squeezes, imbuing her with an otherworldly gold light. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I squeezed between the trellis and the wall. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

And with each please, he squeezed Chester a little harder. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut, but I couldn’t pull back from the images that came next—the lines of marching, muzzled monsters. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They squeeze through Drake’s Passage, the gap between the tip of South America and the end of the Antarctic Peninsula, a distance of only 620 miles. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t squeeze in between the vegetable rows so well. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

As she squeezed me tight, the phone rang. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Merry was already squeezing two of my fingers tight in her tiny fist. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was a distinct sensation: she felt her heart stop and squeeze into a ball. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Although this position would result in a draw in most cases, the two young American colleagues searched for hours for any possibility that Bobby could squeeze out a win when play resumed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my way out through the grandmothers and head to my room. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Already jam-packed with computers and equipment, the cramped space had turned positively claustrophobic with the many spectators now squeezing into it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, all the air is squeezed out, and the snow is a dense, heavy ice. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The old man squeezed tighter until Hugo was practically standing on his toes. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He put his hands up to his ears, squeezed his eyes shut. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I squeeze shampoo into my left hand, then put down the bottle with my right. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

They made a pop! and squirted red when we squeezed them between thumb and fingernail. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

It would be a tight squeeze for any of them, aside from Diana and Kaitlin, to fit through. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Then she sat, squeezing her fingers in her lap. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I seize it, then give it a squeeze in my hand. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the trigger, firing again and again into the sea of birds above me, watching their dark bodies drop to the grass. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He squeezed the arms of the blue satin Yankees jacket Louisa got him for his birthday, and tears were dropping down his face, and I almost cried but didn’t. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Thomas squeezed his eyes against the blinding light of the sun as he emerged from the woods. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I squeezed back and then glanced at her. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Twig squeezed my hand so hard I was pretty sure all my bones shattered. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The Villac Uma squeezed the heart over the goblet, and the blood dripped into the silver container. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The icy water clutched again at his body like a giant hand; the chill of it squeezed him like the circling coils of a monstrous boa constrictor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We veer off the bridge, through the tolls, and into areas of steep streets and skinny houses smushed up so close against each other that no light can squeeze through the cracks. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

She feels the tight squeeze on both her arms, but she screams and screams and wrenches away and runs outside, into the street. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the bridge of my nose and close my eyes. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Men who usually skipped church to go fishing, and men who stayed late at the local bar and slept in on Sunday mornings, squeezed themselves in with the rest of the community. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The new house was taller than it was wide, as if it held its breath to squeeze between the neighboring homes. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I held my breath and for some reason squeezed my eyes shut. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Tea Cake went out to the lemon tree at the corner of the kitchen and picked some lemons and squeezed them for her. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Crystal’s only answer is to glare at my mom and keep squeezing her hands together. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

A tear escaping from one of his squeezed shut eyes. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Amma knocks the breath out of me squeezing me to her chest. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

For immigration agents, squeezing cash from migrants is central to day-to-day operations, helping underpaid agents buy big houses and nice cars. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Angel squeezed the cat so hard that she burped! Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched me study him, but when I squeezed the straps on my shoulders, his eyes latched on to my backpack, and a suspicious look crossed his face. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

As Marshall held the light on the right spot, April reached through, shoved the board to the right side, and squeezed out. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try and take a deep breath, but I'm too squeezed in the small, hot space between the grandmothers. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And there is nothing else left to do but to shrink and squeeze until everything has turned to dust and disappeared. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

As we tried to squeeze into half the hallway, arms and shoulders didn’t just brush, they rubbed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the two extension cords in my hand, ready to connect them and flood the whole place in light. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He tells me he loves me, reaching over to squeeze my shoulder. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It would mean a delayed victory, a tighter squeezing of Biafra’s territory, but it would also mean that they would go and live in Kainene’s house in Orlu until the war ended. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her chest is squeezing at the sight of those gaping bits in the trestle ahead. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Alex dove after her and tried to squeeze under the fence, but he was too big. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I squeeze her back, but there’s a lump so large in my throat, I can’t tell her I love her more. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her hand squeezed my shoulder, and I felt her sobbing quietly. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed her hand and tried to convey in that moment how much I loved her and appreciated her. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She reaches over and squeezes my hand, presses her thumb and fingers down as hard as Constantine ever did. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Citra found herself wanting to grip Rowan’s hand in anticipation and squeeze it until it was bloodless, but she restrained herself. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He stares at me as if I’m crazy but cuts the next lemon and starts squeezing. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Mitch takes a step forward, but I squeeze his arm, pulling him back. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She squeezes so hard, I can feel my bones turning to tuna salad. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at the mountain and the meadow and the gorge, and I felt her feet squeeze into the earth and take root. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then, squeezing his lips tight in determination, he signaled the words before he could change his mind: Whisperer too strong. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my hands around the lining of my pockets and whispered, “Leave alone.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Eleanor got dressed quickly and tried to squeeze past her mother. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Horace said, still squeezing his eyes shut—still wishing himself gone, yet still here. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He squeezed some dish soap onto his plate and swirled it around with the brush. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Agha Rezaei stepped out from behind the counter and squeezed himself into one of the aisles. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I hugged her and she squeezed me back. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Just as I was about to squeeze him in a hug, we heard tires crunching in the gravel outside the boathouse. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He put his trowel down and squeezed his waist as he stretched his back. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Holding my breath, I squeeze my eyes shut and pinch my decomposed arm. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I step left, and this time find a space to squeeze around. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He squeezed out white goo along the edges of the door, careful not to let any touch his fingers. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Herman E. Calloway had the rocks squeezed tight in his right-hand fist and had his left-hand fist balled up like he was ready to fight. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

If the disturbance is from a regular vibration, the result is that the molecules end up squeezed together into evenly-spaced waves. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“He’s found it,” she says, grabbing my arm and squeezing into me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I folded his wrist onto itself and squeezed hard, trying to get his upper body to collapse the way mine had. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He squeezed past the connecting rods at the last second and stepped into the Maze. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my teeth together and scrunched my eyes. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I squeezed again, harder, even though her cheek had a weak rubbery feeling I did not like. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Angel squeezed her eyes tightly, held her breath, and whispered softly, “Please! Please! Please! Please! Please!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze her hand—gently—because I know it’s what Gram would do if it were me sitting in that chair crying. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I lay in bed, my eyes squeezed shut, unable to make the simplest decisions. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rats wandered in and out of the cells, squeezing their fat bottoms through the bars. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the dropper into the back of my throat. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She helps Bailey squeeze through the bars, which are a bit tighter in this part of the fence. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She reached out and squeezed his arm before leading him across the room to another door Toby hadn’t seen. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Jay gives my hand a slight squeeze as I slide past her. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I was not prepared for this question, and she must have seen the surprise in my face for she laughed lightly, and squeezed my arm. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I squeezed it and it — it punched me!” she gasped. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The nearer we came the harder she squeezed. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I try to pull it away, but she only squeezes it tighter. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

For some reason his face was red, as if someone were squeezing his neck. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Desdemona looked in awe and terror at all the faces filling the windows, all the bodies filling the streets, nearly a half million people squeezed into twenty-five square blocks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I squeeze a little orange juice over the fruit. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She looked at his bare hairy chest and his new beard and his torn slippers, and suddenly his mortality—their mortality—struck her with a clutch at her throat, a squeeze of alarm. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

All that meant was my mom really had been squeezed into nothingness, dissolved into yellow light. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Ready to squeeze that Bat Lady right out of him. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

"I bet you did," says Caesar, giving me a squeeze. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The doctor kept asking, “You feel anything?” as he touched and squeezed parts of my body where I had been wounded or shot. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I could only barely squeeze myself under the bed. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He squeezed his hands together to put pressure on the cut. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“No. It was nice. I mean. You just squeezed more than I was expecting.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He squeezes slightly, his way of letting me know it’ll be all right. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The old man squeezed the lump into a disk, then bent up the edges; the moon became a shallow cup. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have to squeeze a rubber ball between my legs. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He needed that squeeze, that gentleness, the knowing that the gentleness would always be there, that through all the nights of pain to come, she would be there for him. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shay smiled and took Tally’s hand for a second, squeezing. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He squeezed through the opening, lowered himself to the ground, and dashed across the open space to the wall. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze his hand and we go back out there. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The boys were still asleep, the two older ones side by side, Kuti squeezed close to Ira and she with her arm thrown across him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all pointed more, and squeezed close to Link’s window. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t in the best shape to begin with, so I quickly reached a point where I could no longer fit comfortably in my haptic chair or squeeze in to my XL haptic suit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Lucy then squeezed my hand and led me away from my grandmother and sisters. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes tight and try to breathe through my mouth, ordering myself not to become sick. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He went through the cans again one by one, holding them in his hand and squeezing them like a man checking for ripeness at a fruitstand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

As the others grabbed chairs from the nearby tables, Jason leaned in and squeezed his friend’s shoulder. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The cotton brassiere stretched down to her hipbones, where it met the girdle into which she had already squeezed. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The germ is then squeezed for corn oil. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I was packing as many magic items and as much firepower as I could squeeze into my inventory. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Benches run along the two sides of the truck bed, and on the benches are squeezed maybe twenty men, their knees all mixed together like fingers praying. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were squeezed through the crowd and ushered to one of the areas in front, near the bailiff. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you told me a dude John Henry’s size could squeeze through a tunnel of thorns I had to duck through, I’d laugh in your face. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Six people can squeeze in behind my table, and they did. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But nothing happened except that Mr. Staphopoulos kept his hand on her head for what seemed like a long time, and then he lifted his hand and squeezed her shoulder and said, “Goodbye, Raymie.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I squeeze past just as Michael moves and lets the crush of kids finally pass in the other direction. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“No,” Linda said again, and he felt her hand squeezing him more tightly. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paid the old man and left, opening the screen door only enough to squeeze out and closing it quickly so that no flies got in. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I know,” I said, and I squeezed his hands right back. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I darted after them, still clutching the bottle, and I ran back against the wall and squeezed in behind one of the bedposts. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Although I was still groggy when I came out of the operating room, I had managed to squeeze Mom’s finger to tell her I was okay. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

"You were just an ant of a thing," she said, picking me up like I was still two instead of nine and squeezing me to her. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Sally!” he cried, squeezing himself through to the next car. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The weight of his words and the weather and everything else from that Mississippi summer squeezed all the air out of me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Heron put his hand on my arm and gave me a little squeeze. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed my left arm with my right hand and squeezed as hard as I could. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

‘He’ll squeeze me in two, if you don’t. He says so!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her hand squeezes the edge of the table, the knuckles pale. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Fear suffused Mark as he held on, squeezing his fingers so tightly they turned bone-white. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She squeezed me and moved on to give Dad a kiss. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He put his hand flat on it, as if squeezing something out. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Clicking off my seat belt, I leaned forward, kissed her cheek, and she wrapped an arm around me in another tight squeeze. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She inched around them, turning sideways to squeeze through the narrow space, and crept forward, holding the candle out in front of her. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Two girls in safari gear squeeze on last. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She squeezed the hand brakes as hard as she could, but the rickshaw seemed to pick up speed instead of slowing down. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

His aviator's helmet again flapping over his ears, Otis Amber danced up to his soup-kitchen companion, flung his arms around the taut body, and squeezed her tightly. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The goddess met her gaze in earnest before taking Koffi's hand and squeezing gently. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The day of the meeting, nearly one hundred people squeezed into the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing room. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I put my hand on my mom’s and squeeze. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Tears filled her eyes, and she squeezed them away. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She is standing by her bed, trying valiantly to squeeze her schoolbooks into a purple minibackpack that I haven’t seen before. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I reach out and take her hand, squeezing it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He caught her arm and squeezed it in a grip of fear and hate. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

As we were seated, Millie took one glance at the booth and said, “Well, that looks like a squeeze.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“It’ll be okay,” she said, giving my arm a squeeze, and then she left, pausing in the door for a sorrowful backwards glance. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing here? You can’t be here,” she says, still squeezing me. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You wouldn’t have seen me. I damaged my Achilles tendon,” I explained, squeezing Chloe tight, “when I was kneeing a complete idiot in the gut.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The blisters on his hands had finally popped, and whenever he squeezed his hands, the sting wasn’t as sharp. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Her forehead bunches up like crinkled paper and her eyes squeeze shut in the corners. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Couldn’t stop the thing, even with my hand squeezing the thigh. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Pressing my fingertips hard against my hairline, my thumbs against my temples, I squeeze. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

And then all the great squeezing twisting that was inside her would be over. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Ruth May a tree-climbing ghost, the squeeze of a small hand on your arm. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if to prove me wrong, she reaches an arm around my shoulders and gives me a reassuring squeeze. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Madame Manec sneaks Marie-Laure chocolate bars, slices of cake; this morning they squeeze lemons into glasses full of water and sugar, and she lets Marie-Laure drink as much as she likes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Charley came bawling into the yard and his face was so swollen that the tears could hardly squeeze out of his eyes. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fred, George, I’m sorry, dears, but Remus is arriving tonight, so Bill will have to squeeze in with you two.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

At lunch, I squeezed in next to Maya and Rand, who were hunched over yet another one of Maya’s giant dot games, which were getting more and more elaborate. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Before I could even think about following them to see what was going on, Joey rumbled over to hug me and squeezed so hard I felt some of my ribs move. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Couldn’t hear you,” Garrett said, squeezing my collar until it felt like a noose around my neck. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

At first light he would creep into the thicket, squeeze between the twisted stems, ensconce himself so deep that only a crawler like himself could come through, and that crawler would be jabbed. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Palmer grabbed her by both arms and squeezed. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Despite having been torn up by glass and nearly squeezed to death, he was smiling...until he saw the chariot. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Athena’s feet stuck into sick bay, so you had to squeeze past her ivory toes if you wanted some Advil. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The scent of Snow’s rose curls up into my nose, down into my throat, squeezing it tight with despair. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I try to squeeze Lisa’s face out of my mind, but it’s impossible. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He squeezes me back before we go up the last flight of steps. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Char grabs hold of my shoulder blade and squeezes till my knees get weak. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She squeezed the fluid far back on Faye’s tongue and held up her head so she could drink a little milk to take away the taste. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hear it, because my eyes are squeezed shut. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

My eyes scan the hateful phrases written in thick, crooked lines—sloppy writing that screams Go Home, Terrorists, Towelheads, and bad words so terrible that I squeeze my eyelids shut tight. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Shut up, Pig,” said Ron, edging his way between two of the four beds that had been squeezed into the room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Archer squeezed her fingers once and let go again, tucking away the cloth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

And “This is Giles,” said Maxim, prodding my arm, and Giles stretched out an enormous paw and wrung my hand, squeezing the fingers limp, genial eyes smiling from behind horn-rimmed glasses. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I strained to pick up the school superintendent's voice, as though to squeeze some security out of that slightly more familiar sound. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She squeezes into the tiny space where the ladder rises to the garret. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He sniffed around the lodge, found no scents to say the house was occupied by people, and squeezed under the porch. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The two guards had squeezed their triggers simultaneously. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Ayesha steps over to me and gives me a hug and squeezes my hand. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I dart over to the loose board, carefully pull it aside a couple of feet, and then squeeze my way out. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Mom reached for the bottle of sriracha and squeezed some more on her pad thai. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then Coach squeezed my shoulder and pulled me up so that I was standing straight. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

My stomach squeezed up and I felt kind of scared for a minute. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“No. He said that the heart wrings itself out. It twists in two different directions, like you’d do to squeeze the water out of a wet towel.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

It wrapped around me and squeezed my body like a sponge, then tossed me into the choking air—and I fell headlong into a rope net filled with writhing fish. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nods, giving my shoulder a tight squeeze before leaving. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The only time stuff didn’t blow around when she was near was when she’d squeeze my arms and tell me things over and over and over and over. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He gave me a curt little shake; it felt like squeezing a sparrow. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Quickly she squeezed them shut and uttered another loud snore. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put her arm around me and gave me a squeeze. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He squeezed out the cloth and sponged her matted hair and lifted it out of the gashes in her scalp. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Meera's hand found Bran's in the darkness and gave his fingers a squeeze. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Walking back through the camp, I could feel the cold fingers of doubt squeezing my heart. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my hand on his shoulder and squeezed, letting him know I had this. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Can I get it back just by squeezing? It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I was tempted to cover my ears, because that alone was enough to make Grandma squeeze off a round. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She grabbed Anya in her arms, squeezed her close, and sobbed. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He sets his hands on my shoulders, his fingers pressing, squeezing. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As we squeezed by the throngs in the throbbing house, I cringed at the destruction under way. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Eventually, I discovered a small gap through which I proceeded to squeeze my person, but only at some cost to the shoulder of my jacket and the turn-ups of my trousers. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Still, my heart ached like it was being squeezed in two. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But to see it written out like that, stated so plainly by my now-deceased father, it was like a hand squeezing my heart. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut and thought about all my evidence. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I squeezed one cheek, then the other, back and forth until the tears ran out of her eyes as if I had pulled them out. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom squeezes my hand and puts her head on my shoulder. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

We slow to a walk, and I squeeze the gun, my sweat making it slip. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Relieved because she said nothing but only continued squeezing the starch, I went away feeling pretty good. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t laugh and neither does Gabriella, but she squeezes her hand to let her know she’s going to be okay. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

After Michael sat down, his mom put her arm around his shoulders and squeezed. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Dave started to swing it into the back, but it was too big to squeeze over the seat back. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Momma keeps wiping away tears and squeezing my hand tight. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Then she smiled at him serenely, squeezed his hand and, with a whispered regretful “Addio,” pressed herself against him for a moment and then straightened and walked away with unconscious dignity and grace. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

"Good evening," Ollie says in German as we quietly squeeze through. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

After I had put down the tray, I had to squeeze past her once more to get to the protection of my room. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents sat with Emily on the sofa, one on each side of her, patting her shoulders and squeezing her hands. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Bridge squeezed her eyes closed until she saw glittery things floating in the dark. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I squeezed as hard as I could, listening to him groan. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded and smiled; the squeezing around his chest faded. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

My legs felt wobbly-weak, and Jay squeezed my hand tight as we watched Susie split her scalp straight down the middle and continue right down her back. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When she was in range, she’d punctuate the important bits of information with a squeeze to my shoulder. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Peeta looks me right in the eye and gives my hand what I think is meant to be a reassuring squeeze. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He felt the tendrils of worry wind around his heart, nearly squeezing it to a stop. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

After five attempts his shoulder started to hurt badly, but the door had at least opened far enough for him to squeeze through. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then I squeeze them shut and conjure up an image of my mother. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I walked to the edge of the pile, and after a quick glance around to make sure I wasn’t being watched or followed, I turned sideways to squeeze through a gap between two crushed cars. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

You can’t get much of a squeeze on through a bra, but the noises are immediate. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

We caravanned to Kerry’s hometown with a bunch of people, squeezing into a car with Henry and Willow, who was so pregnant the seat belt wouldn’t fit over her bump. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw Mom look at Lisa, who reached over and squeezed her hand. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Everything inside of her seized up, as if the claw hands were squeezing down on her right now. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then they breathed out again, with something like a sigh; and Henry, his eyes squeezed tight, and his knees giving way beneath him, fell with a thud to the carpet. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were squeezed so tight her eyelashes disappeared. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The man squeezed Benji’s arm and almost looked ready to cry. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my hands tight together to keep from saying anything. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Every time he thought of her his throat got all squeezed and scratchy. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

The shock wears off, but he’s still squeezing my arm a little too tight. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The camp grew so large that the controllers staggered our schedules, so we ate by color and gender—and even then, it was still a tight squeeze fitting everyone at the tables. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She starts to squeeze my arm, and I know exactly what she’s thinking. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

His heart squeezed, as if his chest had suddenly compressed it. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they were teaching, Mr. Jenson would often come in and squeeze himself into one of the back seats and enjoy the lesson too. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She always complains, though, when I give her a tight hug: ‘If you love me, stop squeezing my old bones so I can be alive longer.’ A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Seven put her hand on Thorn’s shoulder and squeezed. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He slammed it into the man’s windpipe and began to squeeze. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Everyone feels that burden in their own way of trying to squeeze as much out of our brains per unit time as possible.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Rondell grabbing the guy in a headlock, squeezing, pounding him on the top of the head, again and again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I squeezed tight, our hands resting on the soft fabric of her skirt where it draped over her thigh. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Wab pulled her over and squeezed her in tight so that her toque slipped down over her eyes to the bridge of her nose. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

People squeezed into the gaps between abandoned vehicles or against shattered walls and doorways. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She puts an arm around me, gives me a little squeeze, a squeeze of complicity, of instruction. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed through the door just as the guards slammed it shut behind me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He puts his hand on my shoulder and squeezes gently, his eyes falling on the phone I'm still clutching. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It felt like something had reached through his chest and squeezed his heart. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He pulls me close, squeezing, and I melt into his shoulder, letting his arms circle me like a warm, tight blanket. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

My fingertips turn white from squeezing the frame too hard. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Pop squeezes me so hard I think I might start gasping, coughing. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Even when it finally came it was difficult and he had to Hatchet 115 pull first at one side, then another, an inch at a time, squeezing it through. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze her shoulder with one hand and run my other hand over her hair, still surprised when her hair stops above her neck instead of below it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I get up to leave, but she grabs my wrist and squeezes, forcing my hand to open. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The voice sounded so sad that Coraline put out a hand to the place where the voice was coming from, and she found a cold hand, and she squeezed it tightly. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

She found a small hollow in a stump and squeezed inside. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Pullum stepped forward and took the microphone, putting his arm around my shoulders and squeezing so I wouldn’t walk away. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then he smiled, this soft, sweet thing that made my heart squeeze. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I-I have to check the fishing lines,” she said, squeezing past him. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes closed till I see stars. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I grab my cheeks in my hands and squeeze as hard as I can. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I look at Mother and Lily, their expressions identical, like the air has been squeezed from their lungs. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He climbed up boulders big as boxcars and squeezed himself into a hollow space between them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He reached out and put his hand on my knee and squeezed. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I w'as here. I was on my way to see ... to see Tom, my ex- husband, but I—” He squeezes his eyes shut, rubs his forehead. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a tiny cash box in hand, she’d squeeze by me, agonizingly close, to change some of my bills. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He felt like his heart was being squeezed through a juicer, but he bowed formally. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

One woman lurched at the sight, grabbed Amari’s arm, and squeezed it so tightly that she left marks. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

These were the kind of nerves that made me feel like my insides were being squeezed. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The Tuscaloosa News reported later that the governor “squeezed every suspenseful moment of drama from the occasion.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He sounded like he was in pain, and I squeezed the Story Box’s straps. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The policeman’s hand squeezed her shoulder, and his fingers dug through the thick cloth of her coat. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But moving into the fall, with the end in sight, I wanted to squeeze as much of the four or five years it took to make a good CO into my single rookie year. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked up a chunk of broken brick and squeezed it in my hand until a throbbing ache radiated through my palm. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He squeezes my leg just above the knee. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

My eyes are too blurry to see her, but I feel her when she wraps her arms around me and squeezes so hard it hurts. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes shut, trying not to let my eye stray. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Claire squeezed her eyes shut, drew in a deep breath, and held it until she looked like a balloon about to pop—then burst into a fit of gasping cough-sobs that were louder than ever. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Sohrab squeezed my shoulder again and rubbed the back of my head. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes closed to stop myself from imagining it. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He pushed the jacket out through the space in the loose board, squeezed himself out, then put it on. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Jen squeezed out a few drops of blood and let them fall to the carpet. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

One of them squeezes my shoulder, “Big muscle, Gorgeous. I guess that’s where the awesome serve comes from.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Big puffs of smoke were coming out of his nose and mouth as he tried to squeeze his laughs down. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like someone was squeezing my chest. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t forget,” said Mother with a squeeze. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Jane herself had only been able to find a little coat of John’s, but she squeezed her arms into it and opened the door. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Joon stands next to him holding the yellow bottle, squeezing too much dishwashing soap into the bucket. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Why cower in towers of ivory and squeeze out private words when we had only to speak and millions listened? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wraps her arms even tighter around Geak and squeezes her eyes shut, praying while the others beg for mercy. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as usual, everything has gotten squeezed around her work. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She wrapped her fingers around his own and gave a tender squeeze. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She squeezes my hand, nodding, understanding, the snow clinging to our hands and our arms and our jackets. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

All I could do was wonder if he was gonna rip me apart or squeeze the life out of me by standing on my chest. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Sierra took Bennie’s hand in hers and squeezed. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Never had eyes been squeezed so tightly shut. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Z squeezed Kaitlin’s hand, then crossed the room to read Diana’s message. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Once they were on deck, Inej squeezed his arm to get him to halt. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Nope, it isn’t,” Albie said, squeezing the trigger on a bright orange monarch; “Dad just drove off a minute ago; 1 heard him leave.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Must be she is squeezing soap all around all the sides of Calvin. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Instead ha hesitated, then pulled her closer, gave her a squeeze. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The second guy grabbed him, pinned him under his arm, squeezed his shaved head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I squeeze Alan against me to protect him from the cruel words. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You can shoot it either by pulling the trigger or by pulling back the hammer. You could squeeze the trigger six times in a row and get off six shots.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes shut to slow my heart. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mom wraps an arm around me and gives a tight squeeze. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

When I squeezed a bunch of the grasses together, they provided foam that left my body with a fresh scent. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She puts her hand on my shoulder and gives it a squeeze. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I feel Wilf put a hand on my shoulder and he squeezes it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then the operator threw a gear and the car was squeezed out, metallic toothpaste being chopped up by a hidden blade. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I asked, barely able to squeeze the words out. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could still hear the hollow rustle of his words as she squeezed back out through the opening and rushed up the path toward Egypt Town. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Caleb grabs my hand, squeezing my palm so tightly it hurts, but I don’t let go. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Many of the poorer newly arrived migrants preferred the more down-to-earth experience of smaller, unadorned storefront churches squeezed in among businesses on the commercial strips. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Dad emerges from the garage, greasy wrench in hand, clearly still trying to squeeze water from the pipes. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Ma puts her hand on my arm and gives me a sharp squeeze. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

His mother looped her fingers between his and squeezed once, but he was lost in the news broadcast. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then he put his hand up and squeezed her arm, and then turned toward his house. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Roscuro squeezed through the bars and crept slowly over the damp, weeping stones of the cell floor. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

She points at the locked cupboard above the fridge before squeezing out of the open window and disappearing down the fire escape. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He squeezed against the chimney, looking at the man on the roof to his left, holding his breath. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But Sir Fabian took on a superior air, as he squeezed Jeanne with his thin, strong arms. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

And in that instant, Booth is gone, squeezing through the door and hauling himself up into the saddle. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I follow Lydia and Matt and squeeze into a spot next to the S section of biographies. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Whenever they shook hands, Mr. White squeezed her fingers, a gesture thick with suggestion, and she would pull her hand free and avoid his eyes until they left. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

My eyelids squeezed tighter as I tried to picture the avalanche of applause drowning out Tamika’s angry tirade. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

When the aunties tugged on my cornrows, I squeezed my eyes closed. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt that old anger rise up in her, the anger that made her squeeze her fists, which she did now. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Finally, Kyle scooted down a corridor so tight he had to turn sideways to squeeze through. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

She puts her arm around me and squeezes. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

As soon as the man with the transistor radio and broom left Room 5, Ralph squeezed under the door and ran into the next classroom. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes shut, as though somehow not seeing whoever is coming into the room will keep them from seeing me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Me either,” I said, squeezing some words out of my brain. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never seen anything quite so homely—he looks as though he had been squeezed into the wrong coat, somehow.” The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my phone so I don’t throw it against the wall painted with little white and brown kids holding hands underneath a rainbow. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

As the crack gets skinnier and skinnier and they keep sliding down, the ice begins to squeeze them. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He squeezed his thumb tightly and felt his forehead grow hot from hiding information from Nali. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

With eyes squeezed shut, teeth locked together, and lungs screaming for air, I absorbed every wave, each one loosening my grip just a little bit more. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Nhamo lay in a fit of grief with her eyes squeezed shut. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be struggling against some invisible curse, as though the fog were squeezing him to death. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He closes his eyes, squeezes them shut, won’t let the tears escape, wills them away. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The man stands in front of us for a minute, then reaches out and squeezes Dutchy’s arm. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I put a palm against his face and felt the bones close to the flesh and the tiny wet tears, as if squeezed from a dropper. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she surprised me by wrapping her arms around Audrey and me and squeezing. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

So instead I head aft and make my way like a gecko up the bulkhead toward the captain’s ready room, squeezing myself as flat as I can to slip in under the door. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He took an aisle seat, next to a heavyset woman who kept squeezing a packet of tissues. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

In the pocket of my good Sunday dress, the black-and-gray-striped cotton one, I felt for the doll Gran gave me and squeezed it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She squeezed the handles of her purse tighter, as if that would somehow help, and trotted down the hallway to the girls’ bathroom. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Tyrion pulled out the stopper, tilted his head, and squeezed a long stream into his mouth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Carol Anne took hold of my hand and squeezed it. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He squeezed her hand, and then he went to the brook and dipped his handkerchief in it and gave it to the star to wipe her forehead. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

My mom has her eyes squeezed shut, but it’s not like before when she’d be looking all calm. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He squeezed under the porch and did not make an appearance for several more days. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She squeezed and squeezed me, like she was worried I would blow out the window if she didn’t hold on tight enough. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

In his wooden chair, Volkheimer reminds Jutta of an image from one of Max’s picture books: an elephant squeezed into an airplane seat. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But usually, people gave Maeve a kind smile, a squeeze on the arm, a knowing nod. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was a narrow room with a small table squeezed in at one end. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He squeezed her hand, though Hazel sensed nothing romantic in the gesture. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

So good, the guilt can’t squeeze into the loop of his arm. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Sefia and Archer stumbled to the door, doubled over, breath squeezing in and out of their beaten lungs. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her lips squeeze into a tight single line. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes shut and listen as Ma rummages in the box before snapping the tin shut. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

They squeezed into it and found themselves in a cool, dimly lit cave. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Jason squeezed him so hard Nico thought his ribs would crack. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then you place it in the palm of your hand and squeeze—gently, real gently. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then he sighs and gives my shoulder a squeeze. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He reached out and squeezed Mark’s shoulder.“Boy, The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“They work fine just the way they are. If you need the brakes, squeeze these.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She squeezed and sniffled and tried to get her breathing regular. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Tanisha squeezes my hand tight, and I can finally breathe again. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But Soojin comes closer and gives me a big hug, squeezing me tight. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The sound of his weeping blended with hers, and she squeezed him tighter, like she’d never let go. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

By the time the three girls and Marshall squeezed through the fence to Egypt, where Ken and Toby were already waiting, a great deal of the necessary background material was already beginning to take shape. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

With my knee against his back, I pull his wrists together and squeeze them into a plastic loop. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my legs together, the girlish fears still operating in me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Dimple walked in and peeked around the corner while Rishi talked at length about how addiction could wrap itself around you like a python and squeeze you dry if you weren’t watching out for it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I squeezed the arm of the chair till my knuckles hurt. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look into David’s eyes and squeeze his hand. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Never mind that my heart was up in my throat pounding like runaway drums and my stomach was squeezing and screaming pain. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Kelly squeezed her from behind, grabbing the cotton arms along with George’s waist. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Over the years, Dallas and Florida had been squeezed toward the back of the Boxton Creek Home until they’d come to the end of it, where two cubicles huddled side by side. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I palm and squeeze it and it feels even better than I’d expected. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He sees Libby walk across the room, wrap her arms around Gabriel’s neck, and squeeze him tightly. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

And then, before I could stop him, he pointed the sprayer toward me and squeezed the handle. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Brook’s hand was hard and heavy, and it squeezed into my shoulder bone. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Not a chance. You make enough money tutoring after school. It’s my turn to earn some cash. Besides, I want to squeeze in some soccer practice afterward. Tryouts are next week, remember?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Perry squeezes his knees, asks the detectives for aspirin, thanks Duntz for giving him one, chews it, and resumes talking. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach out and grab her hand, squeeze it. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As we drew closer to the walls, people began to squeeze together tightly. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

When the milk was heated enough, Ma squeezed every drop of water from the rennet in the cloth, and then she poured the water into the milk. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Etienne comes down the seven ladder rungs and squeezes through the back of the wardrobe and takes her hands in his. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I grabbed his hand and made sure I gave it a hard squeeze like Momma told me to and said, “Yes, sir. Thank you, sir.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Finally he just squeezed his eyes shut and let his other senses work. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I trained my gaze on the floor, squeezing my hands. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

When he came out, he managed to only just squeeze through. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Flat on his belly, Taran squeezed and fought his way over the loose stones. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

But this bustling group of aunts and uncles swirled in circles as Sitti, their grandmother, threw her strong arms around each one of them in succession, squeezing so tightly that Liyana lost her breath. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She took my hands, kissed my knuckles, and then squeezed my fingers tightly between hers. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Her mother gave her hand a tender squeeze and pressed her lips against the girl’s black hair. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Sticky was scrubbing his glasses so hard they squeaked, and Constance had her eyes squeezed tightly shut, unconvincingly feigning sleep. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut and counted to ten. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He stuck around till around dinnertime, talking about all the guys at Pencey that he hated their guts, and squeezing this big pimple on his chin. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He removes the rag from my forehead, dips it in water, and then squeezes out the excess. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The love she felt was so hard that she had to squeeze him to her until her arms were tired. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I squeezed in between Dad and Martí on the couch. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Finally she took the eye-dropper from her pocket and squeezed two drops of croton oil on the string beans and stirred it in. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s something Gina does—squeezes your head to her body with one arm, yells “Head hug!” and then cracks up. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

His snaky fingers that sink inside my tongue and squeeze my windpipe so nothing'll work. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He loaded it with a cartridge clip, and told me that all I would have to do then was squeeze the trigger release. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and squeezed my fists tight. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He squeezed himself tighter into the doorway and tried not to think about the gruesome stories Papa’s men used to tell, about men who’d had their heads blown off by cannonballs. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed it lightly against his nostrils, then pulled it off, like a mother does to a child in a car seat. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ice ball exploded, spraying his entire body with freezing, paralyzing streams of water, weighing down his arms, deadening his legs, squeezing his heart. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And Mary Willis and Loma and Camp could ride with him! We can squeeze in Mary Toy between you and me, Mr. Blakeslee, and it will be a nice family affair!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She squeezes them into a small closet and leans her weight against the door to close it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Her cheeks puffed with rage, Marigold flung her father’s things on top of Zane’s plunder and squeezed closed the lid of the suitcase. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The Beauty Minister squeezes my shoulder before leaving the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She pulled away, squeezed his wrist, and got on without a word and didn’t look back. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But Henry just squeezed my hands tighter and tighter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Instead, with her free hand, she makes a fist and squeezes hard until she can feel her nails jab her skin. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Fine,” I said, but the word came out tight, like the letters had been squeezed together. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

A pair of burly workmen entered the café and squeezed into the next booth. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A little like squeezing toothpaste, she thought, amused at the image. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I unbuckle my seat belt, Libby climbs out of the car, and I squeeze past her through the open door. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Pa gave the three of us one more squeeze and loaded our suitcases in the trunk. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

That way we could squeeze in every minute left to us. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The reason I asked was because Ackley never did anything on Saturday night, except stay in his room and squeeze his pimples or something. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The moon was hidden somewhere behind the blinding glare, and it felt like the city itself was collapsing, pressing in, taking only the shallowest of breaths in the squeeze of lost space. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Her shirt was bunched under her armpits, exposing her white cotton bra, and her head was turned to the side, her eyes squeezed shut. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

In any case, I’d got them under control by the time he came close to me and gave my shoulders a squeeze. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he pulled us close and squeezed like he might never let go. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mama shakes her head at the heap of things on the floor that we have to squeeze into our suitcases. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Chess’s stomach twisted, as if someone had grabbed it and tried to squeeze it down to nothing. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Missed you too, Nae-nae,” I say, and give her a squeeze. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Africa will push northward into Europe, squeezing the Mediterranean out of existence and thrusting up a chain of mountains of Himalayan majesty running from Paris to Calcutta. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She felt as though the walls were squeezing in on her; she looked around wildly for some way to escape. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

One of the boys was trying to squeeze an empty beer bottle up the man’s trouser leg. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked beside him silently, eventually grabbing his hand and squeezing warmth into his whole body. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z