She wore a gown of white silk belted with a gold chain, and her fingers were covered with jeweled rings. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At the hanging of his friend, convicted killer Tom Horn, he made national headlines by stepping up to the gallows and belting out “Life’s Railway to Heaven.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jake doused his flashlight, tucked it into his belt, and grabbed Grace’s right hand with his left. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingers curled around the pouch at her belt, where she kept the silver coin Annabeth had given her before they parted company in Epirus. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“And I know he was very careful. About things like seat belts.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The scabbard fitted perfectly into the well-made holder on the belt. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They walked together toward Park Street station, past the kiosks that sold cheap belts and handbags. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Nice, good belt. Mouse know of great sword?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I untangled Liam’s arms from the gray seat belt and half pushed, half rolled him off the driver’s seat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

"The queen wants him, old man, not that it's your concern," the officer said, drawing a ribbon from his belt. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He showed off the prize he’d just stolen—Leo’s tool belt—then danced away. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Mars casually popped another grenade off his belt. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Doreah unhooked his medallion, belt and stripped off his vest and leggings, while Jhiqui knelt by his feet to undo the laces of his riding sandals. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to be reaching an understanding here about the elephant-grass fan belt illustrating God’s vast greatness; nobody wanted to be called on. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He unhooked a pair of handcuffs from his belt; they were clipped on next to his gun. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A bunch of stuffed animals hung from his belt—the huge kind you get for grand prizes at an arcade. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

During the Mass, Ma tightened a leather belt around her belly, the way some old Haitian women tightened rags around their middles when grieving. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Wait here a sec,” he said, unbuckling his seat belt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

From a small wallet at his belt, he drew out a handful of dried herbs, which he ground into a powder. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I click the seat belt across me and open my sketchbook to the back pages. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like showing up in Silicon Valley in 1986 with ten thousand hours of computer programming already under your belt. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Mama took the belt from him and laid it on the table. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

At six forty she collects her white cane from the corner, loops a finger through the back of her father’s belt, and follows him down four flights and up six blocks to the museum. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The few times my reminiscing carried me back to that torrid afternoon, what I remembered first was the belt. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

His belt is undone and he has it stretched between his hands as a kind of shield. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The fat policeman makes a show of unlocking Dutchy’s handcuffs and clipping them to his belt. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She wore her white dress with the lime green scarf tied on her belt, just like she was wearing the first day I showed up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He unbuckled the leather belt he used to keep up his underwear. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He thrust the signed paper into the wallet at his belt, revealing for an instant the ornate handle of his rapier. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

With belts and long leather laces from their boots, the hunters made a stretcher. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Notably, the effects of wearing seat belts and drunk driving had been tracked for a long time and their impacts were clearly measurable, but the data set on distracted driving was just not there. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Telemakhos, clear-eyed as a god, awoke, put on his shirt and belted on his sword, bound rawhide sandals under his smooth feet, and took his bronze-shod lance. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not until the deputy hit him two more times with the nightstick he pulled from the belt around his waist. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Hal was a youngster of nineteen or twenty, with a big Colt’s revolver and a hunting-knife strapped about him on a belt that fairly bristled with cartridges. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thrust his axe into his belt, jammed his cap tight on his head, and furiously held his breath. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He moved one hand to his sword belt and drew his weapon. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m on to you,” he said, slinging the belt over his shoulder. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Hedwig and Errol watched interestedly as Harry clamped the struggling book tightly in his arms, hurried to his chest of drawers, and pulled out a belt, which he buckled tightly around it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

When the lunch break came, Arlin took her lunch sack from a pocket in her tool belt and went off to meet some friends a few tunnels away. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see a gun on his belt, but I spotted a baseball bat rolling around in the little cart he towed behind him. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Inside all was as the diagram showed—the motor, the belt, the wheel, some pipes leading down. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

A syrupy sweet voice starts belting out a ballad, singing to her love, to her “someone.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He shook the raven off, and it flapped its wings and flew to the window, where it sat watching as Mormont drew a roll of paper from his belt and handed it to Jon. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Volt meter’s down around nine somewhere. Alternator belts were loose, I guess. I got ’em tightened up better now, but meanwhile I’m dead in the water.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

That night the bent woman seemed all violet-colored as she tied a piece of seal fur and blubber to Miyax s belt. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She used telescopes to study near-Earth asteroids—those close enough to the edge of the asteroid belt that they could escape and come toward Earth! Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He stoops, hands on his belt, and bends close to whisper in her ear. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Like if God was scratching His belly, just above the belt buckle, each finger would be a tornado. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Attached to the woman’s belt was a curled whip. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His dagger went on one hip, his longsword on the other, hung from a white leather belt with golden buckles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When they pulled into the parking lot, Candice unfastened her seat belt and snuck a peek behind her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

David wakes, stretching his legs long as he can, still wearing his seat belt. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climbed in the front seat, stalled the car twice, and put on my seat belt. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly Aragorn unbuckled his belt and himself set his sword upright against the wall. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He made sure the hatchet was still at his belt and the raft still held together, then set out pushing the raft and kick-swimming toward the tail of the plane. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had buttoned up the collar and tied the belt, apronlike, in back. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

An ammunition belt with bullets is slung around her body. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Grabbing the copy of Cluny’s invasion plans she studied it briefly, then stuffed it into her belt. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I shoot at him and he manages to block the arrow with his belt before it can skewer his liver. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The belt caught him on the back of the neck. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

By way of example, there was no primary law requiring the use of seat belts by drivers, and no law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

A dozen sheathed daggers lined their rhinestone belts. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When Mother was at home, she made him wear such appurtenances as a coat and a belt. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quickly Kate worked to untie the ladder from her belt—but after the long drag uphill, the knot had grown too tight. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled a Browning knife from the holster on his belt and unfolded the big blade. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

At first glance, the soil seemed similar to what one would find in, say, the grain belts of North America or Europe. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He now produced a belt of canvas webbing and held it up. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The guard looked up as Alex approached and fumbled for the pistol in a holster at his belt. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He shoved the pistol in his belt and stood looking out over the yard. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

This arc of the belt brought them through Cleopatra Park, where Tally threaded the slalom poles for old times’ sake. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

My fingers fumble with the pouch on my belt, freeing it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He closed the knife, and slipped it into the sheath at his belt. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He fished a roll from his tool belt, and in no time Frank had wrapped it around Nike’s head, securing the gag in her mouth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She now knows how to discipline without using a belt, and the value of grounding and time-outs. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

With his right hand he felt for the knife; it was still there at his belt. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The furious claws almost lifted Matthias from the weather vane as the King gripped the belt, trying to drag it off him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Bran was so heavily padded he looked as though he had belted on a featherbed, and Prince Tominen, who was plump to begin with, seemed positively round. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Once I talked back, and Papito took me behind the kitchen and beat me with his belt.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Putting the jesses, leash, and ring in my belt pouch, I follow Tenmile Creek to the bridge and climb the abutment. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It clicked and whirred along a conveyor belt, got hooked on a rope, and ascended through a slot in the roof. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Seeing her, he had tucked up one bottom end of his apron into the belt, signifying that he was off duty for the moment and had come from behind the bar to meet her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stepping with easy care down the stairs of the schoolhouse, solemn, carrying his tobacco pouch, his knife at his belt, was none other than Fishtail! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The dwarf was so stuffed that he had to undo his belt and the topmost laces on his breeches. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His father now turned his attention to the conveyer belt. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

My seat belt needed to be buckled even when we stopped. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I've rolled sideways off the fork and I'm facing the ground, held in place by the belt, one hand, and my feet straddling the pack inside my sleeping bag, braced against the trunk. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She crosses the beach and picks up the cylinder we took from his belt when we were bathing him. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

"I see an axe on his saddle, a dirk at his belt, and a sellsword that trails after him like a hungry shadow. Where are the chains, sweet one?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He wears no weapon save a dagger at his belt. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The captain told us to fasten our seat belts. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It's a swarm of spandex pants, water bottles fixed to sports belts, and numbered bibs. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And she’d get my uncle’s belt and use it on me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

As they were talking, Kate unfastened her belt, slipped it through the bucket handle, and fastened the belt again so that the bucket hung at her hip. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The man didn’t have anything in his hands: no knife, no belt, no willow whip. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I bought a new shotgun, which I always kept at hand, and the Walmart in Wasilla started carrying an anti-bear spray that was very effective, which I carried in a holster on my belt. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

There's a loud ring, and Officer Khan pulls his cell phone off a clip on his belt and presses it to his ear. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Now,” Camey said, “undo your gun belt and get rid of that too.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Involuntarily, Dustfinger put his hand to his belt, as if he were afraid that Basta’s knife could call out to its master. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Undoing her seat belt, she went to the top of the capsule, now facing down as the water gurgled in. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

She hitched her shorts and jerked the belt a notch tighter. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The first Marcus yanks his arm back, the belt sailing over his shoulder as he prepares to strike. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Sh—!” The wind was knocked out of my chest by my seat belt, but I fought against the natural turn of the wheel long enough to get us heading straight again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then you go through the industrial belt of Wynberg that cordons off the rich and white from the poor and black. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

We watched in awe as Helen stood her ground, repeated her resolve not to play for the church choir, and survived a beating with the belt by Mommy without a whimper. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got into the back seat and put my seat belt on, crossing my arms on top of it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The belt was fastened in front with an enormous silver buckle. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her dress hung on her thin frame, her hip bones protruding at the belted waistline. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Just thinking about Charlie whipping that one out of her vocabulary utility belt in front of our mother made me smile. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

While the dwarfs were hacking and wheezing, he grabbed his tool belt from Akmon, calmly summoned some bungee cords, and tied up the dwarfs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I pick up a gun and a holster and a belt, copying Will, who is directly in front of me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“He came in screaming, and he grabbed me by the arm. He dragged me to my room, and he spanked me with a belt. He was in a rage,” she recalls. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Around her waist was a belt of glassy rosary beads, from which dangled a leather purse. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed two with water from his belt canteen and peered out over the plywood gunnel with his helmet on but not strapped. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The room smelled like rubber from the loops of fan belts hanging from the ceiling. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

A cowboy leather belt Brother Vu sewed on Mother’s machine and broke her needle. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

For my birthday, Cade Hernandez gave me a belt made from an old fire hose, and a brass statue of a bullfighter. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

We unbuckled our belts and waited while mostly men in suits, college students, and a few women with children made their way down the aisle and to the front of the plane. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He could jury-rig the Archimedes sphere into some sort of flying device, maybe, but only if he had his tool belt—which he didn’t. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Tie up the spile and the tube of medicine in the parachute and fix it to my belt with vine. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

His sword and the scepter of Diocletian hung on either side of his belt. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Were you wearing your seat belt?” she asked predictably. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He tightened the belt of his dressing gown, clasped his hands behind his back, and came slowly over to Meggie. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I saw the cell phone on Dr. Fiona’s belt and signaled to her that I wanted it—I mimed dialing on my palm, then brought the “phone” to my ear. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A squirt bottle swung from his belt, the blue liquid inside sloshing hypnotically. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The yo-yo attached to Alex’s belt spun, trailing out thirty yards of specially designed advanced nylon cord. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

A matching embroidered belt cinched at her waist, and the black head covering was held in place with another matching embroidered cloth. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

My pants are on backward over my head and pulled down to below my shoulders so that the belt is around my chest. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Without any further ceremony, he drops to his knees and starts undoing Henry’s belt, tugging at the fastenings of his pants. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Two days later Carol says her father has given it to her good, with his belt, buckle end, right across the bare bum. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And the longer he used the belt, the more intuitive it became. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When we reach the car, I buckle my seat belt and check my phone for missed messages. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tonight it was rich black velvet, with high leather boots and a wide belt with a silver buckle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A dagger at his belt, and two men. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The rubakha was simple linen, dyed blue, with a black belt around his waist. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The jeans were much too big for him, but he rolled up the cuffs until his feet showed, then he made a belt out of brown garden-twine, and tied it around his waist. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Bring him back here, woman!” my father called through the door as he unbuckled his rawhide belt. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hook it on your belt, then,” said Soulzeren with a frown. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Finally, let’s apply these lessons to comparing different industrial belts or businesses within the United States. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I reach down to feel the flintlock pistol still in my belt, but silencing the parrot will do no good. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She had no crown, but around her waist was a strange belt made of interlocking gold links, like the pattern of a labyrinth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The plane climbed over belts of forest and clusters of round huts and villages with tin roofs. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore dark glasses and had a gun at his belt. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The handgun each man wore in his belt helped, but C.P. was used to speaking at the Klavern hall and at rallies. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now, with a couple of trips to the Hunger Games under my belt, I decide not to judge him without knowing more details. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The gowns of these were pleated and padded, with high rufflike collars, epaulettes and jewelled belts. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His trousers settled well on his hips and his white shirt bloused over his belt. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The headset came easily, but the microphone switch at the pilot’s belt was jammed in and he had to pull to get it loose. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he put on quickly some old untidy garments, and fastened round his waist a worn leather belt. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Once there was a madman in Australia who was a black belt in karate. He wanted to prove himself against the lions. He lost. Badly. The keepers found only half his body in the morning.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

As I fumbled to put on the seat belt, she peeled out of the driveway and raced toward Highway One. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

By the time he had his seat belt on, Toby forced himself not to bring it up. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Leen Ellison made her way to the top of the founder’s statue, where she flung what looked like small Frisbees from her tool belt. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In return, she gave the merchant a silver medallion frpm her belt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He raised the belt again, but Aunt Florence caught it from behind, and held it. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Outside, I hear Brooke start belting out the lyrics to “Eraser.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Balekin unbuckles his belt and hands it over to the servant. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His gun belt was looped under his arm and ’round his neck, with the holster and pistol hanging behind him on his back. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

He rose and took the pistol from his belt. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Aunt Sara and Aunt Elizabeth patrolled; they had electric cattle prods slung on thongs from their leather belts. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was along the conveyor belt where the numbers were painted. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has just one weapon, a dagger at his belt. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He rolled over, his hands reaching for his belt, but Father already had one knee on his throat. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I belt out that final note, I take a bow and walk offstage—gracefully, of course. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Hodor slid his arms through the straps and cinched the wide belt tight around his chest, then knelt beside the bed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When the one-armed man slid the throwing axe back through his belt, Reek knew he had won. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As we locked eyes, he reached for the curved shashka on his belt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He wore a silver skull ring, a chain for a belt, and a black T-shirt with skull designs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I turn, tuck the vial back onto my belt, and start to walk away. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She unbuckled her seat belt and scooted over until she was pressed right up next to me, and she laid her head on my shoulder. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A boy admitted that when his father got drunk, he beat him with a belt. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Still, the broadcasters knew—everyone in the audience knew—that even with twenty-six manned flights under NASA’s belt, this was different, and they struggled to come up with superlatives to capture the moment. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Her mother fusses with the safety belt and says to Rosa, “I’m going to get you a helmet.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

And those rides at least had seat belts. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

William slipped the belt that had been hidden in his mattress into the loops of his underwear. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

They ignored me and belted out the heartbreaker part where the mother must leave her baby. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dressed as quietly as she could, and after a moment’s hesitation she buckled the dagger that Fin had given her onto her belt. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I bow my head slightly to keep from smelling the sour alcohol breath blowing down on my face, and instead find a spot on the far wall just behind Apa’s brown belt. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He set his hand on the knife at his belt and looked her in the eyes, though his head was ringing and the sheer power of her scream had made him dizzy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She sat up, pushing against her seat belt. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

—CO, can I go on the W side and borrow a belt from my homey? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was the accursed mouseworm, waving and shouting with the sword case and belt slung about him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Like a very tight belt, she thought; would the house fly apart if the veranda came off? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure why—maybe because it had all these belts that needed to be tightened and I needed someone’s help to put it on. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The singing is still not good, but she’s got one hand over her heart and she’s belting a lyric about not knowing her fate with real emotion in her voice. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He let go of the belt and it fell in the roadway with the gear hanging from it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

As if it wasn’t bad enough to be locked up in a tumbledown house far away from ordinary life, surrounded by black-clad men with faces like birds of prey and knives in their belts. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The lieutenant was sharp, his brass belt buckle and insignia were shined, and his uniform was creased in all the right places. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dashed to the left as Leo pulled a ball-peen hammer from his tool belt and yelled, ‘Hey, Bronze Butt!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The first has only a rope for a belt and is so thin, he does not have to unknot it to slide off his trousers. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

There’s a beautiful lady in a glittering dress onstage, belting out a romantic song. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I am the queen of the Amazons, you idiot. I wear the royal belt. With the strength it gives me, I will avenge the Amazons you killed today.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

From down the hill we heard the sound of breaking glass and rough, coarse laughter, and then six demon soldiers walked by, their blanket rolls bulging with loot, valuables tucked into their belts. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

My fingers fumble at my belt and find the spile still hanging from its vine. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Tie it at the waist with the belt.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a black shirt, black pajama pants, a gray ammunition belt, a gold ring on the third finger of his right hand. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the kitchen I heard the belt fall down, dry and raspy on naked skin. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In addition, Dobbins carried between 10 and 15 pounds of ammunition draped in belts across his chest and shoulders. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bow slung over his shoulder, a dead wild turkey he must have encountered along the way hanging from his belt. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Gwydion dragged the stupefied Taran to an ash tree and from his belt drew the hunting knife which he thrust in Taran’s hand. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“My dad’s put on big tires and a padded seat to make the ride comfortable, plus there’s a wide seat belt and a hand brake for safety.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I retied the plastic bag to a back belt loop, rolled my sleeves up, took a steadying breath, and started. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

When the pilot saw what had happened, he unlocked the seat belts and shoved the boys out the door. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A number of peons were standing about, turbaned and belted, much more imposing than the tannery chowkidars had been. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias drew Shadow’s dagger from his belt and gave it to his friend. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I make preparations for the trip by filling my belt pouch with nuts and smoked venison. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the soldiers assembled at the village square, dressed in their uniforms, carrying their weapons and ammunition in backpacks and waist belts. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They wore bows and arrows slung across their backs and short, sharp swords sheathed at their belts. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

As the sun sank lower and touched the edge of the cloud belt on the horizon, Hazel came out from under the branches and looked carefully round the lower slope. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hook my index fingers into her two front belt loops and tug her closer. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Flea, the bassist, was phenomenal, and the front man, Anthony Kiedis, was a cyclone, lunging and pacing and whirling in every direction, belting out the lyrics. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I still have my seat belt on and am hunched over my knees, gagging. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Later he tanned the skin and made a belt; he had worn it for years. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls the undershirt up out of his belt and tugs it over his head, exposing his bare furry chest to the entire train. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Take off your shoes and loosen your belt," Spoon said. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man was ripped, and various axes and cudgels dangled off his many belts and sashes. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Someone tugs a seat belt over my shoulder and it clicks. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I unknot the cord from my belt and hers, and stuff it into her hands. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Great rows of them walking to the conveyor belt to climb on. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then Alex took off his belt, held one end tight, and gave the other to the dog, who grabbed it in his mouth and took off running. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

What is left of him: his hair, the bones, the plaid wool shirt, green and black, the leather belt, the work boots. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first bite of the belt on Doha’s back turned his legs into jelly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The stewardess showed us how to buckle our seat belts. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caravan guards wandered among the aisles in copper helmets and knee- length tunics of quilted yeUow cotton, empty scabbards swinging from their woven leather belts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

What I want this year is a hunting knife like the one Ben carries on the back of his belt. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I put the bowl down just as the belt landed on my back. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

So, too, there has been profound improvement in the use of seat belts. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

When ordered to do so by teachers, I untied the plastic cup I kept tied to my belt and waited for my turn. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Supposing Bull Sparra took the belt and sword case with him? Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Case in point: by the time I click my seat belt, Bram’s already invited Mom to opening night of the play. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Usually I’d be mortified at such over-the-top PDA, especially with her decked out in red boots, silver arm cuffs, and a gold belt, but today I didn’t mind. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Asher looks like the captain that he is, while Roshan, our Shield, has armguards larger than any of ours, his belt equipped with potions and elixirs he can use to protect the rest of us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He unbuckled his seat belt, unbuckled Eleanor's, then pulled her into him, laying his head on hers. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Okay, here’s your keys,” said the officer, passing to me two of the four heavy rings on his belt. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see the black canisters of tear gas in the belt loops of the cops. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And each time Alfred missed, Angel belted him in the stomach. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She blew on the end of the hair dryer and shoved it nozzle-down into her rope belt. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He goes to a cupboard, pulls out a box of supplies, and hands me a long, simple belt with a sliding clasp. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Only a few astronomers, notably Gerard Kuiper, the Dutch-born astronomer for whom the Kuiper belt of comets is named, took any interest in the solar system at all. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

But as soon as they’re in the car, buckling their seat belts, Maxine says, “What did your dad just call you?” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The custodian takes a large metal clipper from his tool belt and prepares to cut the lock. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“See if they got a belt to hold my sickles,” I call. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Ancient-looking bronze and leather conveyor belts trundled along with stacks of weapons and armor, sort of like the Amazons’ warehouse in Seattle, except this place was obviously much older and not as well organized. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes fell on the long sword at the stranger’s belt. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

You have your own clothes to wear, but no belts or jewelry. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

"I have a proposition," I tell him as he engages in another miracle of engineering—that of fastening his seat belt. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Foaly. Don’t act so surprised. I have more successful recons under my belt than any officer in history. Plus I did my basic training in Ireland. Back in the top hat and shillelagh days.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Werner stands with his hands crossed in front of his belt. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The soldiers’ tunics were unbuttoned and their belts were threaded through their epaulets. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A brown leather tool belt hangs low on his waist. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Underneath she is wearing only a corset and garter belt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He could see forms and shapes that resembled rivers and streams and oxbow lakes, and he could see specks that might be towns, and he could see belts of forest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand on her shoulder, the familiar clanking of keys on his belt. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then there were the men gifts—belts and credit card wallets from the sons-in-law. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The glitter of silver and the glow of turquoise shone out from that crowd in the shape of necklaces and bracelets and earrings on the women, belt buckles and hat bands on the men. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d huddle together in a shuttle constructed out of chairs and bedsheets, and in T minus ten we’d blast off into space, visit the moon, Mars, the asteroid belt and beyond. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He unbuckled his seat belt, as if that would help. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. D waddles away, his belly wiggling like jelly over his belt. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The man astride me pins my arms again while the other one undoes my belt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He looked so much like a teenage demigod it was unnerving - no more than seventeen, wearing jeans and a Camp Half-Blood T-shirt, with a bow over his shoulder and a sword at his belt. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Into the suitcase went the cameras, the leather wallets, the rings, the belt buckles. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep in the backseat like I always do, my head on Via’s lap like she was my pillow, a towel wrapped around the seat belt so I wouldn’t drool all over her. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Leo had taken the fortune cookie out of his tool belt and turned it in his fingers, wondering what price he would have to pay if he broke it open. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Jiichan was carrying the passports in a money belt at his waist. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He sat back and loosened his belt to accommodate the bulge in his waistband from the .38-caliber revolver he’d brought along for protection. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could see the policemen removing handcuffs from their belts, and finally the pain and the terror grew too much. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I got my rocket book and tucked it under my belt. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He checked that the knife was strapped to his belt, and Lyra put on her little rucksack with the alethiometer and the letters from Will’s father. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Callahan found Nothing doing this near the belt sander, he actually laughed because Nothing wasn’t doing the impersonation mean or anything. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He hooks a thumb in one of his belt loops and says, “How are you, Beatrice?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

From the look of it, he'd lost his belt, his cloak, his mail shirt, and his right boot so far, while the girl had been forced to unbutton her shift to the waist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The floor is covered with jeans, shirts, belts, and sweaters. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Alex checked that the quad was out of sight, then looped the rope over his shoulder and shoved the flashlight into his belt. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Dad whipped us with his belt, but never out of anger, and only if we back-talked or disobeyed a direct order, which was rare. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I packed my supplies away, retied the plastic bag onto my belt loop. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

They sport brown shirts and swastika armbands, shiny belts and buckles, and best of all, daggers inscribed with the words Blood and Honor that glint from leather sheaths. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Octavian slid his iron dagger from his belt and threw it at the table, where it impaled a map of Camp Half-Blood. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A wide belt with an intricately wrought buckle circled his waist. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Along with waiting for him and waiting for some way to get a new fan belt, he had a legitimate reason to dawdle. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was already taking off his belt when I came out my door. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I was at the rear, him behind me, and I could hear his ammunition belt clinking as we walked. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Near it was another, sturdier, bridge built low to the water, carrying an enormous conveyor belt, which appeared to be transporting piles of rock and gravel from one side of the river to the other. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And after a while he was able to connect the belt with the face, the tadpole-over-the-eye- face that he sometimes saw up in the Bottom. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I’d seen him at church, mopping his sweaty face with a handkerchief while he belted out “When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder,” but I’d never talked to him. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

High school kids from the neighborhood in black Dickies or baggy jeans, white wife-beaters, chains hanging off belt loops. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He strapped on his belt of power, Megingjord, which doubled his enormous strength. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He unbuckled, the seat belt slamming into the side of the car, and then he bolted out the door. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My fingers tighten on the knife handle at my belt. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

As a gift, the salesman said, the store would give me a narrow leather belt with my initial “L” on it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their pink cheeks and group sniggering, their good-girl and bad-girl categories, their avid, fumbling attempts to push back the frontiers of garter belt and brassiere no longer hold my attention. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Moonlight falls on the frozen carousel, on the silent popcorn stand, on the stall of leather belts that smell like long-gone cows. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He scowled beneath a thick gray mustache, pulled a dagger from his belt, and shoved it into the brachy. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I’m straining against my seat belt, waiting to hear more, when my phone buzzes in my pocket. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

So I pull him over to a pine tree, take the belt off my jeans, loop it through the raggedy old collar Shiloh’s wearing, and fasten the belt to the tree. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach across her and unsnap her seat belt, then pull her out so we’re standing face to face in this flat, ugly parking lot next to a dark library, a Chick-fil-A right next door. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“One foot in my home constitutes trespassing!” he belts, trying to sound much more intimidating than he really is. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I pull four knives from my belt, hold them out slowly so she can see, then toss them to the alley floor. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Doon buckled his tool belt around his waist and put on his slicker, which, for some reason, smelled like sweaty feet. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I threaded my baton through its ring on my belt, trying to imagine a scenario in which I might have to wield it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then pulling off the grey cloak he undid the heavy belt and let it fall to the ground, and the sheathed sword with it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In 2008, as the Reggie saga wore on, Harsha and others were trying to apply what they knew about drunk driving and seat belts to the issue of cell phone distraction by motorists. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Each item is easily worth thousands—shirts, jeans, dresses, coats, shoes, purses and clutches, belts and jewelry. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My first impulse is to scramble from the tree, but I'm belted in. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He raised up his gloved hand to fend off the icthyod, and Spurge took the opportunity to belt the guard in the stomach. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“You must have been busy, a detention under your belt already!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She drew a dagger out of her belt and began to run her finger up and down the ridge along the center. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

This time, I remember to take off my belt before I walk through the metal detector at the airport, so I avoid the humiliation of a second strip search from Officer Nut-grabber. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I can see the weapon, a short, heavy blade at his belt. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He pulled the furry hide up to his chin and turned to lie on his back, belting out a yawn for the ages. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh hell, hell, bloody hell!” swore Elinor, undoing her seat belt. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He drops the belt and reaches into his pocket. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In this one he’s shirtless and in white spandex pants with a red belt. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

When I’m as close as I can get, I start removing knives from my belt, preparing to swim out to reach him and somehow bring him in. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her dress was smeared with grease stains from Leo’s tool belt. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A pair of jeans with a leather belt, a pair of flip-flops, a Winter Park High School Wildcats baseball cap, and a baby blue polo shirt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Years later I learned that our squash-blossom necklaces and turquoise bracelets, earrings and hair ornaments and silver belts, were sold to white men and women. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her golden hair tumbled across her bare shoulders, and around her waist was a woven belt studded with emeralds. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“That was the same thing my mom said when she left him. You could say I was hitting below the belt.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The flotation belt must be acid resistant, since it looks as good as new. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d no more than slipped him the gun from my belt when a cop I’d seen about came in the other door. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled a chamois cloth from his tool belt and made a big show of wrapping up the physician’s cure. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

By the time he found a new belt in the equipment bin, a horn sounded. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She’d used some rope to strap the tin to her belt, and before she stepped out of the shade of the sill, she rubbed a little more on her palms. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Still up in the branches, she fits a stone from her waist pouch into a thick Y-shaped stick with a leather belt. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Yeah...Other crews were reporting over the radio that the fish were biting at everything from bran muffins to belt buckles. But not us.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

His stomach fell over his belt and he kept trying to discreetly hike up his pants. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

His belt buckle gleamed and he bent to peer into the car, a dark face with very white teeth. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Give me the tool belt. I want to see.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

From the pouch at his belt he drew out the long leaves of a plant. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The younger monk used a yellow cloth to wipe dirt from a belt of ammunition. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, in dreams, she stands with him over a table strewn with gears and belts and motors. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Two or three wore knives on their belts. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The gravel track led downhill into a narrow belt of silver birch and rowan. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The spacecraft must pass through the outer edge of this radiation belt to examine Jupiter and its moons close up, and to continue its mission to Saturn and beyond. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spoon Man, whose real name was Terence Oglethorpe, was a large, almond-brown man, almost as wide as the wagon itself, his belly ballooning over his belt. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Probably because I didn't have no shirt on, and my pants were rolled to my knees, and my belt was yanked so tight that it made the denim bunch around my waist like genie pants. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The island, which was about nine square miles, had a thick belt of quite dense bush around the edge. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Back in Provincetown, there was a belt of sandy beaches all around the town, except for the harbor side, where houses were built out over the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even just knowing how to read music changes a teacher’s confidence level when it comes to singing, so it’s important to have a few of the basics under your belt. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Exhausted, I haul myself up into a tree and belt myself in. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Akmon was wearing Leo’s tool belt—he was so close that Leo had to resist the urge to lunge for it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The laptops roll merrily down the belt, while I'm instructed to stand aside and open my bag. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Dad was tied to the bed with ropes and belts. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Walking around the checkout lanes, Cabot grabbed a pack of gum, tossed it down onto the nearest cashier’s conveyer belt, and tapped his fingers on the counter. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He fastened it to a stick and attached the stick to his belt so he could play the harmonica like riding a bicycle no-hands. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized the countless devices hanging from the belt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They were close to the umbrella trees that lined the driveway when Richard saw the bearded man, in a severely smart, belted army uniform, striding across the corridor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I still feel the ghost of a stinging belt on my wrist. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She runs a warm, slow finger down the skin of my chest and stomach, all the way to my belt. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He followed her, running to catch up, all the while chanting “Nomommynomommynomommy” the way kids plead to be spared the belt. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

But with only one operational success under its belt and with six Mercury missions to go—with the orbital flight still on the drawing board—NASA’s road to the Moon seemed unimaginably complex. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

She could feel his hand working at his belt, at the drawstring of her trousers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Conveyor belts wound through the room like waterslides, carrying boxes in every direction. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Tiny finds me when I'm putting my tray onto the conveyor belt, and he's got Jane with him, and they walk with me. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He was tall, thin, and very old, judging by the silver of his hair and beard, which were both long enough to tuck into his belt. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

We put headphones on when Didu's belting out songs about red roads, barroom brawls, magnolia blossoms, and lonely cowboys. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Phelan grabbed the keys from the guy’s belt, strode over to the inmate’s cell door, unlocked it, and flung it open with a bang. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unbuckling my seat belt, I twisted between the front seats and threaded my legs through them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I shouldn’t have said it; mentioning his half-finished book projects was definitely below the belt. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He stood and adjusted his gun belt over his gut. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

With twelve Benefits under my belt, I’ve hardly seen so much as a bare elbow there, much less bosoms and shoulders. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t big enough for all of her children, but they piled in just the same with no thought of seat belts, because there weren’t enough anyway. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

From the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River, and south from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico was one of the most fertile agricultural belts in the world. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was trying to take off his worn leather belt but fumbled with the buckle. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Standing before them was a twenty-foot-tall woman in a flowing green dress, cinched at the waist with a belt of abalone shells. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But he had ruined it with a ratty belt tied into a bow rather than a proper knot. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Duke hops onto the very long conveyor belt's rollers and slides downhill on his paws. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

When I stand up and hold my belt, I want you to slow the ball down. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I unbuckled my seat belt and twisted around. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Each person was given $4,000, which they hid in their money belts. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Except for the pistol I carried on my belt, all my gear was on the way to India! Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is the man who slid his belt out loop by loop and wrapped it around his knuckles. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Travis threw the belt into a corner, looked his father dead in the eye, and pointed, his hand shaking like his voice. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The powder horn and a small sharp hatchet hung at his belt and he carried the gun ready loaded on his shoulder. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter pulled the belt away from Lyra’s waist and unbuttoned the pouch. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Handing it to Methuselah, he took down the sword belt and buckled it about his waist. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He exchanged the Wii controller for a screwdriver from his magic tool belt and tapped the statue’s pedestal. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I frequently served Mass early Sunday, wearing my full uniform—including belt and dagger—beneath my altar boy robes,” said Alfons Heck. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He reached in his tool belt and pulled out a simple mirror the size of a monocle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“With everything going on in the world these days, an old van popping a belt is news?” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And before Will could stop her, she fell softly sideways, her hand on the hilt of the knife she had just taken from her own belt and pushed between her ribs. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My pearls, my belts, my cardigans, my off-the-rack dresses from J.Crew, my apparently brave choice of white for an inaugural gown—all seemed to trigger a slew of opinions and instant feedback. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He took the pistol from his belt and tried the door. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

But knowing Pop Pop, he’d rather give me a raggedy cloth and a belt and tell me that’s what women did in the old days. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Once in a while, Leo’s hands drifted to his tool belt. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He hooked his thumbs in his belt and squinted one eye nearly closed. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh. The old patriarchal chastity belt. Now in convenient ring form,” Adina snarled. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Machinery hums in the distance: pistons throbbing, belts turning. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He sat on the toilet without taking down his pants although he made noises like undoing his belt and unfastening his zipper. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she’s really in for it she has to wait until her father comes home and whacks her with his belt, right on the bare bum. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rich raiment clothed the body; polished stones glowed in his broad belt. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He’d laid the same one on his old man countless times, despite knowing it would mean the belt or the replacement power cord for the dryer that hung purposefully in their trailer’s kitchen. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He had gotten bolder again now that he had a sword on his belt, even though it was just a shortsword and he handled it like a cleaver. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He hung his sword belt from a peg beside the door and his cloak from another. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I also free the knife -it's a fine one with a long sharp blade, serrated near the handle, which will make it handy for sawing through things -and slide it into my belt. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

His father turned, saw him standing, and swung the belt at him again. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“There were so many people on the train, I couldn’t move my arms, I couldn’t breathe, and a man, he hung himself with his own belt, and I thought...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Stiv said: He drew a dagger from a sheath at his belt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mother thought Amadeus in full battle dress with weapons bristling from his belt and strapped to his arms and legs looked like the last person anyone would call Daddy. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Hold on, hold on, don’t belt it all down on the first pull. There’s plenty here.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mom carefully put me back in my chair and made sure my seat belt was latched correctly. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

All the way to wherever we’re going the girls belt out pop tunes and blow at my face or stick their fingers in my ears. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

High John thumbed his belt buckle and frowned. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A church organ piped a shoulder-rocking beat, soon followed by Mahalia Jackson’s deep, soulful voice belting “Oh Happy Day.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I check my seat belt at least four times and watch as Baba grips the seat so hard his knuckles turn white while Mustafa backs out of the driveway. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The headset was still on his head, turned sideways a bit from his jamming back into the seat, and the microphone switch was dipped into his belt. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then an SS officer with a skull and crossbones on his hat and a loaded pistol on his belt would come closer and watch me work. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

They dressed in flowing silks cinched at the waist with beaded belts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

At school he used to wear a brown coat with a belt and shiny sleeves. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was scarcely two feet tall and almost twice as wide, and he wore a blue uniform with white belt and gloves, a peaked cap, and a very fierce expression. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I always wonder how the math class next door gets any work done whenever Julie starts belting. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She wanted to kick Basta, hit him, stab him in the stomach with his own knife, the brand-new knife he wore stuck in his belt. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They crossed a lane of forklift traffic, navigated a maze of conveyor belts, and ducked under a row of robotic arms that were packing up boxes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

While Snake dealt with the alarm, Fox and Eagle prepared to neutralize the trip wire, unclipping an electronic circuit board and a variety of tools from their belts. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

We each grabbed a belt but left the jewelry alone. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I was placed on a conveyor belt that carried me through a long series of stations. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He is mute in the brasseries where they eat their lunches, mute in the shops where he gazes at beautiful belts, ties, paper, pens; mute on the rainy afternoon they spend together at the d’Orsay. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before Fern could tag on a “surely anything,” Big Ma said, “Bring me my belt,” and Fern jumped away from Vonetta and next to me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I let Richard try on my armor and have him fasten the belt around his waist so he can feel the weight of the sword, too. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He wore a medallion belt and painted vest, with an arakh on one hip and a whip on the other. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He slipped it through the belt around Faro’s neck and knotted it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

An axe and short sword hung from his belt; and over his shoulder, he wore the stubby bow of the Fair Folk warrior. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He raised his arm and scourged Travis’s back with the belt. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Still, he slipped it into one of his tool belt’s magic pockets. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His right hand glided across his holstered gun, lingered over the handle of his knife, then came to rest on his belt’s brass buckle. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The queen looked like one of her caged animals being whisked off on a conveyor belt. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The nursemaid Milagros told on Yoyo telling the general that story, and her parents hit her very hard with a belt in the bathroom, with the shower on so no one could hear her screams. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The belt buckle had the head of a lion on it and it was my favorite. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Like I knew he had eleven keys on his key ring, and that he wore the key ring on his side belt loop. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sula shook her head while she searched her waist for the belt. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Matt shouldered the backpack, tied extra water bottles to his belt, and set off through the grape arbor. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered if he could produce a stick of dynamite from his tool belt and do a little discreet demolition; but he figured the caretakers of this place probably wouldn’t approve. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Soldiers hurry over to me and start undoing the gurney's belts. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I unbuckled my seat belt and leaned forward, putting my head between my legs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

At a tortilla factory, where my job would be to load dough balls onto a conveyor belt, the “interview” is completed by a bored secretary without so much as a “Hi, how are you?” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a pair of stained olive-green overalls without a shirt underneath, and he had a broad utility belt holding pruning shears, twine, a hand rake, and a trowel. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I had been dressed in a sheath, striped gray and white, like mattress ticking, with a wide, shiny red belt, and they had propped me up in an armchair. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The cold air masses created by this icecap clash with the warm winds from the ocean to churn up a storm belt that surrounds the continent, making the Southern Ocean the most treacherous sea anywhere. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

In the strange, shadowed lighting of my small room Dutchy takes off his belt and dress shirt and hangs them over the only chair. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

While the officer was gone, Dowell slipped his belt off, coiled it around his neck, and hanged himself. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were naked, holding our shoes and belts. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached out with her other hand and grabbed the first thing she touched, the belt she'd hoped to give him, a heavy chain of ornate bronze medallions. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I stamp out the remains of my little fire, clear up the scraps of food, and tuck Cinna’s gloves in my belt. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, King Walker say he be down this morning and put the belt on. You probably ought to get a good checkup on that car once you get on the road.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore black clothing and rubber sandals and a gray ammunition belt. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Day 662 Our particle and field detectors indicate that we have left the Jovian radiation belts. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the medicine pouch on his belt and started to treat my wounds. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Here we had found the greatest hero of all time, and he'd decided to hang up his sword belt. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Put on your seat belt,” he commanded, and I realized I was clutching the seat with both hands. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

There she was with her belt around her hips and there I was with my belt at the same old place around my waist. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes dart toward the sound and my hand whips to the knife sheathed at my belt. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Colin opened the canteen hooked to his belt buckle, and they sat down for turkey sandwiches and water. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He swept the tiles up and dropped them into the pouch at his belt. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’d drop a coin in, time would fly, and the next thing I knew there’d be a woman behind me with a belt. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Each has a close-range rifle and an additional gun in his belt’s holsters. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

His fingers had found the outline of the golden belt that ran through the loops of his underwear. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Songs that used to start in the head and fill the heart had dropped on down, down to places below the sash and the buckled belts. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, if everyone would please fasten your seat belts, we’ll take off!” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She discovered that she did not have a spare battery on her belt. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their leathery corpses sway from belts around their necks on whatever is sturdy and tall. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

And I knew mothers who belted their girls, but the belt could not save these girls from drug dealers twice their age. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He could feel the shape of his belt buckle in his stomach. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Me, in the back seat, usually in the center so I could lean forward with my seat belt on to control the radio and turn up the volume anytime a good song came on. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The belt fitted as if it had been made for him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The vial of physician’s cure was still wrapped in its chamois cloth, tucked in her belt pouch. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He was a brown belt, or as he put it, a “junior black belt.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He winked and unclipped the time travel device from his belt, made adjustments. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A plain white shirt, a pair of jeans, a belt, and a zip-up hoodie. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I take the gun out from my belt and fling it to the ground. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

These belts were handsome and only officers could wear them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Thoroughly stuffed,” sighed the count, loosening his belt. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Also, he wore a leather belt inlaid with shining gold through the loops of his underwear. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“And tighten your belt. Your pants are coming down.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The Christ Child lifted himself above the manger and pointed toward Ben’s belt. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tuck the weapon into my belt—it’s the difference between life and death out here. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“You wait until I get this belt out and I’ll show you,” I says, pulling my belt out. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa was shouting at me before he got in the house and had his belt off before my feet could drag me down the stairs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

"I don't know. Shoot, she's coming!" she says, stumbling her way back into her seat and fastening her seat belt. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When my seat belt comes undone—and it does every once in a while—I slide out of that wheelchair like a piece of wet spaghetti. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

On a nearby porch, other ghosts snickered as Vitellius paced back and forth, tripping over his toga and hiking up his sword belt. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I'm pretty sure none of them have seat belts on and that he's been drinking Scotch all morning. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Not long ago I was standing in an airport retrieving a bag from a conveyor belt. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

They’re carrying boxes and cardboard suitcases tied with rope and belts. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“V belts are useful, and we have no place to buy any more.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Suppose somebody forgets to fasten that seat belt of yours,” she said in that voice that sounded like she was chewing gravel. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She aims at a crow and pulls the belt back. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Jim then belted out “My Way” on the karaoke machine as the words scrolled across the TV screen. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She reaches back and pulls two stickers out, puts them on plastic bracelets that she has attached to her belt, which is like a nurse utility belt, and affixes them to my right wrist. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you like that, Sam? It’s the sword belt of a famous warrior.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He had seen the pilot use it, had seen him depress the switch at his belt, so Brian pushed the switch in and blew into the mike. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rings of Saturn bear some resemblance to the asteroid belt: trillions of tiny icy moonlets orbiting the planet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hands me the radio, which I attach to my belt. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nod and take the sword, belting the scabbard around my waist. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He dug out the burner and the tank of gas and lit the burner and set it in the floor and then he unbuckled his belt and took off the bloodstained trousers. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

It had popped a belt on some big, crowded highway, and Tinkle, who was sick and tired of being cooped up, you know how that goes, had gotten loose. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

As he admired the belt, strutting in front of the broken mirror, the sparrow spoke in a normal voice. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He leaned against the doorjamb and hooked his fingers through the belt loops on his shorts. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Théoden rose and put his hand to his side; but no sword hung at his belt. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Also, of course, there was no force pushing me down into my seat, and my body bobbed back and forth against the shoulder straps and seat belt as I moved. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jus is the Thug, naturally: pants belted around his thighs with boxers exposed, Thug Life T-shirt, thick gold chain with a huge medallion, fitted flat-billed baseball cap. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I had already buckled my seat belt on the Cade-Hernandez-is-driving-you-to-buy-some-rubbers ride. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She takes her seat belt off, but we don’t get out right away. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The king pulled a paper from his belt and handed it to Ned. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Swanning about the elite precincts, the rich and powerful wore finely woven clothing, but only below the waist—breechclouts for men, skirts and belts for women. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But this thin atmosphere can serve a useful purpose, because it may be just thick enough to protect the surface from the intense charged particles in the Jupiter radiation belt in which Io is embedded. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His might is increased by his belt of strength, Megingjord: when he wears it, his strength is doubled. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She wore a red dress—somehow he knew that she'd have on red—that was tightened at the waistline with a shiny gold belt. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam starts to take off his belt, and I already know. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Reynolds, with a long black braid running down her back, short and stocky and with a pistol in her belt. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She lifted the lid from the cup, loosened the belt on the bathrobe, and lay back on the bed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But when, a few weeks after Teddy was born, Dad gave away his leather jacket—his prized beat-up motorcycle jacket with the fuzzy leopard belt—we finally realized that a major transformation was under way. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward the sailors stripped the dead corsairs of boots and belts and weapons, divvied up their purses, and yanked gemstones from their ears and rings from their fingers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t been wearing a seat belt, the police said. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Where it punctures the belt, a purple liquid spews forth, coating his face. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

As he planned on stealing the scabbard from Bull Sparra, why not the belt to go with it? Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Father slipped the knife out of his belt and threw it into the doorway. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I helped him adjust the straps and tighten the belt, and by the time he put his helmet on, I could tell he was feeling better. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Dr. Malone felt like a drowning sailor being thrown a life belt. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Choose . . . ?” Mr. White unsheathed the knife from his belt and pointed it at the Gypsies. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Belt? Oh, you mean this belt? Mouse always have belt for many long time. Not know where me get.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

His belt buckles are huge and gold and probably cost more than our mortgage. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I catch a glimpse of the gun at his belt. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

They were sleeping in the same room with Sitti, who took many minutes to unroll her gigantic pouchy belt, which doubled as a pocket. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I reach for the tools in my belt, grab a metal smoothing rod, and stab him with it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

They stood waiting for their bags to emerge from the metal doors the rolling belt used. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wynn helped Nan into the passenger seat and even tried to fasten her seat belt, which earned him a smack on the hand. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

But he had a semiautomatic machine gun and a long belt of bullets wrapped around him. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

All of them wore grey camouflage T-shirts, faded black jeans, black athletic shoes and utility belts as if they were going camping or hiking ... or hunting. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The men within the door stared at one another, shifting on their boots, twiddling their fingers, and holding onto their hip belts. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He peeled off his gloves, tucked them through his belt, tied one end of his rope around his waist, the other end around Jon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She rummaged in her belt pouch and pulled out a compact mirror. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Blows landed below the belt and in the kidney, with the gloves open as well as closed, and with my eye partly opened now there was not so much terror. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leo wished he could pluck that memory out of his head and shove it in his tool belt. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I yank my hammer from my belt and smash each of the hand-and footholds I’m using as I make my way along the bridge’s edge. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The new gladius that Hera had given him last winter hung at his belt. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But I get to belt it out all on my own for almost a full minute if you add it all up. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The next thing I remember is a uniformed woman lifting me into an airline seat and cinching a belt over my lap. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

His belt was studded with garnets and yellow topaz, and a great square-cut ruby was set in the hilt of the sword he wore. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A sedan with air bags and automatic seat belts. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The small, secure weight of tools along his belt, the smell of intermittent rain, and the crystalline brilliance of the clouds at dusk: these are the only times when Volkheimer feels marginally whole. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I could feel my own .32 resting against my ribs where it was tucked under my belt, beneath my coat. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was holding on to the gun and nightstick on his belt, which made him look like he was running with his hands on his hips. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were twenty of them, holding to each other’s shoulders or adjusting their belts. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

His belt is cinched too tight to be comfortable much less fashionable. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She was still very pretty, with a tiny waist that looked good in the gold belts and shiny sashes she liked to wear. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sally looked at the belt in his hand. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman behind the ticket counter says the Germans carry fog pills and wear rocket belts; their uniforms, she whispers, are made of a special cloth stronger than steel. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

When I’m halfway across the room, a man with dreadlocks down to his belt jumps in front of me and says, “Come jam with us, little sister.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Billy had a tremendous cavalry pistol in his belt. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shay zoomed back from the edge of the belt, swooping up beside Tally to put her arm around her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Henry Dobbins and Norman Bowker even rigged up a safety line between them, a long piece of wire tied to their belts. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled as Tendai buttoned it and tied a rag around him for a belt. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

There are all kinds of dyes, polishes, and swatches of leather Mr. Malloy uses to restore the customers’ shoes, handbags, wallets, and belts. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The high-tech conveyor belt was actually a series of rollers. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He opened a sack tied to his belt and put the chess piece in. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The book had broken free from its restraining belt and snapped viciously at Ron’s ankle. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And now he didn’t even have his tool belt or his Archimedes sphere. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She stepped down from her dais of best sellers and drew a dagger from her belt. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It swung well past his belt, below even his but-tocks, the end of it brushing against the back of his thighs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I’m sure he can see right through my pants to the belt and pad I am wearing. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

A trench coat is belted around his waist, a scarf knitted by Ashima wrapped at his throat, a tweed cap on his head. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hand to his waist, where his tool belt should have been. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

From a pocket of his tool belt, Leo produced a piece of white cloth. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Black belt. Master Kim. Tae kwon do. Paid for by my mama and my greasy granny,” he added. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad didn’t say a word as Scoob gingerly placed it there and strapped it in with the seat belt. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He made another opening in the bag, next to Fist’s belt. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

In silence the miner belted down the liquor, then belched, his eyes starting to water, and as he left he remarked: “What does that little jerk want to do, cause a lot of trouble?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a stomach so big that his thin black belt reminded me of the equator circling the globe. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She hooks her fingers in my belt loops and pulls me against her, so I have to catch myself on my forearms. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He lit out after her with his wide leather belt already coming out of his pants as he stomped through the dirt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she unbuckles her seat belt and twists back to meet my eyes. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Jesse sat with his hands clasped between his knees, the seat belt tight across his chest. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

He held a belt in his hand, the brown leather one he’d bought for his nikka with the girl, and was wrapping the perforated end around his fist. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The handcuffs clipped to his belt were as shiny and unscratched as the day he joined the force, almost two years earlier. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My pants felt loose around the waist, so I tightened the belt another notch. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Some migrants, after days without sleep, nap on their feet, using belts or shirts to strap themselves to posts at the ends of the hoppers. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

In his haste that morning Finny had not unexpectedly used a tie for a belt. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I took out my high-top shoelaces and tied them together and then to the belt and wrapped it all around my waist. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They are already in the tribal belt,” he said, “and they are coming nearer.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I held on to his arm, which was belted securely around me, feeling safe because Dad was in charge and it was his hand that pulled the sun up each morning and down at night. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

On I went, belting the oxen when they slowed down. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

People belt out sappy love songs around the karaoke machine, and all the aunties in the kitchen make chismis, gossip. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He’s the giant of our group, the kind of guy who would’ve been helpful to have around when my sister couldn’t get her seat belt off as our car flipped into the Hudson River. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But they’d stuffed Mom’s phone and charger and all the computers into the suitcases, and Chess would have had to take his seat belt off and climb over the back row to reach them. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She rolled it up tight and thrust it through her belt. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“How ’bout we go rolling and knock down some pins?” he asks as I click in my seat belt. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was a belt now because the metal buckle seemed too heavy. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

On the floor there was a jumble of satin shoes, debutante’s handbags, belts studded with fake stones, suspenders, and even the shining sword of a military cadet. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m ready,” I answer pointing to my belt pack stuffed with the venison and nuts I put there this morning. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d tied her Miss Nebraska sash around her waist like a belt and had tied a scarf across her forehead in true pirate fashion. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I could tell that he missed the village, that he missed seeing those palm trees the men climbed, with a raffia belt encircling them and the tree trunk. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Commandant wipes her crop on Barrius’s fatigues before returning it to her belt. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Cagney was telling some detective that Lacey had “a black belt in karate-mouth” right as Aunt Ruth walked into the room. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

With a little maneuvering, he managed to pull some duct tape from his tool belt and strap the sphere to his chest. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Noodles jumped, now afraid of me, and started gingerly unbuckling Needles's belt. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She thrust the brush under her belt and stalked her wolf. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Aaron gets both of her wrists in one of his fists, fumbles off the cord belt of his robe, and starts tying her hands together with it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He poked his finger into the little lopsided cage of twigs and twine that dangled from his rope belt. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

A few yards away, Leen Ellison stretched, enjoying freedom, the gear in her tool belt clanking with each movement. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

We each strap two canteens of water on our belts and dig. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And the belt was raised again, and again. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

If I hadn’t already had so many hours of Joust practice under my belt, God knows how many attempts it would have taken me to beat Acererak. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In my head, I see him standing before Tobias with a belt in hand and hear his voice echo. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He appraised me and readjusted the helmet, then my belt until the buckle was squared in the front and the battery hung exactly off my right hip. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His fingers fumbled endlessly with his own shirt, with undoing his belt. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He fingered the hatchet at his belt It was the only weapon he had, but it was something. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly, I was happy that I was finally getting some experience under my belt before graduation. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Esteban unfastened his broad leather belt and she stepped back, but he grabbed her with a single stroke of his hand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I unbuckled my seat belt with a sigh. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He stood in the doorway, his thumbs hooked through the belt loops of his gray shorts until the entire class was staring at him. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

You’re going to pay for that, boy, the man yells as he loosens his belt and wraps it a couple times around his hand to get a tight grip. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Put your seat belt on,” he hollered over the engine noise, and then he hit the throttle and the J-3 bop- hopped forward and we went speeding across the green outfield grass. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ben, seat belt unbuckled, has one hand on the passenger-door handle and the other on the dashboard. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

A thin white belt snaked around her narrow waist, and a small diamond cross glinted in the hollow of her neck. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The computers were being slowly carried in a long, continuous line along a conveyor belt, past the various scientists and technicians. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Digger wore a nice polo shirt tucked into a pair of clean, belted jeans. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

His tool belt seemed heavier since he’d put the cookie in there—which was impossible. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for the ride,” I said, unbuckling my seat belt. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Arya thrust her wooden sword through her belt and began to climb, leaping from cask to cask until she could reach the window. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In the end he took the pistol from his belt and laid it alongside him under the blankets and rose and set out. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Ishmael had maneuvered behind this dead man and taken the sulfa pills and a roll of bandages from the medical kit at his belt. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Fortunately the vines here are strong and the spile and tube of medicine wrapped in the parachute are still secured to my belt. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once I lock my seat belt, Trey pulls out. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

With her plane plunging through the air in flames, Tamara was thrown around so forcefully that at first she couldn’t get her seat belt unfastened so she could use her parachute. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The trousers were big and bunched up when Obinze tightened his belt, but the jacket, also big, shielded this unsightly pleat of cloth at his waist. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Devine loosened his belt, unlaced his shoes, and set his stocking feet up on a glass coffee table. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither of them was broken and the arrows, incredibly, were still on his belt in the pouch, although messed up with mud and water. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Practice slipping it in and out of my belt. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“It's one thing to accuse me of laziness. But to malign the good name of America's greatest television judge—that's below the belt.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Kiowa placed these items in his rucksack along with the gray ammunition belt and rubber sandals. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though, with him belting out every song, he hardly seemed to notice. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Naomi fingered the soft fabric of a gray dress with flared sleeves, a blousy top, and a skirt that flared out a bit from a belted waist. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had a spear tied to her back and a panga stuck into a makeshift belt. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the belt stopped, and Papa stared at the leather in his hand. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was short and vigorous, colorfully dressed in an embroidered tunic adorned with tassels and gathered in by a wide, patterned belt. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He flung his circlet, belt, and rings on the grass, and looked round helplessly, as if he expected to find his cloak, jacket, and breeches, and other hobbit-garments lying somewhere to hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They’d taken his belt and tie as well as his shoes and he looked a little like he was in his pajamas. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She slips her damp arms into the sleeves of the robe, ties the belt around her waist. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nervously, Bernabe punched out the spent shells, reloaded from bullets he held in his gun belt, aimed carefully at the cripple, and fired. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dill buckled his seat belt the instant before her acceleration pressed him into his seat. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I wore it on a belt under my clothes at all times. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

We popped out of our life-vest seat belts to catch the rainwater with the tarp. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I attach these to my belt, and feel the weight. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As several of them hurry to click off the cameras, I see her take out two knives sheathed at her belt. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Every bit of really first-grade leather was taken for officers’ boots and for Sam Browne belts. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then, suddenly filled with happiness, I belt out the words I know are true with all my might: “But I know a change gonna come. Oh yes it will.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

They went through the narrow belt of trees and came into the field where Holly had called Bigwig in the dark. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The extra material bulged over the tightened belt, but at least she wouldn’t trip. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

On the top shelf were two cans of motor oil and he put the pistol in his belt and reached and got them and set them on the bench. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

"Very well," he said, thrusting the dagger into his belt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I put my hands on my hips and screamed at the window—belted out my loudest and most unhinged. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Leo pulled a Ziploc bag from his tool belt and dug his hand into the lime. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Finally he went into his little office, pushed a litter of brake linings and fan belts and catalogues aside, and from underneath dug out a telephone. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned away and walked up the beach to the path dragging Jasper by his belt. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Gimli bowed low, and the axe slipped from his belt and clattered on the ground. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A round scarred face and a stubble of dark beard showed under his steel cap, and he wore mail over boiled leather, and a dirk and shortsword at his belt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She started by wrapping the cloth around her waist, like a belt. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His face is kind, but his uniform is scary, everything black except for handcuffs dangling from his belt. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

His whip had appeared in his hand like magic, pulled from his belt in the heat of the moment. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I cut the vine that ties the spile to my belt and hold the metal tube out to him. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, hurl,” Radar says, but Lacey unbuckles her seat belt and leans forward over the kitchen to whisper something in his ear. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The carefully tailored layers of body armor, the hidden weapons in the boots and belt, the special reinforcements over my heart. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

And, hold on to your seat belts: “I’m taking off work Thursday morning so I can come hear you.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

He put the pistol in his belt and turned and took the cart. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The King’s claws were still caught fast in the sword belt. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Another kid had pants belted just above his knees. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Toby scrambled between the two seats and spent a solid two minutes trying to find and buckle the seat belt before Lily reached across him to help. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

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

She put it on, and her robe over it, belted tight, and considered her face in the mirror: her huge haunted eyes and the tale they told of nightmares and sleepless days. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Put your seat belt on — I’m nervous already.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“My lord,” said Iron Emmett, “he threatened your life, we all heard. He said that if he had a dagger—” “He does have a dagger. Right there on his belt.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They could have Cordelia and me in here, in our bat-wing sleeves and cinch belts, stuffed and mounted or made of wax, drinking our milkshakes, looking as bored as we could. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were driving through a valley jam-packed with rows of houses wrapped around hillsides like serpentine belts. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

A scarred face and a stubble of dark beard showed under his spiked steel cap, and he wore mail over boiled leather, dirk and shortsword at his belt. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I looked down and found a large black chain instead of a seat belt. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He fumbled at his sword belt, his hands clumsy in their fur-and-leather gloves, and finally succeeded in ripping his longsword from its scabbard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her stomach was flat again, her waist narrow before the flare of her hips, the belt of the robe tied in a floppy knot. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He didn’t recall having it when he was riding in Officer Delinko’s patrol car, so it must have slipped from his belt while he was scuffling with the kid outside the trailer. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved out quickly, dropping his crimson cloak, and lifted sword and sword belt from his shoulders. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He loosened his belt from under his cloak, and took from it the two sheathed knives. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Mom popped her own seat belt and tried to get up, but Dad caught her. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She didn’t notice my seat belt wasn’t fastened, and neither did I. She traveled up and down the stairs doing several loads of laundry—I’m awfully messy—and I guess she had started fixing dinner. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

When I entered prison, they took away my belt, my shoelaces, my tie, and everything I had in my pockets, my cigarettes in particular. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

If his foot wasn’t in the air when she checked on him, she’d whip his back with a belt. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She woke up a little, putting her arms in the huge sleeves while I cinched the belt tight. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The swords on the knights’ belts are waggling all around him as we walk. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

A young Osage man then typically wore fringed buckskin leggings and moccasins and a breechcloth; a finger-woven belt held his tobacco pouch and tomahawk. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“They do,” she said, unbuckling her seat belt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

One of the old men, wearing a tom and dirty sheepskin jacket, had on a gun belt; in all the truck cabs, gun racks held rifles. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

After slaughter, the hogs were decapitated, split down the length of the belly, pried open, eviscerated, and strung up by the hind hocks on a high conveyer belt. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crams her gun in a crack in the wall of the ruined house, with her belt of bullets. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Wooden crates, similar to so many I had carefully belted and fastened, stood in stacked rows, surrounded by armed guards. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The Kuiper belt is the source of what are known as short-period comets–those that come past pretty regularly–of which the most famous is Halley’s comet. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“If I can get a good night’s sleep,” I said, “and a couple of meals under my belt, I can do a lot of chopping.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the teammates belted out the chorus in four-part harmony. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I hand Peeta my knife, since whatever weapons he once had are long gone, and he slips it into his belt. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The travellers crowded along some conveyor belts to have their luggage searched. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tallied $80,000, then added the cash from his money belt. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

She’s floating on her back, borne up by her belt and death, staring into that relentless sun. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Four men stand in our entryway, all dressed in khaki pants with small holsters at their belts and tiny revolvers that don’t look real. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The belt showed, by the worn shiny places opposite each hole, the gradual increase of Billy’s middle over a period of years. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Too soon, the stewardess came back, making sure we had our seat belts fastened because it was time to land. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vast numbers of them are trapped far above the clouds and are condemned to bounce from pole to pole until by chance they encounter some high-altitude atmospheric molecule and are removed from the radiation belt. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Colonel belted out the words: “One million dollars.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The little kid—he has shiny little-kid hair, and little jeans with a little cowboy belt—is holding a balloon. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He squared his shoulders to Zeitoun and made a point of revealing the handle of a gun he had holstered in his belt. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He wrapped the belt around the trunk and Rahim, and tightened it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I pull Malia off her bed and we spin around, wave our arms, and belt out along with the song. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He was dressed for batde in an armored shirt made from tree bark and twist ties, with his wooden cudgel and his reed pipes hanging from his belt. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The one clipped his baton back into his belt. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He undid the snake-clasp of his belt, lugged off his shorts and pants, and stood there naked, looking at the dazzling beach and the water. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

However, keep in mind that a child’s vocal apparatus is still developing, and imitating adult singing with scoops, chest voice, or belting is affected singing and not natural. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Around her waist glittered a cord of gold Labyrinthine links - the belt of the Amazon queen. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Around my waist is a utility belt, equipped with a myriad of tools I’m all too familiar with. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He motioned to the time travel device dangling from TimeStar’s belt. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Leo stuffed it in his tool belt and the bag vanished—no weight, no mass, no volume—though Leo knew it would be there as soon as he reached for it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Totally,” I say, knowing without a doubt what he means, and then our hands are on our belts, unbuckling. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Uniformed women with lacquered hair, high heels, and fitted skirts looked down on us, signaled that we should fasten our safety belts, place parcels under the seat in front of us, and sit up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I found the widest flathead screwdriver and then stuck it in the waistband of my khaki shorts, cinching my belt tight. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

They seemed to be everywhere at once—whacking Romans on the head, stealing their weapons, cutting their belts so their pants fell around their ankles. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I run off to find the belt and sheath. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“That girl who let someone throw knives at her to spare a friend, who hit my dad with a belt to protect me—that selfless girl, that’s not you?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

On deck, soldiers banged sword against shield, while archers quietly strung their bows and pulled the first arrow from the quivers at their belts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He strapped Hazel’s sword to his belt, morphed his backpack into a quiver and bow, and raced toward the piazza where he’d fought the cow monsters. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She belted herself with a length of rope. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

One of the waiting men had a knife hanging from his belt. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The only real noise was the creaking from the ceiling of the leather belts that connected the wheels in the weaving room to the gigantic waterwheel in the basement. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Just stared ahead and held on to her seat belt with both hands. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She sat right next to him for the rest of the trip—even though there wasn't a seat belt, and she had to sit with the stick shift between her legs. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Leo pulled a tiny screwdriver from his tool belt. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A belt buckle knocked against the wood of the porch. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

When they came to the line “Happy birthday, dear”—they glanced at each other and belted out—“Sno-ots! Happy birthday to you!” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t that seem strange to you? You know how careful he was. He always wore his seat belt. He wouldn’t even drive me around the corner without making me put mine on.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Travis’s father unbuckled his belt and whipped it off with a swift motion, popping loose one of his belt loops. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Boys stop and ask the corpse directions; someone dresses him in a cartridge belt and helmet. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It can be like watching Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band close a show with “Born To Run” and belt the final chorus out four times in a row. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Her captor - a teen girl in grey camouflage - lay dazed on the floor, a knife at her belt. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He unsheathed a knife from his belt and held it against Bekhir’s cheek. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Officer Delinko grabbed for his gun but it wouldn’t come out of his holster—the seat belt was in the way. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

All that was left was the hatchet at his belt. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh mighty King, mouse not have more candynuts. Not know ’bout sword thing, not even have belt now. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The Kuiper belt was actually theorized by an astronomer named F. C. Leonard in 1930, but the name honors Gerard Kuiper, a Dutch native working in America, who expanded the idea. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

At the register, I transfer the items from the cart onto the conveyor belt. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

When I woke up hours later, Mommy was sitting at the foot of my bed, whipping belt in hand. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her clothes were the same, a brown dress belted at the waist, but her face was flushed, her eyes unfocused. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He unhooks a heavy ring of keys from his belt loop, shaking his head. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

David twists toward me as far as his seat belt allows, his eyes flashing. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shoving her sword through her belt, she slipped down branch to branch until die was back on die ground. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh...right...Quidditch,” he said, putting his wand back into the belt of his jeans and running a hand wearily through his hair. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

My mother has unbuckled my seat belt, and she helps me up before I can protest further. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I drag myself out of my bag, make sure my knife is secured in my belt, and begin to make my way up the tree. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I hung it on my belt loop and slid down the banister. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Other people took theirs out too; some, like Harry, had belted their book shut; others had crammed them inside tight bags or clamped them together with binder clips. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was located in the heart of southern California’s citrus belt, an area that produced almost all of the state’s oranges, lemons, and tangerines. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

I took a hold of the belt at the back of her coat, just for the hell of it, but she wouldn't let me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It doesn't look safe, but there are seat belts for all of the passengers. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

His father’s hands were at his waist, and he took off his belt. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She puffed herself up like a tent preacher and began to belt out the other half of the story. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Her small breasts moved freely beneath a painted Dothraki vest, and a curved dagger hung from her medallion belt. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“You hush,” she says, removing her seat belt and rotating her seat all the way around so it’s facing the live-in part of the RV. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

It has a weaker magnetic field and radiation belt than Jupiter and a more spectacular set of circumplanetary rings. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, what’s going on in the alley?” he asked a young woman in cargo shorts with a walkie-talkie clipped to her belt. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Enrique drops his belt, a Raiders cap, and the 30 pesos. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

And his leather belt did go nicely—even though the hunting knife seemed a bit too bejeweled. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“No, me see King go. He not take belt or case. Search hard, we must find plenty quick.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I unclicked my seat belt and reached for the door handle. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Now he had the clear picture of Charlies mother, screaming at him, holding a leather belt in her hand, and his father trying to hold her back. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a sink-or-swim world, Noah,” he said very seriously, and then the secure belt of his arm became a sling that flung me into the water. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“The minute I stepped onto this belt thing, it started moving.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He is a martial artist with a black belt in karate. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an old-fashioned-looking object made from black leather with lots of silver trimming, identical to the belt he was wearing. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The young blond guard handed Mother a belted piece of canvas and marched our group away. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Pobrecito ending up the way he did, hanging himself by his belt in his cell to keep from giving out the others' names under the tortures Trujillo's henchmen were administering. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

We peeked out the window and saw he’d cut down a whole stand of sugar cane by lashing it with his belt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried not to freak, but he’d come to depend on that belt for almost everything. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The fortune cookie in his tool belt started to feel heavier. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A vision of him whipping my arm with a belt rushes into my mind when I see him, and my chest squeezes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They wore matching suits of traditional samurai armor, and each had both a short wakizashi and a longer katana strapped to his belt. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Will put his hand on the knife at his belt and moved forward carefully onto the rotting planks. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

So they tended to belt him hard right off the bat and then let him lie. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sliding it through his belt when he heard a woman's scream. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Their new weapons they hung on their leather belts under their jackets, feeling them very awkward, and wondering if they would be of any use. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He would be driving a different Crown Victoria—the charcoal gray unmarked model reserved for detectives—and wearing a shoulder holster instead of a hip belt. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a milk-bottling plant, and I watched the rows of milk bottles move relentlessly along a conveyor belt and tried to make a big deal of that. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Blue Citrus, meet the kids. If you can find them, you might want to fasten your seat belts. Pudge, you might want to serve as a seat belt for Lara.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She makes some remark that I think includes the word “bob,” then pats her belt. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

With relief tingling at his fingertips, Scoob grabs the thing and unbuckles his seat belt. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He had had a steak knife stuck in his belt until Rita took it away. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It contained thirty-two pages of photographs showing models wearing brassieres, corsets, garter belts, and stockings. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Item three: We have also found his shield and sword belt. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

My infant brother, Luke, was in a car seat, which nobody had bothered to belt in, so it squished me into the door when his father took a sharp turn. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I used one of the seat belts to pull me upright. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When we took off, there was no talk of fastening seat belts. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In her gold sweater belted at an impossibly tiny waist, with her gold hair, in gold flats, she looked improbable, like sunlight. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

McCandless, it occurs to me, must have been forced to make the belt after growing so thin that his pants wouldn’t stay up without it. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Already he has personally packed them into a crate and belted it shut and numbered it with white paint and seen it loaded inside a train car where it sits under twenty-four-hour guard. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Across the aisle, the dark belt of windows acts like a mirror. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Swords were not carried except on parade, but an officer would not be caught dead without a Sam Browne belt. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The smoke was thickest there, rising not from shimmering flames but two small black canisters—the kind PSFs kept hooked on their belts, waiting to be thrown into a crowd of unruly kids. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She reached for my belt again, and as soon as she got it undone, someone came running down the hall screaming. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The tusks on their helms were the fangs of ravids, and the cages at their belts held scorpions, and they were not all men. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Uncle Willie had a leather belt in his good hand but Bailey didn’t notice or didn’t care. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Master Clovell was a slight man. His belt and armor will fit you well.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

For Miss Hilly, Louvenia would just be another jail key on that witch’s belt. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Waves of happiness washed over him as he ran his fingers over the worn leather braid and the metal snap that allowed you to attach it to your belt loop. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had made it myself from a Simplicity pattern and cinched it at the waist with a white patent- leather belt borrowed from Mrs. Baxter. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She adjusted the thick leather belt slung low across her hips. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The cop belted out something close to a groan. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She burst into the living room, duffel bag over her shoulder, laughing and belting out one of those goofy summer-camp songs kids sing at night around the fire. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He sees the intent in my expression, pauses, spits the nails, drops his tool belt, and comes toward me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

After I buckled my seat belt, I examined my bloody, bruised knuckles. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She wore a sleeveless white Greek-style dress with a gold braided belt. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I see a walkie-talkie hooked on his belt. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Five years ago, Uncle Arthur arrived unannounced wearing a tool belt and armed with a power drill. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The skin around my wrist still stings, like the belt was real, but it is as pale as the rest of me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I unbuckle my belt and strip off my jumpsuit, which is little more than a perforated rag. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Drogo tossed in the belt and watched without expression as the medallions turned red and began to lose their shape. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I sling an extra bow and a second sheath of arrows over my body, slide two long knives and an awl into my belt, and meet up with Finnick at the front of the pile. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the largest forklift stood a girl who looked like an older version of Reyna, in black combat armor with a glittering gold belt around her waist. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When he got back in he unhooked a frag grenade from his belt. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She worked her feet more securely into her slippers, then came out from behind the coffee table gravely, untying and retying the belt of her dressing gown. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The pouch with his firewood seemed heavier on his belt. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But his hand, as though it had a will of its own, slipped the cookie into his tool belt. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I threw off my seat belt, leaned between the headrests of the brown vinyl bench seat, and slapped my hand on the dashboard. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Apart from the clothes they wear, all that many have left are their belts. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

She slid over and fastened herself into the middle belt. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Thank goodness, I had the foresight to belt myself in. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Sefia’s hand went to her belt, but the wand had fallen out. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The belt was a crude twist of sisal. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of a chest plate, he wore a vest of tawny fur, and a broad and battered sword belt from which hung two long blades. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I found that comers and tunnels were good places; you could wedge yourself in and did not need a lap belt or anything to hold you in place. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the lower edge of the park in front of the first houses of the city there was a belt of trees, and something was stirring there. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Christ,” Radar says as he unbuckles his seat belt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Charlie was hanging up his gun belt and stepping out of his boots when I came in. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Rats running electric motors that ran belts that ran small circular saws, lathes, drills, grindstones, and other tools Mrs. Frisby could not name; rats hammering, welding, cutting. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

And without ten thousand hours under his belt, there is no way he can ever master the skills necessary to play at the top level. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

She ran then, carrying his knowledge, but her belt fell off and he kept it as a memento. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But the white men sitting up on the stage were all dressed alike, in white uniforms with belts, swords, shoulder fringe, and white flat-topped military hats. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she moved through the examination, Cora got the impression she was being conveyed on a belt, like one of Caesar’s products, tended down the line with care and diligence. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But when she unbuckled her white patent cartridge belt and hung it carefully over the back of a chair, he began to suspect that he had been mistaken. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

His belt and sword kept falling around his ankles for no apparent reason. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Suddenly in marched the gigantic figure of the Headmistress in her belted smock and green breeches. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had perfect skin, and a perfect outfit: white T-shirt with some kind of logo, tucked into her belted jeans. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Before Constance could think of a grumpy reply, Kate had tied the ladder to her belt and hoisted the smaller girl upon her back. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, a young American soldier is showing my sister how to operate a seat belt—something she's known how to do since we were tiny. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her fortune cookie was still in Leo’s tool belt, waiting to be opened. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He raised his head to look and coming through the weeds twenty feet away was one of their number unbuckling his belt. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Maribel pulled her hair off her face, and I saw an indentation along her cheek where she’d been resting it against the seat belt. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

In his hand he held a long bowie knife, its sheath fastened to his belt. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The tears still flowed, but he threw the belt down and stormed out the door. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But how many have a hatchet on their belt?” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

He found a large rock he could use as an anvil base, and he pulled nails from his tool belt until he had enough to melt into a plate for a hammering surface. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Nearby, as Arno recovered, someone pointed out that the cap hanging from his belt was covered with puke. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strapping on his gun belt, Bernabe stopped in front of her, slipping one hand inside her robe to cup a heavy breast. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My immediate impression was that they were large—large of body, with large grinning mouths and large daggers at their belts. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He unbuckled some sort of seat belt and hopped out of his saddle. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Wear your seat belt in the car,” David states. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men arranged themselves before the conveyor belt and each was responsible for attaching his assigned component to the shape moving down the line. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She helped cook quiet meals for heartbroken families, and sparred with a black belt Bokator bot. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

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

Augustus slammed on the brakes, tossing me into the triangular embrace of the seat belt. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I was in the living room, playing patty- cake and reciting the alphabet and singing all the songs he’d belt out when he came home from the pub late at night, waking the neighbors. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

On the right was a conveyer belt that looked like it was made from molten gold. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He unlocks my seat belt, takes my hand, and helps me out the car. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then we drove a state van around the perimeter to Wallpost 18, where I climbed out, my arms laden with the pistols, belts, and holsters. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will leave my girls with you,” her captain had said, handing her his sword belt and its gilded wantons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Scoob gulped, removed his seat belt, and made his way to the back. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He had extra ammunition draped over his shoulder and grenades on his belt. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

His hands were constantly in motion, pulling tools from his belt, working controls, tinkering with his beloved Archimedes sphere. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

All these years and still she shivered with fright when he was like this, sneering, tightening the belt around his fist, the creaking of the leather, the glint in his bloodshot eyes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I take a leaf bag from my belt pouch. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a result, for both planets, the rings clear out the radiation belts, which exist only interior and exterior to the particle rings. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas sits in the driver’s seat and makes sure my seat belt is buckled. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the robot arms freeze and make a funny DWEEP-DWEEP-DWEEEEEEEP sound as they droop down on the conveyor belt—six inches away from Tater's crate. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The bedroom looks as if a monsoon has passed through it: clothes, barrettes, shoes, socks, belts, and scarves are strewn everywhere—on the bed that Chou and I share as well as on Keav’s bed. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Glover drew a dagger from his belt and gave it to the boy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Long knives were thrust into their belts, and from the neck of one warrior hung a curved hunting horn. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Leo would pull just the right tools from his belt and build something to do the job. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“He caught me good a couple times and I just took it. That made him mad, so he throws the belt down and starts with his fists.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I pulled up in front of his house, got out, opened the sliding door of the minivan, and unfastened his seat belt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She told Maybeth to sit quiet at the far end of the belt. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed the bailiff down the narrow aisle, my eyes on the nightstick dangling from his belt. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

With that in mind, I pull the door shut and look for a seat belt to buckle. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Walking briskly, she lost the belt of her raincoat. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Habib climbed into the driver’s seat and pulled on his seat belt. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Are you going to click my seat belt for me, too?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He came forward, holding his belt by one hand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Fumbling at his belt with his good hand, he drew a sword and flung it at Tyrion's feet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She pulled a short-halted throwing axe from the belt across her shoulder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At the front of the van, a motionless dark shape of a person—someone was belted into the driver’s seat. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Just wait a sec—” He scowled as he returned his phone to his belt. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He wore a wide belt for support, and when he could no longer stoop over, he worked on his knees until his back gave out completely. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Tea floated out like liquid in zero gravity as the missile passed through a belt of sunlit gnats. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Afternoons, they lash themselves into a snarl of cartridge belts and run. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She smiled, slipped her baby into her kuspuck, tightened her belt, and stood up. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They are lovely. But Beth’s roses are sweeter to me,” said Mrs. March, smelling the half-dead posy in her belt. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tonight, however, Bud Gleason—his shifty eyes, his shot nerves, the way he belted down martinis against a heart specialist’s orders—nagged at the back of his brain. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wynn and I watched from the window, and Nan looked at us wide-eyed as she struggled to buckle her seat belt. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“And a waterslide!” said Brown Fur, who was pulling random tools out of Leo’s belt, tossing aside wrenches, hammers, and staple guns. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

That cutlass David had mentioned hung from one of the belts crisscrossing his waist; a pistol was holstered in the other. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He and Werfel fumbled with the man’s wide belt. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Repetitive, rhythmic, regular, austere, this was a conveyer belt of a chemical, the nylon of the biochemical world. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It wasn't in his pocket, or tucked into his belt. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Still, every time he saw Charlie Bombay, he imagined him beating his wife with a thick leather belt. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They made good speed for two hours and then reached the loose belt of ice they had seen from the lookout. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

We sit through an overly sentimental video about "huddled masses" and listen to a bulky soprano belt out the words to "My Country, 'Tis of Thee." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This being told, he tucked his long shirt up inside his belt and strode into the pens for two young porkers. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lance corporal with a pistol on his belt and a swastika band on his left arm steps in from the rain. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Before she could move, he tore belt and weapon from her shoulder. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

But Capricorn only toyed with the belt of his dressing gown, looking bored. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Using a pulley system of airplane seat belts, they hoisted the hammock-bags high into the trees, free from the surging tide. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

In our house, we could hear the great leather belts of the machinery whirring and slapping rhythmically a quarter mile away. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He put it in his belt behind his back and made for the door and the clear, cold air outside. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Once everyone is in the car, and Mom has verified that we’ve all buckled our seat belts, we pull away from the curb. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

His purse was on his right side, at his belt, but his cloak was in her way. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We observe the multicolored belts and bands of Jupiter close up. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smoit stopped in the middle of the chamber, threw back his cloak, and hooked his thumbs into the enormous bronze belt which strained to bursting about his middle. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Little brat,” he growled, reaching for a dagger at his belt. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Septa Lemore had emerged in her white robes, cinched at the waist with a woven belt of seven colors. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want it in my belt anymore; it’s giving me a rash.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He dressed in his church clothes—black pants and a button-down shirt, a brown belt, his cowboy boots—and walked into store after store, asking for applications. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Small knives hung from either side of his belt. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He hung up his gun belt and stepped out of his boots as I bustled about the kitchen. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She held the duffel bag while Mrs. Asher helped her with her seat belt. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

A robe of undyed wool belted with a hempen rope marked him far one of the begging brothers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He rolled the parchment up and slipped it into his belt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He lifts his foot from Marcus’s throat and draws the belt back. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She loves to belt out tunes by the Beatles or the Carpenters. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When they reach the end, the assistant director laces his fingers across his belt. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Roza scooped her ancient flowered bag off the belt and trailed the students to a man who held a placard with the name of the university written on it. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He undoes his seat belt, guiding it with his hand as it retracts, back behind his left shoulder. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Chi-Boy pulled his long blade out from the sheath where it hung at his belt and backed into the trees until the shadows covered him completely. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I'm wearing a belt, too, and I ironed my jeans. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The god’s hood fell away and his robes dropped off as he spread his wings, leaving him in only a sleeveless black tunic belted at the waist. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“All right, choose your guys,” Coach Johnson ordered as he tugged at his belt buckle. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

From his tool belt pouches he pulled some rope and a snap hook, then fastened the Archimedes sphere to his belt. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His waistline had grown slightly over the years; his suspenders now pulled his pants above his belt line. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

On his belt hung a neatly wound whip and a niello sheath for the dagger in his hand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I was belted in and had the side bag and seatback. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I fumbled with my seat belt, and then hurried to get out of the car as well. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He tightened the belts, pressed his thumb against them, then went out once again and stood leaning against the port gunnel. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

How can we explain the different successes of different industrial belts? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She yanks open my door, reaches across me, and takes off my seat belt. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Grandfather stepped onto the porch dressed in his regimental jacket, his sword buckled onto his belt, and King George on his shoulder. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, of course, as these things happen to losers such as myself, when I was walking through the metal detector, an alarm sounded because I’d left my belt on. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We rarely rode in his beat-up car because it did not have doors or seat belts. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I got hit in the jaw about twice a week, but nobody ever broke it, because none of them had a third-degree black belt. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The neck scarf and the rope belt around his flannel trousers may have been playful Romany touches. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Once we were inside and belted up, she said, “So, what do you think of Lake Windsor Middle School?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took all of his effort not to reach in his tool belt, grab a mallet and whop Hazel and Frank upside their heads. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It was rumored that Valencia was some sort of heiress and had paid for the million-dollar house in cash, much the same way a normal person might buy a belt or an electric skillet. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“We’re ready to take off, sir. May I help you fasten your seat belt?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Ooh, my mother bought me this white dress with little black polka dots. It’s got a patent-leather belt around the waist. It makes me look like I’m at least seventeen. Veiy ooh-la-la sophisticated!” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

With her collar turned under, her dress is more adult-looking, but the hard hand of a warning grown-up shows everywhere else: in the hem, the waist-centered belt, the short, puffy sleeves. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I yanked the seat belt around Maddy and me, strapping her tight to my chest. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Although she always strapped me in my car seat, her battered truck did not have seat belts. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I took the bayonet out of my belt and clutched it tight in my hand. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I call to her, then toss her my hammer from my utility belt. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, Haupt took some money out of his money belt and placed $2,500 in a brown envelope. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Major was standing in the doorway, his muscular hands clamped to his wide leather belt. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

On his radio somebody named Dolly Parton is belting out a country song about some love gone wrong, but John Mark is all smiles. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

With trig under our belt, all we would need to do was build some instruments to measure angles and we would be able to calculate how high our rockets flew. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Unbuckling his seat belt, he said to Hassan, “I wonder if they keep the Archduke with the soda or the bait.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“The word is underestimate. And when you’ve got a few more years under your belt, then we’ll talk big stuff, Harris.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Even once they’re inside and their seat belts are fastened and the engine is cranked. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He was still there, huddled in the same place with his carbine in hand, his machete in a sheath that hung from his belt, when darkness fell four hours later. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The girlfriend disappeared down the hallway and came back half a minute later, leading Lice Peeking by his belt. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

A knife sheath had been knotted to a belt loop on his work pants, but no knife was in it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Having no safe place now to leave his cup, he had tied the strings of the flannel bag to his belt. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ham-fisted Romans had almost ruined the tension adjuster, but Leo pulled a set of watchmaker’s tools from his belt and did some final calibrations. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Legolas had a bow and a quiver, and at his belt a long white knife. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

My hands scramble for the hammer at my belt. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

More frequently now he looked at and fondled the one piece of evidence that he once had a visitor in his house: a child’s purple-and-white belt. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Youns are all around, weaving through the labyrinth of homes and patrolling the area with rifles on their shoulders and grenades attached to their belts. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sheathed the knife, took the whip from his belt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I unbuckle the seat belt and open the door. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She got her licks in where she could, her belt or maybe a shoe, administered on the fly. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Even his belt strap had bullet holes, but no bullets had brought him down. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And then, the cash register flashed on, conveyer belt sputtering to life—first one lane, then the next, and the next. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Constance’s free paw snapped the herb pouch from the fox’s belt. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Dad led me to the bathhouse and opened his locker and handed me a one-piece coverall, hard-toe boots, a white foreman’s helmet, and a leather utility belt. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to pry the belt loose from the wheels, but it was made of heavy, stiff rubber, very tight. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

With one swift movement, the guard pulled handcuffs from his belt and clipped Cole’s wrists behind his back. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The stocky cop lifted the radio from his belt and spoke into it. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

We successfully negotiate the treacherous radiation belts of Jupiter with only one instrument, the photopolarimeter, damaged. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had never been fat, but he had been slightly heavy with a litde extra weight just above his belt at die sides. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the hallway was a room full of people, some of them sitting on benches and pulling on knee-high rubber boots, some struggling into their slickers, some buckling on tool belts. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A long sword hung from his belt, sharp edges gleaming in the sunlight. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He puts a hand on his belt, and I see the gleam of his gun’s handle. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Pharrell Williams belted out instructions to clap along if you felt happy. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I did as I was told, and she smirked and held up two metal loops tied to her belt. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Three dimmer stars hanging from the belt are, according to the conventional astronomical projective test, Orion’s sword. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing what appeared to be a golfing sweater and a very old pair of jeans, slightly too big for him and held up with a thick leather belt. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They'd been issued a pair of khaki pants, a khaki jacket minus the shiny buttons, black leather shoes, gray wool socks, a black belt, and a hat with a swastika on the front. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Stubble Chin drew a hammer from his tool belt. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Why was it normal for my father, like all the parents I knew, to reach for his belt? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

"This day I will go to the grass and hunt, woman wife," he announced as he shrugged into a painted vest and buckled on a wide belt with heavy medallions of silver, gold, and bronze. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But no matter how many times her husband lashed Sima with a belt, she believed. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I could picture them hanging me from the eaves by my belt and taking turns slapping me to sleep. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Plantagenet teased out all the harmonies, between a buttock’s curve and a fender’s, between corset and upholstery pleats, between garter belts and fan belts. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The moonlight glints on long knives tucked into their belts. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He hooked his thumbs through his belt loops, then pulled them free. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Toby unbuckled his seat belt, and tried to move, she yelped. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The sheriff shook his head and slipped his hands to his belt, where he hooked his thumbs over the buckle. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Besides, your job is to take care of Trampita. Is that clear?” he continued, placing both hands on his belt buckle. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The seat belt tightened across Felix’s chest, and his head whipped forward. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

His well-bred clothes had disappeared; these days he wore khaki pants supported by a garrison belt, and boots which rattled when he walked. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Professor Sprout took a large key from her belt and unlocked the door. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I carried it pressed under my belt right down the center of my back. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both of the car’s other passengers gasped as their seat belts locked over their chests, but I had nothing holding me back from flying between the two middle seats. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“The police said he wasn’t wearing his seat belt.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

When I was a boy growing up in Boston, Route 128, the industrial belt around Boston, led the world in scientific creativity and imagination. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I took a couple of belts of the booze I’d brought. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thrust the Ring away and tightened his belt. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

"My thanks," Ned said as he ripped off his riding gloves and tucked them into his belt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When Madame Manec would help him home, he’d crawl into the darkest corner of his bed and belt pillows around his ears. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

At the start of the belt there was nothing, a pile of waiting parts, and when the last man was finished, the result lay before them, whole. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The fan belt didn’t last long enough for him to get to the next gasoline station. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around his throat he fastened a slender gold chain, around his waist a belt of bleached white leather. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when we rounded curves or stopped at lights, I could hear her belting out, “Born to Be Wild,” or her favorite William Bell song, “I Forgot to Be Your Lover.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She wore skinny jeans and a long white gauzy shirt cinched around her tiny waist with a wide leather belt. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

His mother straining forward to lash at him, just out of reach now so that the belt swishes past his shoulder as he writhes and twists away from it on the floor. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She curtsied, the red and blue gems in her belt sparkling in the sun. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He donned an old, well-worn doublet, in case his niece had a mind to throw another cup of wine in his face, but he left his sword belt hanging on the back of his chair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Day 475 We safely emerge from the main asteroid belt, happy to have survived. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His belt was of gold and garnets, and rich with gold was the helm upon his bony head face downward on the floor. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He also wore a heavy leather belt, and Stuart realized that he must be a repairman for the telephone company. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“So close,” he said aloud, “so close ...” He put die hatchet back in his belt and went out of the shelter, limping on his sore leg. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

With Eilonwy clinging to his belt, he bent low over the horse’s silver mane. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The Old Bear had seemed pleased by the dagger, but he preferred a steel knife at his belt, Jon had noticed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The man reached to his belt and grabbed a bullhorn that hung from the right side, raising it in front of him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Taking my hunting knife from its sheath on my belt, I kneel down to dig but whoop instead. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The seat belt snapped into a locked position when she slammed on the brakes, knocking the air out of my chest. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Suddenly coming out of a belt of fir-trees it ran steeply down a slope, and turned sharply to the left round the corner of a rocky shoulder of the hill. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was surrounded by his friends, thumbs hooked in his belt loops. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She gets out, goes around to his side, unlocks his seat belt, and tries to pull him out the car, but he digs his feet into the seat. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Still silent, he fixed the twine cleverly around the monkey, tied a firm knot, and slipped the loop around his belt. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Say a prayer first. Gasoline should come out. Be sure to take off the belt.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I wore it on my belt every day. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had he refused to give the belt he would surely have died. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Not because the seat belt was too tight, but because it was all just too weird. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He flung himself on Julius and began trying to wrest the sword from his belt. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Jon’s cloak hung on a peg by the door, his sword belt on another. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then his father raised his belt, and it fell with a whistling sound on Roy, who shivered, and fell back, his face to the wall. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I’m still waiting on Daddy to buy me pants and a belt, and shoes that ain’t worn through the soles, so I can look like the boys here in the North. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

To be extra sure, Celia had wrapped a belt around the microwave door and secured it with a padlock. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heavy bands of bronze circled their waists, and from these belts hung the black thongs of whips. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Often at funeral games after the death of kings when you yourself contended, you’ve seen athletes cinch their belts when trophies went on view. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man smirked and took off his belt. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

His eyes watered as the cop ran a finger around him, inside Moss’s waistband, rubbing against the part of his stomach that stuck out over the belt. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She always had on a brown cotton smock which was pinched in around the waist with a wide leather belt. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Leo had never been so glad to fit his tool belt around his waist. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Sitting cross-legged, the four of us began belting out the “Cheetah Sister” song, shimmying our shoulders and slapping hands against our knees. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She wore a white blouse and a full skirt gathered at the waist by a wide leather belt, and stylish, crescent-shaped spectacles. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The seat belt light goes on and the movie pauses while the captain warns us about turbulence ahead. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I’m gripping my seat belt super tight when Mama starts driving again. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

They belted it out like a quarterback calling a play. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I sat straight up and almost hanged myself on the gray seat belt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Nathan began to hum the Move melody and belted out the words as best he could between deep inhales. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Practice slipping it in and out of my belt. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Now,” said Hazel, as they came out from the belt of hawthorn and dogwood where the pylon stood, “are you both sure you understand what we’re going to do?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And the money belt, Lizzie,” said file nurse, and untied it herself with strong fingers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He and Derek each had a knife, the kind that folds like a pocketknife but is bigger and is worn on the belt in a leather case. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

His pants are always too big and belted awkwardly so he looks like a scarecrow, like if someone pulled the belt he’d turn into a pile of straw. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She was wearing her favorite green army uniform, and the belt around her waist made her look even plumper than usual. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I find only the frayed end of a seat belt and a broken buckle. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Milez unlocks his seat belt and climbs in the back, mumbling under his breath. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I lashed the rods together to form a cross, then strapped the rig to the hip belt of my backpack so the poles ex-tended horizontally over the snow. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were festooned with machine-gun belts, smoked cigars and guzzled booze. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hesitantly, they gathered all the ropes and belts they could find and trussed up Victor like a turkey. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Quincey Morris tightened his belt with that quick movement which I knew so well; in our old wandering days it meant “action.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Sigurd had no sword to draw, but he did have a pair of hand axes on either side of his belt. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was made of dark-blue cotton, had a belt, and the cloth was so heavy that Lupita did not need to buy a petticoat. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The hair was woven in an intricate braid down her back and was tucked into a belt at her waist. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’s the one who stole a belt from an ogre, weapons and pouches attached. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The head was in a stout leather case that had a brass-riveted belt loop. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Connor is frantic now, pulling uselessly at the seat belt, kicking his legs out in front of him. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He’d lost his belt and was wearing a piece of rope around his waist, and his hat wasn’t an army hat but just an ordinary fur cap. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

With it was a belt of pearl and crystal. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Daario took his sword belt off the peg where he had hung it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Deciding he needed to get closer, Haukelid tucked his pistol into his belt. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile Ephialtes laughed as he pushed buttons on his control board, cranking the conveyor belts into high gear and opening random animal cages. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She drove herself into a speeding train/jumped without a parachute/strapped on a weight belt and dived into the ocean. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I scoot even further, straining against the seat belt. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of coming back, he acted like he’d just decided to stroll out there for the sake of thrashing the trees with his belt, and man alive, he did. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The handle was of black leather and silver to match the belt and scabbard. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Ladies from church sometimes came over to practice hymns, belting their piety through our walls. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mamou unbuckled her seat belt, but Mom reached forward to put an arm on her shoulder. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He teetered, in the name of style, on dandyism; he always wore primary colors, and his belt buckles were always large and prominent, like buckteeth. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The cop glanced at his partner, then hooked his baton back onto his belt. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

His thumbs were stuck in his belt, on each side of a square steel buckle. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Near where I am standing, a tiny faerie girl with a clock of white hair, like that of a dandelion, and a little knife cuts the strap of an ogre’s belt. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I eased it into the waist of my pants, then moved my hands forward like I was adjusting my belt. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Shoji clicks his seat belt and jumps out of the car. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When she’d finished, her pockets bulging ridiculously, she unscrewed the handle from her bucket and tucked it through her belt. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Aren’t you usually belting out the chorus to Gays and Dolls or something around now?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

In addition to the spoken word, their communication methods include petroglyphs, wampum belts, and books with symbols painted on bark cloth. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

And on his belt, somehow still there, the hatchet his mother had given him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept patting his waist, hoping his tool belt would magically reappear. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Irene lays her gloved hand on the side of the bin to prevent its slide out of her life and onto the conveyor belt. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Apart from the line of copper suns that ornamented his belt, the Domishman was plainly dressed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I hand one gun to Caleb and slide the other one under my belt. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

When it was hot in the middle of the day, they moved deeper into the forest belt, toward the lake. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, those troops were impressive-looking with all those belts and buckles and powder horns and bayonets and so forth dangling about their red uniforms. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so when he was on a dangerous bureau assignment, he sometimes tucked a six-shooter in his belt. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

They wore leather utility belts about their waists, and Moss couldn’t recognize a single object attached to them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Neither did I. Meanwhile the doctor had unfastened my belt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Even more surprised when I took off my coat, stood on a blanket, untied my belt and sleeve strings, and let the kasha come spilling out. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“That laser beam near Haley’s ankles probably scans a book’s tag and tells the conveyor belt which of the ten sorting trays to shove it into.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

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

The long toes of Agravaine’s slippers were secured by gold chains to garters below his knee, and, as for Mordred’s toes, their chains were secured to a belt round his waist. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a peach shirt under a baggy indigo sweater, black drainpipes, one of those studded belts that sags loose off your hips, and winkle-pickers with white tube socks, like everyone's wearing recently. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

As we entered the house, Audrey hooked her finger through the belt loop of my jeans and crept so closely behind me that her breath warmed my neck. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I clean the black oil that crust on the conveyor belt and rollers and teeth. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had another three hanging from his belt. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Men and women alike wore painted leather vests over bare chests and horsehair leggings cinched by bronze medallion belts, and the warriors greased their long braids with fat from the rendering pits. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The belt I made of sealskin which could be tied in a knot. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fought my way through a jungle of belts and hats and lacy shirts to get to it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I ducked underneath my shoulder belt so I could lean across the console toward her. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I had seen the Tasmanian Devil on TV whirling around like a top so I unbuckled my belt and pulled on the end really hard, as if I was trying to start a lawn mower. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, yeah,” Alex says, double-checking the coast is clear before grabbing Henry by the belt and backing into a stall. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Hanging from his belt was a club of oak-wood, its head studded with brass nails. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

As everyone belted out “Happy Birthday,” Palmer stared at the man marching in with the cake and tried to imagine him pulling the trigger again and again as gray-feathered Nippers fell from the sky. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Still, in broad terms, the safety advocates hoped the successes with seat belts and drunk driving would provide a blueprint for addressing cell phone distraction. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

His new companions cluttered the living room and halls wearing zoot suits and wide-brimmed hats and dangling long snaky chains hooked at their belts. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started pulling things out of the pockets of his magic tool belt - copper wire, some bolts, a brass funnel. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Leo pulled a hammer from his tool belt. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

As the day grew hotter the river looked cooler, and finally Alyce tucked her skirt up into her belt and waded in. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His pleated black trousers were belted tight but his chest and shoulders looked just huge. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dwarf had pulled the stubby axe from his belt and chopped furiously at his enemies. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Sen unlocked her door and turned toward Mr. Sen, who had not yet unfastened his seat belt. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Without asking any questions I undid my seat belt and slipped down in front of the seat. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

"If you don't shut up at once and sit down I shall remove my belt and let you have it with the end that has the buckle!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I buckled my seat belt and away we drove. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He carried them on a key chain attached to the side of his belt. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

We pull in our belts tighter and chew every mouthful three times as long. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Put your seat belt on,” she said when he got in the car. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Until the way Sally tells it, he just went crazy, he just forgot he was her father between the buckle and the belt. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched luggage roll past on a conveyor belt behind her. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“How was your night, muchachos?” he asks, getting up and tightening the belt of his bathrobe. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

A kitchen staffer stuck her head out over the conveyor belt and called: “Trays!” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He stood there for a second—belt in one hand, book in the other—tears and sweat running down his cheeks, facing down his father, who glowered at him, ruddy and panting. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She drew close and said quietly, “Matthias, Dunwing knew! First day you come here I see belt you wear. It all same as thing behind chair in King’s room.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see the She Elephant,” said Knife, startling Tendai so much he almost severed the belt completely. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Two hundred yards up there seemed to be a belt of thick, lower brush starting— about ten or twelve feet high—and that formed a wall he could not see through. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had taped some of the grenades to my belt. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said Doge, clutching at Harry’s question like a drowning man at a life belt. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She pulled some seat belt out and then let it roll back in. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad, who had saved the shirt and belt riddled with bullet holes from the massacre, left them behind. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He spotted Orion, the belt brighter than he’d ever seen it before. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When she came back, she’d found some clothes for him, just a shirt and canvas trousers and a belt. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I buckled my seat belt and relaxed into the seat, happy we’d at least get back to Davis in time. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I yank up my seat and check my seat belt as the plane makes its descent. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Purple snowcapped mountains marched off in either direction, with clouds floating around their middles like fluffy belts. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The three others stood still, watching Ralph; and he saw that the tallest of them, stark naked save for paint and a belt, was Jack. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I loosened my seat belt, lifted myself, and leaned over Vonetta’s head and shoulders to get a look out of the oval window. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave me a New Testament that he had carried when he was in the Navy, and a money belt. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“He lives in Capitol Oaks,” I said, and Officer Mora pulled the radio off the belt of his pants. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

And why was that man’s jacket bulging over his belt? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When we get to the car and I click my seat belt into place, he says, “I got you the night off.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing?” my mom asked, buckled into her seat belt in the front. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Her belt’s fine, so I fasten that on, too. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Always he was scrupulously clean from the belt upward. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was stuffed with sunglasses, watches, chains, belts, and all that. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

In the crowd were women, children, and a number of men with swords at their belts and rifles slung on their shoulders. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lord Ramsay soon appeared as well, buckling on his sword belt as he made his way to the front of the hall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She unbuckled her seat belt, jumped out, and hugged him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, sure! Hardly a day goes by somebody doesn’t take a belt at the Russians.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The yo-yo rotated on his belt, pulling in the cord. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Instead, she puts her knives back by her belt and pulls out a canteen of water. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“You needn’t dress; you look all right; fasten a belt around your waist. Just look at me!” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

I jumped into the car and put my seat belt on. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He reached to his belt and released the switch. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I was lucky a baby would wail in another room and she’d be off, hanging the belt on the doorknob as she went. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny put the cup back in its bag, but before he could tie the strings to his belt Mr. Lyte’s long fingers had reached out and taken it. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tied the pigeon to her belt and started down the street. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And I have on this blue macrame belt that, when I tied it around my waist, had ends hanging almost to the floor. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

His back is to me, and my gaze goes automatically to the sword hanging from his belt, visible beneath his heavy wool cloak. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Black political activists were from time to time found dangling from belts, shirts, pants, blankets. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Panic made Iros’ heart jump, but the yard-boys hustled and got him belted by main force, though all his blubber quivered now with dread. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because at the apex of that confrontation, my dad’s hand had instinctively traveled down to his belt...where his gun was nestled in its holster. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

X-Ray exclaimed as he fumbled for the cell phone attached to his belt. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

From her belt, Thalia unfolded a piece of paper. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We went in and I unbuttoned my belt and laid it with the emply holster on the counter. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

That whole winter, Hassan and I took turns wearing the hat, and belted out the film’s famous music as we climbed mounds of snow and shot each other dead. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In their hands were tall spears of ash, painted shields were slung at their backs, long swords were at their belts, their burnished shirts of mail hung down upon their knees. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Bran was so heavily padded he looked as though he had belted on a featherbed, and Prince Tominen, who was plump to begin with, seemed positively round. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He reached to his utility belt and pulled out a canister. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He sliced off a long cluster of vines and laced them through one of his belt loops, trying to ignore the burning and itching in his hands. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The next time I went into one of those games, intuition told me to stick my gun under my belt right down the middle of my back. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly she unbuckled her seat belt—we each had a back window. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

What catches Yoyo's eye are their holster belts and the shiny black bulge of their guns poking through. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I had changed pants and now undid my belt and gingerly let the changed pants down. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Bronn slid two fingers into the pouch at his belt and tossed down a flint. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was soaking wet by now as he tried to help Mom find her seat belt. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I lodged the gun under my belt and leaned against the car, trying to clear my head. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Though the weather was still quite warm, they all wore tightly belted army uniforms. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The asteroid belt is a great grinding mill, producing smaller and smaller pieces down to motes of dust. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It showed the wheel of a small electric motor connected by a belt to a larger wheel. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I loosen the seat belt to let him in. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

But I clutch his arm as the plane bounces enough for me to make sure my belt is tight around my waist. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

As he buckled his seat belt, he said, “Mr. Branitt, there’s one more thing I wanted to ask. I’m just curious.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled a knife from her belt and, with a flick of her wrist, shaved off a chink from just above where her ankle would have been. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

By my age, most athletes who were considered to have any real Olympic potential already had cadet, junior, or even senior national teams under their belts. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I swing my arm as fast as I can, my shoulder socket burning from the sudden motion, and the belt strikes Marcus’s shoulder. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I make a new hole in the belt for my dress. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I shifted my behind into my seat and tightened my seat belt. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The closest thing to it was the time she was walking down the street and her napkin slipped free of her sanitary belt. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Capricorn rose from his chair, tightened the belt of his dressing gown, and came down the steps. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They drew knives from their belts and as our warriors rushed upon them the two lines surged back and forth along the beach. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I close the root cellar door, I find a piece of paper tucked in one of the leather hinges I made from my brother Jake’s old belt. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Viserion,” he called again, fumbling for the whip hanging from his belt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Next he throws her down to the bed and undoes his belt and pants. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He unhooked his thumbs from the belt loops and made himself more upright, taking on a self-conscious air of menace. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He shoved the pistol in his belt and grabbed the boy by the hand and he dragged the cart through the trees and tilted it over where it would not so easily be seen. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The half-men had pistols in shoulder harnesses and whips coiled at their belts. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened beside me, and a pair of arms circled Chubs’s waist, trying to untangle him from the seat belt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He loosened his belt and tucked in his shirt-tail and tightened the belt again. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was quite fat and his bloated stomach always lapped over his belt. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A formidable figure she was too, in her belted smock and green breeches. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

One has a cavalry sword hanging from his belt, and after I put him down I unsheathe the sword and test its weight. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We run our fingers across the belt, and flashbacks of building with him spring into my head. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He looked about, adjusting the loose belt of his hieb—he wore no coat. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

As she pulled at my belt, I grabbed her hands and whispered, "Ah. I want to. But I don't have a rubber." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But he could leap out, cursing, and bully it into motion again, fix the tire, replace the fan belt, kick the radiator, whatever was required. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I quickly obeyed; the snap as the belt connected was loud in the darkness. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I knelt, so close to the cliff’s edge now that Emma hooked two fingers through the back of my belt to keep me from falling. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They wore telltale blue kaftans and gold belts, and each had a hanjari dagger looped on his belt. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“A man ought to have a real belt,” Dad said at breakfast on the day Luke was well enough to return to the junkyard, handing him a leather strap with a steel buckle. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Well, flying rafts don’t come with seat belts, and the rock lasers were all riled up. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Then the belt came out and I jerked loose and flung her away. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But sometimes Deb stood on a chair and belted out a warrior cry. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I belted the oxen across their rumps with my stick. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the meeting broke up, Heinck complained about his money belt. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The hemlines stopped exactly halfway between the knee and the ankle, and most of the dresses were cinched tight at the waist with belts. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Beside her was a plump little blond boy with a prancing stag sewn in pearls across the front of his doublet and a miniature sword at his belt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He put the keys back on his side belt loop, where he always has them. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Black skirt, black sandals, and Finch’s black T-shirt, which I’ve belted. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then he said, “He didn’t take Dorotea’s knife. He didn’t look in my belt.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The pilot himself escorted her up the steps into the gleaming cabin and showed her how to fasten her seat belt. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and Felice have tried removing the belt altogether, then fixing it at her navel. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kyle kept his hand glued to the right wall and went around corners, through switchbacks, until finally, he stepped into an opening near the book return conveyor belt. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He drew his sword and tightened his belt. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He unfastened his belt, a Navajo belt, silver-buckled and studded with turquoise beads; he took it off, flexed it, placed it across his knees. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled his belt out of the loops on his work pants and wrapped it a couple of times around his knuckles. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I pull open the back seat door, hurl in the car seat, pluck Hector into it, and thread the seat belt through it as quick as I can. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

When he had finished, drawing up his pants and buckling his belt, Bernabe knelt on the floor near the spider, watching it work. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through the binoculars it looked like a belt, and that is what it was—one of David’s or Joseph’s, I suppose. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

One hand lingers on the gun strapped to his belt, while the other rests on a rifle slung around his shoulder. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He found his belt and buckled it on. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I turned and saw a man in overalls, a paper cup of coffee in his hand, a ring of keys hanging from his belt. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I’ve already poked two new holes in my belt to hold up my jeans. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Emma’s eyes are glued to the screen, the crisps moving one at a time into her mouth on a pink conveyor belt. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Akmon pulled a ratchet wrench from the tool belt and spun it like a noisemaker. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"We would have been here earlier but Jim spotted a roadhouse and we thought we'd have a few belts before coming in. You know, take the edge off of being here." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I’m in the passenger seat and I keep my head down on the dashboard, and for a good ten minutes, I forget to put on my seat belt. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

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

“Daddy, loosen your belt, it’s hitching your pants up.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Inej noted the glint of knives tucked into their belts, lead pipes, weighted chains, axe handles studded with rusty nails, and here and there, the oily gleam of a gun barrel. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Papa was like a Fulani nomad —although he did not have their spare, tall body—as he swung his belt at Mama, Jaja, and me, muttering that the devil would not win. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I should be an actor when I grow up, Finn thought as he buckled his seat belt in Ms. Morales’s SUV. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Nobody was hurt, thank God, because both drivers were wearing seat belts. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tuck the knife in the belt of my uniform, make sure it’s tight. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Bastian demands that they memorize maps, study the angle of the sun, cut their own belts from cowhide. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The open box—filled with what looks like a fluffy plush puppy—rolls down the conveyor belt in a noisy toy factory operating at full throttle. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Mom unhooked her seat belt and scrambled into the backseat. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Wearing blouses and broadcloth skirts and handwoven belts, they formed a slower-moving, dignified circle around the male dancers, keeping their torsos and heads straight as they bobbed up and down with each step. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The belt swung almost playfully in his hand. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

A lot of astronomers believe it isn’t a planet at all, but merely the largest object so far found in a zone of galactic debris known as the Kuiper belt. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Around her dress, Taylor had constructed a makeshift bandolier out of airplane seat belts, a pink unicorn wallet, and a tampon carrying case. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Volkheimer goes inside and returns with a colonel in field uniform: the Reichswehr coat and high belt and tall black boots. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

As a precaution, I remove my belt, loop it all the way around the branch and my sleeping bag, and refasten it at my waist. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He wanted to find the augur Octavian and strangle him with his chain belt. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She squeezes my shoulder as I adjust my belt. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The Girl looks down, then takes a gun from her belt and strikes me hard across the face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

As construction continued, Oppenheimer was often seen strolling the streets of his growing town in jeans and a Western shirt, his thumbs tucked into his belt. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bottom button of his shirt had come undone, and his stomach poked through above his belt. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He kept trying to bite the belt and worry it. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

On the back of the door hung a shield and a sword belt. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I sigh, then remove the canteen hanging at my belt. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Smith is handcuffed, and the handcuffs are attached to a security belt by a short length of chain—an arrangement so restricting his movements that he cannot smoke unaided. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Asteroids, as most people know, are rocky objects orbiting in loose formation in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He stared down at his babas hanjari, still looped into his belt. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The stewardess is about to come around to check if my seat belt is snug enough. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Even though they’re high above us, I duck and tug at the belt on Ma’s overcoat to pull her back from the edge of the cliff. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Her Dad fumbled with his belt and she looked away. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Another soldier fingers the rope at his belt, but the Mask leaves me between two burly legionnaires. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She’d chosen a strapless gold lame jumpsuit with a seaweed belt and had blown her long hair straight like a 1970s chanteuse. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

But when the sun rose upon her wedding day so did Daario Naharis, donning his clothes and buckling on his sword belt with its gleaming golden wantons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A girl in a light summer dress, with a red patent-leather belt about her hips! All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Straight-backed and severe, revolvers strapped to their belts, they moved with tranquil authority through the mass of somber battle dress and grimy faces, looking from side to side as if conducting a count. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was a heavy belt made of layers of brown leather with a sedate leather-covered buckle. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“That Ethel Merman can really belt it out.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

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

From his belt hung a sword the size of a surfboard. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She had a white belt, and seemed younger than me, so it was weird to hear her called Ms. Anything. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He summoned some breath mints and a pair of welding goggles from his tool belt. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Later, along some quiet side road, use would be made of the belt with the sky-blue beads. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her ankle-length marigold skirt and white blouse were pinched together with a large leather belt, giving her the narrowest waist Percy had ever seen. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He put his thumbs in his belt loops and let the sun warm his face. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled his keys from his tool belt. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Dancers with green sequins, G-strings, fishnet stockings, and garter belts dance around me. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Now he spent most of his days reminiscing on his porch and tending to an absence belted into a wheel-chair. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flew against the seat belt of his Toyota SUV each time he braked, and my neck snapped backward each time he hit the gas. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

They wielded blades called hreshtek, sharp enough to slice a man off his shadow, and kept scorpions in brass cages hooked to their belts. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

With a job like this under his belt and that kind of scrub at his fingertips, he wouldn’t need Per Haskell anymore. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I stumbled over the words while Capricorn glared at me and Basta drew the knife from his belt. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I dart in front of him and the belt cracks against my wrist, wrapping around it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I wanted to set my own snares that caught a belt of fat rabbits in one day. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

His hand rested against the nightstick at his belt. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Speaking her sassy mind was what had gotten her Big Ma’s belt just before Pa had asked Big Ma to leave our home in Brooklyn. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

They wore identical uniforms with lots of pockets and buttons and belts. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I remember the belt stinging on my wrist in Tobias’s fear landscape and slip into the space between them, pushing Marcus back. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The man from the Volkswagen had opened the driver’s side door of the van and was trying to unhook Liam’s seat belt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

With one hand she pulled the strings and the belt fell free at both sides of my waist. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her black shirt was tucked neatly into her jeans, and a black utility belt was there to keep them both in place. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“The sack of coins. The old man tied the bag to his belt. He gave me his life vest.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He had a black cape and a long, thin leather belt for a whip. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were driving through a valley jam-packed with rows of houses wrapped around hillsides like serpentine belts. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When the belted crates of art started arriving at the museum, Dr. Lange’s enthusiasm was infectious. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” he says, “I got this belt at Woodstock. I was there, you know.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

When the Wicked One saw the belt inlaid with gold, she cackled, “Oh ho! Now I see! Keeps his treasure in his underwear, does he? Well, give it over!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

His waist kept getting longer, rising above his belt. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I unbuckle one seat belt and sit up. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

And then she did attack me, wrestling me to the ground and struggling to remove my belt with one hand while rubbing sand in my face with the other. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

By the time I reached my door, Brownie’s little voice was belting out the words, some right, some wrong, and Mr. Ray’s deep, raspy voice began singing right along with him. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He shook his head clear of wild thoughts, quickly unbuckled his seat belt, and leapt from the truck. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Thor reached down to his belt of strength, Megingjord, and pulled it tight, doubling his strength to make sure that he was strong enough to battle even the hugest of giants. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He pulled a pistol from his belt and pushed his horse a few steps further until he was within reach of Father. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every minute that ticks off the clock feels like a belt tightening around my gut. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And then I realized that a girl with an orange belt had gotten off the mat and was coming toward me. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Not a vampire, but a pretty singer, belting out her song. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jimmy cracked the belt, the buckle catching Toby right above the temple. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Some of them, particularly those who rose to the top, were flashy dressers like Al Capone, who sported a fifty-thousand-dollar ring and a diamond-studded belt buckle. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

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

When he came out from behind the last coach he waved for the boy to come and the boy rose and put the pistol in his belt. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He wore pale blue silk, his belt a linked chain of golden roses, the sigil of his House. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When they found me, Dad did what every parent 1 knew would have done—he reached for his belt. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He wore a silver belt, and round his neck hung a chain of silver and diamonds. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They stripped me down to my slip and brassiere and made me lie down on this long metal table, but they didn’t buckle the belts I saw dangling down the sides. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The guys are big, muscular, wear gaudy jewelry and belt buckles big enough to eat their lunch off of.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Majesty, that good belt. Make King look fine, like mighty warrior. Not look so good on mouse.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The young woman, who was clearly the teacher, had a black belt. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The deputy sheriff, Meliton Naranjo, had lost a finger when, as he was fussing with a fan belt in a truck, his kid had climbed behind the wheel and turned the motor over. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stick bombs hung handle down from their belts. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He had the pistol in his hand, he couldnt even remember taking it from his belt. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Presently, not far ahead, looming up like a black wall, they saw a belt of trees. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. Curtain was snugged into the padded chair with a seat belt across his chest and lap, and the chair rolled so quickly that his thick white hair flew back from his head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And our belts, newly laden with batons, had begun to spring key clips and latex-glove holders, though no one had told us to put them on yet. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With my other arm I grab Hector from where he’s been playing on the back seat with a seat belt and head for Connor’s car. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The nerd at the window—I shouldn’t call him a nerd, but he’s white with an Afro and thick black glasses, plus he’s got a black, silver-buckled belt and white tennis shoes. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I whip out a stick of dynamite from my belt and slap it onto the side of the structure as I pass through. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Heinck opened his money belt and took out five hundred dollars. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

With a great sigh, Jesper removed the gun belts at his hips. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He unbuckled his belt and tightened it again. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

My station is by the conveyor belt where the pressed plates go to be painted. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The overseer came in, nodded good morning, and pushed a low wooden stool under a cord dangling from the assembly of wheels and belts above his head. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I shoved it into a pouch on my belt and fumbled my sword out of its scabbard. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Plucking a handful of silver straight pins from her plump cloth belt, she stuck them one by one, standing up, into the sheets around Liyana’s body. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Explorer I was launched with a scientific unit that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the Earth, later known as the Van Allen belts. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

I reach instinctively for the knife at my belt before I see who my attacker is. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

One of his arms is choked around my neck, the other braced across my torso like a seat belt. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Garter belts are going too far and so are brassieres. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ramsay was clad in black and pink—black boots, black belt and scabbard, black leather jerkin over a pink velvet doublet slashed with dark red satin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ms. Morales sighed as she put her seat belt on. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I unzip my boots and tear open the inner soles to reveal my knives, then tuck them into my belt. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I fasten the belt around my waist and pull the sword out of its sheath. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She had a silver eyebrow ring and wore a skull-and-bones necklace, a white wife-beater and black Dickies with a chain going from her wallet to her belt. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sheryl hands me something else—a tool belt—but in the pockets, pretty flowers and ribbons poke out in soft colors. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“There,” said Lupin, sticking his own wand back into his belt. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He pulled a radio from his belt and chattered into it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The beautiful belt was tied in a messy knot off to one side. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He jammed it under his pistol belt to cover the small of his back. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She moved her belt around so Needle would not be in her way, and began to crawl. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We wear long wool coats with tie belts, the collars turned up to look like those of movie stars, and rubber boots with the tops folded down and men’s work socks inside. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the runway in Boston, her seat belt buckled, Ashima looks at her watch and calculates the Indian time on her fingers. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He stood up and thought for a moment, then took a knife from his belt. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, by the time I put the car in park, unbuckle my seat belt, and reach to shut off the ignition, she’s opening the passenger door and climbing in. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She buckled the iron dagger onto her belt and mounted her horse. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

A cracked wooden begging bowl and belt of hempen rope completed her garb. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I started to slip away, but to my dismay, the point of the dagger in my belt snagged on the edge of the drape. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a utility belt with a sidearm, a knife holster, and several grenades. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Moira got hold of her cattle prod and her whistle, ordering Aunt Elizabeth to unclip them from her belt. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

In place of a gown, she wore men’s breeches aid a calf-length linen tunic, cinched at the waist with a belt of copper suns. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then he reached into the velvet bag that hung from his belt and removed a handful of square red granite tiles. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

In his excitement he had lost his knee grip and had dropped to his mother’s belt. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dressed him in horsehair leggings and high boots, buckling a belt heavy with gold and silver medallions about his waist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Miss Riley’s book was safe, comfortably pressing against my stomach, my belt cinched tight against it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He untied the little wooden cup from his belt and, trembling, poured a small amount of an amber-colored liquid into it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He swung the belt, testing it against his own thigh. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Marcus loses his grip, so I unwrap the belt and grab it by the buckle. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He shifted his feet and thumbed his belt loops. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He parked the car, unbuckled his seat belt, and turned toward me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I unhook Beetee’s belt and find a heavy metal cylinder attached to the side with a rope of vines. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He starts loosening his belt with his good hand. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I fill her small pack with some food, a water bottle, and bandages, tuck the knife in my belt, get my bow and arrows. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I have a wide black elastic cinch belt with an imitation gold clasp buckle, and flat ballerina shoes of velveteen that scuff as I walk and bulge out at the sides. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

My body dangles, tethered by a rope hooked to my belt. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He knew every country song ever created by heart and belted them all in a shrill wail the whole way to wherever we went. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

This latter pair also sports a belt fashioned from a strip of blanket. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A bananafish,” he said, and undid the belt of his robe. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He felt his feet leave the roof as the maddened sparrow heaved away at the belt, causing the scabbard to become disarranged. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then I yank the knife out from his belt, reach for the electric grid box, and pull it open. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Fern was wriggling out of her seat belt and climbing on me to get a glimpse. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taryn’s own phone rang, belting out the theme song to Star Wars. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Big Ma couldn’t really hurt me with a switch or a belt. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

With one last push, my belt comes loose. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

His old belt holster tugged at his stomach too much. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wore the belted army uniform and red armband of the Red Guards. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s like a dress. It’s got that belt.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I remove a vial from a holster at my belt. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The period was almost over, so Ben and I got up and put our trays onto the conveyer belt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

They wore spiffy leather hats, bright white shirts, and belts with brass buckles. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was different from the meadow copses they had left: a narrow belt of trees, four or five hundred yards long but barely fifty wide; a kind of windbreak common on the downs. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hovered by the door, inspecting the lock, Cray-Cray jingling his massive all-campus key ring that always hung from his belt like some kind of medieval weapon. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He tugged on the bottom of his shirt once more, trying to pull it past his belt. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Marching in orderly columns, their clenched fists raised, workers began to arrive from the industrial belt on the outskirts of the city, singing campaign songs. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beetee secures a mask to my belt that I don’t have to wear unless there’s a gas attack. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I slip the pistol into my belt and cover it with my shirt. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He drew a rolled paper | from his belt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Only Martin was really awake, with his huge black eyes on the guns in their belts. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee knew that the Skraeling himself must be close by, and reached for the revolver at his belt. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dug deep and belted out notes strong enough to reach Nancy, I swear. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

An antique pistol dangles from his belt; the most eager cadets look up at him with shining eyes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Come on, come on, she thought, unfastening her belt to slip the knot free. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was a sanitary belt, a box of Kotex, and a little pamphlet entitled When Your Body Changes. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I held it tightly as I pulled myself up, and I took a quarter from the change dispenser on my belt. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how far he got, how many of the iron belts he managed to sever, before a spark from the torch made it into the tank. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

"Well, love, we're all leaving London now. Fasten your seat belt, why don't you? I think the nice fellow next to you wants to help." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was just starting his hipster- to-square transformation, so he was wearing a vintage suit, with a studded leather belt and black ankle boots. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at the large holstered gun strapped to Officer Ken's belt. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I got behind a tree and took clips from my belt. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sylvie pointed to the Armenian man with giant keys dangling from his belt who locked the door of the Armenian Quarter every night at 10 P.M. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The man with his belly folding over his belt asks, “Where’s your parents?” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Please slow down. Please wear your seat belt. Please don’t be stupid when you’re driving a car.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I nodded and sat up straight in my seat to readjust my seat belt. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Drawing the dirk, he tested its edge with his thumb, pulled a whetstone from his belt pouch, and gave it a few licks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We know that to generate our magnetic field somewhere in the interior there must be a concentrated belt of metallic elements in a liquid state. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She found him behind a row of timing belts when she brought a lunch of scallion pancakes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Sometimes his grandmother pulls out a belt at night when Enrique is naked in bed and therefore unable to quickly escape her punishment by running outside. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I raise my hands, exposing the gun tucked in my belt. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

His jacket was undone and there was a wedge of fat trapped between the top of his pants and the seat belt. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I strip a tough vine of its leaves, thread it through the hollow center, and tie the spile securely to my belt. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

We liked to squat in the hot water with me behind her and crossing my arms so that I wrapped her breasts like belts of ammunition. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father had told them that we would tighten our belts a bit over here and try to send on some extra money to cover the mail expenses. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for him to take off his belt. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Still, there was, in Michelle Obama’s overly arched eyebrows and in her belt worn higher on her waist than tradition would care for, a glint of her old self. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then, she finally releases me and nods at my belt. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Kate threw on her shoes, fastened her bucket to her belt. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ironbom, he knew at a glance; lean and long-legged, with black hair cut short, wind-chafed skin, strong sure hands, a dirk at her belt. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Leo almost jumped out of his tool belt. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They stared, dumbfounded, at the book sitting on the immobile belt. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Selmy exchanged his damp cloak for a dry one and buckled on his sword belt, then accompanied the Shavepate down the steps. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Caitlyn is leaning against the wall, her face buried in Marc’s neck, and his fingers are hooked through the belt loops on her shorts. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Earlier I was belting out lyrics to the Stevie Wonder song I’d been learning to play on the piano before we left home. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I opened the closet and took down the hanger that four of Big Ma’s belts swung from. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

But what are the livestock keepers from District 10, who are dressed as cows, doing with flaming belts? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He sucked the wound, then spit “I hate catfish! Them stingers hurt worse than Pa’s belt.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He carried the revolver in his belt at the front and wore his parka unzipped. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I landed on my back, my helmet flying, saved only by the lamp cord attached to the battery on my belt. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then, still sweating from her efforts at washing the sheets, she laced into me with a folded belt that, from that time on, became “the strap.” Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He wore gold rings in his mustache, gold bells in his braid, and a heavy belt of solid gold medallions around his waist, but his chest was bare. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As long as he had his tool belt, Leo Valdez wasn’t going to sit around helplessly watching the Demigod Death Channel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mars pulled a scroll from his utility belt. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But I'm tied to an operating table by a pair of belts. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath and buckled his sword belt more tightly. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

As I strap on my seat belt, I ask hopefully, “Can we go to Graeter’s? This is an important day. It deserves the best ice cream!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Liam waited until Chubs had raised his hand and knocked before unbuckling his seat belt to lean over and give me a light kiss. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He began buttoning his shirt as the courier rode off—no hurry, why hurry?—and began slipping on the belt and saber. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. O’Connell calls me to her desk to give me a black leather belt and pouch. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

They were unloading boxes from army trucks while others, with rifles slung over their shoulders, walked around belting out orders. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was the first Tuesday in February and his breath was visible as he tightened the belt around his blouse. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we had work crews at every mound from which there was a voice—about fifty people in all—we tucked our clubs into our belts and joined them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Especially not on a flying raft with no seat belts and flimsy ropes for railings. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The beach at the end of this road was backed by low, rolling dunes, which flattened out to a narrow belt of sand before giving way to the placid gray water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Commander Jameson looks at me and pulls the pistol from her belt. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Doesn't learn to hide the belt or steal the bacon or kick the can . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

A day or two after I had started living with my uncle, Allie gave me my first pair of dress shoes, a dress belt, and a stylish shirt. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He had a sheathed sword on his belt that caught the sunlight and shone. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The ruffians had clubs in their hands and horns by their belts, but they had no other weapons, as far as could be seen. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Hans and Herribert examine the man’s leather pistol belt with dazzled eyes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Pretty much everything he needed, plus a laundry cord he could use as a belt. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I went and checked on the heater, throbbing away, belting out hot, dry air. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She was woozy from the anesthesia, and in the end, Pearl had to buckle the seat belt around her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the distance, from another campground, I hear somebody belting out “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Fernanda made her a canvas belt to keep her money in, and she would not have to take it off even to sleep. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Fortunately he had a belt wrapped tightly around his upper arm cutting his circulation, or he would have been dead from an embolism. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

My seat belt feels like it’s pressing hard against my chest, and I have to pull it away from me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Quivers hanging from their belts, the foot archers arrayed themselves into three long lines, to east and west of the road, and stood calmly stringing their bows. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His armored skirt was made from thousands of blackened, twisted bones, woven together like chain links and clasped in place by a belt of interlocking monstrous arms. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There was a metal stud on the belt he was wearing and he slammed the yo-yo against it, feeling it click into place, as it had been designed to. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mind belting you for something you did two years ago.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a new Stetson hat with a flat crown, a tan Norfolk jacket with a belt buckle of mother-of-pearl. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, he stood up without a word, took the knife Dustfinger had given him from his belt, and cut them both free. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He ripped some soft hide from the drakon’s frills and tucked it in his belt. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Helene darts away from her attackers to help me, pulling on my belt as if to yank me away from the giant soldier, but he pushes her away. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She kept slapping me harder and harder, and threatened to use a belt if l couldn’t deliver the right color. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He strapped his belt outside his cloak and tightened it, and settled his light pack on his back; then he stepped towards the edge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Some of them wore swords on their belts; others had quivers of arrows strapped to their backs. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Big and bald and burly, he wore a heavy cloak of plush brown velvet trimmed with fur and a brown leather belt ornamented with silver moons and stars. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Shomari moved first, reaching for the slingshot hooked to his belt loop, but with surprising speed, Father Olufemi blocked his hand. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I shouted, then belted the iron monsters clear off the ramp. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

No more freeze tag hide the belt hot peas and butter. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Beyond that they came again to a belt of trees: tall oaks, for the most part, with here and there an elm tree or an ash. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I crossed the floor to the edge of the blue mat where kids were sitting with crossed legs, watching silently as Samira and two girls in yellow belts did a bunch of movements. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I can swim, so the flotation belt’s not really necessary, but Brutus blocked my arrow with his, so I buckle it back on, thinking it might offer some protection. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The belts slither along the floor, which is now white tile. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Tally’s fingers went to the gloves tucked into her belt. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, you fools with your morals and your sins. It doesn’t much matter. We were going to kill you anyway. We’ll take the belt after you’re dead.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He gave Doon a tool belt, too, in which were wrenches and hammers, spools of wire and tape, and tubes of some sort of black goop. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If we didn’t finish as many handbags as he demanded, or didn’t do whatever he said we must, he lashed us with his leather belt until we bled.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Hey, wait a minute. Who you callin’—” He started to get up, but a grape vine grew around his waist like a seat belt and pulled him back down. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Whereupon he stuck his club in his belt and insisted on pulling the bike for her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tucking the long dagger into his belt, he wrapped the climbing rope around his shoulder and said aloud to himself, “Right, Cluny, you and I have a score to settle.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I was trying to find a way to hitch it under my belt when I heard somebody shout. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tools of various sorts were attached to his belt and in the many pockets of his vest. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

True, the $30 slacks in Key West and the $20 belt in Minneapolis were extravagances; I now know I could have done better at the Salvation Army or even at Wal- Mart. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

This banishment was the ultimate hurt—worse than his father’s fists and belt, worse than his mother’s never caring. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“I miss everyone already,” I say, fumbling with the buckle on my seat belt. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

For walking in the bush, he wears a baseball cap, a black T-shirt, shorts, a curved African knife at his belt, and scorched, melted green sneakers— dried too many times over campfires. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We get our carry-on bags off the conveyor belt and head to the gates. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Chubs unbuckled his seat belt with an aggravated sigh. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When finished, he moves his hand across the top of his stubbly head, pausing briefly at the scar halfway down the back of his scalp, a souvenir care of his father’s belt buckle. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

His toga was baggy, his tunic barely fit over his belly, and his scabbard fell off his belt every three seconds, but Frank didn’t bother pointing that out. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

If not for the array of very proficient-looking weaponry hanging from each belt, it would have been almost comical. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But zippers didn’t stop him; neither did tight belts. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Winifred, one of your otters has just come up with this sword belt and scabbard. He found them near where Matthias was.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He slipped his keys back into his tool belt and headed for the mess hall. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I wait in the hall until they come out again, Papi patting his shirt pocket, a gun handle visible under his belt. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Sounds delightful. Wear your seat belt! I love you!” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

On his arm was a burnished shield, at his waist was a sword belt of black leather and silver. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

When I joined him at the man-hoist, he showed me how to clip a lamp battery pack onto my belt and the lamp on my helmet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I shove in the belt, hoist the bag over my shoulder, and flee. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then, taking a deep breath, letting the air swell her chest, she belted out, “Sweet pea, sweet pea, sweeeeeeet pea!” as if “sweet pea” was somebody far away she was hollering at. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

They were outfitted in a uniform C.P. didn’t recognize: white helmets, heavy black boots, light blue shirts, and dark blue pants with what appeared to be webbed Army belts, some of which held holstered guns. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

FOREMAN: Come on now, sit down. 3RD JUROR: I’ve got a good mind to belt him one. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The apron was a little big, but I adjusted the neck strap and tied the belt in a bow. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He reached into his tool belt and pulled out the actual vial of physician’s cure - not the trick-of-the-Mist version he’d handed to Piper. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He is holding a belt, sheath, sword, and armor. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

A couple of miles offshore, a belt of pack ice and eroded bergs was drifting past, warning everyone of the winter to come. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

It must have slipped from her belt as she ran, or someone had stolen it and she'd never noticed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He hid his old leather belt in the mattress. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Bastian takes back the length of hose from Rodel and drapes it around his neck and reaches underneath his belly to hitch up his belt. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They stationed themselves outside of the entrance doors, where the paper bags were brought out on a rolling belt. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today, seat belts are worn close to 90 percent of the time. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He had removed his belt and shoes and unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his white undershirt. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I imagine each book traveling on a white conveyor belt toward rectangular white stations where robotic white arms dust, scrape, spray, and otherwise sterilize it until it’s finally deemed clean enough to come to me. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The black-mustached man was fingering something in his belt; Harry looked and saw that he was running one broad thumb along the blade of a shining axe. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Percy started across the room, picking his way around conveyor belts and moving platforms. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Carefully, without disturbing the pileup of plastic baskets, we climbed up and over the nearest register’s conveyer belt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They do take the little pouch of Notes tied to my belt, my payment for entering the hospital. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Axes hung from their belts and each man had a bow and quiver of arrows on his shoulder. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

August had May’s note with her at all times, tucked in her pocket or slipped under her belt if she had on a no-pocket dress. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the belt flies through the air and hits Marcus in the arm. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He sank back into the pillows, hooked his thumbs in his belt. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They consisted of a wide belt and a strap that crossed the chest and passed under the left epaulet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of course the alternative was Tateh would pull his belt off and skin you alive. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled a hunting knife from his belt. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She looked both surprised and embarrassed as she pulled her robe closed and tightened the belt. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He left his journal and photo album with Westerberg for safekeeping and gave him the leather belt he’d made in the desert. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My bird has been replicated on belt buckles, embroidered into silk lapels, even tattooed in intimate places. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

One of these girls will wear a new color or style of belt or a button-plate hat tilted to one side, and that afternoon I’ll pore through our vendors’ catalogs to find similar designs. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Sweeping the belt and scabbard up, he slung them across his shoulder. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Her squash- blossom necklace, her bracelets, her concha belt, her earrings—I knew she had adorned herself with all of these things for me. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When winter arrived, I pulled Mother’s dress in worry each time lightning belted the ballooning clouds, spilling rain on the fields. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I spot a sword and belt someone has left lying in the sand. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Butler plucked a set of night-vision glasses from his belt and placed them in Artemis’s outstretched hand. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Another boy breezes in and comments on Volpe’s attire, a frequent topic of conversation, and what looks to him like peace signs on Volpe’s belt. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

During those struggle meetings they beat her and whipped her with their belts. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Very odd,’ said Frodo, tightening his belt, ‘considering that there is actually a good deal less of me. I hope the thinning process will not go on indefinitely, or I shall become a wraith.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The white bands are thought to be high clouds, probably ammonia crystals; the brownish-colored belts, deeper and hotter places where the atmosphere is sinking. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quickly, I try to fasten the belt around me. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

At the end of the procession rode a second white man with a gun in his belt. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

At least to a tormented Petey, in overalls with a bulky tool belt on his waist, whom Donny Boy held in a headlock at the moment the picture was snapped. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Knife held the Scout knife up to admire the dragons before shoving it into his belt. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he was startled by a loud metallic crack—a pistol had dropped from Kayser’s belt and smacked the duct floor. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Can I take my belt of silver flowers and my gold collar with the black diamonds you said looked like my eyes? I won't wear them if you say I shouldn't." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“We should sue whoever was driving that construction truck,” I said, putting my seat belt on. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He was on the very edge of belting me one. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She finds a spare belt and shows me how to rig it up with a sanitary pad. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Since there was neither seat nor seat belts, Father had to hold on to the flying machine with his left hand. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chaplain, a Colt .45 strapped to his belt, encouraged him to take more of the candy—“It’s good stuff,” he said. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Delia patted her hip, and for the first time, I saw that she had a sort of tool belt full of odds and ends wrapped around her waist. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I give voice to my tumultuous fury by pulling the pistol from my belt. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Sefia nodded and tucked the wand into her belt like a sword. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

If I didn’t have my seat belt on, I’d be dead. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The shrieks and whistles of huge leather belts on wheels. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He groped and ripped out his belt to beat the frightened horse to an awkward run over the stony, rutted wheel track. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias triumphantly pulled the scabbard and sword belt free of the wreckage. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes and swung wildly, and Angel, laughing, belted the side of his headguard. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes were on a level with his enormous belt buckle adorned with a large Nazi swastika. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“You got it. Put on your seat belts.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Leo patted his waist to make sure his tool belt was still there. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Also a scoop- neck short-sleeved black jersey top that shows off her breasts, a full cotton skirt of a dull blue-green with abstract black swirls and squares on it, a wide black belt. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z