I pulled a twig from the jar I had brought and handed it to him. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2008 » August : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
– Winter again; the woods are powdered with snow this morning, and every twig is cased in glittering frost-work. From Wordnik.com. [Rural Hours] Reference
And, what if the attendant were no longer laughing, but had snapped his twig from the grief of working in this place?. From Wordnik.com. [Hello, I'm the daughter of the broken skeleton in room 36B.] Reference
An article in Kuwait This Month featured the miswak, a twig from the saltbush tree that is employed as a natural toothbrush. From Wordnik.com. [The Backside of War] Reference
Not to strike a stone or break a twig seemed unusual. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Trail] Reference
Each player has a marker, a small stick or twig, which is called his. From Wordnik.com. [Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs] Reference
Well, every man is bound to break a twig now and then as he goes along. From Wordnik.com. [A Hoosier Chronicle] Reference
We crept in there, taking great pains not to break a twig or disturb a leaf. From Wordnik.com. [True to the Old Flag A Tale of the American War of Independence] Reference
It was no more an essay than a twig is a tree, for the gowk had stuck in the middle of his second page. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Public Speaking] Reference
But, the thing that snaps me like a twig is the betrayal of our military men and women by the American electorate. From Wordnik.com. [AMERICAN DIGEST] Reference
The name thallium comes from the Greek word thallios which means a green twig, which is a reference to this green line. From Wordnik.com. [Thallium] Reference
Yet each little individual leaf lives and moves freely upon its centre or twig, which is a common centre for many leaves. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
She got to her feet'slowly, and with a great care for making sure she didn't break a twig or dislodge any rattling stones. From Wordnik.com. [Phoenix And Ashes]
Syndrome rather than the more typical addiction to Purple Prose -- obviously, the tree grows as the twig is bent) but the sexism. From Wordnik.com. [April 2010 Oregon Coast Writing Retreat] Reference
He showed me how to write on the under side of birch bark, with a black spruce twig, which is hard and tough and can be brought to a point. From Wordnik.com. [The Maine Woods] Reference
As the twig is bent, so the tree will grow. From Wordnik.com. [A Peaceful Retreat, Part 1] Reference
"Be careful, Hans, not to break a twig, as you go. From Wordnik.com. [For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes] Reference
Use recycled glass containers or natural materials such as twig or rattan baskets. From Wordnik.com. [Toronto Sun] Reference
A lover of the sun, she chooses that side of the twig which is most exposed to it. From Wordnik.com. [Social Life in the Insect World] Reference
Against such juggernauts the atlatl is but a pathetic twig. From Wordnik.com. [Letter From America: The Neo-Neolithic] Reference
She placed the nest of twig in the circle of rocks and left. From Wordnik.com. [Whiskers] Reference
He himself said he was "a dry twig on the edge of the bonfire.". From Wordnik.com. [‘Hotel de Dream: A New York Novel’] Reference
No, wait, that was a real twig in the real world. From Wordnik.com. [The Great San Francisco Poetry Wars, 4] Reference
He's not what he used to be, but he can snapMichael's neck like a twig. From Wordnik.com. [The Titan. An Office Romance] Reference
Then he slowly unclenched his hand and the broken twig fell to the ground. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
A twig from a Seckel pear-tree was, two or three years since, engrafted there. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays] Reference
I saw no gecko, and in a moment mother was behind me with a deleafed twig for a whip. From Wordnik.com. [Inroads] Reference
Last week scientists rolled out the strongest evidence yet that the twig is bent by biology. From Wordnik.com. [Does Dna Make Some Men Gay?] Reference
An amazing snow tableau featured a sitting dog watching television complete with twig antenna. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Poses: On the Road: Philadelphia's Neighborhood Farmers' Markets -- Rittenhouse Square] Reference
The birds circle the nest, placing a twig, a shred of paper receipt, a piece of turquoise ribbon. From Wordnik.com. [Hard-to-Reach Places] Reference
Once a big blue-jay perched on a twig above him, and scolded someone very loudly; he kept saying. From Wordnik.com. [How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell] Reference
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