She felt a need to connect with her faith; she needed all the strength she could find. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He was quiet for a moment, and then he said, “Do you understand a little better now? What it’s like to face a power so alien? To face an enemy with such unnatural strength?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Drogon twisted under her, his muscles rippling as he gathered his strength. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t cheat, Brother Leon,” Bailey said, a surge of strength in his voice, like he was taking a last stand. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His little four-year-old body was no match for Jinjoo’s brute strength, and he, too, started to cry. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“You’ll do well, Percy. Just remember your strengths and beware your weaknesses.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Her final night in the quarters was sleepless, even though she needed her strength. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

In confrontation, a wizard should trick the Kappa into bowing—if it does so, the water in the hollow of its head will run out, depriving it of all its strength. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I dread them as much. They are ruthless as the Cauldron-Born, their strength even greater. They go afoot, yet they are swift, with much endurance. Fatigue, hunger, and thirst mean little to them.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

With the surging strength of his exploding rage, he brought it down against the stone hearth. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He knew this love was hopeless and very dangerous, and he tried to fight it, but it took possession of him until all he had strength for was to conceal it from everyone but himself. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Hazel realized that Hecate was assisting her—lending her the strength to keep up a defensive shroud. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His head twisted involuntarily as his vertebrae slid into their niches, and strength returned in a rush as magic reproduced the three liters of blood lost through his chest wound. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It took all her strength not to weep. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They spoke for some time, and Mrs. Coulter was impressed by their accurate knowledge of the Church’s defenses, and their clear assessment of its leaders’ strengths. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And gradually she stopped moving; the lifeline held fast, and she felt the weight and strength of the current pushing against her as she hung there in the sky. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But today a spiritual claustrophobia had set his internal organs to aching, sapping his strength. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jam could tell he’d taken that one hard because he was a fighter—someone using that strength and force against a kid was such a violation of how things should be, what hands should do. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

There he found the remaining strength of his people already assembled; for as soon as his coming was known captains rode to meet him at the ford, bearing messages from Gandalf. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

These learners try to understand their inner feelings, dreams, relationships with others, and strengths and weaknesses. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Styx had finally realized that vocabulary was not among Bobby Gene’s strengths. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Praying,” Alex replied, leaving the room rapidly so he wouldn’t have to tell his sisters he’d be praying for strength to cope with them and forgiveness for not wanting to. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

It will take a lot more patience and more strength from me, but it’s going to work. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing that seeing his face would only weaken the strength she’d found in Nehemia’s eyes, she looked not at him, but at the throne behind him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Although I tried to buy the softest of foods now, they were still beyond Morrie’s limited strength to chew and swallow. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A little girl clutches Ishtar with all the strength she has in her thin fingers. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Now all their pain and anger and bitterness poured over him, sapping his strength. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

If anything, it was gaining strength and deadliness. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

No way would they have the strength to climb back up that cliff, even if they wanted to. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

My strength is exhausted as always after an attack, and so it is hard for me to be alone with my thoughts. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Channel it—let it give you strength to change things... Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Still when winter came he could speak only with a stammering tongue, and the Master Herbal kept him there in the healing-chambers, trying to lead his body and mind gradually back to strength. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She remembers the muscles in her calves and the strength in her thighs, and she remembers the heat of the farmland and the slope of the mountains and the miles and miles she’s crossed. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

A handstand requires strength in the arms to hold yourself up, strength in the torso to hold yourself steady, and strength in the hips to hold your legs still. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

His face was frightened as he yanked with all his strength against my resistance; I didn’t want to go into the dark. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

This time I didn’t have enough strength to rebuild the fire that had been rained out while I fitfully slept. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Some,” allowed Homeless Harry, “not many. Rhaegar’s sister has dragons. Rhaegar’s son does not. We do not have the strength to take the realm without Daenerys and her army. Her Unsullied.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We could not control our enemies’ number, strength, nor weaponry. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

All the pride and strength seemed to drain out of him, his shoulders hunched up and his head hanging down in resignation. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But as he held Urirn and Thummim in his hand, they had transmitted to him the strength and will of the old king. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The third time he managed to get a better grip, but it still took all his strength to yank the handle down. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

It took some strength at first to get the huge ball to flatten out, but then it was just a matter of rolling it over and over until it was flat enough. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“We’re leaving behind so many beautiful things. Bringing the offspring of something with such strength and resilience was the one thing that made the most sense to me.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

There were ravids, too—great cats with fangs like scythes—and birds that mimicked human voices, and scorpions whose sting imparted superhuman strength. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Thyon’s boyhood bed was shaped like a war brig, complete with real sails and riggings, and even miniature cannons, so heavy it took the strength of two maids to rock him to sleep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I’m not ready to develop that strength just yet. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finding the right words has never been a strength of mine. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Lyra shrank back; she didn’t have the strength just yet to face them as she would have liked to do, and it was Will who had to speak first. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But his good intentions were shattered by the strength of Clara’s premonitions. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our strength would be needed, but what for? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

And got their strength back and had lots of adventures and more than their share of laughs. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Our young men—along with our young women—are our strength and our future. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Mrs Kingshaw thought, I have missed a man, I have missed the reassurance, and feeling of strength through physical contact. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t eat them, but she seemed to appreciate touching them, as though the sugar and flour gave her strength, the same way they would a living person. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It seemed as though he had taken on, too, Achilles’ strength, and no man of the Greeks could stand before him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the system demanded so much vigilance and moral strength that many succumbed to the spell of an imaginary reality, one invented by themselves, which was less practical for them but more comforting. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She still didn’t have enough strength to sit up. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless it needed the strength of the two Men to lift and haul them over the ground that the Company now had to cross. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They, along with our laborers, soldiers, and other working men, are the ones with the strength and speed to get the job done. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He used all the strength he had left to lift her off the ground and set her on her feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But Will and Lyra had no strength to look back; all they could do was move on after the harpies, and hope. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my fingers to fight and my hands to war. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere nearby, her father slept, gathering strength to return with his newfound daughter to the village where healing people lived in harmony. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before May and June of 1962 Bobby seemed to be gaining strength with every contest. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The dog was too old to be of any use, and Bertha Reese had not the strength or presence of mind to care for him properly. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It helped him rally enough strength to stumble from the truck’s wreckage, pulling his arm from the woman’s grip—promising he was okay. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He no longer even had the strength to fly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Gods give me strength to reach the deck . A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

To minimize noise and activity that would sap Garfield's strength, they were warned not to talk to their father or let him talk back. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Prince Doran is a cautious man, that’s true. He will never join us unless he is convinced that we will win. So to persuade him we must show our strength.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They brought him back to the Abbey and cared for his hurts until he regained his strength. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He put himself squarely before the vicious mobs and moved with strength and dignity toward them and decisively defeated them. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They had learned their own strengths and kept their cool; they had received no red cards during the season. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Even so, his hand was clenched and he had barely reached three before he was pulling with all his strength. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

It had been especially hot that day, and it seemed to her that all her strength had been drained by the long walk. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Day’s eyes look so terrified—so vulnerable—that suddenly it takes all my strength to he to him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, Percy, but beware of him. He is more dangerous than ever. And the golden coffin is still with him, still growing in strength.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Now my body seemed at last to say, “Well, if you must have it, here!” and an accession of strength came flooding through me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes all my strength, every ounce, not to cry. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As soon as I get my strength back, I’ll take you to Coney Island right to the glass case where it is.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, Seven gathered all her strength, and then just let out the thing she’d been wanting to say. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Your eyes show the strength of your soul,” answered the alchemist. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Both of you think of clean water—a storm of water. Don’t hold anything back. Picture all your power, all your strength leaving you.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We shall strike the strength out of ’em. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes would get this certain strength about them, like they were really focusing on what was in front of them. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Gentle Mother, strength of women, help our daughters through this fray, soothe the wrath and tame the fury, teach us all a kinder way. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She lay in the darkness, waiting for the strength to return to her limbs. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Tyrion could feel the strength seeping out of him as he waited. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The trip down to the house took a lot of strength, physical and mental, and we didn’t have much left. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The freezing cold was sucking the strength out of him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Great crews may have men or women of exceptional talent or strength; they may have outstanding coxswains or stroke oars or bowmen; but they have no stars. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Frightful had eaten enough to bring back her strength. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure I had the strength to shout anyway. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I believe he going to try to stay home tonight and preserve his strength for the morning service. The Lord’s been speaking to him in visions and dreams and he ain’t got much sleep lately.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

That he is gathering strength somewhere deep inside. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tries to persuade Theo to turn to God for strength. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A hands-off policy had backfired, the insurgents had gathered strength. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not doubting Arion’s strength,” he said carefully, “but will the chariot hold up? The last one—” “This one has Imperial gold wheels and axle,” Percy said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

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

“Time for me to pass all my remaining strength to you.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

All he cared for was to lie quiet and feel the strength gathering in his body. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Bokator was a balance among strength, agility, and focus, and she had found her perfect balance. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

You want to put an end to the Strong Arm, by having a band of knights who believe in justice rather than strength. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I froze in fear, feeling a tingling sensation that started in the center of my spine and moved upward, increasing in strength as it went, until my forehead buzzed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

By early fall, he had recovered most of his strength. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Zethus was a man of great physical strength who despised his brother’s neglect of manly sports and his devotion to his art. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t know. Probably you just collapse and need tending for a year or however long it takes to get your strength back.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve been standing at the window, feeling waves of tiredness beat the remaining strength from my body. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

With as much strength as she could manage, she began pressing down on it in a steady counting rhythm. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Junie, you have to eat to keep your strength up,” he says. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

My strength peaks, and I shove at his chest. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It said, “These women, who constitute the active members of the Anti-Suffrage majority, have realized that strength lies in organization and, therefore, they have formed themselves into societies to engage in active preventive measures.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have the strength to ask what would happen now. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

As she moved it clumsily through the air, she wondered if she had the strength to behead someone. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

There was a great deal of pain waiting to spring on him, but it hadn’t raised the courage yet, and that thought gave him the strength to focus his mind on shooting again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Initially, I didn’t tell Jake I was on a national team, but I told him I was a fencer and that I wanted to work on speed, strength, and agility. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It was the strength of her shadowshaping, yes, but it was something else too. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Obinze’s mother waited a few days, perhaps for Ifemelu to regain her strength, before she called them and asked them to sit down and turn the TV off. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t known she could take care of herself that way, hadn’t known that the strength she’d been building in the classes and in the weight room at the high school would pay off. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I no longer have the strength to move. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was dying, but she still had strength enough to move a little. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

It was only when they entered the jail that the strength of his rage came to him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

For one thing, as I said, if he was going to be sick, he ought to build up his strength. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

For we discover that some of them always lived nobly and demonstrated great strength of character, yet nevertheless lost their empire or were killed by their own soldiers who plotted against them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were always gentle, though his strength was astonishing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She had the same blond hair and sea-blue eyes, deep with strength and secrets. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She’d wondered what kind of men needed to display their strength to helpless captives in chains. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We were being lifted by the strength of the message Barack was putting forward, but also, I knew, by the promise and the symbolism of the moment. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She does not even have the strength to loathe me. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He looked down at his thin arms, wet with cold fog-dew, and raged at his weakness, for he knew his strength. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“A brave man acknowledges the strength of others,” Four replies. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The most obvious reason why they’re not is that employers resist wage increases with every trick they can think of and every ounce of strength they can summon. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His last ounce of strength disappeared, and he curled into a ball on the ground. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She took pride in her strength, but it took all of her might to yank the metal lever into place. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She knew of all pitiful human weaknesses and of many cruel strengths. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She planned to enroll them in school on Monday, and to have the strength to be thrown into such a situation they had to believe that their father was healthy and in contact. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“I know the situation’s dire, but y’all sure you wanna go up in there now? Maybe we gather our strength, head in tomorrow?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

With almost no intriguing at all, General Peckem had executed a maneuver that would eventually double his strength. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He prayed for the strength to hear what Father Franco had to tell him. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“The passage was probably dug like this to give it extra strength. Have you noticed, Matthias? We seem to be going downwards still.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I wobble a bit as I stand, but my legs find their strength. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The tone of her voice doesn’t match the strength of the scim in her fist, and, as if she knows it, her hand shakes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I put my foot on it, testing its strength. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She’d expected some backlash; it happened every time she shared her strength. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Katherine, with some intuition of her fathers vision, drew strength from the knowledge that her husband’s premature death was part of a way of things, however painful. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

For if we have found this thing, there are some among us with strength enough to wield it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And with that he beat the hare again, putting all his strength into the strokes. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Serafina, coming closer, saw sorrow in his face as well, and strength. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not enough strength to press a single button on a stereo. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“It would take a lot of strength to pull yourself up like that.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The strength of the words were undercut by the way his voice cracked with strain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There was strength in his high cheekbones and curved nose as well as in the way he held himself. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I had to use all my strength to tell her what she needed to hear, to say the one thing I knew she’d understand. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“The dybbuk will say anything to survive. It is a parasite that will suck every last drop of strength from its host and leave nothing left.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It’s because he has no strength for anger. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was given methods and approaches to attack or defend and was told to execute these moves with speed and strength. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Didu stretches out a hand and I use my quad strength to heave her to her feet. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A draft from the open door sent an eddy of air across the bed, and the particles of the angel’s form, loosened by the waning of his strength, swirled upward into randomness and vanished. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I was so shaken by it that I had no strength available to lend. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Anderson made her final decision based on her best musical judgment—on the strength of the repertoire and musicianship she had achieved through her years of work with Vehanen. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

My legs—or more specifically, my calves—tingle, and somehow I have lost all of my strength. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

But he was worried about America's industrial strength. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I scratched and kicked and thrashed against him with every ounce of strength I could muster. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cold dark water put strength into him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But it is a long road, and man and beast must reach the end with strength to fight. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He knew it would be indescribably hard, would take all of his strength, but he thought there might be a chance. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

As for the greenness, it was so fresh and soothing that strength and comfort seemed to be physically pouring into my system through my eyes. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The strength growing inside me to face the hostile students at Central had leaked into my home life. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shrugged his shoulders helplessly then, but he had taken strength from her. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have work to do. My little friend must keep his strength up.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And over the wide fields the keen-eyed Riders hunted down the few Orcs that had escaped and still had strength to fly. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I knew not why, but even these meditations on my strengths filled me with sensations of exhaustion and discomfort. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Talking up each other's strengths, insisting the other take credit for their abilities. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“You give me strength I didn’t know I had,” I said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then, we all laughed because we knew we could get in trouble for swearing, but the strength of our numbers would prevent any retribution. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Deydey was recovering so slowly that he didn’t have the strength to hunt. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Ah. There is strength in this new voice of yours. But it lacks wisdom.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Beyond was home and safety, the warm arms of my mother, the curing power of Ultima, and the strength of my father. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a relief to be around people who had the strength to sit up and didn’t cry out in pain. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did he use his sword or his strength?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Anyone else would have been left an invalid by that accident, but desperation gave me strength. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bowled them left, right, and center with his massive strength. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Good coxes know their oarsmen inside and out—their individual strengths and vulnerabilities—and they know how to get the most out of each man at any given moment. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Persistence was Wolf's strength; patience, the source of his power. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Out of joy strength came, strength that was fashioned to bear sorrow: sorrow brought forth joy. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Stanley didn't give him any more words, thinking that he needed to save his strength. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Papa’s just confessing what he thinks are our strengths.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the second level belonged the enemies of strength: anacondas and rhinos and crocodiles of over twenty feet. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Congress of the People would be a public display of strength. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s the chance we’ll have to take,” Milton snapped back, and with all his strength pulled his arm out of the trash can. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

My growing understanding of literature was a strength, even if my intense interest in it isolated me from people around me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it will give me strength in the final moments. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The wind had picked up a bit of morning strength and the Frog greased along well. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is not your normal obituary,” she started, and I could hear the strength return to her voice. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Dumbledore usually let me find out stuff for myself. He let me try my strength, take risks. This feels like the kind of thing he’d do.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Her strength was in analyzing financial markets and managing the billions in her exclusive hedge fund. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

She had to shoulder through while the septon called upon the Smith to lend strength to Joffrey's sword and shield, the Warrior to give him courage, the Father to defend him in his need. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And we pledge ourselves to strive together, sparing nothing of our strength and courage, until the democratic changes here set out have been won. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Re-forming, the suitors threw again with all their strength, but Athena turned their shots, or all but two. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the Bible, Joseph is cast out by his brothers and sold into slavery and then rises to become the pharaoh’s right-hand man on the strength of his own brilliance and insight. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He bites the arm that’s holding me—and this burst of energy that Garrett has must give him superhuman strength, because it’s like the bite of a shark, leaving a bloody, gaping wound. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I barely have the strength to sit up. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Characteristically, as always, the devilish white man lacks the moral strength and courage to cast off his arrogance. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have never seen such a feat of strength,” Taran admitted. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh come now, Miss Claythorne. Got to keep your strength up, you know." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Nately stared at her covertly from his over-stuffed yellow armchair, marveling at the bored, phlegmatic strength with which she accepted the mass rejection. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He’s like my IV, but instead of blood he’s giving me strength. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Would a clothesline rope circling her neck and yanked with all Alice’s strength make her spit it up? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tatica will have to pound hard with strength she does not have so her knock will be heard. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Using the last of his strength he pushed his stomach and hips, then plopped onto the floor below him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

From somewhere came the vague impression of a huge machine gathering power with the walls, storing up energy for a mighty leap, throbbing its way up the scales of strength. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Dr. Holiday said that she wanted to help me see my strengths, but I thought I did see them. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Dad had a fine baritone, with strength and timbre and range, and despite being tanked, he sang that hymn like the roof-raiser it is. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But when he knew he heard Odysseus’ voice nearby, he did his best to wag his tail, nose down, with flattened ears, having no strength to move nearer his master. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will felt a great sullen heaviness settle over him; he’d had little strength left before the fight with his father, and now he was nearly finished. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He missed, pulled it back, then tried again, swinging it with every bit of strength he could muster while the oxygen rushed from his lungs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When you are in this much pain and despair, she tells them, there is only one place to find strength. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“We will find our strength. One look at the swelling grain will be enough to renew our vigour.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as she spoke, I felt new strength flow into my legs and feet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malcolm gathered his strength to sit up and answer, but he had none left. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Because the Sicilian had a dream: with his guile plus the Turk’s strength plus the Spaniard’s sword, they might become the most effective criminal organization in the civilized world. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

His strength was returning along with his appetite. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either out of weakness or out of fear, he remained there, undoubtedly to muster his strength. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Owing to his confinement in the underground cell, Shin had lost much of his strength and nearly all of his endurance. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

It was here, ten thousand years ago, that the ancient fairy race, the Dé Danann, had battled against the demon Fomorians, carving the famous Giants’ Causeway with the strength of their magical blasts. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

What at another time might have been faults became rhetorical strengths. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

He needed to renew his strength after being awake for almost twenty-four hours. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

These rages changed, and worsened, as his physical strength improved, and I found myself cleaning the toilet every morning, knowing my head might be inside it before lunch. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was a very short swim, but she had overdrawn her strength for days past. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“It is a test of strength,” Hector says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My small strength gave out, and I toppled like a wounded bird from my perch. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

"You do not have the strength to meet the Lannisters in the field," she said bluntly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

All his uncertainty had disappeared, and his steady eye and voice plainly revealed the core of strength that Kit had always sensed beneath his gentleness. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“If we unite and work together, we can and will bring down this evil system. We can defeat the whites. Unity is strength.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t easy, but with the strength of three horsepower, we managed to shift the wreckage so it was no longer threatening to collapse on the baby cow serpent. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She thanks God for giving her strength to get through the day’s travails. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

At some very high energy, called the grand unification energy, these three forces would all have the same strength and so could just be different aspects of a single force. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no more questioning of Bigwig’s strength, Fiver’s insight, Blackberry’s wits or Hazel’s authority. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But not strength, not particularly—he is smart, but not strong. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She would have cursed her weakness, had she the strength. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Lanre had no gift for names—his power lay in the strength of his arm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It gave her the strength to look up again defiantly. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Hercule'an, very large and strong: from "Hercules"—a hero of antiquity celebrated for his strength. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twig was whispering, but we all know by now that whispering is not her strength. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Fighting as he had never fought before, the Prince of Pen-Llarcau, Taran knew, was calling on all the strength remaining to him. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing but determination and the strength in his paws to stop him from plunging down to a frightening death. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I summon the last of my strength and launch myself at her, clawing at whatever skin my fingernails find, digging in as hard as I can. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Yet he joined to his wickedness such strength of mind and body, that when he entered upon a military career, he rose through the ranks to become praetor of Syracuse. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

For she was pitted against a foe beyond the strength of her mind or body. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The whole room shook as the snake flexed its muscles, shuddering to overcome Tyson’s strength. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The sullen wet heat of Volantis sapped his strength and left him feeling dirty. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I made the cuts Of muscle on His stomach And put a boulder Of strength in each arm. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Please give me the strength to fix it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I nevertheless felt a great sense of accomplishment and satisfaction: I had been engaged in a just cause and had the strength to fight for it and win. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is refusing to unleash his whole strength on her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

We moved in with Mama until I could get my strength back. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing him there brought back the shame and the anger of the day before and at the same time sapped the last of his strength. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Minho hit a switch and several rows of fluorescent lights flickered until they came on full strength, revealing the room in detail. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The professor saw drive and strength in the young woman, the voracious reader with the discipline, Terryl recounts. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Until my arm is all knotted up and aching and I ain’t got the strength to lift the harpoon to my shoulder. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Thinking of how I will need my strength to keep Peeta alive. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t possibly take down all six weapons before the attack began, even if he found the strength to shadow-travel that many times. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I would prefer to take all the Hunters. We will need strength of numbers.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Without thinking I pushed off with my lead foot with all the strength my muscles had left and stretched forward with my other leg. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I used all my strength to sit it upright on the floor. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, shaking with the cold, he dressed, then knelt in front of the crucifix they’d taken from home and prayed for the strength he and his sisters would need in the days to come. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Basta had put a plate over the top of the jug, but the fragile little thing didn't look as if she had the strength to fly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The feeling of moments before, that proud strength, that brave aloneness, was gone, replaced by cold fear. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Even basic spells are difficult when one is not operating at full strength. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

There’s no question that this Texas-of-the- mind fable is often synthetic, sometimes untruthful, and frequently romantic, but that in no way diminishes its strength as a symbol. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

We must call out his hidden strength, so that he shall empty his land. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m coming!” she cried back, and stumbled upward, clambering, sprawling, struggling, at the end of her strength; but hauling herself on and further on through the ghostly-gleaming snow. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The bard and Eilonwy helped Taran try to shift one or two of the broken rocks, but the work was beyond their strength. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

But in the end, despite his remarkable strength and skill, he is simply overpowered. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I doubt if she would have had the strength to inflict that particular left-handed blow,” said Dr. Constantine dubiously. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy leaped with more strength than she would have thought possible. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Taran collided with something—what it was, he could not tell—but he clung to it even as his strength failed him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Not fast, and not wide—perhaps forty or fifty feet across—the river still seemed to possess force, strength as it ran. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the darkness he could feel his strength rising, coming over him in die cooler air of evening. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The magnificence of her presence left no doubts about her power or her strength as Egypt’s ruler. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Now anger surged through me, restoring my strength. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She took several deep breaths, as if saying just that much had sapped her strength. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It’s where she draws her strength from, her fighting spirit. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

In true hardship, he could be a source of immense strength. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘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

He knew the little boy didn’t have the strength for an extra walk. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was readily apparent to Ben that Dacus was a man of awesome strength. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had regained her strength, but the craft was still too heavy for her to lift. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The government had always utilized divide-and-rule tactics when dealing with Africans and depended on the strength of ethnic divisions among the people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The princess twirled her staff with strength and precision that made him gulp. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She would read it in a week; she needed a week to gather her strength. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It seemed that the evil power in Mirkwood had been driven out by the White Council only to reappear in greater strength in the old strongholds of Mordor. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Of course, to talk about the negative sections and aspects of Baltimore without talking about its strengths, its history, and its opportunities would be inaccurate. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Stanley would have laughed, but he didn't have the strength. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

While Roosevelt tried to gather his strength, the men continued to haul the cargo and canoes. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

But even had Florence been able to find a language unmistakable in which to convey her prophecies, Elizabeth could not have heeded her because Gabriel had become her strength. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I searched for strength somewhere, someplace inside me that had not been starved or fever-burned or beaten or afraid. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gentle Mother, strength of women, help our daughters through this fray, soothe,the wrath and tame the fury, teach us all a kinder way. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

For three days Samuel lay in bed, fighting the fever phantoms and putting names to them too, before his great strength broke down the infection and drove it caterwauling away. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But he didn't think he had the strength to go down, let alone make it back up again. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have the strength to keep your spirits up.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A glorious strength was in him and he heard himself laughing aloud as he fought. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Stephen Kellner, with his long legs and Teutonic jumping strength, was an excellent fire jumper. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It was made of granite for strength and massiveness, but like so many other things in Iofur’s palace, it was decorated with overelaborate swags and festoons of gilt that looked like tinsel on a mountainside. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Aragorn let them drift with the stream as they wished, husbanding their strength against weariness to come. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then she would begin her sobbing again, slowly gathering volume and strength. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw that what had been taken for our emotional strength was our negative confusions, our flights, our fears, our frenzy under pressure. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the hobbits each day, each mile, was more bitter than the one before, as their strength lessened and the land became more evil. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He never let them forget that their strength lay in unity. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He saw again the strength of her legs, the brown of her ankles and calves, the suppleness of her spine, the film of sweat at her throat. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It screamed until it ran out of air, then it wheezed until it didn’t have the strength to do that anymore, and then it lay there panting and gasping. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paused for a moment outside the office building, prayed to Christ for strength and mercy, then straightened his tie and walked in. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I use all my strength and for the first time ever I actually pry his hands off me and get myself free. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He tried with all his strength to free himself. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Suddenly his brute strength meant only moral weakness. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

And at once Digory felt that new strength and courage had gone into him. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Why is the fact that each of us comes from a culture with its own distinctive mix of strengths and weaknesses, tendencies and predispositions, so difficult to acknowledge? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Inquiries were made as to her strength; she responded that she had a turtle’s shell upon her, would not let her vault as she wished. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Once in the water, all the strength seemed to leak out of him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Whatever institutionalized strength was locked in this plural was about to fly apart, or had already done so, but for now it could not be acknowledged, and bravery was demanded of even the youngest. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She could use the horse’s speed and strength. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Instead of obeying the old woman, I pressed my back against the door and pushed Lissa away with all my strength. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

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

But you could feel Tam when you came near to him—you could feel strength and warmth and an iron integrity. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We indulged in a test of strength for weeks as Dad stood figuratively on the sidelines, neither cheering nor booing but enjoying himself greatly. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Truly, Mama rivaled Inti himself in her strength. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“A place that revives weary travelers and gives them strength for the rest of the journey.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Now, let’s go build up your strength for these hikes. And before you know it, we’ll have you back in ballet school.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Once more there came to him the pride of strength and knowledge. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

"You aren't ready for the rigors of industry. Now I want you to rest, undertake a period of convalescence. You need to become readjusted and get your strength back." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cole bit again but his jaw lacked strength. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“You would have to do something eventually. Mrs. Henry is al-ready losing much of her strength. The sooner we operate now the safer.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Welcome, boys. I trust you are fully recovered? You have your strength up?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I would settle for my old body back again, and my old strength. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I ask the Lord God Jehovah for strength to forgive. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

To capture this apparent paradox, Granovetter coined a marvelous phrase: the strength of weak ties. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then half turning they thrust them with all their strength towards the western shore. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Squealer made excellent speeches on the joy of service and the dignity of labour, but the other animals found more inspiration in Boxer’s strength and his never- failing cry of “I will work harder!” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

The Nazgûl came again, and as their Dark Lord now grew and put forth his strength, so their voices, which uttered only his will and his malice, were filled with evil and horror. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The rain drove us into the church—our refuge, our strength, our only dry place. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

As they do, I can only find enough strength to stare in stunned silence at the grainy screenshot that is now publicly broadcast to everyone in the arena, and probably to everyone watching this game. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He swung back his right arm and hurled the spear with all his strength. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Mother Water Monster stood in the ocean and said, “You may drink my waters to regain your strength. Then be on your way, Nathan.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

They knew that Germany did not yet have sufficient military strength to survive a war with either France or Britain, let alone the two of them combined. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Go with what you know, use what you have, play to your strengths,” I answered. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both ymbrynes seemed profoundly exhausted now, but Miss Peregrine more so; I could see her strength failing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

With summer approaching, plants coming into flower, and Alys in need of more help as her strength began to ebb, there was a great deal to do. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

No one has ever been so convinced of my strength. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

According to the manual, a criminal’s secret becomes an “enemy” within him and “weakens the whole fortress of his strength.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Her hands rest on it as if to defend it, or as if they’re gathering something from it, warmth and strength. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Off with thy clothes, I say, else thou’lt lose the strength and skill thou hast begun to have. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Neither was victor; they killed each other, Eteocles dying looked upon his brother and wept; he had no strength to speak. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel his arms around me and relish their strength for a moment before I pull away. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The players ran at full strength under the angry glaze of the lights, the first-string offense and defense going against so-called scout teams simulating the offense and defense of the coming week’s opponent. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair was all over her face, it was running sweat, and I couldn’t beUeve her strength. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Could it be that only Crocodile Guts had the strength to maneuver against the new, strong current? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Washington, playing his role in the agent’s double-dealing, supplied Hunter with such real tidbits as the actual strength of his army and the location of his supply dumps. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he didn't know if he had the strength to stand up. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Once they discovered he was a big softie, despite his massive strength and his scary looks, they made them selves feel good by picking on him. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Physical strength and mental endurance are essential, but equally important is a willingness to cooperate and work hard for the good of the group. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

It was a story, in fact, very similar to the one you are reading right now, and the telling of it gave Despereaux strength. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

After a minute’s rational thought, and with strength that she later couldn’t explain, she loaded the shell. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Then Aragorn led the way, and such was the strength of his will in that hour that all the Dúnedain and their horses followed him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The chief strength of the proslavery argument that emerged from the Deep South delegation in the congressional debate of March 16–17 was its relentless focus on the impractical dimensions of all plans for abolition. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Strength comes in all kinds of forms, you know. I think your momma’s strength came in leaving—not in staying.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Even with their combined strength, the friends could not budge it a fraction. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

A free man, the Americans believed, had the right to what he had built with his own strength, brains, and will. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

He hit with all his strength and charged with his head like a bull. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“And you have the courage. I will help you to have the strength.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Like the bulrush shoots, shame and fear could be woven into a plaiting of surprising strength. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The Day of Protest boosted our morale, made us realize our strength, and sent a warning to the Malan government that we would not remain passive in the face of apartheid. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taisin tried to pull back, but Mona’s iron grip was bruising in its strength. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He had in his youth the strength of seven men. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they reached the top Robin fell in a heap onto the platform with every bit of strength gone from his legs and arms. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

About three o’clock of that day, I broke down; my strength failed me; I was seized with a violent aching of the head, attended with extreme dizziness; I trembled in every limb. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

With what strength he had he hewed at the crawling arm near the wrist, and the hand broke off; but at the same moment the sword splintered up to the hilt. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Not only fine. She’s strong. She stands on her two feet. She’s a tower of strength. Did you come back to Olive’s house after the funeral?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I know poetry is not dead, nor genius lost; nor has Mammon gained power over either, to bind or slay: they will both assert their existence, their presence, their liberty and strength again one day. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It will give you strength,” he said, noticing her grimace. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Its leering, gaping mouth taunted him, and the cauldron dragged at his strength as he heaved and struggled along the ascending trail. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was a desert disease that took my parents’ strength. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The surge of strength that helped me to fight when I thought I was fighting for my life was gone. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas forced himself to eat; the way things were going, he needed to make sure he’d have strength to deal with whatever insane thing came his way next. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Hannah was exhausted; all her strength seemed to have died with the dying flames of her house. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Renewing then my courage, and gathering my feeble remains of strength, I pushed on. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“If you can do this,” added Scythe Meir, “then you have the inner strength needed to be a scythe.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

No matter what suffering they witnessed and how much they suffered themselves, though, the one thing Marina’s aviators could rely on to bring them strength and comfort was their dependence on each other. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The trip, perhaps, or her new found me-ness, gave her the strength to cultivate a friend in spite of her mother. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

My mother, who has now lost six of her seven sisters in Ville Rose and has never had the strength to return for their funerals. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

There was no question of moving her until she recovered more of her strength or—Nhamo swallowed back the tears—died. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The compression stockings were more comfortable than the bandages had been, and Sasha’s atrophied leg muscles had regained their strength. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Blood smeared against the crystal, and Taisin was stunned by the strength of the woman’s rage. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was up to him to pay back to the world in beauty and caring what Leslie had loaned him in vision and strength. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She heard the physicians say that the journey must have tired him out, but her father did not regain his strength. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The 1955 Washington Square tournament included sixty-six players of all different strengths and talents. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He would only go halfway—halfway as far as he thought he could go, so that he'd still have the strength to return. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

This thought is so terrifying that it’s as if I have Superman strength. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Using every ounce of strength, João was able to straighten it out. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

If only he could get the mouse at close quarters and stop him from using the sword, Cluny thought, then he could win with his superior strength. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I hugged the edge of the brick chimney with all of my strength. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet he knew that until he made the vow he would never find the strength. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

When a Stuka dived, it was impossible not to tense and shrink, though each time he thought he didn’t have the strength. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

By the time his squire left, the last of Tyrion's strength was gone as well. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

For a brief second, Cole felt a furry head pass between his back teeth and he willed his jaws together with every ounce of strength he could gather. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Like the man with the strength of an ox? Like the jeweler who made the Cursed Diamonds of Lady Delune?” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She used the last of her strength to reach the riverbank. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He smelled of earth and his body’s strength was far greater than her own. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

All the despair he had known as Achren’s captive returned to sap his strength. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Let me feed you some chicken. It’ll keep your strength up.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He felt he would have given all the time remaining to him for just one last look at them; but then, would he ever have the strength to stop looking? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A little strength seeped its way into his muscles. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe this is a test of my strength, of my bravery. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Still his fury held for one more blow, and before she could sink upon him, smothering him and all his little impudence of courage, he slashed the bright elven-blade across her with desperate strength. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Me, I am down on my knees, praying to my own cricket to keep the strength. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

With what Oliver believed was superhuman strength, he yanked up the twins’ bedroom window and the kids climbed out onto the fire escape. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They were blinded by the strength of their passion, which was like an insatiable thirst. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the year came to a close, some people inside the CIA began to fear that the problem lay not with the relative strength of the KGB but deep inside the Agency itself. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They both felt there was a certain strength in numbers, and again, if the man wanted to use the phone occasionally, who were they to prevent him from communicating with the outside world? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

By studying the strengths and weaknesses of commanders he had served under, he had collected shards and fragments of the speech he would one day deliver to men who looked upon him as their commander. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Morgan was like a small, steel robot, writhing to be let free, with a strength that frightened Ifemelu. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They leaned with all their strength against the carved oak. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I cannot find my way back, I am shut out though I entreat earnestly and put forth all my strength. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was a man then, not a sixteen-year-old too skinny and awkward for real strength. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I know that maybe it gave me a little extra strength, maybe another inch on my vertical leap. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Now, though tired from the easy journey, I found some strength left whole in me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

How to capture that profile in wood, preserve her grace and strength—he didn’t trust himself not to botch it. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Mark didn’t let go, kept pushing and shoving, throwing all his strength into ending this man’s life. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The old man pointed out strengths and weaknesses whenever heroes met in classical battles, but warfare makes a scramble of the beautiful, slow old fights. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shackleton waited for an opening in the surf and then gave a shout for the men to pull with their last strength through the reef. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

All strength drained out of him, and all of a sudden he understood how alone he had been and how much he had missed his parents’ support. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Sapped of strength and hurting from the water burn, he didn’t know how he’d kept up with the others. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

No matter what I suffered in my pursuit of freedom, I always took strength from the fact that I was fighting with and for my own people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether one agrees with this approach or not, the building testifies to the strength of Wright’s vision by precluding any other way of seeing the art. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I should’ve brought the point of Riptide down with all my strength. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

His mind had gone with his strength of body. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he had had the strength to give her two black eyes and then live. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven waited to pass out, to lose all her strength and just drown. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

A wild light flamed in his eyes, but his malice was no longer matched by his old griping strength. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Beowulf was the rare kind of person who makes strength of his own weaknesses. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

In an instant he had jumped upon the cart, and, with a strength which seemed incredible, raised the great box, and flung it over the wheel to the ground. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

El Patron seemed to gather his strength for a last effort. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the light, I regained some of my strength. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rocks parted, the rowers put forth all their strength, and they too came through safely. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have the strength to fight through this.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She fought against them, wasting her strength, exhausting herself in a furious struggle. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hot water made her think of Winterfell, and she took strength from that. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

All at once, Robert was screaming and struggling with the strength of frenzy. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Takes all my strength to reach down and pick up the plastic bag with my bloody fingers and hold it up so I can see it. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

As I wielded my saber against one opponent after another, I felt the strength in my whole body respond to my demands. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My arms hurt from the strength behind his blows. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

To us, Harlem symbolized the strength of resistance and the beauty of black pride. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I summon all the love I have ever felt, I summon all the strength that Gran and Gramps and Kim and the nurses and Willow have given me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

With nothing but her stubbornness and what remained of her fading strength, she made it to the opposite bank and hauled herself out of the water on shaking limbs. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Surmounting this cliff demanded tremendous strength and skill; nothing so technically challenging had ever been climbed at such extreme altitude. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

They have the high ground, and they are dug in, and I am down to half my strength. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried stretching out her supply by making a very weak drink, but she might as well have drunk nothing; the headaches were prevented only by coffee that was black with strength. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

For one thing, he worked harder in the weight room than Boobie and didn’t coast on his natural strength. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That villain has the strength of ten!” said the bard. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

‘Yet that strength has long protected you far away in your little country, though you knew it not.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Skills: Recognizing their own strengths and weaknesses, reflecting and analyzing themselves, awareness of their inner feelings, desires and dreams, evaluating their thinking patterns, reasoning with themselves, understanding their role in relationship to others. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I joined him, using a similar rock, but lacking Ikwa’s strength I had to use it as a knife, slicing rather than smashing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“And by god,” said Harry, his voice unexpectedly gaining strength as he gestured all around him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I knew my strengths well, and they were killing me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

As soon as Frodo had swallowed a little of the warm and fragrant liquor he felt a new strength of heart, and the heavy drowsiness left his limbs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He kept pausing, as though he lacked the strength to uncover the meaning beneath the text. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They won’t dance for coins, they don’t care how you style yourself or what that chain of office means or who your grandsire was. They follow strength. They follow the man.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At the end of the thirtieth day of festivities, with sixty days more of partying to enjoy, Buttercup was genuinely concerned that she might lack the strength to endure. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He readjusted himself, grabbed, and used all the strength in his calves and forearms to inch forward. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“No, I didn’t know. If you won’t say frankly, I must go by your looks. You haven’t recovered your strength, and the going has been hard. I don’t know where your limits lie.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The bubbles adhered to each other, and to the branches of the willows, with surprising strength. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

"He's a big, grotesquely ugly giant with the strength of a thousand elephants and a gigantic appetite, for human flesh especially. The usual." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The fact that they were back now, with the Titan Lord Kronos and his allies gaining strength, was not good. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

But I have seen that strength over and over again. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She drew strength from the older man’s steadfast support and intellectual nourishment from his commanding intelligence, which grappled with a wide range of issues, from anticolonial movements in Africa to presidential politics here at home. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

You had only to look around at the faces in the room to know that despite their strengths these girls would need to work hard to be seen. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"Not a day's ride from here, we found two Lannister scouts feeding die crows where the Freys had strung them up. Most of Lord Walder's strength remains massed at the Twins, though." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Chubs looked like he was fighting with all the strength he had left in him not to roll his eyes at me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I was smaller and maybe quicker, but with his long arms and his strength, Jack could have strung me from a lamppost. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped quickly away, and eyed with alarm the tall Man, nearly twice his height and many times his match in strength. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As the energy rippled out from the epicenter, it magnified in strength. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I cover my face with my hands and pray to the Lord above for strength. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He was the one who had the strength, agility, and knowledge to get them safe passage out of town. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Because it did not require great arm strength, weeding was often done by women, young boys, or slight men. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Nigro, an expert player of near master strength, sensed potential in the boy, and aware that Bobby was without a father, he assumed a mentoring position. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Truth bared her right arm to the shoulder and flexed her muscles to show her strength. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I having little strength in calculation at that age, Dr. 09-01 led me through the steps to a solution, which was some one hundred and seventy thousand miles. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Success meant unlimited strength and security for the future. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The boy had no such skill, but his intent was different, and he had the strength to turn the spell to his own ends. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It will give you some strength the second half,” said Butler. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to draw from his strength to bolster my own as it wavers in fear of what the future holds. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But the man had the strength of ten men—he was half out of his ropes, his hands were free. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

A distinguished British student of animal populations, Dr. Charles Elton, has said, “We are hearing the early rumblings of what may become an avalanche in strength.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Overcoming the initial shock of her husband's death, Lucretia summoned the strength she knew was needed to cope with the days ahead. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She stayed under for as long as she dared and then surfaced, starting to swim across the moonless water with every ounce of strength remaining to her. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Here I will find what I need, if I have the strength to take what is offered, and the wisdom to avoid the traps and snares. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I need you to be my standing stone, to be my strength this day.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But magic alone cannot defeat me, and you do not have sufficient strength. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You gave that man strength to face death.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He used his legs to help, but he just didn't have any strength. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Piper brought out her new horn of plenty and, on Percy’s direction, willed it to spew Diet Coke, which came out with the strength of a fire hose, dousing the enemy deck. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I am capable of recognizing another person’s strengths,” Cara replies, and she smiles. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

For each athlete I watched, I made two columns, one for strengths and one for weaknesses. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Maybe one day God would give me the strength to help a group of people do something like that. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was a wild, cruel face that the Siamese saw, and he recognized instinctively a wanton killer—and one that could easily outclass him in strength, ferocity and speed. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I settled my plans, and began to ready my will and body to enter dothe, for my own strength would never suffice unaided by the strength out of the Dark. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The same offer I made at Mole’s Town. Food and shelter and peace, if he will join his strength to ours, fight our common enemy, help us hold the Wall.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Not a serious one, he said, but he’d need someone to help him for a while until he got his strength back. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

She is trying to regain enough strength to be able to do simple things, like eating with a knife and fork. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

If he was going to be too sick to eat later, he had better eat now and build up his strength. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I told him about how my hands had gotten so sore I couldn’t chop any more, and how I had asked for strength to finish the job. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t’ve thought I had enough strength left in me to run, but being afeared and being tired look like two things you caint feel at the same time. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He murmured it from the chair where he was resting, lacking the strength to talk in his usual firm voice. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Courage he had, and strength, but there was no kindness in him, and little loyalty. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When she saw the pool, an impulse seized her, and she ran out onto the green elastic cover to test its strength, Charlie the dog loping after her. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of great occurrences, nor of great fish, nor fights, nor contests of strength, nor of his wife. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t seem to have the strength to hold them back. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Back then—which was not so long ago—she made me feel weak, but now her strength makes me feel like I could be stronger too. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But just as Longridge was gathering strength for a last bellow into the mouthpiece the line went dead. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clung to the willow branch but the mandragora that now filled my veins had stolen my strength. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

My love for her gave me added strength for the struggles that lay ahead. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had an influence out of all proportion to their numbers....While always posing as a woman's protest, the real strength of the movement was in the men. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was as if it took all of her strength to draw in breath after grating breath. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

If we had more strength, and more courage, we could go into the forest to hunt and bring back fresh meat. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

A great pressure, like the weight of the entire world, landed on my shoulders, and it took every ounce of my strength not to buckle under it and sink to the floor. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He mustered all the strength he could—from deep, deep down—and took a large breath that filled his chest like a balloon. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

As I regained my strength I learned what had happened. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tested the heft and strength of his hoe handle and studied me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The removal of Sophiatown was the first major test of strength for the ANC and its allies after the Defiance Campaign. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But without the proper magnetic field strength, it exploded outward instead. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Pity wasn’t strength, and Grace had had a hard enough time holding it together. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I remembered Ma groaning Give me strength as Toby turned up his nose at anything but lumpy porridge. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“No, you’re not. If you want to shut him up, then beat him. He’s just a brute from the king’s army—don’t waste your strength on hating him.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Even Jon Arryn, as great a lord as any the Eyrie had ever known, had always traveled in strength when he crossed the mountains. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She kicked at a gnarled root, feeling puny against the strength of the wild. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

There was a new strength to her; there were no hesitations in her movements. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

To demonstrate our strength in Natal, the ANC held a mass march through the center of Durban. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held her head high, as if sniffing the wind, and the strength I had seen when she dealt with Tenorio at the bar filled her face. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bigger whispered fiercely, whirling and kicking out his leg with all the strength of his body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He draped his arm around Turner’s shoulders and drew him in, into his strength and power and presence. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

As soon as I was able to get out of bed, I went to the Adirondacks to recover my strength. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Lazlo was surprised by the strength of his gratitude—to be believed, even by a tomb raider from a family of assassins. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Leaping, roaring to climax, then the strength taken from fury, a quietening. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The horse is renowned for his strength and valour, and sires acrobatic colts. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

"He admits to his weaknesses and in the admitting they become strengths. This is no usual kind of hero." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

With such a loving “extended” family, I got back the strength to fight for my dreams: to graduate from high school and go to college. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He took his time getting to her, as if he was sure she’d wait, sure of his own strength to hold her, even at that distance. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

If anyone had been suspicious of me, I might have developed some strength to defend myself. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

His fingers on the brick began to ache; he had been gripping it for some minutes with all the strength of his body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jon throws a glass of milk, the milk, not the glass: he knows his own strength, as I do not. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

These are the dual strengths, the essential opposites, that characterize human thinking. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have a natural counterattack and that’s a strength we can exploit. I’m going to have fun turning you into a champion, Ibtihaj.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He had a great dignity to him, a quiet strength she liked. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We compare strategy; the quality of each side’s military intelligence; the strength of their positions—and then we total up each side’s advantages and disadvantages like we’re doing an arithmetic problem. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

But having the independence of mind and the strength of personality to defend your work in front of the most incisive aeronautical minds in the world—that’s what got you noticed. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It was this immortality, and the strength with which Henrietta’s cells grew, that made it possible for HeLa to take over so many other cultures —they simply outlived and outgrew any other cells they encountered. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was as if a martyr, a hero, had passed a slave or victim, and imparted strength in the transit. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Within months of its introduction, on the strength of that catchy phrase, Winston tipped, racing past Parliament, Kent, and L&M into second place, behind Viceroy, in the American cigarette market. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pick up a ceramic fortune cookie with a slip of paper sticking out: Your strength is your own belief. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Knowing who you are and being able to assess your abilities, strengths, and weaknesses is critical to your success in any field. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Heavily weighed down by the wood on my back, branches poking maddeningly, I had burned almost all of the fuel not to waste strength lugging it. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pushing upward with what remained of her quavering strength, she heaved it open and emerged in a tangle of bramble with summer’s last shriveled berries still clinging to the vines. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Pollard built his strength, hit the sack early, and rose well before dawn to head back to the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had never pushed himself to the limit but he felt all this reserve strength inside of him: more than strength actually—determination. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid, Percy, that today has been something of a draw. We didn’t have the strength of numbers to take that ship. Luke was not organized enough to pursue us. Nobody won.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He did need to save his strength so he could be a better teacher, although Zero was a quick learner. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She knew her own strength and exactly what she could do. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Night had fallen and the greater darkness, the payment for the voluntary summoning of the body’s full strength, was coming hard upon me; to darkness I must entrust myself, and him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

On offense, the Fugees’ strength was at left forward in Josiah, whose runs down the sideline had resulted in a half-dozen goals so far. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

And what was strange was that even when she was clasping him against her he had the feeling that she was simultaneously pushing him away with all her strength. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Seven gathered all the strength she had left and jumped back across the river to Valley’s side. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Had I survived the death march and gotten my strength back, such as it was, all so I could die in a muddy ditch? Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“We have protected him because it has been essential to teach him, to raise him, to let him try his strength,” said Dumbledore, his eyes still tight shut. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Even though most nobles were not known for their strength, the king lifted the heavy buckets of water with ease. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I had to laugh at this indignant athlete, with the strength of five people, complaining about the service. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nhamo had not heard of caracals attacking people, but their size and strength made it possible. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like something beavers might have erected if they had opposable thumbs and lots of upper body strength. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It has a high melting point and good tensile strength too. Expensive stuff though. Take some time to drill and shape. C’mon.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His own strength, he feared, was not equal to his task. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Slowly, heroically, she found the strength to contemplate a future filled with dire problems for herself and her children. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The last time he’d fought the Titan, it had taken every ounce of his strength. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I speculated with a kind of wonder on the strength of the individuality of journeys and stopped on the postulate that people don't take trips—trips take people. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our regiment is down to about half strength. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He thinks about his special mission, his unique talents, his strength, his strange, violent life and all the sacrifices he makes to live it. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung was pleased at her strength, although he cared nothing for festivities on this year, and he sent Cuckoo in to beseech Liu, the grain merchant, seeing how sad the case was. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed clear he was trying to summon enough strength to turn around and come back inside. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

With the last ounce of strength in her body, she had dragged herself to the grave of Old Dan. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I push on the table with every last bit of strength. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took all her strength to remain still and silent, the way Syrio Forel had taught her, to stand there like a stick of furniture. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He wanted to pummel Aarfy, but lacked the strength to lift his arms. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“She talked of humans with strange skills that were awoken by contact with the supernatural. Some could harness strength, others could change the weather. A few could even heal with their voices.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

On the strength of this, I open the letter Haymitch gave me from my mother, dial the phone number, and weep with her as well. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“May we find strength in your love, Lord.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“You know I was worried about your stability,” she chided him, “but I hoped that Adele’s strengths would compensate for your shortcomings.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

At 095.00, I will have the strength to stay in control. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

She willed more strength to her left arm, and she willed the doctor to go faster. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I wondered again at the strength within her slender body. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the strength went out of her, her blows became moths fluttering about his face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There, with the cold stone at my back and my arms about his neck, I tasted the salt of his tears and I consoled him with all the strength of my body. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It takes all my remaining strength to drag myself onto the street. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Let him give you some of his strength,” I pressed. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“If Katrina keeps gathering strength, then, depending where she lands, the damage could be great.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

That is what Ultima meant by building strength from life. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I arch into him, reveling in his strength, his fire, the alchemy between us twisting and burning and melding until it feels like gold. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She was reciting some sort of incantation between questions, probably something to give Seven strength. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Hesitant to try, Thomas steeled himself and pulled on the vine of ivy with all his strength. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It would be on his track now, seeking to draw near to him, to take his strength into itself, and suck up his life, and clothe itself in his flesh. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

When Searchlight saw it, she seemed to gather up every ounce of her remaining strength. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said that was one of my “strengths,” that I always picked up on tiny details that no one else ever saw. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps it was just that whenever I looked at myself, I saw weaknesses where a few years earlier I had seen strengths. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He wore a plain canvas jacket and a checked shirt, like many gyptian men; there was nothing to mark him out but the air of strength and authority he had. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her strength surged through him - a wave of courage and resilience that made him feel substantial again, anchored to the mortal world. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Paddling south on Octavia Street, Zeitoun noted that with the strength of two, and without rain or wind, they were fast. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Its first moves, the first feelers of its strength, had been checked upon its western line, southward and northward. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She looked at him whenever she felt her strength failing; looked at him, and chewed and swallowed, chewed and swallowed, chewed and swallowed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As the minutes passed, Constance’s voice grew more cracked and strained, her cheeks redder and redder, her strength closer to failing. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

One-third of it has been sheared off by the strength of the bomb. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I had to find my own strengths, face my own fears. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I clenched up every muscle and held it there with all my strength. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She extended her strength to Blackjack, trying to keep him alive. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Bring me real chains, real fetters, heavy ones, huge ones, and let me show my strength.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it takes these two kinds to make a good marriage, riveted with several kinds of strengths. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was holding the board open for Marshall when, out of the darkness and silence behind, something grabbed her with crushing strength, and big hard fingers smothered the scream that sprang into her throat. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bittersteel saw the strength of House Blackfyre scattering to the four winds, so he formed the Golden Company to bind the exiles together. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The black man doesn’t have the economic strength—and it will take time for him to build it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

You know what it is like to feel the beauty of the sunrise touching you and giving you strength as the corn pollen is sprinkled on the earth into crosses where you kneel. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took more strength than he knew he had, but Kevin was finally freed. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The words gathered inside him and gave him strength. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He did not think it was wrong for strength to have its way, but only that it was intensely wrong for anything to succeed against his own dan. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

With all the strength that was in him he fought against Elisha, and he was filled with a strength that was almost hatred. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I’m blessed with many things: happiness, a cheerful disposition and strength. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“God bless His Excellency! God give Tanzania and Gabon strength! God destroy Nigeria and Britain and Egypt and Algeria and Russia! In the mighty name of Jesus!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Powell was armed only with a pickax, but his incredible strength could turn that tool into a formidable weapon. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yours is a perpetual and unceasing hunger. Go and find some food. I am working to regain my strength. Do not forget the curse, Louisiana!” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She summons the strength and the anger from the miles and the crossing and the people she’s met. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith’s voice speaks in my head, Learn to channel your anger, Samuel, and it will become your strength rather than your weakness. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It was almost as if they had left their strength with him, to help him on his journey. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There I drop down on my knees, but have still enough strength to fall on to the side where Kat’s sound leg is. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Begone! I will not hear you. There can be no community between you and me; we are enemies. Begone, or let us try our strength in a fight, in which one must fall.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark braced himself, pulled the door out, then screamed and threw his body and all his strength into it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He put up his hands and braced it, as though, with the strength of his body, he could hold it up. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You wander: your head becomes confused. I have been too abrupt in communicating the news; it has excited you beyond your strength.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

First food, because food made strength; first food, then thought, then action. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fiery water of the Phlegethon may have healed her and given her strength, but it didn’t do anything for her hunger or thirst. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A thunderstorm broke open, and with a strength as mighty as the thirst of crops and animals, the rain poured down on our heads. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Crow’s Eye had summoned all the strength of the Iron Isles to Old Wyk and sailed out into the deepness of the Sunset Sea, with his brother Victarion following behind like a whipped cur. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Actually,” Frank said, “I have some bad news about that. See, I got more from my dad than strength.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The quiet strength of the Indian community shook the South African government. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

For years he’d been studying the nuances of their games: their styles, opening preferences, strengths and weaknesses. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

We went for walks in the brisk Birmingham air so I could get my strength back, but I tired quickly. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

My ambition to make things right, to mediate between God and man to bring fairness and justice to the world, was a strength, even if it isolated me from the guys I played ball with. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The childish voice slowly gained strength and clarity till it reached every comer of the room. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Bodega looked hard into the old man’s eyes as if he wanted them to look back at him and share his strength, come back to life. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

She felt them gathering their strength inside her, felt each passing second crystallize into a map of strategic striking points wrapping around Wick’s body. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Iloba, why are you talking rubbish? Stop crying, my friend,” Obinze said, pleased to be in a position to pretend strength. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Don’t get me wrong: I love Jupe’s strength and independence and all that. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

That strength of brute numbers was the first of many military advantages that food-producing tribes gained over hunter-gatherer tribes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

His party restored the country to economic strength after the costly southern rebellion. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You have grown so fast, Fenrir. It is time to test your strength. We have here the heaviest chains and shackles. Do you think you can break them?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I lurched forward, all strength gone from my muscles. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

With fresh water and food, we could stay under the willow until he regained his strength, then head back to the city. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I struggle with the cap on a mucus thinner, pressing down on it with all my strength and trying to twist it off. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He felt a strength flowing out of his father he had never known was there. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had not been able to do that for twenty-seven years and it gave me a surge of strength and joy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By sheer strength of will, he began to pull himself up, leaning much of his weight on me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Here, fear and tension fell away in the presence of Sadna’s strength. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mo spoke very quietly as if he had no strength for anything else. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“This is an area of strength for you, Georges.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Have you not the strength to face an old woman? Why do you keep your back to me?” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She moved our things out of storage into a plywood cabin on the piney outskirts of town, which she rented on the strength of a tiny legacy from Grandfather Wharton. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark can do nothing, his strength spent, every part of his body aching and burning. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I was shaking with fear, with residual terror that took all the strength out of me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was easy to guide a man’s strength where it was impossible to resist him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were catching one another’s weapons, tossing them back and forth in a display of strength and agility. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

It seemed that his strength grew not just from tournament to tournament and match to match, but from day to day. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There was something beautiful about him: the openness of his face, the strength of his hands. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When the water receded, it would tug at us, and Timothy’s strength would fight against it. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The strength of the Wall was its height; the length of the Wall was its weakness. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I try to regain my balance, to use the strength in my legs to push back, but when my ankle takes weight, it buckles. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But he held on to the line, held on with a desperate strength he did not know he had. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then Grover and Thalia grabbed my legs, and I found extra strength. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But she and Vera didn’t have the strength to climb out, and neither one of them ever set foot on the ground again. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She summoned the last seed of strength she carried within her, which she had not known she possessed. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I could feel my strength increasing by the hour. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was so relieved that it seemed like all the strength went out of me. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The strength of this immutable desire saved her from the mediocrity and sadness of her fate. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

His sinewy, broad back was more like a dragon’s than a horse’s, and he had enough strength to carry a legion of men. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

With all my strength, I batted at her with the brittle rake. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

All her strength seemed to have forsaken her, as if the next gust of wind might blow her away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

At least then Jason had been at full strength. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The passengers in the boat with remaining strength waved their arms to be seen by the searchlight scanning the water. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Pet’s wings came off its shoulders and neck, and light poured down its throat, piercing in strength. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It took all of her strength not to look at the bodies of her parents. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, I spent the last day dreaming of him coming to me, and when he finally staggered into the ICU, if I had the strength, I would’ve run away. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And that is only Tormund’s band. Add the Weeper’s men and those at Hardhome, and they will have the strength to end the Night’s Watch in a single night.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Using his great height and strength, he fairly lifted the men onto the back wall one by one. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Despite all his strength, Frank was the same sweet guy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I offered to help her but instead she just held the book up to her lips and blew on the bottom edge of the page and flipped it over with the strength of her breath. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I needed to give her the strength that no one had given me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Historians have subsequently pointed out to me that Europe’s fragmentation, China’s unity, and Europe’s and China’s relative strengths were all more complex than depicted in my account. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Hylla rose with a murderous look on her face, but Reyna reached out with her senses, trying to share with her sister the most difficult kind of strength - restraint. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

"You have to eat. Keep your strength up. I'm going to make you soup," I say. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

If thrown to the ground he sprang up with renewed strength from the contact. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The good-natured tortoise shuffled into the pit, taking for granted that his immense strength could carry it out. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I was now training more than thirty-five hours each week, with an intense focus on strength, conditioning, and connecting my skills to ensure that the whole routine looked effortless. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In that dreadful light Sam stood aghast, for now, looking to his left, he could see the Tower of Cirith Ungol in all its strength. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

At first, Fannie was scared when she stood onstage to speak to a crowd, but remembering the anxious faces of the hardworking girls at their sewing machines gave her strength and courage. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

She leaned back into her mother’s soft strength and tried to hold on to her, tried to give her as much support as she could. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

That would be me saying I was a loser, and that my parents didn't have the strength to make it through. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I have no strength in these—none. I do not know if I am sorry or glad.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, using all their strength, the men picked up the crate and heaved it aboard the truck. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Finding this obvious explanation for my weakness brought me a little strength. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you never,” he said, “think of your future? While you still have your strength and can plan?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bo holds his hand out and the two exchange a firm handshake that looks more like a show of strength. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

So he had enough strength of his own, and had not needed what The Giver might have provided, had there been time. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had gone out several times on snowshoes, gathering strength and getting practice by waddling around the slopes of the snowy vale that hid our tent. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I fall into the life of someone grappling, I have to mirror their strength, and sometimes surpass it, because I am less prepared. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

My brother was using every ounce of strength he had not to cry. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

What Washington and the others discovered was that, despite the surge in deaths on October 22, the fever did indeed seem to be losing strength. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

When the three months were up, an X-ray showed that my spine was healing beautifully, and was regaining full strength. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pete had been twisting and screaming all get-out, but those men seemed to double their strength when they seen the lynching rope coming. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The superpower conflict seemed to take a sudden, more ominous turn: a kind of calculated standoff, in which "winning" now depended on guessing correctly at the enemy's strength and intentions. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She took the glove off one hand, flexing her fingers as if testing their strength. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I tried to drag the devilfish out of the water, but my strength was gone. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I get it. To harness my internal strength, right?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“You know what it was like,” El Patron whispered, his strength deserting him now after his outburst. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

One who empties men of their strength As a nut from its shell. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Sixty people died building the Twin Towers, architectural marvels that would forever symbolically represent the strength of America and its principles of democracy and capitalism.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Back and forth they went, black cloaks swirling, the youth's quickness against the savage strength of Qhorin's left-hand cuts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Pushing me before her, we race out the door, my legs gaining strength as I fly through the house to the waiting car, Chucha urging me on. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Most were experienced tournament competitors, some even approaching the strength of Max Pavey. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I must never let him learn his strength nor what he could do if he made his run. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

These were his possessions, his power and strength, his firm staff. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were a number of these and they were in no way inferior to the others in size and strength, but they were not purely destructive. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their feet could barely touch the ground, but that didn’t stop them from reclining the seat with great strength into our knees. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I reach out for that peace right now, that strength, but it feels like grasping at air. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He wanted to sit up and speak in a loud voice—yet when he tried to raise himself he could not find the strength. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Daylight was waning, the weather was worsening, my reserves of strength were nearly gone. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

With his remaining strength Sam leaped and caught the top, scrambled up, and dropped; and then he ran madly, sword blazing in hand, round a bend and up a winding tunnel. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t really heavy—none of us were anymore—but I was already so weak and tired from the march and from eating my bread sparingly that I barely had the strength to carry myself. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas could picture it all: the creature’s metal spikes digging into the wooden sides of the Homestead, the massive creature rolling its body, climbing up toward their room, defying gravity with its strength. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

We banded together and in our union found strength. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never would have dreamed that I would ever depend so much upon any woman for strength as I now leaned upon Betty. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Great strength was needed for those blows. They have penetrated the muscle.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where did he get the strength to speak? Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tomorrow, resolved Omakayas now that she had a bit of strength, she would make her small, important effort like the muskrat. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

That Peeta’s tongue would have far greater power against the Capitol than any physical strength the rest of us could claim? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He crashed down, seeing nothing but a blur of green, his breath blown, completely spent, leaving him without the strength to move at all. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Gods of the wood, grant me the strength to do the same, Jon Snow prayed silently. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She found Mikhail and said, “Is there somewhere he can wait for us? He needs to get his strength back.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was a brief kiss, but his mouth, though mild, seemed to draw up all my strength and leave me weak. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It w as one of the things Tom loved about me, he said: my stubbornness, my strength. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Guiltily she realized it had been cruel to be so gleeful over the strength and agility of her feet to someone who had lost his own. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And Iorek fell away, dislodged, and with a screech of twisting metal Iofur stood up tall, straightening the steel of his back plates by sheer strength. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Sip, he says, and don’t waste strength moving around because it’s impossible to predict how much longer we will befloating. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Her legs dangled in the air until she pounded a foot and a stump against the hunter’s broad chest, leaned back, and pulled on the rifle with all her strength. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It took all their remaining strength to drag the squealing sow back home. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sometimes in the story the survivor dies after leaving directions with his rescuers, or again he is nursed back to strength. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Muqtada pushes the sheets aside in a gesture of hope and strength and determination. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Alex made the sign of the cross and prayed for strength. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

In that awful moment, I didn't care that he was twice my height and had ten times my strength—I had to save those pictures. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Stalin had no intention of keeping the agreement, Sam said, but the deal gave the Soviets time to build up their military strength. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Too bad. With his strength, he could have solved all our problems," I said. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It would be easy to make sport of their attitude if one did not know that in this way they try to keep their association with the strength and simplicity of the land. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘We have come at last to a hard choice,' he said. ‘Shall we rest by night, or shall we go on while our will and strength hold?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It would take all my strength to quiet my heart, to be rational. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He stood there as if he had not even the strength to step around it; his head sagged, and his whole body was trembling. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn't require a lot of skill to wield but does require a good bit of arm strength. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could. I do not have the strength. My powers have been sapped.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“He also gives us daily bread to nourish our bodies, that we may have strength for our work in the world,” I say, feeling a contentious spirit rise in me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

A thick bank of clouds roils above Serra as if gathering strength for an assault. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

For while Lanre had the strength of his arm and the command of loyal men, Lyra knew the names of things, and the power of her voice could kill a man or still a thunderstorm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The hare then positioned the three others underneath a rock, telling them to push against it with all their strength. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“Take it real slow, kid. Takes a while to get the old strength back.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

They stood at the breakfast table and recounted the glories and strengths of each family member. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Before I can protest, he puts all his strength into flinging me high—and I find myself sailing up toward the arch that still looms ahead. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was not heavy, but Harry disliked the feeling of the goblin and the surprising strength with which he clung on. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I lost my strength, so I could not even lift my hands to place pins in my hair. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across America, a nascent healthy food movement was gaining strength. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And there is the dance; strength and weakness, confidence and desolation. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

In Khmer I address the supervisor as “comrade elder sister” with as much strength in my voice as I can muster. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I punched him in the arm with all my strength. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The study door flew open, the little red wrapper appeared on the threshold, joy put strength into the feeble limbs, and Beth ran straight into her father’s arms. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one thought she would survive her injuries, but here she was, a young woman now with such strength. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He often says that people just don’t understand how cleverness works in a child and that all these troublesome things I do are actually signs of strength and intelligence. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had a bad time on December 3, and it took even longer for her to gain her strength. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He could feel his strength waning, and they still had another giant to deal with. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He staggered to his feet, lurched to the door, kicking it, battering himself against it with what little strength remained to him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She squeezed back, the strength in her touch telling me how deeply she believed in me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Without that opportunity the strength of their spirit would have been exhausted, and without that strength, their opportunity would have come in vain. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The Turk’s strength grew more prodigious with the months. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I grew frightened at their wild actions, but I found enough strength to shout at them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gathering her strength for the job, she groaned slightly, arched her back, and gave herself up to the darkness. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Doc motioned for us to sit while he showed us how to measure the strength of the herbs and roots that would go into the potions and incense he made. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Spire fighting wasn't about strength or how well she memorized the moves. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Then, with every ounce of his strength, he twisted the foot around. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The power of almost all animals depends on their bodies: the strength of their muscles, the size of their teeth, the breadth of their wings. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know full well that little child ain’t got the strength to carry heavy groceries.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look now, Ophelia. You see how she hangs on him? It is unnatural. Is there no shame in her? No strength, only womanly frailty?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I summoned what little strength I had left and moved up closer to the kapo. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, there is a strength, a power even, in understanding brokenness, because embracing our brokenness creates a need and desire for mercy, and perhaps a corresponding need to show mercy. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They’re all picked for size and strength and there’s nothing they don’t know about moving in wet and darkness. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn't have the strength to get up. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

A change gradually came over me; I began to read the Bible more for renewal of strength and courage. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her skirt billowed in the winds that were growing in strength. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

That gave her enough strength to row on. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It took all his strength to stay afloat. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I summon all my own strength, focus it like a laser beam into the fingers and palm of my right hand. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d prayed for protection and strength and had been given more than I had even asked for. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I thought that no man in his right mind would take on Narciso’s brute strength, but Tenorio had and so he must be desperate because of what was happening to his daughter. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if she could find the strength to get help in that moment, to put herself in such a vulnerable position—once again, he couldn’t deny her. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I like this, patron. In union there is strength, as Father Jose Dulce Maria says. If the hens can overcome the fox, what about human beings?” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would instead spend days brooding over my helplessness and the senselessness of the unbroken cycle of pain and suffering searing my mind and sapping my strength day after day. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked down the twelve flights slowly, not wanting to waste more strength than he had. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Sweet lad,” she begged, “’twill give thee strength and mend those ailing limbs.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

With the final ounce of strength she had, her mind already muddled from the cold, her fingers numb, Seven pulled the ceramic bird from her cloak pocket, brought it to her mouth, and blew. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Controlling it must have taken every bit of his strength. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Fezzik let the man in black fiddle around for a bit, tested the man’s strength, which was considerable for someone who wasn’t a giant. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I turned and with my last bit of strength I ran out of the room and down the airless hallway and out their front door. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was a strength derived from living with the possibility of disaster and it was a source of energy that could be used when it had to be. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piggy held up the conch and the booing sagged a little, then came up again to strength. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

They knew that this would provide a base of strength for their children. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I beat the cough out of my system, the best I can, at least, before pushing the man aside with more strength than I’d have bet I had. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You need strength to get through the winter,” I added. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Things that our uncle didn’t have the strength to care about when he made the deal with Henry, so they just went along with the truck. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then, with all the strength in her legs, Roz launched herself high up into the snowy branches of the nearest pine tree. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s a sure sign of strength. But I wonder: Have you percolated properly?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Or—more likely—the Keeper had exhausted his strength beating up Ton- Ton. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I notice the strength in his arms and the signet ring gleaming on one long-fingered hand, carved with the symbol of the Greenbriar line. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Yet if I run again, it will as surely find me again...And all my strength is spent in the running.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Above all, unite, brothers and sisters, for in unity lies your strength. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the last of my strength I slam my frustration into the wood with my axe. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Some had bloated stomachs, others were lying down without the strength or will to look back at me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was strength in his face that she found to be achingly beautiful. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

This new regimen changed everything: Calmness and strength, two things I feared I was losing, were now back. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It would have been nice if the Crown Prince had considered springing her from Endovier earlier so she could have some time to regain her strength; how long had he known about this competition, anyway? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Kaede had the eerie suspicion that they were merely there to watch them, to assess their strengths and weaknesses. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

This was done to negate the power of organization and to neutralize our collective strength. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thank my Maker, that, in the midst of judgment, he has remembered mercy. I humbly entreat my Redeemer to give me strength to lead henceforth a purer life than I have done hitherto!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Union and community leaders, four white and three black, gave emotional speeches glorifying the strength of a united laboring class. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Proving he was the man Granddad wanted him to be, proving his strength, though he was so small. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He would have liked to stay where they were for a few days, so that Bigwig could recover his strength and the does find their feet and get used to life outside a warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Against delay. Against the way that seems easier. Against refusal of the burden that is laid on me. Against — well, if it must be said, against trust in the strength and truth of Men.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

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

“No work for a week, until they regain their strength.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

They are not strong, she told herself, so I must be their strength. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As water rushed forward it weighed down the bow, and the men pumped with every last shred of their failing strength. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The gwythaint struck with beak and talons, but its strength had gone. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Jeanine and I divide our responsibilities according to our strengths,” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The sun’s heat was draining his strength away; there was no place to go now except back to the hospital in Los Angeles. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

That night the bhagat, the local healer, came and chanted over Hari while brushing him with the leaves of a neem tree to give him strength for our trip to Varanasi the following morning. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

If not for the grip on my arm, he'd be on the ground, but as it is, it takes all my strength to keep us both on the curved back of the horn. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Zero had offered to help, but Stanley thought it better for Zero to save his strength. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I may not have his strength, but you know I have his temper. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your Radiance,” he moaned, as he fell to the marble at her feet, “the armies of the Yunkai’i descend on Astapor. I beg you, come south with all your strength!” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It took all the strength she had in her to walk slowly from the Queen's Ballroom when she wanted so badly to run. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I had the feeling he was preparing himself for some gigantic effort, one that would completely drain what little strength he had left. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I glance up to the heavens for strength and courage. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Katherine’s mother moved to Morgantown to room with her daughter, bolstering her strength and confidence during her first days at the white school. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

They pressed on, urging the last strength from the laboring horses, until they were obliged to halt for breath. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a whole lot of strength in that, and I feel proud knowing I’m her daughter. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“He’s gone to live with his dear elderly aunt Bernice,” she said, voice gaining strength. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Lady Seymour regained her strength by the day. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was a worm, but at least I had the strength of character to be ashamed of it. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

‘Mother,’ she said, ‘I haven’t prayed to you enough. I’ve never met you. I’ve never asked for your help. But please . . . this morning, give me the strength to do what is right.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Otherwise the next time I lose what's important to me, I might not have the strength to come up with another plan. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They worked methodically, diligently, and carefully—but left enough room for their key strength: lightness. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

And I knew that they felt, with all the strength of their black blindness, that they were right. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps it will give you strength to go on.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

R. M. Renfield, ætat 59.—Sanguine temperament; great physical strength; morbidly excitable; periods of gloom, ending in some fixed idea which I cannot make out. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

‘I don’t like to talk about it,’ she said, ‘but it’s a power from my mother. I can impart strength to others.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She was fast, but his strength was unstoppable. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Ghost ate well that day, and Qhorin insisted that the rangers mix some of the garron's blood with their oats, to give them strength. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I could not use a net of kelp, because that needed the strength of several men. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m amazed by their resilience, by their hidden pockets of strength. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We need each other’s strength now, just as we did then. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

At last, he put all his strength into one violent lunge and felt the warm pulsating prize in his mouth. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jem opened and closed his burnt fingers, holding tight to the words in his mind, praying that his father's gods would give him the strength to die bravely when his hour came. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Something I already knew, but I'm so thirsty it takes her reminder to give me the strength to fling them away. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I lay there where I fell till strength returned. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hoder took the mistletoe and hurled it with all his strength. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Struts and diagonal rods ran between the two wheels to stiffen the assembly and give it the strength of a railroad bridge. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Bronwyn used her strength to pull open the door, and it came straight off, hinges flying— but the hallway it let onto was completely obstructed by ice. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Hers were exactly the right length to show that she was naturally gifted and had a strength of will to do something about it. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, when he had regained a little strength, he forced himself to stand and leave. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He tested her strength, still, and kept her working at it, but he had not spoken of the climbing out for many months. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I mean, I can’t even tell you how I found the strength to get up every morning. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

She held on to him with every ounce of strength she had, willing her arms not to let him go. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Let us use your strength to make us all rich!” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Luke, inside the nursery doorway, could hold one end of the tape until his hand came into the cold spot, and then his fingers lost strength and relaxed helplessly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

With sudden strength, she leans forward and takes the baby in her bony arms, cradling him close to her. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The slower the Iron Throne was to react, the longer they would have to gather their strength and bring allies to the cause. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The Icelanders were also known for their strength, fairness, and stubbornness. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But in spite of her strength, she still wept over her unfortunate fate. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Booth needed rest and would happily have spent a month with the Garretts recovering from his injury and regaining his strength. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally I finished and said, “Can I be excused?” and they hardly even paused from their conversation about the strengths and weaknesses of Guinean infrastructure. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

As it was, the men had difficulty just getting the weather station door open and needed all their strength to keep Pagliuca from becoming a kind of human kite. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her cheeks were staining a dusky purple as she tugged the hem of her dress, as if she could will it longer simply by sheer physical strength. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“What happens when the power gets boosted all the way—when the messages are sent at full strength?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll give you my strength if I can have your remission.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“My son,” she answered, “I have no strength to move. If this is in truth Odysseus, then we two have ways of knowing each other.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, it took all her strength to make any progress. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nothing compared to the strength in my mind. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“My seared vision! My crippled strength!” he murmured regretfully. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The medical examinations I had endured at Castle Garden had sapped my last reserves of strength. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And with his last measure of strength, McKinley turned to her and spoke his last words: “We are all going.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He’d been laid low with various intestinal ailments for most of the expedition and was finally getting his strength back. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He sees her hollow eyes and her protruding stomach as she loses more and more strength each day. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The story always lifted my spirits and gave strength to my arms. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t have the strength to carry those babies any farther. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mustering all his strength, he raised his head, and with a weak and pinched voice he called into the darkened branches, “Are you okay?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The cold had robbed him of that strength and left him stiff and weak. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was long and sinewy, but because of his mild manner we had always underestimated his strength. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Common folk stood froze at the sight of a king being pulled down by the strength of the men working together. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a simple Presence, an all-embracing tenderness with strength and a promise of rest. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The motion’s all forearms and triceps, and I don’t seem to have much strength in them. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The strength of this manuscript is in the narrative. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow I find the strength to move my feet, and when I’m alone in my room with the door closed and my thoughts drowned out with music, I open the letter. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He could feel a gathering of outrage that promised strength and endurance. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wrapped an arm around me, and her strength seeped through me and beyond. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain gathered strength, limping along the ridge, tucking himself in under his soft black hat, out of the sun. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blink, and I’m back in the water, strength filling my body as I pull with everything in me back to the top. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

His gratitude that they were not gave him the strength he needed to lift her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both Mark Antony and Cleopatra must have realized the strength of their combined political power as their personal feelings for each other took hold. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Under the south walls of the City the footmen of Gondor now drove against the legions of Morgul that were still gathered there in strength. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Now she felt guilty, for she could see that her sister no longer had enough strength to complain. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get your strength back. You couldn’t catch him now if he was standing next to you.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The beetle flew free at once, and Father Gomez felt a surge of relief and strength. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

"The main strength of Lord Tywin's host is well to the south. We are in no danger here." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When he felt the blood trickling down his neck and, onto his chest, the old man shuddered, and the last strength went out of him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Without word, without hesitation, Jinny turned, crossed the small room, and kicked the door open with a bare foot and strength she had no idea she possessed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

We had been walking for days and both strength and morale waned. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

His strength returned, but the brownie ambrosia tasted more bitter than usual, as if it somehow knew that Jason was turning his back on Camp Jupiter. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I found David’s psalm to be a great source of strength. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I pray to the God within me for the strength to ask Him the real questions.” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man was trying with both hands to keep the line just inside of breaking strength. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone has distinguished themselves either by strength or deadliness or cunning. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“A little cold wont hurt them. Remember, you’ve got to keep your strength up.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t have the strength, the attitude, or the resilience for certain kinds of pieces. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

If the gods had given her the strength they gave Jaime and that swaggering oaf Robert, she could have made her own escape. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Visiting my grandmother’s house every day and watching the strength she carried even when she was in pain made me take her words to heart. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He was so frail and thin, with no strength left in his hand, but she could still feel the warmth of life through his skin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“That’s the only thing kids like that have going for them, is that physical strength,” she said. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just in time, because his legs had no strength left. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Wallace,” Daddy said to me, “this is something fantastic, boy. The strength of artistry needed to construct all of this here. And the vision...” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

It crackled to full strength in the silence of the ruins, casting flickering shadows through the interior of the ruin. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Frodo did not speak, and so Sam struggled on as best he could, having no guidance but the will to climb as high as might be before his strength gave out and his will broke. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She had charged into battle against her father with a horrible cut already sapping her strength. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

As I walked down the corridor with Orieus’s javelin poking me in the back, I thought about what Luke had said—that the bear twins together were a match for Tysons strength. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I searched for some kind of echo, for a residue of sweetness or strength or grace, but there was nothing. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He simply wasn’t sure that the United States had the military strength to take on so many formidable foes. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Twenty-nine years old, he is a slender man with delicate features, a shy, moody temperament, and astounding physical strength. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The imagination and the spiritual strength of Shakespeare’s evildoers stopped short at a dozen corpses. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Now, when I am no longer young, when my hair is fast growing gray, when strength begins to diminish, now I am beginning again like a child. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

It ain’t right for this place to suck the strength of their youth, then cast them off like dry husks to the wind. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Each child is born with different strengths and abilities, including different types of creative thinking. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He must’ve been surprised when I tightened my grip, the ocean filling me with extra strength. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She saw the fear in his young eyes then, but there was a strength as well. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Grandmother explained that this would keep everyone’s strength up until he was ready to eat again. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to speak, and Kate said, “Shush! Save your strength. Save your strength.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He loved her, she knew, but he lacked a certain strength; his backbone was softened by duty. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“It is said your uncle and his wife are eating. How else are they living and with strength enough to walk about—they, who, it is known, have never had anything?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He was putting a hook on the tail when the sun came out with such strength that the light creaked like a fishing boat. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

On the other ropes there were creatures that could not compare with her for strength, but they hauled and pulled with an equally good will. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But she was so close to having everything back to normal that strength rushed through her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was like I had resisted the spell of a fearsome enchantress — everyone else was under that spell and COULDN’T resist it, so they assumed I had some secret strength. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fourth pregnancy took, but it also took away what strength Estella had left. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"I don't know. We have to eat it to balance our levels. We have to get our strength back." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She put all her strength in her legs and lunged, swiping her hand through the streams of light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s not such a surprise that there’s strength in the cold. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He thwacked it against a bed to test its strength. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t lift it off because I didn’t have the strength. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

With all her strength, she cast the message into the darkness, and they watched as it plunged down and down. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded and took it carefully, running his fingertips over the heartwood, testing the strength of the string. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

But even as hope died in Sam, or seemed to die, it was turned to a new strength. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Summoning all my strength, I drew the blade against his neck. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Only enough strength was left in the old dog for a valiant baring of his teeth. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Looks like my grizzly friends together are more than a match for your strength. Maybe I should let them—” “Luke,” I cut in. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The record book listed his growth, weight, speed, strength, and grades in National Socialist tests. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, there is evidence that she encouraged Mark Antony’s military ambition and never lost sight of his political strength and his ultimate goals. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

With his flagging strength, he fought to raise the blade again. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Notable for its equally prodigious strength and stupidity, the troll is often violent and unpredictable. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sent out colonies, had dealings with the less powerful without increasing their strength, put down the powerful, and did not allow powerful foreigners to gain prestige there. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

His strength and his movement and his speed were a machine. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was supposed to be learning things as she went along, gaining strength for her final battle. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

With all his strength and with the staff’s power aiding him he struggled to make for that beach. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I would have gone again and again, but I had not my full strength; it was no longer easy to walk to the town and back. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Using his final strength, and a special knowledge that was deep inside him, Jonas found the sled that was waiting for them at the top of the hill. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, I missed Jim, missed his strength, his ability to focus on nothing but the task at hand. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I kicked him with all of my remaining strength. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Indeed, she felt that her feet stepping on the earth, even when the earth was covered with concrete, gained strength from it. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"There is no reason why she should not do some work as well. She has the strength." The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“The strength you need depends on the strength of the problem,” he said. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He believed, like the man in Lord Tennyson, that people could only have the strength of ten cm account of their hearts being pure. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t need strength, not when he was holding the black megaphone in his hands. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She was already “in shape,” but she is starting to understand that if she wants to be strong, she needs to feed the strength. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The strength of the homeopathic, Mother said, depended on how many passes the bottle made through my fingers, how many times it drew on my energy. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Ah! The new voice speaks first with strength and now with wisdom. I will discuss the matter with Yawar. It is time for you to leave, for soon they will arrive with the injured boy.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath, seeming to gain strength the more he spoke. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Slowly Ned struggled to his feet, pushing himself up from the throne with the strength of his arms, his shattered leg screaming inside its cast. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He shivered and leaned back against a tree trunk as if just talking had taken more strength than he had to spend. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they had killed him that night when they were dragging him down the steps, that would have been a deed born of their strength over him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever it was had been increasing in strength the deeper they traveled into the Wood. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I pick up Garrett in my arms, and although I barely have the strength to hold up my own weight, I bear his as well, as we make our way toward the campsite. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She presses the baby to her body for strength, puts him to her breast. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nhamo had no idea she was strong enough to lift it, but terror gave her supernatural strength. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had never hated anyone before, and the taste was very strong in his mouth, he was astounded by the strength of it. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

For this reason, most of her work was at home, plucking chickens or doing other things which required little strength. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“Only Kumi could stand up to this threat, and her strength is tied to mine. The rest...they are barely enough to protect the Golden Crescent,” Nyame said sadly. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“If you talk of strength,” said Mr. Jaggers, “I’ll show you a wrist. Molly, let them see your wrist.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“But I drink Chiron’s right It won’t be until the summer. Luke will need time to regain his strength.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Cain came at her, and she had no choice but to meet his blows, barely having the strength to raise the weapon each time. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Impulse arrested spills over, and the flood is feeling, the flood is passion, the flood is even madness: it depends on the force of the current, the height and strength of the barrier. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

In life she had been a small little strength. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Raising the ax high over my head, I brought it down with all the strength in my body. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The captain could see that Elya was a man of great strength. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He detected the strength of the gossamer threads of affection that sometimes grew between a pair of young men or among a boatload of them striving honestly to do their best. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He had not known its strength until tonight, and he wondered whether he would have the strength to break free of its soft, persistent force. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

One cannot best an adversary without full awareness of said adversary’s strengths. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

But neither her beauty nor his size and strength would serve with the men whose ships they needed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I don’t know where that strength went, I don’t remember losing it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was so frantic, but all I could think was that there was something to it; there was a strength in it. And I couldn’t kill him, so I had to try.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, with a burst of strength and a wail that surely reaches down to the basement, Ma gives a fierce tug and then a hefty shove. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I grabbed hold of the collar on his lifejacket and summoned all my strength to “unhook” him from that piece of wood. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You taught me to value honor and strength. You gave me the tools for vengeance when I needed them most.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Some of his quiet strength communicated itself to Her terrible touch, and She sensed danger. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

On this occasion Hercules had only his wits to trust to; he had to give all his strength to supporting that mighty load. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was tinny on the radio, but the strength came through. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outliers are those who have been given opportunities — and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Too much of my strength is gone,” he murmured. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

His plan fills my weak muscles with strength they don't have. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Realizing that he needed nourishment to heal and regain his strength, Americans sent gifts of food and drink. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

"I hope my sister is not overtaxing her strength, so soon after her illness. It would be a great pity if she were to suffer a relapse." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Again Mary’s body heaved and he held the pillow in a grip that took all of his strength. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

For the next two weeks, as the time for the December Ceremony approached, The Giver would transfer every memory of courage and strength that he could to Jonas. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

So the wind blew with all its strength, and the sky was filled with sand. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Using all the strength in her legs, Roz jumped straight up, high into the air, and landed on a tree branch overhead. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Its increasing strength makes it harder to handle. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

With her waiting she had lost the strength of her thighs, the firmness of her breasts, her habit of tenderness, but she kept the madness of her heart intact. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Lefty had regained most of his strength by this time. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Its tremendous chords held all the sorrow and all the strength of the people of the city. sang the hundreds of voices, so powerfully the air seemed to shiver. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“No, it by no means wanted strength—it was not a large hand, but very clear and certainly strong. Had not Mrs. Weston any letter about her to produce?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

When he reached Medea it seemed to her as if her heart left her to go to him; a dark mist clouded her eyes and she had no strength to move. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Israel’s patience, strength, and ingenuity were tested every day of the plague. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I had no idea if I had my mother’s strength; I knew little more about her than I did about this long-lost uncle. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“All strength is born of association,” wrote Beaumont, “and 30 individuals united through perpetual communication, by ideas, by plans in common, by concerted schemes, have more real power than 900 whose isolation makes them weak.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please God, give me the strength to finish the job. I don’t want to leave the big tree like that. Please help me finish the job.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether or not they believed his wild tale of superhuman strength, no thane in the hall would attack him again and risk the slash of that mild, coolly murderous tongue. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The effect was one of enormous strength and energy and craft; he was quite big enough to carry the absurd overdecoration; on him it didn’t look preposterous, it looked barbaric and magnificent. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was an incredible display of strength and courage, but he was unable to find any of the missing climbers. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“There is no race in Miss Teen Dream. You are only judged on the strength of your character.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Burnham was a talented artist and architect in his own right, but his greatest strength lay in his ability to win clients and execute Root’s elegant designs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And I just do not have the strength to fight so I am ‘left up in the air.’ The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Calling up his remaining strength and resolution, he dragged Sam to his feet, and forced his own limbs to move. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He clenched his jaw and silently asked God for strength. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Some prisoners who didn’t have the strength to jostle, or even to stand, sat down in the snow. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guards took hold of him to wrench him loose, but he clung on with astonishing strength. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

With all his strength, little by little, he raised Melynlas until the stallion was able to clamber from the ledge. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He doubted she’d have the strength to walk as far as Broadway. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He stood up and pushed Jimmy with every ounce of strength he had. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The Welsh could not get beyond the outer wall of the castle, and the English inside could not tell what strength the enemy possessed. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

He was swinging upside down off the starboard rail, using his massive strength and his flexible feet to hang on while he untangled some broken oars. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Even as a six-year-old, I had such crazy upper body strength that it was always easy for me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The grass smelled like fresh chives, and the sunshine filled me with strength. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The strength of her sobbing shook her entire body, but she never stopped struggling against the plastic ties binding her hands and feet. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Amma, you need to eat to get your strength,” I said. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

A veil had descended over my eyes, but I felt twenty years old and had the strength of a bull. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Titan lord looked fresh and rested, his powers at hill strength. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

His mouth contorted as he summoned all of his strength to roar one, single word. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

A swift prescience with the strength of adrenaline flowed through him and heralded a day when he would speak to Bull Meecham man to man, as a friend and equal. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are beyond her strength, but somehow she makes them come forth. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“And, Hazel Levesque...you will not believe me, but I am proud of your strength. Sometimes...sometimes the only way I can care for my children is to keep my distance.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Letting forth a great sigh, he summoned enough strength to heave himself up to his hands and knees. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She swung her legs over the edge of her cot and sat staring into space, gathering strength to stand up. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just a safe place to stay while Wielaf got his strength back. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She was no match for his height or strength. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Needed her strength and her resilience, her cleverness and her resolve. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

With every second that went past, with every sentence she spoke, she felt a little strength flowing back. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Please, I don’t have the strength to project any better. You have to hear me!” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Inigo leaned for a moment against the nearest wall, gathering strength. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It means beautiful, but with strength,” he slurred. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I hang back for a while on my bed, my head down, gathering my strength. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I suppose I was dying again, so I asked the Lord of Permanent Affection for the strength to live the day. Clearly, the answer came in the affirmative.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It senses the density of the fabric and selects the strength,” she says, and then becomes absorbed in a bit of dry straw before she can go on. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Werner yanks with all his strength, but he is too little, too weak; the strength deserts him almost as soon as it came. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Any tribute, even tiny Rue, could take me right now, merely shove me over and kill me with my own knife, and I'd have little strength to resist. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She pounded the same muscle with all her strength until the tears came down her face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Tyson strained against his bonds, but even his strength wasn’t enough to break them. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

In a fury, using all his strength, Powell clubbed Frederick Seward with the barrel of the broken revolver. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had inhuman strength, hardly wavering under the fiercest attacks. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was a mark of the strength of their friendship that Ron did not laugh. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Nivea, the latest of our laundry maids, was "black-black": my mother always said it twice to darken the color to full, matching strength. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

With all his strength he pulled away and got his feet firmly planted; then suddenly he drove his legs against the ground and with his whole force hurled himself backwards. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

His figure, especially the neck and shoulders, communicated the impression of irrefutable physical strength and of precise, even imperial bearing. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Enemy still lacks one thing to give him strength and knowledge to beat down all resistance, break the last defences, and cover all the lands in a second darkness. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Some of them talk about how you should find an older person you can trust. They say it in some of those Dear Teen Me letters, too. They say it gives you strength and confidence.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“Dinner’s on the table. You need to eat to keep your strength up for that long drive.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Summoning that storm really sapped your strength,” Piper told the boys. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was such strength to her movements — she swung her arms as if she were holding nothing at all, certainly not a sapling in full leaf. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You could bring down a bear with the strength in your club.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Bran used the strength of his arms to squirm to a sitting position. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Catarino, who did not believe in magical tricks of strength, bet him twelve pesos that he could not move the counter. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It felt better than the wire, but it had little strength, and it wouldn’t last very long; but perhaps they didn’t have much further to go. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Grover grabbed his arm and pulled him back with all his strength. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was as if he didn’t have the strength to do that. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

‘I looked at him and wondered. “But if I am not deceived,” said I, “things are now moving which will require the union of all our strength.” The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He could tell that his full strength was back. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The small bands joined us, but sometimes armies of equal or larger strength would fight us. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet she was often ordered to perform jobs that would have taxed the strength of a full-grown, able-bodied man. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Copper wires can carry very high frequencies too, but only for a few feet before the signal starts to degrade in strength due to certain parasitic effects. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

They shoved their oars into the water again and, with land in sight, found strength they didn’t know they had. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

It was my turn to claim the strength. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Tally pushed off with all her strength, forcing her hover-boards down the steep side of the hill, where they would bring themselves to a halt. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Using all his strength, he hauled himself up. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Even if I'd wanted to, I wouldn't have had the strength to straighten her out. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“It’ll do. I’m starving. It’s intense in there. Got to keep up my strength.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if I were to take it, I’d also need to operate from a position of strength, on terms that worked for my family. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The two came together again, like two rams locking horns, and the bartender and the other two men had to pull with all their strength to pry them loose. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking at them, he translated their faces into a strength he had once hoped somehow to marry into. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tell them their strengths, their weaknesses, what they need to do to get what they want. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been fighting for eternity, kid. My strength is unlimited and I cannot die. What have you got?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Seems crazy, but the tuna weighs more than the skiff and me combined, and even with a harpoon barb buried in its back it has the strength to run. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Before every debate he always wrote lists of his argument’s strengths and weaknesses. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

"Ben writes that the strength of the Night's Watch is down below a thousand. It's not only desertions. They are losing men on rangings as well." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Superman relied on his enormous physical strength; Oppenheimer could let loose the energy locked inside atoms. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hums with gospel songs on the radio and says, “Give me strength, Lord. Give me strength.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I hear the clatter of horses’ hooves, but I have not the strength nor will to look out my window. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

‘Then if the Ring cannot be kept from him for ever by strength,’ said Glorfindel, ‘two things only remain for us to attempt: to send it over the Sea, or to destroy it.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They said she took them to bed like some kind of plantation Delilah, stealing their strength in order to keep herself young and strong. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I need what strength I have remaining for your training. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

But it is too late to try for strength now through nourishment. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

My feet found their strength, and I took off at a full run, Nell bouncing painfully and gripping my shift for her life. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We shall eat and the strength will come back to us, and there will be no more fear. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He still topped ten feet and radiated supernatural strength. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Even with assistance, their master could not lift his own weight; it took all his failing strength to roll onto one side. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“There aren’t any. Were sorted into groups of some kind. They keep bringing people and shoving them in. There are some elderly men, but they haven’t any strength,” said Miss Grybas. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He would break put into Orgota and Karhidish all babbled pitifully together, begging me “not to,” and he fought me with a panic strength. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Still, the physical strength the work required paled beside the dexterity needed to rethread a shuttle quickly, or, heaven help her, tie one of those infernal weaver’s knots. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

"We have placed each of you in an order, as befits our need and your own strengths and skills." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

One day she didn’t have the strength to return to shore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He almost immediately crumpled downward, the effort of the magic draining him of any strength he had left. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

As if newly emerged from their chrysalises, the butterflies gathered their strength and began to fly. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Without her strength, he felt as weak as a newborn colt, wobbling dangerously, ready to fall at every step. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And what she was asking for was not the kind of story that would lend anybody strength. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their last strength of mind and body was swiftly ebbing. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Alone we are bom and alone we die, but as we walk through this black vale we draw strength from one another, and from you, our lord.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And summoning all his strength, he threw himself into the air, headfirst. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“In a day or two I’ll be dead. I haven’t even strength enough to climb down into the crate. I doubt if I have enough silk in my spinnerets to lower me to the ground.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

His chest cannot have been injured otherwise he would not have such strength to cry out. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Old as he was, the Lord Commander still had the strength of a bear. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As small and thin as Ultima was she had the strength to lift me in her arms and carry me into her room. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fishmongers were out in strength, crying the morning catch. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have the strength to climb into my bunk. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to put your hand on Mary’s heart to get strength and consolation and rescue, and all the other things we need to get through life,” she said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clutched the hand of the boy next to me with all the strength I had, sensing that if I did not hold on I would be tossed off. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a big hand, but fleshless now, the bones moving loosely under the skin, all the strength gone from it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Throughout my journey, I had been given advice, but nothing compared to Akhi teaching me that my opponents’ strengths and weaknesses were as important as, if not more important than, my own. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I had neither the size nor the strength to frighten him, especially now. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time we had seen one another actually climbing and could better assess the strengths and weaknesses of the people on whom we would each depend over the coming weeks. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Recognizing both science’s limitations and its strengths requires a peculiar mixture of scepticism and confidence; relativists overdo the scepticism and realists overdo the confidence. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Brotherhood was something to which men could give themselves completely; that was its strength and my strength, and it was this sense of wholeness that guaranteed that it would change the course of history. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth sat on the crumbling floor and tried to preserve her strength. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And salt spray blows in from the barrier where the ocean waits for its rising-tide strength to permit it back into the Great Tide Pool again. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both boys ran in at the Griever and jumped feetfirst at the creature, kicking out at the last second with every waning bit of strength. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Most importantly, the power of fire was not limited by the form, structure or strength of the human body. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

His strength was returning, and his conviction with it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Fairly too. Strength against strength. I was too slow and out of practice.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I am working to regain my strength,” she said. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He did what he did because he believed in my strength. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I don’t answer because I can’t answer, because all my strength is going toward holding myself up and fighting my tears. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

How did she find the strength to move on? The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Her only strength was her dark and ugly magic. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

It took all of my strength to open my mouth and sip the warm liquid in that glass. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But as the day wore on and all too soon the dim light began to fail, Frodo stooped again, and began to stagger, as if the renewed effort had squandered his remaining strength. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The rope goes suddenly tight around my waist and I clamp tight with my gloved hand—it doesn’t take much strength. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

From these qualities, a prince must guard himself as if from a reef, and he must strive to make everyone recognize in his actions greatness, spirit, dignity, and strength. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Nok felt the strength of all her years of training surging through her muscles, gathering into her core in a ball of energy. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

By nightfall he was dead with fatigue, but the idea of seeing Blanca gave him back his strength. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Forcing strength and speed into her legs, she ran across the rooftop lawn. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Remember, our coaches always say that fencing requires smarts and strength. We know we have the strength, so we have to be smart, too.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“If I stop now, I may never have the strength to return. Your father appeared to me in a dream and asked me to bring you here,” he replied. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Along with improvements in his physical and mental strength, the training helped boost Roosevelt’s self-confidence. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

In the days of his wisdom Denethor would not presume to use it to challenge Sauron, knowing the limits of his own strength. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Petra Cotes, aware of her strength, showed no signs of worry. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Shasta's heart fainted at these words for he felt he had no strength left. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

He still had the strength to crush me, but I slowly backed him into the fence. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her head drooped, and when she finally found the strength to lift her eyes to mine, I could see she knew what I’d said was true. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Ben and Mary Anne paced the halls of Calhoun High together, deriving strength and comfort from each other’s desolation. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tanks placed around the tower to test the bomb’s strength were tossed into the air. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just not wearing it everywhere. Maybe she’s gaining strength by wearing it to the mosque.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Alex set the grill down silently, glad that he had found the strength to go forward. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Your belief in Fort Mose, along with your strength and courage, is what has brought us this far.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel realized that until they were rested they would all be safer where they were than stumbling along in the open with no strength left to run from an enemy. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Women are like that. When they are enraged they have great strength.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She managed to grab Tony’s arm, and with every last bit of strength she had, she yanked him up hard. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Probably he still had the strength and power to repair his own wounded arms or Kira’s tortured feet. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I need to build up my strength first. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

All of his strength and blood and breath were entering the earth now. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He said: "They used their wits, you see. If you can't beat evil by strength alone, then a little cunning is called for." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

War, he had thought, must give men that same feeling of strength and fulfillment. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I tried to fall asleep, I could hear Grandma rocking back and forth in her chair, singing hymns that must have given her the strength to stay alert all night. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy used all his strength to slam the marble into the wall, but he did more than that. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“No, Lucia. The revolution may have taken over a lot of things, but it doesn’t own a color. For me, red is the symbol of strength, and that’s all it will ever represent.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

And the spy plane's structure had been designed for stealth, not strength. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, then when my strength fails,” Antigone answered, “I will give up.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Glancing at the smiling faces of your girlfriends, you immediately forgot your swollen hands and the cold, and somehow you found new strength.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

But he passed like cold smoke through her arms, and though she felt his little hand clutch at her heart, it had no strength to hold on. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He did not think now of how much strength was needed to climb and run; the fear of capture made him forget even the cold, forget even that he had no strength left. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I am not sure I have the strength to resist this. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Neither of these returnings was very pleasant or desirable: no magnet drew me to a given point, increasing in its strength of attraction the nearer I came. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It wasn't America's military strength that he worried about. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“Few mortals have ever done this and survived: Orpheus, who had great music skill; Hercules, who had great strength; Houdini, who could escape even the depths of Tartarus. Do you have these talents?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“The Nightbeast will likely pick a cave, some sort of enclosed space, to gather strength. The caves at the base of Oso Mountain are our best chance,” Valley said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He was running next to me, out of breath, out of strength, desperate. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Death by starvation comes quickly to a bird of prey, and strength returns as quickly. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Harry’s scar was exquisitely painful, but he struggled with all his strength against the pull of Voldemort’s thoughts: It had never been so important to remain in his own right mind. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He becomes an icon, representing the fairness and strength of purpose that most citizens feel are America’s best characteristics. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, but remember, the poet Emerson said that when we have worn out our shoes, the strength of the journey has passed into our body.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He had won his position not only by strength in his prime, but also by level-headedness and a certain self-contained detachment, quite unlike the impulsive behavior of most rabbits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the 587th Regiment finally went to war, most of its tail gunners were men, because the machine guns in the Pe-2s required so much strength to recharge. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The words always gave me strength and courage: All along this Christian journey, I want Jesus to walk with me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It had all been a test of Nathan’s strength, and God was displeased with the outcome. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sure it was just about his body mass index or the tensile strength of his ligaments, but still, he had her ear and he wasn’t using it to talk me up. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hillary wondered, rather dully, whether we would have enough strength left to get through. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

At first he almost tipped us all back into the water, but he lunged and his frantic strength pulled Florence over the side of the culvert. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He clung with all his strength as the Wolf dragged him bumping through the grass. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The old man slept day and night, and ate what was given him and there was still strength in him to creep about the dooryard at noon when the sun was warm. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

To check the ungoverned spell and drive off the shadow from Ged, Nemmerle had spent all his power, and with it his bodily strength was gone. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He liked Abra and he felt strength and goodness in her, and warmth too. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He hated the idea of strength against weakness. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless, it lightened my burdensome memories and gave me strength to think about things. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The moment I did, his free hand shot out, and with a speed that belied his bulk, he grabbed me by my wrist and held me with the strength of stone. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

It took all my strength to make it up the hill, and I stopped several times to rest. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

A quiet strength and subterranean power exuded from his body with understated insistence. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ship was trying to turn upside down, kept from capsizing only by the strength of its masts where they tangled in the Teeth. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jaime would lose patience and start beating up his brother but he would quickly regret it, because he was much stronger than Nicolas and his own strength made him feel guilty. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not out of weakness that I made it happen, but it was not out of strength either. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

People expect it’s going to taste better and they are willing to pay five, ten cents more—just on the strength of that package.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He stared at the metal angel and focused his mind, as though by doing so he could give her strength. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I believe that once her pain diminishes, she will desire to eat again and then recover her strength. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

To the Father, she prayed for justice, the strength to seek it and the wisdom to know it, and she asked the Warrior to keep Robb strong and shield him in his battles. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The strength of the container was as important as the explosive. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took every ounce of strength to fight her way past. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gathered his strength for the initial blow. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His strength was enormous: it was like holding the mane of a bolting horse. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Three of the girls questioned Kate about the will, coming to her together for mutual strength. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you know of this Metatron? He was once a man: does he still have the physical strength of a human being?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But it is not simply a question of weight and brute strength. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the sow came down for its next pass, I threw with all my strength. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I’ve hidden us all,” Duny said, sullenly, for his head hurt from his father’s blow, and the working of the doubled incantation had drained his strength. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Now it is three in the afternoon, the sun’s strength already draining from the sky. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“She wanted to tell you all this herself, but I figured I’d cover some of it since the old bird hasn’t got much strength. So do you understand your gift?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Lord Asriel could see the effort he made to hold himself together, and sat tensely gripping the arms of his chair until Baruch found the strength to go on. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The farmer brought the whip down with all his strength, and the wagon lurched forward. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although he was big, he looked like the kind of fellow who didn’t know his own strength. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as his companions watched him, a miraculous strength slowly seeped back into his body. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could not control the strength of the gnarled roots that held it to the cliff. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

If she had the strength to throw something at me, I’m sure she would. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stuck him with the pointy end, driving the blade upward with a wild, hysterical strength. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Everything was just as clear as in full daylight, but there was less light to see it by, as if all the strength were draining out of a dying sun. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“But is it not sufficient that you have the strength and I have trust?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was too old then and living on borrowed time to repeat the miracle of the little candy animals, and none of her descendants had inherited her strength. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Running her finger over the tattoo, she tells him what her dad told her: “They’re exposed and hidden at the same time. They’re a symbol of strength and perseverance.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Years ago, it seemed, when he still had some strength in him, when he had still been defiant. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The man in black just hung in space, feet dangling, the entire weight of his body supported by the strength of his hand jammed into the crevice. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

My mother whispered her strength into my ear. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

After the song was finished, the second girl sat at the river’s edge, waiting for the return of what little strength she had. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I read each moment, each thought that passed through him—when his mind was clouded with pain, when he found the strength to emit a silent plea for mercy. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was very afraid, but a new emotion was rising up in him, giving him strength to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It is too small—wants strength. It is like a woman’s writing.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

He liked his strength, his steady blue gaze, and the confidence with which he conducted the conversation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Fear began to ebb away as abundant food and sleep made it possible for him to regain his strength. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Since Doc Kelly had finally cut me loose from that contraption, I could start moving around a bit, building up the strength in my leg. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

With every bit of strength in his body, he’d pulled himself out of the water and wrapped his arms and legs around the trunk. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t have the strength to suck their thumbs. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So much strength within her, but not the strength to let go. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

"If we tell the real story about the war, show people that they're not alone, they will start to talk. Then they will grow in strength and numbers." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman raised her arms, and then, in a voice that surprised me with its deep strength and volume, shouted to the top of the mountain. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Without further ado, this year I am very proud to award the Henry Ward Beecher medal to the student whose quiet strength has carried up the most hearts. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Strider sat silent for a while, looking at the hobbits, as if he was weighing up their strength and courage. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They felt so feeble in his iron strength. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Somewhere Alfred found a little extra strength, he reached all the way down for it, and the next time the red glove missed he threw his weight behind a short right uppercut. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ached, inside and out, but her fury gave her strength. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I reach for my mother’s tarnished armlet, wrapped around my bicep, and touch the familiar pattern for strength. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

We seemed to get strength from going, and we went fast and easy. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He folded his wet arms about his head to save himself, but soon the steps had pounded his elbows and arms so hard that all of his strength left. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

What we had saved had been taken from us, there was nothing more...nothing left to sell; neither youth nor strength left to barter. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gripped the staff in her left hand, taking in the strength of the wood, the strength of her friend. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Possibly true,” Westley agreed, “and when the moment comes, remember that: I might indeed be bluffing. I could, in fact be lying right here because I lack the strength to stand. All that, weigh carefully.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Keep focus on your arcana, your strength, and your sisters. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Not that powerful, eh? Could have fooled me. You’re the son of the Earthshaker, lad. You don’t know your own strength.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I guess she had gotten her strength back while we were gone, because she lifted Jeffrey up in a rib-crushing hug until he practically begged her to let him down. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mere fact that the government was engaged in negotiations at all was a sign that they did not have the strength to sustain apartheid. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was because it was the end of the day, but he seemed not to have much strength left for the pedaling. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the strength of a demonstration, Paramount agreed to build a manufacturing plant to turn out prototype tubes in Oakland. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Nana had become an ageless woman still in full possession of all the strength of her younger years. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gathered his strength and then he managed to shinny up the trunk inch by inch. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Nationalists’ long-term strategy to overcome our strength was to build an anti-ANC alliance with the Inkatha Freedom Party and to lure the Coloured Afrikaans-speaking voters of the Cape to a new National Party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder that religion can live or die on the strength of a faint, stirring breeze. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turner grabbed the man by his tie and was ready to smack his stupid face with an open right hand, but another hand, one of some great strength, closed about his wrist. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

All that stolen strength...what would have happened if the ridderak had killed her, too? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Normally, when something makes a wave, the wave travels outward, gradually spreading out and losing strength, like the waves moving away from a pebble dropped into a pond. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

But I went on, and the strength did not fail me till I had reached the cache in the foothills, and set up the tent, and done what I could for Ai. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was said that Stannis knew the strength of every house in the Seven Kingdoms. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His spirits and strength lifted with the momentary warmth and he stood. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

One of Olena’s strengths is her tenacity and unwillingness to give up. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“The second eldest liked to test his strength, so I made sure he had challenging arenas.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

‘You know I would, and gladly, as long as I have any strength.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It takes a lot of effort to cut off a bite of pancake—there’s no strength left in my arm. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Once there, I offered myself as a crutch to Bear, which he accepted, though I sensed that he was regaining something of his old strength. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

May God grant me the strength to always live by this creed. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It ruled their waking hours, sapped their bodily strength, and from time to tragic time claimed their mortal flesh. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

That day it seemed to Sam that his master had found some new strength, more than could be explained by the small lightening of the load that he had to carry. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Saving my strength, he told himself, though for what he could not have said. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We swam away with what little strength we had. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

In its brief, the orchestra argued, “The plaintiff does not possess the necessary physical strength to be a leader of the trombone section.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“You need less sleep and food than mortals. But occasionally you do need something to keep your strength up. We’ll get some snacks inside.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He ate the white eggs to give himself strength. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And electric strength had come to him now the horizons were kicked out. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

A weakling, it had become food to give strength both to her and to the wolves. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holding tightly with her left hand, feeling the strength in her arm, which would now briefly be her only support, she planted her feet firmly to push off and propel herself across the rock. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It would be months before Rush truly regained his strength, but within five days he was back on his feet and valiantly seeing patients in his home. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

But I had neither the courage nor the strength. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The strength of the lamassus and the power of the chariot passed through the reins into me, making us an unstoppable juggernaut. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Because Mai, as her mother reminded people, was born in the year of the dragon; and that meant nobility and power and strength. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She stepped forward and embraced Ella, seemed to draw strength from her large dark presence, but then pulled away, smiled, and brought her attention back to me and me alone. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

My body bends and twirls with more strength and grace than the others; my eyes and hands are better storytellers. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then perceiving that the valour of the City was already beaten down, the hidden Captain put forth his strength. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then she summoned all her strength and waved one of her front legs at him. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Above the grimed crescent of his fingernail was the verse, “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He groaned as he got up from the table like it took tremendous strength and energy. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Motioning to Omakayas, she indicated Neewo, who was trembling now, his tiny arms and legs moving jerkily as the heat in his body increased, and increased, until he had not the strength to even cry. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Taran threw himself furiously against the immovable Crochan and once again with all his strength tried vainly to wrest it from the ground. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

They loved to prey on rootworkers and suck up all their strength. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“When the time comes,” Nathan said with a gleam in his eye, “the strength will be forthcoming, never fear.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite his inexperience, they admired his courage and physical strength. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was a weapon against her strength and if it turned out of no significance, still it was a hope that she might fall to their level some day. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

In a matter of seconds, it seemed, I had gone from being angered by her strength, to being amazed by her innocence, and then frightened by her vulnerability. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed on War Admiral’s neck and drove with all his strength, sweeping over his mount’s right side. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a Democrat and he had strength in the north. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took all my strength to pull the door shut. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I fought back the panic that rose in my throat and tested the strength of each board that ran from the top down the sides. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

His legs had been useless for three years, but there was still some strength in his hands and shoulders. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A lot of people were so terrified that they just ran to the river, jumped in, and lost the strength to swim. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She was giving the super-tired smile, and he saw how deeply pressed into her pillows she was, like she didn’t even have the strength to raise her head. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

After that Wormtongue played dangerously, always seeking to delay you, to prevent your full strength being gathered. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear stared into the robber’s face; hatred would give him more strength. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The problems of the past had given her a toughness and strength that most girls her age had yet to find. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Powell’s strength surprised Robinson—he could barely hold on to him as Powell went for Seward again. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But not by you, pig-boy. You will need the strength of Islimach added to your own steeds—and you will need mine.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

His strength, that protectiveness he radiates, it doesn’t mean she’s weak. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dragged himself to roll call and, using all his strength and determination, continued to work. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

This is a test—of my mettle, my strength—which means there must be something specific I’m supposed to do to get out of here. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But while the latter had preserved his extraordinary strength, which permitted him to pull down a horse by grabbing its ears, the gypsy seemed to have been worn down by some tenacious illness. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Though the threading took skill, it did not take the physical strength demanded in the machine rooms, and the girls sat on high stools as they worked. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

This confrontation has given me strength, it’s made me more determined. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I understood that by “bull” work he meant jobs that took little more than brute strength to perform. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I had the hunger and thirst of a famine all to myself, smoke in my burning eyes, and no strength left. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept trying to crawl away from the blows, but I didn’t have the strength or the coordination to get far. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Clara had lost her angelic distraction and was helping to remove the stones with the strength of a man. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

This he attributed to the fact that the people had become conscious of their needs and their own strength. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Goats,” she said to Valley and Thorn as they backed up her parents and, surprisingly, Beefy, who was adding strength to each spell with his little fists. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He reached again and threw the rusted metal off his friend with every bit of strength he had. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She enveloped the sick and the dying with her strength, sending it from her body to theirs, sustaining them. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He signed up for the men’s gymnastics team, where his prodigious upper-body strength made him a standout on the rings, the high bars, and the parallel bars. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the Spancel had a strength in it Perhaps it was because she was twice his age, so that she had twice the power of his weapons. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not mean to kill the poor musician; he just struck out on the impulse of the moment without thinking, hardly aware of his strength. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He summoned all his strength and yelled, “Cohorts—lock shields!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I loved to run, to jump, to test my strength and speed against other boys. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He just kept repeating that it was all over for him, that he could no longer fight, he had no more strength, no more faith. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I don’t have any strength or will when I’m with her. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I am in awe of the veterans’ persistence and inner strength as they slowly found meaningful work and fulfilling relationships with spouses and children, other veterans, and friends. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

But it was the strength of her character, her undaunted spirit and unshakable dignity, that transformed her from a singer to an international symbol of progress in the advancement of human rights. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Piper’s talk of exhaustion affected him, too, sapping his strength, making his body feel heavy. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I watch the sun rise, burning its collection of memories, and I draw strength for another day. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any second, I knew she would run out of strength and the cavern ceiling would collapse on top of her. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

‘But first eat something. You’ll need your strength back before you hear the bad news.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Hugo attached a crank to the back of the clock and, using all of his strength, turned it as far as it would go. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I shall tell him that we have days before us, and we must not break down when most of all his strength will be needed.... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I slide the bar beneath the bracket, and with all my strength, I bear down with a single swift push. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

So she just looked at his pale form instead, and the ghost saw the passion and brilliance in her eyes, and took strength from it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She eyed his muscles, his height, his girth—all strength stolen from the dead Champions. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Then he took the roll of matting, and going as far from the house as he had strength, he laid the burden against the hollowed side of an old grave. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why they do this since we haven’t the strength to work the land already cleared. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she thought of how he watched her, assessing and admiring her strength, and she knew that his gaze was also that of someone who loved her. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Once he began walking, his strength came back. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He respected her strength, her mind, her power. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Men had trouble accepting Ruby’s strength; they were flabbergasted by both her loveliness and her vitality. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

How can you describe my bright eyes, the strength of my hand as I gripped my mother’s thumb? Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since he had so little strength in these latter days the child at times had gone back to crawling as he used to in his babyhood. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I’m surprised by the strength of her grip. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

With all my strength I dragged the heavy animal into the woods. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet the moment his master appeared he knew him and wagged his tail, but he had no strength to drag himself even a little toward him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

After workers made gains in the mid-twentieth century, American labor unions lost strength. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

As the nineteenth century progressed, though, the lure of the three governing triads, I, IV and V began to pall and the strength of the previously well-defined chords began to blur. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

As the hot summer dragged on, morale and strength began to break down in Mark Antony’s camp. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

He was tall and lean, but in the leanness there was strength. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

It is a frailty, but in this frailty there is a strength: the conviction to live in your own mind, and not in someone else’s. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In a little while he spoke, and strength and hunger began to come back into him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing could have been achieved without Boxer, whose strength seemed equal to that of all the rest of the animals put together. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

He had the weakest smile, like he really didn't have the strength or the will to break the blank stare and make his face match the words that came out of his mouth. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Yet, as with primitive humans, the very strength and vividness of their sympathy brought with it a true release. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once we know about how the mind works—and about the strengths and weaknesses of human judgment—it is our responsibility to act. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

When he asks her what her greatest strength in the arena will be, she doesn't hesitate. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Putting his last strength into the effort to remain where he was, he loosed his teeth from Woundwort’s shoulder and dropped his head, like a cart horse straining at a load. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I must have all my strength come dark. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Although he had the same impulse for growth and physical strength, it was early evident that he lacked imagination. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

That tide of food, water and rest that flowed through my weakened system, bringing me a new lease on life, also brought me the strength to see how desperate my situation was. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere, deep down inside, each of them grasped at shreds of will and strength they did not know they possessed. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Attention to detail has always been one of my great strengths, hence I am making note of everything to report to you. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Taisin felt the power in the woman’s veins, and she was awed by the strength of it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung felt in his own shriveled body the last remaining strength of life gathering into a devastating anger against this man, his uncle. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Her strength was in keeping us all moving forward and in holding the pieces of our sorrow together, but we were living with shards of it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She almost wishes her father were there, as she is beginning to understand why he had always been so adamant about building up her strength and control. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I’ll live or die on the strength of your judgment, but first let me say who I am. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They fight to show us their strength and power. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

Venerable he seemed as a king crowned with many winters, and yet hale as a tried warrior in the fulness of his strength. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

One of them flew back, thrown by Tool’s strength, but the other swung his machete. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Shortly stooped to pick it up and the white man bared his teeth and swung his foot into Shorty’s rump with all the strength of his body. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

For he found he did not care about his power, his strength, or his greatness. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Chapter Eleven located the tiny doorknob level with his head and, using all his strength, pulled it open. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In nothing that he said or did was there any sign that his strength was not what it had been. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Spinning and stormy and gaining strength as she barrels forth. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

His grip was strong; I was amazed at his strength. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I’d used up more of my strength than I knew, following Spot so far from the cabin. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt a surge of strength and a new wind. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the strength went out of my body. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Right now, you have one blow, that’s all. You told me yourself that it’s not just strength, it’s skill too. This way, if you win this game, you get two blows to my head.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She was afraid it was locked, and she pushed on it with all her strength. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

And while he was watching the ships, Buttercup shoved him with all her strength remaining. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

With strength I didn’t know I had, I flip Trey. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The strength of a champion such as Martin. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if I had the strength to climb up. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Each morning they would tell me in whispers that Harrison was eating raw onions for strength. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But right now the American black man has the political strength and power to change his destiny overnight. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

With every increase in his knowledge came a gain in strength. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I felt strength come into my arms and hands and legs and feet, and my neck and head stretched for the first time. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Transformations were difficult, and she had to contend with the possibility that she might not have the strength to undo this one. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Often in their hearts they thanked the Lady of Lórien for the gift of lembas, for they could eat of it and find new strength even as they ran. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

As soon as the elevator doors close, awkwardness descends again, this time with Dementor-like strength. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

But Lyra had to hold Salmakia in her hands, because the Lady had little strength left to cling to Lyra’s shoulder. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then the old Archmage lifted the staff, and set it to earth, and leaned heavily on it with bowed head, as if he had scarcely strength to stand. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“A scar is a sign of strength,” he said quietly. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then my father stood up and admired his fishing pole, its grace, its strength. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As though aware of these preparations and their meaning, the three adventurers increased their pace as much as was possible within the limits determined by the old dog’s strength. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pastor Dames ends his sermon with a prayer, asking God to give us all the strength to continue to do good even in the face of pain and injustice. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Oh, I know that Martin was a warrior mouse, but those were wild days when strength was needed. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

A successful quest for Olympic gold would require finding nine young men of exceptional strength, grace, endurance, and most of all mental toughness. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Did he still have the strength to Give? The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was struggling against me with all her feeble strength. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They cried and danced, through your body went the spell that cured Lucas, and your name lent strength to the curse that took one of us from the service of our Master. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the saddle, he rode unbowed, as though he had gained new strength and the weariness of the journey could no longer touch him. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Gave me the strength to pull myself right up to next to him. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

By then, his tired arms would have little strength left to push away from the train’s wheels. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I’d tried always to bring the most calm and open part of myself to these meetings, to lend my own strength by being caring and present, sitting quietly on the riverbed of other people’s pain. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There was some calmness in her voice which carried more strength than all Wang Lung’s anger, and Wang Lung’s uncle said uncertainly, “Will you really go south?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It was still a thing of beauty and strength. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought about the strength of the storm, its duration, how oddly minimal the damage had been to this house. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

We are the sum of our own soul strength, not of the judgments imposed on us by others. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

All the strength left my body, and I saw my own tombstone and an open grave, a coffin being lowered into the ground. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

After the meal we lay on our shelves, trying to gather strength for the next day. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Build up your strength for the next bit of dancing,” added Pa Schillinger. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

They tirelessly taught us to harness what they called our “superhuman powers”: our physical strengths, our emotions, and our remarkable IQs. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Sticky, having recovered a bit of strength, came over to hold Reynie’s legs as he reached out and lifted the frightened girl through the window. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Bottom, be strength and warning and speed forever and save the life of your master. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Queen gazed at the darkened sky and prayed for strength. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy understood firsthand just how much strength that must have taken. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Because he used his giant strength only in the service of good, he was always a very popular man. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

She showed her that a magnet operates within a field, increasing in strength the closer one comes to its poles. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“They had stolen so much from us—our homes and families, our very identities. To take something from them gave us strength.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

When you are circling your opponent, probing his strengths and weaknesses, you are not thinking about his color or social status. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hung to the willow branch and did not have strength to pull myself up but 1 knew I would not drown now. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

When his heart spoke to him, it was to provide a stimulus to the boy, and to give him strength, because the days of silence there in the desert were wearisome. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shuddered and said no more, leaving Merry to tell of those last horrible moments: the pawing hands, the hot breath, and the dreadful strength of Grishnákh’s hairy arms. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She did not have the strength to bear their vain attempts to comfort. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She took another step, then another, and then she felt something settling down below her feet and leaped for the far side with all her strength. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Its strength, Boromir, is too great for anyone to wield at will, save only those who have already a great power of their own. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The great door was so heavy it took all of Dany's strength to budge it, but finally it began to move. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We simply had to remain on guard and arm our warriors with strength and hope to prepare for the big battle still to come. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In attempting to incorporate the uncertainty principle into general relativity, one has only two quantities that can be adjusted: the strength of gravity and the value of the cosmological constant. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Why else would Mance choose to gather his strength in the Frostfangs? Bleak and hard they are, and a long weary march from the Wall." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Got to keep the old strength up, y’know. Lashings of nourishment; only way to heal an honorable injury. Feed it, what, what!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

And even if I hadn’t fallen over, my legs had no strength left in them. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Within a few weeks I had strength enough in both arms to pull myself up on the furniture, and from there I could release myself to a stand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not have strength enough to be. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The change it had been able to effect in Mrs. Taylor showed that its strength could not be resisted. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather, the term merely means that any band “leadership” is informal and acquired through qualities such as personality, strength, intelligence, and fighting skills. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was horrible here, like being buried alive, and it took all his strength to force himself on. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I knew it would be tough, but after being teammates with someone for so long, you learn their strengths and weaknesses. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

They were so beautiful, and some-times just being close to them made her feel stronger, braver, as if somehow she were drawing strength from the stone dragons locked inside. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Despite her personal strength, Joycelyn relied on her whole community, including Louis Austin, a close friend of her father’s. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Did she really have the strength for this journey? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I know the arc of his lower lip, the strength in his shoulders. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Had a lifetime's hard-won wisdom fled him along with his health and strength? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Will you get out of here?” he yelped beseechingly, and shoved Aarfy over with ah his strength. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Once, when I checked, it had pulled itself over to the saucer and, with what seemed to be the last bit of strength it had, was licking one of the pieces of banana. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was a big man and strong, but he had never used his strength to harm anyone, always to help people. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then suddenly new strength rose in him, and his voice rang out, while words of his own came unbidden to fit the simple tune. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mark scrambled around and got onto his back, pressed his elbows against the ramp, then, with all his strength, kicked out with both feet, connecting against the man’s middle. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The hot weather continued and for much of the time he sat under the elder branches, dozing above ground like some solitary hlessi and feeling his strength returning. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had left the flashlight on the other side, and he knew that even if he wanted to, he didn’t have the strength to go back. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The girl didn’t stand a chance against Pima’s strength. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If I have any strength left from the heat,” he wrote to Pete, “Fll beat Bright and give Lash the scare of his life.” Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

The man fell away, and Coram swung his arm with every gram of strength he had towards the hyena. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The visit had taken all the strength from him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I swam toward them, knowing that I might not have the strength to pull my friends out. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Such spell-walls must be ever renewed, and soon he saw that if he spent all his strength on these defenses, he would be of no use to the islanders. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even if he had wanted to resist, he did not have the strength. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Above Ralph the clock began to grind and groan and strike, bong...bong, as if it had to summon strength for each stroke. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

It took all his strength to lift it, and as he did so, a blast of cold air hit him in the face. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Her look wasn’t filled with rage, there was strength and sadness, which made it painfully familiar. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I want all the strength to come from me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But the combined strength of the Keepers was way too much, forcing the condemned boy closer and closer to the edge of the Glade, just as the right wall was almost there. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Who’s going to chop the wood while Tiller’s getting his strength back?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You need some strength before you go out looking for Dismay. It’s not full light yet!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But I like Mama Ya-Ya’s signs best: “Ladybugs mean good luck”; “The Little Dipper means freedom. Its handle is the North Star”; “The color blue means strength and friendliness. Happiness.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He lurched with a strength he didn’t know he had, throwing the pilot off his body. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Now she, who had been impatient once, and violent, who had cursed and shouted and contended like a man, moved into silence, contending only, and with the last measure of her strength, with God. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s good that you have it. You will need its strength,” the shaman said, and then his gaze fixed itself once again upon some faraway point. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I can see him mustering the strength to carry this out with vigor. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

To match his frailty and strength, he has a spirit easy to despair and quick to defiance: a fierce impatient courage. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

His sweat-slick face was a mask of anguish, his every muscle straining as he leaned into the big piano, moving it by brute strength inch by inch through the wide doorway. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I pulled back with all my strength, but whatever had my arm was stronger. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

To tell him and the boys that they needed to be more than a wild card—to control the explosion, because that was just as much a badge of strength. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

As soon as his head cleared and his strength came back, he was the captain again. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before him stooped the old figure, white, shining now as if with some light kindled within, bent, laden with years, but holding a power beyond the strength of kings. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He gathered his remaining strength, and tried to pull himself up out of the hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Her features had the bold muscular strength which could result finally either in ugliness or in great beauty. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore bent down, and with extraordinary strength for a man so old and thin, raised Harry from the ground and set him on his feet. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Speed, strength, beauty, pale skin, eyes that shift color; and then Jacob’s criteria: blood drinkers, enemies of the werewolf, cold-skinned, and immortal. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

To make such a climb required both strength and planning, so the Prince made those marks in his brain: my enemy is strong; my enemy is not impulsive. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Sadly, this fear was shared by some of their own constituents and supporters who believed that the union of both would weaken or detract from the strength of each movement. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I like to hear about cricket and boating and hunting,” said Frank, who had not yet learned to suit his amusements to his strength. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, gathering my last wisps of strength, I pull out Secrets to a Happy Life, flip to a random section, and reread it in the dim light. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eye gaze just above the road, undistracted by the small life that darted toward its hooves, heaving its great chest forward, pacing to hold on to its strength and gather more. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ate half a bar of chocolate to give me strength and nearly ran to second period to have time to confront her before the bell rang. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

When she tried to load it onto her back, however, she found that she just did not have the strength to do this. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for the Varangian to look at her, she flung the horseshoe with all her strength. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

At least the kind of strength that I need. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Smith, my assistant principal and neighbor, had seen my strengths as a student and furthermore trusted me with his own kids. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I’d like to walk away, too, but she grips my hand so tightly I would have to pry off her fingers, and I don’t have the strength for that kind of cruelty. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, her strength! her weakness!—both pulling me apart. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When push came to shove, he transcended his limited human frame with strength no man could have and weapons no man could handle. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was no resisting the iron strength of his hands. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I had no strength left to bring the fourth one down” was all he said, and they moved quickly into the shelter of the gulch. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rolling voice of his people growing always in strength and in power. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He went back to concentrate on his work as if nothing had happened, and his voice took on a restful strength. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was carrying her baby brother, Braucherei, who everyone affectionately called Beefy, because of both his roundness and his unusual strength. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“That was hours ago. You need to keep your strength up.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“See? Like you’ve even had a chance to build up your own strength?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

With all my strength I began to race toward Block 36; midway, I met my father. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some old people who didn’t slap the children for being slappable; who saved that strength in case it was needed for something important. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ares has strength. That’s all he has. Even strength has to bow to wisdom sometimes.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Not that I had the strength to do the kinds of acrobatic leaps Otto was pulling off, hitting a stiff reed and using the rebound to catapult to the next. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

What strength had I to dart retaliation at my antagonist? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

And that may be precisely what Lord Tywin wants, Ned thought to himself, to bleed off strength from River- run, goad the boy into scattering his swords. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was surprisingly heavy—no burden for her, of course, but she marveled at his strength. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

What’s more, she had seen off these “Calibans of brute strength, enormous bankrolls and stupendous power” using only “Nature’s greatest resource, a radiant intellect.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Once mangolomera was in your blood, it could never be reversed and was always gaining strength. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

He was limp all over; he was standing up here against this wall by some strength not his own. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I concentrated on the water, drawing strength from it. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

While I was there, I met a fellow contestant, Mary Kate Bush, who later became a great source of strength to me, as well as a lifelong friend. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I am relieved that the questions are basic, mostly wanting to know my interests and what I see as my strengths and weaknesses. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The strength came from here, from this feeling. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know where they get the strength. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He had built up the strength in one of his little hands so that they attached a plastic arm over it and he could control almost real-feeling soft plastic fingers on the end. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took a certain kind of strength to navigate Fullbrook mostly on her own all these years. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

They had gone some miles, and the road was at last running down a long slope into the plain, when Frodo’s strength began to give out and his will wavered. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Somewhere inside me there must be an inherited wisdom from my ancestors since I can muster up the ability to play roles that offer guidance and strength. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

We honed our egos on her, padded our characters with her frailty, and yawned in the fantasy of our strength. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dany clutched the dragon’s neck with all her strength to keep from sliding off. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The nurse gasped at the sight of her former charge, but she said nothing, merely bent down, lifted her to her feet with surprising strength, and smacked her hard through her torn clothes. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She pulled with all her strength, but he only laughed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The intensity of the pain corresponded to the nearness of the hollow and the frequency of the hits with its strength. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

We were united in fear then, and now that she isn’t afraid anymore, part of me wants to see what it would be like to unite with her in strength. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

‘If these kinsmen be in any way like to yourself, my lord Aragorn, thirty such knights will be a strength that cannot be counted by heads.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“You must keep your strength up. I’ll make you a toddy.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something was slipping out of me, slipping away, taking my strength and my sanity, and I could not stop it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know by what strength Tobias marches through the doorway. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She also set out to prove her courage and physical strength. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He fought against the fear that chilled his heart and drained his strength. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I understand. I had a temper, too, but I learned that it takes more strength to control yourself than to fight.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

But the overall impression is one of strength; that his hands could move mountains. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The tsar said, “We are also blessed to have Alyosha Popovich, he of unending strength and power, visiting us from his northern city of Rostov!” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It’s like some kind of superhero has entered the room, using speed and strength to beat the hell out of the three intruders. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The sunspots, sometimes visible to the naked eye at sunset, are cooler regions of enhanced magnetic field strength. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was screaming at everyone to get moving, but it became clear that some people didn’t have enough strength to walk, or even stand. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t sit still, but she didn’t really have the strength to stand up. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“A penny cannot feed me, and I have no strength to go farther. Don’t shut the door:—oh, don’t, for God’s sake!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

But he thought that whatever happened he had something, an inner strength or resolution that Hooper lacked. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“It is time for a test of strength. Can you lift up a cat?” he asked Thor. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He flung the spear with all his strength, fully intending to kill. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z