When they took hold of me and lifted me in their strong arms, I thought nothing of it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I will do the songs. But grandparents’ prayers for their grandkids are the strongest kind. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The skull moved subtly under the features, the angle of her forehead tilting back, her chin becoming more defined, her jaw stronger. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It went without saying that this was a strong argument for taking retribution into your own hands, but the prosecutor pleaded that we not do so. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth and Percy remained motionless, but Hazel could sense their heartbeats getting stronger, their breath coming more evenly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Early in 1938, Germany merged with its neighbor, Austria, to form a bigger and stronger state called “Greater Germany.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t just his strong arms and his skillful hands, though Piper liked those just fine, but the way he acted so upbeat and confident. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Even if she were the athletic type, she’d never be able to grab hold of anything with a strong enough grip to keep her from splattering against the concrete below. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“In those days the Arcanum was a strong brandy. Now it is well-watered wine.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The feeling of terror that seized me was so strong that it woke me up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its wings spread strong and wide, it flew lazy loops above the prairie. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Legs strong, shoulders back, our bodies carrying more and more weight. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Think of the journey we had in coming here. We’re not nearly as strong. If we are to face that journey again, we must be prepared.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Do not mention that name! You can’t seriously think I’m worried about your puny boyfriend. No one is stronger than me.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And by the way, Otis made the coffee for us that night, and for the record, it was a whole lot stronger than Mrs. Windermere’s. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I loved evenings when Amma felt strong enough to prepare dinner for us, instead of the other way around. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

After an evening’s workout I would wake up the next morning feeling strong and refreshed, ready to take up the fight again. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were strong enough to hold him up, he realized. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

My hair is growing as I’ve become dark and strong from running and swimming. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

From these bars they now hung pulleys wound with strong, thin cord, and at the ends of the cords they fastened hooks, which they slipped into the oval-shaped holes in the block and pulled taut. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m strong enough to make my way around the house. Mother Smith doesn’t have to worry about us no more.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

To marshal large men who were not all that much younger than him, and in many cases just as strong willed, he needed every advantage he could get. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Bowing my shaved head in front of my father's portrait, I repeat the age-old Bangla prayers in a strong and steady voice. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I imagined I could feel warmth radiating up my arm, I felt stronger. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Human beings were stronger than angels, stronger even than great powers like this one, and it was true: he was bearing the angel down to the ground. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

On some subjects, there are strong differences among income groups. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The strongest were put at the oars and they rowed with all their might down the river to the sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to push him away but he’s too strong. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe that wasn’t too strong of a—” Aru stopped as the cauldron began to quiver more violently. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

At this point, if Lee remains and continues to defend Petersburg, his forces will be destroyed by Grant’s Army of the Potomac, which grows stronger in men and guns with each passing week. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

A fortnight passed before Littlefinger was strong enough to leave Riverrun, but her lord father forbade her to visit him in the tower where he lay abed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Now, because the day is so fine, and thou’rt getting so strong, it might be well if we should go fishing.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

It’s strong and beautiful, with the sun rising behind it. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Better. He got a tetanus shot, and now we’re loading him with antibiotics and pain medication. It’s strong stuff, so he’s pretty sleepy.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll try to be strong again, and if I’m patient, the rest will follow. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I am composed of strong metal, am continuously conscious, and can stand extremes of environment easily. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He was brave, and he was strong, and the cuts did not make him beg for mercy, and he showed no fear behind his black mask. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

As I become stronger, I can think—a little—and when I take the soup, a glorious color, I consider my golden insides. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

The water was heavy, but her arms were strong. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

For many others, particularly since technology has gotten more powerful, the signs of compulsion are even stronger. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The fish was as strong as an ox. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The go-cart had never been rebuilt, but the closeness between Gerald and Aunt Queen was probably stronger than ever. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And like me, she was fine-boned, probably not as strong as she needed to be to survive in this era. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The school was strong in literature but just seemed so-so in creative writing. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

There was not one person in the crowd who did not realize that they had overcome Caesar’s strongest intentions, that their mass will had triumphed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“A young, vigorous, athletic woman might have struck them, especially if she were in the grip of a strong emotion, but it is in my opinion highly unlikely.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presently Will was strong enough to go on, and they moved together along the path, with the great forest quiet around them. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said this polite enough to suit Big Ma but strong enough to suit Papa. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The potent, strong fragrance of happiness still bloomed in him, the sense of being—for the first time in his dull life—useful. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Beidleman was also one of the strongest climbers on the mountain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

There would be no strong thermodynamic arrow of time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Soup with a bonobo finger in it is supposed to make a pregnant woman give birth to a strong baby. Putting another finger in the bathwater keeps the baby strong.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had noticed that they were strong enough to bear Us weight. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t as strong back then as I am now. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

We took handfuls of sediment from homemade African beer, which has a strong scent much favored by pigs, and placed it upwind of the pig. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the end of the Olympics, the Soviet Union, which had fielded one of the strongest teams ever, came in first and the United States eased into second. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I had to battle for my place at the top every single season, but I made it because I was stronger and fencing smarter. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He’d built his own house, hauling river stone, milling lumber, a man prominently and wondrously strong far into his forties. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He kept saying, “America and Japan strong, but China is the future place.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says, “You need to be strong for Erin. Be a man. Okay?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A strong smell of sulfur filled the air. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I was thrilled to see that these new twins, a male and a female, were strong and healthy. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Although reports on the first day of the stay-at-home suggested strong reactions in various parts of the country, the response as a whole appeared less than we had hoped. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three of them, monstrously huge and strong, had each a hundred hands and fifty heads. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fluttered a little and the flame bent down low, but still both ends burned strong. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like they have a stronger bond or something. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The trees were aptly named after beauty—their wood wasn’t just supple and strong, it was a lovely, glowing red. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I don't want to live with grandma,” Conor said, his voice suddenly strong and filled with a thickness that felt like it was choking him. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The letters were corded and strong against the golden satin material. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She was too delicate for that strong, scratchy voice, as if her birdlike outside was just a pretty little tale she liked to tell, and the true story was something she kept deep down inside. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

His voice was strong and it rang through the church with a power that brought every head erect. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Thing is," Chuck continued, "without the dish, a signal would have to be really strong—" "Like, melting-the-pigeons strong," Morris supplied. "—for him to get it," Chuck finished. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you were supposed to be so strong!” the Sicilian shouted. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t always have to smack people in the face with how strong you are.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I said in a loud voice, “tatting wasn’t a strong field this year.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Plus, I have a strong vocabulary and could have probably selected a nicer word for her, though I doubt I could have chosen a more accurate one. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Longstreet said easily, “Sorry I had to assign you to old smelly George. Hope you have a strong stomach.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Okay, Defenders, here we are, back on the battleground—" Coach was starting strong on his windup speech, when he glanced at me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Ski Team who, although exceptionally strong, had little previous high-altitude experience. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The first beat is usually the strongest, and in most music, most of the bars have the same number of beats. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Passenger pigeons traveled in massive assemblies, billions strong, that rained enough excrement to force people indoors. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then strong arms were tugging at her, pulling her off the older woman, hauling her back. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

If the sandstorm was really strong, it knocked you over, and you rolled around like you were a tumbleweed. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

One could make a strong case that no single person has made as much of a difference when it comes to sending the message about the risks of texting and driving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Meggie felt sure Capricorn wanted to strike Fenoglio to the ground, but his fear was too strong, leaving him helpless to act. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Yet the sexual impulse is tremendously strong in this phase, controlling the entire personality, subjecting all other drives to its imperative. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the dining halls the older gentlemen, who had spoiled their palates with drinking, were relishing those strange delicacies of the Middle Ages—the strong flavours of whale and porpoise. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was an older man, past forty and balding, but still strong and fit. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Miss Bennet’s astonishment was soon lessened by the strong sisterly partiality which made any admiration of Elizabeth appear perfectly natural; and all surprise was shortly lost in other feelings. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Her fingers were calloused and her hands were strong. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I understood that there were some very strong objections against the lady.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Similarly, a boatload of quiet but strong introverts may never find the common core of fiery resolve that causes the boat to explode past its competitors when all seems lost. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

No matter how strong or lucky he was, no matter how many monsters he destroyed, Percy would eventually fail. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His head swam; the wine was strong, and it had been too long since he'd eaten. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“They couldn’t find his...the waves were too strong...” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had a strong urge to grab a chunk of her own hair and pull it as hard she could. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I mix up a pair of strong whiskey cocktails. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

If I’d been stronger, I would have stood up to her. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was usually like a live oak, tall and strong against hurricane-force winds. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He knew it was still as strong as ever. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear a faint whooshing, like a breeze getting stronger and stronger, as we walk along. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Fadi inched around the back as strong hands reached down to grab his shirt. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He was a big kid, actually, strong from bucking bales and driving trucks. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can hear Judd’s heavy footsteps coming around the side of the Jeep, and I can smell his chewing tobacco, strong as coffee. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wanted to be able to take whatever they chose because they were strong and they wanted a god who was on the side of the strong. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I carried the heap of leaves, pressing them to my nose in anticipation, breathing in their strong scent, a scent that seemed sweet at one moment and pungent the next. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The entrants. In the tatting class. Not so strong.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It did not seem to be built strong enough for its three stories of height. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

They are strong and brave and caring, and even though I know they must cry and get angry and maybe even throw things when they’re alone, they rarely show it to me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

All I could do was conjure for myself shimmery ideas about what love might be like and who might come along someday to make me feel that strong. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the guards who had taken Chaol to his chambers and given him a strong drink. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In place of roses it was full of thick pole beans and hard green cabbages and strong carrots. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was true that there was no animal stronger than the lion, with the exception, perhaps, of the elephant. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Ob always said cussing was like taking a strong drink of whiskey. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

The figure leaped into the air and was on top of him, slamming into his shoulders, gripping him with strong hands. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I try to sound strong, but it comes across as awkward. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But a pair of strong, clammy hands suddenly attached themselves around Harry’s neck. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She can be a strong woman if she puts her mind to it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Taking full advantage of all the archived information that was never more than a few mouse clicks away, Jesse had strong ideas and theories about everything—the size of government, genetic engineering, gun control. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was strong and healthy, the doctor on the destroyer had said. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was well supported by my new boss, given the freedom to build my own program, creating a stronger relationship between the hospital and its neighboring community. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“No. Charity, like Socialism, is an invention of the weak to exploit the strong and bring them to their knees.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the rest, his ears were pale, and at the tops extremely pointed; the chin was broad and strong, and the cheeks firm though thin. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The sun came out strong in the morning. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your spirit indeed is strong, but your body wastes away. Why do you not eat?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She clasped her free hand around mine, sandwiching my fist between her small but strong fingers. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I can’t help being strong; it’s not my fault. I don’t even exercise.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Scott is very strong guy, I am very strong guy,” Lopsang explained to me with characteristic immodesty. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

With my soft power, I was finding I could be strong. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Gregory has a deep voice, and he kind of boomed it out, not yelling, but strong. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“The current is strong. I had enough trouble when it was me alone. Now I will have two more.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

There is a strong general tendency to filter out the bad and the failed and to focus on the good and the successful. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had not seen her in more than twenty years, when the love they both felt for Nicolas was stronger than the love between them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is very hard for me because half the time I feel like crying, but I want them to think I’m strong. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her grandmother hugged her neck, her strong perfume nearly choking Alma, and swayed back and forth until finally letting go, leaning back to look at Alma’s face, and then going in for another hug. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

As in Sean’s room, the smell of skin, salty and sweet, was stronger by the bed, but the smell in this room was slightly different, more familiar, and not overwhelmed by pine-scented cleaner. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The strong and healthy would survive to have strong and healthy offspring. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Ever since the song began she had felt that this whole world was filled with a Magic different from hers and stronger. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

In the crafty vein, Madison was ingenious at contesting the strongest argument for a Pennsylvania location, which was its geographic centrality. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Doris Whicher didn’t notice; she was in the throes of a hangover, and the smell of liquor was so strong that Malcolm thought she ought to breathe more carefully near the fire. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Though I wasn’t quite sixteen then, I was tall and rawboned and looked like twenty-one; I was also pretty strong for my age. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I thought of the tide, how swift it ran and strong into the little cove. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The wind is not as strong now that the train has slowed. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t noticed it before, but now, suddenly the wind was strong. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Was there some medicine that would make Timothy get strong sooner? Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

If you read Madison’s correspondence during this same time, you get the strong impression that the problem went much deeper than any shuffling of account books could ever satisfy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

In the last few days the poor beast had improved wonderfully; it already seemed fatter and stronger, and had begun to show an affection for its new masters, especially for Sam. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They bought some coffee so strong, Hazel’s head felt like a vibrating gong. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But even on the land the devilfish can injure you, for he is strong and does not die quickly. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had gravity been a trifle stronger, the universe itself might have collapsed like a badly erected tent without precisely the right values to give it the right dimensions and density and component parts. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Wouldn’t much happen if I didn’t get stronger, but I couldn’t do a bit that day except fall back into the bed and let sleep take me off. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Under extremely strong gravitational accelerations, even light is affected. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And after that show of will and power in his throne room...Dorian could be a strong general, if he was pushed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She led the strongest of her new kits—my sister—and me to the humans’ farm. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They went in single file, running like hounds on a strong scent, and an eager light was in their eyes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

However much we fear the punishment for stealing, our desperation is too strong to stop us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he pushed off and got the ball and went strong for the hoop. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Their principal concern was whether or not the Congress Alliance was strong enough to halt the government’s plans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they moved out into the widest part of the Langer See, the winds grew even stronger. 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 a tremendous baritone voice that was strong and clear. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Fire made us feel like heroes. Made us feel stronger than we were.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

What a hot and strong grasp he had! and how like quarried marble was his pale, firm, massive front at this moment! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

In this he knew a certain strong and holy gladness. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It made him silent and strong and fast, faster than any other picker in his gang. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Wearing jeans and a wool sweater, McCandless looks tan, strong, healthy. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can buy them. My father never did. He liked to work in the sun. When it got too strong he wore a straw hat.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Hate is too strong a word, but I definitely didn’t love it.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Many of Percy’s powers had gotten stronger over the years, but now, too late, Percy realized that swordplay wasn’t one of them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Sheed’s natural inclination to fight his cousin buzzed stronger than ever. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The cut on my left hand pained me too much to use it, and my right hand was not big enough, my arm not strong enough, to carry two buckets at once. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mount Carmel, with its strong Catholic-league basketball team and rigorous curriculum, had seemed the best solution—worth the thousands of dollars it was costing my parents. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I see Stella look up through the glass and we make eye contact just as a strong gust of wind knocks the air right out of me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Be strong,” she says after me as I head for the door. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I look down at my Strong Shoulder jar, and I don’t feel strong at all. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Sonia fights, bracing her feet against the wall, but the pull is too strong. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was strong and fleshy and brutal, it was full of intelligence and a sort of controlled passion before which he felt himself helpless; but it was tired. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

August said it could make your fishing line float, your button thread stronger, your furniture shinier, your stuck window glide, and your irritated skin glow like a baby’s bottom. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Got some chores,” he said in a strong, soft voice. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

The pull to know was strong, and he didn’t quite understand why. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe Travis is strong enough to keep me from falling when Lydia leaves. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Because I had a really strong sense that Zed was a problem. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The feelings were strong enough to destroy one human boy, but he fought through them, concentrating on the knowledge of himself and his task. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

By now the smell’s so strong rhat it begins to flatten out, as if there’s no more my nose can absorb. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

"Nonsense! Hitler wants peace! A strong Germany. Wait and see. He will restore our greatness!" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Nigel was big and strong and not one to make idle threats. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now it had redundant solar panels, whose frequent bursts of coordinated electricity were strong enough to knock back an elephant. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was dreaming of her arms around him strong, when the rain on the tin roof woke him up. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

But staying strong would keep me locked up. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

She tried to stand up next, but she found she wasn’t quite strong enough yet. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Granovetter argues that it is because when it comes to finding out about new jobs — or, for that matter, new information, or new ideas — “weak ties” are always more important than strong ties. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hours of strong soap and sudsy fleece had accomplished what years of cold water never had—her hands were really clean. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember him standing that way during initiation, as he watched us fight each other, so tall and so strong I never dreamed he would give me more than a cursory glance. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Bran's wine was sweetened with honey and fragrant with cinnamon and cloves, but stronger than he was used to. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Her legs grew stronger; her blisters burst and her hands grew callused; her soft thighs toughened, supple as leather. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Thanking Him for keeping me alive and giving her husband good help and good health, and tinker work, and a strong growing garden. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

You have to be strong and show that you are bigger than the problem. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he was also big and strong enough to do real damage. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rowers bent their strong backs while a lad up beside the master beat the stroke on a drum. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I shine the flashlight down that way but it’s not strong enough to see what’s down there. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Like everyone in New Orleans, he understood what could happen if a strong hurricane struck. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

In January 1919, with public sentiment now stronger than ever in support of women’s right to the ballot, the NWP stepped up the pressure by introducing a new tactic it named “Watchfires of Freedom.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

His moves were so clean and strong I couldn’t help but be surprised he was willing to waste his time here, with our little club. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Reports from New York and Pennsylvania suggested a strong surge for Jefferson, who was clearly the main threat. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The wind was so strong he couldn’t keep his eyes open. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

John struggled to pull them both back up to safety, but Eugene was strong in his panic, keeping them both below the surface. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She looks thinner, but strong for somebody going through chemo and all of this. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

‘Keep to the green grass. Don’t you go a-meddling with old stone or cold Wights or prying in their houses, unless you be strong folk with hearts that never falter!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Jordan was stronger, but he was drunk and confused. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hand is so hard and strong I can't move, and it feels like my heart has stopped beating, it's waiting to see what will happen next. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

His heels click and clack as he circles us, his gaze like a strong beam of light. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He’d often smelled of the same sort of tobacco, aromatic, a little strong, but, unlike cigarette smoke, pleasant. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

In the strong sunlight the badger watched the silhouette of the big rat moving about behind the canvas. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Lillian, standing erect, felt the tears come as they always did when she saw strong men march and heard this song that lived in the center of her. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind was still fierce—strong enough to knock me down several times— but it was a bright, clear dawn, and the visibility was perfect. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

To rid your mouth of the odor of onions, drink strong coffee. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Her ordinarily strong voice wavered like silk in water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He nodded at Colin without smiling or blinking or in any way moving any of the muscles in his strong, round face. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

In another minute the chaplain felt strong enough to rise and walk with glum reluctance to the tent next door for Sergeant Whitcomb. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Knowing how much her husband was suffering both physically and emotionally, she recommended to Charles— with hesitation, but also strong feeling—what worked for her. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

An overwhelmingly strong motive made the ship anchor there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you are a small son. Someday you will be tall and strong and then you will be able to handle a big canoe.” Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stench of human waste, urine, rotting wounds, and strong rubbing alcohol surrounds me, permeating my clothes, skin, and hair. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Alys’s strong fingers pried it loose, and she raised the heavy, carved lid. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He argued with himself that he was safe again; he felt strong, and the dread of the night before was gone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

A sensation so strong that I nearly screamed aloud. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When Fallen was finally strong enough to fly, I reintroduced him back to his flock. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

"You look strong as a . . . a . . ." "Don't cozen me, Snow, you know I won't have it. Let nie have a look at these maps." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The extra loudness of the note often requires a stronger, more definite attack at the beginning of the accented note, and it is emphasized by putting some space before and after the accented notes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The foul smell of it came strong, in a cloud. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to do but start running again, with the others trampling with stronger will around me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the notes before the first strong downbeat of any phrase are the pickup notes to that phrase. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Be strong. Make me proud. Make your papa proud!” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The feeling of being gone and then returning was so strong I had to sit down on my bed for a while. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Remember how a strong headwind can slow you down or help you take off, depending on how you use it? A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Harry asked, disregarding a strong feeling that he might be pushing his luck, a feeling apparently shared by Phineas Nigellus, who hissed softly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Mother offered to buy him pharmaceuticals, the strongest analgesics she could get her hands on, but he declined them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When he opened the door, the smell of strong coffee wafted out with him. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The wings themselves were finer than the finest rice paper, and yet they were strong. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was tired but I couldn’t sleep; my irritation and perplexity were growing stronger, kept in motion by a ridiculous sense of unease. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But how could I keep strong with hurricane-force winds constantly trying to tear me down? Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

A minute later the breeze grew stronger, filling the sails with the huge rippling sounds of stretching canvas. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“You’ll be one of a select band, of the cleverest, strongest, bravest creatures ever,” bragged the Bishop of Bath and Wells. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

But two days later, he was strong enough to call for his painting gear, intent on pursuing a hobby he had taken up at the urging of Manette Loomis. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But Lady Macbeth, who seemed so strong at the beginning of the play, had a rather rapid mental deterioration—remember she was walking and talking in her sleep and washing her hands uncontrollably? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lay down again and tried to go back to sleep, but the memory of the dream was too strong. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

On some days she is stronger, and gives the illusion of improvement. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But now I know I am like the blade and he is like the whetstone— I am too strong to break so easily, and I become better, sharper, every time I touch him. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The sermons were so tough that not even Rab’s strong teeth could get through them. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a dude gets your game that strong he should be a lot better than you and Brothers wasn’t all that, and I knew it. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently even the strongest god in the world could be caught off guard when buried under fresh produce. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His face is dark and strong as always, but he keeps swallowing. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if I get put under for surgery, my lungs might not be strong enough to pull me through to the other side. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I will not, said a stronger voice, in the back of his head, I won’t answer. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Yet the strong anthropic principle would claim that this whole vast construction exists simply for our sake. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the restaurant was a small beach, and when they were done eating they walked for a while along the shore, into a wind so strong that they had to walk backward. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I want to be strong and fearless, to show Ma she does not have to worry about me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even with an injured arm, he was stronger than me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

These smells are even stronger as I make my way down to the basement. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

When I open them, Mom's gone and the sun is strong. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I knew they would be our toughest opponents of the day, not only because they were strong opponents but because the referees seemed to love them. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The person who lived here sat alone at the table, but had two beds: one in a second room entered by a door stronger and better-made than the one to the house itself. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some thought that he was making a strong effort to counteract the truth about America that I was telling every chance I got. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within two minutes of the first strong gusts the snow blew so thick that I could not see Estraven six feet away. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Not all of us can be as bold as Jaime, but there are other ways to win wars. Harrenhal is strong and well situated." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I figured he was dug in with the troops at Fort Washington, which seemed a good place, what with the strong walls and the cannons protecting it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He anticipated that I would have to tolerate some strong male egos in Moscow who might doubt I could do the job," she remembered. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t strong like the friends in my books. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“I am younger and stronger, Professor. It must be me.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I have handled a number of business matters for Monsieur Lefèvre of late and I have put in a strong recommendation, but you should do whatever is needed to secure the position.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Matty could see the slender palms and the strong fingers, calloused at their tips from the garden work, the loom, and the needles that she used for her complicated, beautiful tapestries. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Repressing a strong urge to throw something at him, Harry plowed on, “I still reckon he might have hidden something at Hogwarts.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He served strong, hot black coffee in thick cups and these visiting teachers blessed his good soul. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned a cold, hard eye on her classmates and teachers, saw their weaknesses and silliness, and used her strong language skills to lash out. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Around here, when someone tries to make it out, everyone tries to pull him back in, and he’s not strong enough to fight them off. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It should have rung, and then a strong voice should have told them that they had Mark and that he was safe. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

There was something in the way the old woman carried herself, strong despite her feeble body, unbothered by the jungle’s danger. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Despite the sun bearing down like a branding iron, the market was crowded that day and sales had been strong—it was only 12:30 but we’d already made $160. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Along with the grain, it appears I have also sown strong seeds of friendship. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Auma had ebony skin and brilliant white teeth and spoke with a strong British accent. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The plank has a little green moss along the edge, but it’s still plenty strong. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And a performer, just like my mother used to be, touring the country, the world, to tell everyone about the New China that Chairman Mao had built and how it was becoming stronger and stronger. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The power of my words was that strong. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It is a bit strong just at the start," Brett said. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

However, if it was expanding at more than a certain critical rate, gravity would never be strong enough to stop it, and the universe would continue to expand forever. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Telemakhos, now strong in the magic, cried: “Come with me, friends, and get our rations down! They are all packed at home, and my own mother knows nothing!—only one maid was told.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Abe said that he was a special breed from Asia, trained by the Chinese army, and that his jaw was strong enough to bite through metal. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was an old man, but he was strong like some of them old West Indian brothers. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaving my basket at the base of the willow tree, I climbed onto a strong limb that grew aslant the brook. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Why do I have a prescription for such a strong pain medication from a German Army doctor? The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

For when I am weak, then I am strong. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was true of course, though sprinkled with little inaccuracies that added to the story, making it strong meat for the hundreds of readers who wanted value for their pennies. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Berg had taken them a lot farther from home than they’d thought, and they ended up camping in the woods for two nights, resting just long enough to feel strong again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They longed for a strong leader who promised them jobs and a better life, even if he had extreme ideas. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Steel rang on steel, and Tyrion soon realized that the tall man was quicker and stronger than he was. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The smell was strong—not Gloucester Harbor strong, but fishy. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I remember growing older, growing taller, growing stronger, all while attending ballet. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Jinx picked up the damp cork and sniffed the strong whiskey aroma. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Undaunted, we got stronger every day and refined our technique. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now I looked up and saw steel as strong as it was old. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Quibbler still going strong, then?” asked Harry, who felt a certain fondness for the magazine, having given it an exclusive interview the previous year. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

In an apartment in South Philadelphia, a tired-faced woman opened the door and led her into a strong stench of urine. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His smile emboldened her, made her feel beautiful and strong. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She had not been that strong since Virginia, since she loaded hay and handled the mule wagon like a full-grown man. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Anything stronger than Belle-rose numbs the blood, Your Highness. The arcana will not work." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I raised the glass in a toast, but only pretended to drink; such spirits are too strong for me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear,” cried Rhonda just then, for Mr. Benedict, awash in strong emotion, had gone to sleep. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was surrounded by men sworn to House Lannister, a vast host twenty thousand strong, and yet he was alone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I remember having books in my hands, and that as I moved towards where Ruth and the others were talking, there was a strong patch of sun across the desk-lids they were sitting on. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two strong rays of light entered the subterranean restaurant through high-up windows along the street. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Over and over, Gary fired off into his father, who was much stronger than he was. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I can jump over one of the tables and use it as a shield—no, I am too short to jump over the tables, and not strong enough to tip one over. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I’m picking up strong vibes that he’d love to be a series regular.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The wind gusted stronger, but I made a rude hand gesture at it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“People are always thinking I’m so stupid because I’m big and strong and sometimes drool a little when I get excited.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The beak, hooked slightly downward at the end, was strong and sharp. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a musical noise, but so strong and solemn as to be a little frightening. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

They shot down the Tumblestone, letting the strong current push them past the looming Wheel Tower. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I had no desire to share the fate of Galileo, with whom I feel a strong sense of identity, partly because of the coincidence of having been born exactly 300 years after his death! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because it’s fun. You’re small, but you look strong. Shouldn’t be too hard for you.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was full of plans “for his gentleman’s coming out strong, and like a gentleman,” and urged me to begin speedily upon the pocket-book which he had left in my possession. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

It contained a thin strong rope, a padded grappling hook, a vial of oil, some lockpicks and a dagger: Shadow’s usual burgling kit. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Well, I think there’s something wrong with everyone, don’t you? But my mom’s smart, and she’s strong, and she always puts me first.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t strong, he couldn’t use it to pull a Tarzan and swing from a tree, but it should hold the rafr to the plane. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back straight, sink low, keep your body, the core, strong. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The gusts are strong enough that a few of the plastic chairs around me keep toppling. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There is a strong speechifying tendency in corrections. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Sir Fabian took on a superior air, as he squeezed Jeanne with his thin, strong arms. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

At five feet three inches, Rondon wasn’t tall, but he was strong and tough. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

There is no strong evidence either for or against life on Titan. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father and son alike shed happy tears at this strange meeting between the dead and the living whose love had been strong enough to bring him down to the world of death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man was so strong that, in the days before handicap ramps, he could lift Collins and the chair all at once—up and down the stairs of homes or restaurants. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t strong enough to deposit him into one of the back seats, not right then. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He squinted in, examining the inside as he pressed his strong fingers against the sides of my face. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In the end the only thing that mattered was how strong his heart was. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was strong, willing, undemanding; and she had enough common sense to do what she was bid and ask no questions. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was new blood and a strong shot of the Old Corps. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the ring were not so close to Saturn, this effect would not be so strong, and the particles could accrete, making small snowballs and eventually growing into satellites. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was deep and strong like Papá’s. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

After all, what is this Quarter Quell but...what was it President Snow read from the card? “...a reminder to the rebels that even the strongest among them cannot overcome the power of the Capitol...” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think so too. In fact I think I can feel it getting stronger.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even now, Jon could not decide whether the maester had stayed because he was weak and craven, or because he was strong and true. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Once more, it will be stronger and greater than Olympus. Look, Thalia. We are not weak.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The raw meat has a strong animal smell, and as you slice and slice, the tissue inevitably gets under your nails, and the scent lingers on your hands for hours. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

My feelings for her were still so strong they rushed up my throat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Alex told himself it wasn’t because she was no longer strong, but because there were so many candles on her cake. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Abigail described this decision as “a very painful thing” because “the President could not play his strongest card.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Just now, waiting for her bucket to fill, she felt strong. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting there, I felt so much stronger than he, ridiculously so, as if I could lift him and toss him over my shoulder like a sack of flour. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have a denser, more malevolent little triumph to finger: energy has passed between us, and I am stronger. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

My mother was strong and enduring as the Towers of Silence. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Slowly George felt stronger, and on their last night at sea, he was able to go out onto the deck with Phoebe. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was a section of strong fence out there to prove it. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

But even in the midst of it, buried inside the desire to feel nothing and be nothing, was an even stronger desire. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pinned with thumbtacks in a circle, all those stormy treehouse drawings surrounding one strong, smiling girl. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“My father has defeated monsters stronger than Sigurd.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

With each sniff he took, he felt himself growing stronger, braver. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I felt a strong need to tell him that I had urgent needs of my own. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, it was a force invisible and strong like the wind, or a spider’s web spun across the trail. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I had my chance and I’ve lost and I deserve this and I’m fighting but I’m not nearly as strong as I was before and I can feel the end coming. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The wind was too strong to keep a candle alight, so he had to read his measurements and write them down by the light of a glowing coal. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Wearing my father s clothes made me feel powerful and strong. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

There was a roundness and firmness to her, a clean, strong roundness, and her heavy blond hair cast a glow over her shoulders when she wore a bathing suit. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Omakayas was strong enough to bring in wood, though she trembled as she walked. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“So your legs are stronger? Is that why you can stand in this wind?” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

You could tell from the way the mouse’s tail was flying behind that in the picture there was a strong wind, maybe gale-force seven. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like a pillow, though its smell was strong. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

You could break right through an electric fence if you were strong enough to handle the current for a second. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He’s still strong, in decent shape; his moves, still fluid. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The tennis challenger starts strong but soon loses con­fidence in his playing. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Will was a post-grad senior and a strong defender, but he relied too much on his jump shot, which most of the time clanked off the rim. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Miners had a mystique; to be a miner meant to be strong and daring, the ideal of manhood. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They detracted not only from who he incontestably was—a grandmaster and the United States Champion—but who he believed he was—the strongest player in the world. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I have to concentrate on keeping it from going to my head, stronger than wine. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She had a grip on me, so strong that it hurt. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The closer I get, the stronger the smell of beer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

But they couldn’t touch him, he told Clevinger, because he had a sound mind in a pure body and was as strong as an ox. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Daisy’s ghost made me feel super strong inside, knowing wherever I am, she’d be there with me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Thanks to black pride on Dad's side of the family, it's easy to imagine a strong, passionate African woman as one of my ancestors. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She’s strong in other ways; she makes intellectual leaps that leave him openmouthed in admiration. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are a gift of God to purify us so that we can have stronger children for the empire, soldiers to keep the Irish in their place. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He had hands as large as shovels, and the forearms that came from his sleeves were strong as stone. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I overheard the main guy, Dr. Moses, giving my dad a pretty strong warning as we were getting ready to leave. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is strong and pain is worse to the strong incapacity is worse. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stone is strong, Bran told himself, the roots of the trees go deep, and under the ground the Kings of Winter sit their thrones. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The attraction between Mark Antony and Cleopatra was immediate and strong. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

This was a fish built to feed on all the fishes in the sea, that were so fast and strong and well armed that they had no other enemy. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told herself that there were powers stronger than hatred, and spells older and truer than any the maegi had learned in Asshai. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, in the boy’s nest room, this grief-yearning scent was so strong that it overpowered everything else, and yet his boy made no move to acquire whatever it was he wanted so badly. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He was tall, lanky and lean but strong. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“It means he has a seriously strong will. And something to hide.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But the father was bigger and stronger, and he prevailed. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

It had a dose of nux vomica strong enough to kill a horse. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The experience was very strong, nearly a hallucination. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the dark parlor we move away from each other, slowly, as if pulled towards each other by a force, current, pulled apart also by hands equally strong. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought about running again; he was stronger than the old man and he could fight his way out of this. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

But it was so strong that it kept swimming. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I mean I hadn't eaten anything unsanitary or like that and usually I have quite a strong stomach. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Making strong statements about their womanhood helped them to cope with these issues. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Finally! You still look strong. How old are you now?” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing with some of the guys from the baseball team, strong, tan arms crossed so hard across his chest that the veins etched an imprint in me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He had broad shoulders, strong pipes, no gut at all. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

They were strong, though, and inhumanly fast, and he was in the center of a troupe of them. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He was obviously much stronger and standing straighten I realized that he was quite tall. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It got stronger as time went on, thanks to the investigations of Copernicus’s successors. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He was also impressed with Elya, who seemed to have grown bigger and stronger in the last two months. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Indeed. One of us. As strong, as fast, as unconquerable.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Maribel’s got a thumb and pointer finger in her mouth, blowing loud and strong. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The Preacher laughed and said, “Brother Leroy, you’re just working yourself too hard. You’re strong as a mule. No one who was sick could swing an axe the way you do.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

But there was something nagging deep inside of me that grew stronger by the moment. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Now he also experienced belatedly, for once in his life, the strongest and strangest passion; he suffered tre-mendously through it and yet was uplifted, in some way renewed and richer. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

We must put our feelings aside; we must be brave and strong, bear discomfort without complaint, do whatever is in our power and trust in God. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The nagging pain was strong beneath my heart. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But his voice was not strong enough to penetrate the thick wall. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Squaring up required strong wrists and a fine degree of motor control, and Joe just couldn’t seem to get the hang of it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Ashamed, now that the effects of the soma had worn off, of the weakness he had displayed that morning in the hotel, he went out of his way to show himself strong and unorthodox. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stink from that could twist the nostrils of a strong man. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t do for a Black man and his family to be caught on a lonely country road on a night when Joe Louis had proved that we were the strongest people in the world. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air-conditioning was so strong that he could feel it on his forehead and on the palms of his hands, fast-freezing his sweat. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

‘How strong and proud he is! Where is his harness? It should be rich and fair.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure Hazel won’t be able to manage the hill until he’s a good deal stronger.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could not guess their number in the gathering gloom, but it looked to him like a great army, many thousands strong. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

For this theory to give the observed value of the strong force between particles, the strings had to be like rubber bands with a pull of about ten tons. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The jaws were strong enough to crush rock, but Ton-Ton lifted the boy as gently as if he were an egg. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A wild wind—a wind stronger than anything he’d ever seen or heard of, a wind without warning out of the northwest. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back at the camp, my life continues as before and with another increase in food rations, I become still stronger. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma’s voice grows stronger with determination as the words pour out. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was moving on four good legs, strong and swift, and he could feel the ground underfoot, the soft crackling of fallen leaves, thick roots and hard stones, the deep layers of humus. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He uses moves on her like the ones Kelton used on Henry—but this guy is stronger, faster. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

One of the delegates’ first acts was a decision that “the doors be kept shut” and that “the members consider themselves under the strongest obligations of honor, to keep the proceedings secret.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are too small, and not strong enough yet. Without water you will not survive the rest of the walk. Some of the others—they will be able to manage better than you.” A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have,” he said, “a stronger lineup than in the spring of 1935, and we figure to have three good fast boats in contention in January.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Jeanne tried to scream, but a strong, calloused hand was clamped over her mouth. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The knight was a powerful man, yet Dany understood in that moment that the maegi was stronger, and crueler, and infinitely more dangerous. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But as long as we have a strong signal we should be good. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used that saying to remind everyone to be strong, like a Dinka. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most humans didn’t love one another nohow, and this mislove was so strong that even common blood couldn’t overcome it all the time. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

For the first few seconds Jesse kicked and struggled against the strong arms. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

And what force would be stronger than me and my admittedly underdeveloped upper- body muscles wailing on the trunk with random tools? Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The logic of combining forces was obvious to them: The groups would be stronger together. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Next thing I know she was now explaining to the doctor that she was one of the strongest first graders he'd ever seen. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

‘All of us are drawn here, sustained not only by Gaia’s power but also by our strongest desires. Eurymachus’s greed. Antinous’s cruelty.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Pick out your strongest points and use your allotted time to present them. Two minutes for each speaker, and no more.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“All I’ll say is that they hire black folk for porter positions. They like strong boys that can dress sharp and talk right. Something for you to keep in mind,” Lewis said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

On some warm day later in the spring, when Timothy was strong again, they would move to the summer house down by the brook. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I could have told him all that, could have surrendered the weight, let the relationship carry it and grow stronger. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Shooting it accurately up the wall would take more force and skill than most archers could manage, but Frank had strong arms and good aim. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He wanted her arms to be equally strong on both sides, as her legs now were. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We are following in their footsteps by traveling from California to Washington D.C., announcing to everyone that we are strong and we will be heard. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The Feeling was stronger here, but was still only residue. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

In such strong fields the effects of quantum mechanics should be important. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was strong and very healthy, and I offered to help her. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

About three thousand of our supporters had driven in from all over the state, showing that we were both organized and active—stronger than anyone thought. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It’s still alive but not strong enough to fight, or to keep me from looping the rope around the stern cleats. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, too, the mysterious power, Fate, is spoken of as stronger than he. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it is, the explosion wasn't strong enough to pop the Hab. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In that moment, in that touch, he felt as though something was radiating from her to him, that same peculiar thrum so strong it rattled his teeth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Especially important was my insistence that the meridional reflection at 3.4 A was much stronger than any other reflection. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He was a short wiry man, near fifty and grey of beard but stronger than he seemed, and he had the best night eyes of anyone Jon had ever known. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He isn’t a big kid but he’s wiry and strong, and he likes to fight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You know how it is. That could put them in more danger. Once they realize who they are, their scent becomes stronger.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

An old man he was, past sixty, yet he still sat straight and tall in the high saddle, and his voice was strong enough to carry to every comer of the field. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We were playing some Christian school from downtown Birmingham, a team stocked with huge, gargantuan apemen with thick beards and a strong distaste for turning the other cheek. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Despite his injuries, he looked strong and able. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Many blacks in South Africa believed that any effort by the black man to challenge the white man was foolhardy and doomed to failure; the white man was too smart and too strong. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Brother Luke put his strong arms under Robin, hoisted him onto his back, carrying the bundle of Robin’s clothes and the basket in one hand and steadying Robin with the other. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

We will be so happy when I come back to the valley, healthy and strong and not a ghost. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around midday we would halt, and cut and set up a few blocks of ice for a protective wall if the wind was strong. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He is still strong, but the energy and confidence that attracted girls to him are gone. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a moment Lee came to the bedroom, followed by the nurse—a strong, broad woman with heavy black eyebrows. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I would leave it there for three days to make sure my wish would be even stronger. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

"If you were strong enough to climb your own battlements, Lord Frey, you would see that my son has twenty thousand men outside your walls." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She slips through my grasp and breaks into a breaststroke, clean and strong. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But other potencies there are in Middle-earth, powers of night, and they are old and strong. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

James intended to return to the canal as soon as he was strong enough. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I figured I was strong enough to keep Dad in line. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Dismay can take care of himself. He’s a big boy. He’s a strong swimmer, too.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell Becky I require strong coffee and food. Where is your mistress, and what is she doing?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Colonel Murphy ascended to the podium, looking as strong as ever, his eyes still alit with a sense of purpose. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Akane has a sun goddess to remind her to be strong. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Creatures I give you 'ourselves,” said the strong, happy voice of Aslan. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The disturbing call was answered by a stronger howl, closer, that ended with a cackle. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Never let up, Miss! Hold strong! Hold strong!” whispered a voice in her mind. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

In this way, with my vocal cords as my instrument, I glide through the verses, wavering slightly at first, but getting stronger as I continue. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Thank God you're alive, stay strong, don't die, your father says hello, etc. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean will she take a lover there?” he said, his thick moustache spiced with strong oils. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The strong soldiers lifted the horse in a wooden tub, while it danced to the stone drums and flute music. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

After you stayed for a while and grew strong you had to move on. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

His arms had always been strong from his youthful devotion to boxing and swimming and were now further maintained by the effort required to move around by cane. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Dear Diary, My mother always uses little cliches like, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Once he got past he had a strong move to the hoop. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

It must have been very strong medicine because he screamed as she forced it down. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It left them exhausted, but stronger than either of them had ever been. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She tried to think of some hero out of one of her books, someone whose skin she could slip into, to make her feel stronger, bigger, braver. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

In his hand was a walking stick strong enough to stave in a skull. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I sat down and sipped the strong black tea. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath their cool exterior, however, was a rugged breed of black man you did not want to cross—tough, grizzled men whose strong brown hands gripped hammers tightly and whose eyes met you dead on. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But strong as he is, there’s no fighting the enemy in his mind. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

For some time all three moved on quietly over the grass, while the shadows grew stronger and the wood pigeons clattered among the distant trees. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

To see who is strongest, we said, but I think it was to be close. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The smell of oiled machinery was strong in his nostrils, reeking. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Without a compass you’ll row in circles, sure as Christmas, because one arm is always stronger. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

This shift in weight only aggravated the larger problem, and the shimmy grew stronger. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel his heartbeat against my shoulder, slow and steady and strong. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

This has been running strong since eighth grade. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

So while the bow oarsman must be strong, like all the others, it’s most important that he or she be technically proficient: capable of pulling a perfect oar, stroke after stroke, without fail. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He remembered the days of Village in the past, when a person who had difficulty walking would be helped cheerfully by someone stronger. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

His grip was strong; I was amazed at his strength. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

You need a swift eye, strong wrists and a very quick pair of hands to play fives well, and it was a game I took to right from the beginning. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The school board has decided that “Merryweather High—Home of the Trojans” didn’t send a strong abstinence message, so they have transformed us into the Blue Devils. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The little man must be prodigiously strong, thought Johnny, and he liked his ugly, lined face. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe later, when he wasn’t so tired, or when the medication wasn’t so strong, he’d have tried to place me and remembered. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this case the only difference between the regions would be their initial configurations and so the strong anthropic principle would reduce to the weak one. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gripped her shoulders with strong, cold fingers. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The burning smell gets stronger as the road drops into the town. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

My Father, whose strong hands always seized whatever came along and molded it to his will, seemed unable to grasp what had happened. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just as your mum needs these pieces of wood! Let s drag that big one over here and see if we’re strong enough to break it, shall we?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Except for Kilrain he was the oldest man in the Regiment, the strongest man Chamberlain had ever seen. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them, a big burly guy with a leather jacket, had bad aim, but the other, a blond guy, had a strong arm. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some three years before, he had been born—the strongest of a litter of five—in a burrow outside a cottage garden near Cole Henley. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of these places maintained strong ties to Greek culture and traditions. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

That feeling—it tied her to them, to her mother, her father, her grandmother, with strong threads too ancient and precious to be broken. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew Mother would have strong opinions about where I’d wind up, with curved legs and weak bones like the poor Congolese children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was still strong, but it lacked the vitality of the summer sun. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

A force stronger than his own will had to intervene, like the car that had crushed his knee and put him in a wheelchair in 1988. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The rancher had the soil tested and found out that the chemicals used to prepare it had been too strong; they had killed the plants. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t the biggest or the strongest, but he was the smartest. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, Stewart had long since discovered that she was as strong as any of the men on the plantation. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it turns out, for example, of the fifty thousand African Americans who have taken the Race IAT so far, about half of them, like me, have stronger associations with whites than with blacks. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The sun came out, suddenly, so strong and full that it made him dodge as from a blow; a million bits of sparkle pained his eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The statistical evidence of discrimination that Baldus had developed was the strongest ever presented to a court regarding race and criminal sentencing. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

A doctor gave him a strong drug called an emetic, which made him vomit up the ball. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the meantime the task before us is grave and invites our strongest emotions. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her grip is firm and strong, and I know that as long as she’s still considering, she won’t let me fall. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

After suggesting a minor stylistic alteration, he enthusiastically expressed his willingness to post it to Nature with a strong covering letter. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

With every step up James’s staircase, the smells of spices and roasting meat grew stronger. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Coupled with the above-cited leniency in the other half of the criminal justice system, the courtrooms, this decrease in policing created a strong positive incentive for criminals. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I thrash, but the arms holding me are too strong, and I bite down on one of the fingers. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The day before, the water had receded, as he had expected it to, but now it had returned, far stronger. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Finally the sound of water became stronger, and he made his way to the lowest level of the building. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the time, I was nine years old and not very strong. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

A bluefin tuna ain’t a whale, but still it’s way bigger than me, and a million times stronger, pound for pound. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Yeller wasn’t big and strong enough to stop him, but he kept him slowed down and fought away from Jumper and Mama and Lisbeth. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made him get up and arm himself, and together they rode off to the Collibe Sea, where, beyond a strong castle, they found the blessed barge with Bors and Percy waiting. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, I have a stronger hunch that the greatest part of the important biomedical research waiting to be done is in the class of basic science. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m as strong as can be,” he roared, lifting an enormous boulder over his head, “and I’m as weak as can be,” he gasped, staggering under the weight of his hat. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the capital, the earthquake caught Nana in her bed, and even though it was not as strong as in the South, the fright killed her just the same. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel stronger after eating but still drowsy. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I had the strong feeling that I was going to be away a long time. And I was right.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

A strong wind blows behind me, nudging my wet sneakers closer to the ledge. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He was strong and stocky, not as formed as a grown man, of course, because he wasn’t much older than she was, but he’d be powerful one day. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, on Midsummer’s Eve, when our magic is strongest, I went to her home and called to her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I see how broken down he seems, it makes me feel stronger. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Al’s screams wake me every time, and I stare at the springs above me and wonder what on earth is wrong with me, that I still feel strong when everyone else is breaking down. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The Pioneer Press quotes Secretary of HUD Andrew Cuomo ruing the “cruel irony” that prosperity is shrinking the stock of affordable housing nationwide: “The stronger the economy, the stronger the upward pressure on rents.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, back then I couldn’t have put it into words, but even as a kid I sensed the weakness that made him strong. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

With my family and friends, I was stronger. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Brinker Hadley could compose his Shortest War Poem Ever Written The War Is a bore if he wanted to, but all of us had to take stronger action than that. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Surely some of them, some of those young prime field hands, glossy skinned, supple-jointed, surely some of those strong young men must have reached the North. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

That afternoon I called Mom, who still never drank anything stronger than tea, and asked if I should indulge Dad. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She covers my hand with her own, which is warm and strong, and the corners of her mouth curl into a smile. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It had felt like a strong cord stretched across the trail. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He was twenty years old and six-foot-four, a big strong farm boy. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

“It worked, but just barely. I don’t think it was strong enough. We need as much help as we can get. And we know that he is getting his own army ready.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

This chapel was the first place where my presence was strong enough that I could appear to you as myself - by which I mean Hades, god of the dead, not split with that other manifestation.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The knife, and the way it was bought, is pretty strong evidence. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes, and the strong, gentle hands around mine become Starry's, and then Baba's, until finally I feel the scarred hands of an unseen Liberator sheltering my own. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Smiling, Roosevelt assured Churchill his arms were more than strong enough to do the job. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all knew it—that the sea was a danger, stronger than anything else. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Palmer saw Henry for what he was: a captive, strong enough to warn him about last night, but too weak to do anything except follow Beans. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Instantly, several strong arms reached out to brace her fall. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She then closed the meeting by saying, “That’s all for now. Remember: We’re all in this together, and we’ll come out of this an even stronger Lake Windsor Middle School family. Good night.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in the North the chant of hate against Lincoln became stronger than ever. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Great Rider," the woman said, "my tools and potions are inside the god's house, where the healing powers are strongest." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She’d had to go deeper into the jungle to find vines that were strong enough, and she’d had to make sure they were low enough to the ground so as not to be seen. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Despite the taint of ain’t from its origin in regional and lower-class English, and more than a century of vilification by schoolteachers, today the word is going strong. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But if a strong Union force was on a hill to the south . . . but without Longstreet’s Corps a general assault was impossible. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will kill her first, I thought, and the desire was strong. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

A strong hand closes on my arm and I startle. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Often, we would start this call-and- response ourselves, but that night, other nameless prisoners took the initiative, and the voices from around the prison seemed uncommonly strong as though steeling us for what lay ahead. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When their backs were turned, I held my breath and sneaked over to the other group, the one made up of stronger workers. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

After the president had been in bed for a week, Bliss decided that he was strong enough for the three oldest children to visit. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I want to build something good and strong and beautiful. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are so strong when they leak from you. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t need a mother anymore, and I’ve emerged from the struggle a stronger person. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The strong fumes of lye stung her eyelids and stirring the heavy mass tired her arms and shoulders. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I feel a joy so strong it’s almost painful—a knife’s edge of joy. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

But the conducting patterns depend only on the pattern of strong and weak beats. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Come on, tell me you’ll keep moving. Penny needs you at one hundred percent, and I need to know you’ll be strong enough to take care of the future global leader.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

After that it fell to me to walk with Lady Seymour along Wall Street on days when the sun was strong. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The message we send to Malvern Council is united and strong. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I spent the following days eating and drinking and bathing and observing the meerkats and walking and running and resting and growing stronger. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The rain had drifted away, but the wind was strong, and colder. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Health and hope grew strong in them, and they were content with each good day as it came, taking pleasure in every meal, and in every word and song. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The dark room had a musty, wet smell, laced with a deep coppery scent so strong he could taste it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I’m making my eyes strong with the exercise. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Her mother explained it to me this way: she said that no one felt strong enough to spend his life protecting her from other men’s desire. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grabbing my arm, she pulled me down on the bed—pulled so strong that if she’d really been pulling me into her grave, I wouldn’t of been scareder. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He sits on the left side of the train, the winter sunlight strong on his face. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sloan wasn’t big or strong, but he acted like was he. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

My children the giants were always better, stronger, and more vicious. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And the sodden heaviness of peace weighted down his limbs so that it was only with the strong, true purpose that he moved. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And of course, Fathers kites were the most truly balanced and the strongest and yet the most beautiful. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although violence was still pervasive, the National Party had never been stronger. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. But not as strong as your own will be when I give you the second injection. Now, the Book.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Should I confess my sins and pray, in case the potion proved too strong? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He's good-looking, he's strong enough to handle the work in the mines, and he can hunt. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I had no weapon stronger than a sword to fight off monsters and reach the Land of the Dead. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Matt’s the strongest of the strong!” one said. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without the strong support of life with his parents and siblings under one roof and chafing under foster parents and teachers imposing limited state policies, Malcolm simply dropped out. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

They looked like something from the future, slender silver ropes flung over the broad water, beautiful and strong. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was there she became the powerfully strong young woman who could handle mules, bale hay and chop wood as good as any man. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zeke may be smaller than Uriah, but he must be stronger. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Part of me said, Go home, hide, don’t go near the house, but a stronger part said, You’ve been lonely so long, you deserve a friend. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

On the second supposition I put out my hand and awakened him, but the dream must have been strong. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun slanted in strong, bronze-colored rays over the green fields of the new cotton. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"The old gods are still strong beyond the Wall. The gods of the First Men . .and the Starks." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And as strong as an ache, I want to take her in my arms and tell her the stuffies are real, my god, please, please, they’re real. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A couple of times he caught me when I thought I had the step on him but I was going up stronger than he was. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

And Noah is there, strong and sturdy, to catch me, to hold me through it, to make sure I’m safe. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I like her speaking voice; it’s younger than I thought it would be, but then the song is pulsing, her pain right under every word like always, and something else, something stronger. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The sky was bright blue, and she gritted her teeth as a strong gust of wind ripped into her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

His presence was so strong it could bend time itself. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Not because of the wrinkles, and the face so old it could not be alive, but because out of the toothless mouth came the strong, mellifluent voice of a twenty-year-old girl. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inger was a nice girl though somewhat lazy, and her body was strong. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Is that piece of broken glass sufficiently sharp and strong to be useful as a knife? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually, on a diet of eggnogs and orange juice, he regained weight; by October the prison physician, Dr. Robert Moore, considered him strong enough to be returned to the Row. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We will get you some help. Just be strong, young man,” the sergeant doctor said gently, sitting by my bed and examining my leg. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I need to be strong enough to carry all the guilt of what happened to my family because of me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

No one could deny she had inherited her strong chin and dimples from her father. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

It looked like the stronger people—those who could work—were going to the right. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it was so splendid in Father to go as chaplain when he was too old to be drafted, and not strong enough for a soldier,” said Meg warmly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember,” Ms. Campbell had said, “this is just a relaxed conversation, no more than five, ten minutes, between two strong Black girls. So have fun with it.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

This apology, however fake, makes me feel not stronger but weaker. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had been a handsome cop and strong. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said as follows: “Brother Fire, God made you beautiful and strong and useful; I pray you be courteous to me.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Her voice was strong and fine as silk, rustling at the edges, and it rose over them as the pyre floated into the fog, fire and black smoke melting into the mist. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Because he is strong enough to move the big extension ladders by himself, and perhaps also because he rarely speaks, Volkheimer responds to most calls alone. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Some people want to show how strong they are when they fight, they want to prove it by grinding the other person down.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

My math skills were improving but they were not strong. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He was too frickin’ strong and high-strung to argue with about something that didn’t even matter. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You are young, and I know that the energies run strong within you,” Mona continued. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When I found out I was Divergent, I thought of it as a secret power that no one else possessed, something that made me different, better, stronger. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They lay there breathing together in utter calm, like brother and sister, until day began to break and the light from the window became stronger than the light of the lamp. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

After everything, what I know is how strong Mom is. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet the knowing didn’t make her feel stronger or smarter. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I just had to stay clever and strong and find something to eat. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stay in the infirmary for as long as I can, and with the sugar cubes and food and rest from work, my body gradually grows stronger. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What a coincidence! It’s also where I'm strongest. This tank is specially designed to contain demigods. Now, have fun, you two. I’ll see you at feeding time!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Even before his birth he was a strong feeling—a feeling about the nasty greenish-gray powder Pilate had given her to be stirred into rain water and put into food. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I am strong enough to hear anything you care to say." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

For all its enormous range of space, climate, and physical appearance, and for all the internal squabbles, contentions, and strivings, Texas has a tight cohesiveness perhaps stronger than any other section of America. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he were older and stronger, would he have given water to those men? A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled back with all my strength, but whatever had my arm was stronger. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

His father’s will was stronger than John’s own. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I said, and I now felt stronger, as if my true self had finally emerged. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To explain that Mithridates was unhappy with his decision. And perhaps add the idea that he did not become strong by drinking poison daily. He only became full of poison himself.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I said we were not the first family in this situation, and that those who underwent such hardships came out the stronger. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sure, he was strong, but Tyson was a little kid in Cyclops terms, maybe seven or eight years old, mentally. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was a witch’s daemon, and much older than she was, and stronger. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It is precisely in the Inner Party that war hysteria and hatred of the enemy are strongest. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

After another ludicrously brief interval it was joined by electromagnetism and the strong and weak nuclear forces–the stuff of physics. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I felt his body right next to mine and his breathing got stronger and stronger. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She would help him build a splendidly strong raft, she promised him, and send him away on it equipped with everything necessary. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Simultaneously, there is a strong tendency to brand as fanatics or cultists all who are so perverse as to demand that their food be free of insect poisons. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The bonds that linked him to José Arcadio were so strong that he would accompany him in his asthmatic insomnia, without speaking, strolling through the house with him in the darkness. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Barren Mountain was a strenuous slog, much of it straight up and all of it hot, though we seemed to be getting stronger. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

But fairy lungs are made of stronger stuff. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

She was a strong girl and liked hard work. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She says that being a soldier’s wife means being strong for him. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily, he was the strongest member of any group he climbed with, even though he never used supplemental oxygen. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

Estraven was not as strong as I was, and it would not be fair, it might make him cry too. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The man tried to help, but Jiichan said, “I am strong for age!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath, knowing what Mother would advise me to say: fine strong kids, a husband to take care of, shiny new appliances to cook tasty yet healthful meals in. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

‘Rules are made by the strongest, so be sure that you’re the one who makes them.’ Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The urge to use it to scribble all over Max’s shoes was strong, painfully so, but she just set it down on her desk and looked forward. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Me: “I dispatched black warriors raged against unjust barriers to find the black and strong had fallen divided deceived overcome.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hunger was so strong that I did not think of the consequences of my actions. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was made of strong light and maybe a sort of relief. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She liked it, but her conscience was a strong judge. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

A strong wind was blowing by the time the main event, the varsity race, was set to start, and the lake was frothy with whitecaps. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Candace was right: I knew I was fast and strong; now I had to learn how to fence a smarter match even under pressure. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She would have liked to wash everything in a good, strong, sweet-smelling detergent. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was strong. I’ve smelled it before. On you. You always smell of it. Hell, I probably do, too, now.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I’m on my knees, raking the carpet with my fingernails to find those precious pills I flung away in a stronger moment. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It is butter and creamy tea, as warm as Papa's arms, freckled like Papa's arms, strong and foundational like Papa's arms. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I had a strong will and tough leg muscles, but in less than five minutes I needed my fingertips to steady myself. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Once again, that memory of waving black hair, and strong hands and the smell of milk and thyme and black pepper, and a woman’s voice screaming, She’s mine, she’s mine, she's mine. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Penelope stood straight and still and fixed the children with a strong look. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be strong, but I couldn’t help myself. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy was strong, and wanted to retaliate, but he was in a foreign country. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each group has to build a skyscraper strong enough to support a golf ball. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

When he removed his helm, Sansa saw that he was an old man with hair as pale as his armor, yet he seemed strong and graceful for all that. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You? You who broke the strongest, biggest chains there ever were? You are scared by this band?” said Thor. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He was seventy-two when he died, trim, strong, easygoing, seemingly infallible, and though he was my stepfather, I always thought of him as Daddy. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is strong, able, just . . . aye, just past the point of wisdom . . . yet it is not enough. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This close Alex can just make out the silhouette of Henry’s strong royal nose. “...with you telling me why exactly you hate me so much?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He spoke English with an Igbo accent so strong it decorated even the shortest words with extra vowels. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I missed them so much, and my hysterical lost feeling was even stronger than six years ago when I’d had to say good-bye to my mom and my home. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I have the strongest feeling of deja vu. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

That would qualify it to receive federal funds so it would remain strong, stable, and safe for future generations. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He didn't have a strong science background and didn't know much about chemicals. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

She stopped at a girl whose strong heart sounded like thunder within the earth, sending its power into her fingertips. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Though it is stronger in some than in others," she warned. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When his hand fell away, another hand, stronger, shoved her back into her saddle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The lion saw all these excited men, and although he was strong and brave, he decided to run away before they could throw spears into his hide. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I think the first possibility is most likely, and four is a strong contender, too, because Megan is an independent, wilful woman, I’m sure of it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light grew stronger and then erupted in a bright flash. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

My father was a good deal stronger now and had begun walking around a bit inside the house. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

By then our distrust had grown stronger, and they didn’t get many volunteers from the public. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The common bond of just being young together in that household was strong enough for that. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

It was tough to compete with Lena, who was so naturally pretty and had a very strong personality. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“These are rather strong. What are the ingredients in these?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was not physically strong, and after a little time said, “Slower!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Would his cheeks still be strong and creased by laughter? Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no doubt: Beneath his terrible sadness, he felt stronger. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pork Chop came in strong and scared ’em by taking hard shots. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t pretty, but it was strong enough to hold Pita. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

A voice with a strong twang rang out. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And it can’t knock the biggest, strongest man down with one swipe. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

He concentrates on strong lines without shading, using a combination of pencil, pen, brown and black ink, and a reed pen that he made himself. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The throne room shook with a tremor so strong, they probably felt it upstairs in Los Angeles. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“You all remember,” said the Controller, in his strong deep voice, “you all remember, I suppose, that beautiful and inspired saying of Our Ford’s: History is bunk. History,” he repeated slowly, “is bunk.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

All they knew about him was that he was big and strong and fearless, and that was enough reason to cram his head with dreams. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have a strong marriage that thrives on our mutual curiosity about the world. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smell that hit me when she first opened the door into the apartment only gets stronger in the next room. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I was concentrating on avoiding the large mud puddles left behind after the strong morning storm. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

And each day the beast ate more than the day before, and each day it grew and it became fiercer and stronger. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The Carter Cowboys were scared of no one, absolutely no one, and just as the Permian players walked around with a shield of invincibility, so did they, a shield ten times stronger. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bore a strong resemblance to his father; even Jethro noticed it as he looked at his brother’s face in profile. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

And to Michael Antoniou: “Tessie is small but she is strong. How many plates you think she can carry, Father Mike?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Laudanum was opium dissolved in alcohol, and it was very strong. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought, I’m raising a strong brave girl. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Harry could think of many reasons not to obey the summons, and yet his suspicions about her identity were growing stronger every moment that they stood facing each other in the deserted street. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

After all, that was what the circus was all about—the power of the strong over the weak, the domination of man over nature, expressed in battle and bloodshed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She says she named me Sparrow because I was so small and brown, almost breakable, but so strong. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It will be my pleasure, Father,” the young man replied lazily, “but why not just send Noah? He’s able-bodied. Perfectly good waste of a strong worker, seems to me.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rope was long enough—and strong enough, and the four gargoyles perched beside hers would provide enough space to run. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In his own arms—and Matty was strong—he could have carried no more than ten or twelve at a time. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I believe every word I say,” she said, her voice a little stronger. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

"Fine. We just wanted to know more about her. The papers say she's stronger than the other favorite. And the Trianon Tribune said she might have a fourth arcana." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Our voices are stronger than ever—and together they climb right up into the wide-open sky. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He thought of the tiger cub growing stronger in her reserve, safe for now from poachers, playing with her brother and learning to hunt. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

And then, out of the queer mist around me, Maxim’s voice, clear and strong, “Will someone take my wife outside? She is going to faint.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And you know him, strong emotion takes him and he knows only one way to express it if I’m close by. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a coil long enough to reach over one of the branches of a high tree and back down to the ground, and strong enough to bear several times her weight. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Because the woman is so strong, you'd think her hug would choke me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The truth was simply this: he had gotten too strong. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

This was why, in lean times, they fed their children the thick, rich broth of the Bog, hoping that the Bog would make them strong. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He knew he was stronger than his friend. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their smells were strong, musk and hay and dung, but it was as if someone had just carted the animals off, leaving the mess for someone else. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

There was a golden haze around him, as there was around the shelters, the fishing nets, the evening fire: stronger than theirs, though not by much. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The boys teased that I was a coward, not strong enough to serve our country, but how wrong they were. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

A second objection to the strong anthropic principle is that it runs against the tide of the whole history of science. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Framed by strong blue, purple, and green hues, her features stare back at her with fiery intensity. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The women in their beaded scarves and brightly patterned skirts are strong and equal to the men. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

All are immensely strong, with scales harder than titanium. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Shut up, Cleve,” Bertha answered in a strong, slow voice with a brassy resonance that could hang in a room for a long time. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moon was growing pale and there was a faint light in the east, but a strong wind began to blow. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Morrie took comfort in her soothing voice, her school lessons, her strong character. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither is necessarily a better or more valuable oarsman than the other; both the long arms and the strong back are assets to the boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Will’s arm was strong around her, but he, too, was looking ahead, trying to peer through the wet gray gloom and to hear anything other than the dank splash of the oars. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

To be strong enough to block the shrapnel from hitting the others. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Her cheekbones were still high and strong, but the skin was parched and ruddy from all those winters and summers exposed to the elements. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Probably Chess had carried him up to bed each night, and Chess was so tall and strong and nice that he probably hadn’t even asked Emma or Natalie to help. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But if my abilities had been stronger tonight, I would have been able to see exactly what Adam was feeling when he kissed me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Don’t you think it makes them stronger when you give them someone to despise? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He wondered if he ever should see his wife again, now that Captain Black had planted in his mind such strong doubts about the fidelity and character of all women. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The feeling is as strong as it had been when he touched her before, but something is different. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Middleweight? What, this was so long ago gravity wasn’t as strong as it is now, or did a pound just weigh less back then?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

At best, the Ajax, Pine-Sol, and scouring pad left Miss Patty Cake gray, scratched up, and strong smelling. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it gets stronger if you wait an hour. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It could taste a little stronger, so I left it for another ten minutes before I added the cereal milk to my cupcake batter. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

However, there is another property of the strong nuclear force, called asymptotic freedom, that makes the concept of quarks and gluons well defined. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because he was so strong, he could move a lot of dirt quickly. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

"That be common for I, also, but be more strong, you. Much work and someday you talk pretty. People start love you soon. Maybe tomorrow, okay." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I can tell he’s trying to be strong. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Walls had been constructed out of wood, scrap metal, cars, anything big and strong enough to protect what was inside: a mostly burned-out urban center. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was an old castle, but not a strong one. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A spider’s web is stronger than it looks. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

With the arrival in Garden City of this trio, Dewey was satisfied that “a strong team” had been assembled. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never knew walking right into trouble would make me feel strong. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He was a strong and able man, but he was an individualist who ignored the advice of the executive and took decisions unilaterally. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not so long ago, they’d been lean and strong, able to crack a nut with a pinch, able to press a seed deep into the earth with one stab of a finger. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She looked into the eyes of Joe Varney and saw the embarrassed look she had seen in the eyes of strong men who had to convey news of disaster. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll call and see what I can do about getting some stronger pain medication. And then we’ll have to figure out a way to go pick it up,” she said. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He had to be strong, the way Papi or Carlos would be. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mark kicked and twisted his body, trying to turn and face his attacker, but strong hands gripped him under the arms and yanked him off the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I ask one day when he is up and looking stronger. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He was all she ever dreamt her prince should be, tall and handsome and strong, with hair like gold. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Why is that? You know how strong I am. Look!” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And there, in a tall tree, a tree that withstood the strong winds, is one gray fluffy baby and one adult eagle. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Meggie was about to rush in when two strong hands grasped her by the shoulders. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Later, when the sprouts have come up and are strong, they are taken from these beds of ash and transplanted, each to its own mound. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Because the sword would have to be strong enough to win, yet light enough not to tire his weary arm. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But when another strong earthquake hit within a few minutes of the first, the students were sent home. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He’s called the Doorman because from a very early age he had a strong penchant for sitting by the front door. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Ishmael nodded and agreed with her; he would write a strong editorial. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Storm's End was strong, it should have been able to hold out for half a year or more . . . time enough for his father to finish with Robb Stark. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I hide under the covers because the breaking is too loud, too strong. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

But the leaves and the branches felt real strong and good and right. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“And are always a getting stronger, old chap?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He squeezed my shoulders with his strong hands and held me at arm’s length. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

There is a strong correlation—a negative one—between adoption and school test scores. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

They were slender and brown and very strong. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The tragedy in all this is particularly great because for nearly a decade, there has been strong reason to suppose that Fischer could demonstrate his supremacy convincingly if only given the opportunity to do so.... Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The magistrate's imperial connection was only by his son's marriage—not considered strong enough to claim a dragon! When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

These patterns emphasize the differences between the stronger and weaker beats to help the performers keep track of where they are in the music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

And the lure of grandsons will be too strong to resist, and Mother will be theirs. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His parents had a strong marriage even though they lived a “commuter marriage.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The thing is, Hugo is probably as strong as a full-grown man. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

It seemed like that would make me a prince or a real strong angel or something but it didn’t work that way, I was just another fourth-grade punk. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Biker Lady comes up on my right side and puts her strong arm around me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

His voice was trembling and his skinny body was shaking like he was standing in a strong wind. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“There was a strong expectation of his coming soon after the marriage, but it ended in nothing; and I have not heard him mentioned lately.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

In the middle of her palm, the creases are still strong. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Where are we?” said the voice of the Chevalier Tialys, small but strong as ever, though there was a harsh edge to it, as if he, too, had been suffering pain. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Do you come here often ? ” “Once in a while. Gosh, the sun’s strong.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father named me Ezekiel Jeremiah Jackson—two strong Bible names—he had great ambitions for me. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He wants to be held tighdy. He’s stronger than you think.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Because Thresh would have never gone down without a fight. He's so strong, I mean, he was. And they were in his territory," I say. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Uncle Wilson and his pipe seemed so strong and wise. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could a creature that looked so flimsy be so strong? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The Took family was still, indeed, accorded a special respect, for it remained both numerous and exceedingly wealthy, and was liable to produce in every generation strong characters of peculiar habits and even adventurous temperament. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“This will probably sound absurd because you’re genuinely kind and strong and good, but if my life isn’t about keeping other people happy—keeping my dad happy most of all—what do I have, Jupiter?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

These, Omakayas knew, were for the hardest times in winter, when they would need sweetness to survive in spirit, as well as food to keep them strong. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

But my grandfather just laughs, makes us open our mouths to show the strong Irby teeth we've inherited from his side of the family. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

By the time I had reached the headland it was much closer, moving quickly on the strong wind. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a big, dark man, strong faced and handsome. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“I am not worried, Harry,” said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The foreboding in her expression was so strong that Ekon felt it emanate in the air. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Even now the strong true purpose was always in him, but he had no time in which to think on it. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Noodle catches me with one strong arm around my waist. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"Because these child kings and drunken oafs can call other strong men, with other swords." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Now that I had broken down my reluctance at saying Rebecca’s name, first with the bishop’s wife and now with Frank Crawley, the urge to continue was strong within me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Such a foam metal would be light but very strong. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The round strong pillar of his neck supported a beautifully shaped head. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Feeling that way, why did you go back? You must have had some very strong reason.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was bathing four or five times a day, scrubbing herself with horsehair brushes and strong lye soap, as if she meant to scrape her skin off. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“The girl is a ripe agbogho! Very soon a strong young man will bring us palm wine!” another said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She felt sleepy and went inside to get some strong trucker coffee. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I loved how relaxed my mom always seemed in Belize and how her accent would come out stronger when she talked to Grandma Caye. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The restaurant was warm and clean, full of the fragrance of roasting meat, freshly baked wheat-flour bread, and strong, rich coffee. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Wickham’s chief object was unquestionably my sister’s fortune, which is thirty thousand pounds; but I cannot help supposing that the hope of revenging himself on me was a strong inducement. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Of course, Alex, it’s been genetically modified to make it faster and stronger...more lethal. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

It’s a good thing the pull of the bath wasn’t strong enough to keep me away. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The rain grew stronger and the sea rougher as the night pro­gressed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Motor activity impaired; general reduction of glandular functioning; accelerated loss of coordination; and strong indications of progressive amnesia. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Abel was much bigger and stronger than me, but being in a confined space was to my advantage because he didn’t have the room to maneuver. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Menstrual days did not interrupt my training; I was as strong as on any other day. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mercy did not have Judith’s pride; it was something much stronger than pride that upheld her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“A strong Egyptian- cotton speculating industry means a much stronger America.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe because he was married to my mom, who was so smart and strong. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Lord Manderly was so drunk he required four strong men to help him from the hall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was dependable and strong, and storekeepers often paid him a few dollars to move boxes or clean up after hours. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’re slightly bigger than average, and both muscular and strong, especially in comparison to me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She did not—she could not—outlive the grief of her inheritance, but she embraced and defended the most fragile of her children from the will of the strong. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Not even when I hollered out that I could tell her why “to write” was a strong verb. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“You throw a lot of ‘sirs’ around but you’ve still got a real strong, real smart-mouthed, disrespectful streak in you, boy. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

A minute later, they were out in the open, standing on the very top of the peach, near the stem, blinking their eyes in the strong sunlight and peering nervously around. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

The writing was so small we could not read it without a strong magnifier. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They worked all day on a ditch, drinking beer, until they were bone tired and the ditch was clean, with its banks built up strong again. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if, say, one of the bodies had twice the mass, and the other had three times the mass, then the force would be six times as strong. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but steel is strong, Sonny,” he said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But Will could see what it was, this enemy: another angel, much bigger and stronger than they were, and Baruch’s hand was clamped over his mouth. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The common bond of humanity and decency that we share is stronger than any conflict, any adversity, any challenge. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

And remarry he did, to a princess from a neighboring kingdom, a practical union that made both kingdoms stronger. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Assume is closer to “suppose,” or “take for granted”; the much stronger presume is closer to “believe,” “dare,” or “take too much for granted.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No strong language in this house if you please, young woman,” said Aunt Letty. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He looked like a football player, solid and strong, with a new center of gravity. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“She doesn’t want you to see the worst. You can help down here. I’m sure Eliza would appreciate a cup of tea. Lucille is a strong woman. With God’s mercy she will survive this peril.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw Poppa, but no, not truly him; another son of Africa, brow furrowed, his voice deep and strong as a church bell. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carl held her up with his strong hands clenching the muscles in her legs and leaned the side of his face against her breasts and took to licking them. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I climb up, sticking to the stronger branches close to the trunk, and find a sturdy fork for my bed. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Its leg had once been broken for marrow, and Thor had set it, but the goat had never been as strong again. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“If you run into trouble, just tell everybody that the security of the country requires a strong domestic Egyptian-cotton speculating industry.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Crazy Kelvin held up his fist and said, “Stay strong, my black sisters. Hold your heads up.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes if you want something bad enough, your dreams get answered, sometimes if you’re scared enough, you get so strong you can do near anything...” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The evidence linking increased punishment with lower crime rates is very strong. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

So long as the meat was seared, they gulped down several times their own weight every day, and at last began to grow larger and stronger. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

‘It was both a shadow and a flame, strong and terrible.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Of course the “in-between ness” was stronger than ever in the dark with the circle of water rippling below and the night sky above spilling over with stars. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though it was strong enough to almost blast my eardrums in. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to jerk away, but he was too strong. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

They stay hazy, almost translucent, like a strong gust of wind could blow them all away. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was ashamed to admit that she had a stronger grip. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I saw in one of those books they got magic powder that can make you strong and smart and do lots of things. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The fits of energy, tipping into rage and grandiosity, came often and more fiercely, and the sweeping undertow of grief that followed was just as strong. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

His appointment indicated one thing: the government believed that discipline on the island was too lax, and that a strong hand was needed to keep us in line. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when Victarion closed his hand the skin would split and smoke, yet the arm was stronger than it had ever been. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was a worthy song, and it could stir the embrasures and battlements of a strong man’s soul. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever pain meds I’m on right now are strong. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

"Thank you," he said, a little stronger now. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he took a strong thread and he sewed Loki’s lips together with it. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Soon, it was thick enough that its leaves were big and strong enough to support the weight of all the beings. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She was a strong woman, but even for her the weight of this load was almost more than she could manage. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He said, “Do you know, I loved you better than anything in the world? I did. It was so strong that it took quite a killing.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Comer was off now, the legs pumping, in full stride, furious, strong. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light grew until the Queen was bright as a star; she was the brightest, strongest star in a constellation, and every living creature was in orbit around her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Let others flee. We Cooks are made of stronger stuff!” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although both were unshaped, formless things, Nel seemed stronger and more consistent than Sula, who could hardly be counted on to sustain any emotion for more than three minutes. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“The pyramids are strong,” she explained to him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

This idea has been strong enough to launch the new movements for the sustenance of wilderness, the protection of wildlife, the turning off of insatiable technologies, the preservation of “whole earth.” The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walk through the Crooked Forest, where all the trees are bowed in the same direction as though they’ve been blown by a strong wind since they were saplings. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He looks strong and healthy and freshly shaved. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It’s not time for romance—it’s time to get strong, and basketball season’s only two months away. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What if’—Leslie’s voice faltered; then she shook her head and cleared her throat so the words came out stronger—“what if you don’t have a television set?” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Then he says, "For a mug of strong ale, I'll tell you what happened next." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

But on the last day an astonishing number of English heavies opened up on us with high-explosive, drumming ceaselessly on our position, so that we suffered severely and came back only eighty strong. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’ve all gotten a little taller, a little stronger, a little smarter ... Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

They had strong, shapely legs and wore knee socks with heavy lace-up shoes that became lethal weapons in fights. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

This group thing, I said, it’s very strong. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Estraven asleep looked a little stupid, like everyone asleep: a round, strong face relaxed and remote, small drops of sweat on the upper lip and over the heavy eyebrows. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

This built-in sweet tooth is so strong that we will keep eating sweets even after we are no longer hungry. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Quickly she scrambled over the edge of the strong, revamped crow’s nest and started down the tree. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I wanted my strong, invincible dad to come back, the man who dodged gunfire in the massacre and escaped with bullet holes in his shirt collar. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Blackwell came from a progressive family full of strong women, including his sister Elizabeth, the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She took Edna’s hand between her strong wiry fingers, holding it loosely without warmth, and executing a sort of double theme upon the back and palm. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

God must have very strong ears to hear the words. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

That was a formal and strong way of saying “I’m sorry.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“He’s very strong. I’m sure he’s told you he never has known his father. His mom got another boyfriend and had another child. He handled it. He handles everything.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The smell of the tide pools was strong. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turner’s arms felt strong against the long, smooth swells, so low they were not breaking, the sea the color of the inside of a mussel shell. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he would choose by mood: “I feel quick today; fetch me a cheetah” or “I feel strong today, release a rhino.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Weak players were clumsy and unsure; strong players were confident and graceful. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Bound by strong vows that had never been pronounced, obedient to laws that had long since ceased to run, he sat averted and in silence. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me: “I dispatched black warriors raged against unjust barriers to find the black and strong had fallen divided deceived overcome.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just remember,” Mom said after examining the blisters, “what doesn’t kill you will make you stronger.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Very deliberately Kino opened his short strong knife. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the stream would settle down, fish might be an option, but the current is still too strong. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And the smell of smoke was getting stronger. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But you re strong enough to walk through the storm. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I felt my father’s strong arms carrying me out, and my last glimpse was that of my mother and Ultima kneeling obediently at the foot of the Virgin, praying their thanks. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The black one is full of fear and rage, but the grey is strong . . , stronger than he knows . . . can you feel him, sister?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Eye tried to pry the animal’s jaws open, but it was much stronger than it looked. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was simply the one—as a Chief Rabbit ought to be—through whom a strong feeling, latent throughout the warren, had come to the surface. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The panic comes back, stronger this time, and then I aim myself for the surface. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She saw me looking at it, and she said, “You could drink without hurt all the strong beer that’s brewed there now, boy.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Shawn was too strong, she said, too persuasive, for her to confront him alone. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“He is the strongest knight in the King’s bodyguard, and Elfred the Dane is his finest bowman. Elfred can shoot out the eyes of an owl at two hundred paces.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

She would have been happier riding to war with Edmure, no doubt, but even walls as strong as Riverrun's required swords to hold them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s our god Shiva, the dancing Shiva. He’s very strong. He dances to bring goodness to the world. That’s why I like him. One day you’ll dance too, Ruthie. Shiva will help you.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

That time the storm was so strong, Uhmma had to hold the umbrella with two hands. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“She must have been a very strong woman,” he said. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t inconsolable; he was sick with forbidden magic and unable to perform all the Uncle’s duties because he wasn’t as strong as him. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The demonstrators' defiance made a strong statement: We reject this war. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

‘You need not follow him. I know of no evil you have done to me. You can have rest and food here for a while, until you are stronger and can go your own ways.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He still wanted a paycheck, but the desire to prove himself over the board was his strongest motivation for trying to heal the rift. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing I felt was a strong urge to sweep the steps. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It must be strong, whatever they shot into me, because it’s a full day before I come to. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He made notes to himself about the strong emotions that make one think about God and heaven. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt his tongue, soft at first and then stronger as he got worried, licking at the blood and tears on my face. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Lina missed her parents with an ache that was as strong as what she felt for Poppy, only it was a hollow feeling instead of a full one. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Nobody knows how I dread Christmas. Nobody knows. I am not one of those women who can stand things. I wish for Jason’s and the children’s sakes I was stronger.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And make the coffee very strong and hot and fill the cups with half coffee and half hot milk and we’ll toast 1918 in café au lait.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“High enough to keep out frost giants. Thick enough that not even the strongest troll could batter its way through.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

After I put my bags in one of those strong boxes at the station, I went into this little sandwich bar and bad breakfast. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He knew, from the disaster with his little boat two days before, how strong the swirling motion of the water was. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Our girls had established a strong community for themselves, and a sense of normalcy that I didn’t want to upend yet again. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He had a considerable power base from strong religious and ethnic loyalties, and he was harboring and sponsoring four different terrorist organizations. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I had the strongest sense there was something he wanted to tell me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It was as strong as poison and for once I didn’t fight it down or try to reshape it as something polite. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the help of the doctors, Mom mounted a strong case and moved Dad from a definite “no” to a “probably not.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

They think big strong Minny, she sure can stand up for herself. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no. No, indeed. I know one far far stronger than I am.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

White racists-—whether or not they belonged to the Ku Klux Klan—-had through their actions and their rhetoric developed a strong incentive scheme that was terribly clear and terribly frightening. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Weren’t her rafters strong and straight, holding aloft the roof and keeping everyone below safe and dry? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

They worked with other leaders nationally, but their home was in Chicago’s black community, which, by their fifth wedding anniversary, in 1900, was over 30,000 strong. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The results weren’t as strong as a proper, man’s weapon, but the boys could still bring in small game. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

All these little simple, foolish, but tremendously strong, vital, passionate urges and desires no longer seemed trivial to Siddhartha. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my resentment against having to mislead people seemed to be growing stronger every day. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those who have survived the famine are slowly getting stronger. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Particularly strong defences were erected around the home. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

After two weeks I’m strong enough to resume some classes. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a good place to eat watermelons in the hot summer or to sleep when the night breezes weren’t strong enough to push through the cracks between the cabin logs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone who looks so strong shouldn’t act so weak. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Not as powerful as a nineties R&B breakup song, but stronger than a Taylor Swift. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m pretty strong,” he says, smiling, so I smile back and let him take it. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Still, as grinding as the routine became, the allure of the lab remained strong. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He always reminds me of a tiger—strong, fast, agile, and mean when he bares his teeth. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coach went around saying that we had made a strong comeback and telling everybody not to feel bad. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Renault, refusing to take up the defensive, swept forward again, landing a few strong blows on Cain’s blade. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

So he sent our Grandfather a letter winch bid him to stuff him and garnish him, far within forty days he would fetch him out of the strongest castle that he had!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was the tallest but his hands were strong. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then it had been getting free of Tante Heleen and the Menagerie, and after that, surviving each day, getting a little stronger with every morning. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Like other species of salmon, the Coho has a strong homing instinct, returning to its natal stream. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Grace let out a small sigh, not even strong enough to blow away the strands of brown hair stuck to her lips. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Jenny, I am going to call you my most noble Christian Queen. Will you be strong?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The strong fingers probed and investigated and then the vet straightened up. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Do as my lady mother says," Robb commanded, "and make certain there's a strong guard around him. Lord Kar- stark will want his head on a pike." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right. You can smell it, but it’s not too strong.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

When they reached the floor of the valley the wind grew stronger as it funneled through the rocks, and directly ahead a bright-colored speck grew larger and larger. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just looking at that ole woman make me feel . . . strong, maybe. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Delusion is much stronger than illusion, and implies that Cyril has been misled or deceived—in this case, by himself. alternate/alternative. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, Ronan. I think maybe we’re more like tea bags. In hot water, we just get stronger and stronger.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Our legs were barely strong enough to hold us up, let alone to squat for hours. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up, and I got the strong feeling he didn’t know he had ever seen me before, that he didn’t remember punching Sal or talking to me about the sun. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Jacqueline was not strong enough to make the whole journey on foot. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

But since I am strong, it was only after three months of being at the camp when Met Bong told me she had some “good news.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

That same strong current made it easy to bring slaves across the Atlantic to Brazil, and over the next four hundred years some three million Africans were taken to Brazil. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Trees can be felled for rams if rams are required. Amolf Karstark writes that fewer than fifty men remain at the Dreadfort, half of them servants. A strong castle weakly held is weak.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The Dragon Sighs were strong, whipping past in sudden bursts, and it was so warm I considered removing my coat. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

And as it came closer, its glow became stronger and brighter, with a brilliance so dazzling Pinmei could scarcely bear to look at it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Might it not be that in the dark pools of some men the evil grows strong enough to wriggle over the fence and swim free? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, the electromagnetic and weak forces, which are not asymptotically free, get stronger at high energies. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the outside, its walls are made of the strongest river stones, but inside, they are woven from threads of soft cloud. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I’m going to have to be strong, that’s all there is to it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Our lord’s love is stronger than death! Our lady’s voice has called him back! Together they have beaten death! Together, how can we help but be victorious?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Water’s heavy. We’re not so strong as you. Can we ... can we take the mule cart?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The rock is so strong and has been here forever and will still be here even if peoples make a mashmish of things. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

He called Didi in Paris, where she was in school, and listened to her strong advice that he see a doctor. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Jupiter was sitting on the bed when I returned, so if she glanced to her left at any point, there’s a strong possibility she saw said message. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

His impulse to shout for Hermione, which had been so strong a moment ago, had gone. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

For in my heart I needed to go, and the pull of Everest was stronger for me than any force on earth. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Both—she has sized them up as well—are strong and quite capable of catching her if she makes a run for it. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She was the bravest, strongest woman I’d ever known, and though I knew she faced all kinds of discrimination on a daily basis, she only rarely discussed it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Despite being a physical disaster, I feel stronger than ever, and I’m actually relishing the idea of being hurt some more. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“What do you think about using the twine to create a stronger rope?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But she was strong and moved nimbly up the narrow rocky path north of Betonie’s hogan. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They also have the same strong jaw, distinct chin, spare upper lip, stick- out ears. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Silent, strong stretches of sitting together in fishing boats, waiting for a pull on the line. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

They looked neither strong nor competent nor sensitive. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

If a soldier is a strong and skillful fighter, it is because Pol Pot taught him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly a strange and strong emotion took over me: I felt homesick. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She had dainty habits which matched her torn and filthy clothes in precisely the way her strong young cultivated voice matched her wizened face. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whoever hit him with this knife either stabbed him from close range or has an incredibly strong throwing arm. Right-handed.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It was a good thing Jenny Yen was strong, because Fred was pretty heavy. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

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

“I know they did what they had to do, but they followed an order I gave. An order I should have been strong enough not to give.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He had straight brown hair and strong wrists. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

The "bright"-sounding major chords and the strong feeling of tonality are what give major keys their happy, pleasant moods. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Time to rise. Feet are strongest in the morning,” said the shoemaker. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Nathan worried that the Ash Being was getting stronger and tormenting Uncle Jet. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He had written, in chilling terms in 1929, about the probable coming of a master race, “a race physically strong, mentally alert and morally sound; a race not to be imposed upon.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He lightly touched his hand to my shoulder, and the physical contact seemed to make his calming influence stronger. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

This is because I like Indian food because it has a strong taste. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As we moved farther inside, the vibration I’d felt earlier grew stronger. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I’d like to think that I wasn’t the type of person to be easily intimidated by other kids—even the ones that were taller, stronger, or better armed than I was. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The fugitive was younger and stronger, but the man held his ground and seized Caesar by the waist. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He had hardly seemed to be aware of them, and they saw him more clearly than he saw them: they saw someone young, but very strong, and deeply stricken. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She wanted him out of the way of storms, so she had a strong vault built in the cemetery at West Palm Beach. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I remember the first time I saw Captain Smith on the docks at Blackwall, how strong and brash he seemed. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

"So the weak must sacrifice for the strong? Is that it, Brother?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the time he heard about it he purposely drank nothing stronger than tea. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cleveland’s newspapers made a strong point of declaring that only eight of those arrested had been born in the United States. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Fried mung-bean pancake with spicy sauce, wafting in the air with the bricks of pungent soybean paste hawked by a nearby merchant, so strong you could taste it. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The ones that are strongest, best adapted to the conditions of the area and most able to get the food, survive. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you studied too little, the chances were strong that your actions would also be too late. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, Beowulf's eyes were not strong, and part of their sensitivity was due to his not seeing too well. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just want to be strong again for a while. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There was only one smell on the wind and it was new to him: a strong, fresh, sweet fragrance that filled the air. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The silk was finer, the air cleaner, the rice sweeter, the fields more fertile, the girls prettier, the boys stronger when he was a young man. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the rare occasions when they noticed my presence, my relatives commented about how “strong” and “brave” I was, about how “lucky” Jeffrey was to have me for a brother. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blood of the Lunas is strong in him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It bent back in a, way wrists weren’t supposed to bend, but I ate the pain, swallowed it down with blood, and became stronger. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Despite his bravado, a trickle of fear ran strong in him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I think about the Oldsmobile, strong enough to bulldoze regular cars, probably even station wagons. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I don’t believe in your theory of the weak and the strong,” Jaime replied. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thick stand of rose of Sharon bushes guarded the path with strong woody branches full of wide pink blooms. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “You wouldn’t think it to look at her, but Mrs. Cadaver is as strong as an ox.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

There had been strong winds and heavy rain all day, and as Wood spoke, they heard a distant rumble of thunder. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then the taste...It was like the smell, but stronger, sweeter, firmer. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

If the mind’s not strong, the body acts weak, even if it’s not. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The child grew comely, fine and strong; he was dark of nature and silent, yet all saw in him some likeness to the lost Arek. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Besides, Jon Snow is only a boy. You shall have three strong swords, to keep you safe." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She said—as she had every other time I’d attended Support Group—that she felt strong, which felt like bragging to me as the oxygen-drizzling nubs tickled my nostrils. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He longed to feel clean and strong and redeemed, like he had at first in the church. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You saw how strong the flood is. In case we get swept further down where there aren’t any shops or houses or anything.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

After many attempts, she decided her arm simply wasn’t strong enough. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The winds from the west will be too strong for us to work on the surface now.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Titid looks at me, and his face is tight because he feel what he say so strong. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A pair of strong arms caught me—Bronwyn’s—and set my feet on the floor. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The strongest boys slept near—but not too near—a coal-heated flue that ran under the floor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Peck tells us, “Yes, we’re all over the nation and still growing strong, ladies.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Gotta move quick. One strong wind and the Nightbeast will smell the snacks and be on us like slugs on concrete,” Valley said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her twine wasn’t as strong as Crocodile Guts’s thick rope, but it had more uses. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because you got a chance—a real chance—of being something other than a sharecropper. Your brothers and sister are strong. Good workers. But they don’t got what you got.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was wary about expressing such strong opinions to Walter's family because I hadn't investigated the case enough to be sure there was more evidence to convict Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

After my third vodka cooler, I straddle his lap and drape my arms around his strong neck and whisper things in his ear that I shouldn’t be whispering. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I slapped Charlie’s wrists, not that I was strong enough to break free. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It was a winter of strong winds and rain and wild seas that crashed against the cliffs, so I would not have gone out much even if Rontu had been there. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It must be done before the waning moon or her powers will be too strong and she will be free to terrorize Ravenskill once more,” said Mr. Dimblewit. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The ten prisoners surrounded him, clinging to his clothes: “Save us! You promised . . . We want to go to the depot, we are strong enough to work. We are good workers. We can ... we want. . .” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At the high schools. The county executive hasn’t taken a strong enough stance against it, in my opinion. And my opinion counts. At least today.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The result was a small, unwarlike population with simple technology and weapons, and without strong leadership or organization. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The wind was getting stronger; it made a whirling sound as it came around the southwest corner of the ranch house. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The heart of a stallion would make her son strong and swift and fearless, or so the Dothraki believed, but only if the mother could eat it all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And if he was not the Chief Rabbit, then somewhere close by there must be another, stronger rabbit who was. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The public was impressed, and the FBI came out of the war stronger than ever. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The sick in the pit of my stomach is so strong I feel light-headed. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But life being what it is, how can ordinary people truly be expected to have 'strong opinions' on all manner of things - as Mr Harry Smith rather fancifully claims the villagers here do? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You feel so strong and you make me feel safe and I just—I think you’re amazing,” I whispered. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Where the high road twisted between two rocky outcrops, they came to the first strong point. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I supposed that whatever I had breathed in, its vapors had been strong enough to throw me from the real world into Yakov’s. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I grabbed it with my right arm, which was stronger. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The impulse to reach for him was so strong, but she couldn’t, and her mouth was alive with questions that she had no way to ask. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Besides getting stronger, Papa had changed in another way. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mom was always such a calm, wise presence, strong and rarely rattled. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I can do these things. I’m able to be strong because of you.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But she was also very strong willed, determined to rise above the people who made her feel small. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

No matter what passes I must gut the dolphin so he does not spoil and eat some of him to be strong. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, less than a century ago, the radio waves leaving the Earth would become stronger, louder, less like noise and more like signals. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Compared to you, I’m a pretty average illusionist,” adds Dylan, “but I’m a really strong technologist.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

However powerful Stanton’s words, they were still not strong enough for Congress to follow up with concrete steps to grant women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The temptation to venture into crime was too strong, and I decided to work quickly, taking whatever was in sight, amass a wad of money, and flee. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Past the event horizon the pull of a black hole’s gravity is so strong—and space is so curved—that nothing can escape, not even light. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

A big girl gave her a strong shove and wanted to know who she thought she was. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of sea and rot and crushed humanity was strong, much stronger than in the ship-breaking yards. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was strong and fast, but Odin did not stay to fight. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The psychoanalyst was then one of the fastest players in the country, perhaps even stronger than Bobby had anticipated. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like the most awful and sad opera, the strong music of his English, then her black English; her colorful, almost elevated, mocking of him, and his grim explosions. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The strong sweet smell of it tickled her nostrils. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He could smell his brother too, a familiar scent, strong and earthy, his scent as black as his coat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that she didn’t have strong opinions on lots of things. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Both because the material itself is stronger—chalk is just dust, right?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Papa’s hug was tight—he was much stronger than he had once been, because he and some of his fellow prisoners in North Dakota had spent a lot of time exercising. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Until then, he said, they had a sacred obligation to stay strong, live as long as possible, and never consider suicide. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

That seems to me the strongest argument for writing this book. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was too big and strong, too immovable. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a sign of a strong pregnancy,” the doctors assured Mrs. Richardson, but a few weeks after hiring the housekeeper, she had begun to bleed and was placed on bed rest. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Marly felt herself light and strong and happy. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

We need orange juice with calcium that builds strong bones. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

You've come to the ancient lands where I am strongest—where I will wake. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Axel smells the pine scent, too, but certainly not as strong as Ray. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Big and strong, this one,” the auctioneer declared. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In addition to being determined, focused, honest, he was also greatly humorous, delightful, and boy-like, while at the same time a strong, firm male presence in a house filled with little women. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Now, don't think my opinion on these matters is final," he seemed to say, "just because I'm stronger and more of a man than you are." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I cling as hard as I can, but I am not strong enough—the water pulls me and the wave throws my body back. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As soon as we had finished, we were rounded up again and quick- marched to a building with bars on all the windows and a strong door that our escorts unlocked and opened. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said she usually scolded them for fighting, but she was secretly proud of her strong sons. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, I can guarantee that it is strong. It’s made out of the toughest material I have. It is also waterproof. The eggs are inside and will be warm and dry.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Some platforms move with the weight; others seem strong and sturdy. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I made the drinks too strong—which she liked too well; and I brought up politics—which she all but hated—too early in the evening. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt he was strong enough to build a life with us somewhere else where we all could be free. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He had seen injured jets fall from the sky as inexorably as arrows pulled from strong bows. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom put on some red lipstick and joined him, even though she didn’t drink anything stronger than tea. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Cartilage isn’t as strong as bone, but it can be easily shaped. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

A man with strong clean hands would never look at me in love. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

For deodorants are not quite correctly named; they substitute one smell for another, and the substitute must be much stronger and more penetrating than the odor it conquers. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hard to imagine her legs once strong, the bones hard and parting water, clean sharp strokes, not bent and wrinkled like a baby, not drowning under the sticky yellow light. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some even said it was a thousand times as strong as that of a tarantula. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know I was that strong, and Mami was surprised too, because she backed off, her face startled. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She knew how to swim, and she was a strong enough swimmer to make it to the other side of the river. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The sugar slowly worked its way into his system and made him feel a little stronger. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The drama of the shy little quiet girl saying no to the big strong football player. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Germany was so poor after the Great War that lots of families sent their children to Holland, to grow strong on Dutch cheeses and milk. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Do you think something deserves to die if it’s not strong?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, one of the guards looked at him and said, "Be strong, boy. The gods are cruel." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But what was it and why was it so strong? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though Matt was as tall as Celia now, she was stronger. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The addition of a $3-per-pack “sin tax” is a strong economic incentive against buying cigarettes. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

It used to seem that there was the early morning hours when it was cool and then the rest of the day when the sun came on strong and beat down on us. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Muscular thighs; long, lean limbs and fingers; and a strong butt come in handy for all those twists, bends, and squats. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I think when we get scared, they feel strong,” Stella reasoned. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Papa says Dadi isn’t strong enough to walk the whole way. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There’s no mistaking the dark, curly hair, the strong jaw, the good looks that make pretty girls call up my aunt Mimí and ask if they can come over and look at her orchids. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Daddy had also liked coffee, strong and black with lots of sugar. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She has on cute spandex track shorts, and although she isn’t very tall, she has long, strong legs. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Even the bald-headed girl in Sicily still evoked in him strong sensations of pity, tenderness and regret. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

They wanted to lodge a strong protest, and demand that we be reunited. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few steps, she turned back and gave me a strong hug. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Love,” said Sir Grummore uneasily, “is a pretty strong passion, when you come to think of it.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her strong, steady hands in my hair paused. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Somewhere behind David’s exhausted, haggard expression is something harder, stronger. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a strong perfume and between her fingers she carried an unlit cigarette. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

There would be time for that later when she felt stronger. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw this, too, and pushed up stronger. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The roots weren’t thick or strong enough to do much more than annoy the Titan. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

My skepticism is strong, but my curiosity is stronger. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The stronger winds, the ones people remembered the best, were probably caused by rising convective heat. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was my understanding that communists preferred beefy, corn-fed girls with thick ankles and strong backs, all the better for threshing wheat and lugging heavy sacks of rice. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

A strong container, however, would contain the pressure until it reached true destructive potential. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have an attorney?” he said, in a strong Vermont accent. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

They were safe and snug on his knees, with his strong arms around them. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually they are not experts: their ambitions and fantasies are strong enough to brush aside the doubts which more cautious men might have. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

As such, it is our duty to sift the sands, preserve the gold, and with it build a stronger national vertebrae. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

My father’s strong baritone' was a contrast to Ben’s tenor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had a strong nose and a fierce, piercing look, like a bird of prey. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I believe there is a theory that men and women emerge finer and stronger after suffering, and that to advance in this or any world we must endure ordeal by fire. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if when he got weaker, I got stronger. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Did you not feel it in the wind? It was so strong ... I never thought I would sense that presence again.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“He doesn’t get easier. We just have to get stronger.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“It was strong. I got really cold all of a sudden.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was not right to have these feelings, which were growing stronger as the weeks passed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“So let it be,” he said, “I will be strong and wait for death.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teeth replaced with ceramics as strong as a suborbital aircraft wing, and as white as the dorm’s good china? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Certainly her strongest trait, the talent that gave support to all the others, derived from her father: a fine- honed sense of organization. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I do not doubt the valour of your people. But the world is changing. The walls of Minas Tirith may be strong, but they are not strong enough. If they fail, what then?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

True, work in the fields had calloused her hands, but it had given her a strong, erect body. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to take a step, but my legs weren’t strong enough to carry my weight. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

One or two sleepers were beginning to stir as the light grew stronger. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Allah knows best. I’d love to come, but I need to get stronger. Pray for me.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The smell of the beeswax was strong, pleasant. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Ava was wiry and strong, with hands as quick as a cottonmouth. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

And as they sank down and the infused shapes of our own world began to appear, the grip of that finger and thumb grew stronger. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Wonderful! As tall as the sky. So strong they could break mountains!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I heard a chain sing from getting pulled taut and the bear-fighting dog’s paws hit me square in the side so strong that the last two chunking stones flewed out of my hand. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Then his father gave him one really strong liberating push from behind, and he scurried, bleeding severely, far into the interior of his room. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

And part of me felt embarrassed, I think, that my country hadn’t been strong enough to resist what had happened to it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He had strong arms and he did not weigh much. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There have been farmers and educators on both sides of my family ever since there have been tractors and blackboards, and there have been strong women on my mother's side for just as long. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know if I’m strong enough!” she cried. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He grew stronger and bolder with new food and new air. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Håkon said, “It’s not about knowing anything. It’s about being strong enough.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The strongest push continues to be into rural areas, where the need for clean water, schools, employment, and housing is interrelated with health care. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I press through like I am battling a series of strong waves to where the breath is—without wondering how a hallucination/ghost/spirit/lost soul can even have breath. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You have a strong hand, that I know.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“On days when you are not feeling safe, walk around it. But you can walk through it unharmed on your strong days.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rabbi would begin the service in a strong, vibrant voice that soon blended in with the voices of the congregation. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Your intelligent response to the dog indicates strong alignment with the Erudite. I have no idea what to make of your indecision in stage one, but—” “Wait,” I interrupt her. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I live in America eleven year. America very strong. You can feel how strong is America.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

In Aaron, Mamá had found a strong heart, and she’d attached herself to the offered hand slowly, cautiously, making sure he was the right man with whom to start a new life. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

A woman’s voice was speaking, and I strained to hear. ... if you’re as stubborn as your husband, we may have to take stronger actions. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Williams said, “I understand that you’re seeking help, Jet. That was a very strong thing to do. It’s not easy to ask for help.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The plane was so far away that at times the strong glare of the sun blanked it from sight. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the one hand, they must possess enormous self-confidence, strong egos, and titanic willpower. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They are nicely built boys, lean and strong. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s an insane asylum, Turner. It’s a place where people live in long wards, tied to white iron beds. It’s a place where there are strong nurses to tell them exactly what to do.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know if I’m all that strong,” I mumble. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

It was dark but the blushing come on strong. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Arthur was strong and gentle enough to hope that, if he trusted Lancelot and Guenever, things would come right in the end. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a far comer of the convent park we heard laughter, and when we looked we saw one tall, strong boy waving a flat stick, and all around him little boys jumping. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But however blistered her hands became, Tally felt stronger than ever before. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But the stench had already been added to the air of foul breath and strong body odors. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered what Mom said, about how strong Babou was, that day he carried her home from the park. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Paul, at fifteen, was a quiet, hardworking boy, rather clumsy in his movements but strong and careful about his chores. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The head wind was strong, and the engine groaned as the boat struggled to chop through the waves. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He kind of needs me more than my mom does right now. It might not look it, but my mom’s the strong one.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Doc is rather small, deceptively small, for he is wiry and very strong and when passionate anger comes on him he can be very fierce. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He led his troop among them, delivering quicker cleaner deaths to those strong enough to stand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

To distance the thought he made himself count the two or three soldiers in the circle he reckoned bigger or stronger than himself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I will prove myself strong, when they think I am sick. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Mama’s voice was strong and steady, but Ophie could feel the way her mother trembled. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Billy heard a strong buzz from the crowd outside and knew that something had happened. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another strong gust, and the fire burst into life. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The University and Imre are the hearts of understanding and art, the strongest of the four corners of civilization. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Everyone thought he was a decent guy, but Maggie Kelly had sonar for boys who were interested in her girls and she was picking up a strong reading on Dominick. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“If perfection were possible, which type would reign? Moral perfection? Mental perfection? Would the smarter man win, or the stronger? The dark-skinned or light-skinned? Would the winner be the most beautiful?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

To me, the critical question was a tactical one: Will our organization emerge stronger through participating in these organizations or by boycotting them? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was stronger, and my speed picked up with this new level of training. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. Crying doesn’t make you weak, Bri, and even if it did, there’s nothing wrong with that. Admitting that you’re weak is one of the strongest things you can do.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

His normally strong features sagged in exhaustion, as if he were in the final hours of a battle he had been fighting for years. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He was short—only about five feet tall—but he was tough and strong. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Every woman’s not as strong as she is.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart starts pounding and I have a strong impulse to run. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, she should be, you dolt! Don’t let her get away. You need strong women in your life, if you haven’t noticed. Now, to business.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He detached King Carados with a strong squadron to meet King Bars, only to find that a second equerry had sprung King Ban from the opposite side of him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a good blade—strong, smooth, light. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The sky is getting cloudy, and some strong breezes come our way, but no drops of rain yet. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It troubled Leah that people thought our household deficient, not because our mother was parked at death’s door, but because we lacked a bákala mpandi-—a strong man—to oversee us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Mr. Dixon and Miss Campbell were the persons; and I thought it a very strong proof.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Calmly turning her back, Frightful took a bearing on the sun’s position and beat her strong wings. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“The strongest there is! It’s as thick as your finger! But why? What are you going to do?” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

However strong, however fierce an animal, however bravely it fought, it was never enough in the arena. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Death was what happened to the runt pigs who got stepped on by their stronger brothers and sisters. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“They said I would never remember how strong and powerful I am until someone reminded me,” said Hanuman. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Stories about ancestral spirits and tribal totems were strong enough to enable 500 people to trade seashells, celebrate the odd festival, and join forces to wipe out a Neanderthal band, but no more than that. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Scientists think it’s the strongest biological material in the world. Stronger than a spider’s web.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

This means that there is no limit to the number that can be exchanged, and so they can give rise to a strong force. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she left, she said, “You are a strong young man, shinálí. You are going to get through this mood. But you don’t have to go through this alone.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have to force feed her—strong soup and eggs and cod liver oil.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ultimately the Inka ended up with strong sheets of metal that glittered in the sun. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then something strong—fiercely strong—gripped my right arm, still sunk inside the belly of the doll. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The wind shifted and the smell grew stronger, something dead and rotten. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

‘I cannot abide unresolved conflict! Who is stronger? Who is the winner?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Fenrir nodded at this, and looked at the chains called Dromi, bigger than any chains had ever been, stronger than the strongest of bonds. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

After two strong gin cocktails in the drawing room with Leon and his sister, Marshall had come upstairs to find his room, unpack and change for dinner. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His snort must of been pretty strong, judging by the redness of his face when he came out, calling, “Mary Willis? Mary Willis! Where you at? I got something to say.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Despite the tremendous cost of the British attacks on its villages and crops, the enormous Cherokee Nation remained strong, with a well-functioning government. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

He started in a strong, rich baritone voice. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You throw strong words at me, but you are nothing,” Auntie said. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I feel something’s dried up inside me, something a strong wind could blow out of me for good. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

This stench was like that, except a hundred times stronger, and mixed with the smell of chewed eucalyptus. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“But you seem so much stronger, my Lord —” “Liar,” breathed the second voice. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Olivia is one of those strong, efficient people who’ll be the CEO of some big company after she gets her MBA. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

For a brief second I feel strong—brave—but then I'm overcome by an intense wave of guilt. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

That’s why the nuclei of atoms are so compacted and dense and why elements with big, crowded nuclei tend to be so unstable: the strong force just can’t hold on to all the protons. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The radiation poisoning was becoming stronger and starting to spread further. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

"There it is again! It's not strong! But it's there! I mean it's here! It's definitely somewhere not too far away!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore beamed at him, and his voice sounded loud and strong in Harry’s ears even though the bright mist was descending again, obscuring his figure. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He had a considerable power base from strong religious and ethnic loyalties and was thought to be harboring terrorist organizations. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She made a stronger concoction, burned sweetgrass braids, fanned Omakayas, too, but the deep cold seemed to have seized her heart. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Dad had told me he was really proud of how I’d handled myself with Julian and that I was turning into quite the strong man. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

There was another pause, and then a marching music began like solemn drums, and above the rolling beats and booms there welled voices singing high and strong. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And for a second, right then, I had this strong image of Cletus someday doing that very thing. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

The thrush in my backyard sings down his nose in meditative, liquid runs of melody, over and over again, and I have the strongest impression that he does this for his own pleasure. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, his hand is warm and strong around my own as I skip beside him, the wind blowing up around us. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The Pe-2’s machine guns often jammed, and their bullets weren’t always strong enough to penetrate the armor of Luftwaffe fighter aircraft. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Nails’s voice arose, less strong than Amaroq’s, bringing variation to the theme. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I expect they’ve let it rot to give it a stronger flavor,” said Hermione knowledgeably, pinching her nose and leaning closer to look at the putrid haggis. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

However, experiments with large particle accelerators indicate that at high energies the strong force becomes much weaker, and the quarks and gluons behave almost like free particles. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was a bit sad,” he conceded, strong language from him. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was as strong as he had ever been. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

My father’s a large man, very strong, but he says fighting is for people who can’t win with their brains. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Sam had big strong arms, but it would still take all day for him to row across the lake and another day for him to return. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“You think half a can of beans is going to make you strong again?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

A pair of strong arms pulls me out. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Rush then decided to try the strongest purge he knew of, known as the “Ten-and-Ten.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

There was something inside him that nobody else understood, something mysterious and strong. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“So it’s strong enough to keep out the weed.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The waves beat down on the sand louder at night, breaking even stronger than usual. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

They had all been grown men, tall and strong ... though all men were tall to a dwarf of thirteen years. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Alert and doing well. His burns are healing. He might be strong enough to travel in a few months.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The cool air was refreshing, despite the dust and the strong scent of mildew. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Thomas carried the bundle of food they had saved and packed; there, at the beginning of the path, he transferred it to Christopher’s strong back. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Absurd perhaps, but variants of this explanation in less transparent contexts might carry considerable force for people with strong enough preconceptions. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It helped them invent and explore and build and become strong. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The house smelled of warmth, good food, sweet powder and a stronger candylike smell that came from a hard chalkish disc that Sissy wore in an imitation-silver filigree heart on a chain around her neck. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m stronger. And smarter. And better than you.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the tent, the acrid smell is stronger. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Annabelle wants to be strong, and strong on her own, but she has no idea how. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I can’t be stronger than him, but I don’t need to be. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“But that doesn’t mean they aren’t strong,” she said, as if I had doubted it. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Oddly enough, it was furnished in exactly the same sort of style as Mrs. Figg’s house: There were crocheted covers on the mismatched chairs and a strong smell of cats. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

This feeling was never stronger than when Rick took me to the yard and I met some of his officer friends. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I came on a little strong in my last letter, but it was only because your paranoid fantasy disturbed me, rooted as it possibly was in your unhealthy attitude toward sex. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would she be strong enough to help them, to ease their pain, to aid them in finding their eternal rest? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Each time he came to fight his father only one thing had changed: each time Ben was larger and stronger than he had been the time before. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a certain amount of running but no big worry about forgetting things—our “customers” aren’t strong in the memory department themselves. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind kicked up, skimming clouds over the surface of the full moon, which was hung just to make us feel powerful and strong. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Kaede smiled, and though her heart still ached, the love she felt was stronger than the pain. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to need some, the stronger the better. And a bottle of wine, the finest available in this place.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

At Nationals, I was also vault champion, after once again performing a strong Amanar. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

When I asked to go with him he said, “We’ll see,” which I hoped was a strong maybe. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The desire had come over him to deny what she said, to interrupt her testimony with the truth about his father, a strong and tireless man, honest to a fault, kind and humble as well. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

That’s what derailed attempts to domesticate cheetahs, the swiftest of all land animals, despite our strong motivation to do so for thousands of years. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The wind rushing against Sophie’s face became so strong that she had to duck down again into the blanket to prevent her head from being blown away. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Katrina had described his strong hands smoothing the wood and rounding its corners so that the coming baby would not be endangered by sharp edges. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was stronger than I was and pulled me forward. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Yet others, like Aaron, stayed strong and helped others whenever they could. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

She needed a stronger form for her shadows. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“It will only be for a month or so,” Mama says in a shaky voice that gets stronger the more she talks. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

For answers, I cross to Venia, who was always the strongest. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“The criticism now,” he wrote, “is that the structures are unnecessarily strong.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Ironbom, he knew at a glance; lean and long-legged, with black hair cut short, wind-chafed skin, strong sure hands, a dirk at her belt. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Now the cries of clear strong voices came ringing over the fields. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Childless lords sat in aged halls musing on heraldry; in secret chambers withered men compounded strong elixirs, or in high cold towers asked questions of the stars. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

His hands are big, with nice white straight nails, and his fingers are long and strong and they move all over the place when he gets excited. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

The dark, syrupy mandragora, sweet and strong, slipped down into my belly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Mom’s fierce grip on me felt strong enough to last forever, but I knew the system hated us and would keep on tearing us apart. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Howard knew he had to find a way to give Riddle a strong interest in running, so he had done his homework. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came on me in a rush, very strong. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I imagine that the serum is liquid adrenaline rushing through my veins, making me strong. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Anyone not strong enough to go the distance and then fight would only be a nuisance. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

DELPHI: I want a return to pure and strong magic. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

There was still a strong sideways pull from the gasbag, which was now nearly empty, but which as a result was catching the wind like a sail. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is a strong woman, and she has been a faithful friend to Daenerys. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But Titid says that it is not only the body, with its feet and hands and strong back that can be useful. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Attempts to restore control with dieldrin met with little success, for in some places the flies developed strong resistance to this chemical 'within only two months. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I wish I had strong legs to run on the beach with a kite. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The weak shall fall and the strong shall survive and not be defeated! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Under her fingers the mug was comfortingly solid, like a warm, strong shoulder. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The typical peasant developed a very strong attachment to this structure. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the peroration, you sum up what has gone before, reiterate your strongest points, and drive to your conclusion. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

‘You better figure out a way to stay in this program and finish strong. You hear me? Figure it out.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The tag was like a salt cracker, perforated down its middle so that a strong man could snap it in two with his bare hands. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am surprised you did not seek the aid of the Consistorial Court, where we have strong nerves.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“But they could not take so strong a castle, surely,” said Robin. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

A strong feeling reaches out in front of me and drags with it a knowledge that I have to go in order. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Only the strongest, smoothest, wildest hero ever. Rides a crow the size of a Cadillac truck—no, a stretch limo! He even has his own walk-up music—they say drums play when he walks.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I kept nodding, faking a smile, and then he hugged me, his strong arms pulling me into his muscular chest, and I sogged up his polo shirt a little but then recovered enough to speak. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Mother, looking straight ahead, agreed I was the stronger one. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hard collar stood up against his strong red neck, and he wore a pale blue knitted tie with a horseshoe tie pin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The strong smell of whiskey wafted from his clothes and his pores. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He poured it into the strongest container he could find, a thick glass beaker. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The current grew stronger, coiling like a gray serpent about Taran’s legs. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“The Thunder” I attribute to a strong baritone and a great deal of stage training at an early age. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My fists clench with the strength of an army ten thousand strong, hopes flying sky-high, anxiety drowning in my chest. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When they finally got home, Jess slept on the floor of their room every night until they were strong again. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You see,” he continued, looking down now, “I wasn’t sure if I was strong enough. . . .” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Collectively, these sanctions send the strong message that, now that you have been labeled, you are no longer wanted. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t believe there’s ever been such a clever student at my Institute as you. You have a shrewd, strong mind. I saw this at once. And you are a natural leader.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

This is where the library’s new arrivals are put on display, the freshly laminated hardcovers facing out; they stand tall on their top shelves, their pages crisp and unread, their bindings flexible yet strong. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

How to be kind, be strong, be loyal. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was the strong flower smell getting to her head, but something felt really off. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Their friendship grew stronger, like a rope that thickened little by little. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I was too old, too strong, and too far gone. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The water was strong. But your papa was stronger.” I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m getting stronger every day. In no time at all, we’ll both be back to the sanity of Garland.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

They are the only two people in this whole hot, crowded, dead-petal church strong enough to say and do what we are all thinking. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Even if they built the strongest rope ladder in history, Frankie wasn’t sure how she’d be able to use it when she was weak and had only one usable arm. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Tuck climbed in, too, pushing off, and, settling the oars into their locks, dipped them into the silty bottom in one strong pull. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t handle her; she was too big and strong for that. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The voices of Mars and Ares spoke in his mind, strong and unified: Break them! The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Unlike Sally’s strong cough syrup, Nora was a weak fruit punch. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt very certain, very strong, and very large. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

We do not yet have a science strong enough to displace the myth. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As long as the Special was as fast and strong as he seemed... Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I heard his heart beating in there, solid and steady and strong. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My pride wanted to turn it down, but my belly was stronger. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was strong and getting stronger, and his instincts were sound. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His broken horse leg was still mending, so he would be confined to the chair for a few months, until the leg was strong enough to take his weight. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

While they taught that duty to one’s country is the greatest thing, we already knew that death-throes are stronger. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The person who’d gotten stronger and better as the competition went on. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

That and the ammonia smell from the chicken waste was so strong you could hardly breathe. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

So, in his best-built sedan chair and with his strongest servants and warmest furs, the new ruler traveled to the mountain. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Papa said that once they took everything away from you and all you had left was your body, it made you want to make yourself as strong as you could. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The longing to look out became so strong she couldn’t resist it. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She refused to leave, but the men didn’t force the issue, concerned that if she was provoked and became violent, it would require “at least four strong men” to subdue her. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Ruth May didn’t seem to have strong feelings one way or another. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I certainly liked the memory, though. I can see why it’s your favorite. I couldn’t quite get the word for the whole feeling of it, the feeling that was so strong in the room.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I might be as strong as her, too. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It didn’t help that the panic inside him was growing stronger and more uncontrollable by the minute. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The anxiety on his face unnerves me, because I always expect him to be the strongest of us. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“No, she has a spark. More than that—a flame of real intelligence. I just know it,” my mother insisted, sounding a little stronger. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She could not have asked for a stronger sign. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Reports continued to arrive: “We are not as strong as they,” Moctezuma was told: “We are nothing compared to them.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So many women make such a big deal out of these things. But you’re stronger than that.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on a skin on the ground with my legs spread out, and one man held my back up strong. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m new at this; you’re resurrecting the human in me, and everything feels stronger because it’s fresh.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

All the light was green light that came through the leaves: but there must have been a very strong sun overhead, for this green daylight was bright and warm. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Her gift for spotting weaknesses in codes and ciphers made her good at creating strong ones. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Sophie, crouching underneath the blanket, felt strong fingers grasping hold of her, and then she was lifted up from her bed, blanket and all, and whisked out of the window. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if she had been concerned, there were reverberations of Calvinism strong within her, which would have protested vigorously against the vanity of regret for a passing beauty. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Right?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

O'BRIEN The prosecutor's strongest point against you is the connection between you and King. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knows Ma and the girls are depending on him so he has to be very strong for them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went downstairs to the tiny windowless gift shop and asked the decrepit volunteer sitting on a stool behind a cash register what kind of flowers smell the strongest. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

They may be much bigger and stronger, but Haymitch has remarkable speed and has killed two when the third disarms him. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, with some restrictive relatives, which is the only option, such as That which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and The book in which I scribbled my notes is worthless. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Running made her feel strong and big-hearted, it made her love the places she ran through and the people whose messages she delivered. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She had not recognized it in Pilate, whose equilibrium overshadowed all her eccentricities and who was, in any case, the only person she knew of strong enough to counter Macon. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You used that one already. Besides, I’m strong,” I say, and flex a single bicep. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I got up, though the feeling was as strong as ever, and felt my way back through the forest and over to the cliffwall and back to the mere and to my cave. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Relatives who might like to be here with you. I understand this must be quite a trial for you, but the stronger you can be, the more it will help Mia.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice, stronger and more confident, grabbed my attention, and I stretched out an arm. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“No,” she said, “but maybe I’m stronger than you.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It had never occurred to me that my voice might be as strong as theirs. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Competition after competition, I continued to chip away at my Olympic dream, fencing hard in the hope of a strong result. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He started waking up before the alarm that week, fresher in the morning, stronger. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now in James Town they were all in combustion, the strongest preparing once more to run away with the pinnace for England. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

"But...I think you will be the one to help me. After all this time. You might just be strong enough." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

No, I must still be strong, it has to be something else, now what could it be? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They are not strong, she told herself, so I must be their strength. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

If anyone was going to reach the summit from our expedition, I assumed it would be Doug: he was strong, he was driven, and he had already been very high on Everest. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I got it right and went up strong with their center coming over to block out for the bound. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby was almost giddy with delight at notching his first win against one of the strongest players in the world, a former World Champion, the man he’d fantasized about murdering during the 1959 Candidates. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He expected to have strong influence over Garfield in return for helping to get him elected. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They said that in all the world there was nothing more feared: the strong coils, hypnotic eyes and poison fangs. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

So they fanned out to the countryside and began to look for strong men. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

I'm standing there with Freak high above me and it feels right, it makes me feel strong and smart. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

He’d hold himself there for a minute, because he could, because he was that strong, and only when he felt his arms starting to go would he bend his knees and let himself drop. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Seven couldn’t think of any spell strong enough to make that happen, but then again, she didn’t know every powerful spell. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit was in fighting trim and hard as rock, and Pollard, though still a wreck, was at least strong enough to handle him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You!” said the Queen, laying her hand on his shoulder—a white, beautiful hand, but Digory could feel that it was strong as steel pincers. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“You must be so proud, Ms. Elmira, to have such a strong granddaughter.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I waren’t swatting flies just for the sake of killing ’em, and sometimes I got a little too strong. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“You would not be considered a strong candidate for a transplant, unfortunately,” she said. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes and felt the heat and water make her stronger, change her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She heaved herself up, and I had a strong horsey whiff that made my nostrils prickle. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I thought Jesus was too strong for them.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My fingers are getting strong and quick; a piece that used to take an hour or more I can do in minutes. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was his own director—relieving himself when he wanted to, stopping for cold beer when he was thirsty, and even in a seventy-five-dollar car the sense of power was strong. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mercury had long been the jinx world of the System, but this was drawing it rather strong—even for a jinx. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“The Black Tortoise is very strong and very mighty,” Amah said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And my eyes—my beautiful, precious eyes—were growing stronger each day. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The bright sun glittered on the gold eye, rising on the coach door, on the black sheen of the strong horses. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They put some strong logs in the ground and stretched green tarps across the top. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Just hours ago, his grip had been warm and strong. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But he was strong, and canny with his pennies: somehow he saved up enough for a cow — Our Cow. not six years old, and strong enough to plow. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

A tremor passed through the ground—a mild earthquake, just strong enough to make Percy’s teeth chatter. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A few preliminary gusty showers, and then a strong steady rain. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were stronger than cold and hunger, stronger than the guns and the desire to die, doomed and rootless, nothing but numbers, we were the only men on earth. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, both pieces are still among the most performed of all nineteenth-century favourites, in a dauntingly strong field. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I told you of him, Dr. John Seward, the lunatic-asylum man, with the strong jaw and the good forehead. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Lord, please let me be strong enough to fill in this day and all the school days that follow, I whispered. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were counting on that, eh? It is true I do not like fire. But Leo Valdez's flames are not strong enough to trouble me.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“The fixing in the wall. It’ll have to be really strong. Is it going inside or out?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He was still in a state of shock—relief so strong can also drain the blood. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

All the children born or begotten in that year, and there were many, were fair to see and strong, and most of them had a rich golden hair that had before been rare among hobbits. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Sir,” Captain Smith responds, and stands straight and strong. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I knew I had to be strong for Mummy. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The sun was strong enough that the wind whipping in just felt good. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not need to be strong for anything. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘Here at least you are guarded in the strongest fastness of the Mark,’ said Aragorn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

So easy, to feel them go down my throat: but blinking in the glare of my desk lamp, I was struck with a wave of revulsion so strong it was almost nausea. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The second girl was not nearly as strong as her sister. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

With him there was no conflict except between athletes, some- thing Greek-inspired and Olympian in which victory would go to whoever was the strongest in body and heart. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind came in cold and strong from the open windows and it was late at night. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"And every day, more men rally to his banners. His host is now said to be a hundred thousand strong." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Alone, they said, a man was weak; united with others, he was strong. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not desirable that the proles should have strong political feelings. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Get strong enough so we can leave this hellhole. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She could hold her own better than anyone I knew, but I wanted to let her know she wasn’t alone, because at least Jill was strong enough to actually say what I was only thinking. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Is that what got you so upset? It is a strong surah, but it’s not describing you, silly girl. You weren’t being evil or trying to spread rumors about Emily.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She took me downstairs and made us both a cup of chocolate milk, although I was definitely in need of something a tad stronger, and she probably was too. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Bob is different! But they can smell demigods, yes. You two smell very strong. Good strong. Like...hmm. Like buttery bread!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"Why can't the Royal Apothecary give us something stronger to withstand it?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Frankie and Tad had both been right about the wire being strong. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Twenty-five years after its inception, Public Allies is still going strong, with chapters in Chicago and two dozen other cities and thousands of alumni around the country. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I need to get strong enough to do this,” I tell him after school is back in session. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

For years they hoarded the words and the magic, growing stronger on it every day. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She took a careful step back and wrapped her hand around a strong branch. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

They had become immensely strong and very hard to control. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I found a long strong stick to protect myself as I sat playing with leaves on the ground to avoid bringing up thoughts that occupied my mind. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

So strong that, almost before he realized what he was doing, his hand was groping in his pocket. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He had brown hair and a square face with a strong, broad jaw. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We held him next to our cheeks and told him he was going to grow up to be a strong bird. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Actually, proponents of the strong programme treat the empiricist language-game as if it were one of a number of equally false language-games, for the only valid game, in their eyes, is the Wittgensteinian meta-game. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Maybe even the boots they have in the window with shiny black leather and thick, strong laces. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

At home it was Caleb who was strong, because he could forget himself, because all the characteristics my parents valued came naturally to him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Anthony wrote on one copy, “To Elizabeth Cady Stanton—This is pronounced the strongest and most unanswerable argument and appeal ever made by mortal pen or tongue for the full freedom and franchise of women.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The woods were like the woods of Lothlórien, only thicker, stronger, younger. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I became what I was meant to be, too large for chairs, too strong for hugs, too big for human life. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Horses have strong preferences for particular courses, and Belmont was War Admiral’s home track, the site of his greatest performance. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Fayge’s hand was large and strong, with calluses in the palm. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was strong, squatty, with a huge mouth framed by fat lips, freaking bembas that could almost swallow you. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The message suited Farmer temperamentally, because for all his scholarly understanding of developing nations’ problems, his strongest impulses were pragmatic. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He tried flapping them a few times, but he still was not strong enough to lift off. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

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

Maybe I'm just too beat-up and I'll hear about it later when I'm stronger. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

As the months pass, his admiration for Caroline grows stronger. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But even in a fairly strong gravity field, light would travel in a straight line, as it does, of course, in everyday life. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Manhattan Chess Club was the strongest chess club in the country and the second oldest. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Come back again on a Thursday when the stars are stronger. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smells from the kitchen and the Great Hall were so strong that it was almost as if he had never left the feast. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

So strong, the goose can fly over the Himalayas, 20,000 feet above sea level. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"I could have killed myself, but then they would've just brought you here and bled you every day. As long as there are strong Belles to use, it will never stop." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I give him this look, and I have a strong feeling I look like Momma and Nana right now with their “I know you didn’t just say that” glare. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I must be strong for him as well, she thought grimly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It got up with a good deal of difficulty, staggering on its strong blood-red legs. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he still had the stout shoulders, the thick torso, the strong hands, the swollen belly that entered the room before any other part of him did. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The embryos have been pickled; the scent of formaldehyde is very strong. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They promise to always be close, to keep the bond between them strong and intimate. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

One can take this either as evidence of a divine purpose in Creation and the choice of the laws of science or as support for the strong anthropic principle. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You hold the trunk’s end, TaShon, and I’ll try to punch the boat. Make sure you don’t fall off the roof! Brace your feet strong.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s good we have this understanding. Mutual need is a strong bond. Stronger than friendship, stronger than love.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He got stronger with every jerk that Emo made, and he felt that he would get well if he killed him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The male, on the contrary, is a strong flier and is attracted even from considerable distances by a scent released by the female from special glands. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I felt his strong hands clutch my back. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You saw the boy. Such a strong boy. Those hands of his, those hands were made for hammers. He had such promise, I took him on without a fee." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Instead of emphasising the strong beats as the foot-tappingly predictable swing had done, bebop deliberately resisted, suspending the rigid reiteration of the regular pulse. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

His hands were only just strong enough to do the work. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

One of the stronger clients that day, he’d remained near the front of the pack and was either just ahead of me or just behind me for much of the climb. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“So, Cyclops, you were not quite strong enough to eat all of the puny men? You are rightly punished for what you did to those who were guests in your house.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Einarsson and Skulason both concluded that Bobby, despite his late-life deliberations on the topic, was not a strong believer in the Catholic Church and that he hadn't converted to the faith. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Melyngar began to swim, her strong legs keeping her afloat and in motion, but the current swung her around; she collided with Taran and forced him under the water. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Like a strong wind, Dad rises from the clouds, strikes down the stairs, swift and sharp and mad as lightning. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“Only it’s patches of feelings? Hope, fear, hope, fear....And it goes along with how strong the smell is?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Now it was more painful, for the very things that made him stronger and more attractive were taking him deep into the world of men—a place I could never hope to enter. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was timid, like a lute’s first notes, and then it grew stronger, warmer. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I live just up the street and round the corner, you better come on round and rest till you feel stronger. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, you’re not. It’s okay if you’re not. You do know you don’t have to be strong all the time, right?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But America's ideals remain strong or adapt and get stronger. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Moms pretty much thinks milk is what could make me and Diego grow up to be big and strong like our old man. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

However, since Mr. Ages had been right in all that, Mrs. Frisby knew he was sure to have been right in the other things he had said: Timothy was not really strong yet. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was strong and brave, but the truth is, both the goose and the gander were worried about Templeton. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

It is as often applied to feelings which arise from a half-hour’s acquaintance, as to a real, strong attachment. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Rosa was also tall and very strong, as Matt had found out when he tried to get around her. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I need to be strong enough to move away on my own, to pull Mom’s hooks out of my heart, to forget about Uncle Max. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You should jump with your lead leg. Your strongest leg. What hand are you?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She knew my loving you would keep me strong.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“It requires a strong will to manipulate a simulation, last time I checked. Weak- willed is mind-controlling an army because it’s too hard for you to train one yourself.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Ten,” I shout, holding plank position, showing him, Coach, I’m controlled, strong. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Why didn’t the strong tea made of bitter bark, the tea that Nokomis brewed for Omakayas, send her jumping up lively as she used to be? The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes the more different fabrics—and people—are,” she said, “the stronger the pattern.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mom had always been the strong and stoic one, carrying the family on her shoulders. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The kids fear water, yes, and when a pipe burst last year there were screams and nightmares, but slowly they’re growing stronger. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

For a hands- on executive like Howard, the urge to tinker must have been strong, but he was smart enough to recognize superior understanding, no matter how bizarre the training practices looked. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

On barred, sharp, strong wings he flew, pursuing his pursuers. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Hence the case for population replacement in Europe is less strong or less direct. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

And I actually think that he thought that our group was strong enough that we could repeat that. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not light like Danielle, but I am strong, and I get two squares farther up on the hopscotch. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Percy guided the boat through the strong currents off the northern California coast. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I would have used seal sinew to bind the ribs together, for this is stronger than kelp, but wild animals like it and soon would have gnawed the fence down. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt stronger than he had in days and didn’t think he’d need the sled. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

They are strong enough to be who they are, no matter what names they get called. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Too much sun after a Syracuse winter does strange things to your head, makes you feel strong, even if you aren’t. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I give myself a pep talk in the mirror to remind myself I need to be strong. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Hindus in India had a very strong sense of their place in their community. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

I try to pull my arms to my chest again, but I am not strong enough. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Dada grinned, revealing a strong set of white teeth. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The Kenyan women with educations were strong, they had a voice, they had equality. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A strong wind gusted against the cottage windows as Bill and Ollivander set off into the night. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

These proud, strong animals, shot down and left in the road like garbage. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It looked so strong that Ralph was sure that just one of her hairs would be perfect for tying his exhaust pipes in place. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“First sample was too weak, the second too strong,” he said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s hard to tell. Adam is so good, so strong. I am—well, I’m tainted. Epilepsy.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

This was due to two factors: I had grown taller and stronger, but more important, Fort Hare was so much smaller than Healdtown, I had less competition. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally able to see a way out of the Płaszów inferno, I felt stronger in spirit if not in body. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Holding the barrel in his strong fingers like a chisel, he hit the other end with his mallet, tapping long slices of wood away from the inside of the log. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

And goblins had a strong code of hospitality. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

There was a gust of wind, then, so strong that it rattled the windows of the village, and whirled and spun the weathercocks until they could not tell north from west or south from east. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then cotton started going down, down, down, until now in 1845 it was bringing only five cents a pound, and the slave traders gave less than five hundred dollars for young strong slaves. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could smell only the reek of other unhappy, confined creatures, and sometimes—when the circus was in progress above him—the strong scent of blood, that nearly drove Brute mad. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z